22 WALL OF SHAME
PLUMBING
Wall Of ShamE
Some say innovation, some say clever thinking, and sometimes we just don’t know
any better, but it is still non-compliant and carries risk for the installer, the client, and
possibly anyone else in the direct area. Most of us will be baffled by the images on this
page, but why do we still see installations like these?
Masiko Hlabangane, registered plumber
Juan Els, Flow Tech Plumbing WhatsApp
“This is what I found at a client house: the
whole installation is not done the right way.
The vacuum breaker is installed on the
pressure valve. They should have installed the
pressure valve from the main supply as the
vacuum breaker is not meant to be installed
on the pressure valve, but on the T that goes
into the geyser.
Found this high pressure geyser, wall hung, with only two feet from a copper geyser's feet,
no support holding the bottom.
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