Effortless Installation: Easy Steps for Burnham SteamMax Boiler

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[@Capt4141]

This better be about the epic pool party at sandals your planning

[@Joe-xu8sk]

nice job to all, also to Pat for placing both units on 4x8x16 solid block

[@donaldclark1872]

Very Very nice job as always!! That’s why I watch. Just so you know sir I’m not a DIY guy. I’ve been in the trade for over 20yrs. The test you mentioned on the pressure switch port was not from a diy guy. I agree we need to make the trades great again why I shared and you share!

[@PipeDoctor]

Thanks 👍 U are correct. The match test is the DIY guy. The other is …….

[@kens.3729]

Sorry I Missed the LIVE Show. Happy Thanksgiving. 🦃 👍🙏

[@PipeDoctor]

You were missed!

[@williamstrumfels3305]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family and crew. Take the day off you have earned it

[@PipeDoctor]

Already went on an emergency call this morning. WHJ with a bad auto water feeder and extrol.

[@wolfy33789]

Great content Mike, I always like watching your boiler installs, those people now have a reliable boiler as long as they don't add water too often.

[@PipeDoctor]

You got that right!

[@Keith_Mikell]

Sponsor this man US Boiler and Uline! I bet if i called i could lock it in. Loved all the details. Great video. The goal is you have NOTHING to prove to anyone so why respond to the idiots.

[@PipeDoctor]

Make it happen @Keith

[@Keith_Mikell]

@@PipeDoctor doing my best. You seen the latest.

[@tjlovesrachel]

When you were talking about not being able to read the wiring schematic I was waiting for you to say you have no business touching a boiler 😂

[@lfdvidinc]

That was something made very clear to me many years ago about using the right fittings,,nice ,clean install👍

[@johnwalker890]

Good job Mike and crew, I understand you have pride in your work, Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family and crew.

[@noahholt482]

I think this is second time seeing powermate in your videos

[@brucerobak145]

Beautiful install of a top quality boiler. I'm looking for the boiler electrical disconnect switch on the boiler. Should I seek an optician to help me find it ? Do I need new eyeglasses ?

[@PipeDoctor]

ceiling directly above

[@Onthejob374]

Hey Mike...I find your videos interesting, I have had 40 + years in this business...I would love to see u guys do a steam boiler , old school, with blk nipples, tees, 90,s and unions like we did back in the day....big difference when your swinging a 3 foot pipe wrench...lol

[@PipeDoctor]

search for our steam installs pre Mega-Press. I have dozens of them. Guess what, we still did them in record time.

[@HighTechHandy]

Great content Mike! Nice team work and true professionalism with great attention to detail! I didn’t see the Surgex/green water in the site glass, did it not make the cut?

[@PipeDoctor]

Next time!

[@brianmcdermott2430]

Nice. Great job.

[@PipeDoctor]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@2pugman]

Can you show us the fiberglass pipe insulation application ?

[@davidparker9676]

What should I look for on a 225kbtu boiler built in the early 1980's? How long do boilers typically last from that era? What recommendations do you have for a 2400 square foot 1920s brick house with radiators?

[@scottmaz4063]

If anyone could tell you that they would be rich

[@davidparker9676]

@@scottmaz4063 I'm not asking for tomorrows winning lottery numbers. Someone experienced in the trade would likely have helpful pointers for all three questions. Shall I ask Bill Gates? Does being rich give you special knowledge about boilers in old homes?

[@scottmaz4063]

Is it steam hydronic warm air. I've seen all of these units over 100 years old and still working. But I can say this units from 80's won't last 100 years.

[@rickchapman9232]

I think I have seen this before but don’t they have one that has tracks like on a bulldozer?

[@leoreyes6157]

👋 my other on woodmere bld by trian track like week ago

[@leoreyes6157]

I'm driving white van

[@marcinmerrimack1726]

What about your promised discussion about the old boiler taking on too much make up water?

[@seanschlueter2833]

What fittings fpr propress do you prefer for hydronic heating and is there a diff in manufacturers

[@RussTripi]

Great Looking Job 👍

[@PipeDoctor]

Thank you Russ

[@justinking4945]

Mikey open a shop in Boston metro area so I can apply to your company

[@tooflybeatz4097]

Yea boss 👍🏿

[@PipeDoctor]

Easy

[@717273mopar]

I think you have to use schedule 80 fittings not 40 for steam.

[@biker55555]

How old was the removed boiler?

[@kevinpoore5626]

I thought I was the only one that anal about extension cord neatness

[@chuckquinn8026]

Loved Mikey’s expression when he was finished 😂

[@tomjohnston2998]

Originals are cast iron

[@justinhayward5027]

Getting a little chunky there Mike. I’ve packed on some lbs myself I gotta get off about 40 of them.

[@PipeDoctor]

It is what it is

[@chuckquinn8026]

Mikey: What are you doing with the scrap metal at the new location?

[@PipeDoctor]

Bringing it to the scrap yard.

[@ephraimsilberberg708]

surgex boiler treatment?

[@PipeDoctor]

Didn’t do it on this one as an experiment. No threading. No oil. Nothing. Why skim?

[@The_Life_of_Josh]

Pressure equals return height per pound on steam

[@BeardedBeta]

Is there anything in NY code about welding the heat exchanger lol just wondering

[@davidparker9676]

I don't know about New York, but in California it is illegal and can come with criminal charges. I have never heard of anyone getting arrested for it but I have heard of several plumbers lose their license for doing it. And of course in California, plenty of people have been sued for doing it... mostly landlords from what I understand.

[@tjlovesrachel]

Why is it illegal…it makes no sense to me…if it still has all the safety devices I don’t see what’s wrong with it

[@davidparker9676]

@@tjlovesrachel It is a hugenliability issue if carbon monoxide escapes the repair and someone dies or gets sick because of it. Either way, any repair to a firebox is illegal and anyone that does it can lose their licence and or be sued. I see welded fireboxes in slum housing and the owner of the property is criminally liable for it. As a technician, you are required to condemn the appliance and may not make ANY repairs.

[@BeardedBeta]

@@tjlovesrachel would be like wearing your wife’s pants. Just because it works doesn’t mean it right.

[@onemischiefmaker7032]

Mikey are you in the union?

[@PipeDoctor]

NO

[@doctorhorton]

Woohoo live stream

[@davidparker9676]

Live steam!

[@aaronkoster3940]

Black malleable fittings, are allowed on low pressure steams, in many jurisdictions. Including NYC. Only real benefit of cast iron, is they can be cracked and removed. Not much of an issue these days, with sawzalls and grinders and band saws.

[@aaronkoster3940]

CI is never allowed on gas

[@PipeDoctor]

I did say they would work, I just said its not correct. Have you read any of Dan's books or attended his class? Anyway: Cast iron threaded fittings are generally used in steam heating and sprinkler applications. They are highly durable and practically indestructible. They also expand at different rates. The cast is less likely to leak on steam, and is removable when it does leak. On hot water, maleable is fine

[@aaronkoster3940]

​@@PipeDoctorI have attended Dan's and studied (not read) his books. To the best of my knowledge, the only place where Mr. Holohan discusses the difference between CI and MI fittings, is on page 118 of "We got steam heat". Mr Holohan clearly articulates that the only benefit of CI fittings, is the ease of removal. CI fittings can be cracked with a hammer. MI fittings can not be cracked with a hammer. That reason is long obsolete. MI can easily be removed, using the proper sawzall with the proper blade. Ditto to band saw or grinder. Make a cut or two in the fitting, hammer and cold chisel and bye bye fitting. There is zero functional or durability difference between CI fittings and MI fittings on low pressure steam. .

[@PipeDoctor]

@@aaronkoster3940 thanks for sharing. happy thanksgiving

[@saltyhonky3716]

Cast iron and malleable

[@PipeDoctor]

Yeas

[@Gregking75]

Have we lost Jòse already

[@freddolan3493]

Why on earth are you using a dolly when you have a powermate stairlift?! I have the same one and the aluminum lighter duty as well. I can move that boiler by myself. You used it going up the stairs why not going down?! No one should be below the load if you were certified by powermate, and the instructions are on the side of the lift. Your installations are almost always perfect to the directions, but you're moving the boiler could be better and considerably safer following powermates instructions. Two people on the top of the lift is appropriate for the really heavy loads.

[@sickbabytroll9411]

I was thinking the same thing...

[@lolopete]

Another "Ataboy" for the Pipe Doctor team, did you know it takes 10 "ataboy's" to erase 1 "Oh Sh*t", depending on your jurisdiction. jk

[@PipeDoctor]

facts! I thought it was 7 1/2?

[@fernandoprieto2865]

Extremely unsafe work environment. .