Involuntary shower (and why extra outlets on a manifold are useful)

[BotusBuild]

Went to turn on the H & C outlets for the ensuite shower this morning, and I and the plant room got an unasked for shower from the hot outlet (had to be the potentially dangerous one didn't it!).

 

The culprit was found to be a missing O ring (look carefully), compared to a known good one.

   

 

But, planning ahead years ago allowed me to divert the pipe to the known good outlet, making a complete mess of my layout !!!

 

Now wondering if I can get a replacement O ring for my OCD 😀

Edited 10 hours ago by BotusBuild

[ProDave]

I will go against the forum trend, and say that's why I avoid push fit of any sort.

[Nickfromwales]

1 hour ago, ProDave said:

I will go against the forum trend, and say that's why I avoid push fit of any sort.

This is why JG Speedfit is banished for my jobs, unless it’s for wet testing.

Hep2o manifolds have never let me down. 

[Super_Paulie]

My whole place is JG, (with collets), no problems so far but I guess it's early days. If I could go back I'd use Hep but it's too far down the line now.

[Gone West]

My last self build was all JG with collets, and I had no problems at all with manifolds or anything else. It's all to do with correct installation and then it doesn't matter which system you use. I favour JG for DIY as it's much easier to dismantle joints, especially in tight corners. I used the first Hep system in the early nineties and it was awful, but they've all improved over the last thirty odd years.