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    COPPER & PLASTIC TOGETHER OK?

    Hi all, Gutted out a 3 bed semi with a good condition Worcester Greenstar 28i Junior already installed. Planning to have 12 rads installed in the house (3 of which will be towel rads), with all new piping to each. Based on previous experience in another property with 1 rad not working because...
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    Copper push fittings used for a boiler swap.

    Hello everyone. Iv just read an article on installers magazine that says how much better gas installers find using copper push fit fittings for a boiler swap. According to the article, unlike plastic push fit fittings which cant be used in close proximity to the boiler, the copper ones can. So...
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    Anyone know a tap on sale (screw/tool) supplied with m12 copper tails?

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    Copper Pipe in corner

    The existing copper pipe ran in the corner of two walls. It was proud of the brick wall. The old plaster has been removed and the pipe has been covered in felt lagging and gaffer tape. The plumber said the gaffer tape would stop any chance of the pipe touching the wall or plasterboard adhesive...
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    Copper pipe fitted in stud wall

    Just a quick one. I have to fit 15mm copper pipe [H+C] into an internal plasterboard cavity wall which is just insulated with rockwool. Will be lucky if the length of copper pipes in the cavity be around 1 meter in length to the drop in the floor. The question is do i have to put anything...
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    Old Bath Copper Waste Pipe

    Hi, a friend was complaining about water dripping through her kitchen ceiling. Turns out that the bath waste pipe is leaking. I've not seen copper pipe used as a bath waste before. I have smeared some silicon around the join but I need to fix this. I think best to hacksaw the old tee section...
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    Basic question - pex or copper for self build 100 sqm metre

    Basic question - pex or copper for self build 100 sqm metre 2 story house. It Is a budget build but will form part of a larger house for years to come. Plan to do some basic plumbing myself, no gas or oil just water pipes. which is a better option and why. Thank you
  8. GameForkStudio

    Connecting copper pipe to cistern .

    Hi all, A complete novice question. I need to connect a copper pipe to the cistern. I don't have enough space for a flexible hose. Can I insert the copper pipe inside the cistern's plastic inlet and use a nut and olive on it or is that not the way to do it? Also, the inlet has a small filter...
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    Copper pipe slightly too short

    I have replaced some parts in my toilet cistern including the rubber seal between the cistern and the toilet. Unfortunately the replacement is thicker than the previous one and as a result the copper water pipe doesn’t match with the cistern inlet by a few mm. Any thoughts on how to resolve this...
  10. Bogart

    Blocking off a 155 copper pipe

    If I explain first the situation may make more sense. I have going through a wall 2 15mm copper pipes that sometime in the past fed a radiatorin the kitchen. Now I need those pipes removing out of the wall and blocked off in a cupboard. Problem is where they appear on the other side of the wall...
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    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...
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    Plastic coated 10mm copper tubing - how tight a radius?

    Hi. I'm looking to run a rad supply using 10mm plastic-coated copper pipe and, as it'll be under a laminate floor, to use as few actual fittings as possible. How tight a radius can it be bent without using a pipe bending tool or former - ie hand-bend? This is standard pipe, 0.7mm wall thickness...
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    Radiator copper pipe broke into two (photos attached)

    Hello everyone, First of all thank you for taking time to read my post, hopefully I can find help! My problem is pretty straight forward, when I removed the radiator from the bathroom to paint the wall, the cooper pipe that connect the radiator to the wall broke into two, I will attach pictures...
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    Plumbing Newbie - Replacing Copper Pipes

    We've not yet ruled out getting a plumber in but this seems a small job, suitable for diy'er? We have 1930's house and quite old plumbing, hopefully not that old. The pics should help show the task in hand. It's pipework under the sink, hot and cold feeding up to the basin with spurs off for...
  15. TitustheFox

    Copper pipes or plastic pipes?

    Hi! I have to change all the plumbing in my mother's house. She lives in an old building that is approximately 100 years old and there wasn't much done to keep it up to date. My question is: do I use plastic or copper pipes?
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    Immersion heater: copper, Incoloy or titanium element?

    Hi, I'm replacing a 14" copper immersion heater installed into a Fortic hot water cylinder. The heater failed after just three years. Hoping to get more life out of the next one, I've ordered an Incoloy, but am wondering whether to go for the titanium instead. It's only an extra couple of...
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    Copper tees (soldered) through joist

    Considering many options for dealing with plastic pipe / fittings under a tiled floor, which are difficult to get to because they sit very close to the top of a brick wall i.e. extremely limited access through ceiling downstairs! The floor will ultimately be tiled. There are 4 x 22mm-to-10mm...
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    Speedfit to copper on central heating systems.

    As per the title. What do you think of using Speedfit in part of the cental heating system? In particular a 15mm x 300mm flexi pipe. Bent at 90 degrees. See link. Not sure what I am dealing with yet but I suspect a leaky Yorkshire elbow below the floorboards. Rather than remove it, clean it...
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    Connecting a hose to copper pipe... Across an ibc

    I am making a wood fired hot tub using an ibc and a cast iron water jacket from an old oil boiler system. I'll be connecting the jacket to the ibc using 22mm copper pipes. I am keeping it simple in the hope the convection will circulate the water and I won't need a pump....if this doesn't work...
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    Leaking vented copper cylinder.

    Hi, I've been asked to replace a leaking vented indirect copper cylinder. Water is acidic - borehole supply. Am I any better off with a stainless steel Cylinder and plastic pipework where possible or will customer just have to accept need to correct ph in their water supply. They have been...

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