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Behind a panel in my house is the exposed end of a long-disused waste
pipe - quite likely there was once a sink there - which I suspect of being the source of an occasional bad smell. Presumably I should cap it, but as you can see from this photo it's not a neat end: http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/~richard/pipe-end.jpg The outside diameter is about 7cm. There are flexible rubber caps for sale, e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cloverleaf-...dp/B078HHNFHS/ but I doubt it could be attached securely. Would a piece of some kind of flexible rubber sheet and a jubilee clip do the trick? -- Richard |
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On 26/05/2019 13:29, Jim K.. wrote:
(Richard Tobin) Wrote in message: Behind a panel in my house is the exposed end of a long-disused waste pipe - quite likely there was once a sink there - which I suspect of being the source of an occasional bad smell. Presumably I should cap it, but as you can see from this photo it's not a neat end: http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/~richard/pipe-end.jpg The outside diameter is about 7cm. There are flexible rubber caps for sale, e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cloverleaf-...dp/B078HHNFHS/ but I doubt it could be attached securely. Would a piece of some kind of flexible rubber sheet and a jubilee clip do the trick? Expanding foam? I was going to say scrunched up newspaper, but thought it might be considered unprofessional. |
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On Sun, 26 May 2019 13:40:03 +0100, Pancho
wrote: On 26/05/2019 13:29, Jim K.. wrote: (Richard Tobin) Wrote in message: Behind a panel in my house is the exposed end of a long-disused waste pipe - quite likely there was once a sink there - which I suspect of being the source of an occasional bad smell. Presumably I should cap it, but as you can see from this photo it's not a neat end: http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/~richard/pipe-end.jpg The outside diameter is about 7cm. There are flexible rubber caps for sale, e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cloverleaf-...dp/B078HHNFHS/ but I doubt it could be attached securely. Would a piece of some kind of flexible rubber sheet and a jubilee clip do the trick? Expanding foam? I was going to say scrunched up newspaper, but thought it might be considered unprofessional. You are both correct. For the kewpie doll you have to say which one to put in the pipe first. :-) AB |
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Richard Tobin wrote:
Behind a panel in my house is the exposed end of a long-disused waste pipe - quite likely there was once a sink there - which I suspect of being the source of an occasional bad smell. Presumably I should cap it, but as you can see from this photo it's not a neat end: http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/~richard/pipe-end.jpg The outside diameter is about 7cm. There are flexible rubber caps for sale, e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cloverleaf-...dp/B078HHNFHS/ but I doubt it could be attached securely. Would a piece of some kind of flexible rubber sheet and a jubilee clip do the trick? -- Richard I would just stuff a scrunched up plastic bag into the pipe. It not like youre trying to block mass air flow. Alternatively, it wouldnt be that hard to molish up a wooden plug that matched the internal diameter of the pipe. Add a gloop of whatever sealant you have to hand if you want to make it more airtight. Tim -- Please don't feed the trolls |
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Richard Tobin wrote:
Behind a panel in my house is the exposed end of a long-disused waste pipe - quite likely there was once a sink there - which I suspect of being the source of an occasional bad smell. Presumably I should cap it, but as you can see from this photo it's not a neat end: http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/~richard/pipe-end.jpg The outside diameter is about 7cm. There are flexible rubber caps for sale, e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cloverleaf-...dp/B078HHNFHS/ but I doubt it could be attached securely. Would a piece of some kind of flexible rubber sheet and a jubilee clip do the trick? -- Richard Reasonable quality plastic bag and a cable tie would do it just as well. GH |
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Marland Wrote in message:
Richard Tobin wrote: Behind a panel in my house is the exposed end of a long-disused waste pipe - quite likely there was once a sink there - which I suspect of being the source of an occasional bad smell. Presumably I should cap it, but as you can see from this photo it's not a neat end: http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/~richard/pipe-end.jpg The outside diameter is about 7cm. There are flexible rubber caps for sale, e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cloverleaf-...dp/B078HHNFHS/ but I doubt it could be attached securely. Would a piece of some kind of flexible rubber sheet and a jubilee clip do the trick? -- Richard Reasonable quality plastic bag and a cable tie would do it just as well. GH and add spooky sound effects if the wind ever blows into it... -- Jim K ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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On Sun, 26 May 2019 16:45:02 +0100 (GMT+01:00), "Jim K.."
wrote: Marland Wrote in message: Richard Tobin wrote: Behind a panel in my house is the exposed end of a long-disused waste pipe - quite likely there was once a sink there - which I suspect of being the source of an occasional bad smell. Presumably I should cap it, but as you can see from this photo it's not a neat end: http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/~richard/pipe-end.jpg The outside diameter is about 7cm. There are flexible rubber caps for sale, e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cloverleaf-...dp/B078HHNFHS/ but I doubt it could be attached securely. Would a piece of some kind of flexible rubber sheet and a jubilee clip do the trick? -- Richard Reasonable quality plastic bag and a cable tie would do it just as well. GH and add spooky sound effects if the wind ever blows into it... You were actually correct initially. Newspaper followed by foam and slice the top flush, or leave a "mushroom". Standard practice in construction sites I attend, it is often used for cable ducts. Needs a tool to remove it if the pipes re-used, but if not it may be considered permanent. Vermin dont seem to like the foam and although it discolours it is very stable. AB |
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On 26/05/2019 15:38, Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp Esq wrote:
Vermin dont seem to like the foam I was lifting some floorboards last weekend. I found lots of mouse bite sized bits of foam. I've also had squirrel sized ones - although the squirrel gave up when it got to the wire netting. And found another way into the loft Andy |
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"Marland" wrote in message ... Richard Tobin wrote: Behind a panel in my house is the exposed end of a long-disused waste pipe - quite likely there was once a sink there - which I suspect of being the source of an occasional bad smell. Presumably I should cap it, but as you can see from this photo it's not a neat end: http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/~richard/pipe-end.jpg The outside diameter is about 7cm. There are flexible rubber caps for sale, e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cloverleaf-...dp/B078HHNFHS/ but I doubt it could be attached securely. Would a piece of some kind of flexible rubber sheet and a jubilee clip do the trick? Reasonable quality plastic bag and a cable tie would do it just as well. Nope, plastic bags dont last long. |
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On Mon, 27 May 2019 04:01:06 +1000, "Rod Speed"
wrote: "Marland" wrote in message ... Richard Tobin wrote: Behind a panel in my house is the exposed end of a long-disused waste pipe - quite likely there was once a sink there - which I suspect of being the source of an occasional bad smell. Presumably I should cap it, but as you can see from this photo it's not a neat end: http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/~richard/pipe-end.jpg The outside diameter is about 7cm. There are flexible rubber caps for sale, e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cloverleaf-...dp/B078HHNFHS/ but I doubt it could be attached securely. Would a piece of some kind of flexible rubber sheet and a jubilee clip do the trick? Reasonable quality plastic bag and a cable tie would do it just as well. Nope, plastic bags don’t last long. One does try. I often put my pennorth in, but you can guarantee a few IQ zeros will pop up with something implausable anyway. One would have to have led a very sheltered life to suggest the plastic bag approach. I do wonder what peoples motives are when they provide such "advice". AB |
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Blenkinsopp Esq wrote: On Mon, 27 May 2019 04:01:06 +1000, "Rod Speed" wrote: "Marland" wrote in message ... Richard Tobin wrote: Behind a panel in my house is the exposed end of a long-disused waste pipe - quite likely there was once a sink there - which I suspect of being the source of an occasional bad smell. Presumably I should cap it, but as you can see from this photo it's not a neat end: http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/~richard/pipe-end.jpg The outside diameter is about 7cm. There are flexible rubber caps for sale, e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cloverleaf-...dp/B078HHNFHS/ but I doubt it could be attached securely. Would a piece of some kind of flexible rubber sheet and a jubilee clip do the trick? Reasonable quality plastic bag and a cable tie would do it just as well. Nope, plastic bags don’t last long. One does try. I often put my pennorth in, but you can guarantee a few IQ zeros will pop up with something implausable anyway. One would have to have led a very sheltered life to suggest the plastic bag approach. I do wonder what peoples motives are when they provide such "advice". 'Plastic bags' come in all sorts of qualities. -- from KT24 in Surrey, England "I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle |
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"charles" wrote in message ... In article , Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp Esq wrote: On Mon, 27 May 2019 04:01:06 +1000, "Rod Speed" wrote: "Marland" wrote in message ... Richard Tobin wrote: Behind a panel in my house is the exposed end of a long-disused waste pipe - quite likely there was once a sink there - which I suspect of being the source of an occasional bad smell. Presumably I should cap it, but as you can see from this photo it's not a neat end: http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/~richard/pipe-end.jpg The outside diameter is about 7cm. There are flexible rubber caps for sale, e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cloverleaf-...dp/B078HHNFHS/ but I doubt it could be attached securely. Would a piece of some kind of flexible rubber sheet and a jubilee clip do the trick? Reasonable quality plastic bag and a cable tie would do it just as well. Nope, plastic bags don't last long. One does try. I often put my pennorth in, but you can guarantee a few IQ zeros will pop up with something implausable anyway. One would have to have led a very sheltered life to suggest the plastic bag approach. I do wonder what peoples motives are when they provide such "advice". 'Plastic bags' come in all sorts of qualities. Never seen any that last very long at all even when kept in a drawer inside the house. Some plastic sheet lasts fine, most obviously with the thick stuff used under a concrete slab on the ground when its left lying around inside a house and even cheap ground sheets do last a long time inside the house. I have a couple used as curtains that have lasted 45 years. |
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"Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp Esq" wrote in message ... On Mon, 27 May 2019 04:01:06 +1000, "Rod Speed" wrote: "Marland" wrote in message ... Richard Tobin wrote: Behind a panel in my house is the exposed end of a long-disused waste pipe - quite likely there was once a sink there - which I suspect of being the source of an occasional bad smell. Presumably I should cap it, but as you can see from this photo it's not a neat end: http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/~richard/pipe-end.jpg The outside diameter is about 7cm. There are flexible rubber caps for sale, e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cloverleaf-...dp/B078HHNFHS/ but I doubt it could be attached securely. Would a piece of some kind of flexible rubber sheet and a jubilee clip do the trick? Reasonable quality plastic bag and a cable tie would do it just as well. Nope, plastic bags don't last long. One does try. I often put my pennorth in, but you can guarantee a few IQ zeros will pop up with something implausable anyway. One would have to have led a very sheltered life to suggest the plastic bag approach. I do wonder what peoples motives are when they provide such "advice". I don't believe that there is any motive, just ignorance. |
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Lonely Psychopathic Senile Ozzie Troll Alert!
On Mon, 27 May 2019 06:10:35 +1000, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again: One does try. I often put my pennorth in, but you can guarantee a few IQ zeros will pop up with something implausable anyway. One would have to have led a very sheltered life to suggest the plastic bag approach. I do wonder what peoples motives are when they provide such "advice". I don't believe that there is any motive, just ignorance. On YOUR part, most certainly, as you just demonstrated again! -- about senile Rot Speed: "This is like having a conversation with someone with brain damage." MID: |
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Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp Esq wrote:
On Mon, 27 May 2019 04:01:06 +1000, "Rod Speed" wrote: "Marland" wrote in message ... Richard Tobin wrote: Behind a panel in my house is the exposed end of a long-disused waste pipe - quite likely there was once a sink there - which I suspect of being the source of an occasional bad smell. Presumably I should cap it, but as you can see from this photo it's not a neat end: http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/~richard/pipe-end.jpg The outside diameter is about 7cm. There are flexible rubber caps for sale, e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cloverleaf-...dp/B078HHNFHS/ but I doubt it could be attached securely. Would a piece of some kind of flexible rubber sheet and a jubilee clip do the trick? Reasonable quality plastic bag and a cable tie would do it just as well. Nope, plastic bags donÂ’t last long. One does try. I often put my pennorth in, but you can guarantee a few IQ zeros will pop up with something implausable anyway. One would have to have led a very sheltered life to suggest the plastic bag approach. I do wonder what peoples motives are when they provide such "advice". AB I said reasonable quality, something like is used for for storing food in a freezer not the wrapper from a loaf of Mother Pride. In the position behind the bath away from UV light it will last decades. People store things in plastic bags in lofts and drawers for years without problems. It was only odours the OP wanted to stop emitting from the pipe not gas or liquid under pressure. GH |
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"Marland" wrote in message ... Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp Esq wrote: On Mon, 27 May 2019 04:01:06 +1000, "Rod Speed" wrote: "Marland" wrote in message ... Richard Tobin wrote: Behind a panel in my house is the exposed end of a long-disused waste pipe - quite likely there was once a sink there - which I suspect of being the source of an occasional bad smell. Presumably I should cap it, but as you can see from this photo it's not a neat end: http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/~richard/pipe-end.jpg The outside diameter is about 7cm. There are flexible rubber caps for sale, e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cloverleaf-...dp/B078HHNFHS/ but I doubt it could be attached securely. Would a piece of some kind of flexible rubber sheet and a jubilee clip do the trick? Reasonable quality plastic bag and a cable tie would do it just as well. Nope, plastic bags dont last long. One does try. I often put my pennorth in, but you can guarantee a few IQ zeros will pop up with something implausable anyway. One would have to have led a very sheltered life to suggest the plastic bag approach. I do wonder what peoples motives are when they provide such "advice". AB I said reasonable quality, something like is used for for storing food in a freezer not the wrapper from a loaf of Mother Pride. In the position behind the bath away from UV light it will last decades. Bull****. I found some of those that had got down the back of a drawer and was surprised to find that they break up into lots of very small pieces of plastic at the merest touch. People store things in plastic bags in lofts and drawers for years without problems. And plenty find those fall to bits too. It was only odours the OP wanted to stop emitting from the pipe not gas or liquid under pressure. Sure. |
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"Rod Speed" Wrote in message:
"Marland" wrote in message ... Richard Tobin wrote: Behind a panel in my house is the exposed end of a long-disused waste pipe - quite likely there was once a sink there - which I suspect of being the source of an occasional bad smell. Presumably I should cap it, but as you can see from this photo it's not a neat end: http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/~richard/pipe-end.jpg The outside diameter is about 7cm. There are flexible rubber caps for sale, e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cloverleaf-...dp/B078HHNFHS/ but I doubt it could be attached securely. Would a piece of some kind of flexible rubber sheet and a jubilee clip do the trick? Reasonable quality plastic bag and a cable tie would do it just as well. Nope, plastic bags don?t last long. Polythene bags last a long long time, that's why we have biodegradable and compostable ones. -- Graham. %Profound_observation% ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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"Graham." wrote in message ... "Rod Speed" Wrote in message: "Marland" wrote in message ... Richard Tobin wrote: Behind a panel in my house is the exposed end of a long-disused waste pipe - quite likely there was once a sink there - which I suspect of being the source of an occasional bad smell. Presumably I should cap it, but as you can see from this photo it's not a neat end: http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/~richard/pipe-end.jpg The outside diameter is about 7cm. There are flexible rubber caps for sale, e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cloverleaf-...dp/B078HHNFHS/ but I doubt it could be attached securely. Would a piece of some kind of flexible rubber sheet and a jubilee clip do the trick? Reasonable quality plastic bag and a cable tie would do it just as well. Nope, plastic bags don?t last long. Polythene bags last a long long time, No they don't. They break up into small pieces surprisingly quickly even when kept inside the house out of the light. that's why we have biodegradable and compostable ones. Nope, that's a different issue, how long it takes for the small pieces to stop being small pieces of plastic. |
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Lonely Psychopathic Senile Ozzie Troll Alert!
On Mon, 27 May 2019 06:01:10 +1000, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again: Polythene bags last a long long time, No they don't. They break up into small pieces surprisingly quickly even when kept inside the house out of the light. NOT the ones OTHER people know and environmentalists complain about, senile asshole! that's why we have biodegradable and compostable ones. Nope, that's a different issue, how long it takes for the small pieces to stop being small pieces of plastic. Just more senile BULL**** from you! -- about senile Rot Speed: "This is like having a conversation with someone with brain damage." MID: |
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Lonely Psychopathic Senile Ozzie Troll Alert!
On Mon, 27 May 2019 04:01:06 +1000, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again: Reasonable quality plastic bag and a cable tie would do it just as well. Nope, plastic bags don¢t last long. Of course they do, senile auto-contradictor! -- about senile Rot Speed: "This is like having a conversation with someone with brain damage." MID: |
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"Richard Tobin" wrote in message ... Behind a panel in my house is the exposed end of a long-disused waste pipe - quite likely there was once a sink there - which I suspect of being the source of an occasional bad smell. Presumably I should cap it, but as you can see from this photo it's not a neat end: http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/~richard/pipe-end.jpg The outside diameter is about 7cm. There are flexible rubber caps for sale, e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cloverleaf-...dp/B078HHNFHS/ but I doubt it could be attached securely. Don’t see why not with that big jubilee clip. Would a piece of some kind of flexible rubber sheet and a jubilee clip do the trick? That would be worse than the cap. A big rubber bung might well work. |
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On Mon, 27 May 2019 03:44:58 +1000, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again: Presumably I should cap it, but as you can see from this photo it's not a neat end: http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/~richard/pipe-end.jpg The outside diameter is about 7cm. There are flexible rubber caps for sale, e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cloverleaf-...dp/B078HHNFHS/ but I doubt it could be attached securely. Don¢t see why not with that big jubilee clip. That answer was already provided, senile bigmouth! Just what in hell makes you believe any answers only become valid once YOU confirm and repeat them? -- Bod addressing abnormal senile quarreller Rot: "Do you practice arguing with yourself in an empty room?" MID: |
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Rod Speed wrote:
"Richard Tobin" wrote in message ... Behind a panel in my house is the exposed end of a long-disused waste pipe - quite likely there was once a sink there - which I suspect of being the source of an occasional bad smell. Presumably I should cap it, but as you can see from this photo it's not a neat end: http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/~richard/pipe-end.jpg The outside diameter is about 7cm. There are flexible rubber caps for sale, e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cloverleaf-...dp/B078HHNFHS/ but I doubt it could be attached securely. Don't see why not with that big jubilee clip. Would a piece of some kind of flexible rubber sheet and a jubilee clip do the trick? That would be worse than the cap. A big rubber bung might well work. You can buy a rubber plug with the same sort of multiple circumferential flaps as toilet adaptors (but male) from builders' or plumbers' merchants. Or Ebay. Neatest but not cheapest solution and easier to fit than the external cap. Might have to clean and trim it a bit. -- Roger Hayter |
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On 26/05/2019 13:23, Richard Tobin wrote:
Behind a panel in my house is the exposed end of a long-disused waste pipe - quite likely there was once a sink there - which I suspect of being the source of an occasional bad smell. Presumably I should cap it, but as you can see from this photo it's not a neat end: http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/~richard/pipe-end.jpg The outside diameter is about 7cm. There are flexible rubber caps for sale, e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cloverleaf-...dp/B078HHNFHS/ but I doubt it could be attached securely. Would a piece of some kind of flexible rubber sheet and a jubilee clip do the trick? If it was cut back to the wall, would it be rounder? If so, can you find a 68mm to 40mm (or 32mm) reducer of the type that that is flexible rubber, with ridges around and that pushes into the pipe? And then blank the reduced size hole - you can get internal blanks of that size no problem. SteveW |
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Steve Walker wrote: If it was cut back to the wall, would it be rounder? Yes, assuming I was able to cut it neatly, which I doubt. I'm not sure what it's made of - it's connected to a cast iron downpipe, and may well date from the 19th century. -- Richard |
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On Sunday, 26 May 2019 13:25:02 UTC+1, Richard Tobin wrote:
Behind a panel in my house is the exposed end of a long-disused waste pipe - quite likely there was once a sink there - which I suspect of being the source of an occasional bad smell. Presumably I should cap it, but as you can see from this photo it's not a neat end: http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/~richard/pipe-end.jpg The outside diameter is about 7cm. There are flexible rubber caps for sale, e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cloverleaf-...dp/B078HHNFHS/ but I doubt it could be attached securely. Would a piece of some kind of flexible rubber sheet and a jubilee clip do the trick? You could use various things - expanding foam, cement mortar, rubber or wooden bung, might even find a suitable size plastic pot to fit from the kitchen bin & silicone it in. Whatever you use, clean the inside near the end first so you get a proper fit/seal. NT |
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If as you say it goes into a cast iron pipe and you cannot see any fittings on the pipe then I would suggest the pipe is lead. In that case the end cap you suggested will not work as the clip will simply squash the pipe together. If you can get to the front of it squash the pipe together to for a straight seam, scrape as much oxide as possible off the seam, apply flux and heat carefully with blow torch to form a weld on the seam.
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Tricky Dicky writes If as you say it goes into a cast iron pipe and you cannot see any fittings on the pipe then I would suggest the pipe is lead. Forgive me, perhaps I'm an idle sod or a bodger, but I think many people are over thinking this. Given that the pipe is out of sight and only occasionally emits pongy air, not gas or liquid or anything under pressure, I would just cut a circle of thick card or plastic and attach to the front with a few crosses of gaffer tape. Who is going to see it, or care? Should it fail after ten years, just renew for the next ten years. And yes, I have done exactly that, in the past. Job done. -- Graeme |
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On Sun, 26 May 2019 12:23:28 +0000 (UTC),
(Richard Tobin) wrote: Behind a panel in my house is the exposed end of a long-disused waste pipe - quite likely there was once a sink there - which I suspect of being the source of an occasional bad smell. Presumably I should cap it, but as you can see from this photo it's not a neat end: http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/~richard/pipe-end.jpg The outside diameter is about 7cm. There are flexible rubber caps for sale, e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cloverleaf-...dp/B078HHNFHS/ but I doubt it could be attached securely. Would a piece of some kind of flexible rubber sheet and a jubilee clip do the trick? It looks to be lead pipe and the end is quite irregular so no clamp is going to work well. The simplest way is to spray it with a small amount of water mist or wipe it outside and in with a wet cloth and then squirt a bit of expanding foam https://www.toolstation.com/soudal-b...ng-foam/p87889 into the end (not too much if the pipe is still attached elsewhere to used pipes). Put a bit more foam into a plastic disposable drinking cup and press it over the pipe supporting it in place with some scraps of wood as it expands and sets. The foam will fill the cup and bond to the blob in the pipe and the pipe itself giving you a gas tight seal. |
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Block end of disused pipe
On Mon, 27 May 2019 10:41:04 +0100, Peter Parry wrote:
On Sun, 26 May 2019 12:23:28 +0000 (UTC), (Richard Tobin) wrote: ====snip==== It looks to be lead pipe and the end is quite irregular so no clamp is going to work well. If there's enough of this lead pipe to work with, why not do the "Bleedin' Obvious"(tm) which is simply to squash the last inch or three flat and fold a half to one inch of the flattened end over to seal it up. Lead is such a soft and malleable metal that such sealing methods on water and gas pipes were a common sight for many first time buyers moving into pre and post war built properties during the 70s and 80s. -- Johnny B Good |
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Block end of disused pipe
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Chris Hogg wrote: On Sun, 26 May 2019 12:23:28 +0000 (UTC), (Richard Tobin) wrote: Behind a panel in my house is the exposed end of a long-disused waste pipe - quite likely there was once a sink there - which I suspect of being the source of an occasional bad smell. Presumably I should cap it, but as you can see from this photo it's not a neat end: http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/~richard/pipe-end.jpg The outside diameter is about 7cm. There are flexible rubber caps for sale, e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cloverleaf-...dp/B078HHNFHS/ but I doubt it could be attached securely. Would a piece of some kind of flexible rubber sheet and a jubilee clip do the trick? It has a jubilee clip, just like you're suggesting for a piece of rubber sheet. Yes, but the cap is very shallow, so the clip would be over the part of the pipe that slopes inward - I think it might just pop off when the clip was tightened. In addition, you could liberally coat the flutes inside of the cap with silicone or sticks-like-**** or gutter sealant to make it more secure and make it air-tight. It's not as though it's going to be subject to movement or stresses and strains, tucked away behind that panel. That might work. -- Richard |
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