Hi all
I've had a little work done by someone who was fairly new to the work he was doing.
I had the TRV Valves changed by him and the old olives were difficult to remove. He had to saw a little bit of the pipe off as he didn't have an olive remover or anything.
When fitting the new valve, I noticed he pulled the pipe that runs out of the floorboard, with great force, in order for the the pipe to reach the new olive / TRV, etc. I was concerned, but he reassured me it was OK.
Now, I am concerned that he has pulled the pipe so tight, that one day, the pipes that attach to the main pipes running parallel to the floorboards will just break! Obviously the pipes change in temperature as the system heats up and cools.
When I walk on the floorboards, I can hear the pipe moving. It sounds like the pipe has been pulled up so tightly that it is resting right against the underside of the floorboard! So as I walk on the floor, again I am concerned that I will break it as I force the pipes to move.
Should I be concerned? Would the proper way to do this, be fitting an extension so there is no tension, and that the play in the pipe (in and out of the ground), still be present?
Thank you
Matthew.
I've had a little work done by someone who was fairly new to the work he was doing.
I had the TRV Valves changed by him and the old olives were difficult to remove. He had to saw a little bit of the pipe off as he didn't have an olive remover or anything.
When fitting the new valve, I noticed he pulled the pipe that runs out of the floorboard, with great force, in order for the the pipe to reach the new olive / TRV, etc. I was concerned, but he reassured me it was OK.
Now, I am concerned that he has pulled the pipe so tight, that one day, the pipes that attach to the main pipes running parallel to the floorboards will just break! Obviously the pipes change in temperature as the system heats up and cools.
When I walk on the floorboards, I can hear the pipe moving. It sounds like the pipe has been pulled up so tightly that it is resting right against the underside of the floorboard! So as I walk on the floor, again I am concerned that I will break it as I force the pipes to move.
Should I be concerned? Would the proper way to do this, be fitting an extension so there is no tension, and that the play in the pipe (in and out of the ground), still be present?
Thank you
Matthew.