1). Hot Water Pipes:For these and also central heating pipes you should make sure that any joints that are made, are still dry when the pipes are hot as it is normal for them to be dry when the water is cold, however, leak when the water becomes hot. Enfield Plumbers know this.2). Blockage:A great and relatively easy way to unblock a pipe is by using a wet and dry vacuum that has been set up to blow rather than suck. Make sure that all the overflows are covered over and all plugs are in. This way will work very well with solvent-welded, however, it is not recommended with push-fit pipes as it will blow the joints off the ends. Effective but messy.Plastic and Copper:3). It is possible to come across a plastic fitting, with its plastic thread joined to copper pipework using a brass nut. Of course the brass nut will slice through the this thread like a knife through butter and ultimately cause leaks. This can be halted by tightening the nut by hand gently. Should you find it difficult to turn, you are doing something that is called threading the joint which means that the brass carves its own path through the plastic rather than neatly going with the thread. Undo the nut, and check the pipe is going level into the fitting and not at an angle, check for damage and retry. Try and have the fitting itself quite loose so that you can be certain that the pipe and fitting are lined up perfectly. Paint on Pipes:4). Stripping paint from copper pipework can be a really difficult job, but needs to be done make sure you stay leak free. An Enfield Plumber can remove paint. Open a set of pump pliers and gently grip the pipe and start to turn the pliers back and forth and this usually causes the paint to flake off.
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