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One Plumber's Fight Against Fuel Duty

Colin Good, a Coventry self-employed plumber is holding a one man protest against the government's fuel tax duty. Colin is protesting against the ever increasing cost of petrol. As a plumber he has to drive his van to the customers site and currently spends well over £70 per week to fill up his van. Many plumbers have swapped their vans to diesel vans that return better gas mileage than traditional petrol vans. However, the cost of diesel vans, as well as the cost of a litre of diesel has gone up in recent time, which makes them less attractive. The heavy weight that the vans have to carry (including heavy boilers and hot water cylinders) has a major impact on the performance of the engine and accordingly of the engines efficiency. Plumbers and heating engineers have to carry a heavy load of tools and kits for the job, which add weight and reduce the petrol efficiency of the van (a Worcester Bosch boiler, for example can weigh in at close to 50Kg, while a sheet metal water heatin ...
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The Importance of Yearly Boiler Check

Carbon monoxide is called the silent killer, it has no smell, no colour and has is responsible for around 30 deaths every year in the UK. Leading experts in the heating and plumbing industry recommend that every household check their boiler at least once a year. This should be undertaken by a Corgi registered plumber or heating engineer.Lindsey Doyle, a news reporter from the Midland knew the risks of carbon monoxide yet when her boiler broke down just before Christmas, she decided to use her old gas fire. She noticed that she felt drowsy and suffered from headaches, but blamed the hectic lifestyle for it. She only decided to take action when actually her cat looked stoned when sitting by the gas fire. When she called a Corgi plumber they immediately disconnected the gas fire. In the early 1990s the government passed a law requiring all landlords to conduct safety checks by corgi plumbers and heating engineers to the flats boilers and gas appliances to ensure that the boilers and devic ...
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