Chasing pipes for shower

[Blackcatgas]

you cant acurately gauge how deep you are going with an angle grinder,The angle grinder is more likely to snatch and chop your face off. you can get a straighter line with the pipe chaser, I can connect my henry up to the pipe chaser and cut down the dust by 70%.

 

[Gray0689]

you cant acurately gauge how deep you are going with an angle grinder,The angle grinder is more likely to snatch and chop your face off. you can get a straighter line with the pipe chaser, I can connect my henry up to the pipe chaser and cut down the dust by 70%.

Lol bit over the top I use an angle grinder all the time never had a problem
It seems to me there is a lot of so called plumbers who don't know very much about simple things plumbings not about Reading books it's about doing it and getting trained properly and I don't think this is happening much by the sound of some of the problems I see on this forum
Isit just me who thinks this????????

 

[Scottley]

I have a wall chaser. Got it from Aldi supermarket. Works well but you need the vacuum atached to it or you cant see anything in seconds! Well worth the £50

 

[Blackcatgas]

I use an angle grinder all the time too, but to put a chase up a wall for a pipe, a wall chaser is soo much better.

 

[HoodedClaw]

Lol bit over the top I use an angle grinder all the time never had a problem

Some people like feeling like they smoked 40 a day, and will carry on using angle grinders for chasing pipes, I've used mine plenty and tried rigging up all sorts to contain the mess, its ok on a site - open all up and decent mask, but if your in a furnished house - no amount of tape will seal the door and the place looks like a bomb site in moments and your stuck in the dust for a good 30 mins.

I'm looking for a wall chaser - I've learnt my lessons the old fashioned hard way!

 

[smudger]

Thanks for all the advice. After fuller inspection the wall to be chased is 4" block and as I only have to run 15mm & sleeving I shall use sds with chasing tool (don't fancy the dust from grinder as can't properly seal door).

Gray0689 I assume your comment refers to my original query. As a person who has been forced to have a career change later in life I have done everything I can to get "properly" trained. Perhaps if you more experienced plumbers were prepared to take people like me on then I could complete my training on the job. As it is I do an exceptional job for all of my customers & follow all relevant legislation and guidelines. However, there will always be times when my lack of experience means that I am unsure of the best way to tackle a problem. It is for this reason that I have joined this site. There are often different solutions to a problem and this site allows me to see how other more experienced people tackle the same problem. My apologies if my "problem" was not complicated enough for you. Perhaps you are of the opinion that unless I served an apprenticeship as a 17 yr old that I have no right to try to become a plumber at all.

 

[Scottley]

I think its just you Gray. Everyone has to learn somewhere and some how. The forum is for help and advice for all no matter how trivial it may seem or simple to the more experienced plumbers on here. If its too simple then dont give the advice just move on to a more complex issue that may suit you experience better. Thats what i do.

 

[pauls]

I use angle grinder yes its messy i open windows and leave my henry on aswell

 

[Gray0689]

Thanks for all the advice. After fuller inspection the wall to be chased is 4" block and as I only have to run 15mm & sleeving I shall use sds with chasing tool (don't fancy the dust from grinder as can't properly seal door).

Gray0689 I assume your comment refers to my original query. As a person who has been forced to have a career change later in life I have done everything I can to get "properly" trained. Perhaps if you more experienced plumbers were prepared to take people like me on then I could complete my training on the job. As it is I do an exceptional job for all of my customers & follow all relevant legislation and guidelines. However, there will always be times when my lack of experience means that I am unsure of the best way to tackle a problem. It is for this reason that I have joined this site. There are often different solutions to a problem and this site allows me to see how other more experienced people tackle the same problem. My apologies if my "problem" was not complicated enough for you. Perhaps you are of the opinion that unless I served an apprenticeship as a 17 yr old that I have no right to try to become a plumber at all.

Not at all I belive you can learn at any age but it does take time to learn

Ps pipes chased in walls carying water should be lagged not sleeved

 

[smudger]

Not at all I belive you can learn at any age but it does take time to learn

Ps pipes chased in walls carying water should be lagged not sleeved

I understood from reading other posts in here that it was okay to sleeve to allow for thermal movement. Lagged to allow for movement and protect against freezing?

I accept whet you say about taking time to learn. I tried very hard to find work for another plumber at a training rate, but nobody was interested (they thought I would set up on my own). I have good general building skills (worked as a plasterer/ tiler when younger) but have recently "qualified" as a plumber. I would love to work for a firm to learn the job properly, but in the meantime will have to learn as I go as we all have to eat.