Grab your plungers, it's time to unblock that clogged sink using the old-fashioned way.
Read More »Omnie LowBoard 15 Underfloor Heating
The first floor is completed using Omnie LowBoard 15. LowBoard is a 15mm thick square-edged wood board water underfloor heating panel floated or mechanically fixed over a flat and even timber or solid subfloor.
Read More »Get the Best From Your Recip Saw with HiKOKI
Roger takes us through the best practices of using a recip saw with the Hikoki CR36DA 36V Reciprocating Saw.
Read More »How to Cut & Connect PVC Waste Pipe – Plumbing DIY
Roger is back at Redhill Plumbing to give you a tutorial on how to cut plastic pipe and the tools you can use to get the job done.
Read More »Bathroom Renovation #3 – Shower Tray Prep
The shower tray (or shower former) sits inside the existing floor which means cutting into a very old structure and peering into the past.
Read More »Bathroom Renovation #2 – What Lurks Under Floor?
Part 2 of our bathroom renovation series and it's time to pull up the floorboards and see what lurks beneath for Roger to tackle.
Read More »Bathroom Renovation #1 – Demolition & Rip Out
The first episode of our new bathroom renovation series in association with Abacus bathrooms. Over the course of this video series, we will show you how to renovate a bathroom from start to finish. This is the demolition & rip out and demolition of the old bathroom before the new wet room can be built. Tools and materials used in …
Read More »How to install a bathroom
A longer video from Roger this time talking through how to install a bathroom which contains useful information for plumbers, installers and householders alike. Roger is installing a bathroom from Abacus because he likes the way the British manufacturer designs its bathrooms with British plumbing systems in mind making them easy to install.
Read More »Kitchen sink drama – Plumbers with rescuer syndrome
I was working on a roof trying to get it done, I had no plumbing tools on board and suddenly I was plumbing. Uni had tried to sort out her plumbing problem, good luck to her but one look at it told me she was in too deep and… she had people coming to dinner. What are you going to …
Read More »Baxi IFOS In Flue Outdoor Sensor
Baxi has officially launched the pioneering Baxi IFOS In Flue Outdoor Sensor, which is designed to help make Boiler Plus compliance simple.
Read More »How to Replace a Central Heating Pump – Plumbing DIY
Spoiler alert – not all jobs go according to plan and this one had Roger on the ropes. Replacing a central heating pump is a simple enough DIY job, but years of plumbing experience come in very handy when the job gets too wet. The old broken pump goes out to be replaced by a brand new Grundfos UPS2.
Read More »How to fix one cold radiator – Plumbing Tips
Do you have one cold radiator that needs fixing? Would you like to try fixing it yourself? Roger Bisby troubleshoots that problem radiator. “If you have a radiator that isn’t getting hot there are a few things potentially happening. “Your central heating might be on and your other radiators are warm but you have one cold radiator. “If you feel …
Read More »How to Join Copper and Plastic Pipe – Plumbing Tips
Roger visits his favourite local plumber’s merchant and shows you how to join copper and plastic pipe. There are two videos in this How to join pipes series – this, the first video, looks at how to join supply pipes – the second video will look at how to join waste pipes. For supply pipes and central heating pipes you …
Read More »Baxi Announces New Boiler and Smart Control
Baxi has launched a pioneering new combi boiler, which the company says is set to make light work of the complex installation process.
Read More »Plumbers hit hard by tool thefts – 27% of Plumbers targeted in 2017
Plumbers incomes are said to have been seriously damaged this year by tool thefts from vans and job sites, with 27% reporting the loss of tools which damaged their ability to earn a living. The research carried out by warm.co.uk suggests that thefts are on the rise, and Plumbers are fully aware of the damage to their livelihoods of the …
Read More »Baxi launches Baxi 400 Combi LPG
Following the launch of the Baxi 200 and 400 Combi and Heat ranges, the manufacturer is extending its offering to include a dedicated combi LPG option, to enable homes in off-grid areas to enjoy the benefits of a high efficiency boiler. The Baxi 400 Combi LPG has been developed from the ground up through consultation with installers, so that everything …
Read More »Abacus Infinity Single Fall Shower Tray installation: Is this the best wet room tray?
In this video Roger Bisby demonstrates how to install an Abacus Infinity Single Fall Shower Tray which is designed to make wetrooms sleeker and cleaner and eliminates the need for fiddly floor tile cuts and grout lines which trap dirt. With wet rooms continuing to grow in popularity customers are increasingly looking for solutions that are sleek in design and …
Read More »Pilot Marker Pens review
Roger Bisby considers the benefits of investing in a decent set of Pilot Marker Pens. There are so many occasions in my daily work when I have need of a permanent marker that I always have a set on the van. One common application is underfloor heating where it pays to identify each circuit as you bring it up to …
Read More »NSF International and the Indian Plumbing Skills Council (IPSC) sign agreement
Global public health organization NSF International and the Indian Plumbing Skills Council (IPSC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to provide local testing and certification services for the plumbing industry in India. This MOU will help improve the quality of Indian plumbing products and the skills of Indian plumbers through IPSC’s skill development initiatives under the aegis of the …
Read More »A cut above: Knipex grips review
Roger Bisby tries out a few Knipex grips and laments a life of losing tools. Having spent a great deal of my working life as a plumber/builder Knipex is a brand I know very well and it seems I’m not alone. When I recently used a pair of inferior slip joint grips in a plumbing demonstration and struggled, the calls …
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