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Post by endfeed on Nov 11, 2019 20:47:33 GMT
Attachment Deleted."turn an isolation valve of at 3 and you'll be late home for your tea" fookin sick of ISO weeping every time I turn one! Can't switch off mains as it's in a public building! I've left the c#nt dripping into some 3" pipe , told them I'll be back with mr freeze in morning. Been on a right downer today, think it's all this rain🥴🥴🥴 new day tomorrow, what a difference "24 little hours make" 
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Post by tomplum on Nov 11, 2019 20:51:18 GMT
ha ha those days I do not miss mate,  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2019 21:01:37 GMT
I had one last week Endfeed on a hot supply and it was a right twat to get to, water softener and UFH manifold all in the way.  |
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Nov 11, 2019 21:22:52 GMT
I did some taps lady yesterday I think it was. 22mm ballofix, turned it & it popped, spraying water all over me. I managed so turn it back but it was dripping badly, late afternoon so i wasn’t going to fight the traffic to buy one. Customer was all ok, by the time I got there at 0900 the next day the saucepan was full.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2019 21:26:42 GMT
It's like russian roulette turning them fuckers sometimes  |
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Post by endfeed on Nov 11, 2019 21:29:15 GMT
I tried to wrap it in denso as a temp fix, it wasn't having any of it and a jublie clip on! Still dripped. Wonder if a 12 inch blanking rubber washer with a jublie clip would of done a temp fix till next day?
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Post by cylinderfella on Nov 11, 2019 21:30:27 GMT
As for the reliability of gate valves and pump valves......just drain the whole f***king building of every drop is sometimes quicker  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2019 21:35:20 GMT
I tried to wrap it in denso as a temp fix, it wasn't having any of it and a jublie clip on! Still dripped. Wonder if a 12 inch blanking rubber washer with a jublie clip would of done a temp fix till next day? Try it tomorrow to see before you replace it Endfeed and report back here tomorrow night at 8pm, prompt  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2019 21:36:55 GMT
As for the reliability of gate valves and pump valves......just drain the whole f***king building of every drop is sometimes quicker  Worst pump valves are the ball o fix type, leak like fuck them things just looking at them . |
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Post by endfeed on Nov 11, 2019 21:37:17 GMT
When I chop the little slag out tomorrow, I'll take it to the endfeed laboratory put it under mains pressure and try different ideas and finish off with d.p method heating it up👍👍👍
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2019 21:39:02 GMT
When I chop the little slag out tomorrow, I'll take it to the endfeed laboratory put it under mains pressure and try different ideas and finish off with d.p method heating it up👍👍👍 You are the professor after all  |
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Post by DIYDafty on Nov 11, 2019 23:04:26 GMT
I've got a DIY question about this. The advice seems to be to use lever valves instead of gate valves if you just need an on/off valve.
Isn't a full bore lever valve just like an isofix washing machine valve (apart from the full bore bit) ? So should I expect all my 22mm and 28mm lever valves to start leaking at some point ?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2019 23:09:31 GMT
I've got a DIY question about this. The advice seems to be to use lever valves instead of gate valves if you just need an on/off valve. Isn't a full bore lever valve just like an isofix washing machine valve (apart from the full bore bit) ? So should I expect all my 22mm and 28mm lever valves to start leaking at some point ? Iso valves are cheap shit with a rubber seal as lever valves usually have a ceramic seal, better quality Dafty |
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Post by woodbine66 on Nov 12, 2019 10:21:51 GMT
I suppose most of us are guilty of iso valve sins.
Fitting one on our own plumbing at home - install quality iso, eg. Pegler.
Fitting one for a valued customer who pays full whack - quality iso again.
Fitting one for majority of customers whose only concern is price of the job (8o % of customers) - bung in a cheap, Chinky 99p iso from Toolstation.
It's the way of the world we live in.   |
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Post by woodbine66 on Nov 12, 2019 10:31:20 GMT
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