School Boy Error

[@paulbell7654]

I love the boot prints on the front door of boiler 1!!! Nice to see an engineer not wheelspinning out the carpark as soon as a flames present lol. Great content mate as usual - thanks

[@HeatingGeek]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I do sometimes make the bad/wrong decision. External pressures can cause anyone to do the wrong thing :-)

[@tiabidgie]

As a gas engineer this is an interesting look into oil. Totally get what you're saying, if that boiler had broken down and some else had looked at it they would have said "well the last bloke left it wrong"

[@HeatingGeek]

So annoying though :-)

[@heatpump8566]

Great job. I always leave oil running slightly on the low side . Nice and clean burn

[@HeatingGeek]

Yeah, lost of people say that. I will go and check up on the boilers next time i'm at the school. Im going back to some others I done 7ish months ago and I will re check them.

[@johnclarke6542]

I watched a couple of heating engineers fit our works heater and they never checked anything, their boss noticed it wasn't running right and he did the adjustments and changed a part, it's nice to see an proper tradesmen 👍

[@HeatingGeek]

I alway try, sometimes time can get in the way but I do try my best for everyone.

[@normanboyes4983]

Excellent one Ollie. Totally respect your honesty, diligence and determination to get it right. Every day is a school day as they say and assuming a boiler has been set up and running correctly when you arrive to do a service is one that anyone can get sucked into. In my previous reincarnation working with Marine boilers at sea, the component you were adjusting on the burner shroud assembly we referred to as the ‘quarl ‘- its function was flame stabilisation, flame shape and of course providing turbulent air for good mixing. Keep up the good work.😀👍

[@HeatingGeek]

Marine boilers at sea???? Need more info that that!!! On a fishing boat or airplane carrier? You tease

[@normanboyes4983]

@@HeatingGeek You know- Oil fired boilers and steam turbine propulsion.

[@HeatingGeek]

@@normanboyes4983 Still teasing :-)

[@normanboyes4983]

@@HeatingGeek I give up then.

[@MrCarhoo]

Your spot on thats how you become a good engineer lots of failure to be successful. Its actually worse I found if you rush make a mistake and have to come back.

[@HeatingGeek]

It always weighs on your mind though.... Shall I just go home or spend the time... Its been ok for years... I need to pick up the kids.. Crazy how many things you can use as an excuse not to do it properly.

[@RailsandSky]

I'll say it again - you are a one off. Just a fantastic engineer.

[@HeatingGeek]

nah, just do my job as it should be done. 90% of the time anyway :-)

[@bestvids446]

standard service mate if your commercial

[@jamess9205]

Loving the video I love working on these oil boilers feel like I’ve done a proper service when I work on these

[@HeatingGeek]

Same here! Its a lot more involved and less and less people doing it,

[@stevenwhyte4217]

I chucked the after heating industry after a mental breakdown, but im glad you're back in here for everyone else. Learned a lot from your videos and still watching the new ones come up now as they are interesting... heating industry wouldn't be such a sh1t hole with more ppl like you about

[@HeatingGeek]

I stopped youtube because of my mental state. Social media is just absolute bollocks and isn't good for anyone. I needed to remove myself from all of it and work out who I was. I hop your on to bigger and better things. I found happiness in doing loads of different types of work. More interesting. What do you do now?

[@Ex3t3r]

Don't beat yourself up to much Ollie we often take things for granted but as you were noticeable concerned you found the root cause = Job satisfaction 👍 Ps. Of all the heating engineers I subscribed to who are worth watching you have the most subscribers, I think that speaks mountains

[@HeatingGeek]

I do hate it when things are off and I'm not sure why. I just started to watch other engineers like @plumbliketom. He's a proper grafter. Makes me tired just watching him :-)

[@craiglewis6709]

Love the light it whilst standing round the corner just in case it starts dancing 🤣🤣🤣 do this at least once a week haha

[@craiglewis6709]

The burner I’m on today has a sliding sleeve so none of these issues 😁

[@HeatingGeek]

How does the sleeve work? Also your just showing off with 8000kw boiler photos :-)

[@craiglewis6709]

@@HeatingGeek I’ll do you a video tomorrow mate- it’s just on an actuator that slides backward and forwards to allow less/more air as you’ve shown here really in regards to the head setting. Haha never 😉😂

[@melvinevans9981]

Not a commercial man oli but enjoy your extrapolation of boilers . Over my head as i love domestic but still really informative to the commercial heads i thinks 🤔 have a great day man

[@HeatingGeek]

Todays video has multi job in it. Some domestic some commercial. Hopfuly you like it. ;-])

[@colin4685]

Never worked on oil. Looks interesting to work on them!

[@HeatingGeek]

I like it. I learned more about combustion from working on oil than gas, :-)

[@cdrom_8986]

Nice job that, i love a nice clean plantroom

[@HeatingGeek]

Yeah it was, I made a mess of it :-)

[@YNWA-oq5uf]

Good stuff pal integretey is the best part of valor. The first thing I respect is just go that little bit more. So a new engineer learning can pick up information and help because of you 😉

[@HeatingGeek]

It's just what I have to do. I enjoy oil and the burners differences. It's an interesting part of my job.

[@craigwebster7405]

Learning from our own mistakes is the best kind of education

[@HeatingGeek]

100% Best/worst lesson I learned was to pipe the cold feed and expansion in correctly on a boiler replacement. I Fd it right up...

[@julianhawker7672]

13% seems way to close for comfort on a std eff Reillo, on a Blue flame maybe............ No one likes a sooter! Personally I would think high 11's to 12 would be ballpark. I change the lead/lag boilers every service to even runtime/wear out, if BMS doesn't support then I go old school and tweak the stats. ;-) Do yourself a favour going forward mate and change braided flexis every year and that way your arse is covered. Have you not heard the horror stories ? I try and put all my regulars on longlife hoses and do them every 4/5 years. Loving your content. Have a good week.

[@HeatingGeek]

Others have said that to me too. It's weird, I do the hoses on domestic boilers but find the commercial burners are mostly on originals. I done a suntec burner that had 1999 hoses on it and they were fine. Would you go ruby reds on them all or new braided?

[@julianhawker7672]

@@HeatingGeek The old Boulter "Thermo-plastic" hose from the 90's are still going strong, so manufactures can make them to last. I gave up on braided years ago and have heard tails of woe from those who have not. I carry Green long lifes in various patterns and swap every 4/5 yrs, a Wallstar clear hose, the WB hose for the old B/F in the tin box (as nothing else fits properly) and a couple of Houndsfields. (mainly for range cookers) Not gone down the Ruby red route, houndsfield says his hoses are a fit and forget solution and i have yet to see one leak. Did you get to the bottom of the boiler 1 not going to full flame ?

[@jamesjulian]

Braided must be changed once a year. Always used long life. Most of the old ones would not be suitable for bio anyway and we’ve had a blend for years. I would never adjust oil burner first. See what it’s like when it’s running. Someone probably spent hours making it reliable.

[@HeatingGeek]

@julianhawker7672 I do carry the EOGB long life greens. I just replaced a couple this week. I should change more tbh. I promise to do more :-) I didn't get to the bottom the boiler not firing on stage 2. I quoted to replace the solenoid and the delay timer box thingy...

[@daljitsingh549]

Thanks for the video, very informative. Great job.

[@HeatingGeek]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching :-)

[@colinjackson320]

When it costs you hour & half like that you never make the same mistake again though 😉 It's always good to get it right & not shy away.

[@HeatingGeek]

Yep, Will always check it in future :-)

[@joncoke8208]

Top job ollie how did u learn all this? I suppose if you service the boiler next yr it will be easier as done properly this time?

[@HeatingGeek]

Reading the books that come with stuff usually. I do like the job so that helps :-)

[@alexmeyer9873]

We all learn everyday Interesting video Ollie 😊

[@HeatingGeek]

Yes mate, no one is perfect :-) And time always plays one everyones mind.

[@scotsdunc]

nvr worked on a 2 stage burner but i nvr knew about setting the burner head like that, interesting to know. Unfortunately if the instructions arnt to hand which more than often they arnt it makes life more difficult, i know instructions can be found online but its just a hassle trying to scroll through things on ur phone. Was it the solenoid that was stopping stage 2 coming in?

[@HeatingGeek]

The resistance was completely different so I guess so. I decided to replace both solenoid and delay controller thingy. :-)

[@joncoke8208]

Love the ollie

[@HeatingGeek]

Thanks :-)

[@John-gv2hg]

Did you find the problem on boiler 1 stage 2 not working ?

[@HeatingGeek]

I think it's the solenoid but I said do both the solenoid and delay timer thing. I wasn't there to diagnose so a little bit of a guess was in order. :-[

[@dermotleeson5290]

Hi olie do you have to be oftec registered to work on oil boilers as it does not seem clear?

[@HeatingGeek]

I do for my clients. :-)

[@dermotleeson5290]

Cool bud , catch you on the next vid

[@HeatingGeek]

@@dermotleeson5290 I don't think legally you need to be often but clients ask for it. :-)

[@chrishenry4663]

Boiler 1 economiser set to stage 1 only ?

[@HeatingGeek]

No I linked out all the controls and just told the burner to go to stage 2. It wouldn't do it. It has a fault.

[@davehunter6920]

but when you put box back on she chokes? no?

[@HeatingGeek]

Nah, I check :-)

[@killercabbage1276]

Really interesting that, always guaranteed to pick up a useful titbit from these vids. Spot bollock.

[@HeatingGeek]

Thanks :-) I should have checked and didn't. We all do it. I was hoping to get home early that day too. :-)

[@MarkJones-kd6ye]

Will be the fist thing you check next time 😂

[@HeatingGeek]

Yep. It's how we all learn. I knew better and continued to bodge it back to how I found it...

[@John-zk4zd]

Why do you stand back when It lights? Could it actually blow the bloody doors off 😂?

[@HeatingGeek]

I doubt it on oil. But on gas I have had some interesting experiences :-)

[@scottgas58]

Quality 🎉

[@HeatingGeek]

Thanks :-)

[@dermotleeson5290]

Hi gotta question why have you got into oil boilers when the government want them gone by 2026?

[@jamesjulian]

2035 and mp said not for everyone even then

[@HeatingGeek]

Because I don't believe the hype :-) I think Oil has a long future TBH

[@dermotleeson5290]

Can't argue with that one bud love the vids keep em coming, its great that you show the mistakes we all make them, it takes a true engineer to admit his mistakes and then go back and rectify it. Set them apart from the rest , at least you can sleep at night

[@HeatingGeek]

@@dermotleeson5290 We all make the wrong choices sometimes too. It's just one of them things. I started oil when I was in a bad place tbh. I was hating my work life and Oil was new and different. Same as commercial Gas really.

[@SuperWayneyb]

🤘😎🤘😂😂😂😂👍

[@jockster5525]

Awesome 😎😎👍

[@HeatingGeek]

Thanks :-)