So didn’t walk away with the main prize (2nd again!!!) but walked away with most sustainable installer at the
@HIAwards
Congrats to Nick on winning and all the other winners.
Also just want to say a big thank you to everybody that has helped me along my journey ✌🏻
5 years ago my wife got diagnosed with cancer at 28 weeks pregnant, today she got the all clear and discharged. The same surgeon that day 5 years ago, rang her personally today. The NHS get a skating at times, but we owe them everything
What do we reckon to this, customer has had it fabricated, amarite and fitting it himself, he’s stuffed rockwool in there too and the pipework is already primary pro. I like it!
After the longest night ever the “are they leggings or are they tights?” saga begins again. Hallie born this morning at 2.35 7lb 8oz, both Mum and Daughter are fine but Dad is tired..
Been a struggle this week but all done.
@ViessmannUK
111-W replacing a boilermate 200,
@SpirotechUK
Rv2 & Mb3 running OT on
@madebygoogle
Nest (will be limited to 60° just cooking the resin)
@thoroughflush
cleaned abs resin filled to vdi..
What a fucking season, rumours of Hutch chinning Monk, Chairman buys our ground for more than he can buy a country, Nuhui is a first team starter, FFP want us playing in the Blades Super Draw and United qualify for the Champions League, Up the fucking Owls
#swfc
Put everything into this one!
@NIBE_UK
16kw running 4 floors of ufh, all open circuit on ONE pump. 300l megacoil and some solar thermal. Imi statico, flow through and degasser. Nibe monitoring equipment. Primary pro. Not happy with lagging though on mlcp 😭
First heatpump job complete. 9kw fixed temp Mitsi out, 7kw
@vaillantuk
Arotherm in with a vrc700 in running wc curve of .4.
@Primarypro1
lagging used. All ufh, no buffer - direct with open volume, ufh manifold pumps and mixers removed. Don’t know if I’ve done this right or not 😅
My journey into renewables started this week. Wasn’t expecting it to go smooth as I’ve chucked myself into the deep end, ashp with cooling and solar thermal, but I don’t think you learn by staying in your comfort zone. First time using board for ufh too, laid 3000m of pipe
This makes me sad and angry! 2 years old, 6.44kw heatload, 8.5kw ecodan, 6x pumps on the heating system, 1x destrat pump which is the most ridiculous way of doing it I’ve ever seen.
I’ve got another survey this afternoon by the same company, I’m dreading it.
My first
@_heatgeek
job all done and dusted!
3.5kw
@vaillantuk
Arotherm plus and the new XL mini store (jacketed water heater not a buffer 😂)
6x rad upgrades to satisfy a 40°c flow temp and
@Openenergymon
to see how this new piece of kit works in the wild!
First mcs install wrapped up like a mummy.
@vaillantuk
7kw Arotherm, 200l Arostor,
@Intatec
strainer and antifreeze valve,
@CondensatePro
primary pro lagging, flushed and filled with my
@thoroughflush
gear! Enjoyed this 😎
So that’s a wrap! Finally got my hands on the
@ViessmannUK
Vitocal 150-A. Hope I’ve done it justice as it’s one of my favourite jobs I’ve ever done!
40°c flow temp at -3°c, 9 new rads, full flush and demin filled with
@thoroughflush
.
@Primarypro1
insulation.
I know it annoys some people but I love owt like this, Allan is a 76 year old engineer who had to stop working due to contracting legionnaires and nearly died. Wants a 200-W fitting and has sent me detailed plans to see what I think, loving the flue plan
@electrician_247
Getting a heatpump isn’t about lowering fuel bills, it’s a different kettle of fish to pv.
The grant is there to bridge the gap for decarbonising heating not to lower homeowners fuel bills.
People need to get this payback period out of their heads, we never ask it on gas
Not sure why they have kept it quiet but the other night
@_heatgeek
won Training Provider of The Year.
People will pull it down, say it’s expensive, say it’s not worth it, this,that and the other. But there isn’t and hasn’t been anything like this in the industry before.
Finally got this one over the line it was a challenge as it’s two houses.
2x 10kw
@NIBEEnergy
2050s, 300l megacoil and 100l buffer.
17x Aluminium rads to get the room outputs.
(The white lagging is coming off and will be redone as I f**cked up using jt)
So it’s starts, excited and so very nervous! 2x river blades in the Derwent, 25kw
@NIBE_UK
GSHP hybrid with their existing Vaillant boiler. 41kw heatloss. 🤯
She’s in and done!
@ViessmannCS_UK
6kw Vitocal 150-a and a 200l
@OsoHotwaterUK
Geocoil.
@Stelrad
Vito Decos used throughout.
Designed for a 40°c flow temp at -3°c, fully open system.
The plant room will be sealed off with insulated panels on magnets.
Been a killer this but it’s nearly done!
@vaillantuk
10kw Arotherm plus and new rads, Sized to 40°c flow.
@Primarypro1
lagging externally. All flushed with
@thoroughflush
and demin filled.
@Altecnic
anti freeze,
@IMIHydronicUK
expansion vessels. Need to lag the cylidner cupboard.
Unpopular opinion maybe but after being involved first hand this week on a heat pump retrofit I don’t think it’s the answer for grand scale change. New builds definitely, day to day retrofit no chance.
She’s up and running.
@ViessmannCS_UK
10kw Vitocal 151-A.
@Primarypro1
insulation.
@StuartTurnerLtd
Iboost mainsboost V200 and water conditioner.
@SpirotechUK
MB3.
40°c flow temp, direct open circuit, with trvs in bedrooms.
Ufh to all downstairs and 4 new rads upstairs.
The home energy loan Manchester City Council have launched looks epic!
£10,000 interest free (conditions above £3k but minimal) to help with energy efficiency, home comfort, improvements, reduce carbon emissions.
Still be able to get the £7.5k BUS too for a heatpump.
Two hours in and I’m really struggling, how on earth I’ve had to pay £800 for this to be told rads can’t run the same temp as ufh and rads can’t be run lower than 55° 🤯 Mcs just gets even more frustrating
Had worse Mondays! 9am champagne and fresh orange, 29° and after showing the locals OEM Energy Monitor they now refer to me as El COPo
Enjoy your week ✌🏻
That’s a wrap! 2021 busiest and most stressful year of my fu**ing life. Time now to eat loads, drink loads, feet up and some quality time with the girls. Have a good Crimbo everyone!
Haven’t enjoyed work this week at all, had my work/life balance wrong, it’s not how it should be. Just finished a conversion and not really happy with the end product but the customers happy and I got paid. Signing out and having the weekend with the girls. Enjoy guys 🤘🏻
So been 12 months since my first Mcs job.
This had a lot of firsts.
First Nibe.
First solo full system design.
First time I’d designed ufh.
First solar thermal.
First time using mlcp.
First time degassing.
4 floors of ufh, all open loop.
Pinched from LinkdIn. Another Mcs install, now they can’t get hold of the company, not sure if they are still trading. Many of these outfits about, no engineering skills just salesmen who can do paperwork. The whole process needs an overhaul to allow us to be able to get involved
This is like one of my favourite photos ever, as she doesn’t like me at all! Everything is mummy, this mummy that, all her life being close to someone who gave her life and made her grow! This is the first time she accepted me, 20 months in, think about it.
That’s a wrap!
Another
@ViessmannCS_UK
Vitocal 151-A.
This one is running at 50°c until they do rad upgrades and bring the flow temp down over time.
@RadiantControl
Ufh fitted in kitchen and bathroom.
@Primarypro1
used for insulation.
Snug kitchen fit this time round.
Something that often gets missed with
@_heatgeek
is the ability to link up with other like minded and able installers. Recently I’ve been having
@johnwoodheating
helping me out on my jobs, for me it’s been such a big help having him and also for job been invaluable experience
As engineers should we start charging for over the phone work? I find myself in the phone for 15-20 mins repairing faults? Just had one now, they spoke to viessmann and then found me. Told him how to sort it and it’s working. Find myself doing this alot.
Disillusioned with this industry sometimes. I strive to deliver the best I can personally and deliver the best job for my customers possible yet it’s still not good enough for some people who want a heatpump disguised as a plant pot, good old Bill and Ben.
@mmamas1973
Not even a direct comparison. You saying that like it’s his wage, it isn’t. You need to compare it with how much that doctor costs the NHS per hour, equipment, holiday pay, pension, sick pay, uniform. Hate it when people do this with tradesmen.
Day 3 - all the ufh is down and ready, base is also done (not sure how level it will be as it’s pitch black) been a graft for the two of us today.
Friday night and home at 8.30 🤣 bring back the gas boiler!
Another one completed!
They say they don’t work in old unisukated buildings…
An open vented Aga out,
@ViessmannCS_UK
13kw Vitocal 150-a in, running open loop.
13
@Stelrad
upgrades.. (6 type 33’ s)
@Primarypro1
insulation..
Might make it home for dinner!!!
A lot of stuff lately regarding new builds and the quality of the build. This was in a £500,000 home (although cost of the home is irrelevant) the customer had been moved in a week. Literally no compliance to G3. How are these being signed off?
For the third year in the row I’ve won Installer of the year for Yorkshire and the Humber in the
@HIAwards
, I don’t need to tell you the rest 😅
Below is the job I did, take a read and if you like it please vote 🙏🏻
We are proud to unveil the Heating Installer Awards 2024 regional winners! 🏆
Massive congratulations to all our winners and to every installer who participated!
Vote for your
#HIA2024
winner here:
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20 month mcs/oftec complaint still not resolved so removing heatpump and repositioning at customers expense. Suspended floor here with unisulated and undersized pipework. Full MCS company doing RHI and BUS, slinging at its finest
So being in isolation has taught me a few things;
1. Teachers are way underpaid!
2. Mothers are way under appreciated!
3. My dream off retiring at 50 and enjoying my time at home with the wife and kids has been ruined and I will be working for aslong as I possibly can.
So as an engineer I try to provide the best system and set up for my customer/client. We often get told we are too expensive, we also got told by Octopus themselves that they could trim the “fat”. This is just one I got this week, think carefully, cheap is cheap for a reason.
So can finally show what I was fitting down at
@MixergyLtd
the other week. The new
@LGUK
R290 monobloc. Was impressed with it, big step up from the old unit.
I was always on the fence with trunking for pipework but think it looks loads better now I’ve used it.
This is how I’m going to be “clipping” the pipework, allows the pipework to be fully lagged with 19mm all thckbiess
My first ever Grant, definitely won’t be my last.
Ufh throughout, open circuit, weather compensation..
200l
@OsoHotwaterUK
cylinder.
@EPHcontrols
for limiting the bedrooms.
@Openenergymon
to see how badly I’ve installed it!!
@Primarypro1
as standard.
Another
@vaillantuk
Arotherm this week, 50°c flow on a microbore system with 6 p+/k2 rad upgrades, , one pump no buffer! Flushed and filled with
@thoroughflush
. Prepared for the location and distance questions so fire them at me!!
I failed in my quest to get her up and running on three days, but she’s all piped up.
Some bends in there too where I could, the hot water one I quite enjoyed.
So this is the job that won me Regional
@HIAwards
of the year. I literally put everything into this job so it’s nice to be recognised for what it is. Its massively cut gas usage, it’s future proofed and renewable ready. Have a read and give me a vote
Finally got too commission this today! 76kw of appliances removed and replaced with
@ViessmannUK
222-F running 21kw heating load. Two floors of ufh cut in by
@JK_floorheating
upstairs running 8° hotter due to 2 tog carpet. 4x
@IMIHydronicUK
dynacon manifolds
So dropped Nicola off this morning to be induced. Forgot how quiet and relaxing the house is without your wife being around 😂😂 Got a McDs with the girls got back in bed and watched The Hobbit, their comment was we “won’t tell Mummy as you will be in trouble Dad”
Boilers been turned off by the smart meter fitter. Says he can’t believe I’m a gas fitter, wife thinks I’m a cowboy and the girls are lucky to be alive 😂😂😂