Boiler Runs but no Heat

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[@morriscarter2914]

Hi Steve, I’m a master electrician with 35 years experience but no HVAC or plumbing experience. I can’t stop watching your videos. I’ve learned a tremendous amount. You are a true old school technician. I only hope the young bucks in our trades can someday become as good. Thank you very much for videos! In addition your personality lends itself to keep watching also!

[@markallan9050]

I wish I had a truck as well stocked as steves. "I think I got one of those in the truck" is his catch phrase

[@quincy6511]

I got into this trade later in life due to a factory closure after 20 years...I find your vids very helpful and informative...I also have a little white dog but she hates the truck so im flying solo...thanks Steve.

[@DevoldoinHD]

You're a good shit for letting the customer watch and not charging them extra for their curiosity like some other garbage repair guys.

[@MaMa-qh4dy]

That is another reason why I like Steve. Techs like Steve that know what they are doing, never mind helicopter customers.

[@RockoRocko-rz7kx]

Customers always ask me can i watch? I always say your paying the bill its your house. Your the boss do what ever u want. I never thought to not let them watch. I got nothing to hide so why not.

[@MaMa-qh4dy]

Guisseppe Imbriago Sounds a little harsh?? Just tell him to leave.

[@brikkijim]

Blue Jays in the background !! Love it!!

[@justinritchey7621]

You’re videos are so addicting, and you always do such a great job, and always “think I got one of those on the truck”. More people need to be like you buddy. God bless

[@thomasalbert8605]

It's amazing what a bad Aquastat will do. Your explanation of how the controls work was very informative.

[@johntilson2535]

Man, mid-winter and it looks like the trees are starting to bud! You guys dodged a bullet this year!

[@J-Colt]

Nice one, Thanks Steven!

[@johnc4352]

Those controls are known to have poor solder joints on the printed circuit boards. I had the same problem at my house. I removed the pc board from the sheet metal box, on the back you could see the bad joint connection to the circulator. I know you have to switch the whole unit, but as a homeowner I cleaned and re soldered the bad joint, fixed the problem.

[@Samlol23_drrich]

That’s a skill I wish I had. I’ve ruined many a circuit board trying to reflow solder. I’m zero for five

[@johnc4352]

samlol23 I get the soldering iron hot, then melt a little blob of solder on to the iron, then touch the hot blob of solder on the iron to the joint, the liquid solder blob transfers the heat more efficiently to the conductors. Also clean and use some extra flux on the joint first.

[@Samlol23_drrich]

Thank you but here's the million-dollar question- what type of soldering iron? I have 3 that all stink one way or another. all Weller(?) 2 small stick like ones, one is 25w and one is 50w. Seem to take forever to heat up. Set 25 watt has the best tip, a smallish point. 50 Watts has a screwdriver like angled tip that's too big for fine work. I also have one that looks like a gun it's 150 watts and each up in about 5 Seconds which is great, but it also has a very large wire for a tip switchmate is no good to use for fine work What do you recommend?

[@johnc4352]

samlol23 A weller 50 watt should be plenty for pc work. Some take a long time to get hot enough, just keep dabbing the solder onto the iron till it starts to smoke and melt. Most of those irons have a screw on/off tips so you can change the tip to one that works for you.

[@Samlol23_drrich]

John C thanks again

[@annahall8943]

The dog is so adorable!

[@troygoodnow5114]

Steve is definitely a Master Tradesman... I binge watch all his work.

[@AMStationEngineer]

I'd gladly travel a couple of hours to watch him entertain the masses at any decent HVACR convention/trade show...

[@MrDmadness]

I always cut the wire and re strip on these tacos when I change heads on them. I've found as you did that then voltage can be low on them over time as oxidization builds up on the terminals.,. Another good video. :)

[@trone32]

Something about watching these are so addictive. Totally different systems to the UK.

[@WTFIsThisGuyDoing233]

Right? We do gas units around here but I still find the boiler stuff interesting.

[@andrewbartleman9169]

Yeah there is so vintage furnaces and boilers still running on his clients basements haha. I am a fleet mechanic for a furnace and duct cleaning company and the times I went to fill in for the service trucks I had a good time.

[@ronniebuchanan6575]

Good video even though I don't have any boilers left in my area. The old school buildings have all been replaced. Most of the old houses downtown have been switched out to heat Pumps in upper East Tennessee.

[@peteraitken6494]

Quality work Steve nothing lasts forever suppose it keeps us in a job right 👍👌😀

[@donnierobertson3088]

Great job again like always

[@55098]

Steve saves the day once again y'all

[@jcc3279]

Steve if you were in the Detroit area i would hire you in a heartbeat to replace my furnace and central air conditioning unit. Because you do a great job in your trade. And plus I like to learn new stuff. Your videos have saved my behind a couple times when my furnace has needed work. I learned how to change a inducer motor myself. Saved my behind on a cold day. Heck I learned how to solder pipe thanks to your videos.

[@rickstory3356]

Nice troubleshooting Steve good job.

[@scottk0623]

Steve, thanks for the link to Value Testers. I just ordered a new Testo 310 with printer from them GREAT prices.

[@topcat5777]

I can remember way back when I was an apprentice in the HVACR trade (70's); one of my bosses and several of his tradesman lackeys would steal from customers when left alone in the basement...tools and other storage items; including furniture and appliances were boosted. I Left that employer for another one- at this particular fuel oil company, guys on the oil trucks would go deliver oil to a customer, leave the ticket in the meter, go to their own homes pump oil into their tanks, and charge it to the unsuspecting customer. How they got away with it, they would pump 15-20 gallons at a time from each unsuspecting customer. Left that company too. Based on my technical knowledge and field experience, I converted my parent's heating system and water heaters to natural gas (3-hamily house) and serviced the equipment myself And unless absolutely necessary, if any tradesman came to the house, I watched them like a hawk. And that holds true today.

[@ronniebuchanan6575]

I have to be careful about who I hire to work.

[@RineboBohead]

Sure did give’er the good ol’ “How ya doin’ mama”!🤠🔧

[@robertrichard9460]

Nice job Steve!

[@kevindowling9270]

Nice work Steve give it the ole gundy next level

[@downrightme6811]

Miss Molly is the best tech on the internet Great job 💕

[@skipronan8156]

You can very quickly short from 1 to 2 on the power head and if a small spark is detected, then the t-stat is calling and the head should be open. If it's not open, then replace the power head.

[@statedace3]

I wonder how many times Steve got the plyers with the 22 blank taped in the jaws droped behing him as an apprentice lol.(when the HOW YA DOING MOMA) was born.hehe

[@thomasbriley9205]

Super good 👍

[@warrensharp935]

Hope he was as talkative when it came time to pay the bill

[@m.3bd]

Mama's doing just fine Steve.

[@robertbegley6858]

Steve is working again mama oh yes he is

[@johnwalker890]

Good job.

[@kdmq]

6 high limits disliked this video.

[@bustinya2240]

Not gonna ticket ya for running that red light! :)

[@lcook0825]

Good video, Steve.

[@boggy7665]

The low voltage might have been that head with a shorted solenoid. Drawing more current than the transformer can supply at full voltage.

[@ironiczombie2530]

Exactly and that's why it was abnormally hot as well

[@boggy7665]

@@ironiczombie2530 I wonder if a 'tell' for that, would have been the transformer being abnormally warm too.

[@ironiczombie2530]

@@boggy7665 I think it could be when they malfunction this way. I have seen it once b4 with my mother in law's boiler, low voltage with a load applied, only one of three zone valves working and the transformer was hot to the touch, much warmer than normal.

[@AKredhed]

So what exactly would have been the fix in that case?

[@zekenzy6486]

Great good. is water heater for Boiler different or the same with water heater ( in the house doesn't have Boiler ). Thank you.

[@facethewind]

I suspect the bad control card was also loading up the transformer, in addition to the bad zone valve head, causing the lower-than-normal voltage. The fact that the voltage at the transformer was low says that it wasn't a dirty connector causing it.

[@Fireship1]

Why do I always get to change the aquastats that someone has filled the immersion well with the thermal compound? 🤔

[@pasqualepapaleo662]

Nice job boss

[@johng1077]

Does the probe on the control sit in water or it sits inside a tube which is then surrounded by water in the boiler?

[@jeffcoolhd]

Steve I would have charged at customer about $500 for that job. Miss Molly loves cruising in the old ice cream truck. Peace brother and Molly

[@glennmanchester1568]

Prices are well everything is just expensive up that way its relative to pay I guess even taxes in tiverton are just mind boggling compared to other parts of the country.. we had a couple of properties that we held on to for about 10 yrs after my mom passed and even getting rent comparable to places like it between taxes insurance and maintenance there wasn't any real money in it so ..

[@Dang638]

nice

[@biker55555]

I come here to see the dog :)

[@jblyon2]

Wait wait wait...that looks like new pavement. New England isn't allowed to have new pavement! How will we keep up our reflexes if we don't have potholes to dodge!?

[@Fireship1]

jblyon2 Easy, come to New York or New Jersey to drive. We’ll keep you in practice!

[@boggy7665]

10:25 - Interesting floor joists. Looks like 2x4s fashioned into deep section trusses.

[@scottrogers2831]

Boggy floor trusses

[@boggy7665]

@@scottrogers2831 Decent. Can insulate the floor without finishing the basement ceiling. Stronger while using less wood.

[@scottrogers2831]

They are popular around my neighborhood.

[@ironiczombie2530]

Yeah those are prefab floor joist trusses. cheaper than 2x6 or 8s equivalents and can handle the same load, as long as there installed right side up.

[@newjerseybill3521]

@@ironiczombie2530 They are also know as firefighter killers. They fail very early in a basement fire. The metal plates you see have teeth punched into then that are then pressed into the wood. During a fire the steel plates heat up, oxydizing the wood around them. They then fall out causing rapid structural failure of the prefab joists leading to an early floor collapse.

[@MarcHord-mk5ff]

I would have thrown line voltage on the pump, just to check. No more surprises for the customer

[@bossmantrucker656]

Oh yeah nice 👍 Peace ✌️

[@jamesmorrissette9858]

Hey Steve, what’s with all the Taco zone valves in your area? I’m in CT, and nobody has Tacos, all Honeywell. And do you ever change the body parts? Couldn’t the body be the reason the heads fail sometimes?

[@Hubjeep]

Honeywell here on Long Island too.

[@markmitchner6103]

Can the wrong gas valve mess with your Gas bill doing heating season?

[@sefaucon3839]

Very good job !!! Clean-cut , trouble shooting , etc Proud of you By the way , Miss Moly is driving on a Red light ???????? Be careful , lucky this time ,,,,,,, Still like you 👍👍👍👏👏👏 Bye

[@donhorn548]

Me too

[@rootvalley2]

I hate zone valves, I’ve seen where they get so hot they won’t turn back off.

[@zeroheat5787]

rootvalley motorized zone valves suck. I’ve never installed them on any new boiler installation. I’ll only service them. I know it’s cost effective to use them, opposed to circulators for each zone. The cost of flanges, the pump, and switching relay isn’t really that much more in price, so why not install something that’s far superior, and easier to service and diagnose?

[@jeromes58]

At 30:45 that traffic light changed fast on you. Hope there was not a red light camera.

[@Mike1614b]

insulate the hot water pipes?

[@juanovalles9664]

Hi Mr. Steve L you do a great job . I like it. Are you in New York doing business. I need a new boila

[@Hubjeep]

Do most customers stand there and watch you?

[@cdmcmxcvi1249]

Only true fans will know this, but Steve did that 4” PVC stack visible in the left side background at 5:42. That’s why this basement feels familiar.

[@ntsecrets]

Nothing says south coast like the ocean state job lot in the background lol

[@TedCookHVAC]

Warm there today ? In January ?

[@stevenlavimoniere]

been a warm winter so far ,very warm no snow

[@derekkoster7635]

He went through a red light lol 😂

[@abelcerrillo2162]

Did the pump go bad?

[@markpowell1031]

No bad control

[@Hu-uw4hz]

Steve, dont you find it hard trying to work one handed while holding a camera? A "Go Pro" might make it easier, thanks bud!

[@suzylarry1]

what is Steve using know ? do you know

[@Hu-uw4hz]

@@suzylarry1 it must be his phone I'm assuming! I could be wrong, I just think with a go pro you can strap it to your head or chest maybe!

[@robertthvacadventure8774]

Hydro level aqua stat relays are better and cheaper than Honeywell

[@derekobidowski3301]

the Kobie Bryant accident the helicopter if an engine failure they can land in a emergency by the means of autorotation i seen helicopters in a hover can suffer from a tail rotor failure as thats needed to counteract the torque on single rotor helicopters as the rotor blades can fail and it can crash as the Robinson R22 is known for that as this was a Sikorsky S-76B. Same lady from the NTSB that investigated the B-17 crash in October 2019

[@gyver471]

$1000 later easy fix.

[@jussikuusela7345]

Ignorant question - what does "old gundy" mean? One meaning I found would be (predominantly Aussie) slang for tall tale but I don't see no tall tales here.

[@dwight.bennett]

It's a synonym of git'r'done, but I'm sure there's a story about how he came to use that phrase.

[@23x31]

So, isn't your dog freezing in the van while you're inside on the job? Is there a heater running for the dog? Just wondering. She's just a tiny little thing.

[@christiand.6112]

He usually does leave the heat on in the truck for her. He's good to his animals like that.

[@kennhill968]

It ain’t that cold up here rite now but he does keep it on for her when to cold u can here the diesel in the background sometimes

[@jeddavis8468]

He has a 12 volt heating pad for her seat too.

[@knockitofff]

Did you buy that truck off of Fred Sanford? LOL

[@JoePJack1]

It’s all about Kobe, there was 7 other people on the helicopter.

[@LUTYTV]

Why all the sympathy for Kobe and his daughter? Bad deal for sure but why are they anymore important than the 100's of other dads and daughters that died today?

[@stephenhernandez4403]

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

[@johnmurphy9688]

Your obviously not in the trades. Dumb question pal

[@johnsn10]

Cover is upside down lol rookie

[@stevenlavimoniere]

no it is not the set screw has to line up who is the rookie looks like you

[@johnsn10]

steven lavimoniere ok mama,

[@dwight.bennett]

@@johnsn10 @8:55 the old aquastat had the cover the same way.

[@jersal873]

Good idea to stop recording when you drive. You drove thru a red light while recording and talking! Dangerous driver doing this