Just wanted to thank you for this video... after watching this whole video, I took a look at my furnace system and *understood* it! Today, I have totally cleaned and tightened up all my heatleaks, looking into installing bypass vents, and upgraded my filter system! WOW! Thanks so much!
Duct tape should not be used on duct joints. Use HVAC Foil tape or duct mastic. Also you should clean the flame sensor at least every few years as that is a frequent source of furnace malfunction.
hello would it be expensive to change the duct work that the like plastic bag to the kind that look what you have I'm looking at a house with forced air heat but the duct work look messy like plastic bags or something I'm no sure what to call it I'm just learning about all of this.
Nice video,however i would like to know about the condensation pump? Does the pump work when the air condition is on ? the float in mine is stuck / How do fix that?
If you are having trouble with a condensation pump that could be for both heat and cooling depending on your system. I am assuming this is for a drain and it pumps the water away once it fills up. If the float is stuck just pickup a whole new unit, they are not expensive. Hope that helps!
+Sandra Delgado Once everything is put back together you turn back on gas and power. Modern furnaces do not use a standing pilot so you should not have anything to light. Great question, thanks!
Can you ruin a gas furnace by not using it? I live in a large flat and prefer to use a space heater in my bedroom rather than run up costs. Landlord says I have killed the furnace by not using it the last few years. Is that possible?
+Brandon Curtis I can't say I can really understand how you have ruined it by not using it unless rodents or water got in there somehow and because you weren't using it, it wasn't noticed.
Duct tape isn't the best tape for sealing ducts, despite the name! It drys out over time. Paper backed foil tape is the best tape for sealing ducts. Surprised this isn't mentioned in the video. Otherwise a very informative helpful video.
+Matt Bruns Great point, cheap filters should be replaced 4 times per year but if you have one of the 6" media filters they are supposed to be good for one full year.
Just wanted to thank you for this video... after watching this whole video, I took a look at my furnace system and *understood* it! Today, I have totally cleaned and tightened up all my heatleaks, looking into installing bypass vents, and upgraded my filter system! WOW! Thanks so much!
Michigan man myself! Freezing on the west side and learning from you. Thanks!
Duct tape should not be used on duct joints. Use HVAC Foil tape or duct mastic. Also you should clean the flame sensor at least every few years as that is a frequent source of furnace malfunction.
Excellent commentary speed and technical follow-up reference points; I would hire you in my company!
Nicely explained for a layman. Thanks
Thanks so much! Any big differences between this inspection and a similar inspection of an electric furnace?
hello would it be expensive to change the duct work that the like plastic bag to the kind that look what you have I'm looking at a house with forced air heat but the duct work look messy like plastic bags or something I'm no sure what to call it I'm just learning about all of this.
So i turned on heater today. Came home heater wasn’t working and now ac doesn’t work either. Any suggestions?
How do I know what type of humidifier I have in my heating , house 3 story. Pa.!
Very informative, Thank you!
Nice video,however i would like to know about the condensation pump? Does the pump work when the air condition is on ?
the float in mine is stuck / How do fix that?
If you are having trouble with a condensation pump that could be for both heat and cooling depending on your system. I am assuming this is for a drain and it pumps the water away once it fills up. If the float is stuck just pickup a whole new unit, they are not expensive. Hope that helps!
Did not show sensor rod and where is that and how to clean.
At the beginning you shut off power and gas. At what point do you turn it back on? Did you have to "light" anything on your modern forced air furnace?
+Sandra Delgado Once everything is put back together you turn back on gas and power. Modern furnaces do not use a standing pilot so you should not have anything to light. Great question, thanks!
what is part of the heater is supposed to be clean by sandpaper? Then you can dust it out soon after? thanks
Use Emory cloth and it's the flame sensor
I was wondering how do I light the furnace after checking it. Is it automatic or do I light something and does it depend on the year that it was made?
+Jill Roberts if it is like mine there is no piolt to light
Can you ruin a gas furnace by not using it? I live in a large flat and prefer to use a space heater in my bedroom rather than run up costs. Landlord says I have killed the furnace by not using it the last few years. Is that possible?
+Brandon Curtis I can't say I can really understand how you have ruined it by not using it unless rodents or water got in there somehow and because you weren't using it, it wasn't noticed.
Thank you so much! Appreciate it highly.
Duct tape isn't the best tape for sealing ducts, despite the name! It drys out over time. Paper backed foil tape is the best tape for sealing ducts. Surprised this isn't mentioned in the video. Otherwise a very informative helpful video.
Where did you learn so much about hvac?
+Marcus Jackson used to work for a heating and cooling company
and this is how RUclips technicians are made........
Great. Thanks. That's what I thought.
The air filter should be changed every 3-6 months.
+Matt Bruns Great point, cheap filters should be replaced 4 times per year but if you have one of the 6" media filters they are supposed to be good for one full year.
Those filters are changed every 1 month
You didn't check any of the drains to make sure they weren't plugged... simple and easy check.
man looks like a cross between jim halpert and michael scott. i dunno maybe its just my wacky imagination
Wrong tape, otherwise helpful video
Metal is trash