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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2020 14:16:12 GMT
I was reading an article on pro press out in the States and it was saying the older pro press is starting to leak in areas where it is only well water  apparently something in the well water is destroying the rubber seal. I think they had the same sort of problem with Buteline years ago. Plumb old school I say  |
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Feb 16, 2020 15:18:24 GMT
Yeah stick to what’s tested.
One thing I can’t stand is people ‘experimenting’ on things that they won’t try at their house.
Winds me the fuck up
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Post by tomplum on Feb 16, 2020 19:24:19 GMT
the plumbers of tomorrow will be busy as fuck, changing all this pushfit shit back to copper and soldered joints,  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2020 20:08:49 GMT
They should keep things simple, can't beat a better joint than a soldered joint  |
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Post by tomplum on Feb 16, 2020 21:30:15 GMT
they've stood the test of time, pushfit have failed the test of time and many hundreds of miles have been fitted, it will all fail eventually and the clock is ticking, If any of my customers need me to put it right, they will need a spade  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2020 21:43:02 GMT
they've stood the test of time, pushfit have failed the test of time and many hundreds of miles have been fitted, it will all fail eventually and the clock is ticking, If any of my customers need me to put it right, they will need a spade   |
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Post by cylinderfella on Feb 16, 2020 23:12:10 GMT
If rubber washers have to be replaced from time to time then it just makes sense that any piece of rubber will perish eventually! I'm sure there's even proof of this at a lot of maternity wards |
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Post by DIYDafty on Feb 17, 2020 19:42:27 GMT
If rubber washers have to be replaced from time to time then it just makes sense that any piece of rubber will perish eventually! I'm sure there's even proof of this at a lot of maternity wards  That's an interesting one. If the joint is never disturbed will it still fail I wonder? |
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Post by battle1066 on Feb 17, 2020 21:11:01 GMT
If rubber washers have to be replaced from time to time then it just makes sense that any piece of rubber will perish eventually! I'm sure there's even proof of this at a lot of maternity wards That's an interesting one. If the joint is never disturbed will it still fail I wonder? Plenty vehicle Orings fail due time degradation as with rubber timing belts etc it's made to fail! |
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Post by dickpuller on Feb 17, 2020 22:52:27 GMT
O Rings fail & need replaced.
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Post by woodbine66 on Feb 18, 2020 13:14:53 GMT
That well water is quite aggressive. Any fans of Steve Lavimoniere (next level, Mama!!!!) on Youtube - the best Stateside plumber - will remember the pipes eaten through and corroded equipment when he's working on a place in the sticks that gets it's water from a well. Not a place to be experimenting with fittings, etc.
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apparently something in the well water is destroying the rubber seal. I think they had the same sort of problem with Buteline years ago. 
