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rodabod in reply to @

Balls! I know a local plumber, so I'll invite him round and see what he thinks. Lead runs upstairs and is under tiles now, so could be expensive to take them back up.

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Airhead in reply to @rodabod

I think you can get plastic fittings to connect to the lead these days, certainly on waste it works, never had to do one on a pressured pipe. The biggest problem with lead is irregular size, biggest advantage is it's easy to shape.

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rodabod in reply to @Airhead

Thanks. Yes, it's barely consistent in size and profile, so I guess getting a compression joint on it could be tricky. Will report back when I get the job done. Fingers-crossed I don't have to pull half the bathroom out again.

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