So, when I plumbed in the shower, I didn’t quite manage to get the pipework parallel.
It was quietly niggling at me, and since I still had some weeping joints I decided to recut the pipe…
Whilst it’s not perfect, it’s way better, and I’m pretty much happy with it. Also, having replaced the PTFE tape in the joints with a smidge more, and having replace the olives with fresh ones, the joints are now sealed.
I also finally hung the toilet roll holder we bought in Wales 2 years ago…
It’s quite amazing how nice it is to have a toilet roll holder, and not to have to scrabble round on the back of the toilet, or on the floor to find it.
We’re just waiting for the lino to arrive, for us to hang the curtain rail (and buy a curtain) and I need to hack a couple of bits of wood into being side panels for the bath, and we’ll actually have a more-or-less finished bathroom*.
Also yesterday, I finally cured the record deck of it’s hum. I switched the ground point inside the deck, removing an earth loop it appears I’d created when I was replacing the wiring. It’s odd, because I’m pretty sure that’s the original cable routing (because I don’t recall adding in a bloody great link made out of bare copper), but hey. I’ve fiddled with it and that seems to have improved things. There’s still some rumble on there, but I think that’s just the way it is with old bearings – I could replace them, but I’m not convinced it’s worth it. Although looking at Lenco Heaven it seems someone’s come up with a hodge to get a 240v/50Hz deck working on a 120v/60Hz supply, such as will be around in Canada. Indeed, that would mean that I could take my rather nice Rotel deck too. Shiny, shiny. As they say.
Anyway, I have plans for today. At least vaguely. So I think, maybe, it’s time to get on with them.
* I also need to trim the waste water pipe and I should, really, replace the flush in the toilet. Although I’ve been putting that off.
