oil fired water heater yearly maintenance

[@mattmacurdy8020]

Steve lav has the balls to say what most techs want to say to customers. Keep the videos coming!

[@rtoweprojects]

Do you ever change the little washer under the bolt when changing the oil filter? I've had trouble with them in the past leaking and sucking air.

[@croyal4240]

Hi Steve ! Do they have Bio-diesel down there .In Canada where i am its Bio-diesel and we have to use a green gasket for the filter

[@Bunch007]

Love Molly's satellite receptors!

[@donnierobertson3088]

Nice job

[@harrydoherty8299]

our h2o heater is over12 years old and very frugal with oil use. nozzle is .65 70*. the new oil furness is .50 70*. i change nozzles and filter every year regardless if it looks clean. $18.50 for the 2 nozzles and filter , my whole saw price.

[@williamdyckman9704]

Steve, dont mind the trolls, you know what you are doing. Appreciate the video's, learning all the time from you!

[@potbelliedolman8939]

Your not a hack!! How can anyone do a thumbs down on your vids!!! Keep being you!!!!

[@derekobidowski3301]

i think Beckett is the most oil burner in common and is preferred. the older style Beckett burner not sure on parts interchangability with Carlin and Beckett burners. but they keep a lick and keep on ticking with upkeep maintence. as this one its a well cared for water heater. as oil fired appliances are common on islands, and in very rural areas.

[@erikj.2066]

Some of the common parts are interchangeable, like the motor, pump, nozzles, cad cell, and relay. The rest is usually specific to make and model.

[@NorthernMaineProductions]

Steven I have been watching your Videos for a number of years and been entertained by them and learned from you , I do not work on Oil burners for a Living But i was trained to fix them by a guy who had many years experience and his approach at fixing burners was much like yours You are certainly not a Hack, I can tell you are genuine and are looking out for the safety and comfort of your customers , and giving them the best deal , I bought my parents old house several years back and I have an older Bock 32e with a Wayne Burner , the unit was manufactured February 1992 , and its still making hot water today , the most awesome part other than nozzles and filters , the only thing thats been replaced on it was about 2 years ago the old Ignition Transformer finally Crapped out , other than that its all original , sadly though it suffered damage a number of years ago from an old leaky pipe above the unit which saturated the Insulation the bottom pan is pretty much rotting out on mine and i recently removed the top cover and looked at the tank also and although it does not leak yet its gonna fail sooner than later , i think i will contact my local dealer and purchase the tank only and keep my burner and controls as they seem to still work good Keep up the good work !

[@lee-johnson]

Should’ve wrote on the yellow ticket “Pump filter fine for another year “.

[@josejulian5116]

Steve you a hack, you changed your ring tone. The real Steve would not have. Great job Steve.

[@Bob.W.]

People seem to use a lot more hot water than 50 years ago. 40 gallons was a big heater then. We had a 30 for a family of 6.

[@Eddy63]

Not bad work for a Hack ... Lol ... Good vid Dynamic Duo ...

[@compactc9]

I bet that house never runs out of how water!

[@GABMENDEZ]

@0:01 am I going to mars or watching steve? 🤔🤣

[@kylebass4635]

Clean oil=clean tank=clean filter. Also ultra low sulfur diesel helps. Service people said they could tell my customers because we were one of the first to use ultra low sulfur for ALL off road applications and it's much cleaner. I also like the Beckett's. Old AF and AFGs could not be beat. Also some good Wayne's still out there too.

[@Fireship1]

Old filter really did look like new. The oil now is much cleaner than years ago. The nozzle is the most critical part. I’d change that every year and just check oil flow to confirm the filter and strainer are good.

[@orfeous]

Is it possible to do some modifications/upgrades/enhancements for not changing the nozzle "all the time" ? what is causing the nozzle to fail in the first time? Maybe put on some kind of a finer filter after the oil tank filter? Maybe some sort of coating on the nozzle from the manufactuer?

[@turbocharged798]

Not really a fan of those oil fired water heaters, worked for a summer place that used one of them. Of course winter would come and they would shut it down and it would sit in a damp basement all winter drained. They got about 3-5 years out of them before they rotted out. Like you said, you are pretty much hosed of they get packed up with soot. Junk. Tried to talk them in to a cast iron boiler with an indirect water heater but they didn't like the price but were OK buying a new water heater every couple years. Can't fix stupid.

[@ronnie61b59]

Love the videos .

[@Jshortca]

Do you live in the country? In the city where I live I've never seen oil fired anything. Especially hot water tank.

[@erikj.2066]

You’re looking at living in New England, where natural gas isn’t available everywhere, and propane and electric are your most expensive options.

[@Jshortca]

@@erikj.2066 Thanks for the reply. Electricity is relatively cheap here, 8.74c/kWh

[@Bediasman]

Another great video, thank you for bringing us along 👍

[@joeluisramirez]

it aint easy being CHEEZZZEY mama,, tighter than two coats of paint !!!!hhhaaaa

[@wilbertbirdner1303]

you left your brush on my front lawn when you dumped out your dirty oil there

[@craigsmith6446]

You're no hack! You are the best and most honest out there!

[@frank-vy9xe]

Psycho chicken LOL. Been over 30 years since i heard this one. Where you from? Sound like southern New Hampshire or Massachusetts. Maine hete

[@redbeardedberserker]

Sounds like my hometown of Plainfield CT. Accent is spot on

[@hugheshomeimprovementssp4055]

Becketts are built to last, Wayne Blue angels are ok, but the weil Mclain cb-180 sucks, haven't seen you come across one of those yet.

[@RunE076]

Steven Stark with the iron man intro

[@orfeous]

Why change filters when you dont need to? It will save money for customer too. :)

[@maximolopezsr9399]

The Channel Lock is the o ly tool you have,

[@shupe1907]

A lot of the oil is so clean these days (biopure etc) filter stays fine for good amount of time.

[@jeffcoolhd]

Steve my money's on the Beckett I think there are better unit an easy to work on and Molly agrees. Peace brother

[@Wolfhound.]

if its not broke don't fix it thats what i live by and it works for me no use wasting money changing parts if its not broken

[@dsciarrino3663]

Good. Man.

[@juliocalvet9839]

another great vid from Steven lav.

[@timlardani4990]

Channel locks Really! You don’t change the bolt gasket there’s a tool called a vacuum gauge that measures restriction in the line. Two minutes to check pump strainer. Annual service check and clean flue and chimney base. How about efficiency test? Glad you don’t work for me

[@compgb]

Serial Says tank is from Sept. 2003. Excellent work as aways!

[@Diamond31pro]

Hi

[@johntilson2535]

Some of your methods may appear 'cringeworthy' to some but, as in everything, results are what count. If you're fixing the issues, not experiencing too many 'call-backs' and most importantly: getting paid? Hack shmack, who gives a shit, eh?? lol

[@ronnie61b59]

Funny the guy a hack

[@earthling94]

You hear that?! Y’all in the comments don’t know shit he says! Hahaha

[@angelowaiters9529]

You know your shit