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    DIYer worried about his DIY plumbing

    Hi all, sorry to trouble you. Im a diyer, not a plumber. Just dabble a bit with a spanner. My mother needed a ink removed (basin I think its called here) from one of her bedrooms, its an old property. Anyway, I removed the basin, took up some flooring and cut the pipe as close to the "t" as I...
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    Very worried about inspection..

    Short story, did a service at the end of last year, although the boiler was very very old all the safety devices worked and seals were intact. Since then the heat exchanger has sprung a leak, customer contacted me to come and have a look but i passed it on to another guy as i was stuck on...
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    Worried about gas exams

    I'm wondering if I am the only one to be worried sick about doing my gas exams? When I'm at work I am confident in what I'm doing, but under exam conditions I'm terrible. Even though I know what I'm doing I can say that I'm not totally confident of my own ability in the exams! Anybody else been...
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    Advice please - worried!

    HI All Yesterday we noticed that the water was coming out slowly compared to normal - didn't think anything of it. This morning I turned the heating on and noticed that the pressure on the boiler was in the red on 3.5 BAR - it should be between 0.5 and 2 it says on the boiler. Our boiler is a...
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    Just taken an apprentice but I'm worried I'm scaring the wot sits out of him

    Ive just taken an apprentice for the first time on a couple of weeks trial. He's only 16 and has done his first 6 weeks at Guildford college. He has shown me his lovely pictures of bending and soldering but I'm afraid my daily routine is way over what he has been taught. I've been constantly...
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    Push fit waste

    Hi all, Just fitting new bathroom and have push fit 32 mil (sink) and 40 mil (bath waste) pipe in the rubble cavity of the cottage stone wall running 6 ft horizontaly Worried that push fit connector may perish or leak, difficult to remove but I intend to tile the complete room with this...
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    getting worried

    Having been trawling round the threads I am getting worried, it seems like everyone is getting a job at BG, will I be the only self unemployed bodger on the this forum?????????:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::p:p:p
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    Pipes vibrating, gas water heater involved - help needed, please! very worried

    I am currently living in Budapest and yesterday I noticed that the water gas heater was making a strange noise and vibrating, so I turned it off and turned the gas of. It didn't stop. So I opened the water in the kitchen (right next to the heater) and when I closed it the noise would stop but...
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    Engineer

    What is an engineer ? Are you a PLumber ? Are you a Gas fitter? Are you an Engineer ? And why ? What is the Engineering Council ?
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    Turning water back on- a bit worried!

    Hello, I'm leaving tonight to go on holiday in Norway at my mums holiday house. I just spoke to her and she's turned off the main water valve because she was worried something would happen when she went away. However, she didn't open any of taps up like you're meant to to let the air out. The...
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    Worried i might mess this one up.

    A customer just rang me regarding installing a towell radiator. I'm going to look at the job tomorrow to give a quote. I'm only used to installing regular radiators. I prey to god it's one you can fit straight into the pipe work in the floor. I am not sure how to go about feeding it up the...
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    guarantee for my work?

    bit stuck on how to write a guarantee for my work any help?
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    100mm flue?

    the instructions say i need a 116mm hole for a 100mm flue , its a potterton boiler , i cannot find a 116mm core drill bit , the biggest i have is 110mm and the next size up i can buy is 120mm. why is 116mm crucial? could i get away with 110mm? the flue needs 1.5 degree rise above level as it...
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    Help please

    How do you identify sheet lead? thank you.
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    Gloworm 45-60 beyond hope ?

    The thermocouple on our boiler failed recently. The engineer we called in to look at it was that it was missing some seals and after tests he said it was emitting combustion products. He insisted on disconnecting it and would not consider a repair or even an investigation. He wanted to replace...
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    Hello

    Hi Everyone/Anyone. I'm a new member to this site and have just started a NVQ plumbing course with T4TS. If anyone has done this course before...how was it?? Is it worth the money?? has anyone just started like me?? I'm starting to get a bit worried that its a load of money and it wont be...
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    Viy

    Does anyone know what the story is with the VIY phone number? Tried the website No but it's dead. Bit worried as I'm booked on the part L exam next Saturday.
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    SNVQ/ NVQ Achievment worries

    can someone tell me if it is true that SNVQ or NVQ are not recognised in scotland i am a bit worried as i have paid for this in my package and i am now hearing rumours to this effect. i am on my second workshop and i cant get any answers from my tutor all help most appreciated :confused:
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    Grant boilers v's Worcester

    I have just been informed of Grant boilers whom i have never heard of to install for a floor mounted oil boiler. I was all set for having a worcester boiler but i am worried about there reliabilty. I have always ahd vailants. Views would be appreciated.
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    Help With Taps!

    Hello, the hot tap in my bathroom is dripping and so I decided to change the washer myself. The only trouble is I cant seem to untighten the nut which holds the main workings of the tap, so I cant get to the washer. (hope this makes sense!) Its a pillar tap but the nut is so tight I cannot undue...
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