Overflow pipe attached to my bath

You will need to post some pictures from under your bath or trace where this overflow leads to. can't tell you much from that picture.
The tank that cant be accessed is a worry

 

I am interested in this reply..He He

Part of the bath waste pipe ?


Johnny M

 

I'm probably way off the mark, but I recently had a new combi condensing boiler fitted. I believe that they connected the condense pipe to the bath waste as it was close by. Has the OP got the same set-up & if so could this be condense from the boiler?

 

This seems like the most likely cause.

Saw a BG boiler install and the plumbers did the same connection using a clamp kit.

 

I would look at sorting out the pipe work, too much going on . If the stack is plastic, then the bath waste can be connected here. WC overflow pipe can be removed by fitting in a built in overflow siphon.

May be able to loose the hopper all together by tapping into the main stack, if its cast iron then best to leave as is.

 

Hey,I'm a bit chuffed. I know Foxtrot Alfa about plumbing, but I haven't been shot down in flames yet by plumbers!

 

This is because plumbing extends beyond human comprehension (no-one can ever claim that they know everything about plumbing) !

 

It looks like a very old overflow pipe.
Some old baths actually had them going directly outside connected from the bath overflow

 

Very true.

Even after 30 years, plumbing is the one trade, that still throws up the odd surprises.

 

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This is because plumbing extends beyond human comprehension (no-one can ever claim that they know everything about plumbing) !

Well said " that man"

Johnny M

 

You're not wrong there
My plumber came in to re pipe a customers heating pipes, she had a slight leak where they entered the living room area concrete floor. He drained off cut the pipes. Re ran them into the loft, job done. I went in a few days later to do my bit but couldn't put the chipboard floor back down because the old pipes were still dripping!
Left it 4 weeks and they are still dripping.
After some investigation only thing we can think of is the hot water pipe to the taps is leaking under the concrete into the heating pipes and out where they have been cut off!

 

MMMMMMMMMM thats a two pipe question, says Sherlock Homes.

Johnny M

 

Holmes even