Extension radiators are only warm at the top

[Howsie]

Can we do this?

If he doesn't fix it, of course you can. Why should you be landed with researching it on the Net when you've parted with your hard earned in good faith. Get the plumber to write a report for you also. We do it all the time for dissatisfied customers of builders.

 

[AWheating]

i agree with the others.

i would suggest the pipework is incorrectly sized and its been installed poorly with those loops of pipe below the rad. Get your own professional in to sort it out and deduct the cost from the bill.

 

[Plum Bob 66]

I guess trust is something you can't do these days - this is the first time we've had any building work done and we truly believed that professionals would be used. But as you say you live and learn!

Check the find a tradesman thread on this site there may be plumber stroke/heating engineer near to you who could help.

 

[Dotty]

Whereabouts in the country are you TLT? If you post a request in this sub forum here (it's our I'm looking for a plumber' section) including a rough location and including a link to this thread then perhaps one of us may be local to you.

[DLMURL="http://www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk/im-looking-plumber-gas-engineer/"]I'm looking for a Plumber or Gas Engineer[/DLMURL]

 

[Dotty]

Snap Bob! lol

 

[Plum Bob 66]

Whereabouts in the country are you TLT? If you post a request in this sub forum here (it's our I'm looking for a plumber' section) including a rough location and including a link to this thread then perhaps one of us may be local to you.

[DLMURL="http://www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk/im-looking-plumber-gas-engineer/"]I'm looking for a Plumber or Gas Engineer[/DLMURL]

thats the one lol !!

 

[SimonG]

The trouble these days is that as there is less work about the builders have seen plumbers on site and thought it's a piece of cake, especially with the plastic pipe. But what they lack is the knowledge and experience to ensure things like this don't happen. See it all the time. People need to take this into consideration when having construction work done. Ask the builder who he uses to do the plumbing, ask the builder if there's gas involved for the details of the gas safe registered engineer, same with the sparky.

 

[Veggie Dave]

When I first saw the pics I genuinely thought this was a troll from someone on the tiler or sparks forum.

 

[Killy Bing]

As an apprentice, this work i would be fired for, this shows a complete lack/disregard of understanding. Most people doing diy could do this to a higher standard just from reading out of a book! As said before get an engineer to fix the issue and deduct it from payment, this isnt a quality of work to be charged for.

 

[Dotty]

As an apprentice, this work i would be fired for, this shows a complete lack/disregard of understanding. Most people doing diy could do this to a higher standard just from reading out of a book! As said before get an engineer to fix the issue and deduct it from payment, this isnt a quality of work to be charged for.

Good lad!

 

[theanalyst]

Wow, that is a true amateurs work!! (or a builders..)

Why oh why does anyone even use microbore any more?... it should be BANNED from sale so amateurs can't commit 'plumbing' crimes such as the above!!

 

[SimonG]

Nowt wrong with 10mm when used correctly.

 

[Howsie]

Nowt wrong with 10mm when used correctly.

Agreed.

 

[Best]

Nowt wrong with 10mm when used correctly.

A piece of it tight around the builders neck? :grin:

 

[stevetheplumber]

Nowt wrong with 10mm when used correctly.

thats true weve used it a lot without problems it got a bad name in the 60s/70s mostly due to dirty vented systems no inhibitor and physical damage during the building process now with damage resistant plastic clean sealed systems and compulsary inhibitor its a good system if fitted correctly

 

[Plum Bob 66]

Nowt wrong with 10mm when used correctly.

Agree, when used correctly.

 

[theanalyst]

it looks messy and flow is crap on longer runs.
Yes, it can work though, your right. Just looks amateur imo

 

[Killy Bing]

Just a little bit of intregue here......Excuse my lack of understanding on microbore....but would it almost be impossible to balance this as the rest of the rads are on 15mm ? I know that the restriction in the trvs +lockshields tend to be 8mm but surly this wouldent work?

 

[Plum Bob 66]

Just a little bit of intregue here......Excuse my lack of understanding on microbore....but would it almost be impossible to balance this as the rest of the rads are on 15mm ? I know that the restriction in the trvs +lockshields tend to be 8mm but surly this wouldent work?

There in lies the problem, flow & balance ?

 

[stevetheplumber]

it looks messy and flow is crap on longer runs.
Yes, it can work though, your right. Just looks amateur imo

when its put in correctly you shouldnt see any of the ten mm pipe work maybe an inch under each rad

 

[stevetheplumber]

Just a little bit of intregue here......Excuse my lack of understanding on microbore....but would it almost be impossible to balance this as the rest of the rads are on 15mm ? I know that the restriction in the trvs +lockshields tend to be 8mm but surly this wouldent work?

thats not true you can mix small and microbore on the same system without problems my house is half and half mind you i wouldnt actually show anyone the plumbing in my house

 

[Killy Bing]

Thanks for clarifying that steve 😀 i have only seen microbore or smallbore systems but never mixed

 

[Mike Jackson]

It's quite common on new builds round this way. Small bore to upstairs rads, microbore dropped down behind plasterboard to downstairs rads.