Residential Steam Boiler Maintenance Service for Beginners (and Experienced Techs)

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Mikey Pipes - Pipe Doctor Plumbing & Heating & Air

8 ай бұрын

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Пікірлер: 102

@mr.stonerUDX714 8 ай бұрын

I always watch to the very end of anybody's videos you be surprised at what you miss out on when you dont!!!

@princeoffame100 24 күн бұрын

you are a very good teacher i not nothing about boilers i have learned a lot in the couple mins 👍

@carlosdelgadillo2568 7 ай бұрын

Your like the Chris Hemsworth of plumbing thank you sir 🧑‍🔧🔥

@PipeDoctor 7 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks

@TheRAMBO9191 8 ай бұрын

nice outro clip i learned even more about my water heater thanks to you lol

@lucaswood4934 8 ай бұрын

Welcome to the family Josh. Looks like he will be a great addition to the team.

@kat2641 8 ай бұрын

Wow 😮 that was unusual spotless clean 0.0. Now job an excellent description too!!

@brianmohammed1790 8 ай бұрын

HEY MIKE COOL VIDEO AND GOOD LUCK JOSH ON JOING PIPE DOCTOR TEAM

@PipeDoctor 8 ай бұрын

Thanks

@joed9908 8 ай бұрын

Excellent job, like how you told the homeowner that things may not work after cleaning.. I see your van inspection will be up next month😅😅

@kens.3729 8 ай бұрын

Anyone with Gas Equipment should Highly Consider a Maintenance Plan. I have had Plans for 30+ years and 2 years ago a Cracked Flue Pipe was Discovered. 👍🙏

@tjlovesrachel 8 ай бұрын

Or….one could learn about their equipment and maintenance it themselves

@JoePublic717 8 ай бұрын

Welcome Josh. That boil is so clean for being 15 years old.

@Keith_Mikell 8 ай бұрын

You got yourself a good one. Im happy for you. Loved the USA on the 90's and 45"s. No nonsense josh. He gets in, gets it done, and gets out. Plus hes experienced it comes across as. Youre a great teacher, in fact thats a skill you can leverage.

@TheGraniteStatePlumber 8 ай бұрын

Peter Pipes out on his own now?! Good to see you working a new guy and being informational at the same time! I try my best to do the same for our apprentices.

@EduardoBurgosRecess 8 ай бұрын

Excellent video Mikey. I'm an HVAC/R tech in Boston MA and im trying to learn more about boilers and your videos do help me out a lot so thank you

@PipeDoctor 8 ай бұрын

Glad to help

@scottvolage1752 8 ай бұрын

Oh my Gosh, Josh. Welcome to the Pipe Doctor Family. He seems to know a bit already. He knows how to put PFE tape on the right way and knew other things. Good luck Josh. Make the trades great again.

@kkovler1 8 ай бұрын

good explanation. perhaps you could do a hydronic boiler(Hot water system) maintenance service one soon, so I can see what that's like!

@iggymac3473 8 ай бұрын

You shouldn't use a impact driver on the Anode Rod any loose crap with fall into tank IMO

@mattg2145 7 ай бұрын

You got a lotto ticket with Josh.. he has the potential to be a HVAC beast with your help. I see such potential in your apprentice.

@matteberry58 8 ай бұрын

Looks like you may have a winner with Josh. Best of luck!

@jeffreykubiak5126 8 ай бұрын

Good Job Mickey very professional pays 0ff right tools for the job! Amazed all tools have now trade came a long way since 1987 for me! Always learning.

@paulgiven86 6 ай бұрын

Retired service tech after 45 years don’t have much steam on my work experience,not much around my area, love your videos very fascinating,thanks for your part of making trades great again.Yep we went thru a lot of apprentice also.A good tech can make the stacks😊. But must have understanding family about late hours,ie not always 7-3. A lot of time spent thinking on problem jobs after time clock not running

@modeman69 8 ай бұрын

GREAT !!!… finally a new ‘er Peerless steam boiler….. thank you Mike …. I will email with a photo of mine 1960 Peerless boiler…. Always clean it ….

@PipeDoctor 8 ай бұрын

Sounds great!

@chuckquinn8026 8 ай бұрын

Giving a huge welcome to Josh 👍👍 You will go places with Pipe Doctor with Mikey and Daniel’s training. Congrats on your new job and career!

@PipeDoctor 8 ай бұрын

@kennethbubser9601 6 ай бұрын

Keep up the great work educating people. I tell my tech to watch your videos. Always something in our business you learn. We do a lot of force air not to many boilers. Definitely no steam. Not many steam boilers in our area.

@domenicpetruso7751 8 ай бұрын

Very educational about the gas valve. I won't be touching one, but thanks. Happy to see you training a new guy.

@PipeDoctor 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@everettstevenson2111 8 ай бұрын

come on now Mikey, you want to be that way, when Jesus return.@@PipeDoctor

@brandonprice2897 8 ай бұрын

Excellent informative video as usual from the ol’ Pipe Dr!! But now I’m curious as to what you did with Peter? Did he get let go?

@anthonyzarcone8696 8 ай бұрын

Lucky guy josh great boss , tuck that shit in don't forget your belt freshly ironed shirt be 1hour early to work and you will have and purchased just about anything you need in Life.

@jarvied 7 ай бұрын

3:38 check the installation recommendation Peerless sometimes goes to 1-1/4 on their equalizer

@coreyschultz2002 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the information. I am finishing up residential HVAC school in the twin cities area of MN and what I have learned from my textbook and my professor is that steam boilers are commercial/industrial. It was very eye opening to me that they are used in residential as well. Do you need a boiler license to work on residential units where you live?

@peterking1134 8 ай бұрын

I would have replaced the old thermocouple as insurance

@PipeDoctor 8 ай бұрын

Yeah you’re probably right

@zacmetalfan 7 ай бұрын

Feerless Peerless. Best built cast iron boilers out there.

@consolidatedplumbingandhea4390 8 ай бұрын

Ya, I took the class from the company that toured the country teaching CO testing. Some stuff was good but other things they told guys to do violated the UL rating. When you talk to technical support on these basic cast iron boilers. Minimum inlet pressure and as close to 3.5"wc is the prime setting. If your combustion analyzer shows you can do some efficiency adjustments, technical support will say 3.5 is more important. So long as the manifold is set and co is not unstable or over 400ppm they have nothing else to say on the matter. I have had some issues and they said 3" even was the absolute limit but it was a case-by-case issue.

@anthonybuonagurio-gl9bg 8 ай бұрын

I have a broc water heater, and the manual says not to put anything on the treds of the anoid rod. It needs to make contact with the metal surface to work properly. Teflon tape will prevent the proper contact to the aloud rod.

@rickchapman9232 8 ай бұрын

How about paint what the pipe is and the direction of flow?

@RichB0330 8 ай бұрын

The one yesterday was two years old to🤣

@PipeDoctor 8 ай бұрын

lol

@BrickTop900 8 ай бұрын

Maybe 22

@jascoplumbingsupply4224 8 ай бұрын

How do you like the wholer? That’s what I use. You can also use it as a manometer

@nelsonherrrera4391 8 ай бұрын

Very Nice en Educational video. I do appreciate that . I would like to suggest you in the tuneup for fresh customer.i would be check the heat change from underneath with a mirror or camera to see if any carbonizing start it. And me I would like to check my low water cut off when it’s running make sure when it gets dry even though the lights come on I want to see if the gas was shut off that’s it but everything else was very very nice. Thank you.!!!

@PipeDoctor 8 ай бұрын

Ok thanks!

@PipeDoctor 8 ай бұрын

Ok thanks!

@Peety56 7 ай бұрын

By looking at that thermocouple i think it should have been replaced. You said life about 7-10 years

@mr.stonerUDX714 8 ай бұрын

Seems like Josh knows more then peter peter needs to pick up the pace!!!

@PipeDoctor 8 ай бұрын

Josh is an experienced service tech.

@aaronkoster3940 8 ай бұрын

Peerless allows 1.25" equalizer. Even models where they require 3" header.

@mikemalone6103 8 ай бұрын

just something I was told by an old timer in the 90s. we were working on a commercial gas fired unit that had no gas flow. Water had accumulated in the gas line. It was lacking a drip leg. He said had the 6" drip leg been installed, the gas flow would have been ok. HOWEVER..... he also noted these were being phased out because gas has become much dryer over the years. In years past it wasnt uncommon to have condensate in piping. Many would disconnect the piping and stop gas meter charges and reconnect in the fall for free, thereby saving money. Just food for thought. This was in NH.

@kangaroogod 8 ай бұрын

What are your thoughts on powered anode rods? Good video. I may share the link with some of my guys :)

@PipeDoctor 8 ай бұрын

I like it

@scottmaz4063 8 ай бұрын

But I noticed the customer didn't put in a steel chimney liner. So I assume it's still taracota liner you have to check the chimney base for build up.

@georgekolos5255 7 ай бұрын

Hey Mikey. If you unscrew thermocouple from gas valve, isn't pilot flame supposed to immediately go out ;)

@arturocubria9398 5 ай бұрын

Mikey Pipes: if the automatic water feeder gets stuck in the ON position ; the boiler will fill up, but how could it fill the upstairs radiators too? wouldn't the water come out of the pressure relive valve and only flood the basement ? That was my experience recently .

@landontakeamericaback2106 8 ай бұрын

Wait a minute Nathan, HotDog what do ya think

@PipeDoctor 8 ай бұрын

@bruceorourke5432 8 ай бұрын

Is that the same thing as a y or Y8 do you have to skim the boiler then

@gilgonzalez4104 8 ай бұрын

Mike, valve tags is a great idea. What company you buy from?

@PipeDoctor 8 ай бұрын

I get mine from Footbridge Media

@gilgonzalez4104 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Mike

@fatcat-hc4pj 8 ай бұрын

👍👍

@TheRAMBO9191 8 ай бұрын

One minute gang

@PipeDoctor 8 ай бұрын

Huh?

@TheRAMBO9191 8 ай бұрын

Means I arrived early. Hha

@FB-111A 8 ай бұрын

Hopefully U Tube will get rid of the 2x video. I hate it

@cheezitsw3279 5 ай бұрын

I've watched this video a few times because I have the same unit. But I still can't figure out how to drain the water and the manual is useless. Where is the drain valve on the boiler? I also want to clean the sight glass but I don't know how to do that. edit: I think I know now where the drain valve is supposed to go. It looks as if someone removed it.

@whiltoecardhonian3054 5 ай бұрын

I’m currently trying to figure out my boiler. Confusing as hell it looks like mine has too many valves but I can’t seem to find a sight glass tube anywhere on mine; is this normal? It does have a pressure/water gauge though I’m assuming it’s the same thing but perhaps not…

@PipeDoctor 5 ай бұрын

Learn something new every day

@greekmaster1001 7 ай бұрын

Mikey, why wouldn't you use the testo 310 to check gas pressure also even though you didn’t use this tester on this video but I seen other videos you’ve done where you didn’t test the gas pressure with the Testo

@PipeDoctor 7 ай бұрын

I like using my manometer

@greekmaster1001 7 ай бұрын

@@PipeDoctor do you think it’s easier or is it more accurate you’re monometer

@ThePachucoMix 8 ай бұрын

Anyone can tell me a good book to learn boilers sistems🤔

@matteberry58 8 ай бұрын

Look

@TheRAMBO9191 8 ай бұрын

J-Josh for Jesus josh(when he messes up you just yell Jesus! Josh) Joshinator, JP(Josh pipes) , joshzilla, j-thunder, j-man. There could be alot. Lmao... J-savage, joshapalooza, Josh meister, J-zues

@markamcampbell5795 5 ай бұрын

I haven't seen your videos for a while?

@PipeDoctor 5 ай бұрын

I've been on vacation. Returning on 03/01/2024

@mariowilson5663 8 ай бұрын

He looks like my 😎 brother

@scottlaferriere4499 8 ай бұрын

What happened to the other new guy from a couple of weeks ago. Did you frankyize him.

@PipeDoctor 8 ай бұрын

he didn't make the cut

@landontakeamericaback2106 8 ай бұрын

The nee nickname uh humm

@PipeDoctor 8 ай бұрын

👎🏻

@williambickemeyer2264 6 ай бұрын

I thought you had to use a non ferrous metal?

@chasingcapsaicin 8 ай бұрын

wd40, oh snap, og is gone, what was it and what is it now, that is is the question to answer.

@bruceelias4964 8 ай бұрын

😂mikey

@PipeDoctor 8 ай бұрын

Hi 👋

@bruceelias4964 8 ай бұрын

@@PipeDoctor My best PLUMBER

@varandavakian 8 ай бұрын

Whatsapp link not working

@bruceorourke5432 8 ай бұрын

I should have said 8y

@StealthyCombat 8 ай бұрын

What happened to Jose?

@PipeDoctor 8 ай бұрын

He didn’t make the cut.

@BaconJD420 8 ай бұрын

Josh Kosh B’Gosh

@bruceorourke5432 8 ай бұрын

@everettstevenson2111 8 ай бұрын

Come on now Mikey, do you want to be that way again, when Jesus return. lol

@PipeDoctor 8 ай бұрын

Haha, I'll try not to be too mischievous when Jesus comes back! Thanks for watching and commenting!

@mariowilson5663 8 ай бұрын

Bad draft