plumber competence finale

[achrn]

Recap: I'm having an extension built with new boiler and complete re-plumb. I was slightly worried about the competence of the builder-appointed plumber. I asked for advice here and subsequently became very worried. Eventually the plumber was kicked off.

The full detail (all 20 pages of it) is in a thread at //www.diynot.com/forums/plumbing/worried-about-my-plumbers-competence.355290/

A new chap was appointed and I had some questions here about pipe sizing. That expands to four pages at
//www.diynot.com/forums/plumbing/plumber-competence-reprised.357539/

The new chap didn't like what was in the cylinder cupboard so pretty much gutted and re-did it all. That is just about finished (plumbing wise - there's still something up with the wiring, I believe). At least one person asked for pictures when it was done, so here you are:

latest install

• achrn
• 17 Mar 2013
• 1

I think the plumbing work is done. There's some wiring sorting out still to do.

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• achrn
• 17 Mar 2013
• 1

This may or may not be the epitome of good workmanship, but I'm much happier with this - all the bits that might need attention in future seem to be accessible, and everything seems to comply with the manufacturers instructions (as I understand them).

One change I had not anticipated - where the previous chap used stopcocks this plumber has used quarter-turn lever valves. Is that an improvement? Is it just personal preference?

 

[Dan Robinson]

Much better. Levers are also much preferred over stop cocks.


All he needs to do now is tidy up those cables .

 

[Agile]

I think that we will all be quite happy with that now!

Do you know if the builder recovered any of the extra costs from the first plumber?

Tony

 

[CBF]

much better from what i can see, yorkshire fittings as well !!

 

[mickyg]

definite improvement. Although there is a lever valve on the hot inlet to the cylinder which shouldn't be there, needs to be removed.

 

[swbjackson]

You mean cold inlet but I agree it should be removed as there shouldn't be any valves between the valve set and the cylinder.

 

[ianmcd]

As far as I can tell by your pics you have 3 x pressure relief valves all connecting into one 15mm pipe then entering a tundish that exits in 22mm that is not the correct way to do that Im afraid

 

[Whitespirit66]

It's shocking. Absolute botch - get it ripped out.






Seriously, chalk and cheese. Shows some pride in his work.

 

[Gasguru]

Still not right....there's a safety issue here...remove that lever valve on the pipe after the presure reducing valve.

 

[mickyg]

You mean cold inlet

yada yada, you know what i meant

 

[Dan Robinson]

ooppss - missed that valve - the forum stuck the slideshow controls right over it.

 

[achrn]

OK, thanks all. I'll talk to the plumber about the things noted.

With respect to costs - I don't know what the builder is recovering from the first plumber, but he was talking about recovering some.

 

[gremlin16]

Wouldn't accept the corrugated hot water pipe from the cylinder.

 

[mickyg]

Wouldn't accept the corrugated hot water pipe from the cylinder.

if thats what gledhill supply then its perfectly acceptable. I think its only fair to point out anything which contravenes some kind of reg not personal preference

 

[achrn]

Wouldn't accept the corrugated hot water pipe from the cylinder.

Can you clarify which pipe? I don't think there is any corrugated pipe, but I might have overlooked something. There is very slight rippling on the inside of a couple of pipe bends, but it looks much worse in the photos - it has just caught the light.