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@fr-dc9cl

Жыл бұрын

went through all your playlist and clicked on all of the unvented so it would go in my library then seen this comment. Looking forward to watching a bit of CPD.

Roy you are a natural teacher

Roy is a great talker and full of enthusiasm. Thanks Alan you sure know how to pick them.

Must say and always forget to say big thanks to Allen for bringing such informative videos.thankd again Allen.keep them coming mate

What an excellent video and explanation. I'm an avid DIY'er and clearly never likely to install one of these system, but I am very pleased to have learnt how they work.

I did unvented G3 course with Baxi in Dartford some years ago. Highly recommended training for all trainee plumbers/gas & oil engineers.👍👍👍

What an excellent video, this is just what I was asking in one of my last posts to you, "if you're getting XXX, then it could be XXX, or if XXX is happening, then look for XXX", bloody marvellous, more like this please. Oh, and an excellent all-round explanation of the unvented cylinder, Thank you.

awesome video thank you Roy and Allen.

Allen you and Roy together make some team👌 great videos always👍

Absolutely AMAZING thank you so much gents. Currently doing my G3 so this was very informative.

Allen nice video Roy excellent illustration Viva good training Thankyou all👍👍

Wow this is explained very well. Excellent.

Such a wonderful teachers It realy benefits me personally There is one thing u guys could do is when talking about valves u could zoom that valve in and it will help alot more And the rest of the video is absolutely spot on Well done 👏

Thank you sirs for a good teaching. Very deep, simple and bright. I could understand very well all about unvented. Almighty bless.

Brilliant videos guys. Really helpful.

Thank you kind Sirs for the free education, it's truly appreciated.

@AllenHart999

2 жыл бұрын

Thank You

Thank you very much your video provide good technique in grassroots language. Easy to comprehend provided the motivation for others . I always look at your video. Thank you.

Excellent video, extremely well explained

Brilliant video 👍

Thank you Allan/Roy I’m going for my g3 ticket tomorrow and its helped me get the background

Excellent explanation 👍

Great video , thank you

Brilliant video thanks

Wonderful video

Very good video 👍

Great video thank you

Brilliant video, thank you 🙏🏼

@AllenHart999

2 жыл бұрын

Thank You

Great video

Great Video

excellent

Thanks very much

Yer like that 👍, got re-sit next month to on these , can't wait 🤣

Thank you. Very detailed overview. Great job! Dripping valves might sometimes be cleared simply by opening them as you showed, and flushing particles out.

@AllenHart999

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tips!

Excellent 🌹👍👍

Good job Allen

@AllenHart999

3 жыл бұрын

Thank You

Please do a video on how to drain an Unvented cylinder. Thank you

Really great video.

@AllenHart999

3 жыл бұрын

Let me know of any others that would help you. Thanks.

@janahan100

3 жыл бұрын

@@AllenHart999 could you please upload a video of how to electrically check immersion and overhead stat on cylinders Many thanks

Hi Allen, just wanted to say a massive thank you for your well put together easy to follow videos, I'm starting my Gas Engineer course next month as a new entrant and your videos have been a massive help for me to get my head around certain things! Any recommendations for a newby like myself about to step into the industry?

@ExtremeShez

2 жыл бұрын

I hope your gas engineer course going well mate. Best wishes.

I like Roy he one of the Good ones

Terrific video again, very informative. Thanks for taking your time to do these videos. Just a thought Allen, you mentioned in a previous video that you don't make any money off these videos, I think you should. The whole point , as I see it, is to raise money for CANDLELIGHTERS and raising the standard in plumbing. I'd be happy to look at an advertisement if you got another source of revenue for a worthy cause and all your hard work. It's just a thought, but a good one I think.

@AllenHart999

3 жыл бұрын

I have adverts on some videos, I don’t have any on these training ones though. Thanks

Hi allen could you an in depth video about the hot water thermostat thats built on the side of the unvented cylinder on how to test and its functionality please thankyou 👍

Hi Allan, great training videos but I think you could do with explaining positioning of the expansion vessel and where it’s piped into and why? And explain balanced water coming of the multi function valve otherwise great video

Please make a on Unvented complete installation. Specially wiring and all requirements. Many thanks

Nicely explained , have you got video on heat only and unvented indirect cylinder videos

Great Videos i've watched about 5 of them this weekend. Just had a bit of advise as another cause of a TPRV activating. I've had 2 ports letting by because of debris and/or faulty actuators keeping 2 port actuators open.

@AllenHart999

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

Thanks for this video. Consider production improvements in sound quality but content is great.

@AllenHart999

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

Do you reccomend fitting a magnaclean to the central heating return to the boiler?

In new installations is there any requirement to fit a anti legionella valve to the pressure vessel to stop a build up of bacteria in the dead leg pipework /pressure vessel?

What way is best to calculate the d2 discharge pipe as you can either add what the bends etc equat to onto the length of the pipe stated or you can deduct what the bends etc equat to from the section in the graph for d2 (up to 'stated' size) both ways get an answer in a different way but does the t3 qualification expect you to do one formula?

The latest issue i had was expansion vessel connected to the balanced cold water before the check valve..When firing up, pressure was tripping reliefs.. once expansion vessel moved over to the hot side of the inlet bloc, problem resolved and expansion vessel now doing its job.. Have also seen installations with expansion relief valves installed before the cylinder and only the TPV.. Remember D1 and D2 sizes.. get Inlet bloc & expansion vessel above cylinder . would be so good if they started to build cylinders with intelligence.. pressure & temperature gauges!!

@AllenHart999

8 ай бұрын

Thank You

Hi Allen, I’m Thinking of converting a 2 bed terraced property to a 4-5 bed 2 story HMO with 4 en-suites Which heating system should be installed for the property. And what boiler? What would be estimated cost? I’m based in manchester. Thanks in advance.👍🏼

Greetings from the south coast. Not an installer, but interested to know how all the gubbins works. Many thanks

Hi nice video like always , I have a question please . Because I have to replace my downstairs cloakroom tap 🚰, and aren’t any isolation valve on it . So how can isolate the hot water side ? I understand I can shut off the main water supply to the cylinder but do I need open in same time a hot water tap in the same time and drain down all the cylinder?

Hi Allen if the coil in the cylinder is compromised. Would this cause the system pressure to increase or decrease?

we have one of these in our new build, dont understand it at all. our electric bills are so high, we can only think its the leccy from the immersion heater in this. is there anyway we can turn it off and just use the boiler without the cylinder or not?

Can you install a Direct unvented cylinder on the 10th floor , in a high raise building?

Hi Allen I have a customer with an internal expansion vessel on an unvented cylinder. I re pressurised the cylinder in the summer due to poor hot water flow and sorted the issue. The customer is reporting another loss of pressure I suspect the internal expansion vessel has failed can I fit an external expansion vessel?

Hi Allen, In this setup I see the In let Control Valve Group is a fair distance from the Tundish, thus the expansion valve would be greater than 600mm for the D1 run, as such I assume this does not meet G3 regs?

Maybe a silly question but can you use a combi boiler with an unvented cylinder rather than a system boiler? E.g converting an existing combi

Very well explained Roy!if we have a expansion vessel for heating how do we recharge the vessel.Is it by turning cold isolator off and drain it from radiator drain valve and recharge on expansion vessel or anyway different. Please help as I get a lot of them where pressure keeps going up and I dont know where to drain it from.thanks

@cliveramsbotty6077

3 жыл бұрын

lol

Hi, if expansion vessel is not installed and all other valve are fine and there is no water leak in the tun dish but it still cuts off coil after couple of days. What is possible problem here. Cold feed have different pressures but I installed no return valve at hot water tank out let. It works for few days fine then it cuts off. Will be grateful if you reply.

Problems with my unvented system when either heating or hot water is on, and we run hot tap. Sounds like Motorbike accelerating when you open hot tap, noise is from Pressure reducing valve/non-return valve. Hot pressure reduces within a couple of seconds of running hot tap. Cold water pressure is exceptionally high (according to plumber). The plumber suspects cold water is leeching into hot water somewhere. System looks very similar to that in the video - with pressure vessel. No obvious water discharge in tundish.

Is there anyway possible to do unvented after level 2 6035 without experience?? Was told i can if i have water regs

If I wanted to install a unvented cylinder in a basement with no drains, could the discharge pipe be terminated at the concrete floor within the basement? And the condense pipe be pumped out to a suitable drain point.

Hi - may I perhaps ask you a technical question about installing a 10litre tiny geyser that is unvented ( only if you dnt mind otherwise please forgive me but I am desperate )I know the risks, liability and warranty issues etc but lets say I dnt care about any of that and connect the inlet and outlet directly without the correct mixer but there is more than sufficient pipe to allow for expansion. You think it will work without blowing ? I wont hold you to it, just wanted an opinion as you an expert t. I dnt care if it breaks ( as long as it does not explode and cause walls to fall over. I dnt mind if it bursts lightly and spills as it will be over the bath tub. I got nothing to loose ) Thank you. Sorry if this all sounds ridicoulous. Greetings from South Africa.

Do you know how I find out if there is some national organisation(s) that provide service contracts to service these as British Gas (for example) said they won’t touch them?

@AllenHart999

8 ай бұрын

No idea, Sorry

Good clear information, thanks for that. As a private individual I do not have a G3 ticket, but I need some advice. My system is almost identical to the one in your test set-up. 3 months ago I paid £350 to have a new pressure reducer/relief valve unit and expansion chamber, as part of a service. After 3 months, a problem has developed, I now get a reduced hot water flow rate. Initially it is fast, ( as it was before) then within 10 secs or so it drops off significantly. All visual checks are good, the filter on the PRV is not obstructed. I would like a pointer as to what may be the problem, so I can direct the service company correctly.

@AllenHart999

2 жыл бұрын

You need to call someone out to it. I couldn’t give advice without looking at it. Sorry.

@davidkelly4841

Жыл бұрын

@alan fowler Your problem is a poor or blocked feed into the water cylinder, the initial rush you get is the pressure being released from the system from the expansion vessel, once this is discharged, you are back to what ever mains pressure and flow that is being supplied to the cylinder, suspect blocked filter on the incoming line

@alanfowler1187

Жыл бұрын

@@davidkelly4841 you are right. The block was internal build up of lime, where the inlet pipe is taken internally to the very base of the tank. The solution was to purge the inlet with descaler liquid. Once the acid had done it's work, all was well.

@davidkelly4841

Жыл бұрын

@@alanfowler1187 Great thanks for letting me know, always nice to be right once in a while ;-) I shall head on into the weekend with a smile

Really good video. But I have a question if the combination value set to 3.5 bar how come the standing pressure at the tap was 4 bar. I thought the pressure reducing value part of the combination value would drop the pressure to 3. 5 bar

@robertjewkes604

Жыл бұрын

I’d like to know

Can you put them on a gravity feed?

I am looking for slimline unvented dual coil cylinder compatible with one coil with solar power cylinder capacity 200liters

Hi I have a unvented hot water cylinder in my flat.. When attempting to unscrew my shower bar mixer, hot water continues to pour out of the hot side. I have turned the stopcock tap off and water stops pouring out of the cold side. Do you know how to turn the water supply from the unvented water cylinder off?

Should your expansion vessel have a drain off valve fitted? according to VODA who conduct our legionella's checks the water in the expansion vessel could be a breeding place for the bacteria, as it is stagnant and needs daining regularly? comments please

wouldn't the the last line of defence for the unvented cylinder be the overheat stat on boiler kicking in when the return temperature is high and not the TPRV on the cyclinder

Hi Alan my old vented cylinder say he's performing only problem is on the other side it has a red light and says it needs resetting every time I press the reset it goes straight back to Red do you have any ideas why Adele I could sort this please

Great video. I'm in the process of buying and installing a direct, unvented cylinder for a friend. Do I need to be Trained/G3 qualified in order to install this item?

@AllenHart999

8 ай бұрын

yes

Could a unvented cylinder be connected up to a cold cistern supply with a pump that would provide 3.5 bar of pressure that operated once it detected water flowing through it. Do manufacturers instructions cater for such installations and what would be any advantages / disadvantages ?

@AllenHart999

3 жыл бұрын

No, You can only pump 12 l/m. Check with the manufacturer for anything over this. kzread.info/dash/bejne/fJ6urtV7lrGTado.html

What would make hot water flow after approx. 5 minutes reduce to just more than a trickle

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How often to you have to refresh your G3

@royfugler9971

3 жыл бұрын

Hi smart tech, Same as ACS, every 5 years.

If water pressure in the building is 2.2 bar what pressure should I have in expansion vessel?

@NottsPlumber

3 жыл бұрын

I read in the manufacturer instructions that should be 0.2 bar below incoming pressure but from the video I gathered that prv and vessel should have equal pressure.

@AllenHart999

3 жыл бұрын

This is a very good question. Read the installation instructions and go by them. Thanks.

Inlet control group do they work for the local council?

@AllenHart999

8 ай бұрын

Thank You

Why not call it a inlet multi valve part ?

@AllenHart999

8 ай бұрын

No idea

Was told gas safe won’t sign off unvented cylinders unless a gas appliance exists in the property, so if fit one in a house with an oil or electric boiler they won’t sign it off.

@kevind7150

3 жыл бұрын

Wrong, Gas Safe does Issue works notification. For solely Unvented Cylinders. I fitted. a Joules Cyclone Air, in November, and registered it through Gas Safe. You have to send, Gas Safe a copy of your G3 Unvented Certificate. his will then, show up on your elements. Hope that clarifies.

@Clicksystems

3 жыл бұрын

@@kevind7150 they do, but somebody told me before that they only register them if there is a gas appliance in the house. So they will register a cylinder solely if a gas boiler exists. But not an oil boiler

@kevind7150

3 жыл бұрын

@@Clicksystems I was requested, to attended a Gas Safe seminar, some two years ago. The lecturer informed the group. In Order to aid Building Control. All unvented cylinders. Can be registered, through the Gas Safe notifications. There are several hundred thousand gas appliance installed, every year which are not registered. Gas Safe know this, from sales data. So they wouldn't know exactly, what appliances are installed, in every property. You could phone Gas Safe, customer services, and get, more accurate information!

Jon

Do you know anyone in grimsby north east Linco who can serve my cylinder for me please

I'm confused. If the water expands 1,600 times by volume when it turns to steam, then surely 1 litre of water would expand to 1,600 litres of steam...? How does it get up to 16,000 litres? Thanks

@AllenHart999

3 жыл бұрын

I think you are right. Thanks.

@stephenmontague4089

3 жыл бұрын

The idea is NOT to let the water get hot enough to turn to steam. That is why you need to be qualified to work on Unvented hot water cylinders.

@cliveramsbotty6077

3 жыл бұрын

@@stephenmontague4089 to get the water to turn to steam wouldn't the boiler have to be outputting at a flow temp higher than 100 degrees?

@stephenmontague4089

3 жыл бұрын

@@cliveramsbotty6077 That is why there are safety devices fitted on this type of cylinder, to prevent water reaching 100 degrees C. If in doubt consulate a qualified plumber who has his/her Hot Water Certificate.

@cliveramsbotty6077

3 жыл бұрын

@@stephenmontague4089 to be honest i'd also ask for their gcse maths certificate

Doesn't the vessel need a flexible pipe? Also if copper pipe or flexible surely it's a dead leg ,what's to stop bacteria building ?

ZX

an on the job plumber would never crack open a prv, they never reseat and youll be forking out your own cash for a replacement as it wasnt dripping when you arrived

@AllenHart999

2 жыл бұрын

I check everyone I service. Never had any issues

@tristancraven3685

8 ай бұрын

Plus if it doesnt re seat does that not tell you sometjing about when you do leave and the valve blows off and does not re seat imagine if youd have checked it the last time you went you could have helped by replacing it when you was last there rather than coming out again for something as simple as checking if its doing its job. Hope this helps you in your busy days at work doing your job properly.

Great Video , Thank you