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Hope it goes smooth .....remember
safety comes first
quallity comes at a right price
taking the Micky comes cheap
safety comes first
quallity comes at a right price
taking the Micky comes cheap
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Dotty
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Ermintrude
Isn't all the sludge in the pipes? I was told that plastic pipes are self insulating and couldn't get sludge in them
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sheff paul
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Cis4cookie
and why Is that then
also why would i label the pipes n the cylinder cupboard as im gonna have new water pipes, if you mean for the heating then no but its clear to see which one is which
tbh some poeple seem to be giving very negative comments, why because I wish to save some money and do as much as I can myself. at the end of the day there are people out there that do charge the earth and still do shoddy work, seems as though some people are greedy and just wish to charge more because of the extras involved which I a trying to do myself, lie tank removing and pipe removing
If you knew the layout of my house im doing the plumber a favour IMO by prepping everything.
basically the combi will be directly under the bath in kitchen larder , water and gas mains within 2-3 metre away, radiator connection at other end of the bath, sink and toilet to the right about 2 metres away on opposite wall to bath, kitchen sink and washing machine on same wall as boiler about 2 metres away,
The old setup had the cylinder where the toilet will be, and the heating pipes went into the next bedroom and into the chimney stack down to the combi
there's new pipes then no flush through, I was asking if that's right. I wasn't stating that
I don't think anyone has actually said or told me what I should be expecting a plumber to come in and say and be looking at and advising
Surely this is a help forum is it not
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Cis4cookie
"You will never get a decent engineer to work at your house, I promise you"
because?
a decent engineer should be able to work anywhere as with all trades including my own
because?
a decent engineer should be able to work anywhere as with all trades including my own
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Cis4cookie
only rad pipes remain no water pipes, £450 was quoted for 2 days labour, other person also said day and a half, so £225 per day,
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Ermintrude
So what work are u planning to do? So far u just ripped out. Assume u had a GSR cap off the supply?
You should replace all the radiators
Run 15mm pipe from each rad to a central 22mm "spine" provide zones and trvs to suit output and a leak rad, including drain off at lowest points and avoiding air locks.
You should provide the installer with a 32mm solvent weld waste pipe connection at the proposed location,
You should clear a route for the gas supply - you cannot look at or touch it legally!
You can have a part p sparkie install a 13A fused spur within 1m of proposed location but sufficiently routed to avoid contravening regulations which apply to the gas pipe.
This will save you a few pennies but if it's a mess then could cost u a lot!
Also hot and cold will be required at the boiler location in 15mm copper.
You cannot use plastic within 1m of boiler on services.
You should replace all the radiators
Run 15mm pipe from each rad to a central 22mm "spine" provide zones and trvs to suit output and a leak rad, including drain off at lowest points and avoiding air locks.
You should provide the installer with a 32mm solvent weld waste pipe connection at the proposed location,
You should clear a route for the gas supply - you cannot look at or touch it legally!
You can have a part p sparkie install a 13A fused spur within 1m of proposed location but sufficiently routed to avoid contravening regulations which apply to the gas pipe.
This will save you a few pennies but if it's a mess then could cost u a lot!
Also hot and cold will be required at the boiler location in 15mm copper.
You cannot use plastic within 1m of boiler on services.
1st post on this thread but suggest the following.
1 Get plumbers to come, look and quote.
2 Choose your plumber and talk to him about what you can do yourself to lower the costs.
3 Book him.
What may seem simple to you may not be quite so simple.
1 Get plumbers to come, look and quote.
2 Choose your plumber and talk to him about what you can do yourself to lower the costs.
3 Book him.
What may seem simple to you may not be quite so simple.
He is a carpenter by trade and does general handy work at home and at his friends place
We had one of this on the last boiler change job doing bathroom and all the improvement on the job ..... What a waist of time this handy person was ! 3 days to run hot and cold around the bathroom and still 1st fix not done ! We done a conversion +6 rads and all new pipe work to bathroom in 2 days
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Cis4cookie
Im a roofer by trade and also do fascias sofits and gutters, used to be a bricky.
I have completed some basic courses on electrics n plumbing, I know enough to get me by, I rewired the whole house apart from the light circuit which I only done minor work to, moved added an moved sockets ran wire pretty much everything, then had a sparky in to update the fuse box check over everything an sign I off.
Basically im going to connect all new rads 2 of 6 already done 1 will be towel rail, wil put dran plug on the rad It was first on
Ill clear path for gas and also run the hot and cold for kitchen sink so I can fit the kitchen permanently, as said tanks and boiler have been removed gas was capped off by GS its turned off at the outside box.
mains water is already nearby
only thing about the rads is the whole systm is run in 15mm, it only changed to 22mm at the old boier and there was only about 2 feet of it, everything else is 15mm from what I can see
I have completed some basic courses on electrics n plumbing, I know enough to get me by, I rewired the whole house apart from the light circuit which I only done minor work to, moved added an moved sockets ran wire pretty much everything, then had a sparky in to update the fuse box check over everything an sign I off.
Basically im going to connect all new rads 2 of 6 already done 1 will be towel rail, wil put dran plug on the rad It was first on
Ill clear path for gas and also run the hot and cold for kitchen sink so I can fit the kitchen permanently, as said tanks and boiler have been removed gas was capped off by GS its turned off at the outside box.
mains water is already nearby
only thing about the rads is the whole systm is run in 15mm, it only changed to 22mm at the old boier and there was only about 2 feet of it, everything else is 15mm from what I can see
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Masood
See there's the problem. Knowing enough to get you by is not the same as knowing how to it properly. Therefore your help might actually turn out to be a hindrance. Get a professional, pay them a decent rate and get the job done right once for all.
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Ermintrude
Seems intent on DIY? Course on being a bricky too? That's why he's doing roofing now !!
22mm can't say that's why u need to have some on site help! Good luck. ! When it's all done upload some pictures and the gas safe cert for the boiler , if not just to show all the doubters !
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