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  1. T

    Banging Pipes

    Hi We moved into a bungalow 7 months ago and had all the pipe work replaced hot and cold and heating also had a Logic Max C30 boiler, everything was fine up until 3 weeks ago when we started to have a banging noise from the pipes whenever a valve was opened, taps ,shower, toilet, washing...
  2. H

    What type of paint to use on these bathroom pipes

    Hi I need advice on two things please; What type of paint to use on these bathroom pipes [Photos attached]? How to insulate these pipes for the future since I want to case in / box in these pipes? Thanks
  3. G

    Radiator flex pipes

    Could I pull these flex pipes up by cable tying them onto the back of the radiator (it’s a double rad) Just wondering if the heat against the cable ties would be ok. I’ve seen the cable clips you can get but not much room for them. Any help appreciated
  4. H

    need a new shower but my hot/cold pipes are reversed!

    Hi All I need some advice as to a replacement power shower and there are a few problems I have posted a photo showing the old unit ( a ShowerForce 2000 ); it has supply pipes which run down from the roof and into the left side of the unit as shown The big problem is that the hot and cold are...
  5. T

    Waste pipes into hopper

    Hi, My property's soil stack has a single entry for the toilet waste. Then a separate hopper and downpipe which drains into a gulley to collect waste water from the basin, shower and bath. Photo attached for reference. I'm in the process of lowering the waste pipes and wondered whether I could...
  6. J

    How do I fit pipes under kitchen sink?

    I took Apart pipes under 1 and 1/2 sink, and now I can't put it back together. Can anyone help please
  7. gpbeck

    Waste pipes above ceiling in new extension

    Hi guys I have expressed an opinion on this waste plumbing which is by a builder on an extension to a terraced house belonging to a relative. My opinion has not been received well so what do we think? The new black pipes will soon disappear under a pitched roof brought across from the left. The...
  8. L

    What manufacturer makes the best quality fittings for multilayer pipes?

    What manufacturer makes the best quality fittings for multilayer pipes?
  9. C

    king of pipes no reply from private message

    Any one know how he"s doing as he has been ill.
  10. G

    Moving Pipes Undersink for Dishwasher

    Hello I am looking to install a slimline dishwasher (integrated) into a cupboard in my kitchen. The depth of the dishwasher is 550mm and the depth of my cupboard is larger than this. The issue, however, is that the waste pipe which leads from the sink (next door cupboard) comes out quite a...
  11. D

    Pipes for thermostat shower fitted at different heights

    Pipes for thermostat shower have been fitted at different heights. Any way of rectifying without ripping all tiles. So for clarity 15mm pipes sunk into wall behind bath. Walls have fresh tiles. Have realised as about to fit shower these pipes one is set higher than the other. If you fit a...
  12. U

    Below Ground Soil Pipes on Self Build Bungalow

    Just started gound work on self build bungalow and wondering best way to do below ground soil pipes. For toilet I was going to go straight down through slab and out through deadwork into a manhole. I will work out falls from manhole and set the height of the waste water system as required. For...
  13. A

    copper vs pushfit pipes

    Copper pipes, I think its fair to say, is not what it used to be, the copper is getting thin while the cost is going up. Meanwhile, plastic Pushfit seems to be getting better and better, cost and convenience was always better, but now the quality is to, have we reached a stage where plastic will...
  14. J

    Knock in the pipes when valve shuts

    Hi All, I hope you are doing well. I have a problem. Not sure if this was always like that or something is degrading. Whenever the toilet refills when it finishes there is a knock in the pipes. The same happens when the washing machine finishes taking water. Is this because there is too tight...
  15. Roy_66

    Insulating pipes next to Combi

    Prompted by a surveyors energy efficiency report (and getting grants as this job belongs to a small charity) I've been asked to lag the pipes in this boiler cupboard. So questions: 1.Anybody got a photo of a good professional job please. 2. Where to stop the insulation under the boiler...
  16. T

    Are these some of the worst corroded pipes you've seen?

    Firstly this is not in my home but rather the boiler room at a lodge I was staying at in a UK holiday camp. I naturally reported these to their guest services team but I was wondering if you've come across anything like this before? They weren't visibly leaking and I couldn't find a reason for...
  17. M

    Cross bonding cutting gas/water pipes

    I know no one really does. But technically why should we use bonding clamps when we cut a section of gas or water pipes out? Thanks.
  18. C

    Underfloor copper pipes: corrosion and pin holes

    Bungalow built in 2001. All copper pipework (water and heating) runs in channels of expanded foam polystyrene between a concrete floor and OSB boards. Pipe are lagged in stitched felt and what looks like bubble wrap with sand (?) over the top. During the bathroom refit, I lifted up some of the...
  19. N

    Heat pump and micro bore pipes

    Hi thank you for letting me join this forum . We have an air to water heat pump but the bungalow is piped in micro bore 10mm pipe which doesn’t look well piped , kinky in pipes in some places ,some of the rad don’t heat up too well , probably because of the badly piped system, the pipe is all...
  20. vertexape

    Would like to understand how my Grant Oil Combi boiler is hooked up to the pipes in the house

    Hello, bit of a noob question but would someone be able to help me to understand the pipes coming off our boiler. It's a Grant oil combi boiler, and where the pipes come in is in a room at the front of the house. I am about to box them in but I really wanted to understand what the various pipes...

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