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Antonio Carlini
Apr 17, 2012, 1:46:10 PM4/17/12
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I'm redecorating a cloakroom, which involves replacing the toilet and
tiling the floor.
The old floor covering is out. The toilet and cistern are gone.
The soil pipe came out horizontally and then turned 90 degrees down and
over what I presume is a clay pipe that then goes through the floor and
presumably off to the waste sewer.
The white plastic soil now will not budge - although I've not hit it or
pushed it too hard as I don't want to damage the clay pipe.
It looks a litle like this:
http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/forum1/removing-toilet-capping-off-
soil-pipe-t46606.html
except mine's horizontal and then turns 90 degrees down rather than being
up-and-down as in the photograph. My white soil pipe is also a larger
diameter than the clay pipe (so it fits over it).
How do I get rid of the old white plastic soil pipe?
What would be the consequence of hitting/pulling too hard and breaking the
brown clay pipe?
Thanks
Antonio
arca...@iee.org
tiling the floor.
The old floor covering is out. The toilet and cistern are gone.
The soil pipe came out horizontally and then turned 90 degrees down and
over what I presume is a clay pipe that then goes through the floor and
presumably off to the waste sewer.
The white plastic soil now will not budge - although I've not hit it or
pushed it too hard as I don't want to damage the clay pipe.
It looks a litle like this:
http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/forum1/removing-toilet-capping-off-
soil-pipe-t46606.html
except mine's horizontal and then turns 90 degrees down rather than being
up-and-down as in the photograph. My white soil pipe is also a larger
diameter than the clay pipe (so it fits over it).
How do I get rid of the old white plastic soil pipe?
What would be the consequence of hitting/pulling too hard and breaking the
brown clay pipe?
Thanks
Antonio
arca...@iee.org
jgharston
Apr 17, 2012, 3:11:43 PM4/17/12
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Antonio Carlini wrote:
> How do I get rid of the old white plastic soil pipe?
Need you ask? Angle grinder!
> How do I get rid of the old white plastic soil pipe?
Use a small rotary cutter such as a Dremell-type tool to cut
down the inside of the plastic pipe so you can split it.
JGH
Stephen H
Apr 17, 2012, 4:44:37 PM4/17/12
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jgharston
Apr 17, 2012, 5:40:32 PM4/17/12
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Stephen H wrote:
> jgharston wrote:
> > Antonio Carlini wrote:
> >> How do I get rid of the old white plastic soil pipe?
> > Need you ask? Angle grinder!
>
> jgharston wrote:
> > Antonio Carlini wrote:
> >> How do I get rid of the old white plastic soil pipe?
> > Need you ask? Angle grinder!
>
> that will be a 5h11tty job.......
I've just spent all day chiselling limescale out of a
toilet. I think I still have shards of it in the ends
of my fingers.
What the hell do people eat that causes them to crap
out stone?
JGH
Dave Liquorice
Apr 17, 2012, 5:54:26 PM4/17/12
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On Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:40:32 -0700 (PDT), jgharston wrote:
> What the hell do people eat that causes them to crap out stone?
Doesn't come from crap but piss and IIRC is urea.
> What the hell do people eat that causes them to crap out stone?
--
Cheers
Dave.
harry
Apr 18, 2012, 2:18:27 AM4/18/12
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harry
Apr 18, 2012, 2:29:06 AM4/18/12
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If it is white plastic it is likely a WC connector.
http://www.screwfix.com/c/heating-plumbing/pan-connectors/cat2330023?cm_mmc=Google-_-Plumbing%20|%20Drainage%20and%20Sewerage%20|%20Generic-_-Toilet%20-%20Pan%20Connectors-_-%20wc%20%20pan%20%20connector&gclid=CK_I7qLiva8CFVEjfAod4HoyyQ
If so, it just pullsoff/out. If stuck it can be cut away with hacksaw/
padsaw
jgharston
Apr 18, 2012, 8:54:47 AM4/18/12
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harry wrote:
> It is from your water which must be hard.
That could be it, 'cos this toilet uses a rainwater
> It is from your water which must be hard.
capture system for flushing, so (I'm guessing here)
is harder than the tap water due to the slate roof
it runs over.
I've told them they need to be more vigourous with
their household cleaning regieme (ie, stop thinking
that magic eco-fairies will do it for them).
JGH
harry
Apr 18, 2012, 10:08:03 AM4/18/12
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Dave Liquorice
Apr 18, 2012, 11:53:19 AM4/18/12
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On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:54:47 -0700 (PDT), jgharston wrote:
> That could be it, 'cos this toilet uses a rainwater capture system for
> flushing, so (I'm guessing here) is harder than the tap water due to the
> slate roof it runs over.
Think about it, if the slate disolved in the rain water slate roofs
> That could be it, 'cos this toilet uses a rainwater capture system for
> flushing, so (I'm guessing here) is harder than the tap water due to the
> slate roof it runs over.
would last the 100+ years they do. You don't see limestone roofs...
Rain water collected from a roof will be soft.
--
Cheers
Dave.
jgharston
Apr 18, 2012, 12:15:12 PM4/18/12
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harry wrote:
> > I've told them they need to be more vigourous with
> > their household cleaning regieme (ie, stop thinking
> > that magic eco-fairies will do it for them).
>
> Rainwater should be soft.
> > I've told them they need to be more vigourous with
> > their household cleaning regieme (ie, stop thinking
> > that magic eco-fairies will do it for them).
>
Yebbut, they're eco wossnames, they'll believe anything
you tell them, and if that gets them to go round the
loo with some Jif and a scouring sponge all the better.
JGH
Owain
Apr 18, 2012, 1:09:36 PM4/18/12
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On Apr 18, 1:54 pm, jgharston wrote:
> I've told them they need to be more vigourous with
> their household cleaning regieme (ie, stop thinking
> that magic eco-fairies will do it for them).
Buy a bottle of Mr Muscle Shitty Bog Cleaner.
> I've told them they need to be more vigourous with
> their household cleaning regieme (ie, stop thinking
> that magic eco-fairies will do it for them).
Print a green 'eco' label and stick it over the hazmat diamonds on the
bottle.
Present it to tenants/customers/neighbours/fools with a smile.
Owain
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