Hi,

Fedex have my tile cutters in the depot (went for the Screwfix Erbauer table
saw and the Rubi 40 thingy DIY score-n-snap in the end).

Which means, fingers crossed, floor tiling and bog installation real soon
now.

Now, in the "old days" bog pan connectors sometimes came with a sachet of
thick grease.

Is it worth putting anything on the bog spigot like silicone or some grease,
to help prolong the effectiveness of the seal? I've got the Polyplumb 90
degree 110 connector which keeps the pipe large all the way to the bog
spigot, rather than thinning it down to 80 or so mm like all the pan
connectors in B&Q. Spigot seal is single flap rubber.

Ditto for the flush pipe to bog push in connector (this is a high level
flush chromed pipe into rubber bung into back of bog affair)?

I already asked about siliconing the bog to the floor and I will be doing
that a-la matchsticks - though I'll put screws in too because I'm like that
(and have a fat **** so over engineering is a Good Thing).

Ta as always

Tim

On Sep 3, 9:37*pm, Tim S wrote:
Hi,
...
Which means, fingers crossed, floor tiling and bog installation real soon now.

Now, in the "old days" bog pan connectors sometimes came with a sachet of
thick grease.

Is it worth putting anything on the bog spigot like silicone or some grease,

Don't use grease, you want the spigot connector to stay on, not pop
off at an inopportune moment.

I used liquid soap on mine, makes the pan outlet easier to get on, and
is water soluble, so doesn't stay slippery.

Cheers,

Paul.

zymurgy coughed up some electrons that declared:

On Sep 3, 9:37*pm, Tim S wrote:
Hi,
...
Which means, fingers crossed, floor tiling and bog installation real soon
now.

Now, in the "old days" bog pan connectors sometimes came with a sachet of
thick grease.

Is it worth putting anything on the bog spigot like silicone or some
grease,

Don't use grease, you want the spigot connector to stay on, not pop
off at an inopportune moment.

I used liquid soap on mine, makes the pan outlet easier to get on, and
is water soluble, so doesn't stay slippery.

Cheers,

Paul.

OK cheers. I will have some lateral restraint (pipe clip or wood block)
behind the pipe to stop catastrophic flying logs related failure.

"zymurgy" wrote in message
...
On Sep 3, 9:37 pm, Tim S wrote:
Hi,
...
Which means, fingers crossed, floor tiling and bog installation real soon
now.

Now, in the "old days" bog pan connectors sometimes came with a sachet of
thick grease.

Is it worth putting anything on the bog spigot like silicone or some
grease,

Don't use grease, you want the spigot connector to stay on, not pop
off at an inopportune moment.

I used liquid soap on mine, makes the pan outlet easier to get on, and
is water soluble, so doesn't stay slippery.

Cheers,

Paul.

I've just fitted mine (hideaway cistern) and used a drop of liquid soap -
bloody thing just kept popping off so I had to clean every last drop off
before it would stay put.
I don't trust it one bit now so will need to wedge it on somehow.
Grrrrrr.

"Tim S" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Fedex have my tile cutters in the depot (went for the Screwfix Erbauer
table
saw and the Rubi 40 thingy DIY score-n-snap in the end).

Which means, fingers crossed, floor tiling and bog installation real soon
now.

Now, in the "old days" bog pan connectors sometimes came with a sachet of
thick grease.

Is it worth putting anything on the bog spigot like silicone or some
grease,
to help prolong the effectiveness of the seal? I've got the Polyplumb 90
degree 110 connector which keeps the pipe large all the way to the bog
spigot, rather than thinning it down to 80 or so mm like all the pan
connectors in B&Q. Spigot seal is single flap rubber.

Ditto for the flush pipe to bog push in connector (this is a high level
flush chromed pipe into rubber bung into back of bog affair)?

When I fitted my new bog (some time ago, different house) I used silicone
grease between the pan and the pipe.

Allowed me to position it easily and take it out and put it back a couple of
times whilst I got everything sorted.

I can't see that silicone lubricant is in any way a risk in soil pipe
joints - this isn't a high pressure connection but should be as gas and
water tight as possible at low pressure.

IIRC I bought a tub of silicone grease for use on all the push fit soil and
grey water joints.
Seemed to work O.K. and was recommended by various people at the time.
I think that the guide with the pipework recommended using it as well.

YMMV.

Cheers

Dave R

Tim S wrote:
Hi,

Fedex have my tile cutters in the depot (went for the Screwfix
Erbauer table saw and the Rubi 40 thingy DIY score-n-snap in the end).

Which means, fingers crossed, floor tiling and bog installation real
soon now.

Now, in the "old days" bog pan connectors sometimes came with a
sachet of thick grease.

Is it worth putting anything on the bog spigot like silicone or some
grease, to help prolong the effectiveness of the seal? I've got the
Polyplumb 90 degree 110 connector which keeps the pipe large all the
way to the bog spigot, rather than thinning it down to 80 or so mm
like all the pan connectors in B&Q. Spigot seal is single flap rubber.

Silicone grease or silicone spray (better IMO) doesn't prolong the life of
the seal, it just makes it much easier to get the spigot fully home into the
multiquick. If the pan is secured to the floor properly it can't 'pop off'.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Sep 3, 10:15*pm, "Franko" wrote:
"zymurgy" wrote in message

On Sep 3, 9:37 pm, Tim S wrote:

Hi,
...
Which means, fingers crossed, floor tiling and bog installation real soon
now.

Now, in the "old days" bog pan connectors sometimes came with a sachet of
thick grease.

Is it worth putting anything on the bog spigot like silicone or some
grease,

I used liquid soap on mine,

I've just fitted mine (hideaway cistern) and used a drop of liquid soap -
bloody thing just kept popping off so I had to clean every last drop off
before it would stay put.
I don't trust it one bit now so will need to wedge it on somehow.

Well I don't mean slather it on, just a fingerful around the rubber
gasket.

It's less permanent than grease, as it'll just flush away.

Cheers,

Paul.