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  1. W

    require suitable fitting lead to plastic soil pipe

    need to go from 3.5" lead soil pipe to 110mm plastic soil pipe
  2. A

    Small holes on plastic paneling fitted on top of pre existing tiling.

    I've been told I need silicone but I'm not sure which one or what type. Also, once it's filled and dryed would it be worth sticking a piece of the same type of plastic on to of the repair holes?
  3. P

    How fix new fill valve plastic part?

    Hi, one of the two hooks on my toilet Torbeck fill valve has broken, and so the float can't connect. I've bought a new fill valve, however it's incredibly difficult to access underneath and replace the whole valve. I therefore just want to replace the plastic part that has the two hooks...
  4. L

    Help - plastic pipes touching radiator

    Hi. Can anyone tell me if it's ok for plastic water pipes to actually touch the radiator? Thanks
    • lloyd Davies
    • Thread
    • pipes plastic radiator
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  5. R

    Green plastic over Glenhill Cylinders

    Hi Just took order of the new Glenhill green envirofoam vented copper cylinder. Unfortunately I did not realise the green cylinder in the pictures was actually a plastic sheet over the insulation. This is going on a kitchen wall and previous one was the spray on foam painted white to blend in...
  6. M

    System boiler and plastic 10mm pipes to rads

    I am told I need to replace my boiler. I am considering a system boiler so I can lose the tank in the loft and feed it direct from the mains water. My rads are fed by 10mm plastic pipe. Is there much of a pressure increase with a system boiler and will the plastic pipe joints (e.g. John Guest...
  7. P

    freezing 8mm/10mm plastic CH pipe, is it ok?

    Hi, I have a leak on the live side of one of my rads, in the GF loo. Its a condensing combi system, the house is only 5 years old, so fairly new. The leak is at the bottom compression fitting on the lockshield rad valve. The rad is a chromed steel towel rail, and the valve is brass/copper, the...
  8. M

    Green plastic (Qual) oil line discontinued?

    Recently I needed to re-route very old and dodgy oil pipe from tank to boiler. I dug trench and laid a duct and the engineer used green plastic (Pipelife Qual-Oil?) oil line to do the job. Had cause to have boiler manufacturer out to look at something yesterday and he remarked that this Qual oil...
  9. S

    Strong glue for plastic

    I know this is off topic. However my car petrol door/ cover has come off. It needs gluing back on. I have tried gorilla epoxy glue. But it keeps falling off. It's plastic that I'm trying to glue. Any help would be grateful. Thanks
  10. J

    Leaking compression joint with plastic pipe.

    Yes, it me again. I have a leaking compression joint that is connected to plastic pipe. I have now read elsewhere that it is not a good idea to connect plastic into compression joints. It DID have an insert in the plastic pipe. I decided to use plastic JG speedfit pipe in the compression...
  11. D

    Changing from Plastic to Copper at Shower Valve

    Hopefully a simple question for someone in the know, but why do some plumbers/installers run everything in plastic pushfit (Hep2O or JG) and then swap over to copper for the last bit before a shower etc? I see this being done on installations where there is a pushfit adaptor available for the...
  12. L

    Can plastic pipe be buried in concrete unprotected?

    Can PEX plastic pipe be buried directly in concrete or does it need protecting like copper pipe?
  13. T

    8mm copper to 15mm plastic connection

    I have recently moved house and would like to move a radiator from a side wall, to one below the window as is more pleasing to the eye. I understand why it was not placed under the window, as my house is old and has concrete flooring so would be difficult when it comes to the pipework...
    • Tommy o'Toole
    • Thread
    • connection copper plastic
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  14. B

    25mm Plastic Pipe T-off to 2x 20.9mm flexible hose

    Hi, I have a 25mm plastic (HDPE?, MDPE?....blue) pipe that comes into my shed and i'd like to run 2x flexible hose connectors off it. The internal diameter of the flexible hose connections looks to be about 20.9mm. What would the pros recommend?
    • Barconversion
    • Thread
    • pipe plastic
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
  15. J

    Plastic push fittings on oil boiler?

    Was at a house today and their new oil boiler was installed in a pretty shoddy fashion. Aka Plastic tiger loop screwed to the boiler casing. And the main thing was really untidy pipework. Thrown together with a pile of grey plastic push fittings and copper / plastic pipe mix. For example...
  16. A

    Underground clay to plastic connection help

    Hi. I need to reinstate a soil pipe. The original connected to clay pipe which is incased in concrete. The pipe has broken (it was backfilled with concrete in the original rest bend) but I don’t want to have to go as far as the manhole (not sure if I even can?!). Please see attached photo at...
  17. J

    68mm plastic pipe connecting to 68mm cast iron pipe

    I need to connect 68mm plastic pipe to 68mm cast iron pipe and the water will be running plastic to cast iron. The couplers I've come across seem to be suitable if the water was running from the cast iron pipe first to the plastic pipe. Coud someone please send me a link for a suitable coupler...
  18. M

    Who make this and were to get this specific plastic valve handle

    Who makes this plastic valve handle with the octagon fitting on the back? Where can I purchase it? I need to purchase only this valve handle. I have looked around and so far cannot find it. Please let me know. Thank you.
  19. B

    Vaillant 630 weeping cracked plastic manifold

    Hi All - has anyone else had weeping from a hairline crack in the black plastic manifold where the flow comes out of the burner? See pic. Looks like you can replace the whole thing, but can’t find a part number. Can anyone help? Might just be calling it the wrong thing!? Thanks, Andy
  20. D

    Plastic to metal fitting

    Hi, I'm installing a water filter which has plastic inlet and outlet fittings like this... The suggested way is to go straight to flexible pipe with fibre washer and a 90 degree bend... ...but the pipes supplied have the wrong size at the far end. I have some other flexible pipes I want to...

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