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Hi guys Long time no see. May I ask a question? I have a customer who is, like most folk nowadays, pretty tight on money. He has an old combi fitted in his bathroom that is about 25 years old. Apparently it still gets serviced. I have been asked to fit a new bathroom with a shower...

Hello - long time no see. Any thing I should be aware of when fitting devi under floor heating along with 2 large towel warmers? The customer insists they want this, but I cant help thinking the heat from the towel warmers would over ride the devi mat thermostat. They have said the shop that...

A customer has requested the installation of an under tile heating mat that comes with a transformer that plugs in via regular 3 pin plug. This one.... http://www.enerfoil.com/enerfoil/index.htm How does this kind of installation sit with the current regs? I usually use a sparky when I...

Too long a story, so I will cut to the chase with this one..... After we recently done a cloakroom for a customer, the drains have backed up a few times. The first time I cleared it, but after then, they got a local drain firm round who suggested a survey. On the camera, they found an old...

I have a one off job to remove some dodgy grouting. The grout width is 2.5mm and the tile edge is squared off and not beveled. The grout is rock hard Mapie stuff. I am looking to get the job out of the way with minimal hassle and I have been told to take a look at the Fein tool...

Its taken years of intense negotiation, and now at last, both Megawatt and Joe90 have finally entered an agreement. I give it 2 days tops and reckon Joe will break first. What do you think? The most accurate prediction wins an evening in the pub with the pair of them!!!

But at conkers..... http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=70246&in_page_id=34

I give up!!! Part p guys are like rocking horse ****. So I am looking to train Part P myself. I am looking for training in the Portsmouth area. Any pointers or pifalls I should be aware of?? Thanks guys.

I quoted for a bathroom today. It is an 1930's terrace with a bathroom at the front and a cast iron soil. They also want a back bedroom converted to another bathroom. There is a cast iron vent pipe there too and a manhole nearby. I started talking about a 'dig up' etc, but they then cut me off...

Silly question I know, but read on..... I plumbed in an electric shower this week and ran most of the cable to save the sparky some leg work. Because the flat has concrete ceilings I decided to fit the isolation switch outside the bathroom as a wall switch - the customer requested this too...

Does anyone know where I can quickly get hold of chrome finish snap over pipe covers?? Cheers G

Today, I was about to silicone my customers showertray, when he shoved under my nose an article in the paper about mouldy silicone. Apparantly, the advice now is to apply and finish silicone with dry tools and not to use wet tools. I was a bit stumped as to what to do next and told him that if...

I came across this today. Without me searching through the regs, could anyone confirm if this is still current, or indeed true? It mentions mains voltage fans being allowed in Zone 1 providing they are protected by the correct RCD and IPX4...

Hello all. Could any of you kind folk answer a quick question for me. A customers has supplied an Icon 15 ( http://www.iconfan.co.uk/icon/icon-detail.asp?ProductID=1 ) which she wants located above a bath through the wall. Because of the height of the soffit outside, it will force the vent...

I am about to fit some very 'holey' unfilled tiles. I have been supplied some sealer to apply prior to tiling, but I am worried what effect it will have on the ability of the grout to adhere soundly into the gaps. Considering how 'holey' these tiles are, should I just grout first, then apply...

Last week we had a carpet laid in our lounge. One week on and a banding effect still hasnt dissapeared, it kind of looks like a lawn when it is mown up and down if you get my drift. Before I call the fellow who supplied and laid it back ( a mobile carpet dealer ), I wanted to be armed with a...

It is the 25th century and Earth still hasn't 'got its groove on'. Buck Rogers is quickly dispatched to remedy this anomaly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fHJ8NsppF4&search=buck%20rogers