I have a question regarding combi boiler installation. I’ve just completed an attic bathroom where the previous plumber had put in the first fix of qualpex down to the airing cupboard which is standard practice. I’ve come a later stage to finish the bathroom but I now find that in the airiing...
My new fitted combi boiler works great But the plumber made a huge mess when he got the old hot water tank from the loft. He dragged it across the floor and scraped my laminate floor and left all blue liquids across my home. He then took it outside and drained it in the street right infront of...
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I've done my G3 in December as I needed to fit an unvented cylinder in a restaurant.
I said to the client to notify BC about the installation.
The restaurant is new so BC came around a couple of times for inspection. I said to the owner that they will have to give him the certificate...
I had a small sink in the corner of a room I’m using and it was in the way so I removed it. I cut the hot and cold pipes and went and bought something to cap them with. At the DIY shop I bought two of these little plastic end caps shown in the picture that seal using the pressure in the pipe...
Can anyone help??!!!
Been asked to carry out a cold water mains installation to serve a fire hose from an existing copper pipe in a factory. The pipework will need to run 16m horizontally then drop 8m vertically. The pipe will be 28mm copper. my issue is will this length of pipework be...
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I was wondering if anyone could help with this one please. Planning to install an outside tap from a static mobile home (basically a posh caravan). The run from under the kitchen to where the tap needs to be is about 20 metres. I have been looking at the Philmac range at...
I swapped customers bath a few weeks ago from a 1700 to a 1400 shower bath
the bath was turned around 90 degrees so the new bath didn't completley fit under the tiles ( i hate making baths fit to already tiled bathrooms)
i sealed it and even put a quadrant bead around it to make sure it was...
I need help from you guys. Can you give me the regulations for boiler flue instalation?
My boiler flue is fitted on the roof/extension of my kitchen and is next to the window on the first floor of my house ( openable) It is around 5 cm under the parapet and 15 cm from the wall.
I think it is...
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Evening everyone, i have just got myself a water softener and wanted your expert advice as to the plumbing side of it, i have attached a pictur with how the pipe work is now and what i am planning to do regarding the installation but wanted to know if you all thought it was the best way to go...
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I have a memory stick with the Gaspro boiler manuals on but there are no Viessmann boilers listed on it. Is this the norm? Do Viessmann have some copyright rules that they enforce? All the other major players are listed.
Any thoughts?
hi can anyone give advice. was having a new cooker delivered on monday the 6th by comet. the team refused to fit it because they said not enough air vents in kitchen. i told them there was one behind the washing machine, but they said i needed another one. who is likeley to fit a new air vent? a...
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please can any one offer any advice we have had fitted a eco tec plus 418 boiler,the boiler was fitted by swale, and i do not believe it is any thing to do with the instalation, but since the boiler was fitted when it starts up, it makes this really loud whistiling noise, i believe possibly when...
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I'm looking for retired plumbers willing to do some casual work. Most of the work will be property maintanence jobs but occasionally there will be bigger stuff such as installing central heating (not the gas part unless you are gas safe).
Most of the work will be based in South east london...
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Dear All
Recently completed a full bathroom renovation for a customer. Included was the instalation of a heated towel rail to replace the existing rad. All fine, one happy customer except the towel rad only gets realy hot at the valve and luke warm throughout. The rad was fully vented and the...
Plum Bob 66
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do you get some unusuall requests for installations for fittings and do you charge more or the same.
generally i try to get cash up front now days and tend to do the job whilst the customer is off to work.
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New to the forum, I could do with some info. Have been to a job in last couple of weeks where the customer has had a new indirect cylinder fitted to a gravity hw and pumped heating system ( abit naughty I know). Customer says that when hw is on in the afternoon it boils and bangs but...
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Hi, Please would someone be so kind as to provide me with some assistance...
I am trying to clarify the inspection & maintenance criteria on natural gas pipework which runs through basement areas and underground in a business premises. I am unsure which legislation applies, what the employers...
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Was working in a commercial premises the other day, they are having new radiators in all of the offices and repiped etc.
It is a 37kW combi running it as its not a big unit.
Now the question!! The premises owner had one of those 'could you just do me a favour' questions... he wanted...
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Can anyone tell me what the rules are for access to flues, and when these rules came into force?
I saw a flue yesterday which runs horizontally for about 5 metres between the ceiling boards of a ground floor flat and the floor of the flat above. There is no access to this flue except at the...
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