so ive just done the plumbing side of a shower...

[elsparko]

is it possible for a mixer tap to be plumbed incorrectly? i turned it to "cold" and it "emptied the system" after closing what i assumed to be the stop cock into the property

popped the shower valve off and i get hit with mains pressure water now i REALLY have to find the stop cock lol

luckily i managed to contain the jet inside the shower screen and tray, but even that began overflowing, did eventually find the stopcock buried at the back of a cupboard under about a decade worth of hoarding

glad the tenant wasnt home, managed to get the floor dried up and you would never know how close to disaster they came, all they will see is their new working shower and think "ooooh what a professional job"

 

[Wilko]

Ha ha - glad it wasn't a disaster .
Tip is to check kitchen cold tap, as its normally on mains pressure.

 

[Deleted member 109422]

Just light another spliff mate.

 

[elsparko]

Just light another spliff mate.

i did once i got home to change my soaking wet clothes

 

[elsparko]

Ha ha - glad it wasn't a disaster .
Tip is to check kitchen cold tap, as its normally on mains pressure.

yea will know in future LOL, learning the hard way can be the fastest route

 

[littlespark]

Maybe you should have got a professional plumber in

 

[Leesparkykent]

The shower may of been fed from the cold water storage tank in the loft (if it has one) and that was full of water but didn't refill once the stopcock was turned off.

 

[Midwest]

Think you should of posted this on the plumbers forum, and provided us with a link. We'd had more fun then.

 

[Squid]

Maybe you should have got a professional electrician in

Fixed.......

 

[littlespark]

Fixed.......

No. I definitely meant a plumber.
I have no problems with elsparko's electrical experience, whatever his profile picture may suggest. Its his H2O management I was referring to.

I've done few shower swaps and not had much issues. Mostly come off the cold feed at the bath. That's a good one to check.
Good ones come with a ball valve on the pipe. Nice and easy.
One was top floor on a block of flats. Stop cock under kitchen sink turned off everything except the shower. Had a crawl through the attic and found the main service water main. There was an isolating valve for each flat there, and a T off the main for the shower just after the isolator.

 

[Squid]

To call yourself a plumber you either need a "crack" and know how to unblock an airlock in a gravity fed system, I have one of those.......

 

[elsparko]

well i certainly learned my lesson today , i volunteered myself for the job after watching the plumber do it thought id save the boss a bit of scratch lol

everydays a schoolday

 

[elsparko]

Maybe you should have got a professional plumber in

yeah probably should have but i said id give it a go LOL

 

[Squid]

well i certainly learned my lesson today , i volunteered myself for the job after watching the plumber do it thought id save the boss a bit of scratch lol

everydays a schoolday

You have a boss, sheeeesh you've gone down in my estimation..... ;o)))

 

[elsparko]

You have a boss, sheeeesh you've gone down in my estimation..... ;o)))

but im looking at this for a present to myself for best guy in the world

Land Rover Range Rover Sport 4.2 V8 Supercharged 2012 AUTOBIOGRAPHY CONVERSION | eBay - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover-Range-Rover-Sport-4-2-V8-Supercharged-2012-AUTOBIOGRAPHY-CONVERSION/153058702337?hash=item23a3027401:g:kfsAAOSwhvFZAimL

 

[Squid]

but im looking at this for a present to myself for best guy in the world

Land Rover Range Rover Sport 4.2 V8 Supercharged 2012 AUTOBIOGRAPHY CONVERSION | eBay - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover-Range-Rover-Sport-4-2-V8-Supercharged-2012-AUTOBIOGRAPHY-CONVERSION/153058702337?hash=item23a3027401:g:kfsAAOSwhvFZAimL

Lol a 6 year old Range Rover at £8k is £8k for a reason as they are money pits when they go wrong they go wrong big time, the turbo version is worse as its a body off job to replace the turbo.

 

[buzzlightyear]

I was think of you ,lol.

 

[littlespark]

Only way to stop the water is to put a plug in...… You decide which plug

 

[Squid]

Only way to stop the water is to put a plug in...… You decide which plug

Butt Plug for El Sparko I'd assume............

 

[buzzlightyear]

looking for the stopcock or looking for the c**k its self .