I'm a firm believer, that to see something 6 times on youtube is like to do it once myself. To master the art of plumbing, I will keep watching your videos ;)
1st class job. One observation putting your arrester in that position you have created a “Dead Leg” which can hold your hot water on longer when tap is turned off. Top job.
good work on that challenging install, its good to see all the problems faced sometimes with conversations and gives me some ideas that i may face if converting form a heat only this year
Nice job, I am a BAI installer, like the idea of using the tun dish instead of frilling out the safety valve pipework. Just an observation the shock arrestor looks good but it's a big dead leg buddy. Nice job and you overcome the problems as we all have to look forward to seeing the next one
Thanks mate, yes agree with shock arrestor, is a bit of a dead leg, I do like the prv going into drain, make life easy for baxi engineer if they ever have to work on it 👍
Fantastic install that, and there’s nothing wrong with taking pride in your work. I like the sticker, again it puts your name out there. At the end of the job you can stand back and say “I made a jolly good job of that installation” Well done indeed.😊
Great content brother. There's always a surprise or 2, for us & the customer & we have to deal with it eh! Well done for showing us warts an all!! Just subbed mate👍
I must admit your work ethic is next to none, well done bud, over and beyond 👍. I must say, myself I don’t like burning fittings in a loft space. It might be from the old days from fitting cold water tanks, there is so much flammable material you can catch alight. Now days doing an install in the loft, you can time yourself to stop burning to give yourself chance to keep an eye out for anything smouldering because there are other thing to get on with without using a blow torch. Nice work👍
I don’t like soldering in lofts, I’ve actually catched the felt lagging once and it’s like a fuse wire! Had to scramble to put it out, didn’t make same mistake twice! I do try and solder first so it gives you most of day to make sure everything is ok 👍
Looks banging, I love the fact you take pride in your workmanship. I don't do boilers yet, but have the same attitude towards the work I do especially my pipework, to the point where lads who I have worked with or helped out told me that I can be pernickety at times. Love the sticker idea why wouldn't you want to advertise your business and the quality it/you provide. Not an expert on boiler installs but this looks mint.
Thanks mate, always take that little bit longer in your work just to make it spot on, installs speak for themselves then..my mate who works with me says I’m too picky sometimes 😂
Im 66 year old been in the plumbing industry since 16 years old , a top job ,remember do not listen to the idiots that can do the job quicker and better than you cos they are the idiots to puts a 22 to 15 reducer to step up that gas main on the boiler
Nice tidy work there. I always fit the weather compensation sensor on these boilers, its so easy and improves the efficiency. But customers need to understand that rads wont get so hot on milder days.
I like the Weather comp its really easy to fit on Baxis, very cheap as well, like you said thou it’s a hard sell when you tell customer about how it works 👍
Conditions here, in Poland, are heaven compared to what you got there. I'd wail like a baby after seeing that plumbing. Full respect, mate. Really great job. I have absolutely no idea, how much it would cost in the UK, so I'll give you my local, Polish estimate in Polish zloty (PLN). It would be 3 full days plus 3-5 hours of the fourth day if I soldered, 3 days if I crimped Boiler with complete twin flue system and middle range electronic thermostat would be 11000 PLN (Any 24 kWh Bosch, Vaillant or Saunier Duval). Parts (fittings, filters, valves, pipes etc.) =/- 3000 PLN soldering, 4500 PLN crimping. Labour (I work alone) 5500 PLN soldering, 4000 crimping. So I'd quote the client for 19500 PLN no matter if I'd solder or crimp (plus all the necessary taxes). Any cordless crimping tool is between 3550 and 6000 PLN here. So I save one day of labour using a crimping tool. Think about it.
@@Stefan_Kawalec makes sense doesn’t it to invest as from what you’ve detailed it pays for itself, definitely going to invest but my van has just cost me a lot in repairs so will have to wait just a little bit by looks of it
@@bluebulldog_ukSure thing. And of course there's no way anyone of us would spend all the money from one job on a tool. It would be unreasonable. But I think you should really consider putting some crimping tool on your shopping list.
Top install fella. I’d stick in an auto bypass if it’s a one pipe, or any combi installed onto zoned heating / TRV system. saves intermittent overheat faults. yes it says it can do it through the plate but saves you a visit in the future
Sound advice mate, be honest it didn’t cross my mind at the time with everything going on…but hopefully it will all be 2 pipe soon, if they get any issues thou I can always stick one in for them 👍👍
Thanks mate I’m not sure the exact model but it’s the Dewalt right angle core drill he got it from screwfix, needs the 54V battery’s thou…is really good
Regulation with soil pipes has to be 900mm above a opening window within 3m, bang a AAV on don’t need to run it that high..that’s my understanding behind it 👍
@@bluebulldog_uk quite right, but if shallow traps are incorrectly installed into soil stacks or even when the wastes are installed correctly; at peak sewer loads the problem of sewer gases permeating traps can be a real issue. If every property used AAV'S it would soon become apparent. Encountered exactly that scenario on a group of 3 new build terraced houses a little while ago. The soils on all three relied on 50mm AAV'S in the roof space, resulting in a serious amount of foul gases permeating the wc trap in the first property. Solution, extend end properties 100mm soil to terminate conventionally and removing that properties AAV. Problem solved, which is why the end of drain run should always be an open vent. I've come across it loads of times and it's usually a combination of ignorance of the purposes of a vent pipe and outright idleness!
Nice job mate enjoy watching your vids. I always fit baxis and use ifos to satisfy boiler plus, plus it’s a good energy saving method especially now they want as close to 55 flow temp as possible on boiler swaps, with ifos even if the rads are undersized for a 55 flow temp most of the time unless its below around 5 degrees outside the ifos will keep the flow temp 55 or below meaning the boiler will always be condensing in heating mode. One thing to note on the combi 2 it comes factory set to the lowest curve at 15 meaning it will only have a flow temp of 55 when outside is 0 with an outside of 10 it would be around 35 flow temp so you need to go into the installer settings and change it to about curve 40 on existing systems which will give you a flow temp of 55 when it’s 10 outside and 70 when it’s 0 outside. When I’m doing gas runs like you had I always use 1 or 2 lengths of 28mm off the meter otherwise you end up with more than the permissible 1mbar drop and that’s without any other appliances running. It’s surprising how the fittings quick reduce how far you can run in just 22mm. Also another thing to bear in mind now with boiler swaps is you have to fit a boiler that will modulate down to the required heating demand which is around 5kw for the average house. A Baxi 24 will go down to 5.2 a 30kw is around 6.5 and a 36kw is around 7.8. So really a 24kw is suitable now for most properties based on that especially if they have modern taps with flow rates limited to 9-12 l/m there’s no need for bigger combis it’s all about efficiency now 😂 oh and the new blow off design with the clip is shite there’s a rubber o ring on the prv when you push the pipe on it pushes the ring out of place mean it leaks onto the floor when draining or prv is activated. The o ring is to big/slack and to thin. It needs a thicker smaller one on there so it doesn’t move when you push the copper tail on. Keep up the good work.
I’ve seen that and would of been great to give it a try, would of had to order it in thou and because the plans changed so quickly wasn’t prepared, flue snugs am normally in stock around by me but if I have same situation again I would give the internal fit flue a try 👍
Sorry mate I didn’t include it as I’ve done a video recently on the main eco compact and shown on that video how to fit flue, to be honest the full videos am normally a lot longer than what I put out so some stuff doesn’t make the cut 👍
Thanks mate, to be honest we gave the customer a quote and stuck to, it cost us an extra £50 in materials I think and they are a long time customer so never added it on 👍
Think you should have fitted a cement board or plasterboard over the ply board ,the boiler is fitted too,been gas engineer for 48 years ,always taught never fix on combustible surface ,what wood is ,but have rules changed ,don’t know
It’s ok to use plywood on back of most boilers now, can’t think of any you can’t off the top of my head…had that question raised before a while ago and it’s fine 👍
Omg. Why play with the feed pipe to drain the cylinder. Just syphon from the top. No risk of a massive flood if the feed snaps off. I feel your pain with that gas run. What a horrible layout
That’s true but never had one split or break doing that, very rare we do it like that but I get your point always a risk…gas run was a bit of a nightmare but once we knew where we was going was half the battle 👍👍
I like the use of the Flue/Pipe Snug to overcome working at heights. Undersized gas runs are a real pain.
Flue snugs can get you out of a tight spot, think them a great idea…wasn’t impressed when I saw that 15mm in ceiling 😅 adapt and overcome thou 👍👍
As a trainee plumber these videos are great to watch, great content, keep it up.
Thanks mate 👍
I'm a firm believer, that to see something 6 times on youtube is like to do it once myself. To master the art of plumbing, I will keep watching your videos ;)
Thanks for the support 🙌👍
Remember this previous video, good content as usual pal, keep up the good work, also good on ya 4 doing a giveaway
Thanks mate 👍
As you say fella conversion works never go as planned, there's always something. Flue collar is a gem 💎 great can do attitude shown 👏
Thanks mate 👍
1st class job. One observation putting your arrester in that position you have created a “Dead Leg” which can hold your hot water on longer when tap is turned off. Top job.
Thanks mate, it is a longer pipe that’s why I wasn’t going to do it…if they have any problems Il have to shorten it, wouldn’t take 2 mins to do 👍
Love a conversion, always a straight forward job 😂😂
😂 I will find a straight forward conversion one day
good work on that challenging install, its good to see all the problems faced sometimes with conversations and gives me some ideas that i may face if converting form a heat only this year
Thanks mate, I haven’t found a straight forward conversion yet, there is always something 😅
Excellent video
Real world plumbing. Not always shiny pipes and clips
Looks great 👍🏻
Thanks mate 👍
Good videos mate. Honest when stuff goes wrong so more interesting. 👍
Thanks mate 👍
Loving these conversion videos, goes to show its not all the same and what random things to look out for!
Thanks mate, conversions am always different, il get a straight forward conversion one day 😅
Nice job, I am a BAI installer, like the idea of using the tun dish instead of frilling out the safety valve pipework. Just an observation the shock arrestor looks good but it's a big dead leg buddy. Nice job and you overcome the problems as we all have to look forward to seeing the next one
Thanks mate, yes agree with shock arrestor, is a bit of a dead leg, I do like the prv going into drain, make life easy for baxi engineer if they ever have to work on it 👍
@@bluebulldog_uk what do you guys mean by it's a "bit of a dead leg"? Do you mean it's not needed?
Fantastic install that, and there’s nothing wrong with taking pride in your work. I like the sticker, again it puts your name out there. At the end of the job you can stand back and say “I made a jolly good job of that installation” Well done indeed.😊
Thanks mate much appreciated 👍👍
Great content brother.
There's always a surprise or 2, for us & the customer & we have to deal with it eh!
Well done for showing us warts an all!!
Just subbed mate👍
Thanks mate appreciated 🙌👍
Great video and there's anything wrong in taking pride in your workmanship and attention to detail 👍
Thanks mate appreciated, really pleased how this one finished 👍
I must admit your work ethic is next to none, well done bud, over and beyond 👍. I must say, myself I don’t like burning fittings in a loft space. It might be from the old days from fitting cold water tanks, there is so much flammable material you can catch alight. Now days doing an install in the loft, you can time yourself to stop burning to give yourself chance to keep an eye out for anything smouldering because there are other thing to get on with without using a blow torch. Nice work👍
I don’t like soldering in lofts, I’ve actually catched the felt lagging once and it’s like a fuse wire! Had to scramble to put it out, didn’t make same mistake twice! I do try and solder first so it gives you most of day to make sure everything is ok 👍
Really good videos, I have learnt a lot.
You obviously take great pride in your work.👍
Thanks mate 👍
Looks banging, I love the fact you take pride in your workmanship. I don't do boilers yet, but have the same attitude towards the work I do especially my pipework, to the point where lads who I have worked with or helped out told me that I can be pernickety at times. Love the sticker idea why wouldn't you want to advertise your business and the quality it/you provide. Not an expert on boiler installs but this looks mint.
Thanks mate, always take that little bit longer in your work just to make it spot on, installs speak for themselves then..my mate who works with me says I’m too picky sometimes 😂
Great video this week 👍
Thanks mate 👍
Proper mate looks good converts never go as planned lol
Thanks mate, il find a simple conversion one day 😂
Hopefully mate I sub for bg and when they let customers self sevey for a convert its a nightmare lol 😂
Great video as always, really enjoying your content keep up the good work!
Thanks mate
Hi Dave could you get in touch with me please mate, you’ve won the 2K giveaway
Great install mate! Can’t wait to get away from site work and get more into more challenging work!
Thanks mate, gotta break the mould mate, scary step walking away sometimes into something new, hope you find a way 👍
Really nice looking install. Always good to take pride in your work 👌
Thanks mate, I do like looking back at an install and thinking that looks mint 👍
Great video loving the conversation
Thanks mate 👍
Cracking job mate. Like the idea with the mini vessel. 👍👍
Thanks Paul, I did like how it looked in end, finished it off well 👍
Thats a really neat install. Top Job!
Thanks mate 🙌👍
Im 66 year old been in the plumbing industry since 16 years old , a top job ,remember do not listen to the idiots that can do the job quicker and better than you cos they are the idiots to puts a 22 to 15 reducer to step up that gas main on the boiler
Thanks mate appreciate the support 👍
Great video and really like the install. Top stuff
Thanks mate 👍
10/10 on the install 👏👏👏
Thanks mate 👍
Great install. You can tell you take pride in your work
Thanks mate appreciate the support 👍👍
Loving the content. Keep them coming
Thanks mate 👍
Great video mate 👍🏻
Thanks mate 👍
Nice. Tidy job in the end mate. Overcome a fair few issues! 🎉
Thanks mate, and thanks for listening to me moan about them problems throughout that week 😂😂👍👍
Great content mate 🙌
Thanks mate 👍
Nice install fella
Thanks mate 👍
Wow really nice install 👌 enjoy watching yr videos 👍🏻
Thanks mate 👍
Nice tidy work there. I always fit the weather compensation sensor on these boilers, its so easy and improves the efficiency. But customers need to understand that rads wont get so hot on milder days.
I like the Weather comp its really easy to fit on Baxis, very cheap as well, like you said thou it’s a hard sell when you tell customer about how it works 👍
Nice job , great video
Thanks mate 👍
You’re giving all your bg tips away marra😂
😂😂👍
Great vids mate - keeping it real. Ps you can deactivate de-airation on the combi 2 👍🏼
Thanks mate, I wasn’t 100% sure if you could but good to know 👍
Love the videos mate. I'd like to see a video of how you unblock a rad that's full of sludge in the bottom so it doesn't warm up
Thanks mate, will keep that in mind when I’m filming hopefully I can do a video on that in the future 👍
Nice tidy job mate!
Thanks mate 👍
@@bluebulldog_uk welcome mate
Loved the video buddy
Thanks mate 👍
Great video ❤
Thanks 👍
Again Great video!
Thanks mate 👍
Brilliant job there pal 👍🏻
Thanks mate 👍👍
Nothing wrong with having pride in your work, its what sets you apart from installers who dont care.
Thanks mate, did like how this one turned out 👍👍
Keep up the mint work mukka 👍
Thanks mate appreciated 🙌👍👍
Great vid 🫡
Thanks mate 👍
Conditions here, in Poland, are heaven compared to what you got there. I'd wail like a baby after seeing that plumbing. Full respect, mate. Really great job.
I have absolutely no idea, how much it would cost in the UK, so I'll give you my local, Polish estimate in Polish zloty (PLN).
It would be 3 full days plus 3-5 hours of the fourth day if I soldered, 3 days if I crimped
Boiler with complete twin flue system and middle range electronic thermostat would be 11000 PLN (Any 24 kWh Bosch, Vaillant or Saunier Duval).
Parts (fittings, filters, valves, pipes etc.) =/- 3000 PLN soldering, 4500 PLN crimping.
Labour (I work alone) 5500 PLN soldering, 4000 crimping.
So I'd quote the client for 19500 PLN no matter if I'd solder or crimp (plus all the necessary taxes).
Any cordless crimping tool is between 3550 and 6000 PLN here.
So I save one day of labour using a crimping tool.
Think about it.
Thanks mate appreciate the support 👍👍 yeah plumbing and pipework can be a nightmare 😂
@@bluebulldog_uk Sorry I edited my comment.
Anyway, one job and you have the tool.
@@Stefan_Kawalec makes sense doesn’t it to invest as from what you’ve detailed it pays for itself, definitely going to invest but my van has just cost me a lot in repairs so will have to wait just a little bit by looks of it
Nice work mate. Any ideas were I can get that core drill looks fantastic
@@bluebulldog_ukSure thing. And of course there's no way anyone of us would spend all the money from one job on a tool. It would be unreasonable. But I think you should really consider putting some crimping tool on your shopping list.
Top install fella. I’d stick in an auto bypass if it’s a one pipe, or any combi installed onto zoned heating / TRV system. saves intermittent overheat faults. yes it says it can do it through the plate but saves you a visit in the future
Sound advice mate, be honest it didn’t cross my mind at the time with everything going on…but hopefully it will all be 2 pipe soon, if they get any issues thou I can always stick one in for them 👍👍
💙💙💙💙💙💙above and beyond totally agree with pipe work lining up great job nice and neat💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
Always a good watch sir :)
Thanks mate 👍
Great install
Thanks mate 👍
Cracking job 👍
Thanks mate 👍
Good job pal, you always ply the wall if it’s breeze, how do you attach it on?
Yes mate with concrete screws, don’t need wall plugs lot easier
Another grate video bud 👍
Thanks mate 👍
Great job
Thanks 👍
Tidy job pal 👌
Thanks mate 👍
Good job. Well played.
Thanks mate 👍
Great video again just getting into gas I was wondering what u gauge you use bought the rothenberger one sent it back very cheap many thanks
Thanks mate…I’ve got a standard water gauge but can use my anton spring V3 for taking pressures and tightness testing 👍
Top job
Thanks mate 👍
Great Vid
Thanks mate 👍
Have you got a link for the rails and clips? Really nice job
Talon mate do a good range 👍
Keep up the vids mate
Thanks mate 👍👍
Lovely job 👌
Thanks mate 👍
Great job mate
Cheers mate 👍👍
Nice work pal
Thanks mate 👍
Top job👍
Thanks mate 👍
Top job mate
Thanks mate 👍
Brilliant video mate, so that baxi boiler to get the clips in do you need to cut off 20mm from the pipe stubs?
Thanks mate, with the stand off and clip was 20mm on the 15mm, just do a quick measurement next time you do one to confirm yourself before cutting 👍
@@bluebulldog_uk thankyou
Nightmare lol good video
Thanks mate 👍
Very tidy install mate , bit of a ballache job but you done well .
What’s the name of that core drill as it seems a beast 😅 ?
Thanks mate I’m not sure the exact model but it’s the Dewalt right angle core drill he got it from screwfix, needs the 54V battery’s thou…is really good
Don’t forget to drop a like and comment, 2K giveaway details in this video!!
Just a tip, you should not use same cable to carry 230v and 24vdc or 12vdc as frequencies clash.
Cracking boilers those Baxi’s
Same here, Still like the Baxi’s, few have been put off since they changed to combi 2 but I’ve got along with them fine
Cracking job
Thanks mate 👍👍
Great job mate. What stand off clips do you use👍🏻
Thanks mate, we used Talon 👍 they do all different colours as well
great videos
Thanks mate 👍
Decent job mate
Thanks mate 👍
Tidy job👌🏼👌🏼
Thanks mate 👍
great content, followed you on instagram for a long time now keep it up :)
Thanks mate really appreciate the support 👍
Dare I query the reason for the external air admittance the previous installer deemed OK in the apparent absence of a suitable vent pipe?
Regulation with soil pipes has to be 900mm above a opening window within 3m, bang a AAV on don’t need to run it that high..that’s my understanding behind it 👍
@@bluebulldog_uk quite right, but if shallow traps are incorrectly installed into soil stacks or even when the wastes are installed correctly; at peak sewer loads the problem of sewer gases permeating traps can be a real issue.
If every property used AAV'S it would soon become apparent.
Encountered exactly that scenario on a group of 3 new build terraced houses a little while ago.
The soils on all three relied on 50mm AAV'S in the roof space, resulting in a serious amount of foul gases permeating the wc trap in the first property.
Solution, extend end properties 100mm soil to terminate conventionally and removing that properties AAV.
Problem solved, which is why the end of drain run should always be an open vent.
I've come across it loads of times and it's usually a combination of ignorance of the purposes of a vent pipe and outright idleness!
At was a tidy install👍
Thanks mate 👍
Well done nice job
Thanks mate
Nice job bud, what time did you get away day 3? Also did you say 19 @meter and 17.6 @ boiler?
Was around 5pm I think, started at 10am yeah was a 1.5mb difference on gas pressures
Nice job mate enjoy watching your vids. I always fit baxis and use ifos to satisfy boiler plus, plus it’s a good energy saving method especially now they want as close to 55 flow temp as possible on boiler swaps, with ifos even if the rads are undersized for a 55 flow temp most of the time unless its below around 5 degrees outside the ifos will keep the flow temp 55 or below meaning the boiler will always be condensing in heating mode. One thing to note on the combi 2 it comes factory set to the lowest curve at 15 meaning it will only have a flow temp of 55 when outside is 0 with an outside of 10 it would be around 35 flow temp so you need to go into the installer settings and change it to about curve 40 on existing systems which will give you a flow temp of 55 when it’s 10 outside and 70 when it’s 0 outside. When I’m doing gas runs like you had I always use 1 or 2 lengths of 28mm off the meter otherwise you end up with more than the permissible 1mbar drop and that’s without any other appliances running. It’s surprising how the fittings quick reduce how far you can run in just 22mm. Also another thing to bear in mind now with boiler swaps is you have to fit a boiler that will modulate down to the required heating demand which is around 5kw for the average house. A Baxi 24 will go down to 5.2 a 30kw is around 6.5 and a 36kw is around 7.8. So really a 24kw is suitable now for most properties based on that especially if they have modern taps with flow rates limited to 9-12 l/m there’s no need for bigger combis it’s all about efficiency now 😂 oh and the new blow off design with the clip is shite there’s a rubber o ring on the prv when you push the pipe on it pushes the ring out of place mean it leaks onto the floor when draining or prv is activated. The o ring is to big/slack and to thin. It needs a thicker smaller one on there so it doesn’t move when you push the copper tail on. Keep up the good work.
Baxi now have a Baxi Internal Fit Telescopic Flue kit could help with future installs
I’ve seen that and would of been great to give it a try, would of had to order it in thou and because the plans changed so quickly wasn’t prepared, flue snugs am normally in stock around by me but if I have same situation again I would give the internal fit flue a try 👍
how did you fit the flue terminal ,did i miss something ;; no offence ;;
Sorry mate I didn’t include it as I’ve done a video recently on the main eco compact and shown on that video how to fit flue, to be honest the full videos am normally a lot longer than what I put out so some stuff doesn’t make the cut 👍
Tidy job mate
Thanks mate 👍
How much does a job like that cost?
£4000 including VAT
I wouldn’t like to guess how many people would have left that gas run 🤣
A few would of I’m sure 😂
That cold feed using as a drain is was quality !!
Also doesn’t the condensate need to be lagged through wall also. Pain in the ass IMO
Cheers mate 👍 with the condensate I used 40mm and with that pre heated trap I would be very surprised if it froze
@@bluebulldog_uk great work as per my man. Keep it up
whats the 22 - 40 waste reducer/adaptor?
Polypipe rubber waste adaptor, about £2.50 from city plumbing
@@bluebulldog_uk I used to end up doing a 22-35mm endfeed reducer then using a hepvo trap etc so that is much easier
Awesome 😎
Thanks mate 👍
@@bluebulldog_uk 🙂🙂🙂
Nice work, I hope you still made some money out of it after having to alter the gas 😩
Thanks mate, to be honest we gave the customer a quote and stuck to, it cost us an extra £50 in materials I think and they are a long time customer so never added it on 👍
Think you should have fitted a cement board or plasterboard over the ply board ,the boiler is fitted too,been gas engineer for 48 years ,always taught never fix on combustible surface ,what wood is ,but have rules changed ,don’t know
It’s ok to use plywood on back of most boilers now, can’t think of any you can’t off the top of my head…had that question raised before a while ago and it’s fine 👍
Omg. Why play with the feed pipe to drain the cylinder. Just syphon from the top. No risk of a massive flood if the feed snaps off. I feel your pain with that gas run. What a horrible layout
That’s true but never had one split or break doing that, very rare we do it like that but I get your point always a risk…gas run was a bit of a nightmare but once we knew where we was going was half the battle 👍👍
Great vid, keep up the graft
Thanks mate 👍
Great install
Thanks mate 👍
Top job!
Thanks mate 👍