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Installing Worcester Boilers quickly and pain free? Possible?
Is there a knack to installing them quicker? Seems to take me in order of 1-2 hours more than installing an Ideal. The wall jig needs like 4 screws to hang and needs quite a flat wall (Ideals and Vaillants hung with two screws then your whole boiler is on on wall) then you need to hang boiler...
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Alpha 24cdr heat only
Anyone had this on a Alpha going to it in the morning ?? Kop
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MLCP pipe / fitting compatibility
Has anyone had any issues mix and matching different brands of MLCP pipe & fittings? I usually buy Uponor, and currently have a big stock of fittings, but I am keen to buy some cheaper pipe to use with them.
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Anyone know a tap on sale (screw/tool) supplied with m12 copper tails?
Thanks....................
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Can anyone recommend a good wall scanner?
For stuff like finding pipes and cables in walls before drilling? Thanks
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Draining down empty propeties
When you do some work in any empty property do you advise customers it should be drained down while empty, especially over winter? And do you drain down cylinders too? Or just pressurised pipework and tanks in loft spaces? Thanks
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Static caravan work ?????
Does anyone work on static caravans? I don’t have LPG so would need to do the change over but is it good, bad or the same? Easy work and you can park next to the caravan or crawling round underneath in the rain? I know someone who looks after lots and is planning to give up plumbing/gas so...
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SimonG
What's the ratio to gain Esteemed?
So what's the ratio of posts to reaction score for esteemed?
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Fitting an AAV to this bit of external soil
Hi all, Custard has this open topped bit of soil which obviously stinks. She has bought two, for some reason, AAV's and tried sticking them in the end but still stinks. I've zero experience with soil and vent but I'm guessing the soil needs the socket cut off and these get solvent welded inside...
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For anyone remotely interested - Drayton savings at TS...
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Can I re-site a meter (inside property)?
Hi, Am I allowed to move a water meter? It's in a kitchen cupboard and she wants a Surestop fitted and in order to do so I'd need to move the meter somewhere else in the cupboard. There is an original old stopcock inconveniently placed she can't get at, then the meter. I'm thinking as long as I...
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Public liability insurance
Just got a good deal via A plan insurance brokers in Luton £350 a year for 5 million cover and legal cover AXA wanted £421 worth a phone call if yours is up for renewal . Cheers kop
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How would you do this brick t'ing?
It's totes amazeballs
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Scott_D
Budget boiler choices
With the cost of boilers constantly creeping up, whats your go to budget/landlord boiler? Ideal exclusive/Atlantic Main eco Worcester 1000 Glow worm compact Other
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Full bore isolation valves?
Any recommendations on the best place to pick some 15mm full bore valves up please? I think screwfix sell some but I’m unsure on the quality.
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Anyone used ondemandsupplies.co.uk
Quite new, cant find any reviews but has some decent prices on bits. Thanks
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Jock Spanners
What type of non-return valve for a 22mm heating return pipe?
Good Morning All, I've just got a customer with a heating fault from their system boiler. When they turned off their heating for the summer they found the upstairs rads were still getting warm when they heated hot water. The boiler is in the corner of the kichen with all the pipework in the...
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Running CH pipes outside to a summer house
Obviously this can be done but what's the key things to do or not do? I'm guessing the feeds should be dug into a trench? Thanks
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Klauke MAP 215 press tool
Evening all, Anyone got the Klauke press tool MAP 215 Battery-powered crimping tools 18 V, up to 32 mm, 15 kN | Klauke - https://www.klauke.com/gb/en/map-215-battery-powered-crimping-tools-18-v-to-32-mm-15-kn I'm wanting to know how it compares with Novo / Geberit etc please. Cheers Jim
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15 or 22 incoming
Long time no post hope everyone's doing well. currently one of my jobs Is a full bungalow refurb, customers keeping tight hold of the budget. The incoming watermain is currently coming up out the concrete bathroom floor in 15mm, I've got to run a new main up and into the loft and either put a...
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