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Does your kitchen sink actually have 3 holes to accomadate this?

Have you checked the seals on the traps in the bathroom?. Perhaps you are loosing the seals in either your bathroom waste trap or the basin trap this would then allow the smells to enter your bathroom.

If i got charged 450quid and it didnt solve the problem ill be damned if i am going to pay him anymore. I know its not going to help m8, but 8mm bore while you hardly see the pipework is simply a pain in the ass. More prone to air locks and blockages. What i would suggest is perhaps remove the...

Yes Softus, thank you for your reply.

TBH Softus it was just a general question, being a trainee atm all the extra info,advice and tips i can get is a welcome. Can you tell me what you do hanging various size rads plz?

how deep is the joist ?. I beleive you should only cut/hole a joist to 1/8 of its depth otherwise you will weaken it.

Is there a rule of thumb size for screws to hang rads?, which plug to use etc guess that would depend on the dia/size of the screw

yes m8 you should. The flux as a sort of channeler for the solder to adhere too, remove excess with a rag and then solder.

Well i am also a trainee and i have no problems with my soldering skills. Only advice i can give is this. Once you have cleaned the copper dont overdue the fluxing, clean excess flux away with a rag. Make sure the copper is nice and warm, keep dabbing the solder to the joint to find this out...

Goto put a rad back on a newly tiled bathroom wall. Any advice would be great, i dont want to split the nice new tiles :). What screws do you guys normally use when rehanging rads?

Haha NigeF ............well like i said experiance is important, if i got paid would be a huge bonus. I obviously not in a position to work indeff for nowt, but just to get my foot in the door.

Not really in a position to pay them atm. I work part time when i aint in college so thats a non starter. I dont forsee me being competition for a few yrs yet tbh. I want to feel confident in what i am doing and to do the best job i can whenever i undetake work, so that will only come with time.

I am currently doing my Tech Cert lvl2 in college and i was wondering how you guys managed to get experiance in the workplace?. Did you ring around all the local plumbers and offer your services or ask them to take you on as an apprentice?. Did you contact local construction companies and follow...

This is my first post under this forum so please kind to this inexperianced guy :) . I am half way through my Plumbing course and people as usual ask can i do this, can i do that plumbing job for them. What i would appreciate is some advice on buying a power tool with the ability to drill...