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its a pendant drop utilised as a junction box probably different light been fitted
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Whyme
http://realhistoryww.com/world_history/ancient/Images_Olmec/Paintings/Lip_plate_2.jpg
Sorry, first thing that sprung to mind when I saw it.
Sorry, first thing that sprung to mind when I saw it.
Pendant drop? It looks like it had an eye in the middle of it? I'm weirded out. I need more info. Can't compute this!!
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starting to think its not a pendant drop its a 30 amp JB some dicheads filled with some sort of sealant because they broke the lid that would explain the hole in the middle,the 2.5 mm cables a give away
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Not one I've seen personally, found it on titterweb!
Why run it straight when you can put a bend or 2 in it!?!?
Why run it straight when you can put a bend or 2 in it!?!?
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I thought it looked somewhat 'foreign'
This is certainly from elsewhere, probably America or even Australia?!
This is certainly from elsewhere, probably America or even Australia?!
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Bunker
I went to a call where there was some water leaking onto the floor. Housekeepers cottage, part of a very wealthy estate. I took a look and showed the Big Wig the true extent of the problem. He was most concerned. I cleaned it out and 'serviced' it but it needed replacing, this was a year ago - its still not been changed, they just mop up the floor every day.
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I know it aint right but can see why they did it, to hide ugly tank and prevent water in the tank!! surely it should be fine as long as it is solely used for the tank (not for petrol etc) no windows on shed and it is 1.5 metre away from any other shed or building etc? but i dont make the regs I just follow them!!
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Theres a window you can see on the left, and there is a wooden fence within 760...Whilst I agree that technically its unlikely anything will happen....what if it does? etc
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thats my point, if the shed is 1.8 metre away from any other structure then even if it did set on fire it should be contained rather then able to spread.
I suppose the thinking behind it is that wood splinters when set on fire and can be blown in the wind, where as plastic and oil melts and will stay where it is and also putting the fire out may be more of a problem, especially if the firemen didnt see the tank inside and used water!!!
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lame plumber
more of a worry to me is the tank stressing by sitting one corner on a brick, oil all over idc
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lol uploaded by accident and carnt delete 🙁
had to take pic to and email it to show dvla that i had got my speeding endorsement 🙂
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Koogatubac
Jesus, how do these guys sleep at night or even step back and think that lump of rubbish is a good job!
Anyone who fits plastic pipework straight to a cylinder like that is either an total charlatan who frankly doesn't care a BLEEEP what anyone thinks....or B - just a dopey DIYer.
You know we've got that poll going on another thread at the moment, "what's your favourite push fit manufacturer"?
Well this guy should cast his vote(s).
I count three different brands, JG, Poly Plumb, and Poly Fit!
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if we could identify some of the halfwits that done the work in the piccies on here we could have our own song for them
standing in the hall of shame,
eveyones gonna know your name,
you be embarrassed coz we know your as rough as fk,
your a champion,cheap as chips champion,your as rough as a badgers rse,
standing in the hall,in the hall of shame
standing in the hall of shame,
eveyones gonna know your name,
you be embarrassed coz we know your as rough as fk,
your a champion,cheap as chips champion,your as rough as a badgers rse,
standing in the hall,in the hall of shame
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Whyme
well at least you can move them out the way to clean the tiles
That is a typical bathroom job done by a builder !!! Not sure also but looks like waist is running up ?
MI have seen few bathrooms installs like this in Ruislip London done by a " plumber " , that is what the customer is
let to believe
MI have seen few bathrooms installs like this in Ruislip London done by a " plumber " , that is what the customer is
let to believe
Can't be a builder there's no polytetrafluoroethylene on the isolation valves.
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Definitely done by a plumber. But a bad one. The cold feed to those taps runs straight up from the kitchen and its vis able all the way up until it goes through the ceiling. Airing cupboard is half done in plastic. 15 mm push fit looks bad but in my opinion 22mm push fit looks even worse. Terrible job
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And I'd lay a fiver that's a flexy pipe from the pan outlet. And the Dunny is piped in barrier from below. Yep the waste is going uphill so that'll be blocked by now. And he cut the hole with a 50mm core so there's a nice draught through there. The customer probably thinks it looks the terrier's testicles.
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Kyle87
The house is actually a relative's of my Missus. They've only been in a year. The plumber the owner had before is obviously a joke. There's other things round the house that are bad. The kitchen ceiling has a ruff looking plywood board screwed into it where the shower trap is too low and had to cut into ceiling below.
The drain valve at the lowest point is buried in the wall so I used one of those self cutting isolation valves to drain system then cut that section out and replaced with a new drain valve.
Cowboys really make a plumbers job hard
The drain valve at the lowest point is buried in the wall so I used one of those self cutting isolation valves to drain system then cut that section out and replaced with a new drain valve.
Cowboys really make a plumbers job hard
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Kyle87
If you were going to use plastic you would surely have the decency to hide it!!
And if you can't hide it, don't use it!!
And if you can't hide it, don't use it!!
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HTG-Apprentice
I remember Roger Bisby writing in a trade magazine that he runs up behind pedestals in 10mm plastic, as it's easy to hide behind the pedestal, and flexible enough to run straight up to the taps. I thought it wasn't a bad idea to be honest, though I've not ever done it myself.
I haven't had to run pipes up from the base of a pedestal for a long time, (a couple of years) as quite often in new bathrooms, I'm chasing my pipework in, or running it in the new stud work, or just fitting floating, vanity or other types of basins.
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jase158
surely you shouldnt be posting these in hall of shame thread? you are just asking for trouble!!
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jase158
Give em plenty Jase, if the customer is paying £500 a joint, it's the least they deserve!!! LOL.
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Mike Jackson
Enough of the nice stuff, back to the dodgy pics. On a small caravan site doing some remedial works after they had some new water heaters fitted and annual gas safety checks done by a local firm. A firm I sub to got called in to look at a faulty regulator and noticed that the wrong flue had been fitted to one of the vans. The old flue had been the vented type and the new flue was a standard one. The owners contacted the original firm and they said that there was nothing wrong and refused to come back. Gas Safe were contacted and came and did an inspection and highlighted faults to all three installations, mainly ventilation issues because the new heaters were 10 litre models instead of the 6 litre ones taken out.
Gas Safe wanted the original firm to come back in to carry out the work but the owner wasn't happy with that so I've ended up there to rectify the known faults and check the rest of the gas appliances.
I decided to tackle the worst van first. I did the flue to the water heater and then proceeded to carry out the annual inspection. I rectified a gas leak and then moved inside. I took the fire out to inspect the catchment space and found this.
RIMG0012 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr
It looks a bit rusty around the relief ventilation opening.
Removing the closure plate revealed.
RIMG0015 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr
RIMG0017 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr
I'm fairly certain that the fire wasn't removed to check the space last year, that has certainly not just happened.
Checking the ventilation to the van I found.
RIMG0022 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr
This was in the small bedroom and, again, looks like it has been there a lot more than a year.
Just got the other two to sort out tomorrow.
Gas Safe wanted the original firm to come back in to carry out the work but the owner wasn't happy with that so I've ended up there to rectify the known faults and check the rest of the gas appliances.
I decided to tackle the worst van first. I did the flue to the water heater and then proceeded to carry out the annual inspection. I rectified a gas leak and then moved inside. I took the fire out to inspect the catchment space and found this.
RIMG0012 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr
It looks a bit rusty around the relief ventilation opening.
Removing the closure plate revealed.
RIMG0015 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr
RIMG0017 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr
I'm fairly certain that the fire wasn't removed to check the space last year, that has certainly not just happened.
Checking the ventilation to the van I found.
RIMG0022 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr
This was in the small bedroom and, again, looks like it has been there a lot more than a year.
Just got the other two to sort out tomorrow.
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Barry98
Should have taken a photo but when we moved into our place I removed the open fire from the dining room and sitting above it was the equivalent of about 5 sacks of soot. It had been an old inglenook fire which they had just put an ordinary fire into and pointed up so there was a massive ledge and gap directly above.
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Barry98
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jase158
Changed a tap connector washer on this basin on my way home earlier
This one is debatable as it goes somewhere safe and visible, water wont be hot so no chance of scalding, no dirty water, just looks rubbish
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tamz
Changed a tap connector washer on this basin on my way home earlier
1980's bathroom done that way to comply with the water regs.
Up until the change in the water regs you had to have the warning pipe in a visible position where the owner would get it attended to. That was visible.
Country pattern (8") syphons were illegal (but widely used) as most people would let them run for years wasting water. Much the same as modern flush mechanisms now do.
Another old one was a connection to a bath overflow where the toilet would overflow into the bath so you would get it fixed.
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tamz
I remember my dad fitting our maroon acrylic bathroom suite in the 80's, it even had a cool colour-matching acrylic shelf with mirrored sliding door compartments mounted along the top. My mates were well jealous.
Changed a tap connector washer on this basin on my way home earlier
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