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Calling all with macerator knowledge
This elbow, secured with two jubilee clips, has a pin hole leak. All I can seem to find are...
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New core drill time…..
My core drill is all but dead (dewalt silver star) Looking for a new one, any recommendations...
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What's your day rate?
Following on from a thread on the open section of the forum, thought it might be interesting to...
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Rain cowl for flues 12345
Anyone fitted any of these ?? I've a rear flued ideal logic with water ingress issues I'm...
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Leaking drain-off...
Basic stuff for most of you no doubt but we all have our ignorances. This drain off is leaking...
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CP12s operating pressure / heat input??
When doing a gas safety check / certificate you are asked to check heat input or operating...
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Ideal logic heat only
Fitted this about 5 years ago and serviced each year this time found out the flue is leaking...
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Loctite 577 - Advice
Just want a bit of advice on Loctite 577. Everyone seems to rave about it, but i've had it on a...
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Pushy customers 11123
3 services today spread out nicely 2 Intergas and a baxi platinum , first Intergas expansion...
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New Ideal Logic thoughts?
Anyone fitted one yet? What do you think of the changes?
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Happy new year folks
Wishing you all a happy and prosperous new year
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Condensate pump questions ??
I think I have only ever fitted 1 in my life. Got a combi swap to do in January fitting a...
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Draining water from vacant property over winter
Would you do literally everything? So drain fully drain central heatings system and drain the...
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Ecotec pcb fault???///
Anyone had this on a Vaillant Ecotec? Hot water works fine, heating randomly works. No fault...
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Worcester 240 vertex flue
Anyone know where I can find so install manuals for a vertex flue on an old Worcester 240 combi...
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Sometimes you need a bit of me time .
Taken a couple of days off to do some jobs at home never seem to get any time , topped up the...
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Isolation valves words words words
What’s everyone using? General isolations valves for 15mm pipe to taps, toilets etc The £1 are...
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Softened water testing?
Hi folks. What are you guys using to test water quality with a softener installed please?
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Is the Forum quiet???
Does the forum seem quiet in your opinion? I’m on another forum and there’s several plumbing...
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Does it annoy you when?
Customers call and text on a Sunday about non important stuff. doesn’t it bother you or do you...
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When The Customer Is Losing The Plot.
So old customer, 78, husband died about 12 months ago. Grant Vortex combi in the garage. The prv...
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Checkatrade aka Conatrade
I don't post often but wanted to share the absolute joke that Checkatrade has become. Just a few...
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Routine service discovery.
Carried out a routine service on a Valliant 637 fitted by me some 12 years ago now , replaced...
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Do you reckon a compression coupler should go over horizontal pipe?
Want to change waste and change trap for plastic. If I can get a compression coupler over that...
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Standard rad, flow+return joined at top, not bottom
Standard CH white rad, flow and return connected at the top, bottom connections blanked...
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Anyone know of a kitchen mixer with threaded fixing bolt at the front?
Needs to be suitable for gravity fed hot and preferably from Screwfix, Toolstation, Wickes, B&Q...
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Baxi solo 24 he heat
Bit of a problem with one of these my carpenter mate has one fitted 10 years + I'd say not...
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Another Valliant rebuild
Saved another Valliant from the scrap yard fitted this some 15 years ago and it missed a few...
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Material price rises and day rates
Hello chaps I'm starting to find the prices being charged at my merchants is getting out of...
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Cost of a powerflush - answered my own question LOL!
I'm was struggling to get my head around the cost of a powerflush. If I add up the various...
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