Those lovely plumbers

[sparkinlee]

I've done first fix on a house rewire, and am followed by the plumbers putting in a completely new central heating system. I go upstairs to find, under the landing floor:



A whole bundle of cables sandwiched between heating flow and return pipes!

I've put foam insulation on the pipes to try to protect the cables from the direct heat, but do I need to insist the plumber adjusts the pipes? I don't fancy pulling the cables out to re-route - one of them I'm sure is the upstairs lighting feed continuous from CU downstairs to loft!

 

[GLENNSPARK]

I'm dreaming of putting in a multifuel burner in my back room, but looking at some of the prices for a reasonable one it's going to have to wait. Got a backyard full of nice dry wood to burn as well.

Right ..what you do is get a large calor gas bottle (empty of course) and unscrew the valve of it to let any residual gas out. Cut a square out of it about a third of the way up for a door and cut a round hole in the top for the smoke to get out. Do you have welding plant at home archy? I used to work in heavy industrys as a welder so i have a stick welder at home and may be able to get a large calor gas bottle. I could make it up for you if you want but you`d have to collect it (dewsbury) . its just over the pennines not far.......

 

[baileysufc]

ive got one of them i made from a gas bottle works like a dream tbh but had to put a tray in bottom to collect ash to make it easier to clean deffonatly work the 2 hour making it.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

There easy to make and they really do get hot without using much fuel you can put a damper on em n all which helps to control the burn rate............

 

[baileysufc]

There easy to make and they really do get hot without using much fuel you can put a damper on em n all which helps to control the burn rate............

just thinking i have made burners from 4 steel wheels as well not quiet as afective as the gas bottle but works

 

[GLENNSPARK]

just thinking i have made burners from 4 steel wheels as well not quiet as afective as the gas bottle but works

Chap down the road from me does em like this...couple of centres off truck wheels welded together to make a barrel ....works well he uses em to heat up outbuildings.....

 

[Dcf]

i really like the way they run pipes across every hatch in a floor so that nobody bar elastic man has a chance in hell of getting down

 

[mb706154]

Tell him he's a "very naughty boy and would be advised to sort it out", or words to that effect.

To quote from kevin b100dy wilson,

"how hard is it to be a plumber - poo floats downstream, pay day's thursday "