Looking for a plumber for small job in Chapelizod

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Hi,

I'm looking for any recommendations for a plumber to finish a short piece of pipework to connect cold water supply to a toilet. It's literally a few inches of pipework from the valve to the filler pipe, tried to do it myself and finally raised my hands in abject failure.

Please PM if you can help?

Many thanks

Kevin

Joey the lips

How did you fail. Perhaps you can take pictures and we will advise you, It seems awful to pay a plumber for such a small job when you are clearly confident enough to give it a go,.

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Thanks Joey for the confidence booster.

I needed to replace the filler valve as it was busted. Managed to get a replacement and when I went to fit it the guy who had put the toilet in didn't leave an inline valve. So one saturday I took the plunge, got a pipe freezing kit from B&Q and replaced the joint with the inline valve. Unfortunately to get the original joint out I had to cut the small length of pipe joining the filler.

So from the photo you can see that there is about a 2inch gap to the filler and I tried to use two of the filler fittings to bridge the gap but it just kept seriously leaking.

After pulled muscles and strains, decided to call it a day. I might have knackered the filler valve in the process so that might have to be replaced again.

sullzz

It looks like you need more ptfe tape on the ballvalve where the 3:12 is screwed on , give it about 20 wraps of tape, then at the top of the inline valve fit a 3:11 and then a short piece of copper between the 3:11 and the 3:12 . I wouldn't get a plumber to do it as you have the hardest part done , it looks like you would be well able for it . Not much can go wrong when you have an inline valve fitted , you can turn the water on and off as you do it.

Fair play to you using a freezer kit on it , I was often tempted in work but never had the balls

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Thanks Sullz,

I'll give it a try this weekend. The freezing kit worked well, gives about 20 - 30 minutes of working time.

I'll let you know how this goes.

Joey the lips

sullzz wrote: »

It looks like you need more ptfe tape on the ballvalve where the 3:12 is screwed on , give it about 20 wraps of tape, then at the top of the inline valve fit a 3:11 and then a short piece of copper between the 3:11 and the 3:12 . I wouldn't get a plumber to do it as you have the hardest part done , it looks like you would be well able for it . Not much can go wrong when you have an inline valve fitted , you can turn the water on and off as you do it.

Fair play to you using a freezer kit on it , I was often tempted in work but never had the balls

As described.... Just had another thought though. b&q tends to sell high pressure and low pressure inlet valves do you know if you got the right one. Sometimes the highpressure work poorly over here. This does not include pumped apartments though

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I got a rush to the head and founds some 3:11 fittings buried in a box and a bit of half inch pipe that looks older than I am.

After dry fitting everything I was left with a 1 inch gap for pipe. That's just too short so I bit the bullet and took out the second can of freezer that came with the kit and refroze the pipe. I cut the pipe lower and refitted the inline valve. I asked in B&Q about the inline valve and they recommended the one that I have

I didn't manage to get the 3:12 off as it seems welded to the filler pipe so I tried fitting as is but as you can guess just as predicted their probably isn't enough ptfe on the 3:12 fitting as their is a small weeping leak.

I was going to leave it for the night, but my conscience got the better of me. I got the 3:12 off by tightening up the filler valves plastic nut. Loads of PTFE tape later and SUCCESS !!!!

Many thanks for all the guidance end encouragement.

sullzz

Well done , I bet your glad now you didn't fork out for a plumber.

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Many thanks Sullzz, that I am. I'm even more satisfied with myself for getting it over the line. A real buzz following a week of disappointing attempts.

I really appreciated the advice which was spot on.

Kevin