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    Egg-Carton Type Walls - Bathroom Fitting

    Hi all, How the devil do you fix anything heavy such as basins/shower enclosures etc to these walls. I'm on about the sort of things where light duty plasterboard fixings just won't cut it. From what I can see, the space in the 'cavity' is only about an inch or so and there isn't even enough...
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    How much do you charge for oil related work?

    Hi all, All being well I should be registering with OFTEC in early month and it looks like I have my first oil boiler install booked in after that. Do you oil qualified bods charge the same as your normal daily rate for oil work or do you find you can charge a bit of a premium? Would be...
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    Problem with Boss Therm Mid-Position 22mm Valve

    Hi all, Was wondering if someone with more experience than me with Y-plan wiring could jump in. HW working fine, no problems at all. 230v at grey wire when HW is off, 230v at orange wire when HW is on. All good so far. The problem is that CH will turn on but will not turn off again until...
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    And we wonder why British tradesmen have to work hard to build a good name.

    When you get idiots like the muppet that installed this central heating system. Why bother cutting out separate joists when you can just plonk heating pipework directly on top of electrical cables. Got called to the house as the electrics where tripping. After fixing a leaking cistern and...
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    Help needed with Gas Safe Portfolio

    Hi all, Further to my last post, I'm very keen to find a gas safe plumber close to me who I can pass gas work too in exchange for them letting me work under their supervision to complete my portfolio. They can have the money for the job as long as I'm getting portfolio experience. I have an...
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    Cold Callers

    I've now got a folder on my computer solely for my amusement. When I'm at home doing admin I tend to catch the odd cold caller trying to sell me something. So I politely say: - 'sorry, can I put you though to the owner of the business? I'm just going to put you on hold for a minute!' Then...
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    Gas Safe Training/Assessment

    Hi all, Advice appreciated please! I'm looking at trying to become gas safe qualified and I must say the whole process seems kind of impossible if you are a bit older (32) and already running your own business doing plumbing/electrical work. Qualifications wise, I have a City & Guilds 6129...
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    Bringing a breeze-block external wall out by 50mm.

    Hi all, Doing a bathroom install and want to bring a breeze-block external wall into the bathroom by 50mm. When I do this normally I end up pilot drilling the wood and then fitting rawl plugs to the breeze block before finally drilling screws through the wood into the rawl plugs. Takes...
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    Very close to setting fire to my first house today!!

    Was soldering under the eaves of a bungalow loft, had moved the obligatory 270mm of loft insulation out the way. Thought I had moved the pipe insulation far enough back down into the bathroom below. Soldered the elbow joint and whoosh - up goes the pipe insulation in a foot of flame right...
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    Instantaneous Electric Water Heaters & Thermostatic Taps

    Hi all, Does anyone know of a high power (9 or 12KW) instantanteous water heater than can be used with a separate thermostatic mixer tap? I'm installing how water in a hospital lab and they want to avoid stored hot water if possible but all the systems I see won't work properly with a...
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    Getting much more work as an electrician than a plumber :(

    Hi all, I am starting to feel like an alien on here now. I haven't touched my plumbing tools for nearly a month now, been doing nothing but electrical work. Does that say that I'm a crap plumber or maybe just there's a lot more people wanting electrical work done. Strange!!
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    Running Water Supply Pipework To Garage Underground

    Hi all, Just been round to look at a job a neighbour on our estate wants done. Basically, bring supply pipework out of the house (insulated of course) down the wall, under the ground, along a 5m or so run, back up the outside of the garage wall and into the garage for a tap on the inside wall...
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    What's the point of pressure testing then?

    Tested a full heating system to 10 bars last week. No leaks or pressure drops. The system has been runnning for around 3 weeks now in the customers home. Now, a call - great start to a quiet week. Apparently one of the rad valve nuts is now leaking slightly. All nuts had jointing compound...
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    Affordable Quality Bathroom Furniture

    Hi all. Do any of you know of any reliable internet suppliers I can buy quality bathroom furniture (specifically cabinets, worktops etc) from? The merchants round here are trying to pawn the likes of Roper Rhodes which costs an absolute fortune for what is essentially a kitchen wall unit with...
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    Invasion of the cheap Chinese towel rails

    Next time the customer asks why they should buy your expensive British products as opposed to cheap Chinese stuff, feel free to use this photo!
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    Question for those with an unvented ticket

    Hi all. I have a new condensing system boiler which our gas fitter will be installing tomorrow. It's going to be installed right above a new unvented cylinder. As the airing cupboard they are both in is in the centre of the house, I want to run the PRV from the combi-boiler into the D2...
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    Quick Room Stat Wiring Question

    Hi all. I have a Danfoss hard-wired room thermostat. Inside are 5 terminals. One for 230v Live supply, one for 230v Neutral. One is COM which is powered by a link from the 230v Live as per the manual. My question is, will the thermostat be in the normally open or normally closed state when...
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    Reliable Gas Engineer Wanted for Work in Lincoln

    Hi all. I'm looking for a gas engineer that my business can pass work to in the Lincoln area. Most of the work will be boiler replacements but there would also be any repair work I get in too. In return I would ask that whoever wants to work with me can pass me any electrical work they get...
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    Thinking of getting a powerflush machine

    Hi all. Finally had enough of renting powerflush machines that are usually bashed up and well on their way to being broken. I'm considering getting my own machine. I was wondering what ones people use and why. Are there any ones that give you a competitive edge, i.e. being able to reduce the...
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    Repair Work

    Out of interest, how many of you guys/gals are happy to do repair work, i.e. customer calling you out to reseat an old tap or replace a washer. What do you do in circumstances where you get there and you can't repair the item for whatever reason? Do you still charge? I've had a couple...
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