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Hi guys, anyone know if theres a gadget that can somehow detect which way water is flowing through a pipe? might be a silly thing to ask but if yer dont ask, yer dont get!! i have a plumber mate that connected the incoming mains cold and the hw outet the wrong way on a boiler. needless to say...

Hi, i have just had a Worcester Bosch accredited installer supply and fit a brand new Greenstar 24Ri boiler for me. The thing is, I think he has got the plumbing connections wrong. Perhaps someone could confirm please? Looking at the boiler from the front, the return pipe, where he fitted the...

did a landlord cert recently, landlady suggest we make next appointment a bit before the 12 months expire next time. She said previous engineer had said landlord cert was like the MOT on your car, can do it up to a month early but date it as previous?? it was new to me. Surely the landlord cert...

I paid some money into the bank today the woman behind the counter said I you got a card there you go just had a call 5 mins ago the woman's husband hi mate my boilers losing pressure I've tightened the nut underneath but it's not leaking from there anymore but still losing pressure Ok next...

Anyone guess the plot?

Hello chaps, This installation, right or wrong ? I would say wrong as my books says you can only have one semi-rigid in a meter installation, (plus the left one's ben radius is too sharp..me thinks). But an engineer I was arguing about it with says the service side of the meter is not strictly...

Dear Mr David Gauke...... I have though and thought about this and I think this is wrong This gives the idea that customers should 'have to pay by cheque' Simply this is just as said, it gives the idea that all payments should be made by cheque and that paying builders/ plumbers by cash is...

My Keston boiler packed in a couple of months ago, so I've had a Valliant eco tec plus fitted. It all worked fine for a week, then the central heating wouldn't go off. If the boiler is on, everything is on. The heating engineer told me it was due to two valves that now need to be replaced - at a...

David Gauke, MP is moaning about plumbers! Want to write to him? [email protected]<[email protected] There you go. I'm going to stuff him head first down the next filthy wc I find ...

a plumber mate of mine said only imperfection pipe works require ptfe or compound. As long as pipe works are perfectly straight, olive is sufficient. PTFE and compound are to hide flaws. Is he right?

Hi all, I would be much obliged if someone could provide a little advise in fitting a bath. Firstly I am not a plumber as this would be straight forward for any professional. I have purchased a Carron Acrylic bath and the cradle has two W shaped legs that fit into black plastic toggles which...

Any good nightmare stories out there?

Im new to this so i apologize if its not in the right category, but yeah. When i work with someone occasionly i feel useless as i can do very basics ( im currently at college) and most of the time im stood watching. What should i be doing? Thanks

Any advice as to how to drill / ream a brass mixer tap spot spigot. I've fitted 2 mixer tap units into bathroom wall. The tap spout fits into a central spout spigot with usual brass/ plastic / o rings making the seal. Foolishly I didn't check both fittings for size. but first one pushed in...

I turned up to my customer at 9:15am. By 9:30, one basin tap replace. 9:45 second tap replaced. 10:15 wc cistern emptied and new inlet valve fitted 11:15 kitchen tap replaced 12:45 old electric shower replaced with shiny new one Start again at 1:45pm for boiler service Back home with all done...

OK I'VE NOTICED ON MY PCB CONTROL THE TWO LITTLE JACKS HAVE FALLEN OUT.IT'S AN ORANGE PCB HAS EXTERNAL PROGRAMMER ANY IDEA WHERE i PUT THEM. POLITE REPLIES ONLY PLEASE ISAR HE 35

i have an ocean alpha 240 eco and whilst on, the pilot light is firing up and down. hot water, is hot and then cold, hot and cold, continuously. pressure was dropping,too. been looked at by two engineers. from a company i pay monthly for cover of the boiler. first one said nothing wrong, just...

My old boss phoned me the other day to see if I could do a job for him. Only had to swap 6 trvs on a sealed system so said ok. He text me the address and off I went. Knocked on the door and man answered. Told him I had come to change his rad valves. " brilliant, only reported it this morning, in...