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  1. M

    Stud wall and soil pipe boxing

    I have an alcove in the bathroom on wall adjoining a bedroom. This creates a step in the wall on the bedroom side that I'd like to eliminate. I've realised that the alcove wall is the original house wall (plaster and lathe) and that the reason for the alcove was to box in the soil and pipes and...
  2. H

    Narrow copper soil pipe

    Apparently, we have a copper soil pipe with a diameter of approx 900 mm. We are installing a new shower and need to attach waste to the soil pipe, but due to it being made of copper, ii understand that will not be possible. Is there a way to cut the pipe take out a section and insert a plastic...
    • Hollyander
    • Thread
    • copper pipe soil soil pipe
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Boiler Advice Forum
  3. H

    Soil pipe run - is it possible?

    Hi, We have plans about to go in for a largish extension and I'm trying to understand the foul waste drainage. On the plans the architect has run a soil pipe horizontally in the ground floor roof void (feeds from first floor ensuite at the rear of the extension which is set back a metre from...
  4. N

    Soil Pipe Question

    Hi Guys, I have a small office which I am looking to re-do the toilet of in the sense of the decor and also the toilet, sink etc. Unfortunately I can't upload any images to show you? In one corner, there is the soil pipe connection, which comes from the ground from the sewer. There...
  5. N

    Strap on boss soil pipe

    Hi all, 1st post!! Have recently noticed the strap on boss on external pipe as a small leak from the underside of where the boss touches the soil pipe, what's the best way to go about fixing this? It holds the connection to bath waste pipe and the leak isn't anything major but have noticed...
  6. C

    Soil Pipe solution.

    Hi everyone Going be moving into a house soon.One of the problems I noticed is the toilet soil pipe. It comes through the floor vertically at 260 mm from back wall. The close coupled toilet I want has 300mm from back to start of spigot . Is there any way this will work ?. Toilet is small and...
  7. T

    Joining soil pipe

    Hi, First, I'm not a professional plumber. I'm moving a wc and sink in my bathroom, which are connected into a 110mm plastic soil pile outside the late victorian building. As the new wc is half the distance from the soil pipe than the old wc, it needs to go into the soil pipe slightly higher...
  8. J

    Unused 6 inch cast iron soil pipe

    Hiya fellas been meaning to join up for some time now, just looking for some info on an old soil pipe which has it's base in my garage and what I would guess runs into the sewer mains. The thing that I don't understand most is that it has no connections into the house whatsoever or no bird...
  9. R

    Moving a toilet with an AAV on a floor-exiting soil pipe

    Hi all, Picture available here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/l3k899oghtfbuad/IMG_1414s.jpg?dl=0 I'd like to replace this toilet with a close-coupled unit further to the right (so I can actually open the door...), while reducing the boxwork (particularly on the left hand side) as much as...
  10. 3

    Toilet installation - Soil pipe entering in wrong location

    Hi All, Our soil pipe comes into the property too far to the left, this means you don’t have enough room when on the toilet and there is a big gap between the toilet and sink. So we need the toilet moved over to make the suite look more symmetrical. The problem is that the mains pipe is at...
    • 3smees23
    • Thread
    • installation pipe soil soil pipe toilet
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Boiler Advice Forum
  11. S

    Anyone know how to separate old pushfit (plastic) soil pipe fittings ?

    I'm going to have to remove an old Rymway (see my other post ) pushfit fitting from the 110mm stack in my bathroom in order that i can replace it with a more modern fitting that can take a 40mm boss adapter however space is tight and the branch is stuck fast and not willing to pull out.....any...
    • Skylark
    • Thread
    • fittings pipe plastic soil soil pipe
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Boiler Advice Forum
  12. S

    Can you Cut Back Old Lead Soil Pipe inside Block of Flats?

    Hi, We are having a new Back to wall toilet fitted with a 'box' built to hide the cistern. The plumber/bathroom fitter has said he cannot cut into the old lead soil pipe which will be behind the pan. if we could cut it back though it would mean this 'box' could be reduced which would be...
  13. R

    Glueing on to underground soil pipe

    Hi all, Wondering if any of you have opinions of glueing soil fittings directly on to underground soil pipe. I have done it many times with no problems but today I did a job where I glued in a low level boss pipe onto red pipe. The builder spotted it and mentioned that you can't do that. Is he...

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