Upgrading my wank hot water tank

[@denbo786]

i was literally talking yesterday about doing this as my copper tank is sagged so im very interested in this

[@dsesuk]

I do describe it incorrectly however as I state more than once that it's an instant hot water solution when it's not. It's basically a smaller and more efficient version to what I had before, but whereas the old tank would always lose heat because of the cold water it also contained, this one has no cold section and does a better job of retaining the warm water over time.

[@denbo786]

@@dsesuk ive always fucking hated the tank, absolute fucking pain in the arse, just never thought about this in the home always thought they were more geared to shops/restaurant/commercial settings

[@sshaw37]

Loved this one! I can’t believe I spend my evenings watching plumbers and electricians. I’m not even vaguely a tradesman!

[@Rollin-Rant]

Had me choking on my cuppa, when David farted and shut the door with the plumber working in there, and the nigels hat censorship at the end, another hilarious video 👍

[@christopherkingston9601]

Always glad to see a video by you guys. Real tradesmen with good ethics and wicked sense of humour.

[@MS-Patriot2]

Yessss!! Davsav iiiiiis baaaaack ! Missed your entertaining non-PC drivel and schoolboy humour. So much more fun than some of the other soft focus slo-mo wank from Cambridge.

[@dsesuk]

Sorry for the hiatus. More dreadful stuff is in the works!

[@magnets1000]

Those IR thermometers have a cone vision profile, if you want to measure a small pipe you need to be very close.

[@TupmaniaTurning]

Another great video - glad you're gracing our screens again. Also, well done, Nige - ride safe!

[@tcarruthers1459]

A photo cell on the outside wall and a contactor could provide a solution to only allow it to heat when been powered by solar. This could effectively provide free hot water. Unless you are using lots of water during darkness hrs then there should still be enough to provide hot water for hand washing at all times. Could also add a 1hr timer on a push button to provide a "boost" function if required to heat water when dark This addition would make a nice follow-up video.

[@jondonnelly3]

Sounds good!

[@adriandale3213]

The Ariston Heaters I have used have Magnesium sacrificial anodes which need checking by a qualified person every year. I have had three fail in 6 years in our Village Hall with electrolytic corrosion.

[@dsesuk]

Oh balls!

[@adriandale3213]

@@dsesuk Yep check page 17 of the manual. Our 30 litre model flooded the kitchen after 3 years with water spewing out of the anode chamber. Our 10 litre models failed their appliance test this year with rusty water dripping out of the anode chamber and obvious corrosion around the inlet and outlet pipes (even with the dielectric junctions fitted). Why the tank is made of non-stainless steel and glass is a mystery to me. The IR resistance had also fallen through the floor on both models. Unfortunately with all the complex pipework (expansion vessels, tundishes etc) we had no choice but to nip off to Screwfix and get like for like replacements which were relatively easy to fit in time for us to open. I've replaced the fused spur with a plug top so that I can monitor the IR for signs of corrosion. Our units are under the sinks and a pain to get to so the annual uninstall and drain for inspection will be a nuisance. I haven't yet found the correct part number for the anodes for each model as clearly I need some in stock. It is no good taking the damn thing apart and finding you need to order one.

[@user-te1le7ck6b]

@@adriandale3213 limescale reducer will help and anodes are about £20 , 15 mins

[@aryanelectrical]

Dave I love your videos! You come across really down to earth and friendly mate 👍

[@happosade]

So I one day found myself looking at the wall and wondering, would it make too much sense to have a "front tank" that could be run when energy is cheap(er) assuming spot pricing on electricity. Then you can preheat some of the water for later use and bring it up to safe temperatures (over 55C to avoid risk of Legionella pneumophila). As it would take less energy to heat lets say 38C water to 65C (default hot water temperature here) compared to fresh water supply (that usually is around 4-13C, depending on the season). This could also act as energy sink if there's solar panels and at the moment no direct need for energy they provide. Some home automation to turn on the elements after AC is happy and that's one of the few practical ways to store energy at home without really expensive upfront battery costs. Assuming that the house needs more warming than cooling, the wasted heat is not really that wasted if the tank is located somewhere indoors. It is just less heating required by more direct means.

[@Murph9000]

You shouldn't really have a valve fitted between the cold water pressure relief valve and the cylinder. It's not exactly a massive risk, but it allows the possibility of defeating one of the pressure safety devices. The supply isolation valve should be before the cold relief valve. It might technically be non-compliant with building regs G3 due to that valve, although might scrape through if there are still two remaining safety devices with the valve closed. I'm not certain about that, just aware that the regs people have a thing for the safety of unvented cylinders due to larger ones demolishing houses when the pressure can't escape and the heat source doesn't cut out for whatever reason (rare, but it has happened in a few cases). Steam explosions have a lot of energy.

[@plumberparts]

Ok I love this. How far are you from Cambridge? Want to come to the studio, drive trucks about and talk shit about STUFF on camera?

[@gregtempleton7385]

I like your peep show reference David. You have went ever further up in my estimations!

[@Richardincancale]

Who was singing those charming little ditties near the start? You need more of them in all your videos!!

[@dsesuk]

Daughter #1 handles the music, daughter #2 deals with the artwork. I handle the profanity and the wife writes the letters of apology. It's a family affair at this end Richard.

[@pauledwards9493]

What do you think of Phillip's new ulra-efficient Led Bulbs David?

[@staypufttechtank]

Great video as always gents, thank you - one would assume that after the naked rear, there was some wiping - or at least the sink used as a bidet?

[@darrenb4253]

Scale Inhibitor - Sounds to me like the SPD of watery things??? Does it come with an indicator?

[@Mishkacat123]

Welcome back David - warning had me spluttering beer already!

[@dsesuk]

Crikey, don't waste the good stuff over this David! Go for the cheap Aldi lager if you're spraying it about!

[@davewood4604]

@@dsesuk Well great video and at least we are all Dave

[@nedloh17]

29:30 Nigel shows up on what sounds like a sewing machine 🤣

[@dsesuk]

He's since bought a Triumph for that extra fartbox factor.

[@jontownsend8090]

I have a little Redring water heater under my bath to provide hot water to a nearby basin as the LPG combi is a fair distance away. Great to see a proper plumber using copper.

[@ForTheBirbs]

Bloody YT hid this video from me.... My only complaint is Nigels head block the view of the sexy slowed down rotators in the Whelan light bar... Cheers

[@agroves90]

Hey David, what made you go with this water storage version over an instanous water heater? Currently trying to ditch gas and deciding what to fit. Cheers

[@dsesuk]

I've an instantaneous tap in the kitchen, so this is only to serve the basins. I'm not saying this was the best solution or even the right one, just one I picked as relatively quick and easy to put in that I'd happened to come across out in the world before.

[@Dog-whisperer7494]

Wow that was an interesting one, that new water heater looks like a good bit of kit, And the end was so funny 😂thank you for a fantastic video. Looking forward to the next one I hope it won’t long await. 👍👍👍

[@dsesuk]

Thanks Sean. Hopefully there will be another next week.

[@Dog-whisperer7494]

I look forward to it missing my Sunday fix of David Savery shenanigans. Oh well done to Nigel for passing his group D test ie motor bike test 👍so now he’s Evil knevil or is it Efall knefall 😂

[@leem270]

Hahaha quality video! love the sense of humor

[@padraigkavanagh2672]

Dave coming in clutch with the Sunday video 👍

[@dsesuk]

I've not had many free Sunday's available lately Padraig, hence the autumnal drought. More to follow in the next week though (hopefully).

[@CbrigBear87]

As a Scotsman, Grants whisky is a sight for sore eyes. You were using that as a prop I hope!

[@chrisardern4594]

Are you doing a video of changing the extractor fan. Good to see you back though.

[@tceng9449]

I've had good results from the Combimate limescale reducer. Looks a bit like a space helmet, and unlike other similar devices you can see how much is left inside. Nice thing about it is that the water coming out is still drinking quality so you can fit it in line with all the rest of the plumbing unlike a regular water softener. Used on systems that tended to get completely furred up within a couple of years. Had one home made heat exchanger with 15mm pipes inside an outer shell of a 22mm pipe get so clogged the outer passage was solid when cut open with a grinder. That problem completely solved with the Combimate. And yes I've seen the steaming toilet before :D

[@oldbutstillcurious3615]

? What was the function of your home made heat exchanger - presumably straight pipes ?

[@tceng9449]

@@oldbutstillcurious3615 straight pipe, reducing Tees, etc. It was an attempt to make a heat exchanger more tolerant to getting furred up with limescale. Better off buying a plate heat exchanger and putting a Combimate in front of it!

[@sstorholm]

Don’t you guys have chromed pipes for surface runs over in the UK? Over here in the frozen shithole that is Finland the modus operandi is to run chromed pipes in any finished rooms, and save the copper pipes for utility rooms etc. But then again we also heat our houses to 22C and have 300 liter water heaters. 😂

[@manickbarry]

Great video. Im currently looking at getting a mixergy tank this will take full advantage of excess solar and off peak energy

[@raywelshman]

Hello there young man, yet again another fine video, as an old-time viewer of this fine channel I think Nigel was round at Phil's house "entertaining" his wife, you will recall this has happened on previous episodes, now we know the real reason he had a grin on his face. Regards from Ray the old sod from North Wales.

[@dsesuk]

You might be on to something Ray...

[@brettuk]

why didn't you put the new water heater in the airing cupboard?

[@dsesuk]

The wife has (dastardly) designs on that space. She's a fiend for finding storage nooks, and a deep cupboard is like a Christmas present to her. Which is handy, as that's going to be my Christmas present to her...

[@brettuk]

@@dsesuk a deep cupboard with refridgeration = mortuary! so watch out if she also wants to install refridgeration in that space with some shelves!

[@dsesuk]

@@brettuk Gah! And here's me believing she just wanted to extend some recessed shelving space into it from the bathroom like I'm some kind of damned fool! Well, I'm on to her clever ways thanks to you Brett my good man! In fact, I shall dial 999 right at this moment to tell the constabulary all about the devious plot you've uncovered! Yes, they'll get their man. Or, indeed, woman in this case.... and she'll bally swing for it too!

[@rjp666]

Can't understand why you didn't hide the monstrous water heater in the airing cupboard, elec supplies in there along with the feed and supply water pipes, 🤔

[@dsesuk]

The wife has other plans for that space, and I've longed been tasked with getting the gubbins out of there.

[@rjp666]

Does it involve fury handcuffs and whips 😳🤔

[@newlinerealboi3434]

You could have installed a Myenergi Eddi and had free hot water from your solar 🤔

[@stevenskillern1477]

Good to have a Savery video for a Sunday evening. Nice to see abit more of Phil the fucking plumber, he actually seems like a decent chap for a for a waterboy. Keep them coming!

[@dsesuk]

Cheers Steve. Yes, Phil is a good egg. I mean, considering he's a plumber arsehole an' all.

[@stephencoulthard1718]

Can we get a house tour? Many lighting types and guessing Unifi Network with a Damp Pro in the loft?? Think of the space in the airing cupboard, just need a hole in the door and use for those "movies" for extra cash ;)

[@CallumWK]

I was eating a cookie during the jingle @2:29 and now there is cookie everywhere 🤣🤣

[@scottsparky1]

it won't take long for all 30 LTRs of water to run cold and you'll be waiting around for I to heat up, I work on commercial shops and they fit these in a kitchen cupboardto to feed the kitchen staff room sink an a couple of WC wash hand basins. and once you have washed and rinseda few pots the water is cold. then it's another 30 min before it's hot again. the instant water heaters work more like an elec shower and run at 6 to 8 Kw.

[@dsesuk]

It's only for the basins Scott. I have an electric shower and, in the kitchen, a boiling water tap. It's just a smidge better than the big ol' tank and it doesn't hold all that cold water I don't need. I'm still buggered for a bath of course, but then it's been eight years since I last had one and I'm used to the odour around here now.

[@user-te1le7ck6b]

@@dsesuk slower flow and it will heat up warm non boiling water continuously fine , when I was in holiday in Thailand these were used as electric showers 😂

[@NivagSwerdna]

I'm not a plumber so confused... what happened to the CH side of the system? How do you heat your home or was it an economy drive and you decided that heating was too expensive and sold your boiler, piping and radiators off on ebay to fund your other activities?

[@devonfuse]

"Tundish" Definition - "A bit like a tund"

[@xxdeedee]

Sweeet dave, what do you think about NAPIT

[@dsesuk]

NAPIT? I think they have a role to play. I was with them for a few years, but fell out of love as they were, in my opinion, rubber-stamping too many really shit competitors in my area. I didn't see the point of my waving their flag if they were going to soil it.

[@colinblythe3710]

just wondered how you get water if need be for a bath ?? Are you not in the same situation you were before but now unable to have a bath because of water heater capacity ?? - If you are thinking of getting a walk in big shower DON'T - worst mistake I ever made a month after doing it I hurt my back & needed a soak - I'm converting it back when I get time !! Congrats on passing your test 😺

[@gd-bq7em]

Always a good laugh keep em coming 🤣

[@dsesuk]

Cheers gd, I shall try.

[@gd-bq7em]

@@dsesuk 👍👊

[@simon96211]

Good too see you back Dave …let me just grab a beer and I’ll join you

[@dsesuk]

I'm a Scotch in already myself Simon, so cheers!

[@SheddyIan]

I've always loved the word "tundish". So Nigel is wrong for not being 8mpresser with it. Reading my Dad's 1960s Readers Digest Atlas as a kid, it had a many pages of interesting facts, such as regional dialect words. As I remember it, "tundish" is/was the South-Western English term for a funnel. Which kinda works for the modern plumbing use of the word too. Tundish. Needs to be used more often.

[@dsesuk]

That's jolly interesting. I for one will try to use it in everyday situations more often. That might be something of a challenge considering I have little to do with funnels of any kind generally.

[@FrontSideBus]

Matey bubble bath! Fuck me, I'd forgotten about that stuff! 😂😂😂

[@gino2465]

Why don't you opt for a Bunsen air hot water system .

[@dsesuk]

Never heard of such a thing!

[@persona250]

Hi Dave . You have a pv array why not invest in a storage battery ???

[@dsesuk]

I haven't the thousands to invest in such!

[@persona250]

@@dsesuk fund it with a pay cut for Nige .

[@jondonnelly3]

I find it ironic that the ballsack which nature has designed to be external to our body to stay cool, is the very thing we cover up and hide away.

[@georgen.8027]

Why didn't the heater go in the upstairs cupboard?

[@dsesuk]

There are other plans for that space. It'll be opened through from the bathroom when that gets revamped.

[@s.kxx1956]

We all want a customer like David

[@dsesuk]

I don't normally take tradespeople out for coffees and sausage sanga's... but Phil swallows, so I'll look after him.

[@s.kxx1956]

@@dsesuk thats a rarity these days !

[@dsesuk]

@@s.kxx1956 Possibly not so much when it comes to plumbers.

[@timhoward7037]

Love the cat sticker on the tumble drier!

[@dsesuk]

As applied by the wife in, what I assume, was a moment of mental breakdown.

[@timearp8185]

Lady we know had two kittens, 1st got ran over 2nd got tumbled dried! Now she wants a dog..

[@simolatham03]

Did Dave get his gas capped so he could have complete control over his house without the need of any filthy gas safe registered plumbers?

[@dsesuk]

In effect, yes. When my old boiler broke down, I was faced with a hefty bill to rip out and replace, so instead I blew the budget on solar panels & localised electric heating (storage, rads, underfloor) all of which I could install and maintain myself!

[@steverpcb]

Dave that looked like a magnetic scale reducer :( My tame plumber tells me to substitute the word Magic for magnetic as no one knows how they work except Harry Potter ! What you should have in the cold feed to water heaters / showers is a Combimate, this thingy uses Siliphos crystals (fnar fnar), and a known chemical reaction to stop scale and still give water that is drinkable.

[@dsesuk]

Water? Drinkable? I'm sorry, you've lost me there Steve. Anything I drink at home comes either out of a green tin or a 70cl bottle.

[@steverpcb]

@@dsesuk I thought you favored the stuff in the gold ish tins ?

[@dsesuk]

@@steverpcb I'm on a budget these days. Gotta pay for the cigars!

[@darrenplant1428]

What was that meter.

[@dsesuk]

Link in description Darren. More might be said on that in a future video (one I thought might be out before this, but that's not the way things work it seems).

[@Chris-hy6jy]

Why not just use a gas combi? Gas is 1/3 the price of electricity. You'd also be able to have that hot deep bath.

[@messageobliquespe100]

Lot of faff for a small tank of hot water - water cistern with a 3000W Suspension Immersion heater / element / some timer switches - plumbed with some plastic piping you’d be good to go for £150. Half a days work 👍

[@dsesuk]

Well, I never said it was the best option.

[@messageobliquespe100]

@@dsesuk indeed - you can always ask ya subscribers for input before blowing ya load on these things - how much was it? How many litres?

[@jondonnelly3]

Any reason why the new hot water heater is not installed where the old cylinder lived? Asking for a friend. I lied, I don't have any friends.

[@dsesuk]

The wife has designs on the storage space that deep cupboard can offer, especially if it's opened into the adjoining bathroom.

[@jimreece7615]

I am missing the Phil the plumber jingle like in the previous video.

[@steveosshenanigans]

Another classic upload from DSES ………👍

[@matthewworrell8784]

I spy a Unifi AP on the ceiling! 👍🏻

[@Actual_electrical_content]

Oh my god you did not lock off and risked serious injury to a plumber , good job

[@dsesuk]

No plumbers were harmed in the making of this video. Not that Phil was ever near the electrical stuff, despite how piss easy he (probably) thinks it is. The greatest danger on this job was the three of us crammed into the same W/C while Nigel's arse was still twitching from his motorbike ride in.

[@Actual_electrical_content]

@@dsesuk the only issue o have with it is my child asking me what a growler is

[@dsesuk]

@@Actual_electrical_content I'll DM you some Polaroids of the wife that I scanned in a few years ago. It'll answer everything.

[@Actual_electrical_content]

@@dsesuk it’s ok I googled it OH MY FLIPPING SWEET BAY JESOS

[@dsesuk]

@@Actual_electrical_content Crikey! I assumed that site had been taken down! I had no idea it was still in the public domain! Or... "pubic" domain... ha ha! I'm sorry. I realise you're distressed, and this is no time to be making jokes....

[@Pressureradio]

Interesting entertaining video , slightly ironic that the hot tap is dripping in the last !on the loo! scene, best call Phil!

[@dsesuk]

He's supposed to be ripping out and replacing the lot, if only he'd give me a date!

[@willmitchell255]

4:41 Brilliant ! 🤣

[@eddiereed5025]

get phil to fit mixing valves to the handwash basins leave htr set at 50 for the kitchen taps

[@dsesuk]

There's an instant boiling water tap at the kitchen sink if something with more pep is needed. The taps in the downstairs loo are to be replaced with a mixer when Phil refits it all, but goodness knows when that'll happen. You know what it's like trying to get a plumber to turn up!

[@KnugenMooMoo]

Red and brown on the sandwich comment David Best of both worlds

[@dsesuk]

So wrong. Red on cauliflower cheese (and cheese on toast) - trust me, brown only for sausages and chips.

[@KnugenMooMoo]

I know a fella who puts mustard on his sausage sandwich 😕 just wrong in another level

[@dsesuk]

@@KnugenMooMoo English mustard on bangers, French on hot dogs. I side with your mate - he knows how to knock up a sausage sanga.

[@KnugenMooMoo]

Mustard only go's on IKEA hot dogs 🌭

[@dsesuk]

@@KnugenMooMoo Don't make me ban you from this channel Dipsy...

[@AndyK.1]

Where did Nigel’s hair go ?

[@dsesuk]

He had it transplanted in a thick ring around his sphincter. It wasn't supposed to be like that, but he filled out the wrong form and you know what the NHS are like for paperwork.

[@christopherhulse8385]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who booted out inefficient gas central heating that costs a fortune to run.

[@dsesuk]

It costs a lot less to run than anything electric at this time it seems.

[@paulbell7654]

.....and gone for electricity as it's so cheap these days?

[@paulbell7654]

I'm currently paying 7.319p per kWh gas, my leccy is 35.32 - sure most peoples is similar in UK

[@gjrendle]

the intro 🤣🤣🤣

[@davidclarke2513]

Coming from a 50 year sparks who thought he was funny and a good sparks,I think I'm a little in arrears on the funny side and probably the same distance on the sparkling side especially on the testing side because spending nearly all my career working for huge companies and on huge jobs when apart from the early years when we did our own testing,the company then set up their own testing team so we just became installers,the testers where on only a quid an hour less than technicians

[@michaelscott3401]

hello whats with the fungus chops i think your taking a leaf out of Nigels book that said it looks good though very distinguished and cool i think i will go in for that look get more babes pursuing me eh what do you think. very different video but still interesting though.

[@HAelec1]

How comes you got rid of gas in the first place Dave? Was that because you installed your solar array and wanted to make the most of it?

[@dsesuk]

I dumped gas back in 2014, foolishly thinking that it was a dinosaur fuelling option which would be phased out by being priced out in the coming years. After all, gas is limited in supply and often has to be imported making it vulnerable to world economics, whereas electricity can be generated via a variety of means that will surely make it a cheaper commodity going forward. Oh 2014, how naive of you! If only you could have foreseen how inept UK governments would be in securing an own means of adequate generation, how Brexit would remove us from a market we need for importing energy and how world events would indeed make the price of gas skyrocket, but that the cost would not be applied to gas users because that would apparently be unfair as not everybody uses gas, so it would instead be lumped on electricity to spread the cost over absolutely everyone. You’ve gotta laugh haven’t you?

[@jjdebruyne]

Bypass 😂

[@HAelec1]

@@dsesuk well if you dont laugh you might cry. Not finished the video but just be aware below 60 decrees C you may be at risk of legionella, unless that ariston unit has some form or purge function built in which is what is required when you do low temprature heating for modern condensing boilers and heat pumps.

[@dsesuk]

@@HAelec1 Bugger. You're the second person to say that! I guess a ramping up to full whack every now and then may be in order?

[@lmcremin]

@@dsesuk I believe legionella is still dormant and 45° and with the water turn over in that tank I wouldn’t worry about it

[@crazyflod]

Bout time you did another vid

[@dsesuk]

I know, it's been a busy time at this end, but I might have something else next week too Ian.

[@meggerbiddle]

plumber philip is my new mancrush xx

[@dsesuk]

Oh dear. I'm sorry to hear that.

[@ManxAndy]

Evening David……I’ll just pour a glass of beer and settle in………👍😜🇮🇲

[@dsesuk]

You might be interested in the cigar shout-out of this one Andy... if nothing else!

[@ManxAndy]

@@dsesuk yesssssss……..Super wank shout out💪💪💪💪💪👍🇮🇲

[@colinblanchard2828]

Another great vid 👍

[@kiphakes]

I'm SURE I got you a coffee ages ago but didn't get a mention... 🙃

[@dsesuk]

You did indeed buy a mug o' brown stuff Kip, back on 30th June. Check the Half a fault 2 : The odd switcheroo video at the 55:25 mark my good man!

[@kiphakes]

@@dsesuk ahhh I’m an idiot! Completely missed it!

[@dsesuk]

@@kiphakes And you've very generously just contributed again! It might be a while though - I'm rather behind on the editing. The next one to go out has shoutouts from 1st September! I really need to keep up.

[@paulbell7654]

Phwooorrrrrr. Look at the tundish on that

[@dsesuk]

Damn straight! I sure know what I'm wanking over tonight....

[@paulbell7654]

......poor Nigel

[@paulbell7654]

Are you into the big black ones then David?

[@westinthewest]

44:34 You can't divide a unit of energy by a number and end up with a unit of power. There might be children watching this.

[@dsesuk]

I only received a GCSE grade D in Maths back in 1990, so nobody should listen to me when it comes to calcumalations anyway.

[@danrev8765]

Nigel’s gone Dogging!!!

[@allanmould2633]

Great vid dave

[@dsesuk]

Cheers Al.

[@chrisb4009]

IR thermometers don’t like shiny things.

[@dsesuk]

Normally it works on anything around here seeing as it's all so dull!

[@chrisb4009]

@@dsesuk 🤣🤣

[@chrisb4009]

@@dsesuk The good ones let you program an emissivity coefficient

[@paulbell7654]

Quick way to check a shiny surface for temp with those devices..... stick a piece of electrical tape on the shiny surface, then read the tape temp, no more IR reflective issue!! You can have that one for free yallll

[@sdgelectronics]

@@chrisb4009 you can say that again.

[@Swwils]

Why is your tank recharge time so poor?

[@dsesuk]

What's that, the time it took for the old tank to heat? It was only a boost heater anyway, so 45 mins would see it do its thing, but it was only ever useful for the sinks rather than the bath.

[@Swwils]

@@dsesuk oh so your 200L or whatever tank was actually about 20L. No wonders! 8 years!

[@Swwils]

Would have been cheaper to keep your tank; get a recirc pump and run it on off peak hours.

[@dsesuk]

@@Swwils Maybe. That would have sorted the bath problem! I can't claim this was the right approach, but the wife has plans for the airing cupboard space, so who am I to argue?!

[@Swwils]

@@dsesuk wise choice!

[@chema_lopez]

You are the best

[@slimski]

9:05 your diagram has 240/3000 and it should be flipped But I’m sure I’m not the only smart arse to notice

[@dsesuk]

That's the whisky for you. I was well into the bottle when making the slides.

[@ChristmasCrustacean1]

Nigel doesn't look like a hobo anymore so Dave grew a beard

[@dsesuk]

One of us has to look ruined.

[@TheChipmunk2008]

honestly never had this problem dave... but i know i am at the end of the bellend... err bell curve

[@mainlineelectronics5266]

Bundy on his video on the 13th said that he called you and you said it was fine to run tails through the fabric of a building less than 50 mm deep into Henleys. I would have though that tails needed a 30ma rcd if less than 50mm Btw you also have bundy saying Buzzzzzzzzzzzzzz bar now.

[@dsesuk]

Morning Mainline. Which video is that, I can't seem to find it among all those bloody shorts he's pooing out? I don't recall such a conversation, nor would I run tails in walls less than 50mm deep. By design, if the incoming supply is to be some distance from my DB, I would (and have) run armoured if it's to pass any distance through the structure of the building. On retrofit, I've pulled new tails between an exterior box and interior CU through the wall cavity in place of existing old ones like anyone else, but tails in a wall less than 50mm? No, not without RCD or mechanical protection. If Mr B and I have had such a chinwag, one of us must have grabbed the wrong end of the stick!

[@mainlineelectronics5266]

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[@mainlineelectronics5266]

He was also on about 100ma rcd but as you probably know it would have to be a 30ma. Actually, I've messaged him a few times in the past pointing out non-compliance, but he never replies.

[@mainlineelectronics5266]

I also pointed out that because the Cu is in a cupboard it's technically not in a zone, so no real need to move it.

[@mainlineelectronics5266]

I reckon those tails are more than 3mtrs, but that's just a guess, obviously. Anyways David, take care out there as there are some proper C^^^s about :)

[@andrewwilson4402]

Thought you'd given up the booze Dave? Whiskey and cigars aswell. Ya bad lad 😉

[@dsesuk]

I gave up the booze in favour of cigars, but then I found you needed a drink to accompany a good smoke.

[@RaithUK]

Interesting idea... that might be worth considering for my self... i would say thanks but your toilet shots was enough punishment for me lol

[@mw3goymw3goy]

Class

[@SuperBoobaloo]

Too funny.

[@cstew8355]

You back on the booze Dave?

[@dsesuk]

Booze and I fell out for a while, but we're back on speaking terms. I am trying to cut it out in the week for the most part though. Can't bloody afford it on an Electrician's wage!

[@TheChipmunk2008]

we have Rob the Plumber (NOT an instruction)... he is a decent chap, just shame about the career :) (he also supports liverpool but that's a personal problem

[@TheChipmunk2008]

Rob, if you ever read this, tell me, and a pint is yours. :)

[@marklydon435]

Get a water softener, not electric ones as they aren't effective .

[@Mistermoobs]

Love the beard my man! Good to see man that shaves his balls but not his face ( like me ).

[@dsesuk]

No ball shaving here Simon. It's like a couple of furry scotch eggs down there.

[@generaldisarray]

8:45 oh dear Mr Savery, that mathS, or at least the equation, is not correct, not correct at all... 240V divided by 3000W to give us 12.5A, you say, surely not... It should be 3000W divided by 240V to give us that 12.5A, as in Amps = Watts divided by Volts, or I=P/V. Rookie mistake, that damn shit clump hopping plumber will laugh at you David...🤣🤣 43:11 your hot tap is leaking, so there goes any savings right down the drain, so to speak...

[@dsesuk]

Ah, well. That bottle of whisky you saw was bought on Saturday afternoon and empty by Sunday evening which was the same day those slides were made. It might explain, if not excuse, why things are a little base over apex!

[@generaldisarray]

@@dsesuk hey, we all know about your wife's drinking. I mean just look in a mirror David, that poor woman. However, I fail to see how her downing a bottle of whisky, a day, to numb her pain, has anything to do with the mistakes in your equations...🤣🤣

[@regplate2923]

Ha ha. Never heard a commentary on this type of vid. usually very staid and boring. This was refreshing, well more so than your 8 inches (of bath water).

[@garymendham]

Entertaining as ever BUT, the "scale inhibitor" is total rubbish (get a refund) and you need to heat your water to 60C quite often to take care of Legionella!

[@dsesuk]

Oh balls! Is that true?

[@paulbell7654]

Don't worry about it David, the turnover rate of water will ensure very little to no risk. Check out HeatGeek's recent video on Legionella

[@dsesuk]

Turns out it has a built-in "Thermal Disinfection Function" according to the manual. If set below 55C, it operates every 30 days and boosts the thing to 60C for an hour.

[@garymendham]

@@dsesuk Well there you go then...probably a legal requirement for being able to sell the thing in the UK?