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Re: seized/broken isolation valves
worse one I had was when just turning a valve off, the red lever thing popped out along the the stem its atatched to, leaving my finger to plug the hole it left… So there I am, head in cupboard shouting like crazy for the customer (how come they are never around when you want them to be?) to come and help. Hot water too so stop cock didnt stop the flow, she had to call her son home from work to go up in the loft to turn the valve from the tank off….great afternoon that! and yes I got blamed for the whole sorry affair yet I was only playing safe as the hoses looked a bit short and i suspected they may have broken had i attempted to pull the machine out.
Thank god for cold fill only, at least there is one less of these pesky things to worry about.Re: seized/broken isolation valves
Plastic plumbing…….I hate plastic plumbing. Lazy plumbers quick push fit cr@p. The stuff that moves around like rope liquorice if you just look at it….:evil:
2 flights up in a brand new block of posh flats in Bournemouth. Dishwasher has a simple drain hose blockage. I empty the cupboards and turn off the tap. Start to unscrew the hose and “POP” the whole tap comes off the end of the pipe!!! 😯 😯 . No way to crimp the pipe; no stop cock in sight; customer far to high brow to consider lowering himself to look for the stop cock as it is obviously my fault…… 👿 Thumb over the end of the pipe is acting like a sprinkler now and so the only thing to do was to hope to refit the tap on the end of the pipe and pray it held. Took my thumb off and jammed the tap back on the end of the pipe. Fortunately it went on with a few twists. The plumber had fitted the tap and not fitted the clamp collar to hold the locking teeth in place so it was an accident waiting to happen. I found the collar slid down the pipe. :angry4: All OK now. I looked around me expecting disaster, but being in the way of the spraying mains pressure, I took the soaking and contained the leak. Only a hand towel full of water to clean up.
I made an excuse to go to the van where I sat for ten minutes as the panic had caused my chest to tighten to such an extent I actually thought I was having a heart attack!! Never experienced anything like that before!!
Needless to say, the pompous little tw@t is no longer a customer…. 😈Steve.
Re: seized/broken isolation valves
yes the inner part of the valve broke off when i tried to turn it with the pliers so well stuffed at this point. customer had no idea where stop cock was and bending the pipe had little effect as it was a crush proof type! managed to connect a seperate valve to it to stem it but soaked through. husband implying it was my fault just finnished me off bloody twat!
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Lady said I’ll be out,the decorator is there but he’s deaf,anyway got in.
Cold water fitting was those plastic clamped ones that bore the hole,I swear I didnt apply much pressure but it broke,full cold shower,trying to hold the leak at the same time as shouting the deaf decorator,several minutes passed and he just popped in to see how I was getting on.
The stop cock was behind some oak panels in the hall,luckily he knew where it was,was about 20 years ago but I’m still in shockRe: seized/broken isolation valves
I always carry a brake pike clamp, made by Draper. It cost about a fiver.
I Clamp it to the hose every time I have to disconnect a hose, not a drop will get passed that little bugger. Too many soakings to get caught out again.Re: seized/broken isolation valves
Gazman1000 wrote:I always carry a brake pike clamp, made by Draper. It cost about a fiver.
I Clamp it to the hose every time I have to disconnect a hose, not a drop will get passed that little bugger. Too many soakings to get caught out again.just had a look on ebay seem very cheap are they good then/ easy to use? take it doesnt damage the feed pipe then? cheers rob
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They work a treat, just fit them mid pipe not to close to the plastic ends, even if the valve seems to work fit them anyway till the job is done.
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Old style white Plastic taps, looks like a sink tap, had one in a tight corner boxed in, when I reached in to turn off it snapped off yes it had to be the hot one :rolls:
l had to stick finger in hole to stem the flow luckily had a colleague who was around to switch of the hot water tank supply still took some time was getting rather hot.
I now keep the poxy putty in tool box you mix together which is water proof slapp it in the hole. 😉
Steven
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