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Post by crowsfoot on Feb 23, 2018 21:09:18 GMT
Could well be the last one that I'll ever replace, because it must be 10 years since I last took one of those out.
I'm pretty sure I've still got a couple of those old "pump extenders" in the van (they would also adapt to extend an 1"1/2 chrome waste if the new trap/wastepipe was a bit lower down than the old one was).
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Post by battle1066 on Feb 23, 2018 21:27:40 GMT
Sadly when I got it out it's was in no fit state to be displayed in the "historical museum of plumbing items". Mainly due to the previous nights call-out plumber giving it a dam good thrashing (Basil fawlty style) in a last ditch attempt to get it going!  The SMC Cadet S central heating pump (a survivor from the 70s). Tappy those pump isolating valves look in a poor old state - more that just weepage, the left hand side one looks as though it should have incontinance pants on.  |
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Post by tomplum on Feb 23, 2018 21:31:31 GMT
Could well be the last one that I'll ever replace, because it must be 10 years since I last took one of those out. I'm pretty sure I've still got a couple of those old "pump extenders" in the van (they would also adapt to extend an 1"1/2 chrome waste if the new trap/wastepipe was a bit lower down than the old one was). ha ha, thats gotta be a tappy top tip gem , |
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Post by crowsfoot on Feb 24, 2018 7:43:35 GMT
Not something that you'd use out of choice, but late on a Friday it may save you a panicky trip to the Merchants (hoping you you can get their before they shut). It always needed a careful check round afterwards because they could be a bugger to make fully watertight. Before the days of adjustable height traps of course  ! |
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Post by woodbine66 on Feb 27, 2018 15:10:39 GMT
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Post by woodbine66 on Mar 11, 2018 16:39:24 GMT
Although the worst of the weather has gone, I've only just finished re-jigging customer's condensates into something more sensible that won't freeze and make them lose their heating when they most need it. Changed several to run internally and have added pumps to a couple. Unfortunately, with the thaw, has come the end of the frozen condensate bonanza.
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Award for worst design goes to whoever installed the boiler in the picture. Picture was taken after it had all thawed out. When I was first called out because the boiler had locked out, the pipe was covered in snow and an arctic wind was blowing. It's 2 storeys up, so had to chop pipe off inside and drain into a bucket. Condense now routed internally. John Wayne Award to the original installer.
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Post by tomplum on Mar 11, 2018 16:55:06 GMT
lovely work,, Yeee Haaa, |
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Post by woodbine66 on Mar 11, 2018 17:09:36 GMT
Yes, unbelievable Tom. Almost like they designed it to freeze. Was only run in 22mm overflow, but running across the roof like that, I reckon even lagged 50mm pipe would still freeze. Turned up Fri before last when weather was at it's worst, and couldn't even see those pipes under the snow. Was installed several years ago, but not had any really bad weather - until now.
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Post by endfeed on Mar 11, 2018 17:29:46 GMT
Attachment Deletedmy dad's got similar set up and I'm thinking about trying on of these it clips onto the 22mm flow pipe warms the built up condensate in the tank then the higher velocity of condensate flows warm and faster and less likely to freeze . Worth a  shot!!
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Post by boilerdoktor on Mar 11, 2018 19:06:16 GMT
I do 4 or 5 boiler breakdowns a day, as a wb employee. Also fix air source and ground source
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