Recent content by stonehouse

Many thanks for the replies. Yes, you're right it turned out to be plastic lining. I've took them all out this afternoon. Nice avatar BTW.

Can anyone tell what is this sheathing on old copper pipes? (red arrow). It's almost paper thin with holes in it. Is it asbestos?

Thanks. The size I need will be either 1 1/2" (38mm) or 1 3/8" (35mm).

Hello, Can the brass adapter shown in below photo still be purchased? If so, what is the part called or what is its British Standard number? I have searched online but nothing came up. Thanks in advance.

Thank you. By the way, why are hoppers no longer legal?

I don't like the idea of connecting wastes (wash basin and bath) to a soil sack pipe because I imagine sewer smell could come into the building. A separate 50mm stack sounds good. Should a trap be installed at the base of this 50mm stack? Thanks.

Thank you.

Greetings everyone. I wish to convert one of my property's ground level open gullies (connected to main foul drainage) for external soil stack pipe use but I understand that the base of a soil stack has to be a rest bend, not a trap. So, if I replace the existing trap with a new rest bend...

jeff, Do you mean fit a rear jig upside down?

Thanks for the recommendation. I'll look into the Baxi 600. Are there anymore models like this?

Sounds good but I don't think the cupboard in my kitchen has enough depth for a stand off jig + boiler.

Combi? Which model?

Seriously?

Hello, Is there such a boiler available on the market? Considering to put a combi boiler in the kitchen (downstairs) but I want pipes that go up, not down, as the bathroom is located upstairs. I want to keep the hot water pipe lengths as short a possible - the shorter the better. I think...

I will be replacing some underground drainage pipes from the gulley outside my kitchen to the manhole. I'm thinking to buy traditional glazed clay pipes (mortar joint) as the 100-year old company WT Knowles still manufacture them. After researching online and books I found out that tarred...