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A consumer is a person or a group who intends to order, orders, or uses purchased goods, products, or services primarily for personal, social, family, household and similar needs, not directly related to entrepreneurial or business activities.

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  1. M

    Ideal isar dead , tripping consumer unit

    Hi guys My ideal isar went dead on Friday I came home and the consumer unit had tripped the downstairs sockets, I tried to reset it but instant trip again..when I turned off the spur to the boiler I was able to reset the unit. If I try turn on the boiler spur it just trips the unit instantly...
    • M rod
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    • america consumer ideal isar tripping usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: USA
  2. S

    Mains Pressure Tap above Consumer Units OK? UK Law *See Photo*

    I would like a professional plumber's advice on this attached image, which shows a mains pressure pipe with tap located above the consumer units. Is this ok for the legal requirements in the UK? Can someone let me know what the law is on this matter please? have a link? Thanks all.
    • spinner121
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    • above america consumer fuse law mains photo pressure tap units usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: USA
  3. P

    System boiler tripping RCD at consumer unit

    Hi, I am looking for advice on a system boiler on S plan that keeps tripping the RCD for heating system. Friend called me, she had no power to boiler and called an electrician as the RCD wouldn’t reset. The electrician checked programmer and said it had power to connections and thermostat, but...
  4. M

    Business, Health and Safety and Consumer Law courses

    There are some useful course here, at very reasonable cost: http://trustmark.businesstraining.org.uk/course/categories Obviously won't replace qualified legal advice but should help tradesmen avoid falling into the kind of situations where such advice might be needed! Hope it's of some help...
  5. D

    Which undersink water heater?

    I'm looking for an electric under sink water heater to supply two small basins in a small flat - (1 kitchen basin, 1 bathroom basin). Power requirements are not an issue but space is. Given the above, I've been looking at either of the below types - any experiences or recommendations...
  6. K

    Consumer here: Need advice about plumbing work

    Hi, I'm new, I've got a plumber doing some renovations for me and I'm not sure whether what he's doing is correct/appropriate. It's a 1930s end terrace with no existing gas supply, but one is being installed in a couple of weeks and the plumber has been busy installing a boiler and rads, and...
  7. A

    Immersion heater problem

    New house - Moved in a month ago - Last night I switched the immersion heater on in the bathroom which heats the bathroom water. The switch has a light on it which came on for a split second and the went off. As this happened several ceiling lights went off in the house. I tried to trip the...
  8. M

    electric shower disconnecting?

    Knowledge isn't great in this department but if I remove fuse from the pull switch can I take out the cable to the shower ( I will also switch off at c unit, is this safe, this is only temporary as a spark will be going into the property a few days after me I just need to get this shower out of...
  9. P

    Boiler power control tripping the RCD at the consumer unit

    Hi I wonder if anyone can help. The boiler on/off switch keeps tripping the RCD on the consumer unit. The RCD just tripped, it also controls all the ring circuit but I have managed to narrow it down to the on/off switch to the boiler. I did change the 3 amp fuse and the boiler started for...
  10. cr0ft

    Am I Reading This Right? Consumer Credit

    Hi all, Fees, refunds and payments for credit licences  - The Office of Fair Trading Is it just me or has offering consumer credit suddenly become much more affordable & realistic for small businesses? This opens up the door to things like service plans paid for on monthly direct debit and...
  11. hammers4spanner

    gas meter

    new build house less than year old and open cupboard door with gas supervisor looking on and this what greets me lol
  12. S

    no fused spur on boiler

    There is no fused spur next to combi boiler, i assume the boiler, clock and stat are wired to a wiring centre then straight to consumer unit, is this correct?? thanks
  13. N

    crossbonding

    Can anybody clarify the regs relating to crossbonding. Just had new Vailant Ecotec Pro24 boiler fitted and getting conflicting info re crossbonding. Seems to depend on type of consumer unit?
  14. J

    intro from consumer

    Hi Everyone, I'm just a consumer who's had a lot of recent plumbing problems. I found I had to make decisions I wasn't equipped to make and didn't know who to trust. I can only share my experience and have questions rather than answers. I've joined specifically for advice about a boiler - see...
  15. D

    Plumbers consumer rights !

    When we buy a faulty product from a shop, we get a refund or replacement goods. Why, when we buy a tap for example from a manufacturer, and it turns out to be faulty, the item will be replaced but they will not pay what it costs to have the item refitted. The customer will not pay for obvious...
    • digger
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    • consumer control costs insurance job plumbers price problem replacement tap trade
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
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