Grey Hep2O Fittings Unscrewing!

[ajspipers]

. . . just another thought: Could you use a smartphone borescope and just drill a few holes rather than taking the house to bits. Other thing might be pressure testing?

I have a couple of these but I fear it would take many holes to find and then get a good view of all the fittings let alone making good all the holes invisibly afterwards.
Many of the hot water pipes have their insulation pipes overlapping the fittings and would thus severely restrict viewing angles.
Furthermore, there is a lot going on within the underfloor space: not only the central heating pipes but also the pipes for the hot water system (including secondary circulation ones), and the cold water systems for both hard and soft water. Then there all the cables for the power, lighting, alarm and structured cabling. It's very busy in there and not conducive to waggling a borescope probe!

 

[WC1]

Its only a 5mm hole needed.

 

[Ric2013]

Its only a 5mm hole needed.

Is this a product you have used and recommend, with adequate picture quality?

 

[WC1]

Is this a product you have used and recommend, with adequate picture quality?

I've got this one. The badly applied screen protector was me.
I bought this and a several hundred pounds bosch and sent the Bosch back.

 

[Roy_66]

I have a couple of these but I fear it would take many holes to find and then get a good view of all the fittings let alone making good all the holes invisibly afterwards.
Many of the hot water pipes have their insulation pipes overlapping the fittings and would thus severely restrict viewing angles.
Furthermore, there is a lot going on within the underfloor space: not only the central heating pipes but also the pipes for the hot water system (including secondary circulation ones), and the cold water systems for both hard and soft water. Then there all the cables for the power, lighting, alarm and structured cabling. It's very busy in there and not conducive to waggling a borescope probe!

If you already have a couple of scopes then surely worth having a go in say three places to then make a decision on how to proceed. Silly question though: Do you have photo to help you before it was all boarded up? (To know where to aim). I would use a cable tracker to avoid the electric cables.

Also keep in mind with the above at what point to discuss with the insurance.

If the above doesn't work, then think I'd pick a couple of places (choose key areas) to take the boards up (or ceilings down) to inspect.

Best of luck.

Roy

 

[Roy_66]

I've got this one. The badly applied screen protector was me.
I bought this and a several hundred pounds bosch and sent the Bosch back.

Assume smartphone versions would be the way to go for a home owner as more cost effective? (Assuming you don't sit on your phone etc.)

Cheers,

Roy

 

[WC1]

Assume smartphone versions would be the way to go for a home owner as more cost effective? (Assuming you don't sit on your phone etc.)

Cheers,

Roy

No, they are rubbish and generally a right faff to connect to phone.