I had a leaking relief valve. watched this video, found out expansion tank was bad(lasted 14 years) replaced hy-vent, expansion tank, and relief valve. Had some air in system but Air-purge valve took care of that. Thanks to your videos I saved a ton of money doing it myself.
As always top notch service work. I have never purged air like that. I always purge at every radiator and that takes forever. It is always nice to learn a better way of getting a job done right
justin henning i always change them boiler drains or most of the time they will leak ,then you have to drain the boiler down a second time ,best to just change out them cheap ones ,,,if it has a seperate packing nut i will leave them .because that the problem i have with the cheap ones they leak out the packing nut and no way to stop it
Hey steve,weil mclain oil fired boiler in basement,radiator system,2 story house. I had bad valves at radiators so i replaced 2 of them.refilled system,now its running at almost 50psi,even with the auto fill valve and the shutoff valves off. Thought it might be flow-by in the valves. But with them shut off i am at a loss..
Do you use Teflon tape on your joints? I found that if I just use dope om any connections for a boiler that the heat just burns the dope out of then threads and I get a leak. Do you have that problem ever?
heavydiesel yes i stock all these items in my truck ,and yes the oil line has to be upgraded for the new insurance law .any bear cooper in contact with concrete is the issue
Steve I have a valve on top of that expansion tank that will start leaking water out the top. The cap on top of valve seems cross threaded on the plastic nipple. Should I replace the whole valve? It is a Repco M81 boiler furnace. Valve was replaced a year ago.
+steven lavimoniere Thanks for the reply. I just started watching your videos and just finished watching the one that the boiler had not been cleaned in 5 years. Good thing youre not afraid of a challenge! Lucky they didnt find you dead in front of that friggin beast.
I'm not sure what your doing. My air tank is waterlogged, but I don't see that thing on top of the tank. My set up is old. I paid someone to do it last year, cost me seven hundred dollars, and it has the same pressure relief valve. The expansion tank is the same too.
Kiki Lang if its a dapham tank it need to be replaces if it has standing water in it once you disconnect the tank if its a old style tank up at cieling .old steel tank you have to shut of the feed to tank and drain the tank completly to let air back in to extank . there usually is a bleader to allow air in as you drain ,in the handle screw.remove ect.if the tank holds a vac it will not drain..
How long can an old Crane boiler made in the 1960s last? The water in that valley is awful stuff, but this home has a water softener. I came across a Crane that was, uhm, err, liberated, from the foundry where the cast iron was made for them, and auctioned off by a local television station. It was kind of neat to see the whole history of the house in all the paperwork they kept. The nomenclature plate for the boiler was still in the envelope, and had never been riveted onto the housing, but the serial number plate had been chiseled off. Hmm? Nothing suspicious there! For a 50 year old Crane Sunnyday 102 boiler, this thing was clean, and still doing its job. 15 PSI spot on. The expansion tank was good, heat exchanger hot water heater, indoor outdoor temp sensors, it all looked really clean and nice, for being installed in 1967. Half the stuff in that basement was lifted from the local steel mill. LOL By that time Crane had plans to dismantle the cast iron foundry and ship it to South Africa, where labor was cheap, & labor unions were non-existent.
gerry mcadams older house the new houses we see pipe covering ..also see a lot of melted pipe covering .. my self i think its fine with out the covering around the boiler .you can cover the runout ,but around the boiler usuall gets burnt up anyway .if i would use it use the true armor flex not the selulos for water pipes that the cheap i see melted all the time around boilers
Steve, wouldn't it make since to put valves before and after the pump, so you don't have to drain whole system down and refill and bleed air? Some pumps come with 1/4 plugs where you could install pit cocks to bleed air off of pump. Just a suggestion. great videos.!
+5553jonc i have no issue draining boiler to do the work .the system needs purging anyway every few years .but you can install shut off flanges if you like .not a fan of them i have seen them leak .and sometimes they get bound up .
thanks for the fast reply Steve! I thought about my post afterwards. It"s not really worth the trouble to install valves. Once the owner realizes that these valves will only be needed the Next time you need to pull pump. Wasted money, really. I"ll shut up now. lol
Nice job Steve. Looks like people up in your neck of the woods are getting ready for cooler weather. Nice to have a warehouse on wheels so you don't have to run to the parts house every time you need something.
+steven lavimoniere I have a boiler and noticed a gurgling sound in one baseboard, went to boiler and I noticed it had been leaking from the relief valve. I relieved some pressure, bled or purged air from all zones. I rechecked boiler, it seems to not be leaking. My question is about relief valve size. I noticed you put a smaller size on than was previously there. Hate to say this as it may get taken wrong. Does size matter as long as it can be replaced myself? I know the exchange tank is less than 2 years old, I believe it is not an issue. At approx. 6.17 the area above the tank own completely corroded, but not leaking. Should I have any concerns with that? The boiler was professionally cleaned last year & the guy said it was ok?
I had a leaking relief valve. watched this video, found out expansion tank was bad(lasted 14 years) replaced hy-vent, expansion tank, and relief valve. Had some air in system but Air-purge valve took care of that. Thanks to your videos I saved a ton of money doing it myself.
+Wayne G glad i could help
As always top notch service work. I have never purged air like that. I always purge at every radiator and that takes forever. It is always nice to learn a better way of getting a job done right
+Joel Vaughn yes sir
Nice job Steve, a little looking around, and u find more than just the original problem, keep em coming...
Rich Rada thats usally the case,more them one problem
Smart idea draining the old expansion tank in the sump pump pit. Sure beats carrying that heavy beast up rickety basement stairs. Good vid Steve.
Fireship1 i like to drag in a hose .i do not like the bucket idea not for purging out zones ..
Good job Steve , nice call on the pressure temp gauge and boiler drain .
justin henning i always change them boiler drains or most of the time they will leak ,then you have to drain the boiler down a second time ,best to just change out them cheap ones ,,,if it has a seperate packing nut i will leave them .because that the problem i have with the cheap ones they leak out the packing nut and no way to stop it
I agree 100 % wit ya
Hey steve,weil mclain oil fired boiler in basement,radiator system,2 story house. I had bad valves at radiators so i replaced 2 of them.refilled system,now its running at almost 50psi,even with the auto fill valve and the shutoff valves off. Thought it might be flow-by in the valves. But with them shut off i am at a loss..
Good Video Steve, the Oil Burner Videos are really cool. Keep em coming!
Rudy P many more to come
Nice Job Steve. Thanks for the education
S Sam thanks for watching sam
Great job as usual keep them coming Steve !!!!
Harry Dickson thanks for the loyal support harry
Top notch pro work Steve,good stuff!
raidzer thanks for commenting
Do you use Teflon tape on your joints? I found that if I just use dope om any connections for a boiler that the heat just burns the dope out of then threads and I get a leak. Do you have that problem ever?
Good thing you keep this stuff on the truck Steven!
Is the oil line upgrade needed due to code changes?
heavydiesel yes i stock all these items in my truck ,and yes the oil line has to be upgraded for the new insurance law .any bear cooper in contact with concrete is the issue
Steve I have a valve on top of that expansion tank that will start leaking water out the top. The cap on top of valve seems cross threaded on the plastic nipple. Should I replace the whole valve? It is a Repco M81 boiler furnace. Valve was replaced a year ago.
+MrMrfreedom1 yes you have to replace the high vent or shut the cap off to stop leaking . sometimes you have to replace them .
+steven lavimoniere Thanks for the reply. I just started watching your videos and just finished watching the one that the boiler had not been cleaned in 5 years. Good thing youre not afraid of a challenge! Lucky they didnt find you dead in front of that friggin beast.
I'm not sure what your doing. My air tank is waterlogged, but I don't see that thing on top of the tank. My set up is old. I paid someone to do it last year, cost me seven hundred dollars, and it has the same pressure relief valve. The expansion tank is the same too.
Kiki Lang if its a dapham tank it need to be replaces if it has standing water in it once you disconnect the tank if its a old style tank up at cieling .old steel tank you have to shut of the feed to tank and drain the tank completly to let air back in to extank . there usually is a bleader to allow air in as you drain ,in the handle screw.remove ect.if the tank holds a vac it will not drain..
Where is that plier that Emin sent you? Can´t figure it out why you don´t use it?
How long can an old Crane boiler made in the 1960s last? The water in that valley is awful stuff, but this home has a water softener. I came across a Crane that was, uhm, err, liberated, from the foundry where the cast iron was made for them, and auctioned off by a local television station. It was kind of neat to see the whole history of the house in all the paperwork they kept. The nomenclature plate for the boiler was still in the envelope, and had never been riveted onto the housing, but the serial number plate had been chiseled off. Hmm? Nothing suspicious there! For a 50 year old Crane Sunnyday 102 boiler, this thing was clean, and still doing its job. 15 PSI spot on. The expansion tank was good, heat exchanger hot water heater, indoor outdoor temp sensors, it all looked really clean and nice, for being installed in 1967. Half the stuff in that basement was lifted from the local steel mill. LOL By that time Crane had plans to dismantle the cast iron foundry and ship it to South Africa, where labor was cheap, & labor unions were non-existent.
Good job, I notice no insulation on pipes, Is that something that is not done up there? Its code here.
gerry mcadams older house the new houses we see pipe covering ..also see a lot of melted pipe covering .. my self i think its fine with out the covering around the boiler .you can cover the runout ,but around the boiler usuall gets burnt up anyway .if i would use it use the true armor flex not the selulos for water pipes that the cheap i see melted all the time around boilers
Nice repair Steven! That water feeder looks like it's from the 1950's! Enjoy the weekend, and I hope your phone doesn't ring!!
Brad1237202 feeder is a caradco,not a watts ,caradco are still made just not as common up my way
Steve, wouldn't it make since to put valves before and after the pump, so you don't have to drain whole system down and refill and bleed air? Some pumps come with 1/4 plugs where you could install pit cocks to bleed air off of pump. Just a suggestion. great videos.!
+5553jonc i have no issue draining boiler to do the work .the system needs purging anyway every few years .but you can install shut off flanges if you like .not a fan of them i have seen them leak .and sometimes they get bound up .
thanks for the fast reply Steve! I thought about my post afterwards. It"s not really worth the trouble to install valves. Once the owner realizes that these valves will only be needed the Next time you need to pull pump. Wasted money, really. I"ll shut up now. lol
What kind of pipe dope do you use? Great video.
megalock
Thanks!
Nice job Steve. Looks like people up in your neck of the woods are getting ready for cooler weather. Nice to have a warehouse on wheels so you don't have to run to the parts house every time you need something.
DC Rickerson i try to keep my truck well stocked
Good video, Steven.
mazzmari thanks for the support
Great Job ...Steve
Terry Dowell thanks for watching terry
As usual job well done.
Larry Cole thanks for the support larry
awesome job
I am soooo very glad I work on Campus, or in Facilities
and do not have to deal with this rotten crap
boiler leaking water out relief valve
+steven lavimoniere I have a boiler and noticed a gurgling sound in one baseboard, went to boiler and I noticed it had been leaking from the relief valve. I relieved some pressure, bled or purged air from all zones. I rechecked boiler, it seems to not be leaking. My question is about relief valve size. I noticed you put a smaller size on than was previously there. Hate to say this as it may get taken wrong. Does size matter as long as it can be replaced myself? I know the exchange tank is less than 2 years old, I believe it is not an issue. At approx. 6.17 the area above the tank own completely corroded, but not leaking. Should I have any concerns with that? The boiler was professionally cleaned last year & the guy said it was ok?
Another good job.
codymon100 thanks cody
On the money Detective Lavimoniere---The customer must have decided to try someone who can find the problems!
Dwight Bennett i have worked for this guys brother before ,,so it was a refural
good job
Al Gregory thanks for commenting i know you know whats going on in the video
steven lavimoniere I did one the other day and I heard the solder joint break on the air scoop. Turned into a nightmare job.
Al Gregory there not always easy thats for sure
Top notch pro work Steve,good stuff!