Filling gaps between pipework and wall

[Veggie Dave]

I always fit a drain-off on my outside taps, not sure the regs say it's necessary though.

I did my regs about 2.5/3 years ago so things may have changed, but we were taught that a drain was required to allow the pipework to be emptied during icy temperatures to prevent waste of water.

 

[Keefy]

I did my regs about 2.5/3 years ago so things may have changed, but we were taught that a drain was required to allow the pipework to be emptied during icy temperatures to prevent waste of water.

Ooooooh - a cup full? lol

Just looked in my WRAS book and there's no mention of a drain-off in the text or diagrams. Like I say though, I still fit one because it's handy for the customer - if they remember the simple instructions I left them.

How did we digress so far from the talk about a hole in a wall? :confused5:

 

[stevetheplumber]

i wouldnt let tommy walsh build a rabbit hutch since i watched him lay paving slabs on dabs of mortar and then he called a spade a shovel

 

[Baxi Bermuda]

Finger some plumbers mait in the gaps and touch up wit white emulsion = dogs testicles

 

[wiggers]

Why all the fuss bout filling in holes with sealant/grout etc your gonna need access sooner rather than later so I would not bother it looks like a dogs dinner anyway so why not just a little bit of wood paneling?