Sometimes I wish I’d picked a different career path, but then you remember all the people you’ve got a boiler running for in the depths of winter.... great vid
That was hilarious! I remember snapping off a stop tap..below the tap while adjusting pipework to install a kitchen. Outside stop tap buried under newly laid block paving.. the water was bouncing off the ceiling. I’ve never touched an inside stop tap now without access to the outside shut off. The kitchen was like an indoor swimming pool.
I'm 54 years old now and I've been doing this job since I left School at 16, and over the years you begin to learn that some boilers are nothing short of cunning, and will try to trick you, and trip you up, but like you quite rightly said these are the character building Jobs!! Love watching your Video's Dude, Keep em coming, even us older more experienced guys are always learning!
We need more “I fucked up” parts I think although it sounds bad but it does make us apprentices feel better after making constant mistakes and gives us a better state of mind as we can reflect and acknowledge that everyone makes mistakes like we do
Shit happens and you get horrible jobs every now and then, but getting stuck in and seeing it through is such an important part of building the thick skin you need in this industry. Can’t beat the feeling of victory at the end! That’s what it’s all about mate
👏👏Fairplay for showing the real world mate, we've all done it, I think the thing I've learnt over time is not to panic try and stay calm and damage limitation, the blue towel is always useful and it's amazing what you can think of when your finger is holding the water back. The hose was a brilliant example.
Great video! We have all done it! In my time I have managed to dry out a good few PCB's and one Gas valve that were both full of water, it is so stressful this job sometimes! Just a bit of advice; when you said you couldn't get the flexi hose to seal at the hydroblock and again at the vessel, unless you have some new 'o' rings, try using a product called 'LSX' it is made by Fernox and is basically a quick drying silicone sealant. I have used it many times in situations like this. When you fit it, make sure everywhere is clean and dry, on assembly it works like silicon grease, and just play the hairdryer over the joint to accelerate the curing process and 'start the van'! It has worked for me every time, I'm not sure what LSX stands for but I call it 'LIFE SAVER'! Cheers dx
The exact thing happened to me on a neta tec. I always put towels over the p.c.b. I couldn't unblock the flex 14 mile trip to get a new one which is now rubber. That leaked at the block.The of ring split just putting it in.Night Mare.
Thankyou for sharing that mate. I once snapped a stop tap out in the street trying to turn the water off on a customers house. The neighbour came out and said their water doesnt work. Didnt eat for 2 days. Keep up the great work PB
That was a touch you managed to dry out the PCB. I wasn't so lucky when I flooded out my first and only PCB. I was gutted. Thankfully you managed to control the situation better with your experience. Well done👏🏼 I am definitely benefitting from your videos. Many thanks PB.
Legend of a job. I’m chasing an apprenticeship currently in plumbing and heating. Your videos are great for learning before get on the tools for real!!
I’ve been a plumber gas-fitter for over 30 years mate, learn something we on a weekly basis. Well done on the excellent videos Pete. Keep up the good work👏🏼👏🏼
Retired plumber here, enjoyed that, reminded me of a handful of similar twat jobs I dealt with over the years. Like you said character building and funny to look back on. At the time you feel like pursuing a different career but you push on because it’s your job. Thing is you learn so much from jobs like that. If you ever get into teaching, stories about plumbing disasters are great conversation pieces. Great channel bye the way
Fair Play for sharing this.It’s easy sharing the good stuff but difficult to let people see when we struggle. This will be very helpful for newcomers to understand that even when your experienced there will be the occasional job that will be a nightmare but it happens to all of us.
I've done it on a greenstar!! Hose was weeping so stupidly thought it's not pushed all the way home so pulled clip out to give it a wiggle and blew off, water everywhere 🤣 thanks for sharing, felt you're pain but me laugh
I tell ya what mate that was a great comeback...finger on the leak, customer in the vicinity. focus...right..bit of hose, one handed into condenser pipe. You should have been part of the original ATeam! Amazing what you can do when your suddenly under pressure. Great vid as always PB. Keep them coming. 👍🏻
Brilliant 😂 we've all been there. And fair play to you , you didnt run or go bat crazy , you seen it through 👏👏👏. Times like that your confidence is dashed and you just have to remember you're not the only one. Well done again and thanks for the honest vid 😁👍
@@PBPlumber it is good to see. I'm training doing my level 2 to go onto level 3. It's nice to see how hectic and stressful plumbing can be. Lots of others just show the straight forward stuff. Be good to explain how you drain a system down etc for us newbies
Good videos pal. After 30 years in the trade I like to think I know what I’m doing but we never cease to either stop learning or get caught out ! You show good character by persevering and not letting it beat you. Exactly what Ive tried to teach to the guys I’ve trained over the years. So much better to be able to look back in 5 years and recall that job and say you beat it rather than you walked away 👍
Horrible boilers them, I had a similar model the other day and couldn't order individual parts for the hydro block all came as one for about 400 quid, absolute stinker to change. Fair play to u uploading that too, good to see that side of the job that too many TH-cam accounts hide 👍
Everyday is a school day 😁. I’ve had the same problem with those hoses sealing when I changed an expansion vessel... I had to use oversize rubber o rings for it to seal..... Loving what your sharing with use matey👍🏻
Been there many times with different situations. Take out the boards to dry on some towels then dry with the hairdryer and then your always good. Water only damages electronics when it's turned on. Love the vid. I believe many service engineers and plumber recognise this.
I've been there - I feel your pain! Thank you for sharing and the honesty. Great thinking with the condensate hose - it's amazing how in the middle of the water flying around and the heart racing you manage to find that clarity of thought and find a solution. I carry a hairdryer too and and have found a can of compressed air to be effective at blasting the air out of all the bits and pieces on the PCB.
@@PBPlumber Hi Pete, I've watched loads of your videos and have also watched plenrly of others, but what I like with you is that you keep it real, with regard to the real issues about your life and the difficulties with work plus also when it goes wrong. I've also recently purchased the Velocity van bag at the Sandown tool fair and name dropped you, plus recently purchased your designed Rogue 7.0 bag and kitted it out like you have, it even gets customers impressed. I can only say thank you. Ray
Excellent vid matey. Similar thing happened to me before. Like you said just keep your cool, take a minute and reset your brain. It takes a strong mind to not make excuses and just get out of there. Good engineers don't give up 👍
I used to be a PC technician and my advice to you buddy is if this happens again where water has regressed onto the PCB my advice would be to unscrew the pcb board from the housing and get some WD-40 Specialist Fast Drying Contact Cleaner or any Electrical Contact Cleaner which you can spray onto the PCB Board and used an electrostatic safe brush ensure you cover all the contact points (you can use a soft toothbrush) and then like you do did is apply some hot air via the hair dryer and that way you know in complete peace of mind that the water is no longer present both by using air and chemical treatment! Belt and braces approach! Hope this helps :D
Now that is really interesting to know! The feeling in your stomach when you turn on something electronic after getting it wet...and for some reason it feels like it takes eternity to actually come to life..because you're so scared it might not and what that means to you if it doesn't! Cheers for the tip
Soaked my first board last year changing a flow turbine on a greenstar last year unfortunately didn't dry it enough and blew it 😑 like you said definitely learning experience, I now take the cordless wet vac into any job I'm changing water parts just incase, never had to use it touch wood but just like having it as a back up
What i always do pete when i pump the vessel up is have the drain valve on the boiler open that way when you pump it up water will come out so you know the tube is blocked if it doesn't i know the tube is blockex i then cover all the bits with rubble sacks to protect the boller as i know your going to have the pressure of the vessel works for me every time pete saves a lot of extra work
Loved this video, I thought mmmm I don't want to watch a plumbers channel I get enough of this at work ie I'm a jobbing plumber (35 years in) buuuut I like your style my friend, I always say its not about the mistakes but how you get out of them!! Bloody hell allot of years ago I flooded the bosses house out and brought the ceiling down and I'm still at the same firm 20 years later, it's really good to see a video showing a bad day, not like I'm going ha ha this dudes messed up but I felt for you and wanted to reach into the screen and put my thumb over the port for you so you could get a bucket, iv been in so so many similar situations,it's guys like you who made me take the leap and have my own you tube channel (yours is allot slicker and professional than mine and with less swearing and daftness) buuuut I tip my cap to you a fellow plumbing foot soldier, carry on making great contents and I'll carry on biting at your ankles for scrap viewers and subs 🤘🤘
Class video mate! Must say I laughed my head off when the vessel pissed everywhere, but it’s great to see even the best plumbers have shit days, love your honesty big man, keep up the good work with the videos 👌🏻
I was doing a brass diverter valve on an old worcester cdi standard efficiency. Big house, blr at low level in cupboard. I drained the pressure off, thought great. Started removing the bits, got to the div valve which was stuck. Yanked at it and pulled it out, as I did so the airlock holding the system water released, I heard the gurgle and the whole system drained out of the flow and return pipes of the boiler all over the pcb. Now I have the Versa funnel to at least direct water into my bucket! Lesson learned!
Iv had these too. My god these are the days ya wanna jack in. I swear you have to have balls of steel to be a plumber sometimes. That horrible sizzle is the sound of all your hopes dissolving mate. I know that sound. Hahaha well done
Quick comment, I’m having to do expansion vessels on Worcester’s day in day out, we’ve all had this happen, when I have repressurised the vessel I keep my pump on the vessel, note the charge, fill the boiler and watch the pressure go up on the pumps gauge and boiler, if it’s blocked the gauge on your pump won’t move. If it is blocked depressurise the pressure from Schneider valve.
Great video as always! I can’t imagine the nightmare you’ve been trough, however the way you got to your bag and sort out the hose i think is top class. I’ve been to a customer once and tried to remove an air lock from the radiator. Got stuck with a full bucket of water in one hand and one hand on the short hose attached to the airvent hole because the trv didn’t want to close. End up calling the customer on her phone to come and give me a hand as she was listening to music and couldn’t hear me 🤣🤣🤣. I didn’t made a good impression. But as you say we live and learn. Bringing the toolkit close to you is best thing and having all sorts of stuff in it helps in awkward situations!
Ah that dreaded hose o-ring! Everytime I've had to remove that braided hose for the vessel I've always had them weep, I make a mental note to either have a spare hose or o-rings when attending a job for these boilers now 🤦🏽♂️ quick thinking on getting rid of the water from the vessel mate! Can imagine what was going through your head at the time!
Bet the customer never even knew you had a problem 🤣. Flooded a tenants bathroom on a snatch that went wrong the other week. Couldn't believe it hadn't come through the ceiling! But it made me chuckle that the customer doesn't realise the crisis you've just had.
I do the same job with baxi in Eastern Europe, even after almost 20 years of work now there are things to learn, even though they seem obvious afterwards. Great vid, I lived it! Cheers and thanks for videos!
We've all done this. A tip for you is to leave the hand/foot pump on when you refill the boiler. Then when you refill to 1.5bar the pump gauge should go up as well. If not you know it's a block pipe and can depress as you remove the pump.
When recharging a vessel a good tell tale sign you’ve got a blockage is that not a lot of water gets pumped out as you’re recharging it. Also the sound the vessel makes as you’re recharging also helps. If it doesn’t sound hollow after recharging that is also a tell tale sign you’re not pumped out the water in the vessel
Spot on , as you pump, watch the gauge on the boiler and water should be draining, it's surprising how much they hold, this is where an electric pump is better as you get to know how quick it pressurised and start to think summat s not right
Had that with an oil boiler . But managed to realise the water pissing out that the blockage was in the hose too so I didn’t flood the boiler 😉 nice view mate
Fair play for sticking out, we’ve all had this happen. It’s happened to me twice on Worcester’s with the braided hose up the back.. pulled it out an booooom water pissing out everywhere. All over the board, I took it out and dried it and like yours luckily it was fine! Normally if you like you said , 100% dry it before putting power through it it’ll be fine ! Nice vid as always tho
When servicing an expansion vessel, leave you gauge on the air side then Fill the boiler to 3 bar. If you read 3 bar on the pump then you know nothing is blocked.
Qaulity idea to drain the rest of the water out especially when your panicking I’d probably still be there now with my finger in it like what the f**k am I ganna do here 🤣
I've been like that when I dropped the bleed key of the rad I was bleeding - but a vertical one, so I couldn't pick the key up off the floor whilst my finger was stopping the water coming out...and I'd just painted the wall! In future, bleed key will be on wrist lanyard!
Yes Mate! (Tip are below, how engineers/plumbers could avoid it to happen to them) I've done it my self few weeks ago, except in my case lovely "not" brown water in a nearly all white kitchen. It shot across to the kitchen cupboards, worktop, floor, ceiling. Luckily "not" the boiler was in the cupboard with 3 shelves underneath full of stuff. I'm laughing now, but I didn't at the time. (Customer was really understanding, had a nice chat afterwords) Here is the interesting bit. Couple weeks ago when I initially come out, I took the vessel out with the hose, took it to the garden and took the hose off. Of course it shoot over to the other side of the garden. (I haven't managed to unblock the hose though) So why didn't I did the same when I returned two weeks later to replace the hose and flooded the kitchen/cupboard/boiler? I thought that I already released the pressure couple of weeks ago and the house is blocked anyway. Well it wasn't blocked 100%, I can tell you that. :D
🤣🤣🤣. Mate I did exactly that. Literally identical about 6 months ago. The customer was amazing and waited a week for baxi to come out under warranty. I’m so sorry it happened to you but you have completely made my day in sharing this just so I don’t feel so alone 😂😂
Hello! I am from Greece and one small tip is that you can use rubbing alcohol first and then dry the main PCB it will help you disappear and clean the salty water! Done that 100 times work's 95%!
Done the exact same thing on the exact same boiler. Worst of it is, I learnt (the hard way) from the vokera flexis to let out the air from the vessel before removing so why I didn’t that time who knows. If this helps: I always pump a few times on my foot pump with pressure in the boiler to see if the boiler gauge moves. If it doesn’t I’ll know the hose etc is blocked. Or let out the air and if the gauge doesn’t drop again it’s blocked.
Definitely a lot of people would have not put this out for everyone to see. Well done as it happens to the best of us for sure. Also worked on the baxi megaflow system compact boiler the other day same boiler near enough inside and could not get my regin pump onto the expansion vessel so off to search for that adaptor now. Cheers ..... Just found the adaptor on Amazon next day delivery £10 😃
Flipping heck! I felt sorry for you when that water gushed out 🥵. Had a similar experience with a mains water sensor on a vaillant the O ring got jammed inside!
Hey PB. Your nifty little bike pump that lives in your kit bag, the head looks large because it looks like a bike pump, so the end I reckon swaps between schrader and presta fittings, if you undo it and take the rubber put, if you flip it over it'll be smaller for the presta fitting. That's why it's so large (well what I reckon unless it is really just for the chuck grip mechanism and that large!) Nice seeing a pro share these types of jobs. What would you do differently if you came into that job knowing that the expansion vessel would fire at you when you removed the blocked braided hose?
One of those days mate, everyone get there sometimes. Was there any damage on the walls? And is that the only expansion vessel in the whole installation? Looks pretty small to me. Here in The Netherlands we place 18 liter expension vessels al the time.
My Charles vac (wet and dry vac) is one of the best birthday presents I've ever had! Ideal for these situations. Also very good for draining rads, crack the nut and put the vac hose against it, no mess on the carpet and it sucks some of the crap out of the rad
Done the same thing on a Vokera Lynia ,only the once though , the trick of course is to deflate the expansion vessel before you attempt to disconnect the pipework , The water is still there only not under pressure. Sometimes the tank can be at the correct pressure so you think it's OK but it's still blocked at the pipe .I was doing the auto air vent on an Ideal Isis once ,they come screwed into an inference fit plug .So I normally just unscrewed the air bottle and screwed the new one in . I took the flue assemble off which I now know keeps the plug from popping out So repressured system ,quick check of the bottle just in time to see the plug being dislodged ,water all over the place but a good dry and everything Ok thankfully .Last job quite late .I am glad it's not just me it used to happen too.Lucky enough the boiler was the highest point on the system . Cheers.
Holy moses i had a bit of deya vu then. I had the exact same happen to me on a baxi megaflo 2 about 2 years ago. I could not unblock the braded hose though had to replace. The pipe diameter is way to small with two sharp 90s either end.
Been there done that. I feel your pain. Now I always take in my dewalt aqua vac and a big towel to cover the pub control panel before i touch any connection mate
These are the jobs that separate the men from the boys. Great video 👍
Sometimes I wish I’d picked a different career path, but then you remember all the people you’ve got a boiler running for in the depths of winter.... great vid
That’s brilliant ! A man who never made a mistake is a Man who has done nothing! Great videos learn a lot from you.
I’m glad it’s not just us Sparky’s who have bad days like this sometimes! Well done Interesting video. 👍
That was hilarious! I remember snapping off a stop tap..below the tap while adjusting pipework to install a kitchen. Outside stop tap buried under newly laid block paving.. the water was bouncing off the ceiling. I’ve never touched an inside stop tap now without access to the outside shut off. The kitchen was like an indoor swimming pool.
I'm 54 years old now and I've been doing this job since I left School at 16, and over the years you begin to learn that some boilers are nothing short of cunning, and will try to trick you, and trip you up, but like you quite rightly said these are the character building Jobs!! Love watching your Video's Dude, Keep em coming, even us older more experienced guys are always learning!
Mate we learn everyday doesn’t matter how old we are or how experienced we are
I salute you, because of you I am learning as well
We all make mistakes mate, it’s the best way to learn, as long as you do learn and don’t keep making the same mistakes haha
i like the most your honesty !! cheers mate!!
Thank you 🙏🏽
Real life situations. Best & Honest TH-camr. Top bloke 👍🏻
We need more “I fucked up” parts I think although it sounds bad but it does make us apprentices feel better after making constant mistakes and gives us a better state of mind as we can reflect and acknowledge that everyone makes mistakes like we do
Well done. As an elite engineer your videos are on my list.
The market must be to DIYers and apprentices. More power to you
Shit happens and you get horrible jobs every now and then, but getting stuck in and seeing it through is such an important part of building the thick skin you need in this industry. Can’t beat the feeling of victory at the end! That’s what it’s all about mate
Agree 100 percent, just hope I don’t get another for a while haha
👏👏Fairplay for showing the real world mate, we've all done it, I think the thing I've learnt over time is not to panic try and stay calm and damage limitation, the blue towel is always useful and it's amazing what you can think of when your finger is holding the water back. The hose was a brilliant example.
yeah I surprised myself open that one haha
Great video! We have all done it! In my time I have managed to dry out a good few PCB's and one Gas valve that were both full of water, it is so stressful this job sometimes! Just a bit of advice; when you said you couldn't get the flexi hose to seal at the hydroblock and again at the vessel, unless you have some new 'o' rings, try using a product called 'LSX' it is made by Fernox and is basically a quick drying silicone sealant. I have used it many times in situations like this. When you fit it, make sure everywhere is clean and dry, on assembly it works like silicon grease, and just play the hairdryer over the joint to accelerate the curing process and 'start the van'! It has worked for me every time, I'm not sure what LSX stands for but I call it 'LIFE SAVER'! Cheers dx
Appreciate seeing that everyone else sometimes have days like this
Everyone does mate, if they say they don’t they’re lying (and a little bit of a dickhead)
🙌🏻🙌🏻
I love how you pause for a moment with your finger on the expansion vessel just contemplating life 😂
Cheers for the again great video
Was thinking how the fuck am I getting out of this 😂
Plumbing for years...And you're a "Testimony" to what a decent Plumber learns though he years! God bless..
Keep the "Faith"...lol
A very honest summary of how these jobs can go. Great video.
The exact thing happened to me on a neta tec. I always put towels over the p.c.b. I couldn't unblock the flex 14 mile trip to get a new one which is now rubber. That leaked at the block.The of ring split just putting it in.Night Mare.
Thankyou for sharing that mate. I once snapped a stop tap out in the street trying to turn the water off on a customers house. The neighbour came out and said their water doesnt work. Didnt eat for 2 days. Keep up the great work PB
That was a touch you managed to dry out the PCB. I wasn't so lucky when I flooded out my first and only PCB. I was gutted. Thankfully you managed to control the situation better with your experience. Well done👏🏼 I am definitely benefitting from your videos. Many thanks PB.
we’ve all done it mate
Legend of a job. I’m chasing an apprenticeship currently in plumbing and heating. Your videos are great for learning before get on the tools for real!!
I’ve been a plumber gas-fitter for over 30 years mate, learn something we on a weekly basis.
Well done on the excellent videos Pete. Keep up the good work👏🏼👏🏼
Don’t be too hard on yourself man, feel for you. As a lifetime retired heating & ventilation pipe fitter I find your work and approach inspirational.
Retired plumber here, enjoyed that, reminded me of a handful of similar twat jobs I dealt with over the years. Like you said character building and funny to look back on. At the time you feel like pursuing a different career but you push on because it’s your job. Thing is you learn so much from jobs like that.
If you ever get into teaching, stories about plumbing disasters are great conversation pieces. Great channel bye the way
Fair Play for sharing this.It’s easy sharing the good stuff but difficult to let people see when we struggle.
This will be very helpful for newcomers to understand that even when your experienced there will be the occasional job that will be a nightmare but it happens to all of us.
I've done it on a greenstar!! Hose was weeping so stupidly thought it's not pushed all the way home so pulled clip out to give it a wiggle and blew off, water everywhere 🤣 thanks for sharing, felt you're pain but me laugh
I tell ya what mate that was a great comeback...finger on the leak, customer in the vicinity. focus...right..bit of hose, one handed into condenser pipe. You should have been part of the original ATeam! Amazing what you can do when your suddenly under pressure. Great vid as always PB. Keep them coming. 👍🏻
Brilliant 😂 we've all been there. And fair play to you , you didnt run or go bat crazy , you seen it through 👏👏👏. Times like that your confidence is dashed and you just have to remember you're not the only one. Well done again and thanks for the honest vid 😁👍
If only we all had 3 hands!! Another great video, another thing learnt...thanks and keep them coming 👍🏻
Thankyou
I wish you lived near me. Finding good tradespeople you can trust is an art form it seems.
The honesty is brilliant. It's nice to see the shit jobs aswell as the simple jobs. Well done 👏🏻
Thankyou mate, yeah we get plenty of shit jobs to balance out the nice ones
@@PBPlumber it is good to see. I'm training doing my level 2 to go onto level 3.
It's nice to see how hectic and stressful plumbing can be. Lots of others just show the straight forward stuff.
Be good to explain how you drain a system down etc for us newbies
And refilling processes
Good videos pal. After 30 years in the trade I like to think I know what I’m doing but we never cease to either stop learning or get caught out !
You show good character by persevering and not letting it beat you.
Exactly what Ive tried to teach to the guys I’ve trained over the years.
So much better to be able to look back in 5 years and recall that job and say you beat it rather than you walked away 👍
Another great video for us. Maybe not for you. Well done for sticking at it makes us all understand we’re all human.
Horrible boilers them, I had a similar model the other day and couldn't order individual parts for the hydro block all came as one for about 400 quid, absolute stinker to change.
Fair play to u uploading that too, good to see that side of the job that too many TH-cam accounts hide 👍
Well done, PB, having your kit bag within reach!! Thanks for a cracking video!
Just one of them . I have had it to . Well done for being patient
U r a star plz share with us some more experiences like this which keeps us more confident thanx
Everyday is a school day 😁. I’ve had the same problem with those hoses sealing when I changed an expansion vessel... I had to use oversize rubber o rings for it to seal.....
Loving what your sharing with use matey👍🏻
Been there many times with different situations. Take out the boards to dry on some towels then dry with the hairdryer and then your always good. Water only damages electronics when it's turned on. Love the vid. I believe many service engineers and plumber recognise this.
I've been there - I feel your pain! Thank you for sharing and the honesty. Great thinking with the condensate hose - it's amazing how in the middle of the water flying around and the heart racing you manage to find that clarity of thought and find a solution. I carry a hairdryer too and and have found a can of compressed air to be effective at blasting the air out of all the bits and pieces on the PCB.
Love your honesty mate thanks for sharing 👍
Hi Pete, love your videos, they just inspire and teach. I've just joined and bought you a cuppa tea, well done, keep going mate 👍🏾
Thank you Ray 🙏🏽
@@PBPlumber Hi Pete, I've watched loads of your videos and have also watched plenrly of others, but what I like with you is that you keep it real, with regard to the real issues about your life and the difficulties with work plus also when it goes wrong. I've also recently purchased the Velocity van bag at the Sandown tool fair and name dropped you, plus recently purchased your designed Rogue 7.0 bag and kitted it out like you have, it even gets customers impressed. I can only say thank you. Ray
Excellent vid matey. Similar thing happened to me before. Like you said just keep your cool, take a minute and reset your brain. It takes a strong mind to not make excuses and just get out of there. Good engineers don't give up 👍
Very true mate
I used to be a PC technician and my advice to you buddy is if this happens again where water has regressed onto the PCB my advice would be to unscrew the pcb board from the housing and get some WD-40 Specialist Fast Drying Contact Cleaner or any Electrical Contact Cleaner which you can spray onto the PCB Board and used an electrostatic safe brush ensure you cover all the contact points (you can use a soft toothbrush) and then like you do did is apply some hot air via the hair dryer and that way you know in complete peace of mind that the water is no longer present both by using air and chemical treatment! Belt and braces approach! Hope this helps :D
It’s a pcb or a pc board not a pcb board 😂😂
Now that is really interesting to know! The feeling in your stomach when you turn on something electronic after getting it wet...and for some reason it feels like it takes eternity to actually come to life..because you're so scared it might not and what that means to you if it doesn't! Cheers for the tip
My wife lost her shit when you said. . ''This turned in to 2 cup of tea job'' lmao
Soaked my first board last year changing a flow turbine on a greenstar last year unfortunately didn't dry it enough and blew it 😑 like you said definitely learning experience, I now take the cordless wet vac into any job I'm changing water parts just incase, never had to use it touch wood but just like having it as a back up
What i always do pete when i pump the vessel up is have the drain valve on the boiler open that way when you pump it up water will come out so you know the tube is blocked if it doesn't i know the tube is blockex i then cover all the bits with rubble sacks to protect the boller as i know your going to have the pressure of the vessel works for me every time pete saves a lot of extra work
Loved this video, I thought mmmm I don't want to watch a plumbers channel I get enough of this at work ie I'm a jobbing plumber (35 years in) buuuut I like your style my friend, I always say its not about the mistakes but how you get out of them!! Bloody hell allot of years ago I flooded the bosses house out and brought the ceiling down and I'm still at the same firm 20 years later, it's really good to see a video showing a bad day, not like I'm going ha ha this dudes messed up but I felt for you and wanted to reach into the screen and put my thumb over the port for you so you could get a bucket, iv been in so so many similar situations,it's guys like you who made me take the leap and have my own you tube channel (yours is allot slicker and professional than mine and with less swearing and daftness) buuuut I tip my cap to you a fellow plumbing foot soldier, carry on making great contents and I'll carry on biting at your ankles for scrap viewers and subs 🤘🤘
Clients face when you ask for a hair dryer.... I’ve left mine at home 🥱
I always say I need it because I am going out straight after and meeting a new date! They are always happy to oblige! Cheers dx
Thanks for sharing this PB - extremely valuable content !!!
Class video mate! Must say I laughed my head off when the vessel pissed everywhere, but it’s great to see even the best plumbers have shit days, love your honesty big man, keep up the good work with the videos 👌🏻
I was doing a brass diverter valve on an old worcester cdi standard efficiency. Big house, blr at low level in cupboard. I drained the pressure off, thought great. Started removing the bits, got to the div valve which was stuck. Yanked at it and pulled it out, as I did so the airlock holding the system water released, I heard the gurgle and the whole system drained out of the flow and return pipes of the boiler all over the pcb. Now I have the Versa funnel to at least direct water into my bucket! Lesson learned!
Well sorted mate, not an easy one to diagnose, thanks for sharing
Iv had these too. My god these are the days ya wanna jack in. I swear you have to have balls of steel to be a plumber sometimes. That horrible sizzle is the sound of all your hopes dissolving mate. I know that sound. Hahaha well done
Great recovery with the hose! It’s shit like that job that separates the men from the boys. Respect for sharing with everyone. 👏🏻
Quick comment, I’m having to do expansion vessels on Worcester’s day in day out, we’ve all had this happen, when I have repressurised the vessel I keep my pump on the vessel, note the charge, fill the boiler and watch the pressure go up on the pumps gauge and boiler, if it’s blocked the gauge on your pump won’t move. If it is blocked depressurise the pressure from Schneider valve.
Great video as always! I can’t imagine the nightmare you’ve been trough, however the way you got to your bag and sort out the hose i think is top class. I’ve been to a customer once and tried to remove an air lock from the radiator. Got stuck with a full bucket of water in one hand and one hand on the short hose attached to the airvent hole because the trv didn’t want to close. End up calling the customer on her phone to come and give me a hand as she was listening to music and couldn’t hear me 🤣🤣🤣. I didn’t made a good impression. But as you say we live and learn. Bringing the toolkit close to you is best thing and having all sorts of stuff in it helps in awkward situations!
Great video glad you got it sorted👍
Thank you mate 🙏🏽
Ah that dreaded hose o-ring! Everytime I've had to remove that braided hose for the vessel I've always had them weep, I make a mental note to either have a spare hose or o-rings when attending a job for these boilers now 🤦🏽♂️ quick thinking on getting rid of the water from the vessel mate! Can imagine what was going through your head at the time!
Love the honesty, most people would of deleted the video.👍🏼
Bet the customer never even knew you had a problem 🤣. Flooded a tenants bathroom on a snatch that went wrong the other week. Couldn't believe it hadn't come through the ceiling! But it made me chuckle that the customer doesn't realise the crisis you've just had.
I do the same job with baxi in Eastern Europe, even after almost 20 years of work now there are things to learn, even though they seem obvious afterwards. Great vid, I lived it! Cheers and thanks for videos!
you must be the very last tradesman not to have left eastern europe
@@cliveramsbotty6077 there are a couple more of us 😁
it gives hope to others when you post video loke this - well done mate
Got to be real, and if it makes someone who made a mistake today feel a little better then that’s mission accomplished
We've all done this. A tip for you is to leave the hand/foot pump on when you refill the boiler. Then when you refill to 1.5bar the pump gauge should go up as well. If not you know it's a block pipe and can depress as you remove the pump.
When recharging a vessel a good tell tale sign you’ve got a blockage is that not a lot of water gets pumped out as you’re recharging it. Also the sound the vessel makes as you’re recharging also helps. If it doesn’t sound hollow after recharging that is also a tell tale sign you’re not pumped out the water in the vessel
Spot on , as you pump, watch the gauge on the boiler and water should be draining, it's surprising how much they hold, this is where an electric pump is better as you get to know how quick it pressurised and start to think summat s not right
smashed it well done, nothing worst when something doesn't go right. love the vids keep them coming subscribed!
Awesome 👏 we’ve all been there mate. Like you say just stick with it and you always feel better about it the morning after 👍
Definitely mate, especially when the phone doesn’t ring saying can you come back the boiler isn’t working 😅
@@PBPlumber no news is good news !
Great video mate.... we’ve all had “them” jobs....
It’s how you get through it that shows your worth...👍🏼👍🏼
Had that with an oil boiler . But managed to realise the water pissing out that the blockage was in the hose too so I didn’t flood the boiler 😉 nice view mate
Fair play for sticking out, we’ve all had this happen. It’s happened to me twice on Worcester’s with the braided hose up the back.. pulled it out an booooom water pissing out everywhere. All over the board, I took it out and dried it and like yours luckily it was fine! Normally if you like you said , 100% dry it before putting power through it it’ll be fine ! Nice vid as always tho
When servicing an expansion vessel, leave you gauge on the air side then Fill the boiler to 3 bar. If you read 3 bar on the pump then you know nothing is blocked.
And watch the PRV drip? 😉
Same thing happened to me last week you. Live and learn 👍👍
Qaulity idea to drain the rest of the water out especially when your panicking
I’d probably still be there now with my finger in it like what the f**k am I ganna do here 🤣
I surprised myself there I thought I was just gonna have to let it go and mop it up
I've been like that when I dropped the bleed key of the rad I was bleeding - but a vertical one, so I couldn't pick the key up off the floor whilst my finger was stopping the water coming out...and I'd just painted the wall! In future, bleed key will be on wrist lanyard!
Got it sorted mate that’s the main thing 👌👍
Yes Mate! (Tip are below, how engineers/plumbers could avoid it to happen to them)
I've done it my self few weeks ago, except in my case lovely "not" brown water in a nearly all white kitchen. It shot across to the kitchen cupboards, worktop, floor, ceiling.
Luckily "not" the boiler was in the cupboard with 3 shelves underneath full of stuff. I'm laughing now, but I didn't at the time. (Customer was really understanding, had a nice chat afterwords)
Here is the interesting bit. Couple weeks ago when I initially come out, I took the vessel out with the hose, took it to the garden and took the hose off. Of course it shoot over to the other side of the garden. (I haven't managed to unblock the hose though)
So why didn't I did the same when I returned two weeks later to replace the hose and flooded the kitchen/cupboard/boiler?
I thought that I already released the pressure couple of weeks ago and the house is blocked anyway.
Well it wasn't blocked 100%, I can tell you that. :D
🤣🤣🤣. Mate I did exactly that. Literally identical about 6 months ago. The customer was amazing and waited a week for baxi to come out under warranty. I’m so sorry it happened to you but you have completely made my day in sharing this just so I don’t feel so alone 😂😂
Mate....that was painful to watch haha. There's always a job that brings you back down to earth waiting round the corner.
hopefully I won’t get another one for a while
Nightmare....we've all been there! Glad to see it happens to the best too!
Anyone who doesn’t admit to mistakes is a liar I reckon
Hello!
I am from Greece and one small tip is that you can use rubbing alcohol first and then dry the main PCB it will help you disappear and clean the salty water!
Done that 100 times work's 95%!
Done the exact same thing on the exact same boiler. Worst of it is, I learnt (the hard way) from the vokera flexis to let out the air from the vessel before removing so why I didn’t that time who knows. If this helps: I always pump a few times on my foot pump with pressure in the boiler to see if the boiler gauge moves. If it doesn’t I’ll know the hose etc is blocked. Or let out the air and if the gauge doesn’t drop again it’s blocked.
Definitely a lot of people would have not put this out for everyone to see. Well done as it happens to the best of us for sure. Also worked on the baxi megaflow system compact boiler the other day same boiler near enough inside and could not get my regin pump onto the expansion vessel so off to search for that adaptor now. Cheers
..... Just found the adaptor on Amazon next day delivery £10 😃
Well Done mate. I use a ryobi pump. Dont fit in my kit bag! I thought I was the only one, who has fun with 💧inside the boiler!!!
Great video. Thanks. Yes, I did learn something from it... don't give up !!
Flipping heck! I felt sorry for you when that water gushed out 🥵. Had a similar experience with a mains water sensor on a vaillant the O ring got jammed inside!
Hey PB. Your nifty little bike pump that lives in your kit bag, the head looks large because it looks like a bike pump, so the end I reckon swaps between schrader and presta fittings, if you undo it and take the rubber put, if you flip it over it'll be smaller for the presta fitting. That's why it's so large (well what I reckon unless it is really just for the chuck grip mechanism and that large!)
Nice seeing a pro share these types of jobs. What would you do differently if you came into that job knowing that the expansion vessel would fire at you when you removed the blocked braided hose?
he means the whole head of the pump is large, nothing to do with the hole in it
Yeah, I was trying to (perhaps badly) explain why it's large!
One of those days mate, everyone get there sometimes. Was there any damage on the walls?
And is that the only expansion vessel in the whole installation? Looks pretty small to me. Here in The Netherlands we place 18 liter expension vessels al the time.
My Charles vac (wet and dry vac) is one of the best birthday presents I've ever had! Ideal for these situations.
Also very good for draining rads, crack the nut and put the vac hose against it, no mess on the carpet and it sucks some of the crap out of the rad
Respect that honesty
Done the same thing on a Vokera Lynia ,only the once though , the trick of course is to deflate the expansion vessel before you attempt to disconnect the pipework , The water is still there only not under pressure. Sometimes the tank can be at the correct pressure so you think it's OK but it's still blocked at the pipe .I was doing the auto air vent on an Ideal Isis once ,they come screwed into an inference fit plug .So I normally just unscrewed the air bottle and screwed the new one in . I took the flue assemble off which I now know keeps the plug from popping out So repressured system ,quick check of the bottle just in time to see the plug being dislodged ,water all over the place but a good dry and everything Ok thankfully .Last job quite late .I am glad it's not just me it used to happen too.Lucky enough the boiler was the highest point on the system . Cheers.
Well done loved this ,yes we have all been there with very similar probs cheers mate and great video.
Done that myself a few times! ended up like a black and white minstrel once! Hairdryer time,best tool in my kit
Well done you mate , I’ve had something like that myself easily done but luckily I did not soak pcb 👍
Loving the content PB.👍🏻
Thankyou mate 🙏🏽
Great advice PB
Holy moses i had a bit of deya vu then.
I had the exact same happen to me on a baxi megaflo 2 about 2 years ago. I could not unblock the braded hose though had to replace. The pipe diameter is way to small with two sharp 90s either end.
Looking at the poor access in that boiler reminds me why I almost only work on Viessmann boilers. Feel for you with that flood.
Been there done that. I feel your pain. Now I always take in my dewalt aqua vac and a big towel to cover the pub control panel before i touch any connection mate
Fair play mate for putting this out there !
Well done for sharing thanks, great save 👏👏