pipe distance apart?

[everlastuk]

hi guys, quick question,
what is the correct distance apart 2 pipes running horizontally should be? is it 30mm? ive just started the city & guilds 6129, just out of curiousity i was wondering when running pipes horizontally would they have to be 30mm apart? its really doing my head in because if that is the correct way then doing a semi passover (crossover) is impossible. Reason im asking this is because someone told me that the plastic clips which the pipes push into on the wall should be close together to make for a much neater job, but wot if you needed to cross one pipe over the other.
Can someone please help me out here.

cheers

 

[Phil]

In the real world you just don't need to know, its where ever you can get them.

 

[gavinwilson]

think its 100-150 mm if its hot and cold all to do with legionaires

 

[PlumbBobBob]

why is a crossover impossible with a wide space between? you just adjust the pipe in your benders to take account of the gap

 

[PlumbBobBob]

think its 100-150 mm if its hot and cold all to do with legionaires

hot above cold as well to prevent transferance of heat

 

[AWheating]

lag all hot and cold pipework as required in part L and you dont need to worry about the gap distance.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

neatness is king,they are asking you more stupid questions in your book,in the real world its clips side by side bearing in mind if gas is involved its a inch from other services,unless its needed crossovers look stupid anyway a better way is a tee,m+f and a 45 kick if say you have a f+r and you need to pass one another

 

[kirkgas]

think its 100-150 mm if its hot and cold all to do with legionaires

why does having pipes 150mm apart stop french soldiers? i thought they were meant to be mega tough?

 

[SimonJohns]

Put them 100 apart. You can easily lag them then

Btw always use munsons when you are lagging afterwards

 

[gavinwilson]

too far to retreat

 

[dave.ackroyd]

I am on the same course in a college in my area, as the guys said above in the real world you never would be that specific as you would put the pipes where you could fit them within reason and add lagging when needed, normally on the 6129 its 100mm between pipes going by all the job specs on the course, what made you come up with 30mm just out of curiosity?

And for the clip spacings, yeah they are right, you just put them in places to make the job look neater but obviously you would not place them anywhere restricting for example putting a clip on the hot water pipe exactly where you need to do a passover.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

100mm (4 inches) is that what the book asks you? who rights the book?stevie wonder?

 

[Guest123]

Talon pipe clips, snap together, one on top of the other.

 

[REDSAW]

100mm (4 inches) is that what the book asks you? who rights the book?stevie wonder?

more like british rail standard track?

 

[kirkgas]

100mm (4 inches) is that what the book asks you? who rights the book?stevie wonder?

aye he does it when he is spell checking your posts:19:

 

[stevetheplumber]

aye he does it when he is spell checking your posts:19:

ooooooh teacher

 

[dave.ackroyd]

Haha 100mm is way too much but thats what they ask of you in these college courses, well on the assessments as they give you job specs to work from.

 

[SimonJohns]

Haha 100mm is way too much but thats what they ask of you in these college courses, well on the assessments as they give you job specs to work from.

100 is the standard

And IMO I think it looks very smart

 

[REDSAW]

100 is the standard

And IMO I think it looks very smart

something to do with machine bends i think/?.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

aye he does it when he is spell checking your posts:19:

i think his eyes have gone,he passed that:19: