Boiler Toolkit

[Stanios]

Hi fellas, as a beginner on service/ breakdown side of things I am wondering if my toolkit is missing some specilised tools for this kind of work. This is my tool kit at the moment:
Flue brushes 3 sizes, 2 soft brushes
Long reach pozi and flat screwdrivers
Spanner / grips /long nosed (same as what I use on other jobs)
Bahco socket set
tubs/hoses
manometer, flue gas analyser
vessel pump
use my big wetvac for vacuming cr@p inside the boiler
multimeter
silicone lube

So pretty generic, I find alot of the time my tools are too big to get inside the boiler to get on the nuts and bolts, circlips are a big pain in the arse they are really hard for me to take off and put on. I've spoken to few old timers and they suggested getting a flexible socket set adaptor and a universal socket. I was also wondering about ratchet spanners they would seem better and smaller than shoving my adjustable spanner into a worcester junior

 

[Last Plumber]

Multimeter a good one ?

Don't rely on £10 stuff, not same, need good one, you'll never look back !

contortionist skills, incredibly bendy but strong hands, eyes that see around corners, a mind that can concentrate on all manner of technical issues whilst listening to the customer talk about their nightmare holiday or hammer toe problem, pencil, pen, marker pen, fuses 3 and 5 amp, head torch is good, stress ball, small moveable spanner, tap spanner ( handy in some tight boilers), rags, nitrile gloves, terminal screwdrivers, high temp grease, long nose pliers, calculator,

patience.

Sorry just thinkin out loud

 

[ShaunCorbs]

A mag bowl keep all the screws safe

 

[Rich8]

Telescopic dentist mirror type thing from snap on very useful on boilers

 

[REDSAW]

hair dryer

 

[AlexGas]

Weir cup, digital thermometer.

 

[AlexGas]

Non contact voltage tester and reversed polarity tester.

 

[Stanios]

Got pretty much everything except the hair dryer lol
Would these be any good as a substitute for the adjustable spanner?
I was trying to get the dhw filter out on baxi duotec the other day hopelessly.

http://www.NoLinkingToThis/p/forge-...es/6830c#product_additional_details_container

 

[Last Plumber]

Open keys, ring spanners, all good to have.

 

[townfanjon]

Dont know what they are called but the bendy bits of ally covered in plastic are ace , lost mine ages since .
Bend them under a pump when removing and countless other things

 

[REDSAW]

dont realy need them, i rarely use my spanners.
i use the hair dryer more for kick starting pcb's and re-flowing solder/or heat gun

 

[Gary80gas]

If you get water dripped on electrics , hairdryer suddenly becomes what you need. Ive used warm air room heater to dry out inside of boiler before.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

Wera 9 Piece Hex-Plus Hexagon Key Set Ball-End | Screwfix.ie

BAHCO 26 Piece Metric 1/4" Mini Ratchet Wrench Socket Screwdriver Bits 2058/S26 | eBay

 

[JAH HEATING]

Wera 9 Piece Hex-Plus Hexagon Key Set Ball-End | Screwfix.ie

BAHCO 26 Piece Metric 1/4" Mini Ratchet Wrench Socket Screwdriver Bits 2058/S26 | eBay

I got one of these recently, was changing a graphite seal on a vaillant today an servicing it. Thought I'll use this.

Find them handy to check working pressures on their gas valves.

Anyway, was taking the 5 screws out to change seal, got the right socket head out an that's as far as I went.

Ended up using a pair of knipex instead

 

[Stanios]

Wera 9 Piece Hex-Plus Hexagon Key Set Ball-End | Screwfix.ie

BAHCO 26 Piece Metric 1/4" Mini Ratchet Wrench Socket Screwdriver Bits 2058/S26 | eBay

Bought a big bahco ratchet box couple years ago got everything in it was a good Christmas deal! Are those wera allen keys any better than a standard allen key?

 

[JAH HEATING]

Stanley do a 66 piece set from toolstop

 

[kb76]

Can of air spray to shift the annoying cat that's decided to make a bed in your tool case

 

[Elgordo]

Spare length of manometer tubing for blowing through blocked Venturi and testing air pressure switches

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

Bought a big bahco ratchet box couple years ago got everything in it was a good Christmas deal! Are those wera allen keys any better than a standard allen key?

yes,they dont snap

 

[kay-jay]

Dont know what they are called but the bendy bits of ally covered in plastic are ace , lost mine ages since .
Bend them under a pump when removing and countless other things

Nerrad do them its called something like a multi funnel

 

[kay-jay]

http://www.plumbcenter.co.uk/product/nerrad-versa-funnel/

 

[kay-jay]

I find these invaluable
http://m.www.my-tool-shed.co.uk/p10...461&gpla=pla&gclid=CPyd8bCzwM8CFQUW0wodPW8OfA

 

[1Steven]

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