Excellent vid, perfect lighting. I had a Utica boiler it lasted 32 years, the previous homeowner had leaking pipes/high vent over it for years rotting out the top cover, it eventually leaked from the burner area. I had it replaced with a Crown. I downsized the boiler it was too big for my house, have been saving at least 33% a month on my gas bills which is great it helps offset the high cost of a boiler replacement. Many boilers out there are oversized.
I like them ole Boiler vids for some reason ... The Dynamic Duo heating up Mass one boiler at a time ... Lol ... Stay warm and remember Value Testers ...
Yeah, it's interesting to watch him fix these. I don't know why? We always had regular gas furnaces in every house we lived in and I don't remember any of those furnaces breaking down one time. We did have one water heater fail due to old age.
Steve...get a kneeling pad. Plus I always brush the burners while there. Take a peek at the flame. And hope you checked the draft. Good job. Love those thermocouple jobs. Hate it when there is a damper.
I used to laugh so much at people who had oil furnaces and oil boilers who used to say the only thing wrong with it was that the pilot light needed to be lit. A oil furnace with a carburator was a rare beast but I still delivered to one that was still going.
@@notajp that is actually called a oil circulator. I actually heated my house with 2 of them; and yes that brand was the most popular. However there were some oil furnaces that had a carburator which was very rare.
I think I'd have put my own temporary pressure gauge on it. Old tridicators often can't be trusted. I carry a couple pressure gauges on female hose thread adapters for quickly checking house and boiler pressures.
When does a circulator pump come on when the boiler is fired? Is it after the boiler heats up or when a zone valve gets a call for heat? I'm just learning boilers after 15 yrs hvac svc from the south though
Hey Steve. Do you leave the high vents open all the time to blead any air or should they be closed. I keep mine closed but I had a plumber tell me they should always be open..
If your around your boiler a lot .... I use a No. 67 like em better than the B&G's or the taco's .... instructed to leave the cap open .. but I leave mine closed and like I said if you around the boiler here and there Ill open mine let air out then close it ... sometimes she'll go to release air and won't reseat ... leak all over the place ... just my opinion ... J. Bonito Heating
The ole Utica, one of the best boilers from back in the day, every time someone aske me if they should upgrade this boiler I tell them hell no keep it till it blows.
Steven, your experience, would you recommend a cast iron boiler or a condensing boiler, for replacement of a cast iron boiler. Thinking there could be more things could go wrong on a condensing boiler. Thanks
Cast for longevity, condensing for efficiency. But yes without annual maintenance you will have failures as there are many more parts and controls to fail
When you start to see little electrical controls made in China, that to me is a big issue. If a 25 cent electrical part can break down your $1000 furnace, that is totally unacceptable. Not every repairer will be as good as Steve and some would just say "replace your furnace."
On installs, it's kinda difficult even BRAND NEW to get that damper plug in. Pain in the ass... When I run across those dampers and they burn out? I hot-wire them to eliminate the damper altogether. I give the customer the choice, of course.
Hey man great work. Just wondering again, are you getting any snow right now or expecting any soon? I’m getting a bunch right now but it’s only going to be 3 inches. If you don’t have any maybe you will in Feb/March. Last year in March I got a foot of snow so let’s hope
That pilot flame on the right burner looks slightly blocked, which would make incomplete combustion which would make water vapor and eat that thermocouple away.
that thing is a major safety hazard plug in back flow preventer no relief tube going to floor and worst there that the thing is pointing right at someone walking by, if it every blew off someone would be burnt bad !!!!
Hi i recently did service to my water floor heating radiant I changed the expansion tank the pressure vale changed the Honeywell zones the zones are calling and the pressure gauge stays just 2 line above the 20 and staying there and i did flashed the water from all zone lots of dark water came out and i left it to open tell water color got back to normal but the issue i have is the first floor which got 2 zone both zone got warmed but the upstairs only get to 10 degree does not matter if i leave the tramontane all the way to the end or levee it on 20 so what cold be wrong what do u suggest please Thanks
Steve, I'm in michigan-oakland county, I see all this SAME STUFF constantly. I love my work. I can tell you do too. You are a good tech.
I enjoy watching your videos .. always learning something in the senior years
That feeder looks like it was installed when Regan was president! Stay warm out there Steve!
Always a treat to see Miss Molly working again.
Great job Steve. We got down to -20 last night in Indiana, and wind chill of -40. Stay warm and safe out there.
Yep, -47 windchill recorded locally where I live. Furnace didn’t get much of a rest. I’ll be glad to see the ass end of this one!
Wow, that was old water feeder. Stay safe in cold weather.Steven & Miss Molly
Excellent vid, perfect lighting. I had a Utica boiler it lasted 32 years, the previous homeowner had leaking pipes/high vent over it for years rotting out the top cover, it eventually leaked from the burner area. I had it replaced with a Crown. I downsized the boiler it was too big for my house, have been saving at least 33% a month on my gas bills which is great it helps offset the high cost of a boiler replacement. Many boilers out there are oversized.
Yeah well Crown is not the quality of Utica or Weil McLain, but good luck buddy.
That old man's going to be toasty tonight. Another good job Steve. Peace brother
I like them ole Boiler vids for some reason ... The Dynamic Duo heating up Mass one boiler at a time ... Lol ... Stay warm and remember Value Testers ...
Yeah, it's interesting to watch him fix these. I don't know why? We always had regular gas furnaces in every house we lived in and I don't remember any of those furnaces breaking down one time. We did have one water heater fail due to old age.
Steve...get a kneeling pad. Plus I always brush the burners while there. Take a peek at the flame.
And hope you checked the draft. Good job. Love those thermocouple jobs. Hate it when there is a damper.
Good fix! Cold weather coming tonight into tomorrow.
Great job and I liked how you caught that disconnected wire.
I love that old ombination feeder and relief valve.....Would make a neat antique display piece .....probably could be cleaned and shined up....
You're a lifesaver in this weather sir! Thanks for sharing
Steve is a real workin man
Your videos are always good to watch on a cold day such as today. Thanks for the entertainment
Miss Molly looks like she's freezing. Stay warm there Steve.
Great video Steve. I love the old crusty boiler videos.
extra thumbs up for the dog
It was -30 when i got up today. Best to have the furnace or boiler working.
Same here, and-50 windchill. Thankfully my 17 year old furnace is working like new.
1 degree in Maine and dropping FAST!
-29 right now at 2:57 a.m.
60 degrees here in southern California
Was the back-flow / supply unit installed backward as the arrow was facing the wrong direction?
I saw it wrong, I thought the water feed was from the left. How could I have ever doubted Steve! Sorry!
I have almost the same Utica boiler. The thermocouple goes bad very often. I use sandpaper to clean it up and it lasts longer.
Use a "Husky" tcouple
I used to laugh so much at people who had oil furnaces and oil boilers who used to say the only thing wrong with it was that the pilot light needed to be lit. A oil furnace with a carburator was a rare beast but I still delivered to one that was still going.
The house I grew up in had one of those pot type oil furnaces. Think it was a Siegler.... Not very efficient, but they did the job.
@@notajp that is actually called a oil circulator. I actually heated my house with 2 of them; and yes that brand was the most popular. However there were some oil furnaces that had a carburator which was very rare.
I think I'd have put my own temporary pressure gauge on it. Old tridicators often can't be trusted. I carry a couple pressure gauges on female hose thread adapters for quickly checking house and boiler pressures.
When does a circulator pump come on when the boiler is fired? Is it after the boiler heats up or when a zone valve gets a call for heat? I'm just learning boilers after 15 yrs hvac svc from the south though
When it gets a call
Great video!! So i can change mine without draining all radiators??
At least that was a nice open well lit space to work. Wonder how long that system was low on water. Couldn't have been working too well at all.
Hey Steve. Do you leave the high vents open all the time to blead any air or should they be closed. I keep mine closed but I had a plumber tell me they should always be open..
If your around your boiler a lot .... I use a No. 67 like em better than the B&G's or the taco's .... instructed to leave the cap open .. but I leave mine closed and like I said if you around the boiler here and there Ill open mine let air out then close it ... sometimes she'll go to release air and won't reseat ... leak all over the place ... just my opinion ... J. Bonito Heating
The ole Utica, one of the best boilers from back in the day, every time someone aske me if they should upgrade this boiler I tell them hell no keep it till it blows.
ANOTHER UTICA??? lol these are awesome boilers.
Great Vid Like ALWAYS, Steve!! Keep Em Coming!!
Steve, Steve
.. I don't see the old "screwdriver handle wrap" on your t-couple lead....lol
Nice diagnosis on that furnace.
Steven, your experience, would you recommend a cast iron boiler or a condensing boiler, for replacement of a cast iron boiler. Thinking there could be more things could go wrong on a condensing boiler. Thanks
Cast for longevity, condensing for efficiency. But yes without annual maintenance you will have failures as there are many more parts and controls to fail
Staying tuned and staying warm 👍🔥
nice job as always....
When you start to see little electrical controls made in China, that to me is a big issue. If a 25 cent electrical part can break down your $1000 furnace, that is totally unacceptable. Not every repairer will be as good as Steve and some would just say "replace your furnace."
Is there a way to test the TC before you replace?
great work as always!!!
do you trust pressure temp gadge on boilers? I use my own gadge on the drain and clamp probe on the feed...80% are broke
I replaced one a few days ago that read 180 degrees long after I tossed in the garbage lol
love the video keep it up steve
What do u got there MoMA. A suitcase with tools in it 🚽🙈 Great Video 👍
On installs, it's kinda difficult even BRAND NEW to get that damper plug in. Pain in the ass... When I run across those dampers and they burn out? I hot-wire them to eliminate the damper altogether. I give the customer the choice, of course.
Houston we have ignition !
Houston : Bravo Zulu !!!😁👌🏻👍🏻
You found Clinton’s Leaker 😂
Nice videos almost watched all of them now
woow u sill have ur old car,i love it,,i also have my old toyota bus ,still running,,cool
What does the expansion tank do? And the feeder? Thx
Next Level!
Hey man great work. Just wondering again, are you getting any snow right now or expecting any soon? I’m getting a bunch right now but it’s only going to be 3 inches. If you don’t have any maybe you will in Feb/March. Last year in March I got a foot of snow so let’s hope
no snow yet
hopefully February or March then.
“That’s what they call custom” 😂
What happened to all the thermocouples you had that you bought online? Used up? No good? Thanks for the video
That pilot flame on the right burner looks slightly blocked, which would make incomplete combustion which would make water vapor and eat that thermocouple away.
Give her " The Old Gundy!"
Ole faithful happening 😂😂
probably a bunch of sludge built up in that feedwater pipe. I hope is doesn't come loose and plug your new valve. its good to purge 1st
That's terrible! It's so cold, and your heat is teasingly out of reach!!
That boiler wasn't working long before the pilot went out. Makes you wonder what people put up with before they call a plumber.
that thing is a major safety hazard plug in back flow preventer no relief tube going to floor and worst there that the thing is pointing right at someone walking by, if it every blew off someone would be burnt bad !!!!
Well done as always. Working again.
utica makes a good boiler
Great job Steve!
top job Steve
Pipe dope? is this the same as ptfe past? what brand do you use?
not sure if i can get that in the UK
its called "great-blue"...only pipe dope I will ever use
@@joedugas9462 thanks Joe
ill try and find it in the UK
Is that 1 Inch copper pipe
No downspout on the relief valve on a boiler or the backflow preventer
Ron Urspruch I noticed that too. Must be within 12” of the ground. For god sakes wipe your joints of dope too Steve
How dare that thing leak? You don’t leak when Steve is on the job.
Hi，Steve, I like your videos, I wish I could be your helper.😁😁
Does the system have a relief valve?
it does, but it doesn't have a drip leg, that thing is pointed at poor steve while he's standing there
That feeder came off the titanic. It’s a historical artifact. It’s probably older than it’s owner.
Been absolutely frigid the last couple of days
Good one
I wonder why the damp motor was disconnected ???? It wasn't crusty it was someone trying to B WICKED SMAHHT LOL
See those feeder valves are those pressure reducing valves because I have literally never see one of those
@12:03 lol "turning into a steam system" Funny
Husky t couples work better for boilers.
Bring pup in to work with you.
Hi i recently did service to my water floor heating radiant I changed the expansion tank the pressure vale changed the Honeywell zones the zones are calling and the pressure gauge stays just 2 line above the 20 and staying there and i did flashed the water from all zone lots of dark water came out and i left it to open tell water color got back to normal but the issue i have is the first floor which got 2 zone both zone got warmed but the upstairs only get to 10 degree does not matter if i leave the tramontane all the way to the end or levee it on 20 so what cold be wrong what do u suggest please Thanks
Steve it's called combustion air. Not make up air! Haha jk I'm a gas guy in AZ love watching your vids!
that thermo was prolly still good clean it with a dollah bill
Arrow pointing towards supply? Isn't this backwards?
Is no one gonna say anything about TWO p.r.v.s ....ohhhh.. a pressure relief too?? I have not seen that.
Good fix Steven , say Hi to Miss Molly for me , I see she's wearing a doggy coat
"That's what they call custom."
A uterus boiler
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