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If a trv won't turn off fully when trying to take a radiator off. And you don't have a plastic cover that you can screw on instead of the trv that will fit .is there anyway around a drain down?

Is there any way of taking apart a solvent welded condensate fitting or is it just a case of cutting out socket and re-do?

Can anyone advise what type of washer this float valve takes? It has no make or model name on it. Or can the hole cartridge that the washer screws out with be bought?

Can 15mm rigid coated coper be bent? I guess you can only bend it with a internal spring and not a pipe bender as the guids wouldn't fit

Do the rubbers in hep2o tap connectors seal up ok after undoing to replace a toilet fill valve. When it was fibre washers I used to swap them. Not sure about these. Thanks for any advise.

Is it common to fill the condensate trap by pouring water down the flue before fitting the flue. Think most manufacturers ask for it.

Does anyone else double plug the wall and use 3.5 inch screws to fix to heavy things to this kind of wall.

I brought some end feed copper elbows from screwfix flomasta I think the make is they seem really slack in the 15mm elbows I get from the plumbers merchants anyone else noticed this? They should still seal ok?

Do most people tend to run the hot and cold feeds to a vanity basin behind the blanking piece of wood at the back. Or in front of it in the unit?

As the title. Or will the solder not run right as the olive that has been cut off will leave an indention in the pipe.

needing to swap a 6 bar pressure relief as the one that in in is leaking slightly be it won't reseat with operating it for abit. Probably a stupid question but can I just swap for a 6bar pressure relief from the merchants? There not specific to the under sink heater? I have done all my exams...

I am looking at getting a new manometer. I was looking and there's one is about £50 that has glass tubes instead of plastic. Many advantages of this?

Before I get shouted down I am studying my gas as part of my nvq level 3, I work with a gas safe engineer just want a wider opinion on a matter. I know when running a gas pipe vertical in a stud wall you need to run a vertical batten either side of the pipe and hopefully at the back of it. So...

Do you think the viper gas manual is worth the price? Studying my gas on my nvq level 3 in plumbing. Looking at getting one is like £100 though.

I wonderd if any one can help me with a question for gas meter removal on my nvq level 3 in plumbing. When applying temporary continuity bonding on the pipe work before removing the meter. Do I place the continuity bonding on the upstream side on the meter( side with ecv on) the the downstream...

Any one used a 3 way pressure test kit like this. http://www.hvpsupplies.com/191/3-way-Gas-Pressure-Test-Tee-Kit#.WS3GaIWcHIU What kind of adapter do you use on the tester to connect to the pipework. Its like a 1/4 male thread. Thanks

I had a small leak on a pushfit waste fittings. That was slightly not all the way home. Pushing in all the way cured it. Is this usual or is there likely to be something wrong with the o-ring?

To clean/service a central heating filter, if it has no ISO valves on it. Is it just a case of opening the drain valve on it till the water runs clearer from it? There are no ISO valves on it to turn off to remove the filter to clean. Thanks

Does any one know the required position on vents if a room has two dfe fires in it. I know the kilowatt rating is needed for the size of the vents its just the position I could do to know. Is for my NVQ level 3. Or if someone could point me in the direction of were I could find this information...

Hey if changing a toilet syphon, one of the universal ones with the cord that goes to the push button. Its faulty and one of the toilet wing nuts is leaking. Does the toilet syphon come supplied with a donut washer?