Vocal Voices

by **Workingman** » 22 Aug 2013, 12:23

The expansion vessel on my boiler was leaking from the joint to the manifold, just the odd drop now and again. Now, I know that I should not be in there, but I am technically experienced enough to put a bit of pipe tape on a joint and tighten it up again.

Says he.

So, I turned off the gas, electricity and water and began to unscrew it when I realised that I had forgotten the header tank! :shock:

Thankfully I had put a bucket under before starting........ drip, drip, drip, drip, whoosh! :oops:

I was quick enough to screw it back in, but then spent ages doing bucket to window: empty. Swap! Wash up bowl to window: empty. Repeat as necessary. :lol:

It's now back together and watertight, but it was close! :roll:

by **tonicha** » 22 Aug 2013, 12:25

whoops indeed :oops:

by **Workingman** » 22 Aug 2013, 12:31

Thankfully it's a taper thread so I was able to catch it before disaster struck.

by **Ally** » 22 Aug 2013, 12:51

As soon as I seen the word manifold WM I was lost. :lol:

by **Workingman** » 22 Aug 2013, 13:16

It's a block of metal with a number of inlets and outlets and internal drillings and valves connecting them. It saves on pipework, esp in small places.

Got it? :lol:

by **Ally** » 22 Aug 2013, 13:23

Workingman wrote:It's a block of metal with a number of inlets and outlets and internal drillings and valves connecting them. It saves on pipework, esp in small places.

Got it?

Are those next to the flange bracket? :lol:

by **Workingman** » 22 Aug 2013, 14:21

allyluvselvis wrote:Are those next to the flange bracket?

No, no, no. You're thinking of washing machines where the flange bracket holds the balance grommet for the drum counter-weight. :-P

by **Ally** » 22 Aug 2013, 14:58

Workingman wrote:
allyluvselvis wrote:Are those next to the flange bracket?

No, no, no. You're thinking of washing machines where the flange bracket holds the balance grommet for the drum counter-weight.

Oh yes..silly me. :roll: