Hello,
I'm new to plumbing but know which end of a spanner is which. I've gutted a bathroom and have just started re-plumbing everything. I've got the water supply done and will get the shower and sink wastes re-positioned fairly easily with some compression fittings. I'm having trouble with the toilet though.
It comes out of the flat's soil stack perpendicularly to the wall, straight through some studwork THEN three feet across with exposed pipework. I'd like to route the soil pipes within the studwork but lack the experience to know what to do with the soil stack.
The chap who delivered a Wickes order agreed it looked like a push fit, so there's hope it will twist. Could I have some tips on lubing the joints and how I might go about doing this? Is it worth risking it and smashing the whole flat's soil stack? I'd consider cutting out the current T junction and fitting a new one in at a push but it doesn't look like the stack is supported with brackets so don't want the whole lot to fall down if I take a piece out.
I could always bring the stud wall out a bit but it's already a small bathroom and I can't afford to lose another half foot. I'd much rather twist it 60 degrees. I certainly don't want to use a flexi after all the bad reviews I've read.
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I'm new to plumbing but know which end of a spanner is which. I've gutted a bathroom and have just started re-plumbing everything. I've got the water supply done and will get the shower and sink wastes re-positioned fairly easily with some compression fittings. I'm having trouble with the toilet though.
It comes out of the flat's soil stack perpendicularly to the wall, straight through some studwork THEN three feet across with exposed pipework. I'd like to route the soil pipes within the studwork but lack the experience to know what to do with the soil stack.
The chap who delivered a Wickes order agreed it looked like a push fit, so there's hope it will twist. Could I have some tips on lubing the joints and how I might go about doing this? Is it worth risking it and smashing the whole flat's soil stack? I'd consider cutting out the current T junction and fitting a new one in at a push but it doesn't look like the stack is supported with brackets so don't want the whole lot to fall down if I take a piece out.
I could always bring the stud wall out a bit but it's already a small bathroom and I can't afford to lose another half foot. I'd much rather twist it 60 degrees. I certainly don't want to use a flexi after all the bad reviews I've read.
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