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  1. townfanjon

    UFH auto balance valves

    Guys , customer is having problems with his ufh , not heating enough ,cooling down etc etc,he wants me to fit some auto balencing actuators / valves , I have no experience of them at all, and honestly cant see the point of just trying them for the sake of it . System is in screed and is approx...
  2. townfanjon

    Hive on a direct unvented

    Guys as above , customer has a apartment and spends a lot of time abroad ( obviously not at the moment lol ) Heating is run by a electric flowboiler and a direct unvented . He wants to run it through Hive or similar . I think the heating side will be ok but cant see how the HW will work without...
  3. townfanjon

    DIY customers getting involved

    You get them occasionally, just try drop a massive fart and he will disappear. Otherwise, suck it up , get it done, get paid and if he rings again over anything else just laugh at him and tell him to go forth .
  4. townfanjon

    Drainage / septic tank advice

    Customer mega house , two soil pipes , both outside and around 5/6 meters apart . One vented to atmosphere, the other has an AAV fitted , the one with the AAV is starting to give drainage problems , blocked basin , pan nearly fills up and then falls immediately, shower waste gurgles . Didnt...
  5. townfanjon

    UniLite Mini small bright work light

    Guys , I have always struggled finding a bright small work light , tried every inspection lamp made , they constantly fall over , drive me nuts and I have found this belter . Pipe slice to give you an example of size , not cheap £36 but fits in the toolbox and does the job . Google UniLite mini .
  6. townfanjon

    Shower part suppliers

    Guys , apart from showerdoc ( I never have any luck with them ) can anybody recommend any other shower part company's, one or two have been mentioned on here over the years . Thank you in advance.
  7. townfanjon

    DIY Forum for DIY Plumbers?

    We could do with a special forum for engineers who are all a cut above us plumbing peasants. The regular lads on here will know exactly what I mean
  8. townfanjon

    Ideal standard designers

    Look at this belter , its a safe bet the ***head who designed this has never fitted a bath in his life .
  9. townfanjon

    Strong bath required. .

    guys , I have a , dare I say large-ish lady who needs a new bath , she showers , the kids bath , there is no room for the usual P - shaped bath . She isnt keen on a steel bath so I need a standard 700 x 1700 bath but a strong one . Any ideas , thank you in advance .
  10. townfanjon

    Gas flow rate table. .

    Guys , do any of you fine chaps have the figures for 35 mm copper tube flow rates ( 3 , 6 , 9 meters etc etc ) only one I have goes up to 28 mm . Cheers in advance
  11. townfanjon

    Local numpty plumbers

    I will just let you have a laugh at this , sorry the pic doesn’t show much detail . Thermal stores with unvented components lol lol
  12. townfanjon

    Gas safe inspection event

    Ravenheat , Morley West Yorkshire . If you haven't had a inspection for around 4/5 years and been a good lad you will get invited to one of these , your next inspection should be around 4/5 years after . Test at the end , which to be fair was basic stuff and everyone passed it wasn't to bad ...
  13. townfanjon

    Unvented wiring .

    Strange request for Easter Sunday lol , its just in my head . have any of you fine chaps got a wiring diagram for a y-plan with a new 2 port wired in for an upcoming unvented installation. I usually change them to an s-plan but the boiler is miles away from the cylinder and would cause a load...
  14. townfanjon

    Double check valves ??

    Guys , I look after a large dentist and the waterboard have done assessment / check this afternoon and want some ECED valves fitting , I have never heard of them but pretty sure they are just double check valves, does anybody know if they are a specific type of valve or just the usual double...
  15. townfanjon

    Capped off pipe .

    guys , could I have your opinon, correct procedure on the following. I cant believe I have never come across this before . I have been asked to remove a gas fire , and surround , customer is just doing away with fire . In a suspended timber floor I would take it back to the tee and remove the...
  16. townfanjon

    Additional system filter ???

    guys , I fit Magna pro 2’s and love them but I have two customers where I am pretty sure the towel rails are releasing cra* into the system and the filter is missing it because its not magnetic. Any off you fitted a strainer as well as a mag filter ?? Cheers in advance
  17. townfanjon

    Todays mega thread ( kieths pipework )

    I have an excuse , my god , do any of you lot actually do any work lol .
  18. townfanjon

    Usual pressure problem

    its a popular one this , anybody know a way round it . Mains cold , gravity hot . Customer wants a thermostatic bath filler / shower. Several available but need to be more or less on balanced supply's. I have thought about a prv on mains down to say 2 bar , but theres still a massive...
  19. townfanjon

    Advice needed on DIY central heating plan

    Yer , it will be that last engineer with the long list of qualifications but no gas safe number .
  20. townfanjon

    Advice needed on DIY central heating plan

    Politely put
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