I Wouldn't Do This For A Customer.....

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4 ай бұрын

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@brendanwilkes5333 4 ай бұрын

Ollie - hands down you’re the best breakdown engineer I’ve ever come across. Your fault finding logic and knowledge is amazing. Truly grateful you post this stuff on KZfaq for us mere mortals to benefit from. Many thanks 👍

@paulvickers7709 4 ай бұрын

Another top video 👍 many thanks

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I'm proud of this repair. I wasn't sure to post it but then thought why not. Anyone would do the same if they had too.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

No problem. :-)

@27forme2 3 ай бұрын

Is your mum Irish?

@HeatingGeek 3 ай бұрын

@@27forme2 Yes, from Cavan.

@Ex3t3r 4 ай бұрын

What are sons for 👍 I had to wait until the end of the video as I thought to myself surely his mother does not still live Ireland! I salute you for travelling all that way to fix your dear mothers boiler

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

No comment. No GasSafe in Ireland. :-)

@timkelly633 4 ай бұрын

Good job. That DC voltage check will be a useful addition to my diagnostic arsenal. Thank you.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

No problem. It works on other brands too. Just need to know where a constant voltage is meant to be and test it.

@colinjackson320 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant video! I like the mix of domestic & commercial. Good tip on testing the low voltage side of the board. Regarding the zone valve on the unvented cylinder it should fail to closed, not be powered to closed.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Yes, exactly that. I told the building owner. I think it may be ok but i'm not sure

@TheDickPuller 4 ай бұрын

John Ward’s CH Wiring videos are excellent, I think he’s got one on UVC Controls Wiring.

@marcusmurray4758 4 ай бұрын

These videos are so, so helpful. Thanks for sharing this stuff. Really like the variety of commercial and domestic work.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment :-) I will keep posting every Sunday :-)

@deanchapple1 4 ай бұрын

Proper breakdown engineer! Good video. Thanks for taking the time to do it.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to watch it. :-) and comment.

@rizwanbaig7710 4 ай бұрын

Knowledge transfer on the PCB low voltage and high voltage absolute gold. Everyday you learn something new. Another great video from you Olie.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for taking the time to watch it and comment:-)

@rizwanbaig7710 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek have learnt a lot from your videos and passed on the torch to newbies and always recommending them to watch your videos. Having personally bump into you once at BP station (Neasden) during COVID and saw how humble you are. Keep up the good work good man.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

@@rizwanbaig7710 Thanks man, I'm just a normal bloke doing my job. ;-) Took me time to learn as there were no resources back then. Now a days we have it all at our fingertips

@greenmarketheating 4 ай бұрын

Damn I bought a new board for my Mums new ecotec same problem the other week. Interesting though it was one of your previous videos that alerted me to the low voltage fault. Keep it up 👍

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thanks :-) you should try and fix her old on and keep it for spare

@samwhite6734 4 ай бұрын

Awesome content great mix loving the commercial side, and so much dedication for your mum👍

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Nice one. I do mainly commercial but i have loads of old content I will mix in. :-)

@pavbahia6185 4 ай бұрын

Good to see you posting again. Great content

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thanks. I will get one out every week :-)

@gibbodive140 4 ай бұрын

Very nice work and many heating eng's couldnt do that. I am sure you will remember but on those boilers - Chimney sweep does the range rated output. P1 max - boiler off, Hold + turn on boiler until P1 release and push i button. p2 min - boiler off, hold + trun on boiler until P2 release and push i button. Common fault of the R1 model (up to approx 2012) when they are 8-10 years old. Gas valves normally good and reliable. R2 onwards (2012 on) could be either PCB or gas valve. Can test each but the gas valves are really bad on these. Thank you

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Yeah gas valves were poor on the later generations. I also know how to fix them but thats flying a little close to the sun for me. ;-)

@gibbodive140 4 ай бұрын

Indeed so poor that I had to replace one I had fitted to the same boiler the previous day ! Some may argue there was a contributing fault but this was not the case. The second has been OK for 3/4 years now ! Would be interested to hear your thoughts on this but i also understand your position. Repairing gas valves PCB's etc can leave you open to all sorts of problems and this is not something I have entertained - apart from repairing defective solder joints. - This doesn't materially change the part. I also do not fit parts that are "pattern" or "reconditioned" for exactly the same reasons. Cheaper maybe but for who ? The customer. And you are in a whole lot of bother if there was a significant problem. Stick with manufacturer parts. Thank you @@HeatingGeek

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I agree. I have become a little frustrated lately because of all the parts that have very minor things go wrong and need £200 to replace. The world apparently needs saving so we should all buy a heat pump. Coz thats the answer..... Making more shite. Selling more shite..

@craigmcgregor5463 4 ай бұрын

Great video. Missed your videos. First started learning from these 5years ago. Love it. Hopefully back to post more videos. Enjoyed them 🎉Cheers mate

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I have posted every week since mid January. Have a look. :-)

@ginola602 4 ай бұрын

Quite a lot of that was above me , but enjoyed watching anyway, I always lean something.Thanks for the video.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to comment. ;-)

@mazbob6380 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely brilliant job, you are the best engineer and you deffo love your mum. She must be so proud to have a talented son like you.😊

@HeatingGeek 3 ай бұрын

It's good to fix it and get it going for her. Thanks for taking the time to comment :-)

@paulrossiter9567 4 ай бұрын

Good luck on ya course and hats off for an extensive hike to Ireland for the queen 🤩👍🏻

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

:-) The course was great and the Queens boiler is doing great. :-)

@scott198086 4 ай бұрын

Excellent fault finding and diagnostic skills on show here mate. Good video 👍

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for taking the time to comment. :-)

@barrydoherty636 4 ай бұрын

Great work, well done.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! A good few jobs.

@chrisbw591 4 ай бұрын

Great video as usual. As above, useful to know about testing the pcb on leaking low voltage side.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Yeah you can see the same issue on other boilers too. I'm just super comfortable on Vaillant so it's easer for me to show you. :-)

@d.costacostagliola7298 4 ай бұрын

Great content mate, missed these videos

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I;m glad you liked it. :-) I liked the repair :-)

@eddiestafford3313 4 ай бұрын

Nice one buddy......you will make your mum proud...well done.👍👍👍

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Hope so. The good thing is I will be the only one working on the boiler so I can monitor it.

@YagiChanDan 4 ай бұрын

Remember fixing my nan's old turbomax divvy with the inner tube from my nephew's bike....it held for ages. LOL. My mum has an old Prima chugging along. Keep a stock off fans and PCBs for her.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Get a gas valve too. I like the prima except when they are left on before a service. Fing hot boilers.

@YagiChanDan 4 ай бұрын

I think hers has a Wright Rogers valve rather than the Honeywell. Will be a sad day because its the narrow one and I can't think of a modern boiler I'd trust that fits the space on the wall. Will effectively mean a new kitchen, and she's in her 80's.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

They did a conversion kit though? I think.. If not I would grab the bits out of another boiler. Cant mess up an 80yo kitchen for a new boiler.

@nickmullins1569 4 ай бұрын

Legend as always am I the only one that reckons heat geek is so massive because of heating geek people got confused thought it was the same channel although both are excellent engineers tbf

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Adams doing allright :-)

@chrisrixon1364 4 ай бұрын

Great video , my head was spinning on your electrical checks , need to improve my skills!

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

It will come with time. I don't really know very much on electronics tbh. I know some bits to get me by.

@yannkitson116 4 ай бұрын

I used to do that all the time on boilers when I worked in Turkey and people couldn't afford a new card. Great job! 👍

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thanks :-) I would like to move to North Cyprus one day. I just cant learn another language. I can't even do English very well.

@yannkitson116 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek Don't worry about that in most places there is a large community of expats and other people so English will do fine. If you also can do heatpumps (aircons) then you can basically get work from day one.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

@@yannkitson116 May plan was to do heat pumps (F Gas) next year. So maybe it can become a reality

@user-cw9jb2ju8m 4 ай бұрын

Domestic to commercial heating.. Great video so educational you blow my mind🤯😂👍

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. :-)

@donalfitzpatrick7737 4 ай бұрын

Ah fairplay lad for the longer video this weekand coming all the way over to us to fix the Mammys boiler 🇮🇪. Im sure the lads in C and F would have had a pcb for u 😉

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Whos C and F? Like Addlink? Where are you based?

@donalfitzpatrick7737 4 ай бұрын

@HeatingGeek Ah there the main importer of Gloworm and Vailliant in Ireland, there in Dublin 12 and Belfast I think . Infairness like all suppliers once they get to know u there 100% . Doubt they would have had that PCB they would b a fairly rare boiler over here there might b a few up the north tho . I'm base in South Dublin .

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I have family in Ballyfermot. Maybe I shouldn't tell anyone that.. :-)

@donalfitzpatrick7737 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek 😅 defo

@yoyoyothejloshow 4 ай бұрын

Not all heroes wear capes!! Top man 🔥

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Your name intriges me :-)

@yoyoyothejloshow 4 ай бұрын

I only know how to spell it cos my mam still sows it into the back of all my jumpers!!

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

:-)

@alexriley6663 4 ай бұрын

brilliant video again . best about.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Nice one. Thanks :-)

@normanboyes4983 4 ай бұрын

Excellent - as usual.😀👍

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thanks. :-)

@reliabill87 4 ай бұрын

Great video

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thanks :-)

@joncoke8208 4 ай бұрын

Great vid olly thankyou

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. thanks for taking the time to comment. :-)

@joncoke8208 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to upload mate, having kids myself it must be manic

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

@@joncoke8208 Yep. The noise in my house can be mental at times.

@sdgelectronics 4 ай бұрын

The flyback transformer is normally running anywhere from 60 kHz up to 250 kHz on a power supply of this size. Electrically leaky smoothing capacitors on the DC side will prevent the voltage rail being regulated properly. If you were to look at the output waveform, you'd see large overvoltage spikes followed by a drop in voltage after switching period.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I can look at the waveform if my oscilloscope is good enough. I need to have a look at it. where would i look at it? The same points? I have gone through the PCBs before and drawn a basic diagram but it was years ago and I don't have it anymore. I do think some versions have test points marked on them....

@sdgelectronics 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek you'll see what's happening if you probe directly where the capacitor is. Instead of a line at 21V with a bit of ripple, you'll see a wobbly waveform which gets worse with load

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Ok, I will have a go next time i'm at one. :-)

@millymoo6575 4 ай бұрын

You did a vid few years back and you was saying about the flow temp jumping up and down and it being a faulty pcb, any way this happed to mine recently and when I had the engineer round, I gave him all the information I learnt from your video and I think it saved so much head scratching from the engineer

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, the temperature jumping up and down is a giveaway. :-) Do you have a Vaillant?

@millymoo6575 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek yeah! Soon as I see the numbers jumping I remembered the vid! 👌🏻

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

@@millymoo6575 Nice one. Thats why I posted it. :-) And this video was full circle showing the issue that causes the display to mess about.

@jsmid 4 ай бұрын

Good informative video, can you explain wgy power on/off two ports would be an issue in the video please? Is it to do with if the power off side of things is faulty?

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Unvented cylinders need 2 forms of overheat protection and 2 ports are meant to fail safe. These 2 ports would stay open if the power failed.

@user-li8gr8ur8l 4 ай бұрын

Ollie. You super hero. You need a cape. ❤ that was very interesting buddy

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Nice. Im glad you like it :-)

@jasonantigua6825 4 ай бұрын

Quality as always 👍

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thanks :-) I took years to work this problem out.

@jasonantigua6825 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek There’s a shortcut to most things,but not experience! You’re welcome mate. I’m looking forward to your next upload.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

@@jasonantigua6825 Thanks :-)

@jasonantigua6825 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek 👍

@jamess9205 4 ай бұрын

Hey Loving the video HRU I work on the first series of them MHS unit … Got a massive site, just off of Kensington High Street With lots of them .

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Im not the biggest fan of them. Adding a littler relay PCB just seams like MHS/Elco were trying to make a quick buck. Who do you work for?

@jamess9205 4 ай бұрын

Hey A company called Cbs based in Uxbridge. Cover all of London and the surrounding areas.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Domestic and commercial?

@neilbirkett835 4 ай бұрын

Great video, where do you test on the mk2 vaillant pcb,will it be on the 24v bus terminal, all components have tolerances,no pcb will be same,dont see why its contravening gas laws,thanks for the video.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Same deal with the new ones :-) Except they have an extra electrolytic Cap. .

@jimjam8179 26 күн бұрын

Makes perfect logical sense. What are the current Gas Safe regulations about carrying out PCB repairs at component level? I'm new to the industry having spent 20 years working in electronic systems on aircraft, and consequently tracking down electronic faults is second nature to me. I've been told by other Gas Safe engineers that I was acting illegally when carrying out a PCB repair. I was not modifying the design or anything - simply replacing faulty components like for like with the the part number to restore it to a seviceable state as per its qualified design (was MOSFETS and a wirewound resistor in Worcester Bosch fan PCB). I can't seem to find any definitive info concerning this online, only a few opinions from Gas Safe engineers who probably wouldn't know how to carry out such a repair and would just swap the whole board, and probably don't want other people to undercut them on repair costs it would seem. Any advice you can give would be a great help as I'm just starting out. Thanks.

@mohmmadmohseni8404 3 ай бұрын

Perfect 👍

@HeatingGeek 3 ай бұрын

Glad you think so! Dude, where are you at 3am uk time. :-)

@TomPalacki 4 ай бұрын

You are an inspiration mate, would be nice to find out more about low voltage checks and maybe garage video on old pcb capacitors:) still couple frames there but not brave enough to call 😂. Regards

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Yeah a few people have let me know. I cant be bothered to edit it again. I'll just get another phone number if I need to.. :-) I have already done some filming on PCBs and capacitors

@TomPalacki 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek need to recheck old vids and watch again then👍 - but I'm always after new content 😉

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

@@TomPalacki I haven't uploaded it yet but I have filmed it. :-)

@RailsandSky 4 ай бұрын

Full marks to you for what you have done for your mother. I live in Co Antrim. What town or village does your mother live in.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

My family are all from Cavan town or very near by (Latt). A lot of them have moved to Sligo and Galway.

@geezer314 4 ай бұрын

Great video as always Ollie, how did you get so much electronics knowledge, did you do a course or have you just picked it up over the years ? Keep up the good work 👍

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

KZfaq and playing about with stuff. No formal training. Boilers are mostly electronics now.

@TheDickPuller 4 ай бұрын

Big Clive, a fellow sweaty Sock Glaswegian has fantastic videos on Utube. His knowledge on electronics is extensive & globally followed on Utube.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

@@TheDickPuller I do watch bigclive. :-)

@user-zd3zw4fi4l 4 ай бұрын

Clue is good 👍

@julianhawker7672 4 ай бұрын

Fair play to you, that's a drive!!

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

yeah, but no GasSafe in Ireland ;-)

@julianhawker7672 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek Just had my inspection last week, pleased thats ticked off for another 5 yrs. Were you doing Sapphires at EOGB ? They intrigue me , going to go do the course when I get a chance.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Na, I was doing 2 stage Oftec. It is a great training center. The Sapphires do look very interesting and bring Oil into the 21 century. You have to set the fan speed at multiple settings which means you get a customer for life too.

@abdulseaforth6930 4 ай бұрын

Impressive

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Just from messing about with the PCBs in my own house. :-)

@abdulseaforth6930 4 ай бұрын

The skill which requires a finite period to execute is not warranted for the domestic environment. This, I heard you mention. Is that why you’ve moved away from domestic work?

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

@@abdulseaforth6930 I got board. I was looking for other challenges at work. Commercial is one of them challenges. ;-)

@heatpump8566 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thanks :-) You like your heat pumps?? Growing market or just steady? Im still not sold on them myself.

@heatpump8566 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek definitely growing, I’ve been fixing them for 10 years, really enjoy fixing them…and boilers 👍 keep up the good work

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

@@heatpump8566 My business is F gas registered but we don't get any work from it. Need to go on the hunt for it I think. :-) I don't want to instal. Just repair.

@heatpump8566 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek I do a lot of f gas repairs. Changing a low pressure switch on a ground source early next week. Love it as it’s so different to plumbing. Changed a compressor on Monday on a split air to water. Keep the f gas it will become massive going forward

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I will. :-)

@slothleek5685 4 ай бұрын

F62 point’s to gas valve but is usually pub but ultimately it’s due to pump failing. When pub in up position sits in front of pump and heat transfer causes pcb to fail

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thats a good synopsis. I never thought of that. Time will tell though. My mums not going to call anyone else. :-)

@stevecrane17 4 ай бұрын

Hello Heatking. Great video. Just wondering if you make copies of your breakdown manual as I'd be happy to purchase one? Thanks. Steve

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I did one for Patreon years ago. I didn't take it down so it must still be on there. I don't even have a link for Patreon anymore.

@stevecrane17 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek thanks allot for replying. I'll try and find it.

@bvqbvq 3 ай бұрын

That was a good repair, you don't normally find a heating engineer who will perform a component level repair. Your explanation of switch mode power supply (SMPS) operation wasn't bad, the reason that the transformer is so small is partly due to the frequency of operation (typically >50kHz) and partly because the power required by the circuitry is relatively low (

@HeatingGeek 3 ай бұрын

You have seen the Unwelcome surprise video now so you know I have an ESR meter. I tend to go head first into everything and just remember the things I need to know. I probably done 500+ hours of studying to understand things you find so simple. I then forget at least 70% of it and just remember what I need too. The PCBs are also £200 so saved a bit of cash too. :-) Its always great to get a comment from someone who actually knows what they are talking about when its a unusual subject for a plumber/gas engineer. I appreciate it :-)

@bvqbvq 3 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek I love your approach to repair, learn what you need to get the job done. You must be popular with your customers.

@HeatingGeek 3 ай бұрын

I don't have the patience for customers (or people in general) anymore. It's a flaw (in myself) but I have managed to avoid doing a lot of customer work for a while. :-)

@ashleyscott6837 3 ай бұрын

Agree with ffd point, work on a HA contract with 1000s of ecotec's never had one fail

@HeatingGeek 3 ай бұрын

Exactly. F28 or F29 always works. I still check and if I ever have one fail I will film it.

@chrishard7616 4 ай бұрын

The small transformer on the PCB is dropping the mains voltage to a lower AC voltage. It’s not being used in a switch mode function. The secondary AC lower voltage is then rectified and converted to DC then various DC voltages generated using linear voltage regulators. The electrolytic capacitors are for DC voltage smoothing. It’s a common point of failure when they dry up or leak electrolyte.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Its is being used with a PWM signal though so isn't that switch mode? Its not running at 50hz

@amarkhan3867 4 ай бұрын

I dont normally comment but great video. To help with your query the capacitors on the board help with Capacitive Reactance. This is inversely proportional to the AC frequency passing through the capacitor. It how the electronics chaps use the circuitry on the boards. The fact that a capacitor has failed it is no longer able to draw the right voltage from the LV side and hence its all over the place. There is an easy way to fix these but very time consuming as each capacitor on the LV side would need to be checked for being "popped". Sometimes you can see the blown capacitor if not then each ones needs to be de-soldered and tested.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thats why I done them all. No need for testing with Mmeter and ESRmeter. Just replace and refit. :-) I have just ordered an ESR meter so I can test them in future. I have previously replaced caps and repaired a PCB ( I fitted in my own boiler to test) and the uf was all ok on them. So I must of been ESR gone high?? Im not sure but will use one in future to understand a little more. :-)

@TheDickPuller 4 ай бұрын

That’s helpful knowledge, thanks👍👍

@sdgelectronics 4 ай бұрын

These are polarised electrolytic capacitors which have been replaced. Strictly DC only. They aren't being used to drop voltage using capacitive reactance.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

@@sdgelectronics What does that mean? Can you explain in more simple language?

@wirdy1 4 ай бұрын

Correct, the capacitors aren't being used for their reactance; that would be a 'capacitive dropper' circuit & would be the very cheap means of voltage conversion used in low-cost, low-power devices. A boiler pcb has a higher quality circuit for efficiency & reliability, so will use a bridge rectifier and probably also a high frequency SMPS circuit to obtain the board supply voltage. The electrolytic caps are there purely for voltage stability and smoothing.

@jamesasprey2092 4 ай бұрын

What size caps are they ollie just incase my mums vailliant board dies 😊

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I'm going to do a follow up video :-)

@maximuswong3092 4 ай бұрын

Not bad, but i carry this PCB as vanstock so would change it in 5mins and rinse the customer for £120+VAT and a +25% markup on a £250 part

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Yep, Thats why people get insurance :-)

@MagicDoughnut 4 ай бұрын

Looking at the programmer diagram it doesn't show the need for a link between L and 4. Why is that added? Is it not integrated in the board like the connection between L and 3 is?

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

The link between L and 4 is what is keeping this persons heating on. Another engineer has put it in because the programmer has failed.

@Han-es8qu 4 ай бұрын

But when the fan turns on its impedance is low at the beginning and it rises gradually, hence the voltage drops for a short period. is it not true?

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I don't know. I just know replacing the Caps fixes the problem and the voltage dropping is the way I ID it. On a good working boiler the voltage does not drop the same way.

@melike1984 4 ай бұрын

Well done..... Mum with love you more now.🥰

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Well, she didn't poison me with the food. :-)

@Andrew-xl4po 4 ай бұрын

Great video and very informative.When it’s your mum you have to go 😄 thanks for your time 👌

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching it and commenting ;-) I appreciate it.

@mattsan70 4 ай бұрын

mains is 50Hz and SMPSU are between 50,000Hz to 100,000Hz (50KHz to 100Khz) so over a 1,000 times faster

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thanks :-) I knew it was much faster :-)

@kevin-ep3lu 4 ай бұрын

Hi HG, I have been following your videos, instructions and am interested in further pursuing in central heating/plumbing. The problem Iam going thru with Vaillant TurboMax Plus 824E My issues started 4 weeks back, problems with the boiler cutting out after a few minutes. Hot water perfectly fine . The problem we are having is with the central heating side. The boiler starts up and makes the usual noises. The flames light and remain lit for around 2 minutes, after going off. The boiler continues to make the noise those (as though it is fully working). After about another 5 minutes the flames light again for another 2 minutes (It doesn't reach the temperature-It gradually goes upto 30c and cut off the heating. When the temp gradually reached 18c it starts again for few minutes and cut off. Its more like cycle. Well after running for couple of hours radiator gets warm at the bottom only. ( All rads bleed) I thought could be room thermostat. I have changed two thermostats from different brand but NO luck. FYI-Its nearly 20 years old combi boiler. Thank you in advance.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

It's the best combi ever made in my opinion. I have one in my garage :-) I would press the i button and see what the S code is. That will tell you what the boiler thinks it is doing. Then go from there. Obviously check what the knob on the front of the boiler is set to aswell.

@kevin-ep3lu 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek thank you for taking time to response. i shows S7/S7 when the boiler runs. Kob set on Max level. Thank you in advance.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I bet the low gas pressure is set too low. Check the high and low pressures. I guess you mean s4/s7

@kevin-ep3lu 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek Sorry ...S2 and S7 -Pump overrun- HGeek low gas pressure set too low? How do i set high. Thank you in advance

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

@@kevin-ep3lu I cant tell you that because its gas safety advise, get an engineer out for that or if you are an engineer call Vaillant. It must go to S4 at some point because that means it's lit. Keep an eye on the S codes and they might show you the issue. Does the temperature on the display fluctuate a lot?

@darrencoyle2589 4 ай бұрын

Good on ye doing that for your Mum. I had to double take when I saw Cavan come up on the screen 😃

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Why a double take? Are you from Cavan?

@darrencoyle2589 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek no I’m from Tyrone. About 50 miles up the road. I’ve lived in England over 30 years now though. Just not seeing my home pop up on KZfaq channels.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

It's my family home too. I may one day get a home their too. @@darrencoyle2589

@darrencoyle2589 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek I tell a lie I’ve been here 28 years, since I was 18. I’d like to go back one day too. Played hurling in Cavan a few times. Beautiful county

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

@@darrencoyle2589 Did you play a Terry Coyle Park? He was my great uncle. :-)

@michaelc1970 4 ай бұрын

Welcome home you kept that quiet next time you over will you bring me a wax capulate for a potterton puma 100e so expensive to post to Ireland for some reason 😂😂😂

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Potterton Puma. Jesus... Need an electric screwdriver and a PCB or 2 as well. Also need to unblock the pressure switch or swap the wires over.... :-)

@michaelc1970 4 ай бұрын

No diverter valve problems not the first one I have replaced bad design and now it's being used in a ideal boiler same part fits both apparently according to eBay sellers

@michaelc1970 4 ай бұрын

What would be your recommendation to replace boiler with it's 20 years old now and not most efficient

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

@@michaelc1970 I like Vaillant personally.You need a good installer over good appliance. Powerflush the system well and most boilers will be good.

@ohforfxcksake 4 ай бұрын

I did the commercial change over when my firm thought they were going to get a commercial contract.....thank god they didn't 😳 I'll stick to crappy worcsters 😂

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

You'll get bored of Worcesters one day. Then you can feel out of your depth for a couple of years like I did. It's all fun and games and everyone starts somewhere. :-)

@michaelc1970 4 ай бұрын

Don't forget we are only 220 volts here not like UK at 240v does this effect your readings

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

;-)

@CoolMusicToMyEars 4 ай бұрын

In my life I served as a Electronics Instrumentation Engineer etc, always go for new Electrolytic Capacitors, replace with Panasonic High Temperature rating 105°C Look at value in uF & Voltage rating same, in a Hot environment Electrolytic Capacitors dry up or leak, clean pcb with isopropyl, watch out for polarity of the Capacitors

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thats it. I didn't clean the PCB as I didn't have any isopropyl in the val. Next time I'm there I will give it clean. I had the iso at my house in the garage. :-) I wish I could learn more about electronics.

@CoolMusicToMyEars 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek there's a great book its like the Bible of Electronics, its called the Art Of Electronics you can find Pdf version of this about 700 to 1000 pages

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

@@CoolMusicToMyEars Wow that was easy to find. 1225 pages :-) Thank you very much!

@alexmeyer9873 4 ай бұрын

You’re a good son !!

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I try. :-)

@IanFarquharson2 4 ай бұрын

It’s a shame that you can’t in theory repair a board for something simple like bad caps. An hour of work and 50p in parts is going to be less than a pcb. Also you checked it was combusting properly after so your board got recalibrated fine.

@johnward5006 4 ай бұрын

I would expect the HIU will have overheat protection built in to comply with G3.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Yeah but the valve doesn't fail safe. If it on and the customer turns the spur off it will stay open

@johnward5006 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek What I'm saying is like the Viessmann boiler/unvented cylinder, the temperature control in an overheat situation is taken care of by the diverter valve etc.within the boiler without the need for an external 2port spring return valve. In the event that the HIU does not have a fail safe system, then the instal contravenes G3 which I would find more than concerning!!!

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Yeah I know. I have made people aware.

@27forme2 3 ай бұрын

Great video though

@HeatingGeek 3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for commenting too.

@chrishard7616 4 ай бұрын

Why on earth boilers get installed into lofts is beyond me ! Ridiculous situation. The first thing I do in the morning is check my boiler is ok …. I’ve always done it as a routine!

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I know when the showers cold if theirs a problem. :-)

@accesszero4803 4 ай бұрын

Why does the pcb fail sometimes when u turn the power off on the front ?

@user-kq9gq2xq2f 4 ай бұрын

I've had that on a Glowworm. Power off up in the loft to check the flue. Case front off. Gauge on analyser in boiler power back on and flashing on off on off. Makes you look very professional.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Exactly the same reason. The caps have failed and when they cool down because you turned the power off they stop working. Warm them up and get the boiler working and then order the part. :-)

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Same issue :-) Caps. Glowworm CXI was the first boiler I ever noticed this issue on.

@TheDickPuller 4 ай бұрын

Another wee nugget of gold tip here..........I hope you’re paying attention at the back of the Class??!!!!

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Yeah I have a baxi GA video from a few weeks ago about that. I will find it. :-)

@b1h2u3p4 4 ай бұрын

Heating Geek 🤓 Are the capacitors easy to change?

@yannkitson116 4 ай бұрын

Yes just take note of the polarity before you take them out and make sure you put the new ones in the same way.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Yes. Harder to remove than refit.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Exactly, simple enough. :-)

@TheDickPuller 4 ай бұрын

I know a TV Engineer & seeing him work on PCB’s is amazing. Mind you with the bevvy & Charlie, he’s a bit f.cked now. He says with surface fitted components on boards now, it’s killed most repair work.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Louis Rossman has a great youtube channel showing surface mount component replacement.

@SuperWayneyb 4 ай бұрын

🤘😎🤘

@onefortheroad1 4 ай бұрын

No material reward? She cooked you scan! gas jail for you my friend 😂

@tiabidgie 4 ай бұрын

Some Quentin tarantino shit there!

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

what's that?

@CH11LER. 4 ай бұрын

As a technician for a different trade. You have just proven that consumers get ripped off. It's not that things can't be fixed on the cheap. It is more profitable for the whole units to be replaced. It is really infuriating when we know that this repair would have cost around £10 in parts + an hours of labour instead of £100 - £350 in parts and 2 hours in labour. (Extra hour going to a boiler spares shop and buying the part) I wonder if you can get around the regs by taking the pcb away for refurbishment and coming back with it repaired?

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Maybe to the van? Who knows. I just cant risk it in a customers house.

@mike-ology22 4 ай бұрын

Don't you service your mums boiler every year? :) thanks for sharing

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I don't service mine, my mums, or my brothers boiler every year. When they breakdown they get a service. Mums been done 3 times in 14y mines been done 4 times in 16 years and my brothers which is 2019 boiler has yet to be done. I fitted them, I flushed them and I know they are safe.

@mike-ology22 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek I don't doubt that mate. I'm a plumber too, I don't have my gas so your videos are golden. Clever stuff and things I haven't seen before too. Especially the big installation you were on before that. I've seen the big boilers and commercial installations at Oxford Uni. Impressive work. Also your English multimeter haha. I researched that. I was under the impression that boilers would be serviced every year for insurance purposes. Cylinder manufacturers require that for the 25 year warranty. I'm not sure how it works with boilers. I'll carry on studying your work and maybe I can call on you in the future at some point with a couple of ideas ;) I'll certainly be sharing your channel with more people. Thank you

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, boilers are meant to be serviced every year for insurance purposes. But Unlike document writers I have been working on boilers for 24years and noticed that putting an analyser into a boiler every 12 months does nothing for safety or to stop a breakdown. Older boilers and Oil boilers DO require servicing every year. Boilers fitted by unknown installers do need servicing every year. My work, gas pipe sizing, boiler sizing, flue installation etc is all done to the regulations and means a boiler will remain safe for most of its life. I know most modern boilers will need a repair ever 5 years and I service my family boilers when that time comes. BUT when I service them I don it properly. Full strip clean pump up the vessel etc

@mike-ology22 4 ай бұрын

That is quality mate. Like the gentleman above said, you're the best breakdown engineer on KZfaq. I trust your judgement completely and appreciate you taking the time to share your expertise and giving a rundown on how and why you do it. Much appreciated mate, and keep up the great work. I look forward to more videos :)

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

No problem. I'm glad you watch it and taking the time to comment is great. :-)

@Purebeltersteve 4 ай бұрын

You should of said, i would of drive over to your mums house, as that a big drive for you lol

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Might have been a big drive for you too. :-)

@YagiChanDan 4 ай бұрын

Can't see many comments about a power off valve a problem On an unvented cylinder

@timkelly633 4 ай бұрын

I would guess that as it's permanently wired to power off and a call for heat opens it, it will fail to power close. If the electricity fails then the boiler will be off anyway, so no danger possible.

@YagiChanDan 4 ай бұрын

That was a communal system. So no protection in an overheat situation or if the motor fails. MOMO valves are a rubbish idea whichever way you look at them.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thats a problem though. I did mention it to the site owner but i think its to do with the safety interlocks in the plant room.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

No, thats the thing. If the consumer turned the power off when the valve is in the open position then the valve stays open. I think the safety comes from the interlocks in the plant room. Not sure though. I did mention it to the building owners.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Yes but they can hold back more pressure than spring return valves. This is why I think the site has them.

@michaelc1970 4 ай бұрын

Btw corgi reg not recognised in Eire I don't think. RGSI here MUMS THE WORD OUR LITTLE SECRET😂😂😂

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Exactly ;-) I'm glad a few people get it.

@Adam-tn7yk 4 ай бұрын

Great job. You went through all that editing to scrub your number but forgot at the 32 minute mark. You better be quick.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Already had some calls :-)

@may2may277 4 ай бұрын

You didn't show how you changed the components in pcb

@user-zd3zw4fi4l 4 ай бұрын

Or did he 🤫

@may2may277 4 ай бұрын

@user-zd3zw4fi4l when ???

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I'll do another video about it. :-)

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

;-)

@may2may277 4 ай бұрын

Thanks mate @HeatingGeek

@gregbenham5586 4 ай бұрын

The lovely combi boiler. Personally would not go there

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Why? Perfect for many situations.

@gregbenham5586 4 ай бұрын

@HeatingGeek I like the idea of back up with immersion and cylinder. You are correct they do get you out of many situations but I would not rip out a boiler and cylinder to replace with a combi. But that's just my view

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

@@gregbenham5586 Thats a fair point, but for a 2 bedroom 1 bathroom house with great mains pressure you cant go wrong. Obviously you need to trust the boiler you fit and be able to same day fix it. :-)

@mansi4899 4 ай бұрын

Good fix that, saved your number for advice, not really 😂😂

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

:-) ;-) I've had a few calls :-)

@kevinwilliams1421 4 ай бұрын

I wish they never invented comfort setting what a pain in the arse

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

It saves a bit of water but cost a bit of Gas.

@accesszero4803 4 ай бұрын

Ive been throwing these boards at these boilers lately

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, and they are easy to fix, It not worth the risk in a customers house though,

@jamescarter1088 4 ай бұрын

Going global 😂 Spain, Turkey, Ireland, MEXICO 😅😂😂

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

MEXICO :-) like Haggard Garage used to. :-)

@jamescarter1088 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek Haha, got a job in Mexico today. It's a Vaillant EcoTec 824 R1. Seems to be a bit of a basket case 🤣🤣🤣

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

@@jamescarter1088 Love it. ;-)

@groovejet33 4 ай бұрын

Your similar to myself 😮 We both have neglected our duty to close family 😂 Instead of getting my brother & myself to install a new boiler, after the Thorn Apollo lasted 40 years😮😂 & at the time of rip out, the Thorn was still working great 😮 So are you ready😮😂.... She got a Female gas fitter to install her new combi😂😂😂 And she took 2 weeks.😮 A conventional boiler & vented cyl rip.out😮...2 WHOLE WEEKS😂😂😂 Don't ask WHY? We don't know why we were disowned during the install😂😂😂😂😂

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Because she (mum) didn't want to put you out. Is the install good at least?

@groovejet33 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek tbh, & not being Kill Joy....the install was pretty poor. No attention to detail. Crap pipework,.bad cables to controls, flue was.cracked during installation, so within month 1, the burner n combustion area had water flowing back into boiler. Obviously she didn't call her back, not wanting to make a fuss. So guess who got those crappy jobs?🤔😉😂😂

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

@@groovejet33 Thats a shame. As long as it works now and its mechanically sound then looks don't really matter. Hopefully it's easy enough to work on. :-)

@groovejet33 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek Hi 😉 Im afraid, that not everyone have the same enthusiasm, skill, confidence in their career . Some people are simply SHITE💩🤣🤣 Sorry......I couldn't resist that 😋😂

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

@@groovejet33I agree, and some people who could be great just can't be bothered.

@anthonygreenwood4486 4 ай бұрын

Swap it

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

For what??

@steveradford5460 4 ай бұрын

Capacitors on secondary/ low voltage side changed. There was no visible bulging on the top pressure relief (cross line indentations on top of electrolytic capacitor) so failure mode not catastrophic but most probably significant increase in ESR (equivalent series resistance). For SMPS operating 50kHz to 100kHz typically, low ESR capacitor needed. With poor ESR, regulation (smoothing of high frequency noise) will no longer be to specification. Feedback loop (via opto-isolator) to SMPS IC no longer controlled and secondary output voltage no longer regulated correctly. Lucky you had replacement electrolytics on hand. No legitimate reason why competent PCB repair not allowed by Gas Safe!

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I bought the caps from RS and got Nippon's. Long time ago now. I brought a few faulty PCBs home and had a play. I found lots of them displayed the same low voltage issue. Replacing the Caps fixed them all. So i kinda knew that was the common issue on these PCBs. I tested them all on the faulty boiler and then fixed them and tested them in my own boiler. I now see the same problem with most PCBs.

@MrCarhoo 4 ай бұрын

You went to Ireland to fix you mum's boiler?

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Gassafe in Ireland.... Nope! ;-)

@mrbachittarsingh9243 4 ай бұрын

Great video, you didn’t blank out your phone number towards the end of the video!! call you later 😂

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

I know... :-)

@melvinevans9981 4 ай бұрын

Oi olie i hope ya didnt charge ya mum mate.

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Never! :-)

@melvinevans9981 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek good lad haha

@darrenclarke161 4 ай бұрын

Ollie is the mutts nuts 👏👏👌🏼

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Thank you.. I think:-)

@TheDickPuller 4 ай бұрын

Another fantastic one Ollie. One question on the Fan; does the Fan on that Vaillant operate on PWM to modulate the speed, so therefore, you were only checking the 20vdc fixing constant voltage terminals? It looked like a non ERP Fixed Head Pump. Being a former Vaillant Engineer, these boiler must be second nature to you? Thanks mate & I hope your Mum is in good health. Cheers Dick Puller👍

@HeatingGeek 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, the fan is PWM and uses the 24v to run. The terminals I tested on are meant to be constant 24v (never 24v but usually 20-22). The test is just using easy to access points to see the voltage isn't stable. The fan is obviously the biggest current draw on the low voltage side and highlights the issue. This problem is on many many boiler brands though. I have seen it on an Alpha and Baxi since Christmas. It just about looking for low voltage that isn't stable somewhere where it should be.

@TheDickPuller 4 ай бұрын

@@HeatingGeek Thanks Ollie, great insight as usual👍👍