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    pipework- meter to boiler

    As long as the copper is in a non-corrosive atmosphere their is no need to paint it. paint it if you like to try to prevent it being nicked but I would suggest (and its only a suggestion, not regulatory) that you identify it as a gas pipe in some way. Paint it mustard yellow, or wrap some self...
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    Gas Courses........

    I personally trained with met-uk and found them to be an excellent training provider. Infact I travelled up to rotherham from kent to do the multiskilled gas course. finished training in Dec, was accepted onto corgi in jan, own business up and running and work picking up well despite the...
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    Remembering customers!

    I keep a list of contacts in outlook with a note of what the job was, when etc. Customers do enjoy being remembered (for the right reasons) but generally understand that as a busy business names do get forgotton. Im terrible with names but great with faces...went up the sea front for a pint...
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    Professional Non Payer

    Yep thats gonna work!
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    Invoice question

    I generally provide invoices with a break down of parts and labour. I dont say what my mark up is, (Do Tesco tell you how much they actually pay for the loaf of bread they charge you over a quid for) Youve got to remember that we are try ing to make a living and the tax man would look at us as...
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    fuel receipts for tax purposes

    best advice ever given to me was keep all recipts.................you will have to prove to the tax man that you bought the stuff eventually! Steve the Gas
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    serious problems with uk trades confederation

    Hey Guys thanks for the posts I was approached recently by a uk trades salesman (oily greasy little so n so, the wife hated him from word go) and was impresseed by the promises made and was seriously thinking about it................well wont be now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Steve The Gas
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    Is it safe to work with East Europeans???

    Well Ive had the "pleasure" of working with polish plumbers and solar installers and have found them to be dismissive of our safety regulations in the least. Not to mention the frustration of trying to communicate with a non english speaker! That being said their work ethic is good, ive never...
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    cooker wiring neff 3460 4.5kw

    Right I have a neff 3640 and the instructions are rubbish! I need to wire in the ovens. The ovens are rated at 4.5kw which I understand is around 20 amps. There is no electrical connection for the cooker. there is a plug socket nearby which is connected to 2.5 twin and earth. I understand from...
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    Cooker wiring

    This may be in wrong forum, aplogies if it is from a newbie. Right I have a neff 3640 and the instructions are rubbish! I need to wire in the ovens. The ovens are rated at 4.5kw which I understand is around 20 amps. There is no electrical connection for the cooker. there is a plug socket...
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    PLUMBERS AND PART P WHATS THE TRUTH.. ANYONE??

    Hi from another corgi engineer. I have the part P and have registered under corgis electrical scheme. I understand that the part P relates to electrical work that is necessary for you to complete the job, in your case wiring in boilers ovens etc. What you cant do is just wire in a new spur...
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