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A domestic worker is a person who works within the scope of a residence. The term "domestic service" applies to the equivalent occupational category. In traditional English contexts, such a person was said to be "in service". Domestic workers perform a variety of household services for an individual(s), from providing cleaning and household maintenance, or cooking, laundry and ironing, or care for children and elderly dependents, and other household errands.
Some domestic workers live within their employer's household. In some cases, the contribution and skill of servants whose work encompassed complex management tasks in large households have been highly valued. However, for the most part, domestic work tends to be demanding and is commonly considered to be undervalued, despite often being necessary. Although legislation protecting domestic workers is in place in many countries, it is often not extensively enforced. In many jurisdictions, domestic work is poorly regulated and domestic workers are subject to serious abuses, including slavery.Servant is an older English word for "domestic worker", though not all servants worked inside the home. Domestic service, or the employment of people for wages in their employer's residence, was sometimes simply called "service" and has often been part of a hierarchical system. In Britain a highly developed system of domestic service peaked towards the close of the Victorian era, perhaps reaching its most complicated and rigidly structured state during the Edwardian period (a period known in the United States as the Gilded Age and in France as the Belle Époque), which reflected the limited social mobility before World War I.
Bro had a couple of these fitted last year to boost the hot and cold gravity flows in his flat. They were chosen to be a gentle boost as they add a very useful 0.5 to 0.75 extra bar (to a gravity system which is barely 0.2 bar), and are very quiet in use.
They worked a treat, although the cold...
Hi Guys
Went to look at a new build installation today for a builder i do a lot of work for, this is a Massive house and he hasnt had any drawing done he seems to think we can just wing it and hope it will be okay , may get away with that on a normal house but not on this ,
Am i correct in...
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I measured my water pressure with a new water pressure test gauge, and got a reading of 8 bar. This was measured after the stopcock, at a dishwasher machine valve. I've looked at normal water pressures in the uk, and it seems that 8 bar is unusually high. This 8 bar pressure is found in the...
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So am due to do some work at a domestic property above a restaurant. The domestic property has been run from the commercial gas supply.
This isn’t right, surely? The domestic property has been fitted with an AECV. I need to upgrade pipe size to water heater.
Gas safe reckon they need...
Alright lads,
Im Time served plumbing and heating, but I drifted into commercial and eventually industrial and offshore.
My gas tickets have ran out and it's been years since I've put a gas line in a premises. Circumstances have changed and I can't be away from home any more, so I'm looking...
I'm hoping someone can please help as I'm struggling to find a solution
I've a 4 year old house and the system was fitted as new.
It has a large water tank and an expansion vessel however every morning I'm woken up to the sound of water dripping through this fitting as shown below. This value...
Last week myself and Mrs TFJ caught up with our friends who bought an old nact up Italian farmhouse in the foothills of the Italian Alps. The whole house is wired like this , all exposed twin and earth fixed with metal nails / pins. PMSL , if anybody thinks our sparkie pals might want a laugh...
Hi anybody worked on vacuum solar I have a 30 tube panel piped up correctly sensors and pumps correct but I cannot get the panels to produce any heat above 26 oC they are about 8 yrs old and I was informed they have never worked properly .It feels like they are not transferring heat through the...
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I own a company in Swindon covering all of Wiltshire. We are expanding and looking for commercial and domestic engineers (gas safe / OFTEC ) to join our award winning team!
If you would like a change please send me a PM and I can arrange for more info to be sent out to you.
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This is my first post,I'm GSR for few years,
Don't do much CP 12 (I'm in maintenance and call out repair mostly- employed) and if trying do jobs close to regs -I wod not make much and upset many customers as wod fail what others pass ,
Came across that experience domestic GSR ,more...
My mum's house has poor water pressure, so she has a water pump fitted to boost the pressure when having showers. As far as I'm aware, it just comes on when there is a demand (i.e. Taps on, shower on etc.)
Earlier today, I popped round to water her plants while she was out. I filled the...
To whom it may concern.
Good evening,
I hope you all are well?
I am eagar to offer my hands and time to shadow or mate a plumber in London.
You will benefit from my experience as a labourer with experience in domestic plumbing.
You will also be happy with my punctuality and reliablity...
Oscar24
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Hi,
This is Mohan Kodical. I am planning for the plumbing of dual gas (Biogas & LPG) of my home kitchen. I have made schematic plumbing diagram which is attached here. I seek technical guidance in this regard & clarification for my following doubts.
1) Is my design fully safe?
2) While changing...
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Hi everybody, Chris here.
Im 28 and working in an office. Absolutely hate it and I've decided to go an get an apprenticeship.
Long story short,
2 companies have offered me a labouring job for the summer and an apprenticeship contract.
One company is an industrial plumbing company. They...
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Hi,
Good morning, I hope you're all well.
I'm a newly qualified plumber residing in the London/North London area currently seeking work/ experience in domestic plumbing. I'm a hardworking, trustworthy and reliable individual and possess over two year’s experience of working on commercial...
ThomasGavin
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Hi lads I mainly do commercial boiler and plant servicing.
Have been offered work servicing this equipment from time but have turned it down.
is there much as such to servicing these units.
i presume there's more than checking collectors, controls, fluid pressure, anti freeze etc.
thanks for...
Hi there,
I'm a domestic engineer but need to quote a few jobs that would require signing off by a commercial gas engineer/company, is there anyone close to Kidderminster that could help out?
Thanks
Stuart
All,
In my third floor London flat, I have a water heater that is about 20 years old. The tank does not have a separate cold water storage tank.
The plumbing is complex (illustrated in the diagram below) and is displaying some anomalies.
The tank is fed from the cold mains supply via a...
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Hi guys.
I normally only work on domestic stuff so all my tools are obviously geared to that.
My question is what sort of tools do you guys use for working with 54mm compression fittings? And copper threads?
Thanks.
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