Vlog 26, Narrowboat Fit Out - PLUMBING IN THE WATER TANK
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- This weeks episode Ady Plumbs in our fresh water tank. He explains what each fitting does and shows how it can be done by a complete novice. We have kept it as one video so its much longer than our usual vlogs so get yourself a drink before watching this one
Every part fitted is a step closer to the finish. I can see this is going to be a well fitted out boat.
Thanks Gary, yeah we keep chipping away at it bit by bit and still enjoying it
Thanks very much for this great video, it has help me to understand what I will need to do when we get our sail away narrowboat hopefully next year.
Glad it was helpful! Thankyou for watching 👍
Excellent step by step video, really helpful, thanks.
Glad it was helpful! Thankyou Steve
Can't help smiling. It's nice to see a job done properly.
Thankyou Ant👍
my experience (40yrs) has been to only use the rubberised "superseal" inserts on the plastic fittings, On Conex /compression fittings i always use the standard inserts. Why?
The insertion depth as you say is often very shallow on brassware so the olive can often not seat on the pipe properly.
Also,
The compession olive can squash down on the rubber seals instead of the pipe,
Trust me i learned that mistake once !
Thank you for the video this will help me eventually 👍👍👍
Thankyou. Good luck with it all 👍
Dunno if im the only boat with it, but I insisted on all soldered copper piping then used metal flex pipes at the taps and at one at the tank...to allow for any slight movements.
I dont trust those plastic push joints and elbows all over the place.
Future proofing to make adaptation easier later down the line is so important and I am pleased to see you taking that into concideration. A few extra £ spent now means saved days and headaches in 3-5 years time.
Thankyou, Yes that is our thinking too
Great job...now I know how to complete mine...💙👊😎
Cheers Carl, Glad you found it useful. Good luck with yours
Thanks for so carefully showing how the Speedfit connectors work. We have something similar here called SharkBite, but they're made out of brass, and don't have that easy to turn locking ring. Pretty much, if you put a pipe into a SharkBite, It's not easy to get back out.
You're doing an excellent job and it looks like it's going to be very reliable.
Hi, Thanks again for watching. Yes we also use brass ones here under the name of Tectite which sound similar to your SharkBite
Hi guys. Another enjoyable Sunday morning installment whilst lazing in my motorhome! 😄fabulous. Really interesting to see how speedfit works which I knew basically from when I worked at Focus DIY but great to learn something. Stay safe xx
Hi Simone, Hope your both having a great time away in the van. I never realised Ady was going to be such a source of information when i met him hahaha x
@@makinganarrowboatwithnannyandg no I'm very impressed with what you're both doing what an achievement? I'm inspired by you both living your dreams! Can I be at the launch of Wanderlust? 😁 xx
@@simonejarvis3753 of course you can. Don't know if i will be able to watch haha
Great Job !!
Appreciate that thankyou
Great video again grandad (and granny!) 😉. Well explained. I much prefer JD Speedfit to Hep2; I found the JD fittings more reliable when disassembling, if you need to. Been using Speedfit since the late 80s, early 90s when I used to fit kitchens and bathrooms.
Cheers Richard
Very well explained, I've used Hep2o and Speedfit fittings since 2002 and I've only ever had one leak from a damaged o ring, which was probably my fault. Boat is coming along nicely.
Cheers mate. As you say I think its reliable stuff these days hopefully
@ray black Thanks Ray. Hear what you're saying about copper tails into compression fittings. Just trying to keep joints down to a minimum.
Nice neat job👍
Thanks Matthew
Good to see so much info. I'm about up to this stage on my bus build so it's good to see stuff being connected together & your thought processes. cheers :)
Glad it was helpful! and good luck with the bus build. Exciting times👍
You are doing a great job & I wish I could insulate my tank like that . I need a gauge on mine and have been looking at that one so thanks for the info. Enjoying the build😀 .
Thanks Nogun. Ditto! We are enjoying yours too. Yeah hoping that Gauge works ok, it will be a while before we fill the tank but fingers crossed.
Neat setup on the plumbing.'
I presume it is OK to mount the accumulator tank horizontal?
Are the fittings on the pump tight? They seemed to move as you moved the flexible pipe. If you wind the PTFE tape on Clockwise it will tend to stay in the thread. Hold the fitting in your left hand with the thread pointing to the right then wind the tape clockwise.
Hi David. Yes its ok to mount the tank horizontal. Yes they do move and i had to check if they were done right but ive been assured that thats how they are supposed to be. We will find out once the water is in the tank hahaha. Have you been secretly watching us editing next weeks vlog when i mention a few times about putting the PTFE tape clockwise hahaha
@@makinganarrowboatwithnannyandg A plumber got onto me about PTFE wrapping direction some years ago. His words stuck with me. Also mentioned that the direction the roll is in helps to keep it tight.
@@davidapp3730 Yes thats correct. Its a good tip to remember
You’re a few months ahead of me in your fit out, I’m finding tips and tricks that are proving vital in your videos. I’ve been scratching my head about insulating my water tank and your solution seems perfect for me(I also have a soar valley boat), I was wondering what glue you used to line the tank? Great vids, great examples to folliw, thanks very much
Thanks for your comments. We used Evostik contact adhesive to stick the insulation to the tank. Hope you're as pleased with your Soar Valley Boat as we are. 👍
Thanks very much for the reply 👍 Yh I think the boat is fantastic, it’s been sat outside on land for 15 years. A project boat that never got started so I’ve got quite a bit of surface rust to treat and painting to do to get it back to looking new. Got a couple of short vids up recording progres if you’re interested
@@olivellanarrowboat4319 yep going to take a look now and sub. Good luck with it all
Have you put a level sensor in the watertank?
If you are smart then the sensor is a couple inches shorter than the high of the tank.
By doing that you have a bit of reserve when the meter says empty
Hi Raymond, Yes we have a sensor and it has been really handy, takes away a lot of the guess work. Ours is calibrated to about an inch and a half from the bottom of the tank 👍
Interesting stuff again but I had to watch a video on an accumulator tank to understand how the thing works! 🤣
Hi Brian, Yeah google is our best friend hahaha
I would put a isolation valve on the output of the pump so if any problems with it you can isolate the pump. Then put the outlet valve were you have put it now.
Hi Peter, Thankyou for your comment and I hear what you're saying. Ive chosen to include the accumulator between the valves just so that can be isolated from the tank as well
Should have put a shut off valve out of the tank first.
Also could you tell me where you got your insulation board from?
We got the boards from a company called Encon in Nottingham.
How does the water meter thing work, I'm curious as it's not in the tank? I'm new to this when I build a boat
There is a sensor fitted on the outlet of the tank with a 12v supply. The gauge is then fitted remotely ( we have ours on the Bathroom wall ) then you need to run a signal wire between the sensor and the gauge. The one we sourced came complete with all you need including installation instructions.
@@makinganarrowboatwithnannyandg oh okay cool, thank you :) yeah I like the idea of it being in the bathroom, that was my idea, so when people come in they can see how much water they have for a shower ect, my other idea was in the kitchen, or maybe if it's possible to have 2 gauges? One for kitchen and one for the bathroom? So you can tell how Much water you have in both places? Is that possible?
@@Chappers.Gaming To be honest I wouldn't like to say that you can have more than one gauge. Probably best to contact the supplier and ask them. I don't want to mislead you. 👍
Just had a look how these work - it measures the pressure above the gauge - clever.. did not know such a thing existed.
BORING!! TMI
hahahaha that did make me giggle. You should try living with him lol