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  1. Sunshine

    plastic inlet to metal fitting

    We’re replacing a Heatrae Express7 over-sink water heater, like for like, except the inlet was 15m copper pipe but is plastic 13.5m on the new appliance into exactly the same 15m control valve. Is the 15m metal control valve compatible?
  2. R

    Mitras semi buried gas meter box - welded meter outlet fitting

    Hello, I went to a job recently that had a smart meter in a mitras semi buried gas meter box. See pic attached. The meter outlet fitting is a factory made welded fitting that allows the meter outlet to line up with the outlet hole on the box. It is not something I had seen before and I was...
  3. B

    Aliddin easyfit isolator, Anyone with a bad experience of these?

    Hi all, thinking of fitting the said isolator to my heating system from boiler to circulation pump in 22mm copper, so I can fir a MagnaClean Atom ( I know the position of the MagnaClean is not ideal but the return to the boiler runs down the living room wall within boxing in). I would normally...
  4. M

    Pushfit fitting/pipe ok to rub against one another?

    Hi I've been swapping rads in my house and during one rad swap I used the original notches on the joist to run the new flow and return pipes. In one notch both the flow and return touch and might get pressed against each other when the chipboard goes back down. Should I open up the notch or...
  5. J

    Strange Fitting?

    What is this?, its installed between the mains and a electric shower, when the weather gets very hot the (newish) shower stops flowing, its a dedicated flow to the shower.
  6. D

    What fitting do I need under a sink and a half to join the half sink

    On my kitchen sink (sink and a half) I replaced the traps and bought a pack for the 40mm pipe work underneath, however for the half sink I can’t work out how to connect up to it as the 40mm pipe is horizontal going into the main trap What fitting would I use to drop down from the half sink, for...
  7. N

    What fitting to create a mist effect from a 18mm fitting

    Hi All I hope you can help me with this slightly random question. I'm an artist and I have created an artwork that uses water (to erode an earth sculpture). I have system with a hidden pump and water reservoir, with 22mm copper pipe, going down to an 18mm attachment for a 'rain' shower...
  8. A

    PTFE Tape or Blue Stuff For Loose Fitting

    Hi, I'm fitting a shower and I have a screw in fitting for the shower rail that I want to install as illustrated below. I can't screw it tight as the finished orientation won't let me and a dry fit is very loose. I just want some advice as to whether a good thick wrapping of PTFE tape would be...
  9. B

    What do you think of this price for fitting gas-fired central heating?

    Hi folks, I would be super-grateful if you could let me know what you think of the price below: Convert from Economy 7 to gas using Worcester Greenstar 4000 30kw high efficiency combination boiler positioned in hotpress and flued horizontally through wall, with extended flue, system to...
  10. C

    Mixer bar fitting solutions?

    The fittings below are for a mixer bar attached to a self contained shower. i.e not a wall. The attaching screws have snapped. I could get two new brackets, dismantle that existing one and start again or I could try and re attach via those screws, removing the broken ones from the plate and wall...
  11. S

    Fitting new soil pipe to access chamber

    Hi all. Not sure if it's a plumbers job or another trade but thought I'd ask. I am installing a new toilet downstairs next to an outside wall. There is a 3 way inspection/access chamber about 1.5 metres outside this point which I plan on going into. It has one inlet in use from the upstairs WC...
  12. E

    Fitting an air admittance valve to 32mm push fit elbow problem

    In the photo there is a grey 32mm push fit elbow between the sink trap and down pipe. I want to replace the elbow with a "male" push fit tee attached to an air admittance valve to stop gurgling noises. I can't find a tee fitting that description, can anybody offer a solution as you can see space...
  13. M

    Clay to 110mm plastic soil pipe fitting

    Has anyone seen this fitting before clay to 110mm plastic
  14. vertexape

    Shortening a shower wall elbow fitting

    Hello, I have to be install a shower elbow, I like the look of this one, but I think the maximum thread length I should screw in is around 40mm (as I'm not sure exactly how many turns it will be towards the end to get it aligned and snug) is it acceptable to cut down an elbow that has a...
  15. G

    Mystery fitting type?

    Does anyone know please what kind of fitting this is? I have hot cold wallmounted faucets for a bathroom basin. The original taps (pictured were not gripping and slipping around the pipe)I was told by a plumber that he couldn't find any similar taps with a fitting like this (some sort of...
  16. S

    Copper pipe 15mm burred shower mixer fitting

    Hi, hope all is well! I’ve fitted a compression cap on two of my shower mixer copper pipes (15mm). One of them has scratches and burring and is very slightly out of shape. It leaked but I added some PFTE tape over the olive and it seems to of done the job. However… I’m tiling the wall and...
  17. F

    fitting my shower bar mixer practice run questions

    hi all i hope you are all well i'm planning to install my shower mixer on Saturday. today i was doing a dry fit and i wanted to show you some photos and questions. i'm using fast fixing brackets. i was wondering what length do i cut the pipe to? also my shower bar mixer has these cone shaped...
  18. B

    Water meter fitting problem

    Can I fit a water meter to this, and if so would anyone know what make and what I would need to do to fit it, picture attached
  19. D

    Soldering poorly fitting joint - pipe not round, good fill, how?

    Hi, Short version: I have about 4" of pipe sticking out of a concrete floor in a cupboard. It makes a 45-degree bend as it exists (bent, not with elbows), the last cm before the open end is pretty much straight, but as a result of the bend it is not perfectly round. I mean it is pretty much...
  20. B

    Compression fitting advice

    Hello, I'm considering fitting an isolator valve to 15mm feed to my toliet cistern. It would require cutting off an existing compression fitting for a flex hose, after which I'd only be left with maybe an inch and a half of pipe. I've never fitted a compression fitting before, can someone...

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