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Good Ideas leaflet 48 – The Wickes guide to plumbing skills

Homeowners are learning that most plumbing work is relatively straightforward. A few specialist tools and just a little knowledge are all that is required.

This Good Ideas leaflet will show you how to carry out virtually any plumbing job in your home without calling a plumber – or flooding the place!

Contents include:

1. Working with copper pipe
2. Types of fittings
3. Cutting and bending pipes
4. Compression joints
5. Making a pipe run

Wickes Good Idea leaflets have been designed to inform and advise on a range of important DIY topics.

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