I'm surprised to hear that the Wickes item is better quality than the one from Plumb Centre - it's commonly the other way around.stokey said:I think I understand your recommending the particular manufacturer (Multikwik). I got a 'longer version' from 'Plumb Centre' and to be qute honest it looks to be rather flimsy. I took the other one back to Wickes, and in fact they had a compatible fitting which looked infinitely more substantial.(and no more expensive incidentally.)
Multikwik is a technical preference of mine, also something of a personal preference I suppose, because they are slightly more pliable and, IMHO, less prone to leaking. Not that you'll get a leak if you keep everything lined up.
I understand that, and you have my full sympathy. So much so that if you were minded to then I could give you my mobile number to call in case you need a voice of reassurance durng the job.So I am ready to hit the problem now and will probably have a go tomorrow. These things have to be planned carefully as my wife is severely disabled and needs that particular loo as she is confined downstairs.
There's no particular need to cut the connector down, unless it would otherwise poke into the soil stack. As you say, if you did then you'd need to remove the rubber sealing rings first.One final question if I may, the soil end of the connector where there are plastic/rubber 'rings' (finials???)....presumably I take those off to cut the pipe to size? Or could the whole device be pushed into the soil pipe?..it would probably go in by about 100mm...
Yup - I know what you mean. In the interests of a tidy job, and to stop the collection of unwelcome detritus (!) in the gap, I would use white silicone sealant. Use only sanitary grade mildew resistent silicone, such as Dow Corning 785; if the gap is deep then squeeze in a foundation, leave it to cure, then 24 hours later go over it again to get a reasonably level surface.There will be a small gap between the outer rim of the connector and the interior rim of the soil pipe...presumably one fills that in with filler of some sort.