or not.

I stand back, sipping a cuppa thoughtfully provided by my lovely wife,
admiring my two newly installed radiators sporting some of the most
complex pipework and soldering I have ever dared attempt, and then it
dawns on me.

I didn't put in any draincocks.....

Arghhhhhhh......

That's not to going to help the schedule slippage.

Ben

Airsource Ltd wrote:
or not.

I stand back, sipping a cuppa thoughtfully provided by my lovely wife,
admiring my two newly installed radiators sporting some of the most
complex pipework and soldering I have ever dared attempt, and then it
dawns on me.

I didn't put in any draincocks.....

Arghhhhhhh......

Can you not use these?

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/12381

Davey wrote:
Airsource Ltd wrote:
or not.

I stand back, sipping a cuppa thoughtfully provided by my lovely wife,
admiring my two newly installed radiators sporting some of the most
complex pipework and soldering I have ever dared attempt, and then it
dawns on me.

I didn't put in any draincocks.....

Arghhhhhhh......

Can you not use these?

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/12381

That looks like the answer to my similar problem. I have what will be
several dead legs in my CH that will not drain. It's a historical
evolution problem that I didn't notice taking place.

Thanks for that.

Dave

On Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:03:58 +0100, Davey wrote:

Airsource Ltd wrote:
or not.

I stand back, sipping a cuppa thoughtfully provided by my lovely wife,
admiring my two newly installed radiators sporting some of the most
complex pipework and soldering I have ever dared attempt, and then it
dawns on me.

I didn't put in any draincocks.....

Arghhhhhhh......

Can you not use these?

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/12381

I'm surprised nobody makes a two-piece drain that just clamps around a
pipe and seals "from the outside" - fit and then take the drain plug off
and drill a drain-hole through the pipe beneath.

I'd be surprised if modern materials couldn't make it work. Heck, you
could even solder it I suppose. Maybe there's just no market for it.

cheers

Jules

On 6 Oct, 21:38, Dave wrote:
Davey wrote:
Airsource Ltd wrote:
or not.

I stand back, sipping a cuppa thoughtfully provided by my lovely wife,
admiring my two newly installed radiators sporting some of the most
complex pipework and soldering I have ever dared attempt, and then it
dawns on me.

I didn't put in any draincocks.....

Arghhhhhhh......

Can you not use these?

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/13369

That looks like the answer to my similar problem. I have what will be
several dead legs in my CH that will not drain. It's a historical
evolution problem that I didn't notice taking place.

Thanks for that.

Dave

And the alternative is

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/13369

They do work and give you plenty of time to add in the required drains
- been there, done it and have the T Shirt !!

Rob

Jules wrote:
On Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:03:58 +0100, Davey wrote:

Airsource Ltd wrote:
or not.

I stand back, sipping a cuppa thoughtfully provided by my lovely
wife, admiring my two newly installed radiators sporting some of
the most complex pipework and soldering I have ever dared attempt,
and then it dawns on me.

I didn't put in any draincocks.....

Arghhhhhhh......

Can you not use these?

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/12381

I'm surprised nobody makes a two-piece drain that just clamps around a
pipe and seals "from the outside" - fit and then take the drain plug
off and drill a drain-hole through the pipe beneath.

I'd be surprised if modern materials couldn't make it work. Heck, you
could even solder it I suppose. Maybe there's just no market for it.

If push came to shove
http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;js...ng+machine+tap


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

The Medway Handyman wrote:
Jules wrote:
On Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:03:58 +0100, Davey wrote:

Airsource Ltd wrote:
or not.

I stand back, sipping a cuppa thoughtfully provided by my lovely
wife, admiring my two newly installed radiators sporting some of
the most complex pipework and soldering I have ever dared attempt,
and then it dawns on me.

I didn't put in any draincocks.....

Arghhhhhhh......
Can you not use these?

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/12381
I'm surprised nobody makes a two-piece drain that just clamps around a
pipe and seals "from the outside" - fit and then take the drain plug
off and drill a drain-hole through the pipe beneath.

I'd be surprised if modern materials couldn't make it work. Heck, you
could even solder it I suppose. Maybe there's just no market for it.

If push came to shove
http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;js...ng+machine+tap

Better yet:
http://www.heatandplumb.com/acatalog/Self_Cutting_15mm_MT_Cock_Drain_Valve.html
.... but personally I'd go with Screwfix 12381 as suggested.

David

On 7 Oct, 16:57, Lobster wrote:
The Medway Handyman wrote:
Jules wrote:
On Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:03:58 +0100, Davey wrote:

Airsource Ltd wrote:
or not.

I stand back, sipping a cuppa thoughtfully provided by my lovely
wife, admiring my two newly installed radiators sporting some of
the most complex pipework and soldering I have ever dared attempt,
and then it dawns on me.

I didn't put in any draincocks.....

Arghhhhhhh......
Can you not use these?

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/12381
I'm surprised nobody makes a two-piece drain that just clamps around a
pipe and seals "from the outside" - fit and then take the drain plug
off and drill a drain-hole through the pipe beneath.

I'd be surprised if modern materials couldn't make it work. Heck, you
could even solder it I suppose. Maybe there's just no market for it.

If push came to shove
http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;js...5A0CSTHZOCFGA?...

Better yet:
http://www.heatandplumb.com/acatalog/Self_Cutting_15mm_MT_Cock_Drain_...
... but personally I'd go with Screwfix 12381 as suggested.

David


Fixed it. I may have forgotten to add draincocks, but I did add
isolating valves for each radiator. So I closed them off, closed off
the rad valves, which left me with about a metre of pipe with water in
it, instead of the entire upstairs circuit. Cut out a section, and
remade it - with a draincock this time. Took a lot less time the
second time round as I knew what I was doing, though admittedly the
end result doesn't look *quite* as nice. However, we'll probably
redecorate in a couple of years, so I'll have to pull the whole lot
off the wall anyway....

Lobster wrote:
The Medway Handyman wrote:
Jules wrote:
On Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:03:58 +0100, Davey wrote:

Airsource Ltd wrote:
or not.

I stand back, sipping a cuppa thoughtfully provided by my lovely
wife, admiring my two newly installed radiators sporting some of
the most complex pipework and soldering I have ever dared attempt,
and then it dawns on me.

I didn't put in any draincocks.....

Arghhhhhhh......
Can you not use these?

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/12381
I'm surprised nobody makes a two-piece drain that just clamps
around a pipe and seals "from the outside" - fit and then take the
drain plug off and drill a drain-hole through the pipe beneath.

I'd be surprised if modern materials couldn't make it work. Heck,
you could even solder it I suppose. Maybe there's just no market
for it.

If push came to shove
http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;js...ng+machine+tap

Better yet:
http://www.heatandplumb.com/acatalog/Self_Cutting_15mm_MT_Cock_Drain_Valve.html
... but personally I'd go with Screwfix 12381 as suggested.

Not seen those before - cheers. Could be very useful.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

The Medway Handyman wrote:
Lobster wrote:
The Medway Handyman wrote:
Jules wrote:
On Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:03:58 +0100, Davey wrote:

Airsource Ltd wrote:
or not.

I stand back, sipping a cuppa thoughtfully provided by my lovely
wife, admiring my two newly installed radiators sporting some of
the most complex pipework and soldering I have ever dared attempt,
and then it dawns on me.

I didn't put in any draincocks.....

Arghhhhhhh......
Can you not use these?

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/12381
I'm surprised nobody makes a two-piece drain that just clamps
around a pipe and seals "from the outside" - fit and then take the
drain plug off and drill a drain-hole through the pipe beneath.

I'd be surprised if modern materials couldn't make it work. Heck,
you could even solder it I suppose. Maybe there's just no market
for it.
If push came to shove
http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;js...ng+machine+tap
Better yet:
http://www.heatandplumb.com/acatalog/Self_Cutting_15mm_MT_Cock_Drain_Valve.html
... but personally I'd go with Screwfix 12381 as suggested.

Not seen those before - cheers. Could be very useful.

That looks like the answer to my problem. I very much need to drain down
my CH to flush out the cleaner and get some inhibitor back in again.

Dave

Rob G wrote:
On 6 Oct, 21:38, Dave wrote:
Davey wrote:
Airsource Ltd wrote:
or not.
I stand back, sipping a cuppa thoughtfully provided by my lovely wife,
admiring my two newly installed radiators sporting some of the most
complex pipework and soldering I have ever dared attempt, and then it
dawns on me.
I didn't put in any draincocks.....
Arghhhhhhh......
Can you not use these?
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/13369
That looks like the answer to my similar problem. I have what will be
several dead legs in my CH that will not drain. It's a historical
evolution problem that I didn't notice taking place.

Thanks for that.

Dave

And the alternative is

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/13369

They do work and give you plenty of time to add in the required drains
- been there, done it and have the T Shirt !!

If I had to do that, I would get a pro in. His insurance would pay out,
not mine. The carpet was very expensive when we bought it.

Dave

On 7 Oct, 21:20, Dave wrote:
Rob G wrote:
On 6 Oct, 21:38, Dave wrote:
Davey wrote:
Airsource Ltd wrote:
or not.
I stand back, sipping a cuppa thoughtfully provided by my lovely wife,
admiring my two newly installed radiators sporting some of the most
complex pipework and soldering I have ever dared attempt, and then it
dawns on me.
I didn't put in any draincocks.....
Arghhhhhhh......
Can you not use these?
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/13369
That looks like the answer to my similar problem. I have what will be
several dead legs in my CH that will not drain. It's a historical
evolution problem that I didn't notice taking place.

Thanks for that.

Dave

And the alternative is

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/13369

They do work and give you plenty of time to add in the required drains
- been there, done it and have the T Shirt !!

If I had to do that, I would get a pro in. His insurance would pay out,
not mine. The carpet was very expensive when we bought it.

Dave

But tarps are cheap.

Airsource Ltd wrote:
On 7 Oct, 21:20, Dave wrote:
Rob G wrote:
On 6 Oct, 21:38, Dave wrote:
Davey wrote:
Airsource Ltd wrote:
or not.
I stand back, sipping a cuppa thoughtfully provided by my lovely wife,
admiring my two newly installed radiators sporting some of the most
complex pipework and soldering I have ever dared attempt, and then it
dawns on me.
I didn't put in any draincocks.....
Arghhhhhhh......
Can you not use these?
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/13369
That looks like the answer to my similar problem. I have what will be
several dead legs in my CH that will not drain. It's a historical
evolution problem that I didn't notice taking place.
Thanks for that.
Dave
And the alternative is
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/13369
They do work and give you plenty of time to add in the required drains
- been there, done it and have the T Shirt !!
If I had to do that, I would get a pro in. His insurance would pay out,
not mine. The carpet was very expensive when we bought it.

Dave

But tarps are cheap.

But I couldn't tank the room quick enough. The leather suite would hold
that up, as the radiator is tucked down the side of it where I want to
fit the valve. :-(

Dave