The hole in my ballcock is a large one and I need a replacement!

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  1. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    Just popped down to one of the lettings to fix the overflowing immersion heater and found the balllcock had perished. I shot off down to B n Q for a replacement and when I got back found it had a smaller thread than the old one. Now I can't find a replacement ball. To replacement the whole mechanism will be a right pita and lots of plasterboard removal. Anyone have any suggestions pr know where I can get a ball with a larger hole. I just looked on plumb centres site and they don't seem to do them!

    @jivedubbin @Merlin Cat.
     
    Poptop2, Dec 12, 2016
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  2. Barry Haynes

    Barry Haynes I dance in leopard skin mankini’s

    I think I can see what the problem is ,your ballcock is spelt wrong
     
    Barry Haynes, Dec 12, 2016
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  3. matty

    matty Supporter

    Drill a bigger hole in it

    No need to thank me
     
    matty, Dec 12, 2016
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  4. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    Well spotted. :thumbsup:
     
    Poptop2, Dec 12, 2016
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  5. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    Tried that and it just disintegrated - Too thin after drilling
     
    Poptop2, Dec 12, 2016
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  6. Terrordales

    Terrordales Nightshift

    What a load of ballcocks.
    Or is it a new "reality" TV show "Never Mind The Ballcocks"? :thinking:
     
    Terrordales, Dec 12, 2016
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  7. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    You're not helping!
     
    Poptop2, Dec 12, 2016
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  8. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    But I could gripfil a bolt onto it! Well done that man :thumbsup:
     
    Poptop2, Dec 12, 2016
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  9. Terrordales

    Terrordales Nightshift

    I know. :chewie:
     
    Terrordales, Dec 12, 2016
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  10. Silver

    Silver Needs points/will pay!

    Put the old ball in a condom.
     
    Silver, Dec 12, 2016
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  11. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    Good idea, but the thread has broken on the female bit.
     
    Poptop2, Dec 12, 2016
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  12. Silver

    Silver Needs points/will pay!

    Use a femidom then :D
     
    Silver, Dec 12, 2016
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  13. Silver

    Silver Needs points/will pay!

    Is it a Fortik cylinder?
     
    Silver, Dec 12, 2016
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  14. lost-en-france

    lost-en-france

    polystyrene ,they use that in France...:hattip:
     
    lost-en-france, Dec 12, 2016
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  15. davidoft

    davidoft Sponsor

    Just read a facebook story about a guy who dislocated his hip, they sudated him and popped it back in, he woke up screamed passed out, woke again screamed, passed out, after further investigation it appeared they managed to trap one of his testicles in the hip joint AAAAAARRRRGGGGGGGGG!!!!
     
    davidoft, Dec 12, 2016
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  16. jivedubbin

    jivedubbin

    I think you may be a bit confused here old chap . firstly immersion heaters don't have ballcocks and secondly they are called float valves nowadays .Ballcocks are to sexist along with manholes and urinals .The floats do come in different thread sizes depending on who made it ,pop down to plumb base and tell em i sent you . You may get away with changing the arm by removing the split pin ,but make sure you keep the piston the right way up and the the arm is the same shape . or you could split the valve at the large nut inside the tank ,so long as you have BS new and old . or you may get lucky and get a float to fit . But to be honest just change the whole thing and be done with it
     
    jivedubbin, Dec 12, 2016
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  17. jivedubbin

    jivedubbin

    If the thread is just tapped in to plastic , kick it into touch @poptop2
     
    jivedubbin, Dec 12, 2016
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  18. jivedubbin

    jivedubbin

    jivedubbin, Dec 12, 2016
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  19. Flakey

    Flakey Supporter

    I thought this was another funny book title thread :p
     
    Flakey, Dec 12, 2016
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  20. snotty

    snotty

    What's sexist about "urinals" :confused:?
     
    snotty, Dec 12, 2016
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