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If they are both parallel threads and you're using PTFE, you're in trouble. Hemp and white compound, IMHO is still the business for sealing threads in heating (Cat.3) . Illegal on wholesome (Cat.1), potable water though.

I used to love my business - heating, boiler maintenance (gas & oil) and a bit of plumbing. Happy customers and no probs. But now the ever increasing red tape is killing it for the tradesman and the customer. Building regs are now criminal law - so am waiting for the Old Bill to knock on...

The hardware shop that sold the pipe and fittings would also sells the solvent weld cement (plastic pipe glue) to join pipes to fittings (unless push fit fittings where silicon grease is used). The shop should also sell a liquid spirit in a can called UPVC pipe cleaner. Rub it on the pipe with...

There's justification for the taking out of Sadam and there's justification for taking out Mugabe - but George Bush hasn't told us to do it and won't help with the money. Zimbabwe was the bread basket of Africa, it doesn't look much like R M's clearing slums on the news footage to me. re...

You must be the only non-pseudonym on this web site then Tony. I'm miffed you didn't phone your Boulter service agent friend in Berkshire re the Combi 55 query. Take care. Able Pseudonym

The point - 1) The diynot notice that boiler repairs are best caried out by a CORGI registered plumber. My point is - not if its an oil fired boiler (the registration and safety body body for oil heating is OFTEC, as far as the government is concerned that is ). I fix enough oil...

No but CORGI should answer the question. I was happily self certifying using the Benchmark scheme for gas and OFTEC CD10 & 11 forms for oil fired installations with the customer applying (or not) for planning consent before all this empire building nonsence came about. The APHC also think...

Statement m8 not a question.

I dont get stick on ARGI kev.

re Boiler repairs. As a newby on this great site I should stay shtum, but feel the above notice on boiler repairs needs modifying. As I don't want a CORGI registered plumber touching my oil boiler thank you. So its CORGI for gas. An OFTEC trained and assessed technician holding a 101...

If the price is right they are OK but its horses for courses. The Heating World Grandee oil boiler is small and will fit within a 600mm wide 1000mm high kitchen base unit. I've used them and like their wall mounted oil boiler, but not yet tried their combi. The Grant Vortex is a high...

During the refurbishment of my house a sitting room wall was chased and a pair of 15mm copper heating pipes were buried in the wall. The well meaning plumber (me) protected the copper pipes by wrapping them in greasy Denso tape. The pipes were then cemented in and plastered over. Two years...