What we all working on this week ?

[king of pipes]

I have a insurance job to try and rescue a poorly installed quad shower the customer wants to save the tiling if possible and has a few spare so fingers crossed it may work , the loss adjuster allowed em £1500 that will just about cover materials. Kop

 

[Scott_D]

Vaillant for vaillant and found the gas was lead so had to change that.

 

[Harvest Fields]

What’s the orange thing by the pipe slice?
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I’m currently working on this😛😎

 

[Aquarius]

What’s the orange thing by the pipe slice?

It’s a pipe reaming tool (possibly bahco?) I have a monument one, although sometimes the blade falls out of the end.

 

[Scott_D]

Yes, bacho reaming pen

 

[SimonG]

What’s the orange thing by the pipe slice?
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I’m currently working on this😛😎

Not warm enough for a pool up here!

As long as the beers cool at the cricket club.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Had one for years. Never knew what it was.

 

[king of pipes]

Anybody else finding it's gone absolutely manic?

What’s the orange thing by the pipe slice?
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I’m currently working on this😛😎

A deburing tool H go on in ya get 😰😰

 

[Harvest Fields]

A deburing tool H go on in ya get 😰😰

The kids love it when the inflatables box comes out.

 

[Aquarius]

Slight off topic: What’s Germany like @ShaunCorbs? I’ve never been.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Slight off topic: What’s Germany like @ShaunCorbs? I’ve never been.

just got what you meant 😀 too many bratwursts
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its like a virtual holiday

 

[king of pipes]

Anybody else finding it's gone absolutely manic?

Yes mate gone crazy my way aswell everyone wants me at the minute ! Finally finished this shower room clients love it but didn't like the bill 😂😂

 

[Ben-gee]

Nice one KOP, yes all those units add up - they could’ve had a basin/ped and bog in a box for less than £100 - but that’s probably what you chucked out in the first place.
As long as they cough up that’s the main thing.

 

[Aquarius]

Yes mate gone crazy my way aswell everyone wants me at the minute ! Finally finished this shower room clients love it but didn't like the bill 😂😂

Looks great KOP, did you do the down lighters as well?

 

[king of pipes]

Looks great KOP, did you do the down lighters as well?

Yes mate new lights and new extract system

 

[ShaunCorbs]

That rads nice generic or a make ?

 

[king of pipes]

That rads nice generic or a make ?

Reina stainless steel from heat and plumb.com 👍

 

[SimonG]

Some sadistic w⚓ who whilst adding an extra skin of stone, so a three ply wall, thought it would be great to fill the cavity with small pebbles. Played havoc with the core drill.

 

[Aquarius]

Some sadistic w⚓ who whilst adding an extra skin of stone, so a three ply wall, thought it would be great to fill the cavity with small pebbles. Played havoc with the core drill.

Had similar issues with prefabs - absolute nightmare to drill through, even worse when trying to clip stuff 🤬🤬🤬🤬

 

[SimonG]

I give up with the core, struggled to get a pilot hole through but got it through, then come back through from outside. But then couldn't get my pipe through. Put the sledgehammer through the half stone in temper.

 

[king of pipes]

Fitted a Ideal Vouge 26 gen2 in a cottage nice bit of kit all worked out well, the client only had a gas fired water heater , a couple of Baxi Brazilla heaters, that's were over 20 years old plan is to add more radiators at a later date so fitted one below in the hallway to get him up and running cheers kop.

 

[Scott_D]

Fitted a Ideal Vouge 26 gen2 in a cottage nice bit of kit all worked out well, the client only had a gas fired water heater , a couple of Baxi Brazilla heaters, that's were over 20 years old plan is to add more radiators at a later date so fitted one below in the hallway to get him up and running cheers kop.

Is it a Max?
I see you have the old Ideal filter

 

[king of pipes]

Yes mate it is a Max 👍

 

[Scott_D]

Yes mate it is a Max 👍

You got lucky then. I dont like the new filter

 

[king of pipes]

You got lucky then. I dont like the new filter

How do ya mean Scott ??? You don't like this one ?? Can I ask why ??

 

[Scott_D]

How do ya mean Scott ??? You don't like this one ?? Can I ask why ??

I have a proper flushing adapter for the old style
The new one feels cheap
Its a faf to fit, the nuts come off the valve
Feels like a downgrade to me

 

[king of pipes]

Normally I would use a Omega filter as I have the flushing adaptor or a adey pro mag filter I also have the adey magnacleanse which I can connect to both of these if needed but to comply with ideals warranty I needed to use their filter. Kop

 

[Scott_D]

Normally I would use a Omega filter as I have the flushing adaptor or a adey pro mag filter I also have the adey magnacleanse which I can connect to both of these if needed but to comply with ideals warranty I needed to use their filter. Kop

I use a magnacleanse as well. I have the adapter for the Omega and Spiro/vaillant filter.
I will have to get one for the new ideal filter at some point, just waiting til they make something better than the plastic thing currently available.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Nice little unvented move port valve is at the boiler 😀

 

[Scott_D]

The case seal has disintegrated on the old girl.
What are the chances of getting a replacement?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

You got a pic of the seal

 

[Scott_D]

You got a pic of the seal

No
It’s a foam type seal, the glass and white part of the case is removed, heavy lump on wing nuts.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

No
It’s a foam type seal, the glass and white part of the case is removed, heavy lump on wing nuts.

is it red ? ifd it is you can still get it

 

[Scott_D]

is it red ? ifd it is you can still get it

No its white/yellow colour

 

[ShaunCorbs]

No its white/yellow colour

arnt they the same as the ideal ones? 5mm ish wide by 5mm tall?

 

[Scott_D]

arnt they the same as the ideal ones? 5mm ish wide by 5mm tall?

No idea to be honest. I assume I cant just use a regin foam seal

 

[Keefy]

Well I was working on a full bathroom rebuild/install but was told by the customer tonight that I'm off the job. Collecting my tools in the morning and will create a new thread to let you know the reason. I'll probably be plastering a whole house for the rest of the week now which I was planning on passing to a friend.

 

[king of pipes]

Well I was working on a full bathroom rebuild/install but was told by the customer tonight that I'm off the job. Collecting my tools in the morning and will create a new thread to let you know the reason. I'll probably be plastering a whole house for the rest of the week now which I was planning on passing to a friend.

Hhmmm people can be strange sometimes interested to know the outcome of this one . Kop

 

[Jim Goodenough]

Nice little unvented move port valve is at the boiler 😀

I love the swept bend on the DHW outlet @ShaunCorbs 🙂

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I love the swept bend on the DHW outlet @ShaunCorbs 🙂

I’m starting to use them more as I like the look of them handy for gas and d2 runs (which I mostly use them for as you can’t pull bends all the time)

 

[Jim Goodenough]

I’m starting to use them more as I like the look of them handy for gas and d2 runs (which I mostly use them for as you can’t pull bends all the time)

Yep I like them too, I bought some from Williams although they only go to 28, JTM do 35 and probably larger.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Yep I like them too, I bought some from Williams although they only go to 28, JTM do 35 and probably larger.

yep mine was from jt but I tend to use press on 28mm and over due to the time saving

 

[Ben-gee]

I’m thinking of using them too, have recently seen two pinhole failures on the outside of pulled bends - one the customer said was only three years old. I presume thin/poor copper to blame? - both on dhw outlets on unvented

 

[Jim Goodenough]

Been working on a new dentists surgery - was a PITA that they didn't get me in before the cabinetry was fitted 😡

I’m thinking of using them too, have recently seen two pinhole failures on the outside of pulled bends - one the customer said was only three years old. I presume thin/poor copper to blame? - both on dhw outlets on unvented

Did they have secondary returns on the DHW @Ben-gee ? I happen to always use either Wednesbury or Lawton's copper and haven't ever had pinholing yet.
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yep mine was from jt but I tend to use press on 28mm and over due to the time saving

Wish I could afford a Novopress ACO 103, hired one for 3 weeks recently, it was excellent to have on the van and use in various situations! 😀

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I’m thinking of using them too, have recently seen two pinhole failures on the outside of pulled bends - one the customer said was only three years old. I presume thin/poor copper to blame? - both on dhw outlets on unvented

coppers getting thinner and thinner these days and then reducing it even more when you pull it’s like paper
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Been working on a new dentists surgery - was a PITA that they didn't get me in before the cabinetry was fitted 😡


Did they have secondary returns on the DHW @Ben-gee ? I happen to always use either Wednesbury or Lawton's copper and haven't ever had pinholing yet.
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Wish I could afford a Novopress ACO 103, hired one for 3 weeks recently, it was excellent to have on the van and use in various situations! 😀

😀 always the same normally the last trade to come in before the boarders or finish stuff if we’re lucky

it’s a good little tool

 

[Jim Goodenough]

Been working on a new dentists surgery - was a PITA that they didn't get me in before the cabinetry was fitted 😡

always the same normally the last trade to come in before the boarders or finish stuff if we’re lucky

Forgot to post photos - not the neatest.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Forgot to post photos - not the neatest.

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sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do

 

[Jim Goodenough]

sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do

I know bud. By the way I hate them copper tap tails, they either should be brazed into the tap or tap supplied with flexi's with 1/2" female swivel on the end. Hate copper tails nearly as much as cheap gate-valves!! 😛

 

[Keefy]

Hhmmm people can be strange sometimes interested to know the outcome of this one . Kop

Bit late now (bit tipsy too) but I'll get round to sharing the details of why I was 'kicked off' the job for the first time ever in my 20 years of plumbing. Saw the customer tonight in the pub actually; begging me to come back by the way. Letting him sweat while I make a decision. He saw three regular patons approach me for work the night he 'sacked' me and two tonight. He said "I can see you're already busy but will you come back as I have no faith in this new fella that came to look at the job tonight." - I did that steriotypical plumber-sucking air through his teeth thing and said... "I'll think about it."

 

[king of pipes]

You will never please everyone all the time whats acceptable for one customer is maybe not for another act proffesionally during work hours respect your customer and their property , you are only a guest invited into their home you most definitely dont have to like everyone you work for do the work , get paid and move on waste of energy getting upset by Mr Dick 😂😂. Kop

 

[SimonG]

Getting there. Still outsides to do 👍

 

[Jim Goodenough]

Getting there. Still outsides to do 👍

Are they 15mm supplies to the bath @SimonG ?
Just interested.

 

[SimonG]

Are they 15mm supplies to the bath @SimonG ?
Just interested.

Aye 15mm, I'm putting in an oil combi in 3 or 4 weeks.

 

[king of pipes]

System clean out for me today 😊 Christ it's hot in here 😂😂 kop

 

[Harvest Fields]

Cannot play video mate.

 

[king of pipes]

Ok bud will try and upload it on a tablet at home 👍 cheer H
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Hhmmm oh we ????

 

[SimonG]

Just received an invitation to tender. Small kitchen extension, new underfloor and move extend soil and vent.

I now the customer well, shes employed an 'architect'.

Umpteen attachments including the plumbing spec. Think hes just trying to justify his large fees.

Going to reply, copy in customer, asking is he really sure he wants 32mm traps on the kitchen sinks 🤣🤣

 

[king of pipes]

Videos dont seem to load so pictures will have to do I'm afraid chaps.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Nice magnacleanse positioning mate.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Another one bites the dust 😀 not 100% happy with this one might recommend removing the bottom sections and coming out of the ground as the top bit is heading to the left

but it was pussing it down so cba atm got to go back to remove the old one and brick up

 

[Jim Goodenough]

Another one bites the dust 😀 not 100% happy with this one might recommend removing the bottom sections and coming out of the ground as the top bit is heading to the left

but it was pussing it down so cba atm got to go back to remove the old one and brick up

Flipping hard work doing cast from ladders @ShaunCorbs I admire you.

 

[SimonG]

Well finally finished the bathroom and money in the bank before I left. Going back in three weeks to fit oil combi and 2 new radiators.

 

[Jim Goodenough]

Well finally finished the bathroom and money in the bank before I left. Going back in three weeks to fit oil combi and 2 new radiators.

Sweet, which oil combi are you fitting Simon?

 

[SimonG]

Sweet, which oil combi are you fitting Simon?

Firebird. 26kw......

 

[Scott_D]

First fix for a new heating system with UFH

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Trying to find a leak been leaking 10 plus years since install bathroom fully tiled

 

[SimonG]

Trying to find a leak been leaking 10 plus years since install bathroom fully tiled

Knocked the rubber seal skew when pushed together?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Knocked the rubber seal skew when pushed together?

yep also if you look at the flush pipe it’s not totally round and hadn’t been cut very well and leaked ever since install only just noticed due to carpet getting wet about 10 feet away

 

[Jim Goodenough]

Trying to find a leak been leaking 10 plus years since install bathroom fully tiled

Very interesting had a similar job 2-3 weeks ago, insurance job and I was stripping out for a builder and I found the flush pipe had been leaking at the cistern connection for a lonngg time! Would hard water perish the rubber seal??

Knocked the rubber seal skew when pushed together?

Easily done, however a professional plumber would check & check again if he was a professional plumber!

When I refitted the one mentioned above I flushed the wc at least 10x to check no leaks!

yep also if you look at the flush pipe it’s not totally round and hadn’t been cut very well and leaked ever since install only just noticed due to carpet getting wet about 10 feet away

That's the thing with water it tracks and may not appear near to where it's actually leaking from - as you guy's in the Plumbers Arms know DO IT RIGHT FIRST TIME>>>>

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Very interesting had a similar job 2-3 weeks ago, insurance job and I was stripping out for a builder and I found the flush pipe had been leaking at the cistern connection for a lonngg time! Would hard water perish the rubber seal??




That's the thing with water it tracks and may not appear near to where it's actually leaking from - as you guy's in the Plumbers Arms know DO IT RIGHT FIRST TIME>>>>

no combination of bad cut on the flush pipe and going in dry 😀 were the issues now the problem to try and find spares as it’s 10 plus years old it’s an abcaus so I’m hoping

 

[Jim Goodenough]

no combination of bad cut on the flush pipe and going in dry 😀 were the issues now the problem to try and find spares as it’s 10 plus years old it’s an abcaus so I’m hoping

OK the one I had was Geberit, ordered the seal from PTS/City Plumbing for £2.15..
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Fitted this rad during the week - must've weighed at least 50 kgs. SIP walls with roofing batten and plasterboard so had to polyurethane glue timber between plasterboard and SIP to get a decent fixing.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

OK the one I had was Geberit, ordered the seal from PTS/City Plumbing for £2.15..
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Fitted this rad during the week - must've weighed at least 50 kgs. SIP walls with roofing batten and plasterboard so had to polyurethane glue timber between plasterboard and SIP to get a decent fixing.

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I hoped it was geberit or grohe (has a grohe flush plate) so was happy until I took it apart thought feck

nice rad always hate doing them as they take longer than expected

 

[Jim Goodenough]

nice rad always hate doing them as they take longer than expected

That's it very little tolerance with the brackets and keeping the nylon 'sleeves' on all 4 brackets almost takes a magician! 😉

 

[Harvest Fields]

Trying to find a leak been leaking 10 plus years since install bathroom fully tiled

Was this also slightly short mate?
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OK the one I had was Geberit, ordered the seal from PTS/City Plumbing for £2.15..
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Fitted this rad during the week - must've weighed at least 50 kgs. SIP walls with roofing batten and plasterboard so had to polyurethane glue timber between plasterboard and SIP to get a decent fixing.

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Got one like this to fit in a house where I have already fitted 2 verticals and a horizontal in an extension. I like them but they are heavy and I’m a big lad.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Was this also slightly short mate?
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Got one like this to fit in a house where I have already fitted 2 verticals and a horizontal in an extension. I like them but they are heavy and I’m a big lad.

dont have a clue tbh didnt look that far needs a new one anyway due to the cut

 

[SimonG]

Little smidge of clear silicone under the nylon seats helps keep them in place.

 

[Jim Goodenough]

Was this also slightly short mate?
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Got one like this to fit in a house where I have already fitted 2 verticals and a horizontal in an extension. I like them but they are heavy and I’m a big lad.

Maybe "cast iron" is in vogue 🤔 - big lad are you! Challenge you to an arm wrestle!?
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Little smidge of clear silicone under the nylon seats helps keep them in place.

Thanks Simon, obviously would need to do this a couple of hours before the "lift".
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I'll try polyurethane glue next time, sets in 15mins.

 

[SimonG]

I find the silicone is just enough to hold it, but good call on the fast set 👍

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Managed to finish off two of the hand washing stations

 

[SimonG]

Managed to finish off two of the hand washing stations

Looks good, only concern I would have is too many taps which will squish them in. No 2m spacing.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Looks good, only concern I would have is too many taps which will squish them in. No 2m spacing.

my thoughts exactly but there going to be in bubbles so there not bothering about spacing as if one gets it the whole class is going to get it my thoughts

 

[SimonG]

my thoughts exactly but there going to be in bubbles so there not bothering about spacing as if one gets it the whole class is going to get it my thoughts

That's where the logic breaks down. Might be a bubble at school but not at home.
But greater minds have got this in hand 😉

 

[Scott_D]

Nice gas pipe upgrade

 

[Harvest Fields]

I was going to comment on the soldering but I cannot 😡😡😡😛😛 So I will ask, where did you get the pipe clips from?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I was going to comment on the soldering but I cannot 😡😡😡😛😛 So I will ask, where did you get the pipe clips from?

talons with 4 extensions

 

[Scott_D]

The rest of the gas run

 

[Jim Goodenough]

talons with 4 extensions

I was going to ask the length of the screws!? 😀

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I was going to ask the length of the screws!? 😀

. I would say a 3" 8 😀

 

[Jim Goodenough]

. I would say a 3" 8 😀

No way, they must be 80mm no. 5's 😀 😀

 

[Scott_D]

Another one bites the dust.
Called for a service and find this. Most parts not available and I won’t be able to fit a new one for 3 weeks so that will be a job lost.

 

[SimonG]

Problems of working in a small room. Taken 3 1/2 days on this.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Changing this monstrosity and met with the bloody soil pipe behind right where I want to put some clips and had to be slightly off centre

luckily the top shower head is fixed on a backplate so will have to be pipe supported

 

[Jim Goodenough]

Changing this monstrosity and met with the bloody soil pipe behind right where I want to put some clips and had to be slightly off centre

luckily the top shower head is fixed on a backplate so will have to be pipe supported

Which brand of shower is it @ShaunCorbs ?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Which brand of shower is it @ShaunCorbs ?

grohetherm 1000 bath and shower in a rapido t box

 

[Jim Goodenough]

Wet room job, customer didn't order enough tiles!

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grohetherm 1000 bath and shower in a rapido t box

Thanks, what was the original?
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grohetherm 1000 bath and shower in a rapido t box

Thanks, what was the original?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Wet room job, customer didn't order enough tiles!
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Thanks, what was the original?
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Thanks, what was the original?

don’t have a clue hence the changing and removing tried for about a month to identify it some Chinese thing

 

[Harvest Fields]

Problems of working in a small

Strange place to fit a Fan?😉

 

[Scott_D]

don’t have a clue hence the changing and removing tried for about a month to identify it some Chinese thing

Did you get the tile out without smashing it?????

 

[Aquarius]

Strange place to fit a Fan?😉

I was going to say that 😀

 

[king of pipes]

Wish I hadn't started this one on a Friday previous installer made a poor job of making good the walls fell apart on me once old boiler was out grrrr, kop

 

[Scott_D]

Wish I hadn't started this one on a Friday previous installer made a poor job of making good the walls fell apart on me once old boiler was out grrrr, kop

Replacing with another ecotec?