Fractured Lead Waste Pipe

[aplombier]

I agree with you lame .
but Sometimes people can't afford the best job and are happy just for a patch. I will advise customers on what's best ie replace pipe but will try and patch if that's what they ask for , even if it goes against the grain so to speak . In the end they are the ones paying.

 

[Keefy]

I agree with you lame .
but Sometimes people can't afford the best job and are happy just for a patch. I will advise customers on what's best ie replace pipe but will try and patch if that's what they ask for , even if it goes against the grain so to speak . In the end they are the ones paying.

Sometimes it's worth telling a customer you'd prefer to do the job properly, especially if you have a reputation to uphold not to mention liability insurance.

 

[Whyme]

silicone it,brick it up, buy some nike air max and get running cos domanic littlewoods fast as fluff.

 

[aplombier]

I think we've flogged this enough !
and my Bentley will be faster than those trainers lol

 

[TBServices]

You didn't just charge someone £260 for a gate valve did you?

I'd replace the lot from the ground up if it was me. Get rid of the cast all together.

 

[stevetheplumber]

melt the old brass out of the stack and run the new plastic into it

 

[darriusdax]

melt the old brass out of the stack and run the new plastic into it

thanks steve. so you if i follow you correctly - the down pipe has a ring of brass that the cast iron branch slots on to? So i carefully knock out the cast iron branch and apply heat to the brass, then insert plastic with a rubber bung ?

 

[aplombier]

No TB service didn't know what u meant about the £260 gate valve until just read about it. Definitely not me. What a rip off !

 

[BuilderMCR]

Definitely needs replacing.

 

[Bronze_tap]

So you need to melt out that wiped joint out and use a bit of a 50mm plastic pushfit to couple into the cast iron if you can fit it into the collar, or get rid of the carst stack altogether. (You can get a coupling from carst into the into the 50 or 110mm plastic called "trapper", so you can join carst branches into the plastic pipe too, if they are to hard to replace).

Silicone CT1 sealant will seal most things even on wet surfaces .

In that case apply gaffertape/wide PVC on top of the silicone/LSX, and keep the thing open, until a proper repair can be done. Also it would let the wall to dry out.

 

[darriusdax]

Hi Bronze tap, thanks but this is an old post. I fixed it over a year ago. Nothing wrong with the Cast Iron so we just rammed the plastic pipe in with sealant and denzo taped all round to hold it nice and firm and be double sure. I reattatched to the old lead with a 50mm coupling which was luckily the perfect size. Cheers

 

[IDCHAPPY]

I'd hope the jobs been done by now 😉

 

[darriusdax]

I'd hope the jobs been done by now 😉

Aye it has, although I havent bothered to pebble dash the wall back in, I put a big flower pot in front and the wife hasnt noticed yet..... RESULT