HALL of SHAME PHOTo`s

[Mike Jackson]

Complaints of squeaking pipes, the pipes were so tight through the joist that I had to drill them out. External making good left a lot to be desired.

 

[Mike Jackson]

How's this for some tidy pipework?

 

[SimonJohns]

well im glad i dont live in hastings lmao

 

[Mike Jackson]

Last one now. The cable on the left had been chewed by rats and blown the hole in the pipe on the right.

 

[Mike Jackson]

well im glad i dont live in hastings lmao

Only one of those was from Hastings. I was travelling all over Kent, Sussex and Hampshire putting this junk right.

 

[Mike Jackson]

Thats a rough Warmfront job, Ideal, scale reducer and huge Spirovent. All the typical Warmfront giveaways.

Once I've received my final payment in lieu of notice in a few days I may be able to pass comment.

 

[Gray0689]

Last one now. The cable on the left had been chewed by rats and blown the hole in the pipe on the right.
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Good sprinkler system lol

 

[GQuigley67]

couple of dodgy unvented water heaters, condensate going into a tundish

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

Did ya win?

no for some reason

 

[clivetheplumber]

I need to get me camera sorted.
The stuff I see over here, still freaks me out & I was last G.O.R.G.I registered over 12 years ago!!!

 

[Destroyer2813]

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couple of dodgy unvented water heaters, condensate going into a tundish

Thats got a builder written all over it

 

[Destroyer2813]

Id like to come out with you mike for a week some of the stuff you find

 

[GQuigley67]

Thats got a builder written all over it

nope was a "plumber" you should see the rest lol

if i can find the pics of the dodgy flue i'll post them up also

 

[Destroyer2813]

Edit guess was a fast tracker written all over it

 

[Mike Jackson]

Id like to come out with you mike for a week some of the stuff you find

I've got a reputation for sorting out other peoples messes so I used to get sent out to this sort of stuff a lot. I got pulled off installs and put on remedials at the end of July and carried on with them until my redundancy on the 16th December. I'm hoping to see less of it now I'm back on my own but today's gas farce doesn't bode well for the future.

 

[Mike Jackson]

This is not so much a dodgy install but a case of dodgy engineers failing to spot a problem. 13 engiineers had been to the job prior to my visit and caused all sorts of problems trying to find the cause of the overflow on the header tank. Either no one else had noticed the drip coming from the open vent with the system off or hadn't realised its significance. The cold water storage cistern was at a higher level than the header tank and it was obviously a split coil causing the problem. The pump had been moved, the primaries upgraded, a bypass put in complete with various leaks through the ceiling in attempts to solve the problem.This had been going on for 15 months and we had to repaint the side of the custards house due to the brown staining from the continuous overflowing.

 

[REDSAW]

you know if you guys dont stop following me around then i will report you for stalking!!.lol

 

[goz666]

I hope this pic works ok, who needs a core drill eh ????

 

[diamondgas]

Joining in How's this for a flue position?

I also came across this

 

[Rickster123]

Haha that gate valve is a great one! I'm putting my camera in the van from now on. (no my phone really is that rubbish!)

 

[diamondgas]

I couldn't believe it when i saw this

 

[Destroyer2813]

I couldn't believe it when i saw this View attachment 5097

Ah the magic of duck tape

 

[Dannypipe]

Loving the gate valve!!!

The last picture is awsome too. He must have stood back and been really proud with that.....

 

[PlumbBobBob]

presume he's going back to put the bricks back.......... not

 

[Dannypipe]

Judging by the boarded up door below, I think they could be squatters.....which would explain the terribleness of it.

 

[mickie]

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[Dannypipe]

Oooooh Mickie......thems are bad!

 

[Mike Jackson]

Love the gas meter one.

 

[diamondgas]

Haha that gate valve is a great one! I'm putting my camera in the van from now on. (no my phone really is that rubbish!)

Gas suppliers were informed Amazingly it wasn't letting by or leaking!!

 

[diamondgas]

Judging by the boarded up door below, I think they could be squatters.....which would explain the terribleness of it.

It was an in progress extension on the back of some flats ... !!! I think they used every possible variety of plastic available .... :lol:

 

[Halesowen1]

I love moving them cookers with all the sausage juice on them, mmmmmmmmmmm.

 

[Resolute]

That gas meter must have been a joke?!

As for the cooker, looks like someone set it on fire and it's been doused in water to put it out - they were obviously too lazy to then clean it up!

 

[diamondgas]

GAs meter was straight off the mains supplying a communial church hall ... Now been flattened, I passed there a cupl months back

 

[SimonJohns]

Gas suppliers were informed Amazingly it wasn't letting by or leaking!!

Gas gate vales are ok on commercial. Must be special ones thou

 

[arran197]

I had to ring Heat Team about this as I had never come across something like this before. They confirmed that you can have a maximum of 5 meters drop on the flue, taking off a meter per elbow. So this is actually ok. But my god does it look dodgy!

This might be ok, I didn't actually go to this property I just noticed it on my travels and took a pic.