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Re: Connecting WC pan to cast iron soil pipe? |
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| message from BigWallop on 21 May 2004 |
Sewer gases should never be allowed to leak into a room. These gases can be a
real danger if allowed to build up into any great quantity because they can be
very explosive. Methane Gas ring any bells ? What sort of fitting did the
plumber (?) use to connect the pan to the outflow ? it should have at least had
fins on it to grip the inside walls of the pipe and stop the gases from blowing
back into the room. A proper WC connector isn't an expensive item, especially
from any good plumbers merchants.
Just tell him that you've contacted buildings control at your local authority,
and they've told you that the WC isn't safe or healthy to use in that condition.
If this threat doesn't make him do the job properly, then do contact building
control and show them what this idiot has done. They should be able to give
written confirmation of the regulations that need to be enforced. Then you can
show the plumber (?) that your threats are not idle ones.
To stop any gases blowing into the room until you get the plumber back, just
pack some tightly twisted clothes in the gaps between the pipes. But remember
to tell the buildings control people that is was you that had to put clothes
there to stop the smells.
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| Rafal replied to BigWallop on 23 May 2004 |
Thank you very much for this extensive reply.
I spoke to him again and he insists that the convoluted pipe positioned
in the iron soil pipe has rubber fin gasket which should seal off any gaps.
I told him that this may be the case but if the pipe twists easily when I
push it
with two fingers the seal is not sufficient and requires additional sealing
perhaps with mastic or something like that.
He replayed that hi did not manufacture any of those parts, they made
to British standard and I can basically f..k off.
So looks like I am indeed off but to Lambeth Building Control office
tomorrow
Rafal
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| BigWallop replied to Rafal on 23 May 2004 |
If the pipe is allowing smells to blow back into the room, then it isn't very
tightly fitted at all, is it ? Did you tell the plumber that the smells are bad
from the pipe ? If you've explained everything to the plumber that you're not
happy with, then your next step is the building control. Well done on standing
up for your rights.
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