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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2019 19:26:56 GMT
Oh Pump Ball Valves have got to be up there, these things leak like fuck if you try to turn them off. The devil’s work I tell you!!! You know the outcome of touching them !  |
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Post by cylinderfella on Feb 18, 2019 20:12:18 GMT
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Post by cylinderfella on Feb 18, 2019 20:16:56 GMT
Oh Pump Ball Valves have got to be up there, these things leak like fuck if you try to turn them off. The devil’s work I tell you!!! Yeah. When you see them it's Russian roulette!! |
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Post by woodbine66 on Feb 18, 2019 20:44:31 GMT
Have you seen the Steve lav sound board woody ? 
I was watching some of his vids last night, PB and saw it in the listings on his channel. Didn't get around to actually watching it, and I'm not exactly sure what a sound board is. But I'll try to have a look later.
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Post by jcplumb on Feb 19, 2019 15:21:21 GMT
Not sure if this is the worst, but definitely one of the most pointless. Adey have brought out the Magnaclean Pro 3 Sense. It's the basically the same as a standard Pro 2 filter, except it has electronics in it. These electronics link the filter to an app on your phone/pc, so you can monitor how much debris the filter is collecting. There is a car fuel tank type gauge on the app. It then tells you when you need to empty it.
Considering what a simple device a magnetic filter is, it seems mad that it has batteries and wifi. Especially as the far more complicated boiler won't be directly linked via wifi to monitor it's condition or any faults. So, my nomination for the worst/most pointless plumbing invention is the Magnaclean Pro 3 Sense(less).
www.cityplumbing.co.uk/Adey-MagnaClean-Pro3-22mm-Sense-Heating-Filter-FL1-03-03434/p/356030 Having an app for everything is down to marketing teams who have no idea how the world works, they think people will buy stuff just to show off their app and how connected they are in front of their friends. You can get an app for your fridge that lets you know when you're low on something, problem is you have to tell it everything you put in there and each time you use some of it and how much you used then it will tell you how much you have left and alert you when you need to buy some. What a load of horse shit, takes about 15 minutes to go through all the faff just so you don't have to open the door and look for yourself and you're doing it on a tiny phone keyboard and half your stuff gets auto-corrected. Totally pointless, sad thing is, some people really want to do everything through apps - doesn't matter if it takes twice as long using the app, it's a status thing saying look at me, look how cool I am. Anyone with an app for their heating, they don't just use it when they're about 30 mins from home, they use it when there are people about and say 'just turning my heating on at home', if there's no-one about to show off to, they would probably never use the app. Asda want me to install their app, morrissons do too, as do tesco, my energy supplier wants me to use their app, North West Water want me to use an app to give them water meter reads, my mortgage company want me to use an app to see exactly the same info I get on my yearly statement, my bank does the same, virgin media do, my tv has one so I can change channel when I'm not there (WTF??) There's a company that empty bins for a tenner a pop, they have an app and you get 5% off if you use it. I kid you not a fucking binman outfit are promoting their app. Just because it's possible doesn't mean it should be done, I might go and stand outside city plumbing with a cricket bat waiting for anyone coming out of there with a magnaclean sense 3 to show them the error of their ways. You may have noticed I'm not a big fan of apps... |
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Post by woodbine66 on Feb 21, 2019 18:49:55 GMT
Not sure if this is the worst, but definitely one of the most pointless. Adey have brought out the Magnaclean Pro 3 Sense. It's the basically the same as a standard Pro 2 filter, except it has electronics in it. These electronics link the filter to an app on your phone/pc, so you can monitor how much debris the filter is collecting. There is a car fuel tank type gauge on the app. It then tells you when you need to empty it.
Considering what a simple device a magnetic filter is, it seems mad that it has batteries and wifi. Especially as the far more complicated boiler won't be directly linked via wifi to monitor it's condition or any faults. So, my nomination for the worst/most pointless plumbing invention is the Magnaclean Pro 3 Sense(less).
www.cityplumbing.co.uk/Adey-MagnaClean-Pro3-22mm-Sense-Heating-Filter-FL1-03-03434/p/356030 Having an app for everything is down to marketing teams who have no idea how the world works, they think people will buy stuff just to show off their app and how connected they are in front of their friends. You can get an app for your fridge that lets you know when you're low on something, problem is you have to tell it everything you put in there and each time you use some of it and how much you used then it will tell you how much you have left and alert you when you need to buy some. What a load of horse shit, takes about 15 minutes to go through all the faff just so you don't have to open the door and look for yourself and you're doing it on a tiny phone keyboard and half your stuff gets auto-corrected. Totally pointless, sad thing is, some people really want to do everything through apps - doesn't matter if it takes twice as long using the app, it's a status thing saying look at me, look how cool I am. Anyone with an app for their heating, they don't just use it when they're about 30 mins from home, they use it when there are people about and say 'just turning my heating on at home', if there's no-one about to show off to, they would probably never use the app. Asda want me to install their app, morrissons do too, as do tesco, my energy supplier wants me to use their app, North West Water want me to use an app to give them water meter reads, my mortgage company want me to use an app to see exactly the same info I get on my yearly statement, my bank does the same, virgin media do, my tv has one so I can change channel when I'm not there (WTF??) There's a company that empty bins for a tenner a pop, they have an app and you get 5% off if you use it. I kid you not a fucking binman outfit are promoting their app. Just because it's possible doesn't mean it should be done, I might go and stand outside city plumbing with a cricket bat waiting for anyone coming out of there with a magnaclean sense 3 to show them the error of their ways. You may have noticed I'm not a big fan of apps...
Well, JC, that's quite an anti-app rant. But don't worry, I'm in total agreement.  So much so that I don't even have a smart phone, just a 14 year old Nokia. I see the people in my local with their Apple products, staring into the things all night. They might as well not be there. I just don't get it. Yes, there's also definitely some insecure people who want to demonstrate the fact that they can turn up the heat in their flat while they're with their mates. The worrying thing is that people give away so much info about their lives. Companies are collecting data about every area of people's lives. Same with Sitonmyfacebook, Whatasap, Twatter, etc. Pointless crap about every boring detail of people's existence. Everyone has a media page these days. Why would anyone be interested in media sites for supermarkets, Wetherspoons. Yawn!
And as for the Magnaclean Pro3 Senseless: if anyone got their phone out in my local and showed me how much debris was in their ch filter, I would think they were a complete knob.
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Post by cylinderfella on Feb 21, 2019 20:19:19 GMT
 So true Woodie!!! "Same with Sitonmyfacebook, Whatasap, Twatter, etc. " Couples out to dinner staring at phones!!
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Post by endfeed on Feb 21, 2019 20:55:53 GMT
Gate valves for me too, turning the fookers thinking please don't snap, please,please.hate em with a passion 😢 and the jet ball valves always seem to leak when turned🙄
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2019 21:05:45 GMT
Back in the early 90's round Surrey there was a large number of water softeners fitted with white disk service valves and when you turned them the disk would blow off and full mains pressure coming at you.
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Post by cylinderfella on Feb 21, 2019 21:12:44 GMT
JESUS! Not funny!!  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2019 21:15:29 GMT
JESUS! Not funny!! It's a bit like when someone puts a ball o fix valve on the wrong way round, I've had that too.  |
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Post by cylinderfella on Feb 21, 2019 21:18:55 GMT
Did the old valves not have an arrow on for flow direction? or was Stevie Wonder doing a lot of jobs?? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2019 21:20:48 GMT
Did the old valves not have an arrow on for flow direction? or was Stevie Wonder doing a lot of jobs?? Some folk are just thick as shit Cinders |
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Post by cylinderfella on Feb 21, 2019 21:23:28 GMT
They should've been encouraged down the sparky way of life, and die by natural selection!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2019 21:27:30 GMT
 They should've been encouraged down the sparky way of life, and die by natural selection! |
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So much so that I don't even have a smart phone, just a 14 year old Nokia. I see the people in my local with their Apple products, staring into the things all night. They might as well not be there. I just don't get it. Yes, there's also definitely some insecure people who want to demonstrate the fact that they can turn up the heat in their flat while they're with their mates. The worrying thing is that people give away so much info about their lives. Companies are collecting data about every area of people's lives. Same with Sitonmyfacebook, Whatasap, Twatter, etc. Pointless crap about every boring detail of people's existence. Everyone has a media page these days. Why would anyone be interested in media sites for supermarkets, Wetherspoons. Yawn!
So true Woodie!!!
They should've been encouraged down the sparky way of life, and die by natural selection!