Thank you for sharing this. I'm in the process of transitioning from being an IT consultant for the last 30 odd years to becoming a Plumbing & Gas engineer. I'm midway through training and I've learn't lots. As much as I'm all for watching UA-cam vids on how to do things, the training really helps to give me a good understanding of things such as, why it's better to bend pipes instead of using fittings all over the place and much much more... Anyway, I really liked watching your videos (Pt1 & 2) and quite frankly, you are right, everyone has a bad day, but what I really liked about your videos was your professional attitude. I'm sure there are those out there that would give up and ruin the job to some extent. Well done & keep up the fantastic work!
Thank you really appreciate the support good luck with the course as well mate hope it goes well for you, plumbing is a great career I do love it, even the bad days make you better 👍👍
Ive had days like that doing a boiler install and it went from good to bad..customer caught me with my hands over my face sat there..fairplay to my customer he went look go away for an hour and come back he was right havent had a customer like that ever since...great content again buddy..
Thanks mate, it is great when you have understanding customers when things go bad…very important we all see the signs when jobs are getting on top of us as well…I didn’t in the first one and made mistakes, definitely learned from it 👍
If that’s an install you can pull out when your heads gone it still looked quality and professional I have a press fit but customers don’t like the price of the fittings only use it when contracting and it’s in the spec
This vid shows how much you care . The brasso was a neat touch Not a plumber myself but love these vids b.t.w information abundance. We all have days where we wonder what did I do wrong in my past life . Keep up the good work
If you do a brilliant job like that on a 'Bad Day' you are the best plumber I have EVER seen. It is a beautiful job, everything is so neat and tidy. It is very clear to see that you take pride in your work, you're a perfectionist through and through. I bet you don't even have to advertise at all, one look at that and the jobs must flood in. Very, very impressed. Thank you for the video. ❤
Really appreciate the kind words mate, yeah I do like to be as tidy as possible and also make life easy for next engineer who will hopefully be me. Not a lot of adverts now to be honest so hopefully I can keep doing what I’m doing and keep getting the work, all the best mate 👍
Your been too hard on yourself,I think you did a great finished job.Everyone has days like this but you did a great end product .Plus a professional job.I spent my entire working life in the gas industry starting at British Gas in 78,and I know when a job gos wrong you want to walk away but the end product on this job was first class.Great job be proud off yourself
Got to be honest mate. I don't use the agitator on the drill. I've found it too aggressive. Causing issues like you had and denting radiators....... good old rubber mallet works just as well but not as violent 👍
Mistakes get made it's how you overcome them and stay with it. The customer won't know about the mistakes they are just grateful the jobs getting done. Having the right tools always makes your life easier.
Easy mistakes but we all make them, the main thing is was you did a top job once finished and you took pride in it. It’s nice to see a real life scenario
Cheers mate, I do really care about how the work looks and I think it can get the better of me when things go wrong so maybe I’ve gotta work on my mindset when not everything is going right. All learning everyday and it is real world..18 years experience and I still have days like this 👍
Lovely job - a win. The only thing I would do differently is to use a Fernox TF1 filter, no need to take off the top, dead easy to routinely clean. ALWAYS assume that EVERY job is going to go bad, allow for Murphy's Law when doing any estimate,. Most of my work was problem solving, made my reputation by doing my best. Nice vid, thanks.
We all have bad days, I’ve always got one job in my ‘in tray’ that’s a P.I.T.A. The main thing is how you conducted yourself, we all make mistakes, it’s how you respond to the mistake is what’s important. If you do your best to rectify it, that’s all the customer cares about. I think you did a great job, the installation looked neat, polishing the pipework is what I’d do too, it’s called going above and beyond 👏👏👏 Using press-fit will cut down on time saving you in the long run. Expensive yes, but you’ll be glad you did it, and, if you have to cut in to an existing system you won’t have to worry about water left in the pipes.
If we didn't make mistakes we would never improve, all part of the learning process to make us stronger. Taking responsibility is what you've done and nobody could ask any more.
I was a heating / boiler basher for years from the mid eighties onwards. Gave it up in 2015 . All the powerflushing , commissioning making good etc etc its just too much pissing about these days. Still involved in plumbing , just in a different roll.
It is a lot of messing around when you think about how much work goes into installing a boiler, I know people that will avoid them as well because if this, thanks for the input mate, what did you decide to get more involved in?
I personally would not have taken that job on board.I feel that you are asking for trouble moving an existing boiler elsewhere in a house and that the customer would have no hesitation in pointing the finger of blame at you even though it is not your fault. For me if a customer wants a boiler relocating,fine per se. But for me it is a new boiler or I don’t get involved. All credit to you for taking on that job and persevering with it. I am glad it worked well at the end and yes I agree that sometimes you should pack up early and return another day with a clearer head and mind. And as for pressfit I absolutely 💯 recommend them. You can get a good second hand one off EBay like I did with my REMS mini press 7 years ago.
To be honest, there were only a few miss hap's, but that's life, we can't always perform 100%. I've had days where literally everything goes tits up, and you just got to go with it, as you did. Nice touch with the Brasso! A good clean job is always good for the customer (although they don't always notice) But it's also a good tool to keep your complacency, and gives you great satisfaction, even if your the only one who recognises a good job. The only thing I would have changed (no offence) is the routing of the spur. I'd have sunk the cable under the floor too, and had it come up by the boiler. This would have been cleaner, in my opinion, as now you have a cable in another room, which could impair any future use of that room. Always think about how certain things maybe compromise something, and you won't go far wrong.
Hi there, we all have bad days m8, trying to get the job done and back on for the customer, there's a lot to do in a boiler swap, stressing out trying to do all that in a day may be to much some times. I still make them to, happens to all of us, I'm 67, been doing plumbing & heating for 46 years, I've learnt to slow down, enjoy the job more, and take time to think about things, and the job goes better. Your doing a great job, Loving your videos m8, keep it up 👍
Cheers mate appreciate the support, every-days a school day absolutely and the best way to learn sometimes is by mistakes, never make the same mistake twice! 👍
@@bluebulldog_uk Good to meet yourself and Dan too mate. Was a good day for a good cause. Bit overwhelming when I first pulled in car park looked around and thought wow it’s a UA-cam roll call of top plumbers. 😃👍👍
I lost my agitator so I use the handle of a grips or adjustable spanner and tap the rad stiffly. It works just as well as the agitator but it's tiring to say the least😅. Whenever I do a flush, the rads do be scalding when I leave. You are doing great work lad. Keep it up 👍👍👍
Saving up so hopefully soon Il join the press gang, had some bad look with my van in recent months so that took up some cash but eventually I’m going to invest 👍
'Hind Sight' is a female Puppy, Additionally on the Electrical side the spur & programmer should have been on the right hand wall(for easier access at a late date),the 'Junction Box' should have been marked on the blank plate what it was, the flex shouldn't be touching the copper pipe & you should've put Earth Clamps on all the copper pipes to earth them across to the Gas Feed via 4mm Earth Wire Single(18th Edition reg's). Either way 'Bloody Good Job' I've seen to many plumbers on sight have paddy fits & throwing their tools all over the place when they 'hit a bump in the road' on the job whilst using words that would make Eminem be shocked, Very Proud of Your Calm-ness.......
As john Wells stated mate decent install nice n tidy polishing brass 😂😂😂 brilliant,I work way plumbers mate some manky animals out there😂😂😂 so many things to think out ,enjoying the content buddy keep up the good work buddy n, I've a worcster way same filter like that one gives you a great insight into how to keep it all well maintained 👍👍👍👍
Thanks mate, with the core drilled bricks when we core drilled the holes, lined up nicely with the lines, inside again used core drilled breeze block and skimmed over. Other than that we can remove bricks outside and brick back up at an extra cost, we just get a brickie in to do it sometimes
Top tier vid mate 👍🏼 press tools good but expencive outlay expencive fittings and quite bulky incomparrison to end feed definately has its times and place but to be competitive on pricing i feel press fit would be hugely undercut
Good job bud. Everyone gets days when their brain deserts them. Just make sure you're looking after yourself rest up if you need to. Knipex do some nice side cutters that have grooves for stripping. 1.5 & 2.5mm cables, very handy. Maybe look at getting yourself one of them drill dust collectors you connect to your hoover, save you a bit of time cleaning up. Press is good but I still prefer solder on anything that's on show and I trust solder more in walls and under floors 😂 Take care bud. 😊
Drill dust collector is a must I think now, will check out them cutters and I do agree soldering looks a lot better…brain was on holiday that week i think but fresh week, fresh eyes I’m back on it now 🙌👍
Working in confined spaces plus cutting the core hole for the flue in said minimal space can warp your mind. Unless you have cut flue holes before most people don't know how painstaking long and exhausting it can be. Regardless of hoover and respirator that red brick dust is penetrative. When you are pressing on that drill for like 45 minutes you reflect on your life and all it took for you to get to that moment in time. You have time to think while your muscles strain. Of course you're gonna feel like crap after the hole but then you have to link up all the pipes using soft soldering again in confined space - gas work - electrical wiring , "Oh give the man a break !" Gas boiler engineers make good money, I'm sure you were well rewarded.
As for pressing tool - you could try buying a second-hand one. Whatever you decide, go cordless. I'm not sure what's available in your area, but I can recommend Klauke MAP 219 Mini or UAP 332. The first one has pressing force of 19 kN, so it's sufficient for stainless steel, steel and copper up to 35 mm pipe diameter and for PEX up to 40 mm pipe diameter. The former one may press stainless steel, steel up to 54 mm, copper up to54 mm and 108 mm with force multiplying pressing chains jaws, PEX up to 75 mm and 110 mm with chains. They both go in two variants - powered by Makita or Bosch batteries. I'm using MAP219 Mini with Makita batteries and it's really great. Here we work mostly with PEX, but form time to time I do some copper. And this tool paid for itself multiple times.
That’s some great information mate thanks for taking the time to explain it to me, I’m definitely going to give it some serious thought…van has just cost me £900 in repairs thou…could of paid for press gun 😅
@@bluebulldog_uk That's the problem with cars - they always need some expenditures in the least favourable moments. As for the pressgun. Here in Poland, many plumbing suppliers offer us a deal that if you buy a certain amount of fittings a year, you'd get a tool. I mean, first you sign a contract, then get the press gun and you have to buy these fittings. Maybe ask in you area if anybody does that. No matter the tool brand. Rothenberger is also good, RIdgid (original Ridge Tool Company one, not TTI franchise), Uponor (its made by Klauke), Hilti (it's a Klauke design), Rems (nice ones too). Before you buy, check out the prices and availability of service and consumables. Some manufacturers has extremely expensive jaws. Some, like Klauke have interchangeable dies for jaws. So you just buy one or two sets of jaws (must be compatible with interchangeable dies) and then your only cost are fairly cheap dies. Also try some training first. Again, I'd ask at my local plumbing supplier for some free trainings organised mostly by fittings manufacturers. At least that's how it's done here. Remember that you need more space to use press fittings than traditional soldered ones. So using a press gun changes your way of work. With soldered copper we usually do everything in situ, while with pressed one, I often prepare some sections of pipes and press them beforehand. Fittings are also much more expensive, so even if you do a job much faster, you earn less. And we all know that soldering/pressing in not the only thing we need to do. So sometimes the job as a whole takes the same amount of time no matter the technology applied to joining the pipes. Oh, and one last thing. Not every client will like the look od pressed fittings. Properly soldered coppers just looks better. Anyway, if you need any technical/practical info that I will be able to provide, feel free to ask. I'd be happy to help.
I know the deflated feeling when it's all piped up and you realize the fitting hasn't been soldered fully. You need to drain down and resolder just for 1 fitting. I think we've all been there. Just need to put your chin up and persivere. I need a mental break after jobs like that. Job looked too notch when it was finished.
Thanks mate, yeah when I had to drain it all down again I was just absolutely deflated, then going home thinking I’ve still gotta go back wasn’t a good nights sleep but got there in the end 👍
Brilliant vlog mate, thank you for sharing. I wanted to ask you a question, I am looking to install a hive and the manufacturer instructions states that i needs to be connected to a fuse spur which unfortunately I do not have for my vailant combi boiler. If I install a fuse spur what rating should the fuse rating be?
For most hive installs just run LNE and 2 switch into 1 & 3 of the hive from the boiler, use 5 core. , don't need to upgrade it to a fuse spur if it's on a socket, just make sure there is a 3 amp fuse in it.
@@Snaggleplops thanks chris, the vailant boiler is currently on a single socket. Its just I read the hive instructions and it said it had to be connected to a fuse spur which is what threw me off a bit. Ill get some 5 core and give it a go wiring it up. Much appreciated.
It seems to me you were thinking more about making the video than thinking about the job in hand, which sometimes makes for being careless, it happens to us all when your mind is not on the job, nice finish to the job well done.
I did contemplate stopping recording after part 1 to be honest but recording my work has never affected me to be honest but I can see where your coming from, I’m glad I carried on as the response I’ve had is everyone has had days like this and can relate, thanks for the compliment on job as well, I was really happy how it turned out, not as happy with how I got there in the end
Another day at the office mate 🤣Tidy job done right in the end and that's all that matters, don't like the black pipe clips and condense for on show in a property, more suited to a garage or commercial, personal opinion 😝
Curious, do you need to be gas safe to carry out a magna cleanse clean? I can't seem to find a solid answer anywhere :D Top video as always, we all have those jobs, nice work only discovered your channel recently tbh, keep it up
As long as you don’t take the case off boiler you’ve not worked on it so I can’t see why you would have to be gas safe mate….thanks for the support as well much appreciated 👍
@@bluebulldog_uk See that's what I thought but people were saying oh you need to be gas safe as the filter is part of the boiler. So thought I'd ask an engineer, nice tidy work in the end, with what you were given. One of your videos showed the yellow radiator valve spanner thing and I've just purchased one, how I didn't know those things existing I don't know, but top man! Keep up the good content
I've been powerflushing using the original Kamco and Magna Clean kit over 25years and would seriously recommend installers invest in training. There is so much more to achieving the system water standards required by Part L. Remember! Failure to comply with Building Regs. Is a CRIMINAL OFFENCE! About time installers took their obligations and responsibilities more seriously. I wonder how many system quality approved test kits have been sold in relation to registered installer numbers!
No need to link in the hot water. I used to do this as well. Completely unnecessary . They just use the same board on the system boiler that’s why it’s there
It was painful 😂 was contemplating stopping but I knew if I carried in it would show people what can happen in the plumbing game, glad I did carry on 🙌👍
I do not fully understand your reluctance to invest in press. You are just investing in your productivity and ability to earn more money or finish earlier in the day. However, you will still need your soldering skills there will be times when you cannot get the jaws in.
It’s the outlay at moment, van has just cost £1000 so £2000 investing in press isn’t appealing at moment 😅😅 il have to look at it sooner rather than later
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Don’t forget to check ya work before ya put the water back on
Mate, as a chippy, your attention to detail is to be admired. Ive never seen in my 45 years, a plumber use brasso.👏
In honesty mate I think you’ve given yourself a hard time, mistakes happen but just proves where all human. Decent install. Take pride in your work.
Thanks mate…I’m my biggest critic sometimes to be honest 😂 I’m always finding stuff I could do better or slightly off
I think did a great job bud. Took a lot of pride in that job. That takes time. Well done. Keep going 👍👍👍👍
Thank you for sharing this. I'm in the process of transitioning from being an IT consultant for the last 30 odd years to becoming a Plumbing & Gas engineer. I'm midway through training and I've learn't lots. As much as I'm all for watching UA-cam vids on how to do things, the training really helps to give me a good understanding of things such as, why it's better to bend pipes instead of using fittings all over the place and much much more...
Anyway, I really liked watching your videos (Pt1 & 2) and quite frankly, you are right, everyone has a bad day, but what I really liked about your videos was your professional attitude. I'm sure there are those out there that would give up and ruin the job to some extent. Well done & keep up the fantastic work!
Thank you really appreciate the support good luck with the course as well mate hope it goes well for you, plumbing is a great career I do love it, even the bad days make you better 👍👍
Ive had days like that doing a boiler install and it went from good to bad..customer caught me with my hands over my face sat there..fairplay to my customer he went look go away for an hour and come back he was right havent had a customer like that ever since...great content again buddy..
Thanks mate, it is great when you have understanding customers when things go bad…very important we all see the signs when jobs are getting on top of us as well…I didn’t in the first one and made mistakes, definitely learned from it 👍
If that’s an install you can pull out when your heads gone it still looked quality and professional
I have a press fit but customers don’t like the price of the fittings only use it when contracting and it’s in the spec
This vid shows how much you care . The brasso was a neat touch Not a plumber myself but love these vids b.t.w information abundance. We all have days where we wonder what did I do wrong in my past life . Keep up the good work
I do like the brasso just makes the job stand out when finished, thanks for the support mate, glad your enjoying the content 🙌👍
If you do a brilliant job like that on a 'Bad Day' you are the best plumber I have EVER seen. It is a beautiful job, everything is so neat and tidy. It is very clear to see that you take pride in your work, you're a perfectionist through and through. I bet you don't even have to advertise at all, one look at that and the jobs must flood in. Very, very impressed. Thank you for the video. ❤
Really appreciate the kind words mate, yeah I do like to be as tidy as possible and also make life easy for next engineer who will hopefully be me. Not a lot of adverts now to be honest so hopefully I can keep doing what I’m doing and keep getting the work, all the best mate 👍
So nice to see someone that takes in what they do, not many people do now
Thanks mate 👍
Your been too hard on yourself,I think you did a great finished job.Everyone has days like this but you did a great end product .Plus a professional job.I spent my entire working life in the gas industry starting at British Gas in 78,and I know when a job gos wrong you want to walk away but the end product on this job was first class.Great job be proud off yourself
Thanks mate much appreciated 👍👍
Good job well done. Some days are just like that.
Got to be honest mate. I don't use the agitator on the drill. I've found it too aggressive. Causing issues like you had and denting radiators....... good old rubber mallet works just as well but not as violent 👍
Did make me think twice after this one but I do like the results you get, might do a test with mallet vs agitators 👍
Mistakes get made it's how you overcome them and stay with it. The customer won't know about the mistakes they are just grateful the jobs getting done. Having the right tools always makes your life easier.
I put one inch qual over the magnets, make cleaning a bit easier.
Easy mistakes but we all make them, the main thing is was you did a top job once finished and you took pride in it. It’s nice to see a real life scenario
Thanks mate appreciate the support 👍
Not a plumber but had days like that. Shows you care about doing a decent job. Good on you. Your video shows the real world.
Cheers mate, I do really care about how the work looks and I think it can get the better of me when things go wrong so maybe I’ve gotta work on my mindset when not everything is going right. All learning everyday and it is real world..18 years experience and I still have days like this 👍
Nice work - great attention to detail around cleaning 👍🙂
Lovely job - a win. The only thing I would do differently is to use a Fernox TF1 filter, no need to take off the top, dead easy to routinely clean. ALWAYS assume that EVERY job is going to go bad, allow for Murphy's Law when doing any estimate,. Most of my work was problem solving, made my reputation by doing my best. Nice vid, thanks.
If you're fitting a worcester, you need to fit a worcester filter for the increased warranty
Cheers mate 👍👍
We all have bad days, I’ve always got one job in my ‘in tray’ that’s a P.I.T.A. The main thing is how you conducted yourself, we all make mistakes, it’s how you respond to the mistake is what’s important. If you do your best to rectify it, that’s all the customer cares about. I think you did a great job, the installation looked neat, polishing the pipework is what I’d do too, it’s called going above and beyond 👏👏👏
Using press-fit will cut down on time saving you in the long run. Expensive yes, but you’ll be glad you did it, and, if you have to cut in to an existing system you won’t have to worry about water left in the pipes.
Thanks mate, appreciated 🙌👍
Brother you have god given skills, need you round my house.
You kept it real mate and you completed the job you done well mate
Thanks 👍👍
If we didn't make mistakes we would never improve, all part of the learning process to make us stronger. Taking responsibility is what you've done and nobody could ask any more.
I was a heating / boiler basher for years from the mid eighties onwards. Gave it up in 2015 . All the powerflushing , commissioning making good etc etc its just too much pissing about these days. Still involved in plumbing , just in a different roll.
It is a lot of messing around when you think about how much work goes into installing a boiler, I know people that will avoid them as well because if this, thanks for the input mate, what did you decide to get more involved in?
do commercial instal and large 1million plus houses in and around London. Working at a film studios of all things at the moment.
@@paullbennett2923 fair play, sounds like a interesting switch from working on 3 bed semis and 30kw boilers!
Looks good!
I personally would not have taken that job on board.I feel that you are asking for trouble moving an existing boiler elsewhere in a house and that the customer would have no hesitation in pointing the finger of blame at you even though it is not your fault.
For me if a customer wants a boiler relocating,fine per se.
But for me it is a new boiler or I don’t get involved.
All credit to you for taking on that job and persevering with it.
I am glad it worked well at the end and yes I agree that sometimes you should pack up early and return another day with a clearer head and mind.
And as for pressfit I absolutely 💯 recommend them.
You can get a good second hand one off EBay like I did with my REMS mini press 7 years ago.
Go for press tool took me long time to decide worth every penny
I’m at Phex soon so will take a look what’s out there, what you using?
To be honest, there were only a few miss hap's, but that's life, we can't always perform 100%. I've had days where literally everything goes tits up, and you just got to go with it, as you did.
Nice touch with the Brasso! A good clean job is always good for the customer (although they don't always notice) But it's also a good tool to keep your complacency, and gives you great satisfaction, even if your the only one who recognises a good job.
The only thing I would have changed (no offence) is the routing of the spur. I'd have sunk the cable under the floor too, and had it come up by the boiler. This would have been cleaner, in my opinion, as now you have a cable in another room, which could impair any future use of that room.
Always think about how certain things maybe compromise something, and you won't go far wrong.
Fair point about fuse spur …was happy how the job turned out in the end just felt like I was in 2nd gear the whole time, live, learn and move one 👍
Hi there, we all have bad days m8, trying to get the job done and back on for the customer, there's a lot to do in a boiler swap, stressing out trying to do all that in a day may be to much some times. I still make them to, happens to all of us, I'm 67, been doing plumbing & heating for 46 years, I've learnt to slow down, enjoy the job more, and take time to think about things, and the job goes better. Your doing a great job, Loving your videos m8, keep it up 👍
Cheers mate appreciate the support, every-days a school day absolutely and the best way to learn sometimes is by mistakes, never make the same mistake twice! 👍
You did really well, showed a great deal of professionalism
Thanks mate appreciate the support 🙌👍
Real world mate. It’s what life’s like and those learning or coming in to the trade need to see this type of thing. Keep em coming. 👍👍
Definitely mate, learned from this one for sure! Will do mate and Really nice to meet you yesterday, thanks for the support 🙌👍
@@bluebulldog_uk Good to meet yourself and Dan too mate. Was a good day for a good cause. Bit overwhelming when I first pulled in car park looked around and thought wow it’s a UA-cam roll call of top plumbers. 😃👍👍
Honestly, it happens to everyone, keep going great content 👌
Thanks mate 👍
I have a pacemaker and so had to be VERY careful when using my Magnaclean as it can play merry hell with it.😮
I lost my agitator so I use the handle of a grips or adjustable spanner and tap the rad stiffly. It works just as well as the agitator but it's tiring to say the least😅. Whenever I do a flush, the rads do be scalding when I leave. You are doing great work lad. Keep it up 👍👍👍
Improvise, adapt, overcome I like it 😂👍 cheers mate 👊
Good content couple of suggestions go press fit absolutely brill , yes big investment I also press gas pipes brill in lofts.
Saving up so hopefully soon Il join the press gang, had some bad look with my van in recent months so that took up some cash but eventually I’m going to invest 👍
'Hind Sight' is a female Puppy, Additionally on the Electrical side the spur & programmer should have been on the right hand wall(for easier access at a late date),the 'Junction Box' should have been marked on the blank plate what it was, the flex shouldn't be touching the copper pipe & you should've put Earth Clamps on all the copper pipes to earth them across to the Gas Feed via 4mm Earth Wire Single(18th Edition reg's). Either way 'Bloody Good Job' I've seen to many plumbers on sight have paddy fits & throwing their tools all over the place when they 'hit a bump in the road' on the job whilst using words that would make Eminem be shocked, Very Proud of Your Calm-ness.......
Thanks mate 👍👍
Fantastic result after a lot of hard work! Great video!
Thanks Steve much appreciated mate 🙌👍
If your perfect all the time then your not human good job jobbed in the end mate
You still did a bang up job mate... nice clean finish! good stuff.
Cheers mate 👍
Don’t beat yourself up we have all been there some worse ,like a bad payer 👍👍👍👍👍👍
As john Wells stated mate decent install nice n tidy polishing brass 😂😂😂 brilliant,I work way plumbers mate some manky animals out there😂😂😂 so many things to think out ,enjoying the content buddy keep up the good work buddy n, I've a worcster way same filter like that one gives you a great insight into how to keep it all well maintained 👍👍👍👍
Thanks mate 🙌👍👍
Well, you did a great job. Against all the odds.
Thanks mate 🙌👍
Brilliant
Great vid thanks, lots of useful information. Just curious as to how and with what you filled the old flue hole? Cheers.
Thanks mate, with the core drilled bricks when we core drilled the holes, lined up nicely with the lines, inside again used core drilled breeze block and skimmed over. Other than that we can remove bricks outside and brick back up at an extra cost, we just get a brickie in to do it sometimes
Looked a right nightmare off a job for ya, but in the end you made it look well. Good job 👍
Thanks mate, got there in the end 👍
is it necessary to put a shock absorber on the incoming mains. and has it got to be with a certain distance?
Can’t be anywhere to be honest as long as it’s on mains, if they have a water meter needs one but I always fit one to future proof the installation 👍
yes things go wrong from time to time on any job -but as long as you put thing right at the end of the day its a good job done ;;
Spot on mate, got the result in end and tomorrow is a new week 👍
If i had my time again I would have been a spark, plumber or mechanic .
Top tier vid mate 👍🏼 press tools good but expencive outlay expencive fittings and quite bulky incomparrison to end feed definately has its times and place but to be competitive on pricing i feel press fit would be hugely undercut
Cheers mate, think I’m going have to weigh up the benefits with press as I do installs but not as often as most, I prefer breakdowns and that
I’ll never use press fit. Sweated connections forever for me.
I can feel your pain mate! But you wanna try bathroom fitting! It goes pear shaped all the time! Great vid pal ! Keep smiling!!
I’ve done bathrooms…I know don’t 😂 yes bathrooms am a lot worse than boilers I will agree with that, there’s always something…thanks mate 👍
Good job bud. Everyone gets days when their brain deserts them. Just make sure you're looking after yourself rest up if you need to.
Knipex do some nice side cutters that have grooves for stripping. 1.5 & 2.5mm cables, very handy.
Maybe look at getting yourself one of them drill dust collectors you connect to your hoover, save you a bit of time cleaning up.
Press is good but I still prefer solder on anything that's on show and I trust solder more in walls and under floors 😂
Take care bud. 😊
Drill dust collector is a must I think now, will check out them cutters and I do agree soldering looks a lot better…brain was on holiday that week i think but fresh week, fresh eyes I’m back on it now 🙌👍
Working in confined spaces plus cutting the core hole for the flue in said minimal space can warp your mind.
Unless you have cut flue holes before most people don't know how painstaking long and exhausting it can be.
Regardless of hoover and respirator that red brick dust is penetrative. When you are pressing on that drill for
like 45 minutes you reflect on your life and all it took for you to get to that moment in time. You have time to think while
your muscles strain. Of course you're gonna feel like crap after the hole but then you have to link up all the
pipes using soft soldering again in confined space - gas work - electrical wiring , "Oh give the man a break !"
Gas boiler engineers make good money, I'm sure you were well rewarded.
Your right about the core drilling, not a nice job!
As for pressing tool - you could try buying a second-hand one. Whatever you decide, go cordless. I'm not sure what's available in your area, but I can recommend Klauke MAP 219 Mini or UAP 332. The first one has pressing force of 19 kN, so it's sufficient for stainless steel, steel and copper up to 35 mm pipe diameter and for PEX up to 40 mm pipe diameter. The former one may press stainless steel, steel up to 54 mm, copper up to54 mm and 108 mm with force multiplying pressing chains jaws, PEX up to 75 mm and 110 mm with chains.
They both go in two variants - powered by Makita or Bosch batteries.
I'm using MAP219 Mini with Makita batteries and it's really great. Here we work mostly with PEX, but form time to time I do some copper. And this tool paid for itself multiple times.
That’s some great information mate thanks for taking the time to explain it to me, I’m definitely going to give it some serious thought…van has just cost me £900 in repairs thou…could of paid for press gun 😅
@@bluebulldog_uk That's the problem with cars - they always need some expenditures in the least favourable moments.
As for the pressgun. Here in Poland, many plumbing suppliers offer us a deal that if you buy a certain amount of fittings a year, you'd get a tool. I mean, first you sign a contract, then get the press gun and you have to buy these fittings. Maybe ask in you area if anybody does that. No matter the tool brand. Rothenberger is also good, RIdgid (original Ridge Tool Company one, not TTI franchise), Uponor (its made by Klauke), Hilti (it's a Klauke design), Rems (nice ones too).
Before you buy, check out the prices and availability of service and consumables. Some manufacturers has extremely expensive jaws. Some, like Klauke have interchangeable dies for jaws. So you just buy one or two sets of jaws (must be compatible with interchangeable dies) and then your only cost are fairly cheap dies.
Also try some training first. Again, I'd ask at my local plumbing supplier for some free trainings organised mostly by fittings manufacturers. At least that's how it's done here.
Remember that you need more space to use press fittings than traditional soldered ones. So using a press gun changes your way of work. With soldered copper we usually do everything in situ, while with pressed one, I often prepare some sections of pipes and press them beforehand.
Fittings are also much more expensive, so even if you do a job much faster, you earn less. And we all know that soldering/pressing in not the only thing we need to do. So sometimes the job as a whole takes the same amount of time no matter the technology applied to joining the pipes.
Oh, and one last thing. Not every client will like the look od pressed fittings. Properly soldered coppers just looks better.
Anyway, if you need any technical/practical info that I will be able to provide, feel free to ask. I'd be happy to help.
I know the deflated feeling when it's all piped up and you realize the fitting hasn't been soldered fully. You need to drain down and resolder just for 1 fitting. I think we've all been there. Just need to put your chin up and persivere. I need a mental break after jobs like that. Job looked too notch when it was finished.
Thanks mate, yeah when I had to drain it all down again I was just absolutely deflated, then going home thinking I’ve still gotta go back wasn’t a good nights sleep but got there in the end 👍
Great video mate, I feel your pain though we’ve all had jobs like that where nothing goes to plan
Cheers mate, at one point I did think “well at least it ain’t as bad as Macs bathroom job” 😂😂 sorry mate it did make me feel a bit better
@@bluebulldog_uk I’m glad it helped someone out 😂😂
@@SmartPipePlumbing 😂😂👊
very nice thax
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Great video at least your honest about the off days we all have them 👍 i think it might be time for a press gun 😂😂
Cheers mate, definitely giving press some serous thought after that one 😅
Brilliant vlog mate, thank you for sharing. I wanted to ask you a question, I am looking to install a hive and the manufacturer instructions states that i needs to be connected to a fuse spur which unfortunately I do not have for my vailant combi boiler. If I install a fuse spur what rating should the fuse rating be?
For most hive installs just run LNE and 2 switch into 1 & 3 of the hive from the boiler, use 5 core. , don't need to upgrade it to a fuse spur if it's on a socket, just make sure there is a 3 amp fuse in it.
Thanks mate, most heating systems are 3 amp fuses
@@Snaggleplops thanks chris, the vailant boiler is currently on a single socket. Its just I read the hive instructions and it said it had to be connected to a fuse spur which is what threw me off a bit. Ill get some 5 core and give it a go wiring it up. Much appreciated.
@@bluebulldog_uk appreciated buddy, thanks a lot, awesome vlogs as always.
It seems to me you were thinking more about making the video than thinking about the job in hand, which sometimes makes for being careless, it happens to us all when your mind is not on the job, nice finish to the job well done.
I did contemplate stopping recording after part 1 to be honest but recording my work has never affected me to be honest but I can see where your coming from, I’m glad I carried on as the response I’ve had is everyone has had days like this and can relate, thanks for the compliment on job as well, I was really happy how it turned out, not as happy with how I got there in the end
Another day at the office mate 🤣Tidy job done right in the end and that's all that matters, don't like the black pipe clips and condense for on show in a property, more suited to a garage or commercial, personal opinion 😝
Cheers mate, fair points 👍
Good video mate !
Thanks mate 🙌👍
We all have them days, biggest thing if have changed if use the press gun so i didn't need to worry about soliders
Thinks it’s time to give press some serious thought, going to Phex soon so will have a look around see what’s about 👍
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Quality video m8
Thanks mate 🙌👍
Curious, do you need to be gas safe to carry out a magna cleanse clean? I can't seem to find a solid answer anywhere :D
Top video as always, we all have those jobs, nice work only discovered your channel recently tbh, keep it up
As long as you don’t take the case off boiler you’ve not worked on it so I can’t see why you would have to be gas safe mate….thanks for the support as well much appreciated 👍
@@bluebulldog_uk See that's what I thought but people were saying oh you need to be gas safe as the filter is part of the boiler. So thought I'd ask an engineer, nice tidy work in the end, with what you were given.
One of your videos showed the yellow radiator valve spanner thing and I've just purchased one, how I didn't know those things existing I don't know, but top man! Keep up the good content
@@killerbean9911 class mate, really glad the content is helping, that’s why I enjoying doing it…thanks for the support 🙌👍
Subbed, warts n all vid, well done
I've been powerflushing using the original Kamco and Magna Clean kit over 25years and would seriously recommend installers invest in training.
There is so much more to achieving the system water standards required by Part L.
Remember! Failure to comply with Building Regs. Is a CRIMINAL OFFENCE!
About time installers took their obligations and responsibilities more seriously.
I wonder how many system quality approved test kits have been sold in relation to registered installer numbers!
Proper job pal
far too many combi slingers about.
Thanks mate
What did you charge for it
£1000 including VAT
No need to link in the hot water. I used to do this as well. Completely unnecessary . They just use the same board on the system boiler that’s why it’s there
Learn something new today, cheers mate 🙌👍
Great video Stan ❤😂😂
You used my real name…definitely best friends for life now 😂😂😂😂👊🙌
@@bluebulldog_uk haha.Still
Behind Dave 😩😂😂😂😂
@@Heatking 😂😂
Brasso? them there pipes need lagging
I can really feel the pain from these two videos no idea how u manage to shot the video.
It was painful 😂 was contemplating stopping but I knew if I carried in it would show people what can happen in the plumbing game, glad I did carry on 🙌👍
that cupboard is too narrow to work in, no wonder you found it difficult.
Believe it or not I’ve had a lot worse than that for space! Can get to you after a bit thou, small work area not much room 👍
pmsl, I wish my good days were as good as your bad days!
Everyone has those days dont let them get you down and seen as its coming up Christmas pretty soon why not giveaway a wera advent calender.
That’s a great shout nice one, thanks for the support as well mate, new week tomorrow just gotta put it behind me now 👍
@bluebulldog_uk no worries man, keep up the content. Gotta support a fellow black country plumber🙏
Hi,get yourself a press gun , make the jump you will never go back.
Followed by bread pudding
Get to the pub and have a nice pork sandwich and gravy
I do not fully understand your reluctance to invest in press. You are just investing in your productivity and ability to earn more money or finish earlier in the day. However, you will still need your soldering skills there will be times when you cannot get the jaws in.
It’s the outlay at moment, van has just cost £1000 so £2000 investing in press isn’t appealing at moment 😅😅 il have to look at it sooner rather than later
Simple job whats the problem
Think you missed the part where I admit my head went 😅
That is not a nightmare job its a 1m boiler move dead easy
Your only human… good and bad days.
Your brain has been fried… 😮
It was mate 100% an off day
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Unfortunately I can’t control how many UA-cam put in the videos mate
Your a bulldog man good days bad days move on Next job bring it on
Very true mate, new week, new challenges let do it 🙌👊
Perhaps l missed why they wanted the boiler moved? Made no sense moving it a meter sideways
Clearances underneath, it’s on contract with another company and they won’t service or maintain it due to access