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  1. S

    Self employed/ contracting gas work

    Hi all. Sorry for another boring topic on going it alone. Have read through previous ones and am a little more worried now lol but have found some useful info. Work for a national company at the moment mainly doing boiler repairs. I've been doing this for 10 years on a variety of boilers and...
  2. Scott_D

    Safety trainers / work trainers

    any recommendations? Something light and comfy would be good Fed up with boots
  3. P

    Mature Student Looking for Work Experience

    Hi folks, First post on here so please go easy on me if possible ! I’m a mature student in my 40s based in the Wrexham/Chester area looking to gain further knowledge and experience with a professional plumber. After a career change 12 months ago, I recently completed City & Guilds Level 2...
  4. S

    Can I work on this set up in a restaurant?

    Morning guys n gals, I’ve been asked to price a boiler install ( Logic 30) in a restaurant. Take out old combi. The meter is a u16 with 28mm coming off, there’s a commercial cooker on the floor above about 2m away from the meter and the boiler comes off the 28mm and is about 5m run. I know...
  5. M

    Gas engineers/plumbers scope of work

    I had been a plumbers for quiet a few years. I then got my gas by doing my nvq level 3. I just wondered how many gas engineers that do landlord service checks etc... Also fit bathrooms and the like. I ask as I am thinking of adding more appliances to my ticket so landlord certificates could be...
  6. W

    What pan connector would work?

    Not my job, pics sent by a mate who is just starting out and wanted some advice. Pics are of the old pan connector on a bog due to be changed shortly. On googling what's written on side it seems it is this. Osma 4" Soil Waste Pipe | Fittings - OSMASOIL 4S790 WHITE S/S LONG TAIL BEND 87.1/2...
  7. Mastermixlee

    Roof work/vertical flues.

    So there's a few estates scattered around my way that have the dreaded powermax boilers. All of them are installed in the middle of house in a cupboard upstairs with vertical twin pipe flue going vertical through the roof. A good majority of these houses are town houses or 3 storeys. How...
  8. RobG

    Kitchen sink pipe work - plastic nut sheared

    Hi, still very new to this forum - this is my 2nd posting. Please help if you can. I am replacing round head taps with lever taps (am recently retired and have too much time on my hands!) and have fitted a new hot tap no probs. The cold tap has slightly different pipework - a white plastic...
  9. M

    Work in greenford area

    Hi guys, anyone in the greenford area want some work. It's a really nice job of underfloor heating, unvented, boiler and wetroom plumbing. It is just a bit far for me these days.
  10. J

    Looking for work for gas portfolio

    Hi I’m looking for evening or weekend work with a plumber that’s doing gas related jobs as I’m nearing the end of my gas course and need evidence for my portfolio. I work on new builds so I’m struggling to get some of the required jobs in the portfolio as my work is limited on site. I’m...
  11. S

    Moving copper pipe work for new sink position

    Im going to be removing an old sink from one wall and re positioning the new sink on an adjacent wall At the moment the hot and cold supplies come in through the wall and branch right for the existing sink. I need to modify these so that they come in and head straight to the direction of...
  12. Tommo25

    Van 6-7k budget - work and motorbike

    I'm looking for a new van, it needs to be big enough for fitting all my plumbing gear in, but also a motorbike. I'm interested in transit, transit custom or VW transporter. For my budget they all seem to have big mileage 110k+. What would you guys recommend?
  13. B

    How does pump work on shower pan

    Anybody know how the water pump in disabled shower pan kicks in and drains away as the water is starting to smell in the outlet. We've just moved in so was wondering do you have to run the shower for the pump in the drain to activate
  14. D

    He24 - removed rad now won't work at all

    Hi all, I removed a radiator downstairs to wallpaper when I put it back on the he24 will not fire up at all and shows an error code L9. The pressure had dropped to 0 so I refilled the system. This happened when I removed a radiator before but last time I shut off all the rads except the one I...
  15. N

    Advice on work done by gas safe engineer

    Hi Guys - sorry but this is going to be a long post! Recently had some work done in my house to move a boiler, clean cold water tank and pressurize central heating system - this was done by a gas safe registered engineer. Another plumber has come over to do other work in the house and he has...
  16. hammers4spanner

    Notifying work blah blah

    Is there a timescale we have to notify work , had a customer ring up moaning about receiving no paperwork for her fire i installed about 5 months ago lol.
  17. M

    Looking for work to complete the Nvq 2

    I’m looking for work to complete my Nvq 2. I am 29 years of age and hold a valid cscs card.
  18. R

    HIU - how do they work?

    I've recently found out I have a HIU (heat interface unit) in my new build flat. I've been searching the web for info on how they work, but none of them answer my main question - does HIU work by providing heated water direct from a central plant into my flat, or is the heat generated by it used...
  19. W

    Quote check for boiler work

    Hi Everybody I'm new here so first a quick hello! Secondly, would anyone mind giving me their opinion on this quote: £320 to change PRV and recharge expansion vessel. I'm in the South East of England. TIA
  20. M

    Request for work shadowing please - SE London, Kent and Surrey

    Good evening I am looking for a work shadowing opportunity with a view to work alongside an experienced plumber/heating engineer such as yourself on a part time basis from July 2019. In the meantime, I would like to be able to enhance my plumbing skills and confidence so I would be very...

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