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    National Grid - wanting to move gas meter!

    when you get the guys to do an insertion please ensure that you do not want to upgrade your existing boiler with a combi of 35kw or more the insert pipework off top of my head is 19mm so you keep you existing meter position they insert biggest pipe they can up old service and you dont have...
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    What treatment did I get?

    vacumn treated timber the chemicals are designed to be pressure injected to give the timber a certain life resistant to rot and mould as for green or brown if you are talkin paint on treatments all they do is soak in the top layer properly vacumn treated timber on an end cut should be seen to...
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    Rainwater Drain - Is A Trap Required (or Advised)?

    you are not supposed to use these gulleys for anything other than rain water clue is in the name so ideally there should be no debris in the gulley apart from leaf mould from gutt ers total tosh you need bigger gulley to hold more debris clean out twice a year and you will have no debris in...
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    A £100 prize to charity for info. ref the first DPC's instal

    A lot of early victorian terraces in liverpool have a slate dpc also early victorian with bitumen dpc these ones used to run down the brick when chemical dpc's were injected so in my opinion 1830's through peekay53
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    What treatment did I get?

    tanalith /vac vac treatment all the same its all pressure treated timber same process different chemicals but end result the same it is ALL vacumn TREATED
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    The Great Damp Ceiling Mystery (Chimney-Related!)

    hydroscopic slts do not have large wet areas they are the result of dampness and drying /dampness/drying etc etc i would bet my life your lead back at rear od chimmney is holed or flashings are faulty as for damp rising up to chimmney height there is no chance rising damp above 3ft anything...
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    how to mix pointing dark coloured

    also unless you are using proper guaging techniques mix it all in one go and complete the job or you will find sat / 2 /3 shades different
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    installed my own combi boiler

    dan join the club when you realise you feel a bit of tool dont you well i did the guys probrably sold the house 5 yrs ago so wont need our imput anyway are you still in the land of the rising sun peekay53
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    installed my own combi boiler

    you do not need building regs for your windows but they are notifiable unless installed by a fensa registered company if not building control charge around £300 to check windows meet current standards . Right back to mr i fitted my own combi so you did not do the gas got someone else to do...
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    New gas line – pressure test – how long?

    nice one kevin the part that got my attention was the 9 bar just pulled out the air by a punter but enjoyable just the same :D :D :D
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    Best way to advertise plumbing services?

    stick to metering in your branch at wrexham and rotherham ppl are not as stupid as you think and will not ring you up on a premium no to be given bad advice so save your money and give your lads a raise they need it peekay53 sorry i apoligise ppl are...
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    New gas line – pressure test – how long?

    i sense another wind up going on why would any pipework in a domestic situation require such testing and where would the owner of the said domestic gas supply get the information that the pipework has to strength tested to that level its being buried under the screed at any minute insisted...
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    Does it matter if boiler is slightly over sized?

    for the house you have described i myself would fit a intergas combi range rated down to minimum for heating remember intergas are condensing in hot water mode also and ideally when a boiler is condensing it is running effiently just my opinion and sure someone will try to shoot me down...
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    help! cavity wall insulation done and now mould grows!

    use black hole vents and they will solve your prblem and no howling gales blowing through
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    Gas pipe

    well 99.9 % certain the gas supplier has to do this for you you need to tell them how many appliances you intend to use and if you are planning any big changes which would alter amount of gas used building heated swimming pool building houses in your garden all these would effect the size...
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    Technical help

    when ppl say i should have listened to good advice this above id very good advice tony is very knowledgable so remember the cheap fix never is always comes back to haunt you down the line peekay53
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    Technical help

    are ph jones that short of work that having to come on here brainstorming for ideas to increase profit stick to giving bad advice over flue termination peekay53
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    Flue proximity to window.

    well talking about confused gas engineers you are using a crap companies name as yours so how confused are you what is confusing the flue position is within 300 mm of opening window at best its at risk unless the window is sealed does not get any more simple than that does it the flue is...
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    Flue proximity to window.

    johnmward02 are you sure because if you are not sunnie and his ambulance chaser will be on your case as you can see from the above he is an expert on just about everything so please check your facts dont want you to end up in court facing the death sentence for being wrong...
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    Flue proximity to window.

    sunnie are you for real you have read maverick jesus words which said the flue should be 300 mm from opening window and you are obviously a competant person by the advice you are handing out reading MIs does not make you and your "lawyer/solicitor" experts except in handing out duff info...
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