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Post by DIYDafty on Sept 17, 2019 20:45:35 GMT
Have nearly finished laying new floor. Yesterday I put in a single screw into one board just to hold it as I measured and cut for the others on that row. Fast forward to today, and brother in law helping was removing that board in preparation for glueing and screwing. He lets out a shout and I see a jet of water shooting straight up and splashing everwhere - all over new chipboard (which loves water of course) and insulation.   " src="//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/angry.png"> The pipe was a 28mm return to the boiler. I sort of panicked a bit, turned off the water to the CH, turned off the CH electrics then grabbed what I think was denso tape I'd bought years ago - thick gungy tape and covered the hole with that - better than his thumb. Only plus side was I already had some 28mm endfeed fittings and even though this happened over the joist there was enough play to get my slice on and fix it all which I've now done. Three things I don't understand though: 1/ How did I not notice I'd gone through a bloody pipe yesterday? 2/ Having gone through the pipe, surely there'd be hissing or something - it was like that for 24 hours with no water coming through from below. 3/ WTF am I such a fking dafty that can't keep track of all the fking pipes. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2019 20:58:47 GMT
The screw would be like a self tapper and will hold water tight for some time, him undoing it released the demons  we all fuck up Dafty, that's life mate so don't worry. |
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Post by tomplum on Sept 17, 2019 21:00:12 GMT
1. the screw hit the pipe and sealed it,it would have shown up later anyway, its happened to us all, a moments thoughtlessness , our minds wander from task to the next task, I bet you put tools down and can't find them as well, yep, its all in the game,
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Post by DIYDafty on Sept 17, 2019 21:05:13 GMT
1. the screw hit the pipe and sealed it,it would have shown up later anyway, its happened to us all, a moments thoughtlessness , our minds wander from task to the next task, I bet you put tools down and can't find them as well, yep, its all in the game, How did you know that !!!!! Spot on though ! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2019 21:09:28 GMT
We all do Dafty, I spend ages looking for tools  |
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Post by tomplum on Sept 17, 2019 21:55:24 GMT
its called muscle memory, the muscles in you hands work without engaging the brain, like driving a car, you're not thinking about clutch,gear,blinker,mirror, Its all done by muscle memory, so your hands put a tool down and they can't let your brain know where they put it, So then you can't find it, you learn all things in the brewcabin,,,  |
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Post by cylinderfella on Sept 18, 2019 6:18:38 GMT
And then you find tools that were missing when you're not looking for them so you put them somewhere that you will definitely find them next time you need them and when that time arrives you can't remember where they are again. I actually think elves go into the shed at night and jumble tools up!!
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Post by DIYDafty on Sept 18, 2019 15:56:13 GMT
And then you find tools that were missing when you're not looking for them so you put them somewhere that you will definitely find them next time you need them and when that time arrives you can't remember where they are again. I actually think elves go into the shed at night and jumble tools up!! Elves otherwise known as the wife if you leave them on the stairs (meaning to take them up) in the kitchen (meaning to put them in the garage) or anywhere else. |
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Post by DIYDafty on Sept 19, 2019 21:15:52 GMT
Thought I'd add a pic. I'm sure you can see where the fountain erupted from....
Anyway, that bastard is ancient history now !
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2019 21:26:22 GMT
Thought I'd add a pic. I'm sure you can see where the fountain erupted from.... Anyway, that bastard is ancient history now ! I think you deserve a brew cabin plumbing badge Dafty |
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Post by DIYDafty on Sept 19, 2019 21:37:27 GMT
Thought I'd add a pic. I'm sure you can see where the fountain erupted from.... Anyway, that bastard is ancient history now ! I think you deserve a brew cabin plumbing badge Dafty  That's very kind of you to consider me for such an important honour! The Brew Cabin plumbing badge is second only to honours given out by the Queen. I am humbly flattered.....  |
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Post by hmv4u on Sept 19, 2019 21:40:41 GMT
not done it yet with pipes but some years ago rewired my house and put a nail straight through a cable Id put in
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Post by tomplum on Sept 20, 2019 7:47:24 GMT
That's very kind of you to consider me for such an important honour! The Brew Cabin plumbing badge is second only to honours given out by the Queen. I am humbly flattered..... your award has been formally given Dafty and everyone can see it, Well done you,  |
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Post by Parp on Sept 20, 2019 8:11:14 GMT
A while back I fitted a combi system for a mate and when he knocked a nail through a floorboard piercing a pipe, I fixed it for him, left it a few weeks, then gave his wife a damn good seeing to. I even shagged her on their lounge floor while he was asleep upstairs in bed. I must admit though, it was more a fanny wank than a proper fuck.
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Post by endfeed on Sept 20, 2019 11:02:50 GMT
Got any pics, parp?😇😇😇
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" src="//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/angry.png"> The pipe was a 28mm return to the boiler. I sort of panicked a bit, turned off the water to the CH, turned off the CH electrics then grabbed what I think was denso tape I'd bought years ago - thick gungy tape and covered the hole with that - better than his thumb.
we all fuck up Dafty, that's life mate so don't worry.
