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    Toilet/basin/bath

    So what do you charge for swapping? Say one job? Minor issues, nothing terrible. Labour only
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    Cheapest toilet

    Wickes has a toilet for £50 Can I buy cheaper? Cheers
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    Shower enclosure

    Hi Any views in decent makes? Thx
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    Blocked toilet

    So friends, what is the best way to unblock a toilet please? The custard reckons too many tissues She's tried to plunge Last one I did I used a drain rod & plunge end. Any other ways? I don't particularly want to get my hands in there as you can imagine Thx Rct
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    UVHW course

    Friends Going to book into get my ticket Can I ask what prior knowledge I need? I've never installed one, have worked on one with Stan ages ago. Working on one Saturday with another chap & again Sat afternoon. Am I expected to know the ins & outs or is that what they teach? I don't want...
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    Might work - might not

    There are thirty cows in a field and twenty eight chickens How many didn't?
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    Unblock toilet - Calling Toxic Ted

    TT - do you want to unblock a toilet today on the Brit for £15??? Exactly, neither do I. Woman called, told her bank holiday & not working £80 min. She offered £10 the upped it to £15! Her sons 34yo & won't try to do it. Doesn't talk to get neighbours & seems like she has disputes with the...
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    Karcher gutter & drain

    Hi Got these on special at screefix Anyone got one? Thoughts? http://youtu.be/0lJgCIdLDqU Cheers all
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    Kitchen sink - slow draining

    So I've posted before about blocked sinks I've failed to unblock Well, what do you think of this, today had a very slow draining sink Thought, here I go again!! I noticed that the waste was loose, so I tightened the screw fitting which joins the waste to the plastic underside. Low & behold...
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    Toilet inlet valve

    So, toilet overflowing. Tried to fix ball cock, still drips, whipped it out, not easy. Put same in BUT the shank wasn't long enough to reach the pipe fitting to connect water, no play in pipes. Luckily I had 4 new fluidmasters on the van! Anyway, how do you get around the length of shank (!)...
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    Valve

    Hello Has anyone fitted or got any comments on these please?
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    Broken shower advice please

    Hi Got called to this shower, custard doesn't know the make. The top (cold) knob keeps falling off. The brass part that goes into back is loose & can be pulled out very easy. Pic 4 Any thoughts please?
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    Drain issue

    So get a rare call, drain leaking. Get to house, when you run the kit sink taps/washing m empties then the pipe leaks!! Now then, the 40mm pipe goes into a concrete floor. It's at the back of the sink cupboard. It travels horizontally for wash Mach & dw then connect to sink waste, then goes...
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    Is it me - blocked basin

    Here I go again Gf maisonette, bathroom basin blocked, old woman, take it apart & clean, all ok Still blocked. Now the pipe at the back runs along to the drain & can't be accessed. I stick a auger a far as it'll go & prod/twist etc. nothing comes out in the end. I go outside, the drain...
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    Self employed - work

    Hi So what do you define as work being self employed? For example, your normal duties, going to the bank? Writing invoices? Marketing & leaflet dropping? Quotes? Van maintenance? What do you think?
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    High flush wc - siphon & inlet valve

    Hi Friends How long would it take you to change both the above? Cheers
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    Changing bath taps.

    Friends Can I ask your thoughts on this one. You go to change bath taps, say pillar taps. You get them off but you can't see the tap connector on the feed pipe & can't feel if there's a fibre washer there, it's not on the bottom of the old taps, So, you try to feel & scrape as best you can...
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    Bath silicone behind taps

    Firstly, any tips in getting it all off? Secondly, any tips to re apply it? It's a bugger. But getting good with my fugi!
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    Toilet

    Friends Got a confidence issue (again)!! Nothing new. Stressed, headache fed up. So, a toilet is dripping when flushed from under, tighten wing nuts, not really any difference. Undo & remove cistern, pan cracked, plumber 6 months ago siliconed it & put in a piece of plastic food carton lid...
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    Overflow pipe

    Friends Talking about over flow pipe. The pipe is 20 mm odd. Now then, is it solvent weld or push fit? I'll tell you why after!
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