NO DOMESTIC HOT WATER FROM BOILER

[@craigharding475]

When I moved to my first purchased home 35 years ago, it was my first experience with an oil furnace and oil tank. The home was already old and with a lot of problems. I could smell oil slowly leaking from the copper connections, from the bottom of the outside tank with no shut-off valve. I bought a shut-off valve and after I ran the tank dry, I attempted to install it. I got a surprise. The tank was not empty, but had a "snorkel" installed to draw in only oil above 6" or so above the bottom, where the water and sludge sank to. Trapped oil poured out. I quickly re-connected the copper and got a bunch of 5 gal. buckets before trying again. Finally after 5 or 6 buckets-full I was able to install the valve. I gave the 30 gal of oil to an old woman to burn in her kerosene lanterns, after straining the fuel through a filter made from an old plastic milk jug and some old cotton fabric, and decanting the water off the top. She used the lanterns inside her well house to keep it from freezing. I could not afford to hire pros to do jobs like this, so I learned as I went along. Steve, I saw how your first home needed a lot of repairs, as you described. I can understand why you have not moved. It becomes a part of you. So did mine. None of the plumbing had any shut-offs that I could find. I had to shut the well pump off at the breaker, and drain the pressure tank to install them. The home was wired with aluminum. When the hot water breaker burnt-out I found that they did not sell my dangerous Zinsco breakers any more. By then I was able to hire an electrician to put in a Square-D breaker box, but he warned me about the aluminum wiring. That it expanded and contracted and eventually would arc and could spark a fire. He said to go through all of the outlets & switches and regularly tighten the connection terminals. I had to reinforce the rafters stronger after a major snow load caused leaks. I had to redo all of the floors with "sturdi-floor". My old floors were cheap particleboard and were punching through. Don`t use particleboard, it soaks-up water like a sponge and eventually crumbles. I hope this story will be useful or entertaining to some of you. Thanks, for what you do, Steve. You are an inspiration.

[@andrewhricovsky2633]

tell miss molly i lost my jack Russell and Chihuahua last April ever time i watch steve viedos when my dog was alive he get all excited when he seen Miss Molly on TV i miss thouse days

[@speng72]

I have it in the truck!! It needs to be on a t-shirt!!!!

[@scottfarides5516]

Why wouldn’t you automatically change the pump strainer after the oil filter was plugged up like that?

[@garysmith9772]

Can’t do that with the Navien. LOL!!!!!!!! Real American Iron.

[@MegaGeorge1948]

Maybe if the customer had a 40 -50 gallon "booster tank" with the built in adjustable temperature aqua-stat and a 007 potable water circulator to enhance the tankless boiler heater to give consistent hot water at a controlled temperature for the volume needed for shower.

[@matt89108]

Miss Molly is really a cutie! Living in Vegas, the oil fired equipment and all of the heating equipment is completely foreign to me. My FAU is in the attic, I change the filters once per month, and call the guy once a year for a check-up. FUN to watch.

[@anthonygasparini1734]

Your the Man Steve, nice job! Hello Ms. Molly!

[@buffydog21]

I don't ever take a shower at home. I'm always showering at the gym.. I have tankless hot water heater set at 140 degrees. I love hot water for dishes.

[@darrenskinner5928]

Steve is a video production machine mama and he’s a real workingman

[@joeyf504327]

why do you leave the old parts lying around ?

[@stevenlavimoniere]

i always leave the old parts so they guy knows i am not scamming him

[@donnierobertson3088]

Great job like all ways Steven

[@urensutherland3604]

What do you do with all those Howell that take out a customer's furnace

[@kylebass4635]

I call Burnham leakhams also 😅😂🤣. Company in the closet city to me will not install a Burnham boiler at all anymore because they got tired of doing warranty work on them. I've seen them less than 5 years old leaking.

[@hhprogressiveconstruction1140]

That’s one Dirty oil filter for sure .

[@LINCOLN0ECHO]

Verify test and apply

[@ClickinChicken]

wild turkey's broke my car. VW. circle. dent hood. 60 mph 18:00 late summer/fall. 2020. i have the feather.

[@sku32956]

Amazing the complex copper piping going on there ,like most of the units you service .

[@williamdyckman9704]

See why you check that oil flow, filter was really nasty.

[@seniorcomputer3292]

Something new to us. Temperature control valve actually in the piping and not at the burner? Seems excessive fuel usage?

[@paulshamasian]

The boiler is going to maintain internal temperature to meet the home heating and domestic water needs. If this was just for domestic hot water supply you would be correct. Because its also used for heating, you wouldn't be able to reduce the boiler temperature without reducing your heat efficiency.

[@erikj.2066]

Boiler runs at 180° to heat the house. Domestic hot water coming out of the taps shouldn't be anything more than 120-125°. The valve blends cold water in with water heated by the boiler to get the domestic hot water temperature right. If anything, its one of the more efficient ways to make hot water.

[@MisterTwister88]

@@erikj.2066 And also, a horribly inefficient way to make hot water.

[@erikj.2066]

@@MisterTwister88 using an indirect coil, in a device already hot 1/2 the year anyway, that has a fraction of the volume of water in it that needs to be heated VS a standard water heater is a MORE efficient way of making domestic hot water.

[@MisterTwister88]

@@erikj.2066 Your oil company must love you, and your way of thinking 😀 Cheers

[@Fireship1]

That filter was nasty mama!

[@jphvac5725]

Hey Steve. Curious, does your state require you to tag your units with repair information or is that just something you like to do? Not a bad idea especially to keep up with maintenance records easily. Watched you tag many of them by now and even tho I do HVAC I know nothing about oil burners here in KY. All gas or electric n tons of heat pumps.

[@stevenlavimoniere]

i do it for a record only .. its nice to look back to see whats been done at what time . i just think its good to do .. it has helped me over the years to look back to see what has been done .

[@jphvac5725]

@@stevenlavimoniere thank you! I definitely think it helps to know what has been done and when. Most customers never keep paper records of prior repairs and this way makes it more permanent.

[@jonathanmessore1907]

@@jphvac5725 plus it reminds the home owner who they need to call in the future

[@dosgos]

Ain't no Taj Majal. That tank looks ready to fail just looking at it the wrong way! The crusty filter is reason enough to change the tank.

[@neilmurphy845]

That filter looked like a old engine oil filter

[@joek77]

Hi Steve love the videos I need to replace my gas fired water heater what brand would you recommend

[@stevenlavimoniere]

bradford white

[@joek77]

steven lavimoniere thank you sir

[@Tnenamrep2]

2:49 and 3:26 : You can see the problem right there, the control is a llǝʍʎǝuoH brand. :P

[@TikTok-ft8nh]

l'm real Worker l work everthing at my job😉

[@dougcain832]

Miss Molly is fiesty

[@steveoppel5173]

Hey Steve, I'm a 1st grade stationary engineer in MD I work on power boilers about 760 BHP but I love these videos! Thanks

[@WeatherNut27]

@18:06 didn't expect that. Narly. Worst one we seen in a while.

[@WeatherNut27]

Anyone know if changing firematic with overhead oil line is easy or do I need to pull a vacuum when disconnecting the old one?

[@stevenlavimoniere]

reillo might give you a problem pulling a vac with over head line . beckett or carlin will be fine

[@WeatherNut27]

@@stevenlavimoniere Thanks Steve! Hope you are staying healthy and busy.

[@realestateservicessaleshea99]

👍 Stay safe. Retired keyboard super tech. Wear your safety glasses. (my knees hurt just sitting down)🤣😂

[@J-Colt]

Another quality vid, Thanks Steven!

[@rodneyskinner7741]

Steve and “Miss Molly “ are at it again Momma!

[@austinwilliamson2920]

The best working crew on KZbin!

[@bruceschwab]

Dam that filter was as old as the tank! What a dungeon!

[@MattyWill1]

That freaking filter Holy shit. I'd say he probably needs a new tank.

[@buffydog21]

That filter was bad!! One of the worst, that I've seen you pull out.

[@Bob.W.]

Schmag and spooge for sure.

[@ForgetU]

First (what's that mean anyway)... Miss Molly not driving, Now she is. Nice Turkeys.

[@cliveramsbotty6077]

no wonder you're always shouting you've gone completely deaf from all that time spent driving the loudest van the world has ever heard or seen