Tectite vs PushTite Prices

Dr_Colossus

Was in HeatMerchants getting a radiator and some 1/2" pex and copper pipe and inquired as to their price on 1/2" Tectite elbows. €4.29 a piece and no reduction if buying in bulk.

I'm adding a radiator and moving a couple of others and since my house has primarily Tectite push fittings I was going to stick with them for convenience (I realise there have been reports of them leaking occasionally but house is approaching 20 years old and no issues with them to date thankfully).

Now I get most of my materials in Goodwins and knew their Tectite elbows were €3.95 or €3.75 if buying 10+ so was a bit surprised with HeatMerchants pricing of them. Thought they'd be more competitive as they're quite good on piping and other items.
https://www.goodwins.ie/products/Tectite-Elbow-Q15-1-2-inch.html?filter_set[]=2699,2713,2788

That said I was also in B&Q on another errand and checked their equivalent which are PushTite fittings by Excel Industries. Never heard of them previously but a single elbow was €2.50 or they had a 5 pack for €10, relatively great pricing and not what I was expecting from B&Q. Anyone have any experience of them?




Granted B&Q gets some stick but in fairness they have great opening hours and good selection of items without the obvious price gouging you get in the likes of Woodies.

I'm going to stick with compression fittings for my current task but the B&Q offering certainly were tempting so curious.

Sleeper12

These can & do fail over time in heating systems. A friend is pulling out leaking 10 years old push in fittings in a big expensive Clontarf house this week.

Put in compression fittings. They have proven themselves over the decades. You'll rarely see a plumber using push in fittings.

K.Flyer

I stopped using those push fits over 10 years ago and hardly ever use pex.
Stick to copper with solder or compression or Multi-Layer now.