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    Plastic pipe blown off shower - what's gone wrong?!

    Shame they don't tell you that when they sell you the pipe! I know, I'm s'posed to know these things :roll:
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    Plastic pipe blown off shower - what's gone wrong?!

    Took me a while, photos now appear above! :oops:
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    Plastic pipe blown off shower - what's gone wrong?!

    I re-plumbed an old shower with a new shower valve recently. After cutting an access hole in the partition wall, I replaced the old flexible braided pipes with plastic pipes. This morning, shortly after a shower, the hot water pipe blew off from the compression fitting on the shower valve...
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    Removed back boiler, replace with real fire

    Don't go for an open fire place. A stove like this is less messy and way more efficient... I installed a stainless steel flexible flue inside the chimney all the way up to the top. But you might not need to do this if you're sure your chimney is sound.
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    Toilet waste pipe - undoing a bodge job

    Many thanks TicklyT. You have confirmed my first thoughts which are to cut away a channel in the bottom of the cabinet for the waste pipe. Very useful info on the recommended fall of the waste pipe, I'll have to crawl behind the wall and make some measurements there. Lots of good...
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    Toilet waste pipe - undoing a bodge job

    Hi all, my first post on here. I've read a few other posts on the subject of toilet waste pipes but would welcome any opinions on my problem. This toilet was installed by previous owner and has never been a good flusher often requiring several flushes to clear the bowl. I've finally got...
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