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  1. Stigster

    Missing pot from trapped gulley (Brand identification request)

    Hi Guys, I have a customer who has had building work done and the pot (if that's what it's called) has gone missing. I believe the builders blocked the drain with debris, removed the insert/pot/grill and the clowns didn't put it straight back and it got dumped with all the other waste on site...
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    Does anyone know the name of this model of Roca toilet?

    Hi guys. I'm trying to identify a toilet model before ordering a seat for a customer. I went to what used to be a Roca stockist (they no longer are) and one of the guys there reckoned it might be "The Gap". I went to the new stockist and the guy there disagreed it was "The Gap" and that he'd...
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    New Vaillant filling loop required.

    Hi Folks, Where is the place to order a Vaillant filling loop, please? I looked around on the net but can't seem to find it as a kit. I'm not doing the job but he wants to know what to buy and replace it himself and asked me where to get one. I said I'd have a mooch. He sent this picture. I...
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    Cold booster sets

    Hi Everyone, For those who like a long read but I could rally do with some advice. Might be a bit long this. For background. A gardener/landscaping friend of mine is going to install an irrigation system in a customer's garden. He asked me to pop around and measure the pressures and flowrates...
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    After a long hiatus, I'm back.

    Hi folks, old and new. I'm back on the tools, back on the forums. I'm working for myself since the start of this year and just know I will be needing your help and advice sooner or later, probably sooner. This place is too good of a resource to miss out on, especially flying solo, so here I am...
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    What can happen when the wrong pump is installed

    I've just found a load of old photos I took when I was an apprentice. Among them was this standard circulating pump that was installed on an unvented secondary return circuit. It should have been a bronze pump as I'm sure you know. I was called to re-install the unvented cylinder which was up in...
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    What size are the connections on these valves?

    From a thread where I've been helping someone with radiator valve problems. Looking at the pictures of thes towel rail valves I'm not 100% certain what size the connections are. Pretty sure it's 15mm coming in to the valve but is the rad-side connection 1/2" with a fat nut or 3/4"? If anyone...
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    When is the last time you fell over?

    I was in the lunch room half an hour ago and was last one left in there with my manager. He's a nice guy but he chats incessantly and his stories go on too long, even worse than me. Not wanting to have a second round of chat in the corridor on way back to the workshop I decided to run away...
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    The artist formerly known as Stigster

    Hi guys, Stig here. Just to let my esteemed colleagues know it's me, formerly known as Stigster and I haven't spat the dummy, just wanted a fresh account as there have been quite a few changes here lately (for the better) and wanted a new account in this "new" place.
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    Sulphuric acid, hair in shower plug, very weird thing occuring

    Hi guys, I've got a bit of a strange one here and wondering if anyone else has found this situation or has an explanation. Both me and the Mrs are long-haired types so the shower drain gets quite clogged with the stuff which I have to clean out every now and again. In my line of work I've...
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    Non-concussive taps, an "argument" with a colleague

    Hi guys. On the City and Guilds Level 3 course that I support as workshop technician, in the module on complex cold water controls they ask me to provide a "Concussive tap" and in the student worksheets also ask what is the main purpose of them. The answer given is that it is a water saving...
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    What is this coil for?

    Sorry for the less than ideal photograph but it's all I've got to go on at the moment. One of my colleagues is having some trouble with his DHWS and I'm going to take a look on Friday. He showed me this picture and says under the black insulation is a coil of 15mm soft copper tube which is sat...
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    D2 Discharge Pipe Materials

    Hi Everyone, I have been asked by a student if any manufacturers have had their plastic pipe approved for use on the D2 discharge pipe of an unvented cylinder? I know about the HepVO method and using pushfit waste pipe to a stack - provided the stack is able to take this type of discharge - but...
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    Are these qualifications recognised/worth anything in the UK?

    I'm asking basically out of pure interest as things are good here in Guernsey and I have no intention of leaving. I am however interested as to what employers think of these qualifications and whether they are valid in the UK? The course I took is about to expire and all of our apprentices are...
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    Thought I'd better introduce myself.

    Hi Everybody, Stig here! I've been lurking here over the last few weeks and signed up a couple of weeks ago. Just a bit of background if anyone is interested ;-) I'm currently 36 years old and started learning the trade at age 28. I did a five year indentured apprenticeship alongside a very...

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