Thanks Steve for sharing your knowledge! We were COLD and didn't have money to call for the professionals after just buying fuel. We did it!! With your help! Thank you!!
Giving us another great video to watch on this special day. Christmas with Steve is never a bad thing! Great work keeping all those people warm and happy.
SIR, you are the man, I have a long run, about 30ft, I used a wet dry vacuum to suck it up, then used your jumper from F to F and it worked perfectly , thank you so much, MUCH LOVE BRO !!!!!
After watching this video I finally got my furnace going...did not know there was a filter behind the bleeder. Mine was way worse than the one in the video wow, chunks all over in there. Thanks for the help bro
Hey Steve just wanted to let you know I appreciate the time and effort you put into create all your videos. I enjoy watching and like that you don't try to tell us how smart you are, you don't have to. Keep it up.
Hey Steve, thanks to you and the other HVAC technicians on TH-cam I am on my way to my new career path of becoming a HVAC technician. So I wanted to take the time to wish you and your family a very Mary Christmas. I think it would be hilarious if you and Baby dog got matching ugly sweaters for Christmas. Lol!!!
Thanks, Steve! I'd checked everything else and even bought replacement filters (in transit) but never popped the pump cover. When I did the pump filter was chocked up with black goo.p I just tossed it in the ultrasonic cleaner rather than wait for the post office to deliver new ones. That explains why it works in Summer but not winter - when it gets colder the oil in the tank obviously would be much more viscous. Was looking for that exact explanation before I now it is fixed for sure! Thanks again!
Easy job on this one. Homeowners should educate themselves enough to handle this. I service my boiler every year with filter changes and cleanings. I even replaced the nozzle this year, thanks to your videos, but I had a tech come out and set the electrodes and adjust everything for a clean burn.
Great job, I would like to know if you are planning to do any seminar in the near future because guys like myself up here in the north east would learn a lot from time in the field.
With gravity line you should have also opened up your valve flushed the line into bucket till it clears up before putting clean strainer in and sending shit right to it again!
You need an oil bucket bub! And you should really flush your cross over from both tanks before throwing the filter back in to a cup full of stirred up junk. No wonder the strainer plugged :)
Hi Hubjeep, sometimes the tank, less likely the furnace and/or something "extra" is installed or needs to be move (access to your back wall) - coils give you a bit of extra "play". Also you usually do not want to have your "tight" as it will contract/expand depending on the temperature variations. It is considered "good practice". Ciao, L
i appreciate you sharing this invaluable procedure. i have a couple questions: 1) 4:48 sound of vent whistle, that was? 2) 10:15 what liquid did you wash the filter with?
We got all ice out here (west of Worcester) that Saturday - you were lucky! My screen looked just like that a couple years back, but surprisingly it still flowed pretty good! Only reason I looked was I was changing the pump - seemed like the unit wasn't putting out the BTUs it used to. Probably due to that filter! Lesson learned that day. I'm a mechanic, not a HVAC tech! :D Hope you had a good Christmas, Steve. Happy New Year!
I agree with DanF. I've learned a lot as well. Thank you. I'm having a problem, now, with priming my furnace pump. The tank is in the basement and the furnace is upstairs. It's a new pump and there is flow from the tank to the filter. Any suggestions? Thanks, Mike.
I guy I worked for had a clean burn waste oil furnace one month he didn’t generate enough oil and had to buy over 200 gallons within an hour the furnace quit working everything was plugged whatever was in the oil was so fine the filters didn’t catch it several others in the area had the same problem with the same load of oil the company pumped it out and brought clean oil couldn’t tell you how many times we still had to tear it down and flush everything that winter
steve, or anybody out there.. you seem to palm those oil feed valves alot after u turn them with your fingers, are you pushing the handle back onto the stem or maybe checking the valve action somehow?
Kind of surprised to see the line plugged. The tanks don't look that old. The fitting on the bottom does it extend up a little from the bottom? Baby dogs enjoying the ride.
They put the outlets on the bottom of the tanks now ( used to be on the end of the tank up from the bottom a bit) to prevent water accumulation from rusting out the tanks. Trouble is all the crap ends up in the oil lines.
That looks like a build up of algae. Automotive diesel does the same thing in vehicles that don't get driven frequently (farm equipment also), and fuel treatment products from Stanadyne and others, will prevent it. Excellent job on the repair, as always!
I had a similar problem with my volvo s80. It used two gas tanks one on each side of the car. Gas pump was not pumping gas from one tank to the other as it should. I could not figure out how my car could not run when my gas gauge read half. Nor could a general auto mechanic figure it out. Lesson learned don't buy cars with exotic systems if you can't afford them.
*It is a fitting that allows you to hook up a Co2 cartridge that blows out the oil line to clear it. You can see the silver Co2 cartridge he put in it at **4:40**.*
kellyr95 figured it was something like that. Similar to the condensate pipe gun w the co2 cartridges but we don't hook nothing up to the pvc it's a lil rubber gasket just secures the opening and covers it I'm getting more n more into servicing oil burners so I want to know the proper tools to have to do the right job
What country you in?..all the fuels red or black like waste oil.. looks bad . its clear in fbks ☺great videos sir. learning a lot..ive changed 10-12 $100 becket pumps from 1984 -1998 because they guite pumping..no one mentioned theres a internal screen/filter ..store clerks never asked if i checked the filter $ this was pre You Tube for me..Damn! wake up in the freezing Alaska cold winter .then waiting for parts store to open etc etc etc because of my ignorance..😢😣😣😡 BUMMER
Agreed; here, in central PA, we're noticing that oil heating companies are forming conglomerations of four or five companies - for survival purposes. My neighbor complained, actually, he "spazzed out", when a dealer from 40 miles away arrived to perform his annual service. The heating oil business went to hell in 2008, when #2 fuel oil approached $5.75 per gallon; it was at that point, that many converted to natural gas or propane.
Forgott3n Gaming I hope so !, that’s one hell of risk not too!! We had a tech that would reuse the gasket ! Caused 80 plus gallons of oil to leak , customer was a deputy fire chief! By the time we got there every agency was there ! Over $100k in property damages
Mor Cowbell sounds like an OSV would have saved the day on that one? I was thinking of installing one on mine just for that purpose. I've got a protected line, but I'm paranoid about shit like that. Heating oil is like penetrating oil and seems to want to leak if there's a way for it.
Thanks Steve for sharing your knowledge! We were COLD and didn't have money to call for the professionals after just buying fuel. We did it!! With your help! Thank you!!
Giving us another great video to watch on this special day. Christmas with Steve is never a bad thing! Great work keeping all those people warm and happy.
SIR, you are the man, I have a long run, about 30ft, I used a wet dry vacuum to suck it up, then used your jumper from F to F and it worked perfectly , thank you so much, MUCH LOVE BRO !!!!!
After watching this video I finally got my furnace going...did not know there was a filter behind the bleeder. Mine was way worse than the one in the video wow, chunks all over in there. Thanks for the help bro
Hey Steve just wanted to let you know I appreciate the time and effort you put into create all your videos. I enjoy watching and like that you don't try to tell us how smart you are, you don't have to. Keep it up.
Hey Steve, thanks to you and the other HVAC technicians on TH-cam I am on my way to my new career path of becoming a HVAC technician. So I wanted to take the time to wish you and your family a very Mary Christmas. I think it would be hilarious if you and Baby dog got matching ugly sweaters for Christmas. Lol!!!
Great job...but how much extra is a puppy pad under burner while you work so no oil on the ground. Start adding these extras to the bill...
Thanks, Steve! I'd checked everything else and even bought replacement filters (in transit) but never popped the pump cover. When I did the pump filter was chocked up with black goo.p I just tossed it in the ultrasonic cleaner rather than wait for the post office to deliver new ones. That explains why it works in Summer but not winter - when it gets colder the oil in the tank obviously would be much more viscous. Was looking for that exact explanation before I now it is fixed for sure! Thanks again!
Good fix Steve. Enjoy your day today with family, friends and the Baby dog. Merry Christmas bud!
Easy job on this one. Homeowners should educate themselves enough to handle this. I service my boiler every year with filter changes and cleanings. I even replaced the nozzle this year, thanks to your videos, but I had a tech come out and set the electrodes and adjust everything for a clean burn.
Great job, I would like to know if you are planning to do any seminar in the near future because guys like myself up here in the north east would learn a lot from time in the field.
Great job Steve, like the way you detail the topic.
I learned something new with filter on the side of the blower. Mine was clean but I checked it anyway.
With gravity line you should have also opened up your valve flushed the line into bucket till it clears up before putting clean strainer in and sending shit right to it again!
Merry Christmas and a happy New year to you and the big dog,Steve,stay warm.
This was a great help I was stuck Trying to figure out why it wouldn't bleed properly thanks alot
You need an oil bucket bub! And you should really flush your cross over from both tanks before throwing the filter back in to a cup full of stirred up junk. No wonder the strainer plugged :)
No flow /no heat Good repair Steve Lav.
Why are there a couple coils of oil line by the filter? I see that on some tank installs.
Hi Hubjeep, sometimes the tank, less likely the furnace and/or something "extra" is installed or needs to be move (access to your back wall) - coils give you a bit of extra "play". Also you usually do not want to have your "tight" as it will contract/expand depending on the temperature variations. It is considered "good practice". Ciao, L
i appreciate you sharing this invaluable procedure.
i have a couple questions:
1) 4:48 sound of vent whistle, that was?
2) 10:15 what liquid did you wash the filter with?
We got all ice out here (west of Worcester) that Saturday - you were lucky!
My screen looked just like that a couple years back, but surprisingly it still flowed pretty good! Only reason I looked was I was changing the pump - seemed like the unit wasn't putting out the BTUs it used to. Probably due to that filter! Lesson learned that day. I'm a mechanic, not a HVAC tech! :D
Hope you had a good Christmas, Steve. Happy New Year!
I agree with DanF. I've learned a lot as well. Thank you. I'm having a problem, now, with priming my furnace pump. The tank is in the basement and the furnace is upstairs. It's a new pump and there is flow from the tank to the filter. Any suggestions? Thanks, Mike.
I guy I worked for had a clean burn waste oil furnace one month he didn’t generate enough oil and had to buy over 200 gallons within an hour the furnace quit working everything was plugged whatever was in the oil was so fine the filters didn’t catch it several others in the area had the same problem with the same load of oil the company pumped it out and brought clean oil couldn’t tell you how many times we still had to tear it down and flush everything that winter
steve, or anybody out there.. you seem to palm those oil feed valves alot after u turn them with your fingers, are you pushing the handle back onto the stem or maybe checking the valve action somehow?
THANKS STEVE, GOOD VIDEO👍👍
Hey Steve what’s the part(s) called to have the system blown out..where the CO2 cartridge fits into?
WESTWOOD T32
What did you clean the filter with water? Oil?
Parts of the video were cut out for some reason?
Kind of surprised to see the line plugged. The tanks don't look that old. The fitting on the bottom does it extend up a little from the bottom? Baby dogs enjoying the ride.
They put the outlets on the bottom of the tanks now ( used to be on the end of the tank up from the bottom a bit) to prevent water accumulation from rusting out the tanks. Trouble is all the crap ends up in the oil lines.
sounds like a money maker and Steve needs to stock up on the CO2 cartridges.
Why is the oil always so gunky and dirty? Should that be filtered before delivery?
Merry Christmas Steve
Like your videos !!! Question how you jump your box?
He's bypassing the photocell so the control 'senses' a flame to keep the motor running.
Next level, Steve.
Well done
christmas gundy mama, the ole christmas gundy !!!
And I liked and Subscribed !!!!!
That looks like a build up of algae. Automotive diesel does the same thing in vehicles that don't get driven frequently (farm equipment also), and fuel treatment products from Stanadyne and others, will prevent it. Excellent job on the repair, as always!
To the rescue! A++ bro
How much was this service?
56 degrees is a bit cold. I keep my therm at just above 60 but I am a cheap ass.
Merry Christmas steve
there should be a pre filter before oil enters tank
I had a similar problem with my volvo s80. It used two gas tanks one on each side of the car. Gas pump was not pumping gas from one tank to the other as it should. I could not figure out how my car could not run when my gas gauge read half. Nor could a general auto mechanic figure it out. Lesson learned don't buy cars with exotic systems if you can't afford them.
Steve what's that took you used by the boiler that you hooked up to oil line was that like a little pump or something
*It is a fitting that allows you to hook up a Co2 cartridge that blows out the oil line to clear it. You can see the silver Co2 cartridge he put in it at **4:40**.*
kellyr95 figured it was something like that. Similar to the condensate pipe gun w the co2 cartridges but we don't hook nothing up to the pvc it's a lil rubber gasket just secures the opening and covers it I'm getting more n more into servicing oil burners so I want to know the proper tools to have to do the right job
What country you in?..all the fuels red or black like waste oil.. looks bad . its clear in fbks ☺great videos sir. learning a lot..ive changed 10-12 $100 becket pumps from 1984 -1998 because they guite pumping..no one mentioned theres a internal screen/filter ..store clerks never asked if i checked the filter $ this was pre You Tube for me..Damn! wake up in the freezing Alaska cold winter .then waiting for parts store to open etc etc etc because of my ignorance..😢😣😣😡 BUMMER
furnace oil is just diesel. Here in Canada its usually dyed red for farm use or furnace oil. Regular diesel you have to pay taxes on for vehicle use.
what part of the north east are you located ?
Sculpin he's sw of Boston
God almighty i thought you were working on Christmas day!
good job Merry Xmass
Crummy load of oil?
Agreed; here, in central PA, we're noticing that oil heating companies are forming conglomerations of four or five companies - for survival purposes. My neighbor complained, actually, he "spazzed out", when a dealer from 40 miles away arrived to perform his annual service. The heating oil business went to hell in 2008, when #2 fuel oil approached $5.75 per gallon; it was at that point, that many converted to natural gas or propane.
Hmm. At least your neighbor got somebody to service it.
$2.55 gallon in Baltimore Maryland right now.
You put a new filter in by the tank right??
Forgott3n Gaming I hope so !, that’s one hell of risk not too!! We had a tech that would reuse the gasket ! Caused 80 plus gallons of oil to leak , customer was a deputy fire chief! By the time we got there every agency was there ! Over $100k in property damages
the filter was just changed the homeowner said .it was not burty so it went back in per homeowner
Mor Cowbell sounds like an OSV would have saved the day on that one? I was thinking of installing one on mine just for that purpose. I've got a protected line, but I'm paranoid about shit like that. Heating oil is like penetrating oil and seems to want to leak if there's a way for it.
steven lavimoniere ah so that's why the secondary filter screen clogged
Is that blow gun made or bought. Gotta get one of those. Love your boiler videos.
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Thanks.
Thanks.
Replace oil pump
oh yea - the Co2 cartridges.
Steve,they should have checked both oil tanks 1st thing before, they called you.
She's a full figured woman she is
Henry the old buzzard gotta divorce!