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I have watched several You Tube video's showing how this can be done. Impressed, I had a go. Failed at every try. For a 'one off' the demands are too great. (I'm sorry to have to admit.) I think I may have enough 'wiggle room' to work out a solution with the bits I have already. Hopefully by sometime this afternoon, the bl**dy pipe will be replaced. On paper (or the marks on the wall) indicate it's possible with the bits I have. I cut some of the render away from the wall yesterday to increase my 'wiggle room', but I feel as though I'm about to get full-blown "bloke-flu" which us men known, can fell a full-sized bull elephant when it gets a grip. I had hoped to be able to report "job done" by this morning, but I returned home last night feeling rough and possibly should have gone straight to bed. If I can find some Lem-Sip in the pain-killing apothecary Mrs Freddy describes as the Medicine Draw, I'll be good-to-go quite quickly. At the moment, it doesn't just feel like I have fingers stuck up my nose, rather a whole hand. My muscles ache too, and I can't get warm. I must get this sorted though. (Trying to be brave. ) That Magiflex elbow was a good find though, thank you. Hopefully, I won't need to use it this time. I'll try to do some piccies later too.

The Wickes situation is interesting; I will watch out in case this display change occurs at any branch I visit. I agree that B&Q website navigation and accuracy of info is pretty hopeless; the Trade site is even worse (and you can't check stock)! I note that the 'conversion bend' you refer to, although clearly solvent weld, is desribed as 'Suitable for most standard size waste pipes (excluding solvent weld waste)'!! The price differences on the fitting you quote are unusual; the SF 'bulk' price (and B&Q Trade price) are both £3.68, so less than the SF single or B&Q price. TS does not list an equivalent. I cannot help with the solvent weld 'street elbow/spigot bend' you want; I think the unusual angle is the problem. But have you considered this (or an equivalent - other lengths and makes are available): http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Plumbing/d20/Plastic+Solvent+Weld/sd2885/Magicflex+Solvent+Weld+Elbow/p20923 There is absolutely no reason why 40mm SW fittings from different makers should not be mixed - often a particular fitting will be usefully different in length etc and a better fit. Another source of a huge range of plumbing stuff is BES in Birmingham. A quick look there reveals nothing obviously helpful; this is an equivalent bend to what you tried: https://www.bes.co.uk/product/129~PL~2446~-Adjustable-Seal-Waste-Bends-.html You would find that it any good local plumber's merchant too. If the SW pipe you wish to align is not on show, you could tweak it slightly by gentle heating and bending. Best to do this before cutting to length, so any errors can be chopped off. Just apply heat from hot air gun (or even a gas flame) and introduce a slight bend so it aligns with nearest-match angled elbow (or whatever). The pipe will likely distort and discolour slightly but won't break or leak if care is taken.

Nope. I think Wickes are trying to take on SF and TS possibly? The store has been altered to show more 'installed' kitchen set ups like a mini-showroom, with less space for viewable stock. Without doubt the SF and TS model works, though staffing at SF seems to be an issue that might be 7 day working and wages related. If Wickes see themselves needing to reduce floor space to manage costs, compressing product storage is an answer. While I have almost always found SF to be cheaper than most, I have occasionally 'caught a cold' buying without checking prices first. I can't remember exactly what it was, but on one particular item I got scalped. Might have been plumbing or paint treatment. I try to check all the time, but usually only travel where savings outweigh additional travel costs. I'd driven to Wickes yesterday because the town I went to had the part I wanted to try. I hadn't spotted it at B+Q on-line because it was 5 pages deeper than the products I looked at initially. (40mm waste fittings.) The B+Q search engine is the worst on-line one I know of. An example of how useless the B+Q search engine is ... I tried looking for soil pipe by entering "soil". I got earth based bags of -yes- soil, and sand. Not one single match against soil pipe. Typing in soil pipe, got matches. Why not "soil"? (Answer is lazy coding on key-field criteria.) Here are the two price comparisons for the item I bought. Not that I'm keeping it as it doesn't work in the position I want to use it. £3-97 at B+Q >> here << £4-09 at SF >> here << What I actually could do with is a 40mm solvent 30' (or 150') conversion bend. One of >> these << but with less of a bend. It would help enormously with my "clever" solution to the new toilet/sink/bath waste set up. I think the only source I've found is in grey with "pushfit" fitting. Jury is out on that at the moment.