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i stand corrected on the notching of joists from below not some thing id consider must be a pig holding the skill saw over your head getting covered in saw dust
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And the problem being what ??? (apart from Bob playing with un-vented)Tell you truth I prefer JG - but I usually give the customer the choice of copper or plastic.
Quite often they will go for the plastic pipe due to the cost of the copper pipework and extra labour . . . . .
Nought wrong with Speedfit if done according to manufacturers instructions, fitted correctly and clipped out right.
Problem it is open to abuse - I see a lot of Hep thrown around by general builders in the most horrifying way and it gives placcy pipe a bad name.
Just the other day i removed a Hep pipe that a 'Bob the Builder' had connected right to the very top of an un-vented cylinder!
However it is easy to see plastic and shout 'bodge' but it may very well not be . . . . . . .
Very soon if copper prices continue to increase we may have to do almost everything in plastic - or gold if it is cheaper!!!
The problem was that a Hep fitting was connected directly to a 30mm piece of copper on the top of the cylinder and bent into place to boot.
I called Heatra Sadia about it and they said it was a no no according to their installation requirements . . . . .
If the cylinder overheated it would split the o-ring in the Hep fitting pretty damn quickly!
I know the first 2 meter of outlet from a combi must be in copper (for no doubt the same reason!) it is a rule i would certainly stick too when dealing with the outlet on a hot water cylinder . . . .
Its common sence isn't it?!?!
Therefore lies a problem. If the joists are notched on the underside and hidden out of view from the room above, any installers lifting the floor boards above are not going to be aware that the joists have been notched on the underside if the notch can't be seen. The joists might then be notched in error on top and bottom.I's always assumed that you shouldn't notch the bottom for the same reason but a spot of googling reveals loads of information stating that it's okay as long as you don't notch top and bottom at the same end.
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