What we all working on this week ?

[king of pipes]

I have a insurance job to try and rescue a poorly installed quad shower the customer wants to save the tiling if possible and has a few spare so fingers crossed it may work , the loss adjuster allowed em £1500 that will just about cover materials. Kop

 

[SimonG]

Kitchen sink swap today it was a total pig to do, getting it out was the easy bit the worktop needed cutting out bigger and the cabinets needed trimming out, i did like the way the tap fixed to the sink looked tidy once compleate. Kop

Doing an outside tap this morning and asked me to tighten the tap whilst there. Same type of fitting. Hadnt seen one before.

 

[king of pipes]

Bath to shower upgrade new vanity and digital shower now done apart from the 1m shower glass which I am having trouble getting ordered 3 weeks ago still not here grrrrr. Kop

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Fml joiner who can’t build a square wall it’s out 4” cross and 11/2” in 800mm (width of the tray)

 

[Harvest Fields]

Get out of it. You cut your board wonky

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Get out of it. You cut your board wonky

hope not traced round the shower tray, knowing my luck lately your prob right
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The floors sloping all directions so took some time but it’s level and solid

what’s the chances of it getting covered in plaster you think

 

[SimonG]

Barrel finished at last.

 

[Aquarius]

Barrel finished at last.

It’s looking sharp Simon, is a kind of mixer tap/watering can?

 

[SimonG]

It’s looking sharp Simon, is a kind of mixer tap/watering can?

I took hot and cold through double check valves behind barrel, up through the 15mm gate valves for hot and cold taps and then t'd together in wall. 15mm comes out through bottom of watering can and then reduces to 10mm which I managed to direct down through the spout.

 

[Ben-gee]

Nice one!
Bit more interesting to do than the usual, hard to price that sort of thing though, but I’m guessing an existing customer so do job then send bill?

 

[SimonG]

Nice one!
Bit more interesting to do than the usual, hard to price that sort of thing though, but I’m guessing an existing customer so do job then send bill?

No new customer. Estimated day and half plus materials. Came in slightly under estimate. Customer pleased and already have to go and look at a couple of bathrooms through her recommendation.

 

[Harvest Fields]

No new customer. Estimated day and half plus materials. Came in slightly under estimate. Customer pleased and already have to go and look at a couple of bathrooms through her recommendation.

Love it when things like this happen. Who doesn’t love new business?

 

[Scott_D]

Ideal Vogue 40kw replacing a WB junior

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Ooo slight criticism you can’t use them nrv on the blow off there only rated for gravity eg overflows and not temp or pressure

 

[Scott_D]

Ooo slight criticism you can’t use them nrv on the blow off there only rated for gravity eg overflows and not temp or pressure

Do you know of a suitable alternative?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Do you know of a suitable alternative?

tesla tun

https://www.NoLinkingToThis/p/tesla-teslatun-dry-trap-tundish-15-x-22mm/5384v?_requestid=594922

 

[Pickwickpick]

Fml joiner who can’t build a square wall it’s out 4” cross and 11/2” in 800mm (width of the tray)

That looks fun

Had the joys of installing a corner basin on job I was on last week on a similarly square wall. Also had to re do the walls where the shower is going as he used cement board off cuts pieced together like a blimin jigsaw puzzle with plenty of huge gaps.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

That looks fun

Had the joys of installing a corner basin on job I was on last week on a similarly square wall. Also had to re do the walls where the shower is going as he used cement board off cuts pieced together like a blimin jigsaw puzzle with plenty of huge gaps.

bet he said it would be fine :d

 

[Pickwickpick]

bet he said it would be fine :d

He was long gone by that point, had to point out to developer/landlord that if he refused to get actual whole sheets of cement boards for me to redo it with I wouldn't be able to guarantee the work. Good thing I did as the joker had also missed out the insulation on one side.

 

[Aquarius]

Do you know of a suitable alternative?

Hotun, seen these in city plumbing: City Plumbing Supplies - https://www.cityplumbing.co.uk/search?text=Hotun

 

[king of pipes]

Ideal Vogue 40kw replacing a WB junior
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You may want to swap nrv bud tidy install though. Kop
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Wrapped this up today . Kop

 

[SimonG]

You may want to swap nrv bud tidy install though. Kop
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Wrapped this up today . Kop

Very nice 1700 tray?

 

[king of pipes]

Very nice 1700 tray?

Yes mate 1700x 900 should make life a bit easier for the old fella.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Sometimes you wish you hadn’t gotten out of bed

old Worcester’s 2008 never been serviced and then the electrodes Screws strip the threads so you have to make them an m6

 

[SimonG]

Yep me too. Re piping bath and basin. Took the old out just before having my egg and mayonnaise sarnie. Bleeaaargh.
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Ooops forgot to add the photos!

 

[Harvest Fields]

I have just tried to change a Trv on a rad and couldn’t get the new tail in, as the old one had been cross threaded. New rad it is then.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I have just tried to change a Trv on a rad and couldn’t get the new tail in, as the old one had been cross threaded. New rad it is then.

day for bad threads

 

[Aquarius]

day for bad threads

This is a good thread though (the forum thread that is)

 

[Scott_D]

Sometimes you wish you hadn’t gotten out of bed

old Worcester’s 2008 never been serviced and then the electrodes Screws strip the threads so you have to make them an m6

Did you have he tools and bolts on your van?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Did you have he tools and bolts on your van?

bolts yes tap and die set no but it’s staying on the van now took around an hour had it in the workshop

 

[king of pipes]

Bathroom to shower room conversion started today . Kop