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    Can someone tell me what this plastic thing is and does in my airing cupboard?

    There is black plastic thing in my airing cupboard that has hot water going through it. Its been there for years and I have never seen water going through it. Today I had a loud noise in my airing cupboard (like water dripping) and noticed that it had water going through. It doesn't seem...
  2. T

    Lead to Plastic bath waste

    I'm trying to fit a new bath in my old house. The waste outlet is a 1 3/4" Lead pipe. Is there a simple way for me a as DIYer to connect lead pipe to the standard 1 1/2" plastic waste trap from the bath ?
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    Bath drain problems plastic snapped

    Hi All, Have accidentally snapped something plastic that the bath drain screws into. Can anyone tell me from the attached images what the y shaped plastic is called and if I can replace it? Or if anything else can be used instead as a replacement? Thanks, Craig
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    Plastic kitchen drain pipe needs to fix into ceramic soil pipe, nr Redruth Cornwall UK

    My kitchen waste pipe discharges into a pipe going to my soakaway. It has now unsurprisingly become blocked (about 6 m from the drain). The soil pipe from the toilet to my septic tank passes underground about 1 m away from the end of the kitchen waste pipe with a good enough slope for the...
  5. J

    Change plastic insert for screw in

    Hi, Is it possible to change this plastic insert for a screw in style fitting or would it require a new tap? I would like to be able to just to change the fitting as it is a rental property so cannot/don't want to change the tap. I would like to change for a screw in fitting so I can have one...
  6. J

    Best plastic/MLCP pipe cutter?

    Evening all, IYHO which is the best plastic / mlcp pipe cutter (not for waste pipe). Cheers Jim
  7. D

    Plastic coated 10mm copper tubing - how tight a radius?

    Hi. I'm looking to run a rad supply using 10mm plastic-coated copper pipe and, as it'll be under a laminate floor, to use as few actual fittings as possible. How tight a radius can it be bent without using a pipe bending tool or former - ie hand-bend? This is standard pipe, 0.7mm wall thickness...
  8. TitustheFox

    Copper pipes or plastic pipes?

    Hi! I have to change all the plumbing in my mother's house. She lives in an old building that is approximately 100 years old and there wasn't much done to keep it up to date. My question is: do I use plastic or copper pipes?
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    Where to find >25m, 8mm, plastic sleeved pipe

    I have a tank to install. No static head, about 25m run. Don’t want any joins. Check the books - says I should use 6mm pipe. Cant find a source of 6mm sleeved Copper pipe anywhere. I guess it’ll be 8mm then. Can only find max of 25m rolls of 8mm sleeved. Check distance to tank ...... 26...
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    Plastic for Concealed cistern

    Hi all . I'm a DIY person . Quite competent . My question is : I have a plastic cistern feeding a toilet that I need to replace . I was wondering if a concealed cistern would be just a straight swap as I'm not sure of the sizes of feed pipes going into the back of the toilet . Are they a...
  11. S

    Need to join to an old 20mm plastic pipe

    Hi in the process of redecorating the downstairs toilet. I loosend the cistern to pull an old wooden pannel out from behind it. In doing so ive cracked the old plastic 20mm pipe up to the T peice. Is there any way of rectifying this without replacing the whole pipe. Cheers Source URL: Fittings...
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    Plastic Polybutylene Pipes - Polypipe, Flofit, Hep2O, JG Speedfit, Pipelife?

    Plastic Polybutylene Pipes - Polypipe, Flofit, Hep2O, JG Speedfit, Pipelife? Pipes not fittings, are they all much the same, does it just come down to price, do people have preferences and why?
  13. B

    Small leak between plastic toilet connector and metal valve

    Have encountered a small leak below toilet and wanted to see if anyone could advise on how I can try resolve i was going to try tighten but first and if fails check the washer. It is the upper metal nut that is leaking as when I turn the valve the leak stops and it is dry above this point...
  14. J

    Soil pipe repair plastic to clay

    Hi there, Hopefully someone can help. There is a gap from the plastic pipe to the clay pipe as shown on the image. I was not sure how to seal it / what product to use. There isn’t a leak dripping as such but you can see the dirt between the crack and there is a slight smell of drainage. I did...
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    Plastic Pupe Compatibility

    I have this pipe work running to my existing basin, using the old Osma Gold fittings/pipe. I would like to replace this with JG speedfit and/or copper. I intend to cut it off and reroute it to make it all neat, but am not sure about compatibility. I will have a bare end of old Osma Gold 15mm...
  16. king of pipes

    Plastic Hydroblock grrrrr

    This is why I hate these things a right pita to repair I have stripped it 3 times changed parts and seals just can't stop it leaking ??? Only a small drip but it's there last resort LSK , 9 years old a new Hydroblock hmmmm not worth it . . Kop
  17. S

    Soft plastic in water supply

    Ok here's a weird one i'm having with my water supply. Over a year ago I started developing alot of white dusty flakes on my washing that, when washed and dried (hang/radiator/tumble) would fly off in their masses and coat my room in dust. I have to dust 2-3 times a week or the furniture is...
  18. M

    Bunded 1000ltr plastic domestic oil tank leaking from inner to outer skin

    Hi, our Bunded 1000ltr plastic domestic oil tank leaking from inner to outer skin, was installed, as part of a new-build, in 2016, to supply a boiler. When getting it refilled last week, the delivery driver pointed out that the outer skin was bowing out slightly and advised me to check it. I...
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    Plastic pipe thread snapped off inside compression fitting - how to remove?

    Hi The fitting is brass (though doesn't look it in photo), the stuck plastic threaded pipe section is off the bottom of a standard ballcock assembly (bottom inlet) . It's snapped very cleanly, dead level with the nut. So, any smart ideas on how to get it out? Thanks
  20. A

    Removing olives on 10mm plastic pipes

    Hi all, My first post and many thanks in advance for any help offered. I am currently upgrading my CH system by fitting Honeywell eco home Wi-Fi enabled thermostatic valves to my radiators. I have completed about 10 or so without any problems other than replacing some of the existing valve...

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