Plumbing Hints and Tips : Day in the life of a Plumber

No dramas in this one just some useful plumbing hints and tips in another day in the life of a plumber. Got a wide selection of plumbing jobs in this one from a standard radiator replacement to a dangerous gas appliance that needed sorting out.
In this day in the life of a plumber i will be talking through some basic plumbing methods and showing some plumbing tools that help speed up my day
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00:00 Introduction
00:39 Valiant Boiler Breakdown
03:23 Dangerous Gas Fire
08:12 Plumbing Tip
08:53 Radiator Replacement
20:19 Outro

[@bluebulldog_uk]

So no big drama this week 😅 just a some plumbing jobs with some tips in there that might help you out…hope you enjoy 🙌👍

[@mrharry8466]

Sorry to hear about the shower tray....unfortunately a fairly common problem. Absolutely not your fault. Sometimes manufacturers installation instructions don't work in the real world. All the best and thanks

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Thanks mate, will keep you posted as to what happens hopefully can get it sorted 👍

[@ianc8814]

Nice video. Calmed me down after watching some other junk (not plumbing) I keep a couple of the plastic rad blanking plugs that the factory like to overspray. You never know in what circumstances you might next need to plug a hole 😉

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Thanks mate, I always throw them away but your right they come in handy 👍

[@philipmorris9761]

Interesting and useful info! Thanks Luke, I love it when jobs just flow (I don't know if its the best thing to do but I tend to expect it to be a nightmare so that I am pleasantly surprise when it's not, its just when I go out thinking quick and easy I stubbed my toe. Could just be because I'm not a plumbing veteran yet) glad you didn't have any dramas, but still think your brave for saying it out loud 😅are you trying to tempt fate? 😂

[@bluebulldog_uk]

More than likely tempting fate to be honest 😂😂 it’s nice when you get a straight forward day, makes up for the awkward ones

[@markhoward5780]

Thanks for making effort to enlighten us , very interesting

[@bluebulldog_uk]

No problem mate 🙌👍

[@Stefan_Kawalec]

From time to time the best hint is "Don't do the plumbing, call the plumber". Sometimes I wish there was a plumber for plumbers. Great job as always.

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Plumber for the plumber I like that 👍

[@robertpeters8531]

A master plumber with a thousand years experience lol 😅

[@robertpeters8531]

Excellent video again love to see these I always pickup something useful. What was it you used on the end of the ratchet to get the rad tail off? I take it was an Allen key suitable for the ratchet. Good man keep em coming.

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Yes mate it’s a radiator ratchet designed for them valves 🙌👍

[@glynstorer3269]

Brilliant them plumb thumbs what a great idea

[@Hammerman48]

Nicely done!

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Thanks mate 👍

[@pault3705]

Thanks as ever...😊

[@bluebulldog_uk]

🙌👍👍

[@richardranson9449]

Great video mate. Cheers

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Thanks mate 👍

[@SteveHit1]

Great video and very useful tip about pouring inhibitor!

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Thanks mate really appreciate this 🙌👍👍 yeah the inhibitor tip, when someone showed me I thought so simple why haven’t I tried this before 😂👍

[@Heatking]

Never seen that type of connection before on that trv 😳 great video though. Really enjoyed this one.

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Yeah just held in with that cone shaped olive and a o ring, proper weird never seen it before …thanks mate 🙌👍

[@stuartgammie1862]

Top tip is, if you ever take out one of them fires, keep the radients. Just in case you ever drop one on a service and it smashes........🤔not that it's ever happened to me 🤥🤣great vid as always m8

[@bluebulldog_uk]

I’ve got a box of radiants somewhere for if/when I break one, always handy 😂👍👍

[@stephenharris5519]

Those weird olives are a nightmare. Top content Luke. Keep up the good work. #yamyam

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Never seen them before, first for me..Bostin 🙌👍

[@MJ-ce6tv]

Those plumb thumbs are good….until you cross thread them. In addition to these, keep a pair of compression stop ends, these can be fitted to rad tails too. Good video. 👍🏻

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Yeah once they have been cross threaded they am a pain to get on or even scrap, cap ends am a good option as well 👍

[@benregler9872]

I've used Jay cloths for years just tear a strip off use a slotty to push it inside the tail, you can reuse it, doesn't disintegrate a packet lasts a lifetime 😅

[@jamieadams1445]

Always make sure you’ve got clean nuts 🫡😂

[@CommercialGasEngineerVideos]

😂

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Good life advice 😂👍👍

[@stevedevois8452]

🤣

[@pault3705]

Hi can the rad tail extenders but cut to size ?? If so do u use hacksaw or pipeslice ?? Thanks

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Yeah you can cut them down, I normally use multi tool then file them down 👍

[@ianc8814]

Hacksaw all day for me. Ideally with a vice available

[@martinwright7093]

Why is it that gas closure plate tape is just about the least sticky tape you can buy? Last roll I had I unwrapped it in the merchants and couldn't even stick it to their counter. It's useless for the job and yet it's the only tape that's approved for closure plates.

[@bluebulldog_uk]

I remember it being super strong when I was an apprentice it’s not what it used to be

[@tomsanders8714]

Nice jobs 😊 Question about the Vaillant. How old is it? I have an Ecotec 630 system boiler coming up to 8 yrs old. Seems fine and if CHMM is scrapped may be I'm in no hurry...

[@bluebulldog_uk]

8 years is young for a Valliant ecotec, keep on top of the servicing and will be fine 👍👍

[@accesszero4803]

I bought a amazon special pump for £20 , never looked back

[@necropig]

is there a separate gas supply teeing off before its hitting the ecv?

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Yes but it’s a flat it feeds the flat next to it

[@HughTL]

never seen anolive flange thing like that valve you replaced

[@bluebulldog_uk]

I hadn’t either really weird, first time for everything I suppose

[@connerhuetson3581]

Asbestos shelf in the meter cupboard?

[@bluebulldog_uk]

It was mate well spotted….cut down so he could store some stuff in there 😳😅

[@stephenedwards9872]

Tape on gas fire bit of an eyesore is there no alternative?

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Could of left it off the part you can see but he’s an old boy just wants it safe and not happening again to be honest, he uses the fire quite often…safely over looks for him 👍

[@gavinbiard3745]

How come you don’t use the analyser for tightness test etc ???

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Old habits mate, just prefer my u gauge to be honest

[@gavinbiard3745]

@@bluebulldog_uk I know what you mean pal 👍

[@christophergarrett8455]

Firstly the earth should be on the outlet before the first elbow, I believe,secondly it looks like a tee off before the eco.Im guessing this was a flat

[@christophergarrett8455]

Meant to say ecv,emergency control valve

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Yes mate was a flat, it’s something quite obscure to be honest only noticed towards end of test, is hard to spot 👍

[@danielbailey1452]

I thought it was earth had to be before the first tee?

[@Applumbing74]

Gas pipe t of before ECV

[@bluebulldog_uk]

It was but it was a flat, there is something but be amazed if it’s picked up to be honest, not easy from the video

[@1stevew]

Crikey...looks like 2 gas supplies before the Ecv !!!! What's all that about 😮

[@bluebulldog_uk]

It’s a flat so 2 supplies…it’s not the easiest to spot what I saw to be honest

[@1stevew]

Arrh of course!! Didn't think of that !!! Thanks for the video!! Brilliant as always 😊

[@bluebulldog_uk]

@@1stevew no problem mate, there is something else about the gas meter cupboard but I would be amazed if anyone picked it up on this video to be honest

[@1stevew]

Right.... just paused the video at the meter section.... its hard to see .... but could it be that a bottle of flammable methylated spirts next to the meter !!!!😳💥💨💩

[@bluebulldog_uk]

@@1stevew I didn’t see that myself at time 😂👍 it’s the asbestos’s board…been cut down so the old boy could put his stuff in there…not advisable 😅

[@TheDickPuller]

Nice one mate👍👍 Wee tip for you when doing Rads. Buy a 22mm x 24mm open ended spanner. Then you have a spanner for your 15mm compression nuts, 1/2” Air Valve & 1/2” Plug. These Plumb Thumbs are a waste of money, just buy a 15mm compression pipe cap end & 3/4” brass Male plug. Thanks for sharing 👍👍

[@bluebulldog_uk]

I did have one of those spanners, dropped it behind a customers worktop, never seen again 😅😅👍