@@stoneman8369 Same it's hard to find a tech who can/will work on a oil furnace at least in my area so this is how I learned to keep it maintained and running.
Thank You. would be nice to see my service guys do what you did. Never any electronic testing tools . just filters , stem replacements but no burn testing and adjustments . mmmm. Good work Steven
Recently I came across a few of these good videos and I must say that the gentleman doing these videos is very meticulous about his workmanship. I am a little surprised that at 2:25, after taking the old filter out, he did not thoroughly clean the container before introducing the new filter. I know that it is not a big sin to do that, but somehow I did expect it out of this gentleman who is a high-level, skilled man. To his credit, at 2:18 he did say, " This has been changed!" Being 85 years old, I did a lot of this work, but as in my country, we cannot find replacements so easily, I had to dismantle and repair down to a lower level, even repairing control units down to transistor levels and dismantling nozzles and even wind motors in certain situations. I guess living through WW2 wherein 1950 we had to do with what we found locally, makes one a very tolerant person to the states one finds himself in. His videos showing copper pipe soldering reminds me of my early working days when we had to join lead sheathed cables where we had to wipe the soldering all throughout to make the joint completely watertight, Thank you for all these excellent videos.
As usual, quality job Steven! Loving this New England weather. Though 39 degrees today, winter is right around the corner. Hard to believe it will be 60 on Christmas. Can't believe we are still running the chillers at the hospital for air conditioning!
I absolutely love your videos your an amazing person and sharing your knowledge is a blessing to all of us. Thank you so so very much if I had the money I'd take care of you for that
very informative video, one word of advice though, Never purchase a Crown Boiler from a Company Called surplus city liquidators. They are very shady. they like to advertise on Amazon .Beware
What would cause a cad cell to melt? I have put 3 of them on and they continue to burn up. Not just a little discolored like the one you show in this video, but actually melt/ warp the eye. I know this is an older video. Any help would be appreciated. By the way thanks for sharing your knowledge. Been a silent watcher for a while now. Lol
Just so everyone knows. That was not a furnace cleaning. When you clean a furnace you pull the burner . Pull the flue pipes . Remove the flue box and chamber. Then brush and vacuum out the heat exchanger and chamber. What you just seen was a burner tune up. And a sloppy one at that. You didn't even clean the electrodes.
Hello Steven I have the same furnace. the Maintenance guy came yesterday and he said my RUUD furnace is finished, must replace with electric. he showed a photo that he took of the inside of the furnace he said it is rusting and it might cause carbon monoxide. is there is way of fixing it instead of replacing it. it is 25 years old.
I see that you installed a 0.65 nozzle because, as you said, it's an older furnace. I am in the process of cleaning mine, circa 1950's, and according to a previous service. A 1.00 nozzle is installed. I have yet to purchase the nozzle though. Also, should I be replacing the nozzle annually? As a homeowner I'll be doing the cleaning myself. I am just thinking that the nozzle is replaced at each cleaning because as a pro you are there and it's the best practice. Meaning, you don't know when you'll be there next. Thank you
Steven, if by any chance you're reading youtube comments, I have an issue that my oil company can't figure out. New oil delivery came, did the filter and flushed the line. Bled it. It lights, but on the first start black smoke comes out of the damper. Once it gets going it's fine, but on the next relight it again pushes black smoke out the damper. It burns clean once that initial puff happens, but it smells wretched and shouldn't be happening. Any ideas?
I just bought my first home and I’m upgrading to a oil-fired heater. The furnace this house Is heated by propane and I hate the idea of having this highly pressurized tank of volatile gas next to my house. Heard too many horror stories about them. Is there a brand of furnace to which you reccomend?
Thanks, We do have the kerosene "space heaters" that look like little jet engines with a kerosene tank attached that guys use in their garages they have brass jets and 2 electrodes that arc across the spray pattern.
Hi Steven, I need your help! So, I have in my home I have old burner . The oil gun is a Beckett Models "A", "AF", may be suffixed MP, 1192 Series burners, 0.4-3.0 gph. A date of 1968. I would like to know what nozzle number I have to using for replacement! Thanks for you attention Steven, Cristiano.
Thanks for making the video and helping people out. I do have a question my oil furnace is blowing lukewarm air everything seems normal other than the air coming out of the vent is not hot only warm any ideas? Same furnace is the one in the video
What about wood burning furnace's. Here in Canada, it's all most of us got in the north. And mine has been a pain to deal with the last week.. stalling, and is really dirty.. it's the engine and fan. The people who stayed here before me haven't cleaned it.
+Bo Johnson Depends on what part of Tennessee you live in, If you go into the upper or eastern part Tennessee and around the higher elevations you may see more oil furnaces there, An oil burner nozzle is not the same as a propane gas orifice it's a little larger than that, it will look similar to the ones you would find in reddy heaters
Question: Have smoke coming out of my chimney. Its a beckett oil furnace in a Mobil home. Also my fan for the force air.. turns on only for a several seconds then turns off, and continues to do this. but the burner is still on and fired up.. and the black smoke continues to come out of chimeny.. Any suggestions? much appreciated. thanks!
Steve, what is the electronic device called you are using to check the boiler? I’d like to purchase one myself. I have a Beckett Oil Burner, I changed the oil filter, pump fuel screen, replaced the nozzle and checked the electrodes for cracks as well as cleaned out the area surrounding where electrodes sit. (Not sure what area is called?) the nozzle that came out stated 80/85/B on the sides and the one I had on hand says 1.25/80/H. Boiler fired right up, sounded fine first 10 minutes then as I was sitting upstairs I could hear a low bass rumbling throughout the house. It was very loud. Like a huge air draft was running through the place and I felt as though pressure was building up and feared an explosion. I could smell a slight chemical burning smell, not sure if it was the Carb Cleaner I used to clean the electrodes and oil tank filter container, but I shut the boiler down and haven’t touched it since. Is the nozzle the culprit here as to the rumbling sound? Also, boiler wasn’t shutting off as it would usually heat up entire house in 10 min and shut off, the boiler stayed on 20 minutes until I shut it off at the switch.
Of course Steve know better, but i service my furnace too, and know some, i think your nozzle was wrong for sure, and maybe other things after your service...now this is 4 years after, so what happened , how did you fix it !?
Hi just looking to buy one of the draft tester. Where can I get one . Here in Alberta they are every hard to get info or help. Like the info you put out. Thanks keep it up
So you don't have to cover the hole for combustion testing? When I was learning in the field the guy who taught me would cover some with foil tape, some with a "button" and high temp silicone and some he wouldn't cover at all. I never asked why. Lol. I usually put a screw in there. Or a small piece of sheet metal with a pop rivet. Is it ok to leave them open Steve? Just wondering.
+Fireship1 its always a negitive pressure on the vent . what about the draft damper its open ???? i do not thing its a big deal on this type of system . 90+yes or forsed draft yes . but something with a chimney not a big deal in my book others would disagree with me
Just the blower fan runs continually. Both oil and gas furnaces have a high and low limit temperature. The burner starts first, then the fan kicks in, then when the heat exchanger gets too hot the burner shuts down. The burner cycles on an off but the fan keeps running as long as there is a call for heat. A boiler is the same idea, circulator pump stays running and the burner cycles on an off.
Hello is there any difference between the fuel filter you used and the standard general wool filter I'm an ac guy in north east Florida and we service oil furnaces for old folk that still have them I found that type on the internet but wonder is that type better than standard wool filters Or is tat what your supplied that type and doesn't mater only as long as the filter is clean
annual service to my BUDDY WAYNE MSR series oil burner. this guy would not want to know what i burn in buddy wayne. USED CAR OIL, 134a compressor oil and tranny fluid in a standard BUDDY WAYNE MSR. Just so he keeps his filthy paws off of buddy wayne. HAVE NO PROBLEM BURNING USED CAR OIL. MORE USED CAR OIL & 134a compressor oil.
Steve, thank you for posting these. It has helped me numerous times tear apart my becket burner and get it operational again. Thanks again my friend!
yes this guy is pretty good at what he does i saved thousands watching his video!s
@@stoneman8369 Same it's hard to find a tech who can/will work on a oil furnace at least in my area so this is how I learned to keep it maintained and running.
Maybe one of the best follow through videos ever...Good Job.
As a new homeowner I'm enjoying all your plumbing videos. very helpful Steve. thank you.
+Eric Grosbeck i will do more thanks for watching
I've been in the Trade for 36 years Steven. Never did a whole lot with oil, but i enjoyed this video. Good job!
Thank you so much. You’ve saved me money and kept me warm.
Thank You. would be nice to see my service guys do what you did. Never any electronic testing tools . just filters , stem replacements but no burn testing and adjustments . mmmm. Good work Steven
Recently I came across a few of these good videos and I must say that the gentleman doing these videos is very meticulous about his workmanship. I am a little surprised that at 2:25, after taking the old filter out, he did not thoroughly clean the container before introducing the new filter. I know that it is not a big sin to do that, but somehow I did expect it out of this gentleman who is a high-level, skilled man.
To his credit, at 2:18 he did say, " This has been changed!"
Being 85 years old, I did a lot of this work, but as in my country, we cannot find replacements so easily, I had to dismantle and repair down to a lower level, even repairing control units down to transistor levels and dismantling nozzles and even wind motors in certain situations. I guess living through WW2 wherein 1950 we had to do with what we found locally, makes one a very tolerant person to the states one finds himself in. His videos showing copper pipe soldering reminds me of my early working days when we had to join lead sheathed cables where we had to wipe the soldering all throughout to make the joint completely watertight,
Thank you for all these excellent videos.
You put out great information. Every time I watch your videos you're taking me to school 👍 thanks
I have the same burner glad for full service video. I plan to service it myself this summer.
Very informative video, thanks for taking the time to film it steadily and showing all the details your talking about. I'll be a subscriber.
As usual, quality job Steven! Loving this New England weather. Though 39 degrees today, winter is right around the corner. Hard to believe it will be 60 on Christmas. Can't believe we are still running the chillers at the hospital for air conditioning!
+Brad1237202 ya been warm out
Brad1237o
I absolutely love your videos your an amazing person and sharing your knowledge is a blessing to all of us. Thank you so so very much if I had the money I'd take care of you for that
It's interesting seeing the different readings between oil boilers, and furnaces.
+Ryan Losinger i try to mix it up
Nice Job Steve, Your right about covering the hole, I have never covered them.
+Arnie Grote i cover it up for the youtube police
Thanks, wife and I are working on the same blower. It starts runs for a minute the shuts off.
Steve Martin is it going out on high limit or tripping out on safety?
again great job and fine service Steve Lavimoneare thanks for sharing your videos
+Carlos Raxon thanks for watching
Great service video Steve
ooo momma steve is working hard again momma
+dklucas1 steve is working again mama
Awesome videos Steve! You saved me $165 with this one! 🙏
I must agree. Your videos are so helpful.
very informative video, one word of advice though, Never purchase a Crown Boiler from a Company Called surplus city liquidators. They are very shady. they like to advertise on Amazon .Beware
What would cause a cad cell to melt? I have put 3 of them on and they continue to burn up. Not just a little discolored like the one you show in this video, but actually melt/ warp the eye. I know this is an older video. Any help would be appreciated. By the way thanks for sharing your knowledge. Been a silent watcher for a while now. Lol
Just so everyone knows. That was not a furnace cleaning. When you clean a furnace you pull the burner . Pull the flue pipes . Remove the flue box and chamber. Then brush and vacuum out the heat exchanger and chamber. What you just seen was a burner tune up. And a sloppy one at that. You didn't even clean the electrodes.
Should an annual furnace tuneup include an oil filter change or is this something extra you have to ask for?
Hello Steven I have the same furnace. the Maintenance guy came yesterday and he said my RUUD furnace is finished, must replace with electric. he showed a photo that he took of the inside of the furnace he said it is rusting and it might cause carbon monoxide. is there is way of fixing it instead of replacing it. it is 25 years old.
I see that you installed a 0.65 nozzle because, as you said, it's an older furnace. I am in the process of cleaning mine, circa 1950's, and according to a previous service. A 1.00 nozzle is installed. I have yet to purchase the nozzle though.
Also, should I be replacing the nozzle annually? As a homeowner I'll be doing the cleaning myself. I am just thinking that the nozzle is replaced at each cleaning because as a pro you are there and it's the best practice. Meaning, you don't know when you'll be there next.
Thank you
Robert Steich yes it should be replaced yearly as the tolerances on it are very tight and they can be clogged by a piece of debri the size of a hair.
Great video, thanks!
Great video Steve even learned a few things
+Michael Padovani thats for the comment
Nice catch on the cad cell, Steven. Good job. Let her rip, potato chip!
+Randy Kocian lol she like to let it rip..she is a leaker mama
Great work Steve.
+teh60 thanks for the comments
Steven, if by any chance you're reading youtube comments, I have an issue that my oil company can't figure out. New oil delivery came, did the filter and flushed the line. Bled it. It lights, but on the first start black smoke comes out of the damper. Once it gets going it's fine, but on the next relight it again pushes black smoke out the damper. It burns clean once that initial puff happens, but it smells wretched and shouldn't be happening. Any ideas?
Might be sucking a little sludge from the tank every time it starts up. Did you figure out the problem?
@@TheNaruto2314 no. Decided i want nothing to do with it and scrapped the oil setup
@@rotohcf1400 ahh
I just bought my first home and I’m upgrading to a oil-fired heater. The furnace this house Is heated by propane and I hate the idea of having this highly pressurized tank of volatile gas next to my house. Heard too many horror stories about them. Is there a brand of furnace to which you reccomend?
Should the filter be changed every year?
Thanks,
We do have the kerosene "space heaters" that look like little jet engines with a kerosene tank attached that guys use in their garages they have brass jets and 2 electrodes that arc across the spray pattern.
Great job Steve.
+hannarye thanks charles
Hi Steven, I need your help! So, I have in my home I have old burner .
The oil gun is a Beckett Models "A", "AF", may be suffixed MP, 1192 Series burners, 0.4-3.0 gph. A date of 1968.
I would like to know what nozzle number I have to using for replacement! Thanks for you attention Steven, Cristiano.
Love the videos.
Very helpful, but tedious trying to keep attention with all the ads
Loved the UA-cam police remark having to cut back on the cooking videos got a doctors appointment coming up lol
+Philliip Jones eat salard and pray
Thanks for making the video and helping people out. I do have a question my oil furnace is blowing lukewarm air everything seems normal other than the air coming out of the vent is not hot only warm any ideas? Same furnace is the one in the video
What about wood burning furnace's.
Here in Canada, it's all most of us got in the north.
And mine has been a pain to deal with the last week.. stalling, and is really dirty.. it's the engine and fan.
The people who stayed here before me haven't cleaned it.
What does the restricter plate do?
Nice, thorough work, and I am not sure why there are downward thumbs.
+bg147 they come from the mamas boy from world headquartors,and his pose of pussies go look at his channel he gets no views
Adam Sandler, is that you? Lol btw excellent videos!
We don't have too many oil furnaces here in Tennessee, is the ".75" nozzle the same numbers as used on the propane orifaces? thanks great video.
+Bo Johnson no oil burner nozzles are different
+Bo Johnson Depends on what part of Tennessee you live in, If you go into the upper or eastern part Tennessee and around the higher elevations you may see more oil furnaces there, An oil burner nozzle is not the same as a propane gas orifice it's a little larger than that, it will look similar to the ones you would find in reddy heaters
sounds like you're from my neck of the woods..... Mass
I wish he was around me. I would hire him
Steve can you tell me the furnace/burner was asking for .65/80B, or because it is older furnace you used lower type ?
Great video! I learned a lot. One question though. Can't you just clean the nozzle? Thanks bro!
in an emergency at 2 am yes but it should be replaced annually
great work Steve.
+1988MowerMan thank you
What does it mean when you get black on the paper?
Hey Steve you didn't put on the service record about changing the cad cell, I hope you charged for it?
I love the machanics on these oiled fire furnaces. I have I question to you STEVEN do you prefer working on heat pumps or electric A/C units
+adam sanderson i do not have many heat pumps up north because it gets to cold up here .
@@stevenlavimoniere. Hi Steve, thank you for the post. What is the cost to do that preventive maintenance?..
Very helpful. Thank you.
Why does my furnace smoke real bad. When it kicks on. It's black smoke.
Don't see you cleaning the heat exchanger oil side?
How do you clean the small tube heat exchangers?
Steve what do you think the best oil furnace for forced hot air is.I have a olsen furnace now that need to be replaced?
nice work nice video thanks
Nasty work 😂
Question: Have smoke coming out of my chimney. Its a beckett oil furnace in a Mobil home. Also my fan for the force air.. turns on only for a several seconds then turns off, and continues to do this. but the burner is still on and fired up.. and the black smoke continues to come out of chimeny.. Any suggestions? much appreciated. thanks!
Hey steve, love the videos. What fuel oil filters to you recommend a tech always have in truck?
Nice work dude
How would I know what nozzle I need for my boiler
Hi Steve
How can I find combustion chamber liner model this heat , I tell store and picture this heat , they don’t know model number ?
I see your using new metal tool box (heavy-duty)...
Ya looks like that photo cell got some heat ha. (Cooked)
" Next level moma "
+Bob Parrott i always run metal took boxes
Don't work with a lot of oil my way but great job.
+Tim Breslin i do see alot of oil
Steve, what is the electronic device called you are using to check the boiler? I’d like to purchase one myself. I have a Beckett Oil Burner, I changed the oil filter, pump fuel screen, replaced the nozzle and checked the electrodes for cracks as well as cleaned out the area surrounding where electrodes sit. (Not sure what area is called?) the nozzle that came out stated 80/85/B on the sides and the one I had on hand says 1.25/80/H. Boiler fired right up, sounded fine first 10 minutes then as I was sitting upstairs I could hear a low bass rumbling throughout the house. It was very loud. Like a huge air draft was running through the place and I felt as though pressure was building up and feared an explosion. I could smell a slight chemical burning smell, not sure if it was the Carb Cleaner I used to clean the electrodes and oil tank filter container, but I shut the boiler down and haven’t touched it since. Is the nozzle the culprit here as to the rumbling sound? Also, boiler wasn’t shutting off as it would usually heat up entire house in 10 min and shut off, the boiler stayed on 20 minutes until I shut it off at the switch.
Of course Steve know better, but i service my furnace too, and know some, i think your nozzle was wrong for sure, and maybe other things after your service...now this is 4 years after, so what happened , how did you fix it !?
great video!!
+George Siatos thank you
good stuff steve
Next Level Steve
+Harry Dickson thanks man
Thank you
Where can I buy the douglas pliers at? How often do you replace those pliers?
+plumber23 plumber33 the douglas plyers last 20 years in box you can get them on ebay
Hi just looking to buy one of the draft tester. Where can I get one . Here in Alberta they are every hard to get info or help. Like the info you put out. Thanks keep it up
www.ebay.com/itm/BACHARACH-13-3000-Draftrite-Draft-Gauge/112701626026?epid=1604067173&hash=item1a3d8a56aa:g:EyUAAOSwjodaOp2b
So you don't have to cover the hole for combustion testing? When I was learning in the field the guy who taught me would cover some with foil tape, some with a "button" and high temp silicone and some he wouldn't cover at all. I never asked why. Lol. I usually put a screw in there. Or a small piece of sheet metal with a pop rivet. Is it ok to leave them open Steve? Just wondering.
+Fireship1 its always a negitive pressure on the vent . what about the draft damper its open ???? i do not thing its a big deal on this type of system . 90+yes or forsed draft yes . but something with a chimney not a big deal in my book others would disagree with me
+steven lavimoniere Thanks Steve for explaining that. I have to agree. Negative pressure and everything is swept right up the flue.
Does the burner run the whole time its calling for heat like natural gas burners?
Just the blower fan runs continually. Both oil and gas furnaces have a high and low limit temperature. The burner starts first, then the fan kicks in, then when the heat exchanger gets too hot the burner shuts down. The burner cycles on an off but the fan keeps running as long as there is a call for heat. A boiler is the same idea, circulator pump stays running and the burner cycles on an off.
what no strainer in that pump? is vacuum broken?
I thought that same specially after seeing how much slug was in that filter
I agree I do strainer on every service.
Nice job Steve. Gotta watch out for the youtube police! Hahah!
what do you record with
Hello is there any difference between the fuel filter you used and the standard general wool filter I'm an ac guy in north east Florida and we service oil furnaces for old folk that still have them I found that type on the internet but wonder is that type better than standard wool filters
Or is tat what your supplied that type and doesn't mater only as long as the filter is clean
Answering myself
It doesn't matter
As long as the filter is clean
Garbar or gerber oils filters are really great for oil systems they also come with a Vacuum gauge
Whow 10 down votes, i think its not warm in mommy's basement.
Nice job, steve
wtf really....heres another down vote,a gift from dirk to you steven
cadcell and nozzle are dirty because electrodes are not set correctly
I love the accent! Good vids man!
never buy a boiler from a Company Called surplus city liquidators. Amazon
smoke pipe police ... life goes on ... nice work steve
+dennis postek thanks man
That was great.....had to laugh out loud You Tube Police......
Hi steve hw to contact u?
you forgot to clean or even check the pump strainer
Hate the goofy fire pots on these ruud furnaces.
Don't forget to cover that HOLE.
+Dan C. lol
There’s hardly points on that...
terrible tuneup didnt even bother to vaccume or even check flue passages
ya man
+jack thompson next level
Hahhahahaha, youtube police!
annual service to my BUDDY WAYNE MSR series oil burner. this guy would not want to know what i burn in buddy wayne. USED CAR OIL, 134a compressor oil and tranny fluid in a standard BUDDY WAYNE MSR. Just so he keeps his filthy paws off of buddy wayne. HAVE NO PROBLEM BURNING USED CAR OIL. MORE USED CAR OIL & 134a compressor oil.
Steve doesn't have filthy paws.
He's in the blue glove club momma...