Worcester Greenstar Return manifold

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4 ай бұрын

How long will it take to replace a Worcester Greenstar Junior Return Manifold. In this video you see how I tackle a job never done before by myself. I'm sure it can be done faster and with practice. Don't dhy away from things and you will master them soon enough. See the links below for some of the tools I use in this video.
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@brendanfisher2528 4 ай бұрын

I love a worcester repair, a mate I work with passes all worcester to me, especially the hydrolic block jobs.. I dont take it all out though, I just remove the pump and wiggle it out, only because I don't want to disturb the other side incase that starts leaking... I could always recommend when doing right hand block to take a turbine adapter aswell.. Great job as always oli. See you on another next sunday

@CarlAtkinson-zu1zh 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, that’s what I do now, just depends on the access availability, sometimes it’s just easier doing it the long way 😂😂😂

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I can't believe they don't give you one with it. Give you the diverter that never goes wrong but not the German cheese adaptor???

@jamescarter1088 4 ай бұрын

Turbine adaptor and aav👍🏻

@jamescarter1088 4 ай бұрын

Plate clean whilst your at it for extra ££

@dilaliotube 4 ай бұрын

PRV spot must have been done on a "bring your kids to work day" at the WB design dept!

@raymondhenry1708 4 ай бұрын

Always a pleasure to watch the master at work...💯

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thanks :-)

@colinjackson320 4 ай бұрын

Good to watch this, very efficient. Done the LHS & PRV more than once.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I have done lots and lots of PRVs and can usually do them in under 45min. I always take my time on the first couple then try and speed things up. :-)

@brianwood5220 4 ай бұрын

Great job. Professional every time.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I appreciate that! I'm not always professional though :-)

@keithbrueton 4 ай бұрын

Great job as always Ollie

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Keith, this was a nice job and my hands survived. :-)

@melvinevans9981 4 ай бұрын

Found a leak on the flow unit today. I'm pleased it's not the return It's funny I watched your video this morning and thought of you straight away when 8 found it

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I carry the flow one on the van. I have not done one in a few years though. Commercial keeps me busy enough :-)

@michaeltrimmer8899 4 ай бұрын

Great job as usual

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers! It was easy enough. :-)

@Rckhlld1 4 ай бұрын

That’s bloody fast 👍👍

@connoraxelson1 4 ай бұрын

Good video I always enjoy yours fella! If I had to give any advice, I didn't see you might of, is silicone grease the fibers. I service and repair for a big landlord, my mate fits the boilers, and I always know when he hasn't greased them because after a couple years they tend to leak, the ones he has grease at the time never seem to need fixing. Good repair keep them coming 😊!

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip. But if it leaks in a few years I get to fix it again :-)

@brianmayne6513 4 ай бұрын

Good video Oĺllie. Make it look easy.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍Its not to bad though. :-)

@anthonygaunt8974 3 ай бұрын

Great job😊

@HeatingGeek 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊 Getting through a few :-)

@jasonantigua6825 4 ай бұрын

Quality once again!

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thanks :-) Nice little job tbh. :-)

@jasonantigua6825 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek It was

@FIREBLADE1093 4 ай бұрын

Did one last week, nearly broke me 😂 the brass fitting that you struggled to get in is always a nightmare it comes with a 4mm o ring, I purchased some 3.8mm from an engineering company which give you a nice snug fit without the need for a two ton press 😂

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

What a pain in the ass that was. Why did they make it so tight?

@craigcogley5071 4 ай бұрын

Always use the old one. It goes back in nicely and never leaks.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I will in future :-)

@IjazFarooqBA 4 ай бұрын

I'm ex British Gas. Great job mate. They used to give us 56 minutes to do a breakdown like this. We got 45 minutes for a service (good for a combi but imagine you've got an aga or back boiler or a gas fire) and 56 minutes for a breakdown. If we went over the time limit, it reflected in our performance review and we'd get called into meetings. I left the Gas Industry because British Gas grinded me down. Watching videos like this makes me actually miss fixing boilers. The left hand block and right hand block was possibly the most common breakdown we got.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I have worked for British Gas also. I liked my time with them. I didn'tv like how they treated contractors and their own staff in the last few years. I'm surprised they can still get people to work for them. ;-)

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

What do you do now?

@rizwanbaig7710 4 ай бұрын

I am still with BG 😩😩😫😫😫😭😭😭

@IjazFarooqBA 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek I shifted careers completely into IT. I came through the apprenticeship system in Gas. I reckon the most difficult job at BG was doing those old cdi worcester diverter valves. You just look at that boiler and something starts leaking. Also, if the isolation valves leak, you have to take the boiler off the wall.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Stockholm syndrome :-)

@yannkitson116 4 ай бұрын

Looks very much like a Bosch boiler and they don't even try to hide it, great job 👍

@YoutubeHero666 4 ай бұрын

what do you mean its a Worcester Bosch???

@yannkitson116 4 ай бұрын

@@KZfaqHero666 It looks very much like a Bosch Condens 5000. The heat exchanger is a WB6 and several other parts looks Bosch-like as well. Also look at the circulation pump it is a Grundfos re-labelled Bosch. The more I look at it, it is a Bosch boiler more than likely made at the Bosch factory in Turkey. Ah now I see Worcester Bosch is the same company in the UK :D I didn't know...

@dazl7954 4 ай бұрын

@@yannkitson116 the I junior and si junior came out in the UK first in 2004. it was a UK design and built (plant 5570 Worcester) it had several production updates to it over the years, leading the the Mk5, and it was launched to different markets under a different name. it was at the time, the best selling boiler. the kebab (WB6) heat ex was an amazing design, to reduce the FGT from what was produced to then below 70 degrees c. I had mine for 19 yrs.

@yannkitson116 4 ай бұрын

@@dazl7954 Interesting information, thank you.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

@dazl7954 You sir, are a nerd. Of the very best kind. Thank you for the information. I'm not such a fan of the boiler or heat exchanger and most will not last the 19y yours did. You obviously have a very good knowledge of this boiler and heat exchanger. Do you find they are beginning to leak at the ally stainless seam. I have had quite a few in the last 3 years doing it.

@kenharper5755 4 ай бұрын

Seasoned pro to seasoned pro. Nice. Very nice

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thank you sir. :-)

@colin4685 4 ай бұрын

I don't even take the pump off. Just take the entire hydroblock out. Dreaded right manifold, the slayer of hands, the knuckle muncher 😂

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Yep, I got away unscathed tbh. :-)

@neilbirkett835 4 ай бұрын

Nice job,I never change any o rings, just the fibre washers,never had one leak as of yet,we always replace prv and flow adapter, dont know which is worse return manifold on worcester or hydroplate,support on vaillant 😅

@joncoke8208 4 ай бұрын

Same

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Both are a pain. Vaillant are horrible if the DV has leaked on the screws. :-)

@umark6695 4 ай бұрын

I normally cut the old bypass off on the old manifold side with either a hacksaw or multi tool. Saves the headache of trying to pry it out.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Taking the whole lot out made that bit easy though. :-)

@futumch1 4 ай бұрын

Same here, cut it out saves taking the left hand block out 👍🏼

@russellblevins706 4 ай бұрын

Bypass needs to stay in. If you struggle getting it back in put the bypass on the right hand manifold then push it in the left hand side. Gives you more room.

@MagicDoughnut 3 ай бұрын

I tried this today, worked beautifully, thanks for the tip mate.

@HeatingGeek 3 ай бұрын

@@MagicDoughnut Yeah, I'll try it in the future too. :-)

@MrStephen205 3 ай бұрын

Good on ya! I've never removed the whole hydraulic block doing flow or return manifolds. Can just remove it and leave plate in. Interesting plan of attack and to see others workings.

@HeatingGeek 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, it looks like it can be done that way. It was easy enough the way I done it tbf. Do you find the bypass difficult?

@MrStephen205 3 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek yeah it can be tricky.

@HeatingGeek 3 ай бұрын

I'm glad it's not just me. :-)

@MrStephen205 3 ай бұрын

@HeatingGeek next time I do one. I'll try my best to film it and upload afterwards

@HeatingGeek 3 ай бұрын

Cool. Helps everyone out. :-)

@groovejet33 4 ай бұрын

I really sensed your excitement about the leak could be the PRV😊😂 Life ain't that simple & Deffo never fair at all. So NEVER get your hopes up again.....as coming back down to earth is with a BIG THUD😮😫

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I was upset I lost the old pro tbh. :-) Would of cleaned up a treat.

@heatpump8566 4 ай бұрын

There’s a prv built into the right hand side manifold for cold mains pressure. At the top. RHS manifold takes me about 50 mins. 20 mins for the lhs

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

They could just make them out of brass but then what would we do. :-)

@philiplancaster9682 4 ай бұрын

I am well retired now but in my illustrious career after BG I set up ( with 2 other trainers) the first combi boiler workshop in the UK (that is a combi boiler workshop with different manufacturers product) I also wrote combi fault finding books. The Service Management and Training Management were amazed at the complexity of changing parts, basically they had no idea. I also got the Service Department to include 8” adjustable spanner’s and the gasman’s friend the 10” Stanley SuperDrive screwdriver (was much better than the later PozidDive screwdriver). BTW this was NWG.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Was the combi boiler workshop for BG? To help train their engineers?

@philiplancaster9682 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek yes it was at Stratford training centre and we also did another at Birkenhead training centre. The guys involved were me Alan Haynes Steve Thomas and Charley Smith. The year we started them was 1982. I also built an unvented workshop that was a year earlier and trained a lot of the areas Building Control Officers plus water authority surveyors. I was on the Technical services working group that wrote the DM7 document on UDHWSS.

@philiplancaster9682 4 ай бұрын

Sorry my memory slipped…..it may have been document DM4

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I don't know what that is :-) DM7/DM4 UDHWSS doesn't come up if I search it@@philiplancaster9682

@philiplancaster9682 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek It is a BG document. I have a couple of copies. In fact I have quite a lot of stuff. I have a complete set of Aspect Magazines plus the additional Gaspect add ons. I wrote articles in Aspect. If there is a way that you can get in touch with me personally I will share information with you.

@Heatking 4 ай бұрын

The return connection, that you put the old o ring back on, using the new oring, when pushing it back into the block. Press it up against the floor or a door frame, goes in square and easy.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thats a good tip. That was the second worse bit of the job. :-)

@Heatking 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek haha you did it completely different to how I do mine but that’s each to there own mate. Decent time for a first attempt. 🙏🏽

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I will pull just the RHS next time. It's taken 20 years for me to do my first one. I'm sure the next is just around the corner. :-)

@ed393 4 ай бұрын

The trick with the return stub is put it in dry or just a bit of spit on it, place on a flat surface and press the manifold onto it works every time nice and easy, always use a new trap Oring new prv and new flow adapter.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I would always clean and refit the existing PRV. It's just me though. Habit. Someone else said to fit the O ring like that too. I will give it a go next time. Thanks for the tip. ;-)

@DodgyDez 3 ай бұрын

Yeah totally agree, brass connection on a flat surface then some weight on the block and it pops in no problem.

@iamtoooldtocare 4 ай бұрын

Worcester manifolds generally leak because installers didn’t fit shock arrestors in the mains cold water supply. But then Worcester Bosch have always had a bad reputation when it comes to boiler design.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Worcester have a problem and blame installers because they didn't fit a shock arrestor. Lots of other brands don't have the same issue though. I think they all ask for shock arrestors now but only Worcester pinhole and leak (consistently). Vaillant combi compacts and sine 18s had shock arrestors inside the boiler as standard.

@aaronchapman6994 4 ай бұрын

I fitted my first return manifold the other month and i just ended up taking the whole lot out in one massive hydraulic section was a bit of a pig getting it back in, had to angle it in a funny way. But after fitting it only took about 70 minutes if i remember

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Best way to learn is take your time until you get it. :-)

@waynehardiman5443 4 ай бұрын

Great video as always what’s thee going rate now to do that job plus the materials now adays ?

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I would always charge a minimum of 150 plus the parts.

@ohforfxcksake 4 ай бұрын

Return manifold, prv , flow reg and turbine adapter and condense oring for good measure. I do 2-3 of these a week on my patch 🥺

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

What a shit design. But I don't mind :-)

@danielbailey1452 4 ай бұрын

Good shout, prv and adapter always with the manifold. You're right about those condense orings too, always go flat, I just turn them upside down and grease them like an absolute cowboy 😂

@ianclasper556 4 ай бұрын

Nice to watch somebody at the top of their game.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Grease saves the day

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Im not so sure about that. A bit rusty lately. :-)

@TomPalacki 4 ай бұрын

Can't see it on the video but did you remove two part black clip which is in between hex and return pipe holding it in place?

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I didn't see it??

@TomPalacki 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek wasn't there then . It's usualy been pain to put it back in place

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Ah ok. :-)

@user-cw9jb2ju8m 4 ай бұрын

Sunday night Heating Geeks on the big TV with the wife😂 my popcorn in hand more the same please... Training nights} 😂👍

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

The wife is obviously plotting how to do you in... :-)

@user-cw9jb2ju8m 4 ай бұрын

😂😂😂👍

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I don't even try and have control of the TV in my house :-)

@delboy6384 4 ай бұрын

Same job this week

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Have you done it before?

@delboy6384 4 ай бұрын

No mate, I've always avoided Worcester boilers and we don't see many in the North East either.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Delboy in the north east? Lots of Vaillant and glowworm up there?

@delboy6384 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek Decent amount of Vaillant, some Glowworm, a lot of Baxi boilers! Also a lot of Ideal boilers installed in new builds.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Well, when the new builds burn down...... probably stick to Baxi

@k20aa 4 ай бұрын

Yeah was defiantly on crack on this one 😂😂😂😂

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Why? How could you tell :-)

@timhancock6626 3 ай бұрын

How I hated doing this job, but they persuaded us on a WB course just to pull the lot out in one piece, so thats what i used to do (retired now). If you have a method that works for you, stick to it.

@HeatingGeek 3 ай бұрын

Like 99% of jobs, if you get stuck in its not too bad. I used to get LD for the PRVs and get all the local engineers to book them for me. I can usually do them in less than an hour some days I would do 4 PRVs and 6-7 other jobs. BG stopped me doing them because I was doing too many hours on paper. :-)

@garyford9580 4 ай бұрын

I always cut the plastic part of the bypass with a hacksaw when it’s in place

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

A couple of people have said that. I have never don't that tbh. Might have to one day though. Is it not a complete pain in the ass to do?

@DodgyDez 3 ай бұрын

Toughest part of that job is if the washers get stuck to the brass connections and break as you try to remove them then you gotta try to scrape the remains off. Always cuts your fingers up

@HeatingGeek 3 ай бұрын

I always push against them and they pop off.

@SuperWayneyb 4 ай бұрын

🤘😎🤘

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thanks wayne :-)

@may2may277 4 ай бұрын

Can you show how you fixed the pcb last week ?

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I will. I have filmed some of it already. I will be later in the year. Or maybe cut into another video...

@jayaiken11 4 ай бұрын

You can save some time with cutting the bypass housing with a junior hacksaw, it saves time & gets rid of the struggle. Defo easier than removing the full hydraulic block, but that’s just me.

@jayaiken11 4 ай бұрын

Cut it in situ & the rh block comes out sweet, no dramas

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Nice one. A couple of people have said that. Is it not a pain to cut it in place?

@jayaiken11 4 ай бұрын

Not at all, it takes about 30 seconds to cut. You just have to be careful to miss the bypass pipe but with the pump out there’s enough room. Btw it’s good to see you’re back posting on KZfaq, always great content 👍

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thanks man, it's good to be back. :-)

@SNSNSN980 4 ай бұрын

Great vid! Another thing, why do some gas engineers not change undersized gas pipes when doing a combi swap… is there not a rule against this? Some guys seem to think that it’s fine unless another gas appliances flame picture is being affected. Probably too much a hassle for them… just saying

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Because they all cut corners and are not doing things properly. I would say most installers will replace the gas pipe. Only the people fighting over 1500 boiler changes avoid doing things properly. Market is saturated by sh3te.

@cynt1111 4 ай бұрын

Did the left hand one this week, a few profanities 😄😄

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Have to swear at them. ALWAYS ;-)

@dazl7954 4 ай бұрын

@14:07 the small ribbed plastic device, is a silencer and does not come with the new manifold, only the non return valve is supplied. not a bad job as you have never done one before, but you can do it a quicker way by just removing the pump, cold inlet pipe, and the manifold itself. good job tho.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I will try and do just the right next time. :-) It wasn't bad and I wouldn't worry about doing another :-)

@dazl7954 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek the 1st is always the worst, as you do it by the book, but then you find you will get faster.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Exactly. I have 3 different ways to do the PRVs and just do what I think is best. :-)

@thornhillplumbing 4 ай бұрын

Easy job.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, it isn't bad at all. :-)

@Rckhlld1 4 ай бұрын

Put a new safety valve in ffs 😂

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I did :-)

@futumch1 4 ай бұрын

He did FFS, were you not listening 🤦🏻

@colinfleming2244 4 ай бұрын

Never had to take it all out for either left or right

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Fair play. I always do it way a manufacturer recommends first. But every time i do a job i try and do it faster.

@markroberts6403 4 ай бұрын

OOOf! That's going to take at least a couple of hours.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Not a bad job at all. ;-)

@joncoke8208 4 ай бұрын

I only do the right never whole block

@MrCarhoo 4 ай бұрын

Before you started I said 1.5 hours as all the checks at the end, I don't like these boilers that was a nightmare for me when I first did it. It's just your attitude to it was great. Now how much did you charge for this out of curiosity? I'm thinking 100/120 plus vat ?

@YoutubeHero666 4 ай бұрын

i would say £320

@MrCarhoo 4 ай бұрын

@@KZfaqHero666 really parts included I'm just talking labour

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I won't do much for less that 150. 150 is my usual charge

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Parts included. yes@youtubeHero666

@MrCarhoo 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek I think your London based I definitely could be wrong here, if that is the case with inflation all the rest makes sense. Great content best on KZfaq.

@SuperJinxter 4 ай бұрын

I’ve still got scars on the back of my hands from my first right side hydrobloc replacement. Why boiler manufacturers leave such sharp edges is beyond mystifying.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Not all boiler manufacturers :-)

@kapilsammy 4 ай бұрын

Haven't watched the whole video yet I am whating while putting my comment but hoping you got flow adapter too

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I can't believe they don't come with it shame on Worcester ;-)

@dinendale666 4 ай бұрын

Haha I have the same air pump 🎉

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Works a treat. :-)

@CommercialGasEngineerVideos 4 ай бұрын

Fastest in the west. Don't know what was best, the thumbnail or the work carried out 🤔

@raul835 4 ай бұрын

O rings on Worcester's can be reused.. even the plate rubber rings.. don't necessarily need replacing.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I agree. very good o rings.

@aaronchapman6994 4 ай бұрын

Oh yea them spring locking clip things can do one aswell 😂 now ive sort of sussed out how they undo itll be easier next one i do but when u work on social housing and have 4 services that manifold and a 3 port to do in your AM slot panic does get the better of me sometimes 😂😂😂

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Who you working for? Are you Als nephew?

@aaronchapman6994 4 ай бұрын

@HeatingGeek yea mate, I'm working for Aaron services now, Stevenage council contract, but looking to move onto something else where I can spend more time on jobs rather than have to fly through them as fast as possible

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Flying round is stressful as fuck. I do like a little chill in my day. :-)

@aaronchapman6994 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek any jobs going spare on heating geek 😬 ....(honestly)😇

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

If you asked 2 months ago then yes. Ask me in September and you'll have a job. Im not sure how relaxed you would find it. Al asked me about 6 months before he passed but I told him it was too stressful for him. We do a lot of driving and have to manage private customers....

@gmtplumbing8559 Ай бұрын

I salvage bypass’s of old boilers I take out then when I do a r/h block I cut the bypass in half

@HeatingGeek Ай бұрын

Good idea that. :-)

@pawelglowniak9608 4 ай бұрын

How much would you charge for labour on this job?

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

150

@anthonygreenwood4486 2 ай бұрын

Made that look harder than it is, Jesus

@HeatingGeek 2 ай бұрын

Your welcome xx

@paulsmith2931 4 ай бұрын

They’re not to bad to be honest worst part is getting the bypass pipe out and back in again

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

It was easy with the whole lot out. I do struggle when its in place though.

@LondonGas 4 ай бұрын

Yo!

@DodgyDez 3 ай бұрын

And if you remove the bypass make sure you put it in the right way...youll find out when you come to re fit the pump housing 😅

@HeatingGeek 3 ай бұрын

Why, what happens? You cant get it back in?

@DodgyDez 3 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek yeah I had one today and by rushing slightly I put the by pass in the wrong way round . When you come to put the pump housing back in, the bend configuration of the bypass won't allow it.

@HeatingGeek 3 ай бұрын

Oh, I know what you mean. :-)

@Rckhlld1 4 ай бұрын

Washers always a bugger

@jamescarter1088 4 ай бұрын

Parts rrp plus 10% and £200 sound fair?

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Yep. Sounds good to me. :-)

@jamesrundle2956 4 ай бұрын

That return o ring is always a sod lol

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I couldn't get it, so in went the old one. :-)

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I will probably just use the old one next time too/ Do you have any tips for getting it on?

@stephenturner6201 2 ай бұрын

I did one today and put the old one back in. Nightmare. Shoulda called Eddie hall squeeze in back in for me

@HeatingGeek 2 ай бұрын

@@stephenturner6201 I bet you secretly loved it :-)

@jamesrundle2956 2 ай бұрын

@HeatingGeek give up and toss it in the bin then use the old one😂 It surly can't be the correct size it's virtually impossible to get it in and if you do the bloody thing just pops out again at a funny angle

@rizwanbaig7710 4 ай бұрын

On the hot water outlet I just fit a filling loop cap just to save yourself from someone in the house turning the tap on

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thats a great tip. :-) It didn't even cross my mind. Thanks

@joncoke8208 4 ай бұрын

Find them easy tbf always take flow turbine adapter and prv,

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Im shocked it doesn't come with the flow adaptor. comes with a diverter but not the adaptor. Cheap cu;ts.

@Ex3t3r 4 ай бұрын

Ollie did you ever once consider a career in the police as a forensic scientist as your attention to detail is first class? Ps. I had exactly the same job 3 weeks ago on the same make/model of boiler in a compartment not big enough to swing a cat and I'm no Umpalumpa. Thermal plastic is the bane of our life!

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Bane of our life or money making earner? :-) See the good in everything. :-)

@Ex3t3r 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeekYes that is one way of looking at it, it keeps us in a living but perhaps I am no longer as agile and nimble as I use to be 😔

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I see all boilers as good. Some for us, some for customers, some for installers.

@polcan8762 4 ай бұрын

😂 not just me ..prv behind fridge wouldn't believe that

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I was on a roll and then....

@groovejet33 4 ай бұрын

Where's your trusty moped😊

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Rotting away in the Garage. I don't really go into central London anymore. I need to sell it.

@Rckhlld1 4 ай бұрын

How many washers left on 😂

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

only lost 1. ;-)

@CarlAtkinson-zu1zh 4 ай бұрын

Whatever you do when changing a flow manifold is not rush or get stressed out 😂😂😂😂

@CarlAtkinson-zu1zh 4 ай бұрын

My quickest time yet was 1hour 15 minutes ish

@CarlAtkinson-zu1zh 4 ай бұрын

Sorry return manifold 😂😂😂😂

@CarlAtkinson-zu1zh 4 ай бұрын

Always sway the flow adapter while you’re at it 😂😂😂

@charliewillis8527 4 ай бұрын

My mate who used to work for Worcester is a magician we did a right hand manifold left hand platt prv pumped up pressure vessel was done in under a hour

@CarlAtkinson-zu1zh 4 ай бұрын

@@charliewillis8527 dr pipe has a really good video on how to speed things up, have a look

@jimmyclark8229 4 ай бұрын

Seems too much that way , I take pump etc out , then swivel by pass pipe then remove manifold only

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I do the flow by its self. This is the first time I have don't it so took the whole lot out. Also the bypass can be a fucing cu9t to get out.

@gazzagasco 4 ай бұрын

Mate, it’s easier to pull the block off inside the boiler

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Next time. :-)

@gazzagasco 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek 😂😂

@davebayliss3142 3 ай бұрын

I refuse to do this job

@HeatingGeek 3 ай бұрын

Why, just get stuck in. Its not as bad as you think :-)

@jrice610 3 ай бұрын

Of course WB make good boilers, which company cant? But why are certain models so hard to work on, why are the PRVs hidden, why are the compression rings made from tungsten, why do the down draught circular heat exchangers fail PS its not sludge!! Why does the WB tech helpline deny all defects (the Life PCB for example), even basics like boiler cases which are hard to remove and replace. How many years did the white plastic T filling loop key raise multiple complaints from customers, installers and even WB engineers but it took 20+ years to resolve. WB need to look at its internal auditing.

@HeatingGeek 3 ай бұрын

All boilers are good for someone. Customer, installer, service and repair engineer, or manufacturer. WB are good for installers and customers. Not good for service and repair. :-)

@AbdullahKhan-ue2ye 4 ай бұрын

In comparison to this job, how long would it take to do exactly the same job on vaillant 😂. Vaillant is real honey 😅

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Yeah and you don't worry about taking the skin of your hands :-)

@scotsdunc 4 ай бұрын

i take my hat off to u, hate worcesters with a passion, must have been the last manufacturer to move their ex vessels from the back to inside the boiler, whoever thought having to take a boiler off the wall or dismantle the flue to remove a serviceable part should have been flogged

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

All boilers are good for some people and crap for others. Worcester have always been good for installers as a fit and forget boiler. Sludge, no problem. 7ish years of bliss for customers and then they fall apart. The we have to fix them...... The problems really begin

@scotsdunc 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek thanks for the response geek, just found ur channel a couple of days ago. Enjoying wgat ive seen, oarticulatly that old vaillant combi, fitted quite a few of the old vc & vcw, never really fdd any maintemence though as they nvr broke down

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

@@scotsdunc They were great mechanical boilers. Unfortunately when they broke down people just replaced them. The boilers that went in were never as good;

@TheDickPuller 4 ай бұрын

Ollie you’re the ‘man’!!!......Did you ever consider a career in Gynaecology??......Well, you did Wall Paper your Front Hall through the Letterbox!! Great content mate👍👍 The wee nugget, if the hard of thinking missed it; EV Pumped up to only .4/5Bar......However be mindful on the CH system head👍👍 Keep em coming luv. Dick Puller👍👍

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting as always. :-) This job was quite nice tbh. I wouldn't worry about doing another job like this :-)