Mains flushing unit, reversible flow..
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- Опубликовано: 9 июн 2024
- So, i have finally got around to testing this contraption out!
A mains central heating flushing unit, with reversible flow!
Total cost to make approx £100 including hoses.
Absolutley made up with how this performed!
00:00 Introduction
02:15 Connecting it up!
06:09 Agitate the rads
08:33 Refilling and adding inhibitor
10:48 The results 
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This would benefit from a double
Check valve on the cold supply in, on this job, it had one off the outside tap. ❤
Tee the 2 dump outlets together Dan, to use 1 dump hose. Thats what I've done and it works great. cheers.
Excellent idea. See this is what I love about this community!! 🥰
i’m an IT nerd, not a plumber and i was shouting at the screen to t the dumps together
Like it, very professional, and well explained. Just done my open vent system, with a hose in a toilet(dump) on one rad. leg, etc. Not been done in thirty year! The sh1t that came out made your dump water look like the finest spring water. Always like your videos, very informative. Peace and goodwill.
Thank you Martin, haha yeh the older the system the better results. I can’t wait to try this on something similar.
Thanks mate. I’m definitely making this. The prv is a great idea. My mate used his Thorough flush, in an area with 6 bar pressure, and caused a load of leaks. Excellent Video bruvva. Thanks
Cheers mate! I need to make some amendments to this one yet. Have a read of the comments, there’s some improvements to be made :)
I don’t know how my notifications didn’t go off. Glad I didn’t miss this video what a cool contraption bruh
Thank you buddy! I wondered where you was! You’re normally first haha!
Nice vid Dan, think I'll look at making up one of these for myself for those systems that arent necessarily that dirty for a powerflush 👌🏽
Yeh mate it’ll never beat a proper machine but decent for like you say the above. Thanks buddy
Great bit of kit that Dan, cheers for sharing 👏👏
Cheers Andy! 🥰
Great video, Dan.
I made something similar a couple of years ago, with four butterfly valves arranged in a square, with compression tees at each corner; one corner to water in ( via pressure reduction valve) one to dump, and the other two to flow and return.
Like yours, it seems to work pretty well.
Would have liked to have seen yours mate! It works well yeh buddy but I think improvements can be made. Thanks for the support Steve!
Great vid Dan ❤ Love the gadget 🎉
Thank you mate, glad you enjoyed it
Another informative video Dan. Love the blue mat in your van, 😃
Thank you mate! Yeh I love the mat too! Need some more haha!
Much cheaper than a thorough flush
@@Heatking would look lovely in my newly converted garage, 😜
I’ve also built myself a reversible flushing valve setup. I used two L port valves which means to reverse the flow I only have to operate two levers. This means I can quickly change the direction of flow. I’m not a plumber or heating engineer but like to do as much stuff as I am allowed legally. I may even post a RUclips video of my contraption.
I’d love to see it.
@@Heatking I think I may hook it up to a spare rad in the garden and video it. I went mad and bought and fitted magnacleanse ends and pipes
Instead of using a mallet as a agitator use a cheap body rechargeable massager off of Amazon has various heads has 30 speeds and usb recharge works a treat plus if u have a blocked waste trap put it on the trap section whack away on the trap lower seal at a moderate speed 30 seconds and if your lucky it will clear .
Never thought of this! Ingenuis mate thank you!!
Great advice my wife has a big one she keeps in the bedside cabinet should be perfect 😮
Rabbit?
I use a toffee wheels £3.50
Personal preference but you could use the pegler butterfly valves to make the levers a bit tidier. Impressive gadget and I'd imagine a fair bit cheaper than a thorough flush unit. Id have a brass hose lock too just because im a tart😂
Haha yeh it would make it tidier matey you’re right, but would bump the cost up a bit more. Cheers for the support Tom!
Fair play to you, great job. Donal
Thanks Donal. Appreciate that buddy.
Decent mate, now I’ve seen it it’s actually quite simple, but I’m same as you if I’m explaining or thinking in my head how it’s going round and what valves need to open I start confusing myself 😂😂 👍
Haha I was doing this all the time. Driving me insane’ cheers for the support mate.
Top video that Dan 😊 really got me fired up 😂
Haha cheers mate. Glad you enjoyed it!
It keeps him out of the pub and he's not getting in the misses way
@@charliewillis8527 😂😂😂 no black eyes for me!
@@Heatking yes luke needs to take a leaf out of your box and stop upsetting her indoors
@@charliewillis8527 😂😂😂
Decent that lad 👊🔥
Thanks Nath 🥰
You need a second dump hose or link to the dump hose together with an additional lever valve. But the idea is top notch
Also did you fit the air separator with the arrow pointing away from the boiler. I could be wrong but it looked like it was pointing towards it ?
Cheers mate. I do have a second hose but had left it 😂😂 yeh teeing them together is a great idea! I’ll have to check on the video if I put it on the wrong way 😳
Good job Dan almost looks like summat shop bought😂❤
😂😂😂😂 cheers mate
Nice like it
Cheers Jason 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Not a plumber but i like to solve problems. Could you not use an L port valve for the cold feed and then join the dumps together. And using 15mm or half bore as the pressure from any hose outlet is never going to need full bore? (when watching other plumbers ive always wondered why not build your own #pb) Good work!
(Suggestions are to make it smaller/cheaper - forgot to mention)
Cheers mate, yeh teeing the 2 drains together is a great idea. I’m going to make some amendments from the awesome advice for the comments like this on here :)
Very clever lad.
Cheers buddy! However! It’s been done before 😂
But wasn't as good or explained as well😊
@@macpatel7810 you’re too kind to me Matey 🥰
Just honest buddy. Keep up the good work.
@@macpatel7810 cheers buddy! Appreciate it.
Think this job made you lose your head a bit. You fitted the micro vent on the flow but set the body pointing to the boiler as if a return. We've all been there 👍🏻
That’s the correct way to do it buddy, well correct according to its instructions anyway haha.
It is however pointing the wrong way! Well spotted! 🤦🏽♂️
Is that one of Lukes jobs with the black clips
😂😂😂 must be! Not a press fitting in sight 😂😂😂
You dont need the blue 22mm lever valve as the 2 red ones switch flow off 🤔👍
Well spotted mate ❤
I was thinking of making one? Do you recon 15mm be ok under mains pressure with full bore lever valves? Doing one rad at time 🤔
@@johngough7817 I don’t see why not. Mines reduced to 15mm off the hoses mate and worked fine. Just a little more restriction isn’t there.
Dan thought you were only doing 1 video a week? 😂
Only one day in the life’s. But I’ve got a few videos like the above to get out. So treat them as a Brucey bonus 😂😂
Everyone loves a Brucey 😂
@@Bigdaftboy 😂😂
🤘😎🤘🫖☕️
Thank you as always Wayne!
I used 3 Way Lever Valves on mine, much smaller set-up & simple to use. Also you need only one Dump Hose.
Yeh I think I might amend this one, after reading a few comments there’s improvements to be made 👍🏼