Day in the life of a UK plumber 

I watch Steve lav on RU-vid and it is really nice to see how you guys do stuff, thanks for watching, I'm so pleased you are enjoying the videos

I watch the American v the Uk videos and the main difference is the regulations?

Steve lav and mickey pipes... I see alot of steam boilers and huge oil boilers still getting installed in parts of America.. Steve lav hates combination boilers... I think regs in America are alot more strict and also they use steele for gas rather than copper.

Thanks for the support as always mate, glad you enjoyed

Thanks for the support as always Chris, it's always when you think the jobs going alright, something crops up, have a great weekend 👍

Thanks for the support as always mate

Thanks for the support Phil, glad you enjoyed

I am feeling much better now, hope you are well too, thanks for the support as always mate

Thanks for the support as always James, hope you have a great weekend

Thanks for the support as always Pb, mice don't bother me, rats on the other hand give me the creeps

Thanks for the support as always Brian, there was certainly no saving this one, hopefully the new one lasts a good few years

Thanks for the support as always mate, to be honest a lot of stuff he's better than me at, hopefully he stays as it hard to keep hold of good lads

Thanks for the support as always mate, things can only get better in the football, hopefully 👍

I think I prefer it to gas but I'm weird like that, thanks for watching as always Colin 👍

I should have checked when I priced the job, you live and learn, thanks for watching as always mate

Thanks for the support as always Peter, I'm never fitting another Dab pump, my supplier were selling them off cheap to get rid of them as they keep packing up, I shouldn't have taken the risk

isn't everything lovely with hindsite lol. lost track how many times thought be clever to use something cheaper, always bites you on the bum 😝

He's got some, I should have told him to wear them, thanks for watching mate

I really should wear gloves, thanks for the support as always Tom

Thanks for the support as always Wayne, hope you have a great weekend

It could well be, I've been meaning to check with some press manufacturers, my money's on them saying its down to the boiler manufactures, with the boiler manufactures saying it's down to the press fittings instructions, it's all about nobody wanting to take responsibility when these press fittings fail, thanks for watching as always Pete

You are correct, they use those tecktite type fittings, I guess it all comes down to manufactures instructions, thanks for the support as always Kevin

Thanks for getting back you do a great job we got a grant combi to fit next week 4day job 👍

It's just a cheap vonhaus set of Amazon, it has all the bits I need, it's lasted me a good few years so far, thanks for watching mate

Thanks for the support as always John, I need to check about the press fittings, my guess is they may pass the buck and say go with the boiler manufactures instructions, nobody will want to stick their head out and take responsibility incase anyone goes wrong

Oh really, they always seem to keep changing stuff, I've seen the last couple of boilers jones the gas has done and he's soldering again. I need to check with Worcester as that's what I mainly fit, I have seen Worcester boilers done with press fit by other people, so I guess it should be ok, thanks for watching 👍

You certainly do, thanks for watching as always Tom 👍

Thanks for the support as always Keith

That had been checked, the condense went into a back inlet gulley outside with an air gap above the drain, as soon as you topped the pressure up water started leaking out the boiler. Like you I have seen many oil boilers with soaked burners due to condense lines backing up, particularly if they are connected into rain water, but this was definitely a split boiler, thanks for watching 👍

@@PlumbLikeTom yes but we always have an air gap, its to do the way the rubber sits on the secondary hex.

@@Purebeltersteve I see what you are saying, I didn't actually diagnose the boiler and was just asked to price for a replacement, the customer said every time they topped the boiler up water started leaking out, so I just assumed it was split

@@PlumbLikeTom your getting a new boiler out of it 😃. Woulda needed a new burner anyway and they are 200 odd quid.

I agree but I would never deliberately sell someone a new boiler if they didn't need one, I got this job lead through the Worcester site so I all did on this one is quote for a replacement.

I used to use heldtite but every one on here moaned at me, if you look back at some of my old videos it was the thing people always had a go at me for, so I stopped using it, thanks for watching as always Dave

@@PlumbLikeTom why would they have a go about using heldite Tom? marvellous stuff which never fails

I prefer the manky jobs, I would sooner be working on stuff like this than on a nice white carpet, thanks for watching as always Darren

I'm never fitting another dab, Stuart Turner seem to be the most reliable for me, touch wood I've never been back to one and they really do shift the water

Sorry about that, I never noticed, he probably does hate it, thanks for watching

I don't know, everyone round here calls them that, thanks for watching

I should have checked the thickness of the wall, normally a standard flue is fine for most jobs where they go straight out the back, thanks for watching as always 👍

There not my favourite boilers, thanks for watching mate 👍