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£48 in UK. viessmanndirect.co.uk/Catalogue/Accessories/Accessories-File/Vitodens-Cleaning-Kit-7858492

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Hi Ron. Thanks for your comment. There are no more additional fittings than there were at the start. All I've done is replace a metric male iron with an imperial male iron, and swapped out the brass olive for a copper one. I would argue that by converting to imperial, you're actually complying with insurance policies for gas on boats. The imperial wall thickness is thicker than metric and the fitting is far less likely to leak when using a copper olive, which allows for movement.

@@LondonGas Yes, you have improved this no doubt, why is a company allowed to sell this as a marine product when the olives supplied are not allowed on boats? mind does boggle at times. great video by the way im fitting one this weekend

As far as I know it's not for sale in the UK, I import mine from Canada. I'm in discussions with the company that makes it about becoming a UK distributor. If anything progresses with that I'll come back to you.

It requires a little pre-planning, compared to soldering. Sometimes have to crimp fittings in a different order, where space might be a constraint. They sell an additional 45° jaw adaptor for hard to reach places - called the Z8 Here's a link www.angliapipetools.co.uk/product/rems-z1-mini-press-adaptor-for-45-degree-578558/ Don't think I've ever had a fitting on site that I've not been able to use the mini press

Thanks for your feedback

I know exactly what you mean. Unfortunately, I've never seen a POL Male to POL Female elbow, I think there's definitely a market for it. So you have the GasStop Valve, then the regulator, then the pipe supply - which sticks out too far. In that setup, I'd remote the regulator and mount it elsewhere. I'd have the GasStop valve connected to the cylinder, then a POL to W20 braided hose, connected to a mounted single wall block, and have the regulator connected to the single wall block, which in turn connects to the pipe supply. Wish I could post an image to better explain the setup but can't see that option on RUclips. I have a video on Twitter which shows the setup, I'll post the link below. I want to remake the video to include the single-cylinder Clesse OPSO CSR485 regulator. A change to the regulations now says all regulators must incorporate an OPSO, even for single cylinder setups. twitter.com/LondonGAS2/status/1408111495330869251?s=20&t=lxRIeUEaxGzPZxx0ouoTEQ

Hi Adam. 1kg of propane = 14.019 kWh (kilowatt hours) or 47300 BTU/h. This particular LYNX BBQ (C42PSR - 42") is 75,000 BTUs - so requires a larger regulator than the standard 1kg/h version. I used a 4Kg/h regulator. The rules in the UK have been amended since making this video, so now even a single appliance regulator must include an OPSO valve. I now use the Clesse CSR-485 OPSO regulator for all my LPG Firepit & BBQ installations.

@@LondonGas Fantastic, exactly the information I needed. Thanks very much for the prompt response!

@@adamberesford8475 My pleasure. The cylinder size is important also, cylinders have an "off take" rate. A 13Kg propane cylinder has an off-take rate of 1.075kg/hr or 15kW - which is too small for this particular LYNX BBQ. A 19Kg propane cylinder has an off-take rate of 1.344kg/hr or 18.8kW. Technically, if all burners were on maximum simultaneously, then even the 19Kg cylinder is slightly undersized for this grill, which is approx 21.9kW. For this grill I install two 13Kg/s cylinders with two POL to W20 braided hoses, joined together using a double wall-block. The double wall-block is connected to a single Clesse 4Kg/h CSR-485 OPSO regulator. With both cylinders open, I'm in effect doubling the 13Kg to a 26Kg cylinder.

@@LondonGas Great, really helpful information. I hadn’t considered this a factor, but my Viking BBQ has a similar BTU capacity to this lynx model, so is something I will certainly have to address. Thanks again! If you cover work in the Surrey area, I’ll be sure to contact you to use your services.

@@adamberesford8475 I do actually. I'm often in Cobham & Weybridge areas. It's Firepit City down there

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My pleasure Michael. High praise coming from you, glad you liked it.

Glad it helped

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for your tips and advice while I was making it.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks John. More to come! There'll be two more videos following this, one showing a poweflush and another filling and testing a system to Vdi2035. Also have a full install of a gas firebowl coming up.

For the REMS mini + 3 tongs, battery, charger and case cost £895 + Vat That was is Sept' 2016. Cost around the same amount to buy stock of pressfit fittings.

Sure, BES. www.bes.co.uk/clesse-propane-low-pressure-regulator-4-kg-hr-22031/

Sorry for late reply, ony just seen your comment. REMS mini + 3 tongs, battery, charger and case cost £895 + vat in Sept 2016

Absolutely Clive. I bought the fittings based on advice from a marine chandlery I spoke to, before I took them apart. Was only after I took the old compressions off I learned they were parallel and not tapered. If I were to remake the videos I'd definitely source parallel 1/4" bsp wade fittings.

Glad you found it helpful Jerry

Hi Richard. It's a 3/8" compression X 1/4" BSPM T gasproducts.co.uk/3-8-inch-compression-x-1-4-inch-bspm-t.html

@@LondonGas Thank you 👍

So in a nutshell, 2 of the fitting in the link, a drop of liquid PTFE and you’re good to go? Much better than using badly fitting pipe inserts etc.

@@LondonGas Richard that is a tapered fitting, is it better a straight rather than taper as post earlier stated these can cause stress fracture and the original is a straight, so the o ring can also be refitted as original has that too.

Nope.

Generally not, Flashback arrestors are used when there maybe a back flow of either oxygen or a fuel gas into either line due to one of the tanks going empty causing an imbalance in pressure.

3/8". The whole point of the excercise was to make the bubble tester compliant with Gas Safe and BSS standards.

Sorry Juan, I don;t know how they are calibrated. I'd send it to a professional for servicing and calibration.

Our pleasure!

Thanks for your input. I did write at the beginning on Video One that I would be creating deliberate faults throughout. There are THREE video in this series. If you watch video 3, you will see I conclude with a 3/8" adaptor using a copper olive. ruclips.net/video/cf4Q8r6F-W4/видео.html

As far as I'm aware the REMS mini press jaws only fit the REMS mini press.

Ok thanks for the reply and your time

@@TradesDigital yes you are right about Mini Rems but the normal Rems work to other brand's also. cheers

Thanks Richard. My video making/editing skills have vastly improved since making these videos. They're too long with hindsight. Still, they give all the necessary info so I'll keep them up.

I bought my kits for about 850 plus vat with 3 jaws and 2 batteries. I have owned a few press tools of various makes and this is the most versatile and fastest for domestic work!

Sorry for the late reply! Only 2 years late... I bought it outright. Cost me a small fortune, £895 including the 3 jaws. Plus Vat and delivery it came to £1,090. That was just for the REMS mini-press, I then had to buy stock of both Gas & Water Yorkshire X-Press fittings, varying sizes 15/22/28mm, 90 elbows, 45 elbows, straight couplers, tees, reducing tees, crossovers, endcaps etc... which cost an additional £1,000 on top of the REMS. Not cheap to get into it, but the benefits of being able to work on wet pipes, no hot works permit required and the speed increase of install make it worth it for me.

I am an approved stockist if you'd like one?

Thanks Dan - Glad you like :)

Loctite 577 - You can buy it from Amazon or any decent plumbers merchant

Copper olives are softer than brass and produce a better seal. Brass can harden in use and crack. The different expansion / contraction rates can lead to pulled and leaking joints. It's a legal requirement for marine LP Gas systems to use copper olives not brass - they should also have square edges, not long tapers, to form the best seal. Hope that helps.

Why son these just come in 3/8 that's the pipe needed to comply with bss