Hi just wanted some advice as to what to do. I'm sure there are some excellent plumbers out there and I just wanted to ask if the plumbing for my power shower looks ok? I think it needs to be supported better not just by random bricks found in my loft! Should the corner joints be lagged too?advice please i have put the photos below
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Horrible job. Pipes not clipped and those elbows need to be lagged. There is no expansion in pushfit fittings. If they freeze they will split.
My guess, the plumber wanted to get in and out of the loft as fast as possible.
In the first pic it also looks like 22mm lagging has been used on a 15mm pipe 🙄
My guess, the plumber wanted to get in and out of the loft as fast as possible.
In the first pic it also looks like 22mm lagging has been used on a 15mm pipe 🙄
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I am old school and hate plastic , but a lot use it.
Poor job , but I have seen a lot worse .
Hes used the wrong size brick by the way.
I am old school and hate plastic , but a lot use it.
Poor job , but I have seen a lot worse .
Hes used the wrong size brick by the way.
Expensive though mate.
Needs at least clipping and supporting correctly
It looks like he already tried unsuccessfully clipping the pipe to the rafter. You already know the answer, common sense told you it should be much better supported and lagged.
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Not acceptable at all, horrible job.
Was it a plumber that did this or builder/handyman?
Did an electrician do the wiring?
Did you pay peanuts?
To be honest it looks poor, but seen much worse.
Nice piece of ply screwed down and the shower and pipework attached to ply. Job sorted.
Did an electrician do the wiring?
Did you pay peanuts?
To be honest it looks poor, but seen much worse.
Nice piece of ply screwed down and the shower and pipework attached to ply. Job sorted.
Naa love my press gear
The cost honestly puts me off.
It’s not bad fitting wise it’s the gun / tool that’s a bit 1.2k ish
That’s what puts me off. Will have another look at the trade show at the Ricoh in May.
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Why? Good deals?
Can be also you get a play about with the tool and fittings
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What did the £300 cover?
Did you supply the shower or did the plumber?
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No we supplied the shower and did all the work downstairs. (Fitted the shower to the wall and sent the electrics up to the loft) The plumber provided a seperate cold feed from the tank for the shower and all the piping in the loft.
Which cold feed and from where? Do you have any pics of the tank he took it from?
No sorry no photos. the one i have sent is the pipe going from the tank on the left to the shower pump. it's just a single cold feed taken from the cold water tank in the loft to feed the shower exclusively so that if you flush the loo the pressure won't dip. A good idea from the plumber but i guess he was in a hurry? would you pay £300 for this? Not sure about how long it took as i wasn't there at the time. he left the loft hatch in a mess too!! (photo enclosed)
Would like to see the tank to see if there is enough water inside to cope with the shower demand.
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