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    dodgy imperial copper pipe sizing sheffield area

    that is the same i came across i kept the pieces i took out and i would say it is 40 threads and not 3/8 bspt as it seems its all over the country ,,,it must of been mass manufactured but who ???? the house i took it from was 60 or 70 years old its built the same as others in the area yet none...
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    dodgy imperial copper pipe sizing sheffield area

    come across this tube twice in 40 years ,,,if its the same it has screwed ends ,,, the last time i put a 15mm olive on a 15mm pipe then with pipe expander's expanded the pipe and olive,,, i extracted the the olive from the pipe,, the olive will now fit the old tube,,,, you then need a old...
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    Wall mounted basin taps - how much do you need to spend

    you will find taps are all very mutch the same it a question of supply and demand,,, taps that arrive in the uk with a base cost of under a tenner can easy be priced at 200 plus for this reason,,, a word of warning been to a job in a block of flats with that type of tap fitted,, a 5 minute job...
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    pipes protruding bricks

    to expand a little the house is say 80 years old,, the front is stock brick which looks to be in a decent condition it looks that two courses of brick have been renewed in the past,, these being directly below the ft bedroom window the 4 pipes are in between the joints of these bricks,,,thay...
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    pipes protruding bricks

    looking at a proberty today.... in side the proberty the plaster as fallen away ,, on the out side there looks like 2 courses of brick have been put under a upstairs window under these are what appers to be 4 pipes sticking out about one inch ,,, these look to be 15mm copper pipe thay are not on...
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    need 30 lead to copper fittings

    thanks one tap ,, i do use bes,,, but when i looked a few days or so ago they were about 8.50 each ?? i had been paying under a fiver from my supplyer ,, ive just ordered 50 the order as been taken and ive paid ,,,dont know why the price differance from the main site,,,, i use a lot as i do...
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    need 30 lead to copper fittings

    use a Lott of these fittings 7llb x 15 mm usualy have 20 to 30 on the van,, my stocks going down,, and my supplier's gone out of business,,, any one recommend a decent supplyer at a reasonable cost ?
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    Very high water pressure!

    depends what he considers is high my static water pressure is between5 and 6 bar,,, which as never been a problem,,, do you live near to a hospital or industrial estate???? what was the max on the gauge and was it accurate? ,,, i have two one is 15 bar and the other is 20 bar
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    speedfit pipe with no inserts....

    i remove plastic pipe work with out inserts regulary,, both on mains cold or hot water ,, many have been there for years,, ive even seen it with out inserts on central heating,,, but also have been to heating were its blown off ,,, this is usually new build,,, where the owner have just moved in...
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    Leaking toilet glued to wall

    see this at leased once a month ,, if as said,, you have had the misfortune to have to remove a cystem box which as had silicon pasted on the back,,,, you will know that it sticks so well its pysicaly impossible to move it with out damage,,, so it needs to be screwed,, because one day you will...
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    Damaged cistern lid

    charnwood a nice bit of info,, on them wcs,,,makes a change from them on this forum that waffal on with ten sentences when they only need one
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    Lead solder on potable water

    it could be many things , work not up to scratch etc etc,,, its seems every job i go to the client is calling the last plumber,, always makes me laugh are you in london?? as your prices are so high ?sorry just noticed you are
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    Lead solder on potable water

    I discovered today that I am the only installer on this forum who treats water using X300 in accordance with BS7593:1992 No wonder my quotes are usually too high. how would you know that?? ,,,if you do have a crystal ball can you let me know if ive got that job i over priced on letsbe...
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    Lead solder on potable water

    its very easy to see what type of a person dianef is,,, the type we all avoid doing repeat jobs for ,,,,, been doing this long enough to see a wingger a mile off,, probably works for local government in a office gets to work 1 hour early just in case one morning knocks a dog down and is late...
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    push fit fitting corroded ?

    yes it was under kitchen sink,,, its a likely reason ,, the tee was vertical and all 3 green rings crumbled in my hand,,, almost to dust,, it made me think how easy it would be to do a job and then latter a fitting blows off,, would not look good on the plumber,,, its the first time ive seen...
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    push fit fitting corroded ?

    went to a job yesterday to replace a mono block mixer,,,to make it easy-er i removed a HEP2 o tee by unscrewing the gray nut when i touched the grap ring it just fell to bits ,, the body was perfect the nut was good just the green grap ring ,,, i removed the tee and an elbow,,,, thinking...
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    CAN I HAVE A FLAT ROOF

    wanting to extend my bath room just 6ft out,,, below it is a out house about 15 ft long it as a concrete roof ,, a neighbor as built right across is ,, as i only need 6ft could i use a flat roof as to put on a traditional roof would involve to mutch work
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    colored wc pan

    thanks nige had a look there but theres nothing
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    colored wc pan

    need some info on an obsoleat wc pan,,its stelrad daulton its gray ,,how many grays did stelrad do ?? the lid as the markings MK2 F/S and B9 its the pan thats damaged ,,, at this point im unsure weather the customer whant new which i cant find by googling there used to be a few dealers who...
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    Bizarre leak - totally confused.

    tony ,, GET OVER IT, im not real, just a number :lol: PS now Margery proops as gone the may be a new career around the corner
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