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Thanks bengasman going to start at scratch again, and have a look at the whole system as i'm inclined to doubt some of the story. Thanks for replies

Hi Just to clarify its a Y plan. After speaking to the ladies husband it transpired that the installers swapped boiler + pump, then when wiring something up, they blew the programmer. They then went and bought the exact same model programmer and basically swapped the front onto the old...

Hi Got called out to a job today which has baffled me a bit. The lady has had a new boiler put in and a new pump (as above) in place of her old one (not sure of the make). The only thing the plumber touched was the actual boiler and pump. The programmer wasn't touched. Now what is...

Thanks guys Didn't want to fork out £100+ but wanted to confirm. Not worried about the assessment itself, more worried about the 2391 exam next week, b ut that's another story :) C'mon the Clarets!!!!!!!

Hi I have my part p assessment tomorrow and have been fed some confusing info. To carry out the safe isolation test a) do i need to do it with a voltage tester and proving unit b) or can i use alternate methods People have said that they are strict and you must use the correct unit and...

Hi My brother in law has the above alarm and is starting to sound, he took a fuse out and it now sounds all the time the fuse is put back in. I have taken the box battery out to silence it, but I am having trouble resetting it, he is unsure as it was in the house before he bought it. I am in...

Good On You T maker Been trying to do the same thing myself as I am coming out of the Army after 22 years, i 've tried to offer my labour for nothing and everthing, but nothing. I've had a little experience in the building trade but to no avail. However I attended a local corgi event and the...

Ps I already have 16th edition.

Hi Guys Thanks for the replies. I have been doing some electrics for a while now, both auto and domestic. I am going into the Gas fitting but would like to have some knowledge and be able to do some of the smaller jobs if required by the customer. hence why i would like to do the full...

Hi I am looking at doing the Domestic Installers Qual, but at the full scope (Part a)rather than the defined scope. Has anyone had any experience of this course. Regards Ian

Hi everyone Thought i'd update everyone (well those who are remotely interested anyway) with my career change. Went to a local Corgi event at the local college, had a good chat with some of the guys and had a long chat with the local Corgi Rep. He passed my details on to a local guy, who is...

thanks guys they have now submitted plans etc for approval to the council and it was they who have made them put in the lintel.

hi Deluks No the wall is a brick structural wall, the frontroom is on one side the kitchen on the other. The ceilings both slope towards the wall. I had a quick look and beliebve it's down to bad workmanship as did the surveyor. But the council want them to have a lintel put in along the top...

Thanks noseall just wondering why they would need a lintel when the wall is sa supporting wall. And why can't we look at the plans, can the council stop them, i'm away and know the guy at BC and will chat when i return but was wondering if anyone else has had this problem. cheers Ian

Hi My parent in laws arein the process of buying a bungalow with an attic conversion. When the conversion was done they didn't get building regs permission which they need to sell. They have applied for permission but need to have a lintel put in above the middle structual wall. The ceilings in...

thanks guys don't really want to board because of the light, was maybe thinking of some of the patterned panelling, like in the radiator covering, but this seems a tad expensive, i could make some of the spindles the same but is a bit time consuming. ian

Hi My sister has just bought a house (ex council) and on the landing the gaps between the spindles are approx 145mm, she has young kids and is worried about them putting their heads through and falling down the stairs. Apart from removing them and changing the size of the spacers and...

i take it the roof/eaves are ok. if the whole of the wall is damp the blocks may have failed, unusual for them all to have done so. is the pointing ok. which way does the unpainted wall face? just painting it will not have much of an effect i'm afraid so you need to find the problem. have a...

thanks i have a year to get sorted before the gov stop paying my wages, i get a fair bit for so-called resettlement training so am planning on using this wisely. i have been to college to learn a (very) little bit of plastering, brickwork, electrics etc, so am looking for some more experience...

all i want to do is switch the sort of tanks i work with from challenger 2's to water tanks, it must be safer to work with the latter. iam thinking of adding ACS to my quals a well as plumbing but still need to learn off the experienced. If any guys want a hand at weekends for dinner and a few...