A friend wants to install a floor drain in his fish prep room, so he can wash down easier. He says hes been told that he can connect into a rainwater drain pipe running from roof through concrete floor, this is situated in far corner of unit. I dont think it is feasible, what are anyone elses...
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chatting with a few of the chaps the other day generally about sheet lead roofs and we wondered what code of lead would have been used on st.pauls cathedral 4&5 were suggested I think more likely code 6
hope i am nearest as a couple of pints rest on the out come.....:)...
I've been asked about possibly installing graywater system to a potential customers new house..... Any advice/tips?
Also they want underfloor heating and would like me to go with them for the viewing????? Has anyone been in this position? Should I go just to see if UFH is possible? if so just...
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at the bottom of my garden ive found an old soak away tank , its been redundant for years. can it be filled in? im doing a lot of building work and could easily find rubble to fill it in with. i also want to build a large shed ontop of the tank so filling it in , if i can seems like a good idea.
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Hi everyone,
Just into week 5 of Level 2 G&G and already booked in for Level 3 during the summer.
I'm sure I'll have lots of question as I start work but having looked at the quality of feedback on the forum I'm sure I'll be able to find all the help I need.
Cheers
Malcolm:)
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I was down a manhole for the kitchen drains that run along the back of my semi, when I noticed human waste that could only have come from the downstairs loo from the adjoining property. Is this legal?:confused:
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Anybody know how these work?
I have a long standing customer who has just moved house which has one of these installed for flushing toilets.
There is a pump/solenoid valve in the garage with a pressure gauge and a reset button. The customer has to use the reset button after every use of the...
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I have searched for this via Google and have only been able to find what I required in large coils. So, I am hoping that someone on here can help me out with my requirement.
I have a new guttering system in place and I want to transfer the down-pipe flow to a pond nearby. To do this I am looking...
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I have just joined this forum. I have a specific need. How to cut in successfully into a cast iron soil stack to insert a new soil connection. It is an edwardian house. Alternatively a reasonable priced plumber in brighton to do it for me,
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i have a split cast iron down pipe (kitchen and wash hand basin waste) to repair, its split where it goes through concrete floor hence waste is seeping out, i was thinking about cutting out 50/75mm around around the pipe, patch split with some kind of epoxy, and replace concrete but chamfer up...
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I have a leak in my upstairs bathroom ceiling directly below where the soil pipe exits the roof. Please see pics below, I think rainwater might be getting through the gap on the right side of the pipe where the pvc pipe meets the lead pipe.
It has been leaking for about 2 years but has now...
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Well apart from the long list as given below,I found out the other day that they had a law in the Roman Empire were people with skills had to have an apprentice,so that skills were passed on,not lost and learnt correctly
Do you think such a law would work today?
Seems to me a lot of skills are...
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I have an old 3" CI rainwater system with a kitchen waste connected into it.
I want to replace this part of the system and have three questions:
Is there a 3" plastic system that would be a direct replacement?
If not where can I get an adapter to let me re-do the whole lot in 68mm...
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1952, was when the house was built and the toilet cistern is origional says the home owner.
it is a shires, half inch thick and is black in colour very dense. (smacked the lid with hammer outside and it was unmarked.
question, is this asbestos.?.:eek:
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Hi all
I would like to see a section dedicated to rainwater harvesting.
Apart from the fact that I'm thinking about setting up some sort of system in my house and would like to hear peoples tips/advice/experiences,I think its getting more relevant for plumbers now
Cheers rocky:)
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... a renewable energy forum? l do a lot of work with heat pumps and solar panel systems and am an approved installer of the Clearly Solar range by Glow Worm so may also be able to offer advice when needed?
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does anybody know how i can get a water meter moved from my own house it was put in before my time and since i have been here i ripped the old bermuda out and fitted a combi so in theory am useing less water only running a shower so not storeing water anymore wife tells me its costing 60 quid a...
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Hi there,
My plumbing skills are pretty basic so apologies for all the future daft questions.
I'm researching into replacing water supply to downstairs toilet with a rainwater feed from an outside tank.
I was wondering if I can simply cap off the cold mains supply as it comes out of the wall...
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Hi all
Got to go to look at a job tomorrow where I may have to design all the plumbing for both DHW & CH as the house has been completely stripped Have any of you got tips/links for designing complete systems ? :)
Thanks
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