Beckett oil burner does not run so well on water

[@chrishale]

Steve its a joy to watch someone with your skill set helping people and not robbing them. Love the vids

[@michaelpadovani9566]

Crazy how much water was in that oil. Great service to these people Steve, nice job.

[@smitty1715]

Man. No one is better then you Steve.. True pro at what you do Thanks for the videos.

[@stevenlavimoniere]

+smitty1715 thanks

[@kylebass4635]

Great video Steve. Also fuel oil truck drivers need to keep the drains cleared on top of the truck. The hatches have 2 way vents. Let's pressure out when hauling gas. Let's air in when pumping out a compartment. They release at 3psi and intake at 1psi. If water is sitting on top of them they will let it seep in. Also until that muck is gotten out the tank they better cut the boiler off before fuel delivery and not turn it on after delivery for a hour.

[@efman2k3]

Great Video. Your oil burner videos are superb. Thanks for posting.

[@DanielRivera-sn7is]

I've experienced this before, the smell of oil and water is horrible! Good job Steve! wow mama!

[@freddy915]

Man Steve you got patience with people God bless your little heart you keep your cool what you tell him like it is like your videos Steve

[@TheTruthSeeker756]

Love watching a skilled person do their thing

[@phillipgroom9187]

You run across a strange one ever once and awhile. Good job thanks for that video.

[@robertmatchett2087]

Excellent work Steve, Thought you were fighting a losing battle with all that water.

[@Fireship1]

Wow, that was a lot of water Steve. I remember watching your last vid of this place. The lady gave you that big bag of scallops. Around here spiteful kids might dump water in your oil fill just because they walked past it. Hopefully that's not what happened at this house. Anyway, good fix and video man!

[@onenonly0011]

I learn alot from you. Thank you so much! Keep up the good work!

[@scapmans1079]

From all the oil related problems I’ve seen on your channel, soot, water, filters & pumps, makes me glad I have gas. LOL

[@NotSoCrazyNinja]

Gas can be cleaner, but there is the issues of explosion hazard and, in my area at least, the cost. Heating oil is cheaper here by quite a bit compared to LPG and natural gas is limited. To service my house, the gas company wants about five grand. They can keep their gas.

[@Renville80]

Mark Reaves I want my gas company to move their meter outside so they don’t have to bug me for a time when they can get access for their annual inspection, but they said it would be about a grand as they would have to run a new branch line (plastic) and retire the old steel pipe. Nah. I’ll put up with phone tag once a year instead.

[@tompenn4157]

LOL,, Your little friend and helper seems to enjoy heading out to the job sites with you. Very kind person to rescue, animals. She sure landed a great home. Wonder if you will get a call back? Maybe more water in the tank.. Water delivery or Oil delivery? LMAO! be safe , and ty for sharing.. Steve,

[@Powlashvac]

That is what you call a next level cleaning. great video

[@bg147]

These people are brand new tenants. I wonder if the last tenant was unhappy when he/she left and dumped some water down the tank.

[@jchambers2586]

sounds like someone gave it a drink out of revenge

[@NotSoCrazyNinja]

Could be former tenants getting some revenge, maybe served cold. Could be some drunk taking a piss down the tube every chance they get. Could be a bad batch (possibly the supplier has a tank that is getting water in it). Never know for sure. If it happens a second time, would be worth it to install cameras.

[@wildepiper]

most likely fill or vent cap was left off

[@jimmydee2171]

I knew u were from Mass by the accent.... So am I.. great job !

[@juliocalvet9839]

looks like someone was playing with a water hose. great job steven.

[@dburto13]

Great Job! I remember the "scallop" episode :) I don't think they did it either. Nice people.

[@fishsquishguy1833]

I always see you checking draft over the fire, with your pocket gauge, after you get them back running. Now what do you look for if you don't have good draft plugged heat exchanger or smoke pipe? Just curious, dig your channel! Jim

[@waynecorbit8475]

Ha Ha...when I was 5 one summer I "helped" by filling the spout with water. Never said anything but as an adult my mom recalled it and said the repairman asked her if she had a little boy. Then I grew up to fix other little boys "help".

[@ratbag359]

I have always wondered why they don't put bowls on bottom of the tanks.

[@danielshimo7781]

I think your great and the dogs clasic have a question the burner is making this high pith noise while running could pump be taking a crap?

[@michaelkatzenbach9478]

I’m surprised that Steve seeing water in the oil cleaned the pump change the filter then proceeded to run that bad oil thru the filter and pump before going to the tank and seeing if water is coming out the bottom and taking care 1st before running thru a clean filter?

[@jamesshanks2614]

I had an oil delivery a month ago and that night it poured over 2 inches of rain . Oil burner died while I was in the shower tankless and shortly the hot water went cold. After I got dressed I went out back just on a hunch and found the fill cap sitting on top of the tank vent. Called a tech I know and trust and we jacked up one end of the tank and drained just over 13 gallons of water from the tank. Called the oil company that delivered the oil and the owner told me he fired the driver, he allowed the drive on call to take the truck home and this idiot was adding water with his garden hose to the tank. He had over 30 customers calling up after their burners died after a fuel delivery! My tank is outdoors feeding my mobile home and I do run a water separator right before the burner pump. Oil company paid for al service calls from that delivery truck. He said one of them they drained over 200 gallons of water. Just glad it wasn't below zero.

[@jordanfriar8732]

@stevelav you are my favorite Yankee! I've only been subscribed for like a month and have watched 75% of the vids! you got a southern fan in south carolina! Haha she's a leaker

[@MrLaffertyheating]

Nice tune Steve! Send that water to California!

[@Muisak]

not sure how i've come across your vids, but i've really enjoyed watching them. I'm a small engine mechanic currently injured, i think i'm having work withdrawls lol. Oil must be a lot more common up north, cant say i've ever seen any down here in tennessee that weren't ancient or were still in use. Thanks for making these videos!

[@southernnutcase]

reading over some of the comments im wondering if it was just a simple after the fill the cap was left off the nozzle and it snowed or got warm and had some runoff dribble down into the tank during a fill or afterwards till it was noticed then the cap put back on. i used to work for a gas station maintenance company and we would occasionally see that, the big fill tanks on the ground and would wind up with a bit of water in the tank if it rained heavy during the fill

[@DrewsLair]

Thomas Guillot i know thats possible but one time we ran out of oil so we used diesel and forgot to put the cap back on, it rained and snowed like hell during sandy but nothing got in the tank

[@southernnutcase]

interesting. See iv'e never used or been around oil, always had just nat gas or electric so its interesting to hear and see all the theory around different fuel sources :)

[@Drmcunningham]

Do they make a water trap that can be added inline prior to the filter? Don't Diesel engines have something of that nature?

[@therealyricism]

The oil filter acts as a trap

[@harrydickson4575]

Another great job Steve keep up the good work

[@kroozman10]

Wow! A good one to learn from. Love to know how water got in there. Thanks Steve!

[@1988MowerMan]

What a mess. Great job steve.

[@luigicalcaterra7034]

I worked on a lot of underground tanks that had water in them ,I used a paste to tell me how much water was in the tank then pumped them out

[@Brad1237202]

That's a weird one Steven, water in the oil. Wink had the same thing last week.

[@petermaceachern7086]

they have me scallops! this guys the man

[@joeyf504327]

Wow that was nasty... She got the bottom of the tanker truck.. did you clear the nozzle line out?

[@jordanfriar8732]

I've been trying to get my dog to do the little doggy dance

[@dklucas1]

Great job Steve ooooom momma steve is a working man momma

[@romtopinstal7870]

Excellent work Steve

[@troyaldridge3853]

so you didn't empty the tank??? likely was the scrapings of the barrels from the last people there ran it empty and sucked all the gunk from the bottom. could it be condensation

[@kurryperkins1087]

6:32-6:36. Can u save it??? I don't know we're gonna try. Sounds like something out of an action movie. The girl and Steve Lav. Lol 😆. Maybe u should go into movie biz. Lol. Jk. Another great Video Steve Lavimoniere. Keep up the good work.

[@rustyshakleford5230]

Best title ever.

[@richardmurphy9614]

Had a few of those last week. Customers had to get the tanks pumped out. And rumor had it that there was a better load of oil

[@Yodumeee]

Disgruntled previous Tennant dumped water in. Not a bad batch. Oil comes in from tanker all the companies get it from the same places and they empty the truck constantly it ain't sitting around.

[@Yodumeee]

Just because the Tennant liked you doesn't mean they liked the landlord

[@copykon]

I had one tenant that ran out of oil and the guy went and put 10 gallons of gas in it on accident. Must have been on drugs thinking it was Number 2 or Kero.

[@whommee]

Good no Great video.. CONDENSATION!..It is not a myth, it is a reality, condensation in fuel tanks is real.. air space above the fuel level will form condensation,, lower the fuel level, the more the condensation,, keeping a fuel tank topped off with fresh fuel is very helpfull in eliminating condensation.. The condensate that forms in the top of a tank settles out in the bottom of the tank as sludge,, then when adding fuel to the near empty tank stirs up the sludge a bit and causes problems. The nature of fuel storage for heating use in a house is a slow use process, in other words the tank spends more time half full or less than full.. quite a bit of time if you think about it. I have saw several gallons of condensate in comparable size construction/farm equipment tanks which are "cycled" and refilled much more often than home fuel tanks,, In other words, it is always best practice to maintain a fuel storage tank always closer to the "full" level. Water separators are a huge asset in fuel storage management. Steve, in the part of the country you are in, the condensate build up in those steel tanks would be huge if those tanks are sitting half empty the majority of the time. and obviously the "nature of the beast: would make that a reality, especially if folks leave those tanks near empty during the off heating season. I do not think it was bad fuel, nor vandalism,, it is a build up of condensate. I have saw that much and many times that much condensate in tanks ... Looks like some company in your area would market a small fuel water separator to help avoid those problems.. Of course, you are doing a great job diagnosing and repairing and maintenance of those systems. Thumbs up good vid,,, Just wanted to share experience I know about condensation in the tanks,, It is a problem and an opportunity for a new solution in your area for home fuel tanks. That tank still has water in it, you can bet your ass on that.. (job security for you)..lol

[@Yodumeee]

Yup. Hate hearing "bad batch" all the time. Gives the oil delivery guys a bad name. Every company even the ones with their own terminals get the same oil from either Chelsea or Braintree or Quincy all from the same tankers. And they dump the oil out of the trucks quickly it isn't sitting around. The biofuel as well attracts water it sucks

[@daggggy]

they dip the tank before and after your lease the last renters didnt want to fill it so they put the garden hose in the tank so it read full

[@illusoryveils]

I can't believe that customer felt like he had to stand there hovering over you while you worked the whole time like that. That would annoy the shit out of me. I'm not going to steal any of the stupid bullshit in your basement buddy. What is that guy thinking? "I'd better stay down here and make sure he doesn't try to steal my washing machine".

[@who_cares848]

I hate that shit too especially with the whole stupid covid thing. I wear glasses so they fog up when I wear a mask, and customers expect you to keep it on the whole time while you're trying to work and can't see what you're doing. Fucking drives me nuts.

[@bradford216]

They don't run on water. It would be nice to know where they got it so it hopefully doesn't happen again. I have a friend that got a bad load of oil about 15 yrs ago. They had a leak on the truck and it rained the night before they delivered, about 5-10 gals of water in his tank along with about 10 other customers.

[@theCybershot123]

Hi steven nice video lot of water

[@kaoseast1]

Steven those strainers do they fit all suntec pumps

[@ronsbeerreviewstools4361]

Good Detective work, a good video.

[@neonhomer]

Am I the only one who realized he's brushing the pump with the same contaminated oil that he's trying to remove? Lol

[@tonylee4522]

I Knew That Dude Was From So Cal! Just The Way We Talk

[@steve22933]

Excellent Steve thanks

[@enriquealvarado7133]

Thanks for sharing this video is very good

[@Buckswoodshop]

Nice work sir.

[@davehak2880]

When you bleed all those systems, you must end up with a few gallons a day... Do you just throw it in your truck's tank at end of the day

[@markpowell1031]

He has a used oil disposal bucket in his truck

[@rogerjbos]

A nozzle costs $3, so anytime you check it, just replace it. Even if it looks fine, just replace it.

[@georgesiatos9848]

nice work steve!!!

[@kevindowling9270]

Great video again love molly she's a licker!!

[@rogerjbos]

First of all, the water is from probably condensation. I would never use channel locks to tighten the bolts as that will strip them. Use the proper socket size.

[@larrybav]

I'm glad that I don't have oil heat. There's too much stuff that can go bad, and the high flue temp shows a lot of waste heat ($$$) going up the chimney. It would melt the PVC that vents my gas heat.

[@raysabbatino2549]

Actually, that flue temp of the mid 400 is pretty much very good. when oil heat is running as it should there is no better and warmer heat.

[@michaelsodins7194]

Nice work

[@kellyr95]

Since the water goes to the bottom of the tank it typically takes several inches of water before it enters the oil intake line so when you pump it out through the oil burner you only clear the line and not all the water remaining in the tank just below the intake. So all you need is a little more water getting into the tank before it once again rises to the intake level and gets sucked into the line and stops the burner (and gums up the filters). Ideally you would want to pump the water from the bottom of the oil tank until you see pure oil (typically 5-10 gals) and make sure no more water enters the tank in the future. You can get some cheap small pumps from Harbor Freight as this is usually beyond the scope of an oil burner servicing.

[@CL-ty6wp]

or tip the tank

[@doylehargreaves5057]

People should have locking fill caps. I would ask if there are any small kids around. They are known for behavior such as putting garden hoses in the tank fill..... especially if they watched the delivery.

[@donnierobertson3088]

Good job

[@bevtech1900]

great vid , I just don't understand some people and no shit does just happen ?

[@rustblade5021]

"so you had gas before" hahahhajs

[@samanthacarpenter8698]

Water heavier than oil sinks to the bottom

[@stf2400]

What? You haven't figured out how to burn water yet? I'll send my wife over, she's good at burning water, lol.

[@mattsorensen404]

Lot of water in that sucker.. Maybe the oil guy had to take a leak lmao!

[@russellhancock9765]

I hope that I don't ever have to heat with oil again.

[@bbm8873417]

Water had to come from delivery?? Nice work Steve,going to start calling you Senior Oil,or Mr. OIL

[@theimaginator16]

Wow, what a mess! Glad I have gas.

[@denisebrewster9100]

Wish you were in MD

[@stephenhernandez4403]

I don't get it why you wear gloves???

[@markf350s]

My sister had the same exact thing with a brand new fuel tank first load of fuel was that kind of crap I ended up changing all the filters in the nozzle and I'm not going to mention name of company but if you want to know Steve give me a call who it was for the first load of oil in a brand new tankSo we know who the culprit was it had to do with fishing boats

[@RobHVAC]

Wow

[@edthecooldudegaming9099]

Put to much water in boiler tube leaked boiler won't turn on now

[@NotSoCrazyNinja]

Could be a coincidence but it seems that everyone I have ever seen from Massachusetts handles everything so damn roughly. My roommate is from Mass and my god he handles everything so roughly. His sister, also from Mass, is the same. It's like everyone I know from Mass don't know how to be gentle.

[@143johns]

HAHA! (she call for a oil delivery or a water delivery) Sounds like the previous tenants topped the oil tank off with 100 gals of FREE water instead of $300.00 dollars of CASH out of there pockets delivery!! lol

[@stevenlavimoniere]

+John S there are many problems there ,she is only a renter also

[@seanrebelo7765]

Well that's different Luso fuel customer maybe? I heard they had a bad batch of No.2 dyed diesel heating fuel from a friend of mine who is there customer or if it's in New Bedford probably punks 😡

[@gmoneyga84]

The neighbor stuffed snow in the fill pipe

[@stevenlavimoniere]

+gmoneyga84 not sure what happened

[@bobt4949]

Ugh. V head 🤮