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    Basin mixer installation

    https://www.screwfix.com/p/tesla-brass-compression-adapting-flexible-tap-connectors-15mm-x-3-8-2-pack/6089r
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    Bloody stop cocks and flush valves!

    Here you go Mottie,
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    Bloody stop cocks and flush valves!

    The Torbeck is an equilibrium float valve, they work differently compared to the normal piston type valve.
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    Does this look like a lead supply pipe?

    Iron water pipes are very rare in domestic properties in Scotland and by looking at the glint where you have scraped the pipe there's a good chance it could be plated copper like in the pic here.
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    Removed a sink and want to keep using the waste inlets for dishwasher

    One of these in the top of the trap with a cutting of waste pipe, do not use a blanking plug there as previously suggested.
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    Will Severn Trent get grumpy I dug to the meter

    The Logic Water Regs courses are only held at centres in Northolt, Luton, Basildon and Sittingbourne that's a fair bit of travelling to the outskirts of London for a course that has no clout in Scotland Madrab, any particular reason for going there?.
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    Need advice on a pan connector

    A McAlpine 14 deg. pan connector wont be far away and depending on I.D. of cast pipe one of these, other outlet sizes are available.
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    Any ideas what this cold water tank is made from?

    What you have there is an old lead lined storage cistern.
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    Radiator

    Easier for you to go up to 600mm wide towel rad, your 500mm rad will have pipe centres of approx 580mm, a 600mm towel warmer will be anything between 550mm and 570mm centres.
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    Capping off waste pipe connectors to soil pipe

    Using the existing nuts, You may have to trim them down a little so the brass nut fits over them.
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    External cold feed

    dilalio, Using 100mm square trunking and 40mm wall insulation would be the easiest, quickest and most practical if you ever needed to access the pipe again. https://www.cef.co.uk/catalogue/products/29794-100mm-x-100mm-pvc-maxi-trunking-complete-with-lid-white-3m-length...
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    Soil pipe cross flow between sink and shower

    Who is "We" and who told you this?, and only out of interest how long have you been dabbling in plumbing jobs Madrab?.
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    Soil pipe cross flow between sink and shower

    What you are proposing will be fine.
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    Thermostat Mixer Tap not going above 40 degrees

    If you have a combi boiler, throttle the hot tap down a bit when filling the bath..
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    Thermostat Mixer Tap not going above 40 degrees

    There will be a thermostatic mixing valve (TMV) fitted to prevent scalding on all new builds ( usually behind the bath panel ) so that the temperature of the water delivered to the bath is no more than 48 oC. https://www.pegleryorkshire.co.uk/EN/Technology/thermal-safety
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    Kitchen sink waste leak

    A 1/1/2" circulating pump washer will do you.
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    Frozen condensate pipe

    A standard unit is usually 595mm deep and oven 550-560mm deep, it can be done with 22mm Geberit Mapress stainless steel pipe to span the oven space, and 2 McAlpine R1M 3/4" Overflow Straights, for connecting back to 3/4" overflow pipe.
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    Torrent cylinder is leaking - help please!

    First thing to check is the ballcock is not passing, shut the chrome angled service valve at the ballcock at the top of the store and scoop out some water to below the level of the overflow and monitor the water level overnight, if the level stays the same you just need a new washer on the...
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    40mm shower waste to external 110mm waste

    You cannot have a 2.5 metre vertical drop on a 40mm waste pipe. as Hugh Jaleak, run 110mm soil pipe up the wall and use a boss pipe to connect the shower,
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