A problem heating system gets an upgrade

[@michaelstaley2241]

A man who takes a pride in his work; very meticulous in his approach.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support mate, it is greatly appreciated 👍

[@smithleon]

never apologise for it being a long video :) Really interesting as always, thanks for taking the time to record, edit and post these.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always Leon, I so pleased you enjoy the videos, thanks so much for watching

[@OfficialJayYGO]

I learn way too much from your videos Tom! Keep up the great work!

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support mate, glad you are enjoying the videos

[@normanboyes4983]

Good video Tom, you did a great job of hiding the new pipe runs as far as you could. It is a shame the plumbers of yesterday were fitting such crap as micro ore when they were only a few feet away from a 15 or 22mm pipe.🤷‍♂️ The increased head in the system and low rates pretty much guarantees that system dirt will settle in the low flow micro bore legs.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always Norman, things are just done for speed on these sorts of developments, microbore is quicker and cheaper to hide behind the dot and dab walls, like you say it does eventually lead to problems, what also didn't help this system was that it had been added onto

[@peterdawson5115]

Chipboard floors , what a mare, I used to like jobs like that one, satisfying making good an old system, hope alls well, great vid as always.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always Peter, at least the chipboard wasn't glued down as well, I fear the day when I have to take that stuff up, it's always good to get a system back up working, have a great weekend mate

[@patrickmurray2220]

Great job again Tom. I loved that nice swan neck bend there

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always Patrick, it is greatly appreciated 👍

[@24bellers20]

Look at the drops as extra room heating. 😊. Good job as always.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

True, thanks for watching as always mate

[@chrisholt2474]

Hi Tom, another enjoyable film there thank you, I have done quite a few domestic 10mm to 15mm central heating system conversions. I always enjoy that kind of work, as I love copper pipe and soldering. I’m sure the system will be lots better with the 15mm pipe work. Another great job there Tom, have a great weekend and as always, take care. 👍👍👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always Chris, to be honest you can't beat proper copper pipe, 10mm is alright but this system was filthy, hopefully it should be a lot more efficient now and save the new tenants a bit of money of their gas bills, have a great weekend mate 👍

[@markusvanryan7394]

Great video micro is a pain love the pipe work. Thanks for the content

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for watching Mark 👍

[@stephenbryan8671]

Great job Tom, just despise those chipboard floors.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always Stephen, at least it wasn't glued down as well, then it really becomes a nightmare

[@ashvanbro9329]

Great work my plumbing brother

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for watching as always mate, the support is greatly appreciated

[@keithbrueton]

Another nice job sorted Tom,sorry i'm late watching the video

[@PlumbLikeTom]

No worries Keith, thanks for the support as always, it is greatly appreciated

[@johncampbell6715]

Finally a bit of luck Tom. Great content.Thanks for your time mate

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always John, we a need a bit of luck every now and then, it makes life a bit easier

[@MegaShan001]

Nice one Tom 👍🏻

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always Shaun, have a great weekend mate

[@steve45678]

Thats a thumbs up from me, enjoy your weekend Tom.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support Steve, have a great weekend mate

[@stevenrichardson3214]

Great video Tom, keep to the old school soldering I don't trust the press fit, no way it can last as long as a cold capillary weld

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always mate, I'm like you, you can't beat a soldered joint, press fit does have a place though

[@ryandow3954]

Brilliant video mate! Really enjoyed that 😊

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for watching Ryan, glad you enjoyed

[@bikerjon153]

Another nice job sorted. As always mate.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always mate, it is greatly appreciated

[@dannywilkins887]

You are haunted by smoke alarms😅, good work mate 👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

They follow me around, to be fair when I get the radio going I don't hear it beeping, it's only when I film bits does it bother me, thanks for watching as always Danny

[@tonyrath-oy9zo]

Great video as always Tom 👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support Tony, have a great weekend 👍

[@thomascoyne157]

Very nice work Tom 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always mate, have a great weekend 👍

[@brianmayne6513]

Another good video Tom keep em coming

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always Brian, I've got loads of videos coming up, I had a really tough job yesterday, sometimes the tough ones make the best content

[@pb9926]

Great job Tom 👍😎

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks as always mate, have a great weekend 👍

[@glynstorer3269]

Nice job Tom been there many times

[@neilwharton720]

You made it as best you could, You can’t make a silk purse out of a sows ear👍👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always Neil, some jobs you can only do your best, have a great weekend mate 👍

[@theengineeroilsafe279]

Nice one pal hope you're well I just got round to this one 😂 👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always mate, I'm all good, I'm looking forward to a few days off over the bank holiday this weekend, hope your keeping well too

[@slamshed]

A Master of one's craft.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support mate

[@Heatking]

Great video Tom❤

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always mate, have a great weekend

[@colin4685]

I don't even attempt to flush anything under 15mm pipework. It doesn't work. Great video as always mate

[@PlumbLikeTom]

I used to do a lot of flushing when I was an apprentice, I messed a micro bore system up once and completely blocked all the drops, on micro bore now I take the rads off, and use my magna cleanse unit, thanks for the support as always Colin

[@owsi2297]

Great work mate 👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for watching mate, have a great weekend

[@bradhicks3773]

Good vid mate! Hope you’re all good bro! Me and gabe are online should jump on bro!

[@PlumbLikeTom]

I need to re download cod mate, I might be about at the weekend, it will be nice to have a catch-up

[@bradhicks3773]

@@PlumbLikeTom yeah man jump on! Nothing serious just playing for fun! Drop me a message if you’re about bro!

[@bradhicks3773]

@@PlumbLikeTom also how are you bro?

[@dickhole5250]

@PlumbLike Tom good vid mate! Hope you’re all good bro! Me and gabe are online on Friday you should jump on bro!

[@dickhole5250]

@Plumb Like Tom also how are you bro?

[@simonelson7043]

Tom I'm worried you buddy! You sound and look so stressed! Not sure how often you get a holiday but maybe consider one soon ok. Great content as always. Can you post a link for those recip blades too please? Take care buddy.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always Simon, I don't do holidays, I do take a bit of time off at Christmas though to spend with the family, I will see if I can find a link for the blades, thanks for watching 👍

[@simonelson7043]

Yep I get it, I do. I did the same thing when I worked for myself way back when, only stopped when one day found myself in hospital with a breakdown. You aren’t a stupid man clearly, and of course this is your decision but may I suggest you just consider a break now and then. If not for your sake for your family. No one want to visit a loved one in hospital. Take care buddy.

[@diddywright6165]

Nice work Tom👍🏻 on the plus side if you remove all that micro bore in its current state the scrap weight will be double! 😂🤑🤑! Give the Nerrad slice a go mate, I really like them.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always mate, I do like the look of the nerrad slices, today tools have just bought out one that's very similar, I've seen a few content creators saying they are good but I never know quite what to believe, if you get a tool for free it's bound to be good, I might buy one and see for myself

[@diddywright6165]

I bought both mine mate and as far as slices go I reckon they’re good, not that my opinion counts for much!😂

[@PlumbLikeTom]

@@diddywright6165 It's always good to get opinions off people who use the tools mate, there's some stuff that I've bought over the years that has been a complete waste of money, with social media now we get bombarded with products that aren't always as good as they seem, that's why I'm not sponsored by anyone, I wouldn't ever want to mislead anyone into wasting money, I only ever show the tools that I have bought myself and I think are good, I just turned down a potential sponsorship from a fairly big tool company because I want the videos to be honest and real, thanks for all the support as always and you're opinion will definitely always matter to me

[@diddywright6165]

And that’s why I sub mate, I like the transparency of your channel👍🏻

[@jameswilson2899]

Good job that Tom

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support James, it is greatly appreciated

[@k20aa]

Good work fella 👍👍👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always mate, have a great weekend

[@jimh4072]

I bought an old house just before Christmas, the whole heating system is done in 10mm pipe and manifolds. I am tearing out the lot in a few months time. It’s a disaster, half the rads don’t work and a couple of leaks downstairs. I got a gas engineer to check the boiler when I moved in, he nearly died laughing at the state of the pipework. 😂

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Hope you get it all sorted mate, there is an estate near me where they put the manifolds under the baths, an absolute lash up if you ask me, you are probably doing the right thing removing it, at least that way you will have a reliable heating system

[@jimh4072]

@@PlumbLikeTom. Thanks for the reply. I have a suspicion the manifolds here are under the bath too. I have not been able to find them anywhere else and there are a lot of 10mm pipes on that side of the house. Looking forward to getting rid of it all. I enjoyed watching your video and seeing you take care to hide the dropped pipes from upstairs. In my last house they were just run down the middle of the wall 🤣 Under the bedroom floors was a maze of pipes that held nearly as much water as the radiators held, I just scraped the lot and started again.

[@ithappenedagain6503]

Smashed it mate

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support mate, have a great weekend

[@martinwright7093]

Good work, Tom. I use loctite 55 as well for threaded fittings but for rad tails I got fed up cutting off all the fluffy bits, gone back to ptfe tape.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always Martin, that's the only problem with locktite, when I used to do loads of iron pipe I used to burn it off with a gas lamp, it would be a bit extreme to do it on a rad though, have a great weekend mate

[@barry-bradford]

Just use the blow lamp that sorts the flufy bits out perfectly flame and wipe done

[@laghribi_abdalkhder8792]

You did a great job. It was very complicated. I think sometimes you need to be an engineer. How long did it take to finish it?

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support mate, it took me two days to do the pipework, I let the apprentice do the boiler as he needs evidence for his gas portfolio, I spent another day flushing and testing

[@thomasvnl]

Previous tenant probably moved because of the neighbours bass 🧐

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Most likely, thanks for watching mate

[@Plumbingbob]

Long days in the saddle Tom. I hate microbore to be honest, I know if it’s well looked after it can be a good system with fast flow rates and the likes but most people don’t look after them well enough and before you know it you get exactly what you’ve just cut out, and a plumber gets black hands 😂

[@PlumbLikeTom]

That's always seems to be the problem, this was one of the worst systems I've seen in a while, thanks for watching as always mate

[@lhfloors]

Get some iMilwaukee press fit they will make you money in the long run mate

[@PlumbLikeTom]

I do have a rems press gun, I mainly on use it commercial jobs, I have been toying with the idea of pressing more but the cost of the fittings puts me off, I also prefer the look of end feed below boilers and onto rads

[@lhfloors]

@@PlumbLikeTom time saving Tom is money and when water in pipe a god send etc

[@jeremywestern7067]

Where’s header tank? Can’t be much above loft rads

[@colintownsend5024]

Tom back in the day with British Gas who would have thought that all that Tru Well copper and miles of 10mil & 8mil we put in it would be making work for you young un’s today. 😂😂😂

[@PlumbLikeTom]

I know mate, I fear for the plumbers of the future with some of the stuff we are fitting now, o rings everywhere be it plastic or press, give it a few years and there will be heaps of leaks with no plumbers to fix them all, thanks for watching as always mate

[@PlumbLikeTom]

@@TONE11111 You could be right mate, this job is going to change dramatically in the next 10 years, I guess that's one reason I make the videos, seeing progress over time, I'm sure there will always be work for plumbers but the job is getting more technical all the time, thanks for watching 👍

[@normanboyes4983]

@@TONE11111 Heatpumps also use the hydronic systems in the house.😊

[@waseemkhaliq933]

Tom could you not have sealed the system instead of leaving on open vent

[@PlumbLikeTom]

It was a thought I did consider, the pipework would have still been an issue, a good clean vented system should still be Ok, thanks for watching as always 👍

[@SuperWayneyb]

🤘😎🤘

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks as always Wayne, have a great weekend mate 👍

[@markslator]

Who want pipes running down your window 😂

[@glynstorer3269]

I’m not keen on them shite rads neither

[@mistermikeanson]

All that black water - lack of inhibitor perhaps?

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Most likely, the system had been neglected for some years and to be honest the microbore was completely blocked

[@paul_my_plumbs_uk]

First 😅😅😅😂😂

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always Paul, have a great weekend mate

[@LabRat6619]

Microbore is alright on a gas fire, but thats it.

[@glynstorer3269]

Better rads up stairs

[@ianbrooks6816]

Chipboard is the devils work. 5*

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Very true Ian, thanks for watching mate

[@steveyboyXRP]

it waqs me lol who suggested them

[@andrewhayes4914]

Cracking name butt

[@PlumbLikeTom]

I couldn't remember, to be honest they have been brilliant and last as long as the more expensive ones, I'm going to get some of the tile bits as well as I pay a fortune for them, thanks for the support as always

[@steveyboyXRP]

@PlumbLikeTom I've try few diff diamond 1s for tiles yet to get a good 1

[@mgbroadsterJ]

You need to slow down . Money isn't everything .

[@tomorichard]

If all electrical circuits within the bathroom are on a 30Ma rcd no need for that bonding cable 👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support mate, the electrician had a few bits to do on the job so I got him just to check everything, he said the same, it was a stupid place to run the cable to be fair, have a great weekend mate

[@tomorichard]

Love this channel. Love your work ethic. Really enjoy watching heating engineers/plumbers. Would love to do a few courses one day

[@andyfadian]

Another great video Tom, if press fitting cost the same as end feed would you miss the ‘art of soldering’ ?. Enjoy your weekend 👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Press does have big advantages, it probably is the future but there will always be a place for soldering, I'm seeing quite a bit of the carbon press stuff leaking that's been in a few a years now, I know this is different to copper but it does make you wonder a bit how long that o ring will last, only time will tell, one things for sure the next generation of plumbers won't be short of work if it all starts to fail at the same time

[@anthonydickinson2153]

@@PlumbLikeTom got hep20 been in 30years Tom still no leaks

[@rickystephenson518]

10mm pipe should be illegal.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

It should be, thanks for watching as always mate 👍