Brass fittings

[850Rick]

If i was to rip out a bath,and disconect the taps and decided i need to go out to get some thing would i fit a brass end stop on the end with an olive etc to make it safe.This is what they dont tell you at college

 

[JCplumb]

You could do, or pushfit stop ends if you're not going to be ages.

 

[SimonG]

Make it safe. You just never know. We did an installation in November, I didn't get there till lunchtime. We had to cap a rad off the existing system and the other lad had drained it, shut the lockshield and trv and gone out to the van for something. Come back in to the sound of running water and the old bloke making a fast exit. He'd come in and opened the trv.

 

[PlumbBobBob]

yes you could do that. if on the other hand you were replacing the bath with another one for instance you could fit isolators to the pipes which would facilitate working on the taps in the future.

 

[gasmanrob]

many people wouldnt but it definately wouldnt hurt to cover your backside. and could save you a huge damage complaint. besides you never know what happens when your out customer may decide to fill the kettle and next thing you know the main has back filled the hot and theres water everywhere. i keep push fits in the tool box close by incase of emergencys or like you say needing to pop out somewhere mid job

on another note well done you for thinking about it before it happend.

 

[turnpin]

Class such things as cut and cap no matter how short a time span your insurance co will thank you regards turnpin:rockon2:

 

[850Rick]

yes you could do that. if on the other hand you were replacing the bath with another one for instance you could fit isolators to the pipes which would facilitate working on the taps in the future.

College told us to fit isolation valves on a bath anyway that was part of are assignment.but we went in the from scratch it wasn't a situation ie your on a job do you cap of etc that's something college didn't tell us.we had to fit them to sink and toilet

 

[850Rick]

If I had to change a trv in an upstairs bedroom would you drain the whole system,bearing in mind I don't have a freezing kit yet lol

 

[dancinplumba]

If I had to change a trv in an upstairs bedroom would you drain the whole system,bearing in mind I don't have a freezing kit yet lol

no if sealed system, drop pressure, isolate rad at l/s and snatch it, have sone towels ready

 

[Kyle87]

Just drain to below the rad your working on. Waste of inhibitor to drain full system if you don't need to

 

[deandive]

and always keep a spare t shirt in the van lol

 

[dancinplumba]

Just drain to below the rad your working on. Waste of inhibitor to drain full system if you don't need to

wuss lol

 

[850Rick]

no if sealed system, drop pressure, isolate rad at l/s and snatch it, have sone towels ready

So drop pressure on combi ,lock the shield valve and snatch it?lol wow tricky if the valve doesn't come straight off lol

 

[850Rick]

wuss lol

I think Kyle is playing safe

 

[850Rick]

and always keep a spare t shirt in the van lol

oh I will do lol