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    Disconnecting cold water tank feed to bathroom & connecting directly to the mains.

    Hi, I’m looking for some advice. I have recently moved into a ground floor flat (leasehold), with 3 flats above me, in an old Victorian conversion. I’m planning on renovating my bathroom and have a problem pipe in the corner of the room where I want the bath to go, boxed in with a valve key...
    • JessB
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    • bathroom cold cold water cold water tank connecting directly mains tank water water tank
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
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    Connecting on to plastic pipe

    Hey if connecting on to 15mm plastic pipe do you need to use the same brand of fittings as the pipe? I have a tap to swap that will involve connecting on to 15mm plastic which I believe is speedfit. Is it best to use the same brand connector i.e a speedfit socket going to copper on the over...
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    Connecting a washing machine

    Hi i am new on here so please can someone help? I have a washing machine to connect but the space for it to go into is aprox 2m away from the tap connectors and waste outlet under the sink. to make matters more complicated I have a built in over to run behind as well so if anybody has any...
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    Connecting to cast iron stack tee

    Hi, what is the best way of connecting to a cask iron soil pipe tee, to 4ich plastic. At the moment the tee has lead in it leading to the toilet.
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    Connecting 36mm to 32mm waste pipe in short distance

    Hi Just wondering if someone can help with the following. I have a 36mm waste pipe coming straight out of the wall below a small hand basin, to which I want to connect a 32mm pipe from the basin trap. Fairly straight forward you might say - use a multifit or universal connector. However, the...
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    Cooker with bayonet hose needs connecting where there is no bayonet fitting.

    Hi guys I hae a job tomorrow evening, fitting a cooker with a bayonet hose attached but there is no bayonet fitting for the hose to connect to. Can I get a bayonet fitting that can be connected to the capped pipe in place? if not any suggestions? Thanks
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    Connecting onto old 1 1/2 inch copper waste

    Hi all, Just wanted to check something. I need to connect onto an old 1 1/2 inch copper waste pipe. I'm assuming I'll be fine just using a modern plastic compression coupler to do the job Am I right or will I need something a bit more special? Cheers in advance. Bob
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    Connecting into horizontal soil pipe

    Hi all, is it acceptable to use a strap on boss on the top of a near horizontal 4" pipe with a shower outlet pipe? The 4" runs below the floor level? Or do I need to cut it and install a swept bend with a reducer?
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    Tubing/Pipe Connecting Query

    Hello all! I'm after some advice/help please re: piping/tubing connections. I'll try and explain my situation as best as I can. Please let me know if anything I say is unclear. (please see attached sketch). I have a probe which sits in a water flow loop. The water flow pipe is what I am...
  10. J

    Tubing/Pipe Connecting Query

    Hello all! I'm after some advice/help please re: piping/tubing connections. I'll try and explain my situation as best as I can. Please let me know if anything I say is unclear. (please see attached sketch). I have a probe which sits in a water flow loop. The water flow pipe is what I am trying...
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    3T advice - connecting conventional oil boiler feed and vent

    Hi new member here seeking basic advice on 3T connections. The current system uses a conventional vented oil boiler on the ground floor and is an old single pipe sytem with the boiler feed and vent from the expansion tank connected across the hot water cylinder heat exchanger on the 1st floor...
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    Connecting supplies to a bath

    Hi guys, I hope you can help. I have to do a bathroom install as part of my plumbing course. I have to use copper connections for the supply pipes for the bath. The pipe coming from the ground into the iso valves has to be clipped back to the wall so I'm guessing there will be a slight offset...
  13. K

    Connecting a washing machine to a water butt

    Any advice would be appreciated - I've been trying for two days to find someone knowledgable on rainwater harvesting. Is getting the water pressure right, the only drawback in feeding a washing machine to a 1000 litre water butt? What kind of pump would work the best? My washing machine...
    • kd_draper@Yahoo
    • Thread
    • connecting machine rainwater washing washing machine water
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
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    Connecting motorised valves of different types, one powered off, one auto off

    I have a conventional CH/Hot water system with motorised valves that are both power to open power to shut types. We had a loft conversion done some years ago and the upstairs radiators had a hot feed tee'ed into to the system at the pump. This feed was controlled by a third valve which is...
    • ColinJL
    • Thread
    • connecting different downstairs motorised motorised valves power system types upstairs valve valves
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
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    Connecting PEX to Copper?

    Hi I have to plumb uponor quattro pre-insulated underground pipe at boiler house and house ends. This consists of 3 32mm and 1 25mm pex pipes. I am not familiar with this pipe. I need to connect 2 of the 32mm pipes to 28mm elbows and the other 32mm and 25mm to 22mm straight/elbow brass...
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    connecting' back to wall' WC to high level cistern; is this possible?

    I have the possibility of siting a back to wall WC on a stud wall with a void behind that can be opened up above to accommodate a high level cistern; any one know if this can work?
    • Ding
    • Thread
    • back to wall button cistern connecting flush high level possible restrictor wall where
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
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    Connecting WC to a lead soil pipe

    Hello, I'm new to forum so I thought I'd get stuck in with this: I had a call out for a leaking WC waste. Its a late nineties close coupled, connected to a lead soil pipe which leads to a asbestos stack. Its been seriously bodged with silicone etc and they've glued a 'half moon' section of...
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    Electric bathroom rad - Customer had a query regarding connecting it to CH

    Hi guys Fitted a set of kitchen taps tonight for this customer and he has a new electric radiator to replace his bathroom radiator. It has the element inside and he told me that it will need to be filled with oil to function. I have had no dealings with these before. He asked if it was...
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    Connecting SCR from Drayton RF700 to boiler

    Hi there, I'm a competant DIYer but am struggling to connect my SCR to boiler. I have an Ariston clas he volt free switching boiler. I have 2 brown and 1 blue wire, but am struggling to follow the connections to the SCR from a Drayton RF700 + 2. Can anyone advise which wires go into which...
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    Question Re. Connecting New Room Stat To Mains?

    My combi doesn't have a room stat, so I am going to install a wireless one. When I install the stat's receiver next to boiler, what is good practice/OK when connecting receiver to 240V mains? - A) Connect to the electrical block inside boiler's electrics where boiler's 240V mains supply is...

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