Hot water service day

So, today has gone nearly completely to plan.

The hot water service drained whilst the morning shop was on the go, and was in place in enar record time. Miss A went mad on the tiles and walls while I prepped up the pipe lengths under the house. The power cable pulled down very easily. The hookup went reasonably well apart from a couple of unfortunate kinks, which were got around.

Surprises included:

- Finding that the cupboard bottom was on top of the floor instead of over a cavity. SO I had to bring in the saw and cut soem boards out.

- Killing one of the 5/8" connections so that I ended up having to disconnect the basin.

- Finding that the hardware shop 15mm fittings are actually referring to the OD of 1/2" pipe. Not good, as 15mm is 5/8", very frustrating.

- Having the water hammer from the new service location blow out a tap at the kitchen sink, requiring the refitting of the tap.

- Not being able to find the burner for my MAPP gas to do a solder joint.

The result looks like this:

Where the bath was

Where the hot water service was.

Under the old hot water service location. The leak is where I managed to deform the shape of the pipe while soldering. Must go back and refit it this week.

In the roof, where I removed the ridiculous piping where thewater had been plumbed to the low pressure hot water service, then around the beam and down the wall, to the old mains pressure service, then disconnected and moved to the new.

Now I'm in a decent position to plumb up the new points for the basin, and the toilet, and the pea trap for the basin. Pull out the remaining nails in the walls, replace the ceiling and a heap of wiring... and on and on and on....

And today's cuteness! A new pot of ducklings! 9 today, moved them into the pen above the kitchen. Much quacking and peeping!