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  1. perrryman

    Bottle trap waste connection tube minimum length?

    Anyone know if there is a bottle trap connection tube minimum length? (The pipe between the trap and the basin) I would like mine as short as posible so the trap is less obvious. Just wondered if I could cut it really short or does there have to be minimum drop distance before the trap for good...
  2. L

    Advice on making this connection..

    Hello....it’s nice living in France...apart from the plumbing...I need to connect to the chopped pipe....the pipe in front will be removed...I think I can solder it...just...any hints or tips ? I want to avoid concrete bashing... Thanks
  3. J

    Dripping connection

    We have had what I have now discovered a dripping mains to cistern connection ( heavy dripping ) in up stairs bathroom ,only discovered when we observed stains on the ceiling in the room below the bathroom. Is it possible how this could manifest the problem or would it be likely I have a more...
  4. J

    Concealed shower - hose connection leaking

    Hi all, Wish I had X-ray vision. My customer has an old concealed shower valve, with a concealed shower hose connection. There is a dribble from the plastic housing around the shower hose connection (it's not the rubber sealing washer/etc on the hose). So maybe a crossed thread on the hose...
  5. P

    Advice on connection between P trap and outlet

    Hello! Thanks so much for looking at my problem. I'm not a professional so I'd really appreciate any advice you can give. My problem: I have a bathroom sink with a P trap that has an integrated flexible accordion-style section. Unsurprisingly, it leaks and stinks. It's also installed backwards...
  6. B

    Mixer tap connection

    Hi I have a old mixer tap in my kitchen not sure what brand and it has solid copper connections going to it the threaded brass soldered end going into tap. Unfortunately there is a pinhole on the collar of the brass connection so i need to fix it or replace it with flexible tails. But the tap...
  7. A

    skylo plastic bottom entry valve not filling - type of connection?

    I am doing a DIY job - fitting a new inlet valve - "Viva Skylo Bottom Entry Fill Valve Plastic Shank" 1/2 inch. The existing pipe to the underside is copper with an olive and nut and fits reasonably well, and is watertight. A dribble of water went in and then stopped. The inlet pipe on the...
  8. B

    What type of tap connection is this?

    Hi, I have the attached Primo basin walk mixer from Victorian plumbing but the tap spout is a bit too short. Can anyone tell me where I can get a chrome tap spout roughly 190-200mm long, that fits the connection I have, or even the name of the type of connection. Its a type of connection...
  9. P

    Drainage connection to threshold drains

    Hi can someone tell me the best way to connect two threshold ACO015 threshold drain to an existing clay gully pot. The drains will do either side of the pot close to the wall. Would it require removal and using plastic fittings? Looking down the gully it appears there might be three sections...
  10. S

    Old TRV Valve connection

    I have a tiny leak coming from the underside of the "nut" at the top of the copper feed pipe on an an old Valiant TRV valve . It probably just needs a tightening or a bit of PTFE . I understand that these are usually compression fittings but I think this might be something different as the way...
  11. R

    Shower waste connection into soil stack

    Hi Hopefully someone could help advise me. I'm in the middle of replacing our shower with a modern low level tray and was wondering what is the best way to connect to waste pipe/soil stack. As you can see on picture the waste from the sink comes from the left and then the shower pipe joins...
    • Ritzman
    • Thread
    • connection shower soil waste
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Boilers
  12. L

    Washing machine drain connection

    Hello, New washing machine is the other side of the dishwasher therefore a longer drainage hose is required. I bought a 1.5m hose which I have connected to the existing hose, looked pretty tricky to replace the hose at the pump! I now have a 28mm rubber connector and a standard straight nozzle...
  13. G

    Condensate drain connection to rainwater drain

    I'm going to have to get by boiler replaced which means provision needs to be made for a condensate drain as the old boiler didn't have one. The boiler is in the garage, that is part of the house, if that makes sense. The house was built in 1999. There is no convenient internal drain. Outside...
  14. D

    Low loss header connection Inc pump to unvented system

    I am fitting my first low loss header onto an unvented system including ufh and 300ltr tank. I have picked the job up after the ufh has been layer, tested and screened over. All I have to work with is the manifold with flow and return pipes and pre installed rad circuit all of which feed into...
  15. J

    What connection type is this?

    Hi, I'm looking at upgrading my kitchen sink. The copper piping for both hot and cold have a connection type I've not seen before so does anyone have any idea what they are? Are they push fit couplers which are non-reversible therefore need cutting off? The new tap came with braided flexible...
  16. J

    NG Gas grill connection

    I know very little about plumbing, so I'm not even sure what to ask for and I may use the wrong descriptions of items, so apologies if so. I've done some searching online, but not entirely sure what I need to get. I recently moved into a house that has a gas outlet on the deck. I bought a...
  17. H

    Some advise on soil stack connection on a 100+yr house

    Hello all, First off I am a plumber by trade but I work almost exclusively on new builds so after buying my first house which is a little over 100yrs old this is a bit new to me. I'm wanting to get a bathroom in upstairs in order to do so I need a stack up the side of the property, there is...
    • HarryD
    • Thread
    • connection house soil
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Boilers
  18. A

    Hose setup/pressure and connection

    Hi guys , couple of questions if anyone would be kind enough to maybe shed some light. 1st is I have very little pressure to my outside tap despite pressure being ok in the rest of the house the tap has been in since we moved in couple of years ago and don’t recall having any issues before now...
  19. D

    Gas grill hose connection

    Hello, I am hoping you can help me. I need to connect an outdoor NG grill to an existing outside NG supply connection. I need to get the right hose to attach to my grill. A few background facts: -My Grill requires 124000 BTUH Total gas consumption with all burners set to HI -My Grill...
  20. T

    Baxi Burnall with back boiler connection to Unvented /Mains pressure water tank ??

    I have a Baxi Burnall open fire with wrap round back boiler connected via a Dunsley Baker Neutaliser to the vented hot water tank. I wish to update my older vented system to an unvented twin coil indirect water tank with two immersion slots. I want to use one immersion slot for my recently...
    • timeley
    • Thread
    • back boiler baxi boiler connection mains pressure tank unvented water water tank
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Boilers
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