BOILER NO HEAT CALL 40 DEGREES IN HOUSE 830 PM

[@williamcandee5267]

Looks like you got there just in time, given that the temp in the boiler water after you started it was just above 32 degrees F, from your video near the end. Customer is lucky to have someone as committed as you as his service provider.

[@seantaray7180]

the guy knew when to stop messing with it, and when to call someone.

[@tonyhwang3888]

Smart thing to do.

[@ryanshawdee2708]

Hey Steve, on the Beckett genesys control, if you push and hold the button until the yellow light turns on, release and quickly press it again, the controll will go into prime mode and continuously run, so no need to jump the motor. One of the reasons why I love that control! Good work brother, i enjoy your videos

[@Pskawt]

Fuck I wish I new that last winter!! Serviced the hell out of those whines! Thanks 😎

[@acrservicesmathewr7565]

On the resideo ones you can put it up to 4 minute purge cycle. Just hit up arrow within 2 seconds of start and tap it 3 times for max purge

[@jeremeyd5529]

This is why I always stay with the good trades people when you find them. Treat the right they treat you right. I do all my cleanings and pm work when they are slow so I can help keep them earning.

[@picklerix6162]

I’m the good trades person at my house because I’m on call 24 hours.

[@macmorgan6685]

Had the same problem years ago with a GE low pressure oil burner. The 1/2” line was so clogged with crap it wouldn’t flow any oil. I put a shut off valve on one end and blew about 4 co2 cartridges through it and then opened the valve into a 2 gal. container. It was loaded with what looked like mold!

[@rogerblainejr3898]

Steve Way to stay on the hunt for the problem without any stress especially at night (with no supply houses open if you needed that one oddball part) and with eyes on you the whole time. You also know the importance of cold night emergencies with people and property in mind.

[@richardc8333]

Fantastic work right there working through the issues late at night to get the heat back on. Impressive.

[@donhorn548]

I love my “good customers” and like you, it does not bother me to go the extra mile to take care of their needs. They take good care of me.

[@kellyg46]

The use of a handpump would have drawn the sludge to your bucket and guaranteed clean oil lines. I always preferred this method and it saves time.

[@michaelbarbone9310]

Boiler systems are much more complicated than in the 1970s. I remember, as a kid, our boiler resembled the robot on "Lost in Space"...

[@michaelcharette5677]

You got more oil on their floor than in the bucket. Worse than my apprentice 😂

[@markcombs6297]

FYI when checking a transformer, you need to go from side of transformer (ground) to one of the terminals and same for the other side. I've seen one side of transformer bad but going across terminals you still get a spark.

[@bullmoosepiper7732]

Steve I think after all these years, you found an apprentice!

[@TheJmich2001]

My thoughts exactly!

[@WeatherNut27]

Agree. He can be the camera man and apprentice.

[@bullmoosepiper7732]

@@WeatherNut27 Exactly. They had good chemistry, he was one step ahead of Steve's needs, asked the right questions, made valid suggestions, knew what Steve was talking about about most of all, was humble in admitting what he doesn't know. Rock solid apprentice material.

[@williamdyckman9704]

Amazing how the sludge builds up!

[@alainheijnens4486]

Hey Steven, you have a charge air leak in your van's engine. I hear it whistle for months in your video's. Earlyer video's this was not the sound. Let it check, it can cause damage to the engine/turbo charger

[@DanEBoyd]

GOOD EAR!!! I'm not hearing it, and although I am a very experienced amateur mechanic, I've never had a car with a turbo or supercharger, so I don't know what to listen for. A boost leak? C'mon Steve, you are a PLUMBER for Pete's sake! :) Just kidding around... In all fairness, I'd bet all the cash in my wallet that this particular plumbing issue is just as badly buried as some of your worst house-plumbing problems. What is that they say? The plumber has leaky pipes in his house and the mechanic daily-drives the worst barely functional hoopties...

[@dc6233]

Awesome of you to mention it, not sure if he read it though... He deals with enough crap that I doubt he fixes his work truck too.

[@potatolew4495]

@@DanEBoyd next time you comment make sure whatever you are on has worn off as this comment makes no sense. Be careful son, Happy Holidays

[@steverusso177]

must have gotten oil from railroad salvage

[@scottk0623]

Nice job. Steve check out that Genesis, it has a pump prime feature also just like the 7184 control . It just a little different procedure .

[@BoB4jjjjs]

"Cat Sh*t" as good a description as it gets! It is always at that time of might these type of jobs come along. I had one at 8:30pm and it would not fire, after we took out 80 gallons of water we got oil finally coming through. Interesting to see an oil burner running with some water still mixed with the oil coming through. Very bright sparks when water came through. Stayed for half an hour with it running and I reckoned if it ran that long it would run without any more problems. The burner was a lot bigger that that though, it had to heat a very big church. It was 1;30AM or I got away from that one. All I can say is I hope they were warm next day as the building got a heat up the Friday night. I think they had a load of kids in for something next morning and afternoon. Must have kept going as didn't hear otherwise.

[@Shiftytrucker]

Heard vacuum as soon as he opened the bleeder. Plugged/ frozen line. Also over time the tanks gather sludge naturally from moisture from the vents. As the boiler uses fuel it draws outside air. Moisture and all. If the tanks were replaced and the fuel from the old tank(s) was pumped back in, the new tanks start their life off with the same problems. On the genesys control if you hold the reset down until the yellow pump purge light comes on, let off of it for half a second and push it for a half second again, the primary goes into pump prime which gives you four minutes where the control kind of ignores the cad cell and opens the solenoid. Makes it a little less stressful to bleed.

[@DanEBoyd]

Someone should make tank vent filter dryers.

[@jonhaskell9630]

Doing delivery, I used to see signs of where folks has dumped waste oil into the oil tank to get rid of it. I saw a couple instances of old paint in there, and one run out where the vent smelled like gasoline during the fill. I refused to start that one, and made them call a tech to flush the line of the gasoline. Always in rental units.

[@buckchase1]

"looks like cat shit" I was laughing my ass off. so true!

[@ScottDowneywoundedbear]

They closed the refinery here in NS, so now it comes in by ship. Last year they rejected 3 ships for poor grade.

[@vyger6336]

...Was on call as an HVAC Tech for 11 yrs . Learned a hell of a lot but Don't miss it one little bit...

[@charleskosyjana1295]

Uh oh, Steve has ' anutha boylah not wurkin ' !!! We knew he would give it the ' howya doin momma ' and fix it up !!!😄😄😄😄

[@johnerway7255]

Steve, as always you maintain your check list and cover all the bases. Thanks

[@markw2266]

I would check out one of the new cordless compressors. Yes they cost more but the ones with small receiver tanks are what you need for clearing lines. Also handy for the tires on your truck. That 2.00 in quarters at the wawa was all it took to push me over the edge. I never was all that good with math! I do have air anywhere as long as I have charged batteries.

[@carlosvasquez8229]

Anoche great video and saved the householder from more headaches.

[@cyberpred]

Steve the fact that you have a verbal exchange with your customer is very important. Great Customer Service

[@lougazza6452]

Pump Prime mode on the Genisys control makes priming much easier.

[@ThatRetroGuy5]

Learning something every day by pass the door switch on gas burner also by pass the prime swich and correct direct to the oil pump

[@Pskawt]

I’ve seen it happen so many times. People run their tank dry the all the condensation, corrosion & debris sink to the bottom when they fill the tank. You get a real cold spell & the water freezes in the line. Last year I had to put a turbo torch to her fuel line for about 30 minutes before I thawed it out. Pretty interesting to be putting full flame to a combustible fuel line in -40 degree weather!!!!! It for the faint of heart

[@MacGyver-1]

Industry standard on alarm low temp alarms is trip at 40, restore at 55. I can't tell you how many people have asked me to set it to 33 degrees and I tell them they are nuts. If they can afford to heat their second or third home above 40 degrees they should winterize the house or consider selling it.

[@gerardmccarthy2432]

Couple cans of brake cleaner would be a great help here to blow fittings

[@MikeItalian612]

Steve why not change the pump filter while you were there instead of coming back the pump filter doesn't look like it costs a lot ?????

[@midwestg4105]

Or, the tanks got real low before they were filled and crap got sucked into the line/s. It would be interesting to know the beginning oil tank level just before the fill......

[@ZAPATTUBE]

That is Exactly what happened.

[@jayyoung5423]

Service tech myself in different occupation...yeah it sucks to go out in the middle of the night but it pays well.. great job Steve

[@charlesmcadory8286]

Old Steve is teaching night school now. Oh yea mama.

[@zackmax7184]

I used to live in a house with oil heat and it had a dirty tank and it gave trouble all of the time.

[@roberts5118]

If that line has sludge in it there's no way compressed air will remove the sludge. It only opens it. The line needs to be flushed! Use the oil to flush it and stop wasting time lol. Put the end of the line from at the pump into your bucket and open up the tank valve and flush all that shit outta the line with a cup or two of oil. Then re-hook up your line to the pump.

[@paulmerritt7540]

Hey Steven, if that stuff made it into the line,(1026) don't you think you should get rid of that strainer and put a real oil filter in there and also check the strainer inside that mini-pump as well.

[@paulk8io445]

I know in long term fuel storage situations for emergency Diesel generators you may have oil set for years. It will get a growth, bacteria? that will cause sludge issues. I had one site that continuously filtered the oil on what was called a clean fuel system. It filtered to 2 micron and separated water out. They also make a bacteriostat additive to stop that for diesel, not sure about k1. May be the same stuff.

[@btomas225]

Don't miss working on these things for sure! I now live in Florida....😉

[@ricardocastillo523]

Perhaps some absorbing pads to keep the floors clean? If one of my guys left the floor like that, they’d be in trouble

[@scottworkman7170]

Perhaps Steve had some floor dry granules. They would make short work of any residual oil on the floor.

[@kevinharris8926]

Merry Christmas mr. Steve. u are amazing to work on the heat for that guy and solve the. Problem .

[@BrickTop900]

Need some new candles in the truck

[@williammarik6159]

You are a warrior sir . Prolly your best service vid ever !

[@matthewmcmullen8023]

Such a great mechanic.

[@arsco6125]

some of the heating oil is getting a bio blend. its like a solvent and scrubs the tank

[@FadetoBlack61]

Same exact thing happened to my mom's system. Except her filter was literally a clump of sludge, she hadn't changed it in the 6 years we owned the house lol. Took the line off, blew the compressed air through for the sludge than it fired right up after bleeding.

[@pauljamilkowski3672]

Issue with that is the sludge came from somewhere and if it came once, it will come again

[@russelhancock5718]

That's why I like Propane Heat. I always had trouble with oil heat.

[@AndyFromNH]

Steve, hold that button down for like 10 seconds til the yellow prime light comes on, release and immediately press again. Prime engages

[@mitchturcotte5858]

You should definitely be offering that guy a position as your apprentice or at least a helper!

[@JosephJohnstonSr]

I know this is along shot, i live in alaska and my boiler comes on but no heat or hot water and my well pump loses pressure, i can hear the curculator pump humming yet i bled my lines in the house and rusky water with air came out, still no heat

[@donaldfarris2952]

Had underground tanks once, pulled 5 gal water out of tanks, never did get it all out. Changed system to HOLD

[@Graffenwehr]

I saw this video and am in the process of designing a new house for us... The new house will now have a furnace room guys like Steve will freak out over...and the incoming oil will be filtered before the tank, after the tank and the tank itself - tanks rather - will be conical so they can settle out any garbage in them before the outbound filter gets it. Yeech - keep out the sludge!

[@oiltechken]

Generally, oil techs do not mess with the oil line during annual maintenance. The system can be cleaned yearly and the oil line get gunked up like that. The longer the oil line, the greater the sludge build up. One thing I would have done differently, take off the oil pump cover and check the oil pump strainer. Then with the oil line connected to the cover, put it in the dish and turn then turn the oil on. The sludge that is still in the line will drain into the dish. As a 30 year master technician, I have been there, done that multiple times.

[@potatolew4495]

Steve said he was going to return in about a week to check the pump filters.

[@brianp4199]

Steve is burning the midnight oil again yo

[@AIK219]

You are true professional and treat your customers as if you are one. Well done Steve !

[@rrcoster]

hard find many of them as often

[@search_eternal]

Oil systems are so fun aren't they. LOL. When ever I would put oil systems in we'd always run the oil line from the top so you don't have to worry to much about sludge.

[@waltradcliffe4482]

We got a contaminated delivery for a waste oil furnace once it quit minutes after the truck left the stuff was so fine it went right through all the filters it felt like grease but it would stick to a magnet it took a lot of cleaning to get it running again the oil must have came from a machine shop to have all that metallic dust in it

[@ListlessSpectre]

I had a Beckett oil heater in one of my older places that was a huge pain in the ass. They require constant upkeep like a high maintenance woman. If you plan on buying a new home or whatever and it has one of these in it, rip the whole system out. Replace it with a forced air gas furnace.

[@erikj.2066]

She's a mucky one, Mr. Grinch.

[@kyotwoimreal3861]

Great videos keep them coming

[@walterhynson2898]

I had the same thing happen to me "Brand New Oil Tanks", the temp hit 30 degrees and the furnace fired.

[@Bob.W.]

Spooge and Schmag. As extensive as it is I would expect a repeat.

[@ronaldwoofer5024]

click the button one more time briefly on the genisys to enter purge mode, you dont have to take it apart like that

[@billmiller5075]

Good work Steve, always thinking of customer

[@WeatherNut27]

Doctor Lav, on call after hours. Nice work. They appreciate you.

[@DeltaSierra181]

This video reminds me, I installed a Tiger loop and need to replace the filter at the end of the season.

[@Catayst-123]

Hey Brother I'm new to Your Channel. Watching Your Videos Brings back memories Before 608. Take Care/Godspeed

[@danwittels5542]

That seemed unusually nasty for newer tanks. Way to stick with your customer, your a good man!

[@agerard5703]

I don’t understand how the muck gets to the pump when there are filters at the tank???

[@rodneyskinner7741]

Lucky to have you Steve 40 degrees in the house and in the teens outside. Great job as always. You had to clean up the "CAT SHIT" !!! LOL

[@robertboykin1828]

There is an additive that kills black mold in 2 oil, truckers use it. Mariners too. Nothing like approaching a fuel dock, with a following breeze, & your engine dies. Skeery.

[@chinopaiz1708]

She was a crusty one moma. What a great and educative video.

[@tbone198786]

Bio20 coming real soon. My company has already started delivering it. Pain in the ass. Beckett seem to handle it ok beside nx and af2, and riellos don't like it.

[@tucobenedicto109]

Cat shit!! Love it. Night shift with steve.

[@LorenzKamo]

You’re a good guy

[@John_Lee_]

I would have taken pump cover off, check strainer but you took the firematic off

[@PBS-nm1uu]

what is the tool you used to blow out the line??

[@v65sabreking]

Awesome job as always

[@realdeal139]

You do great work sir. Wish I had you nearby.

[@robertjohn1022]

Well done brother 👍

[@65csx83]

When you put the fitting in your mouth, could you tell by the taste what it was causing the blockage?

[@dougfields5798]

Can’t you put a pressure gauge in the pump to check oil pressure, I see you disconnecting the gun line to check oil pressure?.

[@travisbruno1988]

Either way that crus was in the lines so you did the rite thing even if it was in the T process of elimination start simple

[@wallyklw5]

If I lived there, this guy is my serviceman, gets my business and purchases.

[@srekop123]

Next Level Clutch !!!

[@zackmax7184]

That's why I like Propane Heat.

[@robertboykin1828]

I think black mold growed so much that it clogged the last line to the pump.

[@craigsmith6446]

Schmag....perfect explanation of that oil "stuff"

[@josephrothschild206]

It's amazing that new tanks would have that much gunk in it.

[@althomas6496]

I sea this same contamination in diesel equipment, they say it's mold growth.

[@TheWeekendGamerz]

Did he take off the fuel pump cover?

[@vinces8974]

Very good work Steve, I love the way you blow the lines out With CO2 cartridges, That’s why I prefer natural gas heat , When it’s available Doesn’t seem like oil heat Would be as reliable Great video thank you

[@CL-ty6wp]

Oil is reliable and a monkey can work on them. Much safer than gas. Yo will smells exhaust warning you before you die from carbon monoxide. Also oil is neither explosive nor flammable. I like being able to burn kero or diesel in emergency too.

[@BijahD]

New nozzle??? I would've for sure.

[@edjovi3677]

what about clogged line or clogged filter leak master plumbing

[@nofascists]

I had a oil furnace at rental house. Tenant paid for heat and ran oil tank empty during winter, causing sediment to plug filter. DONT EVER LET TANK GO EMPTY! $800.00 later, the fix came out of his security deposit. Stupid is as stupid does.

[@kevindean7952]

Why not check the filter and strainer first?

[@russelhancock5718]

Those Oil Burners always break down on the Coldest Day or Night of The Year.

[@cgctorrag]

Good job.