vfrdave Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 My dad is refurbishing a bathroom at a property he has. He wishes to fit a full back to wall toilet but the water supply is not close enough to the waste pipe to allow toilet to fit. Any ingenious ideas of how to make this work. Obvious answer I gave was dig the floor up and extend pipework to suit. This will obviously end up with a joint in the floor screed (compression likely as he won't solder). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Is the issue the supply water or the waste water? If you want a back to wall toilet to go back to that wall, the waste and the supply will need buried in the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFDIY Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Put a bending spring in it and manipulate it behind the soil pipe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vfrdave Posted January 7, 2021 Author Share Posted January 7, 2021 25 minutes ago, ProDave said: Is the issue the supply water or the waste water? If you want a back to wall toilet to go back to that wall, the waste and the supply will need buried in the wall. Maybe my description was incorrect, a close coupled full back to wall toilet. My understanding being the waste and water supply can still both come vertical from floor. That all said it's the supply water is the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vfrdave Posted January 7, 2021 Author Share Posted January 7, 2021 9 minutes ago, JFDIY said: Put a bending spring in it and manipulate it behind the soil pipe? Dad did ask me the same but I have no experience of bending springs. Do you think it is a viable option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vfrdave Posted January 7, 2021 Author Share Posted January 7, 2021 @joe90 thanks for that makes it look easy I suspect. Certainly easier when free like that, than half buried. Dad now tells me the bottom of the exposed pipe is a 90 bend with pipe travelling horizontal to the left in floor. Branched off the bath supply I suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Do not use a spring that close to the joint - you will stress the joint and make it weep. I would dig it out and move it properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wozza Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Dont try and bend it with a spring like that - you wont get a good bend. Dig it out - sweat on an elbow or extend the pipe - it wouldn't take long, or dig it out back to the bath and replace with plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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