BigWallop coughed up some electrons that declared:


Ah Ha!! No surprise at things not be striaght, right enough.

It's the joy of pottery products - the top is level, the bottom isn't - in
either plane. It's only a couple of mm out, but with a long pipe, that adds
up fast.

Wonder if I can get some 2" lead pipe and go fully retro like the bog I grew
up with...

Can you put
an offset in the downpipe to allow it to sit properly? Does the downpipe
have an offset than can be manouvered to allow the thing to seat in
better?

Well, There is some slop in the pipe to cistern joint - but it's right on
the limit.

It will probably take a huge bending spring to make an offset, but easier
if
you have access to a pile of sand? If you can get hold of enough dry
sand, seal the ends of the pipe after packing out the pipe tightly with
the sand
and try to go for a bend. If you try this method, make sure the sand is
packed really tightly in the whole length of pipe.

Or seek the help of your blacksmith with a large pipe bender to make a
sure off set in the pipe for you.

I like the sand idea (I have loads). Never thought of that. The pipe has a
swan neck double offset in it anyway - it would be a case of unsetting one
of those bends a couple of degrees.

I think just bringing the bottom of the cistern forward a bit to re-align
the angles might be easier - just wondered if it was the done thing?

Cheers

Tim