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Welcome to the forum. Although you can post in any forum, the USA forum is here in case of local regs or laws
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Ermintrude
Yes a credit jobby. You add credit it works? Previous was a u16 standard meter.
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Resolute
Ahh, I know them as pre pay as you pre pay for your gas and credit as your given your gas on credit and pay monthly/quarterly.
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are some people actually gas safe or. there was a gap in the flue of about 1/2 inch between that piece and the elbow and the blow off was running up. we fixed the problem and reported it to gas safe.
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Ermintrude
If the prv can't carry the water away in an emergency the boiler becomes potentially a bomb.
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Whyme
Obviously didnt realize you can cut the manufactures bit.
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It's obvious what the problem is, it's that B&Q tape measure.....
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TomLane
Nah, they're brilliant. Never had one fail on me yet.........
The cheap MDF skirting board on the other hand, well, don't get me started.
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Alex Knight
Saw this today while stopped at lights....
Think it could have been slightly longer lol
Saffron Walden by any chance?
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Alex Knight
Paint the pipe white - jobs a good 'un
Paint the tape measure while you're at it too!!!
Its kind of poetic justice !!!! for all those poorly installed jobs we all come across where we have quoted & then been undercut by our foreign cousins.
Embassy of the Republic of Poland
Trade & Investment Promotion Section
I kid you not!!!, all the details & email address checks out but still think I am being had.
If it is genuine, suggestions please as to how I should reply.
Full email reads -
Dear Sirs,
From your website I know that you do not service north-west London nevertheless I would be most grateful for your advise on badly installed Megaflo 145DD cylinder (image attached).
Apparently there are three major issues that need correcting:
1. no inlet group installed
2. no drain of valve
3. distance from D2 of the pipe to the elbow is too short (300 mm required)
Could you please confirm that this is indeed the case and also, what would be the approximate cost involved. I would like to have an independent assessment before I start looking for a local plumber.
Trade & Investment Promotion Section
I kid you not!!!, all the details & email address checks out but still think I am being had.
If it is genuine, suggestions please as to how I should reply.
Full email reads -
Dear Sirs,
From your website I know that you do not service north-west London nevertheless I would be most grateful for your advise on badly installed Megaflo 145DD cylinder (image attached).
Apparently there are three major issues that need correcting:
1. no inlet group installed
2. no drain of valve
3. distance from D2 of the pipe to the elbow is too short (300 mm required)
Could you please confirm that this is indeed the case and also, what would be the approximate cost involved. I would like to have an independent assessment before I start looking for a local plumber.
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IDCHAPPY
I reckon they ran out of EF Elbows, Probably speedfit or compression elbows actually
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TomLane
Customer called to have damp patch on wall investigated.
Went in to loft to find condensate pipe from boiler lashed into cast iron s&v pipe. Not sealed in & fall on pipe away from where it enters s&v pipe, nicely dripping back down into the room below!
All work done by a GSR, just too lazy to do it properly!
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Whyme
Glad thats not in my house. i'd have drunk towel warmer burns on me forehead.
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Ermintrude
Had a callout to a house, nice place, in fact VERY nice place. Two oil-fired stacked boilers, top one leaking and filled up bottom one ruining the burner. This is what it looked like inside :33:
Sealed system, expansion vessel totally :nono:/full of water, high limit pressure switch held together with electrical tape and NO SAFETY VALVE! I wonder why it failed after only 17 years? :clown:
Best bit: the top boiler had a new burner. Owner (who's not short of a bob or three) wants top burner fitted to bottom boiler and top one disconnected and left. Fine at the moment, but come the winter and the heating and HWS is a lot more than one boiler can cope with he'll be moaning that he wants a new one installed pronto!
Sealed system, expansion vessel totally :nono:/full of water, high limit pressure switch held together with electrical tape and NO SAFETY VALVE! I wonder why it failed after only 17 years? :clown:
Best bit: the top boiler had a new burner. Owner (who's not short of a bob or three) wants top burner fitted to bottom boiler and top one disconnected and left. Fine at the moment, but come the winter and the heating and HWS is a lot more than one boiler can cope with he'll be moaning that he wants a new one installed pronto!
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IDCHAPPY
Same property.. may as well run that condensate in copper, with some compression elbows in side and a wee bit over flow pipe too... all van spares used 🙂
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Ermintrude
I'm reporting this thread! I'm sick of this abuse. I do a dishonest days work for 4 days honest pay.
There are nearly 2000 posts slagging off my work and or choices of material . Must be so nice for you perfect peters who follow the "rulz" and stuff. My work is safe and in a good engineer OK?
There are nearly 2000 posts slagging off my work and or choices of material . Must be so nice for you perfect peters who follow the "rulz" and stuff. My work is safe and in a good engineer OK?
The bucket is only temporary... I forgot my drill!!!
Should have left the condensate drain shorter so the bucket can be emptied.
Then again..could use a ladel to empty condensate into another bucket and tip it outside.
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P J F PLUMBING
So what are you saying Ermi, you work 1 -1/4 days a week for a weeks pay.
This site gives you free advertising - what have you got to complain about?
As for your choice of materials - I would be conversing with the manufacturers of your choice and ' declaring' that you have promoted their products on a popular plumbing forum and have had over 2000 post regarding the work that you do and the materials used!!!
You could be on a real winner here.
I wish I was in your boat
My work is nowhere up to your standards
Unfortunately for me - my miserable claim to fame is that I installed a new product over her and the manufactures came out to look at the installation - took photos for their 'records' and did some testing.
Next thing - my install is in their brochure and all over the web.
I wish I had the fame and possible fortune you have awaiting you
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Stans latest Worcester install but we'll let him of as he's ill
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newcastle phill
Incredibly poor quality finish...
They could have at least painted it the same colour.
😉
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TomLane
Forgot to take pic of the flue, it had the rubber collar on but massive gaps round the outside right back in to the house!
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Toxic Ted
Forgot to take pic of the flue, it had the rubber collar on but massive gaps round the outside right back in to the house!
Why would you PTFE the threads in a compression ?
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newcastle phill
I used it a few days ago on a stainless threaded union.
Was high pressure (50bar) and it helped the spiggot end glide in and acted like lubricant.
Before that the threads were binding and picking up.
But just 1 turn of ptfe did it
Never usually bother with it in general.
That pics class lol
Was high pressure (50bar) and it helped the spiggot end glide in and acted like lubricant.
Before that the threads were binding and picking up.
But just 1 turn of ptfe did it
Never usually bother with it in general.
That pics class lol
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Ermintrude
D1 is a bit over 300mm? Looks good tho but why two two ports on supply or is one a 3 port?
Ooh other one Aav below top of coil?
Ooh other one Aav below top of coil?
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Ch4 plumbing
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Ermintrude
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Ch4 plumbing
Yeah I thought that, with a lever valve to isolate it from the unvented cylinder.....nice.
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Ermintrude
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Kyle87
Awesome. Removal of a rad on a 1 pipe system in an old pub
Mmmmmm beeeeer. Makes this funnier!!
Mmmmmm beeeeer. Makes this funnier!!
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Kyle87
Well I'm presuming a 1 pipe system. Either that or it's just capping leaking valves. I'm not thinking straight. Mmmmmmm beeeeeer
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Ch4 plumbing
Think the navy boys call it the heads!
don't spend too long in their or your get a bad name for your self!!
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