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How new to this are you if you don't mind me asking? Is it just the going under that bothers you or the whole thing?Yes, I may consider copper then despite the price, if I can finish the job sooner.
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How new to this are you if you don't mind me asking? Is it just the going under that bothers you or the whole thing?Yes, I may consider copper then despite the price, if I can finish the job sooner.
what's that?Use mlcp then
So expensive. I'd better go under then!Use some 100 x 25mm trunking then elec fact should have that
Yes, I may consider copper then despite the price, if I can finish the job sooner.
It's a shame that I may end up using copper out of sight when I could run plastic instead.
I remember that stuff, caught some under a crawl space. Went up like a bonfire, first time I'd had to use an extinguisher on the job. Many spiders died that dayWho remembers Hair felt? that used to be popular didn't it? For those who do not, it was highly flammable and very dusty/hairy to work with. You could come out looking like Chewbacca after an hour or two under there wrapping pipes with that.
Oh the panic!!! .....It happened to me. Never moved as fast I don't think.I remember that stuff, caught some under a crawl space. Went up like a bonfire, first time I'd had to use an extinguisher on the job. Many spiders died that day
Certainly gives the heart a good exercise.Oh the panic!!! ...It happened to me. Never moved as fast I don't think.
Certainly gives the heart a good exercise.
I'm laughing just imagining that. It's always funny when your colleagues hurt themsleves, some of my best laughs at work have been at the expense of othersYes.
This is all bringing back memories. I had a mate who was under a floor and need to take a rest after crawling about so he hunched himself up onto his elbows and put his head up between the joists. As he leaned his head back to rest it on the side of the joist behind and it touched one of the old lead cables which was obviously leaking to earth. It gave him a fair crack and as his head flew forward his forehead hit a brad in the joist in front, lol.... Great days !
Use the shortest route possible beneath the floor in 15mm and lagg it well. You probably thought that anyway?I was just wondering - combi boiler will be in the bathroom in one corner of the house and the kitchen in the opposite far, far corner. It will take ages for the hot water to reach the kitchen.
I don't think there's a way around this with a combi? The distance is what it is and there's no cylinder to run a return leg for the hot water.
Yes.
This is all bringing back memories. I had a mate who was under a floor and need to take a rest after crawling about so he hunched himself up onto his elbows and put his head up between the joists. As he leaned his head back to rest it on the side of the joist behind and it touched one of the old lead cables which was obviously leaking to earth. It gave him a fair crack and as his head flew forward his forehead hit a brad in the joist in front, lol.... Great days !
No, it just made two thuds and everyone laugh!I bet that never made the accident book
I would stick to 15mm personally.Yes, I'll use the shortest route of course, saves me on piping too.
But I was briefly considering running the pipe in 22mm due to the distance. however, the initial pressure and flow rate at the meter is very high, so losses will be acceptable. And a 22mm pipe I realise now will have too much cold water sitting in it. Maybe run it in 8 mm .
Yes, I'll use the shortest route of course, saves me on piping too.
But I was briefly considering running the pipe in 22mm due to the distance. however, the initial pressure and flow rate at the meter is very high, so losses will be acceptable. And a 22mm pipe I realise now will have too much cold water sitting in it. Maybe run it in 8 mm .
Try adding way more when screwing the clips under the joists! Not easy.People are moaning about the spacing for plastic pipes. I generally add way more, especially at bends.
Try adding way more when screwing the clips under the joists! Not easy.
You could use straight 3m of plastic pipes. Easier to work with and not much more expensive, though if you need long runs, you'll need to join them which defeats a little the advantage of using plastic.
Shouldn't your pipes in the pic be spaced further apart? 3 times hole diameter?
I knew you guys would see that! Well spotted!
Yep, the pipes were not in my first choice location. The client refused to let me space them out. I have no idea why.
Truthfully, I can find it very hard to meet the drilling and notching regs. Especially when you are coming across old joists that have been ravaged by previous trades.
Especially sparkles
Are they like twinkles? but with more glitter and unicorns?
I wasn't aware you could go against building regs because the customer says so. I'll remember that next time I'm asked to flue the boiler out the window because they don't want a new hole drillingI knew you guys would see that! Well spotted!
Yep, the pipes were not in my first choice location. The client refused to let me space them out. I have no idea why.
Truthfully, I can find it very hard to meet the drilling and notching regs. Especially when you are coming across old joists that have been ravaged by previous trades.
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