Wish I hadn’t touched it 😢

[@Heatking]

CAN YOU HELP ME HIT 8,000 subscribers TONIGHT! 🎉❤ We are so close! 🎉 appreciate every… single…. One… of… you!!

[@Rosswakeling08]

Hey mate, loving the content, what laser level are you using in your videos? I'm in the marking to get a new one, plumber from Leicester here💪🏽

[@Heatking]

@ hey mate! Love that! And it’s a lasgoo one off Amazon :)

[@EMEL-hr4ut]

@Rosswakeling08 I got a huepar from amazon. Green line a must. Spent probably £250 at least 3 years ago (bosch, dewalt mega bucks) but see prices have come down. Spare battery would be nice as if you leave in laser it can run down and when you need it you might not have power for a while. They often give you tripods useful for horizontals but they don't go low enough so usually drill boxes and anything to hand to stack laser on for low levels.

[@tonymurff5234]

Tough day in the office today Dan Dan 😂 😎👍🤜

[@Heatking]

@tonymurff5234 they’re all tough 🤣🤣🤣

[@bernherts]

Good video, Dan Talking is good too, what a fiddle with the towel rail 👍

[@Heatking]

@@bernherts thank you pal!

[@AlexRocks24-7]

Thanks

[@Heatking]

@@AlexRocks24-7 Thank you very much Alex!! No screenshots this time 🤣🤣

[@AlexRocks24-7]

@Heatking 😂😂 no thank God. I check everything from now on 😁

[@AlexRocks24-7]

Dan, could you do a video on mcalpine scale defender. Highly recommend it 👌

[@Heatking]

@ lime scale reducer?

[@AlexRocks24-7]

@Heatking it's called " lime scale defender " it reduces it or stops it mcalpine is saying 🤷

[@thegrinch295]

KZbin notifications is playing up again! But wow this episode should just be titled PAIN ! Thanks for the inside look of a jobbing plumber Dan !

[@charliewillis8527]

You should always listen to Dad Dan they know best

[@paulj9022]

😊😊, great video again Dan. ❤

[@Heatking]

@@paulj9022 thank you Paul.

[@Michael-di5cl]

Great videos as always,i hate anything to do with showers,theres too many places it can leak, including hair line cracks you need a microscope for,tiny bits of missing grout ,then the rot caused by a leak thats been going on for years,i definitely feel the stress because ive been there so many times😢

[@Heatking]

@@Michael-di5cl true that mate. I’m going to be cautious from now on. And listen to the old man 🤣🤣🤣

[@jofasable]

Nice to pick up a few tips from your work, thank you.

[@Heatking]

@@jofasable thank you pal! Glad you’re picking something up :)

[@theorgazoid4918]

I use hemp and paste on rad tails. Never had one leak.

[@Heatking]

Where do you get that from mate

[@theorgazoid4918]

@ any merchants should have it mate . Also called flax.

[@Heatking]

@ cheers pal

[@JI7NKJ]

Plumber of 40yrs, Biggest problem with shower enclosures/bathrooms in general is lack of ventilation, constant moisture/condensation weakens, corrodes and rots everything, after every installation I always stipulate leave a window open a touch it will save you 1000s down the line.

[@Heatking]

@@JI7NKJ yeh I agree pal!

[@pault3705]

Enjoyed that....

[@Heatking]

Cheers Paul! Glad someone did haha

[@mrharry8466]

14 turns and a smear of plumbers mate. Oh my, it's like watching my life I know now I'm not alone 🤣🤣

[@Heatking]

@@mrharry8466 of the string or the ptfe?

[@GarethJones-oq7hf]

I sympathise Plumber | Heating Engineer. I wish I had not signed the tenancy agreement !!!!! Gareth Jones B.A. ( Hons. )

[@EMEL-hr4ut]

Shower enclosures never leak if you have an electric shower as they have the pressure of a water can with spout

[@Heatking]

@@EMEL-hr4ut 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@neilbissett1240]

Dads are always right as we have lots of life experience 😂😂

[@Heatking]

@@neilbissett1240 haha, he was right… on this occasion 🤣🤣

[@MarcGray1990]

Feel your pain mate. Work with my dad every day. Our work is council work full stop. See this type of mess and worse every day. The only bit of advice I can give you is to do what you’ve already done. Explain to the customer the problem and why you can’t guarantee the fix. It’s ultimately up to them at the end of the day to replace the screen. Can get a decent shower enclosure these days for £150 odd. You can only do your best with these things. Personally enclosures like this always end up leaking eventually and corroding. Especially the bloody door runners after a few years. Take it easy buddy and hope you don’t get another call! ✌️

[@Heatking]

Cheers pal, and thanks for the advice. They did call back. But I said unfortunately I won’t be coming back out. I’ve advised what needs to be done and they can choose to do as they wish with that advice. So will see what happens haha!

[@MarcGray1990]

@ on the flip side I’ve had a new roof myself. Got a leak around my chimney… they came back out to “fix” it… still leaking and now don’t wanna know…. Being a tradesman myself and not wanting to disappoint people it grates me a bit. If only I liked heights… I’d get up and look myself but already cost me £13.5k to get it done. 😔

[@mastercraft5798]

Blimey, all fun & games in today's video Dan. Don't we all love turning up to a shower screen/cubicle like that one! 😨 And yes mate, 10 wraps max of PTFE will do nicely thank you, that's the way to go! 🤪

[@Heatking]

@@mastercraft5798 10! If I did that!! It would pee out haha! Who’s ptfe are you using?

[@mastercraft5798]

@@Heatking Anyone's, I just never need more than ten. But hey, each to there own.

[@neiltitmus9744]

Probably leaking the bottom of the profiles petween profile wall and tray and screw holes

[@Heatking]

@@neiltitmus9744 yeh that’s what I told them.

[@keithbrueton]

The same as my turbo torch that's why I've always got a lighter in my box

[@Heatking]

@@keithbrueton I’ve got rid of it now mate. Was doing my nut in haha

[@mrharry8466]

The job at the start sounded completely fine. How many trades man have said "I WISH I NEVER"....😂

[@Heatking]

@@mrharry8466 🤣🤣🤣 I really do wish I never!

[@terryleaman3038]

Listen to Dad!!!

[@Heatking]

@@terryleaman3038 haha I should have!

[@k20aa]

I love it when customers don't listen then want you back 500 times Foc Because they have you over a barrel

[@Heatking]

@@k20aa that’s how it felt on this one. In the end I’ve just walked away.

[@MadDog_Rules]

Those quadrant shower cubicles are cheap as chips in the sales, i've seen the 800x800 one's reduced to £135, even cheaper if they get it from the auction site that has the initials JP. Also a tip for those who aren't sure where a leak is coming from, just put some water tracing dye in a bucket of water and pour it down the sink, or a spray bottle/pump if it's for shower seal leaks.

[@Heatking]

@@MadDog_Rules nice one mate. Especially with the dye tip! I like that!

[@brethren4life152]

17 wraps of ptfe is my go to, occasionally some fittings need more

[@janettinkler2204]

I subscribed when you first appeared on hear, so unfortunately I can’t help with that 🤷🏻‍♂️ but you deserve more subs so I wish you all the best with that. As always great video 👍🏽

[@Heatking]

@@janettinkler2204 thanks very much :) I know most of you can’t help, as you’ve already done it. But on my stats 47% of watchers don’t subscribe 🤣🤣 cheers for the support pal.

[@joshplayspoor2908]

what brand of knife is that dan? the blue one

[@Heatking]

@@joshplayspoor2908 todays tools mate

[@nigelmiddleton2727]

Another great video Dan 👍 I did a similar job to you where I was capping something off, I asked a simple question about how long should I leave the dead legs and got attacked by the legionnaires keyboard brigade 😂😂 how comes no one has had a go at you? Yet 😂

[@Heatking]

@@nigelmiddleton2727 there’s time yet mate 🤣🤣🤣

[@Heatking]

@@nigelmiddleton2727 it’s probably because it’s heating pipes mate not hot and cold :)

[@chrisgray5903]

Still a risk if draining own the system or cleaning the filter

[@6969allgood]

13 turns ptfe no worries, years ago it was les as ptfe was thicker , all the best fella enjoy your vids 🙂

[@Heatking]

@@6969allgood thanks pal! I’d never get away with 13 wraps!!

[@AlanJones-f5l]

why don't you use better quality PTFE tape Dan? i.e. thicker i never use that wafer thin stuff

[@Heatking]

@@AlanJones-f5l where do you get it from? I just get this from The merchants.

[@wolvolad25]

Was it leaking before you got there Dan, they got you in between a rock and hard place with reputation 😢..ya Dad was right me thinks 😂. Did the blow torch manage to light later or is it screwed 😅.. loving the variety of vids lately mate 🎉

[@Heatking]

@@wolvolad25 I’ve since got a new blow torch mate haha. Apparently it wasn’t leaking beforehand…. Apparently 🤣🤣

[@wolvolad25]

@ they kinda got you then I think, keep em happy

[@Heatking]

@ I gave up in the end mate.

[@theorgazoid4918]

@@wolvolad25 if you still have the old blow torch you can take it apart there’s probably a bit of solder stuck in it . Happens to mine now and again

[@Bigdaftboy]

Still 2 videos a week Dan? Woohoo 😂 lovely clean shower cubicle! If dad was supervising, you wouldn’t have brought the wrong length of radiator pipe back from the van 😂. Nice hand action while shining the pipe (probably why you can’t get sponsorship!) voice sync out again at the end, what’s happening D!? 😂😂

[@Heatking]

I don’t know why it does that mate. It doesn’t show up until uploaded to KZbin! This is the last Thursday night video now mate until October. ♥️

[@Bigdaftboy]

@ boo 😂

[@EMEL-hr4ut]

Wrong piece of pipe from van. Soldered in. How we didn't hear a FFs sake and more I dunno. Must have went to a church school with nuns

[@Heatking]

@ haha. I may or may not have cropped it out 🤣🤣

[@Putinspurpleheaded]

Not getting involved with shower trays/cubicle anymore they usually come back and cause you issues.

[@Heatking]

I say I’m the same but I know I won’t stick to that haha

[@leavemyrightsalone]

That is what blokes say after they get married.😆

[@Heatking]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@waynebrown7671]

The strip you sealed internally Dan is only a decorative strip hiding the fixing , to be fair its seen better days .

[@Heatking]

@@waynebrown7671 I know 🤣

[@brethren4life152]

How much did you charge for this towelrail pipe up, dan the man?

[@Heatking]

@@brethren4life152 £120

[@rjp666]

I bet the shower tray was siliconed after the screen was fitted and there is no silicone behind the bottom of the wall profiles and if so it wouldn't matter how much silicone was applied it will always leak. Looks like a DIYers had a bash at it.

[@Heatking]

@@rjp666 absolutely mate. I shouldn’t have touched it and left it as it was

[@Lee-ui1wc]

I would have linked them 2 pipe’s together to prevent airlocks, 🤷🏻‍♂️ maybe.

[@Heatking]

@@Lee-ui1wc last time I did that, I do told off haha.

[@pookievision]

Had a Buderus 🤢 today - kept trippin spur...6ft off the ground in an alleyway 🤷‍♀️ tested all AC...no idea - had call an experinced collegue...was frost stat tripping...its wired in before the hive...as soon as cold weather hit its been tripping...i was like 🤷‍♀️🤣🙈 Ya live ya learn...hate Buderus!!

[@Heatking]

@@pookievision oh bugger!! At least you got it sorted in the end!

[@theorgazoid4918]

It wasn’t leaking until you rang the door bell mate 😂. Hate chancers

[@Heatking]

@@theorgazoid4918 definitely felt this way pal! 🤣

[@alimack5489]

And this is why I don’t do bathrooms pain in the arse (so to speak) 😂

[@Heatking]

Haha it was certainly a thorn in my side!!

[@conradsmith7752]

Shouldn't they have only sealed the outside of the shower enclosure originally? probably got trapped water now

[@Heatking]

@@conradsmith7752 yeh that’s spot on mate. 💪🏼

[@Vijaythalapathy28]

Amazing video and how do I contact you please?

[@Heatking]

@@Vijaythalapathy28 on Instagram is probably best mate.

[@Purebeltersteve]

You really need to start using loctite brother 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Heatking]

String or liquid pal?

[@EMEL-hr4ut]

String i use. It can push out a bit on tightening so it looks like the radiator has a bandage but all being white no customer has ever said anything

[@Purebeltersteve]

@@Heatking loctite 55. String. 10 wraps for good measure and abit of paste and never had a leak since i made the switch lol

[@Heatking]

@ nice one pal. I’ve half made the switch 🤣🤣

[@Purebeltersteve]

@Heatking it is abit expensive, but with loctite, say its slackens off a tiny bit. If that was ptfe, it would leak, whereas it doesnt with the loctite.

[@paulsmith2931]

Shower enclosure’s are crap full stop, best option is a walk in with one piece of glass, I always say with reseal,I can’t guarantee it won’t leak still,

[@Heatking]

@@paulsmith2931 yeh I suspected this one was already a leaker so I put the above on the invoice thankfully!

[@johnridley1038]

Just unclip the shower doors, so that you can get in there

[@koolworths]

Guessing theres a missing silicone part behind the channel maybe. Or failed enclosure. Either way not your fault or problem.

[@Heatking]

Yeh I think it’s not been sealed behind the profiles either mate

[@BrianBenge-er4tp]

Plenty of practice 😂😂

[@Heatking]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@pauljohnston-s3x]

It wasn’t leaking before 😂😂 but 100 tubes of silicone on it 🙈

[@Heatking]

🤣🤣🤣 the signs where there 😩

[@Adie2024]

Ptfe tape 21 turns 😂😂😂 where’s your sense of adventure Dan how about hemp and paste 😂😂😂

[@Heatking]

@@Adie2024 haha I like to be cautious 🤣🤣🤣

[@maccamcfcflc]

Use loctite bruv, game changer

[@Heatking]

@@maccamcfcflc the string of the liquid pal?

[@Ifitaintbrokedontfixit]

@@Heatking both. Use 577 for 95% of rad tails and 55 for anything a bit slack.

[@maccamcfcflc]

Loctite 55 the string it's magic, I was brought up on boss white and hemp!! But PTFE on non steel, loctite you can use on anything, I miss the smell of boss white though 😁 Am not a house basher was commercial but am out of the game at the min with a torn rotary cuff waiting for the op and 1 of my knees is bollocked , if I was a horse they would have shot me!!

[@Heatking]

@ they would have, did you get that reference off Peaky blinders haha. I do have the string I’m Just too tight as it’s not cheap haha.

[@colin4685]

16 turns and a kiss for good luck

[@Heatking]

I think I’m putting on too much 🤣🤣🤣

[@colin4685]

​@Heatking 🤣 maybe but maybe not. I actually prefer the locktite thread stuff now.

[@Heatking]

@ I’m feeling to move onto that too mate

[@SuperWayneyb]

Next time LISTEN TO DAD 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤘😎🤘🫖☕️🍪🎥👍👍

[@Heatking]

@@SuperWayneyb Haha! I think I know best 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@SuperWayneyb]

@ 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@zzacster2478]

Omg I commented on your last video didn’t know you come from Wigan that’s my hometown if you send me your details if I get any jobs I will pass them on to you ? the poor quality materials video

[@Heatking]

Where abouts you from mate? I’m on the edge of Wigan and chorley.

[@tomstrutton4351]

You are not ment to seal the inside of a shower screen…. Makes them leak

[@Heatking]

I know that. I didn’t do it originally

[@tomstrutton4351]

@ I thought you would know that..just didn’t hear you say it… tricky our job sometimes…you wanna help people and do the work but sometimes we just dare touch somethings…especially if it’s a new client

[@Heatking]

@ yeh I think I said that’s why we only resealed the wall to tray, because I didn’t want to get involved with removing the silicone inside the screen :( but then still ended up feeling liable! Haha.

[@EMEL-hr4ut]

I heard you only seal the outside and not inside as you have let the water drain back into the shower. It didn't realise it would cause an enclosure to leak but water has to escape somewhere

[@Heatking]

@ yeh that’s true

[@wayneholden6581]

Wouldn't of taken that shower on soon as I see silicone all over it it's a red flag unless I'm pricing for new shower . I had a rad on some flexis the last week . 😂😂

[@Heatking]

@@wayneholden6581 I shouldn’t have mate in hindsight. My dad was right haha. On flexis 🤢

[@wayneholden6581]

@Heatking 🤣 yes where are you based

[@Heatking]

@ Chorley mate

[@wayneholden6581]

@Heatking your not far from me then I'm only in bolton

[@Heatking]

@ yeh not far at all mate. Im next to junc 27 so on the border of Wigan and chorley

[@edjovi3677]

😆

[@Heatking]

@@edjovi3677 not funny haha

[@neiltitmus9744]

They need to buy a new screen you are never going to clean that it will cost more than a new screen and be bad

[@Heatking]

@@neiltitmus9744 agreed but they wernt convinced!

[@MrThedon]

So what your saying is that people who own their own homes should do diy on them what so even if that person is competent you need to think about what your saying before you open your mouth also if seen many competent diyer do better plumbing than SO called professional plumbers I think your ego’s going to your head because your on KZbin

[@Heatking]

@@MrThedon not sure where you think I’ve got an ego from in this video? I did not once say a homeowner shouldn’t do their own diy. I said Excatly what the customer sent to me… he said I will have to put diyers tax on it…

[@volt8684]

Pathetic

[@wolvolad25]

Thanks

[@Heatking]

@@wolvolad25 thank you very much Matt!!!

[@wolvolad25]

@ no worries mr