I absolutely love these videos, I’ve started from the beginning and working my way through. Currently studying plumbing at college and this is really helpful to me personally Thankyou
I used to ask my girlfriend every day why the hell are you watching ‘make up vlogs’ and ‘beauty vlogs’! Couldn’t understand it, now I know the exact reason, it’s so interesting watching your videos, I started my own plumbing business 2.5 years ago and been on the tools 8 years and I’m still learning something/seeing something new everyday! Keep up the good work PB!
Outside tap was a "proper" job. Once had an 8hr round trip on a Sat to replace a fuse because the on-site spark wouldn't open a panel without a method statement! Happy days. You must be getting more comfortable doing these Pete judging by the "industrial language"🙊 Liked the Wet Vac tip, lifesaver! Spotted the Metabo multi-tool too!
I have 0 experience when it comes to plumbing, I have absolute no reason to either.. my job involves power and generators. After watching some electrician videos on RUclips your videos started popping up. Absolute hooked mate I think they are brilliant, natural on camera with good relevant information and useful tips. Great work PB 👍
Think this channel is amazing I am a 3rd year apprentice but only do new installs and commercial work so seeing and learning more about the domestic real world stuff is grate keep it up best plumbing channel on RUclips
Nice one defo getting some of them plumb thumbs. No drain off on system bain of my life. I' use 2 tails I've made up 15mm pipe 1/2 inch to 15mm adaptor then screw 2 diff types of rad tails straight into adaptor, push 15mm into hose with jubilee clip, connect tail to rad valve turn it on water straight down drain then I normally fit a new rad valve with incorporated drain off. You have some mint ideas I've robbed a few 👍👍😂😂
Great vid matey! Defo thinking a wet vac could be the future! Ive always rolled with a half inch female made onto a rad tail with short piece of pipe onto my hose to drain systems without a drain point.
Not a criticism at all, I like your vids, when power flushing if I can, I don't cap the vent, I try to connect the vent to the cold feed so there is circulation. Hope you don't think I'm nitpicking mate.
Not at all mate, I actually remove the header tank to clean it and connect the vent and the cold feed the same as you, i was just pointing out because the nut and cone was on the pipe you can tell someone’s been flushing it at some point
Great video chap. Keep it going with the different tools you show its always good to see what's available and there's nothing wrong in you becoming a "QVC channel" for a brief moment.
good vid again pb that expansion tank install was a right joke lol, i've used the rothenberger rad valve ratchet for years its a must just make sure it's kept oiled up just ordered one of those carpet runners look way better than standard deadly dust sheets
Thanks PB 👏. Like many these videos are a great source of info. I saw the Plumb Thumbs at PHEX last year but couldn't remember what they were called. The type of stuff you're showing is invaluable to someone like me. I don't get to meet up or work with someone with more experience and knowledge and this is the next best thing. Superb! 👍
Useful tips, love your videos and I'm going to buy some of these tools, then one that I don't have already like the rad tray and the vac, although different make .
Another epic video mate, keep up the good work. Was thinking of getting a wet vac myself, some very useful tips!! That Bacho bender tho!!! Cant wait for the review.
Hi fella, I like all your videos as you make it quite interesting and so watchable. I see you have a new van and it looks very nice. I have had my Toyota for 22 years and it has never failed an mot but the one thing I like about it most is a tailgate as all plumbers spend much time looking for stuff in the back. I never get wet but all vans with barn doors everyone gets wet. I wonder why people buy these?
Thanks PB for another awesome video! I always look forward to your videos! Great work and thanks for sharing your knowledge! wondering if you could use a wet vac to unblock a clogged up basin? Could probably work?
Wesley Howard Stow you could certainly pull a lot of stuff out to make it easier to dismantle if it was a bad blockage yes. I know it’s another thing to have on the van but when you need them thy can save so much time 👍🏽
For me you are deffo doing it all right love these videos, as i always say, brilliant tips and advice, and as for all those very handy tools you keep finding, they are excellent advice,Ps loved the matt bbc presenter video hilarious, You know the thing for me personally , is the fact that you have taken the time and effort on a Friday night to bother to drag the camera into that loft,when all your mate,s are prob in the pub chilling, cheers, and thanks.
love watching your videos so much you do is the same as me one tip for you throw thay ptfe away and use loctite 55 its the dogs danglies and it never winds up unrolled in the bag or stuck on the roll sounds expensive when you buy the first reel but youll never go back to ptfe and its good for gas so no need to carry the yellow stuff dont think ive eve had so much as a weap since i changed over
The garden tap made me laugh. Purely because I’ve just moved into my own house and the garden tap didn’t work. So I started at the tap, took it apart to look for blockage (none), then worked my way back to the isolation valve but it ended up being the double check valve. It looked like it had been graunched on so I reckon it hasn’t worked since the house was built (8 years ago)
All Great buddy. Always great videos. Informative entertaining honest all good. I'd love you to show more info though understand for safety reasons you can't.
Great vid again mate ! Love watching them as an apprentice, Have you got yourself the combined wet and dry filter they sell for the wickes Hoover? Definitely saves a load time and you don't have to change between the filters it's an all in one filter
The plumber that doesn't fix showers is PANTS! i would have done that job no problem and i am only a DIY plumber ha ha. delivery guy come to my school this week said he was a plumber but his knees cant take it anymore, he still does a bit on the weekend. I have heard a few old time plumbers complaining about their knees, so you better get them knee pads into your trousers lol.
Jeez, after that Friday if the puncture wasn’t the icing on the cake, then the rain was. One of those days when you feel paranoid thinking you are the star of your version of “The Truman Show” and the rest of us are at home laughing at your orchestrated misfortune.
Hi Pete ,,the 10 mm pipe you cut .did you cut it with a normal wheel head pipe cutter the one you keep turning,,,never knew that was a multi cutter.ha ha great,,
Really these videos are class Pete....any harm in asking what you charged for the call out to the tap...im a spark and sometimes would get a similar job...sometimes I don't charge enough
Or maybe someone put a cap on the vent because they air locked the heating system to change a rad valve etc . And then turned of the restrictive stop tap on the cold feed which should be a nice full bore lever valve
Hey Pete it is always happening on Fridays' afternoons, some unexpected occurs. I mounted shower, had to pin it to the wall, and drilled the last hole that day - at around 3 o clock. Then got into a pipe. Was lucky cuz those plasterers were yet there so after i had fixed the problem they could paint the wall with the liquid foil overlay. On the truck had the quick mortar so fixed the wall within 10 minutes. What do u think mate?
Great video as always, I’m a big wera fan like yourself. The slotted screwdriver you use on the outside tap job around 2:50 is that the square blade type? I haven’t seen that colour handle before.
Hi PB with all these tool thefts from vans going on are you going to get your new van sign written or leave as plain as possible? My van needs changing in the next year or so and all these thefts are making me wonder about sign writing. Maybe magnetic signs could be better.
P B Plumber good stuff. Currently making the jump from working for BG for 14 years to going solo. I’d be interested to know your background/how you got started etc 👍🏼
Tara Glencross Yes they are. Compared to other systems regarding efficiency and how regular they become blocked with sludge/magnatite etc, they are by far the worst.
Do you have any tips on balancing a one pipe combi system please? im struggling to get good heat into my upstairs rads. finding a video on one pipe systems is not so easy :(
The emergency plumber probably thought you had to be part P to do any work on the shower or even touch it. Turn off the power, isolate shower job done.
people actualy say "you cant charge for that"? we all should have a bare minimum charge, mine is usualy £50 even if im in there 30 seconds... only time i dont charge is if its a little old lady..
I absolutely love these videos, I’ve started from the beginning and working my way through. Currently studying plumbing at college and this is really helpful to me personally Thankyou
Great video !! Nice to see good tradesmen sharing their knowledge to help young plumbers - 5 star
I used to ask my girlfriend every day why the hell are you watching ‘make up vlogs’ and ‘beauty vlogs’! Couldn’t understand it, now I know the exact reason, it’s so interesting watching your videos, I started my own plumbing business 2.5 years ago and been on the tools 8 years and I’m still learning something/seeing something new everyday! Keep up the good work PB!
great video, you're costing me all the time keep showing all these great tools! carry on the good work
Outside tap was a "proper" job. Once had an 8hr round trip on a Sat to replace a fuse because the on-site spark wouldn't open a panel without a method statement! Happy days. You must be getting more comfortable doing these Pete judging by the "industrial language"🙊 Liked the Wet Vac tip, lifesaver! Spotted the Metabo multi-tool too!
I have 0 experience when it comes to plumbing, I have absolute no reason to either.. my job involves power and generators. After watching some electrician videos on RUclips your videos started popping up.
Absolute hooked mate I think they are brilliant, natural on camera with good relevant information and useful tips.
Great work PB 👍
Thanks matey very kind 🙏🏽
Think this channel is amazing I am a 3rd year apprentice but only do new installs and commercial work so seeing and learning more about the domestic real world stuff is grate keep it up best plumbing channel on RUclips
MrAshleyrogers thanks man really kind of you to say
Glad they’re helping
Hey PB, great vid. Wet vacs are great. At work we use them for sucking blockages out of pipes.
I'm going to be skint soon buying all the stuff you're recommending ;) Great clogs mate. Thanks for your efforts
Nice one defo getting some of them plumb thumbs. No drain off on system bain of my life. I' use 2 tails I've made up 15mm pipe 1/2 inch to 15mm adaptor then screw 2 diff types of rad tails straight into adaptor, push 15mm into hose with jubilee clip, connect tail to rad valve turn it on water straight down drain then I normally fit a new rad valve with incorporated drain off. You have some mint ideas I've robbed a few 👍👍😂😂
Very good video. My favourite plumber.
Great vid matey!
Defo thinking a wet vac could be the future! Ive always rolled with a half inch female made onto a rad tail with short piece of pipe onto my hose to drain systems without a drain point.
"QVC Everyday" that's brilliant!!
Not a criticism at all, I like your vids, when power flushing if I can, I don't cap the vent, I try to connect the vent to the cold feed so there is circulation. Hope you don't think I'm nitpicking mate.
Not at all mate, I actually remove the header tank to clean it and connect the vent and the cold feed the same as you, i was just pointing out because the nut and cone was on the pipe you can tell someone’s been flushing it at some point
Absolutely top bloke and plumber, all your videos are quality 👍🏻
Great video chap. Keep it going with the different tools you show its always good to see what's available and there's nothing wrong in you becoming a "QVC channel" for a brief moment.
I have learnt so much. Thank you!
good vid again pb that expansion tank install was a right joke lol, i've used the rothenberger rad valve ratchet for years its a must just make sure it's kept oiled up
just ordered one of those carpet runners look way better than standard deadly dust sheets
I was in Plumb Centre the other day picking up a Digi stat, I was looking through a plumbing magazine and came across your articles. 👍
The wet vac can be a life saver! Loving the video’s Pete.
Great channel mate, plumber here my jobs are exactly like yours it’s nice to see I’m not alone blocked feed pipes on a Friday afternoon
Thanks PB 👏. Like many these videos are a great source of info. I saw the Plumb Thumbs at PHEX last year but couldn't remember what they were called. The type of stuff you're showing is invaluable to someone like me. I don't get to meet up or work with someone with more experience and knowledge and this is the next best thing. Superb! 👍
Great video and great job mate
Once again great tips thank you
Brilliant vid as always cheers bud
Hi pb ur amazing mate, great tips on plumbing products. I find it very very useful. Keep up the good work.
Useful tips, love your videos and I'm going to buy some of these tools, then one that I don't have already like the rad tray and the vac, although different make .
Another epic video mate, keep up the good work. Was thinking of getting a wet vac myself, some very useful tips!! That Bacho bender tho!!! Cant wait for the review.
Best investment .Been using one for years and is amazing how easy it can make jobs that seem hard
Great vid, not even a plumber so it's handy when you point interesting things out :)
Keep up the good work.
Hi fella, I like all your videos as you make it quite interesting and so watchable. I see you have a new van and it looks very nice. I have had my Toyota for 22 years and it has never failed an mot but the one thing I like about it most is a tailgate as all plumbers spend much time looking for stuff in the back. I never get wet but all vans with barn doors everyone gets wet. I wonder why people buy these?
Thanks PB for another awesome video! I always look forward to your videos! Great work and thanks for sharing your knowledge! wondering if you could use a wet vac to unblock a clogged up basin? Could probably work?
Wesley Howard Stow you could certainly pull a lot of stuff out to make it easier to dismantle if it was a bad blockage yes.
I know it’s another thing to have on the van but when you need them thy can save so much time 👍🏽
Nice vid PB, esp. like the Dickie Dyer mat and Plumb Tub tips
Brilliant video...great information! !!!!
For me you are deffo doing it all right love these videos, as i always say, brilliant tips and advice, and as for all those very handy tools you keep finding, they are excellent advice,Ps loved the matt bbc presenter video hilarious, You know the thing for me personally , is the fact that you have taken the time and effort on a Friday night to bother to drag the camera into that loft,when all your mate,s are prob in the pub chilling, cheers, and thanks.
Yep..........Fair play........I'm the one in the pub!!
My friday seems nice this week , :-)
#Weallhavethem
Good video PB liking the jobbing plumber #9
ENJOY WEEKEND FELLA
Aaron Jepson thanks man you too 👏🏽
Wet vac to the rescue again ... what would we do without em ? Great stuff PB I’m reliving a life long career via your vids showing some great work
Keep up the good work pb loving the vids. Get a little bit excited when a new one pops up lol. Ps mate spit of Carl froch
love watching your videos so much you do is the same as me one tip for you throw thay ptfe away and use loctite 55 its the dogs danglies and it never winds up unrolled in the bag or stuck on the roll sounds expensive when you buy the first reel but youll never go back to ptfe and its good for gas so no need to carry the yellow stuff dont think ive eve had so much as a weap since i changed over
Great videos loads of tips for a trainee plumber/gas engineer
Super vid nothing needs changing , have a great weekend yourself (sorry about your tyre) 😭
I’m a spark but love the vids also enjoy you showing the gadgets etc, if it makes the job easier & quicker then it’s worth having
What I tend to do to find a blocked cold feed is use a magna clean magnet. It can sometimes shift it slightly but not always.
Just ordered a set of plumbthumb and the dust sheets 👍 cheers for the recommendation buddy 😊
www.grakob.com/ I had to look it up !
12:10 Parental Advisory lol.... great video pete
Hi pb I just love watching your videos when I’m having a poo. Ps is that your real hair or a wig. Much love your biggest fan
There’s more Punches in the rain than any other time. The rain lubricates the shops to aid penetrating the tire
The garden tap made me laugh. Purely because I’ve just moved into my own house and the garden tap didn’t work. So I started at the tap, took it apart to look for blockage (none), then worked my way back to the isolation valve but it ended up being the double check valve. It looked like it had been graunched on so I reckon it hasn’t worked since the house was built (8 years ago)
Wet vacs are well handy . I binned my wickes version tho as its cable was to short and just felt cheap. Replaced it with a charles wet vac.
Another great vid PB agree with the earlier comment my tool list is growing got to get me some Plumbthumbs 👍.
All Great buddy.
Always great videos. Informative entertaining honest all good.
I'd love you to show more info though understand for safety reasons you can't.
Great vid again mate ! Love watching them as an apprentice, Have you got yourself the combined wet and dry filter they sell for the wickes Hoover? Definitely saves a load time and you don't have to change between the filters it's an all in one filter
No man I ever just got the wet one I’ll have to get one, thanks for the pro tip 👌🏼
Thanks for the video.
That wet Vax was genius ha ha
These videos are awesome mate a trainee would learn more from these clips in a hour than two years college
Nice video, thanks for sharing.
The plumber that doesn't fix showers is PANTS! i would have done that job no problem and i am only a DIY plumber ha ha. delivery guy come to my school this week said he was a plumber but his knees cant take it anymore, he still does a bit on the weekend. I have heard a few old time plumbers complaining about their knees, so you better get them knee pads into your trousers lol.
im only 30 and can barley walk from my knees lol
Eww that's not good, i guess your knees are just not meant to be used in that way day after day.
Jeez, after that Friday if the puncture wasn’t the icing on the cake, then the rain was.
One of those days when you feel paranoid thinking you are the star of your version of “The Truman Show” and the rest of us are at home laughing at your orchestrated misfortune.
Great stuff... Shame you use the blue mat the wrong way around... Cotton to protect the floor...
Hi Pete ,,the 10 mm pipe you cut .did you cut it with a normal wheel head pipe cutter the one you keep turning,,,never knew that was a multi cutter.ha ha great,,
Really these videos are class Pete....any harm in asking what you charged for the call out to the tap...im a spark and sometimes would get a similar job...sometimes I don't charge enough
very interesting blogs keep it up , thankyou .
Meant to say a drill pump is great for getting water out of tricky heating systems
Great vid👍
Love the tool reccomends
that ratchet von Rothenberger I got also 5/4 '' and use it to mount the gas valve as well
it had been power flushed hence the nut and olive on the vent or more likely back filled with mains to fill up.
Dan Gordon yeah good point mate, I saw this before I realised it was blocked when I was filming 👍🏽
Keep up the good work mate, plumber myself. handy one back filling sometimes too.
Or maybe someone put a cap on the vent because they air locked the heating system to change a rad valve etc . And then turned of the restrictive stop tap on the cold feed which should be a nice full bore lever valve
@@k20aa Or maybe someone just capped to try to prevent pumping over !!
Check your videos
they really interesting tips there
keep up the good work mate
Hey Pete it is always happening on Fridays' afternoons, some unexpected occurs. I mounted shower, had to pin it to the wall, and drilled the last hole that day - at around 3 o clock. Then got into a pipe. Was lucky cuz those plasterers were yet there so after i had fixed the problem they could paint the wall with the liquid foil overlay. On the truck had the quick mortar so fixed the wall within 10 minutes. What do u think mate?
What did you use to cut that 10mm pipe in the wall??
I cut it with the multi tool on the coupler then sweated the two pieces off 👍🏼
@@PBPlumber Fein or Dewalt machine?
Great video as always, I’m a big wera fan like yourself. The slotted screwdriver you use on the outside tap job around 2:50 is that the square blade type? I haven’t seen that colour handle before.
Thats the correct termernology for loft full of insulation on a friday....fucking hahaha
Hi PB with all these tool thefts from vans going on are you going to get your new van sign written or leave as plain as possible? My van needs changing in the next year or so and all these thefts are making me wonder about sign writing. Maybe magnetic signs could be better.
Dude, a stopcock on the cold feed. All kinds of wrong! Love the video.
Best one yet PB. Are we allowed to wire in a replacement shower or do you need a sparky to sign it off?
We are allowed to work after the pull cord or isolated yes
P B Plumber good stuff. Currently making the jump from working for BG for 14 years to going solo. I’d be interested to know your background/how you got started etc 👍🏼
Top work should be more like you
Your time is worth it you must charge for your time to make a living who else works for free
Great video.Can you tell me where can i find to buy a Bacho 600-15 bender please
Great work. What's your fitness regime mate. Your in cracking shape. Press fit all the way!!
fuck qvc this is gold from an experienced plumber
Friday swearing 😂
Great wet vacs them, use mine a lot 🙂
A lot of insurances dont cover electric showers. But they should have least isolated it!!!
Great video. Are heating systems open to the atmosphere common in the U.K. ?
Tara Glencross Yes they are. Compared to other systems regarding efficiency and how regular they become blocked with sludge/magnatite etc, they are by far the worst.
Can't understand why you only have 12k subscribers
Pardon my ignorance, I have never seen one of those shower controls before...is it low voltage at the shower there?
What do you use to film?? Your Videos look crisp. Any advice?
HeatingGeek iPhone mate, and go pro if I can remember to charge it 😅
I use iPhone 6 at the moment. What go pro?
HeatingGeek I think it’s called a hero 5 session, I much prefer the iPhone tho
Ok thanks. I will Check it out.
Have a great weekend.
Two of my fav youtubers heatingGeek and P.B... had to butt in and say hello 😁
Do you have any tips on balancing a one pipe combi system please? im struggling to get good heat into my upstairs rads. finding a video on one pipe systems is not so easy :(
Why would they use a stopcock on a cold feed, asking for it to be blocked, gate valve would be better
Multiple entry points, a piss and a fuck. Reminds me of German po..............
Hi where are you based? Need a price for a shower install In Ruislip of possible
I do the same anytime I strip anything down
where can I get a plumb thumb?
The emergency plumber probably thought you had to be part P to do any work on the shower or even touch it. Turn off the power, isolate shower job done.
Not much of a plumber if he doesn't know that
528 are you making a still?
Why have you covered your van signs? Are you a cowboy plumber?
😩😩😩😩😩
No double check valve on that outside tap???
BP PH, you csn buy them built-in
Dan Goymer as water regs say, you can only use them if it is not possible to install one
BP PH wasn't much room under that sink lol. But didn't know thanks for the info. Sitting my WRAS exam in a month or so.
12:10......LOL
people actualy say "you cant charge for that"?
we all should have a bare minimum charge, mine is usualy £50 even if im in there 30 seconds...
only time i dont charge is if its a little old lady..
Brendan Fisher what about a BIG old lady?
endorse the minimum charge we charge £65. for the first hour on site
👍🤓👍
you have to charge for your time
Lol 😂