Recent content by prydien

Cheers. That made me laugh. Not being self employed the most I can get away with is not sweeping up quite so thoroughly if I don't get a cuppa! I'll probably be back to ask more questions if I get things underway.

These things are all pretty much constants. And I would need to remain competitive. If a customer asked for a quote I would need to provide an hourly rate plus materials. I could pull a figure out of the air say £25/ hour? too much? too little?

I have been a sparky for 20 years but have never been self employed. When asked to do private work I usually charge just a few quid more than my normal hourly pay (which is currently around the JIB rate). I have been thinking recently of starting up on my own and it has occurred to me that I...

When I refill the system I have been waiting for the header tank to fill then bleeding the first floor rads then the ground floor. Then running the pump and bleeding the rads again in the same order. The pump is on the lowest setting. It is positioned between the motorised valve and the...

Hi thanks for the reply. There are no TRV's. If a rad valve is blocked or shut then would the pipe be cold before the valve? Would this be the cause of the header tank filling with hot water? When I get time I'll drain down and check the valves. Regards Peter

I think this is a simple problem to solve. I have one rad upstairs and one downstairs that are stone cold - not even warm at the valves. They used to work when I moved in but have not worked since I drained the system to fix a leaky rad valve. I have drained the system dosed with sludge remover...