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    Do we need a gas certificate?

    just to add the installer normally sneds the forms off and you get them in the post in a few weeks but according to building standards you should inform the coucil building control department before even fitting a new boiler ( nobody seems to do this) i know this is trust as friend works for...
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    bath panel

    they say it matches the bath with the panel due to slight colour changes so watch out for that also dont forget to check the height of the panel not just the length most people forget this i have fit many that customers have supplied and most times its the wrong size
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    Do we need a gas certificate?

    After a Gas Safe registered engineer has fitted or serviced your gas appliance, they will often leave you with a report which explains what checks they did. This report may be issued as a gas safety record, sometimes referred to as a gas safety certificate depending on the job you have asked...
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    Do we need a gas certificate?

    the gas fitter could of gave you a homeowner safety recordbut i dont think you have to
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    Wiring A Salus RT300RF Thermostat

    dont fit ittttttttt i get loads of problems with them i think they are poo :)
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    bathroom installation Queries

    the pipe from the bath isnt a guide for the tiler what the plumber has done is what alot of plumbers do including myself hes poked the pipe out of the wall and fitted the bath. then after you have fitted the bath sink etc you go outside and connect all the wastes up so you dont have to keep...
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    Has anyone tried these? Opinions please

    copper push fit from homebase are a bit ****. flex pipe is crap looks horrible and i have been told it can reduce the speed of the water due to the ribbed bits
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    halsted boiler

    sounds like the vessel could be leaking and your pressure is going into there call a engineer is the best bet
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    A question of insulation

    trace wire on pipework or try some sort of expansion fitting on the pipework so if it does freeze it doesnt blow the fittings
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    The End of frozen condense pipes.

    even if you put a overflow pipe in a waste pipe with lagging it wouldnt work i have done this many times. its not about lagging the pipe. lagging keeps the temp of the inside of the pipe ie condensate water. because the condensate is cool the lagging keeps the condensate cool making in cold...
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    Gas inspector has disconnected supply saying it's dangerous

    all thes forms about gas safe are if the gas fitter belives its safe. a flue is (id) the pipe is ok if the standing is no less that one mb from the meter to the boiler the meter box is not to standard some gas fitters class pipework as not to standard. i know that 2 not to standards are upgraded...
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    wireless controller

    dont bother with a wireless stat all of these are crap. as other wireless items get better over theyears they tend to interfere with the stat and it becomes faulty (ie my house the doorbell could turn the boiler on for a hour) a customer i have worked at many times her next doors wifi turned her...
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    Radiators hot at top, cold at bottom

    sludge in system blocking radiators add slugde remover for a week drain system but check if radiators have started to get warm before you drain . if this is the case just add inhibitor and away you go if not take each rad off the wall and spray a hose in to one end of the rad hoping...
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    Radiator v towel radiators

    soon as you put towels on a "towel warmer/rail" they dont really giveout much heat rads are better as they have more surface area i would just put a nice looking rad in maybe a stelrad softline or something slim like them
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    which ones better

    jet blue plus from plumb centre is on but expensive if you do a joint properly it doesnt need anything really jet blue plus doesnt set so its good for that sort of stuff
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    Shower/bath taps for old bath

    i dont think so best bet is to fit a proper shower or get a hand washer that pushes on from qvc or something lol
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    Should i charge per TRV?

    good price im not a cowboy or anything but i work my prices out from working for 4 different small firms and im low compaired to the min the manchester area i know people ho would charge alot more than me and use cheap valves
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    Tank in my bathroom question

    did he change the ball aswell as the ar mas they can get a tiny bit of water in them and sink :)
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    Should i charge per TRV?

    i charge 45 for first 25 after that plus new inhibitor if needed. i would charge per valve as for 10 you would get more that day rate at that price if you dont rip people off i only charge 120 day the total of that jobs is like 270 plus inhibitor and it would only take half day :) if that them...
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    British Gas and jobs

    british gas arnt recuriting atm in most areas just a few bits here and there they have no work on as they charge to much and people can get it cheaper somewhere else
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