Their House Could Of Have Blown Up! Huge Gas Leak on Brand New Williamson Steam Boiler Found!
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- House could have blown up with this huge gas leak we found on a brand new Williamson steam boiler! Steam boiler service call: install flush valves to clear clogged wet return on a newly installed Williamson gas fired steam boiler. While testing, we pinpointed the location of the gas leak. Defective weld on the gas train.
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something to keep in mind when teaching is what is simple and easy for you is hard and complicated without experience doing it !!! amazing video as always glad you where back to find that leak
Hey Mikey, one more thing……..All kidding aside, A Salute to All the Veterans that made this Country the BEST damn Country in the World! 🇺🇸☝️🇺🇸. God Bless America!
Love all the hard work just love to see a better valve like halfway turn last longer thank u mike pipe love the Chanel lots of good info
When it come to leaks , your the man!!!
THE WAY YOU ARE TRAINING PETER, IT WANT Be LONG BEFORE YOU CAN SIT BACK AND SUPERVISE AND LET THE EMPLOYEES RUN THE BUSINESS. GREAT CONTENT AND VERY INFORMATIVE .
Hello from the great state of Michigan st mike you are the best thanks for your great content. Happy Thanksgiving
Mikey you gotta get the Wera Joker 6004 adjustable spanners. Makes tightening or loosening in tight spots a breeze! Save your wrists and give em a try!
This reminds me of an issue my parents had. They hired a plumber to put in a new furnace for them. About two days later they called me, and were like, the house still smells like gas. I responded it's not right and they should call the plumber that put the furnace in. They don't like to be demanding to anyone, so I decided to stop by with some gas leak detector fluid I had (essentially noncorrosive dish soap, like using it instead even though I still wipe up the mess after testing for leaks), anyway, I didn't even have to use it. Before I even took the cover off the furnace, I could hear a hissing noise. Reached up and turned off the gas valve, noise went away. Turned it back on a minute later and the noise came back. Power was already cut off to it. I had the number to the plumber because he's the same guy I hire, and yeah, he showed up 10 minutes later to fix it. It was a defective elbow on the piping he ran inside of the furnace, opposite side gas entrance so had to do two 90's to get it into the gas valve. The real kicker is that the gas was propane too, my parents were real lucky it didn't blast the house sky high.
Im a decent plumber not a pro like you Mikey but I take pride in my work and it shows but I'm not allowed to install or repair toilets cause there fragile. Haha. And the hotel towel trick under the tank. Very nice
Peterpan that’s fricking hilarious I almost fell down laughing 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Mike, might not be such a good idea to show how much cash you have on hand. Everyone knows you’re in Long Island and what your truck looks like. Just my opinion, but might not be the smartest idea to flash the cash. There’s some crazy people out there. Love the videos, keep them coming.
holy shit good find mikey nice job please feed me more !
I love the trivia questions every now and then. Get him thinking. Will pay off later.
But take it easy on him. Give him time. He’s still a kids. Already in a few days he knows more than sippy. I give him credit. For some reason I’m not into the heating part of the trade. I’m more into the a/c. He’s already ahead of me. Not everyone is Mikey pipes. Just take your time and mold him right. We all said the same abt Daniel in the beginning. He’s only getting better by day
Nice
brave! with big pipe wrench and hammer on the steam vent/bushing. 😱
I have a one word device for that situation "TORCH". heat the larger diameter or outer most part, so it expands the most (what the vent is being removed from in this case) and not the part being removed itself. although just heating everything in general works by breaking the ancient rusted/mineral bonding.
if it's out in the open and easier to redo a section a few feet each way, then take that route. I have managed to get things apart others couldn't or for sure would have broken off(but its time consuming). I usually go for the cutting/replacing route first, even if that means manual pipe threader in a few places.(big pipe wrench and cheater bar)
Well he proved you know how to service John crapper's invention LOL nothing like some good toilet humor
For real!
Get off the gas papa, cut the poor kid a little slack
what size copper pipe they are using for the steam main from boiler
I like the Peter pipes better I think he’s been learning and deserves a better nickname 👍🏻
The super heros doc
Fun fact: To really clean those “Iron-stained” toilet tanks, get a bottle of a product called “Iron out”, normally used in the laundry, and pour half a bottle in the tank. Let soak, then flush toilet till it runs clean.
They also sell Iron Out tablets for toilet tanks…
@@chuckquinn8026 Good to know! Thank-you.
Mikey shouldn’t that vent be further away from the elbow say about a foot away? The reason is that the vent is susceptible to being wrecked by steam hammer being too close to the corner where the water changes direction.
It wouldn’t hurt if it was up higher on a nipple if there’s any room above.
fluid master you can remove cap and clear out mineral deposits
Mikey why don’t you use MegaPress steam fittings? Just curious
Sounds like that regulator is hunting. Probably restricted vent line. Weird that the meter and regulator for the utility is inside a private residence? I've seen it on commercial and multi family before but not in a detached home.
Damn thats a big leak, never seen that before on a manifold
Mikey Pipes...saving lives....even in Ohio
Hello St'Mike just wondering how the apprenticeship works in you area for plumbing and gas? Is there an amount of hours and schooling required. Can you work on any size inputs of gas appliances with a gas license or is there levels of licenses?
Can you send me the model item number for that flash light
Wow haven't seen the gas meter inside a building in a long time. They moved them outside years ago. Keep learning "Peter Pro Press".
Here in MA many of them are inside. The gas company has started to move some of them. If you have a stone foundation and very old gas line they don't give you an option to move it, only to disconnect and move to another fuel within X number of years. They don't want to risk drilling some of the old foundations and they don't want to reuse the original pipe.
I am just curious. I am looking at a Promaster/Transit/Sprinter for side work. How is your Sprinter? I drive a Transit van for work but trying to decide if the mercedes is worth it, dont know how crazy they charge for repairs.
Don't get a Ram Promaster... huge POS
another good video, lets go to lunch...
Do you ever do combustion tests on water heaters?
What a difference a year makes. Peter is ten times better then some of the goons in this trade. Nice work Peter pumpkin eater.
question should you have red tagged the furnace for the leak of gas !
No, we’re not allowed to red tag anything here in our jurisdiction
In Scotland that Boiler house would be shut down and we would not be allowed to go in till the Asbestos was removed,
Holy-Smokey, Mikey Pipes….lucky house no-go Bang, Ding……..Ho-Lee-Fuk……..Sum-Ting-Wong!
Hey Mike why are you flushing the wet return.
I remember when a friend was doing some work on his house... hit the plastic gas main with a pickaxe. Talk about an underwear-changing moment! Fortunately, there was no ignition. If you guys ever get into the heat-pump water heater "craze", it would be good to see how Mikey Pipes Rolls! My AO Smith came from Lowes, but it's got a brass drain-valve... plumber couldn't find the vent-kit, though, since it apparently is not an *actual* AO Smith... just some re-branded "stuff". I sure hope the car companies don't find out about this sort of "business strategy".
If Peterpan every goes home and watches the movie he’s going to get pissed off at his new nickname. 😂😂😂😂
I've never been a fan of the "V" groove channel locks, give me the straight ones all day.
Hard to motivate and train young people when you talk down to them and ask if they rode the little bus.
Guys kind of an asshole - I’d toss him out of my house.
He complimented on him on his correct answers, seconds later. If the kid can’t take a little razzing, he’s not going to last too long in this industry, working for any one. Let alone Mike. Try union work. Get made fun of all day. You can dish it right back out too. It’s fun.
I was trained by the Union local 33 out of Cleveland, Ohio and if you think that was bad try Union work. You have to have a thick skin and it's all designed to teach you and make you think. I do that somewhat to my guys but not as bad as I received it.
I've asked my apprentice to bring me the pipe stretcher and they actually went to go look for one lol haha haha...
@@hvacguy7765 or ask him to fill up a five gallon bucket with steam
Haha i work for Weitz’s plumbing contractor. Huntington
Hey give the kid a break, only been on a few days
@@PipeDoctor The Socratic Method of teaching the trade. Nice! I watched Dan's video and he also asked questions of Pete.
When Mike poses a question, a different part of his brain works--active learning. More effective.
It’s not Mikey pipes it’s Mario brothers Luigi and Mario lol 😂
Loooooool Lunatic
Each day keep shoving knowledge down his throat til he knows. Its a slow process. But all in all, sounds like he needs to study basics and fundamentals on his spare time. Hopefully he does if he wants to make HVAC his career. Keep letting his hands get involved so he can master lefty loosey righty tighty lol. If he's asking questions, thats a good thing. If not, i might be a little concerned.
That's funny saved his life ! But left with it still leaking ? Funny *
If you go there again measure the gas pressure.
Although it is asbestos and dangerous only if disturbed why did you say that the corrugated asbestos pipe insulation was illegal? If it’s not disturbed and doing its job what is wrong with it?
Son will learn keep drilling he will abosorb it
I can't believe how many times I've seen people put the excess fill valve hose DOWN the flush valve opening. Once it is down past the water level, THE TOILET RUNS
Yeah, they sent us to do work for a school district and they didn't tell us that the reason why the building was vacant because it was filled with asbestos. After breathing that crap for 5 hours, we noticed that it was asbestos.
Bosses are great, aren't they.
@@rogerlague1520 man i really felt that i was betrayed. I mean we did breath that stuff for sure. Also, it says that if you breath that stuff, you will have lung cancer in the next 20-30 years. So i really don't know what to say..
@@ar-ed7im while it is true that a single exposure to asbestos is all it takes to cause problems down the road, not every exposure will result in cancer or asbestos related lung issues. I wouldn't start worrying what is going to happen in 30 years because I was exposed to asbestos one time, but I would start making sure I didn't get a subsequent exposure. I also would fully document this exposure ( pictures, names, dates, locations, signatures ).
@@mdrew44628 Tell that to the 911 responders
Mike you are a smart technician so stop trying to prove that to your young apprentice. Be patient and show by example. And second stop using nick names.
Don't be a snowflake lol, the kid needs to learn the same way we all learned back in the days
@@nyczyang27 I’ve trained apprentices for 25 years in in a thermal generating station with steam at 1800 psi 1000deg F. Not being a bully and being patient to make sure they understand what I was teaching made them a good technician and more important kept them from getting hurt. I would also be the first one to give a bad review for someone who is not capable of learning or shouldn’t be in the trade.
@@nyczyang27 yep, builds character
Gas manifold not a gas train. Right??
Wow I would have a hard time having to teach someone how to hold a wrench.
WTF how hard is it to use grips, god damn that hurt my brain.
Kelvin type of teaching
Mikey, I think you need a new memory card for the camera as the video is very jittery and unstable. I think your SD card is giving it up. Just a heads up!
Iphones don't have SD cards
@@Joe60459 i didn't know if mikey was using an iPhone or not. it was just a heads up mainly
Mikey Pipes Go EZ on Peter Pumpkin eater over the correct knipex orientation.
Peter Pumpkin Eater don't get all nervous over teacher being excited.
Pay attention to Everything (aka Ur surroundings), bring Mike Decaf coffee(tell its reg) and throw in a brownie he'll calm right down. YOU GOT THIS!!!!
Lol you beat me to it, I wanted to bitch at Peter for choking up on the Knipex handles, it was making me crazy!
Looks like we both have an eye for detail! Let's hope Peter doesn't give us any more reasons to "bitch" in future videos!
I was thinking, is mike teaching him how to use basic hand tools, and BAM, mike hits him with a little channel lock knowledge, and physics of the trade..some guys cant ever figure the basics out.
IT takes a long time to learn the basics, then get proficient at doing things mechanical. Plus, there are multiple different ways to do a job. Some better than others.
u funny😃
Mikey: Kroil is your friend. Buy some and keep it in every truck. Best stuff on Earth but not cheap. Used it daily in my 40+ years in refining. If it’s stuck, Kroil will get it open. Anything threaded/joined. Trust me…
As far as Peter, it’s obvious he’s had little experience using hand tools. He’s gotta start from scratch learning about hand tools and how to use them…all of us of a certain age had shop classes in high school. That combined with a parent, and friends, you learned how to work on stuff (cars, trucks, lawn mowers, tractors, etc) as a teenager, so you had tools in your hands on a daily basis…it’s why we need to bring this type of education back…we have generations that can’t even change a flat tire…someone has to take the place of all the working trades as they get older and retire…
@@PipeDoctor Penetrating Oil. My steel working grandfather always had cans of it around. I still have cans of it in my house and garage.
@@PipeDoctor penetrating oil. Amazon carries it among others. Not available in box stores. Available in aerosol cans, and bulk if you want to use spray bottles. You won’t use anything else once you’ve tried it.
@@PipeDoctor Kroil is also used to remove copper deposits in gun barrels. Let it sit 20 minutes and remove. Repeat as necessary. Be sure to remove all traces and dry the barrel.
Kroil is great stuff. I own older vehicles and do much of my own repairs, and it frees some very crusty bolts
Mikey you know better you need cast iron fitting on steam systems so let Peter know you use the wrong fitting and why they should be cast iron if you don’t know the answer let me know I will give you the answer
I would have asked last customer, how do you say in Chinese, you need a full door in front of that burner tray so it can be serviced.
Complete fail on maintaining clearance.
Hand tools need more classroom examples, because it is extremely unclear until you use your own tools or your instructor’s, that there’s a weak side and a strong side to turn from. Not for the user, for the tool itself.
I heard there making asbestos agian
Shouldnt buy that cheap grinder, get the fuel version that comes with filters so the dust doesn’t damage the motor
Mike I can see why you said this might be Peter's last day. He needs to go watch all your videos and come back with all that knowledge
You said you can teach if he can retain. It took you two days to remember his name. Kids got potential but if you keep up the "Kelvin" treatment he's gonna walk.
where is Daniel ?
Damn Mike, don't be so assertive. He's brand new to the triads.
that regulator was buzzing like a hitachi "massager"🤣 possibly over-pressurizing the meter and house, with the vent pipe to outdoors clogged with paint/bugs/mud wasps.
but that could be some horrendously un-muffled pumping station or something else upstream/downstream going nuts and causing noise.
as for the boiler gas manifold/header leaking, yikes, who welded that bracket on and blew a hole through the piping? (automated robotic junk or kids?)
The pig tail is really BOURDON TUBE!
#137 Thumbs uP
Wontee, leaker
Man you live in the perfect neighborhood
You posted so many videos with hack jobs it's ridiculous
I'm in Brooklyn and I visited thousands of homes but your neighborhood wins for most hack jobs
Hacks = Stacks
Special needs? That is rather insulting there buddy!
Let’s Go Brandon
Those plastic water tank valves sux, leakers
Whata shit show momma 😂 that's was great
@@PipeDoctor im new to plumbing and i.take in everything from you and Steve. I've been in my own van the past year and have been killing it! Keep the videos coming Mike!
made a goof sorry!
I guess it don't matter if con Ed is came.
what even happened to this video lol
Calm down
I think you are a great tech and a wealth of knowledge, but please don't talk down to those you are teaching. I had someone do that to me when learning a trade and it really had a negative affect on one trying to learn the trade. In fact I left the trade because it had that much of a negative affect on me. Talking down to someone causes anxiety to where one is afraid to even try because of fear of making a mistake and getting put down for it. Instead you should just point out and say, "Hey, here is a better way to do this. Let me show you how.". Everyone learns at a different rate and being a positive and encouraging teacher will make learning the trade that much better.
Don’t know if Peter Pan has much mechanical aptitude 🙏🙏
He's brand new to the trade, cut the kid a break.
Agreed 👍🏻 time will tell I guess
He'll get it
Mechanical education is not what it used to be :-) :-) :-)
How many times do you need to use the word orientation. You must belong to the learn a new word every day club. And I agree with L&L services, give the guy some slack he's new. We can see the Pipe Dr's real personality, has no patience. What can we expect from someone that tell's a customer that a thermocouple has fluid inside it. This guy's like watching The Three Stooges but with only one person. Thank's for the entertainment.
Good thing Peter Piper left the cover off so you could find the leak.
Mikey you don't charge enough for the expertise you have stored in that brain of yours
People watch too many movies in order for the house to blow up gas concentration level has to exceed 50% , you know how stinky that would be?
The explosive range of natural gas is 5-17%.
@@DEFiANCE665 Correct, which is also hard to reach those levels with a leak that size in a older home.
Thankfully NG rises, so the open doors help it disperse. Propane (all we have in my area) sinks, and quickly reaches high concentration near floor level.
10:32 Please do us all a favour and enter „Knipex Deutschland“ into your youtube search and have a taste how „Knipex“ is actually pronounced right… why? Because you‘re pronouncing it wrong 😁
Righty tighty Lefty Loosey Peter
The "special ed" jokes are really not funny. Otherwise, enjoy your channel!