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  1. R

    Plastic tap indices for metal taps (Ideal Standard)

    I've just been replacing the ceramic valves in our bathroom taps and the little plastic indices have broken so I'd like to know where I can get replacements that don't cost silly money, if anyone knows a place. I tried Ideal Standard and they want a stupid amount for two little plastic bungs. I...
    • Robert Tyrrell
    • Thread
    • ideal plastic taps
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  2. J

    Copper or 'Plastic'...??

    Just thought to kick this one off - both have their unique properties,; advantages & disadvantages... Go-for-it... let's hear your arguments, stories etc
  3. A

    Plastic isolation valve. Which brand?

    Did a cistern strip down for someone yesterday. Said now not flush (Button has popped off) sent me a photo of isolation valve which is now leaking, what make is it? Needs to be a straight swap just for time and ease. Going back this morning. Thanks
  4. Ted808

    ever seen this? plastic pipe most probably from around 15+years ago

    Is this old Hep20 with brass push fittings and is is ok to use with the new white hep20 fittings and inserts? Cream pipe22mm and dark brown 15mm. Any thoughts guys? The 15mm says CARTOL ACORN-BP. I need to reroute, would like to use hep20 as replacement .
  5. P

    Plastic Pipe Cutter?

    Just wondering what the best way of cutting PVC overflow pipe is? I was looking at getting one of the ratchet cutters, but quite a few say they are not suitable for thin walled PVC pipe such as used for overflows?
  6. D

    Seeping threaded fittings... *stainless/brass plastic*

    Hi all, just joined to try and get a definitive answer on this! When connecting threaded fittings, metal of plastic, what single application thread seal product works best? We have tried: PTFE + silicone. Virtually always seals but will seep if agitated after cured. PTFE with Fernox general...
  7. M

    Can this double check valve be attached to plastic?

    Can this double check valve be attached to a plastic water pipe, or can it only be attached to a copper water pipe? Thanks. http://www.pegleryorkshire.co.uk/EN/Brands/Kuterlite/Valves/reordered_ChromePlateValves/product/K4424CP_Double_check_valve
  8. B

    Blocked new plastic pipe or other issue?

    Hi. We've just had a loft conversion done with a bedroom and shower room with a rad in each room. The rads are fed from 15mm pipes to bathroom rad on floor below and apart from tails to both rads and from existing copper pipe all new pipes are 15mm plastic with JG push fit connectors. Found the...
  9. G

    Mice Damage to Plastic Fittings

    Fault: Complete loss of pressure in Central Heating system. Located leak in a plastic fitting at radiator tail...chewed through by mice. See photo. Has anyone else had this problem? I am now replacing all fittings with copper! I live in a detached bungalow in the country so lots of mice...
  10. S

    Lead pipe to plastic

    Hi, I've been trying to get a plumber to replace about 5 meters of lead pipe that has been leaking between my kitchen and bathroom. I've had 5 plumbers round who have all said they would give me a quote later, but it seems nobody wants to do it. The only one quote I did get was for £700. I've...
  11. R

    Are plastic stop ends permanent?

    I've just converted an old bathroom into a bedroom, but there are a few copper pipes which no longer needed and I need to cut then down to below floor level. Can i used plastic speedfit stop ends as far as building control is concerned? I don't want to use copper soldered ends as it's very...
  12. Martin Dunne

    Burst plastic piping.

    Hi all, I have a recurring problem with my central heating system, the pipework from my boiler to the hot water tank keeps on bursting, it has occurred 3 times now. The pipe is 28mm Hep2o and it is physically splitting the pipe, not blowing off at the fittings. The house is 9 years old and...
  13. M

    Plastic tabs on appliance's

    The little hooks that click on when pushed and off with a push from a screw driver. Has anyone found anything that can stick them back together so they can still click back into place without breaking instantly. He seems to happen to me a lot
  14. D

    Recommendations On Plastic Soil/Waste Pipe Manufacturers

    Hi All I'm drawing up a shopping list for all the plastic waste/soil/below ground discharge/Inspection chambers/gullies/guttering etc for my new build. What would be the recommendations of which manufacturers to be looking at with regards to cost and quality? . All visible...
  15. J

    old blue plastic 15mm pipe with glued joints?

    Hi all, My customer would like new kitchen taps. The hot is piped in copper. But the cold is piped in an old, blue plastic 15mm pipe with glued joints. A previous plumber has warned her the pipe is old, cheap and brittle, with a high chance of cracking and leaking. To change the tap, he'd need...
  16. D

    Plastic pipe separating from compression joint

    Hi I replaced our leaking bathroom tap yesterday, it’s one of these mono mixer types. The existing one had 2 copper connectors which then were connected to the plastic water pipes via plastic pushfit fittings. As the new tap had flexible connectors with a nut on the end I had to change the...
  17. M

    Plastic cold water pipe distance from mains electrical cable

    Is there a required distance that a plastic cold water pipe needs to be from a mains electrical cable. Is an armored cable.
  18. K

    How to connect to toilet plastic valve

    I have a flexi pipe currently connecting the isolating valve in the cold feed to the plastic valve at the bottom of my toilet cistern. Even I can see that the flexi pipe is bent way too much and way too sharply. Sooner or later, it's going to spring a leak. However, due to the location of both...
  19. N

    remove copper pipe from a plastic push-fit

    Hi, I am trying to remove a copper pipe from a plastic push-fit so I can replace existing brass fitting with a T piece to accommodate both washing machine and dishwasher. Problem is I am not sure how to remove the push-fit highlighted in red. Thanks
  20. robj20

    Hep2o in plastic conduit

    I want to bury some 25mm plastic conduit in the wall to allow me to run the flow and return between the downstairs and upstairs, obviously it would mean the pipe is unsupported through the length about 2m. It will be supported top and bottom. Would this be okay.

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