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    need advice on soil stack arrangement

    Hi I'm a plummer in training and would like some advice on an up and coming project: I am converting an existing bedroom into a cloakroom bathroom WC and hand basin. The room is situated above the existing ground floor bathroom. My question is can I connect to existing soil stack? There is one...
  2. M

    need advice on plumbing training

    I am quite close to completing my level 2 nvq in plumbing and heating would like some advice if possible with the level 3 and gas course i have been looking through the internet and im unsure on what course to pick whether to go straight to my gas? is the level 3 plumbing that beneficial? would...
  3. R

    kitchen radiator luke warm. need advice please.

    My kitchen is an extension built before we moved in. We had a new radiator installed in there when we had a new combi boiler fitted 2 years ago along with new radiators in the rest of the house. This radiator is hot at the top warm in the middle and cold atthe bottom. The pipe leading to it is...
  4. J

    Need advice!!!

    Basically im 17 and just quit my college course as it just wasnt for me and was looking into plumbing, would people recomend an apprenticeship? or a full time plumbing course? do you still have to attend a college even if you get an apprenticeship? and how long does it take before id be a...
  5. R

    need advice about water tank

    hello all. I have small problem. In loft i have 2x 55gallon water tank And unfortunately both tanks wasn't install correctly with lids, screened Overflow etc. In result I have a lot of debris and other sh*t inside. Can you tell me ref. What will be cost to replace or if possible cleaning old...
  6. K

    Please help - Need advice

    I was wondering if someone can give me some advice as I really do not know what to do. Last Wednesday, I hired a gas registered man to connect my hob from a standing bayonet fitting to a gas hob. During installation, the large burner on the left does not remain alight when not pressing down on...
  7. M

    Just qualified and need advice on how to find plumbing work

    Hi all I have just completed my City and Guilds with OLCI training, whilst doing the course I worked with two plumbing firms doing both boiler installations and bathrooms. The last placement I worked on finished in June last year and I had to go back to carpet fitting work as I could not find...
  8. P

    hi im new and need advice

    hi every one i have got one of those customers that are being a pain as some are i done a job about 4 years ago and the boiler has now gone wrong i have been told by customer that is due to no inhibitor added to system a valve has burnt out but i never completed the job it was done just before...
  9. D

    hi need advice

    HI all good to be on forum , I'm from exeter a little new at this so bear me out . looking to start my life in plumbing got level one now need to get the rest . need advice on ( who and where) is best to get what i need . i have been aproched by t4t skills to get my diploma and told to...
  10. B

    Need advice (or have i broken something) - Hot water overflow pipe continous running

    I consider myself OK at DIY, and have lots experiance with father inlaw (who was builder) in my my last house which was bought cheep and done up, I bought a bigger new house two years ago with the intention of doing it up as a proper family home again with the father-in-law. Unfortualty last...
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    Need advice with new downstairs toilet / sink - Waste issue

    Hi all, I am pretty much a novice and on a budget hence why I am trying to do the work myself. I wish to convert a downstairs utility room into a toilet and a sink. Currently I have running hot and cold water so that's not the issue. The issue is with the waste. There already is a waste pipe...
  12. J

    Need Advice on Subbing or Employing

    Hi All, I'm new to this forum and hoping to get some advice from people that have been through a similar thing. My partner and I run a small heating company, he does all the technical side and I do all the office side, he mainly concentrates on servicing, breakdowns and Landlords GSC's as he...
  13. W

    help! I can smell gas when i put hot water on (new combi boiler) really need advice

    Hi there, I would sooo appreciate any help or advice anyone has... I wanted a shower fitted as Ive lived in my flat for 12 years and a friend recommended a plumber guy who said i would be better off with a new system to get the water pressure... it started that he'd charge £1600 which i...
  14. P

    Need advice about a new gas meter

    Hi All, I need advice from the people in the know (you guys) I have just become the owner of a house The house was a repo and the last owner did not pay his bill to a point of getting the gas meter removed and capped off. I have had a live dead test done and the supply was still live...
  15. M

    not sure if in the right part on this forum, need advice?

    Hi all, The family and I have just moved into a new home. The following are all interlinked and have no help to us. Boiler Potterton Netaheat 10-16 (really old boiler) Problem - does not ignite Noticed - it turns over but no ticking, nor a pilot light. (noise is humming sounds like a fan)...
  16. M

    help, need advice on an electric instantaneous water heater for a flat

    Hi guys, as the title says. I went to quote for a bathroom today and the lady wants to know if i can get rid of the hot water storage vessel, and put in something her neighbour has. Am not sure what her neighbour has but the flat is all electric. So the cylinder is just an immersion. The flat...
  17. H

    combi boiler problem need advice please

    hello I have a Baxi combi 80e boiler and it has developed a problem any advice will be greatly appreciated. When i turn on the hot tap (fully open) the little rod in the pressure differential assembly (DHW) either does not come out to activate switch or it takes a long time to come out...
  18. M

    Need advice

    Hi all, Im looking to join the army as a plumber but i want to know that when i decide to leave I wont have trouble finding a job. I cant seem to find online believe it or not the required qualifications most employers look for. From the army I will gain the following plus 4 years experience so...
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    NAPIT - is anybody registered with them as I need advice?

    Hi Although qualified as a sparkie I currently work as a maintenance engineer performing a range of craft tasks which includes plumbing, heating and ventilation, but not gas. I am looking to the future and have been performiing domestic and commercial works with a builder. I would like to...
  20. A

    Upgrading old system. Need advice

    Hi guy's. I'm trying to upgrade my old system by zoning off upstairs downstairs and the hot water tank. At the moment they are all fed from the one feed pipe and all back into a single return. I want to try using motorized valves and a 3 zone controler. My problem is that i want to try make use...
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