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  1. OffshoreGas

    Soldering were pipework

    Is there a modern alternative to the old bread trick for soldering where you can’t get pipework completely dry? I’ve made a DIY version of a jet swet but it obviously only works on straight pipe sections.
  2. J

    Tools for clearing urinal pipework

    I get called out to alot of urinals , I'm considering purchasing the milwuakee m12 drain cleaner, has anybody got experience with them or can you recommend another tool for the job ? Thanks
  3. S

    Rattling pipework and radiators

    Hi. I have had this noise for 5 years and have had a plumber check it out and he said it could be a bit of solder in a pipe thats rattling and is impossible to find. I gave up getting the noise fixed and have lived with it. A quick run down of what happens is when the thermostat kicks in and...
  4. L

    Radiator won't quite align with pipework

    Hello all, hope someone can adivse me. I've renovating an old, old house, and am in the process of replacing the radiators. So far, so good, but the last radiator in the house is a pig. The existing pipework is set into tiling and is totally immovable, with no give or play in the pipe at...
  5. D

    Radiator pipework issue?

    Hi all, hoping for help solve my problem I have encountered. I have fitted a free standing cast iron small radiator on ground floor. The feed comes from 15mm tails teed directly from the 22mm flow from the rear of the boiler flow outlet (same for return). The main flow pathway goes up to first...
  6. C

    1mb Drop on all existing pipework, Pipesizing Question.

    Hi all, Firstly i feel really dumb asking such a amateurish question so please be nice as i feel i have to ask for clarification i'm working correctly. Two resent conversations with an ex gsr installer i work with and my old mentor have suggested i'm doing this wrong. Currently when replacing...
  7. P

    Iron pipework

    Hi I need to T into an iron pipe. Both sides of the proposed T are attached to stuff that will prevent the pipe being screwed into a fitting, even if I get the tools to thread the pipe ends. How do you connect into this stuff? In copper it would take 30 mins.
  8. M

    Radiator removal - making good pipework in wall

    Hello everyone. Could someone offer me some advice as to how to deal with the following, please? I'm removing a radiator from an en-suite. It will not be replaced. There is speedfit micro bore behind it into the plasterwork and it may or may not be push fitted on to copper, I'm unable to see...
  9. J

    stainless steel domestic pipework

    Gentlemen! Any idea how to T off of this shiny pipe? I've heard about them but new come across them before. Many thanks, J Ps I have heard they are a liability and best replaced. Any comments?
  10. hammers4spanner

    Meter box and pipework

    Had a look at a job today where new gas pipe is to be run through the property . Outside on the wall it has a semi recessed meter box and customer wants gas pipe to go through rear off thd box so no pipe showing outside. Didnt the rules change on this couple years ago?
  11. cdel2005

    10l water heater pipework check valve

    Hi guys Should the check valve be after pressure reducing valve and before expansion vessel Picture shows existing pipework with check valve before pressure reducing
  12. RobG

    Wheelhead Gate Valve unscrewed but won't slide off pipework

    Hi, this is my first post to this esteemed forum so please excuse any faux pas. The red wheel head gate compression valve has seized half on-half off so I have unthreaded the nuts holding it in place (wasn't easy) ready to replace with a 22mm Pegler ball valve (bought from S...x - the only chain...
  13. C

    External pipework for Outside Tap

    Hi all Just after a bit of advice. I work on site and don’t do much domestic work. But a neighbour has asked me to install an outside tap and I’m unsure how acceptable this would be. She wants the tap in the back garden and there is absolutely no pipework at the back of the house. Kitchen...
  14. M

    Gas pipework test rig?

    hi folks. What sort of rig do you all use to to air test gas pipework? Cheers
  15. D

    Pipework to put a washing machine in the the garage

    Hi all, I want to put the washing machine in the garage but will need to do the pipework. The only water pipe going into the garage is the one for the combi boiler, which is also in the garage. Would it be ok to come off the water pipe for the boiler? Thanks for reading
  16. Pickwickpick

    PRV discharge pipework rendered into the wall

    So, noticed this afternoon that the same jokers that filled my customers drains up with render (posted some pics in Matchless Plumb's "good or bad idea" thread) have also rendered the PRV discharge from the combi into the wall. Its a quick fix, just needs the end of the discharge hacksawing off...
  17. L

    Cold central heating pipework

    Plumbed some pipework in my kitchen for a new radiator last year, now the kitchen is completed it's time to fit the rad, although now i can't remember which pipe is the flow and which is the return, with the pipework hidden i thought I could solve this by turning the heat on and seeing which...
  18. townfanjon

    Todays mega thread ( kieths pipework )

    I have an excuse , my god , do any of you lot actually do any work lol .
  19. P

    Newbee. CH Rad/Pipework heat problem.

    Hi chaps I have a problem, hoping for some additional advice. Open vented CH system, Baxi Bermuda back boiler to 8mm microbore, solid ground floor. Hall rad downstairs and two rads upstairs now won't get hot or the pipework (all front of the house). Hall downstairs dropped leg started off...
  20. A

    Customer running all pipework. Wants me to fit boiler in loft and connect up.

    Hi everyone, Been asked to look at a job, the customer and his dad have already ripped out the cylinder and 90% of the old pipework and rads. They will be doing everything minus the gas pipework and fitting the boiler. They have asked me to do it, they are decent guys to work for. They are not...

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