gas boiler will not heat house

call for no heat found a big mess but deal with issues and fixed the boiler so the lady could have heat
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[@michaellalanae7228]

Looking at this one it was a bomb in the making .these people are lucky .I'm glad I found your channel your the man .

[@don7406]

All I can say is, thank God that pilot went out. Had that unit kept operating in that condition that nice lady could have been killed by an explosion or poisoned. Fortunately she called you. Nice job,

[@RobHVAC]

You just saved a life. Nice work

[@aircooledtx]

That was hell of a job, for Saturday. Good fix, Steven

[@johninmilford7719]

Hey Steve, I have a customer that has a total of about 80 of those POS/ PITA units. It's a common problem to have the spot welded manifold studs break. Most often the one on the right as in this case. The hose clamp is becoming a common sight!! I noticed that you edited out the part where you probably cursed for 15 minutes trying to fight with the springs!! Little tech-to-tech tip; Don't fight with them! Leave the burners popped up or dropped down, mount the manifold, THEN slip the burners on to the individual nozzles. the long springs are there so this can be done on this series. Ridiculous right? Some engineer dreamed that up trying to make our jobs easier. Yah right. In theory, you never have to remove the manifold from the brackets, or even remove the entire drawer to change the thermocouple. Just reach under and pop the 3 burners on the left out and you can get to it. IF the unit looks pretty clean, you can do it that way. Sometimes running your 1¼" burner brush into each tube and vac-ing them is all it takes. The bright orange flame and high CO level after taking the burners out isn't uncommon especially with all that lint/ cat-hair. It looks more to me like it's an un-vented dryer's lint.(Have you run into the dryer vented into the chimney yet?? Now there's a hazard!) With the vent damper always open and a shared chimney, lots of excess air is always going up the chimney. Some of that lint is of course up in the boiler slabs too, causing even more CO! My bet is that if you crank UP the pressure for an hour or so, then back to normal, you'd have more reasonable CO. (after the lint and crap burns off) ►►►To the peeps asking about the gloves; Yah, most of us wear them now, much of the time just so you can hand a customer a bill that doesn't have a bunch of greasy handprints all over it! I have 2 kinds; wicked cheapies for the quick use like handling an oil filter, and some that are more expensive neoprene that will take a lot of abuse, like servicing a Friolator!

[@ldiazmdiaz]

Missing the relief valve long 3/4 inch copper pipe...good job and temp repair. We always learn from you so much.

[@nickpospula3976]

So couple things. One I love watching your videos. All of your vids on gas fired boilers have been nothing but added knowledge I can add to my arsenal. I even will watch them on occasion if some of them pertain to a job I am on. Two, I thought I saw a slight crack in one of the burners. Farthest from the left. All the way in the back by where it mounts to the burner chamber. Again love watching your videos and hearing your humor. I look forward to all new videos. Keep up the amazing work!!!

[@michaelpadovani9566]

Oh Steve, the shit you see out there! Glad you were able to service this right unlike Mr. wire-tie.

[@edmarsh1965]

Steve, good luck. on repairing the burner assemble back to working again. this one really needs to have the old GUNDY to it. MAMA!!!!!

[@gmguy156]

The stuff you see looks like it belongs in a museum

[@Fireship1]

What a mess that was! Accident waiting to happen! I hate Smith boilers! I install crown or slant fin. Good fix Steve. You put some more life back into that thing!

[@p.thadeushornswoggler4987]

That's what I call a charlie foxtrot ! (cluster f@ck). Nice work fixing the handyman's repair. You always do the best with what they throw at you!

[@theairconditioningguy]

I like that house clamp idea! Think imma gonna steal that one. 😀👍

[@codydzik5740]

Nice job Steve man that one was a complete mess.

[@jamiemason9548]

Hi good job done well all good 👍👍🇬🇧

[@curiosity2314]

Excellent work...

[@jonhouck7254]

I love how honest he is he tell you how its is and not to fuck you over but doze a goos job

[@phillipgroom9187]

Nice job as always, thanks for the video.

[@smitty1715]

Love the video Steve keep them coming

[@davidharmon8073]

Goodjob Steven.hard workingman mama

[@randykocian4738]

Scary how they tried to lasso the burner support with wire. Burners lying in the base. Dirt leg gone. You straightened it out, Steven.

[@markbaker5366]

You’re a master.... great work

[@mikecarter4922]

good work steve thanks

[@harrydickson4575]

Next level video Steve

[@fillowtree5505]

Thanks for sharing your trade with us and making these videos!

[@bradhvac5866]

Nice job Steve.

[@RedArwBus]

Looks like a happy homeowner repair, stick it together and consider it fixed

[@joeyf504327]

love that old school heat. My grandmother had a 1900s 3 story dutch colonial. (had all original doors and windows, it was awesome) 18 radiators spread across 3 floors. (some big boys, think the biggest was in the attic) 1970s 300,000 btu boiler (she had the original snowman replaced) with a single circulator (big old B&G) and had at least a 4" main that the boiler hooked up to. The main ran straight across the length of the house with individual connections to each radiator.. Sure took a a good few hours before the boiler would hit 180*+ on the supply....

[@mikeleuchs1326]

It looks like the flame rollout sensor was disconnected . did you fix that?

[@sokola311]

Get a Dewalt shop vac for those jobs. You will thank me.....or Dewalt. Also dont forget your PPE! That's nasty stuff. Great work!

[@concrete981]

no air conditioning?

[@estrelladelnorte1308]

Nice video steve!

[@TheAnalystradioprogram]

Like a surgeon. Wow.

[@johnkelly9112]

Why do you not have a wet and dry vacuum cleaner as part of your kit a clean job is a tidy job presentation so important to customers

[@dedicatedpyro]

Off topic but what do you call your little hand pump for sucking up water out of toilets and what not. Also where do you purchase something like that? Thanks in advance!

[@jonathandeatherage9271]

Didn't, heat the house, but the cat was warmed up, oh yeah!!

[@carbo2950]

Hey Moe I fixed it!

[@paulkushnir2224]

I worked as a welder doing industrial maintenance and there were place so bad you would puke the smell and when you went home and shower you would still smell it

[@jamesmclaughlinprimitivele4587]

I could tell that yellow orange flame not good.

[@MarshaJ8800TU]

I think the burner tubes would be inserted one at a time, after the gas piping had already been installed. BTW, why do you wear gloves?

[@chrisolson4390]

Good Plumber

[@vanluven3960]

The last Smith gas boiler had heavy cast iron burners ,not this one

[@skylimithd2653]

didn't you already posted video last week?

[@Eddy63]

Steve , the name of the company that worked on the system before you was " Moron and Sons" they claim to use only the finest used electrical wire to hold units together ... lol

[@TheChipmunk2008]

those are fairly huge orifices, any idea what Kw the output on that thing was?

[@russelhancock5718]

Years ago when I could walk, I worked for an Electricain for a while. I had to crawl under a Mobile Home and I am almost positive that Cats had Used it for a Liter Box. It smelled Horrible under there and so did I when I came out.

[@paulkushnir2224]

I just about fell over when he said it smells like cat piss down here

[@143johns]

Steve!!! Why do you wear gloves?? I could never figure it out!! Also, better take something for that cold!! Not sure if the new diet is working??

[@johnlewis3067]

Low

[@MrDmadness]

gloves keep your fingernails and hands clean, if you dont wear em you will get dirt under your nails and it will stay there a long time.. I wear them for this reason. I assume this is why he wears them also. a lifetime of working with hands makes them heavy callused which will also trap dirt.. generally making you look more grimey

[@jamesmclaughlinprimitivele4587]

Steve, never seen you test a thermocouple, do you hide that as trade secret?

[@jamesmclaughlinprimitivele4587]

what if the valves bad and you did all that tearing apart, still charge them for thermocouple and time to take apart?

[@davidsturm7964]

house has 2 heating systems?

[@gekkedirkie]

we have a leaker.

[@justinfrias9030]

'What a piecce of shit this thing is" hahaha

[@paulmerritt7540]

Nice job, when you see burners that dirty, right away you know the folks don't have it services like they should. Finding THAT KIND of dangerous "repair" riggins' it is good you showed up rather than the other dum*ss who wired the manifold before!!

[@rocker8692]

Too cold for the baby dog?

[@freddyv7546]

Smells like cat piss down here! 08:24 LMAO!!

[@dfpolitowski2]

Sad this furness company nearly went out of business and after 150 plus years. Read where they were at 450 employees in 1988 in 2009 only 40 some left. Manta has it currently at 9 employees. Maybe Trump will make a difference. Think?

[@samuelrodriguez1991]

Have the same boiler lol an those pilots are knowing for going out I've bought a whole set for like less than 20 buxs

[@SkyChaserCom]

Taping a gas burner manifold? Wow. Scary.

[@njdevfan20]

Steve Lav: taking inferior equipment and making it better.

[@debayous]

First time I will see a human brushing out a boiler without wearing a dust mask. You must have a poly alloy throat.

[@xw3200]

Wear a mask my friend! By the way, the pilot tube and thermocouple tube should always go through under the burners.

[@kylexj1]

No drip leg, loose union, burner assembly in shambles and held together with wire,loose pilot tube,leaky relief,disconnected glue damper...somebody was in there that shouldn’t have been & x2 on the shit design.

[@stephenhernandez4403]

I don't get it why do you wear gloves???

[@oldtimehomestead1554]

Wow

[@symbioticvenom6456]

why do people care so much about him waering gloves? They keep his hands clean.

[@christopherrasmussen8718]

That be the son or nephew.

[@SuperWoodyboy]

PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE is leaking like crazy!!!!

[@Bob.W.]

Burner assembly seems really flimsy. Cheap.

[@chrisbuckler6777]

Steve, why do you wear gloves? I just don't understand! ;)

[@iliketranes1412]

When he works with oil, cause those things can get messy

[@summitm18hvac90]

My guesstimate is to keep hands cleaner. Saves time from constantly cleaning hands moving from different parts of putting a furnace in. I'm thinking of wearing them myself. For example, after the furnace is placed where it's going, and after you do metal work, normally do gas next... messing with black pipe gets hands all sorts of black and just nasty. So then I have to clean up before doing drain or electric. That's my outlook on it lol

[@summitm18hvac90]

@@iliketranes1412 and oil stinks like no other!! And if gets on clothes, it's hard to get out if ever

[@MrDmadness]

inshot burners not positioned into burner tubes is UBER dangerous... she is lucky her house did not burn down.. wires fried... leakage.. wow....

[@jsnake4731]

too bad you are so far away from me.

[@malcolmcroll]

were was your dust mask ,not good ask the dog

[@3larryhunter]

Must fall under (The Price is Right)

[@jsnake4731]

you try hard for your customers!

[@TakeDeadAim]

My Weber gas grill has a better quality burner assembly!lol!

[@richardfossani6421]

that boiler is s piece of shit, I hate those boilers. horrible design on the burners