Recent content by bobbilda

Have done this on many occasions especially where the aesthetics of the original cast soil pipe is retained, but mainly on internal stacks. The cutting of a hole into cast iron should prove no problem providing you use a decent toothed hole saw on a fairly slow speed. Do not use hammer or...

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The better alternative would be to remove both dead legs of pipework to where they tee into the system pipework. As you have already connected both pipes via a 'u' and assuming this is the reason for airlocking you will not accomplish your goal simply by capping individually now. Any air...

With the HWS system that you have described this is the only feasible solution due to the litres required for a power shower. The alternative, and in my opinion a better option, would be via an unvented HWS system. Consider the expense of installing an additional cold water storage tank...

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