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Hi folks. DIY'er here, with no previous experience. I had a mixer-shower that I wanted to remove permanantly. It was being fed from T-peices that had been inserted into the main hot/cold water-pipes that fed the rest of the bathroom (sink/bath etc). 1) I didn't remove the T-peices...

Hi all. I have a leak that I just can't cure. My mains stopcock is in the concrete floor in a 9x9" hole forcing me to use a tap spanner It decided to leak from below the input comp. nut. There is hardly any clearance to drop the nut down to get behind what may be an olive or a flange. After a...

Hi, fixing a copper pipe to lead pipe involves a 'wiped joint'. But how do you do a wiped joint properly? thanks.

I have a question on a flare joint fitting on my Vokera Mynute 20SE boiler. Maybe somebody can help??? The 8mm tubing connecting the expansion vessel to the manifold at the pump uses a flared copper joint. Does anyone know if this is a 45 degree or 37 degree flare? The nut used to make the...

Hi. I am fitting shower mixer valve, which has threaded elbow outlets. I have used lashings of PTFE tape, but they are still weeping. I am a mere DIYer but have done several jobs like this before without probs. Am I doin g something wrong? ANy ideas please? Thanks. BTW have searched and cant...

Is there any way of repairing a 40mm boss strap which is connected to 110mm soil and leaking without cutting out and replacing?

one of my jobs thinks he's got a leaky T-joint underneath his bath (cold water feed, 15mm push-fit PVC) trouble is, he's just put in a new bathroom suite & can't access the joint without removing the bath, which'll mean removing a bunch of tiles he's just put on the wall so i was wondering if...