Hi everyone,
I'm doing some diy plumbing work at a friends place and in a couple of months I'll begin renovating our own house. This means I'm constantly looking for good solid information and tips; stumbled a few times upon this forum already and been reading a bit here and there, so decided...
Hi. Joined the site a while Go but never got around to introducing myself
I'm Lewis. Level 2 plumber from near Portsmouth.
Been qualified for about 7 years but mainly been working for plumbing and drainage companies doing reactive works, so am a bit inexperienced when it comes to install...
Hi guys, I've decided to join this forum as I'm a newly qualified plumbing and I'd like to gain as much information on how to eventually start a business and tackle whatever problems I may come across on the future.
Cheers people!
Hi everyone,
My first forum i've joined so go easy please, no sure on how everything works.
My Names big dc and not in a good way.
Been fixing leaks for 20 years. Been doing the gas side for a few years, throwing promaxs at social housing walls and fitting electric fires.
Now self employed...
Hi, Just signed up to this site as I came across it only google and seems to be the right site/forum to help me find answers to help me into the kitchen sink.
Am new to this site so just finding my way around it.
I qualified as a plumber earlier this year and have just got GasSafe registered. Currently trying to get my business off the ground.
Any advice anyone can give me around advertising/getting my name out there would be appreciated.
Cheers
Hi, Just signed up to this site as I came across it only google and seems to be the right site/forum to help me find answers to help me into the trade.
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Hi All,
I'm Dafe and am new to the forum.
I completed a plumbing & heating apprenticeship about fifteen years ago and got an NVQ 3 in domestic H&V. I didn't stick at it though as I had a knee op for damaged cartilage and wanted to try something else. I'm now in an office job and am...
Got lemons?....... make lemonade!
Old school pipe fitter welder, dropped the welding out many years ago and ended up in Building services maintenance, then property maintenance, quite the all rounder but need to specialise again, have got £1k credit at power training centre Carshalton college...
Hi all
I am new to this forum business and new to the Plumbing & Heating business, also have just registered myself as a sole trader so will be plugging you all for help and advice shortly to aid me in my new venture.
I also intend to help anyone on here in any way I can through the knowledge...
Just thought i would say hello to all of you out there from South Wales....
Took my City and Guilds many years ago with the idea of setting up on my own but got a job in the local steelworks (hence the name)
Still work on boilers but now they are big industrial ones up to 127 bar steam ...like...
Hi everyone,
I'm a building surveying graduate with about 2 years of prequalification experience working mostly on industrial units at the moment.
I'd love to know a bit more about plumbing.
Thanks
Tom
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I am connecting a male screw-in to my master valve.
However, there is some water 'weeping' from1 side of the connection by the tape.
I used PTFE/Teflon tape from a plumbing supply store (so its good quality and feels thick). I wound it around 7 times.
I then tightened with a...
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