Starting to feel like a plumber

[traineedrip]

Asked to replace some old single rads for doubles. open vented indirect cylinder system without any motorised valves. 5 rads were 2 pipe, but other two looked 1 pipe and were connected to the hot water coil circuit.

Anyways removed the 1 pipe system , capping a pipe in the airing cupboard and then next to the boiler. I thought this all through before hand, trying to logically work out the system in my head. Everything was old pipe which made my pipe slice useless and to be honest i was starting to doubt my ability. Had i understood it correctly, have i capped the right pipes or would i get water through the ceiling?

Today was switch on day, and due to customers guilt came home before everything got fully hot. 1 hour later phone rings and customer tells me that heating wont come on. Asked him to check the pipes and everything cold apart from immeadiate boiler area. Airlock? did i cut the right pipes? What have i done?
Came away from the call feeling sick and frantically trying to re question what i`d done and my thinking.

Then it hit me! Rang the customer and asked him to turn up the room stat..... which was on zero😀. Result! Customer loving the warmth and their plumber!

I realise many of you do this stuff standing on your head, but its the first time ive really been faced with mixed 1 and 2 pipe systems, first time ive actually changed a system rather than like for like stuff.

So im basking in pride right now 🙂, makes a nice change to fitting taps!

 

[crashndie]

nice 1 mate nothing like the sens of pride you get on your 1st proper brain teaser ! ive been to countless botch jobs and you stand there thinking how the hell has this ever worked ! proper dis-hearting till you fix it then its ohhh yeah i am the daddy !

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

good for you mate, confidants will come with time

 

[Puddle]

good on you,traineedrip,pleased it all worked out well for you......respect 🙂

 

[Gray0689]

Well done mate plenty more to come lol

 

[traineedrip]

Thanks chaps! Onwards and upwards to the next learning curve.

 

[dontknowitall]

I found the first of these types of jobs nerve racking and still find some of them tricky. Luckily on bigger jobs I often work with an experienced plumber (some jobs are his and some are mine) and I'm learning loads that way!

 

[Blackcatgas]

I still have at least 1 day a week like this and Ive been doing it nearly 15 yrs, youl always come up with a soloution though 🙂.

 

[turnpin]

good for you but dont forget the forums are here to help if you need it🙂regards turnpin