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MikeFM
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 waste pipe is too narrow (20mm) to allow its 'load' to be flushed efficiently. The pipe is run behind a radiator so there currently isn't space to fit a wider pipe without raising or moving the radiator. Added to this, the pipe runs more or less horizontally along a skirting board for about 5 feet, then has two right angles to negotiate before it connects to a wider pipe.
In the past, a macerator has been installed to break up the solids but this has failed to solve the issue of constant blocking.
So the question here is, what is the best/quickest/cheapest way to move, raise or replace the radiator, ideally without draining the whole system, to create enough space to run a larger pipe, say 40-50mm that can run diagonally from the toilet to the floor without the need for any right angles?
Please see pics for illustration.
PS We need to retain the some form of heating but open to suggested replacement radiator units.
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 waste pipe is too narrow (20mm) to allow its 'load' to be flushed efficiently. The pipe is run behind a radiator so there currently isn't space to fit a wider pipe without raising or moving the radiator. Added to this, the pipe runs more or less horizontally along a skirting board for about 5 feet, then has two right angles to negotiate before it connects to a wider pipe.
In the past, a macerator has been installed to break up the solids but this has failed to solve the issue of constant blocking.
So the question here is, what is the best/quickest/cheapest way to move, raise or replace the radiator, ideally without draining the whole system, to create enough space to run a larger pipe, say 40-50mm that can run diagonally from the toilet to the floor without the need for any right angles?
Please see pics for illustration.
PS We need to retain the some form of heating but open to suggested replacement radiator units.
