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Nine jobs, with the receipts

Every job below links back to the post it came from. If a claim on this site is not backed by something you can go and look at, it is not on here.

Jobs
9
Suburbs tagged
6
No suburb tag
2
Source
Original Instagram posts
  1. Pressure test gauge on a blue test line reading just under 500 kilopascals
    Melbourne area
    Melbourne area

    Pressure limiting valve

    Mains brought down from 700 kPa to a safe 500 kPa to stop long-term wear on pipes, taps and appliances. Exact suburb was not tagged on the source post.

  2. Copper pipework with a brass tempering valve and red and blue isolation valves on a brick wall
    Melbourne area
    Melbourne area

    Bathroom and laundry

    Renovation rough-in with a sewer extension and a hot and cold outdoor mixing tap installed. Exact suburb was not tagged on the source post.

Close read

What to look for on a finished job

Four things worth checking on any hot water and tempering setup, whoever installed it. If all four are right, whoever did the work was paying attention.

Copper pipework with a brass tempering valve above red and blue isolation valves, mounted on a brick wall beside a hot water unit
ATempering valve on the outlet
BClipped so fittings carry no load
CIsolation valves within reach
DLagged where it enters the unit
  • ATempering valve on the outlet
  • BClipped so fittings carry no load
  • CIsolation valves within reach
  • DLagged where it enters the unit

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