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  1. J

    Is this sewer manhole correct?

    it's known as a Buchan trap, probably after the Buchan idiot that designed it :2guns: also known as an interceptor trap and used to prevent vermin entering the pipe.
  2. J

    electrical testing

    http://http://boilerfaultfinder.com/electrical-safety-checks/
  3. J

    What parerwork to issue?

    Some engineers only leave paperwork if the customers a nice bit of stuff :) you need to position the paperwork correctly though, and get your eyes in the right position. Then you can look right down her top as she's signing it :) with a bit of practice you quickly become an expert...
  4. J

    Lovely chap!

    screw extractor set only £3 at toolstation ermi, guaranteed no damage :) handy to keep in van
  5. J

    pressures ??????????

    thought I'd bring back this old thread, as I was rudely disconnected last week :disappointed: http://www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk/gas-safe-registered-plumbers-only-private/67575-meter-pressure-absorption-3.html gas man says he's never heard so much utter toss and closed the thread with no...
  6. J

    meter pressure absorption

    yea, that's what I was on about 19mb min at outlet of ecv, but my understanding is that you could loose another 4mb through meter pressure absorption. you could have 19mb on outlet of ecv, say due to new pipe been fed through old pipe, therefore you cant increase pressure and Transco can say...
  7. J

    boiler fault finding information

    some good stuff in here for anyone who's interested, some basic stuff as well though, but might come in handy. The Technicians Handbook
  8. J

    Free gas for all!

    this is what can happen to you if you get caught stealing gas Man who fiddled his gas meter is jailed - Birmingham Evening Mail (England) | HighBeam Research don't do it ebay should be doing something about the people that are selling meters/bypasses, it shouldn't be allowed, and if the law...
  9. J

    Free gas for all!

  10. J

    Free gas for all!

    best way to do, buy new meter, then put the hoover on it to bring the reading up to existing meter. then just keep both readings the same :devilish:
  11. J

    I like wales and west

    I agree 3m3/hr changes the pressure, but what I mean is if you've got 13mb with the gas cock slightly open, you know there's a problem. so opening the gas cock fully wont make any difference, as we already know there's a problem
  12. J

    I like wales and west

    you dont open the gas cock fully but even if you did, it's not massively over to make any real difference. [ Meter capacity 6m3/hr & boiler gas rate say 3m3/hr ] but remember we we are only checking w/p at meter and not gas rating, so just need a flow of gas to do this and it does'nt matter...
  13. J

    I like wales and west

    Lame, listen and learn :biggrin5: so the boilers dead and there's no other gas appliances in the house. Here's how you do it, connect your u gauge to the meter as per normal, then disconnect the gas cock from the old boiler, now get an assistant or the customer to watch the u gauge & take...
  14. J

    meter pressure absorption

    Think I need to explain what i'm on about :smiley2: first lets assume the pipe sizing is correct, as we've got a 1mb drop from meter to appliance. Now lets say you have 15mb w/p at the meter test point with the meter running at 6m3 capacity, so you shut off some appliances to drop the gas...
  15. J

    Best combi drill at the moment?

    I looked at that drill, but I just wasn't sure about hitachi, I've always bought bosch tools. good torque though and I noticed it now comes with 5ah batteries
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