Plannet Plumbing Services Ltd: Another Shocker

Saturday, 16 July 2011

Another Shocker

No wonder there was a blockage in this wash room with this curious section of waste pipe. It was all revealed when the boxing in was removed during a maintenance call. An electrician once said to me "Plumbers only need to know one thing; s**t runs down hill". If that's true then whoever fitted this wasn't a Plumber! This is a typical 'bread & butter' day to day type maintenance job for us. It clearly wasn't feasable to simply unblock and leave this as it would have soon blocked up again. The second picture shows the inside of this pipe.

We renewed all the pipe back to the soil pipe connection, clipped it securely and fitted a rodding point for future maintenance. A good maintenance engineer should always leave things in better shape than he found them.

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What we are doing this week

14/03/2016 ~ Boiler breakdown in a Masonic hall and started a job in a day centre. Day to day repairs and maintenance remain busy despite the weather improving.
07/03/2016 ~ Fitted a fume cupboard in a school science lab which was a first. Upgraded a saniflow macerator to a 'Pro' version plus the usual day to day fast response repairs.
29/02/2016 ~ Another Worcester boiler, filter and 'Wave' controller making for another 10 year warranty. Had to fit a soakaway drain to this one for the condensate, not something we have to do very often. Also fitted a new Vaillant boiler in the Doctors accommodation with a roof flue. We had to put the scaffold tower up in a snow storm but still got the job done on time.
22/02/2016 ~ Gas safety checks and some final touches to our water main job.
15/02/2016 ~ A very busy week of boiler breakdowns & failed expansion vessels including in a school and a storage depot.
08/02/2016 ~ Five new water mains in a commercial building routed from basement to each unit. All done in continuous lengths of 22mm metal tectite pipe.
01/02/2016 ~ A full heating system in a factory in Widnes. Another Worcester boiler, filter & 'Wave' controller making for a 10 year warranty.
25/01/2016 ~ Another boiler swap. Again a Worcester with a filter & 'Wave' controller' making for a ten year warranty. Also re-piped the downstairs circuit to eliminate a hidden leak in a solid floor.
18/01/2016 ~ Jobs in a youth club & Womens Institute {both boiler repairs}, repairs in a sheltered scheme and servicing in some doctors accommodation within a hospital.
11/01/2016 ~ Interesting job on a roof; lead flashing to some Worcester solar thermal panels. Just got finished as the rain started which drenched us as we took the scaffold tower down!
04/01/2016 ~ Back in action and it's all repairs, mainly boiler breakdowns.
28/12/2015 ~ Enjoying a well earned break.
21/12/2015 ~ One final boiler swap before the holiday. Another Worcester with a filter & 'Wave' controller making for a 10 year warranty and a happy customer.
14/12/2015 ~ Another new Worcester boiler in Speke this time. Very busy but keeping up to date on all repairs and day to day maintenance.
07/12/2015 ~ Another boiler swap {Worcester of course}. Remedial tiling and boarding work to a shower plus a new Mira sliding door.
01/12/2015 ~ The shortest and busiest month of the year. A new Worcester heat only boiler & system filter in Halewood plus a lot of repairs and breakdowns.
23/11/2015 ~ A solid week of heating breakdowns, mostly domestic bar two in commercial premises.
16/11/2015 ~ Fitted a new inset sink top & taps in Wavertree, capped off a gas fire in Hale, repaired a toilet in a Wirral car dealership and a leak in a bistro plus the usual day to day maintenance.
09/11/2015 ~ It's that time of year when it gets very busy now. Repaired a boiler in a church, flushed out a heating system in Frodsham and completed some domestic boiler breakdowns and services.
02/11/2015 ~ Finished off the last of our commercial servicing. Fitted new Honeywell 'S-plan' controls to a property in Garston and done safety checks in a street of houses for a landlord.
26/10/2015 ~ Rewired a Honeywell 'Y-plan' scheme correctly in Netherley and fitted new Honeywell 'Y-plan' controls to a flat in Fairfield and also wired up correctly. Swapped a shower pump, capped off a gas fire, replaced a fill point to a boiler and done some more commercial servicing.
19/10/2015 ~ Upgraded an undersized gas pipe in a property, swapped an electric shower, replaced an expansion vessel, serviced a lot of domestic boilers and 3 commercial boilers.
12/10/205 ~ Our electrician is 2nd fixing on the bathroom job. New Honeywell controls for another customer, another medical centre job and a radiator add on in a bungalow.
05/10/2015 ~ Wall and floor tiling on our bathroom job plus keeping the maintenance jobs up to date.
28/09/2015 ~ Started a high end bathroom job in Aigburth comprising of main bathroom, ensuite bathroom and downstairs WC.
21/09/2015 ~ Another Worcester 'Wave' controller fitted. A new cold water storage tank to a loft {don't do so many these days} plus lots of maintenance and safety checks.
14/09/2015 ~ New boiler {another Worcester} with 'Wave' controller and a 10 year warranty. Upgraded radiators too with new Stelrad 'Compacts'..
07/09/2015 ~ Shower season? More new showers plus gas safety inspections and some boiler services.
31/08/2015 ~ Another boiler swap this time for a landlord. Another Worcester. Also a couple of new electric showers.
24/08/2015 ~ Boiler swap; another Worcester, this time in an empty property so no worries about getting water and gas back on. Also new gas fire and flue liner.
17/08/2015 ~ Back to a hectic week of repairs and boiler breakdowns.
10/08/2015 ~ A holiday in sunny Cyprus for me but still in touch ensuring all repairs & maintenace are done on time.
03/08/2015 ~ Another new Worcester boiler with new modern energy saving controls and a new cylinder. New sink wastes in a city centre club plus the usual maintenance.
27/07/2015 ~ a tricky communal underground water main burst which involved a lot of digging. More hot water blending valves in a medical centre.
20/07/2015 ~ WC repair in a solicitors, various repairs in a school and other maintenance in some sheltered accommodation schemes.
13/07/2015 ~ A designer radiator fitted in Warrington, a new water heater in commercial shop unit in Bootle and mostly boiler repairs for the rest of the week.
06/07/2015 ~ A new Worcester boiler and 'Wave' controller for a discerning customer. A busy week for maintenance and breakdowns too.
29/06/2015 ~ Insurance work to a bathroom floor after long term water damage from a poorly fitted shower cubicle. Nice change doing a bit of joinery!
22/06/2015 ~ Installation of temperature blending valves in a medical centre plus the usual gas servicing, safety checks and maintenance.
15/06/2015 ~ New W.C. in an MOT garage, and a blocked underground drain for a charity plus varoius fast response repairs.
08/06/2015 ~ Remedial tiling and reboarding to a shower installation in a dockland apartment plus the usual commercial and domestic maintenance and repairs.
01/06/2015 ~ Nice shower installation comprising of tray, cubicle, electric shower, making good to walls with tile board and ceramic tiling. Another fast response job in Llandudno and more school repairs.
25/05/2015 ~ Another short week thanks to the bank holiday. New bath fitted in Hunts Cross, all servicing up to date and several jobs in apartments in Liverpool city centre all dealt with.
18/05/2015 ~ Boiler breakdown in sunny Llandudno, North Wales.Fixed in single visit. New Worcester boiler and an 8 year warranty for a customer in Huyton.
11/05/2015 ~ Large commercial heating pump swapped at a big sheltered housing scheme in Aigburth plus commercial boiler room servicing at a hospital and fast response repairs in a school.
04/05/2015 ~ Another short week due to the bank holiday but as busy as ever and no signs of the usual spring slow down
27/04/2015 ~ New taps in a commercial catering establishment and lots of day to day repairs all done on time.
20/04/2015 ~ Busy week converting a large cupboard off a bathroom into a walk in shower including all tiling and building work.
13/04/2015 ~ More Legionella compliance work in Preston and commercial boiler room maintenance in Bootle on a sheltered housing scheme.
06/04/2015 ~ Another short and busy week. All maintenance and servicing.
30/03/2015 ~ Short week due to Easter and a busy one too. Controls upgrade {Honeywell of course} in a charity office, boiler service in a youth club, replacement flues in a hospital plus the usual repairs and breakdowns.
23/03/2015 ~ Another busy week. Legionella compliance work in a medical centre, domestic servicing and a new city centre club to look after.
16/03/2015 ~ More servicing in the hospital as well as for private customers and some repairs in a city centre restaurant
09/03/2015 ~ A week of fast response repairs and breakdowns.
02/03/2015 ~ New boiler in an apartment in Prenton and some legionella compliance work out in Preston plus the usual breakdowns.
23/02/2015 ~ Remedial work on a boiler that no one else had been able to solve, plus commercial servicing and servicing in three blocks of doctors accomodation in a hospital.
16/02/2015 ~ A week of fast response repairs and maintenance.
09/02/2015 ~ Radiator & control upgrade in Wavertree and a boiler swap in Aintree. Another Worcester and another long warranty.
02/02/2015 ~ New Worcester boiler and filter for a very long standing customer, a repair for an architect plus more repairs in a school.
26/01/2015 ~ New water heater in a commercial building in Ormskirk, maintenance in a school and repairs to the boiler in a restaurant.
19/01/2015 ~ New gas fire install in Woolton and a new boiler in a city centre apartment plus the usual day to day maintenance.
12/01/2015 ~ Boiler servicing in a church in Walton, lots of fast response breakdowns all fixed and a technical problem that others couldn't fix sorted out
05/01/2015 ~ Large bore water main job in a commercial building in Liverpool city centre plus the usual maintenance and repairs
29/12/2014 ~ A week of rest though on hand for any emergencies.
22/12/2014 ~ All the last minute repairs before Christmas and some blocked W.C.'s for a well known Liverpool solicitor. Everything completed that should have been completed for Christmas.
15/12/2014 ~ 2nd fix time on our bathroom job, commercial boiler room servicing plus some cooking appliance fits for a landlord.
08/12/2014 ~ New gas fires new pumps plus lots of small breakdowns. First fixed our bathroom refit in Aigburth plus some jobs in a school.
01/12/2014 ~ Repairs for a charity out in Wigan, bathroom upgrade including tiling in Wavertree and a new bathroom refit started in Aigburth.
24/11/2014 ~ A boiler swap in Ellesmere Port, new radiators in Widnes plus the usual local day to day maintenance.
17/11/2014 ~ A busy week on the breakdowns plus both domestic and commercial boilers to service.
10/11/2014 ~ New radiators in Runcorn, a trough urinal installation in a university plus the usual repairs and breakdowns.
03/11/2014 ~ Servicing, safety checks, heating breakdowns and a system power flush
27/10/2014 ~ Still busy with mainly maintenance and servicing. Boiler swaps are quiet probably due to the mild weather.
20/10/2014 ~ More boiler servicing including one out in Aughton, Lancs but mostly local. New Twyfords W.C. for an old {long standing} customer.
13/10/2014 ~ All maintenance again except for one boiler swap for a landlord.
06/10/2014 ~ Bathroom refit after some remedial building insurance work. Commercial boiler room maintenance in the first of our sheltered schemes.
29/09/2014 ~ Boiler servicing and maintenance.
22/09/2014~ All maintenance again including a city centre restaurant and a trip all the way to Llandudno for a gas inspection.
15/09/2014 ~ A week of maintenance, repairs and breakdowns as people start to turn their heating on.
07/09/2014 ~ Remedial tiling work to 3 showers in Doctors accomodation which had been leaking through to the flats below. Made good to walls with waterproof tile board and retiled making fully waterproof.
01/09/2014 ~ Boiler swap and system control upgrade in Aigburth. Another happy customer with an eight year Worcester warranty. Also completed the work in the restaurant in Southport.
25/08/2014 ~ Short week due to the bank holiday but very busy. Started some work on a new restaurant in Southport.
!8/08/2014 ~ Completed our bathroom job including all tiling and electrics. Also kept up to date with all maintenance.
11/08/2014 ~ Started a high quality bathroom refit in Woolton for a long standing customer.
04/08/2014 ~ Maintenance is still as busy as ever for the time of year. It's been none stop all week.
28/07/2014 ~ A new bathroom in Gateacre.
21/07/2014 ~ Fitted a bath for a letting agent. Fitted another new boiler in the doctors accommodation plus the usual maintenance.
14/07/2014 ~ Descaled a commercial water heater in Manchester. Serviced a boilers in two of the doctors accommodation blocks in the hospital.
07/07/2014 ~ Second fixed the extension bathroom job and a mix of both domestic and commercial maintenance.
30/06/2014 ~ A trip to Llandudno to swap a diverter valve on a boiler. All done in a single visit thanks to the spares kit we carry. Also fitted a kitchen in some rented accommodation.
23/06/2014 ~ Another boiler swap for a local landlord plus more fast response day to day repairs.
16/06/2014 ~ A tricky boiler swap in some flats were the hot water was previously from a communal calorifier plus the usual day to day maintenance which is showing no signs of slowing down.
09/06/2014 ~ Second fix and commissioning of the heating system in the house renovation on Wirral.
02/06/2014 ~ A new Worcester 440CDi high flow boiler fitted with an 8 year warranty and an ensuite refit for the same customer.
26/05/2014 ~ A week of maintenance plus the first fix on a bathroom in a new extension.
19/05/2014 ~ Completed the 1st fix heating pipes on a 3 bed semi on the Wirral on a house that is getting renovated. Fitted a new boiler in the Doctors accommodation we maintain.
12/05/2014 ~ A maintenance job in a commercial premises in Bolton. New radiators in L15 and a tricky shower job in Formby which involved some very intricate tile removal and reinstatement.
05/05/2014 ~ A new customer in the form of another car main dealership. Fitted a new water tank in some rented accomodation; don't do so many of these anymore.
28/04/2015 ~ A leaking shower in hospital doctors accommodation replaced with a new Mira 'Flight'. A boiler swap out in Llandudno. An asbestos soil pipe replaced with plastic plus the usual breakdowns and repairs. A busy week.
21/04/2014 ~ A short week due to the bank holiday but just as much work to slot in including commercial boiler room maintenance in a sheltered housing scheme.
14/04/2014 ~ Another boiler swap but this one was much easier; an old Worcester for a new Worcester. Another happy customer with a long warranty.
07/04/2014 ~ Boiler swap and system upgrade. Replaced an old Baxi BBU with a new Worcester 'Compact' model with an 8 year warranty.
01/04/2014 ~ Another week of servicing and day to day maintenance.
24/07/2014 ~ More servicing plus W.C. repairs in a school that we look after.
17/03/2014 ~ A new maintenance customer in the form of a city centre restaurant. We fitted a new cistermiser in the Gents W.C. there this week to save them money on water. Also completed annual commercial gas servicing in a medical centre.
10/03/2014 ~ We are well ahead with our servicing and safety check programme and still keeping on top of all the day to day maintenance.
03/05/2014 ~ Breakdowns, boiler services and gas safety checks all week.
24/02/2014 ~ Servicing in the doctors accommodation at a hospital. Completed the final bathroom {of four} in the big refurb house.
17/02/2014 ~ The new build site is finished bar odd extras that are cropping up. Getting back up to date on our day to day maintenance and servicing now.
10/02/2014 ~ Finished the final roof flues during a break in the weather. Been wiring up and firing up boilers.
03/02/2014 ~ Early start on Monday as we went to Llandudno to do a boiler swap. Managed to complete matters in a day. Connecting condensate drains at the new build site and turning the water on and filling up.
27/01/2014 ~ Completed one of the bathrooms in the refurb house. The day to day maintenance remains as busy as it was before Christmas. We turned out on Saturday to do another boiler swap in a flat above a shop. Another Worcester warranty in place.
20/01/2014 ~Last of the boilers fitted and air tested on the new builds. All gas is on and tested too. We fitted the final W.C.'s and basins too now that the tiling is complete.
13/01/2014 ~ Another batch of boilers fitted on the new build job and gas meters now being connected up. Fitting a kitchen in one of our own properties which is getting some renovation between tenancies.
06/01/2014 ~ Finally fitting the boilers on the new build site as there is security now. Still disabling them so if there is any theft they won't be any use to anyone. All the flues are vertical roof flues which means the wet weather is hampering progress outside.
30/12/2013 ~ Back to work on Thursday 2nd of January and off to a busy start.
23/12/2013 ~ A short week and a busy one. Still taking calls over the holiday but only some commercial customers on 24 hr cover.
16/12/2013 ~ The last full working week of the year and the busiest yet. Still managed to slot a boiler swap in for a landlord who now has no worries for eight years thanks to his Worcester warranty.
09/12/2013 ~ December is the shortest working month of the year due to Christmas and the busiest too.....also due to Christmas. Everything suddenly becomes an emergency this month! Fitted some nice shower baths in a refurb job we started in the summer which is now back on as the builder has finally finished.
02/12/2013 ~ Another boiler swap and control upgrade and another happy customer with an eight year Worcester warranty. More commercial boilers serviced in another sheltered scheme. These big boilers are very well maintained {by us} so there is seldom problems with them.
25/11/2013 ~ Commercial boiler services at one of the sheltered schemes we look after. Also fitting level access shower trays in four of the new build bungalows which are being adapted for wheelchair users.
18/11/2013 ~ Lots of gas safety checks for landlords this week including some problem ones were access has been denied. All now up to date and safe.
11/11/2013 ~ A boiler swap in some offices and another eight year Worcester warranty in place for this happy customer. Fitted some Stelrad K3 triple panel radiators for another customer who wanted higher heat outputs.
04/11/2013 ~ The day to day maintenance has gone berserk both with our commercial customers and domestic customers too.
28/10/2013 ~ Upgraded radiators for two different customers plus fitted the radiators in the last of the new builds. There is still no water on so they were all air tested to ensure nothing leaks.
21/10/2013 ~ An engineer on trial at the new build site lasted just one day! Not good enough for us as we only work to the highest standards and take great pride in all we do.
14/10/2013 ~ Lots of miles in this week. We've been to jobs in Stockport, Llandudno, Ellesmere Port as well as the local stuff. Power flushed a dirty heating system in a church and restored heat to all radiators.
07/10/2013 ~ Mainly boiler servicing this week and a new water heater in a retail unit. Every little heating issue is becoming an emergency as the weather gets colder.
30/09/2013 ~ The day to day maintenance which is our bread and butter is starting to get very busy as is the norm for this time of year. The new build site remains all up to date.
16/09/2013 ~ A boiler swap and another happy customer with an eight year Worcester warranty. It was a roof flue and we were hampered by bad weather so ended up having to complete at the weekend.
09/09/2013 ~ Been as far as Llandudno this week to do some maintenance plus the usual local day to day repairs. Had a run on unvented cylinder problems all of which have been solved.
02/09/2013 ~ Fitted some specialist lab taps in a school, repaired a W.C in a hotel in Wales and got numerous boilers back up and running again.
26/08/2013 ~ Another short week with the bank holiday but still just as much work to do.
19/08/2013 ~ Making good progress first fixing the new build bungalows. All pipes are air tested as each unit is finished.
12/08/2013 ~ I'm on holiday this week but it's normal service via John who is keep on top of our day to day maintenance whilst Joe is on the new build site
05/08/2013 ~ Started the nine new build bungalows and managed to get three of them first fixed. Been as far as Northwich and Llandudno on repair calls.
29/07/2013 ~ Replaced a hot water Fortic tank in a sheltered accommodation scheme, lots of repairs and shook hands on nine new build bungalows I priced a few weeks back.
22/07/2013 ~ A week of maintenance, fast response repairs, breakdowns and some servicing.
15/07/2013 ~ All maintenance and safety checks this week in heat wave conditions.
08/07/2013 ~ Boiler swap, another Worcester system boiler fitted with a magnetic filter and another 8 year warranty for our customer. Gas is on at the 6 bedroom house job so we got the heating fired up and tested. Still got some radiators to fit once the walls are plastered.
01/07/2013 ~ Lots of gas safety inspections this week, several boiler breakdowns, ice machine fitted in restaurant, taps replaced, a bathroom suite fitted in Aintree and urinals unblocked in a car dealership.
24/06/2013 ~ Gas leak located and repaired within 1 hour in Hale Village on Monday. Another gas leak located and repaired after digging solid floor up in Halebank. This one came in at 3pm on Friday and they were back on by 5pm. The customer had drilled into a pipe when fitting kitchen units.
17/06/2013 ~ Worcester boiler fitted with an 8 year warranty on our 6 bedroom house job. Also fitted a 300 litre Worcester 'Greenstore' unvented cylinder. All system controls are by Honeywell. The system will be split into 4 zones on an 'S-plan' scheme. There is the upstairs zone, downstairs zone, under floor zone {kitchen} and the hot water. We can't fire it up yet as the gas has been cut off in the street.
10/06/2013 ~ Started a full plumbing heating and gas installation in a 6 bedroom house with four bathrooms that is being fully renovated. Replaced an electronic urinal flush control in a school and done the annual boiler services in a block of Doctors flats within a hospital.
03/06/2013 ~ Cold water storage tank inspections for legionella compliance in some student accomodation. Swapped a large commercial heating pump in some sheltered accomodation. Fitted new radiators for a landlord in a storage facility.
27/05/2013 ~ Installed a new cold water storage tank in a commercial building. Kept the functions running at a Masonic Hall by tracing and repairing a gas leak. Another boiler swap and another happy customer with a seven year warranty and reduced gas bills from here on.
20/05/2013 ~ A busy week of maintenance and repairs as far afield as Llandudno and Wigan and everywhere in-between. Customers include a Coffee shop franchise, A law company, a housing trust, landlords, lettings agents and private householders..
13/05/2013 ~ A very busy week. Two boiler swaps with system control upgrades plus lots of maintenance and repairs.
06/05/2013 ~ A short week again due to the bank holiday but just as busy as normal. Another boiler swap done plus trips to Llandudno and a steady flow of domestic work
29/04/2013 ~ Commercial work in a school in Aigburth, a garage in Wigan, a restaurant on The Wirral plus the usual boiler breakdowns, service & repairs.
22/04/2013 ~ 5 yearly gas assessments for John on Monday and Tuesday. Fitted an electronic water saving device to some urinals in a city centre office and have been a far a field as Llandudno & Sealand this week.
15/04/2013 ~ Finished off our commercial boiler programme until autumn schedule.
08/04/2013 ~ Commercial boiler servicing and boiler room plant maintenance plus a steady flow of domestic and commercial maintenance calls.
01/04/2013 ~ Another short week due to bank holiday Monday and a very busy one. Got our heating fired up in L26 and system is running on 2 radiators whilst we await plasterers to finish other rooms. Swapped some care showers in sheltered residential accommodation.
25/03/2013 ~ Short week due to Good Friday but still as much to cram in. Job for a new charity in Widnes, got our pipes live on the first fix in L26 and did commercial repairs in Formby, Chester, Leyland and Congleton
18/03/2013 ~ First fixed a full house for plumbing, heating and gas services in L26 and also started a bathroom for the son of a long standing customer {been with us 29 years} in the same area. Remedial tiling work to a shower in the hospital too. Extremely busy!
11/03/2013 ~ A busy week of day to day maintenance and repairs including some in a school, housing trust properties and a youth club.
04/03/2013 ~ Boiler services for private customers, replacement of a commercial heating pump in city centre, safety checks and repairs for a new landlord client, external heating sensors swapped on a commercial boiler room for a charity plus some repairs in two of their shops as well.
25/02/2013 - Replacement radiators for a private customer plus a lot of day to day maintenance and small repairs.
18/02/2013 ~ System controls upgrade in a housing trust property, replacement shower pump, heating fixed in a church, broken water heater in a retail shop fixed, urinals unblocked in city centre offices, new taps in a health centre, W.C. repaired in Womens Institute, gas starvation problem solved for a charity and a load of safety checks for a solicitor.
11/03/2013 ~ Installing some K3 radiators from Stelrad which are triple panel units. The customer has undersized double panel radiators but the pipes can't be altered due to wooden floors. Triple panels provide the perfect solution.
04/02/2013 ~ Busy week of mainly maintenance and fast response repairs. Attended two boiler breakdowns both of which turned out to be stolen gas meters from external boxes.
28/01/2013 ~ Full bathroom installation on this week including all tiling. This is an unusual job for January as spring & summer are the peak bathroom install times.
21/01/2013 ~ Installed some underfloor heating, investigated a CO incident, upgraded some heating controls and replaced a commercial heating pump in some offices, plus the usual day to day maintenance.
14/01/2013 ~ Still busy on the servicing and also done a job in a school on a 67mm copper hot water pipe in a very claustrophobic sub floor void. A busy week got even busier when the first heavy snow of the winter fell.
07/01/2013 ~ Replaced a commercial pump in a hospital and safety checks and servicing in Liverpool, Wigan, Southport and Wirral.
31/12/2012 ~ Still official off until 2nd January. On that first day back we got off to a very busy start. Safety checks, boiler breakdowns and a replacement water heater all taken care of.
24/12/2012 ~ A quiet week and a much needed rest. Still admin work for me to catch up on.
17/12/2012 ~ The busiest week of the year for telephone calls, all of which include with the words "Can you do it before Christmas! We've done two boiler swaps this week; both new Worcesters. One was the new 34CDi Classic and the other a Greenstar 15Ri heat only. We've also done a controls upgrade for another customer plus the usual seasonal high volume of maintenance.
10/12/2012 ~ These are the busiest weeks of the year and the weather has turned bitterly cold adding urgency to all heating repairs. We are just about keeping everything up to date through starting early and finishing late.
03/12/2012 ~ Hot water tank replacement in the city centre and nowhere to park nearby which meant me carrying the tank on my shoulders through all the afternoon Christmas shoppers. Some repairs came in off a new lettings agent too.
26/11/2012 ~ Commercial wash room repairs for a car dealership, gas servicing for landlords and a charity and some maintenance and breakdowns in the hospital.
19/11/2012 ~ It's getting really busy now on the boiler breakdowns and we are getting through them as fast as we can. We done the underground drain work on the bathroom conversion during a break in the rain and the building inspector has passed it.
12/11/2012 ~ A lot of boiler breakdowns and repairs this week. Meanwhile our tiler is doing a great job on the bathroom conversion.
05/11/2012 ~ Started a conversion of a small bedroom into an en suite bathroom. The first two days entailed resiting a boiler and constructing a cupboard to house it. We take care of all of the joinery, plastering, electrics and tiling.
29/10/2012 ~ A blocked drain in a school, commercial boiler services, domestic boiler services & safety checks and a heating system that we rewired correctly and updated the controls on.
22/10/2012 ~ Commercial gas assessment most of the week. I have to do these every five years. Meanwhile John is keeping on top of a steady flow of maintenance.
15/10/2012 ~ Another busy week of maintenance and repairs
08/10/2012 ~ A very busy week catching up on maintenance and repairs which are coming in thick and fast all through the day and even into the night. Restored heat to a sludged up central heating system with a power flush for a lettings agent who had received an extortionate price for this fairly simply job from you know who....
01/10/2012 ~ A boiler swap, cylinder swap and full system controls upgrade in a very large detatched house with extremely tough walls that saw off two of our diamond core bits.This customer will see a massive reduction in her gas bills.
24/09/2012 ~ Full central heating installation in a three bedroom semi and a boiler swap for another customer which I had to complete on Saturday morning. The phone is getting very busy with breakdowns and service calls too. This has probably been our busiest week since the winter.
17/09/2012 ~ Installed some sub water meters for a commercial customer, restored hot water in a medical centre, completed a bathroom refit plus the usual day to day maintenance and servicing
09/09/2012 ~ A very busy week as people start to turn their heating systems on and find things aren't as they should be. Worked the full weekend too for the first time in a while.
02/09/2012 ~ Upgraded some heating controls in an office using Honeywell wireless products. Fixed disabled W.C.'s in a school and a city centre coffee shop plus the usual day to day maintenance.
27/08/2012 ~ Bathroom refit including floor tiling, insurance investigation in North Wales, boiler swap & controls upgrade for a private customer and some boiler services and safety checks.
20/08/2012 ~ Probably the busiest week of the summer which is normally our traditionally quiter time. We've done boiler services, boiler breakdowns, completed the 1st fix on a bathroom, completed the 2nd fix on another bathroom and done a boiler swap.
13/08/2012 ~ Another new bathroom starting which includes plastering, wall and floor tiling plus some joinery. All being done by us. Some commercial work in city centre student accomodation blocks as well as the usual day to day maintenance.
08/08/2012 ~ Boiler breakdowns locally and more remedial work on another incorrectly fitted bathroom out in Manchester.
30/07/2012 ~ First fixed a bathroom for a private customer who is arranging her own tiling.We like to do everything ourselves but don't mind just doing the plumbing either. Some city centre maintenance for a commercial catering establishment too.
23/07/2012 ~ completed the remedial works to the shower fitted by others. This will never leak again now that it's been done properly. We carried out all remedial plastering, tiling and joinery ensuring continuity & perfection.
16/07/2012 ~ Maintenance for a national chain of shops in one of their local stores, survey for a big job for a footballer, remedial works on an incorrectly fitted shower cubicle and a meeting with a potential new commercial customer.
09/07/2012 ~ A varied week of small works comprising of gas safety checks, boiler breakdowns, radiators that wouldn't switch off in a hospital, leaking bath wastes in a Welsh hotel and some gas hobs to connect for a kitchen fitter.
02/07/2012 ~ More safety checks and boiler servicing for regulars plus some maintenance in a school.
25/06/2012 ~ Replaced a section of 54mm copper hot water pipe in a boiler room which had 'pin holed'. Got all services back up and running within a day. Safety checks for landlords and a gas hob connection in a luxury kitchen plus some city centre apartment maintenance.
18/06/2012 ~ Some commercial gas work in a warehouse in Bootle, faulty urinals in a school in Aigburth, a boiler controls issue in an estate agent office in Allerton plus the usual day to day maintenance. Commercial boiler room maintenance in communal block of hospital accommodation also completed.
11/06/2012 ~ A holiday for me up on the lochs, moors and mountains of the Scottish Highlands but still in touch with customers by phone and e-mail. John has everything running smoothly with all the boilers in the doctors accommodation of a hospital serviced and all maintenance jobs up to date which included a trip as far as Llandudno.
04/06/2012 ~ Second fix complete and another luxury bathroom finished. The two day bank holiday doesn't help business as we've had just as much maintenance to fit in to only three working days. Somehow we have managed it.
28/05/2012 ~ Wall and floor tiling with large natural stone tiles on our luxury bathroom. Not the easiest of products to work with but they look stunning when fitted.
21/05/2012 ~ Started a luxury bathroom refit in Upholland. All the prep work and first fix pipework done as well as re-boarding the walls with waterproof tile board. This one is going to look very special when complete.
14/05/2012 ~ Maintenance in a school, first fix plumbing and gas for a luxury kitchen in Ormskirk plus a steady stream of gas safety checks again.
07/05/2012 ~ Been out to Standish in Lanc this week to service a gas fired Aga cooker / boiler as well as getting through a lot of landlords gas safety checks.
30/04/2012 ~ All maintenance and repairs again, some of it 'fast response'. The boiler market is traditionally quiet this next month or two.
23/04/2012 ~ A week of boiler breakdowns, landlord safety checks and gas servicing once again.
16/04/2012 ~ Gas servicing for our private domestic customers, a social landlord and a masonic hall.
09/04/2012 ~ Another short week due to bank holiday Monday but just as much maintenance and repairs to fit in locally and as far as Bolton.
02/04/2012 ~ A short & busy week due to Good Friday and losing a day doing unvented hot water reassessments. Still managed to fit in a boiler swap & system control upgrade for a landlord plus the usual maintenance.
26/03/2012 ~ Annual spring time planned maintenance in the sheltered schemes we look after. Fitted a high efficiency gas fire in some rented accommodation. Attended a branding meeting with some advertising execs as a representative of the industry for a new {proposed} Industry Approved Plumber scheme. Also squeezed in some Honeywell refresher training on their new controls.
19/03/2012 ~ All safety checking & gas appliance annual servicing this week. Just one survey for a boiler change as the warmer weather takes the panic out of the market.
12/03/2012 ~ Another bathroom job; this one an upgrade / make over. We fitted new tiling and replaced the old gold taps and fitments with new chrome ones. The heating repairs and maintenance is slowing a little as is normal for this time of year as we go into spring.
05/03/2012 ~ Completing the second fix on a luxury bathroom refit at the start of the week and day to day maintenance for the latter part.
27/02/2012 ~ No boiler swaps this week but plenty of maintenance. We are also now accredited Honeywell installers.
21/02/2012 ~ Another new high efficiency Worcester boiler with their energy saving FW100 controller linked to an outside weather sensor. A very sophisticated control that I am quite impressed with.
13/06/2012 ~ Power flushed a heating system on the Wirral and restored heat to all the radiators. A boiler swap out in Burscough and hopefully a new customer for life following the poor service they received from B****** Gasp...... We fitted a Worcester 30CDi here and received a lovely e-mail thanking us for our good quality workmanship and being so tidy.
06/02/2012 ~ A new high efficiency boiler and energy saving controls in a large detached house on the Wirral which was quite a challenging installation. Maintenance in Sealand, Llandudno, Runcorn, Anfield and in the hospital.
30/01/2012 ~ Installation of new radiators in Woolton, servicing the boilers we installed on last years new build site and some general day to day repairs.
23/01/2012 ~ Servicing boilers in one of the Doctors accomodation blocks we look after plus some private servicing and safety checks.
16/01/2012 ~ Mopped up the last of the Christmas back log of none urgent jobs and are more or less up to date with everything for a change! Completed our boiler house maintenance in the hospital, renewed some radiators for a private customer and coverd quite a few boiler breakdowns too.
09/01/2012 ~ Completed a job in the Science labs of a large school and a heating system in a catering establishment offices. Installations are traditionally slow this month but day to day maintenance and gas safety checks are keeping us busy.
02/01/2012 ~ Back in work on 3rd and no emergencies to report so it's been a nice break. We have a fair bit of maintenance to catch up on and a gas assessment to be completed by John.
26/12/2011 ~ We provide emergency cover for the sheltered housing schemes and some hospital accomodation over the holiday. They pay us a retainer for being on call whether we go out or not. This year has been quiet with no emergencies so far.
19/12/2011 ~ Still no sign of the rush dying down. A customer rang at 4.55pm on Friday 23rd {we'd just finished} asking if we could fit a bathroom suite.....wait for it.....before Christmas as someone had let her down....
12/12/2011 ~ Somehow managed to fit in a heating installation in the restaurant of a top Chester hotel whilst still getting inundated with customers wanting jobs done before Christmas. This has been the busiest week of the year.
05/12/2011 ~ The phone is starting ringing around 7am and not finishing until maybe 11pm with the "I need it doing by Christmas" customers. 99% of these jobs are issues that have been left for weeks or in some cases months. I swapped a pump today which had been noisy since March but needed doing before Christmas.....
28/11/2011 ~ We never book any advance work into the diary for December as December takes care of itself. Jobs come in on an hourly basis and the telephone calls usually start with the words "I need it doing before Christmas". It all started today!
21/11/2011 ~ A heating installation in the new premises of a catering company, a new boiler for an old neighbour of mine plus the usual non stop stream of maintenance.
14/11/2011 ~ A disabled W.C. installation in the hospital, completed the winter maintenance of all of the sheltered housing schemes and started a job in the science labs of a school.
07/11/2011 ~ Had a lot of local work this week which makes a nice change. Also started our winter maintenance programme in one of the sheltered housing schemes that we look after.
31/10/2011 ~ Plenty of gas safety inspections this week plus repairs in a city centre solicitors, a steam shower installation in Huyton and a gas job in Oldham.
24/10/2011 ~ A new heating system out in Prestatyn where we replaced an old cast iron boiler for a new high efficiency model and upgraded the system controls too.
17/10/2011 ~ A busy week of small works and repairs plus some gas safety inspections for a new customer.
10/10/2011 ~ A boiler swap and new radiators in St Helens and the completion of a big fire & flood reinstatement job in Formby.
03/10/2011 ~ We done plenty of miles this week. A gas escape in Manchester, new hot water service in Up Holland, hotel plumbing repairs in Chester and some fire & flood reinstatement jobs in Formby & Kirkby.
26/09/2011 ~ A new boiler in a difficult location for a customer who was told by British Gas that it wasn't possible. Yes it was using a Worcester boiler with an extended flue system. A steady flow of maintenance for the rest of the week.
19/09/2011 ~ Mainly maintenance & repairs this week including some in a local school plus trips to Rhyl & Southport for boilers.
12/09/2011 ~ A drive way dig up job handled by our ground work contractors enabling us to install a new underground water main in plastic to replace the existing lead one. Another heating job 1st fixed up in Formby and a cold shower installed pool side at another hotel in Chester.
05/09/2011 ~ Another boiler swap and another customer who will now have reduced gas bills. Also done some tiling of a shower area in a bathroom which is something we do now & then.
29/08/2011 ~ Mainly maintenance and breakdowns this week plus a couple of gas safety checks. Hectic as John is away on his holidays.
22/08/2011 ~ A busy week and 3 boiler swaps; two local and one in North Wales plus the usually day to day maintenance.
15/08/2011 ~ Interesting job in a large hotel in Chester where we fitted some new digital Rada showers in the health suite area. They can be programmed to control temperature, disinfect themselves to prevent Legionella and automatic cut off times too to save water. We never finished until 11pm at night. The health club reopens tomorrow which is why we had to get the job done.
08/08/2011 ~ Back from my holidays and onto the Chester job I quoted from the sun lounger. We've 1st fixed the house this week and water tested all pipes prior to the plasterer's starting. Also done a boiler swap in Maghull for a private customer.
01/08/2011 ~ I actually done a revised quote for a heating job in Chester as I lay on a sun lounger by the hotel pool. These are the sacrifices we make for our customers.
25/07/2011 ~ More maintenance & repairs as I catch up on all outstanding bits before my summer holiday. Still managed to squeeze 2 boilers swaps in aswell though we had to stop late on both to get them completed same day.
18/07/2011 ~ A week of solid maintenance, repairs & small works.
11/07/2011 ~ New van now fitted out, sign written and on the road. It's been a busy week too with all the usual maintenance plus a new gas carcase in a big old house and a boiler swap.
04/07/2011 ~ Completed the 1st fix on the bungalow and water tested all pipework. The rest of the week has been maintenance and boiler swap surveys. New van gets delivered on Friday.
27/06/2011 ~ Completed all servicing at the hospital, done a heating controls upgrade, lots of maintenance and started the first fix on a bungalow which has been completely gutted following a flood.
20/06/2011 ~ Completed the tiling on our bathroom job and boiler servicing in the doctors flats of the hospital. Also got in a boiler swap for a private customer.
13/06/2011 ~ Disaster; had a fully stocked Mercedes van and a car stolen off John's drive way during the night. Despite this set back all work commitments were met including a boiler change, the first fixing of a bathroom plus all the usual breakdowns and repairs. It's been a tough week though.
06/06/2011 ~ Installing a new hot water system in our accountants office plus some maintenance in a school whilst the pupils are on holiday.The day to day maintenance is steady despite the hot weather.
30/05/2011 ~ A short week due to the bank holiday but just as busy as normal. On Wednesday we started at 8.am and didn't finish until 10pm which is rare for this time of the year. Still gas servicing and had a few breakdowns this week too.
23/05/2011 ~ More gas servicing and safety checks. A trip out to Chester to install a new wash basin & pedestal.
16/05/2011 ~ Gas servicing & safety checks. Wash room refit in a factory unit in Speke. Remedial work to an incorrectly installed heating system for a housing trust. Maintenance in a well known city centre solicitors office and installing a water supply in a city centre training centre for hairdressers.
09/05/2011 ~ Some upgrade work on a bathroom we installed about 12 years ago. We have replaced all the old gold fitments with chrome, swapped the shower tray and shower valve. Maintenance work in a coffee shop franchise, a school and the usual rented accomodation.
03/05/2011 ~ Adding some extra radiators onto an existing system and catching up on all outstanding maintenance & repair jobs. The good weather always makes access to rented properties difficult.
25/04/2011 ~ Another short week and another boiler swap plus maintenance out in Wigan and Ormskirk.
18/04/2011 ~ Heating maintenance in Manchester, Liverpool, Up Holland and Huddersfield {which is a 1st for us} plus a boiler swap locally. We managed to fit this all in despite it being a short working week.
11/04/2011 ~ An other boiler swap and system controls upgrade for a customer in Whiston and some heating maintenance for an insurance restoration company. Day to day maintenance locally as well as a far a field as Preston, Wigan and Llandudno
04/04/2011 ~ A week comprising of mainly annual boiler servicing and maintenance for our regular customers.
28/03/2011 ~ A new boiler and system controls upgrade in a doctors surgery. The system was in poor condition and required power flushing to restore circulation to the radiators.
21/03/2011 ~ A week of solid maintenance & repairs. We are getting everything done on time too which is important to us.
14/03/2011 ~ Another boiler swap but an easy one as it was like for like. The maintenance is still coming in as fast as ever.
07/03/2011 ~ More maintenance & safety checks and the replacement of an old asbestos soil pipe with PVC.
28/02/2011 ~ Some extra work on the pub job upgrading the heating controls and lagging the pipes in the boiler house. Another boiler swap for a private customer which came from a recommendation from a mutual friend {& plumber} based in America.
21/02/2011 ~ We are rectifying some incorrectly installed flue on a housing trust property and are fitting a new boiler in a pub and another in some private rented accomodation.
14/02/2011 ~ An above ground drainage matter in a school where we do maintenance is getting fixed now that it is half term. Still more gas checks to complete and a new boiler for a lettings agent.
07/02/2011 ~ We are catching up on gas safety inspections for different landlords and agents this week. We also have 2 flame effect gas fires to install, both of which require some building works which we will take care of. We have maintenance calls as far as Abergele in north Wales and Preston.
31/01/2011 ~ Catching up on maintenance and safety inspections this week. Also did a system controls upgrade bringing it up to current standards. This will save the customer money on gas.
24/01/2011 ~ Water is now on at the new build site and all heating systems are filled & fired up. Been out to Manchester too this week installing a new boiler in a vicarage. Seven of the radiators had burst due to ice damage and will need replacing.
17/01/2011 ~ We are starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel now as we catch up with the back log. Got a 3rd new build house filled up off the hose and up & running.
10/01/2011 ~ We've got two of the new build houses all second fixed but there is still no water supply connected up by the utility company. We therefore filled the heating systems up with a hose pipe off a hydrant to get them up & running in the meantime.
03/01/2011 ~ The thaw has finally came and we are back working second fixing the houses on the new build site and playing catch up with the backlog of work caused by the weather.We have seen some horrific damaged caused by burst pipes. Haven't seen anything this bad for many years.
27/12/2010 ~ Phone hasn't stopped ringing, all day long, everyday over this holiday due to the severe weather.
20/12/2010 ~ It's still freezing with lots of snow as we enter our final week before Christmas break and on Monday it didn't look like we'd get everything done. Somehow by sheer determination, long hours and never giving up we made it.
13/12/2010 ~ Just when we thought it couldn't get any busier.....it has. We are just about keeping on top by working very long hours. Managed to get a couple more boiler swaps completed on time too.
06/12/2010 ~ First fixed the final House on the new build site in freezing conditions. Still got none stop boiler breakdowns and freeze up's coming in. Correction; this has been the busiest week of the year so far.
29/11/2010 ~ Freezing temperatures this week which has meant very long working days. We have been inundated with boiler breakdowns most of which were frozen condensate pipes. Also managed to get two boiler swaps complete as well. This has been the busiest week of the year so far.
22/11/2010 ~ Two of the kitchens on the new build site have been carcassed out following completion of plastering to allow the kitchens to be fitted. We've also done a gas fire, surround & flue liner out in Ormskirk and as usual loads of maintenance.
15/11/2010 ~ We've been up to Blackpool this week to fit an additional radiator onto a system. We've also been to Manchester & just about every part of Merseyside on boiler breakdowns.
08/11/2010 ~ None stop maintenance and heating breakdowns.We see many more breakdowns on the cheaper brands of boilers which also by the way, cost much more to buy parts for. These poor quality products have a much greater life time cost so are false economy. I won't name them but you can work it out as you won't see any pictures or mentions of them on here.
01/11/2010 ~ Third new build house is 1st fixed apart from the gas services which will be in copper tube. The maintenance and repair calls remain high but we are managing to get everything dealt with in record time.
25/10/2010 ~ Completed first fixing the second of the new build houses. Heating breakdowns and maintenance calls are coming in thick and fast as the weather turns colder still.
18/10/2010 ~ Completed first fixing the first, and started the second of four new build houses we are doing.
11/10/2010 ~ Still taking on new customers on our boiler service schedule and busier than ever on the day to day maintenance.
04/10/2010 ~ Altered a heating system into controlable zones so that the under floor area, hot water and the traditional radiators could all be programmed independently.
27/10/2010 ~ Had an interesting one this week on the roof of a famous city centre solicitors altering some 160mm {6"] cast iron soil pipe to stop it repeadedly blocking up. It rained non stop all day but it didn't stop us completing matters.
20/09/2010 ~ None stop maintenance & boiler break downs.
13/09/2010 ~ The maintenance has really taken off now that the weather is cooling and there is an endless stream of it coming in by phone, mobile and e-mail.
06/09/2010 ~ Back from my holiday and busy again catching up. We have a shower area to strip back to the brickwork, board out in waterproof tile board and retile in a hospital. Day to day maintenance is picking up as the heating season starts.
30/08/2010 ~ A new high efficiency boiler in Huyton, further work at Blackpool and more lab taps in the school all taken care of by John whilst I catch up on solar power in Tenerife!
23/08/2010 ~ The usual day to day maintenance and a boiler room to fit out in a small hotel in Blackpool. Lots to do and not much time to do it as I am off on my holidays on Friday. We done a very long day at Blackpool leaving here at 7.00am and working until 10pm to get everything done.
16/08/2010 ~ New lab taps to fit is a school science class whilst the pupils are off and a kitchen to fit in a small terraced house
09/08/2010 ~ Two boiler swaps on this week for a new trade customer and a bathroom survey which involves knocking a bathroom & seperate toilet into one.
02/08/2010 ~ A local boiler swap right on our doorstep; standard efficiency to high efficiency plus a steady flow of maintenance.
26/07/2010 ~ The last of the gas servicing is done now. We had a boiler swap & system control upgrade out in Ormskirk. This custom should see a nice reduction in his gas bills and now has a much more reliable appliance. We've some maintenance to catch up with at the back end of the week.
19/07/2010 ~ Finishing off the last of our gas servicing. We have a big central heating pump to swap on one of the sheltered housing schemes we look after. This involves altering some steel pipework as the old size pump is no longer available.
12/07/2010 ~ Annual gas servicing programme & we are ahead of schedule.
05/07/2010 ~ Annual gas servicing programme
28/06/2010 ~ Just completed the two lead bays shown in the latest post. We have some kitchen wall tiling to do plus the usual day to day maintenance.
21/06/2010 ~ Catching up on outstanding maintenance, swapping some panel radiators for towel rails, installing a vanity unit, replacing a commercial hot water pump & what ever other day to day repairs arise.
14/06/2010 ~ Two boiler boiler swaps and system upgrades again and another one to survey. It's actually a great time to upgrade your boiler as there are some very good deals about from the big manufacturers
07/06/2010 ~ Two boiler swaps & and system upgrades this week which is good for what is often a quite time for the heating market. The maintenance jobs are coming in at just the right pace for us to keep up to date on them too. Back to full strength now that John is back from his well deserved holiday.
31/05/2010 - Installed hot water blending valves in a care home to limit the temperature at the hot taps to a safe industry standard level. A steady flow of maintenance despite the hot weather and another health & safety course covering working at heights.
24/05/2010 - Power flushed a severely sludged up heating system and restored to working order on Monday. It took a full day but we suceeded in the end.Fitted a new sink & taps and adapted some kitchen units to house an integral dishwasher we supplied.Done a boiler change on thursday and the usual load of maintenance on Friday.
17/05/2010 - A week of just maintenance & repairs for landlords, letting agents, a housing trust and our private customers. I also have to attended a health & safety course covering asbestos and sharps {drug users needles} both of which we come across from time to time.
09/05/2010 - Complete the Woolton bathroom and there's some maintenance to take care of including a trip out to Llandudno to maintain some boilers.
03/05/2010 - We start a full bathroom job this week in Woolton. The bath is being swapped for a shower tray and its full tiling throughout. The basin and toilet are both being repositioned so it will be a whole new look when completed.
26/04/2010 - Boiler servicing and plant room week at some large sheltered housing schemes that we look after.
19/04/2010 - Its all maintenance at the moment as we approach what are our traditionally quieter months of the year.
12/04/2010 - We have a small kitchen to fit this week, the usual maintenance and I have a couple of heating / boiler swap surveys to do.
05/04/2010 - We have a batch of gas fires to install for a large scale private landlord. There is a steady supply of maintenance to attend to including a job up in Blackpool.
29/03/2010 - The last of our housing trust partnering contract boilers is getting fitted this week. It's been a satisfying job upgrading these systems and getting them working how they are supposed to.
22/03/2010 - We are hoping to do at least two boiler swaps and control upgrades this week from our batch which needs completing before April. The so called 'urgent' maintenance is definately slowing down giving us chance to catch our breath after what has been a very hectic winter.
15/03/2010 - The 1st signs that the urgency is going out of the maintenance market as the weather begins to improve. Suddenly waiting in for an engineer becomes less of a priority for social housing and private landlord tenants. We even have some work orders for new boilers but can't get into the properties.This is a common pattern for the spring & summer months.
08/03/2010 - Solid maintenance and breakdowns. It's nearly all boilers but we've swapped a couple of showers this week too.
01/03/2010 - Enquiries from the general public are starting to pick up but it is our commercial clients who are keeping us very busy with maintenance which is mainly boiler breakdowns.
22/02/2010 - With the exception of one boiler swap it's all maintenance much of which is fast response stuff.
15/02/10 - Still very hectic on the maintenance and a fair sized gas pipework job to fit in on wednesday. I'll take my camera & hopefully get a few pictures.
08/02/10 - A good mix this week of domestic customers, letting agent work, housing trust, hotels and a pub.
02/02/10 - The start of another financial year and more maintenance.The domestic installation market is quiet as is often the case at this time of year. Our contract customers remain steady all year round.
25/01/10 - Taking care of a steady flow of maintenance & repairs, mainly to heating systems.
18/01/10 - Catching up on some none urgent maintenance work which was disrupted by the recent cold snap when we were heavily in demand! Once we are all up to date we can start on our batch of 12 boiler changes.
11/01/10 - It's a bit more like normal this week as the thaw starts. We've been busy still on the boiler breakdowns. January is always a quiet month for installations but we've been lucky enough to pick up a batch of 12 boiler swaps for a housing trust client. They are standard efficiency boilers which are getting swapped for band A high efficiency models.
04/01/10 - It's been a funny week! The heavy snow brought many schools, roads and businesses to a stand still, but not us. We've been out & about all week doing mainly repairs and breakdowns. There's been a lot of high efficiency boilers which have locked out due to their external condensate drains freezing up. In a lot of cases we simply talked customers through it over the phone and got them up and running again.
28/12/09 - We finished on the morning of 24/12/09 and are back on 04/01/10. We provide emergency cover over the holiday for a small number of clients who pay us a retainer to be available. This system works well. Anyone wishing to know more about it please e-mail me for details.
21/12/09 - It's a short week and we are mopping up any outstanding bits of work. A few parts which have been on order will be coming in to conclude matters. A ghost of Christmas past {who we haven't heard from for at least 10 years} will usually materialise on Christmas Eve at around 4.00pm wanting a bathroom fitting before Christmas! I wonder who it will be this year :-)
13/12/09 - December is a busy month and there is no need for us to programme any installations in as a steady flow of work comes in naturally on a daily basis. December can trick you though into thinking you are busier than you are. This is because a lot of the work is "I need it before Christmas" stuff. This is usually none urgent jobs which really could wait or should have been done weeks, or even months in some cases, earlier.One customer rang this week wanting to proceed with a job we quoted for back in March! Yes she wanted it doing before Christmas.....
07/12/09 - Day to day maintenance & repairs all of which seems to be heating, fires & boilers. Completed our last boiler swap of the year too which was for a lettings agent.
30/11/09 - We are only doing one more boiler swap between now and Christmas. The rest of the time will be booked solid with breakdowns and maintenance which is coming in on a daily basis by referral, phone & e-mail.There is a definate link to the urgency of customers and the weather! If we get a mild day then the demands become less..... I think mild days will be thin on the ground now though......
23/11/09 - We are just about keeping abreast of the flood of breakdowns and maintenance coming in. Meanwhile we have a boiler swap and system controls upgrade job to do too.
16/11/09 - I didn't think the maintenance could get any busier but it has. People panic as the weather gets colder if their boilers breakdown. Centrally heated homes are taken for granted now as the norm.
09/11/09 - Very busy on maintenance and gas servicing. We also managed to catch up on some gas safety inspections we'd been having trouble gaining access to.
2/11/2009 - A boiler swap and system controls upgrade for a private customer at the start of the week. Then we have another to do for a letting agent. We also have some gas appliance services and boiler room maintenance to do.
26/10/2009 - The final push at The International Inn this week should see matters completed. Meanwhile the day to day maintenance is still coming in fast. We've got a couple of boiler changes to do which is an important part of our business and we have some servicing to catch up on. Friday 30th - International Inn was completed today.
19/10/2009 - The two big unvented hot water tanks are getting fitted this week at The International Inn job. I've been working in Broadgreen Hospital Docors Accomodation, Llandudno, Warrington, Southport, Hoylake as well as locally too.
12/10/2009 - All the bathrooms are complete now at the International Inn and the new water mains are getting installed this week. I am still holding the fort on the day to day maintenance which is coming in thick and fast now.
05/10/2009 - We hope to have all the sanitaryware fitted at the International Inn by the end of this week. Meanwhile I aim to have all the hotel jobs up to date by Wednesday. A lot of orders coming in on a daily basis now require attending too quickly.
28/09/2009 - The second fix is progressing well at the International Inn and we are ahead of schedule and within budget. Meanwhile the day to day maintenance and heating breakdowns are starting to come in faster as the weather turns cooler.
21/09/2009 - John & Joe are starting to second fix now at the International Inn. Toilets basins and showers are now going in as the tilers complete each bathroom. I've been swapping showers in a hotel in Manchester on Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday we rectified an incorrectly installed heating system for a housing trust. Thursday & Friday was gas servicing and safety checks with a few maintenance jobs in between.
14/09/2009 - Our first fix at the International Inn job is more or less complete. I am still busy on maintenance. This week I have been in Bootle all day Monday replacing all the radiators on a heating system. Tuesday I was in a hotel near Wrexham. Wednesday I was in Braodgreen hospital in the morning repairing a boiler and in Chester in the afternoon fitting a new W.C. pan & cistern. Thursday I was all over Liverpool doing day to day maintenance. Friday I was up in Southport servicing.
07/09/2009 - I'm back now from my holiday and busy catching up on day to day maintenance work
31/08/2009 - I'm still on holiday. John & co are on the International Inn job installing 1st fix pipework
24/08/2009 - The loft has been converted to make an additional 14 en suite rooms at the International Inn. We are installing the hot and cold water system and all of the sanitaryware. This week we will be first fixing the waste services to each bathroom.
17/08/2009 - We are getting very busy. We have another boiler swap to do and then we are starting a large commercial job in the City Centre.
10/08/2009 - Back to full strtength this week and a bit of a backlog of maintenance to catch up on. We are also installing a heating system in a bungalow.
03/08/09 - Just day to day maintenance this week as we are an important man down still
27/07/09 - We are back in some luxury apartments which we fitted out over 18 months ago but for reasons beyond our control were not able to complete. The gas and water services have finally been connected now so we can do our commissioning and complete matters. As usual we also have some gas servicing to catch up on and whatever day to day maintenance comes in.
20/07/09 - Ideal are launching a new boiler at St Georges Hall so we shall be in attendance to cast our expert eyes over it.This weeks boiler swap is in L15 where a standard efficiency Vaillant combination boiler is being upgraded to a high efficiency model. The new appliance is the Vaillant 837 eco tec plus with a hot water flow rate of 15.2 litres / minute. It's a roof flue job and I'll try to take the camera to get a couple of pictures.
13/07/09 - More day to day repairs and maintenance for private customers and housing association / letting agents. We also have a boiler change and system control upgrade in L13 for a private customer. I have a pre contract site meeting for a large commercial job in the city centre. We have some bathroom brassware to upgrade in one of the hotels we look after too.
06/07/09 - Swapping a standard efficiency central heating boiler for a new high efficiency condensing model for a private customer. Then there is the usual supply of housing trust day to day maintenance and a few landlord gas inspections to catch up on.
29/06/09 - Some bathroom upgrade work in a city centre apartment. We are swapping two mixer showers for electric showers, installing the wiring, replacing a cubicle and making good to loose and cracked tiles.Still working through some landlords gas inspections too plus whatever day to day repair orders come in.
22/06/09 - Gas appliance servicing - mainly high efficiency boilers we have installed over recent years
15/06/09 - Day to day maintenance for our housing trust and letting agent clients. We also have some Landlords gas safety inspections to complete.
08/06/09 - Completing a luxury bathroom installation in Maghull which involved knocking a W.C. and bathroom into one. There was a fair bit of plastering and a new door way to be formed. We fitted a new top of range 4 piece suite, vinyl flooring, 20 square mts of tiling, a PVC false ceiling and a new towel rail radiator.
30/04/2012 ~ All maintenance and repairs again, some of it 'fast response'. The boiler market is traditionally quiet this next month or two.
23/04/2012 ~ A week of boiler breakdowns, landlord safety checks and gas servicing once again.
16/04/2012 ~ Gas servicing for our private domestic customers, a social landlord and a masonic hall.
09/04/2012 ~ Another short week due to bank holiday Monday but just as much maintenance and repairs to fit in locally and as far as Bolton.
02/04/2012 ~ A short & busy week due to Good Friday and losing a day doing unvented hot water reassessments. Still managed to fit in a boiler swap & system control upgrade for a landlord plus the usual maintenance.