Used the bread trick today

[JCSPLUMBING]

I actually used the bread trick for the first time today on a job in a top floor flat. I drained down the heating system to install new TRV's and replace some butchered pipe, more on that later!! This old heating system just would not completely empty. I tried syphoning it out, using the end of a spray bottle, blowing it etc. so I left it while I had my lunch. A subway and remembered the old break trick. Got back in there and stuffed some down the pipes minus the steak and cheese. Soldered it up and perfect. I was literally about to use a compression coupling. I was impressed! Doesn't happen often.

 

[REDSAW]

get a wet vac!

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

Love a steak and cheese foot long with extra meat and cheese!!

 

[Ray Stafford]

Love a steak and cheese foot long with extra meat and cheese!!

and "hold the bread"

 

[JCSPLUMBING]

get a wet vac!

I got one but how would I suck out a 15mm pipe?

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

and "hold the bread"

It's the food of champions :6:

 

[gasmanrob]

I got one but how would I suck out a 15mm pipe?

Place it over the pipe and use your hand to seal the rest of the nozzle

 

[plumben]

I got one but how would I suck out a 15mm pipe?

Insulation, stuck in the end of the nozel and over the pipe

 

[REDSAW]

or do what i do.....

32mm pushfit waste coupler over nozzle..15mm speedfit into that....300mm jg pipe into that then tape joints.
put 15mm onto pipe and suuuuuck baby!!.

 

[kris]

One thing I'd never heard of was a bread trick..

 

[gasmanrob]

One thing I'd never heard of was a bread trick..

You've not lived son between that and and the celery trick I was a real hit with the ladies back in the day

 

[stani]

I got one but how would I suck out a 15mm pipe?

Silicone hose from manometer and hand to seal round vac

 

[JCSPLUMBING]

That's what I like about this forum. I've been doing this stuff for 14 years and still learning new tricks. I'm always an open book as my dad always said to me once you think you've mastered it, you know nothing.

 

[Riley]

Call me daft but what happens to the bread afterwards?? I realise some of it will dissolve but surely not all ??? I really wanna try this

 

[missplumb]

went to a set of basin taps years ago that had stopped running, took the insert out and the washer had dropped off - got that out and the pipe was furred up with hardened bread that had caught on the tap union and solidified.

 

[Gray0689]

You sure it was bread
Water and bread just dissolve very quickly

I've done it a right few times

 

[Riley]

Ha ha I think I'm just gonna have to try it

 

[JCSPLUMBING]

went to a set of basin taps years ago that had stopped running, took the insert out and the washer had dropped off - got that out and the pipe was furred up with hardened bread that had caught on the tap union and solidified.

Try this then. Get a small piece of bread and keep it on your tongue without chewing. It will disolve into nothing in 5 mins. Just enough time to solder

 

[solutions]

i got one but how would i suck out a 15mm pipe?

seriously?????????

 

[JCSPLUMBING]

seriously?????????

Ive never used one on 15mm pipe. I generally only use it for cwsc and toilets etc. I'm sorry to disappoint you

 

[solutions]

Ive never used one on 15mm pipe. I generally only use it for cwsc and toilets etc. I'm sorry to disappoint you

No offence intended just wasn't sure if you were genuinely joking.

 

[zzzjim]

Silicone hose from manometer and hand to seal round vac

Reaches all types of places ,
( even recovered small Brass screws without Chewing gum ! )

 

[JCSPLUMBING]

No offence intended just wasn't sure if you were genuinely joking.

I'm not offended. I've only had it a couple of weeks so quite new to its uses

 

[MOSSEP]

Call me daft but what happens to the bread afterwards?? I realise some of it will dissolve but surely not all ??? I really wanna try this

You can always charge for a powerflush after

 

[London Gas]

Never heard of the bread trick haha thats a new one, I just use a wet vac.