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Train 4 Trade Skills (Again!!)

Hi everyone, I know there have been a few threads on t4ts, however I have recently signed with them and feel that I am a slightly different case to most of their other students. I am currently a self employed sparks and looking to expand my business. My question is wether I can be trained to...
- msec
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- Sep 6, 2010
- again building building regs concrete courses cylinder jobs plumber plumbers plumbing skills trade train work
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"you're not qualified"

Hi ho I am not an nvq qualified plumber I did a Pre apprenticship program then a level 1 city and guilds course in plumbing. I then got work with a local council plumber and learned as much as I could but realised after a few months his quality of work was not great and I gradually seperated...
- mrlennie
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- Aug 28, 2010
- apprentice boiler boilers building building regs courses free gas gas boiler insurance job law nvq nvq 2 plumber plumbing plumbing courses qualification qualified safe trade unvented water web work
- Replies: 32
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what is the correct information on what boiler you must fit

Hi all I was just wondering what is the full info on which condensing boiler to fit etc can you still fit B rated condensing boilers ? ( I no they sell them I fit them myself ) but what I am getting on at is this ok with building regs? I always fit condensing boilers however every time I go...
- plumbster3456
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- Aug 27, 2010
- boiler boilers building building control building regs central heating system cheap combi combi boiler condensing correct eco efficiency fitting gas gas boiler gas safe guide information install installation jobs oil price problem safe trv
- Replies: 4
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Do i need a certificate (urgent)

Basically weve had some building work done which has needed the combi boiler flu been extended and modifed. I was on the understanding that i needed a certificate etc after the work was carried out. The "plumber" and i use that word loosely mainly because i had very little faith in him he was...
- Muscle750
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- Aug 25, 2010
- appliance boiler building building control building regs certificate combi combi boiler control free gas gas boiler gas fire gas safe law plumber problem safe supply urgent work
- Replies: 3
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Missing Flue terminal?

A home buyers survey has indicated that my new Worcester Bosch Greenstar 30Si boiler has part of the flue terminal missing. No changes have been made to the system since it was installed less than a year ago by a Gas Safety registered engineer who issued a gas safety certificate for it then...
- Bluey
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- Aug 22, 2010
- air assistance boiler boilers bosch building building regs fix flue gas gas safe installation london missing parts pipe problem radiator safe safety sale screw system tee terminal test valve worcester
- Replies: 32
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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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- Aug 20, 2010
- 40mm bath boiler brake building building regs cleaning condensate gas gas safe install job other pipe pipes plumber replacement safe system tee van wall winter
- Replies: 12
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Internal Kitchen Gas Cooker Ventilation

Need a bit of help re Ventilation . The kitchen was originally on outside corner of semi detached. now it has a leanto and a sort of wooden conservatory built around tother wall I have to install a new cooker so does this constitute as an "internal kitchen" and am i looking at extraction...
- Spudhater
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- Aug 16, 2010
- 10mm air building building regs cooker gas gas safe install internal kitchen manual mechanical over run safe switch ventilation
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
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discharge pipework

hi all, im currently doing some study work to get my unvented cert, got a list of questions from a revision guide, can answer all but one, Discharge pipework must have a continuous fall of at least:- 1, 1:400 2, 1:300 3, 1:200 4, 1:100 I have gone through all the litriture i have, i...
- adrianfs1
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- Aug 5, 2010
- building building regs discharge google guide heater pipe pipework sink unvented web work
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Working on an Unvented Indirect Cyclinder with a Leaking T&P valve

We have a 6yr old Titan 125 ltr Unvented Indirect HW Cyclinder in one of our estate properties and I suspect the T&P valve has failed as it's leaking quite badly into the tundish & onwards, and looks like it has for a while. Now I do not have an Unvented ticket (Is that a G3?), & I have been...
- Shadow750Rider
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- Aug 5, 2010
- building building regs cylinder difficult fix heating indirect insurance leaking plumber save money unvented valve web work working
- Replies: 7
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part L energy efficiency

I have passed my ACS, ccn1, cookers, fires, boilers, water heaters, cpa1. I've been installing boilers with my dad for 6 years (he is gas safe registered) do I need this energy efficiency qualification too? He did it a few years ago, does everybody bother?
- mike_s
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- Jul 8, 2010
- bodies boilers bpec building building regs condensing corgi efficiency energy gas gas safe guide high industry install part l parts plumbing qualification register regulations safe training van water work
- Replies: 18
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gas pipe thru air brick

Is this within regs... Sleeved, and sealed at one end (on the external wall) the gas pipe is running from the external gas meter box down and thru the air brick. and under the floor joists. Clipped correctly to the underside of the joist.. Appreciate your replies..
- manx12
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- Jul 7, 2010
- air brick building building regs drain gas gas pipe job pipe pipes sealed supply vent wall
- Replies: 2
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bathroom ventilation

Is it necessary to fit ventilation to a bathroom which has been refurbished. The old bathroom did not have a shower - a separate shower enclosure has now been fitted. Is the fact that there is an opening window enough? If ventilation is required is it the plumbers duty to tell the customer...
- OZZIE
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- Jul 5, 2010
- bathroom building building regs fitting job plumbers shower ventilation winter
- Replies: 2
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Air Admittance Valve Problem

Hi Guys, I need some advise on my situation. I have a downstairs cloakroom that has a soil pipe going directly to the underground sewer (man hole) not connected to the main vent pipe. Basically I have fitted an AAV on top of the boss, but it is below the level of the basin that connects to the...
- Mr La de da
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- Jul 5, 2010
- admittance air appliance basin bottle trap building building regs drain durgo fitting install pipe pressure problem remove soil soil pipe system toilet trap valve vent water work
- Replies: 10
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soil stack

Can i connect upto a soil stack below ground i am fitting a downstairs loo and the soil stack is on the opposit side of the house and i have soilid floors
- gates1979
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- Jul 2, 2010
- appliance basin building building control building regs connect control drain fitting high oil soil soil stack stack
- Replies: 3
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6129 and... part 2...

the majority of plumbers on here seem to have a real issue with 6129's as you so put it just coz we splashed the cash and skipped all the boring rubbish we are assumed stupid if you think doing a year course equals a 6129 then why not as said in my previous thread with the market the way it is...
- hiretools
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- Jun 21, 2010
- 6128 6129 apprenticeship bpec building building regs courses damage free high insurance job nvq parts plumber plumbers qualification rules school trade train training water work
- Replies: 10
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Squat shaped unvented solar capable cylinder

Hi All, New member to the forum, so hello everyone! Anyway, my main reason for this post is I'm about to have a central heating upgrade, with a new boiler and solar capable water cylinder but the space I want to have the cylinder is a little tight. I can fit a 210l tank but would preferably...
- dysonco
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- Jun 20, 2010
- boiler building building regs ceiling central central heating system copper cylinder eco high hot hot water loft solar tank unvented water wide
- Replies: 7
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Copper Pipes in New Build

Hi All, Our plumber is about half way through our first fix on a new build house. He's using copper throughout and need some advice on covering the copper pipes before plasterboarding. Some of the pipes come down the internal block walls to the sanitary fittings etc. At present these are...
- adh
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- Jun 20, 2010
- 22mm build building building regs cheap copper copper pipes electricians expansion gas gas pipe google high leak new build pipe pipes plumber plumbers regulations safe waste water work yellow
- Replies: 17
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Helping new guys!

I often think people who are self employed are in a very poor position when it comes to getting info and friendly support. I know how isolating, the feeling your by yourself can be. Incidentally it can happen to employed Plumber/gas fitters as well. If your employed and out servicing...
- Bernie2
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- Jun 10, 2010
- boiler books building regs corgi fitting gas gas safe high installation job jobs mobile plumber plumbing price problem regulations safe safety training van water website
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
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Wet Underfloor heating system - stupid question?

Let me start with an appology, as some of you might think thsi is a stupid question / idea, but here goes anyway. I am having a large conservatory installed (4m x 7m) and I would like to heat it from the ground up via wet underfloor heating. I've been told by the local plumbing merchants that...
- jaykay1975
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- Jun 3, 2010
- bath building building regs compare concrete diy error heating heating system inside installers insulation job kitchen pipe price pump question skills stupid system temperature trv ufh under floor heating underfloor underfloor heating valves wet work
- Replies: 16
- Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
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Waste pipe problems

Hi Please bear with me as I am a complete plumbing novice but have a bit of a problem I hope you can help with. We had a new bathroom installed (by a friend of a friend - big mistake!) a few months ago and the shower has never drained properly. To get it to drain you have to fill the sink then...
- KJH
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- May 31, 2010
- 40mm anti-vac basin bathroom building building regs difficult drain inside installation novice pipe pipes plumbing problem problems shower shower tray sink system trap traps waste waste pipe water
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board