Safe to say you Rarely get Service you Pay for but when you do, you will Immediately Know it and will keep doing Business with them. I have 35+ years with same HVAC.
Boiler did need a good cleaning. I had a customer many years ago call be in the middle of winter with no heat. Checked the oil level and that was more than half full. Upon arrival I checked to see if there was power at the boiler. There was none. I asked her where the emergency switch was and she didn't know where it was or even if she had one. It took me a few minutes but I found it. It was on a side wall with a refer in the kitchen. The switch was over the refer. She had gone shopping and threw a couple of cereal boxes on top of refer and it switched off the switch.
Shame on the homeowner and he paid for his incompetence. If you are going to be his superintendent then you should get paid. I like the 115 trip charge.
I noticed the other furnace switch had a standard backplate. I would swap it with the red plate used for furnace switches, that way no one mistakes it for the staircase light switch. That's probably how it got switched off.
On 2 pumps with only 1 thermostat. That house isn’t ancient, so multizones were more installed. Mikey could have checked if there are 1 or 2 thermostats wires coming out of the ceiling to confirm 1 zone. And if there are 2 supply and 2 return pipes, that would suggest 2 zones. And is the aquastat or relay wired to power both pumps with 1 thermostat call . Possibly the prior owner shortcut the system by not replacing a broken thermostat, which is just $50 for a programmable, and patched the hole where the 2nd thermostat was before. Incredibly dumb, if that was done. I have a zone that is served by 1 supply, 2 return pipes and 1 pump, but that is 1964, so it’s possible this owner has 1 zone.
Don't forget the plug not that it matters in an open draft system it's just a long way to go back for free when they say it's concerning to them that there's a hole in their pipe lol.
The homeowner should remove the staircase switch (connect the wires and plate) since there a shutdown switch at the boiler. That stair switch may accidentally be off or on easily.
I’m a doctor and I do side plumbing jobs and will be going back to become a plumber officially after watching your videos! Cheers
Your a good man Mikey. You always do the right thing as a businessman and I very much respect that
Mike You Are An Honest Man And A True Professional . You Are Very Rare. 👍
Wish I was closer to your area Mike, I'd come work for you! Keep up the great work and keep making the trades great again
Beautiful cleaning on those burners. Worth every penny
You got that right!
Should the "light switch" have a emergency shut off switch plate?
always learned something from you. Wish we have you here in MA
Safe to say you Rarely get Service you Pay for but when you do, you will Immediately Know it and will keep doing Business with them. I have 35+ years with same HVAC.
Valve tags are a great touch !
❤ that switch plate top of stairs definitely needs changed 🤦♂️ A nice Red one . Nice work!!
Thanks 👍
Wow a boiler that didn't need the cocky taken out of it lol. No water mess and bucket games makes it a quick visit.
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once again, great job as always.
Boiler did need a good cleaning. I had a customer many years ago call be in the middle of winter with no heat. Checked the oil level and that was more than half full. Upon arrival I checked to see if there was power at the boiler. There was none. I asked her where the emergency switch was and she didn't know where it was or even if she had one. It took me a few minutes but I found it. It was on a side wall with a refer in the kitchen. The switch was over the refer. She had gone shopping and threw a couple of cereal boxes on top of refer and it switched off the switch.
I think so too
Are emergency switches an easy coast thing? Never seen or even heard of switches in odd places like at the top of the stairs anywhere else.
Making trades great again
a case of a light switch turned off. now that's a pretty good title for the video
Great video. Thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching!
oh wow, the burners look so clean now..😂
First clean boiler room I see for a long time but a dirty boiler.
You are right
Amazing work ethics. Continue to be an example!✌️
im in the first top 5. ill take it
Do you guys offer service contracts for gas burners and central air conditioning in Suffolk County??? Love the videos !!!
We offer maintenance plans
@ I absolutely love your work!!! My son just bought his first house with his fiancé I will make sure he gives you a call !!! Thanks for the reply!!!!
Nice job Mikey pipes
Good service
Love your work. From Oregon
Awesome! Thank you!
Shame on the homeowner and he paid for his incompetence. If you are going to be his superintendent then you should get paid. I like the 115 trip charge.
I am sure you are the only one that does combustion tests in your service area
I noticed the other furnace switch had a standard backplate. I would swap it with the red plate used for furnace switches, that way no one mistakes it for the staircase light switch. That's probably how it got switched off.
Thanks for the tip
You saved him money
I sure did
Hi Mike I’m a heating engineer in the uk we take a reading up the draft diverter is there a reason you don’t do that
Ps love watching your jobs
I was taught to take a draft reading before the diverter
On 2 pumps with only 1 thermostat. That house isn’t ancient, so multizones were more installed. Mikey could have checked if there are 1 or 2 thermostats wires coming out of the ceiling to confirm 1 zone. And if there are 2 supply and 2 return pipes, that would suggest 2 zones. And is the aquastat or relay wired to power both pumps with 1 thermostat call . Possibly the prior owner shortcut the system by not replacing a broken thermostat, which is just $50 for a programmable, and patched the hole where the 2nd thermostat was before. Incredibly dumb, if that was done.
I have a zone that is served by 1 supply, 2 return pipes and 1 pump, but that is 1964, so it’s possible this owner has 1 zone.
What is the amperage tolerance on those Wago connectors before they start melting..?
you sighed a few times - why were you potentially disappointed by two pumps and one thermostat setup?
Was the flame orange color? Is that from moisture in the gas/propane?
Heat exchanger is likely leaking. Did you notice all the rust?
Don't forget the plug not that it matters in an open draft system it's just a long way to go back for free when they say it's concerning to them that there's a hole in their pipe lol.
No need to plug the hole
No sticker for the stairway emergency switch?
Haha 😂
If you think plumbers HVAC techs are expensive try getting a couple trees cuts down. I found out!
Should have checked the heat exchanger as well since you pulled the burner out.
I guarantee you it would be all green 😂
Exactly. The rust is a troubling indicator of a leak.
More likely Condensation.
@Rainmaker88 most likely restricted, flue not passing through the fins.
THere's no swiches here in the midwest at the stairs! I dont understand why you have it in NY.
They’re called emergency switches and they’re found on top of the stairs in the basement or outside the boiler room
Steve Lav must’ve been there before 🤣
Get your annual tune up people
The homeowner should remove the staircase switch (connect the wires and plate) since there a shutdown switch at the boiler. That stair switch may accidentally be off or on easily.
It’s a safety feature. If the SHTF in the basement you wouldn’t want to try and go stand next to the boiler to kill power.
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So you didn't charge him??? That's a good move
Charge him for what?
@PipeDoctor umm for you to drive there and spend your precious little time
2:18 .Call a couple of guys and see who can come today. This is how people choose a professional?
Come on Mikey. You could have put a rag down before you started banging the rust out of the burners.
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a lot of schmutz on that boiler...
A lot of shit too
Mikey...this is an easy one even i can troubleshoot it.
Good 👍
If it was easy everyone would be doing it.
Need to examine heat exchanger. That level of rust in the burners is NOT normal.
This is just years of neglect
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