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New kitchen units

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  • 19-02-2009 5:55pm
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    gar_29
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    hey,

    my wife wants to get a new ikea kitchen unit with a sink.

    i'm well able for the installing of the unit, i'm grand on electrics, but i've never tinkerered with plumbing.

    is it tricky to install a sink, or should i just get in someone?


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    DublinDilbert
    Registered Users Posts: 5,381 ✭✭✭DublinDilbert


    gar_29 wrote: »
    hey,

    my wife wants to get a new ikea kitchen unit with a sink.

    i'm well able for the installing of the unit, i'm grand on electrics, but i've never tinkerered with plumbing.

    is it tricky to install a sink, or should i just get in someone?

    If your handy, and have a few very basic tools you should be absolutely fine... its not rocket science....

    I'm guessing the pipes are in more or less the right locations.... You can get flexible pipes to connect to the taps, which give you lots of options....

    You might need to move the waste pipe slightly.... This is fairly handy too, you just glue the fittings/pipe with pipe cement ( roughing up the mating surfaces with sand paper is a good idea too )...


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    bocha
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    go for it - possibly one of the simpler plumbing jobs - assuming plastics pipes involved


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    ART6
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    gar_29 wrote: »
    hey,

    my wife wants to get a new ikea kitchen unit with a sink.

    i'm well able for the installing of the unit, i'm grand on electrics, but i've never tinkerered with plumbing.

    is it tricky to install a sink, or should i just get in someone?

    All of the drainage fittings as simple and readily available from any DIY store, and most of them just push together with rubber seals and screw compression rings nowadays. If your piping is copper, then you could use compression fittings -- elbows etc and some 15 mm (1/2 inch) copper pipe and 1/2 inch - 1/2 inch BSP adaptors to connect to the taps. Personally I always use "Yorkshire" solder fittings as they do a better job and don't leak. If you use them, and any plumbing shop or builders suppliers will have them, then you need a good gas blowlamp preferably with a curved pipe soldering deflector, some wire wool to prepare the ends of the copper pipe, and some soldering flux. The fittings have their own solder in a ring inside. If you need to cut the copper pipe you should buy a pipe cutter (not particularly expensive). It's all very straightforward. Feel free to PM if you need help.


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    cossworxenergy
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    go for it! easy peazy. if you have copper pipes. just seal the fitting with silicone tape and will give ya a perfect seal. Electrics be careful not to put too much on the one circuit. dont have a washing machine and dishwasher on the same circuit theyll just overload and trip.


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    deedon
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭deedon


    I got a quote recently for fitting a new kitchen. The fitter added 150 euro for fitting the sink!
    Worth giving it a go yourself for that cost!!


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