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  1. T

    4 meters waste pipe under concrete floor?

    Want to pick your brains. Having a extension done on the kitchen and wife wants to swap the living room and kitchen around so that living room faces the garden. Soil stack currently in corner of kitchen and can't be moved as all services are at rear of house. From the soil stack to where the...
  2. R

    Minimum width of WC waste pipe

    Hi, I'm installing a new bathroom upstairs, the waste pipe of which will connect to the existing soil stack. Is a 110mm pipe the minimum for a branch pipe to remove bathroom waste, or could a smaller pipe be used? I've been working off the assumption that it is, however a couple of people...
  3. A

    Waste pipe to main down pipe

    hello every one, newby here, I've done a bit of DIY plumbing in the past (Trained Aircraft Engineer so use to hydraulic and pneumatic systems) and have a question relating to bathroom waste water going down the main down pipe. At present the waste water pipe to the main down pipe runs above the...
    • ad832
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    • main pipe waste waste pipe
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  4. M

    Can I drill into this cast iron waste pipe

    Hi, Im moving the washing machine into the garage so need to connect the drainage hose to the waste pipe. Can i drill a hole and fit a standard connector to the caste iron pipe or will i need to replace the waste pipe with a plastic one?
  5. A

    Securing 50mm solvent weld shower waste pipe to wall

    Evening all, May sound a silly question but are there any tips for securing a waste that has minimal fall,i can get a couple of 50mm clips on the pipe but towards the end of the run the pipe is too close to the floor and the standard clips wont fit as its abovethe floor but just too close...
  6. J

    Run open vented hot pipe to tundish/waste pipe??

    Hi all, My customer has had a legionella assessment done, as part of renting out her house. She has a fairly new, open-vented CWST in the attic. The hot water vent pipe discharges over the CWST, as is standard practise. However, the assessor says this is a legionella risk, and has recommended...
  7. D

    Leaking Bath waste pipe

    Okay so I'm pretty good with DIY and have a good set of tools. Recently found water coming from under the bath every time I had one, left it too long and just decided to take the panel off to find the whole floor soaking and the bath waste pipe dripping. I don't have much knowledge but am I...
    • DIYwelshwoman
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    • bath leaking pipe waste waste pipe
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  8. D

    Help - Advice on reloacating w/c waste pipe

    Hi I am about to fit a concealed cistern in our downstairs cloakroom. As we need to make the most of what is a pretty small room we have purchased a compact unit that only requires 8cm clearance. The w/c in this room has a waste which goes down in to the concrete floor and off to one side to...
  9. jaydebruyne

    2 inch Copper Waste Pipe

    Last year the 2 inch copper pipe had a split in it so I cut it off and replaced it with plastic and joined it back to the 2 inch copper with a universal compression fitting. The last part of the pipe has now split so my options are: Cut the elbow off and extend the plastic to there - but I'll...
  10. M

    Moving or raising radiator to fit a larger waste pipe behind it

    Hi all, New guy here with a fairly specific query. Hope someone can help. If this is in the wrong section please let me know. I'm the facility manager of an old town hall building. We have a persistent problem with a first floor toilet that is very prone to blocking. The reason is that the...
    • MikeFM
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    • pipe radiator waste waste pipe
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  11. J

    Waste pipe fittings

    I am replacing the soil pipe and external bathroom waste pipework, but cannot find any fittings on connecting the "white plastic" pipes that come from the bathroom suite to the "black plastic" external fittings that match the black soil pipe. As you will have guessed I'm very much an amateur...
    • JCL8
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    • fittings pipe waste waste pipe
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  12. S

    Saniflo waste pipe - vertical lift AFTER horizontal run

    Hi everyone, I'm currently installing a new bathroom and using Saniflo to pump all the waste to the soil stack. However, the waste pipe has a vertical lift of about 40cm at the very end where it joins on to the soil stack. I've read everywhere that the vertical lift should always precede the...
    • slantsaman
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    • pipe waste waste pipe
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  13. O

    aquaflow waste pipe

    What temperatures can aquaflow waste pipe withstand.
  14. A

    Waste pipe location issue

    Hi guys, Been having a good session on Google and no ideas on there. My issue is the waste pipe location of a property I'm moving to. The pipe runs through the wall but about 5cms below the worktop and the same height as my washing machine and dish washer. As the waste pipe is so...
  15. A

    60/65mm waste pipe under sink

    Hi guys back with another problem in ny brothers new house. I went there to have a look at his waste pipe thats leaking. Suprise i found a flexi from ikea which is about 65 or 60mm diamater. I am really struggling to see how i can fix this problem i was wondering if theres any thick seals...
    • assegayer
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    • pipe sink waste waste pipe
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  16. A

    Help with waste pipe

    Hi guys could some help me what size spigot could i attach in that grey tee at bottom to put a washingmachine attachment the sink is a mess i never done it. But what could i attach to fit the washing machine hose to..the water supply isnt a prob only the waste.. Thanks a ton really need this...
    • assegayer
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    • pipe waste waste pipe
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  17. T

    Help with plugging waste pipe?

    Firstly I'm not a plumber so apologies in advanced. I've got a waste pipe that goes through some cupboards in my kitchen. There's a hot water pipe above it, so I guess it's for a dishwasher or something, but we haven't got anything connected to it. There's never been anything plugged in...
  18. A

    Waste pipe issue. Where can I get this?

    Hi guys need a fitting like this if anyone can help, the seal has gone, I went there hoping it was the pan con but no such luck. I dont want want to have to start cutting out tiles etc when it could be a simple job. It's just the round bit with the seal that I need to change over. Then the...
  19. U

    Kitchen waste pipe snapped

    Hi, I'm after some advice re kitchen waste pipe. I was removing the current floor and the waste snapped where it's welded to the pipe that goes into the ground. The 40mm pipe snapped at the volar of the 55mm (ish) pipe so there is nothing to attach to. Is there any way to get around...
    • Unregistered
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    • kitchen pipe waste waste pipe
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  20. U

    Lead Waste Pipe

    I have recently decided to tile my bathroom, i wanted to remove my basin to make things easier...upon investigating i was unable to undo the lead waste pipe so i resorted in sawing it off on the bend. My only worry now is how am i going to attatch a new one to this?? Is it possilbe to attatch...
    • Unregistered
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    • pipe waste waste pipe
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums

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