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Ray Stafford
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Fixed yours as well AP! 🙂
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Barry98
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O dear learn the hard way did we
O dear learn the hard way did we
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Mike Jackson
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Nothing like removing a section when a richard rushes past your ear.
Nothing like removing a section when a richard rushes past your ear.
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haha i did this once thinking the teeth would bite in and had never known any different! i was very wrong. compression fittings or de-chromed and soldered afterwards! apparently there is a tool that cuts a lip down to the copper for tectite fittings and or speedfit etc. I have never seen or used one so does anyone know of this tool? after my little mishap i didn't dare try again although i have been told it is possible but with a certain tool?!?!?!?
haha i did this once thinking the teeth would bite in and had never known any different! i was very wrong. compression fittings or de-chromed and soldered afterwards! apparently there is a tool that cuts a lip down to the copper for tectite fittings and or speedfit etc. I have never seen or used one so does anyone know of this tool? after my little mishap i didn't dare try again although i have been told it is possible but with a certain tool?!?!?!?
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brilliant idea i'm gonna use that one if i ever come across this prob again which im sure i will lol
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When replacing a soil stack in the Liverpool School Of Tropical Medicine remember to turn that 15mm isolation valve in the snake room back on which was discharging into the stack - it's part of some weird humidity control system which keeps the snakes alive which in turn are essential to the anti-venom research.
Yup, I almost killed all the snakes because I forgot I'd turned it off.
When replacing a soil stack in the Liverpool School Of Tropical Medicine remember to turn that 15mm isolation valve in the snake room back on which was discharging into the stack - it's part of some weird humidity control system which keeps the snakes alive which in turn are essential to the anti-venom research.
Yup, I almost killed all the snakes because I forgot I'd turned it off.
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here here how many times has this been the after thought... gutted and thirsty lol
here here how many times has this been the after thought... gutted and thirsty lol
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How many times have you took off a sink trap and asked someone to tip it down the sink while you're still under it?
Me - 3 times!
How many times have you took off a sink trap and asked someone to tip it down the sink while you're still under it?
Me - 3 times!
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Kimou
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Remember to put the pipe you just cut out with the hole in it far away from you.
I was replacing the pipe after it had been screwed through and thought 'oh, look at that. This piece fits nicely. Lucky me.'
Recommissioned the system and flooded the downstairs flat.
Remember to put the pipe you just cut out with the hole in it far away from you.
I was replacing the pipe after it had been screwed through and thought 'oh, look at that. This piece fits nicely. Lucky me.'
Recommissioned the system and flooded the downstairs flat.
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GasMark1
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yeah i got one , its just like a scoreing tool, you push the pipe in hold the nail type bit against the pipe ....job done,
i got it off a rep at a trade show with PTS, just asked him for the set ab
nd he gave me it at the end
yeah i got one , its just like a scoreing tool, you push the pipe in hold the nail type bit against the pipe ....job done,
i got it off a rep at a trade show with PTS, just asked him for the set ab
nd he gave me it at the end
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pimp
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Once you have eliminated all the obvious whatever is left, no matter how unlikely is probably the answer.
Once you have eliminated all the obvious whatever is left, no matter how unlikely is probably the answer.
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stoker122
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If you've drained down always change the washer on the DOC.
It's bound to drip at four o'clock on Friday!
If you've drained down always change the washer on the DOC.
It's bound to drip at four o'clock on Friday!
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If making up a screen with the soft headed screws dip the tip in some silicone grease makes it easier to get em in and less chance of rounding the heads out before they are tight
If making up a screen with the soft headed screws dip the tip in some silicone grease makes it easier to get em in and less chance of rounding the heads out before they are tight
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Top banana! Hate those little beggers!!
Top banana! Hate those little beggers!!
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boabgti
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dont buy rothernberg strips you can get a whole roll of this mesh from toolstation for a few quid and cut it up
dont buy rothernberg strips you can get a whole roll of this mesh from toolstation for a few quid and cut it up
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Toxic Ted
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Always remember to leave the cistern full when emptying a cst...........saves the red face when the owner uses the dunny after you dumped a richard...........doesnt smell like fresh cut grass either.
Always remember to leave the cistern full when emptying a cst...........saves the red face when the owner uses the dunny after you dumped a richard...........doesnt smell like fresh cut grass either.
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sam51
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if your working on site,and someone upsets you,get into there motor,and set a smoke bomb off.
tell them there motor is on fire.
works a treat.
if your working on site,and someone upsets you,get into there motor,and set a smoke bomb off.
tell them there motor is on fire.
works a treat.
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Whyme
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Dont ask an apprentice with an iphone addiction to keep an eye on the hose whilst draining down.
Dont ask an apprentice with an iphone addiction to keep an eye on the hose whilst draining down.
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Whyme
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save all the old radiator bleed pips to replace rounded ones.
save all the old radiator bleed pips to replace rounded ones.
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Whyme
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an auto airvent body and bent F/I make a good inhibiter funnel for compact style rads.
an auto airvent body and bent F/I make a good inhibiter funnel for compact style rads.
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REDSAW
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when changing a diverter valve on a vaillant turbomax, after draining the primarys whilst talking to the customer..dont forget to switch off the main cold feed before removing the diverter valve..lol
when changing a diverter valve on a vaillant turbomax, after draining the primarys whilst talking to the customer..dont forget to switch off the main cold feed before removing the diverter valve..lol
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Bunker
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If trying to take apart a seized brass fitting, heat it with blow lamp then dunk in cold water - the expansion and sudden retraction will usually free up the seizure.
If trying to take apart a seized brass fitting, heat it with blow lamp then dunk in cold water - the expansion and sudden retraction will usually free up the seizure.
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Barry98
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Bunker
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If you are a scrap peasant like me, once you've stripped the insulation off a HW cylinder (btw Im about to try a wire saw for this purpose) - use an angle grinder and thin cutting disc to cut the welded joints off then cut the coil out and tada - you have twice the value in bright and a little bit of brazings..instead of the regular cylinder price.
If you are a scrap peasant like me, once you've stripped the insulation off a HW cylinder (btw Im about to try a wire saw for this purpose) - use an angle grinder and thin cutting disc to cut the welded joints off then cut the coil out and tada - you have twice the value in bright and a little bit of brazings..instead of the regular cylinder price.
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neily01
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Nice tip Spock lol just waiting for its only logical!
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Bunker
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Depends on size but often its about £25 for one with insulation, maybe £45 with no insulation but youd expect about £55 for the same size if cut up. I cut all my copper up anyway to separate bright from brazings, so grinder already out and turning. I do this on a sunny sunday afternoon and strangely enjoy it...sad eh!
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I do exactly that. It is strangely satisfying.
I do exactly that. It is strangely satisfying.
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kay-jay
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i would find a better scrappy! ask around about the prices paid. my scrappy only pays an extra 10p per kg for 'bright' than he does for mixed brazed imo it is not worth the faff
i would find a better scrappy! ask around about the prices paid. my scrappy only pays an extra 10p per kg for 'bright' than he does for mixed brazed imo it is not worth the faff
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£3.9 per kilo here for mix copper and some brass with it
£3.9 per kilo here for mix copper and some brass with it
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