plastic pipe

Not technically a disaster, but felt this was the most appropriate section of the forum. Just a story from a now retired plumber in my family. A long time ago, a plumber in my extended family (now retired) got a call from someone saying they could smell gas in their home. When he got there, he...

Hi I live in a rural property where the prior owners unfortunately cut a few corners with an extension. Upshot is there's a few long plastic pipe runs (water and central heating) in the loft. All insulated - but with the inevitable rodent chew marks on insulation now and then. Swapping to...

Me again! Can anyone enlighten me as to why the existing cold water feed was not used for the sink and electric shower but instead this copper-in-to-plastic-pipe setup instead? Sorry, I’ve cut most of the plastic pipe off in this photo, but the copper pipe with the plastic elbows runs all the...

Can I use standard push fit bits on this old plastic pipe ? The fittings at the end are marked with hbp but rather than try and remove them simply cut the pipe and add a push fit connection instead. Is that possible or do I have to use some special sort of fitting on them ? Thanks!

Hello all, I plan to move my radiator to the other side of the room and existing piping is in speedfit under the floor. When looking to buy additional pipe I am presented with two options. Which one would the better choice and why? The Polybutylene is the layflat version is that easier to...

Hello UFH people. I am about to install a wet underfloor heating system 25mm 8:1 screed over celotex between joists @ 400 centers. Seems to be the best fit for our project. I need to get the pipe work in soon so that the floor can go down. And then I’ll do a bit more research on manifolds/...

Evening, I'm rerouting some domestic cold and hot water pipes. I'll be using 15mm JG plastic pipe. I intend to drill through joists but need to go through a brick wall into the utility room. Assuming I need to sleeve it what material should I use? 22mm coper? 22mm plastic? Nothing?! Cheers.

Hi Guys, The outdoor garden drain is blocked quite severely with years of fat, oils, grease build etc.. Most likely from the previous owner of the home, with the addition to my own. The problem started as I noticed my kitchen sink was not allowing water to drain and was coming back up. I...

Hi I think I am being a little dim here. I decided to use hep2o for the first time for a very small run. I would like to connect some 22 mm copper to 15 mm hep2o pipe at a right angle but can't seem to find any reducing elbows like speedfit have...

The House of Pain Heating System will have (eventually) big woodburner, maybe thermal solar panels and probably a gas boiler all driving a thermal store (700 litres is what I've been told I need) with an immersion heater in it for emergencies. Output (radiators) will run from the thermal store...

Good Evening all, I have started to have a go at replacing a cracked Gully pot, and having exposed the pipework want to take a pause and just double check my next steps are going to be OK. So, for reference: This picture shows: Left hand small pipe - Something dodgily put a drain run that...

As a part of my renovation project, I will replace/relocate some radiators and put plastic pipes (current pipework is kinky 8mm copper microbore). While things are relatively easy with upstairs, I am not sure how to approach downstairs. On top of the solid floor, I will have 25mm Celotex...

Hi. I'm fitting new radiators opposite to where the existing radiators are in two first floor bedrooms. I plan to run 15mm plastic pipe along the existing notches (where the boards have already been lifted to fit the existing rads) then I can run along the joists to the new location opposite...