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    DIY Forum for DIY Plumbers?

    I was told this forum originally was trying to open up to DIYers doing all plumbing/heating work including gas, but didn’t happen? Now it is going the complete opposite direction?? At present we still have the old set up of the Arms section and the other sections locked to new members, so we...
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    DIY advice - saddle clips

    Chrome pipes actually catch your vision more and are rarely better looking than just using bare copper pipes or casing them in my opinion. Only good in bathrooms for short pipes to towel rails etc Clipping pipes to wall with saddle clips makes decorating impossible. Best to install pipes to...
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    Deal of the day Combi

    Dewalt 18 volt brushless combi and 2 of 3.0 Ah batteries for £129.99 inc vat on Screwfix deal of day. Seems good price considering you get 2 batteries. Perhaps not a fully Pro drill, but might be of interest for those on a budget.
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    How much do you pay for Roth gas bottles?

    I find merchants prices on gas varies. But noticed B&Q are £15.20 Propane and £21 Mapp. :eek: However, Homebase are £7.20 Propane and £8.45 Mapp (the Rothenberger bottles)
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    S plan probable wiring fault?

    I replaced a programmer on an S plan system in a small bungalow and when checking zone valves operation, I discovered an existing problem. There is the usual 2 port MV for radiators, (controlled with hall stat), plus a second 2 port MV for hot cylinder, (controlled with cylinder stat)...
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    6m pump only going to 4m max setting

    Wondering if I have a faulty pump? On variable speed or fixed speed settings it will only go to 4m. If I set it to max variable, 6m flashes and then goes to 4m
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    The Richard3009 questions

    This guy seems to be a right Richard! I answered (vaguely) his post earlier about what type oil hose he needed for his boiler. Now he has a post about what “ballpark” figure for oil pressure on his boiler! He has been largely just on here over a long period basically asking details of how to...
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    Came home to find plumber has flooded my house!!

    Just come home early from my holidays and discovered the plumber I have employed must have caused water damage. Looks like he has drilled through his new pipework! Do you think I should now sue him? ;)
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    Good Friday tea time call out Diy disaster

    Doing well to get that all sorted in just over 2 hours!
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    My Husband used to do all the plumbing? What is the worst DIY plmbing you have seen?

    I had noticed the waste disposal connection still there. How weird for the husband to leave it, but I guess he hadn’t a clue. I just replace them with a new strainer waste. Some houses I go to have perfect walls, brick or plaster finishes and I don’t like to drill a new hole and the customers...
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    My Husband used to do all the plumbing? What is the worst DIY plmbing you have seen?

    I know it goes against the grain of thinking, but slight rise, just immediately at trap for short distance, is really only an extension of trap outlet height and won’t do any harm if water level is still well below top of waste. Water finds its own height, as we know. The sort of job I do this...
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    My Husband used to do all the plumbing? What is the worst DIY plmbing you have seen?

    I have had to immediately rise kitchen waste pipes where they join from the trap because original waste was slightly higher through a wall and customers preferred no extra holes in their wall. It wouldn’t do any harm if an elbow and then an obtuse m&f bend were coming from trap, as it is just a...
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    Going to be nvq2 but still not allowed to DIY at home?

    Have you looked at the plumbing in many new houses? Do you think you could actually do worse??
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    Jobs following other plumbers work?

    I seem to be getting ridiculous callouts nowadays. Today I finally got to a leaking stopcock job that the house owner has been chasing me to fix. No big deal, - just needed cleaned up, greased and packing nut tightened back in. Odd thing is plumbers have just finished installing a new bathroom...
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    New DIY "Plumber" needs advise for loft water tank supply nut and olive?!?

    I will take your word for it, but won't test that out. :) Twisting a ball valve tail when tightening a new valve onto it is always my fear
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    New DIY "Plumber" needs advise for loft water tank supply nut and olive?!?

    I suppose that could be due to plumbers afraid to over tighten and damage the fibre washers. I am always wary of disturbing fibre washer joints and prefer the strength a compression olive joint gives.
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    New DIY "Plumber" needs advise for loft water tank supply nut and olive?!?

    Some fibre washers just perish eventually, and really bad leaks occur. I have come across lots because I tend to do a fair bit of maintainence work. Maybe some of the fibre washers weren't good quality. Scary when you see the remains of the fibre washer is just mush. I like the rubber type...
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    New DIY "Plumber" needs advise for loft water tank supply nut and olive?!?

    It is not exactly the same with toilets. Toilets ball/float valves usually were plastic tailed, so not as ideal for nut and olive connection. But most toilets are bottom entry ballvalves that more suit a flat seal because of 4 reasons, - (1) supply pipe has often not enough up and down movement...
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    New DIY "Plumber" needs advise for loft water tank supply nut and olive?!?

    Sorry to say this, as it will sound very negative, but I wouldn't use a tap connector type fitting, to connect to a ballvalve that is designed for a nut and olive. They are one of the most pointless fittings to use on side entry ballvalves. Why a washer seal is deemed satisfactory or necessary...
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    New DIY "Plumber" needs advise for loft water tank supply nut and olive?!?

    That looks to have an internal taper which will suit a brass or copper olive. However, I notice there is a fair bit of flat face also, which will probably hit against a flat type washer. Some are more sharper than that tail. I would say that particular tail in photo is really for a nut and...
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