Well if Tim Peake could make it all the way back from space to Earth then Jaimin thought he'd better crack on. Lots to update as it has been a busy week so far, with Sunday still to come.
First up was fitting the 40mm solvent weld waste pipe behind the stud wall for the kitchen sink and dishwasher. The left hand side has a rodding point in case the pipe going through the wall ever gets blocked.
Next was connecting the bathroom sink waste pipe to the shower outlet using a "strap boss". This required much more faff than expected including chisels, files, the Get Out of Jail Free oscillating multi tool and a hole saw. Eventually it was slipped into place and the white waste pipe connected. The end result is better than planned, because we had thought we would be running the lateral waste pipe inside the stud frame and therefore would have to build a box to hide it in the shower. We can now avoid that, so we have a bigger shower.
Next up was completing 90% (this number is perpetual) of the insulation, which means the house is virtually a space ship on the inside. Still the upstairs eaves to go, which is a pain, but then we are done. Photos to come... here is a taster.
Finally, the last bits of copper were cut to size and put in place, meaning the thermal store and plumbing is - sorry - 90% done. There remains significant solder work and then the creation of the copper heat leak radiator although this is later on.
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| The web of copper. |
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| The black box is the PHE - PLate Heat Exchanger. Green pump is activated by a flow switch and sends the hot water to the taps. The red pump circulated the radiator circuit. 2 pumps, 1 radiator... ridiculous. |
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| The only bit of 15mm copper on site is for the TPRV (Temp & Pressure Relief Valve). This tees in to the overflow at the back. |
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| The hot/cold water & the CH flow/return are circulated in Hep2O. |
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| Black eye is a pirate patch :-) |
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