Recent content by ATTQ

cricky i need to work on my attention to detail. I was curious about the press options and it was said somewhere that the o-rings aren't strictly necessary, though in which case why have them? I'm replacing soldered copper that I think was put in no more recently than 1980s and its only...

ah for some reason plastic sprang to mind. I've no more faith in the copper push fit. The amount of crumbling hard o-rings i've replaced in various things over the years. I've also just had a electric shower inlet blow out which could have been a disaster, old plastic with no sun on it just gave...

Not ever in my house despite reassurances. Just doesn't seem worth saving a few seconds for. Especially when i was told you still have to put the sleeves in which reduces the flow.

Looks like he got the screws out but doesn't know how to turn the nut. probably just about get a fraction of a turn with some grips and then the rest by hand

there was a website specializing in recon and new old boiler parts but i can't remember the name to suggest it. My old boiler has about 5 parts to it and some pipes. As it gets older the parts get cheaper as long as available somewhere. I'd expect its true that a lot of boilers are more...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145851208591 is it one of these? I had a boiler guy say he can't install something without having an invoice from a proper supplier but someone else told me thats BS. Someone else told me can install parts if i have them. Presumably refurbed parts or new old stock for...

I've come to realise "to deburr or not" is a rare occasion we DIYers should ignore the advice of the tradesmen. They nearly all say they never deburr and that its never caused a problem. Its another thing to take up time on a job but most of all it has to be a factor that they won't be on the...

now i've got more floorboards up i find most of the existing notches are wider and deeper than needed for the 15mm pipes that are there so i only need to widen them slightly to put two 22mm copper pipes in their place. Its been alright for a long time so it doesn't feel risky to widen slightly...

No one cut them up? I really can't notch more or run on the surface. Live update though, I've just realized what I'm looking at in one of the notches I've just found is a 22mm section of lead gas pipe. I'll have to have that replaced with tracpipe which is too big for a notch, so i can use one...

its the wall thickness and bore after adding compression fitting stiffening inserts thats the problem. Ends up 50% reduction in bore area compared to 22mm copper pipe. I'm right back to having 15mm copper for the whole system (works but not ideal) Before plastic what did people do? must have...

28mm plastic to get the ID? Is it flexible enough to feed into the holes in joists? compression not a worry under a floor? I was looking online and seeing the americans have more options for crimping and compression joints, seems I could get those clips and tools from amazon but when i look...

And another thread confirming why i just DIY things first time round rather than paying someone to do it wrong first. Its the ID of plastic pipe once the insert is in that I was surprised about recently. Assuming it wasn't push fit. But now its copper 15mm. In case its of use to compare, my...

Short version is it mad to cut 22mm copper into small sections to run through joists and solder back together? Need to get heating 22mm F&R and 15mm hot/cold to a bathroom. really dont want them visible, Victorian solid brick walls and not very thick plaster on inside, so thinking pass through...

wouldn't jigsaws be used for cutting jigsaw puzzles hence the name? I think of fretwork for scroll saws as its just an electric fret saw. Too many saws!

I just had to look that up as i've never even heard of this invention. Good luck! Have a bag of ice at the ready and someone to drive your to the nearest finger re-attaching hospital