Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article ,
iamaran wrote:

Apparently (I was not in, my partner was) it had been connected, but due
to some poor welding in the original copper pipes along with a
blockage, the plumbing from the sink has become separated.


Copper waste pipes are most unusual in a domestic situation. Commonly,
it's PVC, and the surface stuff is either push fit or solvent welded. Even
badly done solvent weld won't come apart - if it is solvent weld, it's
likely to have been only pushed together with no 'glue'.

Thats is not uncommon.

My 'plumber from hell' used to make upo all his joints dry, start to
weld them,. go home for reh nitght, and then not turn up for days, then
forget the awkward ones and redo them later if they leaked.

Its a typical issue when you have plumbers and carpenters working in
tandem. The carpenters rush in and cover up the plumbing before its
finished and the plumbers shrug and have a cup of coffee.