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    Fitting baby belfast sink on brackets, what screws & general advice

    Hi all I've got an old baby belfast sink I want to use and I'd like to mount it on old brackets... I've done a mock installation in another part of the house just to see how secure it feels on the brackets and I'm happy with the result. If I put a lot of downward wait on the front lip of the...
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    Flexi tails fitting advice

    Hi guys Im replacing a set of basin taps with a v&b mixer tap. The flexi tails attached to the tap body have got some fitting ends that I've not seen before The instructions have some images of what look like push fit sockets (not supplied) I want to fit the tails to 15mm copper pipe...
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    Fitting Mcalpine waste trap

    Am replacing a rubbishy old waste trap and have bought the McAlpine 1.5-2 sink kit with 40mm pipes. Problem is that the end which connects to the outside pipe is neither in line with it nor close to it (several cm away). What can I use to connect it - I was looking at the McAlpine FLEXCON4...
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    Tight compression fitting

    Trying to get the 3 port valve off so I can get on with changing from Y plan to S plan. Problem is one of the compression treads will not come free. And being sods law it is the one feeding into the DHW tank. Have tried brute force with 2 large spanners, tried heating it, and freezing it and...
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    Does 15mm copper have to reach right to the back of the fitting when soldering?

    I want to solder a 15mm end-feed elbow onto a straight run of pipe to join it up to a radiator. I've cut the existing pipe run just a fraction too short to come straight up to hit the radiator valve, but I'm hoping it could still work... How important is it that the copper pipe is pushed all...
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    Fitting square outlet elbow to a solid wall. How best to secure?

    Hi all. I've got a square elbow outlet that I want to plumb in next to my wall tap. Might sound like a daft question but it's got a securing nut so o How on earth do I secure it to a solid wall. I could reposition to a stud wall that I have access to to screw secure but I don't really want it...
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    Internally shallower 3/4" Iron fitting needed, and weep on 3/4 female nut on main.

    I wonder if anyone can help, I've tried several plumbers merchants to no avail. I have removed an old stopcock, (which seized long ago, with a newer stopcock just above) as it had been leaking from several places, mainly at the bottom where it joined the 3/4" threaded female end on rising main...
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    Fitting an external tap at a commercial premise

    I have been asked to fit an external tap at a mental health facility to enable the external paths to be hosed down. What form of back syphoning measure is sufficient for this installation?
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    To LSX or not on compression pipe fitting?

    Going to put in new iso valves and on the compression fitting should a smidgen of LSX be used around the olive? On the other end will be fitting tap tail adaptors again using olive and smidgen of LSX. https://www.toolstation.com/tap-tail-adaptors/p14081 So is there any downside in using LSX...
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    Rotatimg soil pipe fitting

    Hi. Could anyone advise if this is a push fit fitting that I can rotate? If I had to cut out the section I'd have to do from below in the kitchen which might be problematic. I've applied some wd40 in prep for when I disconnect toilet but not sure if it will move. Thanks
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    Shower waste fitting vent?

    The old shower waste that was removed from the bathroom had a section where the waste went from 40 up to 50mm with an adapter. The pipes were run above floor and boxed in. Along a 2.5mish run There was this part just before the transition from 40 to 50 mm Going to be running my new shower...
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    Soil pipe to sink fitting?

    Morning, sorry for such a basic question but I I don't know what fitting to use! I have a fitted toilet which is being removed and a small kitchen sink being put in place. The soil pipe is coming out of the wall horizontally. I'm used to a boss fitting but I need to blank this? I saw a fitting...
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    Fitting a new shower waste - gasket under flange or not?

    I managed to get the broken shower waste body out of the trap. I'm about to fit a new waste, a much more robust brass item. The trap has a big rubber gasket designed to sit flush against the underside of the shower tray. Is it a good idea for me to fit a rubber gasket between the flange on...
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    Why has pressure dropped throughout the house after fitting an outside tap?

    Hi, I fitted an outside tap kit yesterday, it works fine but pressure has dropped a lot in all other taps?
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    Towel Rail Valve Fitting

    I have spent an inordinate amount of time trying to work out the best approach to fitting valves to my new towel rail, but i just don’t have the experience to know the best approach and would appreciate input from you guys. If i get this wrong, it’s going to be a major PITA to correct...
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    Removing a radiator with a compression fitting between valve and radiator tail rather than a union fitting

    Hi, I am replacing some radiators and using new fittings. Most radiator valves now come with a compression interface rather than a union interface to the radiator tail. It seems to me that it would be rather difficult, if not impossible, to remove a radiator at a later date for decorating when...
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    Wrong fitting or bad design?

    Just mocking up what fittings to use for my shower valve to see that its not possible to fully fit an elbow to the hot inlet as it is fouled by the outlet boss. I can fit a straight connection and elbow instead but just wondering if its actually the wrong fitting that ive picked? And its only...
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    Shower hose on tap without fitting

    Hi everyone, my bath tap has no fitting on its end. How could I connect a shower hose? Thanks!
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    Fitting advice for 2-in-1 Combination toilet/basin

    Good evening all, I bought a combo potty with basin from Bathroom republic via eBay and I'm about to set about fitting it. It was advertised as a 'Beth' toilet - I think it may be Chinese and there is no maker's name to work with (pls see pic). In the cistern is new fangled (to me)...
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    Whats this fitting

    Hi - can anyone identify this fitting and its purpose - it is located on the downstream side of a central heating pump. It is fed by 28mm copper but runs into 22mm copper. The lettering is SMC and it has a directional arrow on it. on the far side ( difficult to get a photo) there is a...

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