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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2019 17:50:15 GMT
Old black alkethene Pipe and 25mm MDPE |
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Post by tomplum on Oct 3, 2019 19:02:14 GMT
no matter what you buy these days, its all shrunk and gone more expensive, a jar of coffee, a toffee crisp, a Wagon Wheel, even the yellow pages, robbin cunts  |
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Post by crowsfoot on Oct 3, 2019 19:15:29 GMT
Thank goodness someone invented those transit fittings for all those different types/sizes of plastics.
Why wasn't this stuff ever standardised is one of the great plumbing mysteries.
Been digging today PB?
Tappy,
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Post by battle1066 on Oct 3, 2019 20:28:55 GMT
I find copper wire today is a real problem, the copper goes black under-load and terminals require revisiting for correct tightness.
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Post by DIYDafty on Oct 3, 2019 20:59:14 GMT
Good to know my supply pipe is nice and thick. What is the standard way or connecting to it ? When I looked a few years ago after I wrenched the old one off (!) I really struggled to get a water tight fit. It was dripping for a few days/weeks until it eventually self sealed. Maybe hard water helps.
I was using whatever advice I could get at the time from some of the crappier forums and plumbers merchant. Something like a regular 22mm stopcock with imperial olives, no inserts or something like that - wasn't great anyway.
As for the leccy, I don't wanna sound like I'm talking down to you Battle esp after all the great plumbing advice I've had but you're sure the cable in question is protected by a suitably sized mcb (or fuse) ?
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Post by cylinderfella on Oct 3, 2019 21:34:58 GMT
no matter what you buy these days, its all shrunk and gone more expensive, a jar of coffee, a toffee crisp, a Wagon Wheel, even the yellow pages, robbin cunts I think this packet of crisps from the 70s for 3p sums that up too!! Attachment Deleted |
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Post by dickpuller on Oct 4, 2019 6:34:39 GMT
Most of the sites we’re on it’s a Protectaline MDPE with a barrier.
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Oct 4, 2019 9:54:44 GMT
Good to know my supply pipe is nice and thick. What is the standard way or connecting to it ? When I looked a few years ago after I wrenched the old one off (!) I really struggled to get a water tight fit. It was dripping for a few days/weeks until it eventually self sealed. Maybe hard water helps. I was using whatever advice I could get at the time from some of the crappier forums and plumbers merchant. Something like a regular 22mm stopcock with imperial olives, no inserts or something like that - wasn't great anyway. As for the leccy, I don't wanna sound like I'm talking down to you Battle esp after all the great plumbing advice I've had but you're sure the cable in question is protected by a suitably sized mcb (or fuse) ? Philmac. |
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Post by battle1066 on Oct 4, 2019 15:48:33 GMT
As for the leccy, I don't wanna sound like I'm talking down to you Battle esp after all the great plumbing advice I've had but you're sure the cable in question is protected by a suitably sized mcb (or fuse) ? It's not on any jobs I've show here DD - I do work on various electrically operated doors for a few local companies and a lot of gear comes plug and play and when they don't play I get a call. Now old school was boot lace ferrules but now we get a poor quality preformed crimps going into PCB mounted terminals and I get an assortment of faults from harness shrinkage to terminals just backing off to poor quality conductors - I'm truly amazed how bad modern gear is! |
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Post by DIYDafty on Oct 4, 2019 16:01:27 GMT
Good to know my supply pipe is nice and thick. What is the standard way or connecting to it ? When I looked a few years ago after I wrenched the old one off (!) I really struggled to get a water tight fit. It was dripping for a few days/weeks until it eventually self sealed. Maybe hard water helps. I was using whatever advice I could get at the time from some of the crappier forums and plumbers merchant. Something like a regular 22mm stopcock with imperial olives, no inserts or something like that - wasn't great anyway. As for the leccy, I don't wanna sound like I'm talking down to you Battle esp after all the great plumbing advice I've had but you're sure the cable in question is protected by a suitably sized mcb (or fuse) ? Philmac. I think I had one of them once - huge thing it was would take up half the kitchen cupboard ! |
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