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  1. marvoni

    Long right angled screwdriver

    I have a Dewalt flexible shaft bit-holder attachment that works surprisingly well but the cheaper ebay versions are rubbish. You'll still need about 40mm gap between the radiator and the wall to get it in and it won't be easy to put enough pressure on it to stop it skipping in the screw thread...
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    ASHP Installation Qualifications

    I saw in the news the latest craze in the UK is heat pumps for hot water and heating. I wondered if a heat pump installer in the UK needs an F-Gas qualification to do this type of installation in a domestic/commercial environment and to sign it off.
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    Tool For Cutting And Recessing Drain Holes

    I'm looking for a hole cutter or hole punch that you would use to cut a hole in a stainless steel sink for the waste to install into. Standard hole punches between 40 and 100mm for use with a hydraulic hand tool are available but I need a punch that makes the recess as well or a separate...
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    Drain Blocked.........

    I've had problems with our main drain blocking for about 10 years now. Every 9-12 months it blocks and I had to rod it. I had it down to a fine art with a 20 meter length of class 10 HDPE pipe and it usually took me about 15 minutes. I tried clearing it last week and for some reason it just...
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    Having Fun With Some DIY Plumbing

    Okay, the good news is I've found a supplier who had both the quartz tubes (they call them 'thimbles') and the UV tubes in stock so I've purchased enought to last me a few years hopefully and I've dumped the idea of installing a flowswitch. I'm just going to leave the sterilizer running 24/7/365...
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    Having Fun With Some DIY Plumbing

    @oz-plumber the UV-C fluorescent tube sits inside a quartz glass tube of a slightly larger diameter that's closed at one end. The quartz glass tube is easily removable so it will be cleaned every month or maybe every few months depending how much crud has accumulated on it between the first...
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    Having Fun With Some DIY Plumbing

    I installed the UV sterilizer and the drinking water filter this weekend. The UV-C tube in the sterilizer has a life rated at 8000 hours. This is about 10 months if it runs continuous so I wat to install controls so it only operates when there's water flow. I need a flow switch that can...
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    Having Fun With Some DIY Plumbing

    There's light at the end of the tunnel now, I've got one more activated carbon filter and a UV-C steriliser left to install then I'm finished. Those two items will mean I can go off-grid entirely even with my drinking water should the need arise.
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    Having Fun With Some DIY Plumbing

    Didn't get around to finishing the MkII air sep but I did manage to get some filters installed.
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    Having Fun With Some DIY Plumbing

    Here's a pic of MkII next to MkI to give a better idea of scale. The threads were screwed to half way which is roughly where they'd be using hemp and paste. The overall length would be around 30-40mm longer if I TIG weld it but I don't think it will have much effect on the efficiency TBH.
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    Having Fun With Some DIY Plumbing

    I'm thinking about Tig welding 1 inch sockets (or maybe inch and a quarter) onto it for the entry and exit pipes. Hopefully larger diameter pipes will lower the water velocity entering in and exiting. I'm thinking that lower velocities will equate to less internal turbulance and better, cleaner...
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    Having Fun With Some DIY Plumbing

    I'm undecided. I might Tig them all except for the bottom cap so I can open up at a later date should the need for maintenance arise. I might also just use high viscocity /high strength threadlock or Stag paste and hemp and hand screw them all together. Any suggestions? The PRV is set around 3...
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    Having Fun With Some DIY Plumbing

    The assembly is going to be considerably longer than the first prototype. We don't have a supplier for longer nipples so the only option would be to add another nipple and socket. After what it cost me for the extra end cap today I don't relish the idea of buying more fittings TBH. :eek:
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    Having Fun With Some DIY Plumbing

    I already have an idea for Mark II. We dug out some threaded fittings from stock in my fabrication workshop and I purchased one extra end cap which I was short of.
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