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Since turning 60 last year I've realised I'm slowing down work wise I cant do the 10 hour days anymore , I've been having tests at the hospital today and turns out I have a hiatus hernia causes acid reflux which burns your mouths soft tissues so sore as hell, now on tablets to neutralise...
Hi folks.
I’ve been asked to remove a toilet within a cafe but the cold feed disappears into the wall. I’m concerned about the dead leg as I can’t see how much pipe is actually there.
I’ve checked the regs and it just states it’s advisable to remove completely wherever possible and that’s it...
Went yesterday to look at a potential job. Bigger than I thought as original info was couple of bathrooms need doing, whereas it's 6 bathrooms and 2 downstairs cloaks.
Old House, pulled to bits and massively extended. All ground works done, all floors in, no ceilings in, and stud walls boarded...
I used to like the Aqualisa Visage but now too expensive and unnecessary ‘smart’ features seem obligatory.
So I thought I had a blockage in the whb as water was slow to drain, so used a cleaning brush down the plug hole earlier and no water would go down at all! Scooped all the water out and proceeded with normal unblocking methods to no avail. Although plunger was giving no resistance. Removed trap...
What do you guys charge for outside taps?
The standard through a kitchen wall under the sink.
I charge £125, usually do a few each year but people are offering £70 around here?
It’s £25 materials minimum and by the time you have cleared the cupboard and tidied up it’s 1.5 hours work for me.
This elbow, secured with two jubilee clips, has a pin hole leak.
All I can seem to find are either push fit ones or universal ones with stepped connections for various pipe sizes you cut back. But because the 22mm (i think it's 22mm from the pics, i should've made sure but she was breathing...
My core drill is all but dead (dewalt silver star)
Looking for a new one, any recommendations? Budget is around £300
Following on from a thread on the open section of the forum, thought it might be interesting to see what everyone's day rate is without prying eyes of the public.
I'll start - ours is £300+VAT per day.
Used to be £250 before covid, then £280, now £300.
Get anyone turning their noses up at...
Anyone fitted any of these ?? I've a rear flued ideal logic with water ingress issues I'm convinced it's driving rain ?.getting in the air intake it only happens in severely bad weather North eastly wind and rain .
Basic stuff for most of you no doubt but we all have our ignorances.
This drain off is leaking (from the end of the bit water is meant to come out of when in operation).
It's also basically pointless as I doubt you'd get a hose on it, although I suppose you could try tightening it into the...
When doing a gas safety check / certificate you are asked to check heat input or operating pressure.
I have been told that you can’t record the operating pressure on a boiler with a zero guvnor it has to be a gas rate and calculate heat input.
Do you agree?
Fitted this about 5 years ago and serviced each year this time found out the flue is leaking into the boiler casing , not a 100% sure but I think theres a crack in the rear flue spigot looking at replacing it I see Ideal have changed the design, anyone had this can it be done without taking it...
Just want a bit of advice on Loctite 577. Everyone seems to rave about it, but i've had it on a few occasions not seal - mainly today on some rads! Was just about to pack up and then a rad tail started pouring out (Was fine for a while then started). When I get to a rad job it's the first thing...
Had a look at this job it needs upgrading boiler and cylinder the house is quite big 17 rads, big rooms open vented at present , some pipework under concrete floors client wants unvented and little as possible on show conserned about pipes under the floor so looking for ideas chaps I've a few...
3 services today spread out nicely 2 Intergas and a baxi platinum , first Intergas expansion vessel goosed drained,repressurised, stripped down cleaned and serviced all back together testing out and customer appears I've got to go out now, FS I'm not quite finished luvie yes but I've got to go...
Anyone fitted one yet?
What do you think of the changes?
Wishing you all a happy and prosperous new year
I think I have only ever fitted 1 in my life. Got a combi swap to do in January fitting a Vaillant ecofit 830 and will need one
Whats the best pump for reliability and low noise level?
My merchant sells grundfoss and saniflo condensate pumps or do I stump up the extra and fit the vaillant...
Would you do literally everything? So drain fully drain central heatings system and drain the cylinder too? Or would you just do loft tanks and turn off mains, open taps?
Thanks
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