Stainless steel flexipipe vs nylon braided

[AliG]

Thanks.

 

It is very rare any standards get mentioned or the grade of stainless steel.

[Tennentslager]

This is Spain. There's a sticker on each pipe but don't know what it says...everything easy to get to

[Tennentslager]

Spanish mate says 

Inspect annually or replace

 

 

Don't put behind a wally willy

[AliG]

For people interested in the serviceability of these hidden cisterns.

 

This one has also had a dodgy flush valve that sometimes kept running if you didn't push the flush plate long enough.

 

I had put off fixing it assuming it would be a pain to do.

 

I bought a new flush valve as I had disconnected it anyway to fix the pipework.

 

It took roughly five minutes to replace the flush valve. You literally just pull it out and push the new one in. It bends to fit through the flush plate hole. Taking off the front plate and putting it back n tight actually took longer than replacing the flush valve. It was an unusual instance of a job actually being as easy as it was supposed to be.

 

 

 

[S2D2]

Having just discovered a leaking flexi pipe on a toilet cistern, what is the general consensus on best practice here? Replace and set a 10 year reminder or fit something like https://www.screwfix.com/p/hep2o-plastic-push-fit-angled-tap-connector-15mm-x-1-2-/3036f to the cistern and go straight into plastic pipe, even if that involves a couple of elbows?

 

This is all inside a vanity cabinet so not something that can regularly be inspected, it needs silicone cutting back from the toilet to even see. 

[crispy_wafer]

I didnt have a great deal of success with those fittings, I'm sure they are fine but this ham fisted eejit had a failure on the washer.  I used the 1/2" to 15 female coupler with a street elbow instead.