I put inhibitor to my heating system last month. Instead of making a special tool like yours, I pour the inhibitor direct via the vent of the towel rack in my bathroom, the vent holes of towel rack are usually at the top rather at the side, hence we can pour the inhibitor without any special tool. Firstly, I drained the water in the towel rack down like you did, then poured the inhibtor into the rack at the top with the help of a small funnel. This could be a simpler method to most layman like me.
Undoing the bottom connections would stress me out too much, I'd probably just get narrow flexible hose and use the siphoning principle to the water out (measuring of course). Then there's less chance of post-filling leaks.
Alternatively if you have a towel rad in your bathroom just pour it in the top with a funnel, no need for that fancy tool. Also no carpet to get wet either!
19 years in the trade, never thought of doing this. I usually use a hose with a rad tail and a funnel. I really like this idea as there's now risk of spilling any. Thanks!
Best DIY video I've seen in ages. Clear and easy explanations, plus definitely making up one of the filling pipes, which is far better than the plastic one I purchased. Look forward to seeing more videos. Great job 🙂
I agree with all of tye comments below - a very good video with clear explanations of what is going on. Your channel is a great help to all of us DIY plumbers.
I am happy with plumbing, but i have to add if i was not i would come here, your steps and guidance are so simple to understand and showing the piece of the rad would help others some fly by these yours are perfect
Great video. I did exactly this in the summer when I took every radiator outside and cleaned them out! 24 rads!!! Remember, 1 bottle of inhibitor might not be enough... They say how many rads they typically do on the bottle. Also remember it doesn't last forever.... I usually drain my system, replace the inhibitor and top up with new water every 3 years.
Out of interest -- I know it's a how long is a piece of string question -- how much do you think a plumber who have charged you to remove 24 rads, clean them out, refit and balance the system? I wasn't aware they needed cleaning that often, mine haven't been done at all in 17yrs, so I'm a bit concerned now...Although, never had any dramas with them.
Today's radiators are too thin and restrictive . Old radiators (Mison style? ) never needed cleaning or inhibitors. Parents house central heating still working after 50 years when we sold it after they passed.
The optimum liquid to refill the system with would be deionized or distilled water. Also there is no reason one could not use automotive radiator fluid in the system. It too has rust inhibitors in it. It might be cheaper than a specialized radiator inhibitor.
Excellent videos. Im an avid fan of the Adey Pro MagnaClean. Simplicity itself to introduce an inhibitor to the system. No need to touch a radiator. Just drain off some water from the boiler. Remove the top of the Adey Pro and pour straight from the bottle into the Adey Pro chamber. Using an inhibitor and the Adey Pro my system is ultra clean. The yearly inspection/service clearly shows this when the Adey Pro top is taken off and on the 'magnet' there's nothing and the water in the system is almost drinkable.
Just seen your comment after writing the same method myself. My plumber showed me how to do it (before he moved out of the area). As you say, simplicity itself.
Great tip and video bud. Another way is adding inhibitor via the magnetic filter hopper which most have these days. I plan to remove my sludge filled rads in the summer fkr w good clean thanks to your videos.
Great video !!! I would also suggest removing the radiator covers before doing this job for 2 reasons. First, it actually gives more room, especially for pushing toweling etc around the bleed valve. Secondly, it avoids scratching them - I noticed that there was a lot of scratching around the cover over that top plug.
Interesting approach. I simply isolate the header tank (vented system), drain the tank, then chuck the inhibitor in the tank and open the isolation valve.
Don’t you take out from the system more than just what’s in the head of tank? I like to make sure that I’m not only empty the tank. I also empty the system of quite a bit of water then using a pipe feed it directly into the outlet from the head tank and the container contents will be sucked right down into the Central Heating system.
Ive been doing this task for over 40 years and its always good to watch someone else show their method. Spot on demonstration. Ticked every box for me. Well done. Ps I might have used a tank connector in the bottle cap ??
Clever little tool! You could use a funnel ( you can get one that has a plastic flexible hose at the end ) but it's a lot messier than what you showed so I'll be making one of these for sure!
If you’ve got a magnetic filter attached to your boiler/CH system it’s even easier. Just close the in & out valves. Unscrew the top and pour in the inhibitor. No tool manufacturing required! Otherwise this is a great video and technique for those who don’t have one.
How often should you be adding inhibitor and or topping up in the system, do you need to use the full container? Another informative video , thank you 😊
Can you please elaborate on balancing the rads. You counted the number of turns out on the left hand side valve so as to put it back in the same open position. Surely adjusting the thermostatic valve on the right hand side also effects balancing?
Top video gezza, With your help watching this and other ones I've managed to help my mom with her changes to her new bungalow, renovated bathroom kitchen and the living room so thanks again 10/10
Using the normal used filling position would also work. Connect the filling hose to the CV side and fill the hose from the other end with the inhibitor fluid, then connect it to the closed water fill tap which you use for normal filling. Open the tap a little, then open the valve on the CV side. The inhibitor will be pushed in the CV system, followed by regular tap water. No special tooling needed and no possibility on radiator leaks at the end.
Great Video, very helpful. how often should you add the inhibitor on a combi boiler? will plumbers do this on a service every 12 months, don't know if mine has any at all ? how can you tell.
Just out of interest how often should you replace inhibitor or is it just if some or all of the circulating water has been emptied and refilled. Thanks
Great video and keep them coming, but would probably have been better to use a radiator without radiator extensions on it, as to the uninformed this may of been confusing
Great stuff. We live in an area where the water is quite high in limescale. The rads have been bled but the ones up and downstairs furthest from the boiler are quite cool even when the heating is full on. We'll be giving this a go very soon.
Thats what the same number of turns on the lock shield bit is about. Research ‘radiator balancing’. You restrict hot flow to the rads nearer your boiler by closing the lock shields on them a bit, so that hot water makes it to the furthest ones. This guy has a video on it! ruclips.net/video/7NsZ2d2Oups/видео.htmlsi=ZzQqzzByU0wtTIN_
If the house has a towel rail there is no need to make up a filler with a flexi hose as the inhibitor can be tipped into the top of the towel rail after it has been drained. I always like to hear new tips eeven after 30 years!!
Not sure about Sentinel, but most other brand bottles are the same size as an AdBlue nozzle thread. Then a couple turns of PTFE on the spigot side and it fits snugly into the rad thread 👍🏻
To refill the rad, i usually only open the TRV until it's filled then open the lockshield, as for the filling tool, i used a fitting for the rad blank to copper then upright to a 54 x 15 reducer as a funnel.
But if we feed inhibitor using towel raditor without feeding tool, i.e pour straight into the towel radiator, do we still need to undo other nut please?
Thank you for this video, very helpful. Q : On a pressurised system how is the Inhibitor going to mix with the rest of the system fluid if the Pump is simply pushing the liquid around? Wouldn't it remain unmixed?
Great video. Bravo. I am gonna do that next weekend. One question: I have a 12 years old heating system, do I use the inhibotor right away or do I have to perform some other action before e.g. cleaning - flushing? which is a bit out of my diy skills.
If you have loft tanks (FnE) is it possible to just put the inhibitor in that tank? I had a leak in the system last year and that method temporarily solved. Now I have a new central heating system with no leaks, would the water/inhibitor just sit in the loft tank and not actually go thru the system?
I empty my FnE tank, clean it out, stick a section of hosepipe into the FnE tank outlet then pour the inhibitor into the hosepipe. Then turn the water feed back on. Horses for courses !
Would you not just open one of the radiator valves when bleeding it at the end? Once the rad is full and bled open the other valve and this will stop any air travelling through the system?
Thank you for one more wonderfull and informative video question is why do need to fill inhabitor in the radiator, do it need to be filled in all radiators or only one? Will you please make video of gas boil service.🖒🖒🖒
Your welcome. Fill one and then circulate which will spread the inhibitor throughout the system. Do this either yearly or when any work is done on the system
Hi great video! Perfect for what I need. I'm replacing a radiator and need to add inhibitor, i was gonna add a 1 litre bottle? Us that too much, would 500ml be better? Can you add too much? How much is too much? Thanks 😊
Thanks for the great vid. Just to make sure I get the correct flexible connector what size is the fitting that screws into the rad where the bung is? Cheers
Top man!!! When I learn anything new regarding plumbing tips it makes me smile you sir are so generous sharing info keep up the good content. New Subscription added
Hi I got rid of the black stuff from all my radiators by taking off all 9 of my radiators and flushing out with a hose I put all the radiators back tightened up all the valves as you said in your video you open the air valve before putting in the inhibitor do I do this to all 9 of my radiators or just the one thank you in advance by the way keep up the good work👍
Great little tip👍👍👏 One thought, when it comes to the last task of bleeding the air out and topping up the water level, then if the flow valve is opened and the bleed valve is opened then the water coming in will push any air out? If both valves are opened then surely the air will be pushed into the pipework and go through the system before it can be bled out.🤔🤔🤞🤞
Hey buddy. Can you give me some advice if I permanently want to cap off a radiator in my kitchen would it be best practice to join the existing pipes together for flow. Or can I just cap them off? 🤔
Interesting video and great advice ✌️👍😊 However, cant one just add the inhibitor to the CH header tank? Our CH Header seems to reciprocate fairly well🤔🤔
like your videos,very helpfull and make the jobs easy. i have a vaillant boiler that i cant leave on,as it fills its self up and f23's every time. could you do a quick video on what could be happening,as getting bored keep draining some water out everytime i have a shower!! would be greatly appreciated, from a long time subscriber Neil.
You made us laugh in this video talking about nice dish and in the previous video talking about nice curtain when you do plumbing !!!!!! Now i know who is on top in your house... hahahahahahahah; bless you man !! Highly informative videos, thank you. This also i am going to do in my friend's house....what about sticking in a water - hose pipe with a plastic funnel to fill !!?? The idea is the same, but equipment may be simple !!!!
I always use my wet/dry hoover, with a towel under the valves and then a Funnel with a short but long enough piece of hose .end of the funnel fit into hose, hose goes into top of rad/towel rail usually as much that can go in 6 to 12 inches depending on rad and fill take seconds ,but that is handy and tbh i doubt i'll ever use it, I may far far into the future have a need for something similar and as an old school plumber i have made many gadgets to get around situations many are single use but have come in handy for another situation...
What size fittings did you use on the flexi hose? 15mm x 1/2"? Need to do mine after removing a load of radiators while decorating. Keep up the videos, really helping me take on the whole house. Also plan on building my own workshop in the next year or so.
I do see the usefulness of your flexible pipe for putting inhibiter into a radiator. But how do you modify it to put inhibiter into a MYSON radiator that only has one small blead valve one end at the top.
An upturned dustpan is quite good if you don't have plumbtub. Also after removing the blanking plug, a short length of plastic tube and a funnel should work to pour in the inhibitor?
15mm compression elbow with PTFE, funnel and jug (for easy and secure pouring). Don't forget to unscrew the other end like I did - goes everywhere but into the radiator.
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I put inhibitor to my heating system last month. Instead of making a special tool like yours, I pour the inhibitor direct via the vent of the towel rack in my bathroom, the vent holes of towel rack are usually at the top rather at the side, hence we can pour the inhibitor without any special tool. Firstly, I drained the water in the towel rack down like you did, then poured the inhibtor into the rack at the top with the help of a small funnel. This could be a simpler method to most layman like me.
Yep for those with a towel rad this is the way
Undoing the bottom connections would stress me out too much, I'd probably just get narrow flexible hose and use the siphoning principle to the water out (measuring of course). Then there's less chance of post-filling leaks.
That's the way I do it too.
Amazing, this was my plan with similar gadgets😊
I use the magna filter reservoir. It comes off easy. Just empty it an refill with inhibitor repeat if necessary.
Best vid I've ever seen on the subject!. No boring introductions or explanations, straight into it and very professional. Well done
This is what youtube was made for. Bloody brilliant stuff, cheers mate!
Well buddy RUclips was actually made to make money but these are bonuses 😊
Alternatively if you have a towel rad in your bathroom just pour it in the top with a funnel, no need for that fancy tool. Also no carpet to get wet either!
Yeah your right however this is a more generic method in a sense as not everyone has towel rads
Came here to say this, so much easier
This is what I do too.
The highest radiator in the house, or doesn't it matter?
I thought the magnetic stick 🧲 thing went into bathroom towel rail. ?
19 years in the trade, never thought of doing this. I usually use a hose with a rad tail and a funnel.
I really like this idea as there's now risk of spilling any.
Thanks!
Best DIY video I've seen in ages. Clear and easy explanations, plus definitely making up one of the filling pipes, which is far better than the plastic one I purchased. Look forward to seeing more videos. Great job 🙂
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks
I agree with all of tye comments below - a very good video with clear explanations of what is going on. Your channel is a great help to all of us DIY plumbers.
Much appreciated!
Probably one of the most useful tips I've seen in a while. Thanks ..
Glad it was helpful!
I am happy with plumbing, but i have to add if i was not i would come here, your steps and guidance are so simple to understand and showing the piece of the rad would help others some fly by these yours are perfect
I add inhibitor via my FERNOX TF-1 magnetic separator. It's far less palaver. No messing around with rads.
Great video. I did exactly this in the summer when I took every radiator outside and cleaned them out! 24 rads!!! Remember, 1 bottle of inhibitor might not be enough... They say how many rads they typically do on the bottle. Also remember it doesn't last forever.... I usually drain my system, replace the inhibitor and top up with new water every 3 years.
Thanks for sharing 👍
Out of interest -- I know it's a how long is a piece of string question -- how much do you think a plumber who have charged you to remove 24 rads, clean them out, refit and balance the system? I wasn't aware they needed cleaning that often, mine haven't been done at all in 17yrs, so I'm a bit concerned now...Although, never had any dramas with them.
Today's radiators are too thin and restrictive . Old radiators (Mison style? ) never needed cleaning or inhibitors. Parents house central heating still working after 50 years when we sold it after they passed.
@@KeithChegwin24That's a lot of radiators, Buckingham palace by any chance?
The optimum liquid to refill the system with would be deionized or distilled water. Also there is no reason one could not use automotive radiator fluid in the system. It too has rust inhibitors in it. It might be cheaper than a specialized radiator inhibitor.
Excellent videos. Im an avid fan of the Adey Pro MagnaClean. Simplicity itself to introduce an inhibitor to the system. No need to touch a radiator. Just drain off some water from the boiler. Remove the top of the Adey Pro and pour straight from the bottle into the Adey Pro chamber.
Using an inhibitor and the Adey Pro my system is ultra clean. The yearly inspection/service clearly shows this when the Adey Pro top is taken off and on the 'magnet' there's nothing and the water in the system is almost drinkable.
👍 thanks for sharing
Everyone should install one of these. They pay for themselves in no time.
Just seen your comment after writing the same method myself. My plumber showed me how to do it (before he moved out of the area). As you say, simplicity itself.
Never heard of the plumb tub before, that's on the shopping list. Another great video, thanks and well done.
what a bloody marvellous video. Sort of thing everyman should know.
Or woman.
I'm a man and I'm sick of knowing everything about DIY. I'd rather kick back and let women do it
A really great tip and wonderfully clear explanation and demonstration. Excellent video camera work and editing, too! Thanks so much for sharing.
One of the best and most useful DIY central heating plumbing videos I have seen. Thanks. ❤👍
I use a garden weed sprayer, put an adapter on the end pump it into the top of a rad or filling loop job done
Great tip and video bud. Another way is adding inhibitor via the magnetic filter hopper which most have these days. I plan to remove my sludge filled rads in the summer fkr w good clean thanks to your videos.
👍👍
@@TheDIYGuy1do a video on how to clean magnetic filter?
Great video !!! I would also suggest removing the radiator covers before doing this job for 2 reasons. First, it actually gives more room, especially for pushing toweling etc around the bleed valve. Secondly, it avoids scratching them - I noticed that there was a lot of scratching around the cover over that top plug.
I have to say, mate, that you bang out some excellent videos. I've found loads of useful info which I've put to good use, so thank you very much
Your welcome 🙏
Interesting approach. I simply isolate the header tank (vented system), drain the tank, then chuck the inhibitor in the tank and open the isolation valve.
Yeah that's what I thought was they way it was put in lol
Don’t you take out from the system more than just what’s in the head of tank?
I like to make sure that I’m not only empty the tank. I also empty the system of quite a bit of water then using a pipe feed it directly into the outlet from the head tank and the container contents will be sucked right down into the Central Heating system.
Good tip, thanks. I use a 22mm socket to undue the blank plug. It reduces the risk of marking the radiator paint.
I think this has to be one of your best tips yet Cameron. Great video, see you soon.👍👍
Awesome! Thank you!
Ive been doing this task for over 40 years and its always good to watch someone else show their method. Spot on demonstration. Ticked every box for me. Well done.
Ps I might have used a tank connector in the bottle cap ??
Thanks a lot. Yep a tank connector would work a treat
Thank you for this video, I am adding 7 new radiators and didn't know about this stuff. Really appreciate this knowledge as I am newbie
Thanks for the tip fella , did exactly that today, stay lucky, stay safe! 😉
Thanks, you too!
Love these tips and short cuts. Reminds me of the series of short programme in the eighties that provided tips for DIYers and tradesmen
Clever little tool! You could use a funnel ( you can get one that has a plastic flexible hose at the end ) but it's a lot messier than what you showed so I'll be making one of these for sure!
Some really good information here and well presented. You're a credit to the old school RUclips videos
Once again thank you for another amazing video, I very much appreciate all your help on our DIY jobs 👍🏻😎
Very welcome
If you’ve got a magnetic filter attached to your boiler/CH system it’s even easier. Just close the in & out valves. Unscrew the top and pour in the inhibitor. No tool manufacturing required! Otherwise this is a great video and technique for those who don’t have one.
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This is a really good way of filling up with inhibitor thank you. You mentioned the “balancing of the radiators” how do you do this please. Thanks.
Awesome info, I've always wondered if there was an easier way of adding inhibitor fluid to a rad, know I now - thanks pal!
Great video. Always wondered how it was done. Definitely going to make one of those tools as I'm going to need it for future jobs 👍
How often should you be adding inhibitor and or topping up in the system, do you need to use the full container?
Another informative video , thank you 😊
Can you please elaborate on balancing the rads. You counted the number of turns out on the left hand side valve so as to put it back in the same open position. Surely adjusting the thermostatic valve on the right hand side also effects balancing?
No, it doesn't. Check out a video on balancing.
You've taught me so much and saved me so much money - just wanted to say cheers for that!
Brill vid, and a quality plumber. Very informative, expertly explained and demonstrated. 👌🏼
Glad you enjoyed it
Top video gezza, With your help watching this and other ones I've managed to help my mom with her changes to her new bungalow, renovated bathroom kitchen and the living room so thanks again 10/10
Your welcome 🙏
thank you, for that tip sorted several ie inhibitor and dropping rad forward to paint behind..
Very well explained, even with the sound muted. Keep up the good work.
Really liked the inhibitor adapter, very useful!
Great video, expertly explained. Can I ask how often should you add inhibitor?
Plumberparts and The DIY Guy - both everyday nice guys 👍
Thanks. James’ channel is brilliant too isn’t it. Hoping to collab together this year
Using the normal used filling position would also work. Connect the filling hose to the CV side and fill the hose from the other end with the inhibitor fluid, then connect it to the closed water fill tap which you use for normal filling. Open the tap a little, then open the valve on the CV side. The inhibitor will be pushed in the CV system, followed by regular tap water. No special tooling needed and no possibility on radiator leaks at the end.
Great video. As always,easy to follow and understand. I've never done this job before but I will now. Thanks 👍👍
Glad to help. Thanks
as normal clear,precise,and to the point instructions!! ....top man😊
Glad it helped!
Nice concise video.
Can you take some water out using the hose outlet on the boiler filling loop? Then top up using a towel radiator if you have one?
Why are the best ideas so simple?👍
Great video! Do you need to switch off the boiler before carrying this out?
Great Video, very helpful. how often should you add the inhibitor on a combi boiler? will plumbers do this on a service every 12 months, don't know if mine has any at all ? how can you tell.
Just out of interest how often should you replace inhibitor or is it just if some or all of the circulating water has been emptied and refilled. Thanks
I suggest every year, two max. However if any work has been done such as a drain down then sooner 👍
Great video and keep them coming, but would probably have been better to use a radiator without radiator extensions on it, as to the uninformed this may of been confusing
Thanks. Fair point
@@TheDIYGuy1 ....but I will still be stealing this hack 😁👍
Hah run with it 😊
Great stuff. We live in an area where the water is quite high in limescale. The rads have been bled but the ones up and downstairs furthest from the boiler are quite cool even when the heating is full on. We'll be giving this a go very soon.
The water in a radiator or heating system has nothing to do whatsoever with LIMESCALE !!!
Thats what the same number of turns on the lock shield bit is about. Research ‘radiator balancing’. You restrict hot flow to the rads nearer your boiler by closing the lock shields on them a bit, so that hot water makes it to the furthest ones. This guy has a video on it!
ruclips.net/video/7NsZ2d2Oups/видео.htmlsi=ZzQqzzByU0wtTIN_
Thanks for your supporting video
If the house has a towel rail there is no need to make up a filler with a flexi hose as the inhibitor can be tipped into the top of the towel rail after it has been drained. I always like to hear new tips eeven after 30 years!!
Not sure about Sentinel, but most other brand bottles are the same size as an AdBlue nozzle thread. Then a couple turns of PTFE on the spigot side and it fits snugly into the rad thread 👍🏻
Interesting 👍 cheers
To refill the rad, i usually only open the TRV until it's filled then open the lockshield, as for the filling tool, i used a fitting for the rad blank to copper then upright to a 54 x 15 reducer as a funnel.
Brilliant video. just one question. why not remove the bleeding valve to add the inhibitor instead of also removing radiator nut on the other side?
Thanks. If you do that then you won’t have anywhere for the air to dissipate as you add the inhibitor
@@TheDIYGuy1 Wel done. This thought never came to my mind. thanks a lot.
But if we feed inhibitor using towel raditor without feeding tool, i.e pour straight into the towel radiator, do we still need to undo other nut please?
Great post, very useful. Thanks bud!
My wife would like to adopt you. She remembers watching videos with plumbers. 😮
Great tip.
What length and internal bore is your flexi connector?
Thank you for this video, very helpful.
Q : On a pressurised system how is the Inhibitor going to mix with the rest of the system fluid if the Pump is simply pushing the liquid around? Wouldn't it remain unmixed?
Glad to help. It will in the rads as it moves through the system
Great vid, thank you. 2 quick questions, does the heating system need to be turned off? And how often would you add inhibitor?
Thanks again!
Thanks. Every year you can top up inhibitor as never too much. Yes turn the heating system off.
@@TheDIYGuy1 many thanks.
Thanks! Can I just check if there's a particular radiator you should use? i.e the highest one in the house etc? Or does it not matter?
Your welcome. It doesn’t matter 👍
Legend!. Just what i was looking for. Cheers
Great video. Bravo. I am gonna do that next weekend.
One question: I have a 12 years old heating system, do I use the inhibotor right away or do I have to perform some other action before e.g. cleaning - flushing?
which is a bit out of my diy skills.
If you have loft tanks (FnE) is it possible to just put the inhibitor in that tank? I had a leak in the system last year and that method temporarily solved. Now I have a new central heating system with no leaks, would the water/inhibitor just sit in the loft tank and not actually go thru the system?
It’s less effective in the tank. It can take an age to circulate.
I empty my FnE tank, clean it out, stick a section of hosepipe into the FnE tank outlet then pour the inhibitor into the hosepipe. Then turn the water feed back on. Horses for courses !
Would you not just open one of the radiator valves when bleeding it at the end? Once the rad is full and bled open the other valve and this will stop any air travelling through the system?
It’s brilliant video thank you.
How often we need to add inhibitors?
Welcome. Yearly 👍
Great idea, but how is the bottle vented as it will pull a partial vacum and come out very slowly if at all?🤔
Great video 👍🏼
How often should this be done?
Because I think the British Standard says every 5 years if I remember correctly. Thanks in advance.
I usually go with every year or two but if you do work in the system or a drain down you may want to do it sooner. Thanks
@@TheDIYGuy1 Ok, I’ll go with 2 years, thanks Bud 👍🏼
That what I wanted to know.
Thanks for answering as well
Great video and super helpful. One question, what size connection is on the end of the flexible tap connector to allow it to screw into the radiator?
Excellent information video! Thank you very much! Be Blessed!!
Thank you for one more wonderfull and informative video question is why do need to fill inhabitor in the radiator, do it need to be filled in all radiators or only one?
Will you please make video of gas boil service.🖒🖒🖒
Your welcome. Fill one and then circulate which will spread the inhibitor throughout the system. Do this either yearly or when any work is done on the system
@@TheDIYGuy1 thank you very much.
Please do not forget to upload boiler service video.🖒🖒🖒
Hi great video! Perfect for what I need. I'm replacing a radiator and need to add inhibitor, i was gonna add a 1 litre bottle? Us that too much, would 500ml be better? Can you add too much? How much is too much? Thanks 😊
Another great video very easy guide to follow
Glad you think so!
Thanks for the great vid. Just to make sure I get the correct flexible connector what size is the fitting that screws into the rad where the bung is? Cheers
Your welcome. 1/2 inch
Top man!!! When I learn anything new regarding plumbing tips it makes me smile you sir are so generous sharing info keep up the good content. New Subscription added
Thanks for subscribing and glad to help
Fantastic video. Would this help to stop the clicking sound in our pipes/radiator system when we turn the heating on? Thanks
I might help a bit but you're better off using a cleaner (e.g. x800) and flushing the system a couple of times to get rid of any debris.
I'm assuming when you put inhibitor in once the radiators are back to normal operation it will circulate the inhibitor around the rest of the system?
Hi I got rid of the black stuff from all my radiators by taking off all 9 of my radiators and flushing out with a hose I put all the radiators back tightened up all the valves as you said in your video you open the air valve before putting in the inhibitor do I do this to all 9 of my radiators or just the one thank you in advance by the way keep up the good work👍
Good vid ,well thought out for non plumbers.
Thanks 👍
Legend. Love the work you do. Clear and consise. Any rule of thumb on how many Radiators one litre will cover?
1 litre will do you for around 10 rads. If more, go with a second bottle
Great little tip👍👍👏
One thought, when it comes to the last task of bleeding the air out and topping up the water level, then if the flow valve is opened and the bleed valve is opened then the water coming in will push any air out?
If both valves are opened then surely the air will be pushed into the pipework and go through the system before it can be bled out.🤔🤔🤞🤞
Your welcome. That doesn’t happen because the air is always at the top of the radiator.
Thanks DIY Guy, Very helpful advice and clear instructions. BTW, the tattoos look great! 😊
Brilliant, thanks
Hey buddy.
Can you give me some advice if I permanently
want to cap off a radiator in my kitchen would it be best practice to join the existing pipes together for flow. Or can I just cap them off? 🤔
Interesting video and great advice ✌️👍😊
However, cant one just add the inhibitor to the CH header tank? Our CH Header seems to reciprocate fairly well🤔🤔
It usually doesn’t circulate effectively but you can try it. Thanks
like your videos,very helpfull and make the jobs easy. i have a vaillant boiler that i cant leave on,as it fills its self up and f23's every time. could you do a quick video on what could be happening,as getting bored keep draining some water out everytime i have a shower!! would be greatly appreciated, from a long time subscriber Neil.
Thanks for this. Very informative.
Do you recommend using the cleanser first then inhibitor or does it really not make that much difference ? Cheers mate
Is it not easier to do this on the end radiator and utilise the drain plug? Funnel and short length of hose?
Excellent video, can i add to any radiator in the system?
Can u leave a link of the bits needed to make the filling thing please so i can go and ask for the parts i need.
You made us laugh in this video talking about nice dish and in the previous video talking about nice curtain when you do plumbing !!!!!! Now i know who is on top in your house... hahahahahahahah; bless you man !! Highly informative videos, thank you. This also i am going to do in my friend's house....what about sticking in a water - hose pipe with a plastic funnel to fill !!?? The idea is the same, but equipment may be simple !!!!
I always use my wet/dry hoover, with a towel under the valves and then a Funnel with a short but long enough piece of hose .end of the funnel fit into hose, hose goes into top of rad/towel rail usually as much that can go in 6 to 12 inches depending on rad and fill take seconds ,but that is handy and tbh i doubt i'll ever use it, I may far far into the future have a need for something similar and as an old school plumber i have made many gadgets to get around situations many are single use but have come in handy for another situation...
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What size fittings did you use on the flexi hose? 15mm x 1/2"? Need to do mine after removing a load of radiators while decorating.
Keep up the videos, really helping me take on the whole house. Also plan on building my own workshop in the next year or so.
Glad to help. 1/2” to 15mm compression coupler.
@@TheDIYGuy1 my bad, I ment on the isolator side?
Any chance you can do a video about wiring up a security light with a remote sensor?
I do see the usefulness of your flexible pipe for putting inhibiter into a radiator. But how do you modify it to put inhibiter into a MYSON radiator that only has one small blead valve one end at the top.
Excellent tip. How often should you pop in inhibitor? If you put it in too early does that cause any issues?
You can’t really over do it 👍. I’d go with every year or two unless any work has been done then sooner.
👍 Many thanks@@TheDIYGuy1
Don't be inhibited. Go for it
An upturned dustpan is quite good if you don't have plumbtub. Also after removing the blanking plug, a short length of plastic tube and a funnel should work to pour in the inhibitor?
Yeah there’s a few ways you can do it 😊. To be fair the result is the same 👍
15mm compression elbow with PTFE, funnel and jug (for easy and secure pouring). Don't forget to unscrew the other end like I did - goes everywhere but into the radiator.