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Are Redland dry ridge fixings available as individual components ? ( What I think I need may only be available within a DryVent kit. ) I have to fit this passive stack ridge vent into the current mortar ridge. The ridge vent instructions show that the joins on either side as...

Local Building Control classify this area as "sandy clay". Many houses in this location have been built ( in the 1930s ) with rainwater soakaways only, fed by porous pipes - although the topography and ground conditions may vary from house to house. In this case, with the extraordinary...

This is my - completely full - soakway test trench. Most of the pipework is already in place, but I haven't buried the crates yet. 2012 has been a rather demanding year for handling/removing rainwater from the roof. I have seen the water table in the back garden rise to the surface of the...

The result :- I fitted the kit shown in the original post. It does seem to work effectively - there is no leakage upon flushing. Thanks to all for your guidance.

It is not a bolt-through cistern. I think that the larger diameter ( and thinner ) seal may be the most promising avenue at this stage. . . . .back to PlumbCentre then . . . . .

It is a standard close-coupling kit from the local plumbers merchant == bog standard :wink: The photo shows how the kit lines up with the bolts through the holes in the toilet ( just to show how it looks ). The rubber doughnut does not want to sit anywhere other than where it is in the...

alignment looks wrong

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