Hints, tips & secrets of plumbing - No Banter please!

[Puddle]

re: Hints, tips & secrets of plumbing - No Banter please!



If you find your self removing a boiler at 10 pm at night for a relation and unable to label the wiring as pens have not been invented yet going by the black look on their faces when you ask for one,bend the wires to signify there use ie from left to right pump live,live (permanent),switched live,neutral and earth..sorted and yes I will be using a junction box and fitting flex to new unit... :devilish:


while am I on a role

Also advise same relations not to paint radiators with emulsion paint,will not give the look they are looking for !!

 

[Guest123]

re: Hints, tips & secrets of plumbing - No Banter please!

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[bostonlincs]

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and make sure the washing machine/dishwashers off first before turning it off in the first place,had a custard today ring up (he fancies himself as a wanna be plumber) him just changed my tap washer and now the washing machine wont fill up ,whats gone wrong me you have killed its solenoid buddy,it was running when you turned the cold main off wasn't it ? him eh yes wife switched it on without telling me(liar )anyway can you fix it? me no,i am a plumber call a repairer

Almost all washing machines will cut out when the water cuts out, fire this back at them.

 

[GQuigley67]

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anyone any tips on removing basins which have been glued to the wall by either tile adhesive or something similar ??? took me ages the other night with a hacksaw blade and a bit of brute force which ended up doing me back in !

 

[Guest123]

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anyone any tips on removing basins which have been glued to the wall by either tile adhesive or something similar ??? took me ages the other night with a hacksaw blade and a bit of brute force which ended up doing me back in !

If it's stuck with silicone, ease it off the wall a little and jam it each end with a big screwdriver. Pour some silicone remover fluid down the back of the sink, leave it for 10-15mins and it will come off nae bother. Silicone remover is available from your local poofix. It's great for removing silicone round baths and showers and for tidying up silicone when you've used a bit too much!
Oh, make sure you catch the silicone with a towel under the basin or it might mark the tiles!

 

[GQuigley67]

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this one was stuck on with tile adhesive or something similar though, sweat was bucketing out of me getting the thing off

 

[Guest123]

re: Hints, tips & secrets of plumbing - No Banter please!

this one was stuck on with tile adhesive or something similar though, sweat was bucketing out of me getting the thing off

Had one that was stuck solid with that adhesive "Sticks like..." Only way I know is to prise the basin off a bit and jam it each end with a big screwdriver then put a concrete saw up the back and start cutting the adhesive. I always cover the tiles first with taping on an old towel, to stop the saw marking them.

 

[WaterTight]

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But use masking tape. I did it once with black tape and it left a black mark which did come off but took some persuasion.

 

[THE GASMAN]

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[tamz]

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Hint.
f you fancy a "career" in plumbing it is wise to get a job and be taught rather than pay a fortune to learn very little.