Typical Monday Running Multiple Heating Service Calls With New Helper/Apprentice - Guess Who?

Another typical Monday running heating service calls on steam and hydronic gas boilers. Special guest appearance: new hire apprentice car pools with Daniel!
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[@zachary6313]

Man Peter has cone such a long way, it's amazing to see his progress from this to today's videos

[@patmurphy2472]

Obviously Daniel and Peter's parents brought their boys up right. Good luck guys.

[@harbbains5718]

Mikey is lucky to have the brothers and the boys are lucky to have Mikey as their mentor.

[@jeanclaudevandam4974]

I always get a laugh when people ask if your vaccinated when they first meet you. I couldn't understand why people would care if someone else is vaccinated or not. Those were crazy times. Nice work Mikey pipes.

[@MarshWaha]

That’s still a valid question to be asking.

[@christopherchance4860]

😅😅😅😅​@@MarshWaha

[@MarshWaha]

@@christopherchance4860 seriously it’s not funny. That’s a really valid question to be asking.

[@Breakstuff455khz]

I just ask them a similar question in return, since we're on the subject. "Are your tubes tied?" "Are you taking any medication for mental illness?" "What's your blood type?" ect. It's no business of theirs if I've had my shots, and if they're so terrified of coovid, why don't they count on their own vaccination to protect them? Because if the shot doesn't really protect anybody, why the hell do you expect me to get it?

[@jeanclaudevandam4974]

@@MarshWaha your joking right

[@robertjosephmurphyii4947]

Peter is awesome another good hire just like Daniel. Thanks for all you do Mikey you all keep up the great work and be safe.

[@Lewdacris916]

I thought his name was Paul?!? DAMIT

[@bruceelias4964]

He is awesome Just needs self confidence He knows what to do Maybe Mikey pipes can have boiler/A/c SIMULATION SO guys can practice on parts especially needed , such as capacitors pressure troll, pigtails, and other popular items needed mostly in the trade. Pump replacement a n d direction of flow Roll out safety. Guys can spend a few hours a week practicing I'm pretty good with my hands due to my dad's influences . Anyway food for thought Maybe pipes will see this. Thanks Robert

[@mikewhite3293]

i agree with you schooling sucks now compared to when i was in school. keep up the good work teaching these young guys, or gal's.

[@joshuabest100]

I love people willing to learn and I love how he checks before he does anything just to make sure which I like because it shows he's paying attention

[@mikemalone6103]

Incredible how people completely ignore near boiler piping and lack of insulation. The bullhead tee that Dan Holohan specifically warns against on the main air vent that should be 15" from the end of the main , and a 6-9" riser from the end, Even a new air vent, may only work once.

[@llservice3376]

Looks like you really lucked out with Those young guys, looks like he's a keeper

[@brianmorris7498]

As you say….”beware of your surroundings” you don’t miss anything mike. Nice work. Ty

[@FB-111A]

This channel gets better every day.

[@josefmelia4627]

Tuning in from Liverpool England, good to see the differences between English and American plumbers / gas engineers 👍👍

[@jimsergi]

lets go brandon is right !!!!! i had many shop classes and i do very well keeping all my rentals running with in house tools . we don't have boilers on the west coast . i think we are lucky

[@samramirez2160]

If these guys (Daniel & Peter) get it together , in about 6 years they might be your competition. It's great to see that you are willing to teach them a "Real Trade" .

[@citylockapolytechnikeyllcc7936]

@@PipeDoctor I presume D&P are part of your exit strategy ? NICE POOL, BTW!

[@DCHVAC]

Go peter, be better than me at steam.

[@matthewbernard3124]

How old is your brother Daniel

[@PH-xk9bs]

Congrats, Peter!

[@devonhendy4804]

Solid content keep it coming mickey

[@Techben16]

Great addition to your team! That young Peter human has so much potential. And yus, we are hungry, we are starving. Feed us with content XD - Thanks Mikey, always love your videos ^^ Looking forward to seeing you two more often =)

[@bruceelias4964]

Agree 100%

[@RobAlbertHVAC]

Mike you kill me. Daniel what did you say “It’s pink on the inside”. I hit the floor. LAMO!! You made my day.

[@martinambrosecchia2991]

You aren't lieing brother, getting guys to show up on time, sober and ready is most of the battle ! Construction site super.

[@peterking1134]

Great presentation! How did you determine the problem was the low-level sensor instead of the feeder valve?

[@rickmiester8322]

Hey Mikey I’ve been watching your channel for a while - subscribed the whole nine I definitely enjoy your videos I’m an electrician not far from you and one comment I wanted to make today about Peter Pan ,,he might not realize it now but he has stumbled upon a great opportunity grabbing that gig as a plumbers helper he seems like a great kid and you are definitely the type of boss a guy just getting into the field could benefit from you do good work I appreciate you.

[@donaldchappa9351]

Great diagnostics for steam heating system.

[@floydervin2897]

Mikey pipes thank u for ur info on previous vids with smart thermostats needing 24 vlts to it. Helped someone with that

[@MOAONAABE]

you got another good apprentice. like pulling two red rings on the carousel at jolly Rodgers

[@mrchow3233]

Such a great channel. I know nothing in plumbing, as i’m a Network Engineer. But this is a great learning tool. 😃

[@richards5843]

In St.Louis and during the heating season it may take a couple of days or longer to get someone out for a service.. That's why it is a good idea to have your furnace checked each year...

[@chrisE815]

John did a great job on that ride along.

[@yakkiebush5671]

Easily to please lol

[@Lewdacris916]

Paul? Peter.........whatever his name is

[@JosephGetchel]

Daniel is a prophet.

[@kermit8422]

Aye a video on my birthday, getting fed real good.

[@danobrien3109]

At this rate Mike you may as well call him “Damn It!!!) 👍🇨🇦

[@Eddy63]

Having the right tools makes all the difference ... Let's Go Brandon ...

[@impsquared]

just recently replaced my water heater's anode rod, did it in good time!

[@hellraizer322]

🔧 Mikey Pipes always there to save the day!

[@greg778123]

For a minute I thought it was going to be Steve 😂

[@chetcates1408]

love watching you guys do great work

[@yakkiebush5671]

Mikey invest in a good quality big adjustable wrench for them big nuts instead of chewing up the the corners . Because it could cut your fancy gloves the next time you unscrew it lol

[@Menmyboy1230]

Petey pipes and Mikey pipes at your service !

[@noahholt482]

It ain’t miss Molly 😂😂😂

[@royordway9157]

Mikey, I'm a voc ed guy from back in 1975. I'm a carpenter and I agree with you on the voc ed classes being cut, it sucks for those kids who want to learn a trade or be introduced to the trades. Mike Simon, Dirt Perfect channel, talks about voc ed and trade schools quite a bit. I tell kids who have no idea what they want to do when they grow up to look into the trades. I ask them to look into the HVAC/R game. Even if they don't want to get dirty every day there is the controls side of it especially in commercial work. I'm in the building maintenance world and the fairly large company I use here in Maine is always looking for people. The do all aspects of commercial work from huge steam and hot water systems to A/C, hot water heat as well as control systems for hospitals, schools and breweries. The work all over the sate of Maine as well as New Hampshire and Vermont. They are starting to get worried because most of their techs are over 50 and there aren't many applying for jobs. If I would have known about HVAC/R 46 years ago, I'd be retiring from that trade now instead of carpentry.

[@bruceelias4964]

Thanks!

[@bruceelias4964]

Thanks Mike Nice if u can help her with hubby in bed. This can happen to anyone Love you Mike no homo I got a wife😅

[@gerard46ify]

Queens and parts of nassua on the border use to have hard water which was hell on auto feeders and mud in steam boilers.

[@eddiew.6485]

How did that mish-mosh of a Steam system EVER work properly…….I’m sure when after the permits we’re pulled 🤣and after the Inspectors gave their final C of O , especially in that legal basement kitchen, it worked perfectly 😂. Nice work, as always Mikey!

[@jussikuusela7345]

Peter, Paul & Mary LOL

[@douglasmayherjr.5733]

Try Butler Bevel Seals for Sight Glasses, far better than rubber. Just learned about them a few weeks ago. Definitely looks like you have two good guys to train. Thanks for taking us along.

[@rollenschultz2707]

Yes I was going to suggest that you have Peter go down the crawl space because he's quite a bit thinner through the midsection than you, but I refrain from doing that because you're actually trying to shield the young man from the hardship of the crawl space bless your heart

[@PipeDoctor]

Facts

[@nightone9720]

Depends on if the cold water supply valve only feeds the water heater or if it feeds both the inlet of the water heater and the prv of the boiler by way of a Tee. If the valve you shut was only feeding the water heater then yes absolutely 100% you are correct. But if it Tees before the tank then I would do further investigation. I'm sure your diagnosis is correct but I would have checked to see if the PRV was overfeeding first before concluding that the tank is compromised. I've seen prv's fail both ways. No flow or constant flow.

[@matteberry58]

Peter is the Apostle, but Daniel is a major prophet.

[@jackedwards7420]

As far as the last job on the water heater, I'm willing to bet they installed a used water heater that they salvaged from another job! Down here in the West TN/North MS area we are being inundated with "like new" used water heaters for sale from tankless & solar installations! Almost 90% are out of date garbage but they look great on the outside!

[@citylockapolytechnikeyllcc7936]

Mikey should be at work, watching my channel... but it is the other way around.... here doing the bookkeeping. AR, AP, PR.. Mikey Pipes while I make deposits!

[@CP-up8qz]

@mikey pipes what was that heating book you mentioned in one of your recent videos?

[@rotoclip3427]

great show! lets go brandon!

[@SeanBaker]

This is me being very particular about wood on home exteriors. That second house had some unpainted wood on the front door threshold. I'm so obsessive, I could never let that happen. 🤣 All I could think about is that unpainted wood soaking up all the rain and swelling up and eventually rotting and needing to replace the threshold. As much as I can, I prefer to prevent any issues from occurring rather than fixing them after they occur. End rant! 🤣

[@biker55555]

I have that on mine, can you please come help me paint? it'll help with your OCD.

[@SeanBaker]

@@biker55555 on my way

[@Goovje]

what he can do is every time saint mike says his name wrong that would be a dollar for him. And also welcome to the family peter you and daniel-san will enjoy working with the lovely saint mike.

[@Goovje]

@@PipeDoctor haha just a beginning, but you are doing a good job and you can see that they love to work for you and keep them smiles coming and they will learn everyday something new.

[@stex1985]

I agree 100% on the vocational trade school, who ya gonna call! You may never get to retire! 😳

[@mikeholubek4419]

Mikey, Ur inspection is due

[@orreymodo5860]

Peter Piper for Nickname - And no I didnt get it, never seen a water heated water heater, we only have Gas out here in LaLa land

[@realestateservicessaleshea99]

Put a water column and a high-water float in.🤣 🥃🥃🍺🍺🍺🍿🎯 Stay safe. Retired (werk'n)keyboard super tech. Wear your safety glasses!

[@d.ricc6421]

Peter piper, new name or just piper .

[@jeremygrund8623]

Yes I got it. Just had two 120gallon Well McLain indirects fail simultaneously. Same issue internal domestic tank leaked into hydronic side. Pricy replacement! Lol

[@floydervin2897]

Your right bout vocational schhols. I know my son was telling me that they offer a maintenance auto vlass at his school.

[@adcuz]

That Mercedes makes a lot of beeps and bongs!

[@Joe60459]

Were you supposed to deburr that pipe you cut, or does that cutting machine somehow do it for your?

[@consolidatedplumbingandhea4390]

Did not see Konrad's link, did a search seems like he has less than 20 video's over 9 years if I got the right one?

[@js4653]

Yes, I got it. Because it happened to me. Also my lifetime warranty was voided by Lachenvar because of "high chlorides" in the domestic water. Some very well hidden text in the warranty that made it a "lifetime warranty until it isn't". Needless to say I was quite unhappy about their complete and flat refusal to do anything for me. The tank failed in 2 years.

[@213gixxer]

Are u going to explain your work today? Or just show the before and after

[@mattkaramccarthy677]

Yup, every time. Close the water heater valve and pressure stops creeping.

[@RjsEpicAdventures]

Preach about vocational goodies

[@deqwanjefferson2969]

I would love to know what brand/type of tool bag that is.

[@dell177]

For years i worked as an engineer and then that work went to China, before that i was a technician and also repaired a lot of the mashiery it takes to keep a manufacturing plant going. I found work as a consultant for 5 years but there were signs that was leaving soon. I looked around and didn't see much in my field so i got a job at the post office repairing mail sorting machines. The pay was not the best but it had great benefits and was stable - just what a 54 your old guy needs. The collapse in 2008/9 saw alot of white collar workers out on the street, having worked with my hands opened up a lot more possibilities for me then most white collar workers. The fact I had a history of working with my hands and my mind is what got me that post office job and that let me earn a living till i retired in 2009 with a small pension and could buy health insurance from them till I was eligible for medicare. The country is in dire need of young guys willing to go into the trades. Seeing two guys like Daniel and Peter going into the trades is a great sign the new generation is going to take the bit and run with it, nobody is going to fix your boiler and plumbing from China. I wish the best for both of them.

[@jeffsmith2022]

Hey Mikey, just a reminder that Thursday is 11/11, Veterans Day...I have the same Weil McClain boiler with the same set up with the pig tail ,pressure gauge and pressure troll. I took them all apart and flushed out the pig tail and the nipple, wasn't really clogged, I still get no reading on the pressure gauge at all when the boiler is running and the nipple does not get as hot as the pig tail either. Would the gauge be no good?

[@xX_Kryptis_Xx]

I'd hire this guy, he wants to learn and work unlike other past people, "cough cough" (yeah you sippy)!

[@damianomalley1]

Miles pipes yet another great upload Daniel and Peter a credit to their parents and a great future asset to you and your company Best of luck to you all What’s Daniel sons you tube Chanel so I can subscribe Best wishes again from the uk 🇬🇧

[@DCHVAC]

This is my channel

[@damianomalley1]

Subscribed Keep up the great work all of you 👍😊

[@buixote]

Do they really mix copper & steel?

[@lhr1701]

Seems like that tank has a leak internal so how ever it is plumbed wouldn't matter . But an whole house water filter/conditioner should be installed . And that would save everything in the house .

[@Rainmaker88]

Looks like the main return vent on the steam boiler is shooting steam out. Probably why it’s low water.

[@Menmyboy1230]

Jewlet is a nice area !!

[@nightone9720]

Wouldn't a very sensitive pressure troll set at a 1 psi cut out not work because the boiler will be running at 5 psi steam? You just need a float switch.

[@kennethduke6859]

WHAT??? YOU DIDN'T TAKE PETER to the Pizza Shop? OH MY!!!

[@gomerhondo7249]

That valve under the house needs a Tag.

[@tedlahm5740]

Every combustion room needs outside ventilation. Many do not understand this. Apartments etc etc.

[@tedlahm5740]

Warranty on the domestic water heater?

[@Silky_boi]

I didn’t get it 😕 we don’t have these in Southern California

[@deancook558]

How much do you guys charge for labor on a single 12,000 but mini split?

[@dongordon2334]

mikey thank you for putting out content for us everyday..it takes up lots of your personal time but i enjoy it and im sure im not the only one...keep up the great work

[@matebaji]

Mike pipes your grate but as a electrician I cringe every time you put wires trough a metal knockout without atleast a plastic bushing it be nice to have pull out protection as well but I would be satisfied with just a open round bushing

[@xX_Kryptis_Xx]

I thumbs up right after I start the video.. Why you ask? I know It's going to be good..

[@trone32]

Yep got it as also known this happen a few times

[@alexbecker9588]

How many techs to do you?

[@stevetedesco2871]

I smashed it

[@TheGhettoLobster]

I had a customer with a 30 year old water heater that was brand new because they kept it in their garage for all those years. I was really confused.

[@kevinpoore5626]

Don't worry Mikey we all have a little brain damage I got some people I work with for years and I still can't get their names right it's all good man and it is Monday or was a Monday

[@dannykeane6565]

Mikey Pipes, Feed them boys.... looks like there starving

[@potentialhvac6074]

LETS GO WARRIORS!

[@joshrobbins3629]

I believe the reason you’re not supposed to use Teflon tape on LWCO is because as you screw it on the tape will unwind into the fitting and touch the sensor and cause it to sense water when there isn’t any water.

[@joshrobbins3629]

@@PipeDoctor okay then what’s the reason smart ass?

[@levinlevinallday]

@@joshrobbins3629 I'm not an engineer for McDonald Miller either but I believe Teflon could possibly cause it not to ground properly.

[@andyr5669]

Saint Mike, What ever happened to Godzilla?!

[@kwhite145]

Saw that a lot new boiler steams faster return can’t handle it !

[@kwhite145]

@@PipeDoctor the old boiler steams slower the new boiler steams faster with the semi plugged return causing overfilling

[@janetzeis7299]

So sad 2 new guys helping well one experienced and one other learning. My chance to work with the plumber who set the bar in Plumbing industry and who’s so thorough and meticulous, gone like the wind 💨! We would have made a good team between my ascent II knowledge (no one maintains these) except Tommy the plumber 👨‍🔧 .. I know why!! Ugh I’ve done thermocouple replacement, oil burner maintenance with dad through years actually it’s time to fire up the hot water heater need heat soon! Make sure she fires up good and no one blows up the house!! I honestly don’t know a ton about plumbing but I can do some plumbing , electric, “cars are my specialty”, home repair. I mess with you because my dad in SUFFOLK is honestly your biggest fan!! He’s been watching you for awhile now he shows me videos so I told him I’ll subscribe my daughter is 12 she taught me how to like and subscribe!! I didn’t have any subscriptions never came on he kept showing me videos was annoying and persistent so I got to “boiling” point now I say “I saw it!” He gets a kick out of you .. thinks your a pissa and your exactly like him when he used to maintain/work around home! He is disabled now so it means A LOT to me you can keep him happy and so entertained daily! Seriously he enjoys all your content and I thank you for keeping him entertained!! Heartfelt thanks!! He’s confined to pretty much couch and bathroom, kitchen. Hes not really mobile! Sad! I was praying to be a helper/apprentice make some loot and learn a ton from the best - have dad see me and be like WTH! WINNING! I’m a single mama of 2 minions so to learn a trade is priceless without 40k in student loans! Still I’m paying back at this time!! I tease you! I hope you know I’m not stalking as soon as I get hat purchase information I’ll let you be! Until then I’ll visit to watch and wait! I always owned my own businesses but to learn again would be amazing especially Plumbing! I’m a Registered Medical Assistant, Early Childhood Education certification, and some psychology but I love man stuff! Always did my own tires (plugs) air maintenance, tread can mount : balance, do plugs , oil , I know it all!! My cars I my own everything!! Please tell me where to purchase a “hat” for Bob from Suffolk and good luck to new guys working with you, what an amazing opportunity! When you do live videos and if you say Suffolk in house or comment on seeing him he calls me on phone like “Mikey piped just shouted out to me!!!!! Lol! Only BOB would find a plumber on you tube he is addicted to! Ttys Mikey! I already put in an order for a sweatshirt and 2 stickers for him should have shipped it for free to your “brick and mortar” it’s 15 mins from my home and bought hat there so I can get autograph for him if your willing to sign a lid of one..well under lid! Let me know when you get a chance about hat purchase! I googled “Mikey pipes merchandise “ and your business website popped up and merchandise was listed however no hat he keeps talking about wanting!!! Until then keep the pipes flowing and the air going my friend!!

[@tedlahm5740]

A crawl space for a huge resistance like that? No basement?

[@tedlahm5740]

Old old steam piping over the years were boxed in with new carpentry. Terrible. Always want to be able to see all plumbing utilities.

[@jasongeo2]

Hope Peter has not forgotten to lick it before you stick it. Owwwwww

[@PipeDoctor]

i don't think he learned that trick yet

[@jasongeo2]

​@@PipeDoctorWell I'm glad he learned Pink on the inside from Daniel son. Ohhhhhhh