Hints, tips & secrets of plumbing - No Banter please!

[Destroyer2813]

Just found staples do their own 400ml air duster for 2.50

 

[mountainman]

Out of flux and chilli's...id go with chilli's!
Past experience!

I'm not sure I'd like an 'Everflux Con Carné'

 

[Bunker]

Pick up the red elastic bands that the Posties love discarding all over the streets, and pop a few in your cordless drill case. When your drill battery dies if you can't put it straight on charge, put a band round it to show its a deadun. Next time you open the case you'll know which needs to go straight on the charger.

 

[Nm3330]

File the chrome back to copper

 

[SafeGasInstall]

All my battery's has a charge level indicator

 

[Destroyer2813]

Thats cos your posh with your Hilti tools Stan

 

[jam1979]

funny that danny lol

 

[Kyle87]

File the chrome back to copper

That's like having a cheese burger without the cheese!!

 

[s&s gas]

Regarding staples air duster, be carefull as its flammable.

 

[TomLane]

Regarding staples air duster, be carefull as its flammable.

Oh dear, is that speaking from experience?

 

[s&s gas]

One of my mates bought a similar one that are designed for keyboards and similar applications, and he found out the hard way, luckily no serious damage was done. They are usually cheaper than the air dusters for gas applications. Moral of the story cheapest is not always the best.

 

[Kyle87]

This may seem obvious to some but it took me a couple of installs to work it out.

Drill the tap holes in a bath and do the pipe work but don't fit taps until the end when you've done your silicone. Looks way better than the feeble attempt of sealing behind the taps with little room.

Can't always be don't this way but when it can its worth doing!!

 

[Whyme]

File the chrome back to copper

good call i always do that when chrome coming out of walls and then solder rather than compression crap..

 

[woodytheplumber]

never leave a full bundle of 22 in a un ocupied house over night! no matter if they have an alarm or not! i never leave tools and dont usualy leave any materials that arnt fixed but i was allready soaked wet through and couldnt be botherd making another trip!! another lesson learned get wetter and save money!

 

[Kyle87]

never leave a full bundle of 22 in a un ocupied house over night! no matter if they have an alarm or not! i never leave tools and dont usualy leave any materials that arnt fixed but i was allready soaked wet through and couldnt be botherd making another trip!! another lesson learned get wetter and save money!

Good job you didn't leave your kit aswel then mate.

 

[woodytheplumber]

i once had all my gear taken down to the old knackerd tools you put in the spare bag "just incase" so now i never leave anything first time i have left anything since the last time and its gon again! worst thing is it will most likely become scrap!! not even used propperly!

 

[MattWeth]

A dermel and their little slitting discs have saved the day for me when trying to remove seized pump nuts with tight access. Slice a little slit in the nut and use a chisel to spread it.

 

[Kyle87]

i once had all my gear taken down to the old knackerd tools you put in the spare bag "just incase" so now i never leave anything first time i have left anything since the last time and its gon again! worst thing is it will most likely become scrap!! not even used propperly!

I keep my 3 babies (18v makita drill, 240v makita angle grinder , 240v jigsaw) in a spanner bag. They don't stay in the van, ever. Also nobody sees the big branded box. It's easier to carry them. And even the people on my street don't know what's in the bag. It works for me

 

[CXR100]

dont know if its been mentioned before but, when drilling with a long drill bit from inside of property to outside , mark the bit with insulating tape so you know when to turn hammer action off sds when your abou 1/2" from the outside , this prevents exploding the plaster off external wall!!!! belive me it does work!!!

 

[Avatar]

Get one of these!



Best buys I have made in a long time!

It eats up joists, plastic pipe, battens and the like. Put a demolition blade in and off you go all day long . . . .

You can even use it like a jigsaw - the fun never ends!!!

When I was installing some Hardybacker board this beauty was one of the only tools up to the task!

Still I would upgrade to the bigger batteries soon as it really does cain the small (1.3ah) ones.