Remove Air from your Boiler and Heating System | How To

In this video, I demonstrate how to purge air from your heating system. Get yourself a hose and do it yourself! Its easy and you can save a lot of money on service calls and improve the efficiency of your heating system which in turn will cut costs on your utility bills.

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[adropzone]

this is truly the way YouTube was originally intended (to share useful info we all could benefit from)...thanks a million Zim.

[samabner]

I had three different hvac companies try and get the air out of my system, no luck. Watched this video and did it myself, worked perfectly. Can't thank you enough.

[edwardyoung]

This is a great instructional video for many with baseboard heating systems that need to be purged to get the air out. Great job.

There is one of your statements that I disagree with… and I feel that it is very important to make a note of herein.. At about 10 minutes and 25 seconds you state that "you do not want to have a relief valve discharge because once it opens up it will never close again." THIS IS A DANGEROUS STATEMENT to be telling the DIY community. If you read the instructions that come with that particular relief valve, it clearly states that you "MUST OPERATE THE RELIEF VALVE ANNUALLY" to be sure the passageways are not blocked.

There are three things that can happen when you operate a relief valve.
1. The valve will not discharge any water at all because it is stuck closed. That is not a safe condition and can cause a boiler explosion. You MUST NOT OPERATE that boiler until there is a working relief valve installed.
2. The valve will open and release water as it should, then the valve will attempt to close and may leak. You can try to clear the debris that is keeping the valve from closing 100% by operating it again and again until it seals completely. If it does not seal completely then you need to replace it.
3. You operate the relief valve and when you release the valve handle the valve closes and the water stops flowing. I find this happens about 75 to 80% of the time when you operate the valves annually.


In all three outcomes, you end up with the knowledge that you are operating a safe boiler in your home.


NEVER TELL PEOPLE NOT TO FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO RELIEF VALVES.

[Jakery]

Video is 5 years old and still saving folks like me some MONEY!! Thank you Zim!

[elizeubranquinho]

the best explanation without boring people out, direct to the point and clear

[teenice]

I love the fact that you had 3 zones, it gave us the chance to watch you demonstrate the process 3x.... my second floor has no heat and all the kids rooms are up there. I will be doing this tomorrow. 🤞🏽. Thanks

[ClutchCalibur]

Hands down the best explanation of “how to” video. I am super impressed by you taking the time to explain everything including the expansion tank. I am still new to hydronic boilers so this is a blessing to see first hand.

[JackMcVicker-rf]

This is the best video I have seen on purging air from a baseboard heating system.

[wilmontparker]

This was absolutely fantastic. Your ability to narrate, demonstrate, and at the same time anticipate and preemptively answer your viewers' questions is uncanny and something which every YouTuber should strive to emulate. I'm now going to spend the next several hours watching every video you've made 😂

[justinharroun]

Figures the italian guy tells you how it is and gives you better info than any other guy on here

[lisalander]

Hi! My aunts home as inherited, was built in 1942. I went from Florida to Maryland for Thanksgiving. There was only heat in the living room and dining room. Needless to say, my Florida butt was freezing in the house. (30 degrees inside) So all back story aside, I wanted to thank you. My son and I watched your video, and then went into the basement and fixed the baseboard heating for the whole house! Thanks so very much for sharing this information.

[chriso]

Thank you a million times! I've been searching for hours for information and this is the best thing I found. Fixed the heat to my sons room.

[joemonstermaker]

I love this guy, zero wasted time and theatrics, straight to what we wanna see.

[selmaraj]

This guy is ah master professional in his trade. I totally got your message, my wife got your message, delivery was on point. I appreciate your video and now I am fully heated. Thank you very much. Happy holidays

[dennisryan]

Zim your video is outstanding. I watched several others and walked away with a ton of questions. Your video answered all my questions and did a terrific job of providing visual ques to assist. Thanks so much for taking the time to make it!!! Much appreciated.

[Incognitothegreat]

This was the best video on the subject that I have seen. You just saved me $150/hr to have someone come out. Yes, I was actually just quoted that today by a heating/cooling company.

[genestanco]

Thank you a 1000 times! From a working guy trying to the right thing like updating baseboards, old drain valves and circulator pump, was working just over 20 years old. Tried to bleed at each baseboard, spent 1 day doing and still two furthest baseboards barely warm. Did exactly what you instructed! Awesome!

[eduardherri]

I did this a few times myself without knowing exactly what I was doing. I just made sure the pressure in the system was alright. You video makes sense and now I understand better how it works. Thank you so much.

[clamfoot]

By far the best video explanation of air bleeding the heating system. I myself always paid over 300.00 to air bleed 4 times every year for 2 years. I finally did it myself while watching this video explanation. Everything works fine now. Thank you so much!!!

[hansangb]

Straight and to the point with pro-tips. What more could you ask for in a "how-to" video! Thank you