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    Downstairs radiators not heating even though hot water is getting to them

    by the way, when balancing you must take off all the thermostatic valve heads. Also, check if the small pin under the head moves freely. They sometimes need persuading. Take a pair of pliers and move it up and down. Open the rads that don't get hot all the way. So to recap, thermostatic head off...
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    Acceptable workmanship?

    Wowzer. Is that a vent pipe for a stack?
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    Downstairs radiators not heating even though hot water is getting to them

    Have you balanced the system at all or changed or fiddled with some of the valves on the radiators?
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    Very old valve in 22mm pipe

    Personally I always avoid overthinking things. Bung something in the coldwater tank like a plastic bag or something where the feed is to that valve. Unscrew and replace it. Job done. I go into a job to sort it as quick as possible. If I can do it in 30 mins and be off. I'm happy. Customer is...
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    NVQ Level 3 Questions

    Hi guys. I'm getting increasingly frustrated with the colleges in London as they don't offer the Level 3 Diploma in plumbing over weekends. The one who does, Able Skills, reserves the places on their weekend course for students who completed the level 2 Diploma with then only. All the colleges...
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    Problems with central heating

    Yes spanner. The Pressure Relief Valve(or in the case of Tempest a P&T relief valve) fitted on an unvented cylinder to relieve pressure in case of a buildup.
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    Leaking Condensate Drainage Pipe- Advice Please

    Oh this just sound miserable! Poor you. I agree £2800 for all that work is a good price. How many days was he busy with it? Changing a boiler, fitting a few pipes and wiring it up is easy. Doing it neatly and keeping the customer's needs in mind is sometimes too much to ask for some plumbers and...
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    Problems with central heating

    I'm just wondering where the cylinder is leaking from. Surely the prv should release pressure when it gets to high. Also, if its a gravity system the F&E should be checked up in your loft. If its an unvented mains system the expansion vessels should be checked. Even if its a wiring problem the...
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    Landlord possibly fake CP12

    Hi, you had a very close call. Report it as soon as you can. Waiting for a new boiler means you are left with no hot water and its getting cold now. People die of CO poisoning regularly in other countries. Strict laws in the UK almost assures that this never happens. In my view this doesn't just...
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    Hi from Sutton, Surrey

    Hi. You say you are going your NVQ at a college. How does that work? Do you not have to be employed to do your NVQs?
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    Hi from Sutton, Surrey

    Is the course that you're taking over weekends or full time in the week? One of my local colleges offers the C&G Level 2 over 40 or so Saturdays(Starting in September). It also costs around £1500 but if you work out, the hours you would do is roughly the same as with the colleges mentioned...
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    Advice on a few coureses

    Hi guys, just wondered if you heard of any of these. I'm looking to do the City & Guilds Diploma in Plumbing Level 2 The colleges I contacted are as follows and I will outline the time to complete and so on: Able Skills in Dartford - 2 weekend off, 2 weekends on for 30 weeks - £2999...
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    Looking for work experience in South-ish London

    Hi all. I'm pimping my services out. I don't ask for much. I just want to get hands on and learn as much as I can. Therefore I'm not looking to earn any money. You'll get a healthy pair of hands and I'll get some experience. I'm in Sutton, Surrey and will travel to anywhere within reason. Please...
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    Hi from Sutton, Surrey

    Hi all. I've registered to ask your advise on a few things. I'm looking at a career change at 33 and I'm looking at the City and Guilds Diploma in Plumbing Level 2 (the 6035 I think). I contacted a few colleges and they all told me the same thing. And that is that after completing the Level 2...
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