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The elbow is the region between the upper and lower parts of the arm that surrounds the elbow joint. The elbow includes prominent landmarks such as the olecranon, the elbow pit, and the lateral and the medial epicondyles of the humerus. The elbow joint is a hinge joint between the upper arm and the forearm; more specifically between the humerus in the upper arm and the radius and ulna in the forearm which allows the forearm and hand to be moved towards and away from the body.The term elbow is specifically used for humans and other primates, and in other vertebrates forelimb plus joint is used.The name for the elbow in Latin is cubitus, and so the word cubital is used in some elbow-related terms, as in cubital nodes for example.

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  1. G

    falling waste elbow under kitchen sink

    Hello all. Noticed a pool of water under kitchen sink. Checked the waste pipe and found the grey elbow in corner was totally slack on the pipe (see photos). Took apart waste pipe and seal seems ok. There appears to be a gap of about 5mm when pipe is fitted into this corner elbow. My question is...
  2. A

    22mm compression elbow wall plate fixings

    Hi guys Probably something really simple but I'm not a plumber so feel free to take the p :) I have a 22mm compression elbow wall plate. (https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/261181101306 ) My 22mm copper pipe fits fine into the bottom of the wall plate. But, I bought a 22mm stop end which I hoped...
  3. P

    fire place restrictor elbow gas leak

    Any one ever seen a restrictor elbow cap become loose and start to leak, went to a job today where we fitted a fire 6-8 months ago and all of a sudden there was a smell of gas, that turned out to be the cap on the restrictor elbow, yet it'd been fine for 6-8 months, I think someone had been...
  4. M

    pex fitting to rad

    have 20mm pex running behind wall and looking at ways to connect to rad ( horizontal connection )... obviously only want as few connections in wall and 1 if possible. was planing of using a copper stub out elbow using a crimp connection if i can source them to germany. not sure if this...
  5. M

    solderd.sockets.on pipe.run

    Due to were I work.changing the plan of.a.house I now.need to change some pipework on the first fix all copper. So the main pipe runs.will now need extra sockets in them either that or.do a fair bit of repiping. Is having sockets on pipes that wouldnt.of orginaly needed that as the pipe would of...
  6. M

    condensate pipe chased.in to wall

    If chasing a condensate pipe in to the wall, and then exiting the building so needs to be 32mm pipe. Because.the 22mm pipe is in a chase.when it exits the building in to a 32mm elbow. Part of the elbow will be in the wall. I am concerned as you would never know if.it started to leak. Any one got...
  7. B

    3-way PVC elbow - don't know where to get one??

    Hi there, I am looking for some 3-way or 4-way plastic elbow fittings to fit either 22 / 32 or 40mm plastic pipe. Here is a picture of one, I can't seem to find where to get one in the UK, plenty in the US though. Would appreciate your help.
  8. M

    Heated Towel Rail - Elbow Fittings?

    Hi (first post on these forums) Looking to replace an existing radiator for a chrome heated towel rail. However, I live in a new build house where they have used white plastic pipe (think its called barrier pipe???) and I would still like to be able to take the towel rail off the wall to...
  9. jaydebruyne

    4 inch elbow

    Is this likely to be a solvent weld elbow?? Sorry for the bad picture.. I have to replace the pan connector but not seen this kind of elbow before so just sussing what I need.
  10. U

    Gas fire isolation valve - fitter says its illegal

    Hi, hope you can help me. We have just placed an order for a new gas fire, hearth and back panel and the fire shop has said that they can remove the isolation valve currently situated about a foot away from the existing hearth (you remove the cap and screw the internal part in to isolate). They...
  11. T

    Soil stack tee

    just went to sort a dripping toilet what should have been a simple job just replace a straight pan connector with a offset. Simple right????? first the flush broke then the elbow falls out the tee and won't seat in properly ffsssssssssss surely the elbow should be tighter then just pushed in
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    • connector elbow flush oil should simple soil soil stack stack tee
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    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  12. P

    Piping up radiators

    there's seems 2 be lots of different ways to pipe up radiators depending on where the pipes are & what the wall are made of. customers prefer not to see the pipe work but it Cant always be helpe fea ] m nmkl
  13. A

    Unrecognised elbow fitting

    I have a small leak from one of these elbow fittings. https://www.dropbox.com/s/m1px3ubrgjf7vmz/IMG_1896.jpg?dl=0 Never seen one like it before and am unsure of the construction. Is there an olive under compression as in a 'normal' compression fitting joint? Can I safely try gently tightening...
  14. M

    Elbow at wrong angle

    Hi and thank you for reading. I am installing a shower valve which requires a 3/4 male threaded fitting. I am using a make 3/4 thread that goes into the valve and the other end is 22mm compression fitting. The connection is elbowed. The issue I am having is when the elbow is screwed all the...
  15. R

    quick question about wall plate elbow

    Just installed a shower arm to find that once fitted the arm is on a slight angle and not quite square with the wall Is there any quick way to sort it? Walls been tanked so I don't want to be ripping boards out I have enough access to get to the screws securing the wall plate though...
  16. R

    Overflow street elbow

    Been on a few installs over the years where I've thought a overflow street would come in so handy. Do they exist? Has anyone here come across one?
  17. M

    Soldering near plastic push fit fittings

    Hey when say piping up a kitchen sink were the pipes are elbowed out behind the unit via a push fit elbow taking the plastic pipe to copper coming in to the unit. You would usualy want to elbow the pipe straight up to go to the kitchen tap. However his wold mean soldering ly a few inches from...
  18. T

    WC pan-connector leak.

    I am having a bit of a difficulty here with this pan-connector set-up. It is leaking slightly from the joint where the p-c on the WC connects into the elbow p-c. Would it be better to replace the elbow p-c with a single socket bend like this with a new p-c (as existing) on the back of the WC...
  19. JCplumb

    Water Regs question.

    Lo gents. I'm fitting a sink in a nursery next week and the only way to run the waste is into a soil boss. I was planning on using a McAlpine anti syphon bottle trap to prevent odours from the soil, is this within the water regs considering it's in a public building? There's no room for a hepvo...
  20. J

    Boiler flue through conservatory.

    I've seen a few posts about flues in conny's here before. But each Q is different. in my case I need some info about regulations regarding flue pipes inside a conservatory. My conservatory is still to be build. The flue comes out of the back wall of the house at nose hight in the middle of the...
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