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Got called out today to help a custards mum that has a Vokera ASHP. The circulation pump built into the unit is peeing out water and causing the unit to trip, so need a replacement pump It's a Salmson Type SXM25-60CA Art-Nr 2109203 Called Vokera, they don't stock them in the UK, a replacement...

Finally got the internet working. Moved house last Friday. Total nightmare! I had no idea just how much gear a family of five has. I was exhausted Friday evening. How on earth do the removal men do it for a living day in day out!? Then Monday we went to costa del butlins in Bognor. Had a great...

Morning all. Iv just finished my gas training for the first time since going self employed. Could anybody tell me roughly how long it takes to recieve any certification so I can then register myself with gas safe. Thanks in advance

The week after next. Very nervous about them! Doing the standard group for domestic work plus MET1. Any tips from people who have done them a lot more times than I?? Already got my first gas work booked for about 8 weeks time which gives me time to pass hopefully and get registered! New...

I had a new Worcester Bosch boiler installed by British Gas at the beginning of May. All was going ok until the pump failed within two weeks (it had always behaved pretty well until then). BG replaced it. Then the replacement packed up within another two weeks and so I started wondering if there...

Right, firstly I've always put my trust in my clients. A lot of the time I'll complete work then send invoice and expect prompt or reasonable payment. now for the last 2 months I've had about 7 clients, some existing some new taking forever to pay. so recently I had to declare a gas...

Any of you guys invested in this bit of kit ? If so any good?

Hi guys, Got a job to go to in a little while. Customer said no HW previously, I changed the div valve motor and all has been fine. Received a phone call tonight now they have no heating. When they turn the heating on, the boiler fires and the temp shoots up and it goes off. No rads...

Hi all I am a new member here and looking for some advise on the above course. I've had enough with my current job (working for a Financial Services company) and planning to do something challenging. This course basically runs for 28 weeks, Of which I will be spending 14 weeks with a Gas Safe...

Hi and thanks for reading. My name is Jake and I am 18. I am just completing my nvq apprentice but got laid off in may and have now only 2 weeks to complete my nvq portfolio. I have 6 installs that I need mainly ..it can be 1 hot water 1 cold 2 bathrooms guttering and above ground.. I am...

Hi everyone, I was suspended today pending an investigation and disciplinary hearing after a 4mb gas leak was detected on a joint i had soldered over 7 weeks ago when fitting a gas meter in someones living room. On my first tightness test before the installation I recorded a drop of...

I've just done my ccn1 and appliances and I am now doing met1. what are the chances of getting a job fitting meters without experience ? All the jobs advertised are looking for experience on a metering contract. Is it worth while still applying. cheers

Been asked to price for a company that I do work for, has a few care homes. They have a chap that comes in and "services" their TMV's ( 8 in one property) takes him an hour( some of them are a pain to access). The lady their when I question her says all he does is take the temperature! £200 and...

Hi all Im after some advice regarding my mothers rayburn . I think its a rayburn supreme (sorry i can't give a more definitive answer , she has just been around worrying about it so not had a chance to go and get a serial number ) . Basically it uses huge amounts of oil (1500 litres in 6...

Dermititus? Seem to remember something called something like that being talked about in college. Guess it's contact with all the paste, flux and rubbish. Anyone had same problem? What did you do? Glove up or see GP for creams? HATE wearing gloves to work for all but the brutal stuff.

If you get called to a clients house and they have a big water mark on the ceiling below the bathroom, do you just cut a hole in the ceiling and inspect?

BBC News - Dementia patients 'face unfair care tax' The strain this illness places on direct family menbers is terrible. When the Father-in -Law started setting fire to pieces of paper and throwing them all over the house, and leaving the gas on with no flame, we had no option but to place him...

Has your workload gone ridiculous lately?

Good morning all. I hope you are well. I am hoping someone on here can help me. I'm seeking some advice on the best way to quickly learn Electrical Fault Finding, preferably on Mechanical Systems. I need to learn quickly as I had a trial day yesterday with a Gas Service Engineer who said...

US official says terror plot failed because bomber did not change his undergarments for two weeks and soiled the explosives - Daily Telegraph Video: Underwear bomber plot failed because he 'wore same pants for two weeks' - Telegraph