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900 mm as above. I would not recommend an AA valve unless you have a soil and vent pipe elsewhere in the property.

It will be a 7lb or 9lb lead lock, as the lead pipe normally came in two thicknesses. Should cost less than a tender for either.

Oh yeah! :oops:

That eBay link leaves a doubt in my mind as the seller if the tub of flux is in the uk!

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Yes normally 7.5 inches to centre. Check your pan first though.

Laco is banned in the US, they sell it to us though! Or maybe somebody told me a porky! :wink:

It works because inside is a small chamber of gas and a piston, I suppose it's a bit like a shock absorber like on a pair of modern mountain bike forks. Go to my random folder and you will see two pictures of calefi shock arresters, as having trouble posting them on here at the moment.

its an shock arrestor!!![/img]

It's an old shock arrester. Probably not much use now so get rid or fit a new one.

At this point nobody has enough info to give a precise detail of work to be carried out with the amount of info given at this point.

Anything is possible - at a price!

You need to find out what the tank is feeding. Once you find out then you need to know if what it feeds can be converted to mains. For example the tank might feed the toilets in the flats, in which case they could be converted to mains quite easily. If the tank feeds all cold water outlets in...

If fitted properly then it will be fine!

Fit a tank fed electric shower with integrated pump, this will need a cold tanked connection only. As above Mira or triton do them for about 150 quid. Make sure tank is adequate size.

I have just took on a job prev plumber messed up, monsoon pump in loft. Had to fit Surrey flange. Works fine it's a 2 bar pump. Normally go for salamander though. Sometimes fitting in airing cupboard can mean poor clearances for associated pipe work and airing cupboards also are used or...