HEATING NEVER INSTALLED CORRECTLY - Bart's MASSIVE Problem!

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[@CommercialGasEngineerVideos]

Thanks, it's amazing, it's fantastic. I wouldn't dare say anything other😢.

[@plumberparts]

😅😅😅

[@tridens6708]

What's with the stupid face on the video click bate

[@stephengreen6338]

Now I am not having a go at the DIY people, but this fault with the system just goes to show, that you can join pipes, you can hang rads, but if you dont have the under pinning knowledge of how a system works, then you aint gunna fix it!, so watch, and join James plumbing course.....there you go James, my invioce be in the post, for pushing the course...

[@BlessedAreTheBignoses]

You saved me a lot of money, here & other videos where you have stressed that water will always take the easiest route. I had 2 rads completely cold & not brilliant elsewhere (but OK). Tried everything last winter, power flush, I removed & flushed the two rads (were mucky but not completely gunged up) hose flushed in situ, hose drained, x400 etc etc. & gave up then. Recently had three plumbers in with a variety of advise, most wanted to replace my magnaclean & pump & auto air bleed valves & lots of other bits & pieces (that all seemed to be working OK), considerable amount of money. I had said feels something fundamental about this but guess ignored, return always nice & hot so no full blockage I assumed but again this was something I hoped the experts would take as pointers to the potential problem. After your videos I looked at my system that had been professional installed, some years ago new boiler & repositioned and it dawned on me, the 22mm outlet immediately split, no valves, upstairs to 2 rads & down stairs 14 rads. simple up & over upstairs, long run all round the house downstairs. I put in a ball valve to the upstairs, turned it right down, immediately fixed, 2 rads now super hot & the rest just working much better. £7 fix instead of £2k no fix. Just so obvious now I think about it and rather alarmed no one spotted this. So to stress to anyone, water will take the path of least resistance. Similar issue that almost drove me mad some time ago & still have but understand & can mitigate (or fix if I could be bothered) but clearly the same issue but not so dramatic, same 50:50 split to the hot water so when HW & CH called, despite the 3 port correctly positioned almost no pressure goes to the heating, all recirculating via the HW tank. normally not too bad as heats the HW quickly'ish & back to the CH although once I had the tank stat too high & boiler turned down too low so it struggled to ever get the HW high enough to turn stat off so CH was always deprived. Sorry long winded but hope this gets people thinking.

[@brianp7022]

That’s where all the bananas are…bloody none at Tesco every time I go 😂

[@tigeros241]

hahahah true not only tesco but is becoouse of brexit

[@bakey1111]

That banana wall cracked me up 😂

[@plumberparts]

I almost slipped over on a skin!

[@dimitar4y]

I love your sense of humor so much. Wish there was more of it around.

[@plumberparts]

Cheers Dimi!

[@TheJask101]

I don’t suppose you could make a quick video talking about the pros and cons of unvented systems vs combis? And what a wood installation of each would consist of? Love your channel! 👍🏻

[@SeaCatch3]

I love these type of videos where you go into subscribers houses. Im working on my central heating system at the mo, so be prepared for some more content for your channel. 😂

[@plumberparts]

Haha! No worries mate.

[@MrMedicalUK]

Man I'm on a level 2 and I look at my own house and am so grateful Main feed to kitchen downstairs and basin upstairs Combi boiler No tank no heater Brilliant

[@8OutOf10Crafts]

How that man takes a shit after all them narnas is more impressive than the fix on the heating......

[@SeaCatch3]

I spat my coffee out reading that comment. 😂😂

[@plumberparts]

All that potassium!

[@Liverpool1ne]

😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@SeaCatch3]

it will be a danger to shipping when it ends up in the channel.@@plumberparts

[@GruntUK]

Banana yellow pooh, each to their own.

[@mistermikeanson]

Informative AND entertaining- what could be better?!!! 😍 I bet he hasn't put that inhibitor in!!

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

Great video James....... perfect for people coming into the trade...... well done mate

[@plumberparts]

Cheers manggggg! 🚀

[@deathstr0kexorn765]

been a heating engineer for 20+ years and ive never seen that TRV setup on that big rad. Right now i cant even get my head around what its doing!

[@teejay8899]

love the flexi on the pump

[@stst9121]

Im quite happy to live in germany.... so poor your installation. -good job fixing this!!!

[@peterk730]

Thats a proper airlock on that returnline. Always when you go up n down with a heating pile, you need a way to air out the l7ne. Otherwise it wont circulate.

[@gdr88]

Love this kind of content

[@plumberparts]

Thanks man. ❤️

[@gainmaster1]

Thats a crazy amount of bananas!

[@crm.carpentry]

About time! I'm a carpenter and always wanted to learn the basics so I can better manage tricky situations and improve my trade knowledge! I'll 100% join this course. Will it be a continued offering? Or is it only being offered once? I'm waiting for a liver transplant so can't afford it until after my op and recovery. Then ill be in a better position to join....

[@plumberparts]

Continued offering but will go up in March. Also adding further courses in the Summer. 👍

[@CatLovingCoder]

Your videos have saved me so much. Thank you. I’ll likely be enlisting on the course to further my knowledge. Keep up the top work and videos. 🙌

[@ronnie8752]

What do you think to auto balancing TRVs. Are the worth swapping over? Can you make a video on them?

[@matthewbidmead1863]

In addition to the piping in the airing cupboard, I’d also fit an auto air vent on that high level TRV, would collect air there and restrict flow.

[@garydulson9018]

22mm bypass? Nooooooo. Nice one Jimmy

[@Afterglow490]

Absolutely ❤ your channel- really helpful - Thanks James

[@stuartandrews4344]

Why didn't you move magnetic filter to the heating return, would catch crud rather then sending it through boiler to heating flow.?

[@sidonaldson]

Does this guy live at 29 Acacia Road?

[@lo0nyk]

brilliant video! thanks

[@normanreidy7778]

Great videos and very funny too well done sir !! Really enjoying your content. BTW what thermal camera would you recommend. Not too costly. Mostly I’d like use it to check rad temperature and pipe work, also around windows and doors etc. keep up the great work 👏

[@killercabbage1276]

Auto bypass and no inhibitor. Viessmann do not want inhibitor in their boilers... defo don't want to wind up the rubber hoses at any cost!

[@kevinryan287]

Thanks

[@plumberparts]

Cheers man! Consider the online plumbing school if you need any more info. Http://www.learnplumbingonline.com

[@Ironbuket]

Does he do customer jobs like a normal plumber? I’ve searched but can’t find any info about how to contact him or even what areas he covers

[@darrenroberts248]

Hi James great video as usual, question for you are you gonna get yourself a press gun and start pressing instead of soldering? I changed last year and I think it’s a game changer, it took a while to get used to as you have to plan out your pipework slightly differently but no more setting off smoke alarms and trying not to scorch skirting boards.

[@randomhats5594]

We have a Combi in a victorian house. We just changed the old boiler to new valiant. Radiators and hot water were on with the old boiler. With new boiler - Now the water gets hot, but radiators and underfloor heating in bathroom are not coming on. Any clues!?!?! As the plumber doesn't know why. Valiant technician already came and said its not the boiler

[@laurencelagden]

Any opinion on Spirotech Deaerator? Fit them? Worth it?

[@poorfordtransitowner1627]

Deffo a Saturday morning job an your buzzing to go out with the lads

[@bradhaughton6698]

Okay, Odyssey, I love the reaction when you heard that he did the plumbing you like okay let me inspect your work. Plumbing is definitely not an easy job for homeowners to take on.

[@chrisbeach44]

James, is there anything wrong with me retaining a gravity system when I get a boiler change? Mates keep telling me to go unvented. I’m happy with current water pressure and I have two aqualisa quartz showers. Thanks Chris

[@johnadams1976]

Right.... let's assume I sign up for the course because ultimately I want to be a professional plumber.... AFTER your course, what qualifications exactly do I need to do to be a fully registered professional plumber? Cheers.

[@plumberparts]

Sadly none. Public liability and a can with tools. I’ve never been asked for my quals by ANYONE! 😂😂🤠🤠

[@NeoFreshair]

You will need NVQ qualifications in plumbing if you want to work in the public or private sector like NHS, schools, and many who will insist in qualifications ..... Obviously you don't need qualification if you want to be self employed, but you need experience ..... I think James is offering a beginner course to teach basic plumbing for general public! And if you find it interesting, then you can apply to a college for NVQ course ..... Don't take the few weeks courses because they don't teach you anything, and instead do courses at college which will take two to three years [ 2 days a week, 1 day (3 hours) theory, and 1 day (3 hours practice) .... Or it could be 6 hours in one day] ......and most importantly you find someone to work with to gain experience, and sometimes it can be hard to find one ....

[@plumberparts]

Spot on mate. 👍

[@apb3251]

You need to be gas safe registered as well

[@pavoutsinas]

I had a similar issue where my myson heaters were not heating either at all or unevenly. I installed a new varaiable pump with a higher flow rate set to 20 degrees delta T. Problem solved. my rads are run in a series using bypass valves on a single closed loop setup. no returns.

[@wrongmark]

I like how James is nicking his customer’s bath towels and AA batteries.

[@artisanelectrics]

That wiring for the nest thermostat in the airing cupboard - DIY disaster

[@jackdaknife]

That nicking remote batteries brought back a memory! Sparky apprentice and need batts for the head torch so I did exactly that except i forgot to put them back..... I got such a bollocking for that and had to go and apologise to the customer. Good times 😂😂

[@AP-fb3xb]

That pipe was defo meant to work as a bypass

[@hondafpv5932]

im a complete amateur but could the two valves be there in case the drain off fails, you can still stop it leaking?

[@joebarker3198]

Omg how ironic just started this video. Got a notification about the largest postcode lottery from Wales as soon you mentioned it haha. Love the content

[@NICHOLASBYRNE3931]

What is the reason for pipe T straight back to boiler return, is this a reg safety requirement

[@nigelhollowell2010]

The way it was piped up was all wrong the flow would try push back on it self Can ask why did not fit a balancing valve ? Automatic one

[@benholland3682]

The bananas are troubling me more than the plumbing. Why are they all at the same stage of ripeness? You would think you would want them staggered for perfect eating? In fact, you would expect this from such a banana connoisseur (had to google how to spell connoisseur). What does he do with them? Does he buy them in a supermarket or get some kind of special delivery? What does he know about bananas that we dont? Whats his favourite method of consumption? I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS AND NOT ONE OF THEM IS ABOUT PLUMBING. James, can you PLEASE try and get some kind of update on this. Its serious need to know information and I fear I wont sleep tonight without answers...

[@petecroxford3277]

Nice one, Jimmy, another one bites the dust good job ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👏🍺🍺🍺

[@markdenny7324]

Automatic bypass?

[@fionnan2811happy]

I learned from my dad too. He is nearly 77 years old and still plumbing 😅

[@MrAas41]

We have just had two radiators installed in an outbuilding. The radiators are lukewarm but the pipes are quite hot. What would be the cause of this? I have balanced the system to no avail

[@TheSion6]

The pipe may have been undersized to the new radiators. If there is long runs of 10mm they will never get hot enough

[@MrAas41]

@@TheSion6 appreciate the reply. I've checked the pipes and they all seem to be the same size so not sure that's the issue

[@mushy3424]

When you say the pipes are hot, do you mean both flow and return? As previous poster said, the longer the run that harder the water has to push through. Have you tried closing down all other rads in the house and just leave those two fully open?

[@MrAas41]

@@mushy3424 so I tried the closing all radiators apart from the two in the outbuilding, and the rads got hot. The outbuilding rads are probably about 8 metres away from the nearest rad in the house.

[@Just_A_Toaster852]

OH lord he even knows my favorite song. Burn that dance floor down!

[@Chris-hy6jy]

Why not just fit an ABV?

[@bartsignaal]

Isn't that trv pointing up prone to air locks?

[@sdgelectronics]

Definitely with you on the steak wall 🥩🥩

[@kevinrichards1253]

Brilliant and funny video 😂

[@GasTraining]

Little bit lost, how did you fix it? What did you alter in the pipework in simple terms to make the heat go to the radiators?

[@Roverturbo]

5:41 does the system have a bypass?

[@joaodealmeida8865]

all apprentices slowly but surely watching this new upload

[@robertallardice8119]

Apprentices take note, always have a full slip on a compression fitting! Why did he not loosen the nut on the motorised valve to get the gate valve in!

[@russellsmith6476]

That's one big rad that and few more rads on 15mm drops would be close to the limit of 13620 btu

[@deathstr0kexorn765]

love the idea of pinching the batteries from remotes lol

[@dubuceric9109]

Great video as always, another customer's problem out of the way! Have you noticed that you were at Patrick Swayze's lookalike house?

[@mehere3013]

mines hasnt worke for over a year, cant afford a new one , using leccy heaters and immersion hot water.

[@waynewinky2754]

New exposed flow and return pipework to that kitchen rad looks ruddy awful. Needs encasing with plasterboard and stud.

[@robertallardice8119]

I used to work with sparks who thought they were heating engineers that did pipework like that!😂🤣🤔

[@rowanballinger3690]

Why not put a proper bypass in instead of a gate valve? It’s not correct to use a gate valve

[@littlelegz_6]

we had a new combi boiler put in but now our water pressure is bad, the bath takes forever to fill and if you turn the cold water on the hot water slows down alot any help would be great please.

[@TheSion6]

If the water pressure and flow rate was OK before the combi was fitted, there is a good chance the stoptap is not fully open or the cold isolater on the boiler is not fully open.

[@littlelegz_6]

it wasnt the best but it was better than i have now and both taps are open full , pressure from the street is all good as water board have checked so somewhere from the street to the house thats where it drops i think whats the best way to check this? @@TheSion6

[@matthewfreed1690]

Fitting a gate valve instead of a proper bypass 🙈

[@malcolmstead272]

Heating Engineer of 45 years here, we find a lot of installation problems caused by the elbow king.

[@johnadams1976]

why has he still got his christmas tree up.... or are you just being slow with your editing! ;-) LOL

[@plumberparts]

I did ask him that. Only filmed this last week!

[@k20aa]

Can you guess what it is yet 😂😂 The cylinder artwork 👍👍

[@CommercialGasEngineerVideos]

That thumbnail is hilarious 😅

[@MrDbone75]

I am in hospital tonight whiching your vlog

[@Rickblues46]

You know that system bypass or pump overrun . Should have an auto bypass or a Flow rate self adjustable valve and not a gate valve so the bypass is subject to monitor trvs altering the dynamic flow rates .. it is best practice in the trade …so why didnt you do this ….???

[@barrylumsden6331]

Turning up to a job without shoe covers 😫. Wandering about the loft in yer socks? Is that a thing?

[@guylangstaffe7573]

Why didn’t you just fit an auto by pass valve?

[@MMKLYH]

He eats over 2 kilos of bananas a day, that is wild his potassium levels must be off the scale

[@PuchMaxi]

He must glow in the dark from the radiation! Just kidding.

[@TedCatchpole-fy6vu]

No bypass

[@SGPlumbingEssex]

Can I get a couple of plumber part stickers please? 😃

[@zulfqarali905]

Hi how are you doing today and

[@artisanelectrics]

Women love plumbers = course is a bargain

[@plumberparts]

Haha! Cheers man. 😎

[@newlinerealboi3434]

Oh yeah baby

[@plumberparts]

Indeed….baby!

[@Absfor30]

AUSTIN POWERS has entered the chat...

[@beansy9491]

Why not use an automatic bypass valve? If you want me to explain how to set one up I'll come on one of your videos ❤

[@gavinnicholl9814]

No way he gets those bananas ate before they go off surely?!

[@TedCatchpole-fy6vu]

Valve

[@leslieclark8910]

The girl shriek on the kettle bag lift 😂

[@blockbertus]

Maybe Bart visits a lot of parties and needs all the bananas for those?!

[@barryjane1]

my boiler shuts off below 1 bar

[@tebbo8324]

What about the batteries from the xbox controller😢? What a tea leaf😉. Poor kid.

[@Howt-ooo]

Bert glows in the dark at night with all that radioactive potassium in the bananas he eats 😂

[@Rickblues46]

During the course will you stop calling sealed heating and unvented hot water tanks “ Pressurised” as they are not ! Good lick with it buddy

[@thisisretropete]

Hi where are you based? I’d love for you to come to my house. 😊

[@jarvothegooner]

Bananas? 😳

[@krupcio]

OK Bart, powiedz nam dlaczego jesz 15kg bananów tygodniowo?

[@David_11111]

brandy.... lol :)

[@sidtariq6176]

WHEN I WATCH THESE VIDEOS I FEEL EDUCATED COMMENTING UNTIL PLUMBER MODEL NOTICES ME

[@plumberparts]

NOTICED MATE!

[@sidtariq6176]

You beautiful human!

[@Daniells1982]

Jimmy, I can't help but notice that you've developed a habit of drawing on your customers belongings. Banana man's cylinder in this one and the punters wall in the last one. Total hooligan behaviour. Nice fix tho bud. Mrs Banana man is a bit of a sort too.

[@SeanByrne-vo1kf]

Great content as always, however you cant leave the banana story half told, I want sleep tonight without the reason, who consumes 15kg of bananas a week and for what purpose. Also can you get youvan racked out please its making me.alk twitchy thise tools floating around like a tumble dryer😂

[@vincentcrump2399]

I feel like each video I'm monitoring the battery of your thermal camera more than you are James, I just assumed it'll be full battery one upload. You battery thieving leprechaun 😂