New! Wednesbury Plastic Coated Copper, Now Available in 10m Rolls!

New! Wednesbury Plastic Coated Copper, Now Available in 10m Rolls!

Check out our online trade store, SKU 1010PVC, Wednesbury Streamline Protec White Plastic Coated Copper Tube, 10mm x 10m Roll. This product is now available in a shorter 10m length, great for smaller jobs and to minimise wastage.

Wednesbury Streamline Protec Plastic Coated Copper Tube

10mm x 10m Roll

White

Made in the UK

INTRODUCTION

PROTEC is a brand name for Wednesbury Polyethylene coated copper tube. The copper tube coated with Polyethylene is to British Standard EN1057. This Standard specifies the requirements for copper tubes in straight lengths to half hard, hard temper or coils in the annealed condition. The tube is manufactured from phosphorus deoxidised (non arsenical) copper alloy CW024A and the plastic to BS 3412. Tube complying to these tables is suitable for hot and cold water services, gas services, sanitation and central heating. These plastic coated tubes will withstand temperatures up to 95°C (203°F) with occasional peaks up to 110°C (230°F). The plastic is tightly extruded on to the copper tube in a seamless and continuous run, it is durable and more effective than some other methods of protection against environments which may be aggressive to the copper tube.

APPROVAL

Wednesbury tube EN1057 conforms to the requirements of the British Standards Institution and has earned the right to use the Kitemark as evidence of compliance of these tubes to the British Standard BS EN 1057 and have Registered Firm status to BS EN ISO 9001 : 2008 : FM 00452.

JOINTING

These tubes are suitable for connecting by means of capillary or compression fitting to BS EN 1254, silver brazing, bronze or autogenous welding. When jointing, cut the plastic and fold back (see photograph), make joint and return the plastic to its original position, cover split plastic and joint with an impervious plastic tape to give continuous protection.

BENDING

With the exception of hard temper, Protec tube can be bent with ease on bending machines or with internal springs. These machines must be specific for bending plastic coated copper tube which have special size formers to account for the increased diameter. Manufacturers of bending machines such as Hilmor, Tubela, Consort etc, are able to supply hand or free standing machines of this type. Bending by spring is normally limited to a maximum size of 22mm diameter. Internal springs are available for tube up to this size but tight radii bends are not advised.