Bathroom Fitting Questions

Ok to reducing soil vent pipe?
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We currently have a 110mm cast iron soil vent pipe blocking part of the bathroom window and coming out through the roof. Is it ok to reduce the middle section down to 40mm/50mm pipe using reducers either end?

Flush Button position
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I am having a new toilet installed. It is a back to wall toilet with cistern in a vanity untThere is a choice of position for the flush button, on top of, or in the front panel of the unit. Is there a difference in functionality or effective flushing between …

Fitting a freestanding roll top bath
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I need to connect a 38mm chrome pipe to a 43mm outer diameter solvent weld pipe for the waste of a freestanding roll top bath. Do you have any ideas of the fittings I could use?

Press Fittings
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Could someone explain why PEX press fittings don't equate to available pipe sizes. Pipe sizes 10/15/22/28 press fitting sizes 16/20/25/32 which press fitting should i use for 22mm pipe and what is the 20mm press fitting used for

Linear shower drain
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I cleaned out my drain in the upstairs shower and removed a couple of plastic items from beneath the cover. I ran the shower without replacing these items and water poured through the floor. Was this because these items were missing or could I have damaged the drain/pipe when unblocking …

Shower mixer
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I have a newly fitted gledhill es dir 150 uv tank in upstairs cupboard, we are replacing bath (downstairs) too walk in shower, we are keeping the dual shower heads and riser we have already but what sort of mixer tap will i need for this system? Many thanks for …

Mira relate erd diverter valve
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How do I remove the temperature control handle? The reason I need to do this is to adjust the maximum temperature from the factory settings. I am performing the task exactly as described in the instructions. It will just not separate from the valve. The shower is new, so it's …

How to connect Shower tray drain to Wet room Floor waste?
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Hi, I have a wet floor fitted, but fitting a shower tray on top of it. how can I connect shower tray waste pipe to the floor drain without breaking the floor?

False ceiling in bathroom to cover plumbing of upper floor
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In a recently constructed multistory building. slit plus 14, the flats that we were shown had false ceiling on all bathrooms! When asked why, the civil project incharge said it is to hide plumbing parts of upper floor, no issues, in case of any issue, maintenance team will attend. This …

Drain assembly with no nut underneath?
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Hi, my drain assembly corroded and started leaking. I’ve removed the p trap but there’s no nut holding the drain assembly on underneath the sink. Can’t see a way to remove it at all. Anyone know how to remove this thing?