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    Warning from Gas Engineer 'Yellow PE Pipework showing'

    Give SGN a call and the will come out try and move the sleeve if no play then they should wrap the the exposed pipe
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    Getting gas brough up side of drive way and told i need a plinth at box. Why?

    yeah just that bit
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    Gas Pipe size questions

    if its still under warranty then ideal may refuse to work on it as the pipework allowing for the tee will just be undersized but nothing that will really effect it . But if everything is accessible at present then get it changed to 22mm to future proof it so no one can say its not adequate...
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    Getting gas brough up side of drive way and told i need a plinth at box. Why?

    How much are they charging ... around a grand ?
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    Number of cold radiators

    You paid someone to do a job so why not phone them back up and say it appears not to be successful and needs a revisit . It may well be your plastic piping is the non barrier type with your repeated blockages
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    Getting gas brough up side of drive way and told i need a plinth at box. Why?

    How far out from the brick work does that concrete section stick out ? The pipe does go tight to the wall for entering into bottom of box . Be easier just cutting a channel into the concrete for pipe to sit in it and as they are digging a hole a couple of foot deep they should be able to chop...
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    Getting gas brough up side of drive way and told i need a plinth at box. Why?

    nope doesnt make any sense to me either . Take it box is semi concealed and being sunk into the ground ?
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    Vented Cylinder, no Tap Isolation Valves

    no it will just empty the pipework but if it snaps in off the position you then have 25 + gallons of water stuck above it with the additional hassle of changing that valve which in some instances is not straight forward
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    Vented Cylinder, no Tap Isolation Valves

    which as all pro`s know have a habit of snapping in the off position causing the diyer more problems and for the sake of a few pennies worth of pre heated water not worth any possible hassle
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    Vented Cylinder, no Tap Isolation Valves

    Nope you will still have the head of water just turn cold off and run the water till taps stop running
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    Changing hot tap with no isolator

    which they usually are ;)
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    Baxi duo tec 28. Lesk

    its not going to do any harm trying it
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    Changing hot tap with no isolator

    just drain it , as the valve others are telling you to look for and turn off have a habit of snapping in the off position
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    Baxi duo tec 28. Lesk

    2 months ago last filled ,personally would leave it alone as they tend to seal themselves up
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    Leak between stopcock and water meter

    Tell them you have water in the meter box they should come out and check for free.
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    Bleed Valves on Vertical Radiator

    Some Designer vertical rads can take days/weeks for all the air pockets to come out and the rad to heat evenly all over. Try turning all rads off with just that one on for a few hours and see if it shift it
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    Replace filling loop

    if you are just changing the one on the right drop the pressure to zero and you will be able to change it without having to drain whole system you will get a bit of a dribble as you do it
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    CH drop feed copper pipes

    very easy to work with leaves a good finish ...
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    If "you're not allowed to pump the mains"..

    you are allowed to pump up to 12 litres a minute so jet washers should be set for no more than this power showers are not connected to the mains they are fed from tanks
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    Water hammer on shared main

    mate suffered this every time neighbour used tap fitted simple shock arrestor straight after stop cock and it solved it https://www.screwfix.com/p/flomasta-vessel-shock-arrestor-1-1-2-bsp/905fa
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