Steam Radiator Valve Replacement in Historic 1890’s Brooklyn, NY House

I love your commitment to not going back to the truck for a ratchet after breaking the anode rod loose. I’m the same way

Mikey pipes stepping into vigilante realm. They were all over brooklyn.

Kroil never fails Mikey! Doing grave yard gig😮 Be safe you crazy New Yorker 😊

Good job Mike, Sucks that the anode rod busted.

Brooklyn is a driver's nightmare.
Watch out for red light cameras, speeding cameras, cops on the lookout for no seat belts, etc.
Have fun finding a place to park

My old boss swore by Kroil and was sure to let us know every single day what a miracle worker it was. So i guess i adopted that same mentality. Its damn good stuff.

How did you get the new anode rod in? Did you bend it? I wish you had shown the installation.

Oh there are houses older than that, we live in Amherst Ohio, ours was built 1816. You do good work, love the videos fixed our own furnace last week because of the videos. Cost us $19 thanks again 😊

That call would have taken my old boss and myself the whole day.. Should I feel embarrassed 😅?

Did you ever have to pay that new congestion prices to drive around in the city thanks to our wonderful governor

Nice job as always you are a true professional thanks Mike

As a telcom tech I couldn’t help but notice the black fiber ran across the customers white baseboards. Hacks!!

Awesome job

question? why was the valve cut instead of being twisted off with wrench?

Extra thumbs up for using a steam valve and not a hot water valve

Hey Mikey a fellow technician here I always seem to have trouble taking the plug out for the air release. If they plug is too tight the tolerance is more than the metal can take and I end up stripping the 1/4” hole

A This Old House moment

Great video as usual, wish you would come out to eastern Suffolk!

Very cool vantage

I hate driving in Brooklyn.....but I can New York drive. You nose out and go bro!

I Love Old 🏘️🗝️🏘️

Nice job Guys 👏👍

I keep two Spud wrenches. On one of them, I cut the two smallest sections off so now it's a shorter spud wrench and I'm able to insert it fully without it interfering like in the case of the 45 that you mentioned.. and some other instances where I've used it..

You need some swivel joints and extensions for your impact gets you on those hard to reach areas

I have a home in brooklyn, how can i book a service from you?

Use a long handle 1/2" ratchet next time on the anode rod.

For tight fitting jobs like this water heater, you might want to consider getting a torque multiplier to use with a ratcheting wrench. You get higher torque, but don't need to constantly remove the socket to adjust. It won't turn at quickly, since its just gear reduction, but might be easier with less adjusting, which might make up for the time lost.

My god he used a non-fuel grinder on this job.

Brooklyn= man bun central😂

How does the new anode rod fit in with the low ceiling? Can't imagine prebending it then straightening it as it goes in

Great videos. Educating are beginners in hvac and plumbing. Guys will be stuck on a job YouTubing your videos to fix problems. You should get paid every time they use your video.

Everyone is fixated on the anode rod.
Plumbers don’t change them
Watch the video

Putting a steam valve on top of the radiator, how much will it be inefficient??
Question for plumbers not hacks ???

Just curious why cut the valve instead of just trying to loosen it first?

LOL i was dying laughing when that anode snapped

we chang anode all the time wtf u yackin bout putz bett call tim sunshine

Why don’t you unscrew the valves instead of cutting them? My landlord refuses to replace the valves on our radiators, even though our bedrooms get over 86 degrees at night. He paid a boiler guy to trap air in them instead so that there is no heat.

Good job, but you should throw a 1/2 ratchet in your tool bag.

Nice work Mikey, great video

Take that grinder to the spud wrench.
They are not that expensive.

How did you installed the new anode rode you never videos that

Hey Mikey, I like how you explain how everything works. I have a question, so I replaced my boiler with a friend of mine & everything went well until the heat started to rise, then the water started shooting out of 4 radiators vale on the radiator, then one of my pipes that came fom the main pipes bust! Water was everywhere , so we attempted to fix the pipe, so what do I do with the radiators that was shooting out water from the valve?

Not sure you can say those disparaging marks about Brooklyn. I’ve lived here since 1988 and have had no problems.

Not sure you can say those disparaging marks about Brooklyn. I’ve lived here since 1988 and have had no problems. Just kidding we got a bad rep. How did you get anode rod back in with no headspace? Thank you. Bob

And that’s why you don’t change anodes in Brooklyn. Take it from someone who’s been working in Brooklyn for 15 years.

What a cocky "professional"

you got a little over zealous on that anode rod Big Mike . that guy was very particular about the work. I know it is bothering him that the rod broke off and you laughed . That was definitely a your bad moment. Keep up the good work i enjoy your videos

how did you get the new rod in the tank

What can cause radiator valve leaking a lot water?