Plumbing - How Does a Hot Water Cylinder Work ?

[@AllenHart999]

How To Drain A Cylinder - Hot Water Tank - Leeds Plumber kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4usgpiVgruVa8k

[@aaammm1888]

Hi @Allen Hart Just like to ask you something 2:50 my hot water is going in but the pip low is cold How would I Be able to fix that sir Thanks Really understoond how it works just by ome video just amazing Kepp up the great work

[@gurpreetrandhawa7853]

Mate, for a newbie like me you do some cracking videos! Appreciate all the great content!!

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[@syedhiballah3514]

You explaining stuff is million miles better then my college

[@abdulseaforth6930]

Hi Allen I’d like to thank you for showing me through one of your enlightening videos on getting heating to both rads in my diner. I removed the TRVs and tapped- not pulled up- the pin. This released (whatever) allowing the water to flow through the TRV.

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[@snazy7777]

Ah Thank you so much, It always baffled me how the the hot water taps and the and central heating used the same tank without conflicting. Great video.

[@AllenHart999]

You're welcome!

[@Group51]

Blimey. A picture really does speak a thousand words. As someone who only knows Combis, seeing inside that tank answered a lot of questions for me about heat pumps. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@remarker1233]

thank u very much for cutting the cylinder and showing internals !!!

[@ahmedadam1699]

I just started my level plumbing I am lucky found you on KZbin thanks you very helpful video

[@AllenHart999]

Good luck.

[@gurvindersinghrandhawa6459]

Thank you very much for this video Allen. God bless you and your family. From Walsall,West Midlands.

[@MrMadwyn]

I don't do pluming works for a living but watching this video gave me a very clear idea, thanks!

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[@josarafin5727]

Really helpful video. We were talking about how our hot water system works and what what kind of hot water tank we had and this clearly explains it (to someone that's not technical). Will always remember 'A' for air and 'B' for bath! Thanks for posting.

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[@nojusbacinskas8950]

@@AllenHart999 i want to ask

[@nojusbacinskas8950]

@@AllenHart999 what is the diffrentce

[@nojusbacinskas8950]

@@AllenHart999 between the green and blue one

[@nojusbacinskas8950]

@@AllenHart999 do they do the same thing?

[@callumwoodgate922]

Exceptional video, I don't do my own plumbing, but it helped me understand an issue and stop me worrying about if somethings is working

[@user-lt3fs3po9s]

Thank you so much. I moved to ireland and the plumbing is very different here. I did not understand how the heating system versus the showers worked. Brillant job! Thanks again.

[@AllenHart999]

Thank You

[@stephendoherty8291]

Not sure how that would be different in Ireland. I live here and that set up is the exact same as I have bar we have more switches that divert water based on controls and need to be powered by electricity to control. The issue here is that poor water pressure means direct from mains to heating in the boiler is harder to do as you cannot get enough water heated via mains water pressure fast enough to offer enough heat on the fly water pressure. My experience here is that combi boilers are a mystery to most plumbers unless there is no room to fit a water tank and cylinder (apartments/offices etc) . In fact the UK has stronger efficiency rules now that we do (boiler Plus)

[@user-lt3fs3po9s]

@@stephendoherty8291 Hi, I moved from the USA and plumbing is entirely different.

[@Marcus_PG]

Cylinders and heating systems have always been a mystery to me and this video (& others on the channel) have helped me to understand how my system works, so thanks for that.

[@dogastus]

Brilliant video. Such a thorough explanation and all in 10 minutes.

[@AllenHart999]

Thank you

[@PBayee34]

Brilliant video, I've always wondered what all the pipes going into the my cylinder were for, you've explained it very clearly, thanks.

[@AllenHart999]

Happy to help thanks for watching.

[@SUNNYD3322]

Allen THanks very much. Without this video, I would not have known how the hot water heats up. Very informative .

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[@naturalcure24]

Very useful how the system works, thanks 😊

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[@shergywergy]

Just came across this channel, clear and straight forward explanations. Great work mate.

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[@WatfordWobble]

Ahh, I always wondered what all the pipes and valves were in my airing cupboard. Now I know. Great learning video.

[@AllenHart999]

Ashley Walden Thanks 🙏

[@NAFO_Badger_Brigade]

Another brilliant vid with great visual aids. Ideal for general handymen like me who like to work with the skilled professionals and support customers as they seek to have plumbing work done.

[@bobcooke2203]

Brilliant simple explanations for numpties like me. I now know what a secondary return does!

[@glenr834]

I had no idea that is basically a radiator inside there, not driven down to the boiler then back into the tank! Cheers!

[@chrispartosbro4555]

Well i am now 50 and still love to learn a bit more,, in the plandemic i changed the complete ball cock in the main header tank as after a bit of youtube found this was simpler than changing the washer n seal as it started dripping, cost me i think £12 all in! i have been n brought a new jacuzzi bath thing as we have a special needs daughter, i was intending to find out how to drain the hot water to change the taps, (cold is simple to do) now not only am i 100% sure i can do it and fit everything but i now know how the whole heating system works! (Gas is not for me so not even going to look). thank you loads.

[@setinomad]

What a brilliantly helpful video for an amateur like me 👍

[@teyronjayneevans3278]

Green as green can be . Thanks for this video. Starting to make sense cheers 🍻

[@no_short_circuit]

Allen, if you're aiming your videos at enthusiastic DIYers (like me) then this is perfect....more like this please.

[@AllenHart999]

Aiming the videos at new people into the industry really. Apprentices etc. Thanks.

[@tonysingh5032]

Thx you for your step by step.

[@WavedancerWesterlyfulmar]

Thanks for this. I’ve labelled my pipes now. Trying to troubleshoot heating system. Think there’s an airlock. Bled radiators then boiler stopped and no heat in the flow pipe. Just had cold snap which seems to have messed with everyone heating all my in laws had issues recently

[@joeelkes3326]

This video has been a massive help. Thanks for posting.

[@petemanley4221]

Love this video. So clear. Well done. Wish you were nearer to Dorset, so I could get you to come and sort out my ongoing issues :/

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[@queenesther2866]

Thank you so much, I have a better understanding of my tank now.

[@MrFilips79]

Great explanation !

[@darringodden7225]

Thanks Allen. I really needed to understand this and now I do. Good man

[@4u2nv_haters]

Very helpful thank you,too see the insides was a plus

[@twincamGT]

Brilliant brilliant video

[@isobelmacdonald-buchanan7391]

Hi there great video I now understand a lot more. You said you wouldn’t want the water from the boiler coming out in the taps - why is this? Also, why would you have an immersion as well? Thanks a lot.

[@MrRahuljoshi84]

Thank you Alen 🙏🙏 As a beginner this helps alot. Please send some links from basic to top videos.

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[@joeleigh-corrigan7762]

That was clear and concise, you’re a great teacher, my friend 👍 Perhaps you could explain a gravity fed, ‘pump-less’ system ? I have a range with a back boiler and wish to use it for a cottage without electricity. Many thanks!

[@AllenHart999]

Thank you for watching. i will try.

[@its_me_dave]

How’d you get on? I’m in a similar position..

[@joeleigh-corrigan7762]

@@its_me_dave Quiet well, for a rank amateur. The hot tap could do with a little more pressure but nothing an inline pump couldn’t improve. Thanks for asking.

[@elliotdavies1526]

@@joeleigh-corrigan7762 Hi Joe, I’m in the same boat as you were and desperately trying to find answers! I’ve got a static caravan and am hoping to be able to use a back boiler in the winter and possible a swimming pool solar pipe system in the summer. I don’t suppose you have a diagram? Thanks. Elliot

[@joeleigh-corrigan7762]

@@elliotdavies1526 I’ll knock you one up my friend, it’s not exactly difficult but you need to keep a few principles in mind. Give me a day or two, alright 👍

[@willlomas2725]

Great video Allen ...thanks fella.

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[@JosephByrne]

Thank you for an excellent video. I was watching for general interest as I have one in my house. Now I'm really well informed.

[@johnnevin5706]

Excellent Video thankyou

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[@spiderkhan8837]

Thnks mate u cleared up few questions i always had by watching your video, God bless u.

[@AllenHart999]

Glad it helped

[@stewben1169]

Very good explanation. Brilliant video. Allen keep them coming tying to get my grandson interested in a trade. I’m Electrical based but he doesn’t want too follow me.

[@AllenHart999]

Thank you. 👍

[@b1h2u3p4]

Liked your video explained very well

[@tomaszignielnicki4320]

Allen, you're a star.

[@AllenHart999]

You are very kind. Thanks.

[@tomaszignielnicki4320]

@@AllenHart999 You fully deserved it Allen! Just wondering what would be an example of non-self-resetting energy cut out ? I know the terms and what it does just trying to visualize such device and I can not.Any clues?

[@briansteer8209]

Thats a very good explanation Allen , thanks for the video

[@AllenHart999]

Hi Brian. Thank you,

[@tombreheny31]

Brilliant! MANY THANKS.

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[@shinrakitsune4967]

Great video thanks Allen

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Glad you enjoyed it

[@livershot940]

Absolutely spot on video mate. Keep up the great content

[@darrenupton9747]

thanks, Allen🙂

[@neilsully6045]

Thanks Allen, very useful for a beginner!

[@martinfinnmusic]

Thank you. Great video

[@stephendoherty8291]

One item missing is that many hot water cylinders have immersion backup as you show and some have a bath setting which I presume either means more heat or more of the immersion coil. Some mention of the different cylinder types would be useful and do all pipes still have to be copper? Cylinders for Heat pump and solar heating would be good to see. Also can you note why expansion cylinders seem to be used as well if there is a header tank?

[@okgopi]

Thank you so much for taking your time for making this fantastic video. It clearly explains the boiler system. Well done.

[@AllenHart999]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Jpcars636]

Great video mate you taught me a lot cheers I got problem with my upstairs taps on bath and sink no water coming out it’s just dripping any ideas cheers

[@TONE11111]

that would be jammed gate-valve and/or taps/pipes silted up

[@garyrhodes1323]

great well explained video, am i right in thinking to change the diverter valve do you, turn of the water supply, drain central heating, no need to drain the hot water, my system has 2 tanks in loft, big and small and all cold water is from the mains supply, any advise please, thanks mate

[@user-vq4mt4zd4e]

great content and thank you

[@paulatkins4968]

Brilliantly explained! Cheers

[@charlesamulomba5929]

Your explanation is very good and clear. Please my cylinder is a Hercal indirect cylindergrade 4 and has seven connections. I can not find any drawing of it. Do you have any idea?

[@michaelthomaswhitelock7644]

Very helpful and easy to understand .. great video...

[@atbapp]

Very helpful and easy to understand! Thanks Allen

[@AllenHart999]

You're very welcome!

[@rajeshbangera6149]

Thanks Allen, very informative and helps apprentice like me to get info into this complex system. Rajesh Bristol

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[@sundreshpremil6371]

Fantastic video with neat explanation

[@dazzle23ukable]

Great video mate. Like the a and b explanation. An you do a video aboit understanding the pipe from a combi

[@AllenHart999]

Have you seen the Viessmann 111 ? kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJqsq32umJ2Ld5I

[@jackkeenan8161]

Great video that am currently learning the hot water system an this cleared a lot of things up for me thanks mate

[@seanlyons161]

Thank you very much for helping me understand. How does a Hot water boiler work in conjunction with a hot water tank. For example we have the boiler heat the tank up for 30 mins at 6am and 6pm. However what if we were to let the hot water tank heat the water in the tank for say 4 hours or more each day, would this be wasting energy? Or would the tank tell the boiler to stop heating the water when the tank was at the optimum temperature? I'm just curious as if i should be setting the boiler to heat the water in the tank longer than the 30 mins each day? WE have plenty of hot water for 2 of us in the hous with this set up, but i wondered if i increased the time would this be wasting energy?

[@dreamcometrue121]

I'm here also wondering the same thing, by the sounds of things I'm assuming it would constantly be heating water and once it's hot then switches off

[@michaelrose7258]

Brilliant video mate, explained better than anyone else Cheers Alan

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[@MonkeySpanner498]

excellent video. thanks

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[@Steven-xs2th]

Great video , really informative and love the way of remembering A and B on the diverter valve 😁

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[@giuliom7428]

Amazing videos. Thanks

[@AllenHart999]

Thanks for watching.

[@weslife2477]

Great video, thanks mate! ✅✅

[@adamparkinson475]

Thanks for this. I found the video as trying to solve an issue. My return pipe from the cylinder is narrower than the flow. Is this a problem?

[@StatusKing-gm3hj]

much better then pictures respect 👍

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[@CarFinanceSimplified]

Really helpful an interesting. Many thanks.

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[@timdench2583]

Super! Thanks, very helpful.

[@AllenHart999]

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[@casaMariaPT]

Excellent video for the layman Allen. Your teaching style is very easy to follow. Liked and subbed. Thanks and keep 'em coming.

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[@fcunitedforever8677]

Great work Allan 👌👍

[@user-gv8wc8eu5x]

Great video, really really helpful, thankyou for sharing.

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[@user-ze9wi6vh1q]

Good explanation

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[@tonysingh5032]

I’ve just bought a house with two of these tanks, the system hasn’t worked for a year, one of the tanks works fine for the main bathroom, however the other tank does an en-suite, but doesn’t heat up with or from the boiler, but works with electric/immersion and fills up ok from the tank in the loft. Please can you advise me.

[@markhillstead7895]

Top notch extremely informative videos, Thank you

[@caijones3147]

spot on mate!

[@paulbadger3123]

Hi Allen, Can i use (a twin emmersion) tank to supply hot water for a bath etc, without a hot water boiler, - I want to use my solar panels to power my emmersion heaters during the day, (the second elemment I would control from a 1 hr timer to boost the temperature speed up for higher demands ) - I've got rid of my gas boiler, and I have no radiators left too. would it work this way please ? I still have a cold water tank in the loft, - By the way, great video, I learned a lot from your internal views of the tank, and descriptions, good job.

[@UnitedTherapists]

Great video I changed my kettle part but how do I get the airlock put of my hot water taps please

[@TJ-cg8mq]

Hi Allen - thanks for taking the time to demonstrate this! One question - after the water comes up the pump to the valve.. you said that from this the B (water) goes into the coil.. but I thought the water in the coil is only the central heating water??!

[@awinbisa]

thanks for this. really helpful video

[@twincamGT]

See the diversion valve that goes let's the central heating heat the water in the tank how is that controlled to no wat way to send the water is it connected to a thermostat soon as it reaches a certain temp in the tank it send a signal to divert all the heat back to rads and bolier is that correct thanks 👍

[@hels4]

hi im confused. u said at the beginning how the inner coil inside tank was for the central heating system then when you explained about the diverter you said b was for bath as in the hot water system but then on connecting it it would seem u connected b to the central heating coil. have i misunderstood or misinterpreted what u connected. what i am actually looking for is where ypu can turn off flow to a hot water tap to fix the tap without draining the cylinder.

[@owsi2297]

Great explanation of how the system works😁👍Great video mate.

[@AllenHart999]

Thank you.

[@derrickmulvana5561]

How common is It for the HW cylinder to be fed from the pump into the bottom port and the middle port being return. Great videos.

[@thomaswatt1658]

Not very,but I've heard of people doing it.

[@stonboy]

Thanks for this, very educational on the workings of the system. We have an issue where by if my son doesn’t have his bath of an evening, the supply header tank in the loft kettles the next morning when the gas boiler kicks in to top up the cylinder temperature. Do you have any suggestions as to why this would happen please?

[@SloggieBear]

Thanks for this

[@theaussienurseflipper.8113]

When I kid in Australia in the 70s my parents hot water system similar to this with only had like the kettle thing to warm it cos we didn't have central heating. I remember as a kid their energy companies to come out to lookout tower hot water system. Cricket offering my parents are new hot water system for free. My parents say no thank you how hot water bills was the 10th of everybody else. And I just one of 6 kids. Head tank was inside the roof and water could b 50°C . Boiler in cupboard where my mum kept all her sheets and blankets.

[@jordonpspark3439]

This has really helped me!

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[@jordonpspark3439]

@@AllenHart999 Don’t worry I already have, hopefully you can supply me with some good knowledge while I study my level 2 diploma

[@AllenHart999]

@@jordonpspark3439 I have done over 500 videos and more to come. Good luck.

[@jordonpspark3439]

@@AllenHart999 I’ll work my way through them, thank you!

[@AbbasKhan-ud6mr]

Excellent video thanks Allen

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[@alanbrown4637]

At moment I have a ideal combi boiler running 12 radiators the boiler is about 10 years old would I be better off having a tank in loft and a new boiler I have solar panels 7kv output I'm wondering if I had a tank in loft and had a heady to heat the water at moment I'm filling a 20kv battery pack and charged my nissan leaf and most days in March I give 10 kv back to grid but my gas bill was £280 for month with having so much solar power I'm trying to find best way to cut my bills

[@anthonyogrady1081]

i've scalding hot supply to my cylinder but top pipe to feed shower is still cold after ample time?

[@Carlostype]

Hi, I want to connect a hosepipe to my tf1 filter isolate the one side and connect a drian hose at my standard boiler in the hopes of flushing sludge out of the boiler drop leg. I may need to bung the pipe in the Ch feeder and vent on top of the cylinder. Do you think this will work? Or any tips plz

[@leewhittaker1532]

Great vid allen

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