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Hi I wondered if there are any retired plumbers out there as Im thinking of retiring in the next couple of years. Do you continue with any professional insurance once you retire? I've never had to make a claim yet and it would seem daft to me to continue with public liability insurance when I...

Hi Are any qualifications now needed to replace a vented hot water cylinder

Hi Does anyone know of a manageable lightweight bath-sized shower tray for a walk in shower? I'm thinking about 1700x70mm. Ive seen some lightweight stone ones for sale but they are still really heavy. It would need to be lifted up a staircase and around a stairlift. Thanks

Hi My friend has a cast iron bath with tap holes in the sides instead of the edge. The existing chrome taps - which are broken - are shaped similar to an outside tap but with normal 22mm male threads for the water pipes. Does anyone know where new taps can be obtained?

A neighbour has an old Rolyat hot water cylinder in her upstairs airing cupboard. It must date back to the 50’s. It is like a cuboid primatic cylinder with a water tank fitted to the top. It is now heated by immersion but originally was heated by a back boiler. The back boiler has been...

Hi Does anyone know if it is possible to buy a 800mm pivot shower door where the hinge of the door can slide along the horizontal to a chosen pivot point (230mm from the edge in this case). This is required to fit into an awkward bathroom shape Thanks.

Hi I'm trying to work out the best way to replace a 900mm square shower tray tightly fitted and tiled down. I believe originally the room was built around it. Ive only ever fitted trays against 2 walls with 2 open sides. The old tray will break out easily enough. My problem will be getting...

As a general rule does anyone know how long the maximum extension on a plume management kit can be from the original horizontal terminal of a combi boiler. Also I have been told that on a Viessmann plume management kit the outlet must be on the same wall and point in the same direction as the...

Hi Someone asked me today about the pros and cons of an electric combi boiler as they have a downstairs flat and no real option of fitting a flue terminal outside. Apart from being expensive to run I know little about them. Do they work like a gas combi or are they more like an unvented...

Hi My friend has an old Potterton Netaheat system boiler. It is controlled by a single 2 port valve meaning the hot water must be permenantly on. There is also no room stat just a timer control, pump and of course the heat setting on the boiler. The valve packed up. For a short while it could...

Hi Bunnyman I don’t suppose you remember writing this back in 2010 about a Vaillant Thermocompact that would not ignite. "Check the vantage connector lead which if not being used is usually tucked behind the pump. The auto vent leaks water down the back and shorts the plug out. C if it's...

Hi I was wondering if anyone ever removes these from central heating sytems after a couple of years. Ive come across a couple about 2-3 years old recently with the joints leaking when the filter itself is relatively clean. I'm thinking the filter has already done its job and the system should...

Hi Can anyone tell me the advantages and disadvantages of an indirect copper vented hot water cylinder over a stainless steel one. Thanks

Hi Has anyone ever come across a boiler that should be pressurised with a filling loop but instead is linked up to a header tank in the loft. The boiler - a Ferroli Tempra 12 perhaps 10 years old - still works though not too well. Of course cannot be pressurised anywhere near to where it...

Hi A chap I know asked me to look at his water system as both his hot and cold bath taps run at very low pressure yet his shower in a neighbouring room works fine. Both are gravity fed. The two bath pipes and connectors are 22mm. The taps recently replaced. All other taps in the house have...

Hi I am involved in fitting a power shower and would appreciate some advice. I intend to get a Salamander CT50 with 15mm couplers to pump 20 litres per minute from the airing cupboard below the CWST to the shower about 5 meters away. The current CWST is 25 gallons with a single outlet to...

Hi. Can someone help me with the above. The Potterton Performa 24 combi boiler is about 8 years old. The central heating works fine on its own. However, the hot water will only work for about 15 seconds and then the burner turns itself off, so very little warm water arrives at the tap, which...

Hi Has anyone any information on the Switchcraft Remote Control system ignition on a Verifire Ultra gas fire. There seems no user controls on the fire itself only 2 electric switches on the wall similar to a double light switch. The first operates the gas flow (either HALF or FULL). The second...