Plumber / Heating Engineer - Reading Area

[Phil C]

As title really. Need a decent plumber to look into problems with my elderly father's heating system. It probably needs either a powerflush or a number of new radiators as the boiler, thermostat, pump, flow share valve etc all work ok - just most of the rads only get luke warm with hotter and cooler spots. Tried bleeding a few times and that's not the problem.

Thought we'd try to get some remedial work done in Summer.....

Suggestions appreciated.

[Puggit]

Had this guy around recently for some minor problems that we had (which we thought were major) - he spent an hour here in total to fix and check the issues (30 mins longer than just to fix) and charged us a tiny £31.

http://www.checkatrade.com/CHickmanPlumbingAndBath...

[Justin S]

Have a mate who is gas registered and does great work with references. Self employed etc. Lives camberley, but will do Reading as doing my mothers heating replacement in Tilehurst soon.

[stevieb]

anonymous said:

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Have a go yourself?

[BerksJack]

stevieb said:

Have a go yourself?

Yep taps are quite easy to do yourself, I've done ours at home. Especially if you've got a flex connector and ball valves as you can simply just turn the ballvalve, unscrew the taps and screw the new ones on without having to turn the water off on the mains.

Just remember to have a bowl ready to catch the water when you take the tap off as there will still be a bit of water in there.

[BerksJack]

Phil C said:

As title really. Need a decent plumber to look into problems with my elderly father's heating system. It probably needs either a powerflush or a number of new radiators as the boiler, thermostat, pump, flow share valve etc all work ok - just most of the rads only get luke warm with hotter and cooler spots. Tried bleeding a few times and that's not the problem.

Thought we'd try to get some remedial work done in Summer.....

Suggestions appreciated.

Where does your dad live?

[stevieb]

anonymous said:

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You really can't be that bad. Flexible connectors, and push fitting are made for the DIY Market to get these jobs done quickly and cheaply

[Phil C]

Where does your dad live?

Answer = North side of Reading.

[Phil C]

Justin S said:

Have a mate who is gas registered and does great work with references. Self employed etc. Lives camberley, but will do Reading as doing my mothers heating replacement in Tilehurst soon.

Justin - I have sent you a PM. Thanks.

[Justin S]

Cheers Phil, have replied.

[Puggit]

Phil C said:

Where does your dad live?

Answer = North side of Reading.

Do you mean Caversham? Or that little bit north of the railway, but south of the river that the estate agents optimistically call 'Caversham Borders'?

[Phil C]

Caversham. Not Borders and not under a railway bridge....