Recent content by neilhubbardz

Remember not to overtighten the nut or you'll kink the pipe.

I've had a problem with hot water from my boiler which Britich Gas have attempted to fix about 3 times. The water runs hot for a couple of minutes and then goes tepid and then goes hot again and then tepid and so on. The problem is much worse upstairs. I was told by BG to run some sludge remover...

I really don't understand why I'm getting so much stick for deciding I wanted to learn a trade. Ok I'm in the twilight years of my life and decided I wanted a more worthwhile career and I didn't take my course at college but a purpose built training centre where the trainers were all time served...

Cheers Tony. I'm a long way over 21 but I don't expect to be paid for work experience. After all, they're doing me a favour. I just thought I was being attacked for learning a trade albeit at a basic level and then daring to ask for advice! Anyway I've done the course now and I have to make it...

The sludge remover was for my own radiators - I don't do things for other people that I'm not sure of. My course was a mixture of theory and practical. I would like some other work experience but due to the recession it's not easy to come by. That aside, I thought this forum was to get help if...

Seco Services you're an absolute star, thank you.

Cleaner only sat with boiler off for 5 minutes.

Hi, I've done that & downstairs rads are getting warm. Will I need to bleed them again if it's an airlock causing the problem?

Upstairs rads have trv's. I've put them on their lowest setting. Is that the same as turning it off completely? Cheers Neil

Hi, I posted a query on this subject a couple of weeks ago about injecting sludge remover into the radiators which I have now done & also put a rad valve with a drain off in place of the existing one. I turned the heating back on and bled the radiators but only the upstairs ones are getting warm...

So you're saying that I can't have a career change Dickpuller? I am qualified - only city & guilds level 2 so I don't touch heating. I suppose you were born knowing how to fit a bathroom or fix a boiler? Most people on this forum are really helpful. I suggest you clean up your act.

There's about 3 metres of waste to be attached to a soil pipe and about 2 metres of copper or plastic pipe to branch off from the cold water for the dishwasher and washing machine. It's a house renovation so there's nothing there except pipework to the sink so I have to drill through to the...

I don't know if this is the best place to ask, but I've been asked for a quote to fit a kitchen sink a dishwasher and washing machine. I have to run the pipework for each one and drill holes in the wall for the waste. One thing they don't tell you at training college is how much to charge people...

I was advised when I had my boiler serviced to get some sludge remover into the system via a radiator and run the heating for a couple of days and then drain it all out and add some inhibitor as the hot water doesn't hold a consistent temperature and they said it could be sludge in the heat...

Hi I've been asked to fix an electric shower. I've only just qualified in basic plumbing and electric showers weren't part of the ciriculum. There's no water coming out of the shower when you turn it on and I've made the assumption that the valve that controls the flow of water (solenoid valve...