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    Anyone recognize this tap?

    I reckon that tap was made by Rocco Sifreddi
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    Solar Power

    I fit Viessman solar panels in France, top notch. They're more expensive than the worcester (ELM Le Blanc in France), but have a better output. Vaillant I've never installed so I can't comment.
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    Soldering copper pipes

    Excellant!!!
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    i`v taken the plunge

    I have always said that : "1 happy customer will talk about your good work to 1 other potentiel customer, but 1 unhappy customer will talk about your bad work to 10 other potentiel customers" I've always found this to be true, so take your time (not too much!), & do the job properly...
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    how much?

    Well nabby I think you & your mate are very reasonable - I charge about 270€ (about £170)daily for a full days work on my own which in france is pretty much the going rate. If your workmanship is of good standard I think you could easily charge more, (but never over charge of course)...
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    how much?

    Intrested to know if you charged £1100 just for labour or all inclusive?
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    tap

    Hi mark Take off plate A by unscrewing the brass screw underneath it then follow the same instructions as posted by jobloggs.......
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    thermostatic valve question??

    Thanks Nige F - clears things up somewhat!! :) But I've got another question here..... 5 - 10% probably doesn't sound much, but I personally think its quite a lot, especially in this day and age where we are supposed to be saving as much energy as possible... :?: :!: And, (while...
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    thermostatic valve question??

    Right, hang on lolol - as I said I am an english plumber but I learnt this job in france and therefore don't understand some of the abbrieviations!! mfrs, tboe, trv - would someone be kind enough to help me out... lol :?
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    thermostatic valve question??

    Thanks guys - some really interesting replies. I'm presuming that in the UK most of your radiators have a pipe on the inside taking the flow from the base to the top of the radiator (but correct me if I'm wrong), and that your Thermostatic valves are designed to be multi-postionable, which I...
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    thermostatic valve question??

    bidirectional?? So they are designed to be placed either horiz or vert?? What are the advantages of putting them at the bottom of the radiator??
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    thermostatic valve question??

    Hi, I'm an English plumber and I work in France. I have noticed that in the UK thermostatic valves are placed at the bottom of radiators in a vertical postion. In France that is considered to be bad workmanship and they are placed horizontally at the top of the radiators!! Placing a...
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