fireblade wrote:
hi all,
couple of things on plumbing... ive never done any before and have
managed throught reading posts here and the trusty collins book to
plumb in a new sink unit and change the taps on the bath!
however....... while doing this i noticed that the pipework is all
over the place in this house, with layers of old piping left
everywhere capped off etc, even older metal piping embedded in the
rendering etc etc (the house is circa 1890) and all this will
eventually have to go when i have the confidence to redo and upgrade
all the plumbing,,, but for now - * the connections i made are all
good, but when i press my ear to the rising main(which is helpfully
placed in the middle of the wall in the landing and will have to be
eventually resited!!) i can hear a hissing noise, very faint..does
this mean i have a leak somewhere? * the wrench i bought for the jobs
was a universal basin wrench -allegedly fits bath and sink nuts - but
the one i have would only do the 15ml connections,and is too small
for the nuts on the bath taps and the 22ml mini valve thingys i
fitted. and it was hell doing that bloody bath -did i get the wrong
tool or did i just get a duff one?
Why is that the rising main comes in via the roof in some old properties?
Anyway, is this a terraced property? if so it could be someone else's leak
you can hear!
Are there any overflows running, esp. tanks in roof?
Check all the joins you've made for seepage. I'm paranoid about this and
check mine several days running especially if the pipes are going to be
boxed in.
Is your basin wrench one of those made from a flat bend piece of metal with
various shapes cut in it?
If so, they aren't much use.
A proper tap wrench has a selg tightening jaw like a birds beak and can
swivel on top of its shaft.
They aren't much use for anything else except the nuts which hold taps to
the basin or bath but they are invaluable for that.
For all the other nuts e.g. compression fittings you need a couple of
ajustable spanners or mole wrenches to tighten them enough.