Before dismantling the old toilet turn off the water at the mains by locating the stopcock and turning it clockwise.
Toilet water supply pipe size uk.
However i have just had a new wc delivered and the connection for fitting the cold supply is plastic.
The water supply line does not run directly to the toilet however.
For one thing brass has a tendency to corrode.
3 standard uk 2nd class 10 20 for heavy large orders.
You can have a gravity feed to the toilet of any other appliance as well as having the cold feed coming from your mains water supply.
This standard is used throughout the home to supply faucets showers and any other appliance requiring water including the washing machine.
Also i am fitting the toilet to a wooden floor.
Some very old homes may have 100mm main soil pipes but this size is now obsolete and 110mm should be used.
A supply tube connects the supply pipe to the tank.
Pipe size from new boiler to bath and other hot water outlets by mark3081 thu mar 05 2015 3 25 pm last post by proptech thu mar 05 2015 7 38 pm.
Remove the screws from the base of the.
Past some systems discharged water via an open ended pipe when the supply and water level within the tank was controlled electrically.
Is it ok to fit a metal tap connector to this plastic screw thread or is there a special fitting for this.
The listed fixture unit values represent their load on the cold water building supply.
We supply a range of water supply regulation approved flexible hoses all of the highest quality and all in various lengths designed to connect toilet cistern inlet valves to 15mm pipe and isolation valve threads products.
What size is the cold mains feed to the toilet basin or bath on most toilets the cold feed should always come in 15mm pipe however some toilets that go back to the wall with no access may have 10mm pipe.
100mm pipe is now used for ventilation and ducting not waste water.
This size is often seen in commercial and industrial buildings.
Air gap with minimum size circular overflow determined by measure or vacuum test 3 3 auk1.
68mm pipe is used for rainwater only and not for household waste.
When the brass fittings and pipe corrode the brass gets delicate.
I have always connected the cold water supply via a brass tap connector.
A brass toilet water supply line is a bit more difficult to deal with than a flexible one.
Flexible toilet inlet hose 3 8 to 15mm 300mm 54000551.
Have a bucket to hand to collect the water.
Water supply fixture units wsfu and minimum fixture branch pipe sizes.
This 1 2 inch pipe connects to the home s 3 4 inch water pipes.
A point of reference is that even if your supply line is silver it is still brass inside.