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LordBucketHead

Hi, compression fittings are easy to use and I've never known one leak (although my former plumber and now gas engineer nephew assures me they sometimes do). The isolator valve in your picture is designed to have the end of a 15mm copper pipe pushed into it. The valve is supplied with a copper olive...

LordBucketHead

And btw.. I've worked in engineering for 35 years and no one can convince me that the connection you have posted is OK. It just isn't.

LordBucketHead

Just buy a new hose and valve and whatever you need from Toolstation, B&Q, Screwfix or somewhere like that would be my advice. Those valves cost £0.88p and the hoses are a few pounds so it makes sense to use new ones. Take the old fittings with you to make sure you get the correct setup.

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First post (be gentle please) I'm removing 18mm Weyroc chipboard and replacing it with ply. The bathroom has cork tiles 'welded' to the chipboard which are quite thin and there is no noticeable difference between the bathroom and the landing levelness. I'm intending to tile over 18mm ply that is not...

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