How to restart an oil furnace and or hot water heater

[BBBTrailergirl]

TY you saved me $30

[kimberluz]

Awesome video!!!! Thank you so much! Saved me 150.00!!! And we have heat tonight!!!

[clfleyer]

Thank-you soooo much for this. You saved me a lot of money (money I didn't have to fix this issue) I bled the line like you said and my furnace works great !! You are a blessing !!

[eielson1978]

God Bless YouTube & HomesteadAcres!!

Like so many others, we ran out of oil overnight on Sunday Morning. The house was 55 deg. when I got up and I didn't know the Finer Points of Bleeding the Fuel line.

Thanks Again!

[sezzadafoe]

thank you very much you saved our day! good video

[tarahxoxo100]

Well done! Thanks so much! God Bless!

[nugster]

thanks man!!!

[PeteDeLasho]

Thanks!! I ran out of fuel tonight. Dumped 8 gallons od Diesel from the gas station. OCuldn't get it going. Wasn't about to pay the $150. Watched your video and bled the line. Kicked right over. Thanks. Saved me from a cold night here in CT.

[Dt0x75]

@PeteDeLasho lol thats why im here now....Mines out its late and we have been sitting here bleeding it for almost an hour...then again the tank is almost 50ft from the furnace so I figure thats why. boy is it cold in here too...lol

[waldenpath]

Thanks! I'm a dummy when it comes to things like this and appreciate the simplicity of the video!

[aliciapedro89]

Thank You so much!!! I was scared that my heater wasnt gonna turn on!! I appreciate your video and how you have help me and my husband!!! YOU ROCK!!!

[yarianddavid]

Thank you so much, man. You saved me an $190 service fee and got hot water back for my family. YouTube needs more people like you. Much appreciation!!!!!

[cfoose2]

Ran out of fuel oil two days ago and then the oil truck broke down today! Fuel company told me to put kerosene in it but I couldn't get it to fire! While sitting in the basement cursing, I found your video and intern allowed me to get a nice hot shower!!!! Thank you thank you thank you!!!

[mboshu]

Just saved me $100 too! You sir, are the man.

[TheFinsUp]

I ran out of oil last night and after watching your video I knew exactly how to bleed the line. Saved me $100.

[danielkbloom]

Thanks man! This video is super helpful.

[irishzach06]

Thank you so much, my friends and I would have frozen without this video

[preprodigy]

thanks man! as simple as this may sound to some people, this actually just saved me 50 bucks, its sun and we just had snow storm so.. i appreciate it my brotha!

[gstylez0107]

He is wrong about kerosene. You can in fact burn kerosene in an oil fired furnace and/or boiler. Houses and trailers with outdoor oil tanks utilize kerosene and #2 mix or even straight kerosene to prevent the fuel from congealing in the cold. Kerosene burns cleaner and mitigates the risk of plugging nozzles and filters.. It's perfectly safe, just more expensive.

[Aaronke7]

Thank you for The video very helpful

[jayroyston99]

thank you!



[geladio]

Excellent video. You prevented me from calling a service company. Thank you.

[odessaMK]

This is just what we needed! We rent a house that has an oil heater, and we are quickly learning what we don't want when we buy a home! Thank you so much!

[ctpopp]

Thanks!

[redsix0606]

Thank you so much! I found this video after filling up our tank at a rental. No previous experience with oil furnace...was wondering why it was still blowing cold air. You saved my roomates and I from freezing to death. Thanks!

[tntmoncton]

thank you i got heat and its minus 10 lol.. thanks s again

[sspott]

Thanks for taking the time to make this video; if you ever find yourself in Connecticut, please get in touch because I certainly owe you a beer.

[katiedoucetteotg]

I WISH I HAD YOU RIGHT NOW...LOL

[mmatt2004]

Awesome Awesome video, i thank you so much as you saved me a week of cold, and a lot of shit from my mom aka landlord

[ssukijth]

The is very good video very clear explanation and this video help me to save my whole family from cold day/night, two times now. Many thinks.

[Luv9movee]

Very informative--excellent video--Thanks!

[NHStacie]

THANK YOU!!! Just bought my house 3 days ago and after todays oil delivery the furnace wouldn't turn on. I fixed it after watching your video abd saved myself some much needed money!! (I also impressed my husband a great deal!)

[sherrybyrd10us]

thanks so much, we tried it and it worked, bless you! You the man. lol

[AlembicWelkin]

Many thanks for posting this video. Followed your directions and restored heat.

[multifinancialsvc]

thank you worked perfect.....

[jr260551]

you may want to mention in a bubble quote that some furnaces have a cover over the pump that you need to remove to access the bleeder screw.

But thanks for the video you got my whole apartment building heating again!

[vaguy78]

What do you mean you cannot use kerosene? I had to add kerosene several yars ago when we ran out of oil and it worked just fine until we got an oil delivery.

[kromeroable]

Thank you so much, I ran out of oil so my furnace turned off on me. After we filled the tank with oil still nothing but after watching your video I was able to get my furnace to work. Thanks again. Long Island NY.

[candido19ochotres]

Thank u HomesteadAcres! I had problems with my furnace at least once a week, and i had to call my oil company service to fix it. It was a little embarrassing to me, to call them all the time, and sometimes they just don't answer the phone. thanks your video now i can do it myself. Once again THANK YOU for sharing your knowledge.

[taylorbarre]

You absolutely can run kerosene in any oilburner I been in the buisness ten years # 2 ,dieasal ,and kero all the same kero just won't freeze in a outdoor tank great video though this will help people

[84glewis]

Great, informative video! made my day. I told my wife, 'I'm not inept anymore; I'm ept!'

 Thanks!

[MrDman1032002]

ok i got this to work but it has a strong odor that like burns my nostrils is this normal ??

[MrDman1032002]

i pressed the red button over and over nothing happoened, did it dump a bunch of oil ? i also unscrewed the bleeder and it dripped out but nothing happened??

[katiesmall67]

Thank you so much for your advice! It worked exactly as you said it would. I am a single female homeowner who now smells like the oil man, but I have heat and hot water, now!

[CaptainBalok]

I got on the second try!! Thanks a bunch :)



[linny7777]

You saved me u r da MAN

[TheDflebotte]

Lifesaver!!!

[chubby112878]

Thanks bunch!!!! It worked for us! No need to pay anyone an arm and a leg.

[jimsitter001]

Thanks!!

[jimkay66]

god bless you for taking the time,

[MazAcadienDuNord]

Thanks for sharing!

[Copperswilly]

The one thing the average person needs to know is NOT to hit the button over and over and over if you are not bleeding the system. What can happen when you hit the button over and over and the furnace does not light is each time the pump runs your dumping oil in the fire box. When the furnace does light or a mechanic gets its running it will start to rumble and could possibly burn your house down because now there is a puddle of oil to burn...BE CAREFUL

[joedispenza]

Excellent video.  Thank you!

[amit666715]

Bro you are the man! I did as u said and it worked perfectly ,thanks

[MrSoapFactory]

Very good video and helpful commentary.

I knew it had to be something straightforward after I put fuel back in the tank and nothing would stay on. I followed the steps as you described and everything worked great! What a big help especially on the weekend. You are a credit to the Internet - Cheers!

[ttoussaint]

Thank man! I learned a lot on this video and it saved me a call to my oil company.

Tony

[davecmoc]

Thank you for creating and posting this video. You saved me a $75 charge from my oil company for restarting my furnace!

[robcas631]

Does an oil ignitor go on all the time or do sparks shoot all the time.

[robcas631]

Homestead, I have been working on my oil furnace. I recently got an oil dellivery. My furnace didn't fire up. So I checked the bleeder and water colored rust cam out. I bought some sludge treat. Tried again. no dice. Then I checked the filter that was loaded with water - cleaned it then changed the filter on my 2 stage inlet. I'm getting good flow but it seems I'm not getting spark? Could it be bad oil? Or something with the spark?

[jakeinglis3]

So do you just put the oil in the tank, and run the line till the air is gone

[AtVdirtbyker21]

Thanks a bunch for this post, it really helped.

[mallito11]

This video worked out nice. Rookie to this and it worked on the money. Couldn't have explained it any better. Thanks

[flyrock45]

If you shut the bleed screw immediately when the motor stop, it will prevent air from working its way back in. Also, it will shorten the time it takes to bleed. Btw, NEVER keep any fuel in your basement. Insurance companies will deny or try to not pay out any fire or spill coverage because of a fuel container in a home.

[mrb401]

You are THE MAN. My wife & I purchased our first home not too long ago. So all this forced air heat/electric stuff is all new to me. Lets just say I have much more experience working on our cars.

I cant believe I let the oil get down to next to nothing & because of that, the system shut down. I had an appt for the repair guy to come but thanks to your video, I managed to get it back up & running at no cost.

T H A N K Y O U ! ! !

[NickSmith222]

Will you marry me? That advice was 20 years too late for me, but you're so HANDY!

Rose

[bapabob]

Your video just saved me a $100 service call for what turned out to be about 10 minutes work! I did exactly what you said, and on the first try, it blew air for like 4 or 5 seconds then pissed a solid stream of oil. I closed the bleeder, and it fired right up! Thank you a million for taking the time to post this video! Two thumbs up!

[justbombs]

thanks great video and explanations

[muhoms1]

Great video was able to bleed my furnace after watching this thanks. You saved me alot of a service tech.

[HISandman]

#2 heating oil is diesel fuel with a higher content of sulfur. Also #2 oil has been dyed red to mark it so that no one evades taxes by using it in your diesel car or truck. Kerosene is completely safe to use in your #2 oil heating furnace. K1 will burn extremely clean in your oil burning furnace. But K1 is much more expensive than road diesel so save yourself the cash and burn the diesel.

[ashtraynaut]

why do you say not to use kerosene? thats what the oil company told me to use if i run out. is it really bad for my system?

[HISandman]

@ashtraynaut anyone can make a youtube video.. K1 is completely fine to use in your heating oil furnace.

[kingdombiblecollege]

I may be the most un-skilled person on the planet when it comes to home repair/maintenance. Your instructions were fantastic and saved me the $115 quoted by my oil supplier. Thanks so much!

[Pixiedusst]

Thanks a bunch for this informative video. I knew what I had to do.. but wasn't entirely sure where the bleeder line was. I was able to bleed it and get it running in 10 minutes or less with the help of your video :) Thanks again

[DJNelsonPR]

Hey I just like to thank you, everytimy I ran out of oil I had to call my Friend Next door & he charged me 200 to bleed my Boiler Didnt know it was so simple to do....Yo really save me alot money...... Very Good video Thanks for share with us.

[BladeMon]

thx friend from across the border you just saved me 90 bucks after 2days of a headache

[enanogoloson]

hey tnks dude...that keep me warm

[itwizpro]

This video was very helpful. I have A friend who was having problems with her furnace and water heater. I sent her your video and in about 20 minutes she was good to go.

[fleanine]

this was helpful. thanks for posting.

[SuperNeon]

your tank is in side the house you will be supplied with Fuel oil if your tank is located outside of the house you will be supplied with kerosene if you dont believe ask your supplier they will even tell you the same information also ppl these furnaces are called waste oil because yes you can use used motor oil for your furnace as well but i wouldnt suggest that with out extreme filtering as well as its really nasty smelling

[SuperNeon]

I would like to say like others i dont know how it is in canada but kerosene fuel oil and diesel are all the same exact fuel there is no difference in them other than certain chemicals and dyes diesel is usually dyed yellow in the states and has anti gelling agents kerosene is dyed red to show it is for heating purposes as well as it has anti gelling agents and chemicals for the smell fuel oil looks like regular oil but doesnt have the anti gelling agents thats why if you have a oil furnace and

[scanner420]

how do i get the heat goin???

[hdyudu]

the cat cell light senser inside a furnace burner box is call a flame senser,

in gas furnaces it a metal needle or the glowplug igniter it self that works by completing a circuit when it exposed to direct flame in the furnace

[184080]

I can't thank you enough, if you only knew how helpful you just were!! I ran out of oil in the winter, called a guy to come in who said filters were clogged, well I ran out over the weekend again (not hot water) and couldnt get the hot oiler started again. I saw your video and realized I was letting oil out of the wrong spot when I tried this over the winter, saw the bolt, pumped the button just once, , thanks, you video was more helpful than you could ever know.

[chenload0o1]

I just had this problem but when I do a reset no oil comes out. Do you think this is the pump thats bad?

thanks

[HomesteadAcres]

@chenload0o1 check the oil filter

[chenload0o1]

@HomesteadAcres

Thanks; I figured it out. It was the reset switch box.

[whatitis99]

There is no problem running kerosene in an oil furnace. It is perfectly safe.

[hdyudu]

kerosene is a fuel oil to it act just like diesel oils it even as the same smell of a

diesel fuel oil so i do see why not

[whatitis99]

@hdyudu Learn how to speak english. There is no problem running Kerosene in an oil furnace. I have ran it in mine many many times and it actually burns better and cleaner than the dyed heating oil, which is nothing but dyed kerosene. Kerosene is perfectly fine to run in your oil furnace.

[ghostpig1980]

you saved me $30! thanks a ton for posting : )

[dwilli943]

Thanks a lot. Saved me from calling a tech and spending 125.00. Thanks again God bless!!!!!!!!!

[itscool1968]

as a burner tech youre info is incorrect you can use k1 in a home burner with NO changes to the burner in fact it burns cleaner than home heating oil .

what do you think the oil companys use in manufactured home parks whare the tanks are out side.

i burn dyed kerosine from my oil dealer with no problem at all

[21Wakeup]

i have an oil heater. ive bled it repeatedly. my problem is where the oil comes out at. the sparker element at the tim is probably not where its supposed to be. im trying to find a diagram to get an idea of positioning so it will ignite the fuel

any help would be appreciated because its very cold

[fakyese]

I have dual heating system, oil and electric, I ran out oil now, but oil only works when get below -11, should I keep it on electric heating now and bleed it later next year? is it cheaper to let it run on electric heating for now than using this expensive oil at 84 cent a leter.

[MrNorth976]

@21Wakeup

buy a replacement electictrod kit comes tip setting guage.also get a new nozzle,fuelfilter.fuelfilter should be changed every year.make sure your cad cell is clean to!

[mainemonty]

thanks dude.....from Maine

[diversq]

Thanks that really helped!

[HomesteadAcres]

could be we not even notice it as it has had oil for ever

[culebreez]

Dude you saved me a service call thanks to your video. Something that looks like it will take 15 minutes to handle and the furnace guy will probably hit you with a $80 minimum service call.

[HomesteadAcres]

Hey man glad to be of some help cheers

[MrColedale]

Thanks for this video - our oil ran out and when the new delivery came the boiler wouldn't start - so i followed your instructions and got it going - thanks again

[HomesteadAcres]

Glad it worked for you cheers

[nutmegger1957]

Not for nothing, but............why not simply keep running the wood stove, to compensate for the loss of the furnace? (Besides, ......I thought you were using only the wood stove anyway????)

[K2000kid]

just had to do this at moms house could'n't afford 100 gal minimum

so i put 25 gal diesel in her oil tank til she gets paid. Will diesel gel up if stored outside in the winter?

[HomesteadAcres]

by now its probly winter diesel you bought but if it was bought in the summer there might be a chance of that

[hdyudu]

heating oil is actually a kind of diesel it

self call number two heating diesel oil not stove oil that you use in camping

and outdoor lantrens

[EquilibriumTheory]

Another excellent video!

I worked an engineering internship at a refinery a few years back, and you are absolutely correct that diesel should be used as an emergency substitute for heating oil. Diesel and heating oil come from a similar cut/fraction of each barrel of crude. Generally, that fraction is processed into diesel in the summer, and it's processed it into heating oil in the fall/winter.

[HomesteadAcres]

thanks we noticed that kerosine seems to evaporate like gas does

[Richardofdanbury]

In order to avoid serious accidents diesel fuel should be stored in a yellow container, by international color code. Red is for gasoline and blue for kerosene.

[HomesteadAcres]

good piont providing the person that filled them put the right stuff in after all you hear of people puting diesil in ther gas cars all the time lol

[gorditaking69]

Good stuf falways enjoy your vids !! Thank you sir ...

[HomesteadAcres]

thanks for watching

[19overlord64]

Lmao, I love it when people call them "hot water heaters". Why would you heat hot water?

Just had to through that in, Good post as always.

Wish you and your family a Happy New Year

[HomesteadAcres]

well I guess your right they are infact cold water heaters lol

[demoguy40]

Always look forward to your videos,as a marine diesel mechanic I would wait ten or fifteen minutes til the foam and sediment stirred up from pouring the fuel in cleared before bleeding the system might save you some hassle.Happy New Year to you and your family.

[HomesteadAcres]

you are actualy right being that my tank is almost new I never realy thought of it thanks

[tiebear1]

he is putting kerosene in your tank not diesel fuel. and you should also wait about ten min after you fuel in you tank if you are doing it yourself bc you have to let the stuff settle in the tank. if not your going to plug up your oil filter then you are going to be left with no heat and hot water

[tiebear1]

you can use kerosene. kerosene is just a cleaner version of diesel fuel, if you are going to store the diesel in a small can like that it will start to jell up in the cold and you will not be able to use it so you might wana add some additive to it. kerosene will not jell up in the cold like that. if you called the oil repair man in the middle of the night and he put fuel in your tank to get you threw the night until a oil truck can get to u in the morning

[HomesteadAcres]

we have winter diesel here so it wont jell up btw wouldnt kerosine burn hotter?

[VivianRinSC]

In the States, farm diesel is colored since it doesn't carry road use taxes and is cheaper.

[HomesteadAcres]

right same here

[motormaker]

I just got a free used oil furnace for my shop. It works good the guy just had to have an LP furnace. I hope to install it tomorrow. I was planning on running diesel untill I can find a tank. Thanks for the video.

[HomesteadAcres]

no problem hope that worked out for you

[58belvedere]

i have used kerosene lots of times and off road fuel

[HomesteadAcres]

cool i understood that kerosine burned hotter thats why i dodnt recomend it thanks

[shparker]

i dont use heat in California, it never gets below 40

[oddsource]

@shparker lol... I live in california too when it gets cold I use my wood stove. 40 degrees yea bout that snowed only 2 times in my life time in Fresno.

[marcelstjean]

man oh man..that brings back alot of bad cold,middle of the night,crap..i had enough about 6 years ago they wouldnt refile my tank i was to old so i was going to buy diesel at the gas station alott..finaly i converted to gas ahhhhh..lol.what a relief..i earm in here..good vid

[HomesteadAcres]

thanks for watching do you find a cost difference in runnig with natural gas as to oil?

[BLynchCAN]

Cool, how to! Cheers.

[HomesteadAcres]

hey thanks man

[backwoodsminuteman]

Just as a tip, I put a length of black rubber braided fuel hose onto my bleeder lightly with a hose clamp, and just bring down a plastic soda pop bottle etc and just put the hose into it. Then use an open end wrench. No mess. No oil on the floor.

I dont mind the diesel/oil smell but my old lady isn't so fond of it on my gloves and clothes :)

[HomesteadAcres]

yeh it seems to get everywere

[ShawnCFarm]

I haven't had the oil truck come to the house for well over 5 years now. We use the wood stove full time. The only time the furnace might come on is if it gets realy cold outside and that just in the morning before I get to the fire.

[HomesteadAcres]

good do you have a central wood burning furnuce?

[ShawnCFarm]

No just a fisher wood stove. Some parts of the house are colder then others but I'm used to it.

[briancraig81]

Good video. I love instructional videos like this.

[HomesteadAcres]

thanks for watching

[bluelightguy1]

great vid

[HomesteadAcres]

thanks

[bcarbaugh]

You need to change the battery in that smoke detector,it was beeping why you were working on you well pump. :-) Take care buddy!!!

[cheesestr4wz]

Good video , 5 Stars

[HomesteadAcres]

thanks

[ding0925]

Last year i installed a 4ton 100.000btu furnace on lp with auto ig and love it, no more fiddleing with it when i run it low on fuel...

[HomesteadAcres]

do you find its cheaper than oil?

[ding0925]

It's a toss up ... lot less hassels;;

[hdyudu]

one of the meny things i like about heating

by natrual gas fired furnace which i do is you don't worry about having a tank filled

but however some peaple don't have

the natrual gas piped to thare house or

not within area that has gas line

[bait28]

@HomesteadAcres my natural gas system is cheaper than oil.