Powerflush that didn't work out

[@Daz-L-CV]

In all fairness, even tho the main fault was the heat ex on the boiler, the system had a good damn good clean from you, so all your time and effort was worth it on that part, as you can physically see the difference in the water quality. well done too.

[@johncampbell6715]

Great outcome mate.Your persistence paid off.You should be proud of yourself as a lot of people would of thrown the towel in.

[@cputilitysolutions]

Thanks mate, I'm happy for the customer that it all worked out in the end!

[@mmaenthusiast7605]

Yes with British gas cover, sludge and limescale damage is not covered however if the customer decides to go private, British gas will test the quality of water and if it passes they'll change the necessary parts however in the future if the system gets blockages again they'll test the water again and won't cover any more parts if the system has a build up of sludge.

[@dd5617]

You're awesome man such a good engineer

[@cputilitysolutions]

Thank you mate

[@Mike_5]

Brilliant video here keep them coming Buddy

[@brianmayne6513]

Those jobs can be stressful but another good video

[@paulrossiter9567]

Class vid, some times those main hex’s have just gone to the dogs.

[@sebastianhensby2365]

I believe this is Giannoni parallel heat exchanger. Making powerflush it difficult becuase of the parnell stucturr it would be like trying to powerflush flush a towel rail clean. The water will take the path of least resistance.

[@cputilitysolutions]

Yes you're right the waterways are very thin so difficult to flush it through, especially once it's already very badly blocked up

[@roi1719]

Nice Affort! What you could do is flush the heat exchanger with an acid like "Grünbeck Geno CP" or Similar. Had that often here in germany because we have harder water(wit more calcium..?)

[@cputilitysolutions]

That would have been an option but in this case the customer couldn't afford to spend more money on repairs and fortunately they had insurance cover where they changed the main heat exchanger for them

[@OHYEAHGAMEVIDEOS]

I've been caught out by those isolation valve filters before

[@RosskillbaneC]

Very good mate but why would you have the machine indoors incase it fails?

[@cputilitysolutions]

Didn't have the extended hoses at the time

[@jasonwhittle5008]

Keep going pal 👍

[@zeidahmed569]

Nice one! You are an inspiration buddy. Can I ask, was it not possible for you to clean the heat exchanger as well since you had done most if not all the heavy lifting already?

[@cputilitysolutions]

I did try to flush through the boiler and the main heat exchanger but it was too bad clogged up. Customer managed to get BG to change it after the flush and said it was all working after that 👍🏽

[@chrisnunn4830]

Don’t you just hate days like this! Maximum effort minimal results! But you got a result in the end so all good 😊 You need to get an adey vibra cleanse mate! they are brilliant! you will get much more dirt out with one.

[@cputilitysolutions]

Cheers mate, so yeah the customer got BG to replace the main hex in the end so all good. I've got the vibraclean but had a bad experience with a rad valve popping off as wasn't done up tight enough so since then I've gone back to the rubber mallet 😂

[@kennethhogan9115]

And that's why I love plumbing

[@ManusDeiHeating-ge8iv]

How do you price jobs like this doing exceptionally over and above? Or u just stick to what you charged cuz customers always won’t take it if adding extra to original quote

[@cputilitysolutions]

Normally I would advise the customer what further works need doing and how much it will cost to continue

[@manxago]

Hi mate this good job I enjoyed watching the video but what I would do first is to identify the problem by connecting the boiler to power flush and run the boiler and see if still over heat. In this way you can tell if the system is blocked or the boiler..

[@cputilitysolutions]

Yeah I did that as well but I was hoping the FX2 might clear it anyway but the main hex was too badly blocked in the end

[@papagas748]

Hi, why don't you use hydropneumatics?

[@cputilitysolutions]

What's that mate? Not heard of it before

[@factorclassic]

Why not use FX2 to descale heat exchanger - you have couple of FX2 acid bottles anyway? that would have removed blockage from boiler heat exchanger, if it was made from stainless steel which is safe to descale. Have you done descaling before? But even then, if heat exchanger is made of multiple pipe segments such as in Vaillant, it may never be descaled completely. If it is made as a single pipe coil, such as Viessman, it would be easier to descale. This is why one has to do research in boiler heat exchanger design, before investing in new boiler.

[@cputilitysolutions]

Customer was on a budget and I already did more than what I had charged for. Plus they had BG cover so any further works was covered by them. Had an update that they came and replaced the main heat exchanger and all working fine ever since

[@johncampbell6715]

Maybe better removing the plate for physical cleaning. I hope it works out bud.

[@cputilitysolutions]

So the plate had already been cleaned before my visit by BG and they'd replaced the diverter cartridge and PRV as well 👍🏽

[@stevenjohnson6082]

i watched your shorts on clearing airlocks you need a non return valve off the mains people listen to you believing everything you say is correct perhaps you need to brush up on your water regs

[@cputilitysolutions]

Thanks I've already been back to fit an iso with a built in NRV, it's all I had at the time, sometimes you gotta work with what you have to get things going. I never claim that everything I say is correct, perhaps you should brush up on your communication skills 👍🏽

[@johncampbell6715]

Stephen Johnson I think you need to brush up on your english.Ever heard of full stops and sentences. Are you a five year old?

[@paulrossiter9567]

Brush up on some manors too mr Steven J. 😡

[@stewartcross9939]

At least your willing to do a proper inspection British gas would just say you need a new boiler

[@cputilitysolutions]

That's exactly what they tried to do