General pipe work consists of leaks, repairing or fitting taps and radiators or perhaps even doing a general assesment of a properties plumbing. All jobs which could be consisered less time consuming could be considered small.
Plumbing & Central Heating - Boiler & Central Heating - Gas : Most modern central heating systems use water to get heat from the central source (boiler) to all the areas to be heated. Standard central heating systems, are usually gas, oil or solid fired and you can tailor the system to suit your needs. If working correctly, it should look after itself and should use no more fuel than necessary for your needs whilst keeping the house, radiators and water supplies at the correct temperature.
Plumbing & Central Heating - Boiler & Central Heating - Solid Fuel : Most modern central heating systems use water to get heat from the central source (boiler) to all the areas to be heated. Standard central heating systems, are usually gas, oil or solid fired and you can tailor the system to suit your needs. If working correctly, it should look after itself and should use no more fuel than necessary for your needs whilst keeping the house, radiators and water supplies at the correct temperature.
Underfloor heating is fast becoming the most popular form of heating. In most forms it is inexpensive to install, economical to run, there is no maintenance and above all the heat distribution is total. It is invisible in so much as there are no radiators or heaters showing. It can be installed under almost every floor type, wood, tile and laminate making it ideal for refurbishment projects. Even laid on top of an existing floor and covered with tiles the floor height is raised no more than 20mm.
Plumbing undertakes a large sphere of work. Work associated with the provision of water supply pipework including that used for fire fighting; all forms of space heating, gas installation, sanitary appliances, discharge pipework and drainage; the weathering of structures and buildings. Some plumbers work as 'wet only plumbers', dealing with piped systems for water such as installing radiators, bathroom suites and showers. Others decide to take additional plumbing courses and branch out into the gas trade so they can install gas central heating systems as well, so they must be CORGI registered.