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Post by dickpuller on Sept 5, 2020 7:21:09 GMT
I’m far from a Spring Chicken & been at the Trade 44 years; however, it never fails to amaze me the tips & tricks you pick up from other Plumbers. Working alone can be a very lonely place & stressful, with colleges you can learn so much from each other.
Every day is a Skool day, it’s an old saying but a true one.
Have a great weekend chaps👍👍👍👍
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Sept 5, 2020 15:21:41 GMT
I agree
Self employment can be a lonely life
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Post by DIYDafty on Sept 5, 2020 16:56:32 GMT
I agree Self employment can be a lonely life Ah but at least you've got no boss breathing down your neck! |
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Post by endfeed on Sept 5, 2020 17:50:58 GMT
What's the tips and tricks you picked up dick😁
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Post by tomplum on Sept 5, 2020 19:28:58 GMT
I remember the first ever tip as a lad in the 60's , I started a job in a terraced house and I was working with this plumber in the attic, he lit a candle so he could see what he was doing, The day after they put me with this scouser, We were doing the same job but in another house, He did't have a candle, he forced the roof slates apart with a 2 foot steel ruler, It was very effective, It gave enough light for us to work in, you pick stuff like that up,  |
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Post by battle1066 on Sept 5, 2020 19:58:41 GMT
I remember the first ever tip as a lad in the 60's , I started a job in a terraced house and I was working with this plumber in the attic, he lit a candle so he could see what he was doing, The day after they put me with this scouser, We were doing the same job but in another house, He did't have a candle, he forced the roof slates apart with a 2 foot steel ruler, It was very effective, It gave enough light for us to work in, you pick stuff like that up,  Too true or as they say "A need or problem encourages creative efforts to meet the need or solve the problem. This saying appears in the dialogue Republic, by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato." |
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Post by battle1066 on Sept 5, 2020 20:00:13 GMT
I agree Self employment can be a lonely life Mind not many people that I know who are self employed work on there own. |
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Post by dickpuller on Sept 6, 2020 7:33:26 GMT
I agree Self employment can be a lonely life Ah but at least you've got no boss breathing down your neck! No Boss, but loads of whinging, moaning customers all the time...........and, the customer is always right!!!!! |
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Post by dickpuller on Sept 6, 2020 7:45:22 GMT
What's the tips and tricks you picked up dick😁 Oh just better, faster ways to do a job/install mate. One of the many I got from Tom, our very knowledgeable & helpful host: was a method of hanging a radiator, just mark the lugs of the radiator on the wall to get a centre line for your brackets. Prior to seeing that I’d always measure the lugs & waste about 5-10 minutes. Talking of hanging radiators; I always hang my radiator on the wall before ‘mounting’ the valve tails, plug & air plug on the radiator. Makes it easier than trying to hold it on the floor. Use the Impact drill for the tails, saves time too(see my Utube video)👍 |
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Post by DIYDafty on Sept 6, 2020 13:16:00 GMT
Funnily enough I'm just about to hang a rad. Are you saying hold the rad at the right height with a level on the top with just one hand whilst the other reaches down with a pencil? If not, could you or Tom explain slowly so a Dafty can understand ?  Ahh no, maybe you're saying eyeball the rad roughly and see where the lugs would go (roughly). Then offer up the brackets with lugs in same place and level/plumb the brackets ? |
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Post by tomplum on Sept 6, 2020 15:21:40 GMT
my way is, take the wrapping off the rad and place it in position at floor level. mark both bracket positions on the wall, shift the rad, plumb the marks verical,
now go to your rad and place a bracket on its lugs and measure from the bottom of the rad to the bottom of the bracket, lets say, its 8 inches,
So now you decide what height you want the raf off the floor, I usually go the height of the skirt, so lets say a 4 inches skirt plus your 8 inches is 12 inches, so measure 12 inches off the floor up your plumb lined vertical bracket position, and mark the top of the bracket and the holes, Then level that across to the other bracket position and mark those holes,
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Post by DIYDafty on Sept 6, 2020 16:52:14 GMT
Enjoyed watching that in my break from working in the kitchen. Was wondering how the hell you would do it on your own - but you did and showed us how.
By the way, if you had a rad that was 1113 wide (measuring across the middle) and you wanted to replace it. Would you get a 1110 rad or might that be a risk in case the valves don't fit? So should I get a 1000 instead ?
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Post by dickpuller on Sept 6, 2020 17:48:47 GMT
Funnily enough I'm just about to hang a rad. Are you saying hold the rad at the right height with a level on the top with just one hand whilst the other reaches down with a pencil? If not, could you or Tom explain slowly so a Dafty can understand ? Ahh no, maybe you're saying eyeball the rad roughly and see where the lugs would go (roughly). Then offer up the brackets with lugs in same place and level/plumb the brackets ? See how Tom marks the wall at >.42 on the video, that’s the time saver Dafty👍 |
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Post by tomplum on Sept 6, 2020 19:13:19 GMT
By the way, if you had a rad that was 1113 wide (measuring across the middle) and you wanted to replace it. Would you get a 1110 rad or might that be a risk in case the valves don't fit? So should I get a 1000 instead ? Dafty get the same size radiator, and use the valve on the old rad, that you are taking off or, buy the same valves as are on your old one, If you change the size of the rad you will have to alter the pipework, P.S, I was quite tubby there, I'm a few pounds lighter now, |
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Post by dickpuller on Sept 7, 2020 5:31:50 GMT
By the way, if you had a rad that was 1113 wide (measuring across the middle) and you wanted to replace it. Would you get a 1110 rad or might that be a risk in case the valves don't fit? So should I get a 1000 instead ? Dafty get the same size radiator, and use the valve on the old rad, that you are taking off or, buy the same valves as are on your old one, If you change the size of the rad you will have to alter the pipework, P.S, I was quite tubby there, I'm a few pounds lighter now, Tom, Lockdown off work 3 1/2 months & a stone heavier!!! Lost it now though, fucking hard work, work!!😂😂 |
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