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Unvented Undersink Water Heaters. For D.I.Yers.

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    Sparkingchip: 
    You should get into routines when working, one of these is that when I am soldering pipes I open the taps.

    Around twenty years ago I was replacing a kitchen in a care home and there was a hand wash basin with non-concussive self closing taps, twice without thinking I soldered the pipes and fittings and twice it leaked, then I secured the taps open by wrapping insulation tap around them to release the built up air pressure within the pipes whilst soldering.

    Sparkingchip, thank you. That is a handy tip albeit not in a plumbing forum!

    I would say that generally the taps (or radiators) would go on last, so not much of a problem.

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    Sparkingchip: 
    You should get into routines when working, one of these is that when I am soldering pipes I open the taps.

    Around twenty years ago I was replacing a kitchen in a care home and there was a hand wash basin with non-concussive self closing taps, twice without thinking I soldered the pipes and fittings and twice it leaked, then I secured the taps open by wrapping insulation tap around them to release the built up air pressure within the pipes whilst soldering.

    Sparkingchip, thank you. That is a handy tip albeit not in a plumbing forum!

    I would say that generally the taps (or radiators) would go on last, so not much of a problem.

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