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I've managed to pluck up courage and cut the pipes after fitting the bungs to the feed tank. About 2 pints of water came out of the pipe which i caught in a bucket and after that none. I'll never doubt the bungs again!! :D

thanks for your advice gents - i think i'm going to go with the devil i know slightly better and try with the bungs. i've never used a freezing kit but if the bungs prove a disaster on the first pipe then the second pipe will be frozen. i suspect it'll be a few days before i cut the pipes but...

thanks for that reply - i did mean the rubber bung kit. I used them when the pipe i was putting a valve on was vertical but i wondered if a horizontal pipe wouldn't stop air getting in and breaking the vacuum as i cut it. The p[ipe i'd be cutting leads only to the rad valve and thats shut off...

Hope this isn't too stupid a question - will a valve change kit hold the water back and let me cut a horizontal radiator feed pipe. i'm hoping to fit a new narrower towel rail in a different position to the old panel rad without draining down the system - its a cold water tank feed open vented...

sorry about the picture size - first time i've tried to upload one.. the main problem is that the adaptor welded into the boss is the diameter of bartol pipe which is smaller on diameter by 2mm or so than solvent pipe - looks like i'll have to use a compression join as you suggest and solvent...

//media.diynot.com/117000_116814_53471_71993116_thumb.jpg I'm trying to replace a shower tray and can't work out what i need to connect to the soil pipe that runs under the bathroom floor about 3 foot down. the old waste was 1 1/2 inch bartol pipe. In the photo i'v moved the old u bend...

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Just as i thought i'd sorted out what tiles to use!. I hadn't given removing limescale a thought and i live in a hard water area - plays havoc with ceramic disk taps- anybody any comments on effective sealers for the tiles?.

I'm hoping to tile my bathroom with marble tiles (10 mm thick). The walls are plaster which seems sound and i'd like to stick the tiles directly to the wall. Around a new shower i intend to use a Mira tanking kit and a classi seal tape to keep the moisture away from the plaster. Any advice ...