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The tail is the section at the rear end of certain kinds of animals’ bodies; in general, the term refers to a distinct, flexible appendage to the torso. It is the part of the body that corresponds roughly to the sacrum and coccyx in mammals, reptiles, and birds. While tails are primarily a feature of vertebrates, some invertebrates including scorpions and springtails, as well as snails and slugs, have tail-like appendages that are sometimes referred to as tails. Tailed objects are sometimes referred to as "caudate" and the part of the body associated with or proximal to the tail are given the adjective "caudal".

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  1. I

    Lockshield valve bigger than tail on new rad

    Total amateur giving it a go .. We are trying to replace our radiator and came up against an issue. The tail piece in the original rad is jammed in and won't budge. We have bought new rad with a 15mm tail however it seems the pipe into the lockshield valve is 3/4 inch. Does such a thing exist...
  2. G

    Flexi Tail Doesn't Fit Compression Nut

    Hi all Fitting a new monobloc mixer tap. The flexi tails that came with the tap (see first photo) don't fit the connection (see second photo). Is there a connector / coupler that will allow the flexi tail to connect to the compression coupling? If you could provide a website link to a connector...
  3. S

    Leaking Rad tail Extensions

    I’ve got these rad tail extension pieces from tool station Radiator Valve Extension 25mm - Toolstation Ive tried a couple of times and I can’t get a decent seal on them using ptfe. Will give it one more go and use more ptfe but if they continue to weep im wondering if it is feasible to use...
  4. D

    small leak cwst valve tail

    I wonder if someone can give a little pointer. I've drawn a bit of a ropey diagram so I can explain my problem. Having to fit a new 3/4 inch float valve to the cold water storage tank, and the original was in one piece, so removal had to be unscrewing the whole thing including the threaded tail...
  5. C

    1/2 rad tail for rad spanner

    I am wanting to fit a TRV but the radiator tail that come with all the TRVs I can find have the spanner flats on the outside not the inside. The problem is they need a greater distance between rad and pipe. I thought if I could replace the tail piece with a shorter one that still fits on the...
  6. AlexGas

    Rad tail snapped...

    Rad tail snapped on me today. DOH! The wall looks well thin to me, thanks Pegler... not! Took me a good 10 min to fish the rest out of the rad.
  7. T

    Suprima 80. Chasing my tail.

    Help?
  8. P

    Flexi tail

    Hi all Sometime soon I will be replacing syphon on my WC If you refer to my picture, does anyone think the flexi tail on the inlet was installed with too much of a bend ? I have heard it is not recommended and they have more chance of failing like that. And I am thinking I will stress it...
  9. J

    m10x1 flexible tail pipe!

    Hi, can anyone tell me how I would connect a m10x1 flexible hose to a polyplumb type fitting? I haven't started yet as I want to try and get as much info before I start. The old copper tail pipe in the picture is 15mm. Before I thought about posting this I was going to get two 15mm shut off...
  10. D

    slight leak from bath tap tail connector

    Hi, Noticed slight black water stain on edge of ceiling and top of wallpaper in lounge. Identified this as directly beneath bath on upper floor Removed bath panel and could see slight leak from hot tap pipe where it connects to tap tail.(furthest away and hardest to get to). I am...
  11. R

    Radiator tail leak

    Friends Got to fix a slightly weeping rad tail. Can turn valves off. Are there any tricks to repairing it without draining the rad, removing, ptfe & screwing back in? Cheers Rct
  12. P

    towel rail tail tight

    I recently fitted a towel rail, theres a slight weep on one of the tails, when I tried to remove the trail it started to tighten up Any ideas on why, I don't want to damage the towel rail in removing the tail but its got to come out
  13. S

    3/4" rad tail extensions

    Do these exist? Searched online but can only find 1/2". Got a pinholed rad to replace on open system and dont really want to drain down if I can help it. Existing rad 1250, new rad would be 1200 plus 50mm tail extension. Existing valves are 3/4" unfortunately. I will prob end up freezing pipes tbh.
  14. B

    tap tail adaptors

    http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Plumbing/Flexible+Connectors/Tap+Tail+Adaptors+15mm+x+12/d20/sd2807/p14081 seen these in toolstation cheaper than a 1/2" mi .can be put direct into comp iso or soldered into coupler.
  15. W

    basin tap tail size

    hi i bought a Hudson reed basin mixer tap and the tails coming off are 6 mm or 8 mm. the hot and cold are fed from a combi boiler not seen tails so small before is this usual. im worried the flow will be restricted too much? thanks
  16. M

    Radiator tail fixed extension leaking

    I have a common issue where the new radiator isn't quite the same width as the old one. Have got hold of some 30mm extension pieces and fited them but they leek. I have attached a picture for reference. So firstly I removed the existing radiator tail. I then wound some PTFE tape around the...
  17. R

    Radiator tail leak

    Hi Friends Following on from yesterday i have again taken the tail out of teh rad and applied new ptfe tape (more this time), screwed back into rad and hey presto there is atill a very small leak, drips about each hour. I am lost, should I buy a new tail? the one I have doesn't have the...
  18. T

    Radiator tail problem. Any ideas?

    Morning all. I'm replacing lockshield valves with TRVs in some fairly old radiators. The radiators work fine but the tails on the TRVs - Drayton TRV 4s - can't be screwed fully into place with a spanner because the radiator sides are recessed and not flat. I can't use a socket set as the nut and...
  19. D

    Joining 15mm isolator valve to 1/2" BSP male tap tail.

    I've started a discussion at- http://www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk/plumbing-forum/21292-shower-pipe-sizes.html#post155539 - regarding shower pipe sizes and fittings, I didn't realise there is a seperate Fittings & Pipe forum. Any way I want to connect a 15mm x 15mm full bore isolating valve to...
  20. M

    Putting a new tail into a rad

    I have an old rad and am reusing it in my house. I need to get a tail into the rad, but i am struggling to get it more than 50% in due to the rad fins catching my spanner. is there a slim line tool i can use to do this job. Some valves use an allen key i understand, but this one doesnt have...
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