Hi again!! -
I seem to have an internal mish-mash of pipe materials (which I'd love to rationalise) and I'm wondering if it's par for the course in a "part-modernised" 1930s semi such as mine (outer London area)??
I'm not sure if the incoming mains is lead, would this typically be the case??
But internally it continues mainly in threaded iron. But for example, for the supply to the cold water bath tap, a short section of 15mm copper pipe comes off the iron via a compression-type fitting, then a short length of S-shaped lead has been sweated onto the copper, this then changes back again to another short vertical length of 15mm copper up to the tap via a 15/22 connection (or imperial). Was it commonplace to switch from iron to lead to form bends?? In this instance I don't really know why it didn't continue in copper off the iron??
Would appreciate comments from any (older?) plumbers.
Thanks.
I seem to have an internal mish-mash of pipe materials (which I'd love to rationalise) and I'm wondering if it's par for the course in a "part-modernised" 1930s semi such as mine (outer London area)??
I'm not sure if the incoming mains is lead, would this typically be the case??
But internally it continues mainly in threaded iron. But for example, for the supply to the cold water bath tap, a short section of 15mm copper pipe comes off the iron via a compression-type fitting, then a short length of S-shaped lead has been sweated onto the copper, this then changes back again to another short vertical length of 15mm copper up to the tap via a 15/22 connection (or imperial). Was it commonplace to switch from iron to lead to form bends?? In this instance I don't really know why it didn't continue in copper off the iron??
Would appreciate comments from any (older?) plumbers.
Thanks.