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    Info on employing someone

    Been really busy and thinking about taking some one on but have only ever worked on my own, probally loolking at a aprentice or someone already training as i get a few letters asking about jobs. So im after any advice,guidence ,web sites of interest to help me cover the legal and finacial...
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    cold water accumulator

    Fitted a TWS mains boost ,charger pump and 5 acumalotrs(stubby ones to fit in roofspace)about 12 months ago and tbh i was very impressed pump operation is pretty quiet ,since fitted a new bathroom in the place and tbh system stll as quiet as day one and customers is still very pleased with it...
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    Oxy-acetylene kits

    The nozzle for map gas is pretty bad tbh ,maybe ok if your not used to proper bottles but we bought a set for repairs idea was iff access tricky but tbh they never left the workshop. Cant say ive tried the set you linked but was a older version that a bloke we took on had ,he seemed to like em...
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    Ideal logic+ installation

    ive fitted i think 13 ideal logic + so far ,all for one landlord in small flats these boilers wernt my choice but this landlord supplies all his own materials ,so far i have had 0 call backs one didnt work out of the box but was rectfied after a call to there tech service which was answered...
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    rated people

    Few years back when they first contacted me I got a 8.5k heating job from them through one of there free jobs~( they gave you 3 without having to pay) and that one did lead to him being a very good customer but never had another thing. Bought some highly expensive leads to get told on...
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    £25 gas certs, £25 EPC, PIReport £85..we aint got a chance:(

    I saw a week or two back in my local paper some one doing boiler servicing for £30 also another add for a £50 landlords inspection including full boiler service :shock:
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    Been a while

    just refound this place after a long while, I have fitted 4of the logic + in last 2 weeks. Ive always hated ideals but after getting really dissatisfied with my usual boilers (alphas for combi wb for HO) i thought id give em a try and so far ive been pretty impressed. Very good access to...
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    disposing of old radiators

    Scrappy will take em but no beer vouchers.
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    Bossing lead??

    You need a O type welding gun size 2 tip is usually best i find to start with . We used to rotate all apprentices through the lead workshop where i worked ,it took about three days of them trying /dicking around /puling splatter off there clothes till they came up with a constant usable weld...
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    Bossing lead??

    Try phoning roofers/leadworkers round your way i know where i used to work we made trays/back gutters /anything to order tell us sizes and pitch and come and pick it up.
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    Warm Air Vent Heating to Radiators

    No it wasnt it in my case . it wasn't a recessed unit in a nice cubby hole it was free standing in kitchen tiny kitchen huge unit. I wouldn't even consider putting warm air in that property ,just because it was there already didn't mean it was the right choice for that property,as well as...
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    Warm Air Vent Heating to Radiators

    I have to agree that the new units i have seen have been very good. But on same note the old ones are really bad ,had it in my first house thought id just sort it out and live with it ,but 3 weeks later it was the skip.
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    argi

    I haven't been a member of ARGI for long but tbh i have gained more useful information out of them in 6 months than the years i was a member of other trade organisation listed in this thread. I like it there it useful to me ,they have been helpful to me. Others here don't it seems they...
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    Copper Water Tanks - What to Do

    When i do a strip out if you want the tanks you can have it along with the old rads , boilers and any other junk i strip out,you take some you get the lot. If i take the tank/scrap i clear all the rubbish at same time.
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    Megaflow - Why so expensive to install.

    |I hear agile can supply £5 notes for £4.50 and that includes boiler service.
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    WORK IN BRIGHTON

    Spent the last 15 years working in brighton, lots of firms fair bit of work but loads of people chasing it .I personally dont like the place i live 25 miles or so along the coast and there is a marked differnce of pay for working in the city itself,(was the reason i worked there) But had enough...
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    Plumbers & getting a quote/price

    The amount of time it takes me to get a quote out directly relates to how busy i am.I have to work and do quotes evenings weekends so if im having a few long days i don't then sit down and then start a quote it will wait till the weekend or whatever. I never price while there for anything...
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    What size boiler

    I normally dont look at the size of the boiler presently installed,i size the boiler for the job and usally go a size up than is possible to get away with. If you had a incorectly sized boiler already fitting another the same size just as it was there already isnt going to help much.
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    Thermal stores

    No im not in the slightest i have been asked to quote for one ,am throwing in the unvented quote as well as i think it will be best but hes been searching online and seems to think heatstore the answer for him,where as i have never had any really dealing with them none at all in a good way...
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    Thermal stores

    Found a few more options and varing prices ranges now . Guess what im really searching for here is info about useabilty of thermal stores.usally i would just be quoting (am doing so as well) for a unvented Hot water cylnder and System boiler,but the client has heard of Heat stores and belives...
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