A dry start to plumbing repairs.
Water isolation becomes second nature to a seasoned plumber before attempting the removal or opening of a joint. When carrying out repairs the water retained within pipework often requires removal, especially if the repair includes soldered joints. A soldered joint requires a clean dry and water free surface in order to increase the temperature rise, this is crustal to the bonding process. However heat is not always required when closing joints, th...
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Emergency plumbing repairs
24 hour plumbing and boiler repairs service.
We can resolve most Emergency plumbing repairs.
As part of our services we provide a 24 plumbing and boiler repairs, in both of these sectors we are experienced and knowlgagedable enough to tackle a variety of different tasks.
Emergency plumbing repairs can be challenging but far less complex than a boiler repair. Plumbing repairs will usually consist in repairs to one of the following, either blockage, pipe work fracture or badly fitted joint leading to an high pressure leak. These comm...
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Basic plumbing tools
The most basic plumbing tools.
Through out the contraction industry each individual trade has its own specialised tools and equipment. The bread and butter plumbing tools are very basic, but never the less these items are very effective. Without them a plumbing repairs would be almost imposable, these four basic plumbing tools in our opinion for popularity and usage exceeds all the others. The popularity of each item described is depicted by a percentage i.e. ...
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Emergency plumber on the way to you!
What you can do while the emergency plumber is on the way.
Whenever faced with an emergency plumbing crisis, prior to the visit of the plumber enlisted to deal with your plumbing repair, what can you do to help the situation before the emergency plumber arrives? In situations like this vital time can be lost by a plumber in an attempt to locate the stopcock. Property owners or tenants that occupy a property should make it a priority to identify the location of the stopcock.
Most common lo...
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Plumbers past and present
Plumbers adapting to changes from imperial to metric in the 70s
A drastic change over occurred during the early 70s in the Uk with the introduction of metric measurement. Before this, plumbers were accustomed to an imperial system of measurement. Imperial pipes are measured using the inside diameter of the pipe. Copper pipework in installed before the 70s will probably be sized in imperial measurements - 1/2 inch, 3/4 inch, 1 inch, etc. The metric pipe is measured using the outer diameter...
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Emergency plumber as and when needed
On occasion finding an emergency plumber as and when needed can seem like an unachievable task. Unfortunately, not all plumbing repairs can be deferred by merely placing a bowl under the affected area. Having the ability to think quickly and react fast in an emergency crisis is vital, however being available at short notice is not a service that every plumber can provide.
Most plumbers average working day are between the hours of 7.30an until 6pm. A working day is usually planned out on ...
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Common emergency plumbing repairs
Over a period of time working as a plumber a familiarity in dealing with a variety of different situations becomes second nature. Some of most common emergency plumbing repairs can be resolved on the first visit, plumbers that have faced repeated enquiries in the past and have not been properly equipped should take note and always stock replacement parts for a Variety of common plumbing repairs.
One of the most common emergency plumbing enquiries usually occurs when new occupants’ move ...
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Emergency plumbing repairs
Emergency Plumbing repairs - reliable 24-hour plumbers.
Emergency plumbing repairs can often be avoided problems with plumbing usually have telltale signs that can be easily spotted before it gets to the stage when you need to call a plumber in to carry out emergency plumbing repairs. Some properties have a cold water supply feed from a cistern located in the loft. One of the most common problems associated with these types of systems is a faulty float valve. A repair like this would be con...
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