Any chance you could do a video focused around starting and setting up on your own as a sole trader. Any tips from experience you can give etc! Would be very helpful for many of us out there embarking on that journey
Brilliant little tip regarding the blue bung for the washer! I wish the kitchen fitters in our last new build property had watched this video rather than leaving us with a flooded kitchen 😢 cheers 🍻
Oh boy oh boy I’m so late to turn up on this. Just passed out from not sleeping over the weekend. Anyway I would’ve done exactly what u did instead of driving back and forth. That basket swap was an efficient move and it takes experience to think of that on the fly. Thanks Dan for another vid
Hey mate, don’t worry about the late reply. At least you got time to watch it. Hopefully you managed to catch up on your sleep. Thank you for your feedback on the video as always.♥️
I have had a few thermistors check OK out of circuit but go haywire in circuit I just do like you did and replace with a known good one now , in the past in a emergency I used the plastic cap of a 2 L carton of milk to cap off waste worked a treat keep one on the van now 😆
What an idea with the milk carton lid! Haha. I recon that’s a permanent fix rather than a temporary one 😂😂 yeh thermistors are a pain to diagnose correctly!
Under the sink i came across the same issue, i used a 2p coin and plumbers mait, it was only supposed to be a temporary fix but 2 years later its still there
Had one exactly the same last month resistance seemed ok, even had it in a cup of hot water and watched it respond, threw a new one on just to see and it was absolutely fine 🤷♂️
Had a hot water thermistor do the same on a Worcester a couple of weeks back, run tap, boiler was over heating getting up to 85 degrees really fast and cutting out, water was running Luke warm, thought it was the plate changed that, same problem, checked the thermistor had 12oo ohms -2o degrees, changed it anyway and the boiler was fine, run the old one under the hot tap and you could see the resistance go up with the heat. Baffling.
Top video mate, although that duotec it’s the Pcb the low voltage side is likely on the way out it’ll come back in at some point. Well hopefully not 🤞 so you were right
@@Heatking yes just stick to parts on the most common boiler you work on which I would say is the baxi range and the ideal I mainly work on the Worcester range so have invested in a range of parts fan gas valve stats etc electrodes I give the boilers a full strip down every 4 years which makes a bit more work
@@Heatking yes mate, absolute game changer is your forever doing inch and quarter and inch and half. Even does 2 inch aswell, couple of rotations and its done
The NTC commonly runs out of range at the low end (or high temp, as temp increases resistance decreases) when removing and testing at room temperature they usually show up as in range. It’s hard to ever see them out of range under testing conditions. Our job would be easier if they just showed OL when knackered wouldn’t it 😂
That happened to me we moved house I do most of the DIY myself I plumber the washing machine in wouldn't drain called my mate who's a plumber straight away he said about the bung lol
Defo new waste. The way you did it. 30-40 mins of your time has got to be worth more than a £6 waste. Or cut a marigold dishwasher glove and use it as a sealing washer around that black plastic ring and tighten the nut
Had one exactly the same last month resistance seemed ok, even had it in a cup of hot water and watched it respond, threw a new one on just to see and it was absolutely fine 🤷♂️
Thank you for watching. Dont forget to like 😂❤Also I’ll be at installer show next week on the Wednesday if anyone is there, come say hello 🎉
that's a shame mate I'm going on the Thursday. great video tho
@deano6017 cheers Deano! There’s also a chance I might go Thursday too, but we shall see!
They didn’t even check that 12:29 wow 😂😂
Any chance you could do a video focused around starting and setting up on your own as a sole trader. Any tips from experience you can give etc! Would be very helpful for many of us out there embarking on that journey
Yeh Nick leave it with me mate. ♥️
I am not a plumber but many times i have cut a rubber glove finger off and put it over to stop the leak lol 😂 😂
@@marktrower2267 😂😂 brilliant mate!
Brilliant little tip regarding the blue bung for the washer! I wish the kitchen fitters in our last new build property had watched this video rather than leaving us with a flooded kitchen 😢 cheers 🍻
Thanks Nigel, to be fair. Mcalpine say it should go inside the trap, not on the outside 🤯😂
Good content , keep up the good work 😁👍
Thanks John 🙏🏽
Thanks for your teaching. It makes sense when you go through things. ☀️
Thank you very much! Sure it doesn’t make sense to everyone but I try 😂😂
New waste all day ain’t worth the time to going merchants, good shout keeping that old thermistor as well mate 👍👍
Cheers mate ♥️
Oh boy oh boy I’m so late to turn up on this. Just passed out from not sleeping over the weekend.
Anyway I would’ve done exactly what u did instead of driving back and forth. That basket swap was an efficient move and it takes experience to think of that on the fly.
Thanks Dan for another vid
Hey mate, don’t worry about the late reply. At least you got time to watch it. Hopefully you managed to catch up on your sleep. Thank you for your feedback on the video as always.♥️
Brilliant tips Dan.😊
I have had a few thermistors check OK out of circuit but go haywire in circuit I just do like you did and replace with a known good one now , in the past in a emergency I used the plastic cap of a 2 L carton of milk to cap off waste worked a treat keep one on the van now 😆
What an idea with the milk carton lid! Haha. I recon that’s a permanent fix rather than a temporary one 😂😂 yeh thermistors are a pain to diagnose correctly!
Under the sink i came across the same issue, i used a 2p coin and plumbers mait, it was only supposed to be a temporary fix but 2 years later its still there
Another great idea! Thank you mate.
feed first as it sucks in air if you pull the vent off first
Cheers John! ♥️
Had one exactly the same last month resistance seemed ok, even had it in a cup of hot water and watched it respond, threw a new one on just to see and it was absolutely fine 🤷♂️
It’s annoying when things like this happen though, has you doubting doesn’t it 😅
Had a hot water thermistor do the same on a Worcester a couple of weeks back, run tap, boiler was over heating getting up to 85 degrees really fast and cutting out, water was running Luke warm, thought it was the plate changed that, same problem, checked the thermistor had 12oo ohms -2o degrees, changed it anyway and the boiler was fine, run the old one under the hot tap and you could see the resistance go up with the heat. Baffling.
@@paulsmith2931 this is when I hate repairs 😂😂
Great video mate. I always pull the lower bung out first as you always want it pulling water in first and not too much air.👍😎
Cheers Pb! I’ll do that in future then! Thanks for the advice mate!
Definitely fit the new strainer waste
Cheers Doug!
never heard that called a gravity system Dan is that a Northern thing haha? we call it an open system down South 🤣 🤣 great video btw
Haha cheers Alan, erm… it possibly could be a Northern thing, I’m not actually sure! But yes you’re right it is an open vent system, haha. Cheers
Best way ignoring bellends. That’s what they hate.
Top content Dan. Thanks for that. ❤
Thank you very much 🙏🏽
Used to always put the cap internal. Have been doing external last few years. Does make sense
Cheers Andy!
gas meter disc usually fits and works... for a while 😂
Haha what a tip!
Plumbers Mait as a Cap 🙈😂
Good shout 😂😂😂
❤ 😊
Top video mate, although that duotec it’s the Pcb the low voltage side is likely on the way out it’ll come back in at some point. Well hopefully not 🤞 so you were right
If it does mate! At least I now know what it will be so thank you! 🙏🏽
Sometimes it's quicker just to try bits you need a stock of parts if your doing boiler repairs
Yeh that is true, a stock of boiler parts is ££££, rather than a stock of plumbing parts at £ 😂
@@Heatking yes just stick to parts on the most common boiler you work on which I would say is the baxi range and the ideal I mainly work on the Worcester range so have invested in a range of parts fan gas valve stats etc electrodes I give the boilers a full strip down every 4 years which makes a bit more work
@@Heatking that job the other day with the nest was the motorised valve it wasn't powering the orange when it opened what's the chances of that lol
@@charliewillis8527 that’s bloody unlucky mate!
@@Heatking yes tipical I tested it with both but I didn't count for that lol
Mate you seriously need to buy a knipex dp50 for waste pipes, best tool i ever bought, cuts and chamfers at the same time
I’ve seen them but never used one, they are decent buy then mate?
@@Heatking yes mate, absolute game changer is your forever doing inch and quarter and inch and half. Even does 2 inch aswell, couple of rotations and its done
@@Purebeltersteve I’m off to look! I’ll blame you when the mrs complains haha.
The NTC commonly runs out of range at the low end (or high temp, as temp increases resistance decreases) when removing and testing at room temperature they usually show up as in range. It’s hard to ever see them out of range under testing conditions. Our job would be easier if they just showed OL when knackered wouldn’t it 😂
Haha yeh it would mate! Thank you for the knowledge though! That’s massively appreciated!
25yr a technician now, nothing surprises me, some days I wish I just worked in Greggs 🤣🤣
@@Chickenboots1 haha I bet you’ve forgot more than I know though! 😂
That happened to me we moved house I do most of the DIY myself I plumber the washing machine in wouldn't drain called my mate who's a plumber straight away he said about the bung lol
Haha, it’s easily done mate! But you’ll know from now on! 👍🏼
Can you use inhibitors in gravity systems Dan, is the tank filling the rads confused how they work
Yeh you can use inhibitors, yes the tank fills the system, I’ll try an explain it one video one day haha
Defo new waste. The way you did it. 30-40 mins of your time has got to be worth more than a £6 waste. Or cut a marigold dishwasher glove and use it as a sealing washer around that black plastic ring and tighten the nut
Cheers Mate, and good shout on the marigolds 😂
I hardly ever get boiler repairs now everything under warranty
Yeh that is true mate. The longer warranty’s are definitely effecting us now.
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Cheers Wayne 🙏🏽
Had one exactly the same last month resistance seemed ok, even had it in a cup of hot water and watched it respond, threw a new one on just to see and it was absolutely fine 🤷♂️