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After a long apprenticeship I set up by my self about a year ago. Have just finished a job on a bathroom refit... would appreciate any suggestions/comments specifics: remedial work fit timber/plasterboard suspended ceiling 6ms sq bond plasterboard to wall and skim 6ms sq stud out board...

thanks tony fer the advice re: static pressure and flow rates Yes, I did install the new bathroom and the boiler was pre-existing. Thankfully the customer(s) did admit that the dhw flow was previously low and even more refreshingly, the customer(s) are really nice genuine people (which...

thank you very much, gasguru, for the reply have informed my customer of the possible cause. he is covered by a service and repairs policy so at least the diagnostic will save time for the ch engineers. one more q. There is an inlet filter on the cw regulator valve so how could the...

boiler is firing for between 20 and 30 seconds then then cuts out. water runs cool before boiler fires up again. This process is repeated. The dhw water runs very, very hot, regardless of adjusting the hot water manual dial on the face of the boiler. central heating working fine. Diagnostic...

cramer scratch and chip repair kit looks favourable....... anyone know what sort of paint to use once its hardened and sanded????

am installing a resin/stone shower tray... its a 2nd as it has a chip in it about 10mm long and 5mm wide. Is there anything on the market that can sort this out??? (ish!!!)

could sum1 plz tell me what head is????? not in the plumbin' sense that is cos i fink dat corgi is alludin to summat entirely different???? :?

its overflowing!!!! presume that the valve is plastic... (if its new) so the diaphragm aint likely to be worn out.... has it been fitted properly????? sometimes if the valve aint straight the float can play up??? have you tried adjusting the valve???? just guesses...

oooooooooooops 4got 2 mention... if yer gonna lay ceramic floor tiles on timber use the appropriate adhesive. the flexi stuff is good but a swine to clean off so wipe off spills n snots asap before racing on with the rest of the tiles

why do you have to lift the old floorboards to lay floor tiles??? I'd be inclined to lay 6mm ply over the boards and fix with 15mm screws at regular intervals say approx every 6 inches. you can then poly bond the ply or pour self leveling compound. Dont forget to allow clearance fer the bath...

i presume the big nut is metal???? if its plastic u could try a couple of sharp blows with an even sharper chisel... your new taps shpould have been supplied with back nuts so you will not need the existing ones if you can split them.

have a prob connecting pan outlet to cast iron. the cast iron has a flared neck (female cast connector) which is about 7 inches wide... that is to say standard pan connectors are too slim to effect a seal... any suggestions??? cannot get access to grind off and use a pann connector extension...

thanks will bear in mind when i tackle the back door

any suggestions for the best method tools for drilling and chasing out hardwood doors for fitting mortice locks???? Spent 2 hours the other day drilling and chiselling mortice in external hardwood door. Used standard spade bits and afterwards had to spend an age resharpening chisels. Have...

I want to put a combined bath filler/shower mixer onto bath replacing twin taps and replace the electric shower presently fitted. The bath filler/shower mixer I have in mind is a standard manual mixer not thermostatic. the flow rate on the hot water measured off my bathroom basin (both on...

good advice bogstandard... dont forget to take a section of the cut out old pipe down to the builders merchats to make sure that the connector fits to new polypie soil pipe. At a pinch you could evn use a str8 pan connector... but best to encase in a concrete formwork.

deepest sympathies as i'm in the same situation. quit teaching after ten years (spent most of my teens and student teaching hols workin with a plumber) after 10 years teaching 3 of em on 80mg of prozac aday! decided.... time ferra change. Have you got all round skills??? What paul b said is...

merde les anglaise!!! PAH! en france we orvere ouver zee shower terray. we dispense weeeez zes decadent sitting down techiniques. and its much better for zee healthy bowel movements.

well...??? really!!! you should contact your local friendly building regs fella at the council... but then again they will charge you but its a notifiable installation.... if you wanna sell your domicile after july 2007 you will have to inform prospective purchasers of work carried out provide...

silly me didnt read your post fully b4 submitting reply. :oops: if youre in a high rise then there should be some access to rod the waste pipes. youd have to consult your local authority as they have records of where services run and waste etc regardless of whether it is council privately...