"Another Dave" wrote in message
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Absolutely! Don't go anywhere near Dynorod - they overcharge, try to sell
you extra services and drive offensively-coloured vans. My council
arranged a local man for a fixed charge of, I think, £55.


And if it's likely to happen again, plumbing cover costs about the same and
could well be worth having. I've had it for 2 years now (£55 a year with my
water company) and called them 3 times, which more than makes up for the
cost! Twice for a blocked drain (one sewer with a nappy stuck further down
the road and one grease in the kitchen drain outside) and once for a
corroded thread on a washing machine tap causing dripping. I bought a new
tap before and gave it to him (about £2!), he hacked off the old and
soldered on the new for me (bloody awkward position!!).

All of the above I could have done myself (with a borrowed rod anyway), but
the first two were disgusting the and soldering was in a f**king terrible
position! So I've had that done for me and known that if anything sprung a
leak they would send someone straight away. I do have basic plumbing skills
(replaced all my rads last year), but it's nice to have an expert at hand in
case everything goes really pear shaped. Particularly as I just soldered
over 40 joints 6 months ago!! *touches wood* ...





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