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Hi all, I am going not to use lube...maybe a bit of spit...the small extension goes into the angled fitting ok..I guess it is a question of cutting into the old soil pipe, sliding the fitting off from the spigot and then putting the new stuff onto the spigot and then into the soil pipe. That is...

No Chris...I definitely do not know best!!! But the seal has to be tight I was told not to use stuff like washing-up liquid as a lubricant as this would maybe affect the seal and the alignment.The reason I say it is a tight seal is that the guy at the shop showed me where all the parts went...

Thanks Chris...I hope it all works out when I go for it!!!! I know the fittings are a bit tight for obvious reasons, but a bit of moisture such as water should help.

Hopefully I have not 'wasted space' on the site by starting a new topic. The main reason was that my topic 'leaking between P-bend and soil' ' had quite a few replies (thank god!) and I felt there was a lot of information for folks to plough through. I had achieved a good chance of a solution...

After a great deal of support and advice I am about to solve my leaking wc pan connector with new modern push-fit stuff. Trouble is that the old pipes have 'glued seals' so I am told. Any ideas how I get them undone or do I saw the old ones??The picture is from above the toilet seat looking...

[/URL][/img] So this gives the whole view of the pipework from the back of the pan into the connector.Then it goes onto the soil feed and into the soil stack...(or so I believe). Maybe the solution lies with the idea of finding a flexible connector and getting it to the soil pipe as...

I am now a bit confused over the socket end; is that the spigot end of the connector? And I am also wondering about the old fitting being a 'glued socket'. How do I deal with a glued socket? presumably it cannot be slid of as with a normal push-fit connector. I shall not work on it today...

Hi again, Before starting the job I have checked the measurements of the connector I have from Plumb Center and find that the the length of the smaller arm of the device is about 9cms from the midpoint of the soil pipeto the end. On the existing one, this distance is about 15 cms which gives a...

I think I am now up to CGLI standard in the theory aspect!! I will try it all tomorrow. Thanks for the offer of the help via mobile, but I really feel that will be pushing your goodwill and kindness a bit too far. If I get any sticky points during the process, I will message 'Houston, we have a...

I think I understand your recommending the particular manufacturer (Multikwik). I got a 'longer version' from 'Plumb Centre' and to be qute honest it looks to be rather flimsy. I took the other one back to Wickes, and in fact they had a compatible fitting which looked infinitely more...

Firstly, ChrisR, thanks for your help and suggestion. As a matter of fact, the connector does have small amount of sliding movement and really it does not fit tightly over the spigot. This makes me think that the thing has perished over the 35 years. So, Softus seems to have the solution. But...

I hope this helps..more than willing to try another angle. Thanks again for help Will somebody knock the pics off when I get problem sorted? Do not wish to use up all the memory of the site!!

[/URL] I have taken a pic..digicamera..downoaded to pc....taken it to hosting site...but I am not sure if I have copied the correct URL or indeed if I have done it right... The diameter of the spigot is about 100mm +/- 5 or 10mms... The total length of the spigot is about 17 cms and about...

Thanks Softus...going for a break with the dear lady...Correr and all the rest....I will post tomorrow....I did not know one could post a picture on here...have digi cam and as they say in the old song by Telly Savalas..'a picture paints a thousand words'. Where is the picture facility please...

Thanks so much for the reply. you are quite right in that I need to get the right size; I bought what I thought might be the right thing from Wickes today, but it does not seem to be the one I need. They said they would refund with the receipt!! Is the spigot a diameter or circumference or the...

Hi all, At the back of my wc there is a connection to the waste (horizontal) which is made via a sort of 'gaiter' or plastic 'sleeve'. The leak is between the gaiter and the soil pipe..there is a sort of flange around the end of the gaiter and the leakage is there. Would I be right in...

Thanks again...I read on Ask that 'gritting solution is used to bond aggregrate and provide a solar reflective surface. So this is a really promising avenue. But where do I get gritting solution from?

Thanks so much for this advice and I shall certainly give it a go. It reminds me of the Aesop's Fable...the one about the Crow that could not reach the water in the pitcher. The water was so low in the pitcher that he could only reach the water after dropping in stones to raise the level. The...