The plumbing course I attended a couple of months ago has finally paid off. A plastic stop valve on a hot water boiler sheered off, leaving water pouring all over the place.
Turned off the water and bought a much more reliable brass ball stop valve, but it was about 1cm shorter than the plastic original, with no slack to manoeuvre the pipes - one plastic and one copper - closer. Got some copper pipe and an elbow, extending the feed pipe, and it was all fixed - in not in a jiffy, then within a couple of hours.
It was the first time I'd had occasion to use my training, but it saved having to call out a plumber, who a) would have charged about £150 and, b) would probably have given a date a week hence and then not turned up, based on previous experience.
My Master, Obi-Wan Dave, pronounced the repair excellent, so obviously the Faucet was with me. It's not something I'd have tackled without the course, or the help of some of Dave's tools. Must get myself a blowtorch now - wonder when Lidl will sell them...
My Master, Obi-Wan Dave, pronounced the repair excellent, so obviously the Faucet was with me. It's not something I'd have tackled without the course, or the help of some of Dave's tools. Must get myself a blowtorch now - wonder when Lidl will sell them...
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Lidl items are ever an almost irresistable surprise. Our own Sid is not allowed in unescorted due to overload in garage.
Although condensing boilers are more expensive, the amount energy they save makes them a financial no-brainer for most applications.
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