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    Looking for gas work in the Merseyside area

    Hi All I am currently looking for work as a trainee gas service/ repair engineer in the Merseyside area. I am a commercial pipefitter/ heating engineer looking to upskill and move into domestic gas, specifically service and repair but install work would also interest me. I have over 12 years...
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    Washing machine waste spigot plugs

    Hi The little blue plugs that go inside the spigots on the sink wastes for the washing machine connections... Can you buy these individually? I asked in plumbs but they only sold the full trap.
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    Which Inlet Valve

    Hi Have to replace this old Torbeck type inlet valve soon, what inlet valve would you guys use on this?
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    Radiator touch up pen

    Are they any good? Anyone know what brand are any good and where can I buy. Cheers
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    Towel Radiator Tappings

    Does anyone else frequently get problems with the 1/2" Tappings on towel radiators. 90% of the ones I have seen are dog rough, usually a really slack thread, and often leak no matter how much jointing compound you put on. I generally just use PTFE or loctite on the valve tails, is there...
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    Noisy bypass valve

    I have an s plan system with an unvented cylinder and a radiator circuit. For the last month or so, when the 2 port valves shut, but the pump overrun is still running, I hear a vibrating noise coming from the bypass valve / AVDO. It sounds like water struggling to get through the valve/...
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    Strange tank setup

    Hi, I came across a strange tank setup the other day which I had never seen before, I am interested to know how it works. Basically it was 2 storage tanks of equal size next to each other in attic. 15mm cold feed to tank 1, cold down service out from bottom of tank 1 to job, with a branch off...
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    Worcester multipoint water heater - pilot will not light

    Had a look at a gas fired water heater today, pilot would not light. I removed pilot assembly from the supply tube, depressed control knob, there was plenty of gas there. From this I gathered that the pilot injector was blocked. I tried to clean the injector, to no avail, so for now, water...
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    Dual flush valves - what principle do they operate on?

    Hi I want to know what principle/ mechanism dual flush toilet valves use to flush. i.e. what is actually happening when you press the button and how does it control a short flush or a full flush. I know how the siphons in older style toilets work, but there seems to be more and more of the...
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    Fitting a bath into a 1630mm opening

    Hi all I am soon to replace a bath in a 1630mm opening. I don't know if the current bath has been chased into one wall, I just measured the opening, I think it's just an odd-sized old bath. Basically, I am going to get a 1600mm bath and make good the gap at the end somehow. My questions are...
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    No Obvious Ventilation on Pool Boiler

    Hi all I have just AR'd a Certikin MB 155 swimming pool boiler which was installed in a garage as I could see no ventilation openings direct to outside. The manufacturers instructions stated a minimum of 351cm2 high level ventilation and 702cm2 low level ventilation, I couldnt see any. There...
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    Does Anybody know of a WC pan with spigot set far back off wall?

    I am after a close coupled or back to wall WC with the spigot outlet set back quite a bit to give the maximum possible distance off the wall, 250mm atleast I think, have not had a proper measure yet but looks atleast that distance. I fitted a back to wall one a couple of months ago where I had...
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    Boiler guide

    Has anyone used them or any similar website where you have to pay for leads? £16+ VAT to have someone tell you sorry we didn't go with your quote doesnt really float my boat.... But then again if you got an expensive job it would seem like money well spent.
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    Rothenberger Water Pressure Gauge 0-10 bar

    Have recently purchased one of these for measuring mains pressure in properties to determine if it is suitable for certain types of appliances. It is advertised as "fits onto most conventional 1/2 and 3/4 taps", but the rubber connection with jubilee clip doesnt seem to want to fit onto...
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    Boiler service in Hemel Hempstead

    I had a cust ring a few days ago wanting a boiler service, I no longer live nearby, pm me if interested
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    Wanted: domestic heating design guide book

    After the above book, see picture
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    Repairing Speedfit pipe behind dot and dab plasterboard

    Hi all A lot of new build houses now seem to be done in Speedfit with the plastic pipes running down the walls to a wall plate behind the radiator, then out into the rad valves. I went to a job a couple of weeks ago where the guy had gone to hang his clock in the dining room and put a screw...
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    Replacing Walk-in shower with bath

    Hi I went round to look at a job the other night for a customer who wants a bath in place of a walk in shower. The current setup is an opening of 1690mm with an electric shower on the wall, no shower tray, just a rubber floor covering on top of the concrete slab with an opening for a floor...
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    can a modern condensing boiler do a 1-pipe system?

    I have a customer who has a one pipe system in steel, 15-20 radiators on it, with an old floor mounted boiler. He wants to split the system up into two and put two combis in. I can do all the pipework side of things not a problem, just wondered though would a standard condensing combi do 8-9...
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    Least number of radiators required on a combi circuit?

    Hi I have a customer who wants a gas fired medway water heater taking out which is serving a couple of bathrooms, but the customer wants a combi boiler installing in its place. He wanted the combi boiler to just do the hot water for now, but wants some radiators connecting to it in the future...
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