Plumbing Problems..The Radiator Mystery You Won't Believe! Nightmare First Day Back
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
- Plumbing Problems!! Just another day in the life of a plumber! First Day back and we had a nightmare and i wasn't just the plumbing problems that was a problem on this day! We are going to re pipe a radiator as its never heated up correctly leaving the customer cold and frustrated. All the basic radiator and plumbing checks have been done prior to attending this job and it was agreed with the customer to re pipe this 1800 x 600 double radiator feeds from 10mm to 15mm pipework.
The Job was going quite well then we had our first problem which didn't involve plumbing which started when the customer asked us to move the van. After overcoming that fault we started to refill the system and test, that is when the biggest problem occurred which didn't was plumbing related.
THIS ONE caught us out a bit but i would love to know your opinions, would you have done the same or got to the fault quicker?
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I remember years ok on B G I replaced a boiler the old boiler had a pump over run I I made a note of the wires from the old boiler I was all finished when the electrician arrived so I left him to it next minute I heard bang he blow the board up then he locked his keys in the van I felt sorry for him had a right bad day
Had a similar issue before on a cylinder return in 15mm barrier pipe. Top tip if you run a magnet on the outside of the pipe you should find the blockage as the magnet will stick to to pipe
Cracking job!! Have a very similar problem is my own home. Also on 10mm 🤦🏾♂️ thanks for the upload 👍🏾
Years back we had that non-barrier pipe feeding radiators in an extension done by previous owners. Turned the rads into sludge buckets by letting oxygen into the system.
Yes mate that stuff will, horrible…2 estates by me riddled with problems and all have that pipe in it
Well done for sorting that out 👍
You connect jump leads to the pos and neg supplies under the bonnet will be easier than going straight to the battery for future purpose
Found this out after 😂 would of been a lot easier but everyday a school day 👍
Persistence got you through
You must have the patience of a saint, many would have just walked away from that….well done
Hi this is one of the best videos I’ve seen on here. Absolutely brilliant to finally get to the bottom of it. You know the feeling you get when you’ve finally solved it nothing like it and you now have a customer for life. Had anyone else looked at it before you did? That pipe was well blocked make no mistake about it well done mate.
Thanks mate really appreciate the support, they hadn’t mate I was first to look at it and yeah that pipe was really bad, I took it home and it was like that most of the way
Great little vid, showing different types of issues we can all come across
Thanks mate 👍
always interesting videos,im sure lots would run out the house and switch the phone off...10mm pipes are just a bad idea.
An hard day's work. Your perseverance, knowledge and skill won the day. Excellent video
Thanks mate 👍
Stay safe 😊
There is only one thing worse than 10 mil pipe and that's 8 mil 😂
Oh 100% 8mm is just horrendous who thought that was a good idea to sling rads on 8mm 😅
I've even come across 6mm pipe! It needs a very hig pressure pump to make it work thats for sure.
Don’t matter what job you do there’s always a nightmare usually the job that should only take short time to fix . Well done in the end
Great bit of work there mate! That looked like hard work!!! But great job getting it sorted!
Thanks mate 🙌👍
Your efforts paid off , well done.
Am sure the customer was buzzing
Thanks mate, yeah they was well happy with a warm living room 👍
I've had a seized Brake Caliper & a dodgy coolant temperature sensor this week ! Unneeded frustration . Heres to better luck for the rest of year.
Great job though. I'm not a plumber, but very interesting 😊 shame about the battery, but had to be done. What a day !!
Thanks mate, yeah first day back nightmare! Over it now 😂👍
Well done fella knew you would get there in the end.
Thanks mate 👊
Great video again, real life plumbing
Was hoping you find that the flow and return had been connected together further down the line and that causing rad not to work.. blockages a nightmare ..
well done for sorting it
Thanks mate, as I got boards up further back I was expecting something saft like that but just goes to show never know what lies beneath 👍
Thanks Luke, always cheers me up when your day is as bad as mines been. Cheers Tony
Glad I’ve cheered you up mate 😂👍👍
What a job to start 2024 off. Haha, perseverance pays, though good call cutting all the pipe back !!
Thanks mate…should of picked an easier job to start the year….well to be honest it looked straight forward at the beginning 😂
What a day! Well done for succeeding after a few setbacks!
Thanks mate 👍👍
Hi, another great video. Thanks . I would replace the compression fittings as well because I don't want to be called back for a leak.
You have the patience of a saint mate! I’d have given up. Learnt a lot from this so thanks
I was swearing and cursing at some points but got there in the end 😂👍 thanks for the support mate
Old external expansion vessel, cut out the bladder fit a lever valve and charge to about 6/8 bar with a cordless inflator, trust me will remove the blockage or the pipe from the fitting 😂
Like that 👍👍
Your video have helped me out a lot as a newish gas engineer in the industry after leaving the army. 👍
Great mate really glad there helping 👍
It’s the thought process of dealing with the tasks. Keep them coming.
Thanks for the tips and pipe bending
No problem 👍
Another Very educational Video, for someone like me doing the gas and heating apprenticeship. Keep it the great vids.
top top work i hope you got paid well a lot of problems on that job
Thanks mate, long time customer so charged day rate even thou I was there till one 6pm 😂 👍
Top vid mate again FairPlay hope you channel goes boom
Fellow Black Country man here 👍🏻💪🏻
Cheers mucka appreciate the support…Bostin 🙌👍
Well in Luke! Others would have walked off. I need a new pair of boots
Cheers mate…best of luck…the boots am mint 🙌👍
Wow! That’s pretty bad for a first day! Still, you did a really neat job on that rad and got everything going, so a great result.
Well done Luke, yet another great video.
Top drawer.
It's not just the pipework, which is the fun bit, it's all the access and making good again afterwards. And what a mess under the floors 😱.
Great job getting to the bottom of it!
Very true, pipework is the easy bit most of the time 😅
Excellent outcome.Well done mate
Rads do some strange things, they never stop surprising me
Great video long day when having problems
Challenge on the first day back..love plumbing 😂👍
A tricky one to solve. I've been watching you since your early videos and the channel has got better and better. Keep on with what you are doing.
Thanks mate really appreciate the support 🙌👍
Absolutely in stitches mate. Stopped the blow torch...... Get out the fire extinguisher. Those that know... Know
😂😂 I thought it might make someone laugh 👍
Another good video. Glad you sorted it out.
Thanks mate 👍
Loved it i always wonder about 15mm vs 10mm💜
Thanks mate, 10mm no good, I’ve used it only where I’ve had to and no other choice 👍
As a very old retired gas fitter micro bore bits of plastic usually indicated a expansion tank pumping or sucking in air till it ground to a stop, then boiler replaced/system pressured no chemical clean
Problem solving, that's what we do👍🏼🔧💦🪠
Plumber = problem solvers 🙌👍
Great job mate that's what I love about you. You get it sorted out. And no covering up. The van you need it for work I would have done the same. Cheers mate
Thanks mate, it think showing it as it is is more helpful than showing how good it is 🙌👍
Great to see issues on the job and how you manage to overcome these. Keep the videos coming 👍
Thanks mate 👍
In it to win it.
Love the fire extinguisher lol hope the hands healed well
the old grey hep always blocks! great vid as always
Nightmare stuff, few estates by me full of it always have problems
Great video so thank you. Really interesting mystery!
Thanks mate 👍
Love the warts and all that you put into your videos. When things don't go to plan is you earn your money! Keep up the good work!
Thanks mate 👍👍
Nice, neat job and excellent investigation. Great to see your little fire extinguisher!
Thanks mate…he’s my best friend now goes everywhere with me 😅
I had the same van problem,van would not start, the AA came out and said ‘did I enjoy my two weeks off’ to which I replied no mate I work right through, he soon changed his tune lol. I think that’s not a bad cost for a van battery.
Great video 👍 well done hitting 5K
😂 bet that was awkward when he said that…yeah to get done there and then I’m happy to pay that…thanks mate 👍👍
Not all 10mm is bad mate, plastic 10mm flying into those new builds. Good work.
Great content. I have definitely learnt something new here. Keep up the good work.
well done im teaching my apprentice son even if you know a pipe run is clear dosnt mean its not restricted ive purchased a thermal imaging cam 2 years ago which has helped me identify poss restrictions as a 60 year old plumber always find new ways to make my job easier keep up the good work
Yeah this one caught me out I think a thermal imaging camera might help in future which one did you go for?
A patient genius, great job.🎉
Thanks mate 👊👍
nice work again young man
Thanks mate appreciate the support 👍👍
Good work, got there in the end! Those Ford batteries can be rubbish, had no end of trouble with mine from new, Ford wouldn't replace it under warranty so bought a new one, had no issues in 8 years since.
We did get there in end, that’s why plumbing is fun, never know where a job is going to take you 😂 5 year guarantee on that battery so hopefully no more problems 👍
Eventful day out. The re-pipe to the lounge rad looks so much better. God work for solving that. I'm not even in a trade and loving these videos!
Great stuff glad your enjoying them mate 👍
Hope the vans all ok, and keep up the good work
Thanks mate; Van been sound 👍
Well done Luke for persevering! As you say we are problem solvers and you know you've inherited something that can go sideways fast when the customer says 'its never worked properly!' 😂 Microbore is horrendous for flow restrictions and ive had it on manifolds with 10, 8 and even 6mm to a hallway radiator that was blocked solid!
Thanks mate …I hate microbore pipework, only ever used it when no other options, 2 estates by me have loads of blockages and problems over the years
Hats 🧢 off to you, what a Guy 👍
Thanks for sharing, great content and well done for always getting the job done 👊
PS, have a Good 24 👍
Thanks mate 👍👍
@@bluebulldog_uk
I have one question for now 🤔
After watching this video,
The male tyre valve connector ( black adapter) you used to fit onto a steel flexy pipe,
I didn’t quite hear what you said it was from ?
I was looking online, and I only saw the possibility of making it up, using two different adapters .
I just liked the idea of the one connection.
Kind regards.
@@gcnonepc2061 from a fernox rapid dose bottle 👍
@@bluebulldog_uk okay cheers, thanks for that 👍
Your a genius,well done,it didn’t catch you out ,you started with the obvious and worked back,that rad needed repiping as the quality of previous work was shocking
Thanks mate, got there in the end on this one 👍
I really enjoy watching vids that look into the mysteries of other peoples old work :)
Thanks mate 👍
Just found your channel so glad I did, just starting my apprenticeship and very informative videos you have keep up the good work 🎉
Great video Luke 👍great tip on about putting another bit of pipe in clip to keep other pipe out enough to solder 👏can’t believe the way the pipe was just run inside the window cil and up inside of the wall to top radiator surely it would of made more sense to do it the way you ran it up the wall to upstairs radiator.bad luck with the van battery ain’t cheap when they go are they.looking forward to the next video 👍
I couldn’t understand the pipe either, they really didn’t want anything on show and went to a bit of difficulty running that 10mm the way they did!
“DIY Dave ay it” 😂 Top work. All the best 🫡
Nice. I hate bending long pieces of pipe.
Love the videos
I thought it was just me that have issues with work and plumbing. 😂❤
We all have issues plumbing I think 😅👍
Excellent , thanks for sharing
No problem 🙌👍
I had a similar problem on 8mm to a kitchen radiator. Faulty pump.
Blimey, thanks for that Luke, very informative. Everydays a school day!
🙌👍
I am the winner ! Great video ! Congratulations on the subs
Best of luck 👍 thanks for the support mate
Cracking job in the end. With the aggro of the van in the middle as well. Needs must but that plastic pipe always ends up being the problem. Every leak i go to is always a push fit that`s not on right.
Thanks mate …I don’t like using plastic, and microbore to be honest, only ever used it when can’t get 15mm
I'm a sparks but I also had a flat battery on first day back in middle of nowhere in mid-Wales. Luckily some neighbours (2 miles away!) had jump leads.
Well done for persevering on that job, many people would have walked away long before you found the problem.
Serves us right for having time off don’t it 😂😂 thanks mate 🙌👍
Great to see I’m not the only plumber who faces challenges like this.
Great content
This is really weird, this week I cut out and replaced a big portion of blocked 10mm plastic pipe to 3 rads, luckly they had carpets, Great video as always mate.
10mm pipe is a nightmare, have estates round here that constantly blocking up, nightmare 👍
Remember going to that job with you to try sort out flow. You said then it was a blockage near to boiler and proved right. Follow your instinct great video Luke well done
I'm really glad I watched this....
Ive got a similar problem with a loft rad not getting good flow, not getting hot.
New valves, balanced system, flushed air out of both flow & return via hose on both sides of rad in question.
Last thing I'm trying tomorrow is taking rad off and jet wash out, reconnect and vent.
Wash my hands then as they wont lift floors.....
Let me know how you get on mate, hope it works out 👍
@@bluebulldog_uk Rad was warm, not red hot though.
Left it and questioned whether a power flush has ever been done.
Jobs a gooden.
Most appreciated for you work and time.
All the best to you.
Top video mate can't beat your content - I changed my first Logic sump last weekend and knew exactly what to do thanks to your vids!
Legend mate really glad it’s helped you, main reason I do what I do on RUclips 🙌👍
Just subscribed after watching a hand full of your vidoes, love your vidoes keep them coming
Thanks mate appreciate the support 👍👍
Another great video. Well done on finding that.
I'm just a diy'er and i do small plumbing jobs i enjoyed this video and how you solved the problem. keep them coming.
Thanks mate…will do! 👊
Man you absolutely smashed that, had something very similar only it took me two days to find the bloody culprit. Excellent job brother
Thanks mate 🙌👍
Hi mate
Get your self a thermal camera you can follow the pipe and usually see any problem ie restrictions
Looking into one any recommendations?
Just to let you know mate I have got one now, going to be trying it out 👍
Great content from boilers maintenance to ever day plumbing issues.
Thanks mate 👍
Another great vidoe, thanks. Always good to watch.
Great video luke, I have the same problem with two of my radiators in my house so your video has given me some ideas on how to fix it.
Great stuff mate hope it works 👍
Perfect demonstration of a topical job that can run you round a bit but yo fixed the problem and had ya van fixed while earning you could have been sat waiting and waiting. Love your videos you show it all top man and the fire extinguisher is a must you’ve made me get one and have it at hand 👍
I absolutely despise 10mm! Had to fit 8 designer rads in customers house, all on 10mm pipework😅
Have been in these situations so many times. This actually done me a favour as i have two separate properties both with one rad that doesn’t work. Both were builder installs not done by a plumber! Have a feeling its blocked ball o fix valves fitted somewhere on the pipes! Well done for sorting it!👊🏼👍🏼
Love watching these as it shows me the difference between onsite plumbing which I do and house hold plumbing
Exactly how I’d have sorted it too, also can highly recommend the monument benders!
Cheers mate, I’ve used them once and to be honest…I liked them, nice to use 👍
Great content keep up the good work Bonny lad
Thanks 🙌👍
Appreciate the honesty of your videos, I learn something from every one, keep them coming.
Thanks mate 👍
Good work my man
Thanks mate 🙌
Great fault finding to narrow it down Luke! My heart sinks everytime I walk into a job and I see 8mm or 10mm copper on the heating system! Top vid as always!
Good luck to everyone for the giveaway!
Thanks mate 👍👍
Ah Luke, that's one of them jobs where every logical thing you do makes sense but doesn't work 🤦🏾♂️ but that feeling when you find it and it confirms you were right and knew what you were doing 🔥
It was mate, was gutted when it didn’t work and frustrated when taking up boards not knowing what to expect but when I found it, sorted it and got them working, worth all the effort 👊👍
Great video, keep up the good work!
Thanks mate 👍👍
Been a subscriber for around one month. Love the way you problem solve and are very down to earth. Wish we had a company like yours where I live. Keep going with the great content
Thanks mate appreciate the support 👍