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PIPES is the common name for piperazine-N,Nā€²-bis(2-ethanesulfonic acid), and is a frequently used buffering agent in biochemistry. It is an ethanesulfonic acid buffer developed by Good et al. in the 1960s.

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  1. S

    Water supply pipes, who owns what?

    Hi, I live in an upstairs flat. A pipe burst inside of the flat below. The supply to the flat below tees off immediately after a stopcock under my floorboards. If I turn the stopcock off, its turns off supply to both flats. My question is: who is responsible for the burst pipe, me or the owner...
    • saiello2061
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    • america pipes supply usa water
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: USA
  2. P

    Very general question about working on gas pipes...

    A while before Christmas, we ended up needing the gas pipe feeding our gas hob moving a couple of inches to allow a new oven to slide in properly underneath.. I managed to find a local Gas Safe plumber to come out and do the job for a reasonable price. He explained in general terms what he...
    • Pete E
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    • about america gas general pipes question usa working
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: USA
  3. P

    Banging Pipes

    Hello all, I require your help and support to get to the bottom of this issue. I've always had banging pipes in my property however I do think it's getting worse. Initially when the boiler starts to heat the radiators and hot water tank they bang very loud and fast for a few moments. All is...
    • perfexa
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    • america banging boiler pipes radiator usa
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: USA
  4. T

    Sloshing noise in pipes near boiler

    I had my water cylinder to my unvented system moved from my loft to my landing cupboard a month ago. The original installed had done everything against regs so decided to get someone in and move it all. Since then I have a couple of problems. The bedroom radiator crackles and pops now and...
    • Tigermad
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    • america boiler noise pipes usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: USA
  5. S

    Boiler is banging (or pipes around boiler)

    Hi, Firstly, I've looked into a few existing topics but they looked a bit different. My boiler Flexicom 18sx, or the pipes right around the boiler is making banging sound. This started to happen more now when weather got colder, if this is not a coincidence. I was able to capture a sample...
    • Seregwethrin
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    • america around banging boiler pipes usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: USA
  6. S

    Plastic pipes to/from unvented cylinder.

    Good afternoon, We are looking to buy a property but having looked in the loft I noticed that push fit has been used on most of the connections on the unvented cylinder. Mixed views so far on whether this is OK so looking for some advice on whether I need this inspected further before we...
    • steve_e
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    • cylinder pipes plastic unvented unvented cylinder
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ireland
  7. F

    Help identifying what these pipes are for

    Hello all, I was clearing out my first floor bedroom built-in cabinet and saw these pipework in the image. I'm not 100% sure what they are for. The only thing I can think of it for the central heating system as the pipes seem to go quite high (quite a but higher than radiators in my house)...
    • freddycd15
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    • help identifying pipes these
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Ireland
  8. A

    How much joist can be cut out fo CH pipes

    Hi all, Heating engineer has curved 15mm ch pipes where the wall meets the ceiling instead of notching the joist further and putting them at a 90 degree angle so completely hidden when ceiling is boarded and wall bonded then plastered. He explained that he couldn't notch out the joist anymore...
  9. G

    Shower pipes and leak prevention

    Hello and thank you for your help with this...!!! New-ish home. Had to take the mixer bar off as I need to replace the washers in the mixer unit. --> Are these standard size? Any recommendations? Please see pics. Clear silicone is all that isolates the tiling from the pipe. --> The unit...
    • guitarman001
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    • america leak pipes shower usa
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: USA
  10. N

    Drain hot water pipes

    Hi, I'm going to fit a shower pump to the hot water pipe highlighted in the attached image. Just wanted to double-check my thinking: there's a valve on the cold feed to the cylinder so if I shut that off and run a downstairs hot tap until nothing comes out is that enough to empty the pipe I'm...
    • nick17
    • Thread
    • america drain hot hot water pipes usa water water pipes
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: USA
  11. M

    Central Heating Pipes

    Hi all, Earlier today I was trying to get a few floorboards up to get access and one of the 15mm pipes came out of its brass tee connector with the ensuing wet face and mad panic that a bar of water can give you. I popped a bucket under the fountain (it was pointing ceiling way) and ran down...
    • Mike78
    • Thread
    • america central central heating central heating system heating pipes usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: USA
  12. D

    High pitched note from mains water pipes

    I have a flat in a 1920s UK block. The mains water feeds ~40 flats, of which I am one. There is no local boiler, though there is a communal one for the whole building. Recently, always at night, the mains water pipes have started to vibrate at a high frequency - emitting a "singing" note ...
    • dbrb2
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    • america high mains pipes usa water water pipes
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: USA
  13. J

    Can I reuse these pipes or will I need new ones?

    I want to move these two 22m water pipes closer to the wall - the pipes were never chased into the plaster but fitted onto the wall. Now the plaster has been moved I was thinking of moving the pipes nearer to the brick and then covering with plasterboard. Will I be able to reuse these pipes or...
    • Justice League
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    • america new pipes reuse these usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: USA
  14. N

    Would you fit additional isolation valves on boiler pipes?

    Hello everyone. This is a general question, so not linked to any jobs Iv done or 1 particular scenario. The question is would you advise fitting isolation valves on the hot, cold, gas pipes of a new boiler install? Just asking as Iv not seen any boiler installs with isolation valves on these...
    • New Gas Engineer
    • Thread
    • additional america boiler isolation pipes usa valves
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: USA
  15. B

    What Is This Wire Near The Pipes

    Looking to replace our mixer tap in the kitchen so had a proper look at what kind of fitting it is. They is a were running below the pipes, not sure what it is for and is it safe. Only been in the house for 7 years šŸ™„šŸ˜
    • Bfdcity
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    • america pipes usa wire
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: USA
  16. T

    Noisy pipes on cold main

    I am perilously close to losing my mind - so any help appreciated! About a month ago a vibrating sound started on our cold mains (copper pipes). This noise will often go on for 12-24 hours, always a loud rumbling sound that you can feel in the pipes. I am in a maisonette, and believe the cold...
    • toonlara
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    • america cold main noisy noisy pipes pipes usa
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: USA
  17. Dan

    Happy Birthday, king of pipes

    Wishing you a wonderful birthday, @king of pipes.
  18. C

    Copper pipes gone black, clean or replace?

    Hi all, I had the house redone about 1.5 yrs ago and all new plumbing was installed. I have plastic pipes in general except copper pipes in the cellar where the boiler and water tank are. The copper pipes have now turned black but the black layer comes off with sandpaper or emery paper. I've...
    • cmpic
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    • america black clean copper copper pipes pipes replace usa
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: USA
  19. L

    Expansion tank pipes

    Hello, I'm an electrcian who is just trying to grasp some knowledge of heating systems as I've got some S plan jobs coming up. On older installations what is the pipe used for that runs from the header tank into the flow pipe? Expanding water?? How come this set up is not required on combi...
    • Loubanez
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    • america expansion pipes tank usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: USA
  20. L

    Noisy Pipes on central heating system

    I'm having some rumbling and water trickling noises in radiators on my central heating system. When the hot water clicks on there is no problem and if the central heating clicks in at the same time again there is no noise - but if the central heating doesn't come on and the thermostat is turned...
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