Many homeowners don’t know what is connected to their sewer pipes.
So here we go
Toilets or WCs are obviously connected to the sewer.
In a bathroom every plumbing fixture including the shower, bath, hand basin and bidets are connected to the sewer.
In other rooms kitchen sink, laundry tub and washing machine are all connected to the sewer.
All properties have a sewer surcharge gully which is connected to the sewer. A surcharge gully is designed to overflow or surcharge outside your home if the local authorities main was ever blocked
A doctor calls a plumber in the middle of the night. ‘Why are you ringing me at this hour?’ says the plumber. ‘Look, it’s an emergency,’ says the doctor. ‘If it was the other way round you’d expect me to come out, wouldn’t you?’ ‘Okay,’ says the plumber. ‘What’s the problem?’ ‘The toilet’s broken,’ says the doctor. The plumber says, ‘Give it two aspirin and call me again if it’s not better in the morning.’
Should the toilet seat be left up or down?
This controversial topic will be discussed over the next few weeks
It’s a question that constantly arises when men and women share the same toilet. For some reason, this seemingly trivial question creates passion normally unseen from all sorts of people. It has been a topic of great debate throughout this country for many years, in fact since the toilet seat was invented.
It’s pretty clear that this old debate and your “position” is divided by gender.
Women complain that it should be the man’s responsibility to lower the toilet seat after use.
Whilst men seem to question why women should be heard all the time. Or in fact why it’s an issue at all
Now my wife, living in a houshold with 4 boys is incredibly patient about this subject. In fact her biggest complaint is about our aim, So, to get the ball rolling on this, I have to share this great image sent to me by Marc Dussault.
Let me know what happens in your house, how the boys and girls deal with this topic of ups and downs!
4.30 am: Situation: accidently drop Tiffany diamond ring in bath and it rolls down the drain; start looking elsewhere in the bathroom; After an hour? conclusion: yes its down the bath plug drain
6.30 am: Doubly Drastic: start talking to friends who know plumbers; the suggestions seem too risky; with the chance I could lose my ring forever
8.30 am: The Lone Drainer and Pronto: I call The Lone Drainer on: 9664 4990 and leave a somewhat frantic message about the situation:
8.40 am: Return Call from: The Lone Drainer: he has assessed the situation from my message; and has called me back within 10 mins
He has quoted me the price if the Drainoscopy; is needed. He doesn’t need Pronto; but arrives ‘pronto” and it’s a Saturday – one week before Xmas
10.30 am: Enter: The Lone Drainer; he has assessed the situation: and gets to work in a most professional and effective manner
11.00 am: From images on the Drainoscopy he has been able to locate my ring & hook the ring out of the drain. There was a very good chance I would never see my ring again; I was overjoyed with the successful outcome
The Lone Drainer has saved the day & the situation.
I thank him profusely and he thanks me for not turning on any taps or flushing the toilet (better retrieval )
Thank You Lone Drainer you saved my Christmas:
Please have A Very Merry Christmas to All at The Lone Drainer & Pronto
& A Happy, Healthy & Prosperous New Year in 2012 to All.
Best Regards Claire Randwick 17/12/11
Thanks Claire
If you do drop your valuables rings or earrings down the drain, DO NOT try to flush them out.
DONT run any water.
That sounds like a job for The Lone Drainer And Pronto
If you are looking for a Christmas gift for the person that really has everything
Kohler recently revealed its new toilet called Numi and it is simply going to blow your mind. There is no doubt that this toilet is a mind blowing product, but the $6,400 price tag is something that may come as a big surprise.
It will be interesting to see how the target-market responds to Kohler Numi because for this amount one might expect to buy a home theatre or even an used car.
What can this costly toilet can do for you? Well, it has integrated deodorizer, air dryer and a bidet. Then you have a lid that is automatically opened or closed , a music system so you listen to something nice while you are doing your stuff, a foot warmer, and a touch screen remote.
What makes Numi stand out from the rest is that it brings everything that you have or haven’t imagined. It looks like a fancy waste bin, which includes a self-enabled lid that can open or close on its own. It means you don’t have to touch the lid whenever you need to use the toilet. Cleaning is also done automatically because of the self cleaning bidet that includes the power of adjustable controls to maintain appropriate pressure and temperature of water. You have a foot warmer with heating elements to keep your tush and toes toasty. It just provides amazing comfort.
If you use the loo at night, there is an illuminated panel to provide a perfect ambience for that night time visit. Kohler Numi also loads an integrated speaker that is connected to a remote docking station to make sure no one else except you know what you are doing.
This big ticket item is truly a luxurious toilet experience, Numi has deodorizing elements and a charcoal filter to release fresh fragrance into the air and suck the dirty air from the bowl.
Kohler Numi is no less than a high-end gizmo and it would not be complete without a touchscreen. The toilet comes with a remote that includes a touchscreen panel so that you can easily set your specifications like water temperature and pressure, your preferred seat height or even your music and radio station settings.
Kohler Numi is perfect for those users who want to have a toilet like you might find in a sophisticated hotel suite.
What a great Christmas gift..and what a way to improve your bottom line!
I wonder if it replenishes the toilet rolls or dispenses with the empties…..
The Plumbing industry has been very good to me and my family.
Every year around January we have anywhere between 5 and 20 boys (or their mothers) contact us looking for a plumbing apprenticeship. We have trained 9 apprentices in 20 years (plumbers apprenticeship is 4 years). Read the rest of this entry »
Julius Caesar had a weekend native-bashing excursion to Britain in 55 BC. But I guess he didn’t enjoy the damp boarding houses with their fierce landladies, for he quickly went back to Rome, naturally claiming a great victory. Almost a hundred years later the emperor Claudius sent a powerful invading army, and the Romans then occupied Britain for the next 350 years. What did those Romans ever do for us? Read the rest of this entry »
