Steve you were very polite, and courteous with the lady today..i like "calm steve", analytical, focused, probing, evaluating. You are entering legend status
she was a sweet old lady late 80 or early 90s.just wanting help to make sure her heat was working ok . she said she was disabled not . she seem to get around with a cane . and sat down a lot .i was there to help and calm her worrying down . and assure her things would be fine .or i am just a phone call away .
The combination of Steve's brusque demeanor and the way he dotes on the dainty Ms. Molly is just perfect. :) It really shows what a Teddy bear Steve is.
My house is 103 years old and I love my hydronic system. Those radiators kick ass. I go up in the attic and bleed the system every year and last year me and a couple of buddies changed all my returns, in the crawl going back to the boiler because most of them were in the ground and leaking. Now it really kicks ass.
Your ok Steve God Bless that Lady. She keeps her house very nice it must have been a pleasure to work there compared to the other shit shows you worked at last week!
She said you were there in 1917!! I knew you had a lot of experience, but man ... you've been doing this for over 100 years!! No wonder you know your stuff!!
Your get there don't russ it , stay focus on small details , stay with heat & ac work and go out working by yourself after you get experience with older techs and your get easy 100 k a year , even in a smaller towns , dont rush it .accidents happen take care of your customers,
I was kinda surprised how much air there was, wonder if that caused some of the loud banging, but I do think it definitely effected circulation. Glad that Steven did check those so the lady won’t be cold, hopefully 😊
Feel like I’m back at my parents house every fall bleeding all the radiators…no auto feeder. I put one in finally. Old coal boiler converted to oil. What a beast.
LOL ... its funny how you think when you see stuff. After over 60 years of work sometimes you just instinctively react to things without a single thought. When the first radiator sprouted water, I moved my coffee cup from in front of my screen so it wouldn't get into my coffee . It's a big screen and almost looks real, sounds stupid but I laughed right after only realizing what I did after the fact. Love these videos !
I've got these cast iron radiators... take a while to heat up and even when they do, the house is still cold. Hot to the touch but step a few feet away and I can't feel them. I'm starting to think the warm air is escaping through the windows. Good video thankyou.
Those "Rolex plugs" sound expensive! LOL! She said 1917...did she mean 2017? Nice touch, closing the windows AND locking them! Especially these days with co many criminals about to get a get out of jail free card...and undocumented cab drivers lurking with screw drivers.
I have a system almost identical to that.... But I have a radiator at one upstairs and one downstairs that are completely cold but I'm already is a blood out and have water.... What do you think would be the issue there?
You know it’s a guy who is proud of his work when he says. “I’m not he only show in town there are other guys” she’s had the other guys in before and knows what you offer offer Steve. Gr at job!!!
Thank you for passing your knowledge forward. I need help ; information on module home down flow furnace with a.c. humidifier installation ; how to install.
My problem is the zoning is front and back of house ( because back in the day the back was a bakery ). My upstairs is sauna hot and my downstairs is too cool. If I remember correctly years again my maintenance guy told me the valve to the radiators up there are so old, they can’t be turned off. (Because the are stuck, rusted) My question is, under normal circumstances..... should I be able to use the valve to turn down, or off, the flow to these old type radiators? All winter the upstairs windows are open AND my kids run fans to try to cool their rooms wasting electricity. Plus they get so hot they come down and turn the thermostats all the way off and then my downstairs ends up freezing again. It’s a never ending battle that I’m tired of fighting. 😢
My question is how did air even get into the system someone obviously did work on the system or she has a slow leak somewhere. Really curious what is going on
My mom has an old hydronic system with 4-in cast iron supply lines that have been neglected for 20 years not sure what I should do. Was thinking about putting in 2 manifolds in running pex to each radiator, with 1 0011 taco pump running each manifold I guess my question is would that be the right call and if so what size line should I run
I'm trying to figure out why my Crown boiler isn't blowing steam upstairs. Pilot works, I don't know what's wrong with this thing. It was working fine before I brought the house, now I want to just get out of here. I feel like there was foul play before I was able to actually move in. Makes no sense to me and winter is here smh...
What Breed Dog is Ms.Molly she is lovely? I happened to take in a Mr.Max over the pandemic and no one can tell me his breed but Ms.Molly looks very similar people usually say Mx looks like a little fox. 🥰
in my apartment has 6 radiators. one in my room,, one in my kichten, one in bedroom, and playroom. we never have gotten to do all this. but in 3 years ago back in between Oct and half Nov of 2019, all my radiators were leaking. and it was making noise. like for example clicking noise, and banging nosie. so and the landlord plumber his name vinny. he had to come and fix all of the radiators. and then they worked perfectly fine. but sometimes, we have a bit problem when the radiators were on, sometimes it's not strong warm enough. that means the landlord plumber probably didn't set the meter on high, or probably forgot to set it on high, or could be something got stuck in the radiator, or underneath the radiator. like something like that. and sometimes it probably take some time for it to come on the heat for no reason when the weather is super cold.
Tha vast majority is getting of heat is getting wasted from those uninsulated pipes, heating up the basement. Big system needs higher pressure and check for any kind of leak even in the valves of radiators sucking air especially in the returns. Also a deaerator in the higher point of the system should be installed to automatically take out any air in the system.
Some of mine leak and I don't know how to maintain these radiators. Going to have to call someone soon. I'm in the north shore area. What does it mean if it leaks?
Thank you for vid, was hoping to learn something new. But know these basics bleeding. Especially when companies wanna charge to come over and do it for $150-$200. WT....🙀 FREEZINNNNNNNNN CHI Weather -20 our RADIATORS HOTTTT but thermostat shows barely 67 and dropping.!?!?!😔🙈 Crazyyy
I admire how well you care for senior women AND men. Some elders seem to not have the money to compensate you. I wonder if Medicare or local Social Services would help pay for your elder's emergency heating or plumbing repairs. Better do emergency heating repairs rather than wind up in the hospital, right?
Those feeders always stick 1156. Also noticed nothing is insulated. See this a lot unfortunately-When the original system was installed- everything was wrapped in asbestos, which made a huge difference in heating efficiency. Now when a new system goes in. Everything gets abated and none of the piping is isolated. It is in the code , that those pipes need to be rewrapped. Pretty much common sense.
uninsulated pipe will heat the basement hence heat the floor .that will make to a warm floor / house when its cold out ...i would leave it as is without insulation .sometime you have to look at the big picture .insulating all them pipes in basement would be a big bill for sure .. never going to happen
I'd like to ask Steve why my 100+ year old house doesn't have an expansion tank. I'm bleeding air out of the radiators like this every month! No good mama.
@@tedlahm5740 it's got a big circulator on it. Don't think there's a leak because I put it to 20 psi to reach the third floor and the feeder only kicks on at like 14 psi but it never drops below about 19. I asked a plumber one time and he said all boilers have an expansion tank but I swear my system doesn't!
@@SpeakerSnake air is getting introduced into your loop somewhere. Check all your valves. Definitely pipe in an air scoop with a expansion tank ASAP. Hot water has to expand somewhere in your loop
Cast iron is the best ,holds the heat ! Just cover them if you don't Ike the looks ,works better than fin tube.IMO! 🥃🥃🍺🍺🍺🍿🎯 Stay safe. Retired (werk'n)keyboard super tech. Wear your safety glasses!
That lady's house is spotless. She is very proud of her place. Glad she has you to help her out.
Steve you were very polite, and courteous with the lady today..i like "calm steve", analytical, focused, probing, evaluating. You are entering legend status
she was a sweet old lady late 80 or early 90s.just wanting help to make sure her heat was working ok . she said she was disabled not . she seem to get around with a cane . and sat down a lot .i was there to help and calm her worrying down . and assure her things would be fine .or i am just a phone call away .
That old lady has nothing to worry about. Steve always looks out for the elderly. If her heat goes out call him right away.👍
I like snacks too. Ms. Molly’s not alone there.
Steve your a Saint, the way you take care of the Elderly, closing the open windows, when you see something wrong, God Bless You 👍
The combination of Steve's brusque demeanor and the way he dotes on the dainty Ms. Molly is just perfect. :) It really shows what a Teddy bear Steve is.
My house is 103 years old and I love my hydronic system. Those radiators kick ass. I go up in the attic and bleed the system every year and last year me and a couple of buddies changed all my returns, in the crawl going back to the boiler because most of them were in the ground and leaking. Now it really kicks ass.
Your ok Steve God Bless that Lady. She keeps her house very nice it must have been a pleasure to work there compared to the other shit shows you worked at last week!
Nice clean house. Polar opposite of the cat shit disaster from a few days ago
She said you were there in 1917!! I knew you had a lot of experience, but man ... you've been doing this for over 100 years!! No wonder you know your stuff!!
Thank god for the patience and grace you have Steve in making it happen for her
Man I wanna be as knowledgeable as Steve one day, I’m 21 got a lotta things to learn 😅
Your get there don't russ it , stay focus on small details , stay with heat & ac work and go out working by yourself after you get experience with older techs and your get easy 100 k a year , even in a smaller towns , dont rush it .accidents happen take care of your customers,
Great customer relations Steve !!!
Man, there was a lot of air in that system. Good job!
I was kinda surprised how much air there was, wonder if that caused some of the loud banging, but I do think it definitely effected circulation. Glad that Steven did check those so the lady won’t be cold, hopefully 😊
I wish I had all cast iron radiators in my house. Those things are the best.
I agree, love those radiators. She is lucky to have them.
I've been very ill just recently (not Covid) and your excellent videos kept me going & entertained, thank you man.
I would love to see that system installed back in the day ... all those pipes and fittings ,making it all fit in the house where you need it. crazy!!
I enjoy going on these calls with you and Miss Molly
Learning lots on your reality TV show
You're a good man. Thank You
Feel like I’m back at my parents house every fall bleeding all the radiators…no auto feeder. I put one in finally. Old coal boiler converted to oil. What a beast.
That was nice of you for shutting her windows.. 👍
Radiators are beautiful.
It must have been nice to go to a neat and clean house.
I saw one defect. One radiator had cracked paint. Nice house
LOL ... its funny how you think when you see stuff. After over 60 years of work sometimes you just instinctively react to things without a single thought. When the first radiator sprouted water, I moved my coffee cup from in front of my screen so it wouldn't get into my coffee . It's a big screen and almost looks real, sounds stupid but I laughed right after only realizing what I did after the fact. Love these videos !
I've got these cast iron radiators... take a while to heat up and even when they do, the house is still cold. Hot to the touch but step a few feet away and I can't feel them. I'm starting to think the warm air is escaping through the windows.
Good video thankyou.
Those "Rolex plugs" sound expensive! LOL! She said 1917...did she mean 2017? Nice touch, closing the windows AND locking them! Especially these days with co many criminals about to get a get out of jail free card...and undocumented cab drivers lurking with screw drivers.
Lots of air to purge. At least it’s a nice place with a nice host!
Should they be checked for air once a year Steve? Steve is always taking care of the Elderly, your a good MAN !
I have a system almost identical to that.... But I have a radiator at one upstairs and one downstairs that are completely cold but I'm already is a blood out and have water.... What do you think would be the issue there?
I just moved into a house with an old system like this. Is there anyway to balance the system? Or is it just on or off to each radiator?
Peace of mind, Priceless!
Thank goodness for subtitles!
Can't help but wonder how to prevent air from diminishing her heating performance. Beautifully rustic, clean and neat home.
Hello from the great state of Michigan
Great video. Thanks. Cool looking banister
You know it’s a guy who is proud of his work when he says. “I’m not he only show in town there are other guys” she’s had the other guys in before and knows what you offer offer Steve. Gr at job!!!
Nice to take care of your customers ... Good vid ...
Hey Steve and Miss Molly! Workin’ again y’all. 👍👍. Nice job Steve!
Afternoon Steve and “Miss Molly”!
Where did the air come from? Seems like those pipes below could be insulated very easy to help with heat loss in freezing cold weather.
I have cast iron radiators in my home as well, I’ve never had that much air in my system ever.
Hi Steve and Molly, watching from Baltimore MD 😊
What psi do these old systems usually run at? Is it written somewhere on the boiler itself?
Thank you!
Thank you for passing your knowledge forward.
I need help ; information on module home down flow furnace with a.c. humidifier installation ; how to install.
My problem is the zoning is front and back of house ( because back in the day the back was a bakery ). My upstairs is sauna hot and my downstairs is too cool. If I remember correctly years again my maintenance guy told me the valve to the radiators up there are so old, they can’t be turned off. (Because the are stuck, rusted) My question is, under normal circumstances..... should I be able to use the valve to turn down, or off, the flow to these old type radiators? All winter the upstairs windows are open AND my kids run fans to try to cool their rooms wasting electricity. Plus they get so hot they come down and turn the thermostats all the way off and then my downstairs ends up freezing again. It’s a never ending battle that I’m tired of fighting. 😢
My question is how did air even get into the system someone obviously did work on the system or she has a slow leak somewhere. Really curious what is going on
not sure probley someone opened up the system to work on it and never bleed it properly .
@@stevenlavimoniere I had a issue one time like this and it turned out to be a tiny almost unnoticeable leak on a union.
Steve can automatic air vents be put in the 2nd story rads to help with the bleeding?
best to put them in the rads. that get the most air. my system only needed one on the rad. closest to the boiler on the main level
you can but most of the time they will leak over time . not a good idea.
The working man at it again
My mom has an old hydronic system with 4-in cast iron supply lines that have been neglected for 20 years not sure what I should do. Was thinking about putting in 2 manifolds in running pex to each radiator, with 1 0011 taco pump running each manifold I guess my question is would that be the right call and if so what size line should I run
Love the way you moved the flag!
I have a system like hers and I love it.
Do you have any tips or a video on the topic of getting into this trade? Did you learn from a school or just from on job experience and shadowing?
That old house looks like the Taj Mahal after watching the other video.
I'm trying to figure out why my Crown boiler isn't blowing steam upstairs. Pilot works, I don't know what's wrong with this thing. It was working fine before I brought the house, now I want to just get out of here. I feel like there was foul play before I was able to actually move in. Makes no sense to me and winter is here smh...
Why would there be air in a boiler I only know forced air furnaces I don't know jack about boilers just curious
What Breed Dog is Ms.Molly she is lovely? I happened to take in a Mr.Max over the pandemic and no one can tell me his breed but Ms.Molly looks very similar people usually say Mx looks like a little fox.
🥰
beautiful house. That radiator was empty.
I actually have radiators in my house that get bled annually. There’s always one with a little bit of air in it.
in my apartment has 6 radiators. one in my room,, one in my kichten, one in bedroom, and playroom. we never have gotten to do all this. but in 3 years ago back in between Oct and half Nov of 2019, all my radiators were leaking. and it was making noise. like for example clicking noise, and banging nosie. so and the landlord plumber his name vinny. he had to come and fix all of the radiators. and then they worked perfectly fine. but sometimes, we have a bit problem when the radiators were on, sometimes it's not strong warm enough. that means the landlord plumber probably didn't set the meter on high, or probably forgot to set it on high, or could be something got stuck in the radiator, or underneath the radiator. like something like that. and sometimes it probably take some time for it to come on the heat for no reason when the weather is super cold.
Have you the ever heard of a red solo cup. To bleed rads
Tha vast majority is getting of heat is getting wasted from those uninsulated pipes, heating up the basement. Big system needs higher pressure and check for any kind of leak even in the valves of radiators sucking air especially in the returns. Also a deaerator in the higher point of the system should be installed to automatically take out any air in the system.
I'd take that old house over a new construction any day.
That was a hell of a lot of air, I could smell it from here!
WHAT A COWBOY why would you put water on the floor and not use cloth under it
Great vid Steve 👍
How far can you turn the key ?
Good morning Steve, your camera video from your truck when your driving gives the impression that your driving on the center line . Or does it. Lol
Nothing better than a gravity steam heat system with cast iron radiators...
Some of mine leak and I don't know how to maintain these radiators. Going to have to call someone soon. I'm in the north shore area. What does it mean if it leaks?
And my psi reads 0
Still running air conditioners in Missouri.
Thank you for vid, was hoping to learn something new. But know these basics bleeding. Especially when companies wanna charge to come over and do it for $150-$200. WT....🙀 FREEZINNNNNNNNN CHI Weather -20 our RADIATORS HOTTTT but thermostat shows barely 67 and dropping.!?!?!😔🙈 Crazyyy
I admire how well you care for senior women AND men. Some elders seem to not have the money to compensate you. I wonder if Medicare or local Social Services would help pay for your elder's emergency heating or plumbing repairs. Better do emergency heating repairs rather than wind up in the hospital, right?
Those feeders always stick 1156. Also noticed nothing is insulated. See this a lot unfortunately-When the original system was installed- everything was wrapped in asbestos, which made a huge difference in heating efficiency. Now when a new system goes in. Everything gets abated and none of the piping is isolated. It is in the code , that those pipes need to be rewrapped. Pretty much common sense.
uninsulated pipe will heat the basement hence heat the floor .that will make to a warm floor / house when its cold out ...i would leave it as is without insulation .sometime you have to look at the big picture .insulating all them pipes in basement would be a big bill for sure .. never going to happen
@@stevenlavimoniere For that matter, may as well figure a method to use the gas flame heat in some way to help heat up the floors and basement.
Those damn dog snacks cost more per pound than steak. An observation completely lost on my wife. :)
Hydronic system very tricky
Yeah Steve, I smell it.🤪
yes when the air is being pushed out you can smell it ..
I need her to come over here and help me clean 😁
people don't insulate pipes in that area.?
Last time he was there was 1917? Lol
Tell us how you run your business Steve....
Man do you know your market. Steve is working again mamma lol.
It looked like an old brass bed.
Boiler will have to just run for a whole day to heat the place up, then it won't have to run for another day lol.
Who would stab such a nice old lady in the leg with a screwdriver?
that was a different lady a job a few days ago .
This is a steam system correct?
No. He said hot water. Old steam rads can be converted to hot water.
Got to be patient with these customers . Cover your feet and font scratch anything works for me
You can’t read my writing? Are you serious? 😂 @4:20
I'd like to ask Steve why my 100+ year old house doesn't have an expansion tank. I'm bleeding air out of the radiators like this every month! No good mama.
Steam?
@@tedlahm5740 it's got a big circulator on it. Don't think there's a leak because I put it to 20 psi to reach the third floor and the feeder only kicks on at like 14 psi but it never drops below about 19. I asked a plumber one time and he said all boilers have an expansion tank but I swear my system doesn't!
@@SpeakerSnake you’ll blow your relief. How old is the system? Is it steam ?
@@BillyN31 The boiler is maybe 6 years old. Had it replaced after the old one failed. It's just a water boiler no steam
@@SpeakerSnake air is getting introduced into your loop somewhere. Check all your valves. Definitely pipe in an air scoop with a expansion tank ASAP. Hot water has to expand somewhere in your loop
You are only a phone call away Steve!
A lot of corrosion in that system hence the air (hydrogen)
Cast iron is the best ,holds the heat !
Just cover them if you don't Ike the looks ,works better than fin tube.IMO!
🥃🥃🍺🍺🍺🍿🎯
Stay safe.
Retired (werk'n)keyboard super tech. Wear your safety glasses!
1917? That’s over 100 years ago!
Steve has fabricated a hydronic fountain of youth in his shop during his spare time.
Ready that title as castration I was like hwat¿
Flush the system and bleed for airlocks.
😂😂😂😊✌️
Home is spot less.
She’s a leaka mama
Shrek
Getting water hammer, when those radiators get unlevel you'll get water hammer, plus the truckload of air in that system
thats with steam this is hot water