On 23/08/2019 12:56, newshound wrote:
On 23/08/2019 11:31, Roger Hayter wrote:
Kevin H wrote:
Soil stack in the corner of the kitchen.
Photos - https://photos.app.goo.gl/X4P2yaHjSyBThzat7
The rubber washer in the boss has been crushed meaning I can no longer
make a good seal. I've tried a couple of other washers but neither are
giving a good seal (the usual soil pipe smells telling me it isn't air
tight). Does anybody recognise the make so I can try and source a
replacement washer?
My only other alternative would be to add a boss which would reduce the
amount of height to play with for sink wastes etc.
Assuming the grey pipe is a push fit it in the bit of of brown/orange
flexible pipe at the bottom with a non-visible bit of plain pipe joining
the boss to the brown pipe, the easiest thing would be to cut the grey
pipe a foot or two above the boss and use a push-fit or solvent weld
coupler to connect in a whole new section of pipe with a suitable boss
at the bottom to duplicate the whole fitting with a modern version.
Or, if the leak is where the white pipe goes into the grey boss then the
simplest fix will be to wrap that joint with stretched PVC tape. May be
a bit awkward given the proximity of the wall but should be possible. It
does not have to look nice.
Or simply fill any gaps with silicone or expanding foam
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