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[laburnum150]

Hi all i want to change my bathroom suite, basin has lead pipes .want to use plastic push fits, can they go to lead, if not could you offer better way.

[Steve the gas]

Hi,

Are all your water pipes lead? If not come off some copper further upstream in plastic.
If all lead you can cut it at a convenient point and use a ' lead lock' fitting which will enable you to convert the lead to copper/plastic.
You will need the diameter of lead to get the right fitting.

Hth

[plumbbob]

Do you mean the water supply pipes or the drainage pipes?