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Post by rocketmanbkk on Mar 3, 2016 14:17:18 GMT
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Post by tomplum on Mar 3, 2016 15:38:49 GMT
ha ha been there and got the tee shirt, you get as real buzz from doing that,better than sex  |
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Mar 3, 2016 16:10:07 GMT
Wooahhhh
Too much info Tom!
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Post by tomplum on Mar 3, 2016 16:30:48 GMT
I'll tell you the story of last year when I cut into a live lead main under a sink, I pre warned the lady thinks were going to get wet, It was a warm summers day and it was me against the power of mains water in a confined space under the sink between the plinth and under the sink unit, I was layed face down with arms stretched out fitting a lead to copper fitting on an old water main cos the old tap was siezed open and there was no way of turning the street tap off, some fucker had tarmaced it over and it was lost forever, At the end of it I was absolutly piss wet throughand laid in a kitchen floor with 2 inches of cold water, only plumbers have that amount of fun and get paid for it, bounce
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Post by tomplum on Mar 4, 2016 13:26:18 GMT
its a pity that lad had't watched PB's trick with the pipe clamp z1imWaSTVFkjRyfNQPFv  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2016 18:23:35 GMT
Looked like he had enough pipe to bend it back on itself, silly boys.  |
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Mar 4, 2016 18:36:57 GMT
I think when the panic sets in you start shitting yourself & easy tasks don't come to mind!
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Post by tomplum on Mar 4, 2016 18:42:33 GMT
thats true and also the adrenaline kicks in you turn green and the shirt and pants rip open,, greensmilies-010
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2016 18:46:29 GMT
I've cut many live pipes but its all about being prepared, the last one I did was in a friends kitchen his stopcock was seized and no sign of one outside and no room to freeze it, got my parts and tools ready and cut the old one off and snatched a new one on, job done.  |
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Post by crowsfoot on Mar 5, 2016 8:41:38 GMT
Don't try and fight the flow just accept you and your surroundings are going to get wet would be my tip.
If you are just swoping the stop tap top tighten the gland on the new top so that it's all solid and that the spindle won't turn is another good tip - always the last resort mind you.... Never try it with hot water getting wet is one thing; getting scalded is another.
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Post by pipeslice on Mar 5, 2016 16:39:46 GMT
We can all laugh at these but when you do it yourself and things go pear shape it's no fun , a good tip for any one attempting this is be prepared with a piece of wood that you have whittled down into a dowel shape point , then if things go wrong and you can not get the connection on you can hammer the wedge of wood into the pipe and take a breather to figure out your next move..... : )
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Mar 5, 2016 19:16:23 GMT
You ex RN pipe slice?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2016 17:31:53 GMT
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Post by tomplum on Mar 6, 2016 17:44:28 GMT
not a drop of water spilled ok-wink
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