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Yes, def gas safe. He even farted then measures the gas levels.

Simple reason was his dad got his mate to come and sort the toilet. Didnt bother asking the son if he knew anyone. So yet again i have had to correct a job which was bodged up by an experienced plumber who charged £100 to change a blooming flush which turned out to be unsuitable for the toilet.

freedom of speech? My backside is their freedom of speech. Freedom of speech appears to be within certain boundaries, often defined by hypocrisy. MAC who have been banned actually raise some very valid points. However its their confrontational, hot headed manner in arguing their case which...

i can only comment on the work i have seen and i will tell you the work has been terrible at times. The amount of leaks in bathrooms i've had to repair is shocking. I always ensure my work is done to the highest standards. So i may be a chancer or college boy or whatever other term you...

i've done a few jobs now, from bathrooms to adding radiators onto systems or changing rads and have so far not had anything go wrong (touch wood). In fact i have had to put right dodgy work done by established plumbers. A friends father rents out a number of properties and they now get me to do...

bit harsh Delta. Never worked at Asda. Work in IT in a decent job but after 6 years getting made redundant so will use the redudancy money to set up in plumbing and help pay for van, more tools, and Gas Safe course. Ive decided to take my future into my own hands as this is the 2nd time i've...

You need to ensure the toilet will work with a reduced flush. Had to replace an entire toilet for a mate after he got a plumber out to sort out the issue with his flush. Plumber (qualified, long time established) charged a fortune and fitted a flush not suitable for the toilet. Therefore the...

well you guys only have yourselves to blame for refusing to take on people who would love to work in this area. I tried for 2 years to get someone to take me on, i had references from college, my city and guilds level 2 plumbing certificate, am a very hands on person, at the time i'd done a...

the piping off the boiler was 22mm. This went staight up into the ceiling void where it reduced to 15mm, and then remained 15 all the way around the house, till it comes back into the ceiling void then goes back into a 22reducer and then 22mm back into the boiler. The amount of 22mm pipework...

I have 15mm pipework going all around my house and i have honestly never had an issue with rads not warming up properly. I have mentioned that it can cause issues to the customers. They seem willing to take the chance. HOWEVER, that said, would it not cause issues to have half the rads on...

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i've mentioned that having 7 rads off 15mm is going to mean it takes a long time for the rads heat up. However considering the cost of the 22mm pipes, they seem intent on 15mm. if its what the customers want, they have to live with the consequences! Just to add, my house has 8 rads off 15mm...

its 15mm

well considering there are a number of professional plumbers on here, i would assume it would be a good place to get a rough idea of the prices quoted. The people that want the work done have said the quotes they were given by others were too high, around the £1500 mark.

Hi, someone has asked me to install 3 rads, they current have 4 rads installed. they want 3 rads downstairs, and i'm looking at installing about 16meteres of pipework, they want 15mm. what would be a reasonable quote for this kind of work?

Hi I need to do this before i can get onto the gas safe course at a local college. Does anyone know what the practical tasks are that they assess you on, on-site? Ive searched online but cannot find much in depth info on this. Reason i ask is there are a couple of plumbers i know who i...

lol but this still doesnt answer my questions! :lol:

i've looked into this. Spoke to my old college tutor who has advised me that to go down the college route i need to get NVQ level 2, which i can do in a matter of weeks, and then apply for NVQ level 3 (whilst making sure i work for a gas safe registered plumber) He says once i have done NVQ...

Plumbing and Tiling i'm fine with, i completed a City and Guilds level 2 course in plumbing which i did over 2 years, and have since been doing a lot of plumbing work building up my experience working for friends and family. I'm also registered with a couple of local lettings agents and do...

Are the 1 week plastering/skimming courses any good and are they worth doing? A training centre near me is charging 350 for a weeks course. Are they worth doing or is it a waste of money?