Flybhoy Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 17 hours ago, Peter Grant said: When condensing combi boilers came along, many plumbers must have had no idea why they had to run a bit of plastic pipe out the boiler. Seen so much damage from these pipes simply stopping over folks’s ceilings, under kitchen units etc and eventually flooding the place. A poster on here (Hiya @Addie) asked me to service his boiler a few years ago for his upcoming house sale, was quite aghast to see someone had just shoved a bit of pipe onto the condensate connection under the boiler and popped it into the cavity wall, connected to nothing? just an open end If the condensate trap runs dry that essentially becomes a flue and the flue gases seep through the open end, difficult to describe how fucking dangerous that is to leave a condensate pipe with an open end inside a property, needles to say I had to rectify and connect it to the sink waste pipe if memory serves me correctly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 1 minute ago, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: Not a fucking chance. Meant to type re routing, damn auto correct 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, Flybhoy said: Meant to type re routing, damn auto correct I'm surprised that in the years condensing boilers (domestic & commercial) that the industry hasn't come up with a pre-insulated condensate waste system. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Just now, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: I'm surprised that in the years condensing boilers (domestic & commercial) that the industry hasn't come up with a pre-insulated condensate waste system. Some Worcester boilers, the larger floor standing ones have a built in condensate pump in them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 1 minute ago, Flybhoy said: Some Worcester boilers, the larger floor standing ones have a built in condensate pump in them. What I was alluding to was the external pipework, the ones that the guy takes a hole saw to the nearest rainwater pipe and lo and behold it freezes in winter, ergo no heat/dhw in the house. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 95% of condensate pipework will terminate internally, even in awkward scenarios the aforementioned condensate pumps come in handy. On the odd occasion it goes outside if you run it in 1.5 or 1.25 inch plastic it doesn't usually freeze believe it or not, only if run in the standard 22mm condensate pipe will that happen, even at that a bit of thick climaflex insulation does the trick. More common fault rather than freezing external condensates is when they are connected into a sink waste and you fucking nuggets pouring chip fat, grease, rice etc down the sink drain and blocking it up, an issue I literally had at a student flat in Stirling a few days ago, tenant got billed for it and wasn't happy, don't be a fucking idiot then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 £3,000?!? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 A neighbour two doors up has started a pet boarding business , and is taking down his shed to build kennels, but is seemingly not applying for planning permission 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 2 hours ago, philpy said: A neighbour two doors up has started a pet boarding business , and is taking down his shed to build kennels, but is seemingly not applying for planning permission If it’s a business enterprise it’ll need PP. Get them philpy’d. Oh…… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 1 minute ago, alta-pete said: If it’s a business enterprise it’ll need PP. Get them philpy’d. Oh…… ^^^This, anonymously. Could be a nightmare if they yap all night, and you don't want him setting them on you if he finds out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 1 hour ago, welshbairn said: ^^^This, anonymously. Could be a nightmare if they yap all night, and you don't want him setting them on you if he finds out. There's a good few of the other neighbours objecting to it, ourselves included. Thing is, he's a police employee , albeit a call handler, but you'd still think he would go by things the right way.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 28 minutes ago, philpy said: There's a good few of the other neighbours objecting to it, ourselves included. Thing is, he's a police employee , albeit a call handler, but you'd still think he would go by things the right way.... Just don't go sliding off the motorway into a field when he's on duty... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 29 minutes ago, philpy said: There's a good few of the other neighbours objecting to it, ourselves included. Thing is, he's a police employee , albeit a call handler, but you'd still think he would go by things the right way.... @pccabe 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 31 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Just don't go sliding off the motorway into a field when he's on duty... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty It Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 There's a good few of the other neighbours objecting to it, ourselves included. Thing is, he's a police employeeEven more reason to Lee Wallace him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 A lot of new developments have it in the title deeds that you can't use the property as business premises although I don't understand how that works for someone using their house as a home office. I assume it's intended to stop people using their property as something like a builder's yard or, in this case, kennels which are out of place in a residential setting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greendot Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 10 minutes ago, Archie McSquackle said: A lot of new developments have it in the title deeds that you can't use the property as business premises although I don't understand how that works for someone using their house as a home office. I assume it's intended to stop people using their property as something like a builder's yard or, in this case, kennels which are out of place in a residential setting. I think its more from a noise pollution side of things than working from home (think office job rather than opening up a car garage for example) That's why in town and county planning they have industrial in one area, commercial another and houses in a different area. Light commercial and houses can overlap (historic high streets with flats above) but they tend to keep things away from the noisey places of work! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addie Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 On 23/10/2021 at 00:10, Flybhoy said: A poster on here (Hiya @Addie) asked me to service his boiler a few years ago for his upcoming house sale, was quite aghast to see someone had just shoved a bit of pipe onto the condensate connection under the boiler and popped it into the cavity wall, connected to nothing? just an open end If the condensate trap runs dry that essentially becomes a flue and the flue gases seep through the open end, difficult to describe how fucking dangerous that is to leave a condensate pipe with an open end inside a property, needles to say I had to rectify and connect it to the sink waste pipe if memory serves me correctly. Shut is magee. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 I'm needing a complete overhaul of the decor. Flooring, doors, frames and skirting as well painting and papering. Would one of the bigger decorating companies do the whole lot or do I need to employ separate joiners, Flooring contractors and decorators? Any recommendations in the Tay Cities Region? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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