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Thanks Gasman, I am going to speak to somebody at the the institute of plumbers tomorrow about getting an independent test carried out. I will ask them about doing a water test too.

Hi Guys, I am a plumber and I am currently having a problem with an install I did about a year ago. I wonder if any of you have had similar experiences or can offer any advice. I was asked by a builder that I do a lot of work for to strip out all of the radiators in a bungalow and replace...

Joe 90. Are you gas safe registered?

The boiler itself will have a thermostat on it and when the programmer tells the boiler to come on and off, the stat on the boiler will control how hot it gets. Not a very efficient method but at least you have TRVs.

so would you reccomend i advise my cutomer to install a softener over a descaler then?

Thanks guys, Does anyone know the main difference between one of these and a water softener?

Hi Guys, I have been asked by a customer to recommend a decent electronic descaler, however I have never fitted one or had any experience of them. Has anyone on here used one they would reccomend or alternatively any that they would advise me to steer clear of. Are they even a worthwhile...

What makes you say its not an R5? It says MDA 16 in the top left corner if this is of any more help.

Afternoon Guys, I am currently working in a restaurant re fitting toilets, kitchen etc and the builder has asked me get someone in to run gas from the meter to the kitchen. The meter is an R5, do I need to get somebody who has commercial gas certification or does this size meter fall under...

Thanks Paul. I see your point, however 99 percent of the work we do is sub contracting from large building firms or large mechanical firms. I am trying to expand my business by getting regular work from these companies. They need to be confident that I have the available manpower (which...

How do you mean? I just think it looks a bit confusing to the client if we all turn up to a job with different company names on the side of our vans.

What makes you say that? How much experience do you have?

Hi Chaps, I run a small plumbing company and we have recently been inundated with work, I don't want to turn it away as I am hoping for the business to expand, however there are only 3 of us on the firm and we are struggling to keep up. I am looking to take on a self employed plumber to take...

Hi Franksonny, Its in New Bond Street in the West End.

Hi chaps, Are there any commercial gas installers on this site who operate in london? I have a job with a gas pipe approx 2'' which needs capping off just after the meter and all gas pipework in the building purged. The building is being fully renovated and all pipework needs to be...

I'm going to be fitting a house pump to it so this shouldn't be a problem

Good point. All draw offs will be on the floor below as I am considering having cws tank and dhw cylinder all up in a loft. Thanks

Can any of you guys out there answer this supposedly simple plumbing question for me. Despite having been a plumber for about 7 years I have been told all sorts of answers and never got to the bottom of this one. Here goes What is the minimum distance acceptable from the bottom of a cold...

What sort of boiler is it? Combi? System? Conventional?

Mastic the basin down. You'd probably be better off using a click-clack waste than a pop up. Does the tap fix to the basin or the worktop?