Burying copper pipes

[lucius]

Shouldnt be a problem as long as you test it all before you close it in.
Lucius.

 

[bighen]

There's no problems with solder joints. If you are using chrome plate pipe then you need to make sure that you scrape the chrome off back to the copper, otherwise the soldier joint will fail over time. You need to do this also if you use push fit pipe, as the fittings cannot bite through the plating resulting in the fitting blowing off under pressure. The other option is to use compression fittings.

Have fun:smilewinkgrin:

 

[Rob Z]

Dean,

I used to worry about things like this until I considered that there are zillions of fittings that get buried in inaccessible locations and never have problems. It's just a part of the business of construction that everything eventually has to be done as best it can without trying to make it perfect (then nothing would ever get built).

It's good that you are thinking about potential problems and are doing you best to eliminate them when possible.

 

[Deleted member 1779]

Did the same when I laid 22mm copper pipe for gas.

We had an island in the middle of the kitchen and I used a poured latex floor for the kitchen.

To get the gas pipe over to the middle dug a trench and then laid out the 22mm copper pipe.

Soldered all joints.

Tested.

Wrapped joints in gas tape.

Wrapped pipe in duct tape.

Burried it.

Mixed up a mortar screed and laid it.

Later two guys came and finished the floor with an almost dry cement screed. And the the final coat of latex was poured over it all.

Been 4 years and no smell of gas....