The Fastest Way to Bleed a Boiler (Riello RDB)

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2 жыл бұрын

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Using a Car Brake Bleeding kit - I demonstrate the quickest way known to man - to bleed a boiler. A Riello RDB Boiler in this case.
Click the link below to grab your own from Amazon! :)
amzn.to/3S3Ds1u
Shot using a Samsung S10 and with a special guest appearance from Alfie the cat.

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@DeeDoherty77 6 ай бұрын

For anyone who find this helpful, and I'm guessing there's a few (64,000 views so far) - here is the link to buy the same bleed kit I used - amzn.to/3S3Ds1u

@sparseunderground 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Alfie for your input. Couldn't have done it without You!

@richardstott4693 Жыл бұрын

Hi there after a week of no heating i tried this and it works fantastic. Even got the same bleed kit best £14 i spent. Thankyou so much 👍😀👍😀👍😀👍

@CrossedKatana 7 ай бұрын

Tried this with a jiggle siphon and it worked perfectly. Thanks for the guidance!

@PatoxMaia 2 ай бұрын

Cool stuff, mate! It saved me time, money and the hustle of dealing with my dear plumber. I have been waiting on him for 5 days now.

@Dohcom1 9 ай бұрын

Great video, lovely cat, Thanks!

@ratgreen 3 ай бұрын

Thanks this saved my ass, boiler ran out of fuel. Then wouldn't fire. Despite me checking it had fuel all the way to the copper fitting just on the side of the boiler. I pressed the reset button about 20 times and nothing. Then bled it like in this video (I just pushed some clear pvc hose in the bleed hole and sucked). Then it fired right up. I was very close to calling someone out I thought it was goosed. Thanks again

@rossholliday7958 4 ай бұрын

This video just saved the day 🙏🏻

@natalietimothy3251 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this ☺️ super helpful

@The6thRonin Жыл бұрын

Loved the guest appearance lol

@PrecisionEst Жыл бұрын

Good video, got me sorted..cheers

@mrpharcyde11 8 ай бұрын

Your a genius thank you kindly 🙏

@petinyiri 7 ай бұрын

hi when our boiler fires up the air vent ducting pipe shakes then it goes to lockout any advice?

@davepattison5672 Жыл бұрын

This totally helped me bleed my boiler! (which is the same kind). Only challenge was finding a cat that size. Did not take 25 button presses. More like 10

@Stephen_Strange 8 ай бұрын

LOL Its the colour of the cat that matters, not the size.

@ianelwood9411 6 ай бұрын

Great video mate I’m sure a lot of happy people in winter now 😂 but an Easier way to do this is switch on your heating, then follow the same steps as in video, (take red cover off, unscrew the Allen key screw, but instead of buying a peice of kit, just use an old bottle put it over the oil sour and press the red button, this will cycle the oil out into the bottle, do this 2 times, then screw Allen back in and hit the reset button again and you should be golden 💪💪

@DeeDoherty77 6 ай бұрын

That's what I used to do in my last house - but in this house I would have to push that button about 30 times - which is why I use this method now!

@mickadvisor3187 2 ай бұрын

Where can you get that apparatus please

@user-sy8gs1qz3d 8 ай бұрын

Awesome, got mine going in like 2 pushes of the button

@jessehill9993 Жыл бұрын

Jump the CAD cell once lit… old school. 3/8th or 7/16th wrench and a cup. Source: I’m a tech taught by guys who did it since the 60’s and working for companies that didn’t provide me tools. I’m not sucking the oil out of someone’s nasty boiler that probably sat in shit water at some point in its life. I have a push pull pump and a CO2 gun if I HAVE to do that. Open bleeder, jump cad cell or if it’s a protectorelay system pull the burner relay, and let the burner pump do it for you. It locks out due to failed TFI (trial for ignition) so you pass it artificially. In NY oil is 3.499/gallon.

@Laylasworld15 3 ай бұрын

I've tried this but I'm unsure witch is the valve exactly, wish I could send a picture so you can help pin point it out ..

@daleforshaw6868 Жыл бұрын

Press that button 25 times you’ll be needing a new oil pump after the 15th press 😂

@jessehill9993 Жыл бұрын

No kidding wtf!

@BaronVonSavage 2 ай бұрын

I found that just loosening the screw and then pushing the button works fine. Some oil will come out with the air but not much and it will then fire.

@ghostface3254 9 ай бұрын

Where could I buy one of them kits in store in an emergency if you can’t wait for online delivery

@DeeDoherty77 6 ай бұрын

amzn.to/3S3Ds1u - That's the one I use!

@fionnan2811happy Жыл бұрын

I normally fit a tube around the blead point and trick the burner into running by exposing the photocell to light and let the burner do the bleeding for you.

@deepakkunwar736 Жыл бұрын

Does it work? Because I tried this and the air has stopped coming out and the boiler keeps running. Before that air was coming out.

@fionnan2811happy Жыл бұрын

@deepakkunwar736 Possibly the photocell is faulty

@jessehill9993 Жыл бұрын

@@deepakkunwar736 because if it’s jumped out it thinks it sees flame and passes TFI and will keep running. Hit reset with it jumped out and it will refuse to start if it senses flame as a safety for your eyebrows

@mb-vf3qb Жыл бұрын

Love kitty

@bmcc8093 10 ай бұрын

Do ye hav the heat on for this?

@DeeDoherty77 6 ай бұрын

No - the boiler doesn't have to be on to bleed it

@123roger4321 Жыл бұрын

What’s the name of that tool and where can I buy one

@psarnack Жыл бұрын

on ebay , search for : Set Bleed Kit Vacuum Pump ..

@DeeDoherty77 6 ай бұрын

amzn.to/3S3Ds1u - This is the exact kit I used

@somer0703 Жыл бұрын

How are things Alf👍

@IvanIvanov-mb3qz 7 ай бұрын

But heating is ON or OFF when i do this?

@DeeDoherty77 6 ай бұрын

Doesn't matter - the boiler itself will not be running until it's bled - and that can be done with the boiler on or off - or course, it needs to be on when you hit the button at then

@Stephen_Strange 8 ай бұрын

Does this damage your health ? All the gas / fumes of petrol in your lungs?

@DeeDoherty77 6 ай бұрын

As I'm only doing it for a few seconds I would say that any harm is extremely minimal. But I'll also add that I'm not a doctor!

@jethrobarr18a Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately mate, your arm was blocking the camera’s view.

@DeeDoherty77 Жыл бұрын

My apologies - all you missed was me putting the screw back into the bleed valve and hitting the red button! But I will be more conscious of arm placement in the future

@OutisNemo666 Жыл бұрын

Do you really need to press the button 25 times, seems extreme

@DeeDoherty77 6 ай бұрын

I did - before I bought the kit and switched to this method of bleeding - my boiler is higher than my oil tank so the oil keeps running back down the pipe when bleeding the old fashioned way of pushing the button over and over

@davidhale8034 3 ай бұрын

Cats literally don't listen to us 🤣

@martyncarter9194 Жыл бұрын

British Gas boiler 330

@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx919 3 ай бұрын

Bleed the boiler but still not firing up

@hollieboptv2996 6 ай бұрын

kick the blinking cat out of the way i am bloody freezing 🥶🥶🥶🥶

@TheIrishMegaphone 8 ай бұрын

Sucking that into your lungs can’t be good!

@DeeDoherty77 6 ай бұрын

There is a pump with the kit you can use - it's just faster to suck! 😅

@TheIrishMegaphone 6 ай бұрын

@@DeeDoherty77 I see. I’ll stick with the pump.

@ronalddouglas7834 Жыл бұрын

Do not press that button with the bleed plug out. You will have oil squirting all over the place. Take the plug out with a container under it and it will bleed by itself, the oil will run back down the tube and onto the floor of the boiler unless you wrap a bit of paper round the spout to give the oil a route into your yoghurt pot, take your time and have plenty of rags. Dont press that button without the plug in. I know this because I just bled mine and I am sharing my experience, same model.

@DeeDoherty77 6 ай бұрын

Agreed - never press the button with the bleed plug out - in my process I take it out - use the bleed kit made of two pipes and the bottle and suck until the oil comes out and the bottle is filled - then put the bleed plug back in and then hit the button. Should fire up first time with zero mess!😁