I have been trying to sort out a shower that was installed by our house builder in 1997.
I have encountered several problems this is one of them.
I found out the the builder had installed a bath trap so I replaced it with a McAlpine STWM-95 shower trap.
I used a McAlpine flexible pipe to connect the trap to the existing 40mm waste pipe.
After I tested the pipe work I noticed that one of the joints in the 40mm waste pipe was weeping.
The type fitted is shown in the images. It is made by Marley to BS5254PP the other markings are WS40 WPB41.
I was wondering whether the rubber joints might have hardened with age meaning I will need to replace the components.
I noticed that the segments of 40mm pipe I had removed must have been cut using a hacksaw because the edges are pretty ragged. Should I buy a proper pipe cutter to get clean edges or will that be unnecessary?
Is there a reliable way to stop the joints leaking? or should I simply buy replacements?
Is there a more reliable connector system I could use that would be compatible with the existing 40mm waste pipe?
I have encountered several problems this is one of them.
I found out the the builder had installed a bath trap so I replaced it with a McAlpine STWM-95 shower trap.
I used a McAlpine flexible pipe to connect the trap to the existing 40mm waste pipe.
After I tested the pipe work I noticed that one of the joints in the 40mm waste pipe was weeping.
The type fitted is shown in the images. It is made by Marley to BS5254PP the other markings are WS40 WPB41.
I was wondering whether the rubber joints might have hardened with age meaning I will need to replace the components.
I noticed that the segments of 40mm pipe I had removed must have been cut using a hacksaw because the edges are pretty ragged. Should I buy a proper pipe cutter to get clean edges or will that be unnecessary?
Is there a reliable way to stop the joints leaking? or should I simply buy replacements?
Is there a more reliable connector system I could use that would be compatible with the existing 40mm waste pipe?