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  1. Richardthe3rd

    Slight fall on radiators

    Aye, that's what we tell the COW when we throw them in on the new builds........... :lol: :lol: :wink:
  2. Richardthe3rd

    working out ventilation

    There's far too many guys doing gas work & the rewards are limited. 20 years ago it was the thing to get into, but there's too many course Cowboys & career change chancers about to make any money at it. With the huge on-costs of training, registration & equipment, you make no more money than a...
  3. Richardthe3rd

    T-ing from a steel gas pipe to copper

    The last time I bought that size medium screw & socket MI pipe at a Merchants, it was called 20mm......... :wink: You ever done any real Heating work fella??
  4. Richardthe3rd

    T-ing from a steel gas pipe to copper

    Every day is a Skool day mate, that's why I've always loved the trade. That's why it must be so boring for you when you know everything about everything?? You must be a bundle of laughs down the Pub??......... :D :D
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    T-ing from a steel gas pipe to copper

    Oh it would be wonderful to be a right know-it-all like you steely!!!....... :D :D While Tony may make some daft statements & posts, he's a likeable guy & his knowledge of electronics is second to none. Now you naff off back into the combustion chamber pot, where the course Cowboys &...
  6. Richardthe3rd

    Is underfloor heating more costly to run?

    A good UFH system supply company will do a design for you, based on the floor construction & floor covering/finish.
  7. Richardthe3rd

    T-ing from a steel gas pipe to copper

    What's with the 'eyes' fella, just cause you can't find your readers auld yin!!......... :D
  8. Richardthe3rd

    T-ing from a steel gas pipe to copper

    1/2" & 3/4" is steel PIPE as it's an internal size........ :wink: Close friends call me Dick........... :D
  9. Richardthe3rd

    T-ing from a steel gas pipe to copper

    I think this maybe lost on the hard of thinking Razor my old chum...... :wink:
  10. Richardthe3rd

    Tarnished Yorkie fittings

    Thanks everyone for your input.
  11. Richardthe3rd

    Tarnished Yorkie fittings

    Ah, Irn Bru will naw do. It's made from girders!! The Cumbernault Champage is known locally as 'Ginger'.
  12. Richardthe3rd

    Tarnished Yorkie fittings

    You'll naw buy cheap 'Charlie' around these parts mate!! Thanks, I was thinking about buying a few 2Ltr bottles of coke.
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    Tarnished Yorkie fittings

    I have a bucket of tarnished Yorkie fittings that came from a site, the bucket was full of water & some Gyproc screws, so the water was pritty rusty. The fittings are discoloured & gerenally a bit manky. What's the best thing to soak them in to restore them to their former glory??? It would...
  14. Richardthe3rd

    T-ing from a steel gas pipe to copper

    I don't read it as Tony saying steel & copper are the same??!! Tony is correct, copper has a thinner wall so if it had the same OD as steel it would have a larger gas carrying capacity. Namely 1/2" steel having roughly the same OD as 22mm copper tube.
  15. Richardthe3rd

    Is underfloor heating more costly to run?

    Oh yeah, like swing a few infa red overheads in the Sistine Chapel Tony, great idea??!!!!! We Christians like to look to the heavens while we worship & don't want to see some big fu.k off heaters staring back down at us!! You just get down on your wee rug facing Mecca or whatever bingo hall is...
  16. Richardthe3rd

    What's the best Plumbers' tool bag?

    [/url] :D that's what I had as an apprentice in the early 70s mate, they were sh.te!! We also used a hand cart.
  17. Richardthe3rd

    Ideal Logic Heat

    That's the problem with most manufacturers courses, half the day listening to their sales pitch & half a day hands-on if you're lucky!! Best one I've been on over the last 20 years was Baxi Main. The guy was first class & lots of hands-on.
  18. Richardthe3rd

    What's the best Plumbers' tool bag?

    I was working with one of the Heateam guys the other day & he had the Fatmax rucksack & he said it was company issue.
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