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A smoking pipe is used to inhale the smoke of a burning substance; most common is a tobacco pipe, which can also accommodate almost any other substance. Pipes are commonly made from Briar, Heather, corn, meerschaum, clay, cherry, glass, porcelain, ebonite and acrylic.

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  1. M

    Taking hot water feed from expansion pipe.

    I fitting a new Mira shower in a slightly different position in the bathroom. It’s going to be easier to feed it with cold water from main cold cylinder feed and from a connection to the hot water cylinder expansion pipe. These are just above the shower position. the pipes are both 22mm and I...
  2. T

    Internal soil pipe to toilet

    Hi firstly no expert so apologies in advance but have a little bit of knowledge ( sometimes dangerous I know, lol) The wife is wanting to change the house around a bit, refurbishing old en-suite which is at front of house but does not have a toilet at the moment, so obviously would like one. So...
  3. P

    freezing 8mm/10mm plastic CH pipe, is it ok?

    Hi, I have a leak on the live side of one of my rads, in the GF loo. Its a condensing combi system, the house is only 5 years old, so fairly new. The leak is at the bottom compression fitting on the lockshield rad valve. The rad is a chromed steel towel rail, and the valve is brass/copper, the...
  4. G

    Strap boss leak between strap and pipe

    Hey all, I’ve got a new section of stack fitted but when I fitted the strap boss I was too keen to test it and it now slightly leaks where it meets the stack. I was wondering whether it’s worth trying to get it off and have another go or just replace the full piece (about 2 metres ) If I did...
  5. K

    Professional opinion on this pipe work please

    I would really appreciate some professional opinions on attached photo. We had an extension built a couple of years ago and a new bathroom installed on first floor (directly above pipe work in photo) About 9 months ago noticed chipboard flooring around area of this pipe work was sinking and...
  6. A

    plumbing sink drainage into grey toilet pipe

    Can you plumb a kitchen sink waste pipe into a internal (boxed off) grey toilet pipe ?
  7. P

    Cast iron bath/basin waste pipe fitting size?

    Hi, Helping a friend, his soil stack is cast iron. The bath and basin wastes (all removed now) went into individual entries on the stack. These are iron pipes, with what looks like a female internal thread into which there is some sort of metal reducer with what is maybe a compression fitting...
  8. S

    PEX pipe conduit for cement

    I have about 6 metres of 22mm PEX to run through concrete and understand I need to have it in flexible conduit to offer a bit of protection and allow the pipe to expand. Is this the stuff you guys would use or are there other alternative products...
  9. G

    Identify Unknown Pipe Fitting

    Hi, Hoping that someone could please identify what this leaking fitting is, such that I can explain it to a plumber. Not sure whether the groove on the top is a location where you can tighten these "fittings", or whether that is best left to a professional to deal with. Many thanks for any help.
  10. M

    Anyone know what type of nut is needed for an Irwin pipe bender?

    My Irwin pipe bender has lost the retaining nut for the central bolt and the 12mm we have on site aren't the right pitch. Does anyone know what type of 12mm nut to get? Irwin don't, I've asked. No replaceable parts on their benders.
  11. J

    Water Hammer - after pipe change

    Had two pipes changed - one cold and one hot. The cold had a leak and the warm was punctured and about to leak so both were replaced - about 50cm sections in each pipe. After that I started getting water hammer - banging of pipes. I've tried lowering the water pressure - that helps a bit but...
  12. S

    Help identifying type of pipe system

    Can anyone identify this adapter? It's 22mm copper to an unknown plastic piping system (non-standard size, I think it's 25mm or similar). It's on an older UFH system. Failing that, any alternative suggestions are welcome. I need to replace the mixing valve and the manifold, so due to the new...
  13. T

    Unknown pipe after pump

    Hello does anyone know what this pipe is which diverges from the main pipe after the central heating pump. It seems to connect to the return pipe from the cylinder, so I guess it isn't a bypass?
  14. D

    Replacing a ridget water intake pipe for a toilet with a flexable hose

    I'm trying to replace the intake pipe for a toilet. The current one is ridget pvc piping. I'm trying to swap it with a flexible hose to install a bidet. I can disconnect the pipe from the toilet, but I can't unscrew it from the shutoff valve. Am I meant to be able to dismantle it or is it just...
  15. A

    Hot water very slow new mains pipe fitted

    Hi all Just had a new mains water pipe fitted and the hot water is very slow almost a trickle. We have a combi vaillant ecotec pro 824 and it seems to come out fast to begin with then slows down considerably. It seems the boiler is struggling to provide hot water at the adequate rate that it...
  16. J

    RD532i Boiler over pressurising - on 3 bar - help!!

    Hiya - we noticed our boiler was on 0 bar so the gentleman who came to fit a smart meter said to repressurise it and not to leave it. I googled it and left it on the green triangle (while the boiler was not in use) The heating has come on this morning and we noticed it's at 3 bars but there's...
  17. N

    Pipe stat not effective?

    I have a ideal logic max boiler ( installed in Nov 2021) in the garage, water tank and pump in airing cupboard in the house. I have a frost stat in the garage set at 5c and a pipe stat on the return pipe to the boiler set at 10c. So can anyone explain why my radiators are still heating up on...
  18. J

    Can you fit flexi pan connector directly into clay soil pipe?

    Hi, fitting a back to wall toilet in a small cloakroom. The soil pipe is a vertical clay pipe about 20cm from the wall and so I will have to build boxing to be able to fit the toilet to the wall (this will hold the concealed cistern). I bought a flexi 90deg pan connector for back-to-wall...
  19. K

    No water from pipe for washing machine

    I am plumbing in my washing machine and the copper pipe with blue tap/switch on it has no water from it when you open it. The hot version works fine. Both are side arms from the nearby sink supply which both work fine. Help much appreciated! Thank you.
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    • no water pipe washing machine
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    • Forum: DIY Plumbing Forum
  20. MDDIY2022

    Reducing diameter of rainwater drain pipe ?

    Hi everyone, I have an outdoor open drain which runs along the side of our house and then into an underground 5" pipe which takes the water away to the sewer. I want to pipe the open drain so that the water isn't exposed when it runs along the side of the house. Please see my attached diagram...
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