Your dad should be commended for his work philosophy. You seem to imply your dad has passed. If that's the case, he shared his legacy for all with you. Thank you and your dada!
Just did this same job today, A New Yorker with a gas conversion burner. Tank was water logged and dripping from PRV. They didn't want the valve replaced so I'll probably be back there in a few weeks. The old oil burner was still in their basement, it had a new primary and igniter on it and they told me to take it, can't say no to free parts !
We just check expansions tanks by tapping the bottom than the top. The bottom should sound hollow. If not, full and bad. Just an easier way to check quick. If it’s full we just drill a hole into the bottom and one on the top and it drains into a bucket and it’s way easier to take off.
Every once in a while i find an expansion tank that sounds hollow but it has 0 psi in it. Air bubbles get trapped in a far zone and help with expansion. Best to drain pressure off the boiler and check air pressure in the tank.
@@gidzey4783 i ran into a hollow one once. I have been doing this for 11 years. Tapping is just a really quick way to see if its full. Not saying it will give you the correct answer every time but 99 out of 100 it will show you.
I know this is considerably off topic, but I like the fact you stop at stop signs and obey traffic laws. I don't know if it's because it's out there for all to see, including law enforcement, but it's still refreshing. That being said, you do nice work and I appreciate you sharing it all on RU-vid. Miss Molly is a cute sidekick and your comments about her sometimes playing hard to get are funny. Thank you!
Man o man...I live in Austin Texas and we get fairly mild winters. We only (for the most part) have a simple water heater and that's it. You guys have the most elaborate set of plumbing I've ever seen!.... crazy stuff!
Hey Steve. I find it amazing how similar your job is to mine as an emergency physician. The details are different but the process is the same. I get a call from the nurse who tells there’s a guy in room 14 with shortness of breath. By the time I walk in the room I know how old he is and what his vital signs are and I pretty much have a good idea what’s going on. I poke and prod, ask a few questions, run a few tests then do what I can to fix the plumbing or the airflow or whatever. A few differences. I can’t swear. I have to listen a bit more than you. My hourly is a bit more and the patients all come to me as I don’t do house calls in my business. Oh ya - and I don’t need to ask why you wear gloves. I too get some pretty crusty ones.
Man, how great is it to be told that your work is similar to working on human beings, ( we do indeed call ourselves doctors of the home) but the pay difference is “a bit more”. It’s a lot. Lol. Man being a plumber sucks sometimes. Actually really great that you admit it, it makes me proud of what I do. No matter the pay sometimes.
@@shawnwest3779 If you can say that both trades price gouge, than all trades price gouge. My family plumbing business has been open for 150 years and we are known for not ripping people off. I get it, some do. But the majority of plumbers aren’t. We work physically so much harder than a doctor. You don’t have hot water, we have to take that thing out of your basement and get one back in. It might not drain. You might have old water lines that are leaking, or shut off that won’t work. Most plumbers don’t get paid enough, nor do we get the respect we deserve. I would usher anyone to try simple repairs at home. Even the most simple can be hard…. Than you will understand what a plumber goes through.
@@shawnwest3779 whatttttt, thats terrible! So you were only alotted a certain amount of overtime?? Thats messed up. I guess i am unbelievably lucky to work for my family. I do it all except for cooling. We are such a small business that we cant get away with those things if we wanted to, but we pride ourselves on honesty and would never upsell something they dont need or change something thats still good. My parents even incentivize and give 100 dollars on top overtime to anyone who goes out on the weekend. Thanks for chatting. I totally understand though that not everyone is truthful, and have had my share of telling people about certain companies that have a reputation for schemy tricks. Hell, my uncle(i dont talk to) who is a “mason” /tree trimmer told someone he can redo a patio for them. He jackhammered big bits of concrete up and flipped them over and than set them back into the ground and than put cement over top!!! It sank in less than a few weeks and he didnt come back to fix it. Disgusting things people do.
@@shawnwest3779 Very interesting that everyone says they know 90% of a trade but still calls it shady. You have to find someone else to work for. Obviously if you work for the company that sells units, you should know that they are gonna have you try to sell anything. Try working by yourself for many little old ladies and people with mental health issues but still are able to live on their own. All across America households have at least one plumber that they trust.
@@shawnwest3779 as a nurse, you're definitely mistaken. They go through a lot more years, on the job training, on call at night and if going into a specialty more years of study. This guy (physician)is humble but yeah, I definitely agree with the similarities and get frustrated when people try to go cheap on Steven! It's not even that safe. I myself ended up leaving the hospital for home nursing but back then I saw surgeons coming in early early 6am or even earlier to do rounds on their previous surgical patients BEFORE they hit the surgeries for the day! They would also write orders/as needed on the charts of the patients they made rounds on and have to flag them so the nurses would see them. Otherwise it was a daily progress note on each patient as well. So if they want to buy cars and houses and boats and play ⛳ golf, then I don't blame them at all for having a little relaxation here and there. Inevitably they will get a call about a patient during their down time as well.
Steve, Why didn't you do the sound test or the air inlet for to show it's water is in the tank. When you replaced it...why did you dump the system .... There was a shut off valve to prevent from dumping the system so you didnt had to bleed the system ... We know the expansion tank is set to 12-15 psi ... but sometime we need 20 psi depending the size. you had to equalize the tank.
The 30 year old Weil Mclain at my mom's house is leaking from the PRV. The thing is, she had an HVAC guy come out and take a look at it and he didn't fix it! Looks to me judging by the mess all he did was oil up the pump bearings.
awesome video. thanks for sharing. I know Steve is busy to answer questions but if someone else could help: When changing the expansion tank, i didn't see steve checking the pressure in the tank. so one doesn't need to do anything on setting the correct pressure in the tank? Thanks for your help
American heating systems use plain water or sometimes an antifreeze and water mixture. This system likely has baseboard heat with finned copper pipe. Nothing ferrous to rust except the cast iron or steel boiler itself. Older systems have steel pipes and cast iron radiators but the water passages inside are large and usually don't have any problems with rust. The steel panel style radiators used in Europe are not used in the US. The majority of homes in the US use forced air heating usually gas fired but sometimes oil fired.
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When you get bored at home you should fabricate yourself a tripod like device to put under the expansion tanks that are full to hold the load when you release them. That would be a pretty cool tool to have. Or I have some cookies to sell. Lol
Another great video, love watching ya buddy. Question, how do you know what to set the expansion tank pressure to? What did you set it to because I didn’t see you do.
Mr Steve my mentor question, I have two vent going to my one car garage in the winter no heat or ac come in the garage , my furnace is a Luxaire fairly new
You want to get all the pressure out that you can, they can shoot off like a rocket if you dont. Sometimes just putting it in a vacuum will be good enough.
How many of those yellow handled pliers have you worn out over the years? Must be good pliers. Never seen you use anything else. Been watching for years.
