Just One Too Many Problems. Well, One Major Problem With Their AC!

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  • Опубликовано: 18 май 2024
  • In this video I try to get them going, only to find out I can’t! #hvacguy #hvac #airconditioning #hvaclife #hvactrainingvideos #hvacservice #electrical #hvactechnician #hvactroubleshooting #compressor #airconditioner #furnace #heatpump #aireacondicionado #bombadecalor #calefacción #compresor #contactor #skilledtrades #bluecollarpride
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Комментарии • 113

  • @z06rcr
    @z06rcr Месяц назад +12

    Love that Valve core removal tool with sight glass… no more guessing!

  • @RobertTuck-vo8cw
    @RobertTuck-vo8cw Месяц назад +5

    What about checking the inrush amps? It could have been a weak breaker that was tripping way too low.

  • @Dmcbigboy8687
    @Dmcbigboy8687 Месяц назад +13

    I would try a hard start to see if that would brake loose compressor

    • @RobertTuck-vo8cw
      @RobertTuck-vo8cw Месяц назад +3

      I remember using a Little Annie to do the same thing.

    • @jimdavis6833
      @jimdavis6833 10 дней назад +1

      Hard start kits only work to avoid the inevitable for a while. It needs junked out and the whole unit replaced

    • @Dmcbigboy8687
      @Dmcbigboy8687 10 дней назад +1

      You right and that is the conversation I have with the owner as well.

  • @jamminwrenches860
    @jamminwrenches860 Месяц назад +2

    I would have replaced the 35 and tried a hard start. Seen some go for years after a pace maker.

  • @ftwbreeze
    @ftwbreeze Месяц назад +7

    Hello Curtis. I really enjoy listening to the birds. When you say Lovely, I know it's going to be bad news!

  • @wendellsmith1964
    @wendellsmith1964 Месяц назад +10

    Wire coming into the contactor box had insulation cut up.

  • @ThePappas33
    @ThePappas33 Месяц назад +7

    Maybe the breaker was shot blowing premature ..

  • @gussoidarg3956
    @gussoidarg3956 Месяц назад +7

    Been there and done that, I've learned to manually push the contactor when I find an old system with traces of refrigerant leak to get an idea of the charge, that ussually gives up a bad compressor or capacitor too.

    • @user-hj5le6lo9w
      @user-hj5le6lo9w Месяц назад +3

      Totally agree. Woulda been nice to see the inrush too

  • @philiphusain3923
    @philiphusain3923 Месяц назад +6

    Weak breaker ? May need hard start kit ?

  • @josepagan9236
    @josepagan9236 Месяц назад +9

    Curtis you need try with use Megaohmeter Fluke 1587

    • @markbeiser
      @markbeiser 10 дней назад +1

      No more often than we actually have a use for a megaohmeter, The Klein ET600 plenty, and 1/5 the cost of the Fluke.

  • @guytech7310
    @guytech7310 Месяц назад +5

    May have been the compressor connector that had a short in it. Might have been useful to check the connector for a short.

    • @richardbartlett6932
      @richardbartlett6932 Месяц назад

      he did as he disconnected the compressor and the fan ran. However he should have retested to make 100% sure it was the compressor.

    • @guytech7310
      @guytech7310 Месяц назад +1

      @@richardbartlett6932 I think he disconnected the cable from the contactor when he ran the test, thus excluding the cable. Maybe I am mistaken.

  • @Howrider65
    @Howrider65 Месяц назад +4

    Not all roosters attack lol. Some are very tame.

  • @TomLawson05
    @TomLawson05 Месяц назад +3

    Curtis great job troubleshooting very informative hope you get the repair or changeout thanks for the video

  • @c21meister
    @c21meister Месяц назад +4

    LRA inrush was blowing that breaker I’d say age killed it

  • @chrisnapier5626
    @chrisnapier5626 Месяц назад +2

    Very good work,Curtis! I learn alot from your videos.

  • @JHACbiz
    @JHACbiz Месяц назад +3

    That did seem to trip way too quick to be lock rotor...normally the compressor would attempt to start. But running the fan without the compressor proved there was no dead short upstream of the contactor so that means it's failing under load leading to either the compressor or the breaker/panel. I've seen it where the bus bar was burned up and the there was arcing under a decent load causing a dead short.

  • @hinspect
    @hinspect Месяц назад +3

    I very much enjoyed watching this late this afternoon. I would love to whack that compressor with a big rubber hammer or something! That looks just like the Rheem that was in a rental property. That one looked lazy, like trying to wake up a teenager 😂
    Thanks a lot for the video. It made a great Sunday afternoon! 👍☺️

  • @jthonn
    @jthonn Месяц назад +6

    Somehow, someway, that compressor is stuck. I guess from sitting. Dang shame after all the work you put into it beforehand. Good video, you can't win them all, I hope you get the replacement job.

    • @MrJujubean
      @MrJujubean Месяц назад

      He never took an Amp reading to see if it was over amping? As quickas that breaker was tripping it had dead short someplace it seems. I don't think it was LR

    • @jthonn
      @jthonn Месяц назад

      @@MrJujubean That is possible, that wiring was cracked up. I think that the unit sat so long the compressor was stuck. Now this rarely works and kind of barbaric, but I have taken a block of wood and a hammer and give the compressor a good wack, and sometimes it would start. Then I would install a hard start capacitor on it. That unit was old and it wasn't worth all the risk. If you got it going and then discover a leak, then you are really screwed. He made the right choice.

  • @marvinsellers4457
    @marvinsellers4457 Месяц назад +3

    So could it have been LRA? Aways enjoy watching your videos

  • @panamacitybeachbum
    @panamacitybeachbum Месяц назад +4

    Nice view behind you on your opening statement.

  • @heatingairservices8708
    @heatingairservices8708 27 дней назад

    never seen sight glass on core remover tool awesome & I will buy one Thanks

  • @reese8752
    @reese8752 Месяц назад +3

    Did you notice the insulation was all cracked up on the line voltage wires?

  • @Hvac-dude
    @Hvac-dude Месяц назад +2

    Cant wait to see a changeout vidioe 😊😊

  • @stevencossaboon3237
    @stevencossaboon3237 Месяц назад +2

    Nice work Curtis.

  • @kens.3729
    @kens.3729 Месяц назад +3

    Too Bad you could Not get this Old Unit Working but it was not for a lack of trying. 👍🙏

  • @Brock742
    @Brock742 25 дней назад

    This video/ comments helped me on my journey, I now know what inrush current is, LRA, and now I have to figure out why you were ohming out the compressor to that pipe, which I assume is grounded.

    • @Brock742
      @Brock742 25 дней назад

      Checking for internal short?

  • @robalexander7348
    @robalexander7348 Месяц назад +2

    Well Curtis, i hope you score the newchange over job 👍 Au

  • @stevea6722
    @stevea6722 Месяц назад +4

    Lack of oil in the compressor, locked rotor maybe?

  • @alanbennett133
    @alanbennett133 Месяц назад +1

    Curtis, you need to keep a fishing pole in that van man!!

  • @Darth_Sidious_66
    @Darth_Sidious_66 Месяц назад +2

    Any remodeling updates on your house, i.e., porch, underground pool, etc?

  • @Dougc3157
    @Dougc3157 Месяц назад +1

    That unit looks like it had a hard life and it was totally neglected from the video. I guess the compressor was toast and the unit will have to be replaced. Great video.

  • @dmiestercommkitchentech3043
    @dmiestercommkitchentech3043 Месяц назад +6

    Check capacitor by checking amps and volts if cap is good you will read both if volts and no amps cap is open if amps but no volts cap is shorted this will trip breaker it happens to dual capacitors more often and that is probably why the 5microfarad side of the dual cap was not being used a capacitor can read good if the only thing checked is the microfarad reading but still be shorted internally.

  • @SuperBigbuffy
    @SuperBigbuffy Месяц назад +2

    crankcase heater ?

  • @thomasandbethanygriffith892
    @thomasandbethanygriffith892 Месяц назад

    Always like the video 😊

  • @Mudo94
    @Mudo94 Месяц назад +2

    What’s your go to leak detector rn ?

  • @jstephenrussell6443
    @jstephenrussell6443 Месяц назад

    If the compressor has been sitting up for a long period of time it could be frozen which would cause it to trip the breaker. You may have to replace it. I would try a rubber mallet first and try get it to come lose, if not, then replace it. 😀

  • @zeldamoore8371
    @zeldamoore8371 Месяц назад

    Good unit to use for training newbies. So many issues

  • @peterking1134
    @peterking1134 Месяц назад +6

    Did you check the circuit breaker?

    • @HVACGUY
      @HVACGUY  Месяц назад +1

      Yes, I did. Nothing obvious

    • @RobertTuck-vo8cw
      @RobertTuck-vo8cw Месяц назад +3

      @@HVACGUY What about checking the inrush amps. It could have been a weak breaker that was tripping way too low.

    • @bobboscarato1313
      @bobboscarato1313 Месяц назад

      @@RobertTuck-vo8cw I've seen breakers tripping leading to believe it was a bad compressor!

  • @user-xx7sf5ew8f
    @user-xx7sf5ew8f Месяц назад +1

    I have had many compressors trip the breaker when power is energized and not be able to get an ohm reading on the compressor

  • @nathang.1744
    @nathang.1744 Месяц назад

    3:34 Rhode Island reds are usually pretty nice

  • @peterking1134
    @peterking1134 Месяц назад +3

    If you don’t want to be injured by the rooster, have the customer secure it before you work on the AC

    • @HVACGUY
      @HVACGUY  Месяц назад +8

      You obviously haven’t tried to catch a rooster

    • @zr1vetteman985
      @zr1vetteman985 Месяц назад

      For all that don't know, getting spurred is similar to getting stabbed by s marlin spike!!

    • @bobboscarato1313
      @bobboscarato1313 Месяц назад

      Geese ar even worst and they always attack you from your back! LOL

  • @moshemoshe-yy8hj
    @moshemoshe-yy8hj Месяц назад +2

    How old was that unit

  • @OnusBones
    @OnusBones Месяц назад +1

    It won't fit in your Veto bag, but would a 3-wood be the correct tool for a rooster, or would you be close enough to use a pitching wedge?

  • @josereyes-go1pe
    @josereyes-go1pe Месяц назад

    I hope that when this person is finished he has cleaned the air conditioning when a job is done it is done complete and clean

  • @edorofish
    @edorofish Месяц назад +2

    Nice little crop. I wonder what they're growing. Almost looks like peanuts.

  • @zeldamoore8371
    @zeldamoore8371 Месяц назад +2

    Sensible way to use back yard. My dad use to say "you can't eat that grass you put so much time into maintaining"

    • @bobboscarato1313
      @bobboscarato1313 Месяц назад +1

      Smart way to use the yard; plant some peppers or other vegetables and save $$$.

    • @markbeiser
      @markbeiser 10 дней назад

      Sucks for me that the city won't let me raise a cow in my back yard, as I don't eat plants anymore!🤣

  • @dashcamandy2242
    @dashcamandy2242 Месяц назад +2

    11:27 - What in the ABC's Wide World of Sports is that hackery?! ⚡

  • @joeteves6288
    @joeteves6288 Месяц назад +1

    Meg the compressor, will signal bad, plus significant oil leak and age over 12 yrs old, time for a new AC system.

  • @naderiamurray6836
    @naderiamurray6836 Месяц назад +2

    I noticed it’s a lot of older units down south compared to where I’m at in so cali

    • @amiatroll6347
      @amiatroll6347 Месяц назад

      If it ain't broke, we don't tend to replace.

  • @myfastcars
    @myfastcars Месяц назад +1

    LOL!! WHAT KIND OF CROPS ARE THEY GROWING??

  • @user-wn8mg2jh1d
    @user-wn8mg2jh1d 13 дней назад

    Come on some people just don't think putting your garden up close to your AC Unit. Not bright at all they need to breath

  • @snidelywhiplash8923
    @snidelywhiplash8923 Месяц назад +2

    Anyone know what that is growing?

  • @publicmail2
    @publicmail2 Месяц назад +11

    bad breaker?

  • @user-ic9ie4lo4l
    @user-ic9ie4lo4l Месяц назад +1

    Should’ve checked compressor start with

    • @markbeiser
      @markbeiser 10 дней назад

      True, but the readings he got when he did check it would not have shown there to be a problem, so it would not have helped.
      An insulation resistance tester would likely have revealed the problem, but that only gets pulled out when there is a problem, and most techs don't even have one.

  • @HNIC86
    @HNIC86 Месяц назад +2

    Sounds like that unit is a change out.

  • @plushdragon
    @plushdragon Месяц назад +2

    after work you got a free chicken dinner :)

  • @ForgetU
    @ForgetU Месяц назад +2

    Chicken... haha

  • @harrydickson4575
    @harrydickson4575 Месяц назад +3

    👍👍👍

  • @josereyes-go1pe
    @josereyes-go1pe Месяц назад

    I don't care that they don't pay me to clean it, but I do it so that the person no longer has a problem.

  • @joshemajavich799
    @joshemajavich799 22 дня назад

    Maybe no good contact at the compresor connector from . I did not see you to measure at the connector on the compressor.

  • @allenfoster9910
    @allenfoster9910 24 дня назад

    My question is....why install parts without checking the compressor first after you found the bad contactor? I never do that.

    • @markbeiser
      @markbeiser 10 дней назад

      Based on the readings he got, it would not have revealed any problems, unless he used an insulation resistance tester, and most techs don't even have one of those.

  • @briantantlinger7936
    @briantantlinger7936 Месяц назад +1

    12 Volt contactor?

  • @dogdiggingrj2089
    @dogdiggingrj2089 Месяц назад +2

    What brand schrader tool are you using and where did you get it

    • @HVACGUY
      @HVACGUY  Месяц назад +3

      Fieldpiece, trutech tools

    • @james6794
      @james6794 Месяц назад +2

      check his other videos he did a review on it a week or 2 ago.

  • @tombeilman5579
    @tombeilman5579 Месяц назад +1

    Beans I assume in the yard

  • @gaoutdoor4372
    @gaoutdoor4372 Месяц назад +1

    I didn’t t see you check the condenser fan

    • @markbeiser
      @markbeiser 10 дней назад

      He unplugged the compressor and turned the breaker on to see if the condenser fan motor ran.
      It did.

  • @edwardballek
    @edwardballek Месяц назад +1

    If there is no chirp inside,smoke detectors. Then there’s a lot of chirping outside.

  • @wilsonhortman4110
    @wilsonhortman4110 Месяц назад +2

    Why did you turn the tstat without cking the condenser first. Why did you replace the
    Contactor before cking presssure. You saw the oil. 18:48 there is a guage port on the dryer. You could use it and save a lot of trouble. A few simple cks can save a lot of time. If tripping the breaker go straight to the compressor terminals and check.

  • @ZoomIDoRx8
    @ZoomIDoRx8 Месяц назад +2

    What a mess!

  • @bbaaspencer1
    @bbaaspencer1 16 дней назад

    Looks like green acres?

  • @kylemason5951
    @kylemason5951 17 дней назад

    New unit oil no good

  • @WallaceRoseVincent
    @WallaceRoseVincent Месяц назад +8

    Nice haircut. Anyone catch the cracks in the mains during the contactor change out. There was no grommet in the hole so it's eventually going to fail and may have in the past Fun video to watch too. Not criticizing, just watching. 😊

    • @TheDan808
      @TheDan808 Месяц назад +5

      Yes I noticed the cracks too.

  • @harryschrysan3183
    @harryschrysan3183 Месяц назад +4

    Is that a suction line filter drier?
    Those are not supposed to stay on the system for more than 48h.
    Man that ac is gone man, she goneee maaan. 😅

    • @bobboscarato1313
      @bobboscarato1313 Месяц назад +1

      They guy who installed the previous replacement compressor was looking forward to replace the unit altogether!

  • @pauldusa
    @pauldusa Месяц назад +4

    Need new breaker

    • @davidb2438
      @davidb2438 Месяц назад +4

      Yep, need to eliminate possibility though chances are low

  • @Parabellum-X
    @Parabellum-X Месяц назад +2

    That is the worst line set installation I have ever seen in my life.
    I can't stand HVAC companies who don't care about their installs.
    4:19 I thought you shut off power here... What was that brief electrical hum?

  • @bgreenwood9730
    @bgreenwood9730 Месяц назад

    Thermal overload on the compressor

    • @james6794
      @james6794 Месяц назад +3

      wasnt tripped. he was able to ohm out all three terminals on the compressor

  • @albertpaez6595
    @albertpaez6595 4 дня назад

    You Couldnt fix - because its unfixeable my dear friend and tradesmen

  • @rafaellopez9411
    @rafaellopez9411 Месяц назад +2

    Is that marijuana?

  • @Yawwee
    @Yawwee 24 дня назад +1

    The power wire coming off the contactor looks like it is grounding to the case, has breaks in the insulation on both wires. You didn't see that ????? Your work is getting sloppy. I would have cut the ends off the wires and had good ends to go into the contactor lugs. Just my professional opinion to a non-professional.

    • @bbaaspencer1
      @bbaaspencer1 16 дней назад

      I would looked at it and condemned it and just got a new unit. Throwing good money on bad to repair it I went through that! They kept replacing parts in within 3 months, it would have been cheaper to replace the unit.