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    Push-fit copper reliable?

    I need to hook up a copper pipe that comes directly out of the wall, to a toilet cistern. I've got a flexi-hose to connect to the cistern, but could do with the copper pipe pointing upwards. As a DIYer, I've never soldered and don't intend to purchase all the necessary stuff and mess around...
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    Connecting sink trap to metal waste pipe

    The waste pipe for our cloakroom sink is a vertical metal pipe coming directly out of the ground (I need to measure it, but it looks like it's around 32mm). I'm not sure what metal is and it's been painted, so hard to tell. What is the best way of connecting the sink trap onto this – can I use...
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    Do clipped pipes need felt?

    Just about to put down some new flooring and wondering whether I should unclip the central heating pipes and add some felt, or whether the clips will stop the pipes from rubbing on the joists and any expansion will instead take place to the left and right of the clips? (Photos attached) There...
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    OK for waste to run uphill a short distance?

    Currently in the middle of a bathroom refit. Just had first-fix plumbing done and new flooring installed and plumber has sent me some photos of the pipework before flooring went down (see attached). The shower and sink waste combine into one before crossing the joists to get to the soil pipe...
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