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Called to sort out water leaking from loft? Went up there to find CWSC overflowing, so turned off mains and fitted isolation valve, then replaced CWSC valve (and F+E valve). Turned water back on and depressed valves to check everything was ok. Then I got a surprise? On depressing f+e ball valve, water dropped into CWSC. I thought I thought overflow pipe was not properly sealed but on closer inspection, it was actually overflowing into the CWSC? Why did he fit it that way? On looking into the whole thing closer, it turns out it was the f+e valve that had been at fault but as contents was discharging into CWSC, that made it look like fault was from CWSC valve. Madness, utter madness.
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I think the wiring goes in to the spur closest to the wall. I doubt the engineer would let his qualified electrician cut such corners.
You can see f&e just above CWSC and you can clearly see the overflow pipe dropping down into CWSC???
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Some epic pipe work on a duo-tec I went to today.
Note the stress cracks in the condensate half way down, bags of water damage behind the kitchen unit below from that, and the usual leaky ntc sensor that had been missed by Scottish power servicing chaps for the last few years.
Flue terminal 65mm from a window, no supports or inspection hatches for 2.5m run in void. Flue not pointed up, inside or out. No fire plate to cover ceiling.
Ball-o-fix and a flexi tap connector for a filling loop. Condensate ran externally in 21.5mm. PRV pipe offset upwards.
Flow and return ran in 22mm for total of 16" before dropping to 15mm for the rest of the 5 bed house.
Installed in 2011 by a company who for some reason chose not to fully complete the benchmark - no sign of a GSR no, can't think why!
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A clear view from the bottom of the flat.
Well, I'm having difficulty posting picture of view from below? Anyway, when I told this landlord that his boiler needed changing, he got a kitchen fitter to change the boiler, then asked me to come and provide a certificate for the installation? I said NO!!! Two years down the line, Croydon Council have written to him threatening legal action about the discharge on the wall. So I charged him to reroute the condensate to the sink waste pipe. The kitchen fitter had used the overflow outlet (28mm) of cwsc as outlet for condensate which he just shoved in there?? MADNESS
Well, I'm having difficulty posting picture of view from below? Anyway, when I told this landlord that his boiler needed changing, he got a kitchen fitter to change the boiler, then asked me to come and provide a certificate for the installation? I said NO!!! Two years down the line, Croydon Council have written to him threatening legal action about the discharge on the wall. So I charged him to reroute the condensate to the sink waste pipe. The kitchen fitter had used the overflow outlet (28mm) of cwsc as outlet for condensate which he just shoved in there?? MADNESS
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Customer had some fools in to convert a garage to a habitable room, framed and insulated all the walls out, fitted a rad messed all the balancing on the system up, left no room to access the boiler hid the soil pipe and moved the outside tap and told the customer to connect the filling loop to it if she needed the tap
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on31ll
Not plumbing related but still equally shameful. I do doors from time to time and came across this last night. She had her exs name tattoed on her and when they split she got "sacked" tattoed over the top !!!!
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on31ll
Not plumbing related but still equally shameful. I do doors from time to time and came across this last night. She had her exs name tattoed on her and when they split she got "sacked" tattoed over the top !!!!
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What else did she let you do to her? I get the feeling you're keeping the saucy bits to yourself🙂
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"Beautifully installed vertical flue system on a pitched roof"
is it that hard for people to do it right
And also could have saved them the cost of the mastic, is it a case that installers just can not be bothered about doing a good job,or is it that they have not been trained by any one of a decent standard.to be fare it would have taken no more time to do it correct which baffles me.
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dave1
One can rout a cable diagonally in a wall – protection required though, unless the depth is greater than 50mm.
Some people think of everything, you can turn the heating on so it's warm when you get out the bath, win win.
Thought it was only horizontal and vertical in the 'cable zones'.
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DirksPlumbing
I believe, routing the cables horizontally or vertically is called good practise. Running them "wild" is a last resort if you cannot avoid it.
There is a good reason why it has to be shielded sufficiently.
There is a good reason why it has to be shielded sufficiently.
having core drilled through a cable that was run up from a socket and the horzontally along in lintel then down diagonally where i was putting the boiler, i agree up or down from sockets and switches is good practice
so i pulled it out the wall into a surface box run it horizontal and then down in mini trunking to a second surface box which i used as a socket
i then had the sparks swearing down the phone that i had broken his ring and he wouldnt sign theat circuit off so we sacked him and got another sparks who had a clue
so i pulled it out the wall into a surface box run it horizontal and then down in mini trunking to a second surface box which i used as a socket
i then had the sparks swearing down the phone that i had broken his ring and he wouldnt sign theat circuit off so we sacked him and got another sparks who had a clue
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Came across this under an icon yesterday while repairing a leak on the cold main inlet
Gave me a belt and I did a bit of a jig to celebrate
Scary really, it's been like it for 8/10 yrs since its been installed and there were kids in the house
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It's the stat cable just next to the earth cable on bottom of control box, just been cut, stripped back, twisted together and left bare
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Old Account
I thought to upload also a great picture ...
Does anybody need help for carrying copper pipe ask this little fella for help he knows how to do it even though by 80/90 miles and hour
Check the pics worth 😉)))
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Does anybody need help for carrying copper pipe ask this little fella for help he knows how to do it even though by 80/90 miles and hour
Check the pics worth 😉)))
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Found this properly pro job last week, they called me because the shower didn't always work, I wonder why?
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I done some checking on that, and the company did do it last year but never before. The guy who did it got sacked on another issue.
Maybe.
I don't find out about things that get caped off.
I doubt ideal still sell the part. Its in the hands of the gods now.
I don't find out about things that get caped off.
I doubt ideal still sell the part. Its in the hands of the gods now.
I just thought I would show you a system that was "fine with no issues" according to a landlord.
I hate seeing work like this, how can anyone think job well done and leave that,
And even worse looks like one of the two ports has been swapped, wouldn't put my name to that
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Billy Bob Bob
I just thought I would show you a system that was "fine with no issues" according to a landlord.
WTF is that abortion ?
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Ive only just noticed that haha, I've turned down work that would pay good because of things like this, I don't want my work associated with any abomination
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happyflyer
This boiler is in a recently purchased house,
That a local gas engineer has carried out a full safety check with no faults or advisories
Pressure gauge was broke reading 0 with no glass so you can touch the needle,
Lead pipe feeding a 6 ring range that's under gassed
Flue boxed in and no signs of it being removed for inspection t
Blow off pipe sticking straight out the wall,
And this is the inside yes that is a piece of clear hose just pushed over the copper pipe
That a local gas engineer has carried out a full safety check with no faults or advisories
Pressure gauge was broke reading 0 with no glass so you can touch the needle,
Lead pipe feeding a 6 ring range that's under gassed
Flue boxed in and no signs of it being removed for inspection t
Blow off pipe sticking straight out the wall,
And this is the inside yes that is a piece of clear hose just pushed over the copper pipe
Exactly...doubt they bothered to reinforce the roof if there isn't a supporting wall anywhere.
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Either sky hooks or an anti gravity loop. Boom boom im here all week.
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OOh well it was worth a try. Image shack want a few quid now to let me lift my images off their site.
Looks like they'll be staying there.
OOh well it was worth a try. Image shack want a few quid now to let me lift my images off their site.
Looks like they'll be staying there.
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That's the one. Looks real pretty.
And complies with all the regs too.
And complies with all the regs too.
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todays nightmare guy wanted me to move a couple of pipes as his own plumber couldnt get back and they are concreting and screeding over the weekend
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Hmm... That soil pipe definitively needs a few more 90 degrees bends before being concreted over in order to provide steady stream of a service requests in a couple years time, and keep the folks providing directional drilling services employed...
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