LA3222 Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 (edited) Oh how I laughed at @pocster and his shotgun plasterboarding. Well, I will confess my sins - you ain't seen nothing until you have seen my pipe bending skills. I am open minded about taking on apprentices so if there are any budding padawans out there holla at me and I may share my secrets? (Caveat pre-emptor - thos is temporary just to jack up the UFH, it will be replaced?) Edited June 20, 2021 by LA3222 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Bony knee job was it? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 You certainly don't have a Hilmor then do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA3222 Posted June 20, 2021 Author Share Posted June 20, 2021 12 minutes ago, Onoff said: Bony knee job was it? ? May aswell have been? I've got a pipe bender but didn't put much effort into learning how to get the bend to happen at the right place on the pipe - led to that mess. Actually watched a YouTube video last night - need to put my new found knowledge to use and see what happens, can't be any worse?♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA3222 Posted June 20, 2021 Author Share Posted June 20, 2021 1 minute ago, ProDave said: You certainly don't have a Hilmor then do you? I got one of those irwin pipe benders - I still managed to butcher it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Get a flexible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 did you forget the fit the guide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA3222 Posted June 20, 2021 Author Share Posted June 20, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, dpmiller said: did you forget the fit the guide? ? guide was in. My problem was I knew where I wanted the bend to happen but didn't give too much thought as to how to work out it occurred where I wanted it. Lots of bending, straightening, bending and frustration then hey presto, I'm left with that abomination to the plumbing trade? Edited June 20, 2021 by LA3222 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperJohnG Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 That's a peach. Albeit the second one ain't bad. Few more test bends and it'll be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, SuperJohnG said: Few more test bends and it'll be fine. Few more leaks and you can charge plumber's rates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFDIY Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 I've never put much science into bending pipe, I wanted to bend some 28mm rather than have 8 solder joints per pipe, so I bought a hilmor and managed this, And a few more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA3222 Posted June 20, 2021 Author Share Posted June 20, 2021 13 minutes ago, JFDIY said: I've never put much science into bending pipe, I wanted to bend some 28mm rather than have 8 solder joints per pipe, so I bought a hilmor and managed this, And a few more Yup, confirms the niggling suspicion I had that maybe my bends were not quite up to standard? I see lots of lines on yours - markers to indicate where to bend etc? Yep, I definitely didn't do that. Decided to channel my inner Pocster and free wheel it, the good old Mk 1. eyeball was my weapon of choice when it came to measuring - the results are.exactly what you'd expect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFDIY Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 14 minutes ago, LA3222 said: I see lots of lines on yours - markers to indicate where to bend etc? Yes, kind of, typically the start point of the former, so I could put it back in and bend a bit more if needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFDIY Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Why so many Munsen ring clamps? Be warned I used some of those on my UFH supply pipes (now in the insulation and under the screed) and forgot to put teflon tape around the copper pipe, really wish I'd not even used them and used plastic stauff clamps or similar because they creak every heat cycle. Back up plan is to cut them dead and run new pipes down the back of the stairs If I can't live with it.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA3222 Posted June 20, 2021 Author Share Posted June 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, JFDIY said: Why so many Munsen ring clamps? Be warned I used some of those on my UFH supply pipes (now in the insulation and under the screed) and forgot to put teflon tape around the copper pipe, really wish I'd not even used them and used plastic stauff clamps or similar because they creak every heat cycle. Back up plan is to cut them dead and run new pipes down the back of the stairs If I can't live with it.? I may have gone OTT with munsen rings! The pipework you see is on the wall in the plantroom, I have run all my plumbing throughout the house in hep and clipped with plastic clips. The only copper in in the plant room. The manifolds are all in and OK. The butchered pipework you see was the temp stuff for the willis to get the UFH temporarily jacked up and to pressurise the entire system - be a while before I plan to get around to connecting the ASHP. Those dodgy bits will all come off once the ASHP is in and I add the softener in too. Was a case of haste and impatience - works, looks honking though!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 @LA3222 you (expletive deleted)ing bodge amateur! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 13 minutes ago, pocster said: @LA3222 you (expletive deleted)ing bodge amateur! We all thought Kenny Everett had died, he just entered you. https://images.app.goo.gl/Xv1yx13KLyERF8s4A 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 4 hours ago, SteamyTea said: he just entered you. Admin !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 14 minutes ago, pocster said: Admin !!!!! Too late, already been told off and had a post deleted. So much for bringing light relief to these troubled time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 (edited) 15 minutes ago, SteamyTea said: Too late, already been told off and had a post deleted. So much for bringing light relief to these troubled time. Funnily enough I was in Barnstaple on the weekend . That’s near you for sure as Cornwall / Devon are the same thing . I imagined you eating your pasty followed by a cream tea ( not a euphemism ) . Then I thought what a dump it all was . Watching incompetents try and body board or a small child wee in the sand . I then returned home and forgot all about it . Troubled times indeed . Edited June 21, 2021 by pocster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, pocster said: I thought what a dump it all was . That is because you were in Devon you (expletive deleted)ing halfwit. This is Cornwall, we have palm trees and pampas grass. Edited June 21, 2021 by SteamyTea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 1 minute ago, SteamyTea said: That is because you were in Devon you (expletive deleted)ing halfwit. One turd looks very much like another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, pocster said: One turd looks very much like another Yes, but we don't polish ours. I guess Cornwall is too far for the Zoe to get to. Still the mountain men on Exmoor will keep you warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, SteamyTea said: Yes, but we don't polish ours. I guess Cornwall is too far for the Zoe to get to. Still the mountain men on Exmoor will keep you warm. Zoe goes where ever I want and she does whatever I ask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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