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  1. J

    crumbling plastic parts in boiler

    I traced a boiler leak (Worcester greenstar 28i junior) to the flow regulator housing. I is a plastic housing for the actual flow restrictor and is sealed by two o rings. The o rings were fine but the plastic had become brittle and crumbly disintegrating. The boiler is only a few years old and...
  2. jaydebruyne

    Plastic Stack Repair

    I've not done too much 4" work - as far as I can tell the boss goes into the socket above, then a short piece of pipe with a socket fits around the bottom which goes into another socket in the ground. I need to replace the boss and pipework underneath it going into the socket in the ground...
  3. B

    Freezing plastic pipe

    I have froze pipes with aerosol pipe freezers many times, I now have at my disposal a Rothenburger Rofrost electric freezer, supplied by my company, great bit of kit, only problem is I have tried to freeze Hep20 twice and there is a lot of this in the building I work in, I have so far been...
  4. J

    Press Fit Fittings for Copper and Plastic

    Hi I just purchased a Milwaukee M12HPT Hydraulic Press Tool and was looking for some opinions before buying jaws for it - been struggling to find a huge amount of information on the internet! I really don't want to buy multiple sets of jaws, would prefer to stick to one profile, but there...
  5. T

    Stuck plastic wingnut

    Hi! I have a plastic wingnut joining the cistern to the toilet that is totally jammed and in an awkward position. i.e. I cant see it as the loo is close to a wall. Managed to get the other one off with a hack saw and brute force but I just cant get the purchase on this one with the angles...
  6. Scott_D

    Plastic coated 15mm copper

    Any suggestions for a place to buy yellow plastic coated 15mm copper? I need a 6 meter coil but all I can find is plumbcentre at £70!!
  7. Scott_D

    Plastic

    Hot, cold and gas. lucky the copper gas pipe is 3/4 and it didn't hold pressure or I would have never known
  8. P

    Using plastic pipe on flow and return

    I have to move a hot water storage cylinder to a new location. The new location is somewhat further from the boiler and the route is trickier. To that end I have considered using 22mm plastic pipe for the flow and return, it should have less thermal loss and be considerably easier to route...
  9. L

    sleeve for plastic barrier pipe in screed ?

    Hello, i need to put some rad pipes in for our extension, i was going to use JG speed fit. for a sleeve i was going to buy a few lengths of 25mm plastic conduit and some sweeping bends so there is no joins in the floor. any probs with that ? thanks
  10. M

    Grey plastic to chrome flush pipe

    Hi, I need some advice. A relative wants to go from 32mm grey PVC pipe to a chrome flush pipe into the back of the toilet. Is there a fitting that I can use that will allow this? They currently have a bigger white plastic pipe glued over the top of the grey. I've attached a photo that they have...
  11. jaydebruyne

    4 inch plastic waste

    Sorry for a question I should know the answer to, but to date I've never been given a job using it. Do you use just normal solvent weld glue for connections?
  12. Super Mario

    Which brand plastic pipe?

    What brand pushfit do you use for install for central heating system hepworth hep2o ....john guest ?
  13. M

    Plastic Aerator stuck

    Hi, I have been trying to remove a plastic aerator - there's no issue with scaling I just want to fit a diverter valve - I have used an adjustable wrench, which slipped and then tried Vise Grips which slipped with a cloth protecting the plastic aerator and mangled it without the cloth - still...
  14. Eyespy999

    Advice on type of fitting copper to plastic waste

    Hi all, I am in the throws or replacing a bathroom, it has old copper 40mm waste pipe, and looking to connect new plastic waste to it, it will look better as the old pipe has abot 40 years of paint on it, and will improve the flow of waste from the bath as I can improve the fall of the pipe and...
  15. R

    Plastic pipes

    Hi all. Newbie here. Second post. Can I plaster directly over plastic central heating pipes? Can I put a very small part of a Mdpe pipe in cement?
  16. F

    Hot water secondary return - plastic pipe?

    A quick question on secondary returns for HW. I remember reading somewhere that you cannot use Hep2o for a secondary return. Could someone explain why? I was thinking about this the other day, and central heating circuits are fine with Hep2o, so why not HW circuits? Surely both pump hot water...
  17. F

    Plastic beehive tank

    Help I got a damaged beehive that that has never been used due to a 3 " long crack. I want to use it to collect rainwater for the garden, How to repair it?
  18. Best

    Reason I hate plastic valves

    Went to bung water off on a cwt in attic of a modern posh house and discovered water everywhere around tank and ceiling. Fluidmaster plastic tailed side entry valve, (which I then replaced with brass tailed Pro version) was leaking at end of tail. Close inspection shows the plastic has cracked...
  19. B

    Plastic overflow pipe in 70s building

    i live in a mid 70s built block of flats in London and ever since I've lived there have experienced the occasional leak through my bathroom ceiling. After much effort and investigation, it would appear to be coming from an overflowing cistern two floors up. The plumber who visited thinks the...
  20. B

    What's the difference between plastic pipes??

    Apologies if this is a regularly asked question, but I can't find it easily on the search. What's the difference between all the different types of 15/22mm flexible plastic pipe used for the feed (NOT the rigid waste pipe)? The list below is cut & pasted from someone else who wasn't actually...

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