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Type of engineer
The term plumber covers the whole spectrum of jobs that can arise in this field, as with most professions there are sub-categories that engineers specialise in. These sub-categories include emergency plumbers, general plumbers, gas safe engineers and drainage engineers, getting the correct type of plumber/engineer for what you need is important as they all have different skill sets.
Emergency plumbers are the type of engineer you need if there is a problem at your property that cannot wait they will be with you the same day usually within hours of the call, these are not gas safe engineers and concentrate on wet plumbing and small drainage jobs.
General plumbers do not offer the same response time as emergency plumbers but do cover much the same plumbing areas, these plumbers concentrate on bigger jobs like bathroom installations or day rate jobs. Gas safe engineers are plumbers in their own right and can work with wet plumbing most choose not to and concentrate on the gas side of the trade mainly boilers.
Drainage engineers concentrate on drains and blockages this type of engineer does not do jobs like fixing leaking taps or toilets.
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Leaking toilet
Toilets can be the cause of many people picking up the phone and calling a plumber for a repair. It is not always clear at first sight that there is a problem a simple wet patch on the floor could be an indication there is a problem it is also easy to just dismiss this as spilled water.
This may be the case if it the wet patch reappears it is a sign of a leak and should be acted upon as if left it can turn into a larger problem and cause much more damage, mould and a smell of damp are signs to look out for especially on concealed toilet units.
Below we have listed a few signs to help you identify if you have a leak and what could be the possible cause of the problem. Here is what to look out for-
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Water running into the toilet pan
Water running into the toilet pan at a reasonable speed is a very visual and noisy sign that you have a leaking toilet for most people this is easy to spot and is dealt with by a call to a plumber. Some people do just dismiss this especially older people as they don't want to bother people about such a small thing; this is a mistake as the problem will only get worse if left alone.
The main causes of this problem are faulty ball valves or equilibrium valves, when looking into the toilet cistern this is the unit that regulates the amount of water flowing into the cistern. Another reason for water running into the toilet pan especially in push button toilets is a faulty cylinder syphon, if the syphon is causing the issue the water level in the cistern will be low as no water is being stored in the cistern.
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Brown & black stains
A common sign you have a toilet leak and may not even know about it are brown and black stains running down the toilet pan, most people take no notice and simple clean them away only to find they return on a constant basis, this is a sign of a leak and should not be avoided or ignored as with most things if it doesn't look right or shouldn't be there it's a plumbing problem on the rise.
The amount of times we have been called out to a job like this only because the customer has had a high water bill and cannot figure out why, the first place we check is the toilet and nine times out of ten there are the signs of brown and black stains, if you spot theses give us a call.
Water vibration & bubbles
Similar to the brown and black stains and normally accompanying them is water vibration in the pan although much more subtle and harder to spot this is another reason high water bills can occur.
The root cause of this is the cylinder syphon's drop valve washer located at the bottom of the valve the washer over time develops air pockets which in turn means the washer does not sit flush creating a small gap for the water to trickle through.
This small amount of constant water ripples and vibrates the water in the pan near the back of the toilet, tiny bubbles can also be seen in some cases, if you think this is happening but are unsure a trick to test for it is to fold a piece of toilet paper twice and place it on the back of the toilet pan if the toilet is leaking the paper will act like blotting paper and become saturated from the top.
Condensation on cistern
Condensation occurs on a toilet cistern in the same way you find it on your windows on a cold morning the temperature on one side of the glass is higher than the other side this creates condensation.
This is exactly the same principle on the toilet cistern the water on the inside is colder than the room temperature, normally this is not a problem as the water in the cistern acclimatises to match the room temperature so no condensation will occur.
If you have a leak on the toilet which is removing acclimatised water out from the cistern this water is replaced via the ball valve by fresh cold water from outside, as it is a leak this is a continuous cycle of water out water in which means the water never settles and acclimatises therefore creating constant condensation on the toilet cistern.
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Toilet bleach blocks
Toilet bleach blocks can cause a variety of plumbing issue's with a toilet leaking. The blocks that you put into the water in the toilet cistern are the worst type of blocks, mainly for two reasons over time the bleach attacks the rubber seals around overflow pipes and syphon's weakening the seals and allowing water to leak through, this is not unusual in both push button toilets and handle toilets.
Leaking bleached water can cause a blue (normally) colour discolouration of the floor around the toilet and should be attended to right away before the floor is ruined and needs repairing or replacing.
Another common problem with bleach blocks in push button toilets is as the block becomes smaller it can fit through the cylinder syphon drop valve and get trapped blocking the flush valve from closing causing constant water flow into the toilet pan.
Cistern cracks
A hair line crack in a cistern can be very difficult to spot, most cracks are caused by something being dropped onto the cistern these are instantly visible and a plumber should be called to replace the cistern.
Although less likely cracks or splits can occur by themselves possibly due to certain area being stressed by a screw or poor installation over time the cistern cracks/splits. A crack tends to be found in ceramic cisterns and splits are more common in plastic and concealed cisterns.
If left this can turn into a major problem or leak if the cistern breaks allowing all the water stored to leak out onto the floor as well as the continuous flow of water from the ball valve which will not stop unless turned off at an isolation valve or the mains stop tap.
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Toilet not flushing
A toilet not flushing can be a major inconvenience; however there are different signs of an impending flushing failure on different types of flushing systems. If you have a handle or chain style flush you will notice as the flushing begins to fail that you have to pump the handle and pull the chain numerous times to get the toilet to flush.
On a push button style flushing toilet the button will start to stick and the flush will become intermittent before complete failure. If you find the toilet has completely stopped working a plumber is needed as you will need to replace the flushing mechanism.
While waiting for a plumber or if the toilet breaks and you cannot get a plumber simply pouring a bucket of water into the toilet pan will act as a flush this keeps the toilet useable until the repair is complete.
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Overflowing toilet
There is a difference between water flowing into the pan and a toilet overflowing into the pan, it comes down to the speed of the water flow going into the pan, an overflowing toilet is like a tap running into the pan and is nine times out of ten due to the ball valve failing.
Older style toilets have an external overflow pipe this takes the excess water out of the property and dispenses it near an outside wall, sometimes a door. Newer style toilets have an internal overflow this means the water is directed into the toilet pan and down the soil pipe as normal, the water flow will be similar to the speed of a running tap.
Damp patches & smell
The smell of damp or visible damp patches is a sure sign there is water getting in from somewhere. Normally if it is a plumbing issues it is a slow leak that has gone undetected for an amount of time, although easy to spot and smell in most cases, these leaks can prove hard to find.
On concealed toilets it is normally the smell that alerts people to the fact they have a problem as it is not possible to see all the joints that could be leaking. Damp patches on the ceiling, walls or floors should not be ignored as they will only get worse sometimes lifting wooden floors due to the swelling.
Places to look for the source of these signs are at any washer joint ie feed pipes to toilets, hot and cold feeds to taps or washing machines/dishwasher hoses.
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Reduced flow in property
If you notice a reduction in water flow to your property it may be that the mains water pipe has burst or is leaking. There are ways to check and narrow down the search for the cause, firstly check if all the taps in the property are affected, is it just upstairs or downstairs.
If it is not all the taps this is isolating the possible cause of the fault on the system. If you find all the taps have been affected check if there is any maintenance being carried out in the area as this can reduce the flow and even after the work has been done and repaired grit and small stones can get into the water mains and reduce the flow.
If no work has been carried out recently ask a neighbour have they noticed a reduced flow of water, if they have it is most likely a united utilities problem. if the neighbour has not experienced a reduction in flow it may still be united utilities problem it depends where the leak is anything outside your boundary wall you do not have to repair it is there duty anything inside your boundary wall is your responsibility and will require a plumber.
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Hissing sounds
A hissing sound is a sure fire way of confirming a leak. Hissing generally occurs early on in the process of a larger problem developing ie a burst pipe. If you can hear a constant hissing noise the leak is going to be on a pipe that is under constant pressure for instance a hot or cold water feed pipe on a combi system.
Intermittent hissing sound points towards pipes that are used at different points not always under pressure a good example of this is a heating pipe. When the heating is off the pipes and fittings are contracted this may be enough to seal the tiny leak, as the heating system becomes in use the pipes start to warm and expand creating gaps for the water to hiss and leak through.
Replacing taps
Replacing taps is a standard job plumbers get called out to all the time, some people do try and manage it themselves, there are plenty of videos on YouTube and such places that show you how, the only problem with these videos that must not be forgotten is the setup is all pristine, clean and easily accessible, never are the nuts stuck fast or been bonded on for years this is where many people come unstuck and call for a plumber uttering the words I tried to do it myself but…..
Plumbers come across stubborn taps weekly and have different techniques for freeing these types of taps, basin taps tend to be the easier of the two types of bathroom taps as the accessibility is far greater, bath taps can cause a problem even for plumbers (although they will persist and get it done) as you are working at arm's length lay on your side cutting/scratching your arms against the wall and fibre bath.
Defiantly not as easy as the 3 minute how to video makes it look, have a go by all means any problems contact a plumber.
Kitchen taps
A kitchen tap can make a big difference to the look of a kitchen. Tap choice is very subjective as it is the eye of the beholder as to what one person likes compared to another. There are many different styles and shapes of taps, below is a list and description of the different types of taps.
If you need help in choosing the correct type of kitchen tap for your sink we can help supplying and fitting, if however you already have a tap we can fit this for you as well.
Types of kitchen taps
There are many different makes and models of taps to choose from, ranging from basic taps right through to designer taps, don't be taken in or fooled by the price cheap or expensive they all do the same job direct water into the sink.
The only differences between the taps are the quality of materials used in making the tap and the end finish. A tap comes down to personal preference.
Styles of taps
There are four main styles of tap. On a classic sink with two tap holes the options are pillar taps which are two independent taps; the tap heads come in a variety of styles to change the basic look of this type of tap ie standard, cross head and lever.
Deck taps are a large bodied tap that sits on the sink (sometimes raised) with the hot and cold controls at either side of a central spout these again have a selection of tap head styles. On more modern single hole sinks the choice comes down to the type of monobloc tap there are two different styles.
Double hot and cold control handles or single lever central controls. Both styles are modern and look good the main difference apart from the look to take into consideration is if a problem occurs the double control tap has parts readily available whereas the single lever tap has a cartridge these can prove difficult to locate sometimes especially if there is no part number or make visible.
Dripping tap
Dripping taps although don't seem like a large problem if left without repair the amount of water used is substantial and could result in a larger than expected water bill. Imagine if you put a glass under the drip within half an hour or so the glass is full now times that by every hour, day, week and so on it soon adds up to a lot of water.
If it is not the amount of water wasted or the big water bill it will surely be the constant tap tapping sound that will make you get the problem fixed. A dripping tap tends to get worst over time you will notice this as you turn the tap off harder and harder to compress the washer to seal.
A washer is an easy fix but is not always the best option or the root cause of the problem, the tap gland incorporates the washer and is a better choice to replace than just the washer ensuring the tap will work perfectly for years to come.
No water from tap
Opposite of a constant dripping tap is no water coming from the tap at all, there tends to be two main reasons for this to happen to individual taps. If you find the tap head is very hard to turn and won't turn anymore no matter how hard you try it is likely that the tap gland has failed.
Replacing the tap gland is always recommended when changing the washer as it keeps the tap working smoothly. Tap glands can cease up this is due to the constant flow of water and lime scale deposits they incur in general use especially the hot tap gland.
Another reason you may experience no water coming out of the tap, although exclusively to the hot tap on conventional gravity fed systems are air locks from the header tank into the hot water cylinder. Air locks of this type can be cleared easily by a couple of different techniques a plumber might employ.
Bathroom tap
Much like the choice of a kitchen tap, the taps you choose for the bathroom bath and basin can make a huge difference to the look and finish of a bathroom. There is a large range to choose from and most have matching bath and basin taps in the range as this makes sense to keep a matching theme running through the bathroom.
When purchasing new bathroom taps if you are only replacing one set of the taps it is important you pick up the correct type of tap as the taps have different size inlets for the feed pipes it is easier done than people think to pick the wrong set. Bath taps have a ¾ inch bore on the inlet and basin taps have a ½ inch bore.
Types of bathroom taps
Bathroom taps come in all different styles and shapes with variations on the bath taps including with or without a shower attachment, waterfall feature and the very old globe style tap.
There are plenty to choose from and again the style and look comes down to personal preference, the price can vary wildly from basic taps at around the twenty five pound mark all the way up to hundreds of pounds, again materials, finish and the name are the main differences.
Fibre washer's vs rubber washers
This very much comes down to the plumber's personal choice, old school plumbers tend to stick more with fibre washer this is just out of habit, as with everything improvements are made and parts are replaced with better versions.
Fibre washers do still have their place in some situations due to the makeup of the fibre washer which as the name suggests is made up of lots of tiny strands of fibre compressed together, this type of washer works very well if you find the connecting parts are not perfectly flush or inline, the washer can be tightened down to fill in all the gaps as the independent fibres allow it to change to the shape of what is needed.
The downside of this type of washer is that there do perish and in turn leak more than rubber washers. The rubber washer is a one piece unit which makes it unbeatable at sealing today's modern joints that can always be shaped to be perfectly inline thanks to advancements like flexi pipes.
Although the rubber washer will perish over time they tend to last a lot longer than there fibre counterpart. Most plumbers will carry an assortment of both types of washers for any plumbing situation.
Washing machines & dishwashers
Washing machines and dishwashers although do completely different jobs in the household are identical in the terms of plumbing, both require a cold feed pipe with appliance valve for servicing and both require a waste pipe to take away the used and dirty water.
When purchasing some companies offer a service to fit your new washing machine or dishwasher, this is a great way of getting the machine in and ready to use, unfortunately problems occur when the installation is not straight forward and as the delivery drivers are not plumbers they often cannot do the job and just leave you with the new appliance.
We have seen this many times and as qualified plumbers we can get your new washing machine or dishwasher in and working in no time.
Appliance valve
The appliance valve is a mini stop valve to your appliances; they have either a red or blue lever on them. These valves are required to fit your washing machine, dishwasher and in some cases American fridge hoses to them.
A common problem with the valve is that the lever is made of plastic and over time it loses grip on the brass spindle therefore not turning the ball inside the valve to shut off the water, this obviously can cause a problem when servicing the appliance, removing or replacing the appliance. In most cases a simple replacement with a new valve is all that is needed.
Leaking or split hoses
On washing machines and dishwashers a blue or red hose is used to connect the appliance up to the water feed, these hoses have rubber washers at each end of the hose, as with all washers over time they can perish and start to drip and eventually leak.
The washers can be taken out and replaced although it is recommended to replace the hose as one unit, as over time the washer has become weak and started to leak the hose to is also weakened mainly due to being push up behind the appliances and twisted or kinked.
Splits tend to occur when a hose is kinked behind a machine as the water pressure at the kink puts greater force on the pipe; the inserts at each end of the hose are also a weak point if the hose is kinked.
Installation of waste pipe for washing machine or dishwashers
There are two types of waste that are used for washing machines or dishwashers to take the dirty water away, the stand pipe and under the sink combi wastes, a stand pipe is a pipe that is specifically for that appliance and generally runs through the wall into a grid, it is about 2ft tall on the inside of the wall the grey waste pipe from the machine is put into the pipe to drain, the stand pipe will have a water trap at the bottom to stop any smells coming back into the house, before going through the wall to discard the water correctly.
The under sink combi waste is directly below the sink waste in the cupboard under the sink, this unit combines a water trap and one or two spouts, these spouts are where the grey waste pipe from the machines connect to usually with a jubilee clip to secure. Both of these types of waste are perfectly fine, most installations are done as the property is being built, if you need another waste installed or there is a problem with an existing waste a competent plumber should be called.
Ball valves and float valves
The ball valve or float valve as it is sometimes called is generally found in a handful of places in the home, all toilets will have a ball valve of some description, if you have a conventional heating system with a cold water storage tank and header tank ball, valves will also be found in these.
A ball valve simple regulates the amount of water that flows into a storage unit be it a toilet cistern or tank and sets the level, if the level drops the valve allows more water in till it reaches its set level again.
Ball valves come in all shapes and sizes with different names ie ball valve, float valve and equilibrium valve, either name can describe the valve although there are differences.
Brass part 1 & 2 ball valves
The brass ball valve nowadays tends to be found in the cold water storage tank or header tank. The part 1 valve fills from the underneath of the valve, this valve is not as common as the part 2 valve and if found should be replaced by the upgraded part 2 valve.
The part 2 brass valve fills from the top of the valve via a plastic spout, this stops any backflow of water into the system if the valve fails and overflows.
Plastic ball valves & equilibrium valves
These types of ball valves are mostly found in toilet cisterns, they can be bottom or side fill. The plastic ball valve looks similar to the brass ball valve it has a long arm with a ball float at the end and is the classic design.
Most toilets can be fitted with this type of valve as the arm is adjustable for length, in space saver toilet cisterns though this type of valve is too big and a smaller valve is required, the equilibrium valve does the exact same job as the ball valve, it is more compacted with the float at the end of the arm on a standard valve being moved to slide up the inlet pipe of the valve meaning it can be put into much smaller spaces.
Both types of valve have variations on the design and look of them, some have quiet fill systems where the water is introduced under the water level inside the cistern.
Signs of ball valve failure
When a ball valve is close to needing to be replaced there are signs to look out for. Constant drips after the valve has shut off are an early sign that the ball valve is starting to lose its pressure against the water flow, this is a very early sign and is not normally picked up.
If after being flushed the valve is starting to hum and vibrate it is time to get the ball valve changed as this will only get louder and ends up sounding like a fog horn off a ship. The last and most obvious sign that the valve needs replacing is that the water is coming out of the overflow and just keeps flowing.
Radiators are an essential part of the heating system, without the radiator the heat produced from the boiler would disappear. The radiator as in the name radiates the heat around the room. All radiators come in lots of different length and height dimensions.
There are 4 main types of radiator. Type 11 radiators are a single panel radiator this is the smallest style of radiator and therefore produce the least amount of heat they are usually found in small rooms or hall ways.
Type 21 radiators are similar to the type 11 apart from they have fins running along the back of the radiator panel this type of radiator is the most common and found in most rooms in the house.
Type 22 radiators are the largest radiators they consist of two radiator panels and two sets of fins running along the inside of the panels. This type of radiator is used to heat large rooms.
Towel radiators are not always considered a type of radiator like the type 11, 21 and 22 radiators; however towel radiators are becoming more popular and come in many different shapes and sizes normally with a chrome finish.
Maintenance of heating system
The heating system is not always used all year round, servicing the system and general maintenance can help for when the system is required in the colder months. Checking for signs of leaking on the visible parts of the system ie round the radiator and its valves is a simple and effective way of checking the system.
On a combination boiler system the heating will have a pressure gauge that measures in bar pressure, anything between 1 bar and 2 bars is considered perfect working pressure, if you notice the pressure has dropped the system will need to be pressured up to working level again, this is achieved by the filling loop normally located below the boiler.
Once the correct pressure has been reached the system will now need to be bled of any air, to do this you need a bleed key and have to go round the radiators removing the air, as you remove air the pressure will drop and need topping up once you have bled all the radiators and removed all the air check the pressure gauge is at the working level the system is now ready.
Inhibitors and descaling products can be used but are not essential.
Radiator valves
There are two main types of radiator valves. The lock shield valve is mainly used on conventional systems. This valve is very simple as it is normally open or closed, it can be made to restrict the flow of water into a radiator, and this is done when balancing the system, the valve itself has a turn head on it with no set positions and is fairly small to look at.
The TRV or thermostatic radiator valve is found on the combi systems it is used in conjunction with a lock shield valve at the opposite end of the radiator; this valve gives you greater control over the restriction of water to the radiator therefore changing the heat the radiator will emit.
The trv has generally 5 different settings; it is a much larger valve to look at making it easily identifiable from the lock shield valve.
Power flushing a heating system
Power flushing a system can have a significant effect on the efficiency of the heating system and is recommended if the system has not been used for years as the sediments in the system can settle and block and restrict the heating pipes flow.
If maintained and used correctly power flushes are very rarely needed on systems however in some older systems oxidisation and sludge build ups can affect the running of the system, if you notice cold spots at the bottom of a radiator in the middle that is a build-up of sludge, cold radiators at the top are nothing to be concerned about and just need to be bled.
The power flush machine is connected to different radiators in the home one after the other, high pressure water combined with inhibitors is forced through the system descaling and forcing any unwanted dirt and sludge out, as the machine goes to different radiators none of the system is missed, once flushed the system is filled back up and pressurised and will now run as if brand new giving much more heat and efficiency.
Lead pipe
Lead pipe work is still found in many older properties, it is not cost effective to have it all taken out as when installed it is often buried in walls and would involve removing plaster all around the house.
Lead pipe is known to leak normally at a joint where either lead meets lead or copper has been installed and a sweated joint has been made, this type of joint is not used anymore as there have been advancements in fitting which allow you to fix to the lead at one end and to copper or plastic at the other these types of fittings are called lead locks and in some cases philmac fittings.
Fixing these is a pretty straight forward job as long as you have the correct size fittings and can isolate the flow of water. If the flow cannot be isolated a freeze kit can be used there are two types of freeze kit a one use freeze can and a machine that can be used time and time again, both of these create an ice plug allowing the pipe to be cut further up for the fitting to be connected.
With the can the ice plug tends to last for only around half an hour so it is imperative a competent plumber is doing the job. The machine will freeze for as long as it is needed.
There are 3 main types of shower, electric, thermostatic and power showers. When choosing a shower it depends on where you want to put the shower, what system is the shower going on and do you have enough head of water for the shower to work.
The electric shower is a good all-round choice, it only needs a cold water feed as it heats the water up inside the unit and an electrical supply. With needing only one cold water pipe this shower can be placed anywhere it is needed, the electrics can be installed anywhere to the shower, behind the tiles or in conduit pipe. The electric shower produces a good flow of water.
The down side of this type of shower is hotter you want the shower the more flow rate is compromised as it takes longer for the shower unit to heat up the water. Thermostatic showers are a common sight in most new build homes they can be fitted inside the tiled walls (enclosed) or on the outside of the tiles (exposed) they offer a constant flow of hot and cold water direct from the boiler the flow rate is hardly compromised at all the more you increase the heat of the shower giving a steady shower.
The shower requires a hot feed and a cold feed making it more difficult to place anywhere unlike the electric shower. Bar showers are also variations on the thermostatic shower. The power shower is a combination of both an electric shower and thermostatic shower.
This type of shower is installed on conventional systems not combi systems it requires hot and cold feeds and electrical installation to power the unit, the shower is designed to give to give high flow on gravity systems. This style of shower is not as common as the other styles.
Shower impeller pumps
If you do not want to have a power shower installed with a gravity system it is possible to install a shower pump. The pump uses impellers to suck in the hot and cold water and pump it to the shower feeds at a much greater pressure than just gravity, giving you the same pressure as a power shower. The pump can also be used to power taps depending where the pump is installed on the pipework in a gravity system, Some pumps are also suitable for negative head of pressure.
A good example of negative head pressure is the hot water cylinder in the airing cupboard the outlet of the hot water at the top of the cylinder is going to be lower than the working height of the shower head, this is called negative head pressure, installing a shower pump will boost the pressure once it gets to the pump therefore removing the negative head of pressure.
Outside tap/ bib tap
Many houses now come with outside taps already installed. These taps are great for connecting hose pipes to water the garden or jet washers for cleaning the car and a whole range of other uses. Installing an outside tap can be done by anyone competent at DIY.
Many hardware stores sell outside tap kits, these kits although will do the job are a poor style of installation using hoses instead of pipe reducing the flow from the tap. It is always a better choice to have the tap installed correctly using suitable materials.
When installing an outside tap an isolation valve should always be installed inside the house or at any point before the pipework goes outside, this is done so that in winter the water can be stopped internally so it will not freeze and split the pipe outside.
Lagging of the external pipe and the tap should also be done this will give protection against any hard freezes or frosts during the winter months and reduce bursts.
The drains from your property carry away all the unwanted wastes, any waste from the house hold is carried to the drains via waste pipes and then the soil stack, waste pipes take all waste away from sinks, basins, baths, showers and toilets.
All the waste is taken to a large down pipe usually on the external of the house (some are internal) this is called the soil stack, the soil stack delivers the waste into the local drain which in turn takes it to the main drain. Any drain or waste inside your boundary wall is your responsibility if any blockage should occur.
One of the biggest causes of drains blocking is due to toilet wipes, these wipes display on the packaging they are suitable for toilets this is not the case the wipes are not made like toilet paper and do not break down in the water, these wipes get stuck and cause the pipes to back up. Wipes should always be disposed of in the bin not down the toilet.
Cracked drains are another problem as the edges of the drains catch material as it is flowing to the main drain again cause waste to back up behind creating a blocked drain. Cracked drains are usually caused disturbance around the drain, ground works can cause a drain to crack, if the drains are situated near trees, the roots of the tree can crack and in some cases enter the drain and cause a blockage.
Soil stacks downpipes
Soil stacks are the most visible pipe on the property (if external as most are). These days most soil stacks are made of plastic with push fit joints, near the bottom of the soil stack it is common to find an inspection access point making it easier to fix any problems.
On older house the soil stack tends to be made of cast iron with collar joints and no inspection access point over time these pipes corrode and rust which creates a rough area for toilet paper to catch on and start the beginnings of a blockage, if a problem occurs in this type of stack it will sometimes need to be cut open and repaired, this can be repaired by a simple sleeve that fits over the soil stack or if the stack is beyond repair it can be change to a modern plastic soil stack.
Blocked toilets
All sorts of items are put into toilets to be flushed away, some items nobody has any idea how it got in there. A common reason for a blocked toilet is too much paper being flushed at once culprits for this tends to be small children.
Toilet wipes are another common cause of blockages in toilets as they do not soften and break down like toilet paper. A few more obscure things that can cause blockages are hang over toilet bleach blocks, these have a habit of being knocked into the toilet just because it has gone around the u-bend does not mean it has cleared, it is very easy for paper and waste to get caught on these and block the toilet, if you want to use a type of toilet cleaning block the stick on style is by far the best as if knocked off it will just flow away.
Nappies are another cause of blockages this is pretty self-explanatory, nappies should be disposed of correctly not flushed down the toilet.
Boilers are the most important part of the central heating and hot water system, it is important you regularly get the boiler serviced to keep it working efficiently and safely for you. A service once a year is recommended, in the service the engineer can check for any potential faults and rectify them before they develop into a problem.
As with all mechanical appliances boilers suffer from wear and tear, a full service will check the efficiency of the boiler general maintenance is normally carried out in a service cleaning of parts that suffer from being clogged with bits on gunk and debris from the system.
A well maintained boiler will give years of service and also keep the energy bills down as the more efficiently it runs the less gas is burned to reach the desired effect. Boilers that are A-rated are the most efficient on the market to be A-rated they must be at least 90% efficient meaning greater savings in the future.
There are many different makes and models of boiler on the market, here is a selection of some of the better-known ones. We work on all these models and more if you have a problem give us a call. Baxi, Worcester, Main, Vailliant, Buderus, Ferroli, Glow worm, Grant, Heatrae sadia, Potterton, Viewssmann and Vokera.
Types of boilers
There are three main types of boiler that are in use today older systems such as back boilers are not as common in today's high efficiency market place. The conventional boiler system requires a hot water cylinder and a cold water storage tank usually in the loft although they can be combined, this style of system works on gravity and can take up a lot of room in the house, with this type of system you are able to store a large volume of ready to go hot water due to the hot water cylinder, and this is especially helpful for households that require plenty of hot water due to lots of people and bathrooms in use at once.
The combi boiler is a much neater installation and only requires the space for the boiler, no cold water storage tank or hot water cylinder is needed, with this system the boiler can be located almost anywhere in the property or even in an external building like a garage saving space throughout the house. As combi boilers are point of source hot water meaning hot water is only created when a source such as a tap or shower is in use, making it far more efficient.
The water comes straight from the mains into the boiler and leaves at the same pressure meaning your hot water and cold water are balanced unlike in a conventional gravity system. The system boiler is a combination of both of the previous systems.
This system still requires a hot water cylinder so the storage of a large volume of hot water is possible if needed, however the rest of the system is built within the boiler saving the need for a cold water storage tank.
Gas appliances
All your gas appliances should be serviced and maintained not just the boiler. Cookers, hobs, fires and wall heaters are subject to wear and tear with constant use leading to a reduction in efficacy and performance.
An appliance service consists of the checking of each appliance, general maintenance and cleaning; any faults can be brought to your attention and rectified. It is recommended having boilers and appliances regularly serviced once a year.
Landlord safety certificate
All landlords need to have an up to date landlord safety certificate if renting out a property with tenants this certificate is issued annually after a full check has been completed and all the appliances have met the required level of safety.
It is the landlord's responsibility and duty to provide a safe environment for the tenants to live in. on completion of the checks by a gas safe engineer a landlords safety certificate will be issued.
Plastic pipe vs Copper pipe
These two materials are the most commonly used today; copper has been used for many years more than plastic.
Plastic is now becoming the preferred material to use in new build house this is down to two main factors the cost to produce is less than the copper pipe and two the speed of installation is much faster due to the flexibility of the pipe around corners and in tight areas. Both pipe materials perform very well, an advantage copper pipe has over plastic pipe is the look and finish of a job if the pipework is visible, copper pipe can also come chrome plated giving a great finish.
Plastic pipe however comes into its own in repair work or when the pipework is not visible the fittings are bigger and the finish is not as high quality, out of sight this does not matter and makes installation and repair job lengths shorter, saving the customer money.
Free flowing drains try this tip
Many times our team of Hulme plumbers attend blockages of pipes from areas of the home such as kitchen sinks, bathroom basins, baths and showers, these pipes build up muck, gunk and grim over time and eventually become blocked.
This can cause a major inconvenience for you having to search around for a plumber to attend. A simple and effective tip from Hulme plumbers is to use boiling hot water from the kettle it sounds too good to be true but by using boiling water the muck and dirt will break down much quicker, clearing your drains ready to be used again.
For really stubborn drains you can combine our handy little tip with other products such as Mr Muscle drain clear or thick bleaches. Simply pour the product into the drain via the plug hole follow it down with boiling hot water and leave for five to ten minutes after you have given the product time to take effect pour more boiling hot water into the drain to flush the drain clear.


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The Departure of Túrin
The Departure of Túrin is the fourth chapter of The Children of Húrin.
After the defeat of the House of Hador and the capture of Húrin at the Fen of Serech (of which none were aware but the enemy), Morgoth gave to the Easterlings, those men who had helped in the destruction of Maedhros through treachery, the land of Dor-lómin. But they would not harm nor come near the home of Húrin, for they felt Morwen was a power in her own right and also they were afraid of the mountains within which the house was set, for they felt they were the haunt of the Elves.
Morwen now remembered her husband's advice "Go swiftly!" but she would not follow his wish; for she was now with child and felt she must await her husband's return. Instead she tarried, and many months passed before she sent her son, Túrin, away to Elven Doriath in Beleriand for fear of him being captured by the Easterlings and so placed in servitude.
This parting was a great sorrow to Túrin. Gethron and Grithnir, old soldiers of Húrin's house, took Túrin and they escaped by way of a secret pass over the Shadowy Mountains and came down in to Beleriand and finally to Doriath, the Kingdom of Thingol and Melian with the help of Beleg the Strongbow.
The halls of Menegroth in the heart of Doriath were a wonder for young Tùrin and there Thingol took him as a foster son and granted him arms and shelter, for well renowned was the name of Húrin. Even though word was sent back to Morwen that her son was safe and that she might come to Doriath, she would not leave Dor-lómin – her new born child, Niënor, Túrin's sister, was but an infant and she remained faithful to Húrin.
Túrin's second sorrow was when he heard that his mother was to remain in Dor-lómin; but in her stead she sent to Túrin the dragon-crested Helm of Hador, wrought by Telchar, as the heirloom of their house.
Morwen is central to the narrative in this chapter. J.R.R. Tolkien successfully develops her character to delve below her earlier stern appearance to see the angst, love and tension that drives her. She is left to manage a small household, and in the face of the opposition of the cruel Easterlings, that are the dire consequences she fortold, she continues to lead steadfastly. Her mistake is to tarry, not to escape; perhaps she feels Húrin still lives, and hopes of his return. Or it may also be the mind of Morgoth bent upon her, willing her to remain so she might weave a web of ruin. There is no denying the strength of her character, however, and the resolution of her nature, turning the readers' perception of her from a cold unfeeling mother to a strife ridden wife who is lonely, proud and beleaguered.
SPOILER This section deals with future aspects of the tale. Tolkien is also weaving his tragedy:
- Túrin's sorrows will heighten his future hatred of Morgoth; and his need for revenge and rebellion.
- His chance meeting with Beleg.
- The birth of Niënor after Túrin has left Dor-lómin.
- The steadfastness of Morwen not to travel to Doriath against the wisdom of Melian.
- The Helm of Hador becomes a potent device for the future.


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Car Review
2012 Kia Optima Hybrid: Routine Maintenance
Two cars in one week--first the Mini, and now our long-term 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid needed an oil change. It was a Thursday afternoon when I went online to request a service appointment for the following Tuesday at Ed Voyles Kia in metro Atlanta. I received email confirmation from the Internet Manager almost immediately, and a friendly phone call confirming the Tuesday appointment from the Service Manager within 24 hours. I appreciated that I wasn't left to wonder whether my request had been received.
When I first pulled onto the property a few days later, I was a bit confounded about where to check in. As a first-timer, I was hoping a big sign would point the way to the service entrance. There was no one around to ask, so I drove around to the rear of the building and tentatively pulled into what I thought was the correct set of doors. (I found out later that I had entered backwards, but I was given a pass because a uniform delivery truck was blocking the entrance from the front.)
So, once inside the garage, I was greeted by a gregarious young man with an infectious smile. He took my information, and then led me to the waiting room. He offered me coffee and water, and then left me to set up my computer at one of the three available workstations (and yes, there's free Wi-Fi). Moments later, the Service Manager came in to the waiting area to introduce himself to me and to let me know I would be finished up in about an hour.
I was not overly impressed by the general appearance of the dealership; it seemed outdated and in need of a branding infusion to synch up with the modern Kia image. However, it turns out that this Kia dealer is temporarily occupying what used to be a dealership for another brand. The Ed Voyles team will only be in this facility until a larger one can be located or built.
Where this dealership really won me over was in the sphere of customer service. I'm so accustomed to being told my car will be finished in an hour, only to have the work drag on well beyond that. When the service manager came in almost exactly at the hour mark to tell me the car was ready, I'm pretty sure the delighted surprise registered on my face.
We went to his office, where he proceeded to walk me through all the checkpoints that the technician had covered. It should be noted: I had initially asked for an oil change and tire rotation. I gave a good deal of latitude by adding, "...and any other things that are needed." It wasn't intentionally a test, but at a lot of service centers I've gone to, it often resulted in pushy upselling of parts and services that really weren't needed.
Anyway, no monkey business here. Oil change, check. Tire rotation, check. Tire pressure, a.o.k. All other systems - go. That was it. Nothing else recommended, nothing else sold. (Well done, guys.)
I expected to make the trek across the intake bays to the cashier next. That's how it's typically done, right? Not so at Ed Voyles Kia. I was happily surprised to learn that the service manager could accept payment right at his computer. Easy breezy, and at only $54.42, it was pretty cheap, too. When I commented about how nice that was, he said, "We find it saves time, and also it's more convenient in case the customer has any questions before they leave the dealership."
I have to say, I'm a fan of the concept.
So, no points deducted for the building, since it's a temporary situation (although a directional sign for the service entrance would really help). Major points awarded for attention to details and for truly great customer service. I heartily recommend this dealer for Kia service in the Atlanta area.


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It's Complicated
A category 5 hurricane, Sharon, strikes the northeast coast of the United States devastating New York City and the northern coast of New Jersey. Millions are without water, electricity and basic survival needs of food and shelter. Thousands are totally isolated and hundreds are presumed dead. As part of James Madison University's 1787 August Orientation first-year students took on the role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's regional response task force, assigned to direct the rescue and recovery of those whose lives remain at risk. There are more requests for immediate assistance than resources to help.
Students debated sending aid to families who chose not to evacuate but are now in peril, a prison that is flooding whose inmates are in danger, personal friends who called to request assistance, government officials demanding resources for their constituents and residents with limited access to public transportation who are at risk.
The point is, "It's complicated."
JMU is introducing The Madison Collaborative: Ethical Reasoning in Action this year at orientation. At the University Welcome for the 4,200 first year students on Wednesday evening President Jonathan Alger emphasized the importance of this new initiative to the students. "It's a program that is going to help you think about and manage ethical decisions in your personal, professional and civic lives," he said. "You'll become familiar with questions and processes to help you make good decisions and that's a skill we want you to carry with you for the rest of your life."
The Orientation office collaborated with The Madison Collaborative to develop "It's Complicated," a 75-minute program designed to introduce students to the importance of ethical decision making and provide a tool to facilitate the reasoning process – eight key questions that can be used to evaluate the ethical dimensions of a problem. The key questions explore outcomes, fairness, authority, liberty, rights, responsibilities, empathy and character.
After watching a video and reading the Hurricane Sharon case study students worked within small groups to make hard ethical decisions about who to aid. Each small group sat in a circle and used a "talking piece," a gold coin with the JMU seal on one side and The Madison Collaborative logo on the other, to allow for respectful discussion.
"Orientation seemed like the perfect opportunity to create a common experience that would lay the foundation for what students can expect from The Madison Collaborative throughout their JMU career," said Director of Orientation Tisha McCoy-Ntiamoah. "Introducing students to ethical reasoning as they enter JMU sets the expectation for the learning they will experience, what we value in our community and the impact it can have on one's personal, professional and civic life at JMU and beyond."
Over 160 facilitators from all divisions of the university were trained to lead the "It's Complicated" session. Facilitator Stefanie Warlick, assistant director of Rose Library, said the students went from yawning and sending signals that it was 10 a.m. and they would rather be anywhere else to being so engaged in the discussion that they had to be interrupted to keep on schedule. "The students were so thoughtful in their consideration of the eight key questions as it related to the Hurricane Sharon scenario. I was amazed at how willingly and deeply each group explored the issues surrounding decision making," said Warlick.
First-year student Jake Mulholland of Swedesboro, N.J., said the hurricane scenario hit close to home for him so it was interesting to hear from other students in his group. "It was challenging because we were all debating from different perspectives," said Mulholland, "but it also helped that we were a diverse group and had differences and opinions." Katie Hunt of Virginia Beach, Va., said she liked that the session gave students a chance to think of real world situations and how they would respond. "It's already really different from high school – you're not just a kid anymore, you're in the real world," she said. Hunt said the eight key questions will help her think more about the decisions she's making. "It won't be such a reflex but I'll actually think about it and try to make the best decisions for me and everyone else."
McCoy-Ntiamoah said she hopes students develop an appreciation for the fact that the most challenging situations in life rarely have an absolute right or wrong outcome. She challenges the Class of 2017 "as a student and a citizen of a greater community it will now be incumbent upon you to use the tools you have been provided to evaluate and resolve challenging situations. In a world where we predominately react on reflex, I challenge you to react with reflection using ethical reasoning."
To learn more about the It's Complicated session and view the video: https://www.jmu.edu/orientation/its-complicated/index.shtml
To learn more about the Madison Collaborative: http://www.jmu.edu/mc/
By Paula Polglase ('92) '(96)
August 22, 2013
Published: Thursday, August 22, 2013
Last Updated: Thursday, October 20, 2016


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Those fond Friday night football memories are being rekindled this Saturday evening when Lakewood and Saranac alumni line up for some full-contact, live action on the gridiron.
Those fond Friday night football memories are being rekindled this Saturday evening when Lakewood and Saranac alumni line up for some full-contact, live action on the gridiron.
This year, the summertime alumni series returns to Lakeview's Unity Field.
And while there may be just as many spills as thrills, the game promises to be exciting, according to promoter, part-time player and sometime coach Ashton King.
"They don't hit nearly as hard as what they used to hit, because guys have to go back to work on Monday," King said. "So instead of going for a full hit, they might just make a safe tackle.
"But you do get guys laying out for passes, running backs diving for extra yards and linebackers lining up for big hits. It's just that everybody has gotten a little smarter from when they were in high school."
Anybody out of high school is eligible to participate in the alumni game. The cost is $60 per player prior to Saturday and $75 the day of the game.
In years past, between 30 and 35 players have suited up for each team.
"We've done it before and had a pretty good turnout," King said. "Anybody can come out and play."
The rules of the game are basically the same, except for a few Pro Bowl type modifications, according to King.
"Only four guys can rush and you can't blitz," King said. "It's a lot like Pro Bowl rules."
Last year, Lakewood suited up the most experienced player on the field in 60-year-old Jim "The Purple People Eater" Larsen. The senior statesman was preparing to return to the alumni gridiron classic this summer, but a knee injury sustained during training sidelined him for the game.
"He's in great shape and he plans on coming back next year," King said.
For the most part, the average age for the Lakewood alumni was around 35 in 2012, while Saranac was a bit younger with an average age of 28. Saranac won the game by a score of 12-0.
"Their stamina beat our experience," King said.
King said attendance figures for the games have hovered between 400 and 1,000.
The cost to witness the excitement and carnage is $5 per person or $20 for an entire family of more than four. Concessions are available.
"We hope to have 1,000 there on Saturday," he said. "Our biggest turnouts have been when we played at Lakewood, so this should be our biggest turnout yet."
Saturday's game marks the fifth year that the Lakewood alumni have suited up to relive the glory days of Friday nights past.
Over the previous four years, Lakewood has raised nearly $15,000 for its high school football program.
"It's a lot of fun and a lot of action," King said. "For the most part, each team runs a lot of passing plays, which makes it more exciting.
"The good part about it is that you're able to watch some old guys who want to play football again, and seeing those old guys getting revved up and excited."


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Author Notes: This recipe ia adapted from my favorite tart recipe ever which is the same with pastry cream instead of ricotta. I had the idea of ricotta filling trying to balance richness of the crust with something lighter but tasty and sweet at the same time. I used to substitute often whipped cream with fresh ricotta to keep desserts lighter and I have to say that this time it worked perfectly again! —heirloom
Makes: 11" tart
tart crust
cups AP flour + more for working surface
tablespoons unsalted butter diced+ more for greasing pan
tablespoons sugar
egg yolks
very little lemon zest grated
pinch kosher salt
Home made ricotta filling
gallon whole milk
teaspoon coarse sale
tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
tablespoon maple sirup
mint leaves
In This Recipe
- Make crust. Put flour on a working surface and make a well in the center. Add all remaining ingredients and knead until combined being careful not to overwork dough. When combined make a ball, lightly flour it, wrap it in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 40 minutes.
- Make ricotta. Pour milk and salt in a non-reactive pot and heat on medium heat until it reaches 190F (or until your finger cannot stay in there comfortably more than 2 seconds- another sign is when milk starts bubbling in the sides). Remove from heat, add lemon juice, stir once, and let it rest for about 5 minutes w/out moving it. You'll see curds separating in the liquid. Drain in a strainer covered with 3-4 layers of cheese cloth (or kitchen paper as I did). Let drain for about 1 hour. Remove from strainer, put on a dish and keep in the fridge cover with plastic wrap.
- Roll dough. Dust with flour the working surface and roll the dough into a 12-13" round. If dough crumbles you can re-work it again a little or roll it with your fingers directly in the greased pan. This crust is great so you can easily patch it up if it breaks. Make holes all over using a fork.
- Bake the crust. Heat oven to 300F. Cut a parchment paper to round shape for it to cover the bottom of the pan. Place it on top of the dough and cover evenly with baking weights (or dry beans). Bake until lightly brown (about 30 minutes). Remove from oven, remove parchment paper and weights, and let cool throughly on a rack.
- Compose tart. When ricotta and crust are both cool, rinse peaches, pat them to dry and slice them long wise in wedges. In a mixing bowl toss ricotta with maple sirup (you might need to add 1 or 2 tablespoons milk) to obtain a soft sweet spread. Spread it on the crust. Arrange peaches wedges. Decorate with chopped mint leaves.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for A&M Smackdown / Your Best Peach Pie or Tart
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The man accused of murdering Irish woman Jill Meagher has now been charged with three counts of rape in an Australian court.
Melbourne's Magistrates Court has heard that Adrian Bayley has been charged with two additional counts of raping Meagher.
The 41-year-old was initially charged with one count of rape and one count of murder when he was arrested in September.
His defence lawyer Helen Spowart told the court when Bayley appeared in court in January that he would be fighting the charges; police charged him with two further counts of raping the radio journalist.
Spowart said the evidence of a police forensic scientist who analysed Bayley's DNA sample would be relevant to those further two charges.
The Age newspaper has reported that Bayley's legal aid defence team has asked for a copy of the scientist's notes but the Office of Public Prosecutions told them they would need to get a subpoena.
Drogheda born Meagher was abducted and killed in September.
Spowart confirmed that a subpoena for the notes would be filed on Wednesday. She wants
Bayley's two-day committal hearing, due to start next Tuesday, delayed so they could have more time to prepare his case.
Bayley also wants an independent expert to analyse the DNA sample in the case and the expert's report would not be available until the first week of April.
Spowart is also looking for independent reports into other evidence.
Prosecutor Gavin Silbert has opposed the application to delay the committal.
He said only six witnesses were to be called next week and that both police forensic scientists would be available to be cross-examined next Wednesday.
Bayley was also charged with two more rapes in Elwood and Balaclava last year and is also facing another rape charge in St Kilda in 2000.
The accused appeared via videolink from prison during the hearing while Meagher's husband, Tom, was also in court.
He left court without commenting and was driven away in a police car.
Deputy chief magistrate Felicity Broughton refused the application to delay the contested committal hearing next week.
She said she was satisfied the defence experts would have enough time to inspect the materials they required before the hearing began next Tuesday.


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Minnesota town receives personal letter from Obama for time capsule
The small north woods community of Ely, population 3,460, received some national exposure Monday as NBC's Today show aired a segment focusing on unique aspects of the city on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
Ely finds itself in the news cycle of today's presidential inauguration, thanks to a handwritten letter President Obama recently sent community members in hopes that it would be included in a time capsule to be encased for the next 50 years in a brick wall of the Fine Arts Building at Vermilion Community College, where it will take its place this spring.
Gerry Snyder of Ely wrote to the president last March, asking for a personal contribution to the local time capsule, and said that after several months of waiting he had held out little hope of a reply from the Oval Office.
He was taken aback to finally receive a handwritten two-page note from the president on White House stationery in September.
In the note, Obama wrote of his aspirations of stewardship for the area, saying: "Fifty years from now, I hope we have managed the balance between our energy needs and our need to preserve the planet so that the wilderness surrounding Ely remains as spectacular as you describe."
Snyder said his community was pleased and honored to receive such a unique and personal response from a sitting president. Snyder said he's been told administration staffers are highly selective of what mail actually makes it directly to the president's desk.
"I was very surprised my letter made it, because they didn't know me from Adam," he said.
Snyder was equally surprised when he was contacted by a Today show production worker from New York, expressing interest in paying a visit to Ely.
On Tuesday, a Today crew arrived in town to interview Snyder and to paint a picture of his community. Snyder, 78, has owned a summer home in Ely for 20 years and decided to make the city his full-time residence a couple of years ago.
The television crew called on the Wintergreen Dogsled Lodge, where owner Paul Schurke arranged to have cameramen shadow 18-year-old local dogsled guide Greg Ott on a wilderness outing.
"They came out here to see what was so special about Ely, and we showed them," Schurke said.
For a bit more local color, the TV team also visited the local radio station, WELY, which is still often used by locals to deliver personal messages to one another or to ask for favors in remote areas, where phone coverage remains unreliable. The station once was owned by the late Charles Kuralt, a longtime CBS newsman who hosted the popular "On the Road" segment and featured Ely in a book, "Charles Kuralt's America."
"They wanted to know what it is about this remote, small town that makes people pull together during tough times," Schurke said.
To get a sense of that, the Today crew interviewed Dan Armstrong, a local man whom community members rallied to support when medical expenses threatened his financial ruin.
Schurke said he'll be curious to see how much of the footage makes it onto the air.
Regardless, he said the presidential letter and national attention it has generated has been the talk of the town.
"The letter was a precious gift that the whole community is taking pride in," Schurke said.
The Ely segment aired during the 8 a.m. hour of Monday's show.


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Maid, The (US - DVD R1)
Gabe was distinctly told not to touch the Ghosts' offerings, and did it anyway...
Rosa Dimaano (Alessandra de Rossi), a young Filipino woman moves to Singapore to serve as a maid for Mr. and Mrs. Teo, who run a Chinese Teochew dialect opera troupe. She arrives on the Chinese Seventh Month when for 30 days and 30 nights the gates of Hell are opened, and the ghosts of the damned are allowed to walk amongst the living. Rosa is not Chinese however, and her Christian beliefs don't meld with these superstitions, thus she is not afraid. Then she unwittingly breaks the rules, and is haunted by violent visions of the undead.
Anyone interested in seeing Singapore's first ever horror film release should probably stay far away from any critical blurbs, especially the one that adorns the DVD's cover. These reviews all seem to compare The Maid to two other films, and in effect give away the entire plot. My review will probably end up doing the exact same thing.
"...Part The Sixth Sense, part Ju-On.", says horror news site ArrowInTheHead.com, and that pretty much says it all. Toss in a lick of genuine Chinese folklore, and you got yourself a movie. Nobody here was really expecting a revelation in originality here, right? Didn't think so.
The second thing to understand before watching The Maid is that the maid herself is not the antagonist, but the protagonist. The film is unfortunately titled, and I don't know about anyone else, but I made some pretty silly assumptions based on that unfortunate title. This is not an exploitation flick about a murderous maid. Director Kelvin Tong even does his best to supply the film with an air of respectability, and for the most part he succeeds. The film looks pretty good, and the actors are all very professional.
The Maid has a truly bizarre pacing and flow. The first half lays just as much importance visually on mundane house cleaning as horrifying visits from the undead. Perhaps Tong was just doing his best to keep us off guard, which proves successful in doses. Occasionally, a casual scare did catch this viewer off guard. The weird pace serve a second purpose, in that no specific event is given too much screen time, in an effort to hide the films inevitable final act twist.
Unfortunately, just after the half-way mark, Tong messes it all up by tossing every possible clichéd scare tactic onto the screen in the hopes that some of them will stick. Turning a dark corner you turned a dozen times only to find a ghost, shifting a mirror at the correct angle to find a ghost, bending down to inspect something on the floor only to find a ghost when you stand up, creepy children running around, it's all here and we've all seen it all before. By the time the inevitable final act twist arrived I was exhausted, but unfortunately not out of fear. The film lacks control.
The fact that The Maid occasionally looked and acted differently from other Asian Ghost Stories got my hopes up. I didn't realize it was just trying to be an American horror movie instead. The inevitable final act twist's reveal is so much like a film students rendition of the same scene from The Sixth Sense (and no, I'm not giving anything too big away, they aren't the exact same twist) it's sad to think that there was potential to be had here.
Did you hear that loud, crashing thud? That was the sound of Tartan USA dropping the ball big time. An artefact here and there, a bit of graininess or edge enhancement, these are all forgivable offenses, especially when they aren't a constant. What is an inexcusable hindrance on even a novice viewer's viewing enjoyment is the stretching of an image. For some reason Tartan has tried to stretch what appears to be a 1.85:1 ratio into about a 2.35:1. It's jarring and ugly, and I noticed it every second of the film.
The rest of the transfer is more than serviceable, producing some nice colours without bleeding. There is some grain and low-level noise present, but barely enough to warrant noticing. The contrast could probably do with a bit of tweaking, as the image often appears a bit flat. This is a dark movie, as seen in my screen caps.
As per usual from Tartan, we're give both a DTS and a Dolby Digital track, and as per usual, they're nearly impossible to differentiate. The soundtrack is mostly mellow, at least for the mellower first half, but scares are very loudly accentuated by the often silly sounding musical score. These scare hits are so loud that it may be worth warning viewers to not crank the sound too loud during the film's down times. This gets out of hand quickly as the film wraps up.
Our main character, Rosa, does not speak Mandarin, and communicates with others with English. This is sort of admirable, as it's most likely how most Filipino immigrants communicate with the people they meet in China, and it doesn't placate to its audience (unless of course the 'real' audience was suppose to be American producers...). The problem is that, with the exception of Rosa, most of these actors do not speak very intelligible English, and the DVD's English subtitles don't appear anything unless Mandarin is being spoken. There is a great deal of dialogue here (roughly a thrid or more) that will be missed unless the viewer has a particular penchant for deciphering broken English.
I honestly thank Tartan for not pile too many extras onto this DVD, because frankly I was done with it the second the film stopped. The Making-Of featurette is, as seems to be the norm for shorter docs, actually a really long ad for the film. There is little actual information here, but plenty of happy folks talkin' shop. The rest of the disc consists of Trailers for this, and other Tartan Asia Extreme releases.
The Maid isn't a great start into the horror field for Singapore. It isn't the worst film of its kind by a long shot, but it doesn't have the confidence to truly have an interesting voice of its own. Tartan, who was on a roll for a while there, has really messed up on the transfer which is obviously stretched into the wrong aspect ratio. They've also not supplied consistent English subtitles to help navigate the film's constant broken English. I'm disappointed, but still hold out hope for director Kelvin Tong, thanks to the film's meandering pace and narrative. Maybe next time he'll make a Chinese horror movie instead of an American one.
Review by Gabriel Powers
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That "widescreen!"...GAH, MY EYES!
The cover looks like The Grudge, small split in the hair to reveal an eye. Jeez, how about some originality.
Another ghost story?!?!? Will these ever stop?
Do you mean as a remake? This is a Region 1, US DVD.
hmm wont be surprise if this will be a film coming out in the us soon
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Disc Details
Release Date: 12th September 2006
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS 5.1 Mandarin, Dolby Digital 5.1 Mandarin
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Extras: The Making of The Maid, Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Kelvin Tong
Cast: Alessandra de Rossi, Huifang Hong, Benny Soh, Zhenwei Guan, Shucheng Chen
Genre: Horror and Thriller
Length: 89 minutes
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Several coaches came up to Hood River Valley wrestling coach Trent Kroll to tell him how good his wrestlers looked at the Hood River Elks Memorial Tournament Saturday.
"I'm hoping they haven't seen anything yet," the HRV coach said.
The Eagles took third as a team at the tournament, with Cesar Zarate winning the 145-pound championship.
This was the 15th year of the tournament being run under the Elks banner, and it raised around $1,200 for scholarships for graduating senior wrestlers.
"We're trying to perpetuate the scholarship and to help the kids out," said Elks event chairman George Johnson.
On the mat, the Eagles tried to do their best to perpetuate reputation of Hood River as a difficult place to wrestle and win.
In addition to Zarate's 145-pound win and the third-place team finish, the Eagles had Katie Eddy, Frannie Ybarra and Jessica DeHart all win their brackets in a girls OSAA state tournament qualifier to compete in the girls championships Feb. 25 at Memorial Coliseum. Marina Smith placed third to be named as an alternate to the tournament.
Behind Zarate, placers in the Elks tournament included second-place finishes for Andrew DeHart (132 pounds) and Kelby Broddie (170 pounds), third-place finishes for David Brunk (152 pounds), Nick Morgan (182 pounds) and Juan Karlos Hernandez (220 pounds), a fifth-place finish by Chas Peterson at 138 pounds and sixth-place finishes from Charlie Mallon (120 pounds), Cristobal Castro (113 pounds) and Brandon Dominguez (285 pounds).
"That tells me they believe in themselves and want to work hard to win," Kroll said of the finishes after his team saw several competitions and numerous practices wiped out in the preceding weeks.
The Eagles finished with 162 points, 1.5 behind second-place finisher Churchill. Barlow won the tournament in impressive fashion with 188.5 points while winning four weight classes.
While the girls members now prepare for their state tournament appearances, and everyone prepares for the Special District Qualifier between the Columbia River Conference and PIL at Marshall High School Feb. 17-18, Kroll is trying to keep his team focused on what they need to do to prepare.
"The biggest thing is making sure we are not peaking right now," he said.
The Eagles will be at Hermiston Thursday and a tournament in Oregon City this weekend before returning home to face Pendleton on senior night Feb. 9.
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Boston -- The Narragansett Bay Commission's (NBC) Fields Point Wastewater Treatment Plant was recently selected by EPA for a 2011 Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations and Maintenance Excellence Award.
The entire staff of Narragansett Bay Commission, led by Executive Director Raymond Marshall, was recognized by EPA's New England Office for exceptional work in operating and maintaining its wastewater treatment facility. The plant was among three specific facilities in New England acknowledged for exemplary performance during 2011. The EPA Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Excellence Award was established to recognize and honor the employees of publicly owned wastewater treatment plants for their commitment to improving water quality with outstanding plant operations and maintenance.
"The professionals operating these wastewater treatment plants, as well as the municipalities and the state environmental agencies that support them, are essential to keeping our environment healthy by protecting water quality. They are devoted, often underappreciated, and demonstrate a high level of commitment under extreme situations. I am proud to give them the credit they deserve," said Curt Spalding, regional administrator of EPA's New England Office.
The award acknowledges the outstanding work that has been performed by the entire NBC staff over the years focusing on the operations and maintenance of the treatment facility in particular (i.e. Paul Nordstrom, Director of Operations and Engineering; Carmine Goneconte, Operations Manager, Paul Desrosiers, Assistant Operations Manager, Meg Goulet, Interceptor Maintenance Manager, and staff), as well as in the construction services (i.e. Rich Bernier, Director of Construction Services, Mark Thomas, Construction Manager, and staff), executive affairs (i.e. Laurie Horridge, Director of Executive Affairs, Jennifer Harrington, Chief Legal Counsel, and staff), administration and finance (i.e. Karen Giebink, Director of Administration and Finance and staff), planning, policy, and regulation (i.e. Thomas Uva, Director of Planning Policy, and Regulation; Kerry Britt, Industrial Pretreatment Manager; and staff) and the energy efficiency (i.e. Barry Wenskowicz and James McCaughey) sectors. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) was instrumental in nominating this facility. The award and acknowledgement from the RIDEM and the EPA is extremely well deserved and is reflective of a total team effort.
The Narragansett Bay Commission Fields Point Wastewater Treatment Plant's outstanding work will be acknowledged on January 25th at the annual New England Water Environment Association Conference in Boston.
For more information: http://www.epa.gov/ne/topics/water/wwater.html and http://www.epa.gov/owm/mtb/intnet.htm


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Not a day goes by without reading or hearing a news story about the obesity epidemic in America, and that's ironic since newsrooms appear to be the leading cause. Your average TV, radio or newspaper newsroom makes a cruise ship look like a sweat lodge.
It was the boss's birthday, an event that prior to Facebook would have come and gone without notice. But now that I knew, and being the shameless suckup that I am, I sprung for a cake and candles and led a brief off-key chorus of "Happy Birthday" without paying royalties to ASCAP for the live performance.
Of course, I had to have a piece, and then I had to have a second piece when the suckups in the sales office brought in a cake of their own.
The following day the boss himself contributed to the carb orgy by bringing in the remains of a vanilla-coconut cake his family presented him the previous night. I had a slice of that, too, and I don't even like coconut.
The same day the boss's vanilla-coconut calorie bomb landed in my stomach, Randy, the kid, dropped a skid of Yum-Yum Donuts on the counter of the break room. It was a nice gesture, especially since we pay him in recycled cans and bottles, so it would have hurt his feelings if I didn't have a bear claw.
And a glazed.
The same day I got an email from HR asking me to pop in, which usually means I'm fired, but this time I simply had to update my dental plan. But as long as I was there I grabbed a handful of mini-Reese's peanut butter cups Arleen keeps in a bowl by the door.
Hey, they were minis.
Of course, this is pretty much what goes on every day, and after three slices of cake, two doughnuts and a fistful of peanut butter cups, I'm becoming a maxi.
It's not just midnight snacks that are making us fat, it's the conveyor-belt of calories we graze on all day at work.
Blindfolded I can find my way to the cubicles with the best stuff; the girl in accounting whose name I don't know but who has a thing for Red Vines, the sales guy who keeps a bottomless jar of M&Ms on his desk, and Roxanne in marketing whose office is a virtual catering hall for candy.
All this cake and candy may be why they asked me to update my dental plan.
Each of these little sugar-stations are lovely gestures on the part of co-workers efforting to humanize an increasingly de-humanized work environment. With rules and regulations and corporate mandates and prohibitions on practically everything, unwrapping a Hershey's Kiss at a co-worker's desk is a small oasis of interpersonal contact before its back to the digital salt mines.
Nobody is going to stop by to gossip over celery stalks.
And since nobody has time today for actual lunch that means the office vending machines have taken on greater importance.
The obligatory Coke machine stands by a Pepsi machine, like we once stood face-to-face with the Soviet Union, locked in a perpetual cold war for soda dominance. The soda machines are accompanied by candy machines just in case Roxanne gets hit by a car, along with the machine of last resort, the "wheel of death," with its stale sandwiches and off-brand orange juice going around and around and the great likelihood you'll get ripped you off when it takes your money and doesn't fork over the goods.
By the time we stumble into our cars at the end of the day we're barely able to keep our eyes open from the inevitable post sugar-rush crash and our seat belts practically strangle us stretched as tight as a tourniquet. Whose idea was it to get bucket seats anyway?
After eight hours of eating at the office, we need a bigger bucket.
Not that long ago it was a real treat on a Friday night when Dad would surprise us with ice cream. That simple pleasure is lost in a land that offers dessert after every meal and a day at the office has become a day at Willy Wonka's.
While unemployment might be bad for the bottom line, I suspect it's good for the waistline.
Doug McIntyre's column appears Sunday and Wednesday. He can be reached at: firstname.lastname@example.com.


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This is a Horsman 12" doll called SWEET MEMORY, she has vinyl head and hands, rooted beautiful shiny blond hair, sleep blue eyes with real eyelashes and a soft cloth very cuddly stuffed body. Her outfit is of a calico print shirt with Red dress and cowgirl hat.
Her face colors are fresh and crisp like the first day.
She is in her book was stored when purchased, Box is fine but not perfect due to many years of shelf storage.
Great Doll for the Serious Collector!
HORSMAN Horsman Dolls, Inc. History Horsman Dolls, Inc., is one of America's oldest doll and toy manufacturers. It was founded during the mid-nineteenth century, circa 1865, by Mr. Edward Iseman Horsman. His first business was located in New York City, New York, and he sold both retail and wholesale, making and specializing in children's toys, games, and other types of amusements. By all accounts, Mr. Horsman established an early reputation as a "good" businessman among his toy manufacturing contemporaries; his singular aim was to please the public. He followed the public fads which ranged from the early baseball craze to the later public pre-occupation with tricycles and spring horses. It appears that Mr. Horsman seemed to always follow popular trends, maintaining a finger on the public pulse, and creating a few trends of his own. Around the late nineteenth century, the E.I. Horsman Company, Inc. was manufacturing tricycles, spring horses, skates, sleighs, doll carriages, baseball accessories, and early board games. It is believed that as early as the late 1860's to mid-1870's, the company began to import doll parts -- heads and bodies -- from Europe, possibly Germany. The earliest dolls to be assembled by the company are reported to be bisque heads and cloth bodies. Mr. Horsman continued to import or buy doll parts to assemble, selling fully completed dolls, until around the turn of the century, circa 1900. At this time, the company began to focus its efforts on creating some dolls of their own. It was during this time that the public became enchanted by the bear hunting tales about President Theodore Roosevelt. Attempting to capitalize on these hunting adventures, many of the toy manufacturers competed with each other to make an acceptable stuffed bear that would "win" the hearts of the American public. Among them, of course, was the E.I. Horsman Company which was quite successful in this venture, In fact, according to a September, 1906, advertisement in Playthings magazine, Mr. Horsman called his creations "Teddy's Bears" following the name which had been given to the bears through newspaper accounts. The history of the "Ideal Doll Company" also claims to have coined this particular phrase. It is unknown which account is true. By 1914, at the onset of World War I, the American doll industry had suffered quite a few setbacks. Importation of the bisque heads came almost to an abrupt halt as imports from Germany were curtailed. Many American potters attempted to fill this gap with their version of a bisque doll head but few were successful. Between 1918 and 1925 the Fulper Pottery Company featured heads which were made from molds obtained from the Armand Marseille Company of Germany. Horsman bought many heads from Fulper. By the late 1920's, bisque head dolls had lost their popularity in the US. Horsman was one of the first doll producers to market a special type of composition doll called "Can't Break 'Em Heads." This product was available as early as 1911 when the Campbell Kids first made their appearance as dolls. By the 1920's, most of the dolls being produced in this country were made of composition. The period between 1920 and 1940 is often referred to as the "composition craze period." Horsman made thousands of compo dolls during that time. It is estimated that his production was up to 6000 a day. The Regal Doll manufacturing company acquired the E.I. Horsman Doll Company in 1940, and changed the name to Horsman Dolls, Inc. The company is still in business, and still uses that name. By the late 1940's the company was producing up to 12,000 dolls a day and their Trenton New Jersey plant employed over 600 people who lived in the neighborhoods surrounding the plant. The company started producing vinyl and plastic dolls in 1947. They developed soft plastics that they called "Super Flex" and "Fairy Skin" in the mid-fifties. The Horsman Doll Company has existed for more than 100 years and has repeatedly earned the reputation as one of America's best-loved and best-known doll companies
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