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  1. Hi Folks, I am probably being unduly paranoid here but I noticed under our kitchen sink that there is some corrosion evident on a small section of copper pipe between compression fittings on the hot water feed. There are take offs for an outside hot and cold tap together with isolation valves and further up flexi hoses for the kitchen taps. I have a suspicion about what might be the cause... Given the humidity in the kitchen especially when running condensing tumble dryers etc, condensation might be forming on the fittings and dripping down / collecting on the small section of (now green) copper pipe. Although the corrosion is on the hot feed, the water runs cold for quite some time before getting hot as the pipes are buried within the floor. Of course, this may also be an old leak that has sealed itself. It's not causing an issue now but perhaps something I should get my plumber to inspect. My view in any event is that I'd prefer a soldered joint / take off for the hot (ignore the blue handle) as opposed to a compression fitting that somebody has fitted.
  2. To be honest, anything involving mains pressure water, I get a plumber in for. It looks and for the most part should be easier enough for a competent DIYer but I like the comfort in using a plumber I trust. Plus the fact if it does go wrong, I have somebody to blame (shout at metaphorically) and put right! With water so much damage can be caused by a simple novice mistake.
  3. That gives me a further degree of reassurance. Thank you.
  4. The ones we do have elsewhere I've looked at and their condition seems fine and they aren't under any visible stress etc.
  5. Hi, As I need to purchase two new taps for our en suite, I've noticed that almost all taps now come with flexi tails as standard. I've read some horror stories about these bursting / leaking so would prefer rigid fixings like the existing ones they are replacing. I'm looking to purchase this tap: Blitz Basin Mixer Chrome | Bathroom Taps | Bristan - https://www.bristan.com/products/bathroom-taps?code=btz%20bas%20c Am I correct in assuming, I can just buy these m10 copper tails as a solution: https://www.wolseley.co.uk/product/bristan-m10x-copper-tails-265mm-pd77157-44/ I contacted Bristan and asked the same question and their response was to use the supplied flexi, they have a 10 year guarantee and fitting copper tails would void warranty etc. The thing is whilst they might have a 10 year guarantee, they aren't going to deal with the damage caused if one of those flexi's bursts! It's irritating because almost all taps now come with flexi hoses as standard and I understand flexi hose is the standard for toilet cisterns now too. I'd just rather have rigid. Thanks in advance...
  6. Appreciate this is a very old thread but now I am in the market to replace two old Bristan basin taps, it seems that the ones I have looked at from both Grohe and Bristan have flexi tails fitted. It also seems there is no way to remove them, they are factory fitted. Given the comments on here regarding their failure, it seems to me that I would be best steering away from them. That said, one would assume that the quality from Grohe and Bristan should be sufficient to outlast the stated 10 year guarantee.
  7. Hi Folks, Over the weekend, my wife insisted that I cleared out a junk cupboard in our utility room, in doing so I discovered a stopcock (that we have never used) had a load of crust around it. It looks to me that at some stage it probably leaked and sealed itself. I've never used it as it's not the main stopcock but rather appears to be an isolator for the extenstion built ~14 years ago. We moved in over 4 years ago and have never touched it and probably won't have a reason to. However, given it's state, I presume that it would be worthwhile getting a plumber to swap it out. Thanks in advance...
  8. Yes, and I have learnt a lesson for next time... Everything, cutting, sanding planing is all done outside. It might take a little bit more time and be more irritating but I see it that it can be factored into the price or of course they don't take the job on.
  9. Hi, I am just looking to canvas opinion here... The result of which will be that I either need to realign my expectations or be more assertive moving forward. I had a carpenter come out yesterday to fit some oak veneered MDF shelves and box in some pipework in a cupboard off our hallway. First things first, he's made a nice job it. However, I was a little disgruntled by him planing the MDF in our hallway and using a jigsaw for scribing, all of which generated a fair amount of MDF dust. Whilst the planer did have a bag on, apparently this came adrift at some point. I did highlight before he took on the job that I wanted the cutting done outside on the drive and not internally. MDF dust is awful stuff and after he left it took sometime to clean down everything in the hallway, requiring clearing my vacuum filters twice. I have a large hallway with a hard floor and even though he did put dust sheets down, it went all over the place. Am I being unreasonable? I just figure it wouldn't have taken much effort to take a few steps outside to plain / scribe rather than doing it in my hallway. Thanks in advance and if I am being unreasonable, I've got broad shoulders
  10. Here is the knocking noise @markc VIDEO-2024-01-18-17-22-49.mp4
  11. Thank you... It's dry as a bone thus far, no evidence of leakage. I also checked for a weep. I also noticed the plastic cistern leans forward slightly also but it's again clearly been like it for so long I'm going to leave it alone; don't fancy opening a can of worms. Ideally I am sure these should be square / in line. I'm no plumber so will ask my guy to take a look when he is on another job.
  12. I have a pneumatic concealed cistern behind a removable vanity panel. I pulled the panel off to investigate a dull knocking noise when the cistern is coming to nearly full, I haven't ascertained what this might be as yet, I wondered if it was the cold water pipes knocking (as in water hammer) but this wasn't the case. However, this is the first time I've had this vanity front off since living here for four years and I noticed the hose between the toilet and the pan is slightly on the wonk / angle and the connection to the pan looks like the attached photo. This has been fine for over four years we've been here and it's been in place for ~13 years so I am not minded to mess with it but just wondered if this looks normal.
  13. I found out another in the loft is actually shot. So that’s 3 elbows I now know about. The install is 13 years old; is this normal? Thinking I am best to replace the entire run but that will involve cutting out sections of a stud wall.
  14. Hi, Last night I encountered a leak in a roof above our store room which has transpired to be from the boiler condensate pipe. It was cracked at an elbow so the plumber we use has replaced this and hopefully all will be well with that joint. However, as he was leaving, we noticed another elbow with a hair line crack as it goes through a wall into a soil pipe. He has put some sealant over this as a temporary solution and will return in the new year to replace that. I did ask him to do it now but with it being a bit more involved, he opted to leave it until the new year. The challenge is though, with two elbows in this state, it stand to reason that others may also be the same! The ones from the boiler in the loft look OK but there are one or two hidden behind a stud wall. In the new year the plumber said he can use an endoscope to try to inspect these but I'm thinking it may just be worth replacing the run rather than waiting for the others to inevitably fail. The only difference with the others might be that they are less exposed to cold conditions. I'd be interested to know folks thoughts on this. Thanks...
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