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Circulation Problems With all of the dissimilar metals used in heating systems (copper, steel, cast iron, brass, aluminium etc) plus the added water, electrolytic corrosion can take place and ultimately damage your system, As you can see on these two separate photos, the white speedfit pipe is fully blocked and the copper pipe is badly…

Boiler Service in Watford A new customer hadn’t had their boiler serviced since installation. Luckily they called Space Heating for a service and we were able to identify and rectify several faults. We were horrified to see the installer had fitted the boiler flue upside down. The flue is one of the most important parts…

Do you know a good plumber? This was spotted on my travels and i just had to take a picture. I don’t know how some plumbers get away with the work they produce. Its by no means vertical, barely clipped and the branch into the main stack is sagging badly. I’m assuming they charged for…

Found on a routine boiler service An existing customer of Space Heating wanted us to service an existing boiler in a new property they had bought. On inspection of the flue it was easy to see it hadn’t been connected to the boiler correctly. In fact i could pass a screwdriver through a gap and into…

Stored water in a loft Would you brush your teeth in this? No, not knowingly but one of my new customers had been. A cold water storage vessel (c.w.s.v.) should be fitted correctly and to current regulations. A lid is a must, not a piece of wood or some polystyrene but a fitted lid which…

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 which the plumber can connect onto with standard fittings. This pipe had been cut back and a compression fitting had…

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