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    steel barrel to copper connections

    Evening all Would someone please give me some advice on available fittings to connect onto cut ended (i.e. not threaded) 1 1/4" steel barrel pipework, and then onto copper. My client wants to add onto the end of a run of existing radiators, and because there is no easy access to a threaded...
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    Moving my outdoor oil boiler. Copper or Speedfit?

    Hi Moving my outdoor boiler and boiler house. I'm moving it around to the other side of my house and out a bit into the garden. I've the trench dug out and I'm ready to go this weekend but I'd like some advice before I start to drain and dismantle the boiler. 1. Copper or Speedfit piping and...
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    15mm Copper Gas Pipe Length

    I'm having my kitchen refurbished and wish to place a gas 'range' on an external wall for ease of venting as opposed to what I already have with a electric ceramic hob/oven on an internal wall. My current copper pipework runs outside my property from the meter in the garage (where the combi...
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    Plastic vs Copper

    I did a search but couldn't see the answers I was looking for as I believe this may be asked does any one know the exact pros and cons regarding these two pipes obv plastic is cheaper and to an extent more robust but is there any thermal advantages if so does any one have any links to the...
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    Why you should drink water from copper vessels

    11 Reasons Why You Should Drink Water In Copper Vessels You know, straight out of your ****ing copper pipes. Anyone else got friends who share this kind of toss on a daily basis?
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    mdpe to copper

    Hi Guys, I'm after some general advice about plumbing as we are planning on renovating our house. We are thinking of changing the mains supply to 32 mm as we are under the impression, partly from this website, that bigger is better. What I can't understand is, if we have 32mm mdpe into the...
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    Cutting copper pipe against wall

    Hi, i need to make a tee section in a copper pipe for new hot/cold runs, however the pipes are against the wall and i cant get my pipe cutter all the way round. What's the best course of action? See pic attached.
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    Leaking inline at joint with copper pipe

    How can I fix a leaking inline valve at the joint with a copper pipe?
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    How To Join Overflow Pipe To 22mm Copper?

    Just a quick one. I need to join some plastic overflow pipe to existing 22mm copper pipe. What are the options for joining the two together? I'm thinking maybe Speedfit/pushfit 22mm coupler, but not sure if this is correct. Thanks in advance for any advice.
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    Bungalow replacing CH pipes in concrete (due to leak) with drop down:Hep20 or Copper?

    Hi, I am a relative newbie to the site. Following my last post it seems we've got a leak underfloor with the CH pipes set in the concrete slab of our bungalow. The boiler pressure is dropping from 1.5 bar to zero every 24 hours. As there are no visible sign of leaks anywhere to be seen in and...
    • Sammyez
    • Thread
    • copper leak pipes replacing
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    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
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    Ways to prevent slip coupler slipping down a vertical copper pipe while soldering?

    Ideas please?
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    Installing plumbing fittings so they are removable on unmovable copper pipe

    Is it possible to install compression valves onto existing non-pullable copper pipe WHILE designing-in a means of being able to replace the whole valves should they fail? Hello, I have existing 22mm copper pipe that needs a small section cutout to install a compression isolation valve...
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    connecting old copper pipes

    i have recently had to fix a leak on a section of old copper pipe. the pipe is slightly bigger than 22mm and is thick enough to have had a thread put on it. any ideas how to replace a section with 22mm copper? there has been mention of a transitional coupling, however this a DHW pipe
  14. Eyespy999

    copper pipe clips what do you recommend for 22mm

    Morning all. I am running some 22mm copper later today, I normally use Talon clips from screw fix, as you can add on spacer blocks for the gap, what other plastic clips do you uses, recommend? I have some munsen rings for an outside run. Thanks in advance!
  15. Chalked

    Plumb Center copper fittings

    Who makes thier end feed range? They are reasonably priced, but one end will be tight and needs thing on and the other side is slack! im going back to yorkshire endex. Rant over :censored:
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    Press Fit Fittings for Copper and Plastic

    Hi I just purchased a Milwaukee M12HPT Hydraulic Press Tool and was looking for some opinions before buying jaws for it - been struggling to find a huge amount of information on the internet! I really don't want to buy multiple sets of jaws, would prefer to stick to one profile, but there...
  17. jaydebruyne

    2 inch Copper Waste Pipe

    Last year the 2 inch copper pipe had a split in it so I cut it off and replaced it with plastic and joined it back to the 2 inch copper with a universal compression fitting. The last part of the pipe has now split so my options are: Cut the elbow off and extend the plastic to there - but I'll...
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    valor copper flame

    anyone have any info on this fire with a glass front? its quite old c1986, cant find any info on it. dont have council number as i didnt strip to find. need a tc and not sure if its universal or complete! thanks
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    Copper pipes and cement mixes

    I know that wet cement/concrete can have a reaction with copper and begin to attack it, so we sleeve it, but can dried set concrete still have any affect on copper pipes installed later on?
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    What does loads of green rusty textured stuff on copper mean?

    Was shown an area previously hidden within a wall. Some of the copper pipes were clean as a whistle, others were covered in the green stuff. Some parts would have a dot of green here and there, others you couldn't see copper for the green, often covering sections a foot long. No drips or obvious...

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