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    Kent Plumber Looking for Weekend Work

    I’m a Level 3 NVQ Qualified plumber who worked in the construction industry for 5 years. I’ve worked with all types of materials and have many skill sets and tools I am looking to broaden my plumbing experience by helping someone on weekends on the domestic side of plumbing, I am not looking...
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    Second Fix Price work

    Second Fix Price Work I've been given the opportunity of second fix price work from an old employer 3 and 4 bed houses with heat pump cylinder, rads, main bathroom, ensuite, manifold and kitchen sink, Question is how long would that physically take some to do never done price before was...
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    Looking For Plumbing Work/ Mentor in Leeds

    Hello, I’m 31 years old hard working and always try to produce quality work. I’ve just finished my level 2 diploma in Plumbing at Leeds college for building. I want to sign up to the NVQ L2 course but need a plumber to work with. I have my own Van and some tools. If there is anyone in the Leeds...
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    Changing taps - can't work out the cold flow set up

    Hi, I am a DIY plumber and was going to change the mixer tap in the utility room (the old kitchen from the 70's) and I am puzzled by the cold flow. On the image starting from the pipes in on the bottom of the cabinet. On the left is hot, on the right is cold. The cold services the tap and the...
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    Disconnecting pipe work - advice needed

    Im renovating my bath room and where i removed the bidet, i now have an extra set of unused hot and cold pipes. 2 hot and 2 cold in total. need to disconnect one hot, 1 cold and need a bit of advice on how best to do it. If i wanted to disconnect this set im thinking i could just...
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    Work Available in Tonbridge + Free Plumbers Mate

    Hi all, Recently purchased a property and there is quite a few jobs that need doing. Worked as a plumbers mate quite some time ago so would be keen to also get involved and learn a bit hence the title. To begin with the job will include: Moving external boiler pipework to internal cupboard...
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    Mystery pipes - can anyone work out what they are for?

    My son has just moved into a ground floor flat in a five-storey mansion block in London, built in about 1905. The bathroom is being renovated and he has found two old pipes, one around 4 inches (I think) in diameter, the other a bit smaller, that are a mystery. They come down from the floor...
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    Will a 22mm pipe cutter work on older 3/4"?

    Hi All Pretty explanatory really, need to cut some old 3/4" pipe feeding H+C bath taps, access is very tight. Will my 22mm cutter work on 3/4", if not what can i use? Thanks
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    Making Nest thermostat work with Uponor C5 UFH

    Hi everyone, I just installed Google Nest Thermostat 3 Gen, made for Europe together with Uponor C35 underfloor heating system (my version of the Nest comes with a heat link, which is a separate device installed near my underfloor control system. The thermostat talks to Heat Link via wireless or...
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    Help with under bathroom sink pipe work

    I have tried to unblock my bathroom sink and managed to undo the u bend pipe and clear any blockage inside. But there is still a blockage in the pipe leading out of the wall but I can’t see anyway to undo this section. Please advise ASAP. Thank you.
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    Completing work in void house

    If doing work on a vacant house. When finished do you see it as good practice to turn the water off. I usually do. I'm confident in my work but see this as good practice. Can I ask for others opinions? Thanks
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    New boiler install - is this acceptable work?

    Hi I had a new boiler installed and wondered if you think this is acceptable workmanship. Looks like they started to drill a hole at the front and then had to move down. Thanks for your input.
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    Anyone else struggling with work during this pandemic

    Hello everyone Any other plumbers struggling with work during this covid situation? I went self employed in September was really good up until Christmas then it's been dead as a door nail since lock down came in to force again . I'm not a gas engineer just a general plumber .I've joined...
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    Plumbing emprover looking for work

    Hi, I'm in Northamptonshire 36 years old. I have a level 2 in plumbing, I can do the basics like valves, pipe bending, soldering, I'm good on the tools. I just need more experience. Anyone's needing a mate, contact me.
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    Pipe work under kitchen sink

    This is how our Builders’s plumber has installed the pipe work under our kitchen sink. It is at the front leaving little room for storage, the dishwasher is connected, it’s an old cabinet that has been moved forward into our new extension until we can afford new units. Is this how it should look...
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    Pipe work location advice

    Hi, I am new to this, thanks in advance for any support/help! In the next few weeks I’ll be moving into a house with a VERY old boiler that I will have a pro replace and move at the same time. I have done small pipe work jobs, e.g. moving a bathroom around. As the new house only has radiators...
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    Wall hung toilet in brick work with rear soil pipe

    Hi, First post (be gentle!) I joined looking for advice and hope someone can help! I’m looking to get a wall hung toilet but have a couple of issuers. The wall is breeze block (3 inch thick) then a cavity before the external wall. The cavity is about 4-6 inches in size from what I can tell...
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    Will a thermostatic shower mixer work with two hot supplies?

    I won't go into the specifics here because it'd be far too long, but in a system I'm building I have two hot supplies - one between 25C and 35C, and one between 45C and 70C. (In short, I have two heat sources that perform differently under different conditions). I want an output temperature of...
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    Why does downstairs heating has to be on for upstairs to work?

    Hi All I have a question regarding my heating setup, I moved in 5 years ago and since replaced boiler and added 3 nest controls. I have a system boiler with water cylinder and have three nest thermostats, one controls and turns on the boiler for downstairs apart from the conservatory where I...
  20. SlimD

    Heating needs hot water on to get it to work

    After advice: Got a sealed heating system run off an old Potterton Suprema system boiler. Can only get heating to come on by turning on both heating and hot water. Then once boiler fires turn hot water off and heating kicks in after a few minutes but Heating won’t come on by itself when first...

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