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  1. Hugh Jaleak

    Boss fell into soil stack

    +1 for Nige's advice, however if there, not a manhole to try and catch it from, you could well be in a heap of trouble.... Best advice I can add is, firstly you may be able to cut the pipe near the floor, and see if you can see/feel the lost Boss before the rest bend at the bottom. Stack can...
  2. Hugh Jaleak

    Bend in vertical soil stack

    Bends in the wet section are not ideal, but if cannot be avoided, you dont have much option. Only way you'll achive the angles quoted is by using adjustable bends, but if all you want to do is join the section sticking through the ceiling to the existing stack in the corner, 2x 92.5º bends will...
  3. Hugh Jaleak

    Bends in soil pipe (horizontal plane)

    1:40 is recommended fall, but not an ideal setup. What is outside at that point, it would be seriously worth considering an underground route to connect with existing drain, then putting a new stack up at the point where the soil pipe will first exit the building.
  4. Hugh Jaleak

    New toilet/soil stack to inspection chamber

    Spending Saturday working on drains.... :ROFLMAO: Sunday might be better!
  5. Hugh Jaleak

    Bends in soil pipe (horizontal plane)

    It's not ideal, personally would be looking at relocating or providing another stack on the back corner, so soil pipe can turn 90º from back or WC and go straight through the wall into the stack. With your proposal, are you taking the pipe externally, then returning in to the inside to connect...
  6. Hugh Jaleak

    New toilet/soil stack to inspection chamber

    Check with BCO before backfilling, some will, some wont, they all vary. Should be fine on that setup without an AAV, you're allowed to connect a pan directly to the drain provided the distance between the crown of the WC trap and the invert of the drain is less than 1.3m, its when you've long...
  7. Hugh Jaleak

    New toilet/soil stack to inspection chamber

    Sounds ok to me, Building Control should be informed, and may wish to inspect before signing off the work. I'd personally fit an access bend where the pipe comes out the wall, just belt and braces, hopefully it will never been needed. 1:40 fall on your pipework, bed in peagravel, surround to...
  8. Hugh Jaleak

    Lead pipe replacement - INSUduct

    I don't see an issue using an elbow immediately inside the property, needs an elbow, underground at the bottom of the 'Hockey Stick', so just fit another inside, then the Stop Tap.
  9. Hugh Jaleak

    Lead water main

    Normal practice is to self lay a new Service to the Boundary, (leaving sufficient pipe for the Water Company's People to join up to), complying to their requirements, then the Water Company connect to their main at your cost. Old supply would need to be capped at the point where it Tees off the...
  10. Hugh Jaleak

    Blocked 7 metres long kitchen sink drain

    +1. Basin waste would be better going straight into the stack, but the lower waste emerging next to the stack may be too low to connect, depending on depth to invert of the rest bend, a Gully could have been provided when the stack was fitted if that was the case. Would have avoided that long...
  11. Hugh Jaleak

    Possible leak from soil pipe outside causing damp

    Can we have some pictures of the whole setup there please. If the Flexi pipe is going to a WC, that may well be part of the issue, the washing machine drain hose looks to have been extended with more hose, (not ideal), and need to see the setup with the soil pipe externally to advise best on how...
  12. Hugh Jaleak

    Tarmac driveway, self installation.

    I'm with Noseall, it's a tricky job for a Novice, and you only really get one chance to get it right, once the roller has been over it, you cant correct any mistakes very easily. If you do want to have go you'll really need a bit more depth to it than 70mm, that may be enough to the base...
  13. Hugh Jaleak

    Toilet and since slow to drain, then block, then clear itself

    Tissue will break up with some water, wipes wont. Although it could be possible the drain is shared at that point so a Neighbour is putting wipes down. I'd suggest keeping an eye on that chamber, its also possible the drain has been laid badly, with too steep a fall or the stack is too close to...
  14. Hugh Jaleak

    Toilet and since slow to drain, then block, then clear itself

    Blockage Downstream. The soil stack will be terminated with an Air Admittance Valve in the loft, which whilst it allows air in, wont let it out, (if working correctly). When you flush the WC, it has to displace the equivalent volume of air that is trapped in the pipework between the blockage...
  15. Hugh Jaleak

    Leaking soil pipe connection

    Looks like you've put the finned end of the Pan Connector into a socket, it needs to go into the spigot end of a 110mm pipe, to ensure a snug, watertight, fit. Not sure if you'll be able to put a short section of pipe into the Socket, or if the Gasket will be too far gone to seal it.
  16. Hugh Jaleak

    Will This Pipework Work OK?

    Yes.. Air behind water, it's got a long way to go! AAV needs to be above spillover level of the Basin.
  17. Hugh Jaleak

    Smell and pressure coming through shower trap

    Ground floor bathroom, appliances are likely to be connected directly to the drain, or possibly via a 'Stub Stack', is there anything boxed in a corner, adjacent to the WC? Given direct connections, a 75mm Depth of seal for basin and 50mm for shower would be required under the regs, but if foul...
  18. Hugh Jaleak

    Garage trespassing over boundary (legal question) (Ed.)

    Garage has stood since before 2013 when you purchased the Property. You viewed and purchased with the garage in situ, and were clearly happy with what you saw. Now you've fallen out with the Neighbour, all of a sudden the Garage is an issue? It is the Neighbours wall, you have no rights to do...
  19. Hugh Jaleak

    Muck away considerations

    Cube to be excavated, plus about 20% for Bulking if memory serves me correctly.
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