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    Soil pipe material identification

    Hi any ideas what this pipe is made from?
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    Help on connecting channel drainage to soil pipe

    Hi, I'm installing a patio across all of my back garden, and was intending to put channel drainage along the cream wall shown in the picture. I've recently had some pvc soil pipes put in, shown in the picture, so my thought was to connect to these (they already take rainwater as it's an old...
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    Where should the soil pipe enter through the slab?

    I'm building a new house and want to know is there a standard location\ distance from walls that the soil pipe should come up. The pipe will take a WC on the GF and then stack up to the 1st floor to take the bathroom above and then up to vent tile so he'll need a couple of T connectors which...
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    Soil pipe? Leaking help!

    This pipe is leaking all over the courtyard below and I am concerned its a soil pipe from the flat at the top of the building. I have taken a photo, you can't see it but there is another storey with a sloped roof above. The other is the bottom of the pipe. Thank you 1590338816 My friend thinks...
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    Vaillant Ecotec vertical flue minimum distance from soil pipe

    Hi All Has anyone ever questioned the reasons why Vaillant MIs for their vertical flue termination refer to damp exhaust air escapes from “channel vents” may condense in the air pipe and cause damage to the product, this would suggest that the flue terminal has to be at least 1 meter away on...
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    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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    Hair line crack in soil pipe under floor.

    Hey. So I’m after the best way too repair this. So here’s the set up. soil pipe internal drops down a boxing into a black connector at ground level right at floor boards which then drops into this orange pipe.The void under the floor is maybe enough I could lay down in there then this drop is...
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    Need help with ordering soil pipe connections to lower a soil pipe for a loft conversion

    Hi my bulders have just fit a soil pipe connector to a new loft extension but the soil pipe needs to be lower as it's currently at balcony hight and can be seen wanted to lower in line with the gutter if I can find the right connections hopefully I can lower without too much work ant help would...
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    Is this soil pipe installation ancient?

    Hi This is my first post on here so apologies if I'm not spot on straight off! I'm about to embark on a bathroom refurb (mostly DIY). All the existing pipework is behind fitted furniture and this afternoon I took some photos from the cistern access panel to get an of what lurks behind...
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    Do I need a new Soil Pipe Vent in the roof?

    Hi, I am installing a new toilet into my en-suite bathroom (there isn't one there currently). There is an existing soil pipe under the floor that I can connect to but it is not vented and is currently just used for the shower waste. There is a toilet on the other side of my house that does...
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    Broken soil pipe sealing ring - any ideas?

    I have a 110mm soil stack which is completely boxed in, it has a branch coming into the bathroom for the toilet this branch ends in a push fit seal which a solid pipe fits into. The ring seal on the end of the branch is broken and therefore the rubber doesn't hold the pipe securely. Is there a...
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    What’s the max length on a horizontal soil pipe with new connection going into a drain

    As above really what’s the max length a soil stack can be run horizontally, it will be feeding a toilet and a basin . Getting confused by the tables below as table 2 says 15m and table 1 says 6m ? Can anyone help?
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    Soil pipe drop/sleeper wall.

    Hi, was after some advice on getting a better drop on a downstairs 6m 110mm soil pipe running under floorboards. Has been in since moving in and has never drained properly. Some of this I thought was due to a 5L water saving flush but as a family stuck to a number 1s only rule till I could have...
  14. giznorm

    Soil pipe and rainwater - is this set up legal?

    Hello everyone, I could do with some opinions on the drainage set up at a house I am buying and would really appreciate your advice. I've been searching online for weeks but got conflicting information. I'm trying to see if the changes made to drainage are legal. The previous owner moved the...
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    Drilling into a soil pipe joint

    Hello, is it unheard of to install a mechanical boss onto a soil pipe joint? The only part of the soil pipe that is above the line of the plasterboard is the joint and I was wondering if anyone has attempted to drill into it? I can’t find any answers online so I’ll assume it’s a stupid...
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    Help with Soil pipe fall

    hi im fitting a toilet, the toilet has a elbow and the run is 920mm and the drop is 150mm to the drainage pipe in the corner, im was just wanting some help with the fall as i looks to steep but the run is not far, and help please. thanks
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    How to connect WC to soil pipe at an unusual angle

    Hi! First time posting here! Great forum, a novice DIYer attempting to fit my first bathroom out. I'm installing a bathroom into a bedroom, the bedroom was previously used as a bathroom (40+ years ago) but all the waste and soil pipes have been removed leaving the soil/waste pipe holes in the...
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    Soil pipe reroute so not across window

    hi here is a pic of soil pipe recently put in to new attic bathroom. The pipe can’t go to the right of the window pictured but I am hoping there is a small change possible to creat a better route than this to change only that small piece and tuck it more neatly to the left and not overhanging...
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    Fittings to branch into cast soil pipe?

    I would like to add another WC about 2m to the right of existing WC. The existing soil pipe has only one WC (coming out the wall straight into the soil pipe) and is a straight vertical cast iron 4 inch pipe with a vent at the roof. My plan is to go out the wall with the new WC and then go down...
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    Saniflow plus - Possibly serviced improperly - Not sealed properly to soil pipe

    Hi from a householder amateur! I have a saniflow plus for over 5 years. For the last 2 years it "gets blocked" about every 6 months. I then call a guy to fix it. I am aware of what should not be put in saniflow etc. For the first time - I decided to open it up and investigate. I removed...

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