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  1. LmarshallSparks

    UK Reflections on Transitioning from Plumbing to Electrical Work

    After working as a plumber and gas engineer for nearly 12 years, I decided two years ago to retrain as an electrician. It’s been a challenging but rewarding journey, and I’m on track to be fully qualified by May/June 2025. Along the way, I’ve come to really appreciate the differences between the...
  2. Dan

    Plumbers Forums .net has switched to Plumbers Talk (plumberstalk.net)

    Our Plumbers Forum is now on a new domain; Plumbers Talk - www.PlumbersTalk.net www.PlumbersTalk.net is now online. We've transferred our plumbing forum from PlumbersForums.net. Your logins should work as normal (if you're a member already of course). This is the only forum we have swapped...
  3. littlespark

    Plumbers! You couldn’t make it up

    Customer has just had a plumber in changing the hot water tank or something, and I’ve come to do something else…. But I find this in the heating cupboard… That’s the old immersion switch. No chance of ever getting it off again. And this supply is now being used for the new tank. Clever...
  4. S

    Plumbers playing with electrics

    Came across this the other day, was asked by a friend to have a look at a shower which was tripping. they had a new replacement shower fitted recently the plumber disconnected the old shower and reconnected the new one. I found neutral and earth cross connected at the shower unit. So no tests...
  5. D

    The ultimate plumbers tool kit ...

    happy new year chaps
  6. Moley

    It's not just plumbers and kitchen fitters!!

    I was traveling through Peterborough yesterday and really wish I had a passenger with a camera in the van. There was a landscape gardener driving his 4x4 with a fully loaded trailer behind him. Nothing wrong with that I hear you say (well, I didn't actually hear you but....) The trailer was a 4...
  7. H

    Plumbers doing electrical

    plumbing city & guilds to carry out basic electrical work. Is agency liability insurance valid for plumbers doing electrical work?
  8. Dan

    Upgrading Plumbers Forum and...

    ... it might knock this forum offline every now and again. The forum might be a bit glitchy while I restart services on the server tonight. So hang in there if you don't get the page loading etc. Refresh in a few minutes time and it'll work again. Thanks for your patience.
  9. S

    Plumbers eh.......................?

    Plumber avoids punishment for sex act in friend's home | Daily Mail Online - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6838189/Plumber-avoids-punishment-sex-act-friends-home.html
  10. Andy5678

    Plumbers worst nightmares....

    Thought I’d share this, if you ever think you’ve had a bad day at work
  11. S

    Funerals and you think plumbers earn a fortune

    As some of you know my Aunt passed away earlier in the week and as I am at a loose end I have been helping my other Aunt the executor of the estate to sort things out. £5500 for the funeral, this doesn't include the flowers......... £1500 to open the grave as its a dual plot/stacked...
  12. D

    Sparks vs Plumbers... What's the score?

    What's the beef? Unusually, I'm a member of both electricians forums and plumbers forums, I work across both areas, in fact I frequently combine water and electricity in many varied and fun ways! This leads me to ask why sparks and plumbers are forever complaining about each other in their own...
  13. O

    Self employment & Pimlico Plumbers court case ...

    This is common sense IMHO The Supreme Court upholds worker's rights in a landmark gig economy case - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/pimlico-plumbers-uk-supreme-court-gig-economy-employees-gary-smith-a8396471.html
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  14. O

    Considerate plumbers ..........

    Went to see a refurbishment project today and noticed this: Nice.
  15. HappyHippyDad

    Plumbers are great!!!

    Today I was in a customers house. I had to take up some chipboard flooring in the bathroom. I set the circular saw so that it will cut to the right depth and not too deep.... I think some of you have already guessed where this is going :D .... and start cutting. Now in the five years I have...
  16. Ib≤In≤Iz

    Not happy with the plumbers!

    This is an ongoing job for a customer who lives abroad, he wants the house up to standard for renting in the future. so every now and then I pop around when I have some spare time to work on it, so do other trades. I had nearly finished rewiring it, but the customer wanted to convert the...
  17. Pete999

    Plumbers / Gas fitters

    I wont mock plumbing forum or Gas boiler fitters anymore, honest. My Boiler went ---- up and I was given this chaps name by the guy that did the boiler checks for my insurance, told me he was a bit of a tough guy covered in Tats. I was a bit wary until he turned up with my new boiler, couldn't...
  18. B

    One for the plumbers

    Big clive has stripped down a urinal syphon and is unsure how it works he has even asked for help ! The guy is a legend can you help him out. His video is below and he asks for someone to comment if they know how it works.
  19. B

    Our friends from the plumbers forum

    Hi Dan Whilst I like the input from these guys Including knowlege as well as banter.Sometimes its hard to know who you are talking to. Any chance of transfering there titles from the other forum? so we all know who they are or giving them an honerary title of your choosing (wont suggest...
  20. Dan

    Update: Recent Downtime

    Hi guys and gals, Just a quick one to let you know about the recent downtime. We have some hard disk related issues with the SSD. We have a new server built and it's being customised, and we'll swap the data to it once it's secure. You shouldn't see any downtime during that process, but you...

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