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Found the problem, a pin hole in the (new) chrome waste casting! The pin hole is in line with the top of the plastic coupler hence giving the appearance that the leak was coming from the joint. One very unhappy customer will be taking chrome waste back to supplier tomorrow. Thanks for the...

Thanks for the replies guys, The trap is a McAlpine bottle trap, but as I said can't get a seal on it. I have dismantled and re- done 6 or 7 times and on each occasion tightening a little more. The rubber seal seems to be seating onto the chrome grating/waste and the threading of the...

I have a need to remove 2 or 3 rads and a towel rail and would like to drain down the system. Could someone give me some advice as to how I should go about this please. The system is unvented with a Potterton boiler.

Fitted new whb and cannot seem to get a good seal between the plastic trap (with rubber seal) and threaded end of the chrome waste from the whb. Should I supplement the rubber seal with some silicone or some other compound/method?

Installing new WHB waste/trap but existing waste seems to be odd size(36mm). Where can I get hold of 36mm waste pie & fittings/traps? tried B&Q but they only stock 32mm & 40mm.