Joining the Pipe There are several types of fittings to go with rigid CPVC pipe and what they all have in common is that they need to be connected to the plastic pipe by ‘solvent welding’. What this means is that the ends of the pipe will have to be cleaned with solvent cleaner. Once […]

Compression Fittings Working with copper pipe is a lot easier that working with many other types of pipe. Not only is copper light in weight and fairly cheap but it is also easy to work with. When it comes to joining two pieces of copper pipe together, you can either use a capillary joint or […]

Copper Pipe So the benefits of working with copper pipe are many. It is not only light in weight and fairly cheap but it is also easy to work with. There might be times where you will have to fit a copper pipe through a hole in the wall, through the roof or you might […]

Copper Pipe Back in the day, lead pipe was very common when it came to plumbing but luckily times have changed for the better. It is not only the art of plumbing that has advanced but also plumbing materials and its equipment. Nowadays copper pipe is very common and it comes with many advantages. Not […]

Starting Out When you first start out as a plumber it can be quite frightening, having to invest in tools and equipment. If you know you will have a lot of work, it can be worth investing a bit more but if you only intend to do the odd job here and there, it might […]

As a plumber, you are going to be hired to do all types of jobs, big ones and small ones. With certain small jobs you might be able to do your job without having to drain the whole system. This is typically when doing things like inserting a tee junction into a pipe or something […]

Underneath the Floorboards In many houses, you will need access to the space underneath the floorboards in order to do your job. This can sometimes be quite frightening as you do not want to damage a customer’s floor, unless you have to. Obviously you will need a great tool than will help you lift the […]

Chisels There are many useful tools for a plumber and one of these tools is the cold chisel. The need of running pipes through walls is a returning occurrence for a plumber and this often means making medium or even large holes in them. To start out with, an electric drill fitted with a masonry […]

Spanners Adjustable spanners are very useful tools for a plumber as many plumbing fittings such as compression joints have nuts on them. What can sometimes be tricky is the lack of standardised nut sizes between different manufacturers and this is can be seen between fittings of the same size of pipes. This means that you […]

Continuing from the previous article; The Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations also deals with issues regarding water contaminations, preventing contaminations getting into drinking water. However, the main differences between the new regulations and the old byelaws can be broken down in the following points: From January 2001: a 20% reduction of water flushed in new […]