Powerflush Popped A Rad Valve! - A Day In The Life Of A Gas Engineer 67
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2023
- Powerflush popped a rad valve on a job I was on a while ago where I was using the SDS attachment to agitate the radiators. Since then I've stuck to using a rubber mallet. This job was a return job to powerflush the system since I had mains flushed it earlier in the year to help get a radiator working. I also had another Bristan tap cartridge to change which ended up giving me grief!
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Agreed mate do the job properly or don’t do it at all, from a OAP who is still working at 68yrs old and is still my philosophy 😊 started in this industry when I was 16yrs old love watching your videos.
Thanks for the support mate 🙏🏾
The same thing happened to me when the sds agitator touched the rad. Now I wrap the agitator in 2 rags to cushion the harshness of the sds attachment
Good idea 👍🏾
Great work mate, struggle is real sometimes with them cartridges 😅
Trust me I tend to stay away from general plumbing stuff usually 😂
I used an impact wrench on a tap cartridge one day.
Works brilliant 😅
Yeah I've heard that works well too 👍🏾
I joined Bristan recently, very handy! Last thing you want to do running around for matching tap glands.
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17mm long impact socket for tap cartridges onto the impact driver and 19mm for stop tap heads saves time and your knuckles
Nice one 👍🏾
Please, please, please dont go down the route of click bait. You have your subscribers cause your videos are worth watching . You dont need to go down that road
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Always kept my socket set in the van with me, not just for tap cartridges, used on boilers and loads of other things. Socket sets aren’t just for mechanics
I keep a smaller one on me but the big Halfords one usually is at home
Brilliant video as always mate,
The socket set never fails 😂,
Your really busy with the power flushing nowadays, there great jobs to do,
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Cheers Tony! Yeah I'm getting a lot of it at the mo, even other engineers just getting me in on their jobs to just do the flushing. Can't complain, the machine does the job well!
Awesome work, rad valves popping off happens ..ive had it twice now in last few years
Thanks man. Scary when it does!
Good job on that flush m8t well done a lot of engineers don’t bother ..👍👍
Cheers mate 👍🏾
I keep an old huge magnet in the van for agitating, wrap a rag around it to stop it sticking to rad.
Nice one 👊🏾
You produce some good vids at regular intervals. Don't know how you do it. Keep up the good work.
Thanks man, have to sacrifice a few evenings a week to get the vids out! Glad you enjoy them, makes the effort worthwhile 👊🏾
Sometimes tap cartridges feel like they’ve been welded in from the factory.😂 great video mate ❤
Tell me about it mate 😂
What power flush machine is it mate
The tap, one of life's little tests thrown occasionally at plumbers 😂
Always the case 😂
As you going round tighten up as you turning off rad. The drill is the best way though. Sometimes just a magnacleanse is enough.
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I had exactly the same when I was using a rubber mallet, luckily it was in the kitchen with hard floor & no carpet. Rad valve olive had been put on incorrectly on install
Ah mate, it's horrible when it happens!
Top man 👍
Thanks man 👍🏾
I had a similar experience i was doing a magnacleanse it was a push fit under a floor😅 it took me an extra 2 hour to sort it.
Oh bloody hell! Not fun is it!
You can buy deep socket drill bits for your impact 17mm is perfect for cartridges you'll never go back to using grips and no more bruised fingers lol
Nice one! Can't be turning all my nails black 😂
Question.!when you commented on could have had a 30 kw boiler instead if the 24. I know you get a better hot water flow rate out of the 30 kw but I also thought we shouldn't be oversizing boilers like we did in the past as the new condensing boilers go Into condensate mode aBout 60 deg and putting a bigger boiler in than required makes the boiler cycle more and not get into the economy of condensing mode enough ?? I also thought it was against regulations now just to install the biggest boiler in on a job ? Serious question .loving the videos .keep them coming
You can range rate most of the newer boilers on the heating side which means if you have the correct incoming flow rate for hot water then you can put in boiler sized to match that and then range rate it down on the heating depending on the size of the system so it will still work efficiently overall and deliver the hot water flow rate as required 👍🏾
@@cputilitysolutions so see what water pressure and water flow in the property .Work out what kw heating is required and adjust the heating on the gas valve to suit the kw needed ?cheers for the answer
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Nice vid..would you ever connect your power flusher to a magnet filter..ive only ever connected to a rad or cut in to flow and return near boiler..but seen some plumbers bang it on filter...what do ya reckon..keep up the good work dude
Yup I do that way as well, depends on the setup I'm working with
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Good job. Where did you connect the water from on power flush?
Thanks! Depends on the where I have a water feed. Can be from the filling loop, outside tap, etc as long as it's off the mains 👍🏾
Thanks for the reply, and keep the good work 👏
A lot of guys drain the system and refill, calling that a “power flush”. A lot of clients don’t know what they’re talking about anyway.
Yeah man is a shame because customer doesn't know any different
Which fluid do u use to clean the system
Adey MC5/MC3, Sentinel X800/X400, Kamco FX2
😅 not everyone brave as you , they got to many , Artex ceilings, no wonder 💭 they didn’t want to sign up for it …
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How much is a powerflush in England...?
Just a ball park figure??
I'm in Ireland
I charge £500+vat for up to 10 rads on a sealed system. Additional £100+vat if it's open vented to make the necessary adjustments with the F&E tank. £50+vat for every additional rad over 10 rads. Includes flushing chemicals and any fittings required if I need to cut in flushing points, etc
@@cputilitysolutions cheers
@@cputilitysolutions I need to raise my prices so. I was getting €400 for a house with 10 or less.
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