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  1. J

    waste pipes in cement (question 1)

    Hi all, I've got a really tricky scenario. The house I'm working in has had an extension added to a utility room (in itself an extension on the side of the original house). The utility room has a toilet and basin, with waste pipes running under the cement floor. The 40mm basin waste is also...
  2. J

    best way to measure mains flow rates/pressure?

    Hi all, I'd be interested to hear how you all measure mains flow rates/pressure in a house. I'm soon to install a 10kw electric shower in a friend's house. I'm a student plumber. My tutor has advised me to check the house's flow rates and pressure are enough for the shower. I've got a flow...
  3. J

    which electric shower would you choose?

    Hi all, I'm looking to fit a mains-fed electric shower into a home (downstairs utility room conversation to shower room, in an otherwise gravity-fed house with pre-existing bathroom and shower to cater for a family of seven. Hot water cylinder may well keep running out of hot water - hence an...
  4. J

    banging heating pipes?

    Hi all, I'm running some new pipework under floorboards (two radiators being moved to different walls downstairs). I've taken care to run the pipes so they're not touching each other as they travel along the joists. However, they do touch on the final bend through the ceiling to the downstairs...
  5. J

    what's this valve?

    Anyone know what the dome straight above the stopcock is (see pic)?
  6. J

    mixer taps and airlocks

    Hi all, I'm a student plumber. On my work experience, we came across an air lock in a bungalow. The plumber got rid of it by forcing mains water up the hot pipe (which had the airlock). This was done via a mixer tap, which had mains cold but tank-fed hot. My question is, could this be done...
  7. J

    Cracked tile index toilet

    Hi all, I'm in a rented house. Since moving in, a hairline crack has emerged in quite a large tile under the toilet pan, leading to roughly the point where the pan is screwed on to the tiles. The bathroom is recently renovated, and the crack wasn't there when I moved in. I'm curious as to what...
  8. J

    water regulations and self-certification

    Hi all, I'm a student plumber on an NVQ2 plumbing/heating course. At some point, I'll do the BPEC water regs certificate. But in the meantime, I'd be grateful for advice about self-certification and water regulations? Which jobs need to be certified them? And who could certify them if you...
  9. J

    Reseating tool

    Can anyone recommend a decent tap reseating tool, with an assortment of heads? I'm a student plumber, and don't want to waste my money on a rubbish one. Thanks, Jennie
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