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Madrab replied to the thread 110mm stack rubber seal.As suggested, these seals usually change with age and become hard/brittle or shrink and once undone, experience has shown that they... -
Usually a bit more to it than that, if the seal is coming in and out easily I'd wager it has shrunk with age, and is unlikely to reseal...
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Madrab replied to the thread Radiator Sludge.Bit surprised though, given the fact that sorting out and system sludge/restrictions would have nothing to do with Gas Safe or anyone...
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Madrab replied to the thread Can my valiant ecotec run just a single radiator?.Any boiler can run just one rad but yes it will lead to short cycling and be highly inefficient.
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Madrab replied to the thread Converting push fit to glued?.Yes - both pushfit and SW plastic waste pipe can be used with universal compression waste fittings. Glu'able pipe, i.e. solvent weld...
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Madrab replied to the thread Converting push fit to glued?.For me it's a few things. Most of which I have experienced. Solvent weld is a bit like soldering copper, once it's glued properly then...
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Madrab replied to the thread Converting push fit to glued?.Unfortunately, I think the problem here is that they could be bathroom fitters? Whilst not all are the same and your chaps may be good...
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Sorry, but no professional Plumber would use Push Fit, never mind under a floor where it cant be got to. Solvent Weld every time, done...
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Madrab replied to the thread Fall on horizontal shower waste to boss strap.If you can avoid it, try not using the rubber adapters. Over the longer term they can become troublesome as they age harden. If at all...
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To the regular lurkers on here, and to all. Have a good one (y)
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Madrab replied to the thread Merry Christmas!.All the best to you too @dilalio and all the other regs as well, hope you and yours all had a great day!
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Madrab replied to the thread Lagging for an external condensate pipe.Yes and if it's fitted properly, without cutting it down its length and with a good couple of coats of good quality exterior paint, that...
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Madrab replied to the thread Lagging for an external condensate pipe.Some boilers have trickle overflow condensate traps, some have syphon traps, the former allows a constant discharge, the latter...
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Madrab replied to the thread How to make room to fit a rat flap?.Are you sure it's a 6" clay and not a 4"? Is there no other full chamber that you have access to the open end? If not then you would...
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Madrab replied to the thread Column radiator microbore.Usually not to the point whereby the rad won't flow, some of the tubular designer rads have the tube slightly above the top and bottom...
