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i am self employed also pay pub liability and other insurances and squirrel about (x percent for tax after the rest goes through corp tax) I pay my accountant 500 for end of year returns, VAT returns no brainer. 400/day isn't bad if you keep yourself busy believe me for plumbing in header...

Ok contentious to some, sensitive to others. Cards on the table what's the average day rate for a plumber? I had a quote to install a new header tank 4 hours labour @ 50 an hour, in my working day of 8hours that's 400 a day for a plumber. Wow am i in the wrong profession maybe i need to give...

I have a shed with a freezer and fridge gets very hot in there in the summer months so well insulated i want to add an extractor fan and a thermostat. Can anyone recommend a room stat i can used in reverse to close circuit say when it's 20degC in the shed. Thanks.

I think it's two or three fold apparently, speaking to one of my local suppliers a massive increase in build work post covid, panic buying stocks aka the toilet paper saga, and current raw material issues due to an overall global logistic slowdown playing catchup since covid restrictions are...

I am thinking about building a log cabin. Construction will be 100x50 timber frame, skinned with 9mm ply and cross battened outer skin. As it will be located a good 400metres away from any roads in woodland i was thinking of alternatives to a concrete base as this will be costly because A) the...

Yes hopefully as this is my ensuite so I bought about a year ago. Sods fking law of all the plumbing I've ever done rarely ever leaked. First bad leak had to be the worse place and worst thing to replace oh well. But I'm pleased it wasn't my plumbing just a **** valve. Thanks again for your...

Oh **** I've never seen this it wasn't a lose compression I feel exonerated but never seen this!!!! Can you see the small jets of water coming out of the brass corner

Ooh a basin wrench because nothing else fits or I angle grind this ring spanner.

Here is a pic of leaking compression joint I guess I need to tighten somehow

Dangee thankyou so much for inspiring me to persist. I got it off in the end as you say with gentle persuasion and alot of determination. Took some time though! My next challenge is tightening the leaking compression joint. Anyone know of a specialist ring spanner. I think I'll need to chip the...

Ok thankyou was this a resin or? I was told this is stuck solid with some rock hard expoxy

We have a bonded stone sill here and I need to remove it to get to get to a leak. I've tried hammering it with a plastic block it's really solid. Can I use some softener to soften the caulk or resin? As you can see there is a lip where it overhangs the vertical and I've tried hitting hard with...

4mm is enough it's a 32a supply calc by distance and supply already speccd by sparky. That cable gland is big enough for 450v 3phase. Since discovered it tightens to 12mm so I'm just tight enough.

Will be checked over by spark just getting cable run for him. I wanted to run 4mm swa into side of hot tub base drill a hole and run in with 20mm black plaster cable gland. If that's OK. Also the current gland on the gecko unit in tub the gland there is massive. Dick in a bucket fit. For my...

Two fold. We have a thermal store and very hard water. Ive just had to descale the DHWC as it was so scaled up hot water was almost at a dribble. (i believe its a combination of our tank sitting at +85c and hard water) And limescale in toilet bowls shower screens etc, really annoying.

I know this has been debated a few times. Im running a hot and cold water feed to my new kitchen. Softener will be in other room. Which at the moment when installed will be softening all feeds (apart from external to garden hose). Do i or should i run a 3rd pipe untreated to my new kitchen...

Hi can anyone post their opinions on these devices, more i read more i see so many mixed reviews. I want it to prevent limescale buildup in my thermal store hot water coil.

OK exciting update!! So to recap our hot water was really poor, not very hot and no flow or pressure. Of course being a skin flint and tight on money decided after descaling the mixer valve and some help from people here deduced it MUST be the DHWC. I bought a 2nd hand new Grundfos pump...

Hi Gasbanni thanks for your thoughts, I read this earlier on another post below the science or theory is interesting, as i often wondered why they were prone to limescale, just to add we do live in a very hard water area too. Anyway today is the day i shall try to resolve this pesky issue. Off...

Thankyou muggles, i was going to plumb up a grundfos pump and 10l bucket to some pipes to connect, anything else i need to be careful of? Should that do the trick?