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    Baxi 133 he plus - Hot water but no heating! Help please.

    Hi all. I have a Baxi 133 he plus and recently experienced a gradual loss of heat throughout the system rad by rad. The system is currently at 1.5 bar and I have hot water on demand. Each radiator has been bled as have the pipes but when I call for radiator heat the system fails to fire at all...
  2. M

    Fixed Spanners or Adjustable?

    I was wondering what other people thought, my point is this. I, like most people, use adjustable spanners. But recently I'm starting to find that the extra bulk around the business end of an adjustable spanner is making any tight intricate adjustments, especially when you need to just nip up...
  3. M

    Maximum radiator size fixed to plasterboard.

    A customer wants a radiator moving from one side of a partition wall to the other. Currently the radiator is a 600 x 400 single panel probably only fixed to plasterboard with no battens. The customer would like the new radiator to be bigger as the room it is going in to is cold as the radiator...
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    Leaking pipe

    Hi, Some time ago I noticed a small leak from a mains water pipe that goes upstairs into the flat above, my hubby got a plumber round and he said it couldn't be fixed because the cut off tap outside of the property was stuck and he didn't want to try too much in case he broke it in trying to...
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    Strange smell - can anyone help?

    I've just had work done in my flat (by builders) which involved replacing the sink in the kitchen amongst other things. When fitting the sink I think the wrong waste pipe was delivered and for a day the pipes werent connected. The smell was really bad - very sulpury/eggy - and I understand this...
  6. S

    hueppe 501 shower enclosure - fixed side panels - two-way swing doors

    This glass shower enclosure forms a perfect cube when the swing doors are pulled outwards and meet together for shower use. I can see from the Hueppe instructions how the two swing glass doors must meet together perfectly in this outward/water tight closed position (obviously!). But there is...
  7. B

    Once upon a time........

    On Saturday i was taking my boy swimming in the van when a custard came up an asked if i could look at his small problem with his cylinder compression fitting. I said no problem see you Monday....... Arrive Monday, see a few compression had come away an a bent pipe so fixed an thought this...
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    Can this be fixed? (Grant oil boiler)

    I have a Grant Euroflame oil boiler. It is a boilerhouse model which is cased in an insulated cover. I noticed a small amount of water on the floor below it and discovered that it appears to be coming from inside the casing. Speaking to Grant they tell me that the insulated casing cannot...
  9. S

    Flexible shower hose connected to elbow and fixed shower arm

    Hi, Our bath has a shower handset on flexible hose coming off mixer taps. What we want to do is to have a fixed shower arm and shower head coming from the wall higher up but in between is window and the flexi hose comes out of the bottom of the taps. What we want is to just have a 90 degree...
  10. Dan

    ContractorForum: Lots of bugs fixed: We're still running on an unsupported version of

    ContractorForum: Lots of bugs fixed: We're still running on an unsupported version of our forum software and I'm pleased to say .. http://bit.ly/811qcB More... Follow us on Twitter.
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    Hourly rate or fixed price?

    Its simple......do you charge your customer by the hour? Or do you quote them a fixed price for the job? It would be interesting to find out how many of you guys do the former or the latter. Just leave a message saying which is your method of charging. Don't be shy!
  12. B

    Fixed basin wrench vs adjustables

    When installing a new set of taps on to an existing basin which tool do you use for the job? Fixed basin wrench or adjustable basin wrench?? I use adjustables, but this is mainly because in all my years I have never found a fixed basin wrench that actually fits, or isnt too bulky to fit. Im...

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