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The Worst Witch is a series of children's books written and illustrated by Jill Murphy. The series are primarily about a girl who attends a witch school and fantasy stories, with eight books published. The first, The Worst Witch, was published in 1974 by Allison & Busby, and the most recent, First Prize for the Worst Witch, was published in 2018 by Puffin Books, the current publisher of the series. The books have become some of the most successful titles on the Young Puffin paperback list and have sold more than 5 million copies.In 1986, the first book in the series was made into a television film of the same name. A TV series based on the book aired from 1998 to 2001, and has inspired two spin-offs, Weirdsister College, aired in 2001, and The New Worst Witch, aired in 2005. A new adaptation, co-production of CBBC, ZDF, and Netflix premiered in 2017.

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    Are these some of the worst corroded pipes you've seen?

    Firstly this is not in my home but rather the boiler room at a lodge I was staying at in a UK holiday camp. I naturally reported these to their guest services team but I was wondering if you've come across anything like this before? They weren't visibly leaking and I couldn't find a reason for...
  2. M

    Replacing a Keston C36 - The worlds worst boiler?

    Hi Guys, I am the miserable owner of a Keston C36 boiler. It has had EVERYTHING on it replaced. My questions is, what do I replace it with and can it be done without replacing the entire flue. The dual flue is at least 10m long and has a couple of 45 degree turns in it. Am I going to need...
  3. P

    Least worst way to plumb in new sink waste

    Morning All, Just after some advice as I have been asked to plumb in a sink and washing machine waste for a new kitchenette. The other side of the stud wall shown is the bathroom, with the toilet attached to the soil pipe bottom right and a small basin attached to the 32mm waste. The wall is...
  4. S

    Penthouse flat, worst cold / hot water performance I’ve seen.

    Hi everyone, I’ve just assessed a top floor penthouse with what’s best described as Sod poor water pressure (1 bar standing, 0.25bar working) at 8/9 lmin... it has a conventional heat only boiler and cylinder in the utility, cold water storage and CH feed tank are about 3m higher in a...
  5. moonlight

    My Husband used to do all the plumbing? What is the worst DIY plmbing you have seen?

    Had a customer the other day with a blocked sink. she said it never used to get blocked before, her husband used to do all the DIY jobs. Look at this mess.
  6. PriestyUK

    Worst Landlord Of 2017 Installs 'Coin Operated Flushing Toilet' In Tenant's Flat

    Copy & Pasted from Worst Landlord Of 2017 Installs 'Coin Operated Flushing Toilet' In Tenant's Flat - TheLADbible Didn't hate landlords enough? Well, one power-mad ******* has inserted a coin-operated flushing toilet in one of his tenant's apartment. Talk about throwing your reputation down the...
  7. jaydebruyne

    Worst rad valves

    Fitted these along with a column rad - the most hideous valves I've ever seen!!!
  8. AlexGas

    Which? Magazine… THE BEST & WORST BOILER BRANDS.

  9. D

    Worst time of my life!

    I had a new central heating system installed by a "well known" national company. The film should be called, "carry on :nono: up! I have many, many pictures of the full installation and a story you would not believe, but pictures do not lie. The Gas Safe Register engineer failed it on numerous...
  10. B

    best and worst freebee

    as it says in the title worst could possably be that baxi orange boiler man t shirt in a weird way I miss it and no i dont want yours
  11. C

    combi 90 , worst boiler ever?

    had 3 breaking down on me this week! same thing on 2 but one was a right off , hex washers leaking onto ch pump and finishing it!! leaked so much that I couldn't get the pump head off it was so rusted!, pump isolators started leaking , ended up changing the pump , pump unions , all 4 hex...
  12. jonnyswamp

    What's your best (worst) drainage mishap

    Had a few brown spots on the face and such from a blocked 4" line which was at head height and no way of rodding or plunging, so had to remove screwed access plug and get a shower Best I've seen was changing a cast stack (3 floors) on the old BT building next to Cardiff arms park (now...
  13. S

    Is the Baxi HE 133 the worst boiler ever made?

    I've had a Baxi HE 133 for the last 8-9 years. It failed 3 times within the first few months of use under warranty. It has since consistently overheated every year due to failing heat seals. Now it is struggling to remain lighted because the burner is on it's last legs (the gauze has...
  14. L

    Worst job ever...

    Put in a full central heating system last week. 4 bed house, 5 day job; Vaillant Ecotec Plus 837 w/rads and all pipework. Got to go back in a few weeks and put the rads back on (took them off at end so they can decorate). 3.5k worth of materials in there, obv not paid yet until I go back and put...
  15. M

    Worst cylinder change ever.

    Headed out to change a cylinder this morning. It was a 42-16 in a tight airing cupboard so I allowed myself 4 hours to do it. Didn't start too well, no drain off on the primaries so had to vac the water out via the aav. Then had to cut the fittings off because there wasn't room to get a spanner...
  16. H

    Worst job

    Since you started work what is the worst job you have done ? mine was a mechanic at Renault for 5 1/2 years upon leaving school.
  17. H

    Worst merchant

    Who in your opinion is the worst merchant and branch you have had dealings with? Mine is Plumb Center, Chippenham, Wiltshire. Should give them an award... The Golden Turd.
  18. J

    Worst sayings and best come-backs

    Was thinking earlier of the most annoying sayings from jack the lad builders/ plumbers/ electricians and the best comebacks, i'll with a couple I thought of, feel free to add your own, 1. I forgot more then you know!! Well your memory must be pretty bad as I know a hell of a lot!! 2. Don't...
  19. P

    Worst i have seen so far ...

    went to a breakdown on a procombi HE other day, no ignition. Removed venturi and cleaned then replaced .. still nothing. Checked APS and that was fine so i was a bit stumped. Rang eric @ technical and he reckons its an airflow problem .. and he wasnt wrong! removed a small boxing cover at top of...
  20. W

    what's the worst that can happen?

    broke a basin, damaged a wall, door frame. claiming on my insurance (expensive job for one reason and another.) customer got a quote, submitted it to insurance company. insurance company ring me to let me know they think it's too expensive. think they're just keeping me in the loop. but what...
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