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    Leaky flue, can it be DIY or do I need a specialist?

    What do you have to do to get registered with oftec and be able to work on these things with atleast some sort of qualification/experience?
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    Leaky flue, can it be DIY or do I need a specialist?

    Is an oil boiler not governed by a body like gas safe? Or can anyone install and repair these?
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    My Mom and Dads Boiler

    As you can see from the above pictures my mom and dads boiler is rubbish :-) Also as you can tell my dad is a typical builder who doesnt give a hoot about rules and regs and decided to box the boiler in so it was not accessible in the slightest. For the past year or so the boiler has been...
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    Just viewed a house :-/

    As the title say, I've just viewed a property. It's made me feel really weird though :-) Its a nice house, in the area where I want to live and I'd be living literally 20 seconds from my mates, so that's all good. Something just isn't sitting right though, the house is perfect, but there's a...
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    It's gone to his head.

    I always though croppie was a wrongun and that him being made into a mod was a mistake, but now it seems the power has well and truly gone to his head look what he just did to me :-) Im not your friend :wink_smile:
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    Shock to the system :-(

    I've been contracting for the last couple of year and been getting home around 3 everyday and having the weekends all to myself. As I'm looking at buying a house I've been to see a mortgage advisor etc and I can get to mortgage I need but I'm 11k short on my deposit. So I called the manager...
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    HMRC tax return details

    Hi all. Ive just spoken to the mortgage lady and she's told me what I need to bring to her for mortgage advice etc etc. basically I need some sort of p46 like what you get when your employed to say how much I earnt last year and the year before. I have the year before lasts from the...
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    Worcester Flue Clearances

    Hi all, I was literally just sorting out my paperwork for the accountant and found this print out from Worcester from when I did the course. I thought I had lost it, I have always found it very useful. Then I saw Gaspastemanias post in the Central Heating forum so I thought I'd scan this and...
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    more people out of work

    1,100 workers lose jobs after building firm Kinetics goes bust - mirror.co.uk Yet another firm going under. I think its about time the government did something about this now. They help anyone bar the working man. Having lost my job last year I really feel for the people caught up in this mess...
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    Gas Safe Renewal

    Hi all, I have been qualified for 5 years now - but only held my own gas safe for the past 10 months. I have a couple of questions for the more experianced boys that may seem stupid but its all new to me. 1 - Do I have to contact Gas Safe to renew my card or is it done automatically? 2 - My...
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    My 1st Install

    Got my first install this weekend. Combi and five rads plus pipework and big gas run. Fitting a Vaillant with vertical flue. Just wondered if any of you guys had any hints or tips to help us while we do it. (Thanks to gasman who gave me some pointers via PM as we where originally fitting a...
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    Gas Safe Magazine

    Have any of you recieved your gas safe mag this month? I have normally got mine by now! I miss the good the bad and the ugly!:(
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    Tightness test on a service

    I have to do a service on a gas fire tomorrow and I have been to look at the job this afternoon as it is on my road. My question is do you have to do a tightness test if I am only servicing the gas fire. I normally do drop tests on all service's but the blokes meter is in the cellar and there...
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    Worcester 35CDi Fault

    Hi all, Got little info on this problem but here it goes Boiler goes to u9 lockout whenever heat/hot water is called for. The burner fires up for a few seconds then goes out and goes to fault code. Its my cousins boiler and he lives 40 miles away so can't get there today as I'm going out...
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    Priced out of work!!!

    I went to have a look at a cooker install for a customer this afternoon. Priced up the job at £85.00. This would have included cooker hose, cooker chain, bayonette fitting and wall plate. Plus as the existing cooker point was only 150mm off the floor I would have bought the height up to the MI's...
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    Rad valves and bung kits

    Hi all Got a lot of rad valves to change in various houses tomorrow - think i've drawn the short straw:eek: - anyway, I have a bung kit on the van and never used it, but was just wondering if any of you guys have? I've no problem with the drain downs but would use bung kit if quicker Any...
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    Background heat on fluless fire

    Hi all Just been to quote a job where a customer wants me to rip out old fire and put in new inset fire. On showing her a few of the fires in various brochures, she asked about "one of those fires that look like a TV" anyway told her she could not have one for various reasons. One of which was...
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    Gas Cooker Install

    Hi all Recently fitted a gas cooker for a friend of mine(4 weeks ago), on saturday I removed it for him as he's now moving (long story!!). My question is can I use the same wall plate and bayonett fitting when he has his cooker reconnected in his new house? I'm not sure if second hand fittings...
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    Heating Engineer Available

    I am a fully qualified gas fitted with own gas safe registration, availabe for gas works in the birmingham area. Own vehicle and Insurance. Can do all sorts of works from servicing, landlords checks, cooker fitting/removal, leaking rad etc.
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    Gas Fire Service

    Hi all, I serviced a fire earlier (valor firelight 328), charged the bloke £55.00, did the job all above board - full strip down, drop test paperwork etc. When having the usual chit chat he told me he had quotes ranging from £80.00 - £100.00 - Had one at £120.00. Basically my question is am I...
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