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Need an "old" plumber! in Leeds, who has worked with lead for many years.
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heating-eng wrote: »plumbers are not allowed to connect to lead anymore and it should be replaced as good pratice
You what???????Not Again0 -
1984ReturnsForReal wrote: »You what???????
what i ment to say was you are not allowed to solder copper into lead .
as the post is asking for an old plumber ??X British Gas engineer and X BG sales adviser.
Please don,t let this put you off.0 -
thanks for all the replies, I know there is probably a debate to be had here on what can and cannot be done, but we still want someone to come and look at it who can give an assesment as per the original post if anyone can help!0
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It is true that one is not allowed to work or repair lead these days.
Try contacting Arfurrrr on here. He is in your area:)0 -
heating-eng wrote: »what i ment to say was you are not allowed to solder copper into lead .
as the post is asking for an old plumber ??
Copper shouldn't be soldered to lead, you should use brass. But that isa thing of the past. You need to use a lead-lock or philmac now.
That reminds me i will have to weigh-in all the sticks of solder i have:eek: And throw away my petrol blowlamp.0 -
Hi
Got a leaking lead pipe and apart from ripping up a fully tiled bathroom floor we need to try and solder, mend, fix, join the lead pipes or work some magic with them.
A couple of younger plumbers have taken a look but they only want to rip the whole bathroom floor up and replace all the lead with plastic.
The bathroom floor is a decent size coupled with the fact that the same tiles are on the bathroom walls so we dont want to rip them all up unless we really have to.
Ideally looking for a plumber who many years ago served his apprenticeship in lead and knows all the tricks of the trade to give us a plan B.
Ideally north Leeds, but would pay for someones time from further afield.
Thanks
Rich
Any good plumber should be able to wipe a patch on the pipe.0 -
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heating-eng wrote: »i have been a plumber and heating engineer for 20 years and we was never allowed to do it .
i wouldnt have a clue how to do it.
Thats the dis-advantage or advantage of youth:D0 -
and your tallow, turnpin, code D solder (oh you mentioned that), rasp, moleskin, canvas bag, apron, bowler hat, bike etc etcCopper shouldn't be soldered to lead, you should use brass. But that isa thing of the past. You need to use a lead-lock or philmac now.
That reminds me i will have to weigh-in all the sticks of solder i have:eek: And throw away my petrol blowlamp.
CheersThe difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein0 -
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Originally Posted by heating-eng
i have been a plumber and heating engineer for 20 years and we was never allowed to do it .
i wouldnt have a clue how to do it.
Thats the dis-advantage or advantage of youth:D
Ain't that the truth
GSR.Ask to see CIPHE (Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating Engineering)0
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