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Didn’ t tee off the cold supply line
Just to show it does not happen solely in South Africa— the message is the same: use qualified plumbers.
By Contractor USA
Reddit user jdoss06 |
It is hard to figure out how something like this happens. Maybe somewhere the spec got switched from singlehandle faucet to hot and cold taps and the installer was... confused? Trying to keep two different bosses happy? Anyway, it means nothing but warm water for whoever is using the sink. |
Reddit user eircheard |
That is not how a plumbing trap works! It defies logic, it defies physics, and it defies plain common sense. For the last time, people, knowing how to cement PVC does not make you a plumber! |
Mark Eatherton, Area51HVAC. com
Corrosion ate my water heater! Nonreactive fittings like brass would probably have been the better way to go on this water heater installation. Looks like it is time to find a new water heater— as well as a trained professional plumber! I think it’ s waterproof... Cable ties do not stop leaks. The result of this misadventure was thousands of dollars in water damage.
This is why you do not vent a condensing boiler with metal pipe. The thermal efficiencies you can attain with a condensing boiler have made it extremely popular and unfortunately, that means popular with DIY-ers as well. Here you can see the installer actually
Reddit user OGRuss
Okay, this DIY PVC piping has finally gone too far! We are not sure if this is properly a plumbing nightmare or more of an auto maintenance nightmare! But given that PVC probably cannot withstand the kind of vibration to be found on the open road, not to mention that gasoline dissolves PVC and this person is using it for a section of fuel line, we think it easily falls under the‘ human folly’ clause for inclusion.
used PVC for part of the venting, but then tried to connect it to metal venting( presumably an older section they were too lazy to replace). The result: an easily preventable plumbing nightmare when the corrosive condensate breaks down the pipe.
Reddit user Rainman516 Reddit user CoolHandLuke45
So who is the bad guy here? Is it the plumber for running the pipe along the top plate, or is it the HVAC technician for cutting the pipe? Either way you slice it( heh); it’ s a problem that could have been prevented with better planning and communication.
A very bad day at the office. So what could have happened here? Misplaced cleanout? No trap in the floor drain? Any way you slice it this is a real nightmare to deal with.
Continued on page 78 >> www. plumbingafrica. co. za February 2017 Volume 22 I Number 12