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  1. T

    Are Pipe Heaters Safe?

    I have an ouside garden tap that freezes every winter, while I am away and the heating is down to 10C, despite a protective insulating cover over the tap on the house wall. Is it safe to wrap the pipe (inside the outer house wall) with a pipe heater wire - one that wraps around the copper pipe...
  2. A

    Is there any Gas safe engineer in Greater Manchester.

    Good morning everybody. My name is Abdalrhman I live in Wigan, recently I have started a Gas safe course, and Iam studying very hard to become a Gas safe engineer, but I need to do some shadwing to understand more about this field, I have a very good experience in plumbing .. Please If that...
  3. M

    Gas safe registration

    I am on my firms gas safe registration. If someone asks me to cap a gas pipe off going to a fire. Would I need to have my own gas safe registration for this?
  4. T

    Gas safe course portfolio advice

    Hi, I’m looking to retrain as a gas engineer and do a new entrants gas course. I’m a bit concerned by the ‘on-job’ work experience/shadowing, as some course want to charge £1500 to pair you up with a qualified engineer. Some courses don’t offer pairing and suggest you find your own engineer to...
  5. Nevis88

    Is this really safe ?

    This is a flue from a boiler, just installed by Borthwick. We were worried that this was dangerous so called out BG. They say it is not dangerous but the boiler has been certified as “at risk”. We are trying to get them back, but its not easy. C**b*ys comes to mind. CO monitor nearby.
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    Boiler service/ gas safe course

    Hello, I am looking for an honest opinion please, with my current employment I get a lot of time off, I am considering completing a gas safe course with the view to use my spare time to potter about doing boiler services and that only, am I naive to think it’s that simple? Thanks
  7. T

    Is it safe to put fridge magnets on my boiler?

    Is it safe to put fridge magnets on my boiler?
  8. F

    New Career - Gas Safe

    Hi, need your honest views if you would be so kind. I’m 48 and work for the NHS (office based) and earn 44k a year. Ive been do fustrated and fed up in my work for so long that I’ve enrolled to do my gas safe and become an engineer. I know it’s hard work but I’m really excited and I’d love to...
  9. WalkingRiskAssessment

    Is a gas pipe next to an electric cooker safe?

    Hi, my mother had an electric cooker installed yesterday. The guy who fitted it said it shouldn't be close to the gas pipe but it is. The red arrow shows the gas pipes, the blue arrows are the electric supply for the cooker and the purple is the back of the cooker. I know nothing of plumbing...
  10. ameliacm

    Safe to remove this heated towel rail without draining it?

    Hi there, Can I simply undo the screws on this heater towel rail, make sure it's off and prop it up while I paint the wall behind it? I saw tutorials that said to drain towel rails but mine doesn't have any controls, just a switch outside the bathroom. Thanks!
  11. G

    safe to leave isolation valve turned off on flexible pipe?

    Hi I have a problem with my flexible pipes on my sink. They need replacing but we are going on holiday so won't be able to get this done till we get back. Is it safe to leave isolation valve turned off on flexible pipe connected taps for a longer period as it will be 2 weeks? Will it cause any...
  12. J

    Is this safe or can gas back-up?

    Hi, A while ago , we has an odd-job guy fit a new downstairs loo. He's attached the washing machine and basin waste to the top of the toilet waste, see photo. We have a septic tank and sewage smell coming up when we flush. I've assumed this is because the seal where the waste enters the ground...
  13. T

    Drain Central Heating System- when is it safe to switch Boiler back on

    Drain central heating system (water tank in loft) in a two storey house - ground and first floor when is it safe to switch the boiler back on - is it only when the tank in the loft has stopped making a noise - implying that the system is back to where it was before the system was drained. The...
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    Boiler question - safe to keep turned off if not required

    I have an old Gledhill very large boiler in my 2 bed flat (over 20 years old) and an electonic 7 thermo box. Currently i have everything off as i dont need them to get hot water to my shower, dishwasher and washing machine. The only thing the boiler seems to do is heat my hot water in my sink...
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    URGENT INTIAL GAS SAFE INSPECTION

    Hi people of this forum I have a quite unique situation, I have recently finished my college course and have applied for my GSR, the previous threads that I have read in this forum say that they would like to see a calibrated FGA, knowing this I have looked up the prices and they are way out of...
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    URGENT INTIAL GAS SAFE INSPECTION

    Hi people of this forum I have a quite unique situation, I have recently finished my college course and have applied for my GSR, the previous threads that I have read in this forum say that they would like to see a calibrated FGA, knowing this I have looked up the prices and they are way out of...
  17. J

    Boiler condensate into dedicated stand pipe - is it safe?

    I have read a few posts on here discussing sharing a washing machine stand pipe for the boiler condensate pipe and the risks of washing machine waste water backing up into the boiler etc., but I recently seen something that I can't find any discussion on so thought to start one. It was a combi...
  18. K

    What do you think of the Gas Safe magazine?

    If you read it, let me know what you think.
  19. M

    Denso tape gas safe regs

    Afternoon everyone. Could somebody state the regulation number that dictates denso tape is no longer suitable for protecting gas pipe as it could mask a potential leak? Appreciate it, thanks.
  20. M

    Intergas HRE 30 SB - OK/safe to reset?

    All. We have a relatively new Intergas boiler, installed in 2018. Recently, the boiler has been registering Fault Code 5 and switching itself off. We had a (British Gas) engineer round to investigate the other day but, thanks to more shoddy/thoughtless builder work, we discovered that the...

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