Stanleysteamer said:
Right well thanks for this info peeps!
Food for thought.:(:(:(

Got my first quote for changing the stop-cock. £106 plus VAT.
For Flip's sake! The most expensive trad one which would be a like for like replacement is only 15 sovs.
How long would a pro take to fit one?
This is the access.
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i.e it comes out of the floor and into the bottom of the cupboard in the unit under the sink.

@brianp38dse any chance of an idea of whether this is a fair price, please?

I'll pay it if I have too, but through very gritted teeth.

And this guy was recommended on Nextdoor!:(:(:(
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looks straight forward provided the outside one turns off ok, thats the sort of job that would be £80 all in, as turktowner said above its a straight swap standard stop cock undo the the two nuts remove put a bit of ptfe tape round the olive on the pipe and fit the new whats the worst that can happen :vb-biggrin:
 
brianp38dse said:
looks straight forward provided the outside one turns off ok, thats the sort of job that would be £80 all in, as turktowner said above its a straight swap standard stop cock undo the the two nuts remove put a bit of ptfe tape round the olive on the pipe and fit the new whats the worst that can happen :vb-biggrin:
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Well..... We are talking Mr. Walking disaster here are we not? ;)
 
Stanleysteamer said:
Right well thanks for this info peeps!
Food for thought.:(:(:(

Got my first quote for changing the stop-cock. £106 plus VAT.
For Flip's sake! The most expensive trad one which would be a like for like replacement is only 15 sovs.
How long would a pro take to fit one?
This is the access.
View attachment 328725

i.e it comes out of the floor and into the bottom of the cupboard in the unit under the sink.

@brianp38dse any chance of an idea of whether this is a fair price, please?

I'll pay it if I have too, but through very gritted teeth.

And this guy was recommended on Nextdoor!:(:(:(
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Its not just the time and part. Travel tine, costing of running a business and van. His/her wage. All adds up.
 
Stanleysteamer said:
Right well thanks for this info peeps!
Food for thought.:(:(:(

Got my first quote for changing the stop-cock. £106 plus VAT.
For Flip's sake! The most expensive trad one which would be a like for like replacement is only 15 sovs.
How long would a pro take to fit one?
This is the access.
View attachment 328725

i.e it comes out of the floor and into the bottom of the cupboard in the unit under the sink.

@brianp38dse any chance of an idea of whether this is a fair price, please?

I'll pay it if I have too, but through very gritted teeth.

And this guy was recommended on Nextdoor!:(:(:(
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Have turn water off at stopcock outside or freeze the pipes with that spray stuff
Changing tap will take less than 5 mins though
 
All you cheeky flippers about my DIY skills! :rolleyes:

This is only the second time in my life I have called a plumber in to do a job, the last time being when the stop-cock again was playing up. Just not so keen when it involves turning it off at the mains. Bit chicken I suppose. Had a problem even turning it off back when I lived in Poole.
But I have replaced and moved rads around, taken ones out, extended the heating into the garage, plumbed in all sorts of stuff and done ALL the plumbing in the place in France.
And there I disconnected the mains at the meter and put a garden hose on it cos the builders' plumber had left bare pipes sticking out of the floors and walls.
Have to say reconnecting it to the house was a total member of barstaff and I wouldn't do it again.
So I am not quite a walking disaster.

I tell you these tales to give you a laugh is all. Maybe I should only boast about my successes! 🤣🤣🤣

(Only joking. ;););))

Have a good day all!:):):)
 
DanClarke said:
Well..... We are talking Mr. Walking disaster here are we not? ;)
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Stanleysteamer said:
All you cheeky flippers about my DIY skills! :rolleyes:

This is only the second time in my life I have called a plumber in to do a job, the last time being when the stop-cock again was playing up. Just not so keen when it involves turning it off at the mains. Bit chicken I suppose. Had a problem even turning it off back when I lived in Poole.
But I have replaced and moved rads around, taken ones out, extended the heating into the garage, plumbed in all sorts of stuff and done ALL the plumbing in the place in France.
And there I disconnected the mains at the meter and put a garden hose on it cos the builders' plumber had left bare pipes sticking out of the floors and walls.
Have to say reconnecting it to the house was a total member of barstaff and I wouldn't do it again.
So I am not quite a walking disaster.

I tell you these tales to give you a laugh is all. Maybe I should only boast about my successes! 🤣🤣🤣

(Only joking. ;););))

Have a good day all!:):):)
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We (esp me) mean no offense, it is just a gentle bit of ribbing. :)
We all have "little jobs" that seem to balloon into full on "projects". We just keep quiet and carry on. ;)
 
DanClarke said:
We (esp me) mean no offense, it is just a gentle bit of ribbing. :)
We all have "little jobs" that seem to balloon into full on "projects". We just keep quiet and carry on. ;)
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I know you don't! that's why I said "only joking"
I just have trouble keeping quiet when things go wrong and I think they may give you a laugh!
Tis the clown in me.

No not like that @kevstar et al!!! 🤣🤣🤣
 
Well, that is the oil and filter change done on the Pluriel.
No probs at all, except for draining all the oil then kicking the basin over on the gravel drive so I lost the sump plug,
Stripping the thread on the filter holder, which was the wrong size anyway, then topping it up without remembering to put a plug back in first!






Now you KNOW I'm joking!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
 
Hippo said:
Its not just the time and part. Travel tine, costing of running a business and van. His/her wage. All adds up.
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Well we now have an estimate of a fair price from @brianp38dse so my quote has the Ferndown Factor added. Which I doubt I'll get around.
I also asked for a quote for fitting a Surestop but both of them say it'll have to be fixed above the existing one, which would be problematic due to the layout of the pipework so that one is on the back burner for the mo. I guess the Surestop isn't designed with a NRV fitted. humph design fault methinks.
Maybe I'll design one and patent it.
Silly beggars for not adding that.

It's like the impulse generator in pneumatics. Enots invented one and it was so obvious and honestly a lot like a differential pressure stopcock in many ways. Yet none of our competitors at the time had one in their range. Made my life easy!
Things have prolly changed though since 1976!!
 
brianp38dse said:
looks straight forward provided the outside one turns off ok, thats the sort of job that would be £80 all in, as turktowner said above its a straight swap standard stop cock undo the the two nuts remove put a bit of ptfe tape round the olive on the pipe and fit the new whats the worst that can happen :vb-biggrin:
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Thanks very much for this. Now I know that the difference in price is prolly due to where we live as much as anything else!
 
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