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Post by endfeed on Nov 19, 2017 18:30:26 GMT
Evening all,got another heating job on friday 1787034013 yippee . One rad not working,tried switch all other rads off, checked lock shield open,bleed it, checked pin on tmv.so on Friday Gona swapped tmv for new,if it's not tmv I'm Gona make a tom plum hand pump device and try and move blockage! Its on 6mm microbore😖it's on a reducer to tmv,I think it one of those reducers that snap apart when tightening up,can you re use these type of reducers??? Any more suggestions to get it up and running? Attachment DeletedAttachment Deleted |
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Post by battle1066 on Nov 19, 2017 18:36:23 GMT
I used somthing similar to one of these tools www.kamco.co.uk/Radhammer.htmlon a valve which was blocked and it did the job without any real work Endfeed - worth a thought. |
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Post by tomplum on Nov 19, 2017 18:37:23 GMT
is it 6mm or 8mm endfeed, I've never seen 6mm on heating. Anyrode my plan would be, take off the rad, put a bucket near the trv and open it, if nowt comes out, that the problem, just put a new one on, the new valve will fit right on the nut and reducer already there,  |
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Post by jcplumb on Nov 19, 2017 18:47:02 GMT
I've seen 6mm heating pipes once in my plumbing life. I passed on the job as I was strangely ''too busy''. Only option I would have considered was ripping out the 6mm and replacing it with something you can get fittings for.
If you get a leak you're buggered until you can order and wait for delivery of anything, even an olive.
I've tried to reseal those snapping reducers a couple of times without any success, I don't try any more and get the right sized TRV/Lockshield or use a reducer to convert to 15mm into the valve. Bloody hate the snapping things.
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Post by endfeed on Nov 19, 2017 18:54:54 GMT
I used somthing similar to one of these tools www.kamco.co.uk/Radhammer.htmlon a valve which was blocked and it did the job without any real work Endfeed - worth a thought. That looks good battle |
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Post by endfeed on Nov 19, 2017 18:59:24 GMT
is it 6mm or 8mm endfeed, I've never seen 6mm on heating. Anyrode my plan would be, take off the rad, put a bucket near the trv and open it, if nowt comes out, that the problem, just put a new one on, the new valve will fit right on the nut and reducer already there,  Definitely 6mm worked on the rad in hallway last year, cheers tom |
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Post by endfeed on Nov 19, 2017 19:06:40 GMT
I've seen 6mm heating pipes once in my plumbing life. I passed on the job as I was strangely ''too busy''. Only option I would have considered was ripping out the 6mm and replacing it with something you can get fittings for. If you get a leak you're buggered until you can order and wait for delivery of anything, even an olive. I've tried to reseal those snapping reducers a couple of times without any success, I don't try any more and get the right sized TRV/Lockshield or use a reducer to convert to 15mm into the valve. Bloody hate the snapping things. I did job in hallway last year and I used a 6mm to 15mm reducer and took it from there in 15 ,I can remember the 6mm end feed elbow coming out of wall in my hand!!f.f.s bearly touched as well smiley-face-shaking-fist probably been there years holding on by the grace of god!! |
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Post by tomplum on Nov 19, 2017 19:11:42 GMT
well there you go, 50 years in the trade and i did't know 6mm pipe existed, I've seen it and thought it was brake pipe, Like our friend says, everyday's a skool day, qwerty
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Post by endfeed on Nov 19, 2017 19:17:35 GMT
I've just checked the fittings I used on the job i did there last year and it is 8mm!!!!what a daft lad endfeed😂
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Post by endfeed on Nov 19, 2017 19:20:02 GMT
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Post by tomplum on Nov 19, 2017 19:38:30 GMT
hurray I'm not going senile,,,,  |
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Post by endfeed on Nov 19, 2017 19:43:20 GMT
smiley-whacky086 fan shit I am though,!!!
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Post by tomplum on Nov 19, 2017 19:49:52 GMT
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Post by endfeed on Nov 19, 2017 19:54:22 GMT
It's lucky you picked up on it tom,I would have gone to the merchants asking for 6mm reducers and fittings,they love shit like that,rip the fook at you for ages.dead funny when they stuck into someone😂😂😂
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Post by tomplum on Nov 19, 2017 19:58:00 GMT
oh yea them counter rats love a leg pull, they'd never let you live that down, everytime you go in , " hey up brakepipe bills here"  |
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