I have a good friend, she got so tired of companies coming in and out trying to sell her on this and that that now she is a master at her old boiler. She rebuilds the inside with the insulation, cleans the thing every year from the top with your type of tools and get the nozzle and everything and does it all. Might be old but she mastered it. She is a paramedic so she helps put people back together but I was very impressed when she learned how to do it all herself.
Where I live man insurance companies would love that opportunity to void her insurance in the case of any fire, regardless of cause.. Seen it happen ,Just sayin here it's their job to pass the buck..
@@Falcon-eh8tq insurance is there in case shit happens and shit can happen even if Steve does it. Unless you live in a liberal shithole where own maintenance is prohibited then the insurance companies cannot deny the claim. It's just like car warranties tried to void warranty if owner used third party parts and not OEM that cost a million bucks more -- they lost. You can do your own maintenance and use third party parts, the warranty cannot be void based on that. What's prohibited is working on other people's equipment unless you sleep with the devil.
@@Falcon-eh8tq They can accuse anybody they want, but prove the work was improper, regardless who did it. They don’t like doing payouts, and hence will dump you for that reason.
I have been cleaning, changing the filter, nozzle, etc. for 40 years and so far no problems Most of the maintenance is much easier than working on a car.
I have some homes in Central PA and very difficult to get someone to come out and work. Best to learn the basics if you can. I had a furnace not working from end of November till Febuary this year because no one would come out. Finally found someone to get it going and repair one of the broken water lines. My homes are rentals so I need them done correctly that is why I do not repair myself.
Where are you located in PA, I currently live in New Jersey and looking to move to Pennsylvania. I have been an oil burner tech for over 25 years and would love to relocate where this service is needed.
@@potatolew4495 The houses I have are in Schuykill and Northumberland Counties. Not the greatest place to live but property taxes are cheap and relatively low crime depending on where you move. Most homes are oil fired hydronic baseboard systems. Some areas have natural gas.
Some of my best "DIY Burner Tech" jobs: - I was in 6th Grade. My grandmother had herniated a disc in her back and was out of work, and mostly-bedridden; as a result, money was tight. Her furnace began having random shutdowns, and some restarts would work while others wouldn't. One day I was pulling some laundry out of the dryer and the furnace kicked on, and I could hear air in the pump. Long story short, there was a leak in the single line, and that line was buried in the concrete of the foundation for a ways before it met the tank. Galaxy-Brain 6th Grader says, "why don't we just cut the line where it comes out of the concrete, and stick it into a diesel jug?" Got her more-reliable oil flow and in the spring we ran a new fuel line. - My mother and I had just gotten a brand new furnace installed, replacing our 1970s behemoth (oil/wood combo) with this tiny little thing that was smaller than the pallet it was delivered on. I was pointing out to her the thermal cutoff and explaining to her how it works. Brazenly, I popped the thermal part out (I have no idea what it's called) and the furnace shut off. She freaked. I assured her all I had to do was pop it back in there, and everything would be fine. I ended up going to Home Depot later that night to buy a replacement. 🤣🤦♂
Seems like the guy was almost able to do the job himself apart from sitting the electrodes correctly. Seems a bit harsh calling the guy out for trying to play Joe burner, I thought the whole point of Steve making these videos was so we can learn from him and do it ourselves. Great video as always mama.
Although I consider myself very handy around my home, I learned years ago (the hard way) that repairs/maintenance on some items are best left to a pro...
I know many home owners that take care of their own boilers and furnaces, one thing for sure , they ain't getting ripped off by an expert even if they know a little.. furnaces and boilers are not that complicated. AC could be another story.
It’s called a service loop. If the flare fitting is damaged you can cut off a piece of the copper, and redo a new flare fitting without the line being short.
Being in the south and not familiar with these boilers are the nozzles able to be cleaned and reused or just go bad? I have natural gas heat which is common here.
good hardworking people trying to save $$$ where they can, something others don't understand or care....they've spent their whole life on someone else's $$$$$ aka - the, "You Owe Me People"
We have a phone ringing mama and a home owner playing oil burner tech mama! :) No crusty mamas or leeekah mamas :) Long time since we had a "I've done this for millions of years mama" haha!
Can't blame a man for trying. After all, most problems with oil burners are diy friendly. After owning a POS blu ray boiler (remember those from the 80s?) and doing all the repairs myself, I'm so thankful I switched to gas. Over 20 years and havent had a single problem.
The next day is tuff after an installation!🤣 Thanks again for the videos! 🍺🍺🍺🥃🥃⛳🎳 Stay safe. Retired (werk'n)keyboard super tech. Wear your safety glasses!
Riello did the best they could to frustrate Joey homeowner by using so many different screw heads, odd sizes, T20, 12mm, Phillip's heads ,Allen wrench for the pump,5/8 & 3/4 for the nozzle Hahaha
Hey Steve! Great work and video as always. What is your opinion on shutting my oil boiler down for the summer months? I’ve heard the humidity could possibly cause it to kinda clog up? I shut it down last year (first summer in new house) or just turn down the limits and let it barely run but still run? thanks!
Shouldn’t be any issues shutting it down, with the one caveat being if it’s an old boiler, it may weep water when it cools down due to the contraction of the surfaces the seals are in contact with. Allot of the boilers Steve works on are “cold starts” which means it doesn’t maintain a certain boiler temperature between calls for heat. So if the heat thermostat is off in the summer, the boiler is going to drop to room temperature. The exception to that is a boiler that makes domestic hot water. It needs to be kept at a certain temperature to be ready to produce hot water for the house. If your boiler still runs when the thermostat is off, do you get hot water from it? Or did it once produce hot water, but that part has been abandoned for a water heater? If it’s been abandoned, then it sounds like the boiler control was never adjusted to basically be a cold start.
@@erikj.2066 thanks for the reply!! It was installed in 2003 it says. It was used for hot water as well up until 2019 I believe. It does run when the thermostat is off. High limit of 180 and low of 160. But this is very good to know. I just assumed they all maintained temp. Never owned a boiler until we moved here a little over a year ago. I’ll just shut it down again. Especially with oil prices these days!
@@mattbuckmeier5161 if you wanted, you can turn the low limit down (or off depending on the control), since it’s not being used for domestic hot water anymore.
if your not using it for hot water you can shut it down in .summer months / but it might leak water once it cools down .. very common on old boiler that maintain temp .i would try it and see it it leaks with the price of oil now ..
Well, I'm no oil burner man, and that's for sure. I just learned they don't burn black crude oil like I always assumed. It looks like kerosene or some similar fuel.
Other then the Hydraulic jack, I love the Riello burner. Would never want to go back to the Beckett I originally had. Working on oil burners/boilers isn't all that difficult, if you can do basic car repair, doing a clean and vac is well within your means. Take you time the first time around and after a few times, you will have it down to a science.
If one takes something apart at least put it back together the way it was. He probably changed the filter and the nozzle, and then put it back together wrong and forgot to open the valve. And Steve gets an easy $120 dollars. And then Uncle Sam takes Steve's $120 hehe
As a former jet engine mechanic in the military, I found that oil burners are not too much different from a functional standpoint. so I have always serviced my own and have no trouble doing so. On the rare occasions when my wife did call a technician because I didn't have time or was too ill to do it myself the tech would come over and try to up sell my wife on all kinds of crap. I praise the homeowner for doing some quality work from the looks of it. With just one small error which could happen to anyone. I enjoy watching your channel Steve but I think you went a little too hard on this one. I understand that having homeowners doing their own work is bad for your business, but in this inflationary time that we live in, we as homeowners and especially as retired seniors try to save all the money we can wherever we can save it.
Hi Steve, ya I dont do oul burners,not at all,that's a craft in itself!! I can relate, to a home owner,pissing around with stuff and now wants it to work. Great job!!
Not worth the headache, homeowners lie their ass off, claiming they didn't do anything or they didn't break this or that. It's like fighting with a 3 year old. When i hear they touched it, the price automatically doubles
In 36 years of servicing my own stuff ( in addition to a couple of others) the only time I called for help was to get flue gas tests, smoke and draft readings because I don't have the equipment. The guy came and his tester didn't work. So you double the price solely because a homeowner worked on it? Well now you know why people like me don't call people like you. Complete Riello heads, in good working order can be purchased for $100, which makes the choice a no brainer.
When you 1st went on this call, did you see if the burner would run? You taught us how unreliable these new crappy transformers are. You showed yourself immediately ripping into to the oil system, before proving the system was down. Just curious. Maybe you didn't film that.
HOMEONER SHUT IT OFF AT BOILER HE COULD NOT GET IT TO RUN ....... WAS THE CALL SO I STARTED AT FILTER ONCE I GOT THERE TO CHECK OIL FLOW .. I WOULD GET IT RUNNING EATHER WAY . I HAVE ALL THE PARTS IN MY TRUCK ..
@@thomas7770 there is never a substitute for experience, and Steve has a massive level of experience in a very wide range of expertise. That is to be respected accordingly as well as honest work. Good luck finding this these days - more and more diminishing. Whoever did the work, did it wrong, didn’t they? There was nothing else wrong.
@@thomas7770 Steve also said no sweat, he charges the guy for a trip and gets it running. He's not acting mad about it. YOU GUYS READ WAY TOO MUCH HOSTILITY into the way Steve expresses himself, and you need to stop "correcting" him. He's a good guy, and he's just teasing people. Since senses of humor in different parts of the country are different, YOU GUYS ARE WAY TOO JUDGY.
@@thomas7770 saying Steve is out of line, you need to stop watching his videos then son. I have been in the same industry for over 25 years and can totally relate to his banter, it is all in good taste. It really complicates things when others had their hands in the works that have no idea what they are doing and their only experience is a video they watched last night.
Always wondered why the oil burner engineers just make it so when you install the electrodes they are in correct location in place forward, gap range and in proper tip height to the centerline of the nozzle orefice to that particular unit. No adjustments I guess it would be bad idea for oil burner guys,LOL! No $$$$$$$$$! HAA!
Those electrodes look pretty flimsy to me. Even when new, they probably need adjusting, just like the point distributors need adjusting. Don't know how forgiving the gap on the electrodes are.
@@joequillun7790 There not flimsy at all .1/8th initial set gap and seen them work fine at 3/4 gap .Doing my own burners for over 30 years in three houses I learned that.
@@robertp7209 Yes they do but they still work fine at a large gap from what I have seen. I have a Bock Hot 32E water heater(1996) same electrodes in it for 26 years just changed it last year leaking tank.
Steve that's right, watching a how to video is nothing like the school of hard knocks. Like the smart aleck kids right out of school thinking they know it all. Experience matters!
Homeowners, stop touching stuff, if you don't know what you're doing!!! I don't touch my equipment, because I'm not a professional. I'd rather get it fixed right, the first time.
Steve, get over yourself, it ain't rocket science. Never heard the customer claim to be an expert either. Do you hire out everything to an expert at your home; lawn mowing, painting, snow plowing, Etc...?
Yeah, it ain’t rocket science. But when the guy was done fiddlefucking with his boiler it didn’t work. There’s a difference between hiring someone *licensed* to do a technical job that if done improperly has potentially hazardous outcomes, VS hiring a landscaper, painter, or snow plow for a job you don’t want to do, or are physically incapable of doing.
@@erikj.2066 Berating someone for working on their own sh_t is just arrogant. Life is full of potential hazarders, many with probable outcomes much more serious than an oil burner not igniting. Ever change your brakes on a car, how about drive down a road with a vehicle driven by a 16 year old looking at their cell phone with a closing seep of 120 MPH? You must spend your time cowering in fear of what might happen.
@@jim06470 oh you got me. I’m SO SCARED!!! 🤣🤣🤣 Your buddy can blow the smoke pipe off his boiler for all I care. Maybe even replace the relief valve with a 150psi T&P (since they all look the same on the shelf at Home Depot), and REALLY send her!!! Have I ever replaced the brakes on my car? You betcha, every single one I owned, and thousands of other peoples too. Four years of trade school. Factory training. All the ASE certs, and now 21 years off industry experience, every single job gets done properly and professionally bud.
I respect a person for looking after their equipment, but playing around with sh@t you don't know much about can end up creating another person a headache. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that those electrodes was not right.
I hate those calls and customers the most. The know it all fix it husbands need to put their harbor freight toys away and just stop. Makes simple fixes to major headaches.
@@zack9912000 yeah it's OK to have a go at fixing things but if you have not learnt it from people that are qualified in the trades then you have issues. For example I do my own vehicles servicing and I'm a fussy person it must be done correctly or I'm not happy. But I learnt most of my skills from qualified people who knew what they was doing. As for these oil burners or boilers I don't know jack about them and wouldn't even dare touch it as we don't have them here in Australia.
I have a good friend, she got so tired of companies coming in and out trying to sell her on this and that that now she is a master at her old boiler. She rebuilds the inside with the insulation, cleans the thing every year from the top with your type of tools and get the nozzle and everything and does it all. Might be old but she mastered it. She is a paramedic so she helps put people back together but I was very impressed when she learned how to do it all herself.
That’s impressive.
Where I live man insurance companies would love that opportunity to void her insurance in the case of any fire, regardless of cause.. Seen it happen ,Just sayin here it's their job to pass the buck..
@@Falcon-eh8tq insurance is there in case shit happens and shit can happen even if Steve does it. Unless you live in a liberal shithole where own maintenance is prohibited then the insurance companies cannot deny the claim. It's just like car warranties tried to void warranty if owner used third party parts and not OEM that cost a million bucks more -- they lost. You can do your own maintenance and use third party parts, the warranty cannot be void based on that. What's prohibited is working on other people's equipment unless you sleep with the devil.
@@Falcon-eh8tq They can accuse anybody they want, but prove the work was improper, regardless who did it. They don’t like doing payouts, and hence will dump you for that reason.
@@robertp7209 Famous words of someone without insurance, why pay premiums if you don't care about the outcome?
I have been cleaning, changing the filter, nozzle, etc. for 40 years and so far no problems Most of the maintenance is much easier than working on a car.
Gotta love how Steve always hesitates on the year at the start of each video. Next level
I enjoy watching your videos. The drive in with your introduction is all part of the experience. Thanks for making these videos.
Good job Steve,
I have some homes in Central PA and very difficult to get someone to come out and work. Best to learn the basics if you can. I had a furnace not working from end of November till Febuary this year because no one would come out. Finally found someone to get it going and repair one of the broken water lines. My homes are rentals so I need them done correctly that is why I do not repair myself.
Where are you located in PA, I currently live in New Jersey and looking to move to Pennsylvania. I have been an oil burner tech for over 25 years and would love to relocate where this service is needed.
@@potatolew4495 The houses I have are in Schuykill and Northumberland Counties. Not the greatest place to live but property taxes are cheap and relatively low crime depending on where you move. Most homes are oil fired hydronic baseboard systems. Some areas have natural gas.
Road was icy going to work at 4:30 am. Now is 70, lol. Thanks Steven for posting.
Some of my best "DIY Burner Tech" jobs:
- I was in 6th Grade. My grandmother had herniated a disc in her back and was out of work, and mostly-bedridden; as a result, money was tight. Her furnace began having random shutdowns, and some restarts would work while others wouldn't. One day I was pulling some laundry out of the dryer and the furnace kicked on, and I could hear air in the pump. Long story short, there was a leak in the single line, and that line was buried in the concrete of the foundation for a ways before it met the tank. Galaxy-Brain 6th Grader says, "why don't we just cut the line where it comes out of the concrete, and stick it into a diesel jug?" Got her more-reliable oil flow and in the spring we ran a new fuel line.
- My mother and I had just gotten a brand new furnace installed, replacing our 1970s behemoth (oil/wood combo) with this tiny little thing that was smaller than the pallet it was delivered on. I was pointing out to her the thermal cutoff and explaining to her how it works. Brazenly, I popped the thermal part out (I have no idea what it's called) and the furnace shut off. She freaked. I assured her all I had to do was pop it back in there, and everything would be fine.
I ended up going to Home Depot later that night to buy a replacement. 🤣🤦♂
Seems like the guy was almost able to do the job himself apart from sitting the electrodes correctly. Seems a bit harsh calling the guy out for trying to play Joe burner, I thought the whole point of Steve making these videos was so we can learn from him and do it ourselves. Great video as always mama.
I agree Mike.
I agree also
We all start from the bottom facts of life harsh criticism
I feel bad for the guy. Not only did it cost him 100 bucks for something simple - he got verbally roughed up.
My dad installed oil burners for a living..he put ours in and I hung around and watched. Before that we had coal..👍🇨🇦
Steve, appreciate all the video's, must take alot of work to put them out. As for the DIY'S, it's a wise man to know their limitations!
" It wasn`t me...it wasn`t ME...It musta` been some other mama`s naughty no-no child; it wasn`t meee!" by: George Thoroughgood and the Destroyers.
Wow that burner is for NASA. I lived with a 42yrold newmac wood burning combined and your show got me through the first winter until i got a new one
Although I consider myself very handy around my home, I learned years ago (the hard way) that repairs/maintenance on some items are best left to a pro...
That’s how you learn by trying with errors
Like what?
I have found my most success in HVACR with lifting the customer up and building positive report.
Nice detective work Steve.
If in doubt, call Steve out!
You know your stuff Steve I watch every day
I really enjoy watching your videos! Keep up the great work
Most home services screw the ears off on the home owner many incompetent that's why many homeowners try fixing it themselves
Good job!👍🇺🇸
Molly called in sick.
She’s a real fair weather service tech 😂
Nice work, easy job!
I know many home owners that take care of their own boilers and furnaces, one thing for sure , they ain't getting ripped off by an expert even if they know a little.. furnaces and boilers are not that complicated. AC could be another story.
Good job Steve, Yeah you worked hard on that install on the boiler, but you did a very good job when you did it.
When you said (Playing Burner Man), That made me laugh so damn hard. lmao!!
Thanks for the video
Question? Steve, on you’re oil videos I noticed at the tank the fuel line coming off the filter does a looptie Loo. What is the reason for that?
It’s called a service loop. If the flare fitting is damaged you can cut off a piece of the copper, and redo a new flare fitting without the line being short.
Makes sense…. Thanks
Wouldn't that loop help to keep the pump primed?
What a great title!
Soon as you pulled the tank filter I realized that you had been there before but awesome job Steve and stay safe out there
Being in the south and not familiar with these boilers are the nozzles able to be cleaned and reused or just go bad? I have natural gas heat which is common here.
I've been driving in the wrong lane for 150 years right Jed Clampet!
Good to see Joe home owner, trying to do his own repairs, and if not, he can always call Steve.😀
good hardworking people trying to save $$$ where they can, something others don't understand or care....they've spent their whole life on someone else's $$$$$ aka - the, "You Owe Me People"
We have a phone ringing mama and a home owner playing oil burner tech mama! :)
No crusty mamas or leeekah mamas :)
Long time since we had a "I've done this for millions of years mama" haha!
Hello Steve!
Can't blame a man for trying. After all, most problems with oil burners are diy friendly. After owning a POS blu ray boiler (remember those from the 80s?) and doing all the repairs myself, I'm so thankful I switched to gas. Over 20 years and havent had a single problem.
Yep, it is comfort like running water
Someone told me "If you get it right, you can save a lot of money". Other times, not so much.
Hi Steve
If I lived out near you I would be begging you to let me work for you. You know your stuff. I'm looking for someone like you in my area.
One that homeowner learns how to set the electrodes he will be golden! They sell a plastic spacer gauge to get it perfect.
Not for the riello burner
The next day is tuff after an installation!🤣
Thanks again for the videos!
🍺🍺🍺🥃🥃⛳🎳
Stay safe.
Retired (werk'n)keyboard super tech. Wear your safety glasses!
When you know you know that’s why your the heavy hitter another job well done.
Should send them a link to your video so they know how to fix it next year 😁
Ole Jed Clampit LLC
JOE THE HOMEOWNER STRIKES AGAIN 🤣
Riello did the best they could to frustrate Joey homeowner by using so many different screw heads, odd sizes, T20, 12mm, Phillip's heads ,Allen wrench for the pump,5/8 & 3/4 for the nozzle Hahaha
Hey Steve! Great work and video as always. What is your opinion on shutting my oil boiler down for the summer months? I’ve heard the humidity could possibly cause it to kinda clog up? I shut it down last year (first summer in new house) or just turn down the limits and let it barely run but still run? thanks!
I’d run it every couple of weeks just to keep the condensation down
Shouldn’t be any issues shutting it down, with the one caveat being if it’s an old boiler, it may weep water when it cools down due to the contraction of the surfaces the seals are in contact with.
Allot of the boilers Steve works on are “cold starts” which means it doesn’t maintain a certain boiler temperature between calls for heat. So if the heat thermostat is off in the summer, the boiler is going to drop to room temperature.
The exception to that is a boiler that makes domestic hot water. It needs to be kept at a certain temperature to be ready to produce hot water for the house.
If your boiler still runs when the thermostat is off, do you get hot water from it? Or did it once produce hot water, but that part has been abandoned for a water heater? If it’s been abandoned, then it sounds like the boiler control was never adjusted to basically be a cold start.
@@erikj.2066 thanks for the reply!! It was installed in 2003 it says. It was used for hot water as well up until 2019 I believe. It does run when the thermostat is off. High limit of 180 and low of 160. But this is very good to know. I just assumed they all maintained temp. Never owned a boiler until we moved here a little over a year ago. I’ll just shut it down again. Especially with oil prices these days!
@@mattbuckmeier5161 if you wanted, you can turn the low limit down (or off depending on the control), since it’s not being used for domestic hot water anymore.
if your not using it for hot water you can shut it down in .summer months / but it might leak water once it cools down .. very common on old boiler that maintain temp .i would try it and see it it leaks with the price of oil now ..
It's his property he can do whatever he wants with it. You can charge whatever you want to fix it.
You can't learn by not trying. So now this guy knows how to adjust his boiler's electrodes. You still make your money fixing somebody's mistakes.
He’s been watching your videos how to do it well he seen some of it
Well, I'm no oil burner man, and that's for sure. I just learned they don't burn black crude oil like I always assumed. It looks like kerosene or some similar fuel.
Other then the Hydraulic jack, I love the Riello burner. Would never want to go back to the Beckett I originally had. Working on oil burners/boilers isn't all that difficult, if you can do basic car repair, doing a clean and vac is well within your means. Take you time the first time around and after a few times, you will have it down to a science.
If one takes something apart at least put it back together the way it was. He probably changed the filter and the nozzle, and then put it back together wrong and forgot to open the valve. And Steve gets an easy $120 dollars. And then Uncle Sam takes Steve's $120 hehe
Miss Molly playing Diva again???
Joe homeowner trying to save a dollar 💰
I was learning how to fix my old beckett one before moving to FL Did simple things though. Change the jet, Filter etc Take it apart clean it out.
i'm expert now...LOL...thanks steve
Are you chewing tobacco or corn kernels while you are doing you videos?
I play a Doctor on TV. Scott Baio for President! cha-chee! Another day in paradise as we say to each other in Brainerd Lakes area. take care friend.
"Joe Mechanic" strikes again!
As a former jet engine mechanic in the military, I found that oil burners are not too much different from a functional standpoint. so I have always serviced my own and have no trouble doing so. On the rare occasions when my wife did call a technician because I didn't have time or was too ill to do it myself the tech would come over and try to up sell my wife on all kinds of crap. I praise the homeowner for doing some quality work from the looks of it. With just one small error which could happen to anyone. I enjoy watching your channel Steve but I think you went a little too hard on this one. I understand that having homeowners doing their own work is bad for your business, but in this inflationary time that we live in, we as homeowners and especially as retired seniors try to save all the money we can wherever we can save it.
Can't beat experience can ya... Good fix and good vid ... Thx for sharing ...
Hi Steve, ya I dont do oul burners,not at all,that's a craft in itself!! I can relate, to a home owner,pissing around with stuff and now wants it to work. Great job!!
You need to appreciate home owners trying to do their own repair work, it’s where those extra service calls come from and generated more money.
Not worth the headache, homeowners lie their ass off, claiming they didn't do anything or they didn't break this or that. It's like fighting with a 3 year old. When i hear they touched it, the price automatically doubles
In 36 years of servicing my own stuff ( in addition to a couple of others) the only time I called for help was to get flue gas tests, smoke and draft readings because I don't have the equipment.
The guy came and his tester didn't work.
So you double the price solely because a homeowner worked on it?
Well now you know why people like me don't call people like you.
Complete Riello heads, in good working order can be purchased for $100, which makes the choice a no brainer.
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Damn Auto warranty company…
Joe homeowner playing boiler tech mechanic, then he has his wife call Steven 🤔
Steven your the Best 👍
When you 1st went on this call, did you see if the burner would run? You taught us how unreliable these new crappy transformers are. You showed yourself immediately ripping into to the oil system, before proving the system was down. Just curious. Maybe you didn't film that.
HOMEONER SHUT IT OFF AT BOILER HE COULD NOT GET IT TO RUN ....... WAS THE CALL SO I STARTED AT FILTER ONCE I GOT THERE TO CHECK OIL FLOW .. I WOULD GET IT RUNNING EATHER WAY . I HAVE ALL THE PARTS IN MY TRUCK ..
@@thomas7770 there is never a substitute for experience, and Steve has a massive level of experience in a very wide range of expertise. That is to be respected accordingly as well as honest work. Good luck finding this these days - more and more diminishing. Whoever did the work, did it wrong, didn’t they? There was nothing else wrong.
@@thomas7770 i am out of line lol ???? i just stating a fact .and i did go bail out is sorry ass.. if you dont like my style dont watch my videos .
@@thomas7770 Steve also said no sweat, he charges the guy for a trip and gets it running. He's not acting mad about it. YOU GUYS READ WAY TOO MUCH HOSTILITY into the way Steve expresses himself, and you need to stop "correcting" him. He's a good guy, and he's just teasing people. Since senses of humor in different parts of the country are different, YOU GUYS ARE WAY TOO JUDGY.
@@thomas7770 saying Steve is out of line, you need to stop watching his videos then son. I have been in the same industry for over 25 years and can totally relate to his banter, it is all in good taste. It really complicates things when others had their hands in the works that have no idea what they are doing and their only experience is a video they watched last night.
Professional homeowner?
That Biasi B10 is a nice-looking boiler.
just because you watch youtube... "DOSENT" make you an expert.... hahaha i was bout to say that same thing but you beat me to it!!
An Office jockey screwing with something out of his league 😂😂😂
Always wondered why the oil burner engineers just make it so when you install the electrodes they are in correct location in place forward, gap range and in proper tip height to the centerline of the nozzle orefice to that particular unit. No adjustments I guess it would be bad idea for oil burner guys,LOL! No $$$$$$$$$! HAA!
Those electrodes look pretty flimsy to me. Even when new, they probably need adjusting, just like the point distributors need adjusting. Don't know how forgiving the gap on the electrodes are.
They fret away over time from the arc energy.
@@joequillun7790 There not flimsy at all .1/8th initial set gap and seen them work fine at 3/4 gap .Doing my own burners for over 30 years in three houses I learned that.
@@robertp7209 Yes they do but they still work fine at a large gap from what I have seen. I have a Bock Hot 32E water heater(1996) same electrodes in it for 26 years just changed it last year leaking tank.
@@alittlebitofanything6345 So I guess with all your experience, you can accurately say, they can be mounted solid, with no adjustments ever necessary?
Hey Steve and Miss Molly! Workin’ again y’all. 👍👍
Steve that's right, watching a how to video is nothing like the school of hard knocks. Like the smart aleck kids right out of school thinking they know it all. Experience matters!
Who TF wants to pay you to fix the problem and then have you embarrass them on your channel? You have great content without having to do this.
P.S,I can spell fine,I have big fingers and small keyboard!
LMAO that title
Homeowners, stop touching stuff, if you don't know what you're doing!!! I don't touch my equipment, because I'm not a professional. I'd rather get it fixed right, the first time.
So you hire prostitutes to touch your equipment
Wondering if the wife called you with out talking to husband?
Idiot homeowners line our pockets with money 🤑
I need a cm guy to put my Carlin gas gun in 2008 Burnham v8 boiler have gas piped to boiler already let me no or ill put ad on Craigslist
2 hours before you put up this video, Mikey put up a video with the same scenario. Homeowner playing boiler tech!
Yes, I hate homeowners who try and fix it themselves. They all lie about what they actually did and then try to blame us for the stuff they broke.
Joe home owner hahahaha at least it’s not a crusty one lol mister grinch
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Is Massachusetts water drinkable? If not, that is third world dude, cash in some military bases for fresh water huh?
Steve, get over yourself, it ain't rocket science. Never heard the customer claim to be an expert either. Do you hire out everything to an expert at your home; lawn mowing, painting, snow plowing, Etc...?
Yeah, it ain’t rocket science. But when the guy was done fiddlefucking with his boiler it didn’t work.
There’s a difference between hiring someone *licensed* to do a technical job that if done improperly has potentially hazardous outcomes, VS hiring a landscaper, painter, or snow plow for a job you don’t want to do, or are physically incapable of doing.
@@erikj.2066 perfectly worded 👍 freaking Karen's need a glove to catch the feeling that Steve is throwing 😅
@@erikj.2066 Berating someone for working on their own sh_t is just arrogant. Life is full of potential hazarders, many with probable outcomes much more serious than an oil burner not igniting. Ever change your brakes on a car, how about drive down a road with a vehicle driven by a 16 year old looking at their cell phone with a closing seep of 120 MPH? You must spend your time cowering in fear of what might happen.
@@jim06470 oh you got me. I’m SO SCARED!!! 🤣🤣🤣
Your buddy can blow the smoke pipe off his boiler for all I care.
Maybe even replace the relief valve with a 150psi T&P (since they all look the same on the shelf at Home Depot), and REALLY send her!!!
Have I ever replaced the brakes on my car? You betcha, every single one I owned, and thousands of other peoples too. Four years of trade school. Factory training. All the ASE certs, and now 21 years off industry experience, every single job gets done properly and professionally bud.
I respect a person for looking after their equipment, but playing around with sh@t you don't know much about can end up creating another person a headache. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that those electrodes was not right.
I hate those calls and customers the most. The know it all fix it husbands need to put their harbor freight toys away and just stop. Makes simple fixes to major headaches.
@@zack9912000 yeah it's OK to have a go at fixing things but if you have not learnt it from people that are qualified in the trades then you have issues.
For example I do my own vehicles servicing and I'm a fussy person it must be done correctly or I'm not happy. But I learnt most of my skills from qualified people who knew what they was doing.
As for these oil burners or boilers I don't know jack about them and wouldn't even dare touch it as we don't have them here in Australia.
Nicely done Steve lavamoaner, easy money for you right? Shoulda charged double for him fucking with it. 😂