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    Connecting 22mm compression fitting to 1/2" copper

    That is fab info. Much appreciated. Do you reckon I might get away with using the offcuts I make from this in situ pipe to fit the new valve? It doesn't look so corroded or anything.
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    Connecting 22mm compression fitting to 1/2" copper

    So I finally got reducers that work and I am preparing to install the bypass. I worry that the current pipe wont have any give and I wont be able to slip it in. I hopefully wont have to redo the entire pipe. Judging by the picture, would anyone have any tips ?
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    Connecting 22mm compression fitting to 1/2" copper

    It only sits inside it about 2mm. I am bewildered. The reducer seems to be a bit more than 23mm at one of the bands. It is a Myson Abv22 Straight Auto Bypass Valve. Labelled as 22mm online.
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    Connecting 22mm compression fitting to 1/2" copper

    Hi, An update: I tried a Flomasta Compression Reducing Internal Coupler 22 x 15mm (73748) but the fixing screw part wont fit over the reducer as you might see in the picture. Seems I will have to try another model. I dont quite understand why it is not fitting.
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    Connecting 22mm compression fitting to 1/2" copper

    Looks great. Apperently 15mm compression works fine with our 1/2" copper size. Cheers
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    Connecting 22mm compression fitting to 1/2" copper

    Thanks. Yes but here in Ireland we still use 1/2.
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    Connecting 22mm compression fitting to 1/2" copper

    I am installing an automatic bypass on my sealed system
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    Connecting 22mm compression fitting to 1/2" copper

    Hi, I (foolishly) bought a 22mm fitting a bypass for 22 mm compression with realising I my pipe is 1/2". Finding a way to attach it is proving challenging. I cant find any brass fittings that would suffice. I would need a threaded 22mm to 1/2" compression. So I am thinking out an alternative...
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    Any way to idiot proof my plumbing?

    Gutting is often not needed. Repairs are a better way to go. They unpopular as its less profitable for trades as a business but it is better for your pocket and the environment, if you can make it happen.
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    Any way to idiot proof my plumbing?

    Gutting a house should be a last resort. It isn't good for the environment. It wastes construction manpower.
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    Lead on sloping chimney sections?

    The chimney is a working one so it is not damp inside it. That gutter on the left is indeed a bit full. Very hard to fit my hand in to clean it but I improved it a bit. I also put some render on the brick abutment render joint. Thanks for the tips!
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    Lead on sloping chimney sections?

    Hi all, I am wondering, what is the correct way for the slope parts of chimneys to be done? See chimney below See, I noticed that there is a damp patch on the internal side of the chimney. I wonder could it be coming from the cracks between the render and the brickwork? The other side...
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    Reducing noise in an upstairs soil pipe

    I agree. I think they ran the pipes in doors to get higher density of houses per unit of land. The house is end of terrace, four in a block. I have done some research on the acoustic wrap. It looks great, but it is very thick and heavy material. Hard to work with in tight spaces.
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    Reducing noise in an upstairs soil pipe

    Hi, I have a toilet on an upper floor, sit in a hollow core floor. The soil pipe is ground entry into the toliet, so to speak, not coming from the wall. The noise of the water rushing through the soil pipe can be heard below in the living room. It is not to my taste, so at a certain point when...
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    How would you sound proof / deaden an old house (semi)?

    This is a very old thread but I am responding to ask did they ever find a solution?
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    Sound-deadening effects of insulation

    Hi, I live in a fairly modern 3 level semi-detached dormer. The house is built in an exposed location on already higher ground, and the gable seems to be hit by the wind hard. I am sleeping on the middle floor for a few reasons, but one is the loudness of wind noises on the top floor. The top...
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    Dry verges vs wet verges- gusting noise

    In case anyone is interested, visited my parents house in the last few days, it is a 1980s build with a wet verge and there is wind outside up to 75kmph but not a sound from the roof. You only hear the guesting from the windows. Wow wet verges are so much quieter
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