Hints, tips & secrets of plumbing - No Banter please!

[tamz]

Strip the test nipples off old boilers and throw them in the van for spares.. Profiles, some ideals and gw's etc

 

[Bunker]

A very useful drain off or flush attachment.

 

[stevetheplumber]

im with you tamz anyone can do it with a small artic full 0of tools and spares what sorts the men from the boys is doing it with what you can carry olive splitters and fancy drain bowls comes to mind

 

[WHPES]

For guitar players, a short length of chrome plated 22mm makes an excellent slide!

 

[Bunker]

For guitar players, a short length of chrome plated 22mm makes an excellent slide!

Deburr the ends first

 

[Gas]

To aid adding inhibitor, leak sealer or cleaner ect Make one of these up, keep compression fitting loose as then u can keep filler upright and tighten into rad. Take blanking plug out of other side as it avoids gurgling.

or use a speedfit you have taking off a leaking DIY install :devil2: you only need to screw into the rad hand tight, no tools needed

 

[Bunker]

If you use a full bore iso, and ran a bit of thin tube, maybe microbore through that assembly, the inhibitor would flow into the rad without even a glug - you ever shotgunned a bottle of beer witha straw in it? Works a treat!!

 

[SafeGasInstall]

i open the other vent

 

[Whyme]

oh yeah, think your onto somthing there fizzy inhibitor.:wink5:

 

[Bunker]

i open the other vent

yes of course if it has one that's openable

 

[Gas]

Machine Mart sell Footprints for a good price

Didn't know that till i just seen it in the catalogue

 

[Bunker]

When you need to drain off only an upstairs but have a great drain point downstairs, hang your hose in a tree/ garage roof etc.

 

[stevetheplumber]

When you need to drain off only an upstairs but have a great drain point downstairs, hang your hose in a tree/ garage roof etc.

over the front door works for me

 

[Bunker]

over the front door works for me

Covering the door with primary water? Classy.

 

[Bunker]

To Oil installers:
When you put a lovely new boiler in a lovely boiler room with all your lovely wiring centres and isolator switches......PLEASE please please, put a single socket in for my hoover...