Boiler Explosion: Help! What to Do When Your Boiler Blows!

[@robamaral9089]

Good teaching episode Mike👍

[@PipeDoctor]

Thank you

[@MrKbsweeney]

Great mentoring in this episode. Challenging questions.

[@dell177]

When I left the PO after 8 years to retire one of the guys that worked for me said he was impressed with the way I taught him the machine and did not look down on him because he didn't know the machine well. These were large complex machines and you needed different skills to work on different areas of the machine. I told him my job was to teach him the ins and outs of the mail sorting machine and I've found the best way was to treat people fairly and build up both their knowledge and confidence. i always learned something from new trainees because they came from different backgrounds so they looked at things from a different point of view. Different points of view can be a great help when you have convoluted problems, nobody knows it all so it's good to have different mindsets work towards a common goal - get it working as fast as we can so we can get ready for the next machine to fall over.

[@cthomaspac]

Getting parts now is becoming increasingly difficult in our trade. Thanks Joe.!!!!!!!

[@ThejasonJaw5442]

Great Job , together a team 👏

[@bradproctor6925]

That was really cool of you to do that with the condenser fan motor. We need more of that in the world! You are truly Saint Mike! God Bless.

[@DAS-Videos]

Puppy seems to love that dog bed.

[@Jfcjgfgi9683]

Gracias Mikey pipes, wish you the best out in the field! You are the ideal technician that American homes ideally need. Valla con dios señor.

[@joshuabest100]

Wow Mikey pipes goes out of his way again to help the people in need you don't have to do that but you do anyway out of the kindness of your heart Mikey is a real one

[@karlschoen7297]

That's a cool watch Daniel son has, Appreciate what you did thanks a lot I believe everyone should help everyone out in this trade 👍🤟

[@jtaend]

Powe in numbers! Support one another.

[@FX10606]

Does the room have enough fresh air ?

[@northface484]

Hope you are around to see the replacement...

[@richards5843]

Mikey is the man for getting parts!!!

[@tudtud-ez7eu]

I’m a new tech from MA I love watching your videos mike keep up the good work 🤙🏿👏

[@tmactheplumber4966]

Get your Screen Actors Guild Union Card, lol. Hollywood next !... Awesome troubleshoot !!

[@electricboyo]

Watch the part that starts at 20:00. Pay attention to Mikey’s talk about how really great things can happen when we learn from each other.

[@eduardorodriguez-ei4mw]

Muy bien doc

[@samsavedbygrace996]

My boiler is with the electrical for my house. GREAT

[@jkbrown5496]

So the loose pilot burner connection was permitting an intermittent rollout ignition? Even worse if the leak was causing a rich mixture that delayed ignition of the main burners till the flow had pulled enough air in.

[@jasonjohnsonHVAC]

Got to love that Sulphur smell of an anode rod Just as a friendly tip....date your parts with a paint pen. We do that in commercial. Makes it easier and the customer can't say anything about it. Plus it makes it easier for another tech

[@brettdaprile6595]

My oil boiler blew up last year . It was insane !!! My boiler blew thru my wall into my basement! . Plus my basement door blew out and my garage doors blew out as well It cracked my foundation wall also ! Thankgod my wife wasn’t downstairs doing laundry. She could’ve been killed. We had that boiler cleaned every year . My insurance company took the boiler to Kentucky to do an investigation! !!! Luckily we got full coverage from the insurance company but it was negligence on the plumbing company !!! Thankgod everything worked out for the better !!!! All the plumbers that I worked with said they never seen or heard of a oil boiler blowing up like that lol .

[@macmorgan6685]

Oil fired boiler exploded? That’s strange😮

[@brettdaprile6595]

@ yea it definitely was very strange. It was crazy experience.

[@nick_plumbsva]

Some strong truth at the end of this. Thank you, Mike for making these videos. It helps in many ways brother

[@ljc3837]

Great video Mike and the close also.

[@thomasserovich9564]

Great video Mike.

[@CP-up8qz]

I’ve seen hairline cracks in burner tubes cause that had that issue last year

[@eldoradoboy]

@Mikey I ran into this situation years ago with a gas furnace. im not sure what else is in this house, however in the case of the furnace rolling out, it happened whenever the guy turned on the gas to his fireplace or outdoor firepit.. it would even cause the firnace to misfire while it was still lit.. the gas pressure surged Way low.. and if lucky the furnace would shut off... however it would not reignite properly... if tyou slowly turned on the fireplace gas then the firnace would stay lit.. the issue ended up being with his regulator at the meter.. it couldnt react fast enough to changing gas volume.. the first appliance to light did fine, but try to light a second one and the main line pressure would drop to 1-1.5 in WC, enough to misfire the furance.. the fireplace didnt care it woudl recover.. the pressure would come back up after couple seconds.. this guys big 'KaPoof!' moment as he called it came when we surmised a couple burners away from the thermocouple went out.. and then pressure returned.. and when the gas finally made it to the open flame there was quite a bit of build up... (this was an old Janitrol furnace form the late 70s.. no inducer, no flame rod.. just a thermocouple)..... the gas company replaced the regulator and proiblem solved.. took me a little bit to figure that issue out!!

[@justinh7957]

If you don't get a v2 version of the Bova condensor fan motor, it will for sure die again. That is the revised motor via bosch tech support. Buuutttt it carries the same exact part number as the original so only way to know is to look at the tag on the motor. Love the equipment though

[@dmatula811]

I thought the anode rod was going to be pencil thin. That thing was gone. Wow.

[@joannabroyles1013]

Woow thanks for Sharing

[@sheldon8115]

Big Bang theory . 💥

[@jameskaplan8244]

Had one system where spiders were in the burner manifold, and the burner tubes literally up sporadically causing a small explosion !!!!

[@winkhvac62]

Amen

[@addisynhull2165]

Fantastic video

[@georgebrabec1749]

Mikey is that a closed off room that the boiler is in ? Seems kind of close.Getting enough air for complete combustion eith the door closed.

[@DCHVAC]

The room has a grill with an opening to the garage with lots of air passing through and into the room.

[@davecSFD]

A call to 911 would've probably been appropriate too. Though this didn't look that bad smoke wise inside the structure. Every significant puff-back I've been to has then involved CO readings that were off the chart. Like 800-1000+ ppm. Levels that will kill you in a few minutes. Still well outside LEL but not good nonetheless.

[@braxtonvalimont3592]

Dude I work in the HVAC/Plumbing industry and you would be great to work for.

[@geneticdisorder1900]

Have you ever found a dead dehydrated bbq bird lying on top of the boiler,, inside the exhaust hood ? Draft blocking dirt napper.

[@jimr164]

I am sure other people have said that is the worst place to put shut off RED PLATE on wall above and behind boiler.

[@jfarley3131]

Leak check mike

[@isabellescott7493]

You are the reason, I am smiling today

[@thefathvacguy6341]

Thats scary shit....i spent 4 days in a burn unit from a furnace doing that

[@iggymac3473]

Mikey whats the water column tester your using there?

[@rickjames1486]

I was told a partially plugged orifice could cause that too!

[@jaydegraide6205]

Hey Mike I ordered a Bosch dishwasher in October. Dont have it yet. Bosch can't tell me when I will get it.

[@MrTEMTA]

I have had similar issues over 30 years and my gut says, Moisture in tubes or gas vavle. Great stuff bro!

[@davidandrews2742]

Which is harder. Ac. Or Heating.

[@JE27898]

It’s like the old HB Smiths. The had aluminized steel burners. Most of the time they looked good. The openings would develop hair line cracks that you couldn’t see right away. They would start out burning fine. After a few minutes, the gas would “flare” then burn at the orifice. They had an unofficial recall in that they would send you a free set of burners if you ordered them, but didn’t reach out as a recall should

[@geneticdisorder1900]

Why admit to making defective products

[@JE27898]

@@geneticdisorder1900 why open yourself up to a class action suit

[@geneticdisorder1900]

@@JE27898 That too !

[@jfarley3131]

Check the gas pipe

[@thefathvacguy6341]

Hey mikey ....what have you heard about the new 410a replacement refrigerants

[@scott2582]

Water shut off valve on gas piping?

[@pamilaehinger8469]

Not watch again

[@beacjere284]

mikey those anode rods were doing their job

[@aimeestevenson9686]

So beautiful inside and out ! Love you !!!

[@BaconJD420]

So not a gas valve? Clogged burner tube?

[@consolidatedplumbingandhea4390]

Dumb question, did you test gas pressures on the inlet with "all" gas appliances running. Sometimes the system is overloaded and the issue is intermittent. Also a whole house fan, I have seen them screw things up multiple times. But ya sticking gas valve or a gas valve slowly leaking by that fills the chamber. May not see it during quick cycles but as it warms up and time spreads between ignition may show. some guys say they can check with rising co after a shut down, never worked for me. I have on occasion been able to shut off the gas supply and watch if the pressure drops on the inlet tap but it can be sooooo sensitive with a very slight leak on the tubing to get a false positive on the test. I got one about three years ago, could not find a thing I checked everything. Found out they were blasting for a new building at the dump about five blocks away and the homeowner thought it had been his boiler.

[@noracox3410]

I Love the look

[@kelleyfabrication8544]

It would have been close if it was on LP with the proper orphis and spring in the gas valve bottomed out and backed off one turn lol

[@132isaac]

I don’t think there will anything left of the Ano Rod

[@dannyd1321]

Hi do u guys deal with leak issues?

[@dannyd1321]

@@PipeDoctor ok thanks I’ll reach out when I’m ready

[@peterking1134]

Where is your son?

[@rigolopez9420]

You can do the same with your Apple Watch to your iPhone

[@samsavedbygrace996]

Warranty. U said it was a couple years old. That's why. They didn't want to give it up for free

[@robertsoha1254]

that copper tapping on the window would be like water torture to me

[@smitty1715]

Love ya Mikey pipes!!!

[@steveblake8766]

Thumbs up

[@RjsEpicAdventures]

I was enjoying my home reme halo system while you explained the smell of that anode rod hahahahaha

[@scotts4125]

I have two Apco-X's with the duel lights. Each unit has a light in the supply and 1 in the coil. 3 year bulbs. The first couple days the house had a funny smell. It's basically microscopic human tissue getting nuked.

[@hannahpowell9455]

Keep such video videoing

[@marleeharrell5570]

fab...

[@carlalott3744]

splendid

[@mikeahs06]

Daniel needs to shave the stash lol

[@alanr585]

No, keep the 'tash

[@eddiew.6485]

💥🧨🤯

[@stephwaylonwells3218]

👍

[@lawrenceengel3330]

It sure seems like supply chain issues are the new normal 🤦‍♂️

[@Keegeth]

Room looks very small

[@Keegeth]

@@PipeDoctor yah, that's the first thing I noticed. They need to put screams on the door or something

[@joshuabest100]

I'm going to guess the blow back 😉😉 is going to be caused by dirty orifice holes

[@NelsonSteffens]

It's the size of Mikey's Pipe! Lol

[@El_Diablo_LI]

@@PipeDoctor you wish! Dreamer. Lol

[@kevinpoore5626]

Thanks I can't wait 30 minutes to get bad but it's worth it feed me Mikey feed me now

[@baxter8881]

Knipex are the best pliers

[@stevenb9913]

You drew the p

[@briancarvo124]

“You could still pull it out”.....that’s what she said!!

[@ebpula]

If your boiler blows up, Evacuate the house Call 911 Have a coffee Don’t panic. Lots more where that one came from. Ar ar ar.

[@DCHVAC]

First

[@Peter_Yachymczyk]

Where's the Kaboom there was supposed to be an earth shattering kaboom!

[@rosehudson9437]

High Five

[@realestateservicessaleshea99]

Did the gas smell leave? 🍺🍺🍺🥃🥃🎳⛳ Stay safe. Retired (werk'n)keyboard super tech. Wear your safety glasses!

[@hannahfry4490]

Lord of Social media

[@geneticdisorder1900]

First rule of plumbing,,, KEEP YOUR FINGERS OUT OF YOUR MOUTH !!!

[@jasminebennett5030]

Superlike

[@melanieorduna5672]

#swag

[@davidmerkrebs9967]

you can't handle criticism baby boy

[@davidmerkrebs9967]

@@PipeDoctor you you spoiled brat

[@lisaholliman6097]

"phenomenal"

[@lilliandecker2890]

woOoOw #TOP

[@Joe60459]

FEED THE PEOPLE! just don't feed them an anode rod

[@aostrovskyy]

You got pretty smelly rod

[@teresaoehler9309]

You want pizza

[@wayne5607]

Danial needs to shave that creepy hanging out at the school yard in a trench coat with the pockets cut out mustache off! WTF????

[@DCHVAC]

Why don't you try spelling properly before insulting people

[@wayne5607]

@@DCHVAC I can change my spelling but you can't change that moustache! lmao!

[@alanr585]

No, keep the 'tash it looks good.

[@michaelmorello3390]

Your ego lol hahahah

[@peterman8058]

Great video!