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Electrician UK Electrician looking to move to Australia 2025 Discussion Thread

UK Electrician looking to move to Australia 2025

Hi Everyone
Looking for some advice/help with contacts. I have been a fully qualified electrician for two years and I am currently working in the healthcare sector. I have previous industrial/commercial experience as this is what I done during my apprenticeship. I am now looking at possibly doing a working holiday/year or two in Australia from the...

 

Unidentified noise in party wall Discussion Thread

Hi 🙂 Please can anyone help to identify this noise in the wall between me and my neighbour? Complicated but will try to explain.
It occurs every few (7 - 10?) weeks, when it does it's very regular, every 21 mins plus a few seconds.. it's like a donkey - "squeak honk".. varies in volume. Continues for a few days like that, then stops. Sound file attached. Is this familiar to anyone??
It's only audible upstairs, in my bedroom. The...

 

Shower screen reinsert problem Discussion Thread

Hi

I had to remove the glass panels from this quadrant shower cubicle and I'm struggling to get one of the screens back in place properly. The small glass panel is supposed to slide into the wall channel, and some holes in the side of the channel (inside the cubicle) should align with some holes in the frame attached to the glass panel, allowing for some screws to go in and securing the frame in place. My problem is that the frame...

 

What torque is a gas meter test nipple tightened too? Discussion Thread

What torque is a gas meter test nipple tightened too?

What torque is a gas meter test nipple tightened too? for the original thread on Plumbers Forums

 

What torque is a gas meter test nipple tightened too? Discussion Thread

What torque is a gas meter test nipple tightened too?

What torque is a gas meter test nipple tightened too? for the original thread on Plumbers Forums

 

shrewmouse Discussion Thread

Hi everyone nice to meet you, i'm Cath, homeowner, being driven mad by an unidentified noise in the party wall.
Am waiting for my grandson to come and help me create a sound recording and will then post a description on the diy thread in the hope that someone here may be able to help identify what's happening. Any advice as to what format the sound file should be? Thanks 🙂

shrewmouse for the original thread on Plumbers Forums

 

MCPS - first post Discussion Thread

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What we all working on this week ? Discussion Thread

I have a insurance job to try and rescue a poorly installed quad shower the customer wants to save the tiling if possible and has a few spare so fingers crossed it may work , the loss adjuster allowed em £1500 that will just about cover materials. Kop

What we all working on this week ? for the original thread on Plumbers Forums

 

Balancing Radiators Thread. Discussion Thread

How To Balance Radiators

Tool List:

Radiator-bleeding key
Lockshield valve adjuster or adjustable spanner
Screwdriver
Digital thermometer or multimeter with thermometer function

1. Make sure all the radiators have been bled. Turn off the central heating and allow the radiators to cool.

2. Familiarise yourself with the valves. The lockshield will usually have a push-on cap or one that is secured with a screw through...

 

Do I need to bother with traps at all?? Discussion Thread

I'm building a new off-grid house. I have a septic tank exclusively for WC's, but the bathroom has its own independent stone & gravel soak away which is straight into the ground and not connected to the septic, and obviously not connected to any main drains etc. Therefore, no sewer gases etc. Which makes me think - in this specific case do the bathroom fittings (sink, shower, and bath) even need traps??

Do I need to bother...