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    Leaking shower waste pipe

    The leak will not be there but probably higher up around the white nut.Whipe it all dry and then run the shower and feel around the nut for water.
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    Is there a maximum distance that a soil pipe can be before it joins the main drain?

    mine travels more than that to my septic tank with no problems.
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    Tracksaw advice

    Mine did! snapped my thumb backwards against the joint.Had to have it pinned into a shape to hold a pint of cider.
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    Sink waste too high?

    Put the trap on and see.
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    Neighbours builder damaged wall.. Big deal or let it go?

    I think it depends on who owns the wall and if shared who's half is damaged?
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    New radiator valves - no lock shield?

    I thought the valve with the cap on worked as a lockshield by using an allen key ? That's how mine work.
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    Leaking outdoor garden tap - fix

    There won't be a fibre washer,it will just be an olive. As stated above just hold the tap tight and give the nut a tweak. If it does not work then undo nut and wrap some tape.
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    What's this heating system???

    It's fully pumped.The pump by the boiler is for heating and the other pump is for hot water. There will be thermostats controlling the pumps.
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    Fence & Deck / Boundary?

    I would be careful about any disbutes as you might want to sell it one day and it could cause you problems. They are probably wrong with what they've done but it's your call.
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    Mixer tap not mixing correctly

    Has someone changed the cartridge in that tap lately ? My money is on the cartridge being faulty or fitted wrong.
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    Connecting 15mm mains water feed to 22mm bath tap

    You will need more than hand tight and you will need fibre washers toolstation number 30349 will do it.
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    Leaking waste pipe

    or cut the pipe between the Tee and elbow and you won't need any 40mm pipe.You would need one 40mm coupler and do the rest in 32mm pipe and fittings.
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    Changing Copper Olive on TRV

    Dope or rope......just slacken off the nut and wrap some ptfe tape arond a few times and do it up.
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    13mm outer diameter copper water pipe. I can't find any fittings

    That is/was called a taft joint..The lead compo was opened out to a bell shape using a turnpin.The copper was then tapped into the lead and filled with solder.We used to rough up the end of the copper so it bit into the lead and we would also and tin it first.
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    13mm outer diameter copper water pipe. I can't find any fittings

    It's copper.Lead would have brass tails sweated on to fit the compression fittings.
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    13mm outer diameter copper water pipe. I can't find any fittings

    A 15mm compression valve will fit.
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    Connecting 15mm mains water feed to 22mm bath tap

    It will fit.The thread is 3/4 BSP.
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    Connecting 15mm mains water feed to 22mm bath tap

    I am talking about flexi tap connectors that have a 3/4 inch nut that fits onto the tap and the other end pushes onto your existing pipe as in 80338.These have no isolating valves though so you would need to fit two valves on your pipe first or stick to the compression ones with the nut as...
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    Connecting 15mm mains water feed to 22mm bath tap

    They probably do a pushfit as well which might be easier for your pipe.Don't forget using inserts into your pipe before connecting to the flexis.
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    Connecting 15mm mains water feed to 22mm bath tap

    The bath tap is 3/4 inch BSP thread.Just get two flexi connectors with iso valves already fitted to them as mentioned above.Toolstation code 85178 for the cold and code 93071 for the hot both 300mm long or get the longer ones at 500mm that they sell.
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