My ambition was always to be a heating and plumbing engineer. I left school at 16 and did a 3 year apprenticeship at Brunel College, Ashley Down, Bristol. This culminated in a City & Guilds qualification in Plumbing with completion of my apprenticeship in plumbing and mechanical engineering in 1986
All systems/upgrades are installed to Part L Building Regulations, more info can be found Building Regulations Part L – Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC)
I fit mainly Vaillant heating solutions because after years of using all types of manufactures I always end up back with Vaillant and now with the EcoTec range of boilers we can’t go wrong. Because I am a Valliant approved installer I can offer a 5 year manufacturer warranty as standard. Great back up and support from Vaillant both for the customer and installer. Vaillant have a new training centre here in Bristol Aztec West where I have attended the EcoTec training course. The EcoTec range of boilers have the best onboard diagnostic to date making fault finding and troubleshooting so much easyer than any other boiler I have come across not that its needed. Vaillant do modifie the boiler when problems arise with the design. All of the modifications so far have been due to the boilers being installed on drity heating systems. I take a lot of care cleaning old heating system before installing a new boiler, and always fit a Fernox TF1 filter. Worcester Bosch have a great line of boiler’s with the GreenStar range also, both Worcester and Vaillant are very reliable boiler’s.
Most problems with modern boilers are due to the installer not following the proper code of practices. This can be down to poor system design or not cleaning the system as per the manufactures instructions. I use the Kamco power flushing system along with the Kamco power flushing magnetic filer to clean the system.
After each installation the job will be notified by myself to the Local Building Control on your behalf who will issue you a Building Regulations Certificate of Compliance, for you to include in your Home Information Pack.
All heating systems are power flushed unless it is clear that the system dose not need flushing due to proper maintenance of the system.
Fernox MB1 or F1 will be added at the end of each job and for added protection a Fernox TF1 Filter is fitted as standard.
What is Benchmark? Benchmark is the nationally-recognised Scheme that places responsibilities on both manufacturers and installers to ensure best practice in the installation, commissioning and servicing of domestic heating and hot water products in line with Building Regulations in England and Wales. It is managed and promoted by the Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC).
Benchmark covers all aspects of installation and servicing to deliver the following benefits:
Manufacturers and product suppliers sign up to the Scheme Requirements to supply products which meet all required standards and provide support to installers and customers in the supply and after-sales service related to their products.
Installers work to a clear, effective Code of Practice to competently install, commission and service products in lie with manufacturers’ instructions and provide support to the customer. Customers receive documented evidence that their product has been correctly installed and is left operating at optimum efficiency receive clear information about how to continue to ensure optimum performance and efficiency from the product supplied; any servicing requirements and gain access to effective advice and assistance from installers and product suppliers.
The Benchmark Scheme is focused on domestic heating and hot water equipment and related products and currently covers:
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As a time served City & Guild Plumber with over 25 years experience you can be confident you have the right tradesman for the job. I was the recommended installer for The Bristol Bathroom Company for around 4 years and in that time fitted around 30 bathrooms a year. This included any alterations needed, plastering, lighting, tiling and carpentry work, contractors are used for these jobs.
There are two types of power flushing the 1st one is flushing a system before installing a new boiler per the manufactures instructions which is included in my price when fitting a new boiler.
The 2nd is to remove the build up of black sludge in the radiators and pipe work due to systems pumping over the feed & expansion tank or sealed systems with a leak being topped up with fresh water. When I carry out this type of work I make sure the system is working as it should by altering any pipe work needed to stop the system from pumping over or fixing any leaks on sealed systems. This type of flushing take around a day depending on the size of the system and the amount of slugde build up in the radiators.
Prices start at £350.00 plus VAT I would need to inspect the system before giving a quote.
