Robert ‘Pointy’ Clarke shares his insights on his most popular selection of Talon clips for making installations speedy, secure and looking out good. 

Robert Clarke, aka ‘pointy_plumber’ on Instagram, runs PPH Companies in Birmingham and has been within the plumbing enterprise for over a decade. He is aware of loads about pipe clips and he was ok to share his ideas and recommendation on quite a lot of totally different clips and equipment.  

Again within the mid Eighties, Talon began manufacturing the ‘Talon Hinged Clip’. 30 years on, it stays one of many firm’s best-selling clips. These are the clips Pointy makes use of most frequently. The clips supply a 360° fixing for all pipes together with PEX, Copper, MDPE and PVC pipework for elevated safety, are manufactured utilizing polypropylene and all sizes could be related collectively.  

They’re obtainable in black, white, gray, chrome and even gold impact for a classic look but in addition have an Identification Vary to obviously point out a pipe’s contents: yellow for fuel, crimson for decent water and blue for chilly water. Generally installers will carry floorboards or open cabinets and be confronted with a maze of pipework. However as an alternative of getting to hint every one again to the supply, putting in Identification Clips makes it simple for anybody engaged on the pipework to establish which pipes are carrying what round a home. 

“The clips I mostly use are the Hinged Clips in black and white, typically yellow for fuel clearly. When deciding on the clips, I at all times attempt to suppose what the perfect aesthetic might be primarily based on color or model,” defined Pointy. 

“I like the Hinged Clips for linking collectively in doubles which permits me to make use of the Talon trunking to guard folks from scorching surfaces. I additionally know that when spaced appropriately they’re extremely strong and maintain the pipe securely, particularly when marking out or soldering pipework – they’ve simply sufficient seize earlier than clipping them down.”  

Time saver
Navigating tight areas whereas putting in pipe clips is usually a difficult feat: it’s awkward, there may be restricted area and its tough stepping into the best place. Right here, the EZ Joist Clip has been designed to be a time and power saver. 

“EZ Joist Clips are improbable when working below flooring and hanging pipework in voids. Screwing the clips in from the aspect is loads simpler than making an attempt to succeed in beneath along with your cordless. They’re additionally nice for holding pipe centres straight by means of holes when used on a flat floor,” Pointy continued. 

MDPE clips are perfect for all kinds of home installations; they’re UV stabilised so received’t discolour and received’t warp or distort from temperature fluctuations. For bigger setups requiring a number of parallel runs, the clips’ could be linked collectively due to the dovetail design. 

“35mm MDPE clips are the proper measurement for holding inch and 1 / 4 solvent weld waste pipes which I often use for condensate runs. It makes putting in a long-distance size a lot faster as a result of you’ll be able to ping a single line from begin level to complete level and draw your clips in earlier than having to suit the pipe,” Pointy defined. 

Even gaps
Reducers work with Hinged Clips to permit a smaller pipe to be put in inside a bigger clip. The Hyperlink Spacer suits between two Hinged Clips to set them a typical distance aside. This enables for a fair hole between clips when becoming pipe lagging, provides uniformity to pipework and appears good. 

“I did a system change the place the boiler was within the loft a number of meters away from the outdated airing cabinet and used Talon’s Hyperlink Spacers to mass produce the clipping distances which made set up much more simple.” 

Pointy additionally loves the usual Common Spacer which inserts to the bottom of all Talon Hinged Clips, MDPE clips and Snap-in Open Clips, including 13mm clearance from the fixing floor.   

“The Talon Common Spacers actually stand out, pun meant, as protecting pipes straight with totally different depths of floor you’ll be able to area the clips away from the floor to maintain a relentless line.” 

Pipe clips do extra than simply maintain pipes in place; they’re important for secure, straightforward and environment friendly work. As Pointy illustrates, selecting the correct clips and equipment could make plumbing jobs smoother, tidier and extra sturdy, and so they assist all the things look nice too.