A bit late this, but I have used ptfe tape on the threads and a thick O ring, which just gets squashed until the tap is in the right place. Hope that helps ...
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Rex
rex-butcher...
May 16, 2013 11:14 am
Haven't poured the bleach yet but I guess that option is open. Does bleach actually clean the insides of the pipe or just turn the black gunk to white gunk? ...
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Paul A.
pauland2513
May 16, 2013 11:23 am
... You could prevent the stuff from appearing by not using the sink. It's just natural stuff that's there as a consequence of emptying dirty water, soap,...
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George DiceGeorge
dicegeorge
May 16, 2013 1:06 pm
are there any kind of accessible 'elbows' i could insert in my pipework next time i take it to bits for unblocking from hair etc, so that i'll just be able to...
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GT
ace_kipper
May 16, 2013 2:07 pm
... I suspect that bleach does neither, it just makes the gunge smell "bleachy" which gives the house-proud a warm furry feeling. ... Bugs like warm, wet...
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Stuart Frazer
stuartfrazer
May 16, 2013 2:38 pm
That B4RN is an interesting development. ________________________________ From: Nigel Giddings <nigel@...> To: UK_Selfbuild@... Sent:...
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Jeffery Hardy
jensenhealey...
May 16, 2013 3:05 pm
"average human carries around a couple of pounds of bacteria to aid digestion?)" Thanks for that - I feel quite queasy now! ... [Non-text portions of this...
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Geoff
geoff_forwood
May 17, 2013 9:12 am
Thanks for all the replies. I bought a roll of Loctite 55 and it's worked a treat....
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Tracey Gardner
traceygardneruk
May 17, 2013 9:36 am
One of our near neighbours is a frail 83 year old widow. Every time one of her light bulbs blows, it trips the lighting circuit MCB, leaving her without...
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Joseph Heenan
josephheenanuk
May 17, 2013 9:56 am
... Possibly a type C might help (see http://www.neweysonline.co.uk/MCBs/Static.raction ), but possibly some type B's are less sensitive. An easier solution...
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impvan
May 17, 2013 9:59 am
You could change the mcb for a 'C' type which is more resistant to surges - but there's a couple of dependencies:~ - Can you get them for the particular...
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GT
ace_kipper
May 17, 2013 11:19 am
... It may be worth pointing out that the all-up solution is to have more than one lighting circuit per floor, have some standard lamps fed via the power...
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rex-butcher@...
rex-butcher...
May 17, 2013 12:06 pm
In hind sight, would like to have done this, although a better solution would have been to position the wash basin and shower so that they drained almost...
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pauline_j2003
May 17, 2013 6:53 pm
It may help simply to put a fresh type B in. Some do become trigger happy with repeated operation. Loose wires in the circuit can also be a contributing...
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Rick
rickdipper
May 18, 2013 4:11 pm
When I was a lad, we had fuse wire in the consumer unit, stories go, that this wire was often around the thickness of a 6 inch nail, at this point, the fuse...
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Graham Pye
graham_pye...
May 18, 2013 4:41 pm
Nobody seems to have suggested that if your neighbour buys better quality light bulbs they might not trip the circuit breaker when they blow... Graham...
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Christopher Hunter
chris_j_hunter
May 18, 2013 9:50 pm
interesting point - performance & performance over time & efficiency & longevity were factors we'd looked-to when choosing, but not how they failed - is there...
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Graham Pye
graham_pye...
May 19, 2013 7:46 am
It has been previously suggested that this was the case - "better" bulbs are supposed to have a fuse built in to them, although I don't know if that's the only...
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ChristineW
moodyblackmare
May 19, 2013 2:56 pm
Hi You could try caustic soda. Get it in the chemist. It's cheap and can be used to unblock drains. Handle with care. Bleach won't work. Chris...
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rex-butcher@...
rex-butcher...
May 20, 2013 1:20 pm
I have not tried caustic soda but have bicarb and vinegar. It fizzzes nicely but I imagine that it is only cleaning what it is in contact with, ie. the U...
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PeterB
ukthorn
May 20, 2013 5:21 pm
Having removed a number of waste pipes, over the years, I think there will pretty much always be a fairly thin accumulation of bacterial slim. I've never seen...
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rex-butcher@...
rex-butcher...
May 21, 2013 10:44 am
OK, got it; thanks Rex...
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Rex
rex-butcher...
May 21, 2013 11:06 am
Which brings up the next sewerage issue. During the groundwork stage, one of those Osma drain inspection chambers with a main flow straight through and about...
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Christopher Hunter
chris_j_hunter
May 21, 2013 11:12 am
our 'paper disintegrates v.easily once wet, so maybe there are options there (Andrex & Velvet) ... else (no experience) has the junction got arrows for...
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Tim Hawes
haweste
May 21, 2013 12:16 pm
+1 We found that some of the very plush/padded/super-soft toilet roll would block up our toilets and it was quite repeatable :-( We've changed to a more...
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David Chandler
davidchandler32
May 21, 2013 1:15 pm
Whilst not solving the cause of the problem you could  try using a caravan toilet tissue i.e. 'Thetford Aqua Soft', this disolves easier and may help  Dave...
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Graham Pye
graham_pye...
May 21, 2013 2:03 pm
It's v. expensive (comparatively) though... But perhaps that's a price worth paying to avoid four weekly outings with the hose! Graham ... From:...
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Matt
mattysmit197...
May 22, 2013 9:12 pm
Rex I wonder if you have one of these modern 'low water use' cisterns? if so, you could try increasing the amount of water being used per flush or if it's a...
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rex-butcher@...
rex-butcher...
6:34 am
Starting to get too much information here, but we only use regular Sainsbury's super soft. However, I have spoken with the Osma Inspection Chamber Tech Dept...
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russ_olivant
7:00 am
Hi, Does anyone have a Delonghi / Cliamventa GSHP installed ? Anything to say about them ? Good or Bad ? There are some wildly varying quotes and prices out...
