Hints, tips & secrets of plumbing - No Banter please!

[tamz]

Looks like there is a ladder base already fitted.

 

[james the plumb]

Need to change a syphon that wont flush.get a hose that is long enough to reach the pan and suck. Oviously not while in the pan. If its low enough the hose will syphon out the water and you can whip it off the wall without being full.

 

[tamz]

Need to change a syphon that wont flush.get a hose that is long enough to reach the pan and suck. Oviously not while in the pan. If its low enough the hose will syphon out the water and you can whip it off the wall without being full.

Bloo loo tastes worse than diesel. I'll stick to a sponge :wink:

 

[SimonJohns]

Bloo loo tastes worse than diesel. I'll stick to a sponge :wink:

Wet vac.

 

[Ermintrude]

Or a wet vac?

 

[james the plumb]

Wet vac indeed. But if you dnt have one. Oh yeh tamz, like limescale on cylinder when drainoff dnt work lol.

 

[tamz]

Wet vac.

Aye right Simon. I'll humpf a hoover up a flat stair to suck 2 pint of water out a cistern. Don't think so. I'd have the job done before you got it out the van even if it meant cracking the ballvalve jamb nut and wiping it up with a towel :wink:

 

[tamz]

Wet vac indeed. But if you dnt have one. Oh yeh tamz, like limescale on cylinder when drainoff dnt work lol.

No limescale up this way. We have decent water (too much sometimes) and better prices at the scrappies :wink:

 

[Bunker]

Bosch site measurement ap:

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/bosch-site-measurement-camera/id565900816?mt=8

 

[Ermintrude]

Keep some spare test nipples in your bag! Nothing worse than one snapping off or worse loosing it in a semi concealed ! If u do snap off head of nipple simply get a good flathead screwdriver, put inside test point and give it a few whacks with hammer to get grip and unscrew! Obviously only should be done by a GSRI

 

[tamz]

Strip the test nipples off old boilers and throw them in the van for spares.. Profiles, some ideals and gw's etc

 

[Bunker]

A very useful drain off or flush attachment.

 

[stevetheplumber]

im with you tamz anyone can do it with a small artic full 0of tools and spares what sorts the men from the boys is doing it with what you can carry olive splitters and fancy drain bowls comes to mind

 

[WHPES]

For guitar players, a short length of chrome plated 22mm makes an excellent slide!

 

[Bunker]

For guitar players, a short length of chrome plated 22mm makes an excellent slide!

Deburr the ends first

 

[Gas]

To aid adding inhibitor, leak sealer or cleaner ect Make one of these up, keep compression fitting loose as then u can keep filler upright and tighten into rad. Take blanking plug out of other side as it avoids gurgling.

or use a speedfit you have taking off a leaking DIY install :devil2: you only need to screw into the rad hand tight, no tools needed

 

[Bunker]

If you use a full bore iso, and ran a bit of thin tube, maybe microbore through that assembly, the inhibitor would flow into the rad without even a glug - you ever shotgunned a bottle of beer witha straw in it? Works a treat!!

 

[SafeGasInstall]

i open the other vent

 

[Whyme]

oh yeah, think your onto somthing there fizzy inhibitor.:wink5:

 

[Bunker]

i open the other vent

yes of course if it has one that's openable

 

[Gas]

Machine Mart sell Footprints for a good price

Didn't know that till i just seen it in the catalogue

 

[Bunker]

When you need to drain off only an upstairs but have a great drain point downstairs, hang your hose in a tree/ garage roof etc.

 

[stevetheplumber]

When you need to drain off only an upstairs but have a great drain point downstairs, hang your hose in a tree/ garage roof etc.

over the front door works for me

 

[Bunker]

over the front door works for me

Covering the door with primary water? Classy.

 

[Bunker]

To Oil installers:
When you put a lovely new boiler in a lovely boiler room with all your lovely wiring centres and isolator switches......PLEASE please please, put a single socket in for my hoover...