Hardy1
Plumbers Arms member

I've got this on a t shirt, it was a campaign supported by screw fix

Enough people have them now so feel free if anyone wants to pass them about, I keep meaning to write new ones, but its just finding the time, We are going to the caravan next weekend as its a bank holiday, might take the laptop and see if I get time

Are you sure there isn't a separate drain connection at the other side, what kind of idiot fits a cylinder with no drain off

Size doesn't matter it's what you do with it that counts.

You should get on to that specialist lawyer that you spoke of earlier and do it soon. Remember SNIPEF is an organisation for Plumbers and will try to defend their members first. They also have a legal department and offer this service to their members, so you may find yourself in a long expensive legal battle. They send me membership requests every few months and I refuse to join.

Rather than snatch the cold feed, I would shut the cold feed valve, part drain the cylinder then turn the valve back on this usually clears it

Thanks very much for all the nice comments, yes it is good for us all to get some good news now and again, all going well we will be picking him up from hospital later, once the doc has given him the all clear

Haha auto correct is excellent, I'm actually picking up my grandson NOT my Branson

I'm picking new Branson up from hospital later, then we are off to a 40th, and o wet the babies head, so it will be tomorrow before I'm on the laptop, hopefully one of the others who I've sent it to can send them tonight

5 days is for re-assessment, training and then assessment, usually 1.5-2 days on training depending on who is in and what they know, then into assessments to give us a wee bit of scope to get complete

CCN theory is all done in one hit, 2 minutes per question, then you get the wrong ones back and get another 2 minutes per question, If you are initial you do legislation, flues and safety total 160 questions Reassessment do flues and safety total 100 With Bpec you need 80 % in EACH theory paper or you fail, if over 80% you get a different version of the wrong ones to get you up to 100% So depending on how you get on with theory will decide when you move onto practical Practical is anywhere between 1 and 2 days depending on how good you are, again 2 attempts at everything or you fail, We get some good guys getting through practical in one day but very few, most are 1.5-2 which is fine, some can't get through everything in the 2 days and are then put into one of two groups First is Not Yet Competent, which means they have achieved a decent standard of work, but too slow therefore not compete, if they get more training or self study and come back within 3 months they get to carry on with original assessment to complete it Second group have made too many mistakes and depending on where they make their mistakes, ie TT, flue flow, spillage etc, things that are safety critical they need to do a full rest to ensure they are competent Technically I suppose there is another group, and that is someone who FAILS, due to making serious mistakes on safety critical, or simply not being able to complete tasks properly in a decent time frame, eg someone who takes all day to get through 2-3 hrs tasks and has made mistakes, they get taken aside and told their assessment is being stopped After competing CCN1 you then do your specialist subjects, again 1-1.5 days is usually enough to complete if tagged onto CCN as APA (applied previous assessment) can be used to reduce the amount of tasks being done, like only one TT test per set of appliances

How much are they charging you for CPA as its now included in the CCN, sounds like a gimmick to say you are getting something included in the price, like "new tyre including fitting for £150 pounds, which includes free air, its hardly a deal breaker is it £1200 for a reassessment ccn1 and CENWAT including training is a fair price,

Depending on the accreditation body there will be closed book on some and not others, but to be honest if you can't answer the closed book ones you need to go home Eg how many minutes for a TT Can you search for a gas leak with a naked flame Classify the following: Open flued appliance spilling POC's into a room NCS/AR/ID Cooker with no stability chain NCS/AR/ID etc etc easy peasy Bpec assessment is approx 160 questions all open book

It doesn't matter if its a hob or a slot in cooker ( as long as the cooker doesn't have the high level grill, as there is the 150 mm either side to contend with if the units are lower than the grill there is a chance of the grill setting fire to them so there needs to be the 150mm either side) So either a hob or slot in cooker needs to have the height of the wall units taken into consideration when determining the vertical line of the edge of the wall unit to the hot plate The diagram in the TB is fairly clear to me

Pleas tell me you are at the wind up haha

Haha isn't that what I said???????

Yep number one

I will double check how many I have and look at postage, then will,chuck a number at you

The 300mm to the side is recommended, but can be reduced if the material is non combustible and is for using the appliance and for clearances for pot handles etc The 50mm either side is to do with the height of the wall units from the Worktop If the units are more than 450mm above the Worktop they can be vertically in line with the edges of the hob If the wall units are lower than 450mm from the Worktop the edge of the units must be set back 50mm (on either side) from the vertical line, So if you have a 500mm wide hob and the units are high the units will be 500mm apart, if the units are lower than 450mm they will need to be 50+500+50 apart, the reasoning being if they are lower there is a higher risk of them getting burnt Does that make sense?????????

Threaten them with Trading Standards for selling false promises of work and I bet they back down. Personally I'd just tell them to go do one on rhemselves.

I've got about 10 in my garage, anyone want to buy them all

It does have a 2m tube but is available in compression or push fit, so compression version and 2 green rings if its imperial pipe

Meant to add, remember the couplings on it are for metric pipe and not suitable for imperial, ( haven't used them for about 3yrs might be imperial version available but doubt it) so you will need to cut a bigger section out and either fit 2 22mm x 3/4" Yorkshire couplings, or 2 22mm compression straights with green conversion olives in the imperial sides

I would say nearer 2m