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| awemawson:
Water level subsiding so I took off the back of the box. In the words of Wes (*) "There's Your Problem Lady!" One of the 13 mm pipes has come clean off its copper tail - now as you can see in the picture these are retained by plastic hose clamps - years back I found that steel ones got too much magnetic coupling and got too hot! Need to test that the coil is free flowing and that it wasn't a blockage that caused it to come off. (* This is a quote from 'Watch Wes Work' on YouTube - he repairs vehicles in a rural part of America and previously was a CNC machine repairer so has a very logical and resourceful approach to fault finding - well worth watching) |
| edward:
Sorry to hear about Hugo, Andrew. Its a massive kick when a good friend like that passes. My two are the only company I have while working at home all day so I can understand how you feel. Sad times :( I too am addicted to Wes. He reminds me of you in a way, cool, logical, not phased by repairing things. The only thing that horrifies me is the state of some of the 'vehicles' he works on - a product of salty roads and no state inspection I guess, but that these things share the roads with other people is really quite scary. |
| Pete W.:
Andrew, My lovely but shy assistant (LBSA) and I offer our condolances on the passing of Hugo. I fear I can't remember if he was a 'V' or a 'W' but in either case I can't spell it! There are five German Shepherd Dogs and at least one 'Heinz57' interred in our back garden. (And three cats.) One GSD and the Heinz57 passed before LBSA and I were married but we both mourned the passing in turn of the most recent four GSDs. Making that final decision is always hard, however well one can rationalise it, it's a life so always an awesome responsibility and always painful. LBSA has talked herself into walking our neighbours' two dogs twice a day, usually three days a week, sometimes five, because the dogs would otherwise be left alone all day with no stimulation and no exercise. She very much takes the dogs' side!! |
| Sea.dog:
So sorry to hear about Hugo, Andrew. I remember sitting on the sofa with him... Re the pipe problem. I'd not be happy with a straight pipe stub and pipe that softens with heat. Surely a barbed end would be preferable? |
| ddmckee54:
--- Quote from: Sea.dog on February 21, 2023, 09:54:09 AM ---Re the pipe problem. I'd not be happy with a straight pipe stub and pipe that softens with heat. Surely a barbed end would be preferable? --- End quote --- Or maybe just soldering a ring of copper wire around the existing copper stub? Something that would give the plastic hose clamps a little more traction against slippage. |
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