lol yes but I didnt read it, i just incremented 17 times like a doofus
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lol yes but I didnt read it, i just incremented 17 times like a doofus
As an update to my numerous DIY adventures this summer........ Central Heating now seems ok I've moved onto bathroom 
, after much wailing and gnashing of teeth getting nails out of floor it was time for the bath to come out.........no prob there except a cast iron bath is stupidly heavy.....anyways that didnt give me much hassle.............the compression fittings on the other hand lol.........the one on the right blew off like a geyser, I HAD noticed that the original pipes were 3/4 and i DID use 3/4 olives (some bodgers use 22mm but way to dodgy for an amateur like me), anyways as far as I can tell......I put the olive on not far enough and the wrong way up....AND lots of youtube vids tell you 3/4 of a turn should be enough, imho not the case when using brass olives on to an old thicker walled 3/4 pipe.........anyways no damage done, bout half a basin of water all over the place but I sprinted to the stopcock like Usain Bolt
, after much wailing and gnashing of teeth getting nails out of floor it was time for the bath to come out.........no prob there except a cast iron bath is stupidly heavy.....anyways that didnt give me much hassle.............the compression fittings on the other hand lol.........the one on the right blew off like a geyser, I HAD noticed that the original pipes were 3/4 and i DID use 3/4 olives (some bodgers use 22mm but way to dodgy for an amateur like me), anyways as far as I can tell......I put the olive on not far enough and the wrong way up....AND lots of youtube vids tell you 3/4 of a turn should be enough, imho not the case when using brass olives on to an old thicker walled 3/4 pipe.........anyways no damage done, bout half a basin of water all over the place but I sprinted to the stopcock like Usain Bolt
I think I would be happier with soldered joints too in this instance, pressure here is 8 bar btw
My plumber friend also advised to construct totally new waste exit to avoid hassle, I might get a second mortgage to pay him to move WC too as this involves coring a huge mofo hole in the wall lol, I'm a bit scared of that, though conceptually it seems straightforward.
My plumber friend also advised to construct totally new waste exit to avoid hassle, I might get a second mortgage to pay him to move WC too as this involves coring a huge mofo hole in the wall lol, I'm a bit scared of that, though conceptually it seems straightforward.