Is it ok to use a rubber tube for central heating pipes?
I’m not sure whether the asker means that the pipes are insulated with rubber tubing or whether these have been used in place of the pipes themselves. If they are getting longer then it seems that they are not fit for the job. Assuming that they have been used in the Central Heating Pipes then my advice would be to do the flollowing. 1) If you must carry on using the CH then stop using that radiator. Shut of BOTH valves to stop the passage of water through the rad and the pipes leading up to it. This will help to reduce the damage to the pipes and the likelihood of a burst pipe. 2) Get the pipes changed to either copper or PEX type.(speedfit or Hep2o etc). The ‘plumber’ who did this work could be looking at a criminal neglegence charge if anyone in the house was injured as a result. I personally know of a similar situation where a builder was investigated for criminal neglegence when a badly fitted marble fireplace came off a wall nearly killing a little girl. She was hit but made a fu
