Skip_Johnson
Active Member
Hi everyone, just bought into the Uponor system this week and hoping someone can help clarify a few questions.
Quick context; I needed to rearrange some rad lines for a kitchen overhaul but I was working with all 1" steel. I didn't want to use 3/4 hydronic because of the reduction in internal diameter. The 1" Zurn options that I used to use seem to no longer be available so the only option I could come up with was uponor.
Questions:
-can you take a heat gun and warm up a fitting to back it off without having to cut anything?
-how do you assemble a fitting in a tight space? The Milwaukee 12 volt tool I bought is fairly sizable and doesn't fit in areas where vertical lines have to turn horizontal (wall to ceiling turns). Do you have to pre-flare and then jam it through framing holes and then attach fittings?
- can a heat gun be applied to tubing to help make curves and better avoid crimping?
Quick context; I needed to rearrange some rad lines for a kitchen overhaul but I was working with all 1" steel. I didn't want to use 3/4 hydronic because of the reduction in internal diameter. The 1" Zurn options that I used to use seem to no longer be available so the only option I could come up with was uponor.
Questions:
-can you take a heat gun and warm up a fitting to back it off without having to cut anything?
-how do you assemble a fitting in a tight space? The Milwaukee 12 volt tool I bought is fairly sizable and doesn't fit in areas where vertical lines have to turn horizontal (wall to ceiling turns). Do you have to pre-flare and then jam it through framing holes and then attach fittings?
- can a heat gun be applied to tubing to help make curves and better avoid crimping?