HALL of SHAME PHOTo`s

[Jollysoutherner]

Talking of condensate pipes...

No need to install flue with correct fall just install a CCD. (condensate capture device)

 

[Whyme]

its showing blurry on my screen..is that a bucket on the flue??

 

[Jollysoutherner]

Will try uploading from PC. Think problem is tapatalk upload.

It is bucket, speed fit, minimal clips into drain pipe

 

[Jollysoutherner]

 

[Riley]

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That, is horrendous yet brilliant in one foulswoop

 

[Jollysoutherner]

Yep, words fail me

 

[Combi]

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atleast they clipped it, I think!

 

[IDCHAPPY]

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Just when you think you've seen it all :lol:

 

[Ermintrude]

I defo did a tightness test! And I didn't leave pipes lite that, it takes lots of work to get pipes like that, a highly skilled coppersmith would struggle to re create.

 

[TomLane]

All rads in the house were like this!!

In the same house in the bathroom, cust complaining tiles were cracking!!

Furthermore, basin draining slowly in other bathroom.

Pushfit waste running uphill!

All work done by a supposed "qualified" handyman. Whatever one of them is!!

 

[Kev the gas]

Me and the apprentice last Monday, he didn't turn up Tuesday

 

[Toxic Ted]

Me and the apprentice last Monday, he didn't turn up Tuesday
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looks like you got it jammed in the crack of his harris

 

[tamz]

The previous home owner was a builder apparently...:dizzy2: View attachment 17897

Thats as bad as i've seen. No one who even sha gged plumber did that

 

[Resolute]

is that a whacking great dent in what I assume is the gas pipe??????

Are any of those pipes straight?!

 

[Bunker]

Uphill gardeners...

 

[Ermintrude]

OTT with fixings me thinks? Flue an pipe work held it in place for 15 years.

 

[wetdrip]

Me and the apprentice last Monday, he didn't turn up Tuesday
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That's one apprentice who wishes he'd never downloaded the Qibla Locator App to his phone!

 

[Mike Jackson]

First call this morning. Could see the fumes coming in the window. Flue is an old Worcester one but boiler is only a couple of years old. There is a balcony above as well. IDed it and going back tomorrow to put a new flue and plume kit on.

 

[Roger Welton]

Keeping pipe work on display to a minimum 🙂

 

[Ermintrude]

Vent is also a sludge trap / doc?

 

[mcniven]

Hall of shame for the old Ideal Isar...


Blocked condensate, filled back up into burner caused boiler to not ignite but fill with gas then boom. Lucky..

 

[smtplumbing]

whats a mess new boiler then

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

Hall of shame for the old Ideal Isar...


Blocked condensate, filled back up into burner caused boiler to not ignite but fill with gas then boom. Lucky..

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it just could not take being a isar anymore....... it blew up

 

[villa_tom]

Hall of shame for the old Ideal Isar...


Blocked condensate, filled back up into burner caused boiler to not ignite but fill with gas then boom. Lucky..


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i found one like that when I worked at the council.

No one had ever changed the earth pins and the insulation had fell onto the burner causing the flame to burn through the heat exchanger.

I found it on a service, the boiler had been working fine and the tenant hadn't reported a breakdown or anything.

God knows how long it had been like that for.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

i found one like that when I worked at the council.

No one had ever changed the earth pins and the insulation had fell onto the burner causing the flame to burn through the heat exchanger.

I found it on a service, the boiler had been working fine and the tenant hadn't reported a breakdown or anything.

God knows how long it had been like that for.

dont know if you find the same tom,admittedly its mainly icos i see so not as stressed as a isar,but if its stripped down every year and the ionization probes or pins are checked for condition and correct location they dont need changing obviously different story if there damaged that goes for insulation as well if its cracked new expensive one piece affair required

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Poor old Isar :lol:

 

[Jollysoutherner]

Regs, who needs them.

 

[Alanc]

Is that the pumped macerator waste passing the expansion?

 

[Jollysoutherner]

Yep, plus cleaners sink and a washing machine connected.

 

[rpm]

Poor little Sanivite!

(The vite isn`t a macerator because being only a water pump is hasn`t got the blades)

 

[galaxy_plumbing]

lovely jubbly, fittef logic+ today

 

[Ermintrude]

By Jove? Blocked flue or did gas valve break so they hooked it up to intermediate pressure ?

 

[Bunker]

Is it me or is this an unusual fix? :-0

 

[galaxy_plumbing]

actually bit of side insulation panel fell on the burner, not sure how long its been like that. my analyzer couldnt even measure co

 

[Whyme]

hello you cheeky thing, what you doin in there..

 

[mcniven]

What is that

 

[IDCHAPPY]

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lovely jubbly, fittef logic+ today

Toasty 😉

 

[Sparkgap]

i found one like that when I worked at the council.

No one had ever changed the earth pins and the insulation had fell onto the burner causing the flame to burn through the heat exchanger.

I found it on a service, the boiler had been working fine and the tenant hadn't reported a breakdown or anything.

God knows how long it had been like that for.

Had two early 80s oil-fired warm air units in a factory unit 'up north'. When I checked no-one knew if they had ever been serviced since the place was built. Both flues missing caps and one unit heat exchanger rusted through so fumes blowing into the factory, though as they had vehicles in the place nobody noticed. Got other unit working after a fashion but condemned the first. Told them to replace both which they did ...... about 5 years later!

 

[Reg Man]

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lovely jubbly, fittef logic+ today

Well cooked, combustion ratio through the roof. Boiler knackered. Bet the Logic don't last as long though.

 

[Ermintrude]

Well cooked, combustion ratio through the roof. Boiler knackered. Bet the Logic don't last as long though.

Ay ideal logics wonderful. Front silencer will be first thing to go and burn out pcb and then out of LCD before combustion pot

 

[JCplumb]

Anyone think this is a 'handyman' installation?

 

[Ermintrude]

V handy, what's happened to that cockney twonk handy andy?

 

[JCplumb]

V handy, what's happened to that cockney twonk handy andy?

Haha, I think he's teamed up with a handyman from ***bria and between them they are covering Bolton 😉

 

[Dotty]

V handy, what's happened to that cockney twonk handy andy?

That is one plank. Mate of mine in Bromley knows him.

He joined us for a pint once. Only the one. That was all I could tolerate of him before i started tearing shreds off him.

 

[Howsie]

 

[chris watkins]

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What the hell but more so Why ?????

 

[townfanjon]

Anyone think this is a 'handyman' installation?
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well I suppose it saves you turning the tap on !!!

 

[IDCHAPPY]

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The mind boggles. ...

 

[Pipes Plumbing]

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What were they thinking???

 

[Ermintrude]

The basics of bad workmanship.
Bish bash bosch

 

[chris watkins]

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Cracked it - the rad is at high level so close to the ceiling that it clearly is not intended to heat the room it is in therefore must be a a form of underfloor heating for the room above & of course with the sensor of the TRV head detecting what is going on above you have temperature control, simples :wink_smile:
Just take care you don't kick or trip over it when in the room above.

 

[Kyle87]

A lad I know rang me and said he's having trouble fitting his mums taps.

Threads were nackerd on taps. So he isolated the hot and used flexi to cap the cold but had to bend the pipe at the elbow to meet the flexi.

I love DIYers

 

[Robert Tyrrell]

Is that the hot and cold linked together?

 

[JCplumb]

A lad I know rang me and said he's having trouble fitting his mums taps.

Threads were nackerd on taps. So he isolated the hot and used flexi to cap the cold but had to bend the pipe at the elbow to meet the flexi.

I love DIYers

You know what really grates my cheese about that pic?
The paint!
Why paint pipework that's hidden in a cupboard, there can only be one reason: To annoy plumbers...

 

[Kyle87]

Is that the hot and cold linked together?

Yea as a means to cap the cold but with the isolation switched off to stop the mixing. Quite funny

 

[Kyle87]

And the 78 appliances tapped into the pipe with b n q fixings instead of just having a plumber put a tee in

 

[Robert Tyrrell]

You know what really grates my cheese about that pic?
The paint!
Why paint pipework that's hidden in a cupboard, there can only be one reason: To annoy plumbers...

Without doubt 🙂

 

[AlexGas]

Just another way...

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

apparently a mechanical engineer used to own the house

 

[mutley racers]

apparently a mechanical engineer used to own the house

Scary thought

 

[Riley]

Why oh why oh why do they think they know it all. I hate when I have to work for them

 

[Chalked]

Why oh why oh why do they think they know it all. I hate when I have to work for them

Engineers and teachers!

 

[Riley]

Went and ID'd a boiler for a telephone engineer about a fortnight ago as the inside had melted. Quoted for a new install. He emailed me 2-3 days ago saying he's going to source new parts for his 18 year old heat only and "have a go at getting it working". He asked if I'd fit the parts as part of a service. I politely declined explaining what a service entailed and that half the parts weren't even available anymore but he insisted on"giving it a go himself". Idiot of the highest degree!!

 

[Riley]

Following on from above post. I was recommended to this guy by his engineer chum who has a combi installed in his loft. I kid you not this bloke has a drip tray or plastic tub under every soldered joint "in case of a leak". Probably being too pedantic I pointed out that if a pressurised joint gave way that the water could go anywhere with pressure. Silly sods probably waterproofed his loft now.

 

[AWheating]

its funny how many customers tell you how much they know about sod all.

those that have been on a multiskilled dole course drive you nuts.

 

[Riley]

I just hate these people that you know think they know better and ignore what you tell them

 

[Chalked]

A retired engineer was telling me how his heating worked and said, I've got 3/4 go and returns! I corrected him by saying the correct terminology is " go and come back"
pipe think he believed me.

 

[Crinkmeister]

Old Chinese proverb: A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. A little bit more and you realise why.

Actually not Chinese at all, I made it up! I'm in the "little bit more" category.

 

[djob]

Shocked at the lack of care!

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Shocked at the lack of care!

There's probably thousands of flues like that in folks lofts unfortunately.

 

[Ermintrude]

All it takes I a few self tappers and it ain't ever coming apart

 

[dom brennan]

we went to fit a hob before and come across this
its the over flow from the CWSC. another diy job instead of getting a plumber to change the washer in the ball valve. i bet this cost more than getting one.

 

[dom brennan]

on a newish house how do people get away with these kind of things

 

[Ermintrude]

What ? Leaving a stupid tube on so u can't shut door. ?? Or a test nipple under the regulator?

 

[Reg Man]

Is that FJC on that sleeve, or silicone sealant? Corrosive acetates.

 

[Reg Man]

Also, The brickwork joints are a bit tight and should there be rusty screw on the down pipe. Oh then there is the outside tap with slightly doggy back plate not secured and tap at an unusual angle. how picky can one get?

 

[Crinkmeister]

I though the test nipple was always on the outlet side?

 

[Chalked]

Earth??

 

[Reg Man]

I though the test nipple was always on the outlet side?

Strange that is this, only time I have seen it before on the inlet is when it is a medium pressure supply, then there are two test points.

 

[kel4783]

Why would someone do such a thing!!!! JG on a gas supply!

 

[gasmanrob]

Anyone care to guess where the prv outlet for the unvented is?

 

[Robert Tyrrell]

I don't know where the outlet is but I wouldn't mind knowing how they get their cars parked upright? I don't have much space in my garage and it would be really helpful 😉

 

[Riley]

Bet it's something stupid like through the light fitting or straight over the car bonnet

 

[gasmanrob]

Nope it's under all that car parking, my guess is that it was installed before they finished the road and parking.

 

[Riley]

Awesome. Never ceases to amaze!!!!

 

[gasmanrob]

Why would someone do such a thing!!!! JG on a gas supply!

I dunno but that is some set of eye brows!!!

 

[Mutha]

Vokera flue. Never serviced in 7 years, condensate was blocked solid.

 

[kay-jay]

Vokera flue. Never serviced in 7 years, condensate was blocked solid.

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ingenious....
i bet the homeowner was some kind of engineer :wink_smile:

 

[Reg Man]

ingenious....
i bet the homeowner was some kind of engineer :wink_smile:

or something more offensive.

 

[stevetheplumber]

or an electrical engineer

 

[Ermintrude]

Perhaps he's a meter installer for BG ?

 

[Ermintrude]

That's better

 

[stani]

Vokera flue. Never serviced in 7 years, condensate was blocked solid.

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awesome!

 

[Mutha]

Puts up advertising hoarding he said his job was.

 

[Crinkmeister]

or something more offensive.

One syllable... sounds like...... cat, hat.........

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Perhaps he's a meter installer for BG ?

That surely not piped up with the pipe running outside the door frame of the meter box??

 

[IDCHAPPY]

spot the blow off pipe....

 

[Riley]

Ha ha that is fecking brilliant

 

[Ermintrude]

That surely not piped up with the pipe running outside the door frame of the meter box??

Yep sure is. Was a bottom entry originally looking at the pipe work but I believe that the meter change to credit required some drastic mods!

 

[Chalked]

Saw this while in traffic today.

hope the plants like condensate!!!

fall pipe straight into a water butt!