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wetrooms Readerlink enquiry 032 Basin instincts There was a time when fitting a pedestal basin involved bending pipes and soldering and you had to be something of a contortionist if you wanted to hide the pipework and make the connections. But that was yesterday and yesterday’s gone. Roger Bisby goes into cheat mode. These days most basin wastes can be fitted dry on the rubber seals, but this basin had a very uneven waste hole seating which dripped no matter how much I tried to tighten on the seals, so in the end I abandoned the rubber and used some Plumbers Gold sealant with Microban from Everbuild. It did the trick and won’t cause any more trouble. The diamond core kit comes with a positioning guide to save pilot drilling. The Fischer basin fixings have enough adjustment to allow you to put the basin on the wall, and then lift it to get the pedestal out. 048_PB_SEPT09:Layout 1 5/8/09 10:24 Page 48

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There was a time when fitting a pedestal basin involved bending pipes and soldering and you had to be something of a contortionist if you wanted to hide the pipework and make the connections. But that was yesterday and yesterday’s gone. Roger Bisby goes into cheat mode. The Fischer basin fixings have enough adjustment to allow you to put the basin on the wall, and then lift it to get the pedestal out. The diamond core kit comes with a positioning guide to save pilot drilling.

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Readerlink enquiry 032

Basin instinctsThere was a time when fitting a pedestal basininvolved bending pipes and soldering and you hadto be something of a contortionist if you wanted tohide the pipework and make the connections. Butthat was yesterday and yesterday’s gone. RogerBisby goes into cheat mode.

These days mostbasin wastes canbe fitted dry on therubber seals, butthis basin had avery uneven wastehole seating whichdripped no matterhow much I tried totighten on theseals, so in the endI abandoned therubber and usedsome PlumbersGold sealant withMicroban fromEverbuild. It did thetrick and won’tcause any moretrouble.

The diamond core kitcomes with a positioningguide to save pilot drilling.

The Fischer basin fixings haveenough adjustment to allow you toput the basin on the wall, andthen lift it to get the pedestal out.

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