Hi Steve, here in the UK it's exactly the same, old equipment in need of replacement but nobody has got any money to do it! Keep kicking the can down the road mama!
One of the connections with the wire nuts just fell apart,maybe that was why the fuse was blowing,bad connection??. Taco,made in Cranston R.I.,LITTLE RHODEY🎉
This is very real life. Things often turn out to be tight and difficult and it's nice to see how it really is. Question is, what happens when the pipes expand when they are hot? Might it crack a solder joint due to the high stress?
That old circulator was blowing fuses because the starter switch in back of the motor was not working, usually because of over oiling and it was full of oil. So, it's good that you replaced the whole thing otherwise if you just replaced the bearing assembly you would have still had the problem.
Instead of using those old style large area somewhat hard flat gaskets and doing the double gasket trick, you could use the gaskets that came with the circulator, which have less width and more height and are softer, and sit in the machined groove in the circulator flange. The new style gaskets will seal better against the corroded surface of the pipe flange. Once tightened, the metal of the pipe flange will also come cloesr to touching the metal of the circulator flange. So it will also fit better.
I own a grunfoss one dated 1981. I think they've been out for a while lol. Here in Germany they are banning the low efficiency circulators, because landlords don't swap them for high efficiency ones and just bill renters for the power they consume. The high efficiency ones pay for themselfs in power savings multiple times over their lifespan.
@@Samlol23_drrich No big deal compared to peace of mind, especially with sure start function. Over its lifespan, it will save you from trouble more than once, paying for itself already.
Steve: At 13:48 of this ovie you are installing the replacement circulator pump. I see that the labels are differently placed on the two pumps, leading me to believe that one is pumping up while the other is pumping down. Am I correct in this guess, or what is going on that I don't understand.
OK, about 20:00, where you have removed the motor and impeller, I see that the pumping direction is "down", or return, so I'm OK. I didn't realize you could just rotate the motor/impeller assembly arounud on the pump body.
Recently, my mother’s boiler pump got a small leak from the bearing housing. Old Bell and Gossett. Took a picture of the pump plate and sent it to a comp specializing in those pumps. Damn thing was built in July of 1947!! Original Burnham holiday boiler and pump. Still trucking. lol.
New B&G pumps are trash. Ive replace four on a new construction job in three years. Not worth the price. Ive replaced them with Tacos and Grundfos. No more problems.
You should put jump drives instead of yellow cards and spray paint them yellow and right on them don't remove no more righting and much more room for information 😊 PS attach it to a empty yellow card and all other repairmen will have to plug in with their phone or tablet.
When in doubt change it out. Boiler can on with low water ,not good . I was thinking on pump install wide putty knife and plumbers grease . She wasn`t easy one.
Steve I put my phone in silent mode and put my text messages in ringtone and tell all your friends to text you and customers can leave a voice message and don't return any unknown numbers that will cure all scam and spam calls💯 your welcome 🤙👍👍
Feel like I'm on the RMS Titanic on this one Mamma. lol I'm going to have to write a strongly worded letter to White Star Line. Thanks for another won, Steve!
The single gasket isn't thick enough to fill in all the imperfections in the bottom flange. So instead of creating more work by changing the bottom flange, he simply doubled up on the gasket thickness. He mentioned the bottom flange being very crusty (not perfectly flat) several times.
the bottom flange was pretty rusty .i tryed to sand it down the best i could still needed a second gasket so it would not leak.. in my opion so i added one . i cant have it leaking
Amazing how fast we went from A/C videos to heating videos 😢😢😢
Time just flies…
Your boy Mikey pipes would have done critiques…. 😂
He would have tried to sell them a new boiler.
Hi Steve, here in the UK it's exactly the same, old equipment in need of replacement but nobody has got any money to do it! Keep kicking the can down the road mama!
Steve, wonder if alittle bit of pipe dope coating on top gasket flange would helped bring together alittle easier!
You mean the smurf jism 😂
One of the connections with the wire nuts just fell apart,maybe that was why the fuse was blowing,bad connection??. Taco,made in Cranston R.I.,LITTLE RHODEY🎉
This is very real life. Things often turn out to be tight and difficult and it's nice to see how it really is. Question is, what happens when the pipes expand when they are hot? Might it crack a solder joint due to the high stress?
I bet Steve was an arm wrestling champ in the day
10:30 sounds like Steve after he's had that case of beers.
😄✌️😎👍
That old circulator was blowing fuses because the starter switch in back of the motor was not working, usually because of over oiling and it was full of oil. So, it's good that you replaced the whole thing otherwise if you just replaced the bearing assembly you would have still had the problem.
Great video Steve hope All is well in Ma.
Instead of using those old style large area somewhat hard flat gaskets and doing the double gasket trick, you could use the gaskets that came with the circulator, which have less width and more height and are softer, and sit in the machined groove in the circulator flange. The new style gaskets will seal better against the corroded surface of the pipe flange. Once tightened, the metal of the pipe flange will also come cloesr to touching the metal of the circulator flange. So it will also fit better.
Theres a quick tech tip for ya! mamah :)
You can only kick a can down the road so many times
Anything can be fixed. It depends on the price of the repair compared to a price of a new one.
At the 10:00 minute mark, it sounded like my ex mother in law after Thanksgiving, on the couch.
Hindsight is 20/20, but you could have considered sweating in a slip coupling above the new circulator to make it easier for you.
Great video !! thanks
Great job Steve.
I remember when they came out with those small circulators and I was skeptical of them, but they work good.
I own a grunfoss one dated 1981. I think they've been out for a while lol.
Here in Germany they are banning the low efficiency circulators, because landlords don't swap them for high efficiency ones and just bill renters for the power they consume. The high efficiency ones pay for themselfs in power savings multiple times over their lifespan.
Grundfos are the best pumps out there
A red head is what you used to protect the wires on the BX
Plumbers grease on gasket would’ve helped a lot.
The new Taco ECM circulators are superior to the old type in every aspect.
Not cost......
@@Samlol23_drrich No big deal compared to peace of mind, especially with sure start function. Over its lifespan, it will save you from trouble more than once, paying for itself already.
Simple no bearing assembly
Steve: At 13:48 of this ovie you are installing the replacement circulator pump. I see that the labels are differently placed on the two pumps, leading me to believe that one is pumping up while the other is pumping down. Am I correct in this guess, or what is going on that I don't understand.
OK, about 20:00, where you have removed the motor and impeller, I see that the pumping direction is "down", or return, so I'm OK. I didn't realize you could just rotate the motor/impeller assembly arounud on the pump body.
That's cool. You don't have to purge air out at units can do it in basement.
Cast iron radiators?
@@matkremzar5474 yeah.
time to go. good job Steve.
Recently, my mother’s boiler pump got a small leak from the bearing housing. Old Bell and Gossett. Took a picture of the pump plate and sent it to a comp specializing in those pumps. Damn thing was built in July of 1947!! Original Burnham holiday boiler and pump. Still trucking. lol.
New B&G pumps are trash. Ive replace four on a new construction job in three years. Not worth the price. Ive replaced them with Tacos and Grundfos. No more problems.
That's amazing
@@elijah3807nothing lasts like that old stuff and they charge ten times more for the crap today
I guess this means it's TACO Tuesday! :D
You should put jump drives instead of yellow cards and spray paint them yellow and right on them don't remove no more righting and much more room for information 😊 PS attach it to a empty yellow card and all other repairmen will have to plug in with their phone or tablet.
Did you fix the final leekaah you had?
Answer your phone Steve
Could be a damsel in distress
She's a tight one Momma hahaha .. cheers again for the videos Steve all the best
When in doubt change it out. Boiler can on with low water ,not good . I was thinking on pump install wide putty knife and plumbers grease . She wasn`t easy one.
What do you call that circuit board and what’s the function ?
Taco SR50X switching relay zone circulator controller. It takes zone thermostat heat call inputs and enables the boiler and controls the zone pumps.
Steve I put my phone in silent mode and put my text messages in ringtone and tell all your friends to text you and customers can leave a voice message and don't return any unknown numbers that will cure all scam and spam calls💯 your welcome 🤙👍👍
Steve you did good just get rid of that stuff
Good job Steve.
Hey Steve and Miss Molly! Workin’ again y’all. 👍👍
Looking at the pump, witch direction is the impeller spinning?
Look at the valouth
Ah leakkah
Seems to be lots of scammaaahs in this video mama! I wonder what they want..
Holy shit Steve it’s copper just cut it and slip couple it
I guess if you insist, fuse is fues. It’s on previous service cards also. 😂
Honest Repairs that save the customer money are his forte' spelling certainly aint.
Bring back burn barrel chats Steve. Miss those i know, you're a busy, man
Sounds like a bad check valve, which could explain a struggling pump.
A stuck check valve closed causes low amps
Feel like I'm on the RMS Titanic on this one Mamma. lol I'm going to have to write a strongly worded letter to White Star Line. Thanks for another won, Steve!
Hello Steve!
Jesus that's an old pump😂😂😂. Was the money spent on running that monster They could have bought 500 007 E's in the last 10 years, lol
That is so tight of fit you don’t need bolts.
Question: Why double gasket the bottom instead of scraping it off and only using one gasket on the bottom?
The single gasket isn't thick enough to fill in all the imperfections in the bottom flange. So instead of creating more work by changing the bottom flange, he simply doubled up on the gasket thickness. He mentioned the bottom flange being very crusty (not perfectly flat) several times.
Voids in the surface due to rust.
the bottom flange was pretty rusty .i tryed to sand it down the best i could still needed a second gasket so it would not leak.. in my opion so i added one . i cant have it leaking
Everyone turning on the Furnace with Fall & cold weather Steves gonna be busy!
Howdy Steve and Molly 2nd
3 phase
That's "fuse(es)", not "fues". 😂😂😂
14th!
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Always learning from Steve
Steve how about those bullshit b&g spring motor coupling
Hello Steve!