Hi Derek, love your tutorials, im an ex pupil of yours from 20 years ago and made a good career thanks to your interesting and informative tutoring. Keep it up.
Re-aligning the closure plate can be a pain when it has been moved umpteen times over the years. So what I do is before I remove it I get a straight edge and mark small pencil markson the wall either side of the closure plate - left and right - in line with the spigot opening, and the same with the vertical parts of the spigot opening, left and right - I mark the wall slightly in line with these. Then when it comes to putting the closute plate back on I have marks on the wall to help me position correctly.
Well done Sir, you clearly received the same old school training as me ( with updates ! ) Same lingo, even the 'Snotters' I retired on 28 th Dec 2020 after 43 years in the Gas industry but always learned something new everyday. Incidentally, on the question of wether to tightness test or not on servicing, I used to have a saying.... "if you put the pipework under strain or stress then test"
Once again Derek ,cant thank you enough for your time making these videos .Great knowledge and very well put to understand .Please keep going .Top man .
Not the first time I’ve watched this. Fantastic video. Love it. Very clearly explained. Great step by step guide for us beginners. Thanks Derek. Asian Jon. Training.
really good, one thing that could be explained better is how you go about checking full length of flue while holding the pellet rather then dropping it and completing the visual . still very good
Hi Derek I am watching most of your video it is very helpful could you plz make one of the most wanted video for the new engineer which is MULTIMETER USING would be much appreciated,
Good vid, thanks. Bear in mind you have an accent so if you use the predictive txt please ammend it coz couldn't understand a few words. I had an experience when a gas fire was live due to bad wiring in the house so I always test for current first. What say ye?
Great video Derek, watched a few times but it's so good for gaining experience and knowledge, I have a question, if in the chimney mortar fangs are showing, is that classed as NCS. If yes then why do we class it as NCS. Just a bit confused with that. If you can please elaborate your expertise on it, it will be appreciated. Thanks derek 👍👍
Can't you just purge by lighting the fire? So it is not work and you don't need to check for leaks? Cause if the volume of gas in the premises is over 0.02m³ but less than 0.035 you're anyway not allowed to do it through a loose fitting and you anyway need to use your appliance ignition system isn't it?
Brilliant as usual. So you have a series where you do service on back boiler and fire? I am slightly concerned about the methodical approach to this., Its my understanding that I do an initial tightness test prior to removing the fire, then, well then I am slightly confused, there is so much discrepancy between engineers, some say to do a "mini tightness test at gas valve" and a final tightness test once back boiler has been serviced and everything replaced? Is there a video you have done on BBU service that clarifies this? Thanks
It take a while for the smoke to travel up the chimney but if the chimney is leaking in the loft you will see the smoke because it hangs around for ages so once the pellets have finished you the go around the house and loft looking for smoke.
it is the female upwards not the male on the flue pot. please correct it. Reference: 14:50. otherwise, the condensate from the chimney will run in the flue joint
@@egservices-plumbingandheat5570 the flue blocks are made that way they even came with a sticker on the blocks to show you the correct way up the manufacturers even gave me an installation sheet and finally you couldn’t get it wrong if you tried as the flue block wouldn’t sit on the cover block or the transfer block.
Always always remember regulation 26.9. If you carry out checking the affectiveness of the flue. The supply of combustion air. Operating pressure & heat input & safe functions of the pipework and appliances. You as an engineer will sleep easy at night. Safety it critical there's no second chances. Remember once you're GSR you are the competent person. You don't want any comeback on yourself. Reg 26.9 isn't for quoting regs it's for peace of mind, stay safe ✌
Hi Derek as part of a service a flue flow test much be carried out on gas fire where do you carry out a flue flow test on a gas fire stove is it inside the stove itself as Ive looked at some MI and its not clear many thanks
@@tomkatgastraining Thats for flue flow test and spillage test at the back of the draft diverter cause i know all the spillage tests are done at the back thanks
Hi, if there are faulty starter blocks and snotts between blocks in precast flue but when we try smoke match and smoke pallet are successfully. Is this precast chimney pass within this senario?
@@tomkatgastraining if customer don’t want to repair it from me can I leave this property in this situation. This is not id situation and don’t mandatory remove the appliance isn’t it
@@lostinthoughtscalminsilenc8167 an open flued appliance can not terminate near a gutter it has to go above the gutter 1.5m off the pitch of the roof or 600mm above the ridge
