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  1. Nettlewarbler

    Old Pot Drainage Gulley

    I forgot to say that the back of the old gulley is again'st the foundations of the house , and the left side where the OUTLET hole is . Is under some very big steps which I can't move ,It is very tight against the side of the steps , and so can't see what's there . I was hoping someone might...
  2. Nettlewarbler

    Old Pot Drainage Gulley

    Mornin all , I'v been laying some 4 inch plastic drainage pipes in the garden and back yard . I'v laid all the pipework , which is for rain water drainage only . I now need to connect the pipework to an old Clay gulley thats under the kitchen window , it has a stone hopper head above the gulley...
  3. Nettlewarbler

    Problem removing bath

    Thanks Ian , I really did'nt know how to go about it . will try it tomorrow . I hope it's that easy , then all i have to get is a 22mm stop end .
  4. Nettlewarbler

    Problem removing bath

    Hi there , i'm planning on replacing the bathtub with a new shower enclosure . I received the fittings today , mostly compression . i removed the bath panel and swiched off the cold water supply , I found i could remove a current elbow connection and fit a 15mm stop end to the nut that was left...
  5. Nettlewarbler

    S-Connections

    mornin all , i bought a shower with a mixer valve . the fittings include 2 S-Connections . which look like two long offset threads . the 1/2 inch thread gets covered in PTFE Tape and is screwed into the pipework . the larger one is for fitting the valve .with my main pipework coming up the wall...
  6. Nettlewarbler

    shower pipes

    I was going to put a Non Return Valve ( Check Valve ) at the other end of the shower enclosure , so if i need to get at it for any reason it should be easy to get at , just lift a few floorboards . Is it better to put a Valve on each pipe Hot and Cold . thank you .
  7. Nettlewarbler

    Old pipes

    The olive goes on the end of the new pipe . Re-using the old nut thats there already , The old pipe is replaced with a new piece of pipe and a new olive obviously .
  8. Nettlewarbler

    Old pipes

    Thanks jadnashua .
  9. Nettlewarbler

    Old pipes

    Just for instance , can you take a piece of old copper pipe from a straight compression fitting . put a new olive on another new piece of copper pipe and replace the old original pipe , but still use the old nut on the end of the original fitting . Do you understand that better .
  10. Nettlewarbler

    Old pipes

    Hello all , i pulled the washer out yesterday , as water was showing on the plyboard base underneath . I don't know when the pipework was fitted , but it must be at least 10 years old . I has a washer connection for both hot and cold pipes . only the blue connection ( for the cold pipe is being...
  11. Nettlewarbler

    shower pipes

    I might just get a fancy shower and install that instead of trying to hide the pipes . thanks anyway .
  12. Nettlewarbler

    shower pipes

    I was thinking of making the shower concealed , but the wall i was going to put the pipework , shower valve etc in . is only about 75mm thick . it's a single breeze block , so it should'nt take no time to gouge out for the pipework . What's worrying me is the Mixer Valve may be too thick for the...
  13. Nettlewarbler

    shower pipes

    I have read somewhere that you need a Non Return Valve , if the shower is to be connected to the mains water pipe . Do i need one ? . Also do i need any waterproof material under the tiles , if yes what ?
  14. Nettlewarbler

    shower pipes

    hello all , my first questions for you . I want to remove the old bath , then put a small mixer shower in it's place . The bath tub pipework is connected to the combi boiler , would it be ok to use the same pipe fittings for the shower . And is it ok to use compression fittings to do the job...
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