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    Water regs qualifications

    Does anyone who has the water regs qualification. Know if you resit it now it last for life or every 5 years? I did mine with my NVQ level 3 in plumbing and it says it only lasts 5 years. Thanks
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    Level 3 heat pump installation course

    Hi has anyone done the level 3 heat pump installation course? Is it worth doing? Thank you
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    Electric combination boiler

    Sorry just read the article the high bill was with an electrical heating system
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    Electric combination boiler

    And that cost is with a air source heat pump that will run at a cop of 3. So an electric combi with a cop of 1 would be alot more expensive?
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    Electric combination boiler

    I'm not designing a system. I just heard at work they were taking gas boilers out of a block of flats and replacing with electric combination boilers. I thought it sounded like madness. Just wanted other peoples fews. I thought airsource would be a better option. They could even put large ones...
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    Electric combination boiler

    Thanks wall could be better if individual units? Is it better to keep the flow and return to a minimum length. To limit heat loss before reaching the cylinder/ space heating?
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    Electric combination boiler

    Were could/would the heat pumps be sited if a block of flats no balconies.
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    Electric combination boiler

    It's for flats that are going off gas. Is there any other viable options for this?
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    Electric combination boiler

    So be alot more expensive to run, hear people complaining about heat pumps with a COP of 3 or more.
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    Electric combination boiler

    I have heard these are very expansion to run. Do they produce a COP of 1? Every 1kw of energy to 1kw of heat?
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    Press fit

    Easy to pick up I imagine?
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    Press fit

    Yeah id prefer to solder. But I think it's company policy
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    Press fit

    I am good at working with copper bending and soldering. However I have never used press fit before on copper. Is it easy enough to get used to/get fast at?
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    Draining heating on Splan system

    If draining the heating system on an Splan system with a indirect cylinder. If leaving the heating drained over night. Is it ok to turn the immersion on to the cylinder? It won't effect the coil if it's empty of water. Thanks
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    Telescopic bath tap wrench

    The telescopic version is cheaper. So would suggest the rigid one is better?
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    Is working for the council as a plumber a good job?

    They have both been there now about 12 years so can't be bad where they are
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    Is working for the council as a plumber a good job?

    I have friends that have worked there
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    Pressure slowly rising in combi boiler

    I've had the pressure rise before due to the system creating hydrogen gas. Had to hot flush with a cleaner to stop the problem
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    Nail in clips

    Never noticed
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    Working abroad as a plumber

    Have you worked there I guess?
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