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« on: 14 December 2012, 16:09:33 »
Got kicked out of bed at 6.30am by swmbo telling me there was bow in the living room ceiling and water was dripping - Guessed what it was, the cold water tank had overflowed, overflow pipe frozen.... :D :D :D

Anyway I started pulling panels shelves and doors off to enable access and rang a Plumber that my Parents use------- He had a small job first but would be with me this morning.. :y

Arrived at 12.30 with a new ball valve, left at 14.10 access difficult, cold water tank difficult old valve seized in, needed to fit a new piece of pipe and an on/off valve to save turning the water off for any further maintenance.... :y :y

Gritting my teeth, and prepared for the worst, I ask how much I owed him his reply - 'Call it £40 quid for cash mate'  Well Happy with that.... :y :y :y
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Re: Emergency Plumber
« Reply #1 on: 14 December 2012, 16:13:42 »
   Probably £300 to fix the ceiling Though ::)
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Re: Emergency Plumber
« Reply #2 on: 14 December 2012, 16:18:22 »
Quote from: Keith B on 14 December 2012, 16:13:42
   Probably £300 to fix the ceiling Though ::)
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Naw, only a bit in the corner :D now that I have 'drained it' you can hardly tell, ceiling tiles - mind swmbo has wanted the tiles taking off for 14 years, maybe in the New Year get them off and get it skimmed..... :-\ :-\ :-\
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Re: Emergency Plumber
« Reply #3 on: 14 December 2012, 16:22:28 »
Quote from: Vamps on 14 December 2012, 16:18:22
Quote from: Keith B on 14 December 2012, 16:13:42
   Probably £300 to fix the ceiling Though ::)
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Naw, only a bit in the corner :D now that I have 'drained it' you can hardly tell, ceiling tiles - mind swmbo has wanted the tiles taking off for 14 years, maybe in the New Year get them off and get it skimmed..... :-\ :-\ :-\

Ceiling tiles? My god Vamps, when did you last decorate.. 1976?  :P ;D
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Re: Emergency Plumber
« Reply #4 on: 14 December 2012, 16:27:40 »
Quote from: aaronjb on 14 December 2012, 16:22:28
Quote from: Vamps on 14 December 2012, 16:18:22
Quote from: Keith B on 14 December 2012, 16:13:42
   Probably £300 to fix the ceiling Though ::)
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Naw, only a bit in the corner :D now that I have 'drained it' you can hardly tell, ceiling tiles - mind swmbo has wanted the tiles taking off for 14 years, maybe in the New Year get them off and get it skimmed..... :-\ :-\ :-\

Ceiling tiles? My god Vamps, when did you last decorate.. 1976?  :P ;D

They were in when we moved in so just got painted over a couple of times, over the years..... :P :P
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Re: Emergency Plumber
« Reply #5 on: 14 December 2012, 17:19:09 »
Ceiling tiles? Dont have a fire.
« Last Edit: 14 December 2012, 17:21:18 by STMO123 »
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Re: Emergency Plumber
« Reply #6 on: 14 December 2012, 17:19:51 »
Quote from: STMO123 on 14 December 2012, 17:19:09
Cieling tiles? Dont have a fire.

Not planning to.... :y
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Re: Emergency Plumber
« Reply #7 on: 14 December 2012, 17:22:14 »
You've spelt ceiling wrong in your quote  ;D
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Re: Emergency Plumber
« Reply #8 on: 14 December 2012, 17:24:12 »
Quote from: STMO123 on 14 December 2012, 17:22:14
You've spelt ceiling wrong in your quote  ;D

That was a deliberate test of peeps observational skills, well done, you are top of the class....... :D :D :P
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Re: Emergency Plumber
« Reply #9 on: 14 December 2012, 17:32:37 »
Quote from: STMO123 on 14 December 2012, 17:19:09
Ceiling tiles? Dont have a fire.
Was just thinking the same thing ::)

Polystyrene tiles = cheap napalm
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Re: Emergency Plumber
« Reply #10 on: 14 December 2012, 19:40:14 »
Quote from: Vamps on 14 December 2012, 16:09:33
Arrived at 12.30 with a new ball valve, left at 14.10 access difficult, cold water tank difficult old valve seized in, needed to fit a new piece of pipe and an on/off valve to save turning the water off for any further maintenance.... :y :y

Gritting my teeth, and prepared for the worst, I ask how much I owed him his reply - 'Call it £40 quid for cash mate'  Well Happy with that.... :y :y :y

Can't argue with that. Sounded like he was in the process of inflating the job to include a boiler change there. ::)
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Re: Emergency Plumber
« Reply #11 on: 15 December 2012, 01:19:06 »
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 14 December 2012, 19:40:14
Quote from: Vamps on 14 December 2012, 16:09:33
Arrived at 12.30 with a new ball valve, left at 14.10 access difficult, cold water tank difficult old valve seized in, needed to fit a new piece of pipe and an on/off valve to save turning the water off for any further maintenance.... :y :y

Gritting my teeth, and prepared for the worst, I ask how much I owed him his reply - 'Call it £40 quid for cash mate'  Well Happy with that.... :y :y :y

Can't argue with that. Sounded like he was in the process of inflating the job to include a boiler change there. ::)

No, I don't think so :) It was me who on his leaving mentioned a new combi bolier, he suggested a place, no price asked but I can not see how I could save enough on energy prices to cover the cost, in my lifetime... :-\ :-\ :-\
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Re: Emergency Plumber
« Reply #12 on: 15 December 2012, 19:17:02 »
Quote from: Vamps on 15 December 2012, 01:19:06
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 14 December 2012, 19:40:14
Quote from: Vamps on 14 December 2012, 16:09:33
Arrived at 12.30 with a new ball valve, left at 14.10 access difficult, cold water tank difficult old valve seized in, needed to fit a new piece of pipe and an on/off valve to save turning the water off for any further maintenance.... :y :y

Gritting my teeth, and prepared for the worst, I ask how much I owed him his reply - 'Call it £40 quid for cash mate'  Well Happy with that.... :y :y :y

Can't argue with that. Sounded like he was in the process of inflating the job to include a boiler change there. ::)

No, I don't think so :) It was me who on his leaving mentioned a new combi bolier, he suggested a place, no price asked but I can not see how I could save enough on energy prices to cover the cost, in my lifetime... :-\ :-\ :-\

Have a google for The Green Deal, Vamps, you might be interested ;)
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Re: Emergency Plumber
« Reply #13 on: 15 December 2012, 20:23:36 »
Quote from: Taxi Driver on 15 December 2012, 19:17:02
Quote from: Vamps on 15 December 2012, 01:19:06
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 14 December 2012, 19:40:14
Quote from: Vamps on 14 December 2012, 16:09:33
Arrived at 12.30 with a new ball valve, left at 14.10 access difficult, cold water tank difficult old valve seized in, needed to fit a new piece of pipe and an on/off valve to save turning the water off for any further maintenance.... :y :y

Gritting my teeth, and prepared for the worst, I ask how much I owed him his reply - 'Call it £40 quid for cash mate'  Well Happy with that.... :y :y :y

Can't argue with that. Sounded like he was in the process of inflating the job to include a boiler change there. ::)

No, I don't think so :) It was me who on his leaving mentioned a new combi bolier, he suggested a place, no price asked but I can not see how I could save enough on energy prices to cover the cost, in my lifetime... :-\ :-\ :-\

Have a google for The Green Deal, Vamps, you might be interested ;)

Thanks for that TD  :y

Had a very quick look, may be worth following up but you get nothing for free, I know you have to pay for it, but bet I have to spend a lot more money than if I just paid for a new boiler. I was thinking on the lines of they may make me change, to update, my radiators etc....... :-\ :-\ :-\


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Re: Emergency Plumber
« Reply #14 on: 16 December 2012, 10:41:08 »
Quote from: Vamps on 15 December 2012, 20:23:36
Quote from: Taxi Driver on 15 December 2012, 19:17:02
Quote from: Vamps on 15 December 2012, 01:19:06
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 14 December 2012, 19:40:14
Quote from: Vamps on 14 December 2012, 16:09:33
Arrived at 12.30 with a new ball valve, left at 14.10 access difficult, cold water tank difficult old valve seized in, needed to fit a new piece of pipe and an on/off valve to save turning the water off for any further maintenance.... :y :y

Gritting my teeth, and prepared for the worst, I ask how much I owed him his reply - 'Call it £40 quid for cash mate'  Well Happy with that.... :y :y :y

Can't argue with that. Sounded like he was in the process of inflating the job to include a boiler change there. ::)

No, I don't think so :) It was me who on his leaving mentioned a new combi bolier, he suggested a place, no price asked but I can not see how I could save enough on energy prices to cover the cost, in my lifetime... :-\ :-\ :-\

Have a google for The Green Deal, Vamps, you might be interested ;)

Thanks for that TD  :y

Had a very quick look, may be worth following up but you get nothing for free, I know you have to pay for it, but bet I have to spend a lot more money than if I just paid for a new boiler. I was thinking on the lines of they may make me change, to update, my radiators etc....... :-\ :-\ :-\

Im thinking of new rads anyway.....but might be worth you registering anyway and get an initial assessment, even if you dont proceed with it. If you do, the Gov are offering £1000 cashback for early adopters of the scheme  :y

As you say you get nothing for free, but this scheme has purely been launched by the Gov, so that they can meet they carbon emmisions target.
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