Hints, tips & secrets of plumbing - No Banter please!

[Whyme]

im a bit of a cheapskate so i use some old shower curtains ive gained.

 

[Ermintrude]

I use quality sheets which are washed every two weeks by laundrette

 

[CXR100]

if you live in a rural area like I do then its a 20 mile round journey to a laundrette . probably not worth I for me in lost time and fuel!!

 

[Ermintrude]

Buy a second hand washing machine then. Only use laundrette as easier than washing and drying 30 odd sheets

 

[Killy Bing]

Installing a top fed towel rad but want bottom entry performance?

On the flow pipe use a union styled radiator tail.
solder into this a length of 15 mm pipe to reach near to the bottom of the rad.

Thread in and hey presto.

 

[Mike Jackson]

Following on from the dust in pipes thread. Want an easy way of preventing debris getting into new pipework. Slap a speedfit stop end on. Only problem is what happens if you stick one on a pipe intended for gas and forget about it? Easy drill a small hole in the end and paint it yellow. Can't be mistaken for a normal one and if you forget to remove it before gassing up it will show as a fail on the tightness test.

I've also got a test point threaded into the end of a speedfit connector to allow me to test gas pipes before they are connected to the meter. Also useful when you are trying to track down a leak as you can isolate sections of pipe and test them separately.

 

[mutley racers]

I find those jg caps to be a nightmare to get off. Especially in tight spaces. I have lost many a battle with them.

 

[WaterTight]

Have you ever tried to get one off a pipe frozen with a freezing machine where the stop end is 2mm above the ice plug? Hacksawing that off was proper brown trouser time.

Edit: sorry that was banter.

Tip: Don't live catch a pipe with a stop end that you later intend to freeze and join onto unless there is room to cut.

 

[Ermintrude]

When stuck at security gates and you can't wait to get on to the job or no one answering. Clamber over wall with welding transformer , put it on the loop nearest gate and hey presto.

 

[spanner]

I just stick a push fit on the end of..