What we all working on this week ?

[king of pipes]

I have a insurance job to try and rescue a poorly installed quad shower the customer wants to save the tiling if possible and has a few spare so fingers crossed it may work , the loss adjuster allowed em £1500 that will just about cover materials. Kop

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Well the builder pss me off today

spent yesterday first fixing the wastes to the internal stub and noted to them they would need a low level pan due to first fix drainage in the wrong place 6” too far forward So close wouldn’t fit

came today to find all my waste that I did yesterday ripped out and them jackhammering there waste out to move it closer due to low level systems being “too expensive” to say I wanted to swing for someone would be an understatement

least my first and second fix heating system passed pressure test

only had one leak only on an elbow on a drop

 

[Scott_D]

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Work in progress

 

[MOSSEP]

Work in progress for me too, start of second fixing a refurb in Kent.

 

[Ben-gee]

I know it’s in a loft or something but if you will be tasked with maintaining it in the future I would try and get the combination valve up above the cylinder .

 

[ShaunCorbs]

How are you finding the duo plugs on therm block ?

 

[MOSSEP]

How are you finding the duo plugs on therm block ?

Superb, I bent a galv back plate pushing on the threaded rod and the screws didn't budge!

 

[MOSSEP]

I know it’s in a loft or something but if you will be tasked with maintaining it in the future I would try and get the combination valve up above the cylinder .

I get you, it would make it a quicker job to swap it over.

 

[Ben-gee]

Yes, and the annual maintenance on the filter / which obviously we know will never happen! They only call you for these when they go wrong.

 

[MOSSEP]

 

[ShaunCorbs]

All in around an hour and a half to rig and core up 1.02m deep

 

[Jim Goodenough]

All in around an hour and a half to rig and core up 1.02m deep

You'll be tunnelling next Shaun !

 

[Jim Goodenough]

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Do you like the Walraven plastic pipe clips?

I've started using them they're expensive but very handy.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Do you like the Walraven plastic pipe clips?

I've started using them they're expensive but very handy.

there great for mlcp as they hold them tight

 

[ShaunCorbs]

@SimonG i can see why you don’t fit firebird they leak and the flues are a pita to fit trying to get the little plastic clips in and everything feels cheap

 

[SimonG]

@SimonG i can see why you don’t fit firebird they leak and the flues are a pita to fit trying to get the little plastic clips in and everything feels cheap

I've fitted 3 this year.
1st one an external combi, pcb was goosed.
2nd one an internal combi, the plastic flues are absolute tat.
3rd one, another external combi, it's about 2 months old and the diverter valve is goosed.

I think all oil combi boiler are absolute cack. Much prefer a Hounsfield and an unvented.