JohnM Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 I've a feeling that has been discussed at some point in the dim and distant past, but sorry, I have had a search but can't find it.I've got some drips on the cold water system, I get brown sediment when I first arrive due to a rusty iron pipe in the system and where a bidet has been taken out, there are unnecessary capped pipes, so I've decided to replace / tidy up the pipe work.I think I have seen a piture of (and read a discusion on) a distribution unit that gives a separate, isolatable feed to each tap. But I can't find any reference to this gizmo on the Brico web pages. (Might help if I knew the name)Am I imagining it? If not: Is it better than running a single pipe and taking spurs off? Is it compatible with plastic pipe and the fittings? What's it called? Should I do the same on the hot?I eagerly await and thank you for, your opinions and facts.John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shimble Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 think its called a "nourrice" its like a brass manifold you can get them with between 3 to seven outlets find it in the plumbing section at the bricos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted January 30, 2007 Author Share Posted January 30, 2007 Thanks, that sounds like the thing I thought I'd seen / read about. Sadly that word doesn't come up in the search of the Brico shop web sites. I'm over in a couple of weeks so will just have a mooch.John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat paul Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Is this what you are after, most of the DIY sheds have them. its a massive link for Leroy Merlinhttp://www.leroymerlin.fr/mpng2-front/pre?zone=zonecatalogue&idLSPub=1154007064&1154007131.idnode=115444256710021866&02-multicritere-render=off&01-comment-choisir-render=on&03-zoom-produit-render=off&03b-mise-en-avant-produits-render=off&04-selectionne-pour-vous-render=off&09-Q2Q-render=off&nli=29&05b-voir-aussi-famille1-render=off&05c-voir-aussi-famille2-render=off&05d-voir-aussi-famille3-render=off&05e-voir-aussi-univers-render=off&05f-voir-aussi-ss-univers-render=off&06-liste-conseils-famille-render=off&07-livres-famille-render=off&08-liste-idees-famille-render=off&feid=1154007131&ftid=1082367692&fpid=1154007064&fzn=zonecatalogue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceni Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 If you have a proper plumbers merchant rather than a brico you should have more choice - the latter take a dim view of breaking into plastic wrapped goods to check that fittings really fit whereas the former just dispaly loose in boxes. A bit like Aldi vs Tesco.You should also find a better selection of valves, reducers etc though whether prices are better is a "who knows ?". Just remember the old maxim, "in France either they don't have it in stock or they don't have enough".Good huntingJohnnot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted January 31, 2007 Author Share Posted January 31, 2007 Ahhhh... those are the little tinkers. Thank you.I'm glad that I wasn't dreaming them.Good point about the proper plumbers merchant John, as a rule I've tended to go for the plastic bag, self service places because I can hold one plastic bag next to another for as long as I like while I try to decide if I've got it right, but maybe this is the time that I swallow hard and save myself some money!John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceni Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 All of our local plumbers merchants are self-service anyway and do not care how long we spend looking and building the bits. The best of both worlds ?Johnnot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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