Originally Posted by
Weirdfish
Whoever you used tried to bodge it and earn a quick buck, you either remove the offending pipework and solder a new piece in, use compression fittings, or, as has been suggested, use speedfit connections.
It irritates the hell out of me today that so called trades people just want to earn a quick buck instead of taking pride in their work, ( I appreciate that not all want to do this ).
I recently heard of an old lady, who lives on a retirement complex local to me that my mother in law lives on that needed her shower fixing, electrician attended, said he would try and find a new part, if not it would need a plumber, he came back an hour or so later and said he'd got news, he had located the part, bad news was, it would now cost over £400 for his time and parts. You can fit a new electric shower for just over £100 these days if you buy from screwfix etc.