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    Fitting bath - TRAPS, SEALANT, BATONS

    IM STILL TRYING TO FIND THIS "GENUINE SILICONE "- ANY BRAND NAME/PRODUCT NAMES YOU CAN QUOTE? B&Q DONT KNOW I AM TALKING ABOUT WHEN I ASK FOR GENUINE SILICONE!
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    Fitting bath - TRAPS, SEALANT, BATONS

    **********QUOTE********* The trap: well, you can't use a shallow trap if the bath empties directly into a soil stack. By this I mean that you have bath trap connected to waste pipe, waste pipe running to soil pipe. These can only be used with a "gulley". *********************** THANKS FOR...
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    Fitting bath - TRAPS, SEALANT, BATONS

    thanks for your answers. I notice on other parts of this forum questions , other people say "proper silicone sealant" and NOT to use "kitchen and bathroom sealant" 1. What is "proper sealant"? 2. What brand to use? 3. how will I know its the good product and not the other product? thanks...
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    Fitting bath - TRAPS, SEALANT, BATONS

    I am about to plumb in my bath in the next few days. first time for me. So I have a few questions which Im sure are easy to answer for non -rookies. TRAP In terms of the trap - is there much difference between P trap , shallow P trap and any others. what tends to work best? or is it all...
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    Fitting Bath Taps to 15mm pipe

    the bath tap - is a MONOBLOC shower mixer as described above, two 15mm pipes going into a single housing. would this fitting still be 3/4" thanks again pete
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    Fittings. Speedfit/Speedfit Copper versus Tectite

    Which is recommended? I notice that speedfit copper and tectite (which is a push fit brass fitting with a plastic element) both have a release tool which seems useful. I cant find a quoted lifespan on tectite but speedfit spec seems to suggest 25 years? Whats the tectite lifespan? Tectite...
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    Fitting Bath Taps to 15mm pipe

    thanks for the info corgiman. I am baffled. if the tap tails are 15mm according to the ideal standard spec, why do I need a 3/4" connector at one end of the braided flexible. are all taps based on a 3/4" fitting ? pete
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    Fitting Bath Taps to 15mm pipe

    Hi. I'm new to this plumbing lark - but having done plenty of other things on my flat successfully, I am giving it a go. I have swapped the position of my basin and bath as part of the bathroom refurb. I have a new bath to fit. The tap is a monobloc bath shower mixer (0.1 ->2 bar from...
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