MYSTERY NOISE FROM HOT WATER SYSTEM

[@brianmann01]

Dude, I am a retired PC tech. I did it for 25 years. I carried a stethoscope with me primarily to listen to hard drives when a pc would not boot. If you cannot isolate a noise right away using a stethoscope helps by switching from one zone to the next and putting it against the pipes. The louder it gets in your ears, the closer you are to the problem.

[@JAYJAYJAY53]

I have used a hardwood dowel since I was 16 and my grandfather showed me that trick while diagnosing an engine problem. I was amazed I could hear every moving part inside the motor

[@TheAVguy]

The banter between Steve and the customer reminds me of the Abbott and Costello routine. "Who" is on First base. "What" is on Second base and "I Don't Know" is on third base.

[@chunaslopez]

😂😂

[@jackedwards7420]

My thoughts Exactly, no disrespect to Steve but he and the customer were both acting like Lou Costello alternatively! Three things here could have eased the situation : 1. Stop arguing in circles foremost, 2. Go up and listen to the sound upstairs, 3. Just go ahead and disconnect the pump and see if the sound stops! Geez , Steve could have been done with that by the time he finished trying to beat the dead horse!! Steve, I love you and your videos but sometimes you get stuck in a loop on a one track mind! LOL! It's all good though and we're sticking with ya, even if I keep talking to ya in the video to drop it and get on with it cause the Lunkhead you're dealing with ain't gonna listen!!

[@JAYJAYJAY53]

He is very patient.

[@LorenzKamo]

Now you know why the other plumber charged $700

[@rodneyskinner7741]

Love how they buy from others and call you to fix it. Steve he talked on the video more than you did!!!!

[@BXDT99]

Why not go to the part of the house the noise is heard

[@redpine8665]

Am I the only one who was saying "Go upstairs!" The guy kept saying it's loud upstairs and you really can't hear it down here. Go upstairs and listen!

[@Avalanche2]

Gotta love when a homeowner tells a veteran plumber whats what.

[@upcomingcloudrapperluca7645]

I'm starting to think there was no noise, he just wanted to show his water system off

[@Avalanche2]

@@bogoney The guy has run a successful business for a very long time,. Lets see you post your jobs for everyone to critique.

[@atlasfueloilinc.2421]

Amtrol tanks require an expansion tank on water line ( ST5 ) and its in the manual. No one ever installs them. Remember when Jackie Gleason thought he got shot. It was a water hammer problem. At night , all noises sound louder

[@sabbath7081]

I was thinking circulator You're right about a smaller loop and different head pressures on a circulator like that they may make bearing noise that sounds like grinding.

[@danwittels5542]

Steve, thanks for posting a long video today, it kept me from watching the news, for which I am eternally grateful!

[@richardp3624]

Great comment! Couldn't agree more.

[@BobsHomeServicesLLC]

I’m right there with you.

[@samheumann5640]

Your honesty is so refreshing!

[@TravisLang667]

You are the miracle worker. The man, the legend. Saver of all poor little tech and cheap- equipment, you the man.

[@gregbouchard414]

Keep up the good works on here am a biggest fan of u OK mate am a biggest fan of u do a really good job on here am keep up the good job on here mate from Greg

[@gordonbramhan7520]

i watch your videos quite often for reference and teaching purposes . I also use for training my students. Thanks for the info and continue to do what you do best

[@RichGT350r]

Miss Molly is Always Looking Very Stylish! Thanks Steve & Miss Molly! Happy New Year! Be safe!

[@JSLEnterprises]

The vibration from the existing circulator, amplified as the waveform travelled along the pipes in addition to turbulence from probable air trapped in the system on the second floor, is what he was hearing, and would be a felt vibration, in addition to a sound vibration.

[@joeg9920]

Sometimes those boiler mate smart controls have a habit of developing a intermitent buzzing sound which can be tricky to detect at times.

[@bobruscoe6655]

Pull TT off that primary so we can hear without the burner running... had to deal with a customer complaining of noise nobody could hear. Turned out dimmers for lighting were making noise! There’s nothing wrong with a WGO and a Boilermate. Not top shelf but perfectly reliable.

[@cornbreadburgess1950]

Oldy but a goody, great video Steve.

[@Fireship1]

Some of the hardest fixes are intermittent happenings. Sounds, power drop outs, electrical glitches, etc. Any of those can make for a frustrating day.

[@gidzey4783]

I clean up all oil drips and stains with a special powder.....customers love it. Great video as always Steve

[@plymouthsportsatellite3349]

I think its the dudes hearing aid !

[@barrb6134]

Steve, thanks for good video, I know how hard it is to fix a noise in something you can't hear, but great diagnostic effort!

[@jdc9528]

Gotta love the suicide knob on the steering wheel .I had one on my '69 Dodge van.

[@russelhancock5718]

Our Waterstove used to make the house moan. You could open a Hot Water Faucet and it would stop. It was worse if the Water was close to boiling, but We try not to do that anymore. We try to keep it around 170° F. Now.

[@marceldelorme8294]

Thanks for all the great videos that you do Steve👍I find them very helpful and educational. This is what I'm in school for and I love the trade.

[@munsters2]

The noise is most prominent upstairs. Wouldn't it be wise to go upstairs and listen?

[@Jimmynitr]

Although you replaced the nozzle with the same size one that you took out, how you know the guy before you had changed with same size that it came with? Does it have the size of the nozzle on the burner somewhere?

[@nikolauschiorgno5884]

No pump screen ? Or check the chimney . I wish my company let me do them that quick . Slam bam thank you Mama

[@J-Colt]

Great job Steven. Thanks for posting!

[@edp9743]

Mechanics spectroscope,,, long screwdriver blade end on problem child and but or handle end to ear, works great

[@milotorres6894]

Old skhool scope backyard mechanical engineering on bearing's we had spector on job but real mech's didn't need it just manufacturer spec's.

[@MrRagefan2k]

Steve has patience man, I’d tell this guy to fix it himself then.. he seems to know it all.

[@tlak]

I get the opposite on it. Steve never went upstairs, when the guy told him 10 times you hear it up there. And the first thing Steve called, he changed.

[@jcforever6671]

Question sir when you was changing the Nozzle you said 7.5x80A but you installed 80b why is that?? When b is for SLD And A for Hollow just asking

[@wezzyfbabyde]

This guy is great give it the ol Hi ya doin

[@robertt4239]

I think his brake pads are completely worn off causing the grinding noise. Happened to me once.

[@tracybeme1597]

I'm thinking a contaminant in the water piping. Maybe a metal flake lodging in the pump causing the grinding noise. Water is circulated and pulls the particle back up.

[@sd-pv6it]

i be sure that it was only when it calls for the Hot Water tank, just turn the heat off at the thermostat just to see if it still makes noise.

[@petermartinez5573]

You da man Steve. Steve's working again mama.

[@Bob.W.]

This customer could wear me out.

[@compdude957]

Shouldn’t be doing any service work then if you get worn out by talking to a customer. It’s part of the job. I do it all day everyday.

[@robertt4239]

Seems like a nice enough guy. Good customer for Steve because Steve doesn’t mind repeating the same thing 20 plus times!😅

[@gidzey4783]

It used to bother me too but now I kind of enjoy the customer hanging out. I honestly get more business from the guy being personable and making him more comfortable with me.

[@raymondingraham4137]

FrFr

[@RangerCaptain11A]

I put them to work.

[@buffydog21]

I think he's hearing things!! Either that or noise of the house with pipes rubbing against the wood.

[@neilmurphy845]

Definitely I don't hear anything anyway

[@hugheshomeimprovementssp4055]

I'm a QB hater as well, I've only come across 1 in 10 years, now this one on the stevetube!

[@kylebergeron9406]

Your lucky then, seems like I get a small handful every year doing oil burner service calls

[@vunknownuser1419]

I have Weil McLain WGO-5 Boiler and the same QB-180 burner. I want to replace qb-180 burner. Need advice. Is it better to get Beckett Afg or Carlin Ez for my Weil McLain boiler?

[@kevinpoore5626]

I think Molly can walk on water she's light enough and small enough she gets going fast enough so you probably can lol :-) :-)

[@CouchDad09]

I think That Antifreeze ate the inside of that B&G Now yo getting that grinding noise

[@SuperSte1978]

I fit Taco circulators here in the UK good Value for money 👌

[@joshuabest100]

Guy needs to get checked for tinnitus

[@milotorres6894]

Retired ironworker or tin knocker I hear ringing all the time after 25 yrs.😂😊✌️🤙

[@earlestes8649]

I’m sure that he has it, I don’t know of anyone over 50 who doesn’t.

[@DoruStancu]

The noise is in the studs from heating the pipes it is a knocking from pipes expansion.

[@ntsecrets]

Circulator is a good suspect. Other thing maybe is a bad well pump ?

[@emolatur]

it's the pipes themselves vibrating. Mine do it.

[@charlesmurphy1510]

Exactly, I’m surprised a plumber would not know that. It’s not in the basement, it’s in the pipes in the walls.

[@gerardogiammarino7447]

hey Steve how are you. I have a question I have a system 2000 boiler and the circular runs all the time and 100°temperature is flashing.

[@Bushougoma]

30:12 did someone actually solder that propress fitting? Probably cut the copper pipe with a grinder and left a sharp edge on it which cut the o-ring when they pushed the fitting on. When it leaked they just drained the boiler down again and soldered it. What a hack job.

[@brettkenney6464]

You can actually solder those fittings in a pinch if you need to. I went to a job where they said the tub/ shower was leaking and their was an access panel on the opposing wet wall and the idiot that put the valve in forgot to press a coupling above the valve. I couldn't fit the tool in their to press it!

[@plumber156]

i do installs and you can't do service and installs at the same time but i also get paid by the fixture , i love service though hopefully by the time i am 40 i will be doing service 35 now so maybe

[@bairfamilyfarm1336]

I know this is a year old video, but is that a soldered propress fitting I see about 7 minutes in?

[@greggaieck4808]

Steven lavimonier your the man the can fix het and ac

[@TheJmich2001]

its hummin cause it don't know the words!

[@atlasfueloilinc.2421]

IFC ‘s suck install flow checks with circulators. This system lasted 20 yrs and still works good. Weil McLein with a QB burner was the best set up Only better would be a WB peerless with a reillo burner. What about well pump grinding , sounds louder at night when all quiet.

[@vyger6336]

Worked on a lot of Boilers in my time but never heard of a QB Burner,,.....Is that a Beckett. I noticed it said Beckett on the A Pump. Strange setup with the transformer and the end cone on the gun assembly and not the blast tube. .I was also surprised it was only firing .75 GPH on a boiler that size. I was in the field when the old Weil McClains were around before the Gold Series came out. We installed a bunch of them with no problems except when you had to clean them and the sections being so tight , getting a brush in there was a PITA.

[@gocirf3433]

Your right about Weil McLean, they suck mine is exactly like that one, nothing but problems

[@ForgetU]

22:43 CU on youtube and still has you come out... Haha. How you converse with your customers is the best.

[@MacGyver-1]

Could be a tempering valve on a toilet if he has one, slow leaking fill valve on toilet can make it run at night.

[@WeatherNut27]

50 minutes??! Wow nice! Let me grab a cup of coffee first.

[@WeatherNut27]

So one guy couldn't figure it out and charged $800. Steve comes out and fixes it for less. Steve always to the rescue. Good call, great advice, interesting conversations. Congrats on satisfying the customer.

[@davidsturm7964]

Steve have you done Williamson boilers?

[@dtteamofficial]

I have 12 dogs and molly makes me happy.

[@marcmcpoyle9366]

It is a pipe rubbing on a stud or joist . So simple

[@Frankreddy62]

Did you ever hear from this guy again or was it the circ pump ?

[@greggaieck4808]

Steven lavimonier I like your utube videos

[@pinballscott1]

You don't change pump screens to often , how come?

[@marty0715yt]

Me, the dog, and you forgot---the truck!!!!

[@atlasfueloilinc.2421]

Trust me he remembers the number he spent. Ask the customer has he ever seen the show “ oak island “. They spend a shit load on searching for mysteries. Steve QB burner were great but you have to fire a 70 B nozzle or will soot up. You are like a fireman , People call you mostly when their ass is on fire. Preventative maintenance is cheaper then Russian roulette service. Hey Steve keep showing great service. Thanks Eric

[@johnwalker890]

I thought he had a well, my dad had a well, and always had trouble with it, if you have too many bends on the suction the pump doesn't work correctly.

[@Skook-gk5re]

Goodness gracious, I don't what your doin Steve. But I know your workin in Anceint Greece.

[@bobehmann9859]

Charge him $700.00, the noise will disappear.

[@Fret01]

LMAO

[@repairrestoreresell2026]

Those burners were junk the day they came out of the box. Weil Mclain knew it, thats why they had such a short production run. Best of Luck, Stay Healthy......................

[@fanofoldfans9238]

That guy is his own worst enemy. Shut the door!

[@zackmax7184]

Our first Waterstove would make My Parent's House Moan until somebody opened a hot water spicket especially if the water was boiling.

[@gregd.88]

Run it till it quits. Then you will know for sure!

[@biker55555]

I get such "smart" chatty customers almost once a week, what are you gonna do, comes with the job. Learn to deal with it, learn to work it.

[@plymouthsportsatellite3349]

If he says "it only happens when it calls for hot water" in gonna strangle somebody !

[@stefanspiewak8909]

Ever mess with shallow well pumps

[@Jjustice4all253]

Another great job Steve

[@JohnnyCab]

One of them humming , that's what she said ! She's a HUMMER MOMMA She's a HUMMER

[@timothymarshall6709]

when my cirul. went bad i guess the bushing goes bad impeller blades bang into the housing and make a loud racket.

[@siliconebobsqpts]

WGO... Nozzle is supposed to be .75 80B?

[@jorgerueda2653]

qb blower wheel was loose or scraping the housing would have been my second guess

[@jorgerueda2653]

fb4 cupcake

[@jorgerueda2653]

Need an isolation relay and a new tranx'r

[@dakotaswain5026]

this makes me laugh considering I have a old lennox pulse furnace at my house.

[@donnierobertson3088]

Great job and video like always

[@scottdavis6717]

All plumbers I have ever know don’t carry wrenches... you think you could have a common wrench size with you.. the all 16th seems to be the plumbing way

[@gerardmccarthy2432]

You shot the parts cannon at it............well done sir. Fella couldnt stop jabbering

[@picklerix6162]

$125 + labor is not a bad price. The plumbers around here will charge you $225 to fix a pinhole leak with a sharkbite fitting. Every time Steve replaces one of those circulators, I get hungry for tacos.

[@sabergermd]

Replacing a $100 Taco circulator pump in NYC is $700 with labor. Supply House and KZbin are a lot cheaper.

[@gerrycgc]

Homeowner should film the noise, everyone has a camera now???

[@NY411Info]

Why with all the questions Steve. Go upstairs right away so you can hear it yourself. Wasting time? More pay that way ? lol.

[@kodonosaki7342]

Absolutely! It's a must do! The customer and the service technician often describe and envision the source of a sound, quite differently, due to their differing experiences!

[@andreaechevarria6725]

I have that same boiler with that same burner. In 22 years only ever changed the oil control and the hot water coil. Every tech that services it says the same thing. What a POS! Must have got the only QB 180 that works. Still find parts on the interweb but they are getting scarce.

[@tbas1972]

Anyone see that pro press is soldered ?

[@croyal4240]

Ya ,was wondering that .

[@bb-gaming3153]

I love the saying call the guy who installed it back then had a “professiona” Hvac company install a nest thermostat for an oil fired system with a heat pump the next day their a/c dident work . Ended up taking off the fossil fuel kit to the system and put on the wrong nest thermostat I didn’t touch anything and made them come back and fix there mistake for free said if I have to fix it for you that company is getting my bill XD doing this stuff for 12 years love it when I’m told I’m wrong from someone who installed a pos thermostat and dident even check to make sure both systems worked before they left / mainly love the videos have a great day give molly a treat !

[@milotorres6894]

Steve's the boiler whisperer mechanic ...

[@mattturner7238]

Steve, sounds like the guy before ya was smart. He knew better than setting foot back in that house. Letting him talk will pay for another 60qt working mans dinner though, good work. Keep up the good work

[@dougfields5798]

I’m not sure but I think that could be a QB burner .

[@Gordonseries385]

Ah yes the good old 007 check point Charley recirculator good stuff

[@atlasfueloilinc.2421]

You forgot to remove IFC in circ. Will suck for the next guy to change circ.

[@MrThumper1440]

I think the customer just wanted a friend to talk to. We should all pitch in and buy him a Parrot 🦜

[@Jason-pz8jg]

What you are hearing is electrolysis and resonating ultra-sonic vibration caused by a phenomenon in certain circumstances where the pressure and air pockets hum because of a differential in cyclonic back flow.