Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
Another boiler installed incorrectly! I was on site to sort out an electrical problem and discovered this while hauling my tools down the side of the house. Yet another example of an unqualified plumber shoving in a boiler as quick as he can and legging it.
We removed the weather ring ...
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Saturday, April 19th, 2008
Here is yet another example of the poor workmanship and unsafe situations that we see everyday! This boiler was removed to make way for a new condensing boiler. When we pulled out the old flue out what we discovered was this mess. Can you guess why this happened and ...
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Saturday, April 5th, 2008
This is the result of not calling a CORGI registered engineer to check your back boiler after others have worked on or around the flue. The original problem started a year before I was called. Wasps had made a nest in the terminal and were using the house as a ...
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Saturday, March 29th, 2008
I actually know this builder although we had never worked together before this job. Generally speaking this builder is not a cowboy as he does his own work properly and to the building regulations. In this case however the rush to get the building work completed to the home owners ...
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Here is one of my pet peaves. This gas fire had been serviced and passed a Landlord Gas Safety (CP12) year after year. It's another case of the gas engineer doing nothing, writing up a certificate, getting it signed and legging it. The couple in this flat had never seen ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
Sunday I had a discussion with a long time friend who has decided to become a Domestic Energy Assessor. As we were discussing the ins and outs of his new trade he mentioned something that made me cringe. He said that as an Assessor he would, as part of his ...
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Saturday, January 19th, 2008
Here's a handy tip to tell if a cowboy has ever worked on your gas pipes. Look for miles and miles and miles of yellow tape wrapped around the pipes. For some reason every cowboy or DIY gas fitter seems to think that if they wrap the pipes with yellow ...
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