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A smoking pipe is used to inhale the smoke of a burning substance; most common is a tobacco pipe, which can also accommodate almost any other substance. Pipes are commonly made from Briar, Heather, corn, meerschaum, clay, cherry, glass, porcelain, ebonite and acrylic.

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  1. R

    Flush pipe alternative

    Just changed our cistern and found somone previously had used a random pipe for the flush pipe. Now they had managed to make it work in the old cistern but it leaks with the new one as the curve of it means the pipe sits at an angle...now to make life easier and not have to work out how to...
  2. Z

    How Much Trac Pipe Tape?

    Hello, I've got a job where all 24 Trac Pipe connections in a meter room are unwrapped with protective tape, and i've no idea howe many rolls of tape that will get through as i've only used the stuff once. Just after a rough guide really, some pipes have had the sleeve trimmed back a bit more...
  3. J

    Connection to Boss Pipe Leaking

    Hi all, hoping you can help me. I have a leak where the bath waste pipe connects to the boss pipe. Not sure if its a push fit or pipe weld type. In the pic, it's the lower of the 2 pipes coming from the left. What's the best solution for this please? I'd best tell you that I'm not particularly...
  4. M

    Stopping pipe expansion noise

    I have a nightmare of a job trying to stop pipe expansion joint noise. There are 28mm copper CH pipes down a landing (at right angles to joists) that's 15-20m long, there are several branches and drops to rads. The joists are notched and felted, and the pipes have "Flexej" axials expansion...
  5. fango7

    Internal soil pipe leaking at join

    Hi all , Have a slight weeping leak on the underside of where soil pipe meets the tee join (seems like a little gap), at bottom ,after toilet upstairs is flushed ,highlighted area is in yellow leaking. Hard to remove it seems tight , can I just get away with putting some ct1, fernox lsx or...
  6. D

    Toilet and Water Supply Pipe Sweating?

    Hi All, I have had this toilet for the past few years but noticing this year, that the water supply pipe is wet to touch and droplets are being formed. I initially suspected a leak however the whole base bottom of the cistern appears to be sweating which leads me to think it might be...
  7. B

    Broken sink exit pipe

    See attached pics of this cistern this is a VP slimline concealed cistern can you please tell me what I have here . . . The part that has come apart does not look like the coupling parts in the VP 'how to fit' pdf file. I would much appreciate advice on how I get the current plastic ring...
  8. T

    Water flowing through vent pipe over F&E tank.

    I recently took off an end stop on the vent/expansion pipe over the heating header tank. I now know why it was capped off. When the 2 way valve opens to heat the hot water, water pours out of the vent pipe. I had a heating engineer out, he said get rid, open vented systems are now obsolete...
  9. L

    Hot water pipe 'inline air release valve' - Question

    Hi, DIY homeowner here. Ist floor of house. Front bathroom hot water draws from cylinder which is heated by the Greenstar 28i Junior Combi located on the same floor. To get from cylinder to bathroom, the water goes up, horizontally over a stairhead, and back down into the bathroom. After...
  10. H

    PRV pipe termination

    I've been asked to install a replacement combi boiler in the same location as an existing one (kitchen larder cupboard) . Only problem is the PRV. Current unit has PRV pipe terminating just under floorboards..(it's a ground floor flat with no dwellings below it). I'm loathe to follow this...
  11. D

    15mm pipe run from central heating manifold query

    Hi Guys Im aware the say you should keep 15mm runs supplying radiators to 12 metres. However if running one rad from a manifold, how much can I get away with? Im not holding a gun to your head. One of my runs has to be just over 13 meters. Thanks in advance. Donkey.
  12. K

    Multi-fit connection for 38mm chrome waste pipe?

    Hi all, I'm in the process of fitting my freestanding bath. The supplied waste chrome pipe that runs into the floor is an unusual diameter - 38mm (European?). The bath came with a PVC multi-fit coupler to connect this chrome pipe to standard plastic waste pipe but its to long once I get under...
  13. Jock Spanners

    How do I bend oil pipe?

    Evening All, We've just moved into gas boilers (after years doing gas) and are currently tooling up. On our first install we had problems bending the 10mm plastic coated, white pipe. Possibly because of the sub-zero conditions the covering shattered when we bend it by hand. It measures 12mm...
  14. fango7

    Random push fit pipe

    Random push fit pipe with no end on near toilet ,would this be leading to anywhere shower etc think it is connected to a longer pipe headed toward shower cubicle , seems very loose when i move it ,would it be leading to shower or just lying loose from a previous connection? Before new bathroom...
  15. Alex1986

    Water pipe running / noise issue

    Hi, I've had an on going issue for over a year now and can't seem to get an answer. Hopefully can get some more information from the forum. If I use the cold or hot water taps in my kitchen or bathroom, 10, 20, maybe 30 mins later it sounds as if the pipes have water running through them, as if...
  16. S

    Banging heating pipe

    Hello everyone! I've spoken to my super a few times about the heating pipe in my bedroom, which makes a terrific amount of noise every time the heat comes on - a problem that does not affect the similar pipes in my kitchen or bathroom. He says it's normal and that nothing can be done, but I'm...
  17. K

    vent pipe installation

    I am building a mother in law sweet i am having some trouble designing her septic and with decent venting. im attaching a basic diagram of her floor plan and would like to hear some ideas of how i need to vent this the ceiling will be cathedral so that will make this more difficult thank you
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