Heating Engineer set me a challenge

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• Jul 31, 2013

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The challenge was to unplug the boiler.....

 

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• Jul 31, 2013

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Guitarist said:

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The challenge was to unplug the boiler.....

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A good bit of forward thinking by our plumbing community again lol, did you pass?

 

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Geordie Spark

• Jul 31, 2013

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Piece of cake .... Hacksaw through that 22mm pipe just as it enters the elbow making a vertical cut, then drag the elbow with the pipe attached to the right and forwards away from the plug.

Remove plug from socket and leave the plumber to clear the wreckage .......

 

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Silly Sausage

• Jul 31, 2013

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Geordie Spark said:

Piece of cake .... Hacksaw through that 22mm pipe just as it enters the elbow making a vertical cut, then drag the elbow with the pipe attached to the right and forwards away from the plug.

Remove plug from socket and leave the plumber to clear the wreckage .......

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And don't forget to kill the power before unplugging, what with all that water everywhere!

 

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• Jul 31, 2013

• #5

He will claim that his pipes were there first.

 

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• Jul 31, 2013

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Geordie Spark said:

Piece of cake .... Hacksaw through that 22mm pipe just as it enters the elbow making a vertical cut, then drag the elbow with the pipe attached to the right and forwards away from the plug.

Remove plug from socket and leave the plumber to clear the wreckage .......

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Why get all technical, just smash the pipes to hell with your favourite lump hammer.

 

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• Jul 31, 2013

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Turn off the water, remove all visible copper, unplug boiler.

Weigh in copper and treat yourself to a pint or two.

 

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Geordie Spark

• Jul 31, 2013

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Archy Styrigg said:

And don't forget to kill the power before unplugging, what with all that water everywhere!

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I didn't see the need to mention that.

EVERY spark carries-out Safe Isolation as a matter of course innit???

 

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• Jul 31, 2013

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Is that a pubic hair stuck to the plug or is it cracked. If it's a pube you could probably identify the plumber with a quick DNA test

Also that soldering is atrocious

 

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• Jul 31, 2013

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Hants-Spark said:

A good bit of forward thinking by our plumbing community again lol, did you pass?

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What a nugget. ( as in the heating engineer, not you hants!!)

 

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Geordie Spark

• Jul 31, 2013

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Marvo said:

Is that a pubic hair stuck to the plug or is it cracked. If it's a pube you could probably identify the plumber with a quick DNA test

Also that soldering is atrocious

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It's one of Marvo's early practice jobs.

He's much betterer at it now.

 

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• Jul 31, 2013

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Geordie Spark said:

I didn't see the need to mention that.

EVERY spark carries-out Safe Isolation as a matter of course innit???

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One might forget in the frenzy of enjoyment in wrecking that art work of pipework!

 

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• Jul 31, 2013

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Remember when you weigh in pipe work you have to wait for cheque to clear before having those pints

 

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• Jul 31, 2013

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I don't mind telling you, i had a hell of a job chasing out that back box and making good,with those bloody pipes in the way....:43:

 

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• Jul 31, 2013

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Marvo said:

Also that soldering is atrocious

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Considering they're Yorkshire joints I'd say atrocious is an understatement!