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That's an octopus? My family home had an octopus gravity furnace! That still works today! As I grew up in the home, it was always comfortable even on the coldest Chicago night! But that one is tiny compared to the one in my brothers home.

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Something he didn't mention. From the splice outward is the jurisdiction of the power company. The home owner has little say in what the power company uses. Other than to tell them that he has upgraded his service from 100 amp to 200 amp. It's up to the power company if they want to change the drop.

Now that is cool

I've also heard them called the abominable snowman furnace because they used to be covered in asbestos

How do you know if it’s 120 but who cares about that, how many AMPS is it? No you don’t know! Knob and tube ran a main line 30-50-100 amps and then branched off of that which is why there are usually only 4 or 5 fuses for a WHOLE HOUSE. So, DO NOT DO THIS - AMPS ARE WHAT KILLS YOU, and you have NO IDEA how many amps are there running through that wire. How many times did you say you would get in trouble or you shouldn’t do it well HELLO then STOP! BEING AN IDIOT. I have reported your video as being dangerous. This would be safer and recommended . th-cam.com/video/AG5KPuPRLSo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=WNmranppL7B_rJir

I have the same problem, all I have to do is rotate the top back off the compression stroke counter clockwise until it stops and then it starts right up.

My mower was running great but when I park it all the gas runs into the motor i have to pull the spark plug and turn it over till sll the gas comre out

thank you excellent idea

I still have one. It’s been working just fine for almost 50 years.. I have a question. Does the pilot light always stay on even in summer? I don’t see a pilot light when I was just looking after some bad weather.. maybe it’s never on?

WHAT ARE YU TALKIN ABOUT ...SERVICE DROP TO HOUSE .....TAPS TO STACK WIRE ...

Or you can look in the NEC book and it states that .

Mine did the exact same thing, and it turned out I had to clean every electric connection from the battery to the starter. Now it starts and runs great. I went as far as ordering a new cam and it wasn't needed.

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I have a craftsman with the same 17hp briggs motor. Thanks for this!!!

It's $60-$75/gallon now

This was a perfectly made video. Short an full of info. Also happened to be my exact problem,easy to test . Iv also had luck with manually spinning the flywheel. Less work then air filter method

Excellent video. One question. Why do you recommend going from 1 1/2" to 4" PVC pipe right outside the house, could you run 1 1/2" pvc pipe for 10 ' underground before going to 4"?

I noticed too that pushing off really helps im 165

Excellent video. Very well explained.

It worked for me as well ! I tried all the things you mentioned first ,battery, starter and then I found your video ! Thanks man !

I have the same problem but mine will not start.

Does it go fast?

the flame isn’t too bad considering its gravity, is it natural gas or propane?

I found an easier way to get it started. I manually turn the engine clockwise to just past top dead center of the compression stroke. From that point there is enough momentum where the engine will continue to spin and start.

Awesome!!!!!!

Because it was cool back then. I have a sunken shower from 1977.

Bro that’s #4 triplex it’s good for 110amps you’ll never be able to pull that much on ur house so don’t overthink it

Well, that got it cranking. Not turning over though.

Yeah it just digs in and and digs in, and because it's so stringy it just doesn't split. I have elm all over my property and also maple, and I split all the maple, then the next day it was elm time. It took a single hour of trying to split elm and in comparison I got maybe 5% elm split compared to maple in that time frame. What turned into a single day for maple would have taken me weeks and half killed myself in the process. Nasty stuff. Although I will say this, elm is AMAZING firewood. It really is. It burns great and lasts long.

What if my service is underground?

THANK YOU!!! THIS is the only video i could find addressing this issue. I'm a painter and was scared AF Abt touching this line while painting or using my latter.

Excellent. Best explanation of all videos of this type. Thanks.

This worked great for me. Thank you so much!!

Could this also cause the compression to stay released? The mower souns freely, but no compression.

I have an octopus! The building is well over 100 years old and is in the oldest part of town (which was settled early to mid 1800s) and I believe I was told it is the ORIGINAL furnace. When it was first installed it burned coal! It was converted and they added a unit that burns natural gas years ago. I really hate it, my gas bills are astronomical in the winter, my sinuses get irritated whenever it kicks on after a period of non-use, it takes up an uncomfortable amount of space in an otherwise spacious basement, and the heat does not flow to the master bedroom at all (yes, I checked and re-checked every possible reason for this, it appears that it is just positioned too far away from that room and the room is on a corner of the building with two outside adjacent walls. It gets so cold in that room in the winter even with the furnace running that water can freeze if you leave it overnight. It also has the exact same asbestos lined tubes to carry the heat and they are difficult to not disturb because you have to duck and lean to avoid hitting them with your face just to travel back and forth across the basement so I am perpetually worried that I am living in a big box of poison. It even looks terrifying because the main chamber is a round shape just like a giant basement octopus, it is literally a nightmare furnace.

Couldn't believe this worked. Same mower with the same issue. Can also start if in the choke potion with the throttle.

I ran into a problem yesterday at a clients house and could not unmount their undermount cast iron bar sink. I was able to use my isolating tool to make a 1 inch clearance. Then I attempted to use my reciprocating saw to finish the job. Nooooo Bueno. Not sure what type of epoxy or gorilla hair glue 😆 they used, but it was eating my blades for lunch. Have you ever ran into this? Or what blades do you recommend? Is it as heating it up like you demonstrated?

I was just on another video and it is absolutely insane to see so many people having the same problems years before you

You really shouldn't be touching those wires as that is just a coating not insulation you can still get lit up bad .

That mast should be higher than point of attachment I know that well at least in my state

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I still have one In use can confirm it needs no power at all but can use a blower to help it extract more heat

So much asbestos

Can you please tell me what the six-sided adapter that you have at the top of the discharge line is and possibly where I can purchase one?

We had one of those in our old house in Northern Ohio. Ran consistently into the late 90's until our house was demolished. We moved into a newer home with a Trane XE 80 furnace now 19 years old. We pretty much had our Trane XE 80 rebuilt 3 times since we moved there in 1998. From control boards going out, fan motors burning out, heat exchanger needing replaced & just about everything else in there all replaced at least 3 times since 1998. That old Homart furnace my grandfather had installed in early 1960's (similar to the one in this video) other than replacing a gas regulator, replacing a burner, thermostat & having to relight the pilot light every now and then was by FAR a better furnace then this new modern junk they build now, asbestos & all. EPA more concerned with emissions & that's all great but if a home is poorly insulated emission laws don't matter.

Im in nèed to replace my gas valve in my unit. I live in Minnesota

Thank you for sharing your experience and tips. I feel better now with having some options to remove mine.

Great information even for a girl who knows nothing, and had concerns. I can rest a little easier tonight😉

fantastic video. I couldn't figure out why I couldn't get it to turn - replaced battery, solenoid, and starter - turns to compression stroke and stopped. Your trick worked. Need to see how to replace the compression release now.