OSMA Join

[Notadecor8ter]

Hi,

I have inherited a lovey Gutter Union that is leaking.

The part of the join was OSMA 7T.709 and i cannot find it ANYWHERE.

Osma said they haven't stocked it for five years, last supplier they knew of stopped selling it.

Tried sealant, dosn't work, tried a new 8T, it's too heavy for the original guttering.

Other than replacing the whole back gutter run anybody know how i could get hold of this part.

Thanks

Dan

 

[alan333]

Is the union broken or just leaking at the joint with the next section? If it's just leaking then fit new rubbers and clip it back on properly.

 

[Notadecor8ter]

It's leaking mate.

Can't even find the same seals, any ideas?>

 

[alan333]

Seals from any Osma should work. They're just strips of ribbed rubber. Take your old one off and have a look, there's a fair chance you could modify a seal from another manufacturer.

Take it off on a warm day, the old plastic gets a bit brittle after a while and the clips can break.

 

[Nige F]

It must be an old one - like what I fitted in the village where I lived in '75 - drove through recently and someone had fitted a black one on the original grey gutter- looked like a filled tooth. There are some on eBay that came up when I did a search. If you're talking about a village in E. Sx then it may be the same one LOL

 

[Notadecor8ter]

God knows how they got another bit to fit! House is late 90's.....just unfortunately bought the house and it has been empty for a while so guttering has been full of moss and sagged causing this i think.

I tried the seals before but didn't work...nightmare.

 

[Nige F]

Seriously - look on eBay they have ones listed with that number

 

[Mitchlou]

Hi all, I have exactly the same problem and wondered what the outcome of this issue was? Have looked on Ebay but can't find anything any ideas please? thanks

 

[Notadecor8ter]

You are knackered...best i've managed to do is ask my next door neighbour for the old ones they've recently just ripped out and replaced.

I'm considering redoing them tbh

 

[Mitchlou]

Thanks for that - will have to have a re-think but really dont want to have to replace the whole gutter aarrggghh!!