Open vent system to combi boiler conversion with Intgeras Rapid 32 gas boiler.

[@joedefloat7802]

There is a lot i could say about your work and skill ,but i'll keep it to a minimum , you are very good at what you do.

[@UrbanPlumbers]

very kind words sir

[@Ed-fp9rx]

Videos don't really get better to be honest, so much information, thankyou very much for making this.

[@Micah_Lal]

Very impressive. I like your methodical approach and highly skilled installs. Worth every penny to the customer

[@UrbanPlumbers]

Much appreciated!

[@johnburns4017]

I came across a Rapid 32 that had the expansion vessel punctured meaning the vessel was full of water with no air cushion. The system pressure never got over 1.5 bar. The system was in a one bedroom flat with low water content rads in the living room, hall and bedroom. There was a towel rail in the bathroom and Kickspace in the kitchen and weather compensation connected. An anti-cycle time delay of 10 minutes was set. All piping was plastic Hep2O. The guy in the flat was an engineer of some sort so was no fool. I told him of the expansion vessel failing. He said it never gets over 1.6 Bar irrespective. Usually around 1.4 bar. We assumed the plastic pipe must be taking some of the expansion. I told him the price of a new vessel, which was around £90-95, plus fitting, which should be quite quick. He said leave and he will monitor it. Thought that £90-95 for simple expansion vessel was rip off. A year after, he said it still has not gone over 1.6 bar at any time he looked. The high pressure discharge valve has never operated, with the water level staying the same. It is still like that operating normally. I read that too much inhibitor in a system can degrade the rubber in the expansion vessel causing early failure.

[@normanboyes4983]

Nice job, looked very constrained to do the necessary between the boiler and the worktop.😀👍

[@UrbanPlumbers]

Yes it was

[@muhammadAli-kd2zp]

Very nice work 🎉

[@UrbanPlumbers]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@instalatorklumea1926]

nice video we install Y filter on cold water to prevent the blocks if the filter is not serviced

[@johndevlin980]

Great video, no faffing about, informative…..love today’s head gear 😃

[@UrbanPlumbers]

it was supposed to be a face mask, but found a btter use for it

[@amuthanshan]

Great work with the bulletproof intergas boiler. For large homes with multiple bathrooms and if the owner can afford it, a system boiler with unvented cylinder is of course preferable to a combi. And a system boiler would not need a combimate either I believe.

[@UrbanPlumbers]

Yes no combi mate needed on system

[@Traumahawk007]

Really enjoy your channel, you get in with it and don’t waffle on like some other channels. You really know you’re stuff

[@UrbanPlumbers]

Thanks!

[@michaelhales501]

Brilliant video yet again! I installed a combi mate a few years ago. Customer never changed the balls and the sink tap, washing machine, dishwasher and under sink water heater all got blocked!

[@UrbanPlumbers]

Sounds like the balls need changing regularly then?

[@michaelhales501]

@@UrbanPlumbers all the appliances had filters and you could see the build up almost looked like limescale. Quick clean and everything was back up and running again.

[@UrbanPlumbers]

Good to know that it is easy to clean

[@adamandmichelle59]

Really enjoy your videos! Your obviously a busy man but keep them coming when you can 👍 all the best !

[@UrbanPlumbers]

Thanks 👍

[@joemarshalljm]

Why am I watching all these videos, I'm not a plumber and I'm not in the market for a new boiler or anything. But I've watched 5 of these videos. All I know is- if I ever need Heat Pump I want this man to install it

[@UrbanPlumbers]

What a lovely comment mate. I feel sorry you had to watch 5 of my videos though :)

[@rayc1503]

Great upload buddy, keep putting your work out there 👍.

[@UrbanPlumbers]

Thanks !

[@andyk6883]

Quality work as always

[@UrbanPlumbers]

Cheers!

[@aminsajawal3935]

Great video as always 👍🏻

[@UrbanPlumbers]

Thank you for watching!

[@paulplumb1648]

Another great watch. Thanks 👍

[@UrbanPlumbers]

Thanks !

[@k20aa]

Cobra Kai Never dies Great vis as normal

[@UrbanPlumbers]

Cobra Kai - NEVER DIES :)))

[@effervescence5664]

Having been called to a block with old potterton powermax's with aluminium flues with a thicker wall than that I can honestly say the "life of the boiler" is expected to be no more than 10 years if that's how they're judging it. Very smart install though I hate using press fittings on gas, been to too many jobs where someone has used the wrong fitting on an install because the bucket has tipped over n mixed them etc.

[@UrbanPlumbers]

I do pay attention with the fittings, but yes - it is easy to use a wrong one. Geberit gas yellow caps that you have to remove before using the fitting, less chance of making a mistake

[@abdorab6673]

Fantastic video, I’m no heating engineer but love engineering work being done properly. Hats off to you for being thorough and professional with your work. The worst thing is a cowboy! Do you mind telling me how much (approx) this type of job should cost? I have the exact same setup and was looking at Heatable to change it but not sure if it’s best to get a local company in but don’t want to be ripped off. Thanks

[@UrbanPlumbers]

I really do not like talking about money on the open forum as it always creates extreme reactions Use a local company for sure. As a rule of thumb, jobs like that should not cost less than 3K and anything more than 5K would be a bit suspicious, but all jobs are different. Sorry for not being able to be more precise with costing.

[@bikeman123]

8:18 "Flue is large enough to last the life of the appliance" 🤣 In other words the manufacturer wants them to buy a new boiler every 8 years.

[@harrygarbett3089]

Amazing video. Bulletproof installation man. Press fit is so cool for outside. 👍. Crystals on hot water. Is that for really hard water. Never seen one used beside the big mains water purification filters. Never done one though. I like your class with workmanship. So neat. 👍.

[@UrbanPlumbers]

thanks

[@AbidAli-yu4fz]

I found you only yesterday and watched a lot of your videos already. Well done 😊 I am not a technical person and have 5 bed semi detached house with 3 bathroom only 6 persons using hot water. My heating bill is 500-600€ per month and can’t find someone to give me honest advice as to what should i do to stop high bills. I have ok system boiler with single zone and old copper cylinder. Should I get at least 2 zones and insulated water cylinder or combi boiler? (Main target is to reduce heating bills)

[@yensabi]

Nice job... I'm not a intergas fan myself and those combi mates are crap , cheers. 👍

[@UrbanPlumbers]

Thanks 👍

[@foodforhumans9152]

Hi, I work a lot with oil boilers here in Ireland, do you know of any controller that can allow an oil boiler to run weather compensating and priority hot water. I love the videos.

[@mdillon1976]

Not so bad if u got all that room 😂😂good vid 👍

[@UrbanPlumbers]

Intergas Rapid is just a huge mothfaka beast - massive heat exchanger not some pussy boiler like logic or worcester ;)

[@johnburns4017]

If that is just a one bathroom home the Intergas Rapid 32 should be fine. The Intergas Xtreme has a higher flow rate, being more suitable. Even with a two bathrooms it should cope as rarely are two baths filled simultaneously. If two showers are simultaneously used regularly, fit areated Raindance shower heads as they use less water. Also a balanced hot and cold system helps in mains water systems. Fit wonder valves on all outlets, then insert the correct sized water regulator cartridge. A washing machine, wash basins, etc, do not need firehose flows and pressures. Yet they can affect a shower when turned on if drawing too much water. *Always* change the main stoptap to a _full bore_ tap. I would have fitted a piece of 22mm pipe into the boiler onto the existing 15mm gas pipe, then looked to see if it was OK. Sometimes it is, as the 15mm is only a short length under the solid floor. Then it saves running an external gas pipe.

[@UrbanPlumbers]

Two bathrooms here. Intergas 32 easily does 2 showers at the same time, you just have to crank the fan up to 5000 rpm and you get 35Kw out of it. 28mm was needed for this install on gas run not 22mm.

[@johnburns4017]

@@UrbanPlumbers In the past I have fitted a 28mm meter union with a metre or so of 28mm. Then replaced 15mm with 22m where I could. It meant a mixture of 28, 15 and 22mm in various parts of the run. It worked. I have also fitted 35mm near a boiler, that acted as gas storage, because the supply from the street was poor. It stopped ingnition problems. You could still have connected the 15mm pipe to the boiler. then ran a 22mm, not 28mm pipe back to the meter. Then you parrallel up two gas runs. Similar to a ring circuit in electrical installations.

[@johnburns4017]

@@UrbanPlumbers Yes Intergas set the DHW about 10% below maximum kW available. Few know that you need to wind the fan speed to max to get higher flowrates.

[@SisterAbdullahX]

Plenty of scrap for the Christmas fund!

[@UrbanPlumbers]

yes, system conversions do generate that :)

[@SisterAbdullahX]

@@UrbanPlumbers 😂

[@1812alan]

Hi I don't know if there are different rules in different areas or rules have changed I worked i the building trade for over 50 years and we were always made to fit steel pipes on external gas pipes in the merseyside area.

[@UrbanPlumbers]

Copper is fine

[@plumbingheatingandgas8545]

Good as usual love to watch what pipe you are using pls yellow and red?

[@UrbanPlumbers]

I actually don’t know what they are!

[@UrbanPlumbers]

I think the red one is Baho and yellow is Hilmour

[@plumbingheatingandgas8545]

@@UrbanPlumbers many thanks

[@TheJask101]

What’s the by-pass for?

[@MrFishling]

Great video but there's no commissioning film at the end

[@UrbanPlumbers]

It’s coming !

[@martinwright7093]

Another great video. How did you deal with the pumped Aqualisa shower. Presumably its not suitable for mains pressure. Is it going to be changed?

[@UrbanPlumbers]

I replaced it with a thermostatic shower.

[@Flat-Five]

Was that gas run, 22mm or 28mm?

[@davem3833]

Could you of took the floor boards up in the airing cupboard to connect the 2 flow pipes, just looks better hiding the pipework. Correct me if I'm wrong but is it a hot flush you did, and a power flush is using an external pumped filter? But my biggest gripe is that you "power flushed" with a new boiler on so it's now going to get it ran through it, should of done that the week before with the old boiler on the wall if it worked or use an actual power flush machine.

[@UrbanPlumbers]

There are no floorboards there. Chipboard nailed down. A bit more problematic.

[@jamess6664]

You are good at your job and good videos , didn't like the sound of that explanation from manufacturer bout flue though not a fan of them boilers either tbh

[@UrbanPlumbers]

I love those boilers - takes sludged systems like a champ ;)

[@marksmith5237]

What is your view on Power-flushing, system cleaning?

[@UrbanPlumbers]

Keep an eye on nee vid coming this weekend

[@paulas2610]

What was that device with balls in it and what is it for? Why did you start soldering copper cas pipes on the outside of the house then continue to use a tool with compression fittings? What is the tool you used on the bare wires that terminates them? Thanks in advance ☺

[@UrbanPlumbers]

It’s a mini water softener thingy - combi mate. Run out of press fit fittings in 22mm.

[@paulas2610]

@@UrbanPlumbers Thanks for the info. Do you recommend it for all boilers?

[@paulas2610]

@@UrbanPlumbers Are press fits more suitable for pipe outside?

[@UrbanPlumbers]

@@paulas2610 no, just for intergas

[@UrbanPlumbers]

@@paulas2610 makes no diffrence

[@auntbetty92]

I dont expect you to share how much you get paid sub contracting jobs from companies, but as a 2 man team who will knock out a combi conversion in a day easily, I was wondering if at the end of all of your videos you could put how long it took you to do the job. I appreciate most straight swaps are 1 day max, but the 'bigger' jobs, please :)

[@UrbanPlumbers]

i never subcontract. (Apart for one heat pump) thos installs usually take 2-3 days on my own.

[@auntbetty92]

@@UrbanPlumbers Thank you for your swift reply. As a 2 man team we have done installs about 8-9 years ago but spent the time between doing breakdowns as a PAYE for a company. Have now decided to go at it on our own about 5 months ago and fill in the gaps of our own work with some sub contracted. 2-3 days is good going as 1 man. We have to do them in 1 day to make our moneys worth for 2 of us, but we easily finish on time unless something unexpected comes up (which we all know it does from time to time). Great work, very enjoyable to see a talented person. Thank you for your videos.

[@mattsan70]

Love your work and skill but not sure I'm sold on them intergas units. I know you like them a lot but the water softener is too much extra hassle imho

[@UrbanPlumbers]

Those boilers will outlast anything else on the market if serviced correctly

[@MekonMindbender]

@@UrbanPlumbers I've got an Intergas Xtreme and its brilliant.

[@UrbanPlumbers]

They got a build in flue recovery that apparently causes some issues. I will stay away from them as Xclusive is the same boiler minus flue recovery (preheat), cheaper and 5 years more warranty. Xtreme were designed for new build to meet extra efficiency requirement

[@MekonMindbender]

@@UrbanPlumbers You are right but that was in the early production models. I had one and Intergas came and just swapped it right out, since then it has performed flawlessly and running a bath costs next to nothing on my smart meter.

[@iheggis86]

Do you ever use press fit?

[@UrbanPlumbers]

All the time

[@iheggis86]

Just saw it on the gas run😅

[@jimmock]

How many KW was the boiler? The vessel looks massive

[@UrbanPlumbers]

Vessels are sized on the volume of the system, not boiler size. This one is only 8L.

[@mgbroadsterJ]

Do you ha e someone helping you ?

[@mcDarkD]

lol quatrz aqulisa dont run dry., mind you you prolly had to change.anyway.

[@leightaylor5569]

Hi urban plumber I'm thinking off changing my combi boiler. Need advise as you are big on intergas. I have ufh ground floor plus 7 rads on the 2 upper floors what would you recommend thanks inadvance

[@JaaacKz]

where about are you based ?

[@UrbanPlumbers]

SE London

[@mattwright2252]

That shower is not going to work aft

[@UrbanPlumbers]

Still working a year later?

[@joncoke8208]

Intergas 😷