My flat ( 100 years old) has the waste from both bath and wash hand
basin going in to a cast iron pipe that runs the length of the
building and serves all the flats . ....The waste pipe from the bath
is wedged in to the spigot (?) with the aid of turns of Sylglas tape
and that works OK and it is hidden anyway .

The wash hand basin waste has ,up until now,been fitted in to a
reducer similar to this Screwfix one ( but compression type) ,the
reducer being held in by a liberal quantity of Plumbers Mait .This is
hardly ideal and I am looking for ideas to improve this arrangement .
The spigot is about 60mm at the opening but tapers down so the 32mm
pipe is a fairly snug fit.......I supose I could just do what I did
before and also box it in but maybe someone can come up with a better
idea.


http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/sea/...cd=1&x=12&y=10

Stuart

The wash hand basin waste has ,up until now,been fitted in to a
reducer similar to this Screwfix one ( but compression type) ,the
reducer being held in by a liberal quantity of Plumbers Mait.

Yes. Do it again, but with 32mm chromed pipe and waste. Looks much nicer! I
got mine with an amazingly cheap deal from Homebase. The price of the suite
was pretty amazing. What I didn't expect was the quality of the fittings.
Decent chrome plated monobloc tap. The chrome waste and pipe, which I
expected to be painted plastic, was actually genuinely chromed brass.

Christian.

"Stuart" wrote in message
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My flat ( 100 years old) has the waste from both bath and wash hand
basin going in to a cast iron pipe that runs the length of the
building and serves all the flats . ....The waste pipe from the bath
is wedged in to the spigot (?) with the aid of turns of Sylglas tape
and that works OK and it is hidden anyway .

The wash hand basin waste has ,up until now,been fitted in to a
reducer similar to this Screwfix one ( but compression type) ,the
reducer being held in by a liberal quantity of Plumbers Mait .This is
hardly ideal and I am looking for ideas to improve this arrangement .
The spigot is about 60mm at the opening but tapers down so the 32mm
pipe is a fairly snug fit.......I supose I could just do what I did
before and also box it in but maybe someone can come up with a better
idea.

I would expect a pipe spigot to have a BSP female thread inside it. British
Standard pipe threads are designated by the pipe ID in inches, not the
thread OD and about 60mm sounds like 2" BSP; more specifically 2" BSPT
(tapered). If so, you should be able to get an adaptor that screws into
that, but you won't find one in the DIY sheds. You need to visit a plumbers'
supplier for that sort of fitting.

Colin Bignell

On Thu, 6 Apr 2006 09:10:13 +0100, "nightjar" nightjar@insert my
surname here.uk.com wrote:


"Stuart" wrote in message
.. .
My flat ( 100 years old) has the waste from both bath and wash hand
basin going in to a cast iron pipe that runs the length of the
building and serves all the flats . ....The waste pipe from the bath
is wedged in to the spigot (?) with the aid of turns of Sylglas tape
and that works OK and it is hidden anyway .

The wash hand basin waste has ,up until now,been fitted in to a
reducer similar to this Screwfix one ( but compression type) ,the
reducer being held in by a liberal quantity of Plumbers Mait .This is
hardly ideal and I am looking for ideas to improve this arrangement .
The spigot is about 60mm at the opening but tapers down so the 32mm
pipe is a fairly snug fit.......I supose I could just do what I did
before and also box it in but maybe someone can come up with a better
idea.

I would expect a pipe spigot to have a BSP female thread inside it. British
Standard pipe threads are designated by the pipe ID in inches, not the
thread OD and about 60mm sounds like 2" BSP; more specifically 2" BSPT
(tapered). If so, you should be able to get an adaptor that screws into
that, but you won't find one in the DIY sheds. You need to visit a plumbers'
supplier for that sort of fitting.

Colin Bignell


Thx Colin but the "spigot" ( if thats what is called ) doesn't have
any thread .

Stuart

"Stuart" wrote in message
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Thx Colin but the "spigot" ( if thats what is called ) doesn't have
any thread .

Any chance of a posting a picture somewhere?

Colin Bignell

On Fri, 7 Apr 2006 08:36:46 +0100, "nightjar" nightjar@insert my
surname here.uk.com wrote:


"Stuart" wrote in message
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Thx Colin but the "spigot" ( if thats what is called ) doesn't have
any thread .

Any chance of a posting a picture somewhere?

Colin Bignell


Yup..Will do

Stuart

On Fri, 7 Apr 2006 08:36:46 +0100, "nightjar" nightjar@insert my
surname here.uk.com wrote:


"Stuart" wrote in message
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Thx Colin but the "spigot" ( if thats what is called ) doesn't have
any thread .

Any chance of a posting a picture somewhere?

Colin Bignell


Here you are .
http://www.imgbox.co.uk/image.php?image=b1cf6f5ab9.jpg

Stuart

"Stuart" wrote in message
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On Fri, 7 Apr 2006 08:36:46 +0100, "nightjar" nightjar@insert my
surname here.uk.com wrote:


"Stuart" wrote in message
. ..
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Thx Colin but the "spigot" ( if thats what is called ) doesn't have
any thread .

Any chance of a posting a picture somewhere?

Colin Bignell


Here you are .
http://www.imgbox.co.uk/image.php?image=b1cf6f5ab9.jpg

Stuart

That looks like a pipe socket or even a reducer with a bit of pipe broken
off at the exposed end. I suspect that you won't be able to do much better
than something similar to the fitting you removed.

Colin Bignell

On Fri, 7 Apr 2006 19:04:20 +0100, "nightjar" nightjar@insert my surname
here.uk.com wrote:


"Stuart" wrote in message
.. .
On Fri, 7 Apr 2006 08:36:46 +0100, "nightjar" nightjar@insert my
surname here.uk.com wrote:


"Stuart" wrote in message
...
...
Thx Colin but the "spigot" ( if thats what is called ) doesn't have
any thread .

Any chance of a posting a picture somewhere?

Colin Bignell


Here you are .
http://www.imgbox.co.uk/image.php?image=b1cf6f5ab9.jpg

Stuart

That looks like a pipe socket or even a reducer with a bit of pipe broken
off at the exposed end. I suspect that you won't be able to do much better
than something similar to the fitting you removed.

Colin Bignell


Peering inside with the aid of a torch Colin it does look as if the front part (
with the jagged edge) has ben inserted in but it's almost certainly ben in since
Noah was a wee boy so nae chance of getting it out . I'll just construct a box
rund it to make it neater and then fit the plastic pipe that I had in before and
seal it up in some fashion ...
Thx for your help
Stuart