Top 10 Heating Problems EASY Fixes for No HEAT - Boiler / Furnace Troubleshooting OIL HEAT
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- Опубликовано: 25 июн 2024
- Heat stopped working,? The 10 most common problems that may be keeping you in the cold. Save money and try these simple things yourself to see what the problem is and get your heat back up and running.
Video is for boilers and forced hot water heating systems though most of the information is useful for furnaces as well.
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This video just saved me $$ from calling my boiler guy. I had no hot water & my Beckett motor had no green light. I flipped the power switch on & off on the boiler, I held the red reset button, checked the circuit breaker, checked my oil levels, etc. Just when I was about to make that pricey call, I watched this video. Had no idea the emergency switch controlled the boiler, since it's located in a hallway away from the boiler - and it was off. Thank God for people like you on RUclips!
Oof. Rest assure, you're not the only person who's done this and called out an HVAC/Plumbing tech. There are switch guards you can buy online that make it so the only way to flip the switch is to grab it with two fingers so it doesn't get turned off by accident.
Whooohooo that was awesome! I just turn on my 90year old auntie heating system. I m so happy n grateful. Well done.
I really appreciate that, so glad it was helpful
Thanks man. A battery change saved the night for me! can't wait to try out your lawn tips.
Saved me $250 for service call, "someone" had switched the heat setting to cool on the thermostat. No heat in the apartment, 7 degrees wind chill outside. The pellet stove backup wasn't doing it. I suspected the zone pump had failed...then I watched your video....thanks so much!!!
So glad it helped! These days we can all use some savings!
Very helpful video for a new homeowner.
I have a natural gas heater and literally just had a plumber come last night who ended up replacing two zone switches. I didn't even think to compare the pipe temp pre and post switch! Doh!!
But, I did learn about the emergency on/off switch and will label it properly now.
This was extremely helpful! We are back up and running! Thank you!
Thank you for putting this information out here. I had to go one step further and burp the air out of the system. Thanks again saved me $$ and time.
Very helpful and simple. Thank you.
Thank you. Boiler reset worked.
I can't thank you enough. I had gone through the re-setting of my Vaillant boiler including adjusting the pressure. That didn't help. Then I started watching your video and your first point, about the thermostat (even though I thought it was very basic) made me look at my (dial) thermostat. I always thought that our thermostat was non-functioning i.e. not related to our boiler which we installed when we moved in 10 years ago - For some reason, because each of our radiators had their OWN THERMOSTAT, I thought that the thermostat at the stairs was related to an old heating system. I ran downstairs and saw that the thermostat was at 0 degrees. I turned it to 20 degrees and our heating started working!! I am so thrilled, so thrilled that I don't have to find someone to fix it and so glad that I don't have to fork out what I thought could be a lot of money. We'd been without heating for 3 weeks. When my husband got home from work he said that, like me, he thought the thermostat was old and not working and he had changed it to zero for some reason. Thanks again for saving us so much trouble, and money for the call-out.
GREAT Video for Homeowners. I found my problem at number 1 and 9. Thanks!!!!!!!!
Great Video
Good basic troubleshooting
Communicating to the repair tech the steps taken can certainly prepare the tech with information to save time and get the system running quicker!
Thanks!!!
Excellent check list to troubleshoot....thanks.
Thank you so much for this video🙂👌 it's help me a lot..
Very helpful with great detail done understandably.
Thank you so much for the video! I tried your tip #3 and had my heating back.
Thanks so much man. Going to see if any of these are the fix to a boiler I’m going to troubleshoot. I appreciate it.
Thank you because my furnace had a bunch of problems but now I fixed it this channel is helpful I rate this channel five star thank you a lot I appreciate it
Happy to help Thank you for the nice words too!
thank you! this was exactly what I was looking for and it fixed my problem!
This was very helpful thank you.
Very well done lesson
Thank you so much for this video, I just bought my house a few months ago and I know the inspection said heat and hot water was good. I was bugging out, gotta dip into emergency fund, I watched your video and either one of my kids or the babysitter must’ve shut the emergency switch.
Great video
THANK you so much it helped me it was 2 mistake i fix it and its working Thank you.
So glad it helped thank you for letting me know.
Sold my problem at #2
Thank you
Thank you for the vid!!
thank you! you save me a service call! one of the kids mistook the burner switch for a light switch and shut it off!
So glad it helped thank you for letting me know too
Your video was excellent. It was well given and make very clear to understand thank you very much you have a blessed day. Thank you you and your family roll your help guidance thank you
Thanke you so much for saving me money
Glad it helped. Thank you
Thanks i changed the batteries and my problem was solved.
So glad this helped, thank you for letting me know
Awesome thanks you for your help
Happy to help
I'm watching this now because my heating has broken and we just got the house! Anyway, I just wanted to congratulate you on the cool transition at 4:33. 😅
THANK YOU SO MUCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.....
FOR THIS VIDEO. I THINK YOU MADE THIS VIDEO SPECIALLY FOR ME. I just closed on a house, and I moved in the same day and guess what? When I moved in the house the first night, heater was not working. I called for urgency help no one can right away because it was too early in the morning. Something told me search on RUclips . I found you with this video §aying if you have no heat here are ten ways to solve your problem and one of them was the reset button . I pressed it once the quicked in.
Thank you so much .
Thank you thank you thank you!
You are so welcome!
Thank you so very much
Thank you so much. My switch was off on the breaker.
Thank you so much! Not the way I wanted to start the new year. It was the batteries on thermostat
So glad it helped. No heat stinks but an easier fix is good!
Zack I want to thank you for your warning about CO2 . After your warning I went out and purchased a combination smoke and Co2 detector just to be safe .Well it went off at the coldest time of the night . I hadn't done anything wrong with my DIY repair. I pretty quickly found a hole That had rusted through the vent pipe . It was only the size of a pencil eraser but it was enough to trip the detector. Obviously it was an easy repair to replace that section of the vent pipe.
Good thing you checked! I am a firm believer everyone should have at least one CO detector in their house. It's a misconception that CO leaks will make you sick first, there can be a small leak like you had that creates a dangers and very unhealthy situation and it will eventually become deadly.
JAYJAYJAY53 Hello Jay Jay… If you had such a small hole in the vent pipe and it still tripped the CO detector that means that that burner is making a lot of carbon monoxide so you should really have somebody come and do a “combustion analysis“ of it and probably find out that the air inlet setting for the burner is probably incorrect or something else to cause such a high CO reading. Please heed my advice hopefully you’ll be around later to thank me.
Edward H. Owner/service tech of “Integrity Plumbing, Heating, Septic and Drain“ in CT
That was the first night of using that detector after a repair. I had actually placed about the detector above and and about two feet away on the first night and it was ten degrees. It hasn’t gone off again. It’s a gas system hot water system
Oh my goodness 😮 it was the battery...God bless you 🥰
Thank you very much brother. you saved me from paying someone just to come by and turn that red plate switch on after spending a day trouble shooting my furnace.
So glad it helped, thanks for letting me know.
Lol. Same here was just about to call someone when I decided to check youtube. Thanks. subscribed
@@PokersFinest1 So glad it was helpful and welcome to the channel
Good advice you can also use diesel fuel for number two fuel. You should never let your heating system get down to a quarter if you can help it. Put sledge or residual bacteria in the oil into your filters clogging the system. Still wish people would stop replacing their woodstove or wood systems with gas. Always have a back up heat source. Find wood fireplaces to be the best.
Thanks!!!
Very useful
Thank you
THANK YOU! Tip #1 worked (so far). Saved my A$$!
So glad it helped! Stay warm
Thanks for the tip I found the reset button and that fixed it for now I will have a service done to it soon
Hello again. I have a BURNHAM Gas Boiler with Baseboard hot water system. 130,000btu with an AMTROL storage tank.
4 zone valves and 1 circulator pump.
Thanks again.
Mike i
Thanks so much. #2 was my problem, was told that switch was left over from an old oil tank. So I removed and heating wouldn’t come on. Put back and reset my taking out the batteries your step #1 and working now. Thank goodness -6C here today.
So glad it helped. Thanks for letting me know. Please feel free to share with anyone that could find it useful.
I’m so glad it was just my emergency switch😇
That's awesome, always nice for it to be straithforward.
Hey pal, curious if you do your own annual maintenance / tuneup on this boiler? I'd like to learn how to do mine but have no clue where to start
Thank you for all your videos. I want to be able to run my boiler if I lose power in the winter(nyc). I installed a 30amp inlet box outside, installed an interlock on CB panel. I want to put a single receptacle one plug on my boiler when everything is being powered by utility. Unplug it and connect it to my generator, it says less than 3 THD. Is it safe to do that or do I need a UPS? Do you think you can shoot a video how to install that single receptacle to the Boiler wires and the 12-3 Three prong plug. Then remove it and connect to the UPS?
I trust you and seeing it done would be so so helpful. All the best to you and your family. Mike i.
Hi, i thought this video was super excellent 👍
I have a similar set up and in NJ. The issue I'm having is my tracometer ? Never goes under 140 so when I turn my heat on it only runs for a little while once a reaches 190 it turned off. It take so long for the heat to come back on that I set my thermostat at 68 but it never gets there. It stops at 63 and 64 and it's been cold these months so I'm trying to figure out why that's happening.
I had maintenance done on it back in October and I have about a quarter tank of fuel. All the other parts that you mentioned seem to be working fine. Any advice? Thanks again I appreciate your expertise!
Thank you for the kind words.The 140 and 190 are the high and low limits. These are set by a tech but 140 does seem a little low to me but I am wondering if your thermostat itself by be bad. It does happen and since you are getting some heat my two things would be to swap the thermostat which can be pretty easy to do. Or have your tech come back and ask him if your low limit of 140 is too low. I hope this helps and thank you for watching.
Wow this help me so much omg
My switch was on off , was giving me Wr power , almost call tech was gonna cost 200 just to show up . I was able to fix it very happy 🙌
So glad it helped!
Hello, any experience with cadet boilers? I have hot water but no heat in the rooms
Can use 5-10gals of diesel fuel from the gas station in middle of night if run out of oil
Yes, it’s all diesel
i know its all diesel but I think it different so I dont know
Diesel and #2 fuel oil do have slightly different characteristics, but diesel will work in a pinch. So will kerosene.
My waters hot and when I turn it on the furnace comes on for a little while but not long enough to heat the house. There was guy changing phone lines in my house and I really think he messed up the wiring. Also I can't find an emergency switch anywhere and I know if notice if it was at the top of my steps.
REALLY off-topic question - You have a gas line going through the ash dump of your chimney? I am assuming you have a gas fireplace insert? I ask because we are in the process of purchasing either a gas or wood burning fireplace insert. We are estimating the specifics and cost of what would need to be done to make them function. The gas insert needs gas (obviously), and the wood insert needs an electric line to power the blower.
Were there any issues with your gas setup passing inspection?
When the time comes, I will hire a contractor to install my fireplace insert. I just want to know the possible hiccups and solutions in the installation.
Love your videos! Thank you!
You have good eyes! Yes that is exactly it. I purchased a second hand gas insert and installed it myself. BUT I had a licensed gas installer do the line and had it inspected. I do everything myself but gas work is not something that I will not work on for me on anyone else The installer ran it through the clean-out as shown which was OK and approved. It's a common way to retrofit an insert, As an aside. the insert was a great purchase, it made a huge difference in our room. Hope this helps and thanks for watching.
I have an old Monogram gas heater that wont cool down it was good over winter but all the knobs turned to low it's still blasting hot
I have a tri-level with 3 zones, and have seldom heated the upper and lower levels, living mostly in the middle floor. But it just occurred to me that as long as the boiler is running for the middle zone, I may as well set the other zones to temps lower than middle as the unused heat just goes up the chimney. With the price of oil at about $6/gallon I want to make the best use of the energy/heat, and maybe start living in the other two zones. Any comments? Thank you!!
Mine sounds like it’s switching on when I turn the thermostat up, but the pipes coming from it aren’t getting hot. I bled multiple baseboards and cold water is coming out.
PRO TIP: When replacing Tstat, look into the service manual to see if you can wire it to run off of 24VAC; or the specific voltage required to not have to run off batteries. Same goes with the existing. Solves the battery problem of a no heat situation. Keep in mind, not all Tstats are manufactured in such a way that you can do what I’ve described. But it sure is nice. 👍
C Younger Maybe they can; maybe they can’t. It’s unwise to assume someone’s skills level. But what I’m not assuming is your inability to read the first few words of comment that says “PRO TIP” Enough said.
Good chance I built that boiler. That said, I have an old New Yorker that also has a water heater coil. The boiler turns on for the hot water but not when receiving the call for heat. Thermostat seems to be working properly, still no luck. Any idea on what to check? The boiler was a DIY job by the previous owner with no multi-zone heating.
Good advice but wrong on the red switch for old houses. We have no red switch has to be turned off at circuit breaker. 3 circuit breaker boxes in house. A Small box has the furnace switch in it and is by the main box which has a small box on the other side. Back of the house has a separate box. Some wiring is just paper covered wire in the basement. Half are circuits are glass or fuses that need replaced ever so often. Also wrong on red box #5 not required in my county. I live Mennonite country by the way.
I have baseboard heating system that runs on gas and water but currently it looks like the heating system is not using water but just the gas to provide heat , what could be wrong with the system ?
Lol! Great video. 48 thumbs down rating this video probably all half ass HVAC contractors that rely on easy service calls.
How do you drain the boiler to check the circulator pump
You really help me out but now I can’t turn the TV on. Also on emptying expansion tank every year thank you.
What could be wrong? I have a vaillant boiler that pump hot water up to my radiators for heat. There is a radiator in each room of my house. I can see the small flame (pilot flame) is lit but it won't change into a big flame to boil water. I try to by pass the thermostat by connecting both red and white wires (thermostat wires) but nothing happened. So I think the thermostat is still good. I turn off the electric switch on the side of the boiler and the small pilot flame is off. Then I turn the electric switch back on and it self ignite the small pilot flame on again. But it won't change into a big flame to boil water. Could someone help, what could be wrong here? I'm thinking the circuit board where the two thermostat wires are connected onto is damage but I'm not 100% sure. Please help if anyone know what part is bad or damage. Thanks
I have a question my daughter put something in the shaft of the house in her bedroom. Is there a way for me to retrieve it.
My house have the older boilers. And how to fix please . Cause it's was empty. So it my have air inside
My boiar.roning but.no stop.what is the problem.thank you..for you Help.
I have a tankless hot water system. The house is being heated, but the hot water is luke warm, it does get hotter if the boiler kicks on to heat the house. What is wrong?
I am assuming the tankless is within the boiler if that s the case and it's older it might be built up with scale. Some techs will clean them others won't, It also is often the tempering valve, a tech can change that also. These are two items you will likely need a tech for but at least you can ask about these as a starting point.
My mother has a 23 year old Peerless oil boiler with no external water heater. My mother is elderly and not capable of maintaining it. I live far away and only get to see her once a month. Last time I visited I noticed a white paste coming out of the water release valve spout at bottom of boiler also some water was leaking out of the spout. My brother told me he use to drain the water from boiler once a month to keep it clean but that hasn't been done in 10 years. The boiler is cleaned by the fuel company once a year. The front of the boiler has a glass tube filled with water the water in that tube is around 80% rust colored. The boiler is running fine. My concerns are what is the white paste? Do I need to empty the water out of boiler once a month till it runs near clear?
It sounds like you have a steam boiler ? If you have a McDonald and miller 67 float lower cut off. You should be having that drained once a week. Sounds like you have a lot of rust in the boiler
had a customer call on no heat thermostat went blank ask him when was the last time it work ,oh right before i change batteries ,just because they are new does not mean they cant be bad!
The indirect circulator should be on high speed.
So I checked and the gauge reads a temperature but not a nearly zero pressure?
Initially my oil boiler was providing hot water to the house but now that I installed an electric water heater how can I stop the boiler from providing hot water and only use it to just heat the house please
I can't tell you enough how much your video helped me resolve my boiler not starting. I tried so many times troubleshooting the thermostat. I even changed out the thermocouple on my boiler thinking that it wasn't sending enough current to trip the gas furnace to turn on. The section where you discussed the furnace switch (#2) fixed my issue. The switch was on the Off position. I must have accidentally knocked it into Off when I was moving my mattress to the basement. As soon as I saw part #2, I went to the switch, noticed that it was on the "Off" position and then switched it to "On". Voila!! I immediately heard the furnace kick on. You're video rocks. Keep up the great home troubleshooting vids.
I really appreciate that, I love to hear that the videos helped out. Most of the time it's an easy fix which is good news and that you didn't need to call a heating guy. Thanks for watching.
Can you explain in details please the wiring diagram and electrical troubleshooting.
Sure, no prob. 2+2= banana pancakes
Each boiler might be wired slightly different. But knowing the color coding on common primary controls on crucial for oil burners.
Blue= ignitor\transformer
Orange = burner motor
Black = line voltage
Yellow = cad cell
I have checked these and one thing I noticed is that boiler is fired up but the pipes still feel cold.
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Hey there, My dad only uses heating through switch, 'not timer' I've bled tried absolutely everything, it's ok in morning but when he tries to turn on later in day it won't fire up??? Anyone any ideas please
Do you have any videos for individuals with a Combi boiler system?
Not yet, sorry
Actually the open I welcome top of the heating system doing least water from the heating system and our slate looking in I don't know how to stop it
We have hot water but no heat please can someone help us Thank you we a oil boiler Beckett
I'm very sorry to hear that. If you have gone through my video to make sure all those items are good, can you tell me more about the boiler. Is it running at all? Red button/light tripped?
Your pumps are on the return. The zone valves are on the supply.
I took the batteries out of my pacemaker. House is now nice and warm. Farewell.
Do you have video on how turn up the temp ..? Our boiler heats water but doesn't stay hot long enough for 10 mins showers. I have house full of girls
It's usually a little more than that and you have to be careful when changing the setpoint of the boiler. But usually its that the tempering valve failed or has build up. I wish I could help more for that one you are probaby going to want to call someone in.
Great video as always!!! Subscribe if you have any appliance!
Thank you I really appreciate it
You missed one. " Bleeding the pipes"
why are you burning oil for heat if i see a natural gas line going into your chimney for a fireplace
Good eye! No that is an LP line that is running a fireplace. We have no town gas.
Thanks! I have an oil furnace
We see his face!!
My oil burner is working perfect for hot water but not working for heat?? Guess I gotta call the guy in.
What was the solution? Was it the switching relay or the circulator ?
#5 is false. I live in Pa. I've worked in probably 1000 houses and I've never seen the ceiling mounted overheat. It's not national code.
In Mass it's 527 CMR 4.00 (e) An electrical thermal switch fused to break the ungrounded conductor in the main
circuit at 165°F, shall be installed in the main power line within six feet over the top of
the burner-boiler or burner-furnace.
@@SilverCymbal it's a great idea. I like it but it's not national. I wouldn't argue if they made it a national requirement.
@@coyotejoe80, I live in ny , I have never noticed anything like that before.
I always cringe when an unlicensed and uninsured person tells you how to start and oil burner. There are all fools
Don't tinker with stuff that you don't know about. Call a pro.
My boiler keeps resetting there is no steps for diagnoising why