Day in My Life as a Plumber 47, Dr Pipe. Split cylinder coil, Combination valve replacement Megaflo

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Day in My Life as a Plumber 47, Dr Pipe. Split cylinder coil, Combination valve replacement Megaflo

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Couple of real jobs completed. So combi valve replacement on Megaflo. Before you say it the cap from the old is a different thread size. Then its on with a little help from Allan Pages on a Friday night to exchange a Gravity hot water cylinder as a previous plumber had been there. He had changed the Float valve... the water was still coming thru the overflow in the F&E tank, not understanding why the issue represented its self... I was called. Having diagnosed the issue, we returned to fit a new cylinder. All fixed now and a brief teardown of what and how the issues shows up
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@chohanchohan8208 3 жыл бұрын

Best video on how to replace the valve on a unvented system 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🍻🍻🍻 ...soon on me

@jonessenoj6753 2 жыл бұрын

See they made that Boiler easy to service on that first job 😊👍 when I used to change cylinders....I used to removed top tapping...then insert a 15mm pipe with a 90 degree bend...then hose attached siphoned out the whole cylinder in 10mins at a full 15mm bore flow!, then removed with cold feed pipe attached so no leaks!, also if bunged the heating cut an access panel on the side and smashed the coil to drain that into cylinder....This saved me hours over a month of dodgy drainoff washers that never worked !

@drpipe 2 жыл бұрын

Like it 👍

@davidhowell5927 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video....Nice to see Mr Page working.....Great Installer, knows his stuff 👍🏻

@drpipe 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks.. Yes he’s a Great lad 💯

@arryrooker3079 Жыл бұрын

We removed a floor standing boiler the other day and when we cut the return gravity Primary the water would not stop dripping into a bucket all day including the next day all radiators upstairs was totally drained yet the pipe still kept dripping however both tanks were at the same level therefore no overflow issue god knows how long the coil inside the cylinder had been split. Very annoying especially when you just wanna get the job done

@drpipe Жыл бұрын

It happens dude 👍

@simontaylor2335 3 жыл бұрын

Tidy to have another video keep them coming cheers

@robbie2awesome Жыл бұрын

We have the same issue with a customer, water backing up the cold water feed into the cistern, customer has four mixer valves, only two of which are accessible to isolate. I really wondered why if the pressure in the cylinder is greater than the cold water cistern why water would not run up the vent, as there would be less resistance, but I suspect that the pressure in the vent is exactly the same pressure as in the cold water cistern. In this instance its difficult to tell whether its a split coil or a mixer that is passing as isolating the two accessible mixers did not achieve anything.

@peterdawson5115 3 жыл бұрын

The gravity cylinder issue is a head scratcher for some, it’s not all about combi boilers is it, great vid and as usual a touch of reality plumbing. Take care and stay safe 👍

@drpipe 3 жыл бұрын

Yes my man

@plumbertime 3 жыл бұрын

Had it before where mains mixer was backing in to cylinder. Then a non return valve on cold feed meant cold water coming over the vent and overflowing the tank. That was a head scratcher 😂

@drpipe 3 жыл бұрын

@@plumbertime now that’s classy 😉😂🤣😂

@HarpsR 3 жыл бұрын

I wished colleges taught properly like you do

@drpipe 3 жыл бұрын

Only put out content I’m proud of sharing... Ain’t perfect but it’s the best I got 🙏

@Razz60 3 жыл бұрын

Another brilliant video really well explained on the gravity cylinder thanks

@drpipe 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks wasn’t sure if it made sense.. on the community post there’s a picture 🙏🙏

@rayc1503 3 жыл бұрын

Oh I see you were trying not to disturb the wildlife. Was David Attenborough telling you to shush 😜. Almost therapeutic to watch, great Doc.

@drpipe 3 жыл бұрын

😎😂🤣😂

@chrisnixon5848 3 жыл бұрын

Soft water back here in Taunton, Somerset fortunately. Seen so many times f&e installed on top of cold water storage tank 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️.

@YoutubeHero666 3 жыл бұрын

Great video 👍

@djtreeman1 3 жыл бұрын

Got that exact combination valve to change tomorrow morning 👏 great video as always lad

@dmc_heat_serv5487 3 жыл бұрын

Did you call that pressure reducing valve a slag? 😂 glad I’m not the only one although I don’t say it as quietly as you 😇 great vid doc 👍🏻 Keep it up

@drpipe 3 жыл бұрын

😂🤣😂🤣 busted

@brianoneill350 3 жыл бұрын

Picked up a second hand older rothenberg eco freezer. Will it do 22 mm. Seems to be working fine

@sparkyUK Жыл бұрын

Great vid. What would cause the hot/cold tap pressures to affect each other when running both? System boiler/megaflo and only a 1 year old PRV which looks clean. Soon as you run hot water the cold slows and vice versa. Megaflo (10yr old) needs re-pressurising every 2-3 months. Can't seem to work it out.

@Tazza17 3 жыл бұрын

You're very well spoken for a plumber. I would like to know if you consider yourself middle-class? I enjoy your videos.

@drpipe 3 жыл бұрын

Pleased you like my Vocal qualities.. Don’t do a class thing.. All equal 🙏

@UmarHayat-hv8ub 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video

@paulrossiter9567 3 жыл бұрын

Class 👏👏👏👏👏

@brianwood5220 3 жыл бұрын

Great video as always. Quick question. F & E Tank = Feed and Expansion?

@drpipe 3 жыл бұрын

Yes mat

@mark3995 3 жыл бұрын

Jet swet 👌👌👌👌👌👌

@kennethhogan9115 3 жыл бұрын

That's a good idea for identifying a pinhole but what if the heating feed tank is above the other tank

@drpipe 3 жыл бұрын

Isn’t it obvious ?

@drpipe 3 жыл бұрын

Tell me then ?

@kennethhogan9115 3 жыл бұрын

Yes it is now that I think of it, it would work the opposite way around overflow from the other tank I suppose

@drpipe 3 жыл бұрын

@@kennethhogan9115 quality... may also be brown water in the Hot water tap

@ratchriat1716 3 жыл бұрын

top work

@greenyamo1321 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve had to cut stop ends like that on NHS sites after legionella risk assesments

@drpipe 3 жыл бұрын

It’s weird they don’t supply the cap for it and old is different thread pitch. Lucky private dwelling

@greenyamo1321 3 жыл бұрын

@@drpipe I know some brands used to come with the internal plug which you can still get hold of, and City Plumbing sell a cap that screws direct onto some compression threads.

@paulgilliland2992 3 жыл бұрын

Incredible amount of scale . What’s that over time say 15-20 years?

@drpipe 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe more

@tomthecatOFFICIAL 2 жыл бұрын

Cool, but if your gonna whisper, could you at least make the video accessible with some closed captions.

@dannywilkins887 3 жыл бұрын

Don’t see too many gravity hot water set up’s these days, was there no temperature control on the cylinder?, how’s your knee holding up?

@drpipe 3 жыл бұрын

Knees ok .. no temp control as gravity works off boiler stat.. like for like 🙏

@JohnR84 3 жыл бұрын

Plumbing is a large scale business.

@julianhawker7672 3 жыл бұрын

Did you spot your deliberate mistake on the first clip , during edit? done it myself a few times........ old comp nut left on the pipe!

@drpipe 3 жыл бұрын

No because I replace always

@julianhawker7672 3 жыл бұрын

@@drpipe take a look back, you did replace but looks like the old but is pinched on the pipe by the earth wire. ;-)

@drpipe 3 жыл бұрын

@@julianhawker7672 na just checked.. that’s the Pipe clamp.. 💪

@drpipe 3 жыл бұрын

Before You say... The customer was Right On My shoulder on this one Listening to and watching every second. Hence first vid little Sound. Thanks for watching.

@chrisnixon5848 3 жыл бұрын

I thought you'd sneaked in and done the job before the customer had got up 🤣👍

@drpipe 3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisnixon5848 mate all over me on 2 of em 😂🤣

@benbrowne8899 3 жыл бұрын

Anywhere I can get them automatic copper cutters 👀

@stuartcraigon2003 3 жыл бұрын

So glad Scotland doesn't have lime in its water.

@drpipe 3 жыл бұрын

This was in Buckinghamshire 🙏

@stuartcraigon2003 3 жыл бұрын

@@drpipe yeah I think most of England has lime! What would you say the lifespan reduction is with lime, 5 years? Certainly causes some amount of problems like that overflow.