Hacked Steam Boiler Converted to Hot Water Replaced with Bosch Greenstar Combi

They hacked this steam boiler, leaving all the steam trim and controls, converting it to a dangerous hot water hydronic boiler using 2x4's to support the circulators. No wonder the relief valve constantly blew steam! We made some temporary adjustments while schduling the Bosch ZWB-42-3 Greenstar 151 Combi tankless boiler and water heater.
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[@securem3]

Brings back memories. I was my Dad's "helper" in the late 70's and all of the 80's in Northern MN where it actually gets cold. Weil Mclain was the only boiler he would install. What I don't miss... Anything metal when it is 40 below, green copper, 120lb milk crates full of black pipe fittings, getting 500lb boilers down stairs that were made for children and dogs

[@JerseyMopar]

The fact that Mikey is willing to pay for a gym membership for his employees to keep them healthy is amazing. Need more Mikey pipes employers out there.

[@Rainmaker88]

And gives them time to use it. My office offers discounts on gym memberships so they can lower our health insurance but we work so many hours no one has the energy or time to use it.

[@throttlebottle5906]

pay for gym membership and having them use tooling that's not working them out at all. 🤪🤪🤪 some friends own gym's and I have never worked out or been a member to any **beyond installing/repairing equipment and doing contracting work there** I'm not built at all in upper body and my lower body has dwindled majorly over the years although I still have fairly large legs. I can still run circles around the majority of the gym lifters and showboaters, especially when doing real world things. because the vast majority of them tend to yank/bash/smash and surge strength like they're power lifting, in which works about null in real life.

[@kennethbubser9601]

Mike your great for Bosch. Got me looking for a supply house dealer for south jersey. I want to offer Bosch products to my customers.

[@kennethbubser9601]

So many of us watching your videos are Hvac owners or techs or plumbers. Keep up the good work. Forget about the trolls. They got nothing better to do. For all the trolls start your own channel. See the trolls troll you.

[@tompiper3]

It's a nice gesture, but it also has savings on health insurance and is the usual reason companies offer it

[@shaundonovan2193]

amazing how your able to get these jobs done in a timely manner, teach young apprentices, film and narrate, and do a good job all at once. Nice Job. Those young lads need to know your teaching them some high skills.

[@mike617]

Agreed, wish I could restart my career and learn all over again from mikey!

[@steveengelbrecht7271]

We love our Bosch dishwasher. Very quiet and no problems.

[@teamdrummond6915]

The fact that your channel is promoting Bosch products shows initiation and good PR. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. 💪

[@Mercmad]

Sending thoughts to Mike and his Dad. My late father had Parkinson's and falls at all hours of the day and night were a part of life. Our parents are precious. We wouldn't be here otherwise .

[@nightone9720]

Oh I remember not knowing how to use pipe wrenches. It's all about placement, leverage, feel, and knowing how to use your body. When breaking tough pipe connections always posture up, tighten your traps, and push the wrench away from you with your arm straight and your shoulder locked. I am not a body builder and weigh as much as Daniel but it's all about experience. You don't have to be a body builder although MIKEY PIPES is absolutely right about taking care of your health. You just have to understand physics. Same thing with leverage. "Give me a fulcrum and a lever long enough and I will move the world." Archemides principle.

[@kennethbailey2616]

As a retired electrician in Montana I really enjoy your videos. I get a kick out of your humor. The young apprentices learning wrench orientation is typical these days. I grew up on a ranch and using wrenches was part of my life from day one. Anyhow, I wish you all the best and come visit my home state, you’ll plumb love it here.

[@adamluke1289]

If Mikey was doing work for me, I'd WANT you to video it. His work would have to be top-notch since everything would be watched by thousands of critics.

[@JDart1842]

I love those stone steps into the basement.

[@ziggy129]

If I knew about you Mikey two years ago, you would be hired for conversion tankless Bosch water heater in my house 🙂

[@chatrkat]

Beautiful installation. I really like the finished job. That Bosch looks like a first class boiler.

[@JoePublic717]

Praying for Mike's dad for a speedy recovery.

[@yomomma9070]

Looks so much better now. Nice neat and professional. Great work team.

[@myfastcars]

VERY, VERY PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATION! I really enjoy seeing how neat and organized you have everything! Especially the wiring! Your guys are TOP NOTCH and very well trained. I would want you to be MY Plummer if I ever needed one!

[@RealBezzo1213]

When you press make sure you mark the fitting so you know it's fully inserted. Just some advice

[@biblebloopers946]

I love this channel during summertime. I live in Vegas and don't see alot of those heating systems here. Either way, always good content

[@Eric-zw1ld]

So sorry to hear about Mike's father sending thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery 💞

[@throttlebottle5906]

falling down stairs is no bueno. a close relative recently did just that, got lucky someone else was there to help right away, but did injure right arm(broken), bruised all over and had already fell and broke left hand. in a big world of hurt currently. in process of add grab bars, added outdoor railing and repaired out of level concrete sidewalk/steps, remodel bathroom and it keeps snowing piles, with drifts and freezing temperatures. so far I've worked multiple hours outdoors in the coldest days, shoveled tons of snow at multiple places and had to clear snow drifts off roofs to uncover furnace vent/intakes. all the while, I'm supposed to be doing doing major remodeling of a vacant home way across town. ** if not for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all ** insert every one of Muprhy's Laws you can think of and all that you cannot to infinity. 🤬 🤯

[@twolfe4295]

for steam pipe removal there is a compound wrench that we used to use when needed. Also, a good band saw works well for demo work.

[@johng1077]

Prayers and thoughts to Mike and his Dad, may his stay be short and the food be good.

[@teamdrummond6915]

You treat your men well. Blessings to you and your crew. Excellent video!!

[@compactc9]

Did a big central vacuum install for a store display, my good friend was there working with me. I laid the while pipe system out and when it was done I stood back and said: "That looks TITS!!" He just looked at me confused. But like you guys, I do my damndest to make my pipe work, even the stuff in the walls that you'll never see, as perfect and correct as possible. Might just be a vacuum cleaner, but I want the pipe laid out like you do the plumbing.

[@potatolew4495]

My deepest condolences to Mike and family. Hope his father comes home safe and healthy very soon.

[@mr.brownplumbing]

Nice work champ and great guidance for these young apprentices.

[@ares3914]

Great content This reminds me of installs were you learn and work because of a great teacher that allows the help to learn to work smarter not harder

[@lhr1701]

Good morning Mike I hope Mike's dad has a speedy recovery . I noticed two thing 1 the lines for future use were left un capped ( not even some tape ) , 2 the gas valve is next to the Unistrut and that is a hand ripper . I don't know if you got my message before on getting a hydraulic spreader . Use that to separate the boiler sections . If you are truly concerned about you and your employees health here is why . No banging with a sledge hammer . Less noise , less dust in the air , less possible strain injury . Oh yeah much faster and time is money . If you buy it from CMF in LIC,NY or Amazon they don't assemble them and they do need to be bleed too . But it is very simple to do . I would be glad to explain how .

[@apollorobb]

That one Unistrut clamp sets of my OCD

[@RealityRenovations]

Mike you should get a compact ring kit and jaw for your pro press. For those tight spaces 👌 don’t want to give the old timers a reason to say torch is better 😂

[@hopeless2390]

thats nuts some one converted that to hot water. straight up crazy.

[@joemikhaiel3710]

Good work Mikey very impressive keep teaching these young guys

[@MrCmgl1]

Best wishes to the other mike and his father and family. The way we learned about the copper pipe is L is living and M is mechanical. Easy way the remember. As always great work. Keep up the wonderful work and videos.

[@Don-vo5ok]

Beautiful work, we don't use those system down here in TX, so I find this work amazing please put a some caps on those pipes for future zones there's always going to be some jagg off that will turn those valves

[@FredFlintstone21]

Speaking of corporate sponsors milwaukee tools should be helping you fellas out, this video is loaded with milwaukee tools in action! That milwaukee spinning pipe cutter is awesome!

[@alanholt6535]

Excellent soldering job.

[@jeremyaguiar7408]

Bosch is the best at making everything down to car parts I wish I had Bosch behind me

[@PipeDoctor]

#LoveBosch

[@bradbartone5530]

Awesome job on teaching the young guys the trade

[@snicks50]

Steve is a good guy knows his shit inside and out

[@RonSciara]

Mikey a little sparky heads up…when using metal boxes with Romex or Mc cable u need to put a ground tail on all metal boxes…code required.

[@chrisu9312]

@@PipeDoctor NEC [Section 250-148(a)] Where an equipment grounding conductor enters a metal box, the box must be grounded or bonded to the grounding conductor. This connection must be accomplished by means of a listed grounding device, or a grounding screw used for no other purpose.

[@teamdrummond6915]

I wish that I could work for you. You're fantastic. Great video, sir!!

[@zachstammen9337]

I was not expecting the half of them were cousins comment 😂

[@RealityRenovations]

Danial missed a prime opportunity to say “I can get a subscription to playboy too!?” 😂

[@nathanbauer482]

As always, excellent work Mikey! I'm surprised as big of a fan of Westend, you don't use the 1/2" Pro-Pal Full Port Brass Ball Valve between the air vent ad expansion tank for easy change outs. We see alot of old failed tanks in cincinnati. Not alot of companies still service them around here and these valves make for very quick change outs or make it is just to check that the tank has the right pressure. Keep it up

[@nathanbauer482]

Definitely supposed to say webstone, not westend

[@jddilligaff]

your first joint ! ya solder joint with a big smile lol

[@nighteyeswolf]

so...I've mentioned buying my house a few months ago before....and it came with a 'complementary' combi unit of your most 'favorite' manufacturer of the "240E" variety....I've learned a LOT these past few months about the ins and outs and varieties of space heating. Of one note, mine happens to be a monoflo 1 zone loop feeding some cast iron rads (I AM LEARN!). second, having watched a recent vid, raising supply temp to 165F has made my comfort way higher in these recent single digit days...but third, now...on a scale of 1 to OMG WTFWTT (what the eff were they thinking) I noticed something missing from my loop that I've seen in EVERY other one of your vids and other youtubers....a primary loop manifold. mine literally exits the boiler, through the expansion tank, in and out of all the rads, then comes back around and returns DIRECTLY into the boiler to complete the loop. None of those "closely based Ts", no other pumps, its relying on the internal pump completely to push water out to the loop.....jfc things just keep getting so good for me right? ON TOP of that, on the colder days, I've noticed condensation pooling on top of the unit around the exhaust ring. I've had to go down to wipe up water multiple times a day to keep it in check. I have tried to tighten the clamp a bit but no dice... I have two carbon monoxide detectors right in front of the boiler one which is brand new from ADP as it's monitored. gotta love my luck....somehow it hasn't died on me. on average my DeltaT is about 12F between supply and return. So....just how screwed am I? will I be lucky to not have a complete pump failure in 2 years time? ugggggh

[@jims9597]

Alright going old school with the torch and solder

[@tdadp]

My pray to mike dad for speedy recovery

[@jeffs7348]

Mike I will be praying 🙏 for your father and a fast recovery.

[@patmcnally6]

A Real Good Install thanks

[@Heatsonmeinc]

When I install the Bosch 151. One little trick. I add an extra fender washer behind each screw behind that top bracket. Gives that little extra room.

[@johnfackrell7516]

hello from uk im old school cant beat copper love the idea of the press fittings im now retired i was still torching fittings looks so much proffesional job i personallly dont like plastic piping

[@FranciscoCarmo1997]

What an amazing team! 👌🏼

[@jeremygrund8623]

Kindorf hanger on domestic cold or hot is hanging off Mikey! Just looking out, a good tech Is observant of his surroundings😉 Beautiful job, Dan Holohan would be proud. Pumping away from point of no pressure change. The right way

[@Aepek]

1:02:10 YET, they will come around, just keep wearing ‘em down Mikey Pipes…….know WILL HAPPEN😄 Nice beautiful install & that electrical is beautiful as well!

[@chuckquinn8026]

Sweet, clean install Mikey. 👍👍 to the crew. Hoping Mikes dad gets through this OK…curious why you didn’t install press fit caps on the future supply and return copper to keep them clean?

[@eddiew.6485]

Mikey, kudos to you and your Team! Job 👍 Well done. Keep up the good work! 🇺🇸☝️ #lovebosch

[@andreaastolfi1234]

Here in Europe Bosh, Buderus and Junker are normally great products, almost in their medium and high level...

[@melissalertola7475]

Mike u have me laughing so my eyes where watering I LOVE WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS

[@edwinavila8023]

Nice job

[@timorhycarey2187]

Love watching ur videos and my birthday is in a couple.of days

[@timorhycarey2187]

@@PipeDoctor thanks for the shout out Mikey pipes

[@icy-claws]

mr pipes do tell the other mike i said i wish his father a good recovery and i truely hope his dads doing alright when you mentioned that happened i felt so bad so fast and was prayin his dads ok and gets well very soon also keep the awesome work goin ! Love the vids as well

[@blewis7359]

Could only wish you worked in the midwest. Amazing video. Also I couldn't find the CO2 analyzer you were using.

[@gerard46ify]

prayers to MIKE and FAMILY!!

[@Kingjord24]

Mikey pipes love the content. Found you wen I started to look into my 20 yr old New Yorker boiler and come to find out my water tank is 20 years old as well. Looking to get both switched out. Would like to know what you would recommend. I just learned about combi boilers but what is the biggest cons of those combi boilers. And why should I go the combi route. Definitely going to look into Bosch. Thank you ahead of time and keep up the great work

[@wizard3z868]

Being a spark I had to cringe at that Romex feeding the 1900 box being run down the wall either use conduit or bx but the rest was decent including wrapping device terms with tape. Not needed but I find it doesn't hurt. Also should have used a gfci outlet or have that circuit run a on a gfci breaker much preferred

[@RjsEpicAdventures]

Wishing other mike hope and strength

[@waltershulas623]

Nice to be young great video as always prayers to mikes dad 🙏

[@waltershulas623]

@@PipeDoctor Keep us posted on Mike’s dad

[@mikeahs06]

I like Bosch but also like Rheem. I like Bosch over tempstar but each market carries different things. We found out when we got into the West Virginia market they weren't huge fans of Rheem but liked tempstar. So all depends on the area you're in.

[@goaski474]

"half of them were my cousins" priceless. (Holy Trinity DHS grad)

[@glservices2453]

Godspeed to the other Mike's Pop

[@xxgamerxxgamer3008]

Fittings for Pex A are actually the size of the pipe & Pex B is at least an 1/8'' smaller

[@Cribmaster252]

Wishing the other mike and his dad the best. So sorry to hear.

[@johnm2617]

You have a better chance of spotting a UFO! Than seeing something like that ! You could never even make that stuff up ! Holy molly ***

[@eugenebutterbrodt5119]

That dude Steve is awesome funny funny dude and super smart just like you.

[@jeffreymurdock8366]

Wonder if I could have gotten that one pipe loose with that 24c pipe wrench. Done crazier before. Also I do not like how close that romex is to the unistrut but hey as long as it's not touching at all it should be good.

[@hvacmangoodman4]

Video nice, nice video.

[@bigteddy66]

The whole thing looks like an absolute shambles from the wiring to the pipework, it seems that in America it has to be over complex and as long as it works it doesn't matter what it looks like.

[@RichardNickels-ot6iq]

Kool Tools 🔥💯

[@PipeDoctor]

Ty

[@macmcellheney4351]

#LoveBosch Quality stuff.

[@JDart1842]

Shouldn't that electrical box have a ground fault receptacle in it because of the basement and potential wet location? The air separator could spray water etc...

[@DmitriyK007]

that is some good looking work

[@philipneri9482]

Might be a silly question..but any salvageable components on these beasties?

[@jaxsonhugh9334]

Shouldn’t that outlet next to the unit be a GFCI??

[@themovecrew7201]

Another great job mr pipes! Beautiful I say. I have a question bout electrical. Why did you not put a green grounding screw in the 1900 box n connect to all the other grounds? Is that not code to ground the box in your area? Also why did you cut the ground going to circulator pumps wiring coming in? Is there ground on the pumps to connect to? As always keep feeding us! God bless brother

[@themovecrew7201]

@@PipeDoctor interesting, here in Ohio ya must have a green grounding screw attached to that raised spot in the box with ground wire of the same size as wire being used connected to the rest of the ground. Also, also after I commented, I also noticed that the outlet was not a GFCI. unless it was on a gfci breaker, I would assume one would be needed since so close to the water. Maybe something to check as well and another thing you could do to go above and beyond for the homeowner so they safe. I appreciate all ya do in making vids, ur great n do quality work. Thanks

[@randymoller824]

FYI, the exposed romex would not fly here. Would need flex or emt protection. Also GFI and ground tail to box. I do enjoy your videos!!

[@throttlebottle5906]

11:05 time to teach 3point contact of pipe wrench, to curb pipe crushing and deforming!

[@mattheebz8017]

Speaking of Steve Lav, he isnt pro- Propress he seems to be against it What is your thought longevity wise? No doubt its quick and easy, The company i work for has been using it since it first came around, I havent seen any negative issues. Now if you were to ask me about the Zoomlock thats another story. Lol Love your vids ive been watching them all in my spare time, Gives me motivation to start making my own. Im in and around Boston everyday Work on alot of Water source Heatpumps Im gonna start filming and tossing them up here Still learning everyday and i Cheer you on Mike + the hvac/plumbing community vs Navien

[@xzibit8614]

Is that CO high for high fire? Was making 20x more carbon monoxide on high fire Does adjusting it in low fire carry through to high fire?

[@BaconJD420]

88.7 efficient? Thought those were supposed to be in the mid-high 90’s?

[@RichardNickels-ot6iq]

I Like Bosch Too

[@PipeDoctor]

Me too

[@Gutter-Snipe]

ok Mike ,you might be old enough to remember the old glow core high efficient product? beyond that first question my question for you is, have you seen any condensing boilers last 20 years consistently as a product line. I can only think of one that might fit that and it is not a wall hung. asking because your very knowledgeable, and seem to work on more condensing boilers that i come across.

[@redneckbryon]

Lots of nice scrap coming out of this job. No asbestos on this job??

[@RichardNickels-ot6iq]

Yes I Agree 💯👍

[@PipeDoctor]

Thanks

[@pavelspilberg9310]

#Love Bosh # Let's go Bosh

[@johnmills8603]

Hey! Mickey, the uni-strut clamp for the 3/4 DHW is not on. Love ya energy, how many coffees do you drink each day?

[@Don-vo5ok]

I saw that too

[@Armedlegally]

1:10:51 Your strut clamp is off....Time to discipline the boys..... We're going to need 40 push-ups a piece!

[@buixote]

Nothing like trying to extend hot solder!

[@shahsmerdis]

Buahahah 🌮 instead of Taco . Inception ! In all seriousness fantastic video. Thanks for feeding me

[@HamiltonServices530]

Wow! Being polite to Steve Lav. I unsubscribed his channel when I saw a video of him leaving nonworking parts at the job after making repairs. Total pet peeve of mine. Haven't gone back to his channel since. The company I work for has cleaned up so many attics, crawlspaces and mechanical rooms after other contractors. We all should strive to do quality work like Mikey Pipes.

[@blewis7359]

I'm contemplating doing this and using this boiler - how old was this unit when it failed.

[@redneckways1617]

That 1/2 inch PEXB is actually only 3/8 after fittings are installed…flow is limited by the fitting ID

[@PipeDoctor]

Yup 👍

[@Clamjammer]

Do you have the C1 jaws for your pro press? Makes tight spots easier

[@Clamjammer]

@@PipeDoctor I have it for my rigid press. Check it out!