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Triplicate Girl (Luornu Durgo) is a fictional character, a superhero in the 30th and 31st centuries of the DC Comics Universe and a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. She has also had the aliases Duo Damsel, Triad, Una, Duplicate Damsel and Duplicate Girl.

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  1. J

    Height Of Durgo

    Hello I need some help We have just had an extension built and a downstairs toilet is to be fitted, there is an upstairs toilet which will be connected via the same waste pipe, our builder says the durgo valve can be installed above the ground floor toilet but I thought it had to be 150mm...
  2. A

    Do I need a Durgo Valve

    Hi appreciate some advice - whether or not I need to install a durgo valve In a new downstairs bathroom.... the soil for the downstairs connects to the old soil for the upstairs which (as it’s an old house) the stack terminates above the roof line. my uncle keeps on banging on about regs...
  3. T

    What size air inlet valve (durgo)?

    Hi, we have had a downstairs toilet and utility room built and I need to plumb in the toilet including a Durgo. The branch has a toilet, 2 sinks, a washing machine and dishwasher running into it. What airflow would I need and does it need to be on a full 110mm pipe? We have a dedicated 110mm...
  4. A

    UK 32mm/56mm Durgo on Toilet

    Hi All, DIYer here, hoping to get some peace of mind or to fire myself up to do a bit of work if required. I've got a new build property with 3 toilets (i know, i've really made it in life). Main bathroom is what i would suggest as "traditional" with it draining straight out to an external...
  5. S

    Durgo position in run?

    Hi, We’re converting an old store/workshop joined to our house and installing a small shower room with the wastes connecting to the old clay pipe in the floor where the original toilet once was. We needed to bring the floor up 100mm for insulation and had a plumber set the new waste pipes for...
  6. F

    Is is OK to fit 32/56mm Durgo to 110 waste

    Good morning. Firstly, thanks to the advice so many of you have provided over the years. I'm in the final stages of renovation and I have specific questions relating to the venting of our kitchen waste water. Please see the attached pdf for my attempt at a plumbing diagram. We have a...
  7. M

    Air admittance (Durgo) valve: A1 designated.

    Air admittance (Durgo) valve: A1 designated. Any recommendations please (ease of fitting, longevity, functionality etc) for an ‘A1’ designated Air admittance (Durgo) valve needed for a forthcoming conservatory roof replacement/upgrade?... i.e. a valve that will be fitted below the flood...
  8. P

    Durgo size and height ??

    Hi We're converting a barn with bedrooms and baths in the roof space with velux windows. We don't want to penetrate the roof with unsightly soil vents. We're planning to put an open vent on the pipe run to the treatment plant (septic tank) and just have a durgo in the house. Space is tight and...
  9. 1

    Will I need a Durgo/ AAV or indoor ventilating stack?

    Planning a small installation with Part H to hand, (building control app'n is granted) and just want some confirmation here that I'm getting this right for building control. The drainage is the only main inspection BC need to make (Since I'm part P electrician). . WC, low level shower, basin...
  10. P

    Removing Durgo valve

    hi guys. Bit of a basic question. I'm altering kitchen pipework at the minute and In one corner is a stub stack that just had a washing machine going into it before. This will be redundant can I just cap the stack in the floor removing the Durgo without it causing any issues( house has a...
  11. R

    Durgo

    So can anyone explain this? The Durgo? Looked at my pipes & I don't have one. What do they actually do & why fit them? Cheers
  12. H

    Soil pipe modifications for fitting a conservatory. Possible Durgo valve

    Hi all My first post and I'm hopefully looking for some advice. I'm having a conservatory fitted and need to sort out the soil stack. Im going to internally plumb the sink and bath but its the toilet waste I'm struggling with. I've been told a durgo valve will work. Im able to move the...
  13. J

    Is it Durgo week this week?!!

    2nd faulty Durgo this week - what's going on? Aliens? Anyway this one has me a bit stumped. Some kind person has installed a whacking great CW tank in front of the stack in the loft. I can't get the Durgo off because I can't get in with hacksaw. Ive cleaned the thing out and put it all back...
  14. R

    Durgo at 45•

    Is there any refs against putting a durgo up into a loft space at a 45 degree angle along with the pitch of a roof. Will it still work correctly?
  15. H

    Advice about Durgo Valve height

    Hi, renovating my bathroom and need some advice about the air admittance valve I have in place. It was all boxed in but I would like to hide it in a toilet / vanity unit. Is it ok to cut down? thanks
  16. P

    Durgo valve outside.

    Guys. Am I correct in saying that it is wrong to fit an air admittance valve outside? The architect on a refurb I'm doing has requested that I fit a durgo under the guttering on a 3 story cottage, so that they can fit veluxes. If I'm correct what building reg would it be under.
  17. J

    soil vent pipe in attic without durgo

    Hi I've recently moved into in a top-floor flat, in an old building, and the top of the soil vent pipe is in the attic, without a durgo - which explains the odour in my flat... I'm having difficulty getting the letting agency to tend to this, so does anyone know if it's actually illegal to...
  18. P

    Pump above a Durgo valve

    HiI am sorry but I do not have a picture. A client has a slow emptying toilet on the ground floor of his property. On the outside wall adjacent to the wc there is a durgo valve with what looks like an electric pump above it. There is a power connection next to the toilet. My thinking is because...
  19. spanner

    Durgo valves

    Is there any limitations as to the up stand of an air admittance valve?? The reason I ask is because I've just fitted an instantaneous shower in a bathroom with a soil pipe which takes up about a meter of consealled vertical space with the old cast iron and think its better to cut it low and...
  20. P

    Stub Stack

    Hello! Can a stub stack be upstairs ...? Reading the building regs (H1) it states that the maximum distance from the invert of the drain to the highest branch of the "stub" stack is 2m. This seems pretty clear, until I found a "stub" stack on the 2nd floor of a building fitted with a durgo which...
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