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    Which toilet for this type of connection

    I've just removed a leaky old S bend toilet from a downstairs loo. It connected vertically to the floor and I'm not sure which toilet and connector to go for. Ideally I'd like a close coupled toilet so that we can get rid of the overflow but not sure if/how that will work with the position of...
  2. A

    T connection on return flow of central heating

    Hi all. I'm after a quick bit of reassurance that the plumbing work I have just had completed is up to scratch. I have an open vented central heating system with hot water cylinder in an S plan plus arrangement - 2 central heat zones (one old, one just added for extension). The second central...
    • ab0apm
    • Thread
    • central central heating connection flow heating return
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Central Heating Forum
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    Dishwasher connection. No space. Head ache.

    Hi all. I'm putting a new kitchen in my flat and being an old Georgian building nothing is square or level. I measured the kitchen but obviously didn't allow enough tolerance as my dishwasher is super tight. The dish washer measures 600mm wide and 550deep. My void for it is 600mm (so ok)...
  4. H

    DIY novice! Sink connection advice please.

    Hi all, I feel defeated as cannot find a simple solution to this problem. I have installed a new sink in my kitchen, it is 12 bowl with a 90mm opening in the main sink which has taken a standard strainer waste however the 1/2 bowl has a 45mm opening which will only take a basin waste.The...
  5. rpm

    Dropping connection this afternoon

    Evening, the dreaded error message has been popping up all afternoon for a couple of minutes thankfully it only lasts a short while so keep trying if it happens tonight guys.
  6. D

    Interesting ancient soil pipe connection issue

    I had someone move my toilet soil pipe which involved changing the connection to the vertical cast iron soil stack. I didn't like the look of it and pulled it apart. I found that he had emptied a full tube of silicon which had solidified and was blocking about 90% of the pipe. I removed most of...
    • denmancentral
    • Thread
    • connection pipe soil soil pipe
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Boiler Advice Forum
  7. B

    Connection to old 22mm hepworth system.

    I have to reconnect some 22mm copper to a section of grey 22mm polypipe fitted with Hepworth grey screw connectors with rubber o ring and plastic grab rings. All of the fittings have worked for over 10 years and still seem good. Acorn Engineering still sell them but I'll have to order and I'd...
  8. K

    Toilet pan connection problem

    I need to connect a WC to a horizontal soil pipe - the problem is that the centres are only 150mm apart from where the pipe enters the floor. I also need to connect the basin waste somewhere. This connection is within a cabinet behind the WC, so have about 300mm depth to play with too - the...
  9. D

    Toilet connection

    Hi there I was wondering if anyone can help please the picture attached shows a toilet syphon connection to a pan. I haven't seen this type of connection before does anyone know if this is ok and if so where I can get that white l shape connection piece from as the syphon needs to changed due to...
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    Kitchen waste to soil pipe connection

    Hi At the moment my kitchen sink waste runs into a vertical soil stack via a strap on boss, but the pipe run goes round a corner and will interfer with a gate I want to hang. I have a rainwater drainage soil pipe that runs along the back of my house next to the kitchen and would be closer to...
  11. Chalked

    Gas hob connection

    Just came across these on Williams site. are these ok for a job, as it's not a solid piped connection?
  12. J

    Dishwasher hose connection

    Hi all, My new Hotpoint dishwasher inlet hose connection looks like this https://i.*********/9UUVC2y.jpg - this is much bigger than the connection on my old dishwasher and won't fit on my existing pipework = https://i.*********/JM0odWg.jpg - does anyone know is this big connection common /...
  13. S

    Connection between boiler and gas supply

    Hi, I am currently having a few quotes done to replace my boiler+cylinder with a combi and one of the plumber who offered to fit either atag or a vieassmann said that I can't have a boiler that supply 30kw because my connection for the gas supply is provided through a 22mm pipe. He told me...
    • sebastienj
    • Thread
    • boiler connection gas engineer supply
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Boiler Advice Forum
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    Cooker hose connection.

    Hi. Have to fit a freestanding cooker tomorrow. I have a spare hose on the van but think I also need a 1/2 inch female to female coupler to connect this to the cooker. Is this right an where is the best supplier to pick one up? Many thanks. Alex.
  15. B

    Cooker connection

    Alright guys? i went to service a boiler for a customer yesterday, she had just had her whole kitchen done out and had a new range cooker. The guy who installed it put a angled wall plate and an angled bayonet socket on and the range won't push back to the wall, there's about a 2inch gap behind...
  16. R

    Installation of new digital shower - hot water connection

    I have always done my own plumbing but have stopped at installing new connections to the hot water cylinder. I have just moved to a new house and looking to install a new digital shower in an ensuite bathroom. Unfortunately my plumber has let me down. The system is gravity fed. My question...
  17. L

    Removal of buderus 500 combi heat exchanger connection plate

    Hi everyone, i have a boiler with a leak from cold water inlet and DHW outlet connections into the plastic heat exchanger connection plate. it is almost impossible to see if the leaks are from the brass nipples or a crack in the plastic block so I am going to replace both just to be on the safe...
  18. M

    New Indirect Hot Water Cylinder Connection Leaking

    Yesterday I had a very frustrating day installing a new indirect hot water cylinder which the customer had bought from Screwfix. There were six connections in total (cold feed, boiler flow & return, Surrey flange with feed to shower and DHW) and, as is the usually the case, every connection...
  19. michcosg

    Replace a boss connection with a strap on boss?

    Hi Folks I have a customer who seems to have an issue with a blockage in his 40mm bath waste which drops down to 32mm pipe just before going into a 4" boss connector. In other words I believe an obstruction has passed down his 40mm pipe but is now lodged firmly in the 32mm section. Whilst...
  20. S

    Neff Dishwasher Aquastop Connection Question

    Hi Lovely Plumbing Community, Please help me. I have bought a NEFF dishwasher (S51E50X1GB) and am installing it myself. My previous dishwasher was also a NEFF and a similar model, so I thought it would be a simple swap. When I removed the old dishwasher I noticed that there was a brass ending...

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