oil burner making black soot

[@holdenperkes5231]

Thank you, I watched a few of your videos and felt confident to tackle my furnace. Turned out to be a clogged nozzle and I was able to clean it and get it running again! House is going to be warm thanks to you! Symptom was it would run for an hour or so then it would shut down. It would sometimes prime and sometimes not

[@rachellecambra4554]

We need many ,many more Lavimoniere 's in the USA ! My boiler has been turned off here in Upstate NY in NOVEMBER since 8am today and it's 10pm now and there is NO ONE to call ! Had to get 7 propane heaters and tanks for this emergency situation

[@chrismezzacappa3248]

You're a saint for dealing with the small talk lol. Thanks for posting

[@moonshiner2977]

@Grey Wolf Look, his sandwiches were getting cold so he didn't have time first time round !

[@jamesrenzulli1837]

Hey Steve, Thank you for all the videos. Happy St. Patrick's day to you Molly and all of the subs.

[@edwinespinal1054]

Steve I love all your very videos very educational every day is something new I just became a plumbers helper after I retiring from the New York City Department of sanitation and I have been learning a lot with this gentleman that has his own business like you it is amazing how you learn things every day and I talk to him about you all the time and I believe he started following you also he’s been in business for about 14 years he just put a new boiler water storage tank in my house what a difference anyway thanks and keep up the good work eventually I’ll get my plumber‘s license I have a mentor but you have been my mentor thank you and keep up the good work.

[@davegirard7376]

I like watching someone who really knows what they are doing. Thanks for your videos

[@benzboston]

steve you got the cutest dog.she really seems to love going to work everyday.she is a doll.awesome videos.keep em coming

[@Ripperx121]

Thank you Steven! BTW I admit I pushed the button 10 times once. I got a stern lesson on not to do that ever again. My guy replaced the transformer and then said watch! It filled my cellar with smoke lol.

[@CraftyDus]

Draft over fire is so important and so often overlooked. Good to see you take it seriously. We haven’t switched to the low sulfur fuel up here in NH, still a lot of sludgey filters strainers and having to blow out oil lines and treating tanks. Can’t wait for the cleaner fuel.

[@CraftyDus]

We tried Beckett ultra guard additive for a few years, mixed 1/2 gallon to 2000 gallons at the truck, similar result, filters like new, less oil supply problems, less night/weekend calls.

[@pauleohl]

If you install an additional filter right at the tank, you will never have to blow out the entire oil line, but you may have to blow a small amount of sludge back into the tank.

[@totalcardetail5035]

I know i'm late to this video. But, Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. I've learned alot watching you in a short time, then all my years. Especially, when it comes to regular maintenance.

[@Fireship1]

Nice job Steve. You can see the difference with how well she’s breathing now. When you open the port to check draft, your not getting blasted in the face with hot air and smoke anymore! I think his relief valve was dripping. A job for another day.

[@danield.manziuc3860]

Buddy, you're a truly professional I can say..I just stumbled over you as I had some funky heating phone call that a hot wate boiler suddenly stopped working ..and outdoor temperatures were ( still are!) well bellow -10C..As I went there I had to deal with an honeywell aquastat L8148E, with vent damper connection but the intermittent spark module got fluctuating 24V to B1-B2 burner contact of the L8148E..had 25v for 2 minutes then all of sudden it was flickering down to 19V upa nd down..the transformer had a good steady 24v output to K1 relay and through B-R high limit of the L8148E but when reached B1, it eas flickering!

[@Sctronic209]

What a nice old man.

[@spyrocete11]

ikr I was thinking the same thing. I love old people like that.

[@50clint85]

This guy and his chickens I love customers they make me smile inside sometimes anyway sounds like a very sweet old man

[@GriddleMeThis]

Mine started blowing black smoke today and kicked off... thanks for just showing me how to check it all out

[@WitchidWitchid]

Hi. I love that New England / Massachusettes scenery in winter. I've been interested in furnaces, boilers, and heating systems since I was a kid. Your videos are quite interesting and informative. And I agree, why change the filters if they don't need to be changed.

[@seanmckay3392]

dude i knew he sounded so new england boston-ish

[@Maysin777]

It just goes to show you your not ripping people off by putting filters and all the addons! Thats why you have us fans! Keep um coming Momma! Hiya Molly!

[@uxwbill]

That is an impressive arc coming off of that transformer!

[@jamesa6272]

I pushed the button 3 times (which is really 10 times). It didn’t start up thats when I called you oh do you sell eggs.....???

[@lisacourt7269]

Filter flow is not linear with regards to trapped particulates. If the filter is 70% clogged, there won't be much reduction in flow. By the time the burner locks out, the filter is 100% plugged.

[@raynulife3569]

Steven just a note from the U. K. We have to use double skin plastic tanks with the outlet two inches up on the side to stop all the crud blocking every thing up. Never seen a oil tank inside all ours are outside.

[@erikj.2066]

Most tanks around here are indoors to keep the fuel from turning to gel when it gets really cold out. We have plastic lined Roth tanks here too, which have the oil drawn from a line that goes in from the top. They are considerably more money, so most stick with the standard bare steel tank.

[@maninthevan53]

NICE JOB, I just put in a new furnace one year ago and now getting black dust

[@robert1745]

One time my dad was cleaning out the ol oil burner boiler and grabbed the wrong shop vac with no filter in it. Boy was that a mess...

[@Shadow-n-Light]

I'm cleaning up the mess from a cleaning four days ago and I am not near finished. Looking for ways to get the best results to clean up soot all over everything, even the cat!

[@SovereignTroll]

My two cents...The fact you check oil flow and it is good shows the oil tank and the supplier is good too so unless they change who they buy oil from the situation probably won't change. Love your series.

[@anthonygasparini1734]

Lmao, your comment "these snotty ass little kids living in Momma's basement" your right on target Steve..Love Miss Molly's pink sweater!

[@WeatherNut27]

Great Sunday morning video. Keep up the great work and uploads. Hope you're having a good weekend Steve. Spring is coming!

[@johnr2872]

I’m in California and yes she is choked, good one not much oil here but love the video. Tempture today was about 74 with high taxes 😏

[@Eddy63]

Stevie Boy got him a KZbin fan ... You ain't gonna go all Hollywood on us are ya , driving with them 20" Chrome rims on the Lav Mobile and a hair stylist for Miss Molly riding to each job ... Just don't forget us little people ... Lol ... Good vid as usual ...

[@DynamicSeq]

Absolutely love the accent..

[@1baja1977]

Question for you Steve. Have you ever run across a choked power venter? Do they need occasional cleaning as well as the furnace? Thanks.

[@travisbruno1988]

I like when you dig deeper into the units the more the merrier for me

[@fenceman53]

Does that oil from the prime container go into the diesel truck to get to the next job?

[@kenkroll5642]

Steve I enjoy watching your videos I am ex serviceman from Long Island

[@ShannonMeeker]

I'm wondering what you sprayed on the electrodes and nozzle. I can't make out the name on the spray can

[@stevenlavimoniere]

carb cleaner

[@ShannonMeeker]

​@@stevenlavimoniereI replaced the filter and nozzle. The carb cleaner worked like a charm. I still have smoke grey/ black coming from the pipe looking thing that the ignitor is attached to. I cleaned out the boiler as well from the top. Unfortunately nothing helped. Got a call into the repairman now. I really wanted to fix it myself but unfortunately I tried all you taught me in this video. I appreciate your videos they really save me money usually.

[@mikefromuniontown3809]

Good Golly Miss Mollie I sure like her coat!!!! woooh!

[@Footrotflats251]

I know this is a boiler and not a Common rail diesel but for the price and the time it takes to change the filter I think it’s just worth doing regardless - because as you know filters can disintegrate and cause issues further down the line

[@zerodegrees8]

Yup, preventative maintenance but hey then again if he does change it he doesn’t get the next service call for a clogged filter. = lost income

[@CL-ty6wp]

@@zerodegrees8 sad but true. Nozzle and filter always changed. What another 10$ at a minimal 75$ service fee.

[@aaronsweet8032]

Great video, learned a lot and successfully serviced my furnace today... Good thing I did too, I was tracking a soot problem and found my chimney nearly completely plugged. So between my mom and wife complaining and your video, a dangerous situation was averted... I still got to replace the nozzle but it's a lot better than it was... Thanks!

[@jbpost52]

Steve, I was a HVAC technician years ago and only spent a few months with an oil service company. What I do remember was many of the tanks being old had accumulations of sludge in the bottom of the tank which I guess may contribute to filters becoming clogged or dirty. We did have a policy of changing the filters and nozzles on yearly cleanings. I was wondering if the newer fuels effect the sludge present in the tanks, that is with the detergents and low sulfer, will it effect sludge deposits already present there?

[@octane4life683]

#2 is #2 duder

[@50clint85]

I've been servicing oil burners for 15 years you need to change the oil filter every time as a good rule of thumb a 2 to $5 expense will save you a call back with dirty filters no one ever gets them serviced every year it seems like they always like to get their money's worth out of you I think it's time HVAC text started getting our money's worth out of the customer

[@alanwinemiller9858]

My hats off to you, I worked on a few of those, can still smell that fuel oil and soot, can’t wash it off!!!!

[@jfrancis98]

I don’t miss doing oil burners one bit. You can have my Z gauge. Looks like you need one...lol

[@JohnDoe-dn9yo]

Do you clean the fire chamber as well if cleaning the soot from the top doesn't work and soot is still blowing out? I ask because i have the same exact boiler and if i showed you pictures you would say Oh mama! Lol... but I'm having issues with soot blowing out

[@danield.manziuc3860]

As soon as I established aquastat L8148E trsnsformer was good, I simply put a wire from R contact of the BR high limit and installed onto spark ignition module! DONE!

[@danield.manziuc3860]

I work most of my jobs on gas fired appliances and dual fuel combustion appliances ( NG and oil), as hospitals have, power backup oil fired generators.

[@ednadeau7384]

Hi. thanks S.L. .with respect to filter changes : big temp changes can make a storage tank breathe ,, water comes in, . Thanks again Steve Lavimoniere

[@MrDoeboy356]

You didn’t need new kwool gasket for the top?

[@commonsense3673]

@@1fasteddie64 , not really because it was adjusted through the damper which equals the same thing as the dampers inside the boiler box ! It's not a big deal

[@yrtuag]

It would be a good idea to seal the breach plate with gasket material. The top of the boiler vessel and the breach plate don't necessarily make a complete seal, therefore, air pulled in at the gaps can affect the co2 reading by making it inaccurate.

[@frankdinaro3220]

The insulation keep's heat from burning the top of the jacket , also keep's boiler from spilling CO ...Good idea to replace it .

[@octane4life683]

@@frankdinaro3220 its also creates a seal preventing dilution air before the regulator producing more accurate combustion analysis. I think this guy is an amateur doing what he has seen and been told in the past, not what he has researched and learned for himself. Too many dampers wtf?! Clearly doesn't understand as he makes up his own theories. Too much back pressure! Lol haaaaacccckkkkkk. Nate certified oil and hydronics.

[@octane4life683]

@@oilburner9989 😉

[@xX_Kryptis_Xx]

You got a better chance of being hit by lightning then winning the lotto. Great fix as always..

[@thomascoolberth2648]

HVAC student here ... on the filter issue .. I guess I'll just defer to what the supervisor says. I'm hearing that introducing percentages of biofuel into an old system will clog things up good. Too many variables with this customer playing with things, calling a different tech.

[@octane4life683]

Biofuel requires different filters and gaskets due to it being less viscous.

[@petergriffin1546]

Changing the filters all depends on what you charged for that service call. But great work getting him going......I would have also put screws in the vent pipe (not sure if you did) and changed the pump/tank filter.

[@coaleozzyconnor]

I need your guidance having lockout issues

[@williamdyckman9704]

Steve, good video on that boiler, very good tech tip on the filters. Thanks !

[@kevindowling9270]

Hi Steve you're videos are great mate I love your dog so cute

[@danield.manziuc3860]

So I search the web to see if similar conditions setvice techs encountered and saw an interesting site heating wall where a technician says he had tons of exact heating calls due to loose wires on B1-B2 contacts! But to take the controller apart and solder would've been for me big hussle as house was getting colder and colder by the hour..

[@robertbegley6858]

Good morning Steve and moly

[@pete2076]

" aarp, they send me shit all the time" it kills me. he is a dieing breed

[@stepheneggert7388]

My dad was the same way a good flow no need to change filter. .your right in the 50s and 60s 70s dirty oil..dif today..im retierd..boiler guy.from chicago..my dad was the same. But a heating co..50 s 60 s 70 80s..

[@carlosmorgan8123]

Nice job lets me asking somethings do you put a bridge wires or make short with something I can't see what's wires do you bridges or short why do you use that please can explain me ?

[@jasonzwart2316]

Hey Steve what kind of vacuum is best when cleaning boiler

[@danyo1972]

Great video. Real world experience.

[@petergriffin1546]

great videos...how often do you need to open the boiler door (clean vac) and doesnt the soot fall to bottom when rod?

[@kevhen5557]

Hi Steve, I was wondering what you do with the oil from cleaning and testing the oil flow.

[@spower1412]

Great video ...Happy St Patrick’s day !

[@MAD1450]

Thanks for the info !!!

[@JLamond219]

I only hit the button 5 times in the last 5 minutes. lol..Good Job Steve.....Steve I think the old guy just wanted someone to chat with..

[@cheskybaba4864]

Why didn't you use the gauge to readjust the electrodes??

[@J-Colt]

So far 2 snot nosed, sheep owning, chicken stealing mama's boys thumbed this video down! Thanks Steven, great video.

[@pakcom-vl9kd]

my electrode cable seems to have gone bad, can i use spark plug cable thanks

[@ureasmith3049]

He cleans the parts with the heating fuel?

[@igfoobar]

I used to live in a home with oil heat ... this video reminds me how bad it was. Constantly breaking, lots of service calls, and the whole basement smelling like oil and soot after every service call.

[@pauleohl]

Your basement smelled like oil because the boiler/furnace was not properly installed and maintained.

[@igfoobar]

@@pauleohl My basement smelled like oil because there was oil. My new house has electric heat and it never smells like oil.

[@chaplint70]

I imagine Steve hears a lot of stories about cancer and diabetes. Old guy down there pushing buttons and turning valves. Steve's going to see him again.

[@MattyDemello]

I paid almost 14k to remove my old oil furnace and put a new one in with a few more vents added.

[@chuckquinn8026]

As much as I miss my long haired Chi, I’m glad you have yours...she’s so gorgeous! She loves her daddy!

[@Sctronic209]

Great video Steve and Moly

[@dgpuig45]

Miss Molly sure is getting her long coat. It takes up to 3 years in some cases for them to get a full coat. I know that the old guy didn't put all that soot in there with just 3 resets.

[@elia2441]

Customer- hey Steve you sell eggs, you got chicken Steve - .................... 😂😂😂😂😂 Totally ignored the dude I love it

[@rtoweprojects]

😂 Don't call it a furnace!! 😂

[@davyg7883]

Do you not replace the seals when changing your filters?

[@andrewscheuermann1890]

shouldnt you adjust the draft through the peep hole screw?

[@ureasmith3049]

No.

[@mescanto89]

Don’t you need to vacuum the fire box after brushing the top. But I know that fireproof material is very delicate in the box and can’t be altered.

[@bparker86]

Gotta love living in the northeast. These guys definitely sound the part lol nice guys tho for sure

[@franciscovargas4225]

Steve, do you always use the testo 320 when doing yearly boiler/furnace tuneups

[@astronorm111]

Steve I love all the videos. Our 40 year old Ford Oil burner went. The man who we use to repair it wants to install a Crown, what do you suggest. Please respond. Thanks.

[@stevenlavimoniere]

Crown is a good boiler ,or rear flue peerless

[@astronorm111]

Your a gentleman and a scholar. Thanks.@@stevenlavimoniere

[@johnerway7255]

Steve the Monday morning quarterbacks second guess you, lol I like your style. I worked on large oil and gas fired boilers 75,000 lbs/hour, had five of them and I see you are doing a great service, it's called Skill.

[@frankcrowley2602]

you should change all filters while your there to prevent future probblems its not all about job security when you go back to charge the customer next time do it right the first time

[@cfonvip5151]

Oh man!!! Good Job and good listener LOL Bad marriage person that needs to be eared!!! Those kind of clients that wont make you feel guilty to over charge them, OBNOXIOUS!!!!!!!!!

[@boondocker7964]

Steve, I feel like I'm watching the start of Star Trek, when your vid starts up, just sayin.

[@toddberner9198]

Good job done!

[@qzorn4440]

boiler work is going to the dogs and trying to cat--up in cold weather...Mmmm thanks a lot...:) great stuff and the smart guy goes for cleaner air to breath...*v*

[@coldfreon2077]

I dont like dealing with it, but hits the button 3-4 times, lol. He makes everyone nervous

[@chipper442]

Steve, love the videos. Quick question. When the furnace first starts, and the transformer sends the spark, does the spark stop once the CAD cell recognizes flame? My oil furnace short cycles. It has been cleaned, new oil filter, nozzle, transformer, and it still does the same thing. I thought the “arc” stops, once the flame is recognized. I’m thinking it’s my thermostat or the controller on the furnace. Thank you.

[@octane4life683]

If its interrupted ignition the spark will stop. Short cycling is about the unit over heating

[@ghostridergr8259]

I want to preheat the oil... 25 c is ok?.i

[@Doitforyoself]

hi. Just turned into your videos and was wondering if you could help me... I have a Beckett Burner for a HOT water pressure washing unit. For some reason I am not getting any fuel coming from the bleeder copper tube which leads from the fuel pump into the motor side. I've tried everything to try and get fuel through the tube. I see the fuel being pumped into the fuel filter but it doesn't siphon through the copper tube. I think I saw somewhere where I'm supposed to bleed the fuel pump. Any help would be appreciative.

[@erikj.2066]

Him checking the oil flow is how you bleed the pump. 4:29 You crack that fitting open, and run the burner until it clears the air, and only a stream of oil is coming out. If you get no oil flow, then there's either a restriction, air leak, or its a bad pump.

[@pauleohl]

Unless you have an unusually large pressure washer, you will be making more hot water than the water can carry away.

[@danield.manziuc3860]

You mentioned in this video when you measured overfire draft that 1"wc suffice..but you had measured at boiler inspection window..shouldn't be measured at the inlet of barometric damper instead? Or that location would give you same reading?

[@sabbath7081]

That's a totally different measurement, the heat exchanger which he ran the brush through is a restriction before the exhaust, so he's making sure there's enough draft in the firebox, not after the heat exchanger in the chimney pipe, that draft should be .02

[@kdmq]

Those are what you call hippie electrodes. They are just too far out man. But yeah I hear ya on your filter rant, it's so obvious it was an air flow problem here not oil flow.

[@toddberner9198]

Good to replace the NAWZLE....cool shit!!

[@graywolf2694]

Why dose everyone always hover over you, if I have some one over for work, I let them work and leave them alone.

[@octane4life683]

Wouldn't you be concerned about what's going on with YOUR heater if it was out of commission?

[@chrisrichard298]

You are a rare and treasured breed. Most jobs I go on, someone stands over me. Sometimes they ask questions, sometimes they just watch. One time I was working in a small bedroom, and the ENTIRE family was hovering over me in this 10X12 room. I finally couldn't take it anymore and went out for a cigarette. When the father followed me out, I politely asked him to have his wife and kids give me space and if he wanted to stay, that was fine. It wasn't my first or last time at that house, so I knew I could approach him and not offend anyone. I've been doing work for him and his neighbor for 7 years now, this year they took me out to a steak dinner as a thank you. Good customers like that I'm thankful for every day.

[@Artisan.HVACR1]

Edward Heath, nice commentary on your part.

[@octane4life683]

@@chrisrichard298 being honest and personable is one of the best ways to retain custom and build rapport. Many of these hoverers are just curious. Its now your time to show off what youre made of and answer and ask many questions. It much easier to close on jobs this way.

[@ricktalbott9611]

When I was a kid I would hang around the furnace guy when he came by every year to clean our boiler. I'd ask questions and help bring tools in. He was a decent guy and would explain things to me. His boss lived two houses up the street from us. A few years later he was older, in his early 60's, he wanted a helper and the boss said I don't know where to find a helper for you. He said to ask your neighbors kid which was me ! I spent a summer learning how to clean boilers, sweat pipe, work on burners. I had a great time and that taught me the basics of gas and oil heat. Saved me a bundle and I was able to make some emergency repairs for family members until we could get the pro to come in. Now I'm almost 60 and when repair guys show up I'll get away, but let them know if they need a hand please let me know.

[@amirdieselx64]

AARP is the biggest lobbying group in the country.

[@amirdieselx64]

No one wants a wimpy flow hahahaha,

[@JamesLee-oe7mt]

What happens if you touch the leads of that transformer?

[@jcampbell52790]

Commentary is priceless lol

[@boopernator]

If it aint broke don't fix it. good to see the cleaning of the boiler, and I never knew about the baffles . I work on natural gas boilers and furnaces.

[@mlee81]

Appreciate the vids keep em coming