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    ferroli domicondense he 26c

    hi i am new to servicing, i have never come across a ferroli boiler before i done all my usual checks all fine come to do a FGA test and my readings seem really high, i have had a look in the manual cant find any readings at all in there, i have tried to ring there technical line they shut at...
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    gas safe

    hi all just a quick question, I've done a 4 year apprenticeship, I've got my acs next week, i work for a company so i will be on there gas safe number. the question is can i get my own number as well as the company one as I've got a kitchen fitter offering me to do gas work everyday after work...
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    pressure loss

    hi guys just a quick question just been round to my mates house and he said the boiler is working fine until he switches he's heating off then the pressure goes to zero. its discharging out of the PRV. my first thought was to fit an external expansion vessel on the return as I'm not gas safe...
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    Part P qualifcation

    hi all im in my 4th year of plumbing at college, today we started our electrical part of the course then get told after we have passed our exam we are not qualified to touch electrics unless we sit another exam (part p). but my question is if i pay £800 or so to become part p in 4 or 5 days...
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    hot water flow poor

    Hi all just been to my sisters to price up a shower, she has only got a bath at the moment. tried the hot water tap on all outlets and the flow is poor tried the cold and its gushing out. the boiler is a combi 10 year old my thoughts is the heat ex is blocking up. its a council house so they...
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    does anyone recognise these taps

    hi does anyone recognise these taps and where would i get them from.
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    shower help

    hi I've just fitted a mira minilite thermostatic shower and its only getting lukewarm I've had a look at the instructions and you can adjust it i was just wondering if this is the screw to adjust it or is it something different thanks dom
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    bargin tool thread

    I've had a look on here but can't see a bargain tool thread. bosch LBOXX 5 for £121 8 piece core set £39.99 Bosch pro multi tool £79.99 bosch pro 18v 3ah with lboxx £79.99 please keep adding more
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    heat mat - daft question

    hi all got my self my first heat mat today a rothenburg one. the question is do you wet them or use them dry one plumber says wet them another says keep them dry otherwise you wash the oil off which keeps them from being heat proof. used it once dry today and its black already.
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    Wanted !!!

    WANTED citroen berlingo or Peugeot partner roof rack/ roof bars money waiting MERSEYSIDE AREA but can travel
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    building site work

    hi guys, i have been looking at doing some site work on weekends, as i work for someone through the week but could do with some extra money. i quite enjoy refurbs. I've never been on a site in my life. I no you need a cscs card but I'm not the quickest person about would that be a down fall...
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    hot water at a cold tap

    hi all my mates just rang me he's boss has built he's own house and done all the plumbing he's self. he has opened a cold tap today and its running hot the toilets flushing hot. it was fine 2 weeks ago anyone got any ideas what this could be
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    shower tray on concrete floor

    hi guys I've got my first bathroom job on my own, the customer wants the shower tray on the floor and its a concrete floor so other than building a base for it and having a plinth can you bury the trap and waste pipe its not ideal incase there is leaks in the future i know any suggestions thanks dom
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    what made you want to become a pipe monkey/heating engineer

    As the tittle says what made you want to become a pipe monkey/heating engineer. Ok i will start about 2 years ago when i got my GCSE's they where okay not brilliant, i always wanted to be a brick layer since i could remember, when i was 2 or 3 i used to go to building sites with my dad and used...
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    nvq level 3

    hi guys I've just completed my level 2 and waiting to go onto level 3 and gas,i got told that i will be able to complete it in a year, which doesn't seem that long to be fair. we have got quite a bit of gas work at the moment so if i wanted to start building my portfolio what kind of things do i...
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    f+E tank

    hi i was just wondering I've just swapped a house full of radiators and it was fine before i turned the water off to the f+e tank but the land lord is saying it's poring in out of the overflow but the tank is like 25mm away from the celling is there a min requirement i know that cold water...
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    condensation on toilet

    This may sound like a stupid question but is there anyway of stopping condensation on a close couple toilet, on the cistern. thanks Dom
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    F+E tank with no vent

    hi i was just wondering if this is normal or it it was a mistake. the F+E tank never had a vent on it, we drained it down and it took 2 hours to get up and running. some of the air was coming though the cold feed to the primaries to the tank. I've had a look though my college books but can't...
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    bosch drill

    hi I've just been offered a reconditioned bosch gbh 36v v-li compact 36v drill with 1- 2.6ah battery and charger for £200 is it worth is and are they any good. the work i do now as an apprentice is only domestic but when i come out of my time in 2 more years i would like to move onto site work.
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    21.5 mm overflow pipe

    hi just a quick question we went to a job the other day and the condensate from the boiler 21.5mm had an offset on it i was just wondering if anyone has done this before and how would you do it.
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