Dee

Lots of valid points made. Believe it or not the company have been around for years and really do have a good reputation, they look after my rental too. He does employ guys so maybe the one was a dud. I dont like to stand over trades and spell the job as I am very trusting of their experience ....nievety i think now.! I have photos of the befor work. I've had one hell of a job getting plumbers in just to quote and was feeling quite desperate hence falling at his feet when he agreed to come in. I always pay trades within a few days too, I think I'm a good customer but I'm constantly learning the hard way with trades! I'll send him photos see what response I get.....thanks everyone

Hi, I had a new boiler installed last November by a reputable local company that I have used a number of times without issue. The boiler sprung a gas leak, he checked it out with a sensor and could find nothing....there was a strong smell of gas. March 24 I bought a 2.5k new range cooker blaming the smell on our current 20yr oldcooker. Guys arrived with it to install and discovered a gas leak. Took cooker back at my request, Cadent confirmed leak, plumber came out and fixed leak from boiler he had originally installed and tested. April, i asked same plumber to do second fix on my bathroom I had built myself as an act if 'goodwill' for the stress and disruption of the gas leak. He did so but the basin trap leaked, the shower valve was upside down, the rad not centered on the wall and trap door that I had built to access floor pipes was jammed in and required a crowbar to open. I rectified all of these issues myself and did a bloomin good job too! I then received a bill for £367..... Now, i realise he never actually agreed to work for free but neither did i recieve a quote for 2nd fix either. Do I have any grounds for not paying? He's now getting person and I haven't.

Shower valve fixed and it doesn't leak either!! Plumber had put it on upside down..... Thankyou everyone for talking me through everything. I've gained alot of confidence in the process and a teeny tiny nugget of knowledge. Much appreciated

I'm not confident cutting the pipes for IVs so I just loosen the nuts and straighten the valve!

Hi, I've just turned the cookshop off, turned on the basin taps that are right nect to the shower in question and the flow stopped nothing seconds! I was expecting it to be awhile fir thr pipes to empty throughout the (large) house...no? Photos of job....wont slot of wster escspe thats left in the pipes?

Thanks markc....there's no pump. Should I also turn the basin taps on aswell as the shower, to dump the water? I was thinking about fitting isolation valves while I'm at it but never tried this befor and the plumber used plastic pipping, any tips on this??

I now have to adjust the exposed shower valve as I can see daylight through the hot and cold pipe inlets! Plumber didn't put isolation valves so how do I turn off water as I have a megaflo tank? Tank is immediately below new shower. I know where the stop cock is but will that isolate the hot too?

I know, it does look like a bodge job! I just rather have the rad centered than worry about hol.es in the flooring. I'll patch them somehow and get caps for the pipes. Thanks for your input, much appreciated...Dee

I did wonder about that flow reg thing but I honestly can't remember....is there away of checking? What do you mean by 'cap?

No, pipework wasn't there and I had to get to work so I stupidly made an assumption that he would center it. I know better now to spell out my expectations! Anyway I've changed it after much careful jiggery poker.

No, pipework wasn't there and I had to get to work so I stupidly made an assumption that he would center it. I know better now to spell out my expectations! Anyway I've changed it after much careful jiggery poker.

Nope, there is plenty of clearance with the door. I figured out I can actually move it myself. I will pull the flooring back, cut away the ply. Remove the rad, shift the pipes ect....

Hi Finally got plumber in to 2nd fix bathroom, had to dash to work and leave him to it . When I checked his work the tall column rad was not centered on the wall....looks dreadful. Can't pull up floor to correct it so is there a workaround?

Because I will need to fit a radiator. These pipes also need to be shortened and repositioned. Sorry, I thought I had answered Prodave? Thanks for the help.

This is the system that I would need to drain. The plumbers I've seen drain it from a rad with a hose running outside. What do I shut off so the system drains and doesn't fill up?