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Has anyone done the igq initial gas qualification? it leads to the acs,think its the only way when you dont have 6 months to take off?

how did you get the course payed for? i heard about the government paying for some people to train to be corgi regestered.

im a self employed plumber and wish to be corgi regestered.What is the best way to do this? I have mortgage and family,so need to do it within months not years.I found a course for cat 3 called initial gas qualification,then u need 10 weeks with a corgi guy,then acs ccn1.this is 14 weeks in...

how do i remove the guts of the valve? spanner the nut below the gland nut and take that part off? ben

hi,thanks for the advice.if it isnt broken,how could i fix it? it just turns and turns,the water is stuff off? i didnt feel anything break what about finding stopcock outside,pipe slice below the olive if needed,fit new stopcock and add copper pipe if needed? or fit a puchfit stopcock for...

I went to a farm which had a gate valve instead of stop cock,I turned it off to repair the faulty washing machine switch,then went to turn on the water and its broken! cant find the stopcock outside,they are finding out where it is now.anyone have any ideas? cant freeze as there isnt enough pipe...

thanks guys for the advice.i have read bg do plumbing and drains cover for £5.75 a month,but it doesnt cover rads,just the valves,and doesnt cover changing taps and washers!

hope i do get in.why are so many leaving? the grass insnt greener being self employed.I have been very slow since xmas eve ben :cry:

i just need to know what exercises they want me to do.its a good job as far as pay goes,22k i think,i will dig out the figures. ben

cheers guys for the swift replies.Its for the plumbing role,not gas.Im new to the game,2 years experience..Just need to know what exercises they have planned for me.God i hope they don't have me building a house with lego in 2 teams of 5 people like i did years ago for an assesment. ben

Anyone done a british gas plumbing job assesment day? I have been invited to go in 2 weeks time.I cant find any info on the net regarding what exercises you have to do.The time slots were every 90 mins i could choose,so can be more than an hour or so.Any info would be great. ben

hi,where is the gas course held if you dont mind me asking? im in durham,and im looking for a gas course at the moment ben

ps forgot to say,its to boost the water to a body jet shower and bath has twin empeller thingy too,hope this helps ben

Hi,i have bought a salamander 75 twin from ebay.Im not sure how to fit it.I have the instructions,but still not sure. My pipework from the cylinder is 28mm and the pump has 4 pushfit 22mm fittings which are all red.doesnt say which is inlet or cold etc. do i just cut the hot and cold from the...

Hi,I have a job to put a bath in a wet room.its a bungalow,andthey have put the bath in already.so I just need to plumb it in? whats the best way to do this? i was thinking waste pipe to the shower waste,but what about the hot and cold? where to? im lost cheers ben

cheers guys,thats what i thought but sounds a big job thanks ben

Cheers for the replies,so i can t off the bath above? but how do i get the pipe down to the basin? through the ceiling down the wall? ben

Hi,im installing a basin in the downstairs toilet.It has a basin in but no hot water,just cold.how do i get hot water to it? cheers ben