OIL TANK VENT ALARM NOT WHISTLING ODD FIND

OIL TANK VENT ALARM NOT WHISTLING ODD FIND
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[@petero2693]

Schmag. New word of the day thanks..

[@chuckquinn8026]

Well, another new thing I just learned today thanks to Steve and Miss Molly!

[@ngtflyer]

So I learned how the alarm works and why it's there today. Another customer taken proper care of. Great job Steve and Ms. Molly!

[@michaelleveille8585]

I had an issue today. Exactly the same problem. Excellent video. I know what to do first. Take the vent cap off outside and go from there. Thank you

[@bobgallo2178]

Good repair, Steve. I have heard of that alarm, but never saw one. Ya can teach an old dog new tricks!

[@billreigle746]

Attention to details. That’s why I like Steve, one trip to the store if needed mama!

[@craigsmith6446]

Your whistling freaked my cats out. Great video! Another honest job. The place near me would have said, sorry, you need a new oil tank oil line boiler etc.

[@jamesgonsalves694]

Loved this video brother, I'm a delivery driver and told my boss after sending him this that we have about 30 or 40 accounts that need this done...good summer gig I say...cute dog HA ha.

[@georgecav7458]

Same here, I come across too many I can barely hear, on I refused to fill because the whistle was completely dead.

[@dashcamandy2242]

12:39 - I was going to offer that bit advice (hand on-and-off the other end of the pipe while vacuuming) in case you ever had a "next time," but you got it. Often the mini "shock waves" created will help knock any remaining crud loose. I can't see any reason NOT to use those quick-couplers on the vent line. Like you said, it's only a vapor path, and not under any pressure.

[@aglasserm1679]

Great Video! I wondered where the whistle came from when filling the oil tank. The dressner coupling works great.

[@justinmuir9117]

We install these fill line and whistle vents on big diesel generators in hi rises you should always put a unions on both lines for easy Maintenance of tank

[@Judey63]

Thank you for this video! I live with my daughter, her husband & granddaughter, we need oil and the oil company won’t fill unless the whistle is fixed on the tank. Always good to be safe so when they come out to fill the tank they’re going to take a look at the whistle & see if it’s broken or just needs to be cleaned out. I wanted to know how it’s done & you sir, have shown exactly what I wanted to know! I grew up with a hammer in my hand, learned from my dad who was a handy man & craftsman by hobby! Thanks for the lesson! 😊

[@dannyilagorre8132]

Thanks Steve for this video, You helped me save $300 from the oil company coming out and installing a new oil fill whistle. I did exactly what you did in this video and saved $200 bucks. I found a opened box whistle at Home Depot for $45 and the dresser coupling was $55.

[@spiritofeverlastingendurance]

I was going to pay $400 for this repair. The guy wanted to cut the pipe outside and install it through the wall to the inside in my basement.

[@jasonwhelan12]

So you cut the customers pipe before checking the outside vent. Bravo dude

[@markjacobs3418]

Bad oilman.Should have checked that first 🤓

[@alanouellette]

Thank You! This absolutely helps me understand what I need to do to check/replace the whistle.

[@ptyptypty3]

By Golly Miss Molly YOU DID IT! diagnosed and fixed !!.. Looks like some Gravy Train tonight!!

[@williamdyckman9704]

Steve, you sure run into all kinds of personalities, like you said, never a dull moment !

[@CiscoWes]

We don’t have those oil burners here in our area so it’s fascinating to watch you work on those. Never encountered one of ‘em.

[@tommmarree3689]

"SIMPLY THE BEST",,, that's how I rate Steve! I am always learning something from you, they should make students of the trade watch your video's as a training tool....

[@stevenlavimoniere]

they do use my videos for training up and coming trade guys

[@BourneAccident]

My first thought was bug/bees under the vent cap... so, I must be learning something from all of these videos. I'm addicted to watching and my goal is to service my own boiler from soup to nuts. So far, I have learned the most from SL's videos. I'd hire him to do my boiler, but I think I'm just a tad too far from him... and Molly might not like to drive so far.

[@javidango1015]

you are a very good guy, very honest, congratulations !!!

[@rorylangguth3735]

Thank you !!! Answered a lot of questions for me!

[@Longeno55]

Good job and very educational and Miss Molly is looking very stylish in her sweater ; )

[@spiritofeverlastingendurance]

Thank you for this video. My oil HVAC repair guy said he needs to cut the pipe in the wall (outside to inside) and replace the entire vent pipe. When he could have cut like you did a section and repair that. Something is not right with the proposal.

[@lucianoraygoza6645]

I really enjoy your videos they're Steve God bless you and keep plumbing

[@BrewCityRider]

Love that you bring your dog with on jobs. Time to check my outside vent I think!

[@rodneyskinner7741]

Good afternoon Steve and “Miss Molly “.

[@tg3470]

This video is gold sir. Thank you VERY VERY much

[@tompuhalla7774]

Your da man with the videos Perfect length and quick with new ones don’t stop

[@65csx83]

Interesting! Of the many oil delivery problems I've had, I've not had this one. I'll be checking my cap promptly. I wondered how and whether you would proof the fix. Couldn't that have been done first rather than cutting the pipe?

[@stevenlavimoniere]

i cut the pipe to check the vent wiseal that was the complaint ..if i would have checked the vent cap first i probably would have cut the vent pipe o well made for a good video . coming along in the journey as i do stuff out in the field i am far from perfect . i am just a regular guy working out in the trade stumbling along as i go through life living the dream

[@WeatherNut27]

True but as a pro I'd want to make sure the entire thing was checked. As he said the thing gets mucky sometimes in the tank.

[@craigharding475]

@@stevenlavimoniere "All Roads lead to Rome." Steve.

[@edp9743]

I had an oil supplier over fill my tank, the delivery man was sitting in the truck and filling the basement. What a mess for the insurance company, not mine.

[@croyal4240]

I've heard that story before

[@stanpatterson5033]

Yeah, I`ve heard about stupid stuff like that. Customer gets rid of oil furnace goes to gas, but the gas system installer doesn`t remove the oil fill pipes, and in the fall, along comes Ollie the oil man, plunks the filler hose into the pipe and floods the basement with heating oil. In one case in upstate NY, the house ended up being condemned. All because one little stupid mistake led to a big stupid mistake.

[@tonym6920]

Nice job Steve, have a great weekend! You too Miss Molly! lol

[@frozenfirestix]

Learn something new every day. My boiler doesn’t have a whistle nor have I see one before. They must do something different around here

[@Hubjeep]

12:08 I like that compact vacuum.

[@scottk0623]

I see quite a few plugged vents on older stuff, lots of Caterpillar‘s & spider nests in ones with no screen. Dresser couplings are great on long vents with multiple fittings.

[@KansasHVAC]

Another satisfied customer? Someone has been watching Chuck Barron's videos. Great work as always Steve.

[@Bostonn617]

Are those compression fittings legal to use here in Mass? Also i see in some of your videos when you pipe in the oil filter on a tank you add an extra shut off valve do you do that on all new tank installs that you do?

[@dougcain832]

Good job Steve and Miss Molly,yeah momma 😃

[@BostonPaul]

For those who want to know how to test a vent alarm instead of just changing it you can get a gallo gun and send a co2 charge down the fill or the exhaust of your vacuum down the fill

[@georei]

Shop vac exhaust is what I did years ago. Works good.

[@m.t.3109]

Why can't you do what Steve did in the video to test. BTW what is a gallo gun, I own a 9mm and a 380 auto but no gallo.

[@BostonPaul]

I never said you couldn't do what steve did . Some people come on KZbin for advice. I was just putting in my 2 cents

[@5162482297]

I like to know what the hell your talking about with your alternative way of check the vent pipe. Again i ask what is a gallo gun.

[@BostonPaul]

Gallo gun is a tool that pierces co2 cartridges and gives a shot of air. Which if you shoot it down the fill the whistle should work...or not I never said my way was the alternative. So stop putting words in my mouth troll

[@RichTheitalianplumber]

Company i use to work for here in Massachusetts use to make us cut the vent whistle tube just below the hole on it to get extra oil in the tank which the drivers hated because the minute you heard it stop the oil would be coming up the vent pipe it was crazy he was a huge dink 😂

[@Yodumeee]

Hope they burst a tank one day doing that. It happens. That'll teach him when the insurance company finds the short whistle.

[@kennethnoga2667]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience

[@kdog4849]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge brother!!

[@adamedwards2435]

Love those shots driving to and from a job! 👍

[@potatolew4495]

Good afternoon Steve hope all is well.

[@tomasrodriguez7505]

You are the best

[@katewuerstlin8454]

Silly question: could you have used a fernco coupling instead of the dresser? Or did you use the dresser for rigidity?

[@Dmp241]

Nothing like a new Steve Lav vid for a late lunch 🤘🏻

[@leonbogon148]

Nice fix Steve.....

[@josephrothschild206]

Way to go molly you did it again

[@peterbergeris6510]

Why cut the pipe first before checking outside vent? I had a guy come out yesterday n vacuumed the vent from outside. I believe he blew air from a vacuum into the vent to hear the whistle. Shouldn't he have sucked out any debris. Can I cover the cap during the summer to prevent any debris? I was told not to. Why?

[@thankswillie]

learning experience,when i delivered oil..some guys filled with no whistle

[@bruceschwab]

Good clip.....educational! You da man Steve!!!!!!

[@j.a.7721]

I deliver oil, on the automatic account i used to throw a bottle of additive on the vent pipe, it would clear it out some time

[@newton366]

CHALK THIS ONE UP ON EXPERIENCE NEXT TIME YOU CHECK OUT THAT VENT FIRST SAVE YOU AND THE CUSTOMER TIME AND MONEY

[@kar120cfanatic]

Another great video showing how a professional earns his or her keep. Thanks, Steve!

[@Jack-et2jk]

I have seen this delivering oil, vent alarm starts going then small pieces of nuts start shooting out

[@bobwelch5056]

Good job Steve

[@davidwark9971]

Thank you! the first plumber or person I've heard get it right it's seals by lubricating just like Teflon tape it's a dry lubricant metal threads expand just like any metal when there's friction and friction causes heat....when metal gets hot it expands if those threads expand you never will bottom them out...

[@leonardbaltruchitis8319]

It was a good video

[@TheCapecodfitz4]

excellent video!

[@jimhoward1655]

I told my bride after watching this video that my whistle always works better too after the pipe gets cleaned out. I got penciled in for tomorrow night!! yeehaw giddy up!!

[@neverenoughtime3151]

You need to read the fine print. Of course she agreed to clean your pipe... just like how Steve did it. "Date night with the shop vac." 🙄

[@jimhoward1655]

@@neverenoughtime3151 i dont think so i can still out run her😆

[@Fireship1]

In my area, mud dauber wasps will fill any crevices or cracks outside with a mud nest. This looks to be the same.

[@peterbergeris6510]

Are you blowing air in ?

[@kenc.9067]

Hello! Hello! Mr. Homeowner...

[@sku32956]

That makes me laugh we use to scream dope when laying sewer lines ,Yea on a vent I see no issues at all .

[@jeremybishop9848]

Any oil delivery man worth his weight would unscrew/remove the vent cap and clean it at EVERY delivery. We always leave them hand tight and unscrew/check them during delivery. The first delivery of the season, we run into alot of spider nests and mud wasp nests. it only takes a few seconds to check and clear it, and we are just standing there staring at the ground for 3 minutes anyway. Also, you can see the spilled oil on the driveway, which is caused by the angled scully fittings with no riser. When you unhook the scully it spills everywhere. The cure for that is to remove that angled scully fitting and put a 90 and a 4" nipple on there and stick the scully fitting back on.

[@forcetenheatingfueloil3418]

This is the correct way. All of our drivers, if they have a blocked or partially blocked vent remove the cap and see if its blocked right there outside. If it is they can clear it easily. And when its mostly cleared if can be cleared further while delivering. If its blocked or partially blocked and isn't outside then we stop delivering and inform the customer they can't get fuel until we fix the problem. If we have to cut the vent pipe in the basement we automatically put a new vent on. If your gonna cut the pipes then better to start new again. And use a proper coupling to put the pipes back together with two nipples. This way if a company ever comes and overfills the tank - ALL of the spill is outside. A tank in the basement should be sealed so nothing leaks inside even with an overfill.

[@larryk5823]

Totally agree!

[@danbell1733]

Ole Steve wasn't whistlin Dixie there momma good detective work inspector Steve!

[@amio_roseto1]

Great Video

[@ryans1693]

Gotta get yourself a nice 24" Rigid offset wrench I'll grab that everytime over a straight pipe wrench

[@VOTEREPUBLICANS594]

Here in PA. mudd wasps biuld nests in those vents screens or not

[@ScottSmith-mw6lo]

Should have started on the other end lol. But you know that now

[@hippomagic1464]

What's the name of the coupling again? Thanks!

[@rustyshakleford5230]

Steve playing the song of his people.

[@craigharding475]

Yeah, Andy. If he kept practicing on that whistle he would have eventually played the National Anthem. And it would have been better than some of the improvised ball game renditions I have heard lately on TV.

[@goblin1756]

GREAT JOB STEVEN , WHAT COULD HAVE CLOGGED THAT UP? SEEMS KINDA FISHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[@forcetenheatingfueloil3418]

A driver during a delivery had a blocked vent. The screen that is supposed to be in the vent cap probably rusted closed. So the driver took the cap off and knocked out the vent and put the cap back on. After that the vent is open and bugs put all kinds of crap in there as well as spiders. Happens a lot of time

[@lcampm2]

Good one, thanks

[@josem2468]

Steve is this the same coupling that Plumbers use years ages ago to fix leaks on lead pipes.

[@notajp]

I’ve always heard them called “hubless connectors”.

[@eaglevision993]

Wait a second, American oil tanks have no real sensor for the tank? Our tanks have an electrical sensor that is connected to the pump of the oil truck and it shuts the pump up automatically when the tank is full. Nothing new, been like that for 60 years or so. It is a simple thermistor that changes resistance once it is submerged in oil and cools. Pretty much failproof and simple. If the thermistor is open the pump does not even start.

[@TreyMackSimracingTryhard]

We are super sophisticated, we have a rape whistle.

[@eaglevision993]

@@TreyMackSimracingTryhard Haha, so everytime you hear that whistle in the neighborhood you think: "Hm, either someone gets oil or someone gets raped".

[@brockwagner939]

What country are you from, that uses that system?

[@bnasty267]

The whistle works good enough if the oil man is paying attention. Pretty brilliant design that allows you to know that you're filling a tank and when it's full, all for a cheap, reliable whistle. Those stories of oil men filling old lines with no tank and flooding the basement won't happen if he wasn't on his iPod and knew to listen for that whistle.

[@eaglevision993]

@@brockwagner939 Germany

[@neilmurphy845]

That's a interesting fuel tank I've never seen that type were there inside the house before

[@Yodumeee]

99% of them are inside the house here

[@davejames2015]

Hey Steve give the vise grip brand pipe wreches or jet man they just bite so good but lol a pipe wrench is a pipe wrench

[@frankrizzo3915]

crazy.

[@croyal4240]

Sometimes i've found bees and wasps in the vent whistle

[@larryk5823]

Honestly, he should have worked backwards. Check to outside pipe first. He wouldn’t have had to cut the pipe. A light vacuum on the pipe would tell you if the line is clear after removing the leaves would tell you it’s whistling. Thanks for the video though.

[@gerardogarro7658]

Good Jop

[@donnierobertson3088]

Great job and video like always Steven. A+

[@bbkmm1]

I miss Run Around Molly.

[@williegillie5712]

A job well done Steve

[@MrHowieZ1973]

You ever notice in life, its always one little part that brings the whole world down around your ears? Lol :)

[@OutBoardTink62]

Was curious if sparks from the sawzall could ignite the oil. Would a pipe cutter be better choice just to be safe for the handyman homeowner in your opinion? I have the same problem no whistle luckily my oil company could care less if it works or not .They put the vent cap upside down on the venttube as they are filling and can tell that way when the air stops and its full...Good Video !!

[@tccoggs]

Fuel oil needs to be finely atomized for it to ignite. You can spill a puddle of it on the floor and throw matches at it and they will just go out.

[@woody9052]

Looks like bees to mees.....

[@chadmoore9336]

Leaf cutter bees

[@hhprogressiveconstruction1140]

Aluminum wrench’s 🔧🔧 are the way to go for everyday use . Are dressing coupling only legal on vent lines ? .

[@stevenlavimoniere]

they can be used on both fill and vent they are fine and will not leak if tightened properly

[@hhprogressiveconstruction1140]

@@stevenlavimoniere Good to know 👍 .

[@rosemarywalker924]

Hi Steve maybe a mouse they get in the smallest places and a good job done and the coupling looks perfect and does the job you just don't know what you going to find. Miss molly looks great in her pink jumper 👍🙂😊

[@J-Colt]

My boxer ran over and cocked his head when you had that whistle blowing, lol. Thanks Steven, cool find.

[@wilfredr980]

Steve the whistle blower....lol.

[@normanboyes4983]

Was this not a case of starting at the top?👍😉BTW the bottom stub entering the repair coupling looks out of whack, see 17:50 looks like the backing ring has been extruded out of the backing nut.

[@globeflicker9216]

Ha, you caught that too! Technically your supposed to have a backing wrench on the coup body while tightening the compression nut to keep just that from happening. Oh well, it’s just a vent. I would never put a dresser coup on a fill line though, that can go very badly.

[@tucobenedicto109]

Now i understand whistle why you work! Mouse.

[@kylebass4635]

Great repair Steve!!!!! Done right as always. Some hack jobs would have put in a new whistle and plastic vent pipe rather than fixing it right like you did.

[@stevenlavimoniere]

made for a nice video finding the problem as i go along doing the job trying to fix it

[@kylebass4635]

@@stevenlavimoniere I agree; great video. You would be surprised how many I've filled with no alarm. Have to go slow and listen good. Any new customer with a basement tank I always check it before filling to be safe.

[@seniorcomputer3292]

Another piece of information that I (we) did not know about.

[@billysimmons2432]

two rigids in my truck shoulder savers

[@kenc.9067]

The ole yellow pump pliers make an appearance

[@Bob.W.]

Hello all.