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    Pipe arrangement to combi-boiler with leaking valve.

    certain properties can get a exception to having a condensing boiler ,but in reality if the checks done properly unless its a internal flat with no external walls or route to roof or comunal path to run a flue to a external wall on the 10 th floor its not going to get one. Other than that yes...
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    Pipe arrangement to combi-boiler with leaking valve.

    think that might be a customers couple of years ,about 10 in real years
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    Gas installation question

    under corgi you were meant to notify as they were greedy *******s but was never a req of building regs and gas safe don't require you to register a cooker instal.
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    Tools stolen from uninsured house- What would you do?

    i had almost same experience ,geny went of every few hours as it needed refill, power went off so i went to refill and it wasn't there any more just a loney looking lead:)
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    Votes Please! Boiler selection

    they really are the barrels scrappings of boilers you have a choice of ,really pay a extra £100-200 and get something else. If you really have to have one of those the main is the best one of a very bad bunch
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    Cal Clear

    well they were wrong, £800 yes expensive £300 very cheap if its done properly
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    No CH when hot water switched on

    Does this have a outside sensor (weather compensation)
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    Range Powermax 140 bolier central heating

    it sounds like it would have been carbon monoxide alarms you were required to have fitted due to a concealed flue ,one in each room the flue passes and these are only a temp measure until end of 2013 when access panels are required to inspect the flue...
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    Is this gas pipe legal?

    the plaster covered the pipe to make it classed as not in a void very common on new builds (well was 10 years back when i last did one). usually the pipe would be taped or if doing a barrel gas carcass at same time may have got a coat of paint if . if its not taped and its not leaking its...
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    PD two storey extension ,distance from neighbors, semi

    So i have a 1 storey extension currently width of house projects 2.8 m, semi detached house and neighbors have exactly the same size extension we have currently. Had plans drawn up to add a storey above this ,foundations checked, engineers calcs all done etc ,but applied for planning and...
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    Gas central heating Service.

    gas safe register any where between £55-£95, parts extra if required
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    Looking for some advice re hiring a tradesman

    if i get a bad vibe from the customer i ask for money for materials the same day they are delivered to site ,happens quite rarely now as ive learned if i get bad vibes just walk away.
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    Cutting into a cast iron soil pipe

    opps wrong info sorry ok il try again ,hire a snap cutter or wheel cutter to cut the cast ,can be done with disc cutter or even hacksaw but really it isn't worth the hassle. Check where your going to cut cast iron is way heavier than it looks ,check the bolts are holding pretty well before...
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    Plumbing + heating quote

    you don't even know if its a full system or just fitting rads but you're confident its £1000 more than you would charge.
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    Do You Put Parking Charges Seperately On Invoice?

    i add it on separately
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    Checkatrade Misleading

    i guess the non paying customer who left me a negative feed back when i was a member on there must have been some sort computer hacker genius.
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    Advice sought from tradesmen about a tradesman!

    And there was no alarm bells at this point !
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    How often does a Magnaclean need to be cleaned?

    So essentially by that logic a clean system with inhibitor will never get dirty ,ever. Maybe in theory but after doing this for 20+ years it doesn't work like that , people drain system ,take rads off,they don't top up inhibitor levels each year ,its not real world thinking that that...
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    How often does a Magnaclean need to be cleaned?

    you mean you powerflush so well that you can stop corrosion forming at any point in the future? I don't think any system cant be helped by having a magnetic filter especially after a powerflush you've got the system clean why not install a filter and keep it that way.
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    Trevi Boost - new installation not working - help!

    if i rember correctly there is a part in the manual/install instructions where it mentions switching out the thermostatic cartridge for a manual cartridge to gain a higher temp shower if there is problems.
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