Real life plumbing. Great stuff Dan. We all have our preferences but i only fit the Viva Universal syphons and inlet valve's now as they come with 1 and half and 2 inch cradles.
Great video! I can't believe the old hive installation that was replaced with the nest. It's unbelievable that people actually charged for that installation. Now they have to pay twice for you to fix it.
I suspect the last installation was diy, it was done by the previous owner who wouldn’t transfer the details on to the new owner. That’s why they opted for nest plus they had nest cameras etc. But agreed! Shocking installation!
I have to say buddy, this is the kind of episode where homeowners learn and appreciate plumbers and the cost of service. What may seem like a simple fix could turn out to be a nightmare without the right tools. Thanks Dan for yet another bagger
@@jamiejackson5169 thanks Jamie! Oh no. Sometimes you just get them weeks! I had one a couple of Weeks ago, just nothing going well! Tomorrow’s a new day. And things will be better! That’s what I tell myself anyway haha.
Junior hacksaw blades are all rubbish. I ain't found a decent brand yet. BUT... Milwaukee do a folding jabsaw in toolstation bout 20 quid takes standard recip blades. Get a good metal blade and it makes a much better mini hacksaw for stuff like that😉
Toilets are the worst, nothing worse than rusted bolts or screws. Nice video mate if only all days were as simple as changing risers and syphon washers aye
Great vid 👌 With those siamp flush valves I know what you mean about the cables too long. They come as 500mm , however you can buy the cables separately and they do a 400mm which is standard for China cisterns. The longer cable is for hideaway cisterns. I've got a van full of 500mm cables I've taken off & replaced with the smaller ones. If you go to plumbinbits website they're the cheapest site for all fillvalves and flushvalves , some by about 9quid . City lumping charge about 28quid for the siamp flush valve. What's good with siamp is all there flushvalves fir the same cradle. Saves soo much hassle and changing the fillvalve seals is a doddle . A little tip I use when taking out flushvalves especially the ones that are really tight and end up moving the cradle. I use a screwdriver through the bottom of the cradle against its support and then when you twist to remove them you can hold against the cradle saves the aggro if they start to let by once you've got the old one out . I also put a little bit of grease in the lugs so makes it easier to remove the next time. I found the worst are ideal standard ones! Keep up the quality work fella 👍
@@Heatking always nice to pass what I've learnt after nearly 50yrs in the trade! However I'm still learning from the likes of you youngsters and am grateful for that. Its nice to give something back.
@@actorlyric I love the feedback mate. And appreciate you sharing your knowledge! Good to know my little bit of knowledge helps you out from time to Time too!
@@Heatking I was impressed with the vid of you and your dad on that cabin & I can see where you get alot of your experience from . I think it's amazing to see father and son working together. My late dad was a hydraulic fitter on big jobs for rolls Royce jaguar etc working on stuff upto 30bar and fine tolerances , beat it into about doing a job properly. But also said you can only work with what's in front of you . A little gripe ... why does every installer use knuckle bends on waste ! Driv2s me nuts , I've lost count how many jobs I go to blocked wastes sinks shower etc , where you can't rod them so have to cut them out and fit swept bends. Knuckle bends are OK when 1st installed bit a short while down the line when issues appear with rats of hair etc you can understand why not to fit them. Is it bcos they're cheaper or that you use them on condense so hence that's what is used . Hey not my worry for much longer . Be someone else's! It's what I call SEP to my customers when I turn up to repair stuff and they say why do they leave it like that! I say SEP they ask what's that? I then say Someone Else's Problem. Or the guy I've yet to see in nearly 50yrs plumbing and come across loads of his work we all know of him "Some cnuts been here" the blokes legendary like the elusive pimpernel 🤣🤣
@@actorlyric more to come with my old man. People seemed to enjoy that episode although I hated doing what I had to do 😂 Definitely good from your late father drilling into you about doing a job right. You’ve obviously took that forward with you. With knuckle bends, I’m one that uses them all the time and it is down to the fact I only carry them on the van for condensates. It’s quite rare I actually install waste pipes but I do install knuckles. (I’m sorry) 😂 also they don’t need sinking in walls as much. But I appreciate where you’re coming from in regards to future maintenance
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Real life plumbing. Great stuff Dan. We all have our preferences but i only fit the Viva Universal syphons and inlet valve's now as they come with 1 and half and 2 inch cradles.
@@mikerowbotham2585 yeh viva are my favourite to be honest, I only fit Siamp when it’s a straight swap. Thanks Mike!
Finally an apprentice whos not always on the phone 😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂 was keen this one!
May not be on his phone but sleeps 12 hours of the day and spends the rest under a car or sat on the neighbours fence 😜
Nice one Dan, we all like days like that
@@solventdonkey we do mate. Its not often but it’s nice when we get them :)
Why would someone just go "naaaa, I'll just snip all these wires" 😂
@@colin4685 I have no idea. It baffled me haha
@Heatking all he needed to do was remove the thermostat wires into the browns then move them into the programmer wire. 🤣
@colin4685 that’s what’s making me think it was a diy install 😂
Alot of gas engineers are shit scared of wiring and don't possess a multimeter. Might not be a DIY install 😂
Great video! I can't believe the old hive installation that was replaced with the nest. It's unbelievable that people actually charged for that installation. Now they have to pay twice for you to fix it.
I suspect the last installation was diy, it was done by the previous owner who wouldn’t transfer the details on to the new owner. That’s why they opted for nest plus they had nest cameras etc. But agreed! Shocking installation!
was that the customer's salmon coloured towel
I have to say buddy, this is the kind of episode where homeowners learn and appreciate plumbers and the cost of service.
What may seem like a simple fix could turn out to be a nightmare without the right tools.
Thanks Dan for yet another bagger
Thanks mate, some of these jobs could have been done by the homeowner. But as you say. Sometimes can turn out a pain!
I would of angled going the bog seat off , in a heart beat 👍💪
@@johnsmart4692 knowing me, I’d of slipped and cut the toilet 😂
Them small hacksaw blade are a load of cr'# well done on the fight you won
@@keithbrueton eventually haha. Thanks mate! Yeh they’re just not strong enough for anything!
Cheers Dan 👍
Thanks for vids mr 👍🏼
Wow thank you very very much Matt, you don’t have to
Do
That :)
Great video again Dan. I hope your week is going well. Mines been a complete headache even simple jobs are causing me grief this week 😂
@@jamiejackson5169 thanks Jamie! Oh no. Sometimes you just get them weeks! I had one a couple of
Weeks ago, just nothing going well! Tomorrow’s a new day. And things will be better! That’s what I tell myself anyway haha.
Nice
Cheers pal
Where did you get the Myra shower rail from Bud?
Customer got them from
Amazon mate.
GLOVES DAN!!!!! 😂😂😂
😳😂😂😂
Great vid as normal 👏
@@Gazza09999 thank you Gazza! ♥️
Siamp’s aren’t rubbish they keep us in work 😂
Haha that’s true and they’re easy to
Change 😂😂😂
100%
Crap parts but ifs ones already fitted your definitely click in click out and heading off to the next job 🤣🤣 last resort stripping a toilet
Thanks
Thank you very very much as always Alex!
@@Heatking you are very welcome. Great video 👌
I hate toilet seat's too 😤
@@AlexRocks24-7 how come you get £2 and mine will only allow £1.99 I keep thinking does Dan think I’ve took a penny off
@@wolvolad25 😂😂😂😂😂I was thinking the same thing 😆
Gloves 😂😂
😂😂😂 🧤
What’s them wires to Dan that’s been cut off ? 8:59
They’ll have been to the old heating programmer I’d imagine mate
A dream day until the dreaded toilet seat 😅
It was all going so well 😂😂😂
Junior hacksaw blades are all rubbish. I ain't found a decent brand yet. BUT... Milwaukee do a folding jabsaw in toolstation bout 20 quid takes standard recip blades. Get a good metal blade and it makes a much better mini hacksaw for stuff like that😉
Nice one Tom! I’ll take a look at them! Used to have a jab saw for plasterboard but not with a fine toothed blade like.
@@Heatking toolstation code 66442 👍
Toilets are the worst, nothing worse than rusted bolts or screws. Nice video mate if only all days were as simple as changing risers and syphon washers aye
@@ashleymapes3926 thanks Ash! Youre absolutely right. The day was going so well 😂
Your work picking up again?
@@tomstrutton4351 yes mate it’s a bit too busy now 😂😂😂
Dans my favourite
@@professorplumb 😂😂😂♥️
Hope you paid your apprentice with some decent tuna lol
Haha! I
Could have kept him. Was a great help!
2nd 🤦♂️
@@thegrinch295 letting yourself down there mate 😂
Great vid 👌
With those siamp flush valves I know what you mean about the cables too long.
They come as 500mm , however you can buy the cables separately and they do a 400mm which is standard for China cisterns. The longer cable is for hideaway cisterns.
I've got a van full of 500mm cables I've taken off & replaced with the smaller ones.
If you go to plumbinbits website they're the cheapest site for all fillvalves and flushvalves , some by about 9quid .
City lumping charge about 28quid for the siamp flush valve.
What's good with siamp is all there flushvalves fir the same cradle. Saves soo much hassle and changing the fillvalve seals is a doddle .
A little tip I use when taking out flushvalves especially the ones that are really tight and end up moving the cradle.
I use a screwdriver through the bottom of the cradle against its support and then when you twist to remove them you can hold against the cradle saves the aggro if they start to let by once you've got the old one out . I also put a little bit of grease in the lugs so makes it easier to remove the next time. I found the worst are ideal standard ones!
Keep up the quality work fella 👍
Great tips them mate! I certainly will use them going forward. And thanks for the advice on the cable length. I’ll have a look into this! Thank you!
@@Heatking always nice to pass what I've learnt after nearly 50yrs in the trade! However I'm still learning from the likes of you youngsters and am grateful for that. Its nice to give something back.
@@actorlyric I love the feedback mate. And appreciate you sharing your knowledge! Good to know my little bit of knowledge helps you out from time to
Time too!
@@Heatking I was impressed with the vid of you and your dad on that cabin & I can see where you get alot of your experience from . I think it's amazing to see father and son working together. My late dad was a hydraulic fitter on big jobs for rolls Royce jaguar etc working on stuff upto 30bar and fine tolerances , beat it into about doing a job properly. But also said you can only work with what's in front of you .
A little gripe ... why does every installer use knuckle bends on waste ! Driv2s me nuts , I've lost count how many jobs I go to blocked wastes sinks shower etc , where you can't rod them so have to cut them out and fit swept bends.
Knuckle bends are OK when 1st installed bit a short while down the line when issues appear with rats of hair etc you can understand why not to fit them. Is it bcos they're cheaper or that you use them on condense so hence that's what is used .
Hey not my worry for much longer . Be someone else's! It's what I call SEP to my customers when I turn up to repair stuff and they say why do they leave it like that! I say SEP they ask what's that? I then say Someone Else's Problem.
Or the guy I've yet to see in nearly 50yrs plumbing and come across loads of his work we all know of him "Some cnuts been here" the blokes legendary like the elusive pimpernel 🤣🤣
@@actorlyric more to come with my old man. People seemed to enjoy that episode although I hated doing what I had to do 😂
Definitely good from your late father drilling into you about doing a job right. You’ve obviously took that forward with you.
With knuckle bends, I’m one that uses them all the time and it is down to the fact I only carry them on the van for condensates. It’s quite rare I actually install waste pipes but I do install knuckles. (I’m sorry) 😂 also they don’t need sinking in walls as much. But I appreciate where you’re coming from in regards to future maintenance