Sok it to me ********s!!

[Ermintrude]

Put drain off on return, close return valve so water passes through boiler and out flow through system and out of the DOC then your doing a hot mains flush.

If external filling loop fit loop before filter then you can shut off filter and keep water running back through boiler.

 

[PlumbersMate]

I've got nothing to hide or be afraid of for posting up here. I've been self employed for a year now and am getting way better than when I started.

In that year I've done 12 bathrooms, fitted 8 boilers and mostly everything else has been the usual, changing rads etc.

So apart from the boilers and maybe one or two jobs I havnt had much experience in installing lots of pipework that will be on show. So I look here for guidance.

All my bathrooms have had hidden pipework apart from the chrome to towel rails.

Apart from the odd keyboard warrior everyone else here will give genuine advise and good criticism as we all have to start somewhere. Unfortunately for me I started arse about tit into my plumbing career but here I am.

So I'd actually encourage anyone else in my shoes wanting to better themselves to throw up pics

Spot on mate, I posted my first ever install solo and dreaded it, but in tho whole most were fair and constructive. When I first started out I was awful and if I'm honest haven't done any install work for ages as all I've been doing is maintenance work since June, so it will take me a good while to get to a good standard, but I think what helps me and you at least is we are honest about our faults and are willing to learn.

keep up the good work Kyle

 

[Whyme]

looks alright to me pal. a few clips either side of the elbows and square bends under boiler would be nice.apart from that sound mate.

 

[AlexGas]

Did you managed to fit this short length OK? Or you got yourself in the corner!?

 

[gassafe]

Did you managed to fit this short length OK? Or you got yourself in the corner!?
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looks like a tundish 🙂

 

[Centralheatking]

At 1st sight I thought this was a rip out picture but most of it is level and vertical
- but for us not enough clips and the bit on the right is wonkey maybe I have been had CHK

have a good weekend all QUOTE=Kyle87;603289]Lol

I'm trying to be a bit neater on my installs and am willing to see what you all say this time.

Here's something's I think you'll say so ill address them first

Why is?.......

Hot and cold so far apart
Who is hot below the cold
Why is hot leading into a 22mm pipe
Why is line beater crooked
Why is there a diff coloured compression on limbeater

So the answers are

A. To prevent cold being warmed by hot
B. So I didn't have to cross over
C. Customer didn't want to pay for us to put it all in 15mm to bathroom

D. Didn't realise it was to be honest. Seemed fine earlier.

E. Because the 22mm version is £15 in Travis clearance. Throw the 22-15 coupler in the box and use what you have.

[/QUOTE]

 

[Kyle87]

Did you managed to fit this short length OK? Or you got yourself in the corner!?
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After fitting the short length and running boiler there were two rads that didn't get warm in the house.

A bit of head scratching and I connected the 3rd pipe(middle between f n r) into the return and it all ran lovely!!

So in the end it looked a bit different anyway.

 

[gasmanrob]

How'd you like them pineapples

 

[Koogatubac]

Terrible work.... Absolute hidious...

Now THIS is how we do it!! YO YO YO!! Thats K to the O O to tha G to tha A KOOGA!!

 

[Whyme]

i think this thread should be stickied where all installs can have a bit of constructive criticism. go on then sok it to me..

 

[mfgs]

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How'd you like them pineapples

You got the required clearances in front of the whole height of the boiler in the first picture?

Just being picky, nice work mate.

 

[gassafe]

You got the required clearances in front of the whole height of the boiler in the first picture?

Just being picky, nice work mate.

I think he means the boiler is too high!

 

[gasmanrob]

View attachment 16938i think this thread should be stickied where all installs can have a bit of constructive criticism. go on then sok it to me..

too many pulled bends in close proximity to each other if i was splitting hairs and also see no advantage to using 2 tundish and the one from the boiler is pretty much guaranteed to over flow should it go.

 

[TBServices]

Sorry, how can there be too many bends?

 

[gasmanrob]

oh and lack of clips

 

[mfgs]

Sorry, how can there be too many bends?

Just personal preference really. Personally I think soldered elbows look nicer than pulled 90's. Keeps everything looking nice and square and tight.

 

[gasmanrob]

not too many bends as in more then needed, but as in it all looks very busy in a very close area everyone would have a different take on someone elses work. its just how youd do it differently.

My mentor hates my pipework and would never let me take the glory job but then im not a fan of his pipework or clip choice etc etc just personal opinion TB

 

[TBServices]

I think bends look like the installer knows what they're doing.

 

[Ermintrude]

Just personal preference really. Personally I think soldered elbows look nicer than pulled 90's. Keeps everything looking nice and square and tight.

Looks nice but hydraulically it's horrid.

Clips few and far between below boiler. Prv tun-dish - not pretty also filling loop inconvenient. Where is your wiring center going can't see a where nice within 1m of two ports.

 

[gasmanrob]

mfgs the cupboard is deeper then it looks. and there is a verticle flue on it with no ceiling in that cupboard as the roof leaked a few years back

 

[gasmanrob]

Ermintrude i like sound the sound of your drum

 

[gasmanrob]

I think bends look like the installer knows what they're doing.

i can see your very protective over your bender, and i agree pulled bends do tell other plumbers that. but so can a soldered joint with no snots or runs, i wouldn't dream of buying a soldered crossover as the ones made with a bender look neater so do kicks off sets and shepherds hooks, but personally in a bank of pies i prefer tight bends

i guess we beg to differ

 

[Whyme]

hahaha go on lads. yes i agree with the clip issue. imho square bends unless its internally/external corners ( in my fathers words "the more joints the more potential leaks, and if you don't see bends the plumbers crap")😉.

 

[gasmanrob]

i was always told if you use one pulled bend use two pulled bends, etc etc what ever happened to JOTM?? that's where everyone used to post pictures of their master pieces and to fair there were one or two howlers in there.

 

[Whyme]

didnt understand the one pulled bend use two pulled bend thingy..

 

[TBServices]

i can see your very protective over your bender, and i agree pulled bends do tell other plumbers that. but so can a soldered joint with no snots or runs, i wouldn't dream of buying a soldered crossover as the ones made with a bender look neater so do kicks off sets and shepherds hooks, but personally in a bank of pies i prefer tight bends

i guess we beg to differ

Not at all. I can see both points of view! and yes, elbows can and often do look neater.

 

[gasmanrob]

didnt understand the one pulled bend use two pulled bend thingy..

trying to keep it uniform rather then alternating between bends, not aiming it at anyone or thing just when you mentioned what the old man taught you regarding the use of bends that came flooding back from my early days right before i was made to rip out every solder joint id done and replace it to match all the pulled bends

 

[Whyme]

i dare anybody else to up a photo, go on your all quick on the keyboards.:yes:

 

[TBServices]

Was forced into a corner on this one as everything had to go behind units once I'd finished.

 

[Whyme]

nice offset on the erm cold i think. Would have put a clip closer to the offset .fair play for uping one.

 

[Ermintrude]

Thought had already uploaded this one.

 

[gasmanrob]

i dare anybody else to up a photo, go on your all quick on the keyboards.:yes:

Thats because most are keyboard warriors. Well done to anyone who has posted a picture for all to see and cast an eye over. Shame on those that have past judgement without

 

[lame plumber]

Doh, why did it fall over 🙂

 

[lame plumber]

and the burn and missing plaster where there when I started, honest 🙂

 

[gasmanrob]

SALUS.... SALUS did they upset you that much lol