Can I repair this relic!

[@Heatking]

Road to 5k is on… another giveaway incoming… be subscribed to have the chance of winning 🎉. Ps… don’t forget to like this video ❤

[@davebayliss3142]

Good man 👏👏 I was happy for you 🤣🤣 , gas valves on them vaillant are bullit proof

[@Heatking]

@@davebayliss3142 haha cheers mate

[@SteveHit1]

Brilliant analysis of that boiler fault! Another great video, thanks. You should have 100k subscribers, given the excellent content and presentation of your videos!

[@Heatking]

Thank you mate! I absolutely wish though haha!

[@cputilitysolutions]

Mate I loved this video, I was literally following you step for step on the Vaillant and when I saw the burner on I cheered out loud 😂 great vid bro 👊🏾🔥

[@Heatking]

Haha cheers mate. I knew you’d like this one, it’s your kind of boiler (Valliant) 🤢😂😂😂

[@alhill975]

good work with the boiler mate, did make me feel a bit old. Always like to cut all the hoses as short as possible (without taking the piss and making life difficult for the next person) on those Dudley pneumatic flush valves, sometimes the buttons can be a bit spongey

[@Heatking]

@@alhill975 cheers pal! Unfortunately since this video. The boilers been replaced :( I don’t rate the pneumatic button flushes at all. Crap 😂

[@diamondheatingandplumbingl2064]

When you say you’ve never seen one, it makes me feel really old. 😂

[@Heatking]

😂😂😂 I’ve seen one of the combi version before but never this one 😂😂😂

[@Ragnar8504]

Do you remember the even older Vaillants with just a few rocker switches behind the front cover? My parents had one installed at their office in 1987 and it lasted for about 15 or 20 years. There used to be a YT video somewhere, fixing the world's oldest combi boiler or something along those lines. At home my parents had a 1977 Junkers-Bosch combi until 2012. Apart from needing a new expansion vessel (ended up fitting a cheap external one instead) in 2008 or so it still worked fine but no longer met emissions standards. That's right, they required people to replace working boilers just because of new emissions regs. That boiler still had a pilot light that you had to light with matches! Occasionally a particularly strong gust of wind down the chimney would blow the pilot out. Two knobs (hot water temperature and flow temperature) and three rocker switches (on/off, heating on/off and heating half/full power if I remember correctly), and a round combi gauge, flow temperature and pressure.

[@roderickcozens5371]

Piece of cake. Fixed hundreds of those. Easy peasy. Good days

[@charliewillis8527]

Excellent Repair Dan a real pro at boiler repairs mummy will be pleased with you

[@Heatking]

Haha cheers mate, however, I’m not the best at repairs, don’t do them enough :(

[@charliewillis8527]

@@Heatking you look ok to me Luke will be impressed

[@Heatking]

@@charliewillis8527 😂😂😂

[@ArifPolicewala]

Dan❤ . You absolute legend mate. That boiler looked in top condition. You did a cracking job

[@Heatking]

Cheers buddy. It was actually in really good condition for its age. Nice to see it still going 🙏🏽

[@Bob-lj4mp]

Fast becoming my favourite plumbing channel

[@Heatking]

Thanks Bob! Out of curiosity. What would it take to become your favourite 🙏🏽😂😂😂

[@tomsanders8714]

It's great when a hunch works out and I bet the customer was chuffed as you. Toilet tanks - always Geberit 😉

[@Heatking]

I was chuffed you’re right mate haha. Always am on a repair though, thanks for the comment mate!

[@colin4685]

No better feeling than when the part fits and the boiler fires

[@Heatking]

You’re right mate, but there’s also no worse feeling when it doesn’t 😂😂😂

[@colin4685]

@Heatking like me today trying to change a left manifold on a ultracom 30cxi. Possibly the single worst boiler I've ever worked on. Shocking design 😂

[@martinwarner1178]

Great video. All those circuit boards on that boiler makes it look like space age, compared to mine! My boiler, from the same company, before VALLIANT bought them out, GLOWORM fuel saver Mk2, fitted 1989. Love your work young man. Cheers.

[@Heatking]

Thanks Martin, yeh quite often a boiler with have 2 boards but not normally so big 😳😂 you keep hold of your fuel saver haha!

[@jamespulman138]

I didn’t just like it 👍 I loved it 😍

[@Heatking]

Haha you’re a good egg 🥰🥰

[@dombarnes7092]

I used to work on loads of the old turbo max which is the combi version back in the day👌 one divertervalve a week pretty much🤔😂😂 great vid again sir👌👍

[@Heatking]

Thanks Dom! I think I’ve only ever worked on one of these before. Thankfully.,, haha heard they’re bad for divertors though haha

[@Paul_YHPS_uk]

Nice content mate. Good info regarding the boiler. 👍👍👍

[@Heatking]

Thank you buddy as always :)

[@derekweir4705]

Another good one 👍

[@Heatking]

Thank you Derek! 🥰

[@AlexRocks24-7]

Great video and super educational 💯👌 Many thanks

[@Heatking]

Legend! Thanks for the support as always mate!

[@briansyme7722]

Well done Buddy, just a wee pointer. Never touch the back of a PCB with your hands, you can break them. 👍🏻

[@Heatking]

Cheers mate! I’ll take your advice! Didn’t know that 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@YNWA-oq5uf]

Touché pal for not sharing info regarding gas procedures nice work 👍🏼 with the boiler brought back memories proper old world valiant 😂. Ps hope that's the only rim you've split.....keep the great content coming 👍🏼

[@Heatking]

Haha oh yes mate it definitely is the only one 😂😂 and yeh I do believe sometimes you can show a little too much, but then if I don’t show it. Someone else will so it’s a difficult one!

[@leepickett3655]

Top that Dan …impressed 😊

[@Heatking]

Thank you buddy! Cheers for the comment! 🙏🏽

[@paulgardner3926]

Fair play Dan l, I wouldn’t of bothered repairing those boilers! Be on the phone next week saying something else is wrong!!

[@Heatking]

Haha yeh normally I would,but this wouldn’t have been a good install 😂😂😂

[@daz3745]

Loving the boiler breakdown vids 👍

[@Heatking]

Thanks Daz, will keep them coming as and when I can 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@AlexRocks24-7]

Thanks

[@Heatking]

Thank you so much Alex! You really don’t have to! 🥰

[@AlexRocks24-7]

@@Heatking no, thank you Dan. You doing all the hard work.

[@AlexRocks24-7]

@@Heatking small thank you for taking the time making these videos 🙏🙏🙏

[@Heatking]

@@AlexRocks24-7 you’re a good egg!

[@AlexRocks24-7]

@@Heatking 😁

[@MT1974-w3x]

Looks like someone was trying to paint the pipework with solder!😅

[@Heatking]

😂😂 probably me 😂😂

[@AlexRocks24-7]

Dan, if you ever see those grohe buttons, 99% is the Air bellows need changing. You just pop the front cover off and pull out the bellows. You don't need to get to the back 🤓 easy . In and out in 5 minutes. I always keep two in the van. They always go.

[@Heatking]

Nice one mate, I’d seen you could buy bellows but I had no idea how they go together haha.

[@AlexRocks24-7]

@@Heatking I learnt the hard way too. If I have to install a cistern I always put in the grohe. They easy to install and easy to fix 🤓

[@charliewillis8527]

Were can you get the bits from please

[@Heatking]

@@charliewillis8527 I seen them on eBay mate

[@AlexRocks24-7]

@@charliewillis8527 Amazon or your local plumbing merchants

[@paulj9022]

😊😊

[@Heatking]

Thank you Paul 🙏🏽

[@paulj9022]

@@Heatking ❤️

[@paul_my_plumbs_uk]

👍👍💎Dan 🎉🎉🎉 'nice to see you got your finger on the button 😂😂

[@Heatking]

😂😂😂😂 why thank You Paul!

[@benregler9872]

That wheel looks like its gonna cost you Dan 🙃

[@Heatking]

£60 it cost me 😬 🤦🏽‍♂️😂

[@benregler9872]

Not bad that I thought it would be alot more

[@Heatking]

@@benregler9872 they just welded it up mate

[@Tom_Plumb_PHS]

Interesting repairs. Keep the button and have a go stripping it down. Make a fun little bonus clip. Can you get that crack repaired or are you looking for a new wheel? 😢

[@Heatking]

Cracks been repaired mate 🙏🏽 and that buttons long gone unfortunately:( next one I will do :)

[@Tom_Plumb_PHS]

@@Heatking glad you got it repaired 👍🙂

[@Heatking]

@@Tom_Plumb_PHS cheers buddy, yeh but now the vans started playing up engine wise haha

[@solpcb]

I'm pretty certain the voltage to the valve is rectified ac. other than s.i.t solenoids , the majority are "VRAC" inc honeywell. Probably a failed relay limited to 100,000 operations . .

[@Heatking]

I’m not sure mate. You know more than me on the electrical side haha. I trust your judgement haha

[@solpcb]

@@Heatking well done ! there's not a lot of gas engineers that can work on the older stuff they would rather replace the whole thing 👍🏼

[@HughTL]

did you kit a kerb or something lol

[@Heatking]

Pot hole haha!

[@thegrinch295]

Yooo buddy ! Sorry about the van and also what awesome job on helping all the elders in this episode. I’m sure they really appreciate your work man ! On the road to 10k subs HERE WE GO ! 💪

[@Heatking]

Cheers mate. Dont mention the bloody van 😂😂 thanks for the support as always mate 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@cybershot123]

Hi I get my parts of ebay give it a try mine is a floor standing ideal standard boiler approx 22 years old.

[@Heatking]

That’s where this one was from mate 🥰

[@F7plumbing]

The reason push button on toilet fails. Is moisture getting in. If you dry the button out it’s good to go

[@Heatking]

Do you strip them down to dry them out or just litterally leave it on a rad to dry or somat mate?

[@F7plumbing]

@@Heatking strip it. If you still have the old one try it on that. Just be careful some have a small spring. There fun to find when they fly 😂. Also on the grohe cisterns with them buttons. 9/10 times its the small clear bellow not the button

[@F7plumbing]

Grohe 43506000 Pneumatic Clear Flush Valve Bellow this is the bit I’m on about. They also get moisture in

[@Heatking]

@@F7plumbing thanks for much for your advice mate! Really appreciate that!

[@F7plumbing]

@@Heatking gota help each other out in this game. I’ve passed it on to my lads now trying to teach them commercial. Where bouts you from buddy

[@julianhawker7672]

That Vailiants not that old........ I see a 242 circa 1986/7 ish IIRC, every year for service, still going strong. I don't know who will "give up" first, the boiler or the elderly owner! Oldest appliance I service is a AGA cooker from 1950, Its on its 3rd burner/controls, as far as I know the rest of it is OG !

[@Heatking]

How old would you say this one was mate? I’ve no idea. Lol

[@julianhawker7672]

@@Heatking Mid 90's perhaps , I changed a vessel in one a couple of years ago but don't see them that often anymore. I still have a few old Baxi 552 bbu's (various fire fronts) and freestanding Ideal Mexico's , all from the 80's Proper good kit! The original Mexico's are the most reliable boiler ever made IMHO and if you change the thermocouple every couple of services: hardly ever breakdown, even these days when they are getting on for 40 yrs old .

[@Heatking]

@julianhawker7672 mid 90s is says old then haha. But yeh compared to mexicos and bbus. It’s not that old. 😂

[@kevinlyons-h4q]

The best plumbing video do you want to see what’s going on in America?

[@Heatking]

@@kevinlyons-h4q thank you mate. And yeh go on haha

[@Brian77766]

Would you ever consider ebay for sourcing PCBs? I've had great success with them from there for refurb PCBs. Sometimes £100s of savings compared to sourcing locally. Edit: I think that delivery time and warranty is the issue, getting the boiler back up and giving heat etc. with reliable returns. Ebay sellers are usually 24hr delivery though and the savings are massive.

[@Heatking]

That’s where this one came from buddy 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@56ty78ui]

I do refurb PCB's. Lots of boiler, fan, gas valve units. If you have any in need for repair send them my way!

[@Heatking]

@@56ty78ui where can we send them or get in contact to you mate

[@SuperWayneyb]

🤘😎🤘🫖☕️🍰

[@Heatking]

Cheers Wayne ☕️ 🍺 🍻

[@thegrinch295]

First

[@Heatking]

Cheers Micheal 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽