How To Restart An Oil Furnace | Hard Lockout and Bleeding Fuel Lines

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Usually, this happens at the worst time but the fix can be as easy as restarting the controller and bleeding air out of the fuel lines. I will walk you through a restart at one of my rental properties where we ran the tank dry and as a result, the controller went into a "Hard Lockout" state which needed to be reset as indicated by the flashing green status light.
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@lauriejo5610 8 месяцев назад

Hi Scott, I’m a 70 year old lady that lives on her own. This video was perfect for me to get my furnace running today. Fortunately this happened during the day and not not freezing temps. Everything is good to go now and I can still get up and down from the floor ok 😁

@EverydayHomeRepairs 8 месяцев назад

Take the rest of the day off 😁 Nice work 🙌

@matthewW97 6 месяцев назад

It's a whole 1 degree Fahrenheit outside, 1:00 am. And this man just saved my life

@privatehudson4432 Месяц назад

5 TRILLION VIDEOS ON RU-vid THIS IS THE ONLY GUY THAT TELLS YOU TO HOLD IT DOWN FOR 45 SECONDS !!!! THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!! SAVED ME 300!!!!!!!!!

@andrewdawicki8975 5 месяцев назад

Dude you saved me. Can’t get oil until tomorrow so I got 10 gallons of diesel and went through your progressions. Furnace kicked on the second bleed. Thanks!

@EverydayHomeRepairs 5 месяцев назад

Nice 👊

@privatehudson4432 Месяц назад

10 gallons would last you like 3 weeks lol I use 2 gallons

@jorgedalva09 5 месяцев назад

You have no idea what a precious service you're doing for a world of desperate people like me! God bless you. I left my like, subscribed to your channel, and turned the notifications on!

@EverydayHomeRepairs 5 месяцев назад

Welcome to the channel. God Bless.

@lanaskywow 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for your help! It's been years so I didn't remember all the details. I used the 3/8 wrench, a washed/dry dunkin donuts straw and a 2 liter empty soda bottle on the bleeder so I could rest it on the ground while it caught the excess oil, then I could focus on closing the valve once the air was out, then poured the extra back in the tank. It started right back up!

@EverydayHomeRepairs 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for the feedback!

@MikeTrauma 5 месяцев назад

I just want to say this was a life saver it’s cold in Alaska and this got my furnace going thank you for the great video

@aidanhogg5146 4 месяца назад

Simple and well explained video to execute exactly what the title says

@porkeawkhao476 5 месяцев назад

I'm so glad I saw your clip explaining how to use it and how to fix it. It was very helpful to me. I forgot to look at my oil gauge grade. It caused me to spend a lot of time distracted resetting this machine. Thank you very much. Really appreciate it.

@nicolejaaamzramos 5 месяцев назад

Thank you, Scott you saved my life with this video. you rock! thank you once again! Please keep posting videos!

@cjsebes 3 месяца назад

Thank you! First time in 24 years of home ownership and I ran out of oil. Dumped 17 gallons of Diesel into the tank, followed your steps, and now I can be assured that I won't cause anyone to pass out from my body odor at the event I'm going to tonight.

@solimandina 5 месяцев назад

Best video for doing this! I ran out of oil and didn’t have to pay 250 dollars to get my furnace started. Thank you So much

@EverydayHomeRepairs 5 месяцев назад

You bet!

@youroldsweetie 5 месяцев назад

$250!!??? 😳 It's about $60-$80 for service call in my small town! Small town living does have it's perks, I guess! (PLUS, the oil truck delivery driver offered to come in & get it started for me!)

@TheChristianFangirl Год назад

This is so weird. Back from 2012-2017 my family owned and ran a handyman service named Everyday Home Repairs. My dad, along with me and my younger brother, did the handyman work, while my mom stayed home with my baby brother and answered calls. (Well, my brother and I were a bit young to be much of a help, so we mostly handed tools and cleaned up) Imagine my surprise when RU-vid recommends me a handyman channel of the same name.

@hassanbazzi3545 Год назад

That must have brought a lot of memories. Very nice story

@ukiie 6 месяцев назад

Hey Scott you are a lifesaver, your instructions were simple and easy too follow. Thanks so much for your videos

@youroldsweetie 5 месяцев назад

MANY thanks!! On permanent lockout & didn't realize i needed to bleed again AFTER the green light & possibly multiple times.

@johnny4jr.521 4 месяца назад

Thanks for the info. I didn't know about the hard lockout, saved me a service call. Also, a short piece of 5/16" tubing fits perfectly on the end of the bleeder valve, allowing for a cleaner priming.

@rach3lzUTube 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so, so much!! This totally got my furnace started this season! You're the best! Especially the long reset... we were so stuck until this!

@EverydayHomeRepairs 8 месяцев назад

Happy to help 🙌

@starrberryshortcakes 7 месяцев назад

Thanks Bradley Cooper! It worked perfectly!

@TheSkinnysmith 6 месяцев назад

You just saved me $300 bucks dude. Thanks!

@EverydayHomeRepairs 6 месяцев назад

👊 nice!

@rickschiaffo618 8 месяцев назад

Thanks Scott, turned off fuel to replace strainer, then system went into lockout. This vid help me get it back up and running. 👍

@emivedmedia 6 месяцев назад

I just wanted to say thank you so much!!! This was the simple and perfect solution to my system just continuing to blow cold air. I am married with 4 kids and it’s currently 13 degrees outside and I’ve been dealing with this for a day at least. Holding the reset button for 45 seconds and bleeding the line of any air fixed it. Took about 3 minutes to get the right tools and we have heat!! Thank you!

@EverydayHomeRepairs 6 месяцев назад

Great to hear and happy to help! Stay warm 🥶

@selophane43 7 месяцев назад

Can I tell you how much I laughed in joy when this actually worked. I thought to myself it seems scary with a flammable liquid and mechanical jawns all around but I know how to bleed brake lines on a motorcycle so it can’t be that hard. Great video and it worked like a charm on a Becket 750S

@Gnik4144 6 месяцев назад

I’ve seen so many of these videos and this is the best one! Thank you so much!!

@dennisjue1533 3 месяца назад

Thanks so much man! Watched a couple videos before I got the job done, yours was key as I didn't realize it might take nearly a minute on that button to reset the system (I thought I'd borked it).

@user-yt2lo4xb2q 5 месяцев назад

Scott, you are a lifesaver! I was ready to give up at 10:00pm and then found your video!!!! I have heat now!! Thank you

@EverydayHomeRepairs 5 месяцев назад

Nice, that is what we are here for and thanks for the nice feedback.

@stephanieervin1904 11 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for this video!!!! I'm a new home owner and am not familar at all with oil heating. Or an oil heater that heats my water😢 I followed this and got my heater on so I dont have to take anymore cold showers!!!

@5ive9inefx 5 месяцев назад

Thanks. I just tried it out and it worked. Awesome!

@egold1006 5 месяцев назад

I did the same thing, noticed bubbles in the line as well. Just got a fill up a week ago. Working great now but scheduled a servicing.Thanks!

@jasperek 7 месяцев назад

Thank you! This video saved me at 3 AM in 20 degree weather with a newborn at home!

@EverydayHomeRepairs 7 месяцев назад

That would have been a long night, happy to help 👊

@DanielStreet2889 5 месяцев назад

Worked like a charm! Thanks!

@JRD77VET 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for the info. I replaced a dirty filter and a little later I noticed the furnace wasn't running ( we also have a Franco Belge gravity feed oil burner so our oil fired forced air system is backup). I must have gotten air in the line and after a few cycles, I'm back in business. Thanks again.

@bubbajones7486 8 месяцев назад

My friend! Thank you! You just saved a lot of people headaches and money. I ran out of oil because my oil gauge is stuck at the middle and I thought I had oil. Turns out I'm empty and I know I'll need to bleed the oil line.

@EverydayHomeRepairs 8 месяцев назад

Been there, done that 🙂

@matthewshea7093 Год назад

Thank you for posting this video. This video, along with some friendly Reddit helpers, got my heat back on! Up until today I don’t know oil heaters had a bleeder screw like a brake caliper. It was 15 degrees today when we lost our heat and we did not look forward towards another frigid night. This video + Reddit really saved the day. Thank you

@EverydayHomeRepairs Год назад

Awesome, glad you got the heat back up and running 🙌

@bobminnie8950 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for this video and your help

@CBKDownShift Год назад

Thank you for this!

@100vg Год назад

Mine is a Natural Gas Furnace, so I'll watch that one. Thanks, Scott!

@EverydayHomeRepairs Год назад

You bet!

@ericamassen3673 7 месяцев назад

Thank you so much. This was so helpful I was just about to give up and call the service tech when your video showed me just what to do.

@EverydayHomeRepairs 7 месяцев назад

Happy to help!

@Theshamingofjay 6 месяцев назад

THANK YOU SIR YOU SAVEED THE DAY

@69000andre 9 месяцев назад

Thanks to this video I put my furniture to working

@3THR33S 9 месяцев назад

Thanks a lot was freaking out, went into permanent lock out when i was bleeding it, there was a lot of air because I replaced the pump strainer too. They only thing written is after reset once call a technician.

@BeckleyWrestling8 6 месяцев назад

Awesome video got me back up and running

@ffrwjr 9 месяцев назад

Thank you - saved me a service call!

@alexk.366 9 месяцев назад

Thanks man, saved me from freezing night without heat after first time filter change😂

@EverydayHomeRepairs 9 месяцев назад

Happy to help!

@Ander5806 Год назад

You can use 1/4 ID -3/8 OD clear vinyl plastic tubing and a container so you can see the oil when bleeding the oil pump makes it easier to see when you have a good oil flow or not make it easy to troubleshoot and life easier

@jamestaylor4609 8 месяцев назад

I just moved into a trailer that has this exact furnace actually and when I moved in I found a orange juice jug that was clear and clear tubing I meant to throw it away but me procrastinating never did but what I find most hilarious is that I spent the last four days trying to get my damn furnace up Watch this video and I had to just reset my lockout thing

@mikechaves5203 6 месяцев назад

Perfect! Thank you!

@a.graham3160 5 месяцев назад

This worked like a charm!! The boiler isn’t that scary!! 😮‍💨💪🏽

@EverydayHomeRepairs 5 месяцев назад

Awesome 🙌

@thedrabfour Год назад

Great information, Sir.

@EverydayHomeRepairs Год назад

Thanks!

@faisonlawgroup 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for this! It fixed my problem!

@EverydayHomeRepairs 7 месяцев назад

Nice 🙌

@MrPC1121 8 месяцев назад

Thanks, I have this exact model. You saved my ass!

@amigoperez88 6 месяцев назад

Huge thank you!!

@satan5364 9 месяцев назад

Well that was easier than I thought it was gonna be

@HagerVids Год назад

Bro. u are so awesome. i couldnt figure out why it wouldn't reset lol.

@susie8104 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much!

@guymarvel1837 8 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@hamidghavi 5 месяцев назад

Perfect 👍 thank you

@user-ju3id5xq3k 11 месяцев назад

Thank u so much it help me out

@Samlol23_drrich 11 месяцев назад

Good video. I’m not in the business but I believe once the motor starts, you can simply jump out the safety and it will run until the air is all bled out of the lines and then you can close the bleeder and the burner will fire and you can remove the jumper from r r

@harryfairman9766 Год назад

Thank you that's need-to-know information

@EverydayHomeRepairs Год назад

You bet!

@justincase2281 Год назад

Great tip.👍

@EverydayHomeRepairs Год назад

Thanks 👍

@yisraelkopman2990 8 месяцев назад

Thank you 🙏

@48369bodini 10 месяцев назад

Thanks, newer digital worked great Beckett

@robertarmstrong2323 3 месяца назад

Thank you..perfect video

@EverydayHomeRepairs 3 месяца назад

You bet!

@talesofmari 9 месяцев назад

Thank you

@tymz-r-achangin 10 месяцев назад

Thank you. We even have the manual that came with our furnace. Under the entire section of "COMMON CAUSES OF TROUBLE" the dipschits who wrote this thing only gave the explanation of what the lock out is and then never said what to do for checking what caused it

@lisabanik8035 5 месяцев назад

Thank you 😅

@nelsontorres4211 3 месяца назад

thank you!!!!

@lesliehovey2258 7 месяцев назад

Thanks

@hassanbazzi3545 Год назад

Very interesting

@DTMDeus 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for helppp 👏❤️

@EverydayHomeRepairs 7 месяцев назад

You bet!

@robm.6400 6 месяцев назад

great video, what do I do if there is oil in/at the tank but not going to the filter outside the tank , clear filter just no oil getting to the filter, I dont have an air compressor , is there a way to clear it out with out an air compressor ? thanks for the advice

@jackburton2680 10 месяцев назад

My red interupted ignition oil primary control had a flashing red light/button. I pushed the button in and got two green lights (pump prime/flame) and then it fired up. 15-20 seconds later it made sputtering sound so i opened up the little pilot door tonsee if it still had flames firing and it made an awful sound and extinguished, shooting soot and black smoke everywhere. Guess i needed to do this fuel drain cycle thing you do here? Or was the issue i didnt hold that button for 45 sec, i just pressed it in real quick. Not big on DIY stuff involving fire and smoke erupting when and where you sont want it to if ya do something wrong haha, prob pay someone else at this point

@bwasphaltpaving2839 8 месяцев назад

I’ve got a becket Deisel burner and I’ve got good fuel supply and new external filter I’ve checked the internal filter and it’s clean and tried the bleeding process checked the signal to the fuel valve coil and the controller is sending power to the coil to open it and it’s still not building any pressure would a bad coil to the fuel valve cause it not to build fuel pressure ? Or is the fuel pump bad ? Thanks in advance

@justindezurik5369 2 месяца назад

The hard lockout on mine was a result of a bat being stuck in the fan in the oil pump so you can watch out for that too!

@tunafish3216 Год назад

You need to put a rubber hose and something to catch it on the bleeder so the fuel won’t go all over .

@RG-tm7uq Год назад

Yes, he must do this.. 😂

@gabrielgundulf7139 Год назад

Have the same system and controller. It will run well after the reset and bleed, but if I turn it off for a couple hours, it will not fire again and I'll need to bleed it again. Then it works okay. I have a feeling it's sucking air back into the fuel line. Any suggestions?

@halopcdraco 5 месяцев назад

I have the same R7184B and my fuel flows. I replaced the eye that detects the flame. Mine still shuts off after attempting to get it out of lock out mode.

@getemboi2525 8 месяцев назад

Hi Scott. This video is very helpful and I'm doing everything you're instructing. However, I did a little over 10 iterations trying to get this flame to burn. My furnace hasn't been turned on for over a year. I wanted to see if it's operational. I put 15 gal of fuel in it and still getting air. How much fuel would you recommed to just see a flame started? Thanks.

@EverydayHomeRepairs 8 месяцев назад

You probably have plenty of fuel just sounds like the line still isn't primed. I was having an issue where my fuel line filter was plugged. Once I swapped that out fuel was much easier to get through the lines to make sure the unit primed and was able to light.

@getemboi2525 8 месяцев назад

Can you explain to me how I can prime it and even check if my line is plugged?

@MatthewFisher-ei5ug 5 месяцев назад

Hey Scott, did you happen to make a video when you removed your oil furnace when you switched over to the Mr. Cool Hyper Heat?

@eveydaylife Год назад

How many time can or should you repeat the process??

@Sean-Aviation 8 месяцев назад

excellent video. are they run on disel? tank is empty and i need just a bit to get it going while renovating Also, are they much more expensive to run compared to electric heat umps? Not sure if i should consider replacing the unit with an electric one.

@EverydayHomeRepairs 8 месяцев назад

I was running this one on Diesel during the renovation. I then eventually swapped it out with a Mr Cool Hyper Heat ducted system. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JKcvUjD9NrU.html

@Sean-Aviation 8 месяцев назад

@@EverydayHomeRepairs Great. is that a DIY system?

@livinmontes167 7 месяцев назад

I have done this reset before.. but what can I do if there is no power going to the controler. No led lights at all. I checked the breaker, but that is not the issue. What can I do?

@tiffanydaemer Год назад

I can’t get my furnace to do a hard reset, what should I do?

@kathrynleaser5093 Год назад

Hi ... No link to forced Hot Air culprit no flame. Appreciate the info if you can give the link. Thanks. Much!!

@EverydayHomeRepairs Год назад

Hey Kathryn, thanks for the reminder and here is the video link ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sRvH-io-ZtA.html 👍

@SnowGaming-lp3xg 8 месяцев назад

How do I get the flame to light, I've got a steady stream of fuel

@Rysdad1 6 месяцев назад

So is this what uses what people call "fuel oil" in the big tanks outside?

@Scott.Farkus 8 месяцев назад

Mine had rust in the small line that goes into the burner.

@Whitashley1 4 месяца назад

What happens if the bolt doesn't turn to bleed the furnace? I'm trying to bleed the furnace to restart it.

@Ghost_Os Год назад

The video for the forced air one didn't pop up. Can you pin the link?

@EverydayHomeRepairs Год назад

Sure can, here ya go ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sRvH-io-ZtA.html thx!

@Ghost_Os Год назад

@@EverydayHomeRepairs Many thanks!

@UNCULTUREDSTEVE 8 месяцев назад

so i did the 45 second lock out and opened the bleeding valve. no air in lines but my furnace keeps shutting off after like 3 seconds. i tried this several times and still the same thing after 3 seconds of running

@josephkhoury123 4 месяца назад

Same

@NightStrike 9 месяцев назад

I cant get a flashing light on the controller any ideas ???

@charliefinning2237 5 месяцев назад

I love you

@jamsatsolutions4479 5 месяцев назад

What about if it’s a Solid Red Light⁉️

@K1LLADELPH1A-_- Год назад

I had it going and now it won't start at all. Even after holding it down 😡

@K1LLADELPH1A-_- Год назад

Actually kicked on after an hour after that. Bleed the line

@dumbshit1977 7 месяцев назад

Curious why ya didn't open the bleeder fully to speed up the process. I'm an hvac tech of 25 years working on gas and electric equipment and watching videos and broadening my knowledge a bit.

@jadinwemette8251 6 месяцев назад

Bleeder valve should be fully opened after about a 1/4 turn on the nut

@Otis884 Год назад

Haven't seen an oil burner since I lived back east 25 years ago.

@EverydayHomeRepairs Год назад

Yeah, I am in the Midwest and they are also few and far between here. This one will be swapped out for central air in the coming months 👍

@skywizard3148 7 месяцев назад

You're the faaakking man!!!!!! Thanks dude

@EverydayHomeRepairs 7 месяцев назад

😂 you bet!

@CourageCanna 8 месяцев назад

Man im super confused! I held it for 45 seconds and now it completely shut off and the light wont turn back on no matter what i do...

@xIIsTReeTIIx 9 месяцев назад

I did that and the light won’t come back on

@allenbowers1970 5 месяцев назад

🤯

@gregcollins3404 Год назад

I have an oil burning furnace. I hate the thing. I've never seen a piece of equipment with so many bad failure modes. Can be nothing but trouble. The fuel is cheap, but the trouble can be high.

@gatsby6815 Год назад

Excuse me but are you a troll? Heating oil increased in price this year by 50% so it’s not cheap. If you clean your filters every few months the system is bullet proof. I’ve lived in New England for 70 years and never had issues with these furnaces.