Glad to see you cleaning the flame arrestor screen. Nobody does. I would caution with using ammonia-based glass cleaner for your soap bubble test solution. While I've used it for 30 years you must wash it off. It has been proven to cause stress cracking in the brass, which will eventually leak. Just rinse it well of use commercial leak check bubbles. Glad you cheaned the whole pilot assy. and not just the tube. PIA job to work on without gas pipes in the way. That's the kind of layout that causes hacks to bail on it without solving the problem. Overall, good job!
When I had the misfortune of working for Sears repair (central a/c's & water heaters) they gave us a low slim rectangular profile brush vac attachment similar to your pvc one but worked great attached to a cordless vac.
nice! i did the shop vac thing and was a disaster. maybe i did not have the right rig made up. I got the idea from a tech support guy few years ago. go get em plumber.
Thank you on the tip Of cleaning The vent It worked. I Cancel my Service call for my water heater And it save me $89 from the Water heater Inspector Plus any lies of Repairs He was going to suggest
Discovered pilot light was only barely heating thermocoupler on one side. not much of a draft required to remove heat. Adjusted flame and ended problem.
Recent flood. My pilot light lights, stays on, then burner also lights. Then burner only stays lit for a few seconds and goes out taking pilot light with it. Then pilot won't light for 20 minutes. When pilot does light, situation repeats. I've taken the burner assembly out and cleaned it and cleaned the filter, and blown out gas lines. Any suggestions appreciated!
Never cleaned out the burner chamber with compressed air before.... still learning after 30 years!!! I finally bought the pro press system and it’s a life changer… I enjoy watching your videos and your attitude on this job kept your day from becoming a shit show!Looking forward to spring and summer too brother!!
@@ChuckBarron Hey Chuck...do you recommend using compressed air, or a vaccuum to clean the bottom filter of a water heater. I have both, but my compressor would have to be hauled from the garage (large Sears tank vs Shop Vac). Do they work equally well?
Nice with the pex 90 on the end, I'm a steal that thx... Never saw a bradford with the yellow control knob..... Propane???? Don't feel bad I always use channel locks..... Open end, adjustable whats that..
I'm assuming the other plumber mess it up the fitting or it just need it a snag it with a wrench key or a crescent wrench, I would not use pliers or channel locks on these fittings they are delicate cz its brass it can not be over tight
Great video. I built the angled hose and blew out my Bradford White. Got some stuff but not as much as I expected. Wouldn't stay lit. It is in a rental house and the people have had pets. I cut and flattened the flange around the base of the heater and put a piece of hooked hanger wire through the holes and swept the bottom underneath the grating. I got almost nothing out. Was expecting gobs of hair. The pilot stayed lit. The heater fired up and then died out. My compressor was 2 gals and dropped immediately from 100 psi when I started flushing the grate. Any suggestions?
My filter was dirty. Cleaned everything. It still doesn’t stay lite. I was proud of myself for taking it apart and putting it back together. What were you doing with the windex?
Hi, my pilot light stays for a day then in next day it goes off, i changed thermocouple got same issue, today i change pilot tube assembly, cleaned filter using compressed air.. Hoping it will stay. CAn you advise what else could the cause for going away once in a day or so. how do i check if it is not because of draft or vaccum making pilot light goes off.
Ty so much...I know sometimes tryin to save a few bucks can cause problems. But I know I can do it, just needed a bit of information. Ty you again and continued Blessings.
Very cool video and I wish to thank you. I have a Bradford and my pilot light keeps going out and you gave me the confidence to at least try because the two water heater guys that came here couldn't do *hit and the other one to charge me $600 and he thought he could fix it. You answered a lot of questions for me that I couldn't get from them and I wish to thank you. Do you have a cousin or brother that lives in Texas?
Please help. Desperate. We have not had hot water for one month. Please help. The water heater is in the attic. My husband replaced the thermocouple, and the burner assembly. He cleaned the air register. The pilot light will stay on forever when the burner is not on. When you turn the burner on and off the pilot stays lit. But when you leave the burner on both the pilot and the burner goes off after about 15 minutes.
you gotta make sure filter is perfect. I did the same thing years ago and ended up calling Tech support and learned the big lesson...hi pressure air blow out...it worked and been doing it ever since. good luck Elov
I only had my water heater less then 2 years had someone come over to check it out , they in up starting it up, shuts right off the next day, no hot water , so they cone again 2 let me know I need a water heater burner , then few days later they come saying its not working that i needed some other piece that fose on the burner, 2 days later they cone back 2 say its not working at all how a plumber thats supposed to professional go through all that to say its not working at all. waiting on phone call to see whats next smh this water heater aint old to need another so why is it not working even after changing parts 😒
I want to say thank you again for a very cool non-redundant editorial. You encouraged and gave me knowledge on how to fix my water heater and there are blue flames in Texas now. The negative is, the two plumbers that came here and wanted to charge me outstanding fees can go have sexual intercourse with themselves. And what I have learned, taking a shower without hot water is very cold in Texas. Have a good day. Oh yeah, if you do have a brother-in-law in Texas or a brother that's a plumber, tell them to take the day off.
I was wondering what to charge for a job like this, your price is fair.. most people understand material cost but can't conceptualize labor. I often have to explain that I'm licensed, insured and bonded just to name a few...
ALL THIS CRAP WOULD BE UNNECESARY IF THE DAMN WATER HEATER MANUFACTURERS HADN'T STARTED MAKING THOSE DAMN SEALED HEATERS WITH THE FILTERS! I HATE THOSE THINGS!!
Hey Chuck, Sweden here again and it's turning to spring at last. What could be better on a saturday mid day then watching a few Barron videos with coffee and vanilla doughnuts and I had first like 😀 By the way, I can't seem to find Tuckers e-mail, do you know? I have a little something to send in a package.
Peder, good morning my man. Im on the coffee right now.....had to many donuts yesterday but today we fast from donuts. lol. thanks for the support and have a great day. Tuck baby....i dont know his email. I will see him this week. i will mention your comment and your trying to reach him.
I love that PEX wand adapter for cleaning the combustion chamber.. I'm gonna make one for my little vacuum also..
Thanks for the tip..
Glad to see you cleaning the flame arrestor screen. Nobody does. I would caution with using ammonia-based glass cleaner for your soap bubble test solution. While I've used it for 30 years you must wash it off. It has been proven to cause stress cracking in the brass, which will eventually leak. Just rinse it well of use commercial leak check bubbles. Glad you cheaned the whole pilot assy. and not just the tube. PIA job to work on without gas pipes in the way. That's the kind of layout that causes hacks to bail on it without solving the problem. Overall, good job!
Thanks plumber. thanks for tips too.
Use the right tool for the right job.
Yes Captain!
Thank you! We have hot water again. Windex on every connection afterwards and no bubbles. Thank you so much!
Got er done!!!
When I had the misfortune of working for Sears repair (central a/c's & water heaters) they gave us a low slim rectangular profile brush vac attachment similar to your pvc one but worked great attached to a cordless vac.
nice! i did the shop vac thing and was a disaster. maybe i did not have the right rig made up. I got the idea from a tech support guy few years ago. go get em plumber.
Good video. I got home from vacation and pilot lit and fired up but only stayed for 30 seconds. Turned out power was off to power vent.
Nice....
Love the videos. For the longest time I’ve thought to myself “This guy seems like a firemen” finally this video confirmed it.
Thank you on the tip Of cleaning The vent It worked. I Cancel my Service call for my water heater And it save me $89 from the Water heater Inspector Plus any lies of Repairs He was going to suggest
Thank you for this video. I think I have similar problem. I replaced the thermocouple but it would be not light.
Did it work?
Discovered pilot light was only barely heating thermocoupler on one side. not much of a draft required to remove heat. Adjusted flame and ended problem.
Bam! nice one.
My piolet on my camper is lit but doesn’t stay lit you think the wind is blowing it out
Great video and as a steam engineer being responsible around gas is always 100% a given!
Recent flood. My pilot light lights, stays on, then burner also lights. Then burner only stays lit for a few seconds and goes out taking pilot light with it. Then pilot won't light for 20 minutes. When pilot does light, situation repeats. I've taken the burner assembly out and cleaned it and cleaned the filter, and blown out gas lines. Any suggestions appreciated!
Never cleaned out the burner chamber with compressed air before.... still learning after 30 years!!! I finally bought the pro press system and it’s a life changer… I enjoy watching your videos and your attitude on this job kept your day from becoming a shit show!Looking forward to spring and summer too brother!!
pro press.....the dream! have a great sunday my man.
@@ChuckBarron Hey Chuck...do you recommend using compressed air, or a vaccuum to clean the bottom filter of a water heater. I have both, but my compressor would have to be hauled from the garage (large Sears tank vs Shop Vac). Do they work equally well?
Thanks Chuck! Cleaning the filter fixed my issues. I appreciate the video!
Nice with the pex 90 on the end, I'm a steal that thx... Never saw a bradford with the yellow control knob..... Propane???? Don't feel bad I always use channel locks..... Open end, adjustable whats that..
network working baby.....teaching each other the short cuts.....all good....no natural gas.
I'm assuming the other plumber mess it up the fitting or it just need it a snag it with a wrench key or a crescent wrench, I would not use pliers or channel locks on these fittings they are delicate cz its brass it can not be over tight
Ya bad habit of mine. Open end wrenches best method.
My water heater is back on, Thanks for your video. It was very helpful.
When the video started my first thought was "this guy looks like he needs a cup of coffee" lol
a 4th or 5th cup for sure. lets go daddy
Thanks C B! Will give it a try.
That trick with the glass cleaner was a nice thing to know
ya anything that bubbles is good. always a good back up especially when my bottle was broken and no good. Home owner always pulls through usually. ha.
Worked like a charm. Thanks!
Cool camera shot from the burner
Thanks scott. DA SHOT!
Great video. I built the angled hose and blew out my Bradford White. Got some stuff but not as much as I expected. Wouldn't stay lit. It is in a rental house and the people have had pets. I cut and flattened the flange around the base of the heater and put a piece of hooked hanger wire through the holes and swept the bottom underneath the grating. I got almost nothing out. Was expecting gobs of hair. The pilot stayed lit. The heater fired up and then died out. My compressor was 2 gals and dropped immediately from 100 psi when I started flushing the grate. Any suggestions?
sorry i missed this......That disc in middle got to be really blown out
Excellent video, thanks much!
Glad it was helpful!
Hi Chuck! What are the best direct replacement parts for the American Standard water heater thermocouples or pilot assembly? Thanks!
My filter was dirty. Cleaned everything. It still doesn’t stay lite. I was proud of myself for taking it apart and putting it back together. What were you doing with the windex?
Checking for gas leaks on my connections. if bubbles its troubles
Good job😮
Hi, my pilot light stays for a day then in next day it goes off, i changed thermocouple got same issue, today i change pilot tube assembly, cleaned filter using compressed air.. Hoping it will stay.
CAn you advise what else could the cause for going away once in a day or so. how do i check if it is not because of draft or vaccum making pilot light goes off.
well how did you make out? sounds like filter to me
Chuck Barron yep it is filter
I want to clean my water heater filter...should I turn off the gas valve to the heater? Or would turning the knob to off be enough.
Shut er down. do both. safety first.
Ty so much...I know sometimes tryin to save a few bucks can cause problems. But I know I can do it, just needed a bit of information. Ty you again and continued Blessings.
Thank You.
I bet some techs hate the customer watching every move they make ..... I never do that to a service call tech.
they are out there believe me.
Or just find it interesting to watch and learn🥰
Very cool video and I wish to thank you. I have a Bradford and my pilot light keeps going out and you gave me the confidence to at least try because the two water heater guys that came here couldn't do *hit and the other one to charge me $600 and he thought he could fix it. You answered a lot of questions for me that I couldn't get from them and I wish to thank you. Do you have a cousin or brother that lives in Texas?
Good stuff....and no to the texan....ha
Water heater pans must really throw a wrench in the situation
yes indeed.
Please help. Desperate. We have not had hot water for one month. Please help. The water heater is in the attic. My husband replaced the thermocouple, and the burner assembly. He cleaned the air register. The pilot light will stay on forever when the burner is not on. When you turn the burner on and off the pilot stays lit. But when you leave the burner on both the pilot and the burner goes off after about 15 minutes.
thermal switch maybe. sorry im late.
Good Job & Good Attitude!!
We trying bret
Bradford White daddy of all water heaters 😎.
Bid Daddy Bradford!
Replaced thermocouple and blew out the filter, pilot still won't stay lit. Any suggestions?
you gotta make sure filter is perfect. I did the same thing years ago and ended up calling Tech support and learned the big lesson...hi pressure air blow out...it worked and been doing it ever since. good luck Elov
I only had my water heater less then 2 years had someone come over to check it out , they in up starting it up, shuts right off the next day, no hot water , so they cone again 2 let me know I need a water heater burner , then few days later they come saying its not working that i needed some other piece that fose on the burner, 2 days later they cone back 2 say its not working at all how a plumber thats supposed to professional go through all that to say its not working at all. waiting on phone call to see whats next smh this water heater aint old to need another so why is it not working even after changing parts 😒
Yeah. Mine popped that little FVIR doodad. That little sucker is $50.00!😞😞
ouch...get er done!
Use a wrench 7/16 and a 3/8 !!!
Yes sir.
The wrenches are best and keeps from stripping the nuts.
I want to say thank you again for a very cool non-redundant editorial. You encouraged and gave me knowledge on how to fix my water heater and there are blue flames in Texas now.
The negative is, the two plumbers that came here and wanted to charge me outstanding fees can go have sexual intercourse with themselves.
And what I have learned, taking a shower without hot water is very cold in Texas. Have a good day.
Oh yeah, if you do have a brother-in-law in Texas or a brother that's a plumber, tell them to take the day off.
Thanks Ken...sorry to here ya got bad service.
FYI That is not a hot water heater. It is a Water heater. As a plumber, you should know that. A hot water heater is a boiler.
I know. It was my first day.....lol
How much you charge for water heater clean job. 😁 $80 is good for me
I gotta get 150 plus for service call. Where ya from?
🤫🤫 is "F"silly" Kid" question!! 🤔🤔
I was wondering what to charge for a job like this, your price is fair.. most people understand material cost but can't conceptualize labor. I often have to explain that I'm licensed, insured and bonded just to name a few...
ALL THIS CRAP WOULD BE UNNECESARY IF THE DAMN WATER HEATER MANUFACTURERS HADN'T STARTED MAKING THOSE DAMN SEALED HEATERS WITH THE FILTERS! I HATE THOSE THINGS!!
Im sure its from people who would store cans of flammable material next to old style open air burners....KABOOOOOOM!! 👍👍
Hey Chuck, Sweden here again and it's turning to spring at last.
What could be better on a saturday mid day then watching a few Barron videos with coffee and vanilla doughnuts and I had first like
😀
By the way, I can't seem to find Tuckers e-mail, do you know?
I have a little something to send in a package.
Peder, good morning my man. Im on the coffee right now.....had to many donuts yesterday but today we fast from donuts. lol. thanks for the support and have a great day. Tuck baby....i dont know his email. I will see him this week. i will mention your comment and your trying to reach him.
No seat belt come on man.
come on...you never forgot yours....ha buckle up
Where’s the gasket, or is there a gasket for this procedure?
for the combustion door? I believe I took apart unit and put back as was. I would have to go back and watch.
enjoyed the video
Thanks my man.
Why do you work double!!!$$🤔🤔🤔
what ya mean sir?
Still don't know why the pilot won't stay lit
fresh air filter was clogged on this unit.
Originally it was a gas leak!
when?
Uncle Vinny is clue less.
lol
A very poor video. Chuck is only talking to the other guy instead of explaining what he is doing.
Way too much talking. Come on!
lol....shhhhhhh im trying to work here. I just release a better one...i barely talk....ha.
GOOD MORNING ☺️