Do you press yet? If so what fittings and machine do you use? 🎉

@julianhawker7672

6 ай бұрын

Cheers Dan.

@YNWA-oq5uf

6 ай бұрын

Yh since they first came into play gotta admit I only work on commercial so I have a fair idea the best thing is how much they have evolved from being truly cumbersome to slim and lightweight. Make sure you get yours calibrated at regular intervals. Loving your content pal to the point and extremely useful for those new to the game

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

@@YNWA-oq5uf cheers pal. Yeh trying to keep It calibrated. Haha it just came back from One on this video 😂

Hi Dan without a shadow of a doubt the best informative video on press fittings out there! Great description and explanation of the m/v profiles and the fact you need to get them calibrated! Top marks mate!

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Jerome! Just hope it helps people out if needed 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Great video Dan, thanks for all this information 👍

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

Welcome Mate, hope it helps, it’s not for everyone but if anyone’s thinking of it, it’s there 🙏🏽

Thanks Dan, very well explained 👍🏻

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate. Hope it helps 🙏🏽

Cool info on the jaws Dan ! Thanks for braving the cold for the video 🥶

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

Haha cheers mate. Hope it helps you out 🙏🏽

Thanks for the upload matey. Used a press tool first time on an install last week. Impressive. Two things I noted. Hands weren’t stinging at end of job and also no smell of soldering in the house which seemed odd to get used to.

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

Haha yeh the smell of soldering knocks me sick now believe it or not! Hope it helps you out this video Paul 🙏🏽

Great video as always Dan

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Tom, means a lot mate.

Very informative as usual Dan. Wow doesnt 2 years fly by.

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, it sure does, life just flys by :( haha.

Thanks for that it was very informative

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

Cheers buddy, hope It helps 🙏🏽

I definitely press more since novapress released the angle jaws.... they're a game changer 👍

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

I need to get hold of some 🙏🏽

I've got the Novapress had it 2 or 3 years love it. I use m profile never had one leak (yet lol) I just use what ever fittings plumbase have on the shelf

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

Cheers Mark! Famous last words them. Hopefully you never have any!! 💪🏼

@marksavill367

6 ай бұрын

@@Heatking ha hopefully I won't have any

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

@@marksavill367 and me 😂😂😂

I remember in 2008/9 I was using the geberit oness and noone really knew much about em. They was big old heavy things

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

This isn’t the lightest but yeh they’ve come a long way!

Thanks for the info mate! Haven't started pressing yet, maybe at a later date. :) Can I ask you what van you drive? Looks so spacious!

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

Welcome Mate.! Hope it helps when it comes to your time to buy if you do. And it’s a long wheel based custom. But the camera was on Wide zoom 😂

Hello friend. I always buy the best quality parts when I work. Naturally, they are also more expensive, but it is important to me that there are no leaks when doing the work. Quality fittings, taps, pipes are a guarantee for good and safe work. Otherwise, I do not use press machines because here in Copper pipe is used very little in Bulgaria. But my personal opinion is that if you work at high temperatures above 80 degrees and high pressure of 10 bars, the rubber will not last long. Otherwise, I agree that it is fast, safe and harmless. Greetings from Bulgaria.

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

welcome from Bulgaria! I’ve been! Haha sunny beach you’ll be surprised to know 😂 what pipe do you use in Bulgaria? And yeh I agree on the quality, when and if these cheaper fittings go wrong then I’ll have to have a re think but so far so good 🙏🏽

I mainly use mine on gas runs ive got the 1st edition novopress aco103 only diff with ur one is my ones head dont spin, my only issue is fitting prices but am sure they will come down as more conpanies are bringing out press fittings, but great video mate

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

Cheers Razz, you tried direct plumbing supplies for fittings? Their prices are bang on. And the swivel head is nice but not always useful haha.

@Razz60

6 ай бұрын

@@Heatking no i aint checked direct plumbing but i will have a look, also monster plumb do good prices the pegasus brand aint too bad it comes with a green strip which comes off when u press

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

@@Razz60 yeh I like the look and idea of them mate.

Real World Plumbing…… love the sticker placement….😉😉 Nice one mate, people will always be on one side of the fence or the other…

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

Yeh that’s true mate! I thought it was a good placement for the sticker haha. 🙏🏽 Happy birthday too!

I was very surprised to see how the fittings looked after pressing - I would say they looked rubbish with all the dents and marks. If the pipework was exposed the overall impression would be that the job was badly done compared with a simple solder joint done by a professional plumber. I also feel that the inability to remove or rotate the joint is a big drawback. AND £800 for the tool. That's lots of time to be saved to make it worthwhile.

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

Appreciate your comment Richard, and respect your opinion 🙏🏽 I can see why you think that!

@johnoreilly4408

6 ай бұрын

Soldered for years, but it's hard to compete on big jobs against the press fittings , even on smaller jobs the quickness of it.

Time is Definitely Money Dan in our game, but I still think you need to be doing a lot of copper pipe work to make it well worthwhile like site work and that, For general boiler installs not sure it it’s worth buying, But great video as always Mate 😂 👍👍🤜

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

Yeh Tony I understand what you’re saying matey, sometimes I think about selling it and just soldering haha

Not noticed the pipe distortion on other you-tube channels ( MJTiff, Caprani )

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

They probably haven’t shown you up close :) I use same press tool as MjTiff. :)

@MJTiffPlumbing

6 ай бұрын

So many different aspects to cover and some get overlooked in videos…..

Just looked up the milwakee they do a whole box with jaws ect 1400

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

Decent price is that mate. 🙏🏽

Have you seen those nerrad tools for the water in the pipe? Quality for people like me who don't use press

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

Yeh jet swets, I’ve a video on them somewhere haha. Just expensive!

@jacko2815

6 ай бұрын

@@Heatking yea I dunno how much they are but cheaper then a press gun lol! But not as cheap as a slice of bread lol

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

@@jacko2815 I posted the slice of bread trick on here once and got Called allsorts of names 😂😂😂

@jacko2815

6 ай бұрын

@@Heatking haha they're proberly jealous you no the tricks and there all ametures. The bread tricks been used for years!

How long do the O rings last for cheers

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

Time will tell but they have a 30 Year warranty like speedfit fittings :)

@SuperWayneyb

6 ай бұрын

Been using crimp on commercial for decades without any issues 👍

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

@@SuperWayneyb cheers Wayne!

does anyone know if theres a press gun that uses Makita batties

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

Yes there is. Just can’t remember its name, but definitely is

Can you press 28? Where is it you buy your kit?

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

Yeh just need 28mm jaws. And I bought this from pressituk 💪🏼

Solder all the way pal 👍

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

Cheers James. I don’t think press will ever beat soldering completely 💪🏼

Been in the game 40 years so a bit of a dinosaur when it comes to new systems. Probably will get on the pressfit wagon at some point! Just forked out £650 on a new kane 385 and my ACS gas is due for renewal in March so dont think ill be pressing anything this year😵🤷🏼‍♂️

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

Yeh my Dads said he will never get into press haha. Understandable it’s not for everyone👍🏼 but yeh your wallets had a battering mate 😂😂😂

Good stuff pal 👍🏼 but there's no mention of the correct depth gauge..I know eff that but please make people aware of the fact if leaks occurred and the installation was of said fitting not to the correct depth as manufacturer instructions eg marked on fitting with marker installer is liable ffs so anyone using press make sure there is no marker on fitting apart from the x to say it's pressed. Message over

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

Cheers pal. I do show how to install the fitting marking the depth on and checking in this video? Is that not what you mean?

Yearly calibration ?

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

Yes mate annual calibration:)

@SuperWayneyb

6 ай бұрын

@@Heatking Funny how calibration only becomes a thing AFTER everyone jumps onto crimping. Years ago that wasn’t mentioned

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

@@SuperWayneyb I wish it wasn’t needed haha.

Definitely think they are a luxury item and for anyone starting out who thinks they need one straight away you don’t ! The fittings are hideously expensive, bulky and it’s just another bulky expensive tool to carry around.

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

I understand fully where you’re coming from 💪🏼

@chester6343

6 ай бұрын

They're cheaper than speedfit mind you..

Press all day long. People slag it off but it’s cleaner than soldering and better for your health.

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

Agreed Ian! Once you’ve used it I don’t think there’s any going back haha.

@Oiledballs-wu1cm

6 ай бұрын

Health, but did you take the vaccines?

Novopress 102 🤘😎🤘

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

Thanks for the interesting vid. Didn't know you could press V prof with M jaws. I have a Rems gun (with M jaws), the only problem I have is I can't press an M Tee with the standard jaws, as they fowl (have to use angle jaws); but I could press a V Tee as its wider...👍

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

cheers mate. 🙏🏽 yeh conex released an update on this about a year ago. Which then made my V jaws absolutely pointless 😂

@can-be-askedhandymanproper3015

6 ай бұрын

@@Heatking I use my angle jaws a lot...

@can-be-askedhandymanproper3015

6 ай бұрын

@Heatking sorry, what's your name please?

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

@@can-be-askedhandymanproper3015 I neeeeeeeeeeed some haha.

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

@@can-be-askedhandymanproper3015 sorry mate. It’s Dan. How about you. 🙏🏽

It much cost a small fortune for all the tools you purchase. Do you have to pay to go on training courses . My friend is a sparky, yes your enemies, 😂, and pays a fortune for courses.

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

Yeh certain ones we do, only boiler product courses we don’t need to pay for. :(

@paulj9022

6 ай бұрын

@@Heatking ❤️

Time is Definitely Money Dan in our game, but I still think you need to be doing a lot of copper pipe work to make it well worthwhile like site work and that, For general boiler installs not sure it it’s worth buying, But great video as always Mate 😂 👍👍🤜

@Heatking

6 ай бұрын

Yeh Tony, I understand mate. Sometimes I do think, do I really need to press and should I sell it 😂