The 'Today's Job' thread

[Lancs Lad]

Much more versatile than a poxy roboflail. View attachment 81643View attachment 81644

Yessss! Ten time faster and you have have a cab.

 

[Jimoz]

On my second one.. mad to do it without one

Do you lay the pipes yourself or have a guy do it? Presume if you do it you also connect to manifold and pressurise beforehand?

 

[Storrsy]

Much more versatile than a poxy roboflail. View attachment 81643View attachment 81644

I bet your nerve would give out before that ends up on its side

 

[DaveDCB]

Do you lay the pipes yourself or have a guy do it? Presume if you do it you also connect to manifold and pressurise beforehand?

Yeah lay them ourselves , build manifold and join them up as we go. Just preassure up off mains, all easy enough to do.

 

[Jimoz]

Yeah lay them ourselves , build manifold and join them up as we go. Just preassure up off mains, all easy enough to do.

Wouldn't be too confident doing it myself although I suppose you just follow the plan and staple down. Do you buy the manifolds ready made with enough ports? Can you use air or just easier to pressure up off a hose connected to tap? I assume the plan allows you to get round a certain area with 1 length of pipe so no joins?

Ill be having ufh in my next place hence the curiosity

 

[Monkeybusiness]

Wouldn't be too confident doing it myself although I suppose you just follow the plan and staple down. Do you buy the manifolds ready made with enough ports? Can you use air or just easier to pressure up off a hose connected to tap? I assume the plan allows you to get round a certain area with 1 length of pipe so no joins?

Ill be having ufh in my next place hence the curiosity

I did mine at home - it’s dead easy, just keep each pipe run under 100m (I think from memory) and spec a manifold to suit.
You pressure it up with water to test for leaks (there shouldn’t be any as there are no joins other than to/from the manifold) and I was also told that the pressurised pipe expands (imperceptibly) which helps prevent the screed cracking in the future when all commissioned etc (you leave it pressurised until the screed is poured and set).
You need a pipe uncoiler if doing it yourself - it would be a nightmare without and the pipe could easily kink which would knackered it (it is aluminium lined).
I bought a staple gun off Amazon (which was crap for what it cost but did my job - I didn’t feel bad sending it back afterwards as it was so poorly made!).

 

[doobin]

I bet your nerve would give out before that ends up on its side

It starts to crab before it slides a bit.

 

[Jimoz]

You pressure it up with water to test for leaks (there shouldn’t be any as there are no joins other than to/from the manifold)

Im getting flash backs of doing some compression fit plumbing 15 yrs ago with copper olives and the tape. Seemed a dark art to me some joints were fine, some needed a crank and others if you over tightened were donald ducked. I took cold over to a new kitchenette we put up in my old gaffers unit.

 

[DaveDCB]

I did mine at home - it’s dead easy, just keep each pipe run under 100m (I think from memory) and spec a manifold to suit.
You pressure it up with water to test for leaks (there shouldn’t be any as there are no joins other than to/from the manifold) and I was also told that the pressurised pipe expands (imperceptibly) which helps prevent the screed cracking in the future when all commissioned etc (you leave it pressurised until the screed is poured and set).
You need a pipe uncoiler if doing it yourself - it would be a nightmare without and the pipe could easily kink which would knackered it (it is aluminium lined).
I bought a staple gun off Amazon (which was crap for what it cost but did my job - I didn’t feel bad sending it back afterwards as it was so poorly made!).

Yep this, I buy the pipe in 500m coils. Ufh supplier does a layout plan and sends everything you need. If it’s only a small area you can uncoil the coils by hand, but it’s back breaking work.. if it’s a full house buy one and sell it afterwards if it’s a one off!

 

[Jimoz]

Yep this, I buy the pipe in 500m coils. Ufh supplier does a layout plan and sends everything you need. If it’s only a small area you can uncoil the coils by hand, but it’s back breaking work.. if it’s a full house buy one and sell it afterwards if it’s a one off!

Which suppliers do you get to quote and layout?
I'd be interested in giving it a go but not sure on my plumbing skills for the connections. Might be worth a few hundred quid for a plumber for a day on a one off. Especially if they have the gear.

 

[DaveDCB]

Www.theufhgroup.co.uk
They supply everyone, huge setup!

 

[doobin]

One step closer to divorce…
Not only is the scaffold still up, I’ve started to decorate it.

 

[Lancs Lad]

One step closer to divorce…
Not only is the scaffold still up, I’ve started to decorate it. View attachment 81680

Pin heck feels like a year ago since I went past that! Summer anyway
What's the flag?

 

[pettsy]

Which suppliers do you get to quote and layout?
I'd be interested in giving it a go but not sure on my plumbing skills for the connections. Might be worth a few hundred quid for a plumber for a day on a one off. Especially if they have the gear.

Where abouts are you in Leicestershire?

 

[doobin]

Pin heck feels like a year ago since I went past that! Summer anyway
What's the flag?

County flag of West Sussex

You can all admire my stonework on that corner too...

 

[Jimoz]

Where abouts are you in Leicestershire?

Narborough, you gonna come help me?