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  1. Scott_D

    What boiler are BG fitting

    What boiler are BG fitting? Is it still WB or have the moved on, any ideas on warranty offered or do you have to sign up to a service plan? I have to quote against them so just wanted to be prepared
  2. G

    Fitting sink in loft with low water pressure system.

    Hi, I’m making a “man cave” in my loft and I’d like to fit a sink for making drinks and washing up etc. It’s a low pressure system with a header tank up high in the gable end and 2 water tanks on the deck. I know one feeds the hot water cylinder below and one feeds the cold water below. I...
  3. I

    38mm European waste pipe to 40mm UK compression waste fitting

    What's the best way to ensure a watertight fit connecting a 38mm European / continental waste pipe to a 40mm UK compression waste fitting without using a 38mm to 40mm adaptor prior? The reason not to use an adaptor is because there's no space. Note, a 40mm compression fitting on a 38mm pipe will...
  4. J

    Help with fitting please!

    Hi all, i need to replace the 15mm pipe that comes from my mains inlet in the kitchen, photo attached. I've marked in red the pipes that i want to replace. My question is, what fitting do i get to connect the new pipe and equal tee to the stopcock, is it a normal 1/2 inch compression with a...
  5. Alan55

    Awkward tap washer fitting

    Hi. This one has me foxed. How do I remove the head of this tap to change the washer? The cap unscrews and lifts only as far as the knobbly top (which is moulded to the centre post). When the cap is unscrewed I can just see the thread inside but no nut to turn - even if I had an ultra thin...
  6. T

    Advice please about fitting mixer shower from Worcester Bosch 25/ 32 heatslave oil combi

    Hello everyone. Looking for comments/advice please about my wife's latest request... Which is to remove the existing bath from an upstairs bathroom (apparently we don't like it anymore!) and replace it with a shower. The hot water is from an external oil combi also feeding a second bathroom...
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  7. C

    drain pipe leaking need smaller pioe fitting

    Hi got a waste water broke from upstairs sink . 32 m to big its on outside house to drain . Can't find any smaller pipes anywere to fit to connection cheers
  8. G

    Fitting new flush unit

    I need to change the flush unit in the toilet cistern. Unfortunately the gap between the top of the cistern and the shelf above is not wide enough to get the new unit in. How would you approach this? I guess it’s either removing the shelf (not sure how easy that will be) or do I take out...
  9. S

    leaking compression fitting - can’t turn off supply

    Hi All, Have a lead supply pipe and the compression fitting where it joins copper in the house has started dripping. Unfortunately it’s before the stop-tap so have no way of turning off water. Anyway to fix it externally? Have just tried some Fernax stuff but wouldn’t stick and ended up...
  10. dilligaf

    Can anyone tell me what size fitting this is?

    I bought a vacuum pump from ebay and I'm not sure what size the threaded adaptor is. I want something to convert it to fit a 1/8 bsp female tee piece which will fits my gauge as well. I tried to see if the 1/8 bsp tee piece would screw onto the pump but not quite and the threads are different...
  11. eagleeye

    Fitting new boiler to old Elson tank

    Can anyone tell me if its OK to connect a new heat only Vaillant to an old Elson tank. Not seen the job so not sure where the feed goes into the system. They currently have an old Apollo boiler working with it
  12. N

    Fitting a new mixer shower,Is my cylinder suitable?

    Hi,I am refitting my bathroom and decided to replace my old triton electrical shower with a Mira mixer shower.I know I need a pump,probably a twin impeller and positive head as I have about 3ft below the bottom of the tank to where the pump will be fitted which in turn will be about 2 ft above...
  13. J

    appropriate fitting for bath filler tap

    Hi, i have two bath filler tap valves to pipe to the combined bath filler/drain. The valve body is external 3/4 inch thread with an internal 1/2 inch thread (see picture). Straight tap connector doesn't seem the correct fitting due to internal thread and a male adaptor doesn't sit flush as it's...
  14. J

    wall fed shower head change to 1/2 bs fitting

    we have mira excel bir shower and the shower head is not looking good all the chrome is coming of and we want to replace it. we canot get a replacement as they do not sell the logic bir head anymore it is only available with the full shower? we had bought a difrent shower head but when fitting...
  15. G

    Q re fitting Vitra frame and wall hung WC

    I have a Vitra reduced height 75/108cm frame to fit a Vitra wall hung WC to. I also have a 550 x 210mm cabinet to fit around it. I have a few questions:- 1. To ensure the cabinet fits I have to fit the frame flush to the back wall and have had to remove the rear cross-member of the cabinet to...
  16. S

    Fitting advice required for 30mm female thread

    Hello. What fitting do I need to connect an apparent 30mm diameter in/outlet, on a water pump, to 25mm MDPE pipe. It's on a DAB Jetinox 112M. Thanks in advance.
  17. Bogart

    Pipe fitting markings

    Going to fit a 22mm stop end fitting. Have a couple of solder ring fittings. Looking at them they are marked MA22 and LF22 is there any relevance in these markings?
  18. A

    Questions on cooker gas fitting.

    So I've got a gas pipe in my kitchen, but due to a miscommunication on my part it's got the wrong fitting for the cooker I intend to buy. It's got a nut on the end, and is facing upwards, whereas I need a bayonet, and if I understand correctly, those should always face downwards so the rubber...
  19. rwb196884

    Fitting a radiator that's too short

    TL;DR: Office workers should not be allowed spanners. Just bought a house and found the living room wasn't getting much above 15 degrees. It had a type 11 1400x600 radiator that seem to be about 3,500BTU but online room BTU calculators come out at about 8,000 to 11,000. Bought what I thought...
  20. K

    Leaking oil tank from compression fitting

    Had a leak on oil tank pipe fitting landlords plumber has said leak was due to small elevation on back of tank “brick” I know it’s bad practice not disputing that but I say olive was never fitted correctly as it’s loose on pipe please see attached vid any opinions would be appreciated

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