Steam Boiler Replacement Using Viega MegaPress

[@mikegooch123456543]

Boiler installs with your entire crew make for some of your best videos. Nice job.

[@Kevin-wj4ed]

What is brand name of your watch?

[@frankavery568]

You have the best crew they work together

[@adamcox1809]

Mikey you got a bad ass team, attitude, and tools.

[@audikid89]

I’m screaming at my phone “use your pipe reamer on those threads” 😂

[@Pipesolutionsinc]

Mikey pipes baby , nice job I like your work ethics.✌LMTGA

[@scottvolage1752]

The kid on the stairs heard you. They may learn some new words today. They could learn a trade and be corrupted like young Peter. LOL Make the trades great again.

[@DevinHVACInc]

Need Frankie there. He would sleep that boiler in place 😀😀😀 Great install

[@tmactheplumber4966]

Stop messin" with getting that boiler downstairs 😁! Awesome job !

[@whodat1473]

great job, helpful advise for you, when coming down the stairs on hand truck, raise the handle up so the wheels stop on each step to hold the weight rather than the sled technique, also the hartford loop looked high but could just be the angle of camera, should be 2" below normal water level. may want to fire it up before insulating in case of leak, very nice job!

[@whodat1473]

@@PipeDoctor very good

[@kevin7151]

Great segment Mikey. Another great install by you and your crew. Seems like you really like the SteamMax line by US boiler. I have an IN7 in my home and it seems that this is what I should install when the time comes

[@ulyssestrejo]

Was up MP!! Allot of times on 2" pipe and larger, start counter clock wise until you feel the pipe sit then tighten slow. 👍🏼

[@Timberjagi]

some good QC over there.

[@JohnSmith-cd8ch]

Great looking insulation job

[@leeshilling83]

I haven’t had good luck with surgex. 8 way works very well for long term treatment and to encapsulate oil. There’s a guy on KZbin that has a properly installed steam boiler in his own home with glass tubes on supplies and steam drop header, so he can see what happens when different products are added to clean water. Surgex was by far the worst I saw tested, and made the boiler surge. The 8 way worked well so I tried it after 2 trouble steam installs.. banging and issues with farther away radiators not heating well.. the 8 way solved the issues immediately.

[@kevin7151]

I have had good success with 8-Way as well as the Hercules steam boiler treatment. I put them in each year during the summer after cleaning the boiler.

[@allsystems79]

Nice video

[@PipeDoctor]

Thanks

[@michaelpaulsen64]

Good job on the boiler by the way

[@petersmart1999]

That mark on the tapping is a witness mark from the guy that tested the sections! Its from the pipe wrench rivet near the jaws ,while taking the test fittings off! Seen it a couple times before!

[@SerchL-e2j]

Amazing mike im a new subscrber to you and i love i got so addictive to you and your crew doing great boiler jobs my wife thinks im inlove with you but honestly i really apreciate what u are teaching all the trade students thank you so much i have learned a lot

[@PipeDoctor]

Welcome aboard!

[@10_seconds_left....]

Had that same issue about 2 months ago with a bad tapping fresh fron the manufacturer, had to run my tap through it. Definitely a day ruiner and anxiety is through the roof until the first head of steam is made lol

[@throttlebottle5906]

wonder where it was cast, india, china, mexico, etc. lol probably USA...

[@aaronkoster3940]

Page 61 in "The lost art of steam heating". Hartford Loop is 2 inches below normal water level. U.S. boiler is explicit in their manual that Hartford loop is 2 inches below normal water level.

[@aaronkoster3940]

@@PipeDoctor The center of the glass is really never the relevant measuring point. Center of glass means different things on different boiler. "Normal water level" is the point of reference. Most manufacturers, in the installation manual, mandate 2" below the NWL. Some say 2"-4" below the NWL. The only time middle of glass is referenced, is when dealing with old or obsolete boilers, where no manual exists.

[@aaronkoster3940]

There is something called a Gifford Loop". Very similar to The Hartford Loop but with the placement of the loop slightly higher. The inventor of the Gifford Loop proposes that you are better off with the loop at the height of the normal water level. You can Google Gifford Loop and you'll come up with some interesting reading material.

[@JohnSmith-cd8ch]

What is the reasoning for no drip leg in NYC?

[@franklin7205]

Hello quick question to all on the supply why do you have to 90 down then up to the nipple

[@chungh5450]

Don't mind me asking the quote. How much does that boiler cost and how much was that to install in NYC Queen? looking to have one installed like the one you have on the video. Thanks

[@tonydelgrego2906]

Nice professional job and a great crew

[@antoniolaracuente437]

I also did one Sting sweat in 4 hours

[@swaterman08]

6:19 I like the kid in the background watching while the trades men are dropping F Bombs. he is going to forever remember and prob grow up in the trades. I was the same way, if the neighbors were getting a roof I was trying to help clean and get onto the roof, or ask an electrical 1000k questions, but then I learned not to be an ASKHOLE!

[@zacharypalczynski8450]

Great job steam team !!! Mikey fuckn pipes !!

[@araina3508]

Great video!

[@garyg8036]

While testing it would be a good idea to test the owners Carbon Monoxide Detector in their basement going the extra mile.

[@petersmart1999]

Buy an evolution saw for making your cuts,no burrs!

[@mattl643]

Got lucky with that first piece. That would have been a total shit show if you had to haul that beast back out if there. Great install as always.

[@robwhiff3411]

What do you call the process that’s done to take the oil smell out of a new gas steam furnace that involves draining and filling ? Thanks

[@PipeDoctor]

can you correctly rephrase the question?

[@markdemay2177]

The first tread is called the higby cut. Where one thread lines up with another.

[@chicagolandbrokersrobertno3553]

Wow. You just touched that old boiler and the section came apart.

[@ioannisparissis185]

Mikey - Does it matter where the water feed is piped into a steam boiler ? Thanks

[@mikemalone6103]

This is a first! You must have seen, read or been to Dan Holohans books or seminar, as have I. You actually insulated piping, I cant believe it…. This is a first. Why did you guys stop short on the insulation? HOWEVER, whoever needs to replace that aquastat, is going to be cursing you.

[@orteg3940]

TEAMWORK!

[@ItsTheCostanza]

I would do a Timelapse type of video of how long it takes to do a new install. Put a time clock on the video from start to finish lol. 🕰️.

[@amf4399]

How much does that boiler cost and how much was that to install? , if you don't mind me asking. I live in PA and looking to have one installed. Thanks

[@PipeDoctor]

Depends

[@amf4399]

@@PipeDoctor I understand.

[@conundrumconundrum5589]

Come on, Peter, have some pride in yourself and respect the job you're doing and your employer. Show up on time. It's not that hard. Consistency is important. My experience, when a person starts the regular not showing up on time, means they ain't long for the job. You're helping to fuel the bad thoughts of your generation and really only hurt yourself. Be thankful for the opportunities u have, and don't squander them. Molding it into something greater for yourself. Sorry Mike, I know u have probably said something, but I see great things for Peter if he can just stop stepping on his own dick. I realize he is young too, and some very rare times a person should be late, but it happens.

[@throttlebottle5906]

by 19:53 the bung was tapped by a machine straight with the casting, but the bung face isn't perpendicular with it, nor flat across. probably cheaped out on a machining step or the casting mold is worn and un true.

[@Owned23]

Mike! Where do you get your pipe insulation from?

[@Owned23]

@@PipeDoctor thanks Mike!

[@kennethduke6859]

That boiler looked off center as well.. Cocked to one side, looking at that picture Mike.. Could you have done a T in front of the drop header, and then 90'd over and up, to pickup the mains?

[@mikesheehan559]

Where can a homeowner source the 2” pipe insulation.

[@danielrandolph9170]

Shit can your $250.00 pipe cleaner tool lol not to good . Good video Mikey and pipe crew !! Stay safe

[@Steve-bm2zm]

Did the improper install cost the customer in efficiency loss? If so I wonder how much money over 30 years?

[@limitlesssheezy7936]

So no drip leg for nyc? Why do I see it in almost every nyc boiler room?

[@aaronkoster3940]

Relatively recent change to the code. Most of the drip legs, predate the code change

[@ChrisTopher284765490]

Peter forgot to put on the red boiler emergency switch sticker 🤔

[@ChrisTopher284765490]

@@PipeDoctor Yes

[@joed9908]

Did you see the steps flex with all that weight. Where can I get that insulation?

[@joed9908]

@@PipeDoctor thank you.

[@throttlebottle5906]

they were pretty thin for not having a stringer down the middle, heck even a 2x4 laid flat and fastened would do.

[@gaylonrose6713]

Thought you had a motorized hand cart

[@svdleer]

Question out of interest. Why do homes in USA have such big installs with big (gas) steam boilers, much zones and so on? It's not that al the houses are so big. Keep up the good work!

[@mikemeyer9831]

Because we are American's and don't live in small ass boxes 😂

[@jameslang9170]

Steam boilers have to be big because of violent steam otherwise the house would be off its foundation from water hammer. Removing steam pipe and replacing with baseboard would be x2 to x3 more expensive.

[@throttlebottle5906]

lots of older homes with little to no insulation and poorly air/vapor sealed. aka wind tunnels, with enough radiation elements and boiler oversizing to heat 3 to 5 well sealed and insualted homes. lol

[@eddiehollner8801]

Hello family

[@Bob.W.]

Did you go to the MM Academy or Calhoun MEBA?

[@Bob.W.]

Cool.

[@chrisrainville6324]

Mikey FUCKEN pipes!!!!!!!!!🔥

[@markamcampbell5795]

now they have a tool to polish your shaft.

[@zakksrage]

A simple thread chaser would have saved an hour here. You can make one by taking a grinder to a piece of pipe cutting slits in it at an angle

[@throttlebottle5906]

been there done that, but the pipe gets chewed equally as fast as the threads you're chasing, unless it's steel in aluminum or something else softer. cast iron generally laughs at home made thread chasers, unless they're hardened( which is hard to do) 🥳

[@benf7259]

“Let’s do yours next”

[@charlescline1441]

I really hate to disagree with you but the top of your equalizer tee should be the same height as the bottom of the lowest part of the guage glass

[@davidlampe4153]

Us boilers needs to do a better job of tapping the holes. Epic install otherwise!

[@BryanGullickson]

So if Mercedes wont donate a van to the philanthropy channel have you thought of reaching out to any of the other van Manufacturers such as GM, Ford, Stelantis, Etc?

[@dregenius]

Maybe he wants a nice modern, tall roof van with a well engineered diesel engine that's powerful and sips fuel instead of an ancient 60 year old van that you can't stand up in and that guzzles gas and spews unburned gass smell and stinks up a whole city block when you come to a stop 😂 How did the Americans manage to only get 175 HP out of a 6+ liter V8 gas engine in a commercial van for so long?

[@BryanGullickson]

@@dregenius 1. why the hell would you go with a diesel that would be very silly as it would be in the shop more than it would be on the road due to the Emissions systems plugging up due to all the stop and go traffic Mike encounters plus the added cost of fuel and maintenance would outweigh any sort of MPG boost he might get better to get a gasoline engine and 2. I never said Mike HAD to go with the others it was a simple question posed out of curiosity and lastly 3. Your bias is showing as im assuming you're from Europe considering your suggesting a Diesel which here in the States cost significantly more to run and maintain then their Gas Powered counterparts due to the cost of Fuel and US EPA Emissions Adding on DEF,DPF,EGR etc

[@dregenius]

@@BryanGullickson You make some very valid arguments, but honestly big asthmatic gassers are just not suited to a commercial van or hauling. The fact that diesels cost more to run is not the engine's fault, it is the fault of regulators and Americans who are very stubborn and continue to think of diesels as "foreign", which in turn means America continues to use less efficient refinery processes that prioritize gasoline (despite being significantly less efficient, as many of the distillate fractions that would have gone into #2 fuel/diesel need additional energy pumped into them to crack them down into gasoline), and fuel taxes that assume only huge trucks use the fuel and thus disproportionately tax diesel fuel. If diesels were more common in vans and anything that isn't a sports car, then there wouldn't be that issue of them being more expensive to operate.

[@GoatzombieBubba]

@@BryanGullickson MPG for diesel is better then gas.... gone are the days of cheap diesel.

[@BryanGullickson]

@@GoatzombieBubba yes diesel does get better mpg than gas im not debating that but diesel is like $5+/gallon and also it gets cold on the east coast i dont think mike is gonna want to have to fiddle with him or his employees remembering to plug in a block heater at the end of the day or remembering to unplug it at the start along with putting anti gel in the tank so the amount of cost and effort outweighs the savings produced by the better MPG

[@Kevin-wj4ed]

Name of watch?

[@williamloder9194]

File down the thread ????? Taper it ???

[@williamloder9194]

@@PipeDoctor Persistence pays off. Where was the quality control ???/

[@doncaranci2547]

Im really 1st Daniel

[@Jackhvac_R]

A good email I could message you on? I have something to ask .

[@JoePublic717]

Your pool party @ 50k was supposed to be Epic, but that never happened!

[@JoePublic717]

Ok, lets do it.

[@gregdemars2751]

Tap it out

[@PipeDoctor]

yup

[@chuckquinn8026]

What’s going on with Peter being late again? 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ Looks like you need a thread chaser for these boilers…different from a pipe tap

[@MichOutdoors]

Guess there's no pool party

[@MichOutdoors]

@@PipeDoctor watch all videos haven't heard any updates. That's why I asked

[@bauhnguefyische667]

I’d cancel any apprentice who can’t show up on time. Show up early or go home without a job.

[@dregenius]

Ha! That's why you're working alone and wondering why nobody wants to help you. Don't worry, those guys already started their own companies and are raking in the cash you were going to withold from them when your paychecks bounced. 😂 Demanding people always be early shows that you have no concept of other people's lives and business. If someone shows up and is valuable to have *when they are there*, that's why you want them.

[@bauhnguefyische667]

@@dregenius Ha! That’s hilarious trolling. Not good for business either.

[@km0e69]

No apprentice. All Rats.

[@DCHVAC]

First

[@scottmaz4063]

Buwahahaha 😅

[@scottmaz4063]

I can't comment wtf😮

[@scottmaz4063]

If we had what's out there now, sure anyone could do it fast. But you do 1 a day then the boss would want 2 or 3 a day. Fact brother

[@michaelpaulsen64]

I thought all codes were drip leg standard why does New York City only used 90s ? We all know New York City to little different. Lol.

[@jfarley3131]

Don’t fight it

[@jfarley3131]

Any time Mike

[@flastname560]

How many plumbers does it take to screw in a pipe. 😅 ok let's see what the punchline is.

[@Ghostriderz911]

Can we get less adds lol