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    Like for like shower, part p

    I've got a job replacing an instantaneous shower for exactly the same make and model. As it was like for like I assumed I could wire it up. Iv just been informed that because it's in a bathroom, a zoned area, like for like does not count and a part p needs to install. This does make sense so...
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    Old metal waste pipe

    I've got a customer that has a leaking trap on his bathroom basin. The trap and pipe work is quite old and made out of metal. Due to poor access and everything being painted I could not confirm which metal it was or what size. It looked roughly the same size as 32mm plastic. Would I be able...
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    Level 3 assesment on L8

    Evening all Iv got an assessment day coming up for the level 3 course I'm planning to get on. The day will be theory and practical on "Disinfection and ACOP L8 and the most recent amendment" I'm expected to research the topic beforehand and the day will finish of with a multiple choice exam...
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    Gas bottles

    My boss is an old school plumber. As a result we still use the big 3.9kg calor bottles for our blow torches. He uses these bottles because he spends roughly £15 every 6 months getting it refilled, and once you have actually carried it into the house its a lot easier to work with as your just...
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    Magic heating box

    Anyone heard of these guys? Magic Heating Box | Reduce Your Energy Bills | Thermodynamic Box Customer of ours got a cold call from them, being one of these people who watches the needle on his meters he invited them round. £10000 they have quoted him! Looks like a load of baloney to me.
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    Slow flushing toilet

    Got called out on a job today of a blocked toilet. Arrived at a block of flats (3 story high)and saw that a ground floor toilet would flush and very slowly drain. Went outside and started lifting manholes, all looked clear but couldn't find where the stack branch line was. Had the customer run...
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    Using evented cylinder to heat heating.

    So we got a phone call from a gent saying his fuel bills were extremely high and his heating was not very warm at all. On arrival today we found an "eco" flat. He has an unvented twin coil 300l cylinder. Bottom coil is solar thermal, that happens to actually be blocked somewhere along the...
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    Ballofix Valves

    So ballofix valves have a flow direction on them. After having a look at them i cant see any difference in them apart from 1 end has what looks like 4 little holes inside them. Iv seen many that have been fitted the wrong way round yet still work perfectly. How come you need to fit them in a...
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    karcher drain cleaner/ small inspection covers

    So to supplement my poor apprentice wage, my boss has offered to pass on block toilet and drain jobs to me as he often turns down that type of work. So far iv been getting by with the good old trusted drain rods, however, every now and then i go to a job to only find really small inspection...
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