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We are having a gas hob installed by a gas safe plumber on a labour only basis and I need to source something to connect to the 1/2" male thread on the hob to the pipework. I was under the impression that any 1/2" female fitting that will join to 15mm copper by solder or compression fitting...

Our LPG consumption has increased by approx 900 litres each year over last two years even though we have been turning off heating, fitted smart tvr’s to radiators, have 2 lesson people taking showers. Called out engineer who said it was leaking at rate of 10 millibars per second and had...

Hello , had the cover off the other month and saw this gap around the boiler flue duct. Just wondering what should be around it as it doesn't look correct? Should there be a gasket around it? Boiler is an Ideal W2000 Thanks in advance Daniel

i live in a council flat in Paisley, Glasgow and i've just had a duel fuel cooker delivered but the gas engineer (hotpoint) said he's not allowed to install it due to there being plastic casing directly behind the oven, the socket for the electricity in the wrong area, and this random pipe with...

Hi, I had my Worcester CDi classic serviced last week and was told the electrode kit should be replaced due to a glass safety issue (it can crack and leave open flames). I wondered if anyone could tell me: 1 how long this problem has been known about 2 should the electrode kit always be replaced...

Often the hot water fails to come on in the mornings. It works better in winter for some reason, but doesn't always work then. It can usually but not always be made to work by increasing the central heating thermostat so that the boiler comes on. The boiler is a Vokera Eclipse 226 ESS...

Gas Bayonet by mogget posted 24 Oct 2019 at 8:02 PM I am switching to an electric cooker, as a result I have disconnected the gas bayonet and it will be unused (but I don't want to get rid of it). Are these OK to leave as is, or should it be capped / have some sort of blank put in...

Been or this job 7 days. Just filled and fired up 2 x 40cdi greenstar regulars. Gas rated them together - getting 72kW @ max. However only getting 5mb working pressure at either boiler. 21mb at meter. Spoke to Worcester and Gas Safe and they're as baffled as I am (although Gas Safe tech said...

We are in the process of replacing an old gas fire and surround (already disconnected and gone) and after pulling the plaster off the chimney stack this is what we uncovered. Gaspipe by carathers posted 31 Aug 2019 at 9:33 PM Plasterers due in next week and this is surely going to get in the...

Where is the bonding cable to be attached to the gas pipe now that the gas meter has been moved? The old bonding was attached to a forged steel 90% elbow on the top of the meter but the new meter has 22mm copper going in to the meter top. You can see where the olde worlde fuse box was sited and...

I attempted my first few solder joints on some bits of scrap pipe at the weekend with view to replumbing the house in the near future. I tried end feed and Yorkshire style joints. I was just using a small kitchen chef's torch but even so I got on better than I expected. I had thought I would...

Hi all, Trying to repressurise my boiler after bleeding my radiators and the valves don't seem to match up to what my boiler manual is saying. The two pipes which need to be connected together with a flexible hose have an issue as one of the pipes can not be shut and seems to be sealed off...

Am getting my meters moved. 500 thk wall - made up of 100 conc. block, 50 void, 350 breeze. re the 38mm hole that takes the gas pipe (in a plastic duct) from the proposed wall mounted meter cab to a ground floor bathroom. Does this hole have to be drilled level? Or can it be drilled to falls...

Title says it all really. Bit nervous about messing with this as all the bayonet fittings I've seen don't look like this. Any advice would be appreciated!

Hi there, I am a long-time lurker, and finally have a question which I hope you can help with. We are looking at the viability of fitting a balanced flue gas fire, but the routing of the gas feed is tricky as we cannot get below the floors or into the ceiling space. The only...

I've been looking online at a new sink base unit that's listed as having a 40mm void to it's rear? Is it 40mm, or is it actually larger in order to accommodate the compression connections etc? My existing sink waste pipe is slightly over 40mm anyway, with the various connectors being...

Hello all, My brother has just had a new boiler fitted and the gas engineer routed a new copper pipe directly from the meter to the new boiler. The old copper pipe that fed the previous boiler came from under the concrete floor, where it tees off to feed the gas supply for the cooker. Although...

What is the recommended gas pipe size for U16 meter for a commercial supply. The premises is a restaurant with gas capacity been identified as 104kw per hour. Internally there are 22mm copper pipes in place and at the supply point there is 33mm pipe with meter been taken off (We understand the...

Afternoon all, After a quick bit of advice deciding whether to complain to British Gas or not. My grandmother had a visit from on of BG's smart meter 'experts' for her install. The installer noticed a grubby mark on the wall next to the boiler and categorised it as a sign of spillage told my...

Just pulled down ceiling plasterboard in basement and found two different gas supply pipes, each routed in steel and each connected to its own shut off on the pavement outside. One supply is disconnected / unused, goes no where and is terminated with a tap. The other may go to another property...