pipe tag
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Joining copper pipe I want to join several pieces of copper pipe together. There won't be much pressure in the pipe as it's just an overflow pipe that will be open at the top. I don't have a brazing torch. What's the easiest/cheapest way? |
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Hot water overflow pipe running My neighbour popped over to tell me our pipe was running down the roof. How does one stop this or do we need to contact a plumber? |
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Dodgy plumbing pipe ALL plastic plumbing pipes are crap, even the grey stuff. Plastic pipes aren't rodent proof. |
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Where can I buy 23mm pipe in Chch ? I'm after a piece of metal pipe thats precisely between 22-23mm diameter (on the outside). Nothing fancy required just a bit of old scrap but I could pay $20 if necessary. Any ideas ? |
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PVC pipe slicer I am thinking of cutting 15mm PVC pipe in half to make moon shaped lengths. Is there a saw/system that does this? and no with my wobbling ability the thought of using a jigsaw along the length would not work as a free hand chore. thanks for an |
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Water pipe insulation i want to put some of that foam insulating tube over my water pipes both to minimize the chance of them freezing and also to save water heating energy. my bathroom was recently renovated, with new water piping (that flexible grey pipe they use |
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Clearing hedge roots from around sewer pipe . the 1950s tile type of drain. About 4 metres of it from the laundry outlet, to where the toilet outlet joins it, then about 4 metres to the septic tank. Those 4 meters are clear of the roots. Is that legally an okay task for a layperson? It |
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Help with expansion pipe on hot water cylinder our expansion pipe on top of the cylinder keeps freezing with the frosts we are having, its a pain as cylinder is on wet back and wet cant turn fire on while its frozen for fear of cylinder exploding. Any ideas on how we can stop the pipe from freezing, M... |
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Hot water shooting out of pipe in roof. How do I stop hot water from coming out of the pipe in the roof please? |
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Broken mains pipe . registered plumber? if a house is on mains water and the pipe that goes from the meter to the house is totally rusted out underground and needs replacing . does it have to be done by a registered plumber/drainlayer? Can anyone link me to some info? |
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New Rheem Hot Water Cylinder - Overflow Pipe Drip I had installed a new 35L low pressure Rheem hot water cylinder. My overflow pipe (on the roof) now drips cold water intermittently. It is not a lot of water, but my old one never did this. It also only seems to do it in the afternoon and then stops. We s... |
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Down pipe water diverter. I am looking to fitting diverters on the shed down pipes. had a quick look on Trade me plumbing but at this stage nothing jumps out. Help please if you can. Right now I will go back and try again. Thanks. |
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The old style glazed sewer pipe that runs from my toilet out to the road is in the line of where I am looking at putting another driveway in. Is it safe to put a car only drive over it (probably pavers), and if so is there a minimum depth the pipe should be ? |
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Pipe and wire gate - can I add a wheel? I had a wide gate added to my driveway last year, but its weight means it is now sagging at the latch end. Any ideas on how I can add a wheel, given that the pipe is hollow - can I stick a shank up the hollow part of the vertical pipe, or do I |
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Pvc pipe wall thickness for under concrete drive? Hi guys, Just curious what wall thickness of PVC pipe you would use under a concrete driveway? Pretty sure the standard 80mm diameter PVC downpipe wouldn't hold up under the weight of concrete. Have also seen on here there are pipes with wall |
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Help please choosing pipe/concrete tank Hi; we have a empty 5000 gallon concrete water tank, at least 30years old, presently doing nothing, (we didn't even know its was there when we bought the place.(so much ivy/growing covering it).Its within a 2.5 meter distance of easily harvestable rai... |
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Soil Pipe Cutter Looking for a Soil Pipe Cutter, Have asked in Farming but no luck. then asked in general and they sent me here Can anyone help me out, cant find any on here other than one new one way over priced, and another that is over priced for a second hand one, hop... |
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A little hot water coming out of pipe on roof A constant dripping of hot water is happening here , not gushing out , a steady drip,Whats the cause of this! Cheers |
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Pipe under eaves of house dripping lots. Would it be the ballcock in the water tank in the roof needs replacing! |
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Pipe leaking under house/yard? Who would you call.plumber, drain layer etc! We have puddles of water outside and wet patches on the concrete too, no rain, washing is dry lol |
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Waste pipe length I am not sure but just to bump it, I think it should be OK if the 'slope' is sufficient. |
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Overflow pipe leaking after water meter replaced Plumbing help would be appreciated please. Our water meter was replaced yesterday by the service provider. That evening an almighty air pocket noise occurred when I turned on the tap. This morning the water overflow pipe on the roof was trickling wa |
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Replace water pipe from metre to house There seems to be a leak in pipe as I received an extremely high water bill today. Plumber can’t come till Wednesday so turned water off and on once a day to store some for use. Had pin hole in same pipe repaired last May and at the time it w |
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Sealing a 80mm PVC pipe from outside that I missed Hi. dumb question I know but how can I seal a joint of two sections of pipe. I ran a 6m length off a downpipe and then various angles and sections to get to a sump and forgot to seal the inside using Marley welding cement of one section and I cant pull it... |
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How does a plumber fix a leaking pipe ? Water main pipe has a leak, metal pipe abot 10 to 20 cent piece diameter. Runs across/under front lawn. How will plumber likely do the repair ? Just piece in a new piece of pipe where leak is or replace whole pipe ? |
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Clay drain pipe cutting Bit of a drama this morning a clay drain pipe fractured and the sump/inlet broke away. Have got it fixed a quick trip to our friendly hardware store had all the bits. But, I would like to tidy up the end of the broken pipe, the who |
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