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  • Опубликовано: 3 мар 2021
  • A day in the life video blog of a plumber and gas engineer.
    Worcester Bosch fault finding using Testo Smart probes, plate heat exchanger replacement
    RF thermostat fault
    Filling loop water regulations
    I F****d up plumbing fails
    If you enjoy my videos and find them helpful please Join my channel to help me make more videos
    / @pbplumber
    Forgot to tag the Amazon shop, it’s new so I’ll add stuff to it when I get a chance
    Www.Amazon.co.uk/shop/pbplumber

Комментарии • 124

  • @philanthropist1241
    @philanthropist1241 3 года назад +9

    Hi PB
    Love the blog in any format. As a long retired plumber gas fitter I still like to keep up with modern technology and advancement in plumbing techniques and find your blog excellent for this purpose.
    I thought id just add my very own f**k up event, going way back to the 70s for this.
    Id been called our to a smell of gas from a cannon gas fire, common call out at the time. The problem was a dry brass barrel in the on/off mechanism which was fixed by smearing with Rocol grease. Anyone who has come across Rocol will know that it is a thick black grease contained in a small tube ( think toothpaste ) On finishing the job I stepped back onto the tube which proceeded to eject a 2ft stream of black grease onto a lovely fawn coloured wooden carpet, in panic i tried to wipe the grease off which obviously made matters worse.
    Attempts by a carpet cleaning company were deemed unacceptable so a new carpet was installed. I had to live with that event for a long, long time .

  • @kristianhodges1
    @kristianhodges1 3 года назад +1

    Love watching your videos and recently qualified as a gas safe engineer your tips and advice help me and love your old content.. And sat here now in my van writing this whilst I wait for my next job.. Good stuff PB👍

  • @JFAZ20
    @JFAZ20 3 года назад +2

    Another mint video
    Getting home from fixing boilers all day to watch PB fixing boilers keep us motivated 😂 Thursday vid to get us through weekend

  • @YoutubeHero666
    @YoutubeHero666 3 года назад

    Not having much look with these buckets mate are you. The other week the boiler above the stairs you knocked that one off. Feel your pain we have all done it it's horrible when it happens. Enjoying the videos keep them coming glad you are back posting 👍

  • @richardbinnie
    @richardbinnie 3 года назад

    Re regulations. The best advice is not to think you have understood a reg by finding only one reference. Always cross reference as what you may think is ok may not be allowed under another reg. Good work you are doing keep it up.

  • @dan123collins
    @dan123collins 3 года назад +13

    Everyone kicks the bucket eventually PB, just a matter of when 🤣

    • @PBPlumber
      @PBPlumber  3 года назад +3

      It came thru the light fitting and tripped the power 🤦🏼‍♂️

  • @cputilitysolutions
    @cputilitysolutions 3 года назад +1

    Yep that's gotta be one of the worst filling loops on that glowworm, kept leaking on me before I realised I had to lock it in 🤦🏽‍♂️

  • @davidbryce1412
    @davidbryce1412 3 года назад +5

    Tip top again bud keep em coming very informative. Every day is a learning day in our trade.

    • @PBPlumber
      @PBPlumber  3 года назад

      Thanks David 🙏🏽

  • @umark6695
    @umark6695 3 года назад +5

    Worcester should supply a few plasters along with the O rings!

  • @Honest_Reviewer.
    @Honest_Reviewer. 3 года назад +1

    Two videos a week!!! Awesome-just made my day better!

  • @oliverbloor1029
    @oliverbloor1029 3 года назад +1

    Worked on a glow worm with that exact same filling loop on Monday, first time i had ever seen one.

    • @PBPlumber
      @PBPlumber  3 года назад +2

      Lucky you haha! Try telling someone over the phone how to top there pressure up when it’s one of these is almost impossible

  • @accuwarm7827
    @accuwarm7827 3 года назад

    Great work Pete! Although your wee legs must be tired after going up and down that loft!

  • @ncjeans
    @ncjeans 3 года назад

    Love the honesty about the bucket, we’ve all been there lol

  • @davidjeffreys9063
    @davidjeffreys9063 3 года назад

    Talking out knocking a bucket of water over, i did a daft thing the other day. Working in this flat about to fill the radiators up, went round and closed off all the air bleeds, thinking iv'e done them all, started filling up, went round venting but there was a radiator at the back of a sofa which i'd forgot about as it was mainly hidden. All the air bleeds were the type that you can angle the way the water sprays out. All of a sudden i heard something when i went into the lounge, water was spraying out of the radiator upwards at a 45 degree angle and landing on the sofa, Haha, wouldn't have been as bad if it was angled towards the floor

  • @craig2360
    @craig2360 3 года назад

    PB iam in my 40's and almost finished my plumbers course then I start a gas Safe course, I stumbled on your channel a few days ago and since then started watching them from the start iam currently onto #19 so almost caught up. Your a huge inspiration and the fault finding process is my favourite. Keep doing what your doing.

  • @nigelbrooks803
    @nigelbrooks803 3 года назад

    Nice one pete, i have only recently discovered that cheat for the worcester plate removal it is great when space available. The filling loop, what a pain in the arse, usually very stubborn to locate. As much fault finding in real time that you want to share i would love to see. cheers.

  • @shifty277
    @shifty277 3 года назад

    lol at the kicking the bucket story on this. Long shot kick de bucket! - If you know the song then you know!

  • @jamestozer9419
    @jamestozer9419 3 года назад +2

    Another Great Vid PB. Looking forward to Sunday mate. Stay Safe.

  • @mickclarke5741
    @mickclarke5741 3 года назад

    Little wriggling around and a few cuts later 🤣🤣 that way I remove the trap and pump 👍🏼

  • @creative7530
    @creative7530 3 года назад +2

    Great video mate 👍
    Thought the plate exchanger on the worcester was brilliant.
    Good work.

    • @PBPlumber
      @PBPlumber  3 года назад

      Thanks Gary 🤜🏽🤛🏽

  • @effervescence5664
    @effervescence5664 3 года назад +2

    Gah that Glowworm ultracom2 filling loop cost one of my customers a new PCB cause the tenant flooded the inside of the boiler. Crap design.

  • @RANDEEP685
    @RANDEEP685 3 года назад

    Great video 👍🏼 I’ve got all those books and they very informative. My water regs book same as yours I took with me when sitting my exam and it really helped.

  • @jayhambleton5834
    @jayhambleton5834 3 года назад

    Great video pb, with great content. I personally like the longer videos. Love the fault finding content too, helped me out a lot with your RUclips and Instagram.

  • @ek6868
    @ek6868 3 года назад +1

    Great video tanx for the upload👍

  • @adrianflood5499
    @adrianflood5499 3 года назад

    How good are these videos!! Informative, great work,humour it’s got everything What a top fella

  • @jasc6904
    @jasc6904 3 года назад

    Great to have a sort mid week video

  • @Chriz297
    @Chriz297 3 года назад +1

    Good old ultracom 2 filling loop oh I’ve flooded a few houses out as an apprentice with them 😃

  • @AaronM4275
    @AaronM4275 3 года назад

    Those soldered joints on that glow worm ! My eyes!

  • @william89309
    @william89309 3 года назад

    Love your stuff mate keep at it 👍🏻 Always learn something new after watching your videos

  • @stephenrobinson5941
    @stephenrobinson5941 3 года назад

    Setting the standard again Pete,👍🇳🇿

  • @peterdawson5115
    @peterdawson5115 3 года назад +1

    Great one again PB. 👍

    • @PBPlumber
      @PBPlumber  3 года назад

      Thanks Peter 🙏🏽

  • @plg2208
    @plg2208 3 года назад

    Great idea to have a short mid week release. I would suggest to keep that fck moment for the Sunday release has it changes the momentum of the video. I would keep it more of quick tips kind of video for the few idle moments on the job. Great work again. Thx.

  • @garystrahan4601
    @garystrahan4601 3 года назад +1

    Good Friday morning from Australia

    • @PBPlumber
      @PBPlumber  3 года назад +1

      Happy Thursday evening from the UK

  • @rodknee87
    @rodknee87 3 года назад

    Changed a wb greenstar plate today, I can usually, lift it up and turn it on its side and get it out between the pipes. But yeah otherwise get the hot water pipe off.

  • @nicpye248
    @nicpye248 3 года назад

    Nice surprise, keep ‘em coming👍🏻

  • @jackhoskins722
    @jackhoskins722 3 года назад +1

    Loving the content brilliant stuff as always 👍🏻

    • @PBPlumber
      @PBPlumber  3 года назад

      Thanks Jack really appreciate it bro

  • @peterdenson7031
    @peterdenson7031 3 года назад

    36 year old apprentice here would appreciate a lite for sure.

  • @shaunaLOVESmimi
    @shaunaLOVESmimi 3 года назад

    Love the T-shirt! Great vid as always

  • @jamesmackenzie9837
    @jamesmackenzie9837 3 года назад

    Great video mate. Keep them coming 👍👍

  • @simonmander4314
    @simonmander4314 3 года назад

    Great vid, great tips, thanks!

  • @krzysztofseczkowski7203
    @krzysztofseczkowski7203 3 года назад

    Great video as usual. Thanks

  • @Majorcrimesuk
    @Majorcrimesuk 3 года назад

    Keep the videos coming mr b

  • @saronygmail
    @saronygmail 3 года назад +2

    Why do you botherer with a bucket? You always end up emptying it on the floor anyway xD

  • @johnhanson6155
    @johnhanson6155 3 года назад +1

    Brilliant just brilliant I fucked up he sure did 😂😂

  • @dangough55
    @dangough55 3 года назад +1

    Another top video mate 👍🏻

    • @PBPlumber
      @PBPlumber  3 года назад +1

      Cheers dan appreciate it bro 🤜🏽🤛🏽

  • @johnwaby4321
    @johnwaby4321 3 года назад

    Great videos ... got a question for you ....immersion heater tank electric elements only top and bottom .bottom element went faulty . Top one was working .. replaced bottom element with a new one . Refilled up tank check both elements are working . Now the top one does not work .. someone told me thermal shock on the existing element caused it to fail .. is this correct 👍👍

  • @richard_lindsay
    @richard_lindsay 3 года назад

    Not a plumber but I love your videos and I've learnt a lot. Can I ask why you swapped out the plate heat exchanger on the WB? Could it have been cleaned out instead? Thanks

  • @superiorcomfortheatingairl4636
    @superiorcomfortheatingairl4636 3 года назад

    Good Video👍

  • @dw_plumbheat
    @dw_plumbheat 3 года назад

    Nice little vid tonight 👍

  • @dombarnes7092
    @dombarnes7092 3 года назад +14

    I’ve been a heating engineer for years and work on all boilers daily and I’ve never seen that glow worm filling link🤔 looks like another over engineered piece of crap🤷‍♂️

    • @PBPlumber
      @PBPlumber  3 года назад

      They are horrible mate

    • @dombarnes7092
      @dombarnes7092 3 года назад +3

      @@PBPlumber they look it!! Can’t beat a braided hose and 2 taps🤷‍♂️ when they don’t leak🤔😂😂

    • @mynameis9739
      @mynameis9739 3 года назад

      @@dombarnes7092 good old glow worm beta com I think it is

    • @efrygasservices6169
      @efrygasservices6169 3 года назад

      @@mynameis9739 ultracom2 pal. I love the boiler but hate the filling loop haha

    • @ianread3307
      @ianread3307 3 года назад

      I had one just the other day, customer flooded her house with this filling loop 😬

  • @daniell.836
    @daniell.836 3 года назад

    These are Wera Hex keys, am I right? Got the same ones, what I especially like is that the smaller keys have quite a thick body. You can barely bend or break them.

  • @toptip786
    @toptip786 3 года назад +1

    Your intro is like coin-ops

  • @samuelbeckett485
    @samuelbeckett485 3 года назад

    Great video PB! What would you do if you replaced the heat exchanger, but this didn’t solve the issue which means you need to replace other parts to the boiler?
    If I get things wrong I find it hard to charge them more than what I originally said

  • @stevewrightvr
    @stevewrightvr 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for the videos mate keep them coming you do a too job

    • @PBPlumber
      @PBPlumber  3 года назад

      Thank you Steven I appreciate the nice comment 🙏🏽

  • @petercarolan3693
    @petercarolan3693 3 года назад

    Great video pb

  • @alexanderking3625
    @alexanderking3625 Год назад

    I'm sure someone must have asked but where can I get that T-Shirt man? Such good videos and content!

  • @benfrost8697
    @benfrost8697 3 года назад

    Excellent plate change Pete. I'll remember that one! Once it's out is there room to change the prv without removing anything else do you know?

  • @Honest1999
    @Honest1999 3 года назад

    I’m not a plumber but interested in you videos, so that plate you took out was it blocked? If so some time would you cut one open so we can see how it blocks at all great to have you back!!

  • @SulaymanHamid
    @SulaymanHamid 3 года назад +1

    Broke the front of the clip on the hot pipe haha (worcester plate)

    • @PBPlumber
      @PBPlumber  3 года назад +1

      Yeah I did, lagging went back on after and nobody knows 😏 until now 😂

    • @SulaymanHamid
      @SulaymanHamid 3 года назад

      @@PBPlumber 😂😂😂

  • @tonyphillips4468
    @tonyphillips4468 3 года назад +1

    Top vids thanks 🤩

    • @PBPlumber
      @PBPlumber  3 года назад

      Cheers Tony 🙏🏽

  • @taraglencross9881
    @taraglencross9881 3 года назад

    Are backflow preventers tested in the U.K. ?

  • @aquallisplumbingltd5120
    @aquallisplumbingltd5120 3 года назад

    Would you also recommend a powerflush for a blocked plate?

  • @benchapman4038
    @benchapman4038 3 года назад

    Shorter length videos much better. Last weeks video took me 4 hours to watch in between jobs/kids fighting 😁

  • @enthronedoath8370
    @enthronedoath8370 3 года назад

    100% spot on them glow worm filling valves are a piece of sh*t. Great video.

  • @stevewilliams9049
    @stevewilliams9049 3 года назад

    Wheres PB getting his sharp skin fades done? 🤔

  • @iot_galaxy7424
    @iot_galaxy7424 3 года назад +1

    Great videos! Your mask freaks me out tho. I'm not sure why😂 more work less talk pls! 😂😀

  • @jimmyhex3260
    @jimmyhex3260 3 года назад +2

    Hello, my friend!!!

    • @PBPlumber
      @PBPlumber  3 года назад

      Hello Jimmy, how are you?

  • @joncoke8208
    @joncoke8208 3 года назад +1

    Any tips on a junior prv doing one sat

    • @TheBendalina
      @TheBendalina 3 года назад +2

      I remove one of the copper pipes so I can get one hand up there. Then refit after with a compression. Saves time in the long run. 👍

    • @PBPlumber
      @PBPlumber  3 года назад +2

      If you can move the cold you can get your hand up, it’s still a pain but it’s doable

    • @joncoke8208
      @joncoke8208 3 года назад

      Thanks guys first one done from underneath soaked with wd40 done in 15

    • @joncoke8208
      @joncoke8208 3 года назад

      Thanks guys first one done from underneath soaked with wd40 done in 15

  • @paul_my_plumbs_uk
    @paul_my_plumbs_uk 3 года назад

    Water Regs 😍😍😍 sleep next to mine every night 😴😴😴😴😂😂😂

  • @danielbainbridge675
    @danielbainbridge675 3 года назад +1

    Where do I find these t shirts😍

  • @harshilshah6630
    @harshilshah6630 3 года назад

    hey sir currently i am doing a project and i need to talk to plumber so can u help me out ?

  • @jamestozer9419
    @jamestozer9419 3 года назад +1

    Forgive me but I'm not good with social media where can I find a link to those books or do I need to just search on Amazon?

    • @PBPlumber
      @PBPlumber  3 года назад +1

      I forgot to put the link to my Amazon shop in the description I’ll do it now.
      Corgi direct seems cheapest place for the water regs book anyway

    • @macpatel7810
      @macpatel7810 3 года назад

      @@PBPlumber hey PB. Great content as ever. The regs book can be bought from wras.co.uk for the cheapest I've seen.. £19.80 Inc postage. Hope it helps. Cheers. Mac

  • @Taylxrr
    @Taylxrr 3 года назад

    Wheres the link to your amazon shop mate

  • @dansmith436
    @dansmith436 3 года назад

    lmfao guys been taken out by a sniper :L brilliant

  • @TheFoolishboy9
    @TheFoolishboy9 3 года назад +1

    Great video. So are you leicestershire based.?

    • @PBPlumber
      @PBPlumber  3 года назад

      I am mate yes

    • @TheFoolishboy9
      @TheFoolishboy9 3 года назад +1

      @@PBPlumber Blaby myself, Dad was a plumber, so then i was a plumber , Boilers were a lot easier to fix in the old days...
      All you needed was a thermocouple and a gas control valve. I still get them stories every time i see him.

  • @milkyporridge5929
    @milkyporridge5929 3 года назад

    You on a bulk?

  • @terenceoconnor1584
    @terenceoconnor1584 3 года назад

    PB nice ☝️

  • @paul_my_plumbs_uk
    @paul_my_plumbs_uk 3 года назад +1

    👍👍👍 Pete

  • @iftakharmohammed1942
    @iftakharmohammed1942 3 года назад +1

    I had a call out saying boiler leaking..turns out the customer didn’t know how to use green filling loop water everywhere..nor me😆

    • @PBPlumber
      @PBPlumber  3 года назад

      Yeah I have had the same mate

  • @dennisphoenix1
    @dennisphoenix1 3 года назад

    So the tenant tries to top up their baxi and floods the place , that's poor design 😕

  • @jimmyhex3260
    @jimmyhex3260 3 года назад

    Silo pumps is the worst pump I ever meet. Grundfos is the best 😁😁😁👉🤗

  • @importsbc
    @importsbc 3 года назад

    Just a though maybe a feature idea if you're old man wants to come on talking about working on old stuff a shame not to use his knowledge and experience

  • @EliteHydronics.
    @EliteHydronics. 3 года назад

    You bastard! What about my tshirt i got you

  • @craigbrown8385
    @craigbrown8385 3 года назад +1

    Do they only do children’s sizes in their t shirts 😉

    • @PBPlumber
      @PBPlumber  3 года назад

      It’s a large mate 😂

  • @SuperWayneyb
    @SuperWayneyb 3 года назад +1

    👍🤓👍

    • @PBPlumber
      @PBPlumber  3 года назад +1

      How we doing Wayne

    • @SuperWayneyb
      @SuperWayneyb 3 года назад +1

      @@PBPlumber 🤘🤓🤘Still rocking

    • @PBPlumber
      @PBPlumber  3 года назад

      @@SuperWayneyb you the man 🤜🏽🤛🏽

    • @SuperWayneyb
      @SuperWayneyb 3 года назад

      @@PBPlumber Just trying to put the can into cancer Bud 👍🤓👍🙏 and hopefully raise awareness about Multiple Myeloma 👍

  • @jimmyhex3260
    @jimmyhex3260 3 года назад +2

    First

  • @woodnip1978
    @woodnip1978 3 года назад

    Thanks for the Videos Pete, mark woodward at Trinity Heating Here. I’ll drop you a message on Linked In about my @&£# up!

  • @peterdawson5115
    @peterdawson5115 3 года назад

    Great one again PB. 👍