Soil pipe & flexible ducting leak

[houstonwehaveaproblem]

Ok so im now concerned the soil pipe vent isnt high enough on the gable wall now after looking at some others.

How high should it be??

 

[John D v2.0]

Ok so im now concerned the soil pipe vent isnt high enough on the gable wall now after looking at some others.

How high should it be??

900mm above the highest window within 3m horizontally. That's to prevent smells entering the house.

 

[houstonwehaveaproblem]

900mm above the highest window within 3m horizontally. That's to prevent smells entering the house.

Ours is on the side of our house which is a dormer roofed bungalow

 

[John D v2.0]

Ours is on the side of our house which is a dormer roofed bungalow

Sorry i should have said openable window. And also includes any air intakes or other ventilation grilles

 

[houstonwehaveaproblem]

thanks.

There is two extractor fan outlets near to it, prob the same height. Never had a whiff through them.

 

[Hugh Jaleak]

Ok thanks.

The connector will prob be normal type im guessing so would need to use solvent weld to fit the first connect to it?

What size pipe would this be?

If the bend in the picture has the flexi pipe stuffed into it and secured with the tape, remove it and see what you've got. Provided the rubber seal is still in place, you can come off that with a suitable bend, (just lubricate the seal and the end of the spigot on the new section and push it home). Then carry on to your chosen exit point. You dont need to glue anything other than perhaps the cage on the end of the vent pipe, and any bends externally that could move in the wind.

It's standard 110mm soil pipe.

 

[houstonwehaveaproblem]

If the bend in the picture has the flexi pipe stuffed into it and secured with the tape, remove it and see what you've got. Provided the rubber seal is still in place, you can come off that with a suitable bend, (just lubricate the seal and the end of the spigot on the new section and push it home). Then carry on to your chosen exit point. You dont need to glue anything other than perhaps the cage on the end of the vent pipe, and any bends externally that could move in the wind.

It's standard 110mm soil pipe.

Thanks. Sounds fairly straight forward

 

[Hugh Jaleak]

Push fit is easy enough to work with. Just make sure you chamfer any cut edges off at 45deg before trying to make a joint, or you'll dislodge the rubber seal, (and the fitting will then probably be scrap), and make sure all pipework is adequately supported.

 

[houstonwehaveaproblem]

Push fit is easy enough to work with. Just make sure you chamfer any cut edges off at 45deg before trying to make a joint, or you'll dislodge the rubber seal, (and the fitting will then probably be scrap), and make sure all pipework is adequately supported.

Perfect. Thanks

 

[houstonwehaveaproblem]

Push fit is easy enough to work with. Just make sure you chamfer any cut edges off at 45deg before trying to make a joint, or you'll dislodge the rubber seal, (and the fitting will then probably be scrap), and make sure all pipework is adequately supported.

Should i include a rodding point?

 

[John D v2.0]

Should i include a rodding point?

No need really, if there are any blockages that you need to access from the loft you can just dismantle a joint. The building regs require all sections to be possible to clear blockages, but in reality I'm not sure how many blockages are cleared from in the loft!

 

[houstonwehaveaproblem]

No need really, if there are any blockages that you need to access from the loft you can just dismantle a joint. The building regs require all sections to be possible to clear blockages, but in reality I'm not sure how many blockages are cleared from in the loft!

Ah good point. Thanks

 

[John D v2.0]

Thanks. Sounds fairly straight forward

Doing this is always a bit of a puzzle if you're like me and don't do it often. But I found that I can just buy a couple of everything from screwfix or wickes and then take back what I didn't need!

 

[houstonwehaveaproblem]

Doing this is always a bit of a puzzle if you're like me and don't do it often. But I found that I can just buy a couple of everything from screwfix or wickes and then take back what I didn't need!

I will buy a couple of each bits and some pipe and brackets. Just to be safe

 

[Hugh Jaleak]

Should i include a rodding point?

Dont need it in the dry section. If there's no soil or waste passing through it, there's nothing to block it.