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given the amount of work I gave him in the past. I was rather dissapointed. 
Any fitter worth his salt can out plumb a plumber any day of the week.
Fire suit not necessary.
yep fitters can do it better.
yep you can do a better job.
yep they charge like a bull.
yep its ok to plumb your house.
but who do you call when the Sh!tter is full and overflowing with SH!T……………..
I have to agree with you cisco .
Only because its true & Im a fitter
Seriously doing my bathroom the original pipes were leaking & just pulled out of soldered connections which just happened to be behind the stud & going into the bedroom closet so back of closet had to come out just to repair the original plumbers job .
You can't tell me the plumber did a good job because they didn't .
I got some fittings from bunnings & my mate said you can't use them on hot water or in a cavity .
After swearing he said no worries went out to truck & got me some that are 20000 kpa & fitted them .
Lucky he works plumbing for liquid air .
But guess what he's a fitter .
Uponor Wirsbo PEX tubing is the best water supply system available, I assume it's available in Australia. Much better than the crimp ring system and rather fool proof for homeowners.
Your replacing something that's already there. All the important bits that need sign off etc that you can still do yourself like fall are in your slab/ way away from what your doing. Its easy go for it
Hi all, I'm wanting to connect another water take off to this hot water system by installing a threaded tee. I'm not sure which if the two insulated pipes at the top to connect to, top pipe is 3/4 & other is 1/2.
Please note, this unit is connected to solar hot water on the roof.
I'm 90% sure it's the top pipe with outlet marked on it but would like conformation from someone in the know.
They look both to be 15mm both off tpr and outlet.
Solar feed should be at the inlet at base.
But as a plumber of 27 years id say get a plumber. Too much can go wrong.
Don't know why they wouldn't do it. I'd have no problem doing for anyone that wanted it done. Just needs to be done to a standard that's all. Perhaps customers don't want to pay because we are required to work to the rules.
Mmmmm, the plumber that did all the work on my new home about 8 years ago worked to a standard........a very low standard & dont get me started on builders - have had about $100k of insurance work done to date.
I know all plumbers & builders are not a$$hats but I do what I can myself now, if time permits.
& dont get me started on builders - have had about $100k of insurance work done to date.
By the way, did you contact the qld govt department in charge of the plumbers license? Or are they a toothless tiger like here in WA?
I live in Canada and something is legal to do with plumbing but not a lot. And in my opinion it's better and even more safe to ask professionals to do. Sometimes I can check Plumber Etobicoke's site here aqualuxdp.ca/etobicoke/plumbing-services-etobicoke/ to find out can i do that or not. May be it can help you
I did some work on the gas lines the other day,
Just a helpful hint, turn off the gas before getting the oxy on the lines!
It didn't cost me $200+ to find and remove this from my toilet waste pipe, and I'm not sure releasing it into the sewer system would have been a good idea (as a professional plumber wanted to do with his "snake" cleaning machine) -
Of course, I was very lucky that this root bundle was close to a "jump-up" and I was able to remove it relatively easily.
What led me to this was the suction of the water from the toilet bowl after every flush.
A plumber mate in the U.S. suggested either a blocked vent-pipe, or partial blockage in the waste-pipe causing a "venturi" effect. He was correct!
The cause of this root incursion appears to be bodgy solvent-joints done by the plumber who did the original work.
From Iplex - "...the welding action of the solvent cement virtually eliminates tree root intrusion".
My philosophy is - D.I.Y. if at all possible, after getting reliable and unbiased information and advice.
This has been a most amusing post to read,
The answer is u can't do ****e,
But we all do,
And so we shall,
So we do ,
So it is written,
In the bible,
isnt it ?
That's what got me on to buliding the outdoor shower, haven't showered indoors for about 3months now.
I know my OP question deserved a FTF!! but a mate of mine who is "apparently" a plumber told me I could use either of the top two pipes to connect. After some research the second pipe down looked like the solar return pipe , so I ask "the question".
