Been a while since I asked...

[Darren Jackson]

This week will be fair t'middling, with a dowly start in some places. No risk of it crackin' t'flags I'm afraid, but it is October. It's a bit black over yon at r Bill's mother's so make sure you've got a brolly, as it's forecast to be chuckin' it down by teatime. ( My Yorkshire forecast lol).

 

[Stigster]

Update on the daughter's car situation. She trashed her car on Saturday, Monday I went into work and asked the guys in the Motor Vehicle department to keep an eye out for a small auto. The motor vehicle technician said "It's your lucky day!" He'd literally just finished doing up a 1.4 litre Chevrolet Aveo with auto transmission. Was selling it for £1500 as he'd done a fair few hours on it and replaced the head and a few other things. It was a fair bit out of my price range but he said "£1200 seeing as it's you" and I went for it. It's in good order and been gone over by a very good mechanic which gives some peace of mind at least.

Unfortunately my daughter informed me yesterday that her driving license just expired so I've had to take the morning off and sort that out but as of an hour ago I got her back on the road.

I think that I should get a world record entry for going from smashed car on Saturday to on the road with a new one Tuesday. What a relief! Bonus fact - Her insurance only went up by £12 even after informing them about the accident so that's a relief.

 

[badback3]

hi Stigster.
I am from the Paradise island next.
I have retired to Spain been here 19 years, you can still buy a pint for 2.50€, I am just back on the forum after a few years,
How is business in Guernsey I understand it is booming in jersey.
Reading your post reminded me so much of Jersey.

 

[Stigster]

hi Stigster.
I am from the Paradise island next.
I have retired to Spain been here 19 years, you can still buy a pint for 2.50€, I am just back on the forum after a few years,
How is business in Guernsey I understand it is booming in jersey.
Reading your post reminded me so much of Jersey.

Business is good for the local firms working here. I am working at the local FE trade school the last few years but employers took on 9 new first year apprentices this academic year which is a sign of healthy trade. In the years where things have been slack we get far fewer new lads through the door.

If anything they are over-building here right now, stacks of new builds going up all over the North half of the island. Being so densely populated there is always enough maintenance, extensions and refits going on to keep most plumbers busy. The island isn't quite recession proof but we have historically always faired better than the UK when there is a downturn.

Nice to hear from you, Monsieur Crapaud!

 

[Dan]

Update on the daughter's car situation. She trashed her car on Saturday, Monday I went into work and asked the guys in the Motor Vehicle department to keep an eye out for a small auto. The motor vehicle technician said "It's your lucky day!" He'd literally just finished doing up a 1.4 litre Chevrolet Aveo with auto transmission. Was selling it for £1500 as he'd done a fair few hours on it and replaced the head and a few other things. It was a fair bit out of my price range but he said "£1200 seeing as it's you" and I went for it. It's in good order and been gone over by a very good mechanic which gives some peace of mind at least.

Unfortunately my daughter informed me yesterday that her driving license just expired so I've had to take the morning off and sort that out but as of an hour ago I got her back on the road.

I think that I should get a world record entry for going from smashed car on Saturday to on the road with a new one Tuesday. What a relief! Bonus fact - Her insurance only went up by £12 even after informing them about the accident so that's a relief.

Spot on Dad-work that is mate. Well done.

 

[badback3]

what is the speed limit in Guernsey now.
I have not worked since?, plastic pipe for heating and water was starting to take hold, it never looks great. A nice plant /boiler room in copper looks so neat and tidy.
As as I can see people won't be able to use bending machines.
Here as in most of Europe , flexible from valve to tap is a good thing.
Richard

 

[Stigster]

what is the speed limit in Guernsey now.
I have not worked since?, plastic pipe for heating and water was starting to take hold, it never looks great. A nice plant /boiler room in copper looks so neat and tidy.
As as I can see people won't be able to use bending machines.
Here as in most of Europe , flexible from valve to tap is a good thing.
Richard

Max speed limit is 35mph. People may laugh but it's fast enough given how many cars there are on the road, the fact than the majority of our roads are not truly suitable for two way traffic, not at any greater speed anyway. Any road within a certain distance of an "Urban Centre" has recently become 25mph.

There's plenty of plastic pipe going in but all of our students learn to be proficient in copper tube bending before they get too far in to the trade. Copper is my favourite plumbing material by far and I try to promote its use wherever possible and practical. We still teach lead work too even though it's no longer on the course. If an apprentice shows interest or an employer requests it we always put aside some time for them to learn. On this course they use some plastic but the majority of the tasks are in copper and also some steel.

I really disdain the way that plastic and pushfit has taken a lot of the craft away from the trade and allowed the rise of the builder/kitchen fitter/handyman who also does plumbing.

 

[Dan]

Max speed limit is 35mph. People may laugh but it's fast enough given how many cars there are on the road, the fact than the majority of our roads are not truly suitable for two way traffic, not at any greater speed anyway. Any road within a certain distance of an "Urban Centre" has recently become 25mph.

There's plenty of plastic pipe going in but all of our students learn to be proficient in copper tube bending before they get too far in to the trade. Copper is my favourite plumbing material by far and I try to promote its use wherever possible and practical. We still teach lead work too even though it's no longer on the course. If an apprentice shows interest or an employer requests it we always put aside some time for them to learn. On this course they use some plastic but the majority of the tasks are in copper and also some steel.

I really disdain the way that plastic and pushfit has taken a lot of the craft away from the trade and allowed the rise of the builder/kitchen fitter/handyman who also does plumbing.

The house I've moved into has plastic welded 90 degree bends in all sink and basin waste pipes and its becoming a problem. I can't fix anything permanently around them (tiling etc) so I'm having to replace the lot one by one as I do other bits in the same room.

The bloody electrics too! Don't get me started

DIY eh.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

The house I've moved into has plastic welded 90 degree bends in all sink and basin waste pipes and its becoming a problem. I can't fix anything permanently around them (tiling etc) so I'm having to replace the lot one by one as I do other bits in the same room.

The bloody electrics too! Don't get me started

DIY eh.

??? Why are you getting the wastes changed as there solvent welded ?

 

[Dan]

It's the bends are 90 degrees. So the flow across the bathroom is level. And it's backflowing when I run the taps for a while brushing teeth or shaving etc. Then if you flush the loo half way through that, it gulps a bit. I always expect it backfire lol.

It needs a fall on it and the rigid joint isn't allowing any movement. And if I force it, I worry the weak point is going to end up being the trap.

So as I get round to it I'm replacing the trap from U to P is it? And then I've got a bit of play and can make a fall to the neck thing on the stack, and then box it in better and tile it knowing it's always emptying and not eventually going to block with gunk.

I'm clearly not a plumber lmao I just read that back and literally can't improve on the wording but it's not fully making sense.

When I get round to the bathroom it's having a fair makeover so am taking snaps for the tiling side of things and will take some of the setup see what you lads think.

It's defo not right though the way it's plumbed. The guy who did it didn't consider gravity. Or something.

Orrrrr I drizzle the tap and it flows away right, but then I worry about it not ever washing away build up. It's not really got the movement of water then to wash away everything properly. Ewwwwww.