Capping off macerator pipe work

[Harry_W]

I've removed an old toilet and macerator as we want to change the room back into a bedroom. Are the pipes just 15mm copper piping so just use normal blanking caps for them or do I need something else? Here's a photo:

 

[terryplumb]

You could cap it ,but that would leave a dead leg ,which may or may not be a problem. And of course you would have that unsightly section of pipework visible. Would be better to lift floorboards and remove that branch pipe totally.

 

[just pumps]

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I would use this, some may say a speedfit fitting would do however this is my preferred method.

Edit; Terry is correct, do it as he said, at first glance I thought it was the pump discharge pipe.

 

[Harry_W]

Hi Terry,

The pipe goes down into the room below but then I can't trace where it goes from that. We are not working on the room below yet so I wasn't planning on taking up the floor in that room yet. Could I temporarily cap off under the floorboards in the room that was a bathroom and then remove the rest of the pipe in the room below at a later date?

 

[terryplumb]

Yes you can . I would solder a cap on ,as it is under a floorboard. But if you can't do it ,fit a compression ,as JP posted earlier, until you are ready to strip it out mate.

 

[Harry_W]

Thanks for your help Terry

 

[terryplumb]

Your welcome mate