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Post by tomplum on Oct 8, 2016 19:57:23 GMT
thanks Dick and Tappy,
the dreaded blue flush,,,ah ffs, don't you just hate that, everything comes out blue, yuk,
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2016 20:00:38 GMT
thanks Dick and Tappy, the dreaded blue flush,,,ah ffs, don't you just hate that, everything comes out blue, yuk, You end up looking like a smurf.... Attachment Deleted |
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Post by tomplum on Oct 8, 2016 20:00:59 GMT
the irony is Tappy, I threw one of those plungers away last week, i'd never used it in 5 years, but I'm gonna get another just for toilet empting,,
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Post by dickpuller on Oct 8, 2016 20:02:41 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2016 20:57:16 GMT
Another tip is when you drain a heating system and you know it is notorious for air locking is to fill it up backwards, hosepipe on the drain off and slowly fill from the mains.  |
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Post by tomplum on Oct 8, 2016 21:00:37 GMT
good un PB, I've very often fitted a combi type loop in the cylinder cupboard, mains water to the heating circs on a washing machine hose, it works good if your struggling,
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Post by endfeed on Oct 8, 2016 23:15:44 GMT
Thanks guys for those top tips enjoyed reading them! The blue smellys mad me laugh out loud because i been covered in it before i learnt the hard way!!!got one more.when you need to use a slip coupler and it wont take solder joint. File out the middle stopper on a compression fitting so it slips up and down the pipe..
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Oct 9, 2016 6:01:50 GMT
It's the way I learned Measure back |
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Post by crowsfoot on Oct 10, 2016 5:46:04 GMT
JCs post reminded me of a tip that took me 12 years to discover.
Note, It only works when a very small amount of water is passing.
When soldering a fitting one side runs well then half way through the second side the water arrives thus taking the heat away from the joint and preventing the solder from flowing/running.
Move the flame say 6" up the pipe and concentrate the heat on that spot for a couple of minutes.
Dip the solder end into the flux and quick as you can go back to the joint and if your in luck the joint will now run.
Tappy,
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Post by crowsfoot on Oct 10, 2016 5:53:36 GMT
the irony is Tappy, I threw one of those plungers away last week, i'd never used it in 5 years, but I'm gonna get another just for toilet empting,, That's "sods law" for you tom (I'm a big believer in it)! I didn't rate it as a plunger either. They're are better models than that screwfix one for use as suckers one's like this that go to a point that you can detach the rubber plunger from work best (£1 shop ?). Liked the video tom and I would never have thought of adapting it's use to induce a syphon (only thing worse than blueflush hands is getting a mouthful of it)! |
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Post by endfeed on Oct 14, 2016 9:38:15 GMT
JCs post reminded me of a tip that took me 12 years to discover. Note, It only works when a very small amount of water is passing. When soldering a fitting one side runs well then half way through the second side the water arrives thus taking the heat away from the joint and preventing the solder from flowing/running. Move the flame say 6" up the pipe and concentrate the heat on that spot for a couple of minutes. Dip the solder end into the flux and quick as you can go back to the joint and if your in luck the joint will now run. Tappy, |
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Post by endfeed on Oct 14, 2016 9:46:53 GMT
Hi crowsfoot,this problem is one of my pet hates! Bloody good tip this is, so when you move the flame up 6inch is that on the side where the water passing? If so it holding the water back with the heat so you can move fast to get solder to run? Cheers pal..😊
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Post by tomplum on Oct 15, 2016 8:13:02 GMT
sounds like time to get to the ' does it work' studio,
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Post by endfeed on Oct 15, 2016 9:15:44 GMT
Yes tom, gona be a block buster this one...😊are you still gona do a home made water hammer device??? I can see you making it to tv(tommy walsh step aside here comes tommy plum)😁😁😁😁
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Post by Mash on Oct 15, 2016 15:07:00 GMT
Got one for fischer bolts, never tried it going into plugs but works a treat into timber, mark up and pre drill as usual, but instead of winding it in with a shifter, stick the nut all the way down the bolt and chuck it up in your drill and wind it in with that. if the threads get a little damaged no sweat when you wind the nut back off it sorts em out. Done it loads of times and only once i couldn't just spin the nut off by hand, once i wound the nut off no problems. Probably already know it but showed a couple people recently who'd never seen it.
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