How to Change a Zone Valve - Hot Water Boiler Heating System

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6 жыл бұрын

In this video I show you how to change the mechanical plumbing part of the valve. In a previous video I showed how to change the motor of a zone valve.
The valve failed and I thought it would make a good video since I had to replace it.
Here are some previous videos related to hot water hydronic boiler heating:
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How a Hot Water Boiler Works
• How a Hotwater Natural...
How to Bleed a Boiler or Heating System
• How to Bleed a Hot Wat...
How a Zone Valve Works
• How a Zone Valve Works...
How to Change a Circulator Pump
• How to Change a Circul...
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@niamyaraghi 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thank you

@Dandelion_Stitches 4 жыл бұрын

Bud I wish I could buy you a beer right now.

@soundcityintl 2 жыл бұрын

Its a flared connection

@impsquared 2 жыл бұрын

thank you great video

@Camadore 8 ай бұрын

I'm in the process in switching from Honeywell V8043 series to Taco 570 series. I just find the Taco 570 series to be a far simpler and easier to maintain, not to mention slower at opening/closing preventing water hammer shock through the system. Was curious how much it would cost for a plumber to replace all 5 zone valves and update the controls (3 were bad when I moved in). Was quoted $3700. Nope, I am happy to do it myself for $700 worth of parts and 4 hours labor...

@davepearce37a 11 ай бұрын

Nice video. Thank you

@Amopower 6 ай бұрын

Do you have to pay attention to where the yellow and red wires are hooked up , or can you for example hook up the two yellows to the two yellow wires and the two reds to the two reds? (If you cut the wires from the previous unit and simply join the new ones to the old ones)

@Asian_Connection 4 жыл бұрын

Another great video, Plumbers are losing money from this great video. Thank you so much

@FamilyChannelfun32 4 жыл бұрын

Plumbers will gain money from this video. What he did is not right at all. several things wrong here.

@avikonish 4 жыл бұрын

LMAO. We will charge twice as much to fix this fuck up - don't worry time is on our side. All the hacks and handymen do more harm than good in the grand scheme of things so thanks for failing to understand our trade while thinking you are "hacking" it

@mattforrest4544 2 жыл бұрын

As a plumber, I can tell you that this guy is a moron. He is causing more work for us. Make sure to keep your cheque book ready 😏

@johnsteed265 3 жыл бұрын

The valve rarely goes bad. It's usually the motor that goes bad. Did you test the valve first? It's easy to do with a pair of pliers. Just switch it on and off. If the water flows when on, and doesn't flow when off, the valve is good.

@Mbrown553 2 жыл бұрын

Make sure valve is easy to turn. Should be able to do it with 2 fingers. If it's stiff the motor will die prematurely

@catspaw3815 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, AW

@howarda4227 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@beavence 7 ай бұрын

Thanks great video, one doubt do you need to drain a bit of water off before unscrew the valve or just closing the wayer suply will be enough?

@12northchad25 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Andrew, I had my basement (water) baseboard bled twice and still, only one area of the room has heating and rest of the baseboard pipes are very cold. It does not make any sense.

@johnal4560 2 жыл бұрын

Hi i like your vireo i got an issue in one of my Zone Valve. from 3 when i turn on the thermostat it for that particular valve it does not start the boiler and i checked the lever in it it is kind of locked and does not move like the other one when i push them the move and then comes back where it was any idea thx

@kentcur123 Жыл бұрын

Can you list valve model number and flare valves? Thanks.

@hoobered1232 8 ай бұрын

searching for a diy zone valve replacement. Do the pipes need to be drained before changing? TY

@neilvirgo426 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Andrew and thanks. I have had another one of these fail and am wondering if there's a way of telling if its the electrical part or the mechanical part behind that's failed? Apologies if you have answered this already

@mannyb4959 3 жыл бұрын

I have the same question.

@hpdavid1 2 жыл бұрын

I'd like to know too. I have two zones, no heat in either one. I put my Honeywell valves in manual but ....nothing. No resistance at all and no heat

@Mbrown553 2 жыл бұрын

Pull the motor off of the valve and if you can spin the valve by hand you shouldn't have to replace the actual valve. To test the electric motor have someone turn the thermostat to a temp above ambient temp and look at the back of the unit to see if indeed to motor moves. If not. Check thermostat make sure all wires are hooked up properly. If to still no avail something else is wrong. The circulator pump could be bad etc.

@Mbrown553 2 жыл бұрын

@rickturlington4579 4 жыл бұрын

Could you elaborate on your particular symptoms on why you decided the valve was the issue & not the motor? Would give a little more context on what conditions would cause someone to want to change valve itself. I personally have a continuously spinning hydronic valve (white rodgers 1361-102) that goes 'round & 'round and doesn't stop. Wondering if this is motor based (not likely since it has no issue turning), valve based (can't imagine it's this either since the valve is capable of opening & closing), or my honeywell old-style rotational thermostat.

@kylebergholm5629 Жыл бұрын

Yooo Rick turtle in the flesh

@luizhernandez7606 5 жыл бұрын

What if my problem is a particular zone going on when the thermostat is supposed to be off?

@albertaproud7855 3 жыл бұрын

Replace the zone valve to a normally closed zone valve.

@johnficcadenti414 3 жыл бұрын

Just curious why wouldn't you just take the guts of the old one out, and put the new ball valve in using the same lower casing?

@joebal9044 2 жыл бұрын

You can and it usually what I do. The only time I change the valve body is if the ball lets water through in the closed position. This can happen if the tolerances between the replacement baseplate ball and valve body and off or the valve body seat is worn.

@shawnschneider2842 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Andrew, my parents are have issues with their heating system like yours not heating the house very well. Are those basebords super hot to the touch because theirs is just really warm not enough to heat a room. Second question is it hard to install one on those hot water boilers for a pretty handy person but ive never done anything like a furnace.

@Mbrown553 2 жыл бұрын

If u are only getting partial heat. The valve is stuck slightly open. In my opinion

@Brera73 Жыл бұрын

Hi what safety measures do you have to put in place apart from turn water supply off, do you have to turn electrics off?

@JesusSaves827 Жыл бұрын

Shut electric power to circulator pump,or it could burn out.

@imaramblins 4 жыл бұрын

No plumbers tape? No locktite? wtf bro?

@mohammadmian2536 8 ай бұрын

Good job

@menswearhous 5 жыл бұрын

if my zone valve gets stuck open and i changed the motor already does that mean the who thing is dead?

@davidmeyer7199 5 жыл бұрын

Check thermostat

@menswearhous 5 жыл бұрын

@@davidmeyer7199 thermostat is good, i replaced the whole thing and its working perfect now. just odd the same one keeps breaking

@davidmeyer7199 5 жыл бұрын

@@menswearhous if it's a Honeywell that's probley why their quality is not what it once was taco is so much better all around

@Mbrown553 2 жыл бұрын

The valve is probably too stiff for the motor to spin in. Change just the valve plate and make sure motor didn't burn out due to strain from stiff valve

@Demyze2121 2 жыл бұрын

How come you didn’t re-Teflon the threads?

@RuiJiang 11 ай бұрын

I believe he said it's pressure fitting. I guess teflon won't be much use here.

@levimust4479 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video thanks. could do without the distracting background muzac.

@jeffersonleon15 2 жыл бұрын

what if the arrow is on the opposite side????

@Mbrown553 2 жыл бұрын

U want the arrow pointing to the boiler not up to the lines in the house. The valve opens to allow water back into the boiler to be heated then it is sent through the house then back past valves n so on.

@robertdimarcantonio3580 2 жыл бұрын

Forgot Teflon tape or paste

@FamilyChannelfun32 4 жыл бұрын

Folks do not try this at home. So many things wrong with the video as far as not telling you that its dangerous. And you need to bleed the air out. the auto bleeder is not for a lot of air. For very small amounts.

@nedreilly2298 3 жыл бұрын

Spoken like a true plumber.

@forrestleas4221 6 ай бұрын

So how do you bleed it?

@FamilyChannelfun32 6 ай бұрын

@@forrestleas4221 go to school and work in the field for ten years like we did 😀