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    Any RGI close to Dagenham area? No heating

    I have a friend who is a landlord and their tenant has no heating. He told me they had someone (a RGI presumably) inspect it who said it was the diverter valve and heat exchanger and this would cost £350 to replace. They felt he was untrustworthy and he didnt know what he was doing. Beyond this...
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    plumbers, which pipe cutter?

    Ridgid 65S http://www.toolstop.co.uk/ridgid-65s-31803-quick-acting-tubing-cutter-p13784 Rothenberger 7.0030 http://www.tools4trade.com/d-971002-rothenberger-automatic-tube-cutter-6-67mm-70030.aspx Does anyone has experience with either? I would like the Ridgid (don't know why) but the...
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    PLS laser level owners, your help is needed!

    Hello chaps, I have recently been obsessing over which laser level to buy. I've had the DeWalt DW088 for a few days only to return it after reading posts by someone here called 'JobAndKnock' regarding lack of pendulum lock on this model and quite rightly too. So I then bought a Leica...
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    vaillant TURBOmax 282 - no hot water unless heating

    Simple one for you smart lads. Someone I know has the common problem stated above. There is also water dripping out of the overflow pipe. When I select HW only, the light comes on for a second and goes off and boiler doesn't fire. My initial thouht was diverter valve but on searching found it...
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    Building Site Plumbers

    Whats wrong with them? :lol: I've read a few posts in the job advert thread among others which take a negative view on building site plumbers. Just curious why this is.
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    Using letters after your name

    Not really a plumbing question but I work with a guy who recently registered with IGEM and CIPHE. He is a self employed contractor and has made some business cards and after his name he has used the letters "IGEM, MCIPHE RP". I laughed and thought it was a bit pretentious. I imagine a few people...
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    Gate Valves for High Pressure applications

    Is there a gate valve available on the market for use on high pressure/unvented systems? Reason I ask is I'm on site of 20+ flats that have unvented systems installed with gate valves as a means to isolate the how water supply from the cylinder and cold water just before it enters the cylinder...
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    What is a 'time served' plumber?

    Heard this mentioned a few times. Just curious how one goes from an apprentice/mate to a time served plumber and how many years they have to put up with the apprentice status. Cheers
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    2 rads upstairs and 2 rads downstairs not working

    Hi, Drained down heating system yesterday to work on a couple of pipes and filled system to 1 bar (cold) and bled the rads. Turned the heating on and 2 rads upstairs and two downstairs didnt get hot. The furthest rads upstairs and downstairs are hot. On one of the upstairs rads, pipes...
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