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    Newbie with a few questions...

    Hi Guys, My name's Steve and I'm just a few weeks away from starting training as a Plumber, NVQ Diploma in Plumbing & Heating 6189. I'm planning to use a company called NCS - New Career Skills. Has anyone used them before? I'm 21 and working full time in sales so I want to be able to study in...
  2. W

    Does anyone know of any ACS sample questions or anything to help.

    Hi everyone, first post. Currently sitting a ACS course in the evenings before sitting the exams. Anyone know of any good sites or material to help be top of my game? Thanks in advance Paul
  3. L

    A few tech questions

    Hi all just a few quick questions as Iv not done much servicing for a long while but new contract is only servicing s just need a few things clearing up 1 - compartment with rs boiler that requires vents for cooling ie old flamingo but has none or undersized. NCS/AR or ID 2 - no access to...
  4. Ted808

    A couple of questions. RE:.web advertising+ UFH training

    Hi a couple of questions... I was wondering has anyone joined a 'find a tradesman' :crazy: web site and was it worth it? I've seen a few now, some you pay for leads, others, you pay one of, and some arepay monthly....BUT do they work? The other thing is has any one done any manufacturers UFH...
  5. L

    Probably a stupid questions

    So feel free to laugh in my face. But when my cental heating is on in the cold weather, should I be able to see steam coming out of the vent? IMy boiler is running nicely, but I would have though that when the hot air hit the cold outside air it would steam up a bit? Thank you ( and I...
  6. D

    Plumbing questions section

    How do I get into the plumbing questions section of the forum? The locked part. is this what plumbers arms member means?
  7. M

    Bathroom / Shower questions / timescales

    Hi All, Just looking for a couple of pointers with regards to a coupe of technical issues / timings. In a couple of months time I'll be starting up on my own and in the last month of my redundancy I'll be using up some of my owed holidays doing a couple of jobs for my sister in law (and going...
  8. D

    Newbie questions about fitting TRVs and flow direction

    My gas burner central heating system is about 40 years old. Piping is gun barrel. I am thinking of fitting TRVs to several of the rads. Before I hire an expert to do the job I have a few questions please: (words like 'draining' and 'airlocks' suggest it is not a DIY job!!!) Forums tell me...
  9. D

    Pipework questions.

    Hi all. I'm after some advice about fitting a twin impeller shower pump. The pump is installed in an upstairs airing cupboard level with the top of the hot tank & will be connected to the tank via a surrey flange. I've put in an anti gravity loop to drop the supply from the flange down about...
  10. G

    Megaflow questions

    Hi guys and gals, I am hoping you can help me. I recently moved in to a house with a Megaflow (with red expansion tank) and I notice that the pressure valve underneath drops over time (a couple of days). I can top this up by opening the inline valve (also underneath it) for 30 seconds or so, but...
  11. B

    Under floor heating questions... lots of them

    Guys please bear with me on this one, we have just moved into a new barn conversion with quite an extensive underfloor heating system single manifold 12 zones. Its all ran off an oil fired merlin boiler with a feed up too normal radiators upstairs, its not a combi system so has hot water...
    • bryanlittlefair
    • Thread
    • floor heating questions
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  12. W

    Two questions about microbore fed rad on vented system not getting hot

    FIRST QUESTION: IS THIS SET-UP OK AND IS THIS DIAGNOSIS PROCEEDURE OK? Should mircobore be used in a vented heating system? Well this woman says on the phone she's got tanks in the loft and microbore on her heating. So presume that's what she's got. One rad doesn't get hot, the pipework to it...
  13. R

    Some simple questions... if you know the answers?

    Hello all, I've searched the threads and can't find the exact answers to my questions but I may be asking the wrong questions. My pal is having some heating issues. 1. Bottle type air vent. Should the black knurled nut on the top of the vent body be left cracked open or shut tight after...
  14. K

    back boiler and combination cylinder questions....please help

    right went to swap 2 rads today! draining down rolls meself a ***, stood in garden waiting for drain down to finish. house and rads and pipes stone cold! thinks to meself drain down seems to be taking a while (its a bungalow) then i notice theres steam coming off the water coming out my...
    • kay-jay
    • Thread
    • back boiler boiler cylinder questions
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Boiler Advice Forum
  15. G

    Acs questions???

    Hi there gonna be taking my ACS in a couple of weeks and I wondered if any one knows has a some questions that are likely to come up and if there's a web site or something where I could possibly do a mock exam. Many thanks I really want to try and pass this
  16. S

    newbie questions!! underfloor cooling

    Hi all, I'm new to this site and i was wondering if anyone can offer me some advice. I whish to install underfloor cooling/heating in my house in the south of france, I just have a couple of questions I would like some help with. 1. On a normall underfloor heating system there is a blending...
    • steveandzoe
    • Thread
    • questions underfloor
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  17. W

    Radiator questions..

    1) If a radiator no longer gets hot at all (whole rad, valves and pipework all remain cold) can it still be a faulty valve rather than a blockage? Say for reasons (including but not limited to) like the rad had been added to the original system and the feed and return pipes go off at quite a...
  18. P

    Few questions about lead pipe

    Just wondered what the most comman size of lead (hot & cold not waste) was back in the day eg/ is 7lb lead eqivalent to todays 15mm? Are there any other sizes that look the same as 7lb from the outside? Why is lead measured in weight? What is more reliable. Philmac or Ledlock?
  19. S

    Questions to ask when choosing the right candidate for boiler Installer?

    If I wanted a gas/heating engineer to fit an combi boiler, what questions can I ask him? I mean I know squatt about boiler installation. I have had an handful of quotes, but a few have stood out. How can you know for sure how to pick the right man for the job? ie prices, workmanship, referals...
  20. B

    Thorn M44/54B questions on the system

    Hi guys, ive been asked to look at a Thorn M44/54B with a view for pricing to replace with a condensing Combi, its a bit before my time so I'm looking for advice on what to look for before I price (or go to look at it). 1. will I be able to link straight into the central heating circuit flow and...

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