Weil McLain No Heat Emergency Service Call by Local Plumber Pipe Doctor

[@PipeDoctor]

Personal CO Monitor by Toptes amzn.to/3Vh0X9L

[@ThejasonJaw5442]

Following that's do as I do not as I say it's helped me beyond, I apply when you speak i listen

[@ThejasonJaw5442]

Do as I do not as I say, that's example

[@chatrkat]

I believe in having a CO tester. A few years back I upgraded my low cost tester that functions just fine, to a Testo 317-3. Having two devices confirms the accuracy of my Testo for occasional checks.

[@paulphillips4148]

Mike teaching a customer was always my of my favorite things to do, made the Job go faster and you made a friend and customer for life.

[@macmorgan6685]

I just came upon your channel and having been in the heating industry for quite a while back in the 70s in the 80s, we delt always in oil and sold weil McLain exclusively I found your discussion quite interesting. My current boiler is a P4 66 which is probably about 45 years old oil fired. Running well, does not leak any water even in the summer when I shut it down. It has a tankless coil which I no longer use so it’s been disconnected. I found your discussion on heat very interesting. Thank you very much. Mac Morgan Yorklyn Delaware

[@PipeDoctor]

Glad I could help! I have a lot more to teach, so keep watching.

[@skyview13]

Mike thanks for all the knowledge that you give to us. You’re an excellent boiler technician.

[@Eatshhhushi]

I had this same boiler! Replaced the expansion tank a few years ago and computer board ($245). I bought the part and hired a contractor to replace for $90. The igniter was replaced twice in the last 15 years. The first time it went out it cost me $550 to replace by a HVAC ripoff company. It failed a year later. I found the part for $25 on Alpine HVAC online and bought the parts and fixed it myself. It cost me just $35 for the part. It worked ever since. The installer either installed a faulty one or it was a cheap component.

[@paulkenney5846]

Mike, you’re a good boss as your employees are your number one asset

[@PipeDoctor]

As it’s the same in reverse.

[@sodiebergh]

"Unless there's a problem, I wouldn't touch anything." You, sir, are the real deal 🏆

[@MrKbsweeney]

I hope the customer appreciates your knowledge, good spirit and patience.

[@PipeDoctor]

I hope so!

[@chatrkat]

He seemed like a nice gentleman, your explanation was worthwhile in this case, I believe he learned something from the extra time you spent talking. Amazing how inefficient the older equipment was. All that expensive energy wasted just going up the chimney.

[@Fred-xo3ku]

The mechanical engineer thought he could impress Pipes with his knowledge. It didn't take long for Pipes to turn the tables. 😂👍

[@WinnfieldCustoms]

engineers are always the best

[@SwiftHelix]

For the combustion analyzer, don't you need to have the covers placed to get normal operation readings? since you mentioned that the system is engineered to have the openings a certain way.

[@11Bravo84]

Now that’s a professional 👍🏻💯

[@PipeDoctor]

Thank you very much for the support and comment. Remember if you live in the Long Island New York City metropolitan area I need a plumber for a heating repair. Give us a call at 516-348-6300.

[@dannyg73g11]

Mikey !!!!!! you are the best. Wich company and owner does that for their employees??????GOD BLESS.

[@andresbarragan8595]

FROM CHICAGO IM YOUR #1 FOLLOING YOUR VIDEOS EXELENT JOB I REALY LIKE YOUR WORK GODBLESS YOU

[@PipeDoctor]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@bobb.4169]

Informative video 👍. Nice customer.

[@PipeDoctor]

Thanks 👍

[@bobrumpf2576]

check gas pressure,replace relief and extrol tank/feed valve....add stack damper above diverter and wham....she's brandy new with free heat...sure you could go for spark ignition but... thats the way to save him money-winner winner ..turkey dinner

[@user-cm9uh6sj7n]

The history of slotted screws on wooden ships largely ties back to the ancient development of the screw itself, with the earliest known use of screws being in wooden constructions like water pumps attributed to the Greek mathematician Archimedes, who lived around the 3rd century BC Rybczynski found mention of the slotted screw in a technological treatise from 1588, in a book on metallurgy from 1556, and depicted on a pair of manacles in an illustration from the late 1400s. Slotted screws also held together guns and kept armor from shaking apart as early as the 1480s

[@whodat1473]

that stack temp is high for oil as well, typically 350-450 for most units 20 yrs old or less

[@heatingcoolingstuff]

I learned from Eugene as well. He’s the best.

[@ericwotton2046]

I bet the neutral wire (white) from the tranformer was grounding out on the inside of the 4 square and finding its return path back on the equipment ground (Green/ bare) wire.

[@toli0968]

My diagnosis also

[@stevesolt4036]

I think when he moved the door the neutral was moving and hitting some metal in the box and grounding out and that’s why it worked sometimes?

[@zekenzy6486]

Nice video. Thank you for sharing. Have a nice Thanksgiving weekend

[@BartlettTFD]

Customers don’t realize that their constant running-the-mouth INTERFERES with any HVAC tech while he is TRYING to analyze the situation and determine what the problem is and what the cause of the problem might be. Motormouths slow down the repair time and increase the bill! Love to see the Wago’s👍

[@johndaly67]

Mike: GREAT INFO!

[@PipeDoctor]

:)

[@chuckq54]

Fantastic video Mikey! 👍👍

[@PipeDoctor]

Thank you! 👍

[@YouzY666]

Didnt know that cast iron boilers could condensate exhaust gasses if the return temps are too low (moving the exhaust gas condensation closer to the boiler) and that exhaust gasses do condensate in the chimney liner if the gasses cool down enough. Thank you for teaching us!

[@throttlebottle5906]

yes, water return temps of anything below 140F are very bad and the moisture from the gas and air burning will cause condensation between sections where the flue gas is, as well as the flue piping above and the chimney too! bad news times three.

[@PipeDoctor]

That is correct

[@williamserver4332]

So you don't recommend a condensing boiler when the house is all baseboard in a cold region? Great video

[@PipeDoctor]

That is correct

[@scottvolage1752]

Feeding the peoples Mikey Pipes. #LoveBosch

[@dfirth224]

I love Wago connectors.

[@PipeDoctor]

me too!!!

[@FSAUDIOGUY]

I have a mental picture of a helicopter with the engineer inside the cockpit!

[@PipeDoctor]

Haha, I can just imagine the engineer swooping in with a cape and a wrench, ready to save the day! Maybe we should start a superhero plumber series!

[@JoshuaSHogg]

Great service, great customer interaction. I’m gonna guess 5-6 Benjamins. Well worth it. Am I in the neighborhood? I don’t live in New York

[@kirkhemmings8234]

So true about everything you said

[@paulbegemann4308]

Had same boiler too, was hugely over sized for the house though

[@nw2306]

Our HVAC techs in Midwest don’t interface with customers like this. I wish we had Mikey Pipes in the Midwest!

[@vandettec]

Why didn’t you turn down the burner so the stack temp was within range and would give a better efficiency rating

[@jerzyaheardz6939]

Oh man, I absolutely do not miss doing the service calls with the “engineer”, self proclaimed beings who hold the threads of the universe together. Going into Lyophilization field service was the best decision I’ve ever made 😅. Bless you, Mike.

[@jerry4012]

Holy shit, that boiler was installed in 1980? We only have furnaces where i live and they only last 10-15 years tops.

[@MarkHughes-pb1xe]

Selling it to him without selling it to him .. Love it

[@yfdfireman2]

Moving the door may have caused the neutral to “ground out” providing a return path and allowing the system to run…. Just a thought.

[@F12255]

that's exactly what was happening. the end of the wire was stripped back and was probably hitting the 1900 box creating a neutral.

[@johnnyprotalk3352]

so what can you do to bring down that stack temp. into low 400f

[@kennethkresowaty2795]

Best to have a yearly maintenance tune-up.

[@HannahBrivio]

I really appreciate your efforts! Could you help me with something unrelated: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). Could you explain how to move them to Binance?

[@edwardlowery6510]

does it fire

[@mimelio]

If an Oil Furnace tech shows up in something that looks like a repurposed Bread Delivery Truck, then you know they are qualified.

[@2pugman]

Those used FedEx trucks are fleet vehicles that are not made all that well. They're designed to last five years.

[@2pugman]

Mike, I have a friend who is an engineer for Boeing for the past 25 years. I asked him WHY things are designed to make it difficult to repair. His answer ? "Because we can !"

[@toli0968]

Check gas pressure. Maybe little high.

[@sammyc3726]

Silberstein taught me too, everything I know, you went to SCCC?

[@PipeDoctor]

Evenings and weekend for 2 years just for his class

[@edwardlowery6510]

what you all staving fro

[@romainwilliams5152]

You’re the man!!!

[@gerrycgc]

If I am paying by the minute, I don’t talk.

[@PipeDoctor]

Don’t worry, buddy. I love you anyway.

[@throttlebottle5906]

somebody made a bad connection many years ago, go figure! probably didn't "lead" the stranded wire ahead of the solid wires when putting wire nut on, if you don't it ends up pushed or or hardly connected. the yellow wire from relay is capped, because it's connected to the incoming hot(common) of the normally closed(NC) terminal and it will be live via the relay when relay is off. unless they wired normally open (N.O.) as the line and relay common as the load, but even then, ALWAYS cap off all unused wires!

[@PipeDoctor]

Ah, the age-old battle between solid and stranded wires! If only they had consulted the wire gods before diving in!

[@robd7365]

LILCO... That brings me back

[@FloridaSandHunters]

44 years ... he got his money's worth for sure

[@PipeDoctor]

Absolutely it was a good guy

[@TheRAMBO9191]

Ooo 30 minutes Letts gooo💪🏻 just drank 2 long Island teas feeling great🥃 18:17 praise Eugene silberstein🥃

[@PipeDoctor]

You got this!

[@omarmaldonado189]

Nice job 😮

[@PipeDoctor]

Thanks 😅

[@skobex]

Mike, could you replace W-McLaine EG-75 in Greensboro NC?

[@Jfriesheatingandcooling]

Sure he can. For 27k

[@PipeDoctor]

A tad more likely

[@edwardlowery6510]

why is there two t-states

[@FHES2005]

That's funny mechanical engineers are the best they got a piece of paper that says hey I got money I'm stupid lol I got to call the other day from a potential client says his water heater wasn't working I asked her if there's gas or electric he said he didn't know but yet he was a mechanical engineer

[@john7017]

The only good condensing boiler is the GV90 series Weil Mc Lain . Forget the wall hung boilers that need too much maintenance and expensive parts that most contractors do not carry on their trucks. The heat exchangers on cast iron boilers will outlast any wall hung boiler by 4 times. The money you save in fuel, you more than pay back in repairs. I been in the industry 40 years and people want reliability, not your parts are back ordered see you in a week.

[@nosaya3]

We got a talker momma

[@PipeDoctor]

This is got to be one of my top three service calls so far for this heating season. Absolutely love this guy.

[@scottparrish2422]

You’re not running service calls yourself. You have us

[@PipeDoctor]

You're right!

[@ThePappas33]

There was no Output adjustment screw on the Gas Valve ?

[@edwardlowery6510]

water is hot all perches must be Sealed

[@cengeb]

smartest thing you use is WAGO....German

[@nikosniko7092]

I love working on holidays etc - no traffic - meter monkeys not there typically cheers

[@PipeDoctor]

Plus all the money goes to the boss man. You wonder why I leave by example? I’m as hungry as they come.

[@cengeb]

It's not 110V, if it's that low you have problems 125V nominal is now standard

[@geomarzolf8608]

How do you know if someone is an engineer? They will tell you at least twice! Haha, great guys though

[@whodat1473]

better question is how did the neutral wire disconnect itself? lol

[@edwardlowery6510]

line and load

[@PhilGeary]

how that ran without the neutral wire connected prior to the service call is the true mystery great video mike happy thanksgiving

[@throttlebottle5906]

it was either slightly in the wire nut just touching or it was touching the metal box and returning back through grounded boiler case/piping. in that case, if the boiler ground is poor everything connected could become live at 120v.

[@edwardlowery6510]

caps and barrels

[@edwardlowery6510]

water is hot all perches must be Sealed it’s a losing battle

[@swaterman08]

I like , Dont do your best, do my best

[@MrRaymage]

Lilco?! 😂 that's not an old service record at all

[@PipeDoctor]

Right? It’s like finding a vintage record that’s only a few years old-still a classic in the making!

[@eagletek1]

My hero

[@PipeDoctor]

I’m far from a hero, but thank you

[@thepsychonaut8212]

How come u never go in with your tools?

[@PipeDoctor]

I generally approach the service call to assess and diagnosed using my brain and my hands before I bring any tools into the home. The reason for that is that my clients are paying for a trip charge and initial diagnosis on an agreed-upon price before they schedule the service call. Once I arrive and assess the situation, I tell them what our services will be to continue and if need be, I get my tools. This is how successful professionals operate And I am far from successful I am learning every day While I attempt to make the trades great again

[@edwardlowery6510]

dig it

[@kat2641]

I have seen this before!!!🙄 white neutral wire hooked around the screw and then the fan center tighten down on the wire using the unit ground wire, which is technically grounded to the neutral bus bar at the panel box with that fan center being loose, taking the cover on and off with vibrate the fan center and allow the neutral wire to make continuity on the screw Bet you $100 that’s the way it was set up originally because I’ve seen it two times in my lifetime… stupid wrong idiot, but I’ve seen it done likewise on metal EMT. I’ve seen guys take their ground off of the conduit. 🙄🤦‍♂️ But man that stack temp??🔥🔥

[@edwardlowery6510]

air separators

[@charlescline1441]

How do you shut this customer up! Stop talking

[@SuperUbuntudude]

[@edwardlowery6510]

water

[@denniscaudill6045]

Go to basics , no power low voltage and high voltage

[@FishyCanada]

He wants a new boiler. Sell it

[@edwardlowery6510]

air will not pass air

[@edwardlowery6510]

Singlle pole

[@Martyvison]

It’s the jew with the glue

[@ezramamiye5522]

Tankless combi is garbage

[@steveblake8766]

9th Thumbs uP

[@scottmaz4063]

1st😂

[@timodonnell38]

Smash that thumbs up button

[@PipeDoctor]

Thanks again, for your continued support’s

[@joelnasdaq2724]

Woops! I smashed the wrong button. LoL!

[@FredD63]

Slotted screw heads were the first phillip head screws came into play in the 1930’s … on the electrical boxes, I think they use slotted so people use screwdrivers instead of power drivers so they don’t strip them out…. 🇺🇸👊🏼👊🏼✌🏼🪚🔨

[@PipeDoctor]

Screw that! No pun intended

[@FredD63]

@ HaHaa

[@throttlebottle5906]

hold my beer! grabs impact driver with flathead bit. 🤣 doing general construction, I run into them very often and many times I remove and put them back in. cover plates, old receptacles, switches, (all electrical), plumbing, door hinges, sink retainers, basket strainers, etc. endless list.

[@joelnasdaq2724]

@@PipeDoctor I think "pun" was intended! LoL! (No offence)

[@joelmcneney5366]

pointdexter

[@PipeDoctor]

NAH he’s a good guy