A smashing job on the boiler and hot water cylinder change Pete, it looked absolutely brilliant. Altering the pipes for the radiators must of been a right pain. You and Marcus certainly work so well together and the finish is always first class. Credit to you both.👍👏✊
Hi Pete, Great video once again. Id like to give a special shout out to Marcus hes so humble and consistent excellent at his craft definitely would have been an honour to have been his apprentice to tap in to his wealth of knowledge and talent. Keep up the great videos. John💪🔥
Always great content. Thank you. One thing about fitting those drain cocks on cylinders, I always prefer to orientate them so that if the washer sticks I can easily grab it. When it's pointing down it can be a pain!
ive said this before but i'll say it again...Pete is a better plumber with one hand than most of us with two hands! brilliant video again,cheers for upload
couple of years ago i was on a job trying to get a flue out that was put in with expanding foam. i was messing about for a good while until the site labourer came over, told me to step aside and then he gave it an almighty twat with a shovel. two hits and the flue went clang on the ground outside. i was so impressed i gave the lad the boiler for scrap, he was well pleased.
Great content as always and terrific work. I work on my own and prefer to, but always nice to work with someone else. Good for the mental health. Talking of fastest tap replacement. Quoted a kitchen tap swap, customer suppling. Bristan Easyfit tap coming out Easyfit going in 😀
Please stop bodging the wiring centres! its not just a terminal block, if you get a leak you've got a fucked PCB not just damp connections! Leave the terminal blocks there and extend the wiring to mount the wiring centre on the wall. Also just FYI if you fit a socket and its not RCD protected you fall foul of the wiring regs, so you can't just swap a spur for a socket any more (even though this is a completely valid use case). I'd personally like to see Vaillant put a small power supply in the wiring centre or boiler so you can just plug it in with the bus connections but seems no-one can make something perfect. Like the vids mate but just hate the idea of an expensive wiring centre getting ruined by poor placement.
It being a modern house the socket circuits would be RCD protected already . I have been fitting RCD split boards for 30 years . I agree with your comment on the wiring centre , it should be wall mounted to prevent damage.
Year 3 apprentice here! Love the vids mate! Is the cold main really balanced, since the main will divert to the kitchen sink first, will this make a difference? Also would a 15mm rising main suffice to supply the whole house?
A quote is only a quote, so if its different, I'd just explain to the customer what changed and why, otherwise you will have to take longer doing quotes to catch issues earlier. If I was the customer, I would have preferred to get the whole unit replaced, since warranty is important too. Although quicker to not swap the similar parts, they may also have issues and it might bite you later on. What happens to the extra parts - did you put them under the cupboards for any future replacements ? Great channel btw.
Why would u put pressure reducing valve on that flushing thingy? The bigger the pressure the faster water goes, the more stuff u take out, i once flushed system with almost 9 bars, that was out local pressure.
Removed them all and weighed them in for scrap . The CWSC has been removed and the heating expansion /fill has gone because it's now a sealed pressurised system. The only thing left would be the shower piping which was tidied up .
Probably because they know they will never have to clean them whilst the customer is watching them and asking, is there any dirt in them, the installer told me they would make my new system last for thousands of years if I bought them!…..
Because you're not an installer, you wouldn't understand. As you can see, flow and return pipe come through the back of the boiler with the use of stand-off bracket. This literally gives them no option. I believe you get it now.
Pete mate not telling you how do your job because your a far better plumber then me but that v smart controller on the floor like that is a no for me if cyl leaks or customer throws shit in there on it. Also then clicker wastes the spindles you can strip them down give them a little file and silicone grease and there as good as new it’s the limescale that builds up and stops them clicking clicking mech is just a bent piece of metal give it a go 👍👍👍💪💪💪
QUESTION!!! As we know gas boilers are getting banned in future. Will you start to install electric boilers or just move to a maintenance only service???
I’ve been trying to get the heat geek course finished the last two weeks I’ve got a video I’m gonna put out tomorrow night I should be finished heat geek tonight
Good to see your videos again, straight to the point, no waffle
I'm not a plumber but I really enjoy your videos and appreciate what a very high standard you work to.
A smashing job on the boiler and hot water cylinder change Pete, it looked absolutely brilliant. Altering the pipes for the radiators must of been a right pain. You and Marcus certainly work so well together and the finish is always first class. Credit to you both.👍👏✊
Lovely neat work and well thought out, makes such a difference to the end job
Hi Pete,
Great video once again. Id like to give a special shout out to Marcus hes so humble and consistent excellent at his craft definitely would have been an honour to have been his apprentice to tap in to his wealth of knowledge and talent.
Keep up the great videos.
John💪🔥
Always great content. Thank you.
One thing about fitting those drain cocks on cylinders, I always prefer to orientate them so that if the washer sticks I can easily grab it. When it's pointing down it can be a pain!
ive said this before but i'll say it again...Pete is a better plumber with one hand than most of us with two hands! brilliant video again,cheers for upload
Loving the more regular content and the detailed explanations of all the work being done 😊
Watching your videos makes me want to get back on the tools. You make it look easy but achieving that quality of work isn't easy.
I have this same idea of going back on tools then do it realise it’s stress and hassle then let the lads do it 😂
Very nice job, like those stair dust sheet rods
You guys work very and above all DO THE RIGHT THING!😊😊😊
Great video. Seeing as it's summer season I probably would have had sourced them from somewhere else cheaper if I could.
couple of years ago i was on a job trying to get a flue out that was put in with expanding foam. i was messing about for a good while until the site labourer came over, told me to step aside and then he gave it an almighty twat with a shovel. two hits and the flue went clang on the ground outside. i was so impressed i gave the lad the boiler for scrap, he was well pleased.
Good on you for sorting the taps shows the customer you care and they would probably mention that to family etc who potentially need a job done
Oh, how I wished Pete lived in my area and Marcus too. Great video.
Another great insightful video Pete.
Be good to see your electric tool set up for wiring up etc. 🎉
Great content as always and terrific work. I work on my own and prefer to, but always nice to work with someone else. Good for the mental health. Talking of fastest tap replacement. Quoted a kitchen tap swap, customer suppling. Bristan Easyfit tap coming out Easyfit going in 😀
Top work Pete, I would have done the same on the taps. Maybe further work going forward and put a little bit on then.
I always get a price via emails and send a photo of what I want. Merchant always get it wrong! They are more of a social club then a plumbing shop.
Top tip on the wera nut spinners
I can't believe it's only fuckin Monday. It's been a long week 😄. Cheers Pete, glad the vids are back!
Nice job 👏
Please stop bodging the wiring centres! its not just a terminal block, if you get a leak you've got a fucked PCB not just damp connections! Leave the terminal blocks there and extend the wiring to mount the wiring centre on the wall. Also just FYI if you fit a socket and its not RCD protected you fall foul of the wiring regs, so you can't just swap a spur for a socket any more (even though this is a completely valid use case). I'd personally like to see Vaillant put a small power supply in the wiring centre or boiler so you can just plug it in with the bus connections but seems no-one can make something perfect. Like the vids mate but just hate the idea of an expensive wiring centre getting ruined by poor placement.
It being a modern house the socket circuits would be RCD protected already . I have been fitting RCD split boards for 30 years . I agree with your comment on the wiring centre , it should be wall mounted to prevent damage.
First time I’ve ever seen a painted open vent cylinder 😂
Year 3 apprentice here! Love the vids mate!
Is the cold main really balanced, since the main will divert to the kitchen sink first, will this make a difference?
Also would a 15mm rising main suffice to supply the whole house?
A quote is only a quote, so if its different, I'd just explain to the customer what changed and why, otherwise you will have to take longer doing quotes to catch issues earlier. If I was the customer, I would have preferred to get the whole unit replaced, since warranty is important too. Although quicker to not swap the similar parts, they may also have issues and it might bite you later on. What happens to the extra parts - did you put them under the cupboards for any future replacements ?
Great channel btw.
Still don’t know why gate valves where ever fitted. So good when you shut them off. Drain a cylinder and they don’t open.
nice work man
Super neat👍
Great work as always PB - what fixings were used to fix to boiler into that breeze block?
Why would u put pressure reducing valve on that flushing thingy? The bigger the pressure the faster water goes, the more stuff u take out, i once flushed system with almost 9 bars, that was out local pressure.
Top video m8
Nice job as usual, how come you fitted a separate expansion as well as the built in one, system didn’t look that big
Is that balanced connection really balanced? Have you ever looked inside the valve?
What does that flush machine do differently that running just mains water through the system does?
#notaplumber
What's the yellow bars on the stairs please?
Would love to of seen what you guys did up in the loft with all those pipes
Removed them all and weighed them in for scrap . The CWSC has been removed and the heating expansion /fill has gone because it's now a sealed pressurised system. The only thing left would be the shower piping which was tidied up .
How on earth can anyone justify replacinng such a relatively new boiler?
Why do installers put the filters in the most difficult position possible for service engineers to access????
Probably because they know they will never have to clean them whilst the customer is watching them and asking, is there any dirt in them, the installer told me they would make my new system last for thousands of years if I bought them!…..
I will send some photos of some of the bullsh1t filter installations I find and we can all have a good laugh
Because you're not an installer, you wouldn't understand. As you can see, flow and return pipe come through the back of the boiler with the use of stand-off bracket. This literally gives them no option. I believe you get it now.
Is a thorough flush satisfactory for the warranty?
Pete mate not telling you how do your job because your a far better plumber then me but that v smart controller on the floor like that is a no for me if cyl leaks or customer throws shit in there on it. Also then clicker wastes the spindles you can strip them down give them a little file and silicone grease and there as good as new it’s the limescale that builds up and stops them clicking clicking mech is just a bent piece of metal give it a go 👍👍👍💪💪💪
I always grease the clackers when putting them In . Although I recommend flip flop wastes , no moving parts .
Howdys did you run a new 22mm cold main from stop cock to cylinder
19:50 😂😂😂
QUESTION!!! As we know gas boilers are getting banned in future. Will you start to install electric boilers or just move to a maintenance only service???
All these boiler are hydrogen compatible. It will be a matter of the network being swapped over from gas in the future. Won’t be electric
Bloomig taps. Can't trust Pochin's anymore
Hey pete it's what you pay tax on at the end of the year that matters
you win some and lose on some along the way
7/16 =11mm
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You dont know what your doing
Out of interest how much does a job like this cost?
What happened to the Monday night vids died a death already ??
I’ve been trying to get the heat geek course finished the last two weeks I’ve got a video I’m gonna put out tomorrow night I should be finished heat geek tonight
Fair play don’t follow on other media so didn’t know sorry
I messaged toolmonster, your code is Pbplumber 5% off for future reference 😂