Mark Ballard LTD Heating Engineer.
I've been a gas engineer for over nearly 30 years.
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From the general operation and maintenance to the more advanced fault finding, installation and repairing of your systems.
I explain in clear and easy to follow step by step instructions how to fix problems, understand fault codes, how to operate boilers and controls, how to install or replace parts of your heating system and lots more.
Products like, Vaillant, Baxi, Glowworm, Ideal and Worcester, Hive, Honeywell, Nest, Drayton, Grundfos and lots more.
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Hey my glow worm heating and hot water function keeps going off and the bar gos down slowly we have changed 2 reditors valves recently but still have this problem , any idea how to fix it?
can you bin the t3 with a bdr91 relay box/
A very good explanation. Thank you
I was about to get in touch with my landlord about the slow running water issue, then I thought to google, came across your video first, and voila....all fixed. Thanks for your clear explanation and demonstration
Hi Mark I have this system but my thermostat keeps going offline? Works fine for a few days then offline again? Have you come across this before? Thanks
Hi Mark. Are you still there?
Hi there. My boiler fails to start. Can you help?
How about using a mototool (Dremel) to cut into the olive on both sides?
Would u say the wicks one is better or this?
Hi Mark, I am wanting to change Bathroom radiator for a chrome towel radiator, so i want to cut the pipe under floorboard to connect chrome pipes to the rad, can i let the pressure out of the bleed valve like you did here for it to work or do i need to drain the boiler?
Hell the heating is not working using the thermostat or app can I turn the heating on and off from the boiler manually?
Thank you ever so much A video cant be this clear and informative and covered all different boilers. Cant Thank you enough for this video
An excellent crystal clear instructional video. Take a gold star and a smiley face.
It's really helpful, I really appreciate your time spending on this video. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸
THANK YOU
Better than valiant
Thank you so much Mark. I followed your clear instructions and the boiler is working again. God bless you and yours.
A really good step by step guide, to the hive install and setup.
What's that logo in the right top corner doing/showing? It looks like a wifi.
Wish you were available in my area to work on my boiler
Thank you Mark
I reset then a spanner came up . Hot water seems to be partly working but im concerned ... says 0,3 bar
Excellent video Mark.Many thanks. After trying to replace the diverter valve cartridge, I over tightened diverter valve's "motor retaing nut" and it broke. Do you know anywhere that I can buy the motor retaining nut only , not the whole plastic set?
So the boiler will cintinue to go on and off and the circulation will happen through the bypass right. Cause otherwise no circulation will get the pcb to turn the boiler off isn't it?
This is the most obvious answer and should have been checked first. I was online ordering the tool to reach up and remove the tap. Came across this. “How stupid do I feel?” It fixed my low flow kitchen tap instantly.
You're a Godsend 👍
Without a comic there's no way you could poke round hoping for the best. I am now your number one fan. Well done for taking time to air this.
Am I missing something? When the new vlave was put in place the existing nut, olive and ptf tape was used. Is there an assumption that this would be changed?
You can use the old olive and nut. No need to replace them. You can if you want to. If they are damaged or badly crushed then replace them.
Thanks for the reply and thanks for the video, really useful 👍
Thank you so much I was really struggling since few months and couldn’t find the video but after following the steps in your video I manage to resolve the issue
Use your Knipex Cobras(every self respecting Plumber uses Cobras) & follow Marks first method. Always use joint paste on compression olives!! I always have problems removing my wife Olive from the Pub Mark, any suggestions son?
My boiler ideal exclusive 2 hasn't been right since the council sent a person round for the gas service check. It comes on for around 2 minutes in the night 12, 1 am a 2 am and 3 am it does not heat up its just makes a noise. It is May 23rd and its warm so it shouldn't come on at all.
If it's showing 3 .0 bar how do you lower it???
I need to replace a Vailliant VRT 350F as people find them very confusing.This is for a rental property. Rather annoying that you cannot install non vailliant controls with vailliant on open therm etc. What is your go to control? Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! 😀
Hello Mark, thanks for the video! We got a Worcester boiler in a house we just moved in. The blue central light is always on (not flashing) even if the heating is not on. Is this normal?! In our previous house our Worcester boiler had the blue light on only when we had the heating/hot water ON. Cheers!
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Um Hello Mark Can u please make a video on how to programme a system boiler s15 and a ThermaQ Evocyl Hot Water Tank Cylinder Thank You!
My boiler's pressure has gone up to 2.3 bar, how do I reduce the pressure?
thank yoooooooou!!!!
What is the active ingredient in the inhibitor? From Africa
Hi Mark, is this how I would fill the system after completely draining it to replace and move a couple of radiators?
Thank you so much Mark ... you're a lifesaver! Very easy video to follow. The fault message has now disappeared and the boiler is once again heating my water and radiators. 😊😊
That video is the best I have seen, fully explained step by step, thank you for sharing the information, Cheers Mark.
Can I switch my greenstar 4000 on at the boiler... the engineer set it up for thermostate on off as regards heating... on the salus guage there is 'manual' setting is that the key.. its a bit of a pain running up the stairs to turn the heating on at the thermostate.. regards
The part we all need is at 2:15 save yourself some time
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Verry useful, your brilliant. Thank u
Your instructions are superb. Many thanks. A couple of questions if I may. 1. Do I have to change the olives if I'm installing new valves? 2. If I replace more than one radiator. Do I refill each radiator individually or reopen the valves on all (I've replaced four in a bungalow) and refill.
Great video. Too complicated process by Vaillant
Thank you so much. You really helped me 😊