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Post by rocketmanbkk on Jul 12, 2020 15:48:25 GMT
A bathroom has been tiled. All looks very nice. The old lady now wants a shower fitted, not an electric shower. She wants the pipes chased into the wall.
So, I can chase the wall from a bedroom & out the pipes up into the loft then connect to the hot & cold up there as there’s an unvented up there.
So, I need to drill the tiles from the front (bathroom) at 150mm centers.
Has anyone done it this way before?
Cheers all
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Post by clart on Jul 12, 2020 16:01:35 GMT
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Post by clart on Jul 12, 2020 16:03:33 GMT
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Jul 12, 2020 16:20:31 GMT
Cheers Clart. I’ll try them.
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Post by dickpuller on Jul 12, 2020 16:48:15 GMT
Oh fuck!! PTFE on compression olives, spot the Course Cowboy!!! I think I paid about 4 quid for these from eBay, shop around mate👍👍 |
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Post by clart on Jul 12, 2020 17:50:03 GMT
He's only a tiler, cut him some slack >.<
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Post by battle1066 on Jul 12, 2020 19:05:34 GMT
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Post by jcplumb on Jul 12, 2020 20:59:49 GMT
3 hours ago clart said: Clart have you done any of these Trevi element item No 18 changes? www.showerdoc.com/trevi-traditional-shower-therm-built-in-shower-valveI've changed a valve in one of those, what a pain in the arse, the valves are recessed back with a rod and gears, need to take it all apart and put back together after fitting the valve. Daft set up for maintenance. |
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Post by jcplumb on Jul 12, 2020 21:04:46 GMT
Oh fuck!! PTFE on compression olives, spot the Course Cowboy!!! I think I paid about 4 quid for these from eBay, shop around mate👍👍 Hehe the way he put the PTFE on pretty much ensured it couldn't possibly go where it could actually make a seal on the olive, numpty. He was told by a handyman one time to put PTFE on so he does now, just doesn't have a clue where it should go  At least the thumbnail for the video shows a big red X on a picture of those stupid twatting offset shower connector fittings, he got something right  |
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Post by woodbine66 on Jul 12, 2020 22:43:40 GMT
Seem to remember someone saying when you're installing those 6 quid Ebay shower kits, when you put the olive on, put a proper compressiom nut on first, do it up tight, then remove the compression nut and put the part that goes over olive that's supplied with the kit. I think it was because sometimes the bit of the kit that that is supposed to push the olive in sometimes doesn't push it far enough in or clamp olive properly - summat like that - can't remember exactly, was a while ago. Using the compression nut to squeeze the olive gives a better seal.
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Post by dickpuller on Jul 13, 2020 7:09:47 GMT
I’ve used these & there’s a couple of problems with them;
You can struggle to get the fixings holes in the right place & a lot of times it’s only the tile the Rawl plug is into.
It’s best to hold the flange with your Cobras when tightening, don’t rely on the fixings to hold it.
But all things considered they’re good👍
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Post by DIYDafty on Jul 13, 2020 12:32:05 GMT
Nothing wrong with wrapping an olive in ptfe is there? At least it stays in place unlike a certain fernox potable compound I know .....
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Post by dickpuller on Jul 15, 2020 11:56:10 GMT
Nothing wrong with wrapping an olive in ptfe is there? At least it stays in place unlike a certain fernox potable compound I know ..... 😂😂😂. Aye, you can always tell when a DaftyDIYer or Course Cowboy has done up compression joints!!! |
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Post by DIYDafty on Jul 15, 2020 14:07:16 GMT
Nothing wrong with wrapping an olive in ptfe is there? At least it stays in place unlike a certain fernox potable compound I know ..... 😂😂😂. Aye, you can always tell when a DaftyDIYer or Course Cowboy has done up compression joints!!! So what's wrong with it then? A DIYer might wrap it round the threads and thats definitely pointless. |
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Post by jcplumb on Jul 15, 2020 20:13:11 GMT
Nothing at all wrong with PTFE on an olive, I used to do it on fittings I'd undone then needed to reconnect without putting a new olive on, I've moved on to paste nowadays but PTFE does the job too.
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