IMMERSION HEATER SWAP but it’s not that simple!!! REAL WORLD PLUMBING
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Immersion Heater swap.... these can be a straight forward job, OR they can be a pain in the backside..you guessed it.....
This one is a pain...
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Well done Mark clearly the best way to navigate around the lack of thought by the builders. Love watching your vids and i posted before about being 55 and taking a professional plumbers course up to NVQ level 2, hope I'm not too old, also great to see you was visiting St David's i live in Pembroke if you are down this way again give us a shout would be great to meet the legend and maybe have a pint.
Hey buddy….. will be down in the summer, the ex wife is from there and now lives back there so I go down with the kids/grandkids…..
She’s the manageress of ST David’s Gin and Kitchen…. Pop in and mention me, she will look after you👍🏼👍🏼
@@MJTiffPlumbing nice one mate, will do take care keep up the excellent work.
The washer on an immersion is a fibre washer so if any moisture gets to it it expands and seals it. I agree ptfe on the thread but PASTE NEVER on the washer as it will be rock hard by the time the immersion needs to be undone again and it will not move even with a big pipe!! You love your paste - I have never used it and never had a leak after I have greased the olive!! I've had some immersions in daft places too!!
Never had an issue using paste, or removing things that have been pasted. I’ve fitted a few immersions in 27years and all have been fine.
If you don’t use it someone on the RUclips comments will say you should …. And if you do someone will say you shouldn’t.
We all do things different, no right or wrong as long as it doesn’t leak….. as that’s plumbing😉
You really are a star Mark. I think the big difference is that you genuinely care about the customer and your standard of your work. Pity there aren't more like you.
Thankyou mate…. Appreciate that🙏🏼
Top lad mate. I was going to ask about bending the hot flow for future maintenance. It is after all you that's going to be at it. 👌👏
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Nice job Mark! The builders obviously didn't think about the future when they installed the system, they just banged it in ( 'banged it in' sounds like a character in a Carry On film 😆).
Ooohhhhh Matron🤣🤣
Holy shit Mark, I would have flipped if I'd been called to this job. Who the hell makes an immersion heater this unaccessible it just beggars belief. Either way we'll handled mate another cracking job. So glad I came across your channel. Even after 13 years in the trade I'm picking up loads of tips from you. Keep up the great work, loving it!
Always something to test us isn’t there….. glad you like the channel buddy 👍🏼👍🏼
Once again my plumbing brother another great video. I went to a house what had one of these and were your is standing on wood. the one I had was on wood the fecker snapped the bottom of the wood and you should have seen the mess
Oh I can just see it now…. Carnage🫣
Nice job in the end mark and good tip about informing the customer that the boss can twist on the tank. I hate doing immersion heaters as 9 times out of 10 they have boss white on the threats and they are stuck meaning plenty of patience and slowly slowly with heat.
Thanks mate…. Yep always cover your arse on these types of jobs…. We are too long in the tooth to be caught out😉😉
I have just posted my comment about using boss white on the washer. Fibre washers do not need it. It will be rock hard by the time the immersion has to come out. I have NEVER used boss white on any joint. Just grease on an olive and that tightens smoothly every time so no leaks.
I was given an old castiron spanner by an old steam boiler builder about 40 years ago. Weighs a frigging ton but my god it fits those immersion nuts like a glove and the tiniest pull and they always come loose with minimal effort. Retiering soon so i will pass it on to someone
They are THE best tools mate…. Deffo needs handing down to someone, love stuff like that🙏🏼🙏🏼
Hi Tom any chance of passing spanner onto me please
Client seemed like a nice genuine bloke. Love to see it
He’s a great guy👍🏼👍🏼
Lovely job Mark,well explained to,
I know it's not plumbing related but would love to see tent set up and inside of tent, beautiful spot to wake up in,and yeah love the number plate never clocked it before,I'm surprised pimlico plumbers haven't put a bid in for it they seem to own all the plumbing related number plates .
Look forward to next video 👍
Thanks mate……
A lot of people have been asking about the Tentbox so I think I will do a video on it soon…. Why not👍🏼👍🏼
As for the plate, I have had Pimlico Plumbers contact me about it a few years ago and offer a VERY large amount for it but it’s not for sale…. I have a few plumbing plates that I have on retention😉😉
What a nightmare of a job mark 😯. The last one i had to change I ended up hacksawing around the old gasket so i could free it off to get it out .😯😯
Some jobs are sent to test us….. that’s when the years of being in the trade pays off
That’s my home county, great for excuses to go back and see the family, enjoy Mark 👌
Stunning part of the country🙌🏼🙌🏼
U can always shock the immersion by hitting the immersion spinner with a lump hammer…… goes every time. That’s the way I do them every time
I’m sure you can but that one is deffo not one I will try, I’m sure it works but I will stick to the long extension bar and a steady turn🙈🙈
Correct. A steady pull with a bl**dy great pipe on the spanner will twist the copper and it will crack. A bit of heat and a few heavy taps and maybe a squirt of WD40 does the trick as you and I have found!
Just love your vids Mark...
Real time plumbing& heating at its best👍🏿
Thanks Carl 👍🏼👍🏼
Love the way you explain every step, to be honest, I at first thought drain tank, cut hole fit Essex flange install the short 11-inch heater, and extend the wire to the heater, But you got over that very well indeed brilliant video, cheers for that, PS we all need a break, and camping is a great way.
Thanks Peter….
So many different ways to do so many jobs in every trade, as long as the customer gets what they want at the end 👍🏼👍🏼👌🏼
Really appreciate comments like this, not a “you should of done it this way” comment where they think there way is the only way.
As for the break… it was lovely to just have a few days away with the simple things
great content Mark also loved your van tent and if you picked up any work happy days that heater looked a bummer but you were honest in your videos with that and your standards are great so many cowboys out there
Thanks buddy…. Appreciate the comments 👍🏼👍🏼
Great work, I like the way you just find a solution and get on with it. 👏
Thanks Ian…. You’ve got to get it done
Brave man! I’d have said use a kettle till boiler back & just keep using that to heat water !😁
It never ceases to amaze me, why HWC’s are mounted up like that as if it will give better hot water flow when as we know, it’s the height BELOW the CWS tank that gives that plus of course making sure that fill level is 50mm below overflow ie: full enough!🙄
Kettle to run a bath… 🤣🤣
Immersion heater is doing its job, it went as it’s been in for probably 20years and not been used, as said boiler being swapped so the immersion was being used exactly what it was for👍🏼👍🏼
Well done Mark fair play on that immersion heater look like a right bastard of a job always heart in mouth when you try to take an old existing 👍😎👍😎👍👍😎😎👍
P.s if you have multi meter usually 18 ohms to check if immersion heater has blown 👍😎👍😎👍😎
Thanks mate….. yep got it done and dusted in the end👌🏼👌🏼
I carry a metre of small bore rubber tube to put down the tight screw in elbow just to drop the water lever below the immersion heater.
Yep that works a treat👍🏼👍🏼
Well deserved break mate. Love the 'other way round ' comment. With the tenting and kids 😂😂.
Thanks buddy 👍🏼👍🏼…..
Really enjoyed that, was brilliant watching how you overcame that issue, brilliant work mate 😀
Thanks Ryan…. Glad you liked it buddy
hi mark nice easy job again lol keep going pal glad you had a break we all need 1 now n then
Thanks Mick…. Never a full day mate🤣
Hi Mark,
A great film just my kind of job, love the nice pipe bend around the immersion heater.
The old 3/4 pipe and fitting strikes again, real world plumbing I guess. A great solution with the access panel,
it’s also now ready for the next visit.
Have a great time away that looks a great place to stay, take care, regards, Chris. 👍👍👍
Thanks Chris…. Yep a fiddly job but got it sorted in the end👍🏼👍🏼
If the pipe was 3/4 how did the new metric pipe fit into the T on the other end?
We've got the same issue in Austria with 14 and 15 mm pipes. The standard changed to 15 mm way back in the 80s but there's still the occasional 14 mm pipe around.
Fantastic result. A job well done meant to try you.
Could have been worse if immersion had been side feed at bottom of tank
Yep…. That could of been a real nightmare
How did you connect the other end of the 22mm pipe surely it was an imperial three-quarter inch fitting.
I would of used the correct fitting👍🏼
@@MJTiffPlumbing thank you for the clarification, I thought that's what would have happened but you did not video that, it's great watching your videos.
Cracking vid unusual place for it so high up camp site looked lovely great view’s 👍👍👍😎😎😎
Yep when I turned up and spotted it was there I knew we was in trouble🤣🤣
Site was stunning…. Views were amazing
I thought you might have kept a couple of 3/4 -22mm end feed couplers on the van Mark . I always have those in the van for that situation
That wouldn’t of helped as I had to renew the Pipework and I wouldn’t of got the bend on with a coupler…. It had to be straight out the connector…🙈🙈
I would take the wall down, and put up a curtain.....Nice work
It’s accessible now so it will be made into a removable panel….. such a pain
Great work as usual
Thanks Kevin 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙏🏼
Cut the ceiling out , it’s the only way 🤣been there got the T shirt
Ceiling and wall for double points🤣🤣
Great video the tent looks quality 🎪💯 lol to the access to the immersion swap. Keep it up mate! Love your videos
Thanks buddy 👍🏼👍🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
@@MJTiffPlumbing would also be great to see how you price for additional work that you had to do. Maybe you didn't, I think that'd be great to see, even if you didn't say how much etc
Haven't seen an immersion heater for a while.🤔😂
Nope, not had I 🤣🤣
Another challenge conquered💪💪
Indeed buddy…. Always something to sort out somewhere😉
How long did that take and how much did you charge labour
I think I would have charged 160/180 plus immersion.
It’s one of those jobs you can’t charge the actual time taken and you have to think what cost is the customer expecting
Was probably around that to be fair
For side mounted immersions I charge at least that as when the drain off tap doesn't work as usual the tank has to be emptied by syphon from the top which can take an hour. Then the risk of when the bottom one is undone there is still water in the tanks so a big flood! I take it out very gingerly just in case with the vac handy!
If I'd known you were down pal I'd have dropped in to say hello. I live just outside Swansea, would have come down on the bike to give it a bit of a run
Hahahaa….. it was a pretty spate of the moment trip to be honest
Well thought through and fixed up .brilliant
Thanks Les 🙌🏼👌🏼
Where abouts is that camp site Mark? Looks fabulous
It’s in Wales, St Davids….. was stunning👌🏼
Lol just unscrew it, snap the element then try angling the new one in
Not when it’s an 18” element going in….. I like to do it properly👍🏼
@@MJTiffPlumbing my point was you didn't need to make the hatch 🙂
Willis type immersion heater would have been an option.
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Tidy job on the immersion lucky you managed to get good access pity you were not close to Carmarthen i live about ten miles north of the town we could have met up for a chat for ten minuets hope you had a nice break
Thanks Glyn….. I think I passed quite close on the way….👍🏼👍🏼
@@MJTiffPlumbing If you are nearby again you must let me know thanks
Good move setting the pipework round immersion heater ..those cheap elements only last a year or so ..🤣🤔🤣
Got to always future proof your jobs
I had a fun day on Friday cylinder 40 years old customer wanted an immersion never had one the cap was welded on took an hour to get off with the blowtorch and then cylinder got a pinhole in it I told the customer it could happen that's the risk, they weren't happy to fork out for a new cylinder but what can you do they got 40 years out of a cylinder and on my case all day asking is it finished yet when you have to drain down the system and take the cylinder out that's enclosed in a hotpress and repipe everything as the pipes don't match up torture 😆
If I knew you were in st David’s I would have bought you a pint in the Bishops 🍺 hope you had a great time!
That’s an offer I would of taken up…. Was there for a few days.🍻
Are you local to St David’s then??
I have watched many of your video and know you are a paste man for all joints but for an immersion you have the fibre washer to seal it in so using paste will make it a nightmare for removal in future. Ptfe acts as a lubricant and a bit of additional sealing.. When its all wired up and switched on I always use a screwdriver against my ear and touch the nut of the immersion so I can hear it is working. Electricity hums!
Just use a tester to see mate….. touching and listening is like going back 60years🤣
Paste won’t be an issue as it doesn’t go off or set…. Alway used it for 28years on immersions with zero issues👍🏼👍🏼
My listening technique also lets me know the immersion isworking as I can hear the water getting hot!! We all have our weird ways of doing things! I used your hint for installing a kitchen tap by putting the rubber and washer through the hole!! Never too old to learn!! Cheers
Dam you could of said before you were in Wales need me boiler changed 🤣🤣 only 10 mins from where you were
🤣🤣🤣…… left my tools at home😉
Top video mate as per 👍
Thanks Lee….. a job that could of been a lot more of a headache🙈
Fantastic video Nick. Just discovered your channel recently and watched heaps of your videos. I’m on my first reno and learning as I go. I bought a 60s bungalow with a new grants boiler but it costs a fortune to heat 500 litres a month. Do you think this is because of the old cast iron massive single panel radiators that weigh a ton? Should I change these for something more modern?
Glad your enjoying the channel mate….. and yes that would deffo be causing part of the problem I would say….
@@MJTiffPlumbing love watching your bathroom re models. That’s my ultimate goal with help for trades I’ve course but as much as I can do by myself I’ll do. What radiators are recommended for an oil condensing boiler set up? I was looking at Screwfix earlier and the reviews were decent
Bit dodgy leaving a van in the corner of a campsite with that on your number plate! 😂
Hahahaha….. Like it🚽🚽
I also own the numberplate “BO66 ROL” so I can clean it up after😉😉
Few weeks for a oil boiler change normally I take 2to 3 days
IN a few weeks mate…… and will be done in a day buddy
Watch out for low bridge 😂
I e all ready measured it just in case 🤣🤣
RWP 👍
👍🏼👍🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼……
No need to cut the wall, could have worked in the immersion in from the top.
No I couldn’t…. That’s why we had to do it this way, as I explained in the video buddy…
Have you got a link for the campsite you staying at please.
Pencarnan Farm Camping, St Davids 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
what eeijit puts a cylinder in at that height?
That was my first thought 🤣🤣
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Evening buddy 🙌🏼🙌🏼
What was the campsite name looks stunning
Pencarnan Farm Camping, St Davids.
Amazing views buddy
Got a link for the tent?
Take a look on the “Tentbox” site 👍🏼👍🏼
Looks a good bit of kit that tent do we get a discount code for 1?
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Hahaha…. Unfortunately not
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It’s only an email away lol .
Hahahaa😉
OR you could leave it in situ .....drained the tank fully ...............and put a bottom side entry Element in ?
Problem solved today and in the future. No redecorating costs for the customer.
Not when there is no low side entry point…. Completely impossible and wouldn’t want to try and fit a side entry element into a 20year old cylinder!!!!
Problem solved the way I did it and now has a permanent access for the future👌🏼
If you split the tank taking out old element. Is it covered on your house insurance as accidental damage?
Don’t know to be honest mate, but I always let the customer know it could happen
easier to just fire a willis type immersion on
Still have to do what was done to get the old one out buddy
@@MJTiffPlumbing lol old 1 stays not sure you english guys know what a willis immersion heater is ?
What a pain in the arse!! Could have been worse though, just imagine if that cupboard had been built with masonry walls 😨
Say what you will about stud walls, but it’s situations like this that make me thank god for them.
Very true mate…..👍🏼👍🏼