Would You Fix Or Replace This Boiler? - A Day In The Life Of A Gas Engineer 148

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Would You Fix Or Replace This Boiler? - A Day In The Life Of A Gas Engineer 148

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2 ай бұрын

Would you fix or replace this boiler considering the condition it was in?
How confident do you feel on wiring jobs? Does it make sense what I altered in the wiring centre?
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@cputilitysolutions 2 ай бұрын

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@bennyben8390 2 ай бұрын

Good video. Keep it up. I’ve got a question in regards to a Worcester greenstar 30i combi boiler if you can help me out please. Last week the boiler locked out and sent a error code I can’t actually recall the code. So I reset the boiler and it started firing up again but the pipe to the expansion vessel was leaking so I replaced it. I also put some fenox f3 into the cell. The problem I’m getting is that when the boilers hot water and heating is off the pressure bar goes up to over 3, but when the hot water is running the pressure drops down to slightly below one. I can’t seem to figure it out and not sure if it is the heat exchanger plater or the PRV. Hope you can help me. Thank you.

@cputilitysolutions 2 ай бұрын

@@bennyben8390 sounds like the plate may be pinholed and passing mains into the system when it's off, and when you run a hot tap it's dragging the system water back out with it

@bennyben8390 2 ай бұрын

@@cputilitysolutions so the heat exchanger plate is passing water through? In the mean time is it safe to run the boiler? I was going to take off the heat exchanger and clean it out to see if it was clogged and if it was working I would have replaced it. The PRV is not leaking so I think that’s good. Really appreciate your prompt reply. 👍🏽

@benfrost8697 2 ай бұрын

When the exchanger is ribbed like that I usually struggle to get the baffles out 👍

@laubielaubscher 2 ай бұрын

Could be a can of worms once you start a repair. But I don't mind repairing these. The fan is simple. Ignition set and new gas tube. Risk is, of course, there are more components damaged once you start to deal with the obvious. Best thing is advise on repair cost and possible implications. Let them decide. If they were thinking of swapping it anyway, it seems a logical path.

@cputilitysolutions 2 ай бұрын

Yeah exactly, conversion done and video coming soon 👌🏾

@andymav3023 2 ай бұрын

Nice new biasi perfect replacement 😂

@cputilitysolutions 2 ай бұрын

🤣

@Micktheadventurer 2 ай бұрын

You help us so much, thank you.

@cputilitysolutions 2 ай бұрын

Nice one mate

@Zayheating 2 ай бұрын

I had a job yesterday, worcester in similar condition, I referred to install.

@cputilitysolutions 2 ай бұрын

Good stuff 👌🏾

@TomChapman-wv9iq 2 ай бұрын

Nasty looking boiler that!

@cputilitysolutions 2 ай бұрын

Grassed it!

@pookievision 2 ай бұрын

Worcesters, people never service them properly!! Those gaskets should be changed every 5yrs! Also check that plastic plate at the back and gas tube from valve cuz the old ones tear easy - could be where smell is coming from!! Wiring isnt for everyone, good knowledge! Cheers lad ✌️🥳

@charliewillis8527 2 ай бұрын

I strip them down every4 years and thebaffels come out easy then

@cputilitysolutions 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yeah 99% of Worcesters I go to need a new burner gasket as bare minimum

@chandreshvarsani2190 2 ай бұрын

Please please remember to put brown sleeving on the greys and orange zone valve cable 🙏 and cable clip or at least use zip ties to hold the cables to the wall or pipes also🙏🙏🙏

@cputilitysolutions 2 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍🏾

@dazl7954 2 ай бұрын

A FPR from Worcester could have been an option, as the customer knows what it will cost to fix that RI (I hope they gave you permission to disconnect 🙂). it's amazing how many wiring issues I see out there. not a bad few jobs there tho..

@cputilitysolutions 2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate 👍🏾

@colin4685 2 ай бұрын

I had the same issue with a 28i junior. Flame was shooting out the top of the kebab 😂 guy just kept resetting it before it completely died.

@cputilitysolutions 2 ай бұрын

🤣🤦🏾‍♂️

@ben2692 2 ай бұрын

I picked up on these burner seals failing about a year before the TAB was issued when I was at BG. My record was 7 in one day. If you think about it it's what the vaillants used to suffer with when they were on the original silicon seals. Why don't worcester issue an upgrade ?? They seem to have a that's our way of doing it lump it attitude. Is there 1 easy job to do on them....... nope 😂

@brendanfisher2528 2 ай бұрын

I had it on the same boiler. Gasket burnt away and cooked to all the cables down to bare cable.. I replaced the boiler like for like, simple job.

@cputilitysolutions 2 ай бұрын

I got the conversion in the end 👌🏾 video coming soon!

@ram64man 2 ай бұрын

When its that bad I would put a do not use notice and recommend a swap it's a major can of worms co2 risk and breaks the recommended two thirds repair max limit

@cputilitysolutions 2 ай бұрын

Yup exactly mate

@joncoke8208 2 ай бұрын

Thats what happens due to lack of servicing and maintenance

@cputilitysolutions 2 ай бұрын

💯

@samb-qz5no 2 ай бұрын

Hi mate, I work for social housing, the work is very boring but is an easy life. I’ve been thinking of setting up on my own. Just like your thoughts on if you would recommend and is it worth it. Cheers pal 👍

@cputilitysolutions 2 ай бұрын

Defo mate I've not looked back going self employed. Have a search for my video "Who Am I"

@robharrison6918 2 ай бұрын

What a shame that is connected to Hive when the controls from Vaillant are far superior with weather comp.

@cputilitysolutions 2 ай бұрын

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@user-li8gr8ur8l 2 ай бұрын

Wise decision Chirag. That Worcester was a fatality waiting to happen. Top job figuring the wiring out❤❤

@cputilitysolutions 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Arif 👍🏾

@benfrost8697 2 ай бұрын

Depends on the customers pockets I suppose 👍

@Chubby_T0511 2 ай бұрын

True. Looking at the state of it they've never spent money servicing it properly. Amazing, customers never seem to have money to fix or replace home appliances, but always seem to have money for holidays and flash cars.

@cputilitysolutions 2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately they inherited this boiler as they only lived there a year. But yeah the previous owners didn't care for a service it seems!

@peterreid4567 2 ай бұрын

Condense is wrong needs to be 32 mm through wall and lagged externally. With correct lagging. Normal crap cowboy install

@cputilitysolutions 2 ай бұрын

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@Chubby_T0511 2 ай бұрын

That installation is shocking. The pipe clips not even being in a straight line shows how slap dash it is. The wiring, just wow. At least he admitted he'd done wrong and got someone in but if you don't know what youre doing always buddy up with someone who does until you've learnt your trade.

@cputilitysolutions 2 ай бұрын

He made an effort which I respect, rather than the standard ones I get of "can you tell me how to do this" without even trying

@Chubby_T0511 2 ай бұрын

@cputilitysolutions yeah that's irritating I imagine.

@adejohnston6831 2 ай бұрын

i woukld change the WB boiler no messing

@cputilitysolutions 2 ай бұрын

💯

@peterreid4567 2 ай бұрын

I see this at least 3 times a week. To be honest vaillant not much better. People should really start looking at. ATAG boilers. 18 year warranty. And they are easy to fit repair and service.

@cputilitysolutions 2 ай бұрын

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