Bronze pumps

The underfloor heating pump that was replaced soon after we moved in should have been a bronze one ( Read more... )

I did look on eBay for "bronze pump" under "Plumbing".
eBay found one, and helpfully suggested I might want to look at some others, under "Shoes"....
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Still, at least I got the windpig greased last weekend.

22mm threads

What idiot decided there should be (at least) two different threads used for 22mm compression fittings?
('That's not 22mm, it's 7/8"' is barely plausible, and not a good excuse for using both on the same pipe.)