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    Gas Training...now or never!

    Hi, Hoping someone can give me a bit of advice. Im 27 this year and have been working full time as a plumber since the age of 16. I never got round to doing my gas safe when I was younger as I was too interested in going fishing rather than doing anything work related. Now im older and...
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    Plumbers wanted in Stanstead

    Hi, I've got a job doing 5 commercial units in Stanstead, just been told we have approximately 2 weeks to finish, PM me if your interested. Day rate or price work available.
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    90mm water mains

    The job im on at the minute has had a 90mm water mains run into the building which I need to put a stop tap and double check valve on for water board to inspect and then connect up. Its massively oversized for what its serving, 32mm would have been plenty. The biggest mdpe ive ever...
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    Condensate soakaways

    Does anyone know if condensate soakaways need maintenance (I.e replacing lime chippings after X amount of years)... On a job at the moment where they are planning to fit one outside and then tarmac over! Cant find any information specifically about this online or from the manu's (McAlpine...
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    8" or 9" cast soil stack woes?

    On a job up town at the minute that has a hefty old cast stack i've got to branch into as a temporary while the building is being demo'd. The cast measures approx 220mm O.D so im not sure if this would be called 8" or 9". Can any of you oldies tell me what size this would be? :sorcerer: Its...
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    Bronze pump fitted to hot outlet

    Just a quick one is there any reason why a bronze pump cant be fitted to the hot outlet on an unvented with the secondary return, teeing into the cylinder cold feed with swept tee (cylinder has no secondary return tapping)
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    Replacement Ideal Standard side flush paddle lever

    Hi, I was changing a syphon on an old Ideal standard close coupled toilet yesterday and had a slight problem :90:. Due to the shape of the cistern none of syphons I had onboard would fit so I thought I would take the cistern with me down to my merchants to get one to fit. After getting a...
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    Close Coupled with a Flat back/Back to Wall Pan

    Hi, Im fitting one of these on Friday, I always try not to as i like to pipe everything ridgid i.e endfeed tap con's and ridgid pan connecters and with these style of toilets its near impossilble to do sometimes. Anyway the customer has insisted he wants one as the toilet is the first thing you...
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    Cold Mains Booster Pump

    Hi, I was at a job today where the previous GSR engineer has just installed a megaflo and vaillant system boiler, converted from OV gravity hot water. Anyway, He didnt test the pressure and flow rate before starting work but to be fair, he wasn't told to as the builder said he was having a new...
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    Creating a vacuum on a sealed system?

    Hi there, Is it possible to create a vacuum on a sealed system like you can do on a open vented system where you can cap the OV and bung the CF to create a vacuum. I'm guessing it's not possible, but i would like to know the science behind it :) sorry for a novice question! Tolly
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    Bosch 36V SDS drill

    Hi there, A bit of a random question :) I'm after buying a Bosch 36v SDS drill after having a play with a sparks one on site. I was going to get the hilti te7a but its a bit too expensive for me plus they dont seem to be as reliable as the hilti's of old. A couple of work mates have them and...
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    Wanted : Rothenberger Pencil Flame Nozzle for Superfire 2 torch

    Hello, After having some of my tools stolen i lost both of my pencil flame nozzles for my superfire 2 torchs. Unfortunately they have stopped making these now and i much prefer the finer jet of flame you get with them compared to the standard nozzle. Im anyone has one or these they fancy selling...
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