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URGENT Flush pipe size 2” tapering to 1 1/2”

Hi ive been asked to fix a leak on a flush pipe. I’ve never come across the pan type before. It looks like a closed couple but has a short flush pipe at the back. The pipe was clearly cut too short. it appears to be a 2” flush pipe going into the cistern but I looks like it’s 1 1/2” going into...

flush pipe pipe size size

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Views: 1K

Oct 29, 2022

Knappers

Plumbing issue, broken pipe

Plumber unblocked our drain but in doing so managed to break another adjoining pipe. The pipes were hidden. This led to water damage when he checked to see if blockage was cleared. Where do I stand?

Amy Newman
Jul 13, 2022

pipe plumber water damage

Replies: 3

Views: 738

Jul 15, 2022

Last Plumber

Waste pipe too high to fit toilet unit.

I am in the process of replacing my wc and sink from close coupled/ free standing with built in sink and wc . The old toilet waste fed into an internal stack pipe - out the back of the wc thro 90 degree coupler into a large waste pipe approx 30"which connected to stack pipe running in a box in...

Graham Hart
Mar 8, 2022

pipe waste waste pipe

Replies: 12

Views: 2K

Mar 31, 2022

GrahamH

Replacing old pipe work

Hi everyone. Hope your having a nice day. I was wondering if anyone could help with the following ? The existing hot and cold water pipe that leads to the bathroom on the first floor needs to be covered in the kitchen. I was proposing to do this with a plastic double pipe cover. The problem is...

old pipe replacing work

Replies: 3

Views: 2K

Feb 2, 2021

Scott_D

How to patch a hole in a toilet waste pipe?

Hi folks, I’ve (until now, successfully...) done all the first fix plumbing on my newly configured bathroom in my flat only to notice that I’ve somehow put a tiny hole (maybe 3 or 4mm wide) in the flexible toilet waste pipe I installed. The floor is now tiled (underfloor heating, cement board...