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    vegasgo reacted to ChrisJP's post in the thread Broken waste pipe with Thanks Thanks.
    Despite the (good) advice to avoid flexi pipes because of their tendency to accumulate muck and block, it does seem that in the case of...
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    vegasgo replied to the thread Broken waste pipe.
    There is a u-bend from the plug hole, then a section has been cut out for the waste pipe, so yes once in place a flexi-pipe seems the...
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    vegasgo replied to the thread Broken waste pipe.
    It's free standing, flush all round with no gasket/support strip.
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    vegasgo replied to the thread Broken waste pipe.
    Free standing, skirts all around but no kind of gasket underneath it either.
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    vegasgo reacted to Harry Bloomfield's post in the thread Broken waste pipe with Thanks Thanks.
    That length of pipe, should easily allow it to be sprung into place, I would suggest - no need for flexi at all.
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    vegasgo reacted to yorksbuilder's post in the thread Broken waste pipe with Thanks Thanks.
    Hire, buy or borrow a diamond for drill, 50mm diameter. Or look up one specifically for tiles. Carefully core around the pipe in the...
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    vegasgo reacted to CountryFan's post in the thread Broken waste pipe with Thanks Thanks.
    Can you not just chip away at the grout and get a coupling on, or make the hole a little bigger and fill afterwards?
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    vegasgo replied to the thread Broken waste pipe.
    That Sir is a very good idea, will see in the morning.
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    vegasgo replied to the thread Broken waste pipe.
    The pipe snapped where it meets the wall and also on the right-hand bend where it leaves the bath - I will only use flexi-pipe here as...
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    vegasgo replied to the thread Broken waste pipe.
    The bath was seemingly stuck down with silicone .... it's been loose-ish for years but as long as you didn't sit on the edge of it then...
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    vegasgo reacted to ChrisJP's post in the thread Broken waste pipe with Thanks Thanks.
    When you do get the waste pipe repaired, you'll also need to find a way of supporting the bath more effectively. It should not have...
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    vegasgo reacted to Madrab's post in the thread Broken waste pipe with Thanks Thanks.
    The key is if it is solvent Weld (ABS/PVC). If it is then I have got away with a piece of 40mm cut lengthways before. That then has a...
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    vegasgo reacted to denso13's post in the thread Broken waste pipe with Thanks Thanks.
    Not ideal, but if you really are stuck with no other practical solutions, it might be an option.
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    vegasgo replied to the thread Broken waste pipe.
    The pipe goes straight to the soil stack, the obvious thing to do would be to renew it all but access isn't good on the outside. The...
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    vegasgo posted the thread Broken waste pipe in Plumbing and Central Heating.
    Hi everyone the 40mm pipe to our free-standing bath has snapped right off where it enters the wall (someone sat on the bath and it...
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