Just fitted a new towel radiator & it's not working ......

[Gray0689]

Looks good just one think you should of at least lagged or sleeved the pipes behind the tilles

 

[a4drk]

I thought i was going to get pulled up for not using chrome pipe on the 30mm of pipe you can see.

 

[Gray0689]

Chrome looks better but you can get chrome covers also

 

[a4drk]

Chrome covers are for amateurs !
I've drilled this with a 17mm hole cutter.
Check out the 1st picture.
Once thats filled filled cream grout it will finish it off lovely.

TBH, I'll probably paint the copper pipe in Silver paint - just to take the edge off it.

David

 

[Gray0689]

Chrome pipe covers for the pipe not to cover the hole

 

[a4drk]

OK, i know the things you mean.
sorry.
D

 

[SafeGasInstall]

a4drk r u near west london ?

 

[a4drk]

no, i live in Edinburgh

 

[SafeGasInstall]

just round the corner

just looking for a good tiler to pass some work too , that's all !

thx

 

[a4drk]

Thanks for the offer ...!

David

 

[SafeGasInstall]

if i hear any work for Scotland will pass on to you ,your work looks good from the pictures

 

[a4drk]

Cheers !

Some more pics on here - a few years out of date tho, need to update this site
Flickr: a4drk's Photostream

David

 

[kay-jay]

Cheers !

Some more pics on here - a few years out of date tho, need to update this site
Flickr: a4drk's Photostream

David

nice work mate!

 

[allstarsystems]

shut all the rads down in the house and try and push it through normally works. if not take the towel rail off and open one valve at a time and pull through the air like tht.

 

[PlumbBobBob]

allstar he's sorted it. was solder choking the microbore.

 

[SafeGasInstall]

that much solder ......bet he did not pay £ for it

 

[allstarsystems]

o ok no worrys

 

[AWheating]

glad you got it sorted. the tiling looks the dogs, well done.

 

[GrahamM]

From your pics you obviously take a lot of pride in your work David. Some really nice jobs there.
Just need a bit of practice on the soldering.

 

[bashmaystor]

Nice work mate, keep it up!

 

[a4drk]

@ Graham M - Yeah - still learning the ropes - it's all down to experience.
Decided to get qualified on the plumbing side of things.
In 3 months time i will have my City & Guilds in Plumbing.

You learn by your mistakes as they say.......

David

 

[tackleburger]

Chrome covers are for amateurs !
I've drilled this with a 17mm hole cutter.
Check out the 1st picture.
Once thats filled filled cream grout it will finish it off lovely.

TBH, I'll probably paint the copper pipe in Silver paint - just to take the edge off it.

David

Tip for you David. Use a dremmel and grind off the chrome that way you can use an endfeed to solder the chrome to the copper instead of worrying about a compression fitting and the hassle of making room for them. And no amatuer pipe covers

 

[PlumbBobBob]

i just use a file to remove enough chrome to go into an endfeed fitting to be able to solder it. hasn't failed me yet.

 

[Howsie]

a4drk r u near west london ?

I've a very good Tiler I use and he covers west London if you're interested?

 

[SafeGasInstall]

yes pls , ! r u in west london and what do you do ?