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    Please Help - Newbie

    Hi, I think this is the right forum - I'm really new to this but have a question I can't seem to find an answer to elsewhere. My electric immersion heater stopped working yesterday, so I did a quick google search on replacing and found numerous guides and diagrams on replacing - problem is all...
  2. U

    Help...

    Hi, I'm doing the city and guilds plumbing course at my local college and we have been asked to research into the x factor of fittings. Now I've had a look on the internet but I'm still non the wiser, could any of you guys shed some light onto it, thanks in advance.
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    Blocked saniplus, help!?

    hi, im in a mixed shared house. and our sink, toilet and shower are all connectted to a sani-plus macerator. BUT its blocked.. and water is collecting in the shower, sink and toilet, almost upto the brim. we with it might be "girl problems" having blocked it.. and maybe got stuck in the blades...
  4. M

    RF Programmable Thermostat - Help

    Hi All, I would like some advice on an RF programmable thermostat unit. We have recently had fitted a new "Worcester Bosch Greenstar 24Ri" and at the time I requested that the engineer source and fit an RF Programmable Thermostat unit so we could set 5/2 and 7 Day programs to give us more...
    • MarkT21
    • Thread
    • help screwfix thermostat
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  5. M

    Help with heights

    Hi guys. Can you please help me with the heights that i should set a basin and a bath. In my nvq 2 book it says that the bath should be between 480mm-540mm and for a basin it is 800mm. Now this seems very low to me. My basin is wall hung. Look forward to your advice. I have my nvq assessor...
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    Help, pressure testing!!!!

    hi there, Just need a little advice. Have been pressure testing some pipes today and seem to be having trouble with last run. I pressure test them for 3 bar and then leave for 30 mins and see if they have dropped. The first 4 sets i tested were fine and did not trop over the period, but the...
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    Please help. Which boiler/showers should i choose?

    Hello to all :). I'm after some advice/ guidance on choosing a new boiler/system for my home. I'm currently having an extension built on my house and the old boiler will need replacing to cope with the extra radiators and extra bathroom. The current conventional boiler is about 10/12 years old...
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    reducer 50mm to 42mm Needed Help?

    Hi An Old Jacuzzi's, pump replacement need a reducer for one of the pipes: Solvent based UPVC from 50mm to 42 mm - I have not been able to find these at all. Can anyone help, where can I get these? Thanks
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    Why dont the goverment help?

    Why is it we see many including myself attend courses and many course providers say about lack of plumbers and so on. Why dont the goverment regulate this and why dont the goverment provide incentives for companies to take people on. And why is it that when I have heard of companies take...
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    2 questions if anyone can help?

    I'm still new to this plumbing game, I've been asked to replace the mains inlet pipe from the meter to the house into the kitchen, can I do it in plastic pipe like hep (but a stronger version)?, and also my customer wants a section of cast iron soil stack (internal) removing and replacing with...
    • Blocked pipe
    • Thread
    • help questions screwfix
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
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    First Post, Help Needed

    My friend has just bought a big old farm house and has a major problem. I went initially to fix most of the taps in the house as they were leaking and leaving a blue/green deposit around the packing glands. My friend then asked me why his water was Blue, and on filling the bath showed me the...
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    Help please

    Hi went and quoted a job the other day which included the following: · Box room – moving the radiator from the back wall to the wall by the room door – using existing radiator and valves. · Spare room – adding a short pipe extension under the floorboards to ensure the new...
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    Help Bath Tap

    Hi Basically I have run into a problem during trying to fit mixing taps/Shower And the problem i have faced is i cannot remove the bolt which connects from the hot water pipe to the tap as i have no room to move with my spanner it doesnt even give a tad of movement (Also its the furthest one...
  14. M

    Can you help with website idea?

    Hi, I am considering developing some software to help engineers schedule, manage and bill for work. It is likely to be in the form of a secure website/database with additional access via mobile phone. Does anyone in this forum have any ideas for features that may be of interest? Many...
  15. U

    Help,

    Hi, I'm 16 and will be starting a full time plumbing course at college in a few weeks. I would love to own my own business when I am older and I am under no impression that it will be easy, although I have no idea as to how to do so. I was just wondering if anyone could tell me what to do after...
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    Newbie needs help

    hello everyone i have just signed up and need some help. I am 20 years old and I have recently finished a 2 year course in gas installation and maintenance but just after i passed had to have an operation on my back that kept of work for three months. I have been trying to get work with a...
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    Cracked soil pvc pipe in concrete. Help! Please!

    Hi i'm renovating my house and i've managed to crack the 4" soil pipe that i want to connect into. As it's in concrete and it goes right across the house i don't want to disturb everything else. Is there a way of repairing it in place at all? I had thought some sort of mastic might do it, but...
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    Paint help

    I'm going to paint the bathroom ceiling, kitchen ceiling, and downstairs toilet walls myself. I bought some green paint a while ago, and used it for my bedroom. I wiped it with a wet sponge after 6 months and it started to come off on the sponge :eek: which is a bit useless. So what type of...
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    Help! Advice for replacing blown immersion heater/thermostat?

    Hi, Hope someone can help please as this is my first immersion job! I was caled to a relatives house who wants to use immersion heater only for heating water in summer (located in bedroom). However water was overheating and now immersion has now 'blown'. No massive emergancy as they are happy...
    • Marco
    • Thread
    • heater help immersion replacing screwfix thermostat
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  20. W

    Saniflow help please

    Been to a job this evening customer has paid for saniflow engineer out at £95 + vat call out :eek: there two hours says saniflow fixed but waste is blocked. Shower not flowing toilet not flowing basin not flow! Nowe the waste on the saniflow is in 22mm all hidden what do you reckon is the best...

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