Gas Boiler giving off high Carbon Monoxide fixed
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- Gas Boiler giving off high Carbon Monoxide fixed
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That's a nice professional job there Steve. Working in that damp, cluttered cellar with a dirt floor makes you appreciate the difficulties one can encounter in these older homes. It took a little detective work to figure out, but in the end you left the home owner with a sound, functioning and SAFE unit. This is a good video from which everyone can learn how challenging it is to diagnose and fix the underlying problems.
It's amazing that people will clean their ovens and stoves but leave their heating systems to collect dust, rust and clutter in the forgotten cellars. The boilers are appliances too, and need a little TLC! Even if the home owner can't diagnose and repair the mechanical issues, they should at least be able to clean, de-clutter around the units and change the filters.
Miss Molly is looking great! I'm glad she's over her hurt feelings about getting all dolled up. She's a looker mama.
“Could be worse, could be at my house.” 😂
Jacob Hopkins I woke my wife up laughing so hard at that line.
Hello Steve I am an HVAC/ refrigeration tech in the marine industry. On some larger yachts it is very cmon to have oil burners/boilers, I have ran across a couple gas fired boilers and furnaces over the years. I did have a similar situation like you have in this video, it was the gas jets,all were full of crust and found a torch tip cleaner was the cats ass for reaming out the "crust mama!" I truly enjoy your videos as I have been able to take the advise you give and apply it in my field. Thank you very much for sharing.
Best heating vid of the season Steven, I thoroughly enjoyed! Thanks for posting.
Great fix. That’s staying with it, not giving up. Nice.
Watching all the crusties coming out of that boiler I am glad I use oil rather than gas for my boiler, and that I abandoned the idea of running a propane heater in the garage for a min split.
Nothing warmer on a cold winters night than a maintained oil burner
Junk jet
Miss Molly looking stunning. Good job, Steve. Keeping everyone safe out there.
Top job Steve you have a good heart. The old lady was lucky she had you come out. Top man.
Really enjoy watching the videos especially with all that knowledge about heating etc. Massive respect from us in the UK.
Good job! Patience is a virtue when troubleshooting in the heating world. It's not for everyone.
Love seeing the master at work! I hope that lady appreciates you. Others would have red tagged that boiler and charged her for a new one.
Yep especially in chicago the millennial techs will red tag it quick
Hi Steve just wanted to say great job. Talking as you do about what is wrong and talking about how to go about fixing it is head and shoulders above any other videos and I find your talking Draws me into the job where I find it very entertaining and educational thank you Steve Job in video well done
Good job. I always verify gas pressure, clean burners and orifice, correct drafting or venting. Etc. I use my testo 310 and verify. Also for cracks in heat exchanger. Good video.
Great job Steve ! You really stuck with it. I really enjoy your videos !
Love the VIDEO !! you are FUNNY and your dog is Precious!!... I learn alot from your work. I have a Weil-Maclean so it was enjoyable to see how you fixed the problem. Thanks Steve for all you videos !!! Educational and Entertaining!!..
A total professional. We had a heater like this in our last house and all service guys just said you have to replace the whole unit. We ended up doing this later as the unit was over 20 years old, but I was frustrated they couldn’t tell me what the actual issue was that caused the problems with it sputtering.
Nice clean and tune Steve. She’s safe to run now.
And another satisfied customer Steve! Perseverance pays.
Steve you fix that boiler like a pro! Peace brother and Molly
Good one Steve.
Yes, you thoroughly cleaned this, that and the other, it may sound mundane but it is the very best way to reach a safe and efficient combustion model, even if it means removing the fan impellor and brushing the debris off of every blade, it is the only way to eliminate any possible means of bad combustion.
HoooYahhh! Nice jet cleaning! shorted flame sensor switch too... this one was tricky
good job Steven,,,,,good work
That was a mighty sick boiler. Great work as always Steve. Seeing that makes me glad I'm a oil man 😂😅🤣
Great job again like always always
I do not miss this one bit. Moved to Florida years ago. Now it’s all about high efficiency AC . I used to do all my own oil burner work. Never again lol
Steveo 99.7K subscribers , that's not easy momma. Congrats you deserve it!
I love the fact that you wasn't given the lady any INFO on how long the Boiler should Lasted and you didn't even give her the Date!!! I remember like 2yrs ago you posted a video about that. Not to give Any Info so if something happens they cant come after you. Your the Best Steve Keep up the Good work
I remember like 2 years ago steve posted a video of I guess a friend of his who got sued Because he told a customer the boilers should last 20 years and I guess it only lasted a year or so he had to put in a new boiler on his expense
Nice work man.. I'm binge watching your channel lol..
Good one. Tiny boiler.
Hey Steven, you need a magnetic base light when working around the steel frame of the furnaces, the plastic with hook is good enough to hang when in a pinch corner. Also , torch tip cleaners for oxy acy torch , has different size tip for orifices diameter . Great cleaning job Carbon Monoxide sucks.
My furnace would run intermittently like that and it would always seem to fail when I was at work. I finally narrowed the problem down to an intermittent furnace door safety switch.
Good job.
Steve good tune on that boiler
It was a tough one. I’m sending my gas students this video. It’s almost a complete gas troubleshooting course in one video.
Ms Molly was patiently waiting through that troubleshooting job.
Steve, you need to carry a set of torch tip cleaners in your tool box for those jets.
Gone give her the ol how you doing momma!!
That roll out switch looked like it was toast!
The roll out is a fusible link. If it’s toast you have to replace it
So Steve, I got this cat, She tore holes in her litter bag. Litter everywhere. So i gave her the Ol' Gundy! lol Next level.... : )
Steve you need s magnetic flashlight and some ratcheting wrenches. that would make your life easier. great videos and repairs as always. Thanks
Good one Steve, that doggie should have been consulted , she could have saved you a bit of time LOL, sweet pup. My boy Dillon, a Border Collie, terrier, he's a journeyman, helps me too .....
please reread the job description it will explain in detail what to expect on a daily basis..Miss Molly warm up the trackless, the snow is near
Nice fix Steve. Pretty thorough. If u could only bring your speed wrenches instead of using open end all the time. 🤘good work
If you put your meter on micro amps and the leads between the flame sensor you can read the flame signal
Those WM CGi series burners come outta there really easy..one of the easiest boilers to work on.
Steven lavimonier I like your utube videos are awesome
That is the tiniest boiler that I have ever seen.
Junk
Protecting the health of the nation ,as usual ..
Adam gruber yes sir that’s us. Real men doing real work. Unlike some other “brave men and women “🐖
good video!
He’s been saying “she’s a crusty one mr grinch” for almost a year now
Steve Izzi well the holidays are coming up...lol
He has me saying that now 😂
He's dedicated
Spider might have made his home in the orifice mama. I’ve cleaned a few orifices this year already.
That was really interesting
Top man
As a canny last resort, we even snip off one single bristle from a steel wire brush to spin the jets on an clean the orifice, the unspoken rule of the heating fraternity is "always get the appliance going" to keep the customer happy and safe.
Damn..
You had to work for that one...
Cheesy one...
As long as Steve gave it the how you doing Mama it's all good now
I've noticed that you have a carbon monoxide detector that you have in your pocket. It's the black one with the two green buttons that you usually run along heat registers for both HVAC and furnaces. Where can I get one of those, and how much do they go for.
You need a headlight best thing I ever got for working on boilers.
Kyle Dobson same here
Absolutely great piece of kit for this type of work
I totally agree. I use my headlight so much I put a charger in my truck to keep a fresh set of 1858 batteries when I run one set down .
Yup, I pretty much always wear mine. my newest favorite thing though is my thermal imaging camera, useful in so so many ways, found a burned out step down transformer behind drywall today, saved me a LOT of time Traci g wires and then still being g unsure of exactly where it was when putting holes in the wall.. best thing ever.. plus can show clients things much easier, they can all understand a thermal image.. also my roof insulation has some packed out places :)
Agreed. I had a older one(rarely used because of its design), I just bought one this week and it’s a godsend.
Good old james dias tag have to look at them every day lol
Nice chrome suicide on your steering wheel. All them bad and loose connections probably due to all that moisture in that shit show basement. Good job as usual. I like watching your videos.
Hey Steve love that suicide knob on your truck
Johnny cab - My dad had one of those knobs on the steering wheel of his Studebaker. I guess his car didn’t have any power steering.
Do clients have combi boilers in your area?
Glad it was you and not me, that would of pushed me over the edge.
When did Vic Dibitetto start doing HVAC?
Do you clean out the orifice in the Jets with Wobbe needle files as we do here in the UK?
My friend always in the trenches.
Turning down manifold pressure if I'm not mistaken, decreases the manufacturers rated btus
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What about cleaning the heat exchanger? Do you guys have condensing boilers over there, that's mighty old tech you have there compared to Europe.
I think that running a dehumidifier in the warm months will extend the life of these boilers. Lot of rust on those burners.
Heat cycling of the steel will make it crusty quite fast.
@@Pentti_Hilkuri that is probably true, but a damp basement is hard on everything. I keep all my boilers and furnaces dry. Corrosion is minimal that way.
Yes, keeping the ambient humidity below 55% would help a lot. Being a dirt floor basement is probably very humid. The temp swings are probably pretty large as well.
Well this is really making me aware of the importance since I have a s*** show moist basement too and my dehumidifier works until it feels guess I'm going to have to get it up on a platform so we can drain 24/7 into the sink! Thanks for making me a square of this important foundational environmental issue to protect our investments. I bought my Weil McLain steam oil boiler in 2013 and I want to protect it!
Missing your cooking videos,
It’s shit show season lol crusty ones too
I remember that video you uploaded a year or so ago where the heat WAS out at your house. Was a bird in the flue pipe.
Pilot flame sensors and gas valve solenoids tend to fail on those a lot
damp celler probably filled with mold... hopefully the boiler dries it out... anyway good job, probably other company would tell them to replace it...
Junk in a junk space
Steven have you ever taught a class on boilers in the Phila. area in the 2001 to 2006. I remember attending a class on boilers, flue pipe and gas pipe and the guy teaching the class said he was a plumber but also did heating and ac. The guy resembled you alot.
weil- mclain. that's a good boiler right. all the humidity in the basement is taking it's toll on that boiler.
Hi Steve in the U.K. Working for British gas you would have been allowed 45minuits to service that boiler or the bosses would want to know why . In the U.K. All gas pressures and other information will be on the data badge follow manufacturers instructions or you could get yourself in problems
Who cares how long they give you too troubleshoot ,also he knows what the gas pressure should be. Did you not watch how he dialed in combustion with his testo!
Wow! What a mess. Never seen a system with issues like that. So you cleaned the Burner heads, Jets & flame sensor. Checked the smoke stack.. Replaced the Relay. Lowered gas pressure. Did something with Blower, loose wire connections, what a shit show.
A shit show mama! That boiler gave ya a how you doin' mama!
Was that Steve's Catholic school penmanship used on the service tag?
Why don't I ever see you with a shop vac Steve? Seems like it would make your jobs a lot easier and the inside of the furnace would be left securely free of debris.
you guys don't clean the jets when they service a gas boiler/furnace? I would think that was standard for a yearly boiler cleaning. I say that because you would think you would have some small brushes and carb cleaner to clean a jet rather than blowing into it.
Where is Miss Molly's sweater?
Most HVAC would have sold her a new one. That makes zero sense when the core job for a tech is to fix/service equipment. Especially when dealing with older solid dependable units that simply haven't seen any kind of service or cleaning in years. This repair simply proves this fact...keep the old stuff going for as long as you can get parts and so forth. A new system won't be that much better and for sure not for the money.
Ah Weil Mclain.
MY FLAME IZ ORANGE NOW! GOTA CLEAN & ADJUST; A.S.AP! SMART METER IZ IN, THOUGH! ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONZ. PLEAZE HELP! 🤔🤔🙄🙄
Do you use a manometer in the States most important tool in your kit but never seen you use one
He does, especially on swapouts and new gas valves.
This guy is one of the best. He's always rude and he complains alot though.
@@iwineverygame1995 you are right most seem miserable all the time. It has given me a purpose not to act that way when I'm out doing hvac work.
He’s just your typical mass hole!
Orifice not jet.
The adds are getting obnoxious! Hard to watch with so many.
360p.......What gives?
YOU KNEW JET BLOCKED 1ST RUN. , dont blow, use tool........''kids today
At what point is it red tagged?
Why would you red tag it? Steve was able to fix it.
@@joeb4405 Not my question! How high would the co have to be to red tag the furnace.
David Okanagan anything 200 PPM or higher. I like to see my readings under 100 PPM
legaly 400 ppm is a lock out ....but anything over 100 ppm has to be fixed . there is a problem somewere that needs addressing .like you seen i found the issue and fixed it
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Manifold pressure is 3.5 " w.c. you adjust it with a nanometer NOT a combustion analyzer, also I call bs that the flue of a mid efficient boiler has only 30 ppm Co, this is like saying g you could completely disconnect the flue and hang out In the room all day, with boiler running and be totally fine... this is not possiblle. For reference my Co safety meter I wear on my belt every day goes off at 80 ppm. I gotta call this on bs.
I test lots of mid efficiency boilers and see under 80ppm! My personal CO meter Goes off at 35ppm.
You should have pulled all the burners in the first place and cleaned them and the pilot assembly. Inspect the heat exchanger for obstruction Likely ok because it’s cast iron. Some of those Honeywell intermittent pilot valves are bad and open main valve when pilot is energized. Easy check. Disconnect mv and call for heat. How bout the flow switch. System pressure. Temperature rise etc. But wtf do I know about boilers
Maybe you should make videos Gary, you seem to know more.
Gary Couper hi Gary grand master of boilers, you still haven't posted your videos, we wait in anticipation coach.
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*_Fix the quality, please._*
Dan_Zigadlo1997 it was filmed in someone’s dirt floor basement, what more are you expecting?
Erik J. Are you blind? The video quality is not the greatest at all...
@@Daniel_Zigadlo check your end as i just watched it on a 60" HDTV and it looked about as good as you get for being in a dark dingy basement working on a boiler
I'm sure he'll get his army of technical assistants right on that.
No it's 360p for some reason.