This is the first video I have ever watched on a oil burner cleaning. I can honestly say if you were in my area…I would absolutely hire you for your honesty and dedication to detail.
as a retired oil burner tech a man after myt own heartr i used to clean the filter bowl and ignition assembly and check the strainer on the fuelpump you do good work
You guys are the best. Best diy tutorial. Straight to point and honest. If I was in your area, I would call you guys even though you show how to do it your self. Honesty is a win in my book.
I learned to work on my own boiler after I was taken advantage of by several different guys. One guy charged me an extra $400 because his sons new jeans got ruined. I bought a brand new Crown boiler a couple years ago and installed it my self. I’m glad that there are guys like you and Steve Lave out there doing it right and treating people good.
Great job !!! I’m reading a book copy righted in 1978 on how to treat service oil burners! And this is exactly what you need to do to service them! He even used the same tools and methods to check efficiency! Not new these fancy instruments. Thanks!
In 1978 they didn't have electronic combustion analyzers, which read in real time. Not make an estimated adjustment, try to take another 3 minute test but the boiler stopped because its up to temp, send the heat upstairs, try again, repeat. In todays world that is a amateur doing one job vs a pro doing as a trade. Now I only service the five or so burners I own. I am not going to buy a new $2500 electronic tester. I'll dig out one of the old Bacharach kit we put on the shelf 25 years ago and buy some new fyrite fluid because while I used to be a pro, now I am an amateur
I find this hard to believe. Not your work but everything you do. I'm not a burner guy but I can tell you probably 2 out of 10 people will do all this. I never even thought this was so much work an individual would do. If this is how you take are of all your clients or just for content then you would have my business. Thanks for showing how to do the whole process and the right way to take care of thr customer. Like I said I'm sure not all repair men do this and I'm sure they don't because I have others to the house and timing them they don't hold a candle to you. Thank you . Keep up the great work. The more people know the better so they don't feel ripped off.
Thank you for making this video. I’m a gas repair engineer from England 🏴. I’ve always wanted to know more about oil. I’ve moved to a place of the coast of England 🏴 called The Isle of Man 🇮🇲 where I’ve took a job to service repair gas boilers and learn about oil boilers Thanks
I bet a lot of people over look this type of maintenance. Btw, Michael, I think you should buy this gentleman a headlamp. Best invention for the DIYer imo.
As a boiler man I have used every type of light and always go back a LED mini mag light. Always handle light by the front half of flash light never touch the rear half because you will go back to putting it in your mouth as it is easier to manage. and with time you will be able to hold a conversion while working. Remember to put light in your mouth and hold like a cigar. Most people who knock this method put much worse in their mouth. Thank you. Eric
Thanks brother. I couldn't get anyone to come do my yearly service this year. Its December and every place I called said they don't have any openings until March/April ( since I don't have any contracts with anyone) I figured what's the point then winter is pretty much past by then. I have watched techs perform the services in the past so had a rough idea what to do, but thanks to this video I feel confident that I can at least handle the change of all the filters and cleaning the unit to get me through this year. I don't have all the stuff towards the end to check efficiency and whatnot, but at least the basics will be covered. Next year I guess I'll have to call for my yearly service schedule in the summer before.
@@mikehaduck-travel-mechanic884 Iam in orange New York right now looking for a good furnace guy. I can tell you all the people that been to my house didn't do have of what you did in this video. At least now I know what needs to be done.
Thanks for sharing this. Couldn’t get my heat going. Was about ready to book a hotel for tonight. Then you said “wait wait. One more thing, this is the secondary filters BOOM. there it is. Boiler is FIXED. You my friend are a gentle man man. I mean that loosely.
The exhaust pipe had cement around it. And you replaced the cement at 15:00. Is that necessary? Or only necessary when there is such a difference between the hole and the pipe diameter? Great video. Thanks.
I have never seen a CO tester like that before. I use Bacharach diagnostic tools and the all in one electronic Fyrite meter, I didn't know fyrite was a liquid.
I do too-oil filter bowl that is. I change the strainer also...makes burner run that much more efficient and less strain on pump. How often do you check both pump pressure and pump cut-out along with cad cell safety cut-off time and transformer strength? You're very thorough...I'd work with you any day.
Very informative video. Thank you very much. I have a question; is it really possible that my Oil burner is using 100 liters of Oil every month, when i am only using it for hot water at home, i mean these 2 things: shower and hot water from faucet which is rarely, and showering is also not every Day. We are 2 grown ups showering every second/third Day, one of us uses minimal hot water (cold showets) To me it just sounds insane that it Can use that much, and we live in Denmark, 1500 liters of Oil cost 3600$ at the moment. So i did something which is probably a Big no go, But i put in normal diesel today instead of the recommended for the machine, is it a Big no go? I only did that because it is going to be replaced with a more green hearing option we have in Denmark. . And the Oil recommended is just too expensive when the machine is using that much. I would still love to hear your thoughts about the usage of the machine. . Thank you in advance
honest jardy did well speaking with a torch in his mouth, if i did that there would be drewl everywhere, i use one of those head lights LOL . very interesting video.
Thanks for the video! My oil tank ran dry and when I tried to bleed it, only drops came out of the nozzle. I don't feel any vibration, is there suppose to be one? I didn't know there's a strainer in the fuel pump.
what do you do with the oil that collected in all the drain pans and oil tainted napkins after a service? is there a specialty place to drop off such waste?
I put it in a 5 gallon bucket and let it settle as I drive. When the bucket is full, I get 4.5 gallons of pure clean oil to dump in my home tank and dump the dirty oil on the bottom into a waste tank. I have done oil burner service full time for 34 years and have gotten thousands of gallons of free oil. @@mikehaduck-travel-mechanic884
I do my own annual maintenance on my boiler but my never has that much soot. I have only a few black crumbs here and there in the flue pipes and chamber box.
My boiler looks almost exactly like this. I recently started getting black smoke coming out of my chimney. I think it never got a cleaning last year so it's been awhile. I want to try this myself but still a little nervous. Do you think I would need a chimney sweep as well or just a cleaning a new nozzle and filter?
I'm getting ready to clean mine for the first time. Just two quick questionS. 1) what spray do u recommend for cleaning? I think u said 2+2 but I don't see anything with that name. 2) why did u disconnect both ends of the copper line on the burner when u got to the nossel replacement?
My 6 year old Weil McLain oil boiler has had 6 "annual tune-ups" under oil company burner service contract. Not one of them has taken the top off the unit to look inside or vacuum. Should I demand that they do it this time??
Hi 9, I just filmed the plumber doing the clean up next door, I know some of the newer models are different, so I guess you got to ask your service guy, I hope it helps, thanks, mike
What state are you from? Not all states require it. Steve Lav is a youtuber from Massachusetts and they are on every pump he works on. I am from Pa. and never see them on the pumps.
I'm no longer in the industry. Not sure when this was implemented. All I know is I had never seen fusible valves at the fuel pumps in Pa. They may currently be required on new installations. I have no idea. If it is now code and I were still in the field, I'd throw one on every pump I touched just to cover my own ass. It only takes five minutes. No big deal.@@jeffreyjohn2037
Give her the joe ward special soot stick a year and on to the next one. And what are you spraying into the oil filter? Professor Joe Ward dumps a can of HOT into the tank . He does ALL his tuneups in a cap and gown. Professor Ward would fire you and strip you of your cap and gown in front of the customer
Why switch to gas? How many gas companies are there in your area to choose from to negotiate a better price? In my area it’s just ConEd , all the money to take out the boiler, oil tank , than running new gas line, upgrading meter bar and meter, and even more if you have to dig up from the street to tap into gas main So how long to recoup the money by switching over? The house your switching out is the insulation adequate, gas or oil if it’s not good how are you gonna save money either way?
Have any videos on adding oil to the bearings on a 60's era burner where the electric motor needs oil. I notice the tag on my beckett motor says 10 drips every 2-3 years.. also looks like my circulator pump has holes for oiling but the sticker is long gone.
Hey Karl I am the youngest in a family of 7 all mechanics and was always told rule of thumb was 2 drops every 6 months or a good squeeze. Thank you. Eric
hi, i service my furnace , i have a similar furnace but it is ( new Yorker);NY151 , but my burner is AF type, yours i see is AFG type Beckett, and i saw you used solid Nozzle type , but what size , what was the ratio, thanks. Also please tell me how often you service a regular use ( cold climate) furnace, and do we change oil filter and nozzle together ?
Hi Pal, I would take a picture of your furnace, make etc, and take the nosil down to the plumbing store and then you will get the correct fit, that's the only way for sure, thanks Mike
@@mikehaduck-travel-mechanic884 Thank you, but believe it or not( as usual), i fixed the problem and shop my parts, they know/and don't know , hard to explain, some of the service guy/plumbing stores use wrong, but similar nozzle, and normal people don't even know, most people are just trusty and just go by them.
No, it's not. Every new filter cartridge comes with a new bleeder screw washer. As long as you put some muscle into tightening the screw, there should not be an issue. Although I always bleed the entire line through the pump bleeder after changing the filter and strainer. But that's just the way I do it.
@@jaepcam that’s what I mean. The integrity of the screw from putting muscle into it. Always gets over torqued. The really is the best way. Besides, I love the extra fuel that I pour back into my tank at home. 😂
I meant don't leave it loose by tightening it like a 5 year old girl and don't over tighten like Hercules. Hahahahaha....I got thousands of gallons of free oil for my tank over 34 years of doing oil burner service. 👍@@riello2362
Hi, if I could ask advice, had heating oil delivered as I had run out. Was advised to turn off the boiler and allow the new oil time to settle which it has been allowed for about 8 hours. Turned the boiler via the control panel back on but for the last hour or two nothing has happened. Can anyone advise do I need to anything or will the timer turn on and things take their course? Thanks in advance 😊
Gawen Taylor I would hit the restart button, on or near the motor. If that doesn’t work, something else is wrong. Hitting the restart button, might not be the cure all. The unit might shut down again. Make sure the power is on. Let me know if you solved the problem.
Would be nice not to have to listen to that vacuum when I’m trying to listen to you. I will suggest a few things. They make a nozzle wrench, which is a internal and external socket with two handles that make it much easier. Those open end wrenches sometimes slip and you’ll then break your electrodes. I always changed electrodes every annual service, as I have seen some major puff backs due to hairline cracks and pits in the porcelain insulators. I didn’t see you check the nozzle pressure or check the pump cutoff pressure. Other than that I thought you did a very thorough service. That old boiler is running pretty efficiently. Good job and good attention to detail.
Hey rod Spoken like a true enthusiast, but I never cracked an electrode changing a nozzle in 40 years. Always hold wrenches 2 inches apart and squeeze with one hand. Try that and can’t crack electrode with such slight movement. Thank you. Eric
Those nozzle wrenches SUCK! They get dirt inside them and contaminate the nozzle orifice. Just more weight added to your tool bag. Nothing but a headache. I've been using 2 open end wrenches for 33 years and have never had them slip and never broke an electrode. You must not have hand-eye coordination.
No gloves mask or knee pads? That’s the way to go. No digital combustion test kits again the only way to do it. I still use a beeper map books and pay phones to. And my old ecnoline 150 has no ac and an am radio to.
a friend checked my furnace[he was oil man] he brushed cleaned and swept these fins,they were full of soot,he said the service should do this,.....in 20 yrs never seen then do it...I asked about that and got a bs excuse,,.......too bad friend no longer with us.
I live in a 10 unit apartment building with one boiler for all the units. They put a new boiler in five years ago. Every year there’s been a problem with air getting Into the lines. They bleed the air out four times a year. My neighbor doesn’t have heat half of the winter. These amateurs call themselves professionals
Michael B Hello; bleeding the air out of what Michael?… The oil line or the water lines/pipes? Edward H. “Integrity Plumbing, Heating, Septic and Drain“ in CT
Hi Micheal Based on your comment, I would guess you have convectors which has a bleeder on the convector top straight up. If I am correct try adding a float style bleeder to vent air automatically. This is not an install for a novice. Would like to know result of repair that corrected problem. Thank you. Eric
Richard Mcginnis Hello Richard and all; my name is Edward and my company is “Integrity Plumbing, Heating, Septic and Drain“ and I can go to Norwich to service your oil fired furnace or boiler (as long as you do not have gas or steam). I do not cut corners nor take shortcuts and I stand behind my work. 203-500-8777
how do I clean the airband on mine? My boy and I skin foxes in the furnace room and I think some hair eventually gets sucked in. Now the burner is louder in that area.
Nothing like having the customer standing boots to boot with you while and watching every move you make like a hawk. I get wanting to make sure you aren’t getting screwed, but you called me because you couldn’t do it, don’t act like you’re training me at that point.
