The wtf plumbing thread

corkgsxr · 22-11-2013 3:22pm #1

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.

corkgsxr · 22-11-2013 3:32pm

I'll start it off with this one

Crazy Eye · 22-11-2013 3:33pm

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.

some fine plumbing in county cork

dpofloinn · 23-11-2013 12:07am

Who would have guessed that you could use a McDonalds cheese burger as a float

paddy_joe · 23-11-2013 11:21am

Who plumbs a pump in like that?

corkgsxr · 23-11-2013 8:37pm

Short extensions not problem

Dtp1979 · 23-11-2013 9:21pm

paddy_joe wrote: »

Who plumbs a pump in like that?

Farmers!

clocker13 · 23-11-2013 9:30pm

...New way to arrange baffles !!! Customer complained of a lot of black smoke coming out of the boiler!

jimf · 23-11-2013 9:32pm

at least there was a few baffles in it

The Glass Key · 24-11-2013 11:45am

I can't get a good picture of this so a description will have to do.

Under our bath I found a strange pipe that did nothing, might have been for a wash basin at some stage any way the end that wasn't connected terminated in a 1/2'compression fitting with a piece of wood hammered in the end to block the flow. The compression fitting was attached to about 6 inches of copper pipe which was sweated on to 1/2' alkathene, about 3 foot down from the end was what I can only guess was a "repair " consisting of another 6 inches of copper with a compression fitting in the middle and jubilee clips on the alkathene pipe, back at the mains end the alkathene was again sweated over the copper. Somewhere in that lot there is also a genuine Philmatic alkathene connection but as its under the back of the bath I can't get to it to see exactly. All that in about 7ft of pipe?

Interesting point here is that the cottage had a water supply off the mains with a pressure of up to 160psi until a pressure reducing valve was put in - we are at the bottom of hill and the mains has to go up to houses a few hundred feet above us.

The Glass Key · 24-11-2013 1:53pm

corkgsxr wrote: »

Short extensions not problem

I might start a storm here but can anyone explain what the ptfe tape is supposed to do on the thread side of the olive?

I see it on work that's been done by professional plumbers and can't understand what the advantage is, its a compression fitting and nothing should be getting as far as the threads in the first place? A turn of ptfe on the joint side of the olive maybe.

Wearb · 24-11-2013 1:57pm

The Glass Key wrote: »

I might start a storm here but can anyone explain what the ptfe tape is supposed to do on the thread side of the olive?

I see it on work that's been done by professional plumbers and can't understand what the advantage is, its a compression fitting and nothing should be getting as far as the threads in the first place? A turn of ptfe on the joint side of the olive maybe.

PTFE has some very strange properties, besides its obvious use in plumbing. I think it is also has the ability to reduce friction.

The Glass Key · 24-11-2013 2:05pm

Wearb wrote: »

PTFE has some very strange properties, besides its obvious use in plumbing. I think it is also has the ability to reduce friction.

But can that also lead to poorly made joints due to over tightening?

Wearb · 24-11-2013 2:28pm

The Glass Key wrote: »

But can that also lead to poorly made joints due to over tightening?

Anyone who would use it on those treads could be capable of doing anything.

Dtp1979 · 24-11-2013 3:58pm

The Glass Key wrote: »

I might start a storm here but can anyone explain what the ptfe tape is supposed to do on the thread side of the olive?

I see it on work that's been done by professional plumbers and can't understand what the advantage is, its a compression fitting and nothing should be getting as far as the threads in the first place? A turn of ptfe on the joint side of the olive maybe.

Anytime, and I mean anytime, I see PTFE used as you describe, I know the person who did the work had absolutely no clue about plumbing. Was probably the local postman who got his hands on a box of spanners, vice grips, and a hacksaw

K.Flyer · 29-11-2013 12:52am

So I got this call about the "Boiler" making funny noises!!

Wearb · 29-11-2013 1:24am

K.Flyer wrote: »

So I got this call about the "Boiler" making funny noises!!

I don't get it........what was wrong

:):):):)

MiniGolf · 29-11-2013 8:43am

K.Flyer wrote: »

So I got this call about the "Boiler" making funny noises!!

The pex off the cylinder was the least of their problems!!

corkgsxr · 29-11-2013 10:26am

Sometimes wouldn't ya be half afraid to try unscrew a emersion

K.Flyer · 06-12-2013 4:06am

A coupla' 45s did the trick !!!

deandean · 09-12-2013 4:30pm

Nice neat run of the supply cable to the shower, you'd hardly notice it in the corner :eek:

Wearb · 09-12-2013 4:40pm

deandean wrote: »

Nice neat run of the supply cable to the shower, you'd hardly notice it in the corner :eek:

Plumbing is every bit as bad.:eek:

MarkR · 09-12-2013 4:43pm

deandean wrote: »

Nice neat run of the supply cable to the shower, you'd hardly notice it in the corner :eek:

Looks like some smoke damage in there. Bad wiring maybe? :eek:

Billy Bunting · 09-12-2013 6:06pm

Must be some ol Minger to have a shower Loofah as black as that, great advert for LinX.

Wearb · 09-12-2013 6:34pm

Billy Bunting wrote: »

Must be some ol Minger to have a shower Loofah as black as that, great advert for LinX.

Place belongs to a chimney sweep

corkgsxr · 09-01-2014 11:10pm

Multiwick madness and joints don't seal first day? No problem denso and paint

rightjob! · 09-01-2014 11:24pm

corkgsxr wrote: »

Multiwick madness and joints don't seal first day? No problem denso and paint

haha that last one dear lord!

corkgsxr · 09-01-2014 11:52pm

rightjob! wrote: »

haha that last one dear lord!

I think its funny they started with a offset. With that many multi's its as flexible as a flexy multi

shane0007 · 10-01-2014 11:03am

There could be a lesson here for all the students who are going out into the big bad world of rental accommodation.....

Wearb · 10-01-2014 11:45am

Another one for the students.......

corkgsxr · 10-01-2014 1:05pm

shane0007 wrote: »

There could be a lesson here for all the students who are going out into the big bad world of rental accommodation.....

I spend alot of time in student houses. Some are lovely most arent. Entertaining anyway

oikster · 25-01-2014 10:16pm

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

shane0007 · 25-01-2014 10:24pm

oikster wrote: »

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

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

jimf · 25-01-2014 10:53pm

oikster wrote: »

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

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

corkgsxr · 25-01-2014 10:56pm

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

Irish Steve · 25-01-2014 11:33pm

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 · 25-01-2014 11:44pm

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 · 26-01-2014 3:47pm

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

spireland32 · 29-01-2014 9:02pm

Nice expansion pipe

corkgsxr · 29-01-2014 11:05pm

spireland32 wrote: »

Nice expansion pipe

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

And perfect for parasitic circulation

K.Flyer · 01-02-2014 8:47pm

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 · 01-02-2014 9:09pm

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 · 01-02-2014 9:13pm

Trap solutions

Dtp1979 · 01-02-2014 10:23pm

Home made powerflusher. Not mine by the way!!

jimf · 01-02-2014 10:26pm

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Home made powerflusher. Not mine by the way!!

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

Dtp1979 · 01-02-2014 10:30pm

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 · 12-02-2014 8:07pm

Stupid electrician

scudo2 · 17-02-2014 9:40pm

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 · 17-02-2014 10:24pm

Lads this is how you plumb a bath.

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paddy_joe · 17-02-2014 10:27pm

Ha. Who does that?

corkgsxr · 17-02-2014 11:23pm

paddy_joe wrote: »

Ha. Who does that?

Donno just a house I had to find a leak

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