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  1. O

    Brake disc for BMW -X3

    Hello all does anybody know a decent brand and not as expensive for brake discs ? Just wondering about Otto Zimmerman company but can't find any sort of reviews. would like to know some good decent but not as expensive brake discs for BMW -x3 2.0d 2006
  2. A

    8mm pipe to rad valves on a tight bend

    Hi All, in my 1980 built house the rads are on a 15mm system reduced to 8mm into the valves by running the pipe behind the rad they down and returned into the valve. It is very neatly done and i have fitted a couple more rads and want to replicate the same finish BUT.... i cannot for the life of...
  3. shaky

    Brake downs

    So with the winter closing and the brake downs happening what boilers are you most expecting to go to I've done my 4 th glow worm already this week! At least there keeping me in work.
  4. K

    Problem stop tap.....i'm stuck !!! With Photo's as always

    right, i have a problem. let me quickly explain. i had been getting bad water hammer, and presumed it was caused by a old vertical peice of pipe, which was capped, and hence full of air. Last week i removed this pipe, but still had the hammer. I found it to be the stop tap where the mains...
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  5. W

    ariston micro genus he32:fault code A01

    had a mare with this boiler,called out to intermitily locking out on hot water demand. anyway been twice but boiler has,nt locked out while i,ve been there. told tennent to write down fault code.english not very good but managed to decipher what he said on phone A01 code on lockout.any...
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    • air ariston boiler boilers brake burner central heating system cheap code gas hot hot water job lockout micro parts pcb price reset stock switch test testing trade water
    • Replies: 12
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  6. K

    Which Budget Boiler

    Hello, Looking for some good advice on budget boilers. From what I gather (from reading this forum and word of mouth) Vaillant and Worcester Bosch seem to have a very good reputation but I'm hoping to spend quite a bit less than £1200 just for the boiler. I'm after a combi with about 12...
    • kozmian
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    • baxi boiler boilers bosch brake budget central heating system cheap combi dhw eco ferroli fitting glow worm mains oil parts potterton stainless tee trv vaillant which worcester
    • Replies: 15
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  7. S

    Saw this the other day

    Done a replacement boiler tother day and this was next doors effort, only recently installed..:(
    • Spudhater
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  8. M

    any plumbing apps for phones

    just taken delivery of a htc desire smartphone and wondererd if any of you guys know of any plumbing apps that may be of use to install on me phone!!!
    • moogwai
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  9. Z

    Hanging Rads

    Hi All, I have heard of so many ways of how people hang radiators some measure from the top of the bracket some measure from the bottom some like it of the skirting board some dont. What do you find easiest way to hang a rad along with any tips Cheers Nath
    • Zammo1001
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    • air bath brake central heating system cold cold radiator floor flow high hot hot rads pipe pipes piping radiators towel rail wall
    • Replies: 14
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  10. M

    Microbore...yay or nay?

    Hey all dont know much about pipe sizes and what they can carry just reading that 18000btu goes through 15mm pipe or thereabout. So why do i see rads with 10mm going to them? Is it that under the floor there is a 15mm main? So my idea is microbore is used just for pipe tails. Is this correct...
    • mrlennie
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  11. F

    Hi - An interesting problem to be solved....

    Hi I've registered here in the hope that the UKs finest plumbing brains can help me with a problem. I have a consignment of smoke generating machines that have got a fault which I have tracked down to being a blocked tube. Heres a picture of the unit so I can hopefully explain in a little...
    • fridaypassion
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    • air blockage brake building cable cleaning copper digging drain flush flushing heater heating oil parts pipe problem pumps solved system tee valves van water work
    • Replies: 15
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  12. cr0ft

    Fixing Bath to Concrete Floor

    Hi all, Have just spent 2 hours trying to drill fixing holes in a concrete floor today without success. Using an 850W Dewalt Hammer Drill with Carbide concrete drill bit. Can't drill a hole deep enough to fit a rawl plug in. Thus, I can't fix the spreaders to the floor with screws, so I've...
    • cr0ft
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    • adaptor bath bits brake cheap concrete concrete floor dewalt diamond drilling drills fixing floor hammer job plug problem tiles wall work yellow
    • Replies: 10
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  13. P

    Cordless Power Drill information please

    HI I have been and will be working outside quite alot and have been using a Draper 18v cordless combi hammer drill. However it is just not powerful enough and I used up two batteries trying to drill a whole though a metal trough, without much luck. Can anyone recommend a good reasonably...
    • Paul Cockhill
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    • bits bosch brake cheap combi cordless dewalt drill drills fix gas hammer hose information job jobs metal noise oil please plug power switch tools towel rail van website
    • Replies: 20
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  14. B

    gas safe card lanyard

    Gas Safe Lanyard x 5 for your Engineer ID Cards on eBay (end time 30-Apr-10 13:52:19 BST) they also have these for £1.99 for one
    • Billy Bob Bob
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    • advertising brake buy collector gas gas engineer gas safe gas safe register gsr leads problem safe safety
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  15. P

    Are valliant standards slipping

    I have always been a fan of quality and that is why I loved Vaillant,installed lots in the past,but have not touched in the last six months,have moved to advanta's To be far,I had no more trouble with vaillant than any other boiler,but that was the trouble,I started getting as many vaillant...
    • Puddle
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    • baxi boiler boilers brake difficult diverter valves plumbers problem pump standards taps vaillant valliant valves
    • Replies: 5
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  16. T

    Boiler and Flue locations

    Hi all,:D I am in a bit of a quandary, I purchased my home a couple of years ago and when I moved in I found that the flue to my boiler extracted from the home into the garage. I knew this was not right and spoke to Potterton. They were unable to help me as and advised a flue for my boiler...
    • tony686
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    • air boiler brake corgi fitting fix flue industry install insulation law loft membership oil pipes plumber plumbing problem rattling rubber smell training work
    • Replies: 5
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  17. M

    nearly murdered

    hope theses 2 pics give some idea as to what happend to me today, half an hour after after working in this plantroom - didnt feel to clever, got headache just felt dodgy, went to van got analyser and hey presto 50ppm carbon monoxide - not bad for a boiler serviced 3 months ago by our companies...
    • migoplumber
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    • air baths bodies boiler boilers brake burner cable corgi gas high insulation job law merchants nearly pressure price problem rules smell system van work
    • Replies: 46
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  18. P

    boiler relocation

    just after some pointers on a boiler relocation. not seen the job yet off to view it tomorrow basicly they are haveing an extension the wall the boiler is on at the moment is going so it needs moving to another location. any advice things i need to look out for etc and things customer should...
    • pauls
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    • boiler brake building building regs central central heating system combi condensing gas gas safe head installation job oil pipe price replacement rules safe system wall work
    • Replies: 14
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  19. R

    Toilet just keeps flushing!!

    The exact make of the toilet is "Excelsior High Level Cistern" by BC Designs which has only been installed for about a year. Recently the toilet, when flushed, continues to fill and flushes again which can be repeated 4 or 5 times before it finally stops. Can anyone offer any advice on how to...
    • Richard2010
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    • air brake cheap cistern float valve flow flush flushing gas google high keeps oil pressure problem replacement rubber shape toilet valve valves water work
    • Replies: 8
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  20. B

    hawkred why?

    went to do the most basic of jobs yesterday a simple ballvalve replacment in a 10 gallon tank,only some numpty had plasterd it in hawkred god only knows why, i ended up hacksawing through the valve to remove it,i couldent even replace it on the nut inside the tank as the backnut had been...
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