Posts by Lisa Maggs

Power Flush We were called to a house where a new boiler was fitted two years before, and the owner was having problems with their hot water.  Every time they had a shower, the water kept going hot and cold. It was the same from every tap; also, when the boiler had fired on full…

Flues in Voids A lot of the things we see by other so-called ‘plumbers’ are often quite amusing, but sometimes they can be dangerous.  On this occasion, we found an incorrectly fitted flue. As you can see, there are no support brackets, and the flue has become detached. Also, the flue route wasn’t fitted to…

Dodgey Pipe We were called to a gas leak. The customer had already correctly isolated the gas before we arrived. After isolating all the appliances from the gas supply, there was still a big drop in pressure. By using leak detection fluid we found an un-soldered fitting. This was corrected and once gas was re-tested…

Cowboy Plumbing Rather than change the gas pipe to the hob, why not cut off the hob fitting to suit your pipe?  When you buy a hob, it generally comes with a formed fitting that the plumber can connect onto with standard fittings.  This pipe had been cut back, and a compression fitting had been…

Mind the Gap We see this far too often. Lazy fitters not even making good the flue after installation. This one didn’t even need ladders to sort it. Installation was at ground level.   SEE ALL POSTS