Help needed with strange looking (to me) Bath drain connector

[gcgold]

I hope someone can shed some light. Boss Lady bought a bath that weighs 27 stones for our loft conversion and I have been lumbered with the job of fitting it. Mate who is a plumber has helped me get waste pipes etc installed but doesn't want to know the bath, and who can blame him.Now that the joists have been re-inforced and the 25mm WBP ply is down and we somehow managed to get the bath up into the room ( long story) I have decided to have a look at the bath. I always thought I would have to connect the drain from underneath (ie via the ceiling in the kitchen) so no probs with accessing the 40mm waste pipe.See the attached picture. The bath has a sort of void underneath about 45mm high. Connected to teh plug hole is a flexi connector which can be bent and extended to virtually any position. My problem is how to connect this to a bath trap. the end has an outside diameter of approx 32mm. There is a run of about 3 metres so I want to use 40mm Waste pipe.Any suggestions / help would be gratefully received :rolleyes2:

 

[JCplumb]

That looks like part of the overflow. I reckon you need to go and buy bath waste kit.

 

[PlumbBobBob]

hi welcome gcgold. i believe that you form a trap with the flexi part it should come with a sort of clip which is attached to the flexi to keep it in position. you then get an adaptor to go from 32mm to 40mm then away you go!

 

[PlumbBobBob]

That looks like part of the overflow. I reckon you need to go and buy bath waste kit.

looking again i think you're right lol

 

[TBServices]

That looks like part of the overflow. I reckon you need to go and buy bath waste kit.

Sounds right to me.


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[scotty plumber]

Throw it away and buy yourself a macalpine bath waste kit as previously mentioned

 

[gcgold]

Feel like throwing the bath away - except I cant lift it coz its so heavy. Will source a Macalpine bath waste kit now . Many thanks for your prompt responses.

 

[Paulus]

It is definitely the overflow pipe. I suggest you do as scotty says.

 

[jordand]

More trouble than its worth fitting. You will be back to fix a leaky bath waste if that gets fitted

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[gcgold]

OH DEAR............... Having read the prompt responses I went back and inspected the 'monster' I now have a further problem. There is no sign of an overflow in this very heavy very expensive bath :sick: The damned thing is that big I dont think the country has enough water to completely fill it but will the lack of an overlow mean that the Building Control geezer might have something negative to say ?

 

[Whn1]

From the pic that to me looks like a cheap overflow from a kitchen sink.

 

[gcgold]

From the pic that to me looks like a cheap overflow from a kitchen sink.

No it was attached to the click clack drain.

 

[Whn1]

Like the guys said but a mcalpine one and blank off the overflow connection, you may need to cut a hole in the floor to fit the trap and hope it doesn't land on a joist.

 

[JCplumb]

Never really come across a bath without an overflow except plastic ones where you have to drill a hole for it.
Not sure if it's building regs, but I would guess that it is. Regs aside, if that bath weighs a ton and someone leaves a tap open, the overflowing water may weaken the wooden floor underneath it.
I'd be worried if I was in a room below it.
What's it made of? Would it be possible to drill one?

 

[PlumbBobBob]

can you put some pics of the bath up?