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The wtf plumbing thread

corkgsxr

Thread for when you find the maddest things.

Photos please. Not a ya know what I saw years ago.

If quoting, dont quote the pictures just the writing.

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oikster

Mind your head.....................

shane0007

oikster wrote: »

Mind your head.....................

I bet a lot of clothes gets washed again after being dropped when unloading!

jimf

oikster wrote: »

Mind your head.....................

handy if u dont make the bowl in time I suppose :eek::eek:

corkgsxr

Thats mad. Id say the back of there head is square from hitting off it

Irish Steve

Also not too happy about the drain connection. We can't see the entire hose but given how much hose we can see, I'd have 2 concerns, the first is that there's no air break in the connection, and the second would be if it goes high enough behind the machine for it to not syphon out the contents when operating. There's also the issue of a device in close proximity to water that's may not be protected in the way I'd expect it to be from a power/earth/RCD basis.

The Glass Key

At the very least that setup needs the addition of a very strong toilet seat no matter what the plumbing or electrical issues are.

deandean

Very handy setup there. Like the old shampoo ad, In one sitting you could wash. And go.

spireland32

Nice expansion pipe

corkgsxr

spireland32 wrote: »

Nice expansion pipe

Wow. Thats actually a situation where you could blow a cylinder up.

And perfect for parasitic circulation

K.Flyer

I know some of you have probably seen worse but I had to post it.

Today I was looking at a boiler that I was told was put in less than a year ago, apart from the state of the boiler (buckled plates, melted condensate trap etc, etc) This was the oil tank!! It was against a party wall and leaning slightly in towards the garden.

Wearb

Worst tank I came across was one put up on pallets. It had been there over 10 years. Eventually the horizontal boards on top rotted completely and the full plastic oil tank sat down on the now protruding nail heads and leaked. I had mentioned it to him a year before it happened, but was told "sure its been there for years, not a bother on it"

OH! btw that reminds me of a tip I have for this situation. If you have an oil tank leaking from the bottom, maintain a couple of inches of water in it until you can get it sorted properly. The water will go to the bottom and you will then only have water leaking out.

corkgsxr

Trap solutions

Dtp1979

Home made powerflusher. Not mine by the way!!

jimf

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Home made powerflusher. Not mine by the way!!

is that a scudo enterprises sticker I see in the top corner

Dtp1979

jimf wrote: »

is that a scudo enterprises sticker I see in the top corner

Believe it not that wheelie bin is going for nearly 500 on eBay

spireland32

Stupid electrician

scudo2

corkgsxr wrote: »

Thread for when you find the maddest things.

Photos please. Not a ya know what I saw years ago.

If quoting, dont quote the pictures just the writing.

To all nice Mods

Can we make this a STICKY for all the regular guys that contribute so much here but do not have axcess to the RGII photo tread.
Rather than this topic disappearing way down the list.
Many thanks if you can.
A few will appreciate it.

+ a thanks to corkgsrx for starting it.

corkgsxr

Lads this is how you plumb a bath.

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paddy_joe

Ha. Who does that?

corkgsxr

paddy_joe wrote: »

Ha. Who does that?

Donno just a house I had to find a leak

scudo2

scudo2 wrote: »

To all nice Mods

Can we make this a STICKY for all the regular guys that contribute so much here but do not have axcess to the RGII photo tread.
Rather than this topic disappearing way down the list.
Many thanks if you can.
A few will appreciate it.

+ a thanks to corkgsrx for starting it.

Well ?

shane0007

Guy walked into Chadwicks yesterday looking for a replacement for these! He didn't seem to think there was a much of a problem with the boiler!

Warmflow SE

jimf

shane0007 wrote: »

Guy walked into Chadwicks yesterday looking for a replacement for these! He didn't seem to think there was a much of a problem with the boiler!

Warmflow SE

jaysus this just better by the day

shane0007

TBH I've never seen baffles as bad. Seen the warped, half melted but not every baffle absolutely disintegrated.

For me, it had to be over-firing or a faulty boiler thermostat. He didn't seem too bothered, he had a nozzle in his hand to get a match. I asked what if the last guy put in whatever was in his box, he said that's why he came into Chadwick's. He doesn't do boilers. But great news, the counter guy was able to match the old nozzle perfectly, which was the wrong nozzle anyhow.

jimf

shane0007 wrote: »

TBH I've never seen baffles as bad. Seen the warped, half melted but not every baffle absolutely disintegrated.

For me, it had to be over-firing or a faulty boiler thermostat. He didn't seem too bothered, he had a nozzle in his hand to get a match. I asked what if the last guy put in whatever was in his box, he said that's why he came into Chadwick's. He doesn't do boilers. But great news, the counter guy was able to match the old nozzle perfectly, which was the wrong nozzle anyhow.

and youd wonder where the saying bangin your head off a wall came from

warmflow stats can be suspect for sure do you know what nozzle was fitted

scudo2

shane0007 wrote: »

Guy walked into Chadwicks yesterday looking for a replacement for these! He didn't seem to think there was a much of a problem with the boiler!

Warmflow SE

Someday the mass will be enlightened.!
Scudo2, Chapter 12, Verse 16

shane0007

jimf wrote: »

and youd wonder where the saying bangin your head off a wall came from

warmflow stats can be suspect for sure do you know what nozzle was fitted

Nozzle was an 0.65 80S instead of a 0.65 60 ES, but that was not the issue to cause that much damage.

corkgsxr

shane0007 wrote: »

Nozzle was an 0.65 80S instead of a 0.65 60 ES, but that was not the issue to cause that much damage.

Thats water down the flue isnt it

shane0007

corkgsxr wrote: »

Thats water down the flue isnt it

No, it's not corrosion, it's melted metal.

K.Flyer

Was the boiler stat faulty / wired wrong and system was relying on the room stats or tine clock to stop?