Connecting condensate pipe

[GB]

So, the plumber forgot to connect the white plastic condensate pipe to
the sink trap. The pipe looks about 22mm or so, judging by eye. The sort
that you normally connect up with solvent fittings.

The sink trap has a washing machine/dishwasher drain connection
available. So, I just need a flexible bit of pipe to connect the two.
Any idea what I should be looking for, please?

Sorry to ask such a basic question, but I don't usually deal with this
sort of pipe.

[newshound]

Well, there's no pressure to seal so I would look for a pragmatic
solution. Find something which fits conveniently on the sink trap
connection, e.g. a bit of flexible waste hose, get an extension hose
from a hardware shop if you don't have a spare. That will probably fit
inside the condensate pipe. Wrap a few turns of sticky pvc tape
("electrical" tape) around the flexible so that it fits into the
condensate pipe reasonably securely, then use more pvc tape over the
outside to make a seal between the two. If you apply pvc tape with a
little bit of tension on a dry plastic surface you can make a connection
which is both secure and tidy looking.

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[Nick Odell]

On Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:38:16 +0100, GB <NOTso...@microsoft.com>
wrote:

I think the answer to your problem is best summed up by a scene from
Matt Smith's first episode as Doctor Who:


637
00:50:41,960 --> 00:50:46,440
The bill. Oi, I didn't say you could go!

641
00:50:56,680 --> 00:50:59,400
Did you think no-one was watching?

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00:50:59,400 --> 00:51:01,440
You lot, back here. Now!

(Of course you could include lines 638, 639 and 640 if you really want
to but I don't think that Earth-plumbers are bound by Article 57 of
the Shadow Proclamation.)

Nick

[Andrew Gabriel]

In article <515b33ab$0$1142$5b6a...@news.zen.co.uk>,

I bought a length of clear poly tubing to couple my boiler to the
22mm (or 21.5mm) waste pipe. This was partly so I could see if it
was producing condensate, and partly because servicing requires
disconnecting it at the boiler end to remove and clean the internal
U-trap. It was a tight push fit over the overflow pipe. I think
I got it from B&Q from their cut lengths section, but that was 11
years ago. I don't know if B&Q still do it, but an aquarium/pond
shop would be another option.
Tubing of this size isn't cheap, but I could buy just half a metre.

At the other end, I have a T'ed into the 32mm basin runaway, with
a 32-22 reducer. The basin U-trap has an integral AAV to prevent
the basin emptying from sucking the boiler's U-trap empty.

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Andrew Gabriel
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[YAPH]

On Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:38:16 +0100, GB wrote:

> So, the plumber forgot to connect the white plastic condensate pipe to
> the sink trap.

Forgot? What else did they forget: to complete the benchmark certificate
which includes a declaration that the condensate drain has been installed
in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions (and which will have
to be done for the manufacturer's warranty to be valid) perhaps?
To notify the installation to building control via Gas Safe Register?
To get themself Gas Safe registered?
To get trained and competent in gas work?!

Have you asked them to come back and fix it? If not why not? If you have,
why have they not been round PDQ and mucho apologetically to sort it?

Did you know you can ask Gas Safe Register to inspect any work done by an
installer? For free.


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