Im a married father of 4 at 33 and I'm starting school this January in pursuit of my associates in applied science (HVAC). SUPER nervous because I'm depending on grants and small side jobs to make it through this time. But I cant thank you enough for your content. You make things more understandable than before for me. I will be watching you tons throughout this journey. Please wish me luck lol. Thanks again n God bless you and yours 🙏
@SwiftyMcVeigh8518 ай бұрын
Good luck Man. You got this..
@Biggsy20088 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@DVGuy28 ай бұрын
Brother if you're mechanical inclined in any way Cars, appliances working with your hands come easy, this trade will fit your life like a well fitting glove. May the Lord continue to watch over us as we journey through Life each day! Keep your head up and shoulders straight you're on your way! TC
@Biggsy20088 ай бұрын
@DVGuy2 I can't appreciate your kind words any more. Thank you brother. God bless you and yours.
@Oksobasically27 ай бұрын
Good luck and god bless you and yours. Taking a leap of faith is hard but with your family to motivate you you will do just fine.
@RLMUnbelievaaable8 ай бұрын
I did the Inlet box (3rd option) several years agoa and although it is more complicated to install, it is set up to run my entire 2400 s/f house using a 35K watt tri-fuel generator. I tested it and although I didn't turn on everything in the house, it worked flawlessly with the normal power draining things on including the HVAC split unit, 2 freezers and the fridge. I have also swithced the entire home to LEDs for less power requirements. Obviously, in a power grid failure you won't run everything as normal, but having tri-fuel capabilities gives you more options. Thanks of the videos!
@bradseward83428 ай бұрын
Did you mean to type "3.5kW" (3.5 kilowatt = 3500 Watts) rather than 35?
@RLMUnbelievaaable8 ай бұрын
Sorry, don't know where that came from. It's this generator (10kW) PD3G10000e from Powerland
@lynx93tk9 ай бұрын
Thanks to you, we will have heat and hot water in the event of a power failure. Earlier in the year, I installed the EZ Generator Switch several months ago based on your video. My boiler installer saw the switch when he came in to do the annual service, and was impressed with it.
@canuckle7shucks9 ай бұрын
I have the EZ generator switch, easy to hook up and used it a few times, plus the through wall L14 to feed 6 120v receptacles.
@larryhall79988 ай бұрын
yes, but you need a basic understanding of wiring!
@markbowker59368 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@diyhvacguy8 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! 🙏🏻
@donaldayers71635 ай бұрын
One of the best channels on KZbin!
@SteepedinLightPhotography9 ай бұрын
Thanks very much for the clear explanation of the three options. Do you happen to have a source link to the Generlink (sp?) module?
@donm.45047 ай бұрын
Nice, thank you!!
@hificat1019 ай бұрын
I was told that a furnace must be hard wired to the main electrical box to be to code. Im planning on getting some of those single curcuit transfer boxes like you showed, and having them hooked up to ket circuits (like my furnace), and having them installed in my future solar control room thats directly over my circuit box in the basement.
@mae27598 ай бұрын
Yet nobody can say WHY it's code or WHY a cord is less safe.
@hificat1018 ай бұрын
@@mae2759 I 100% agree. And it's quite frustrating. I planned on doing this with my furnace till told it was against code. I'm not clear on how it's dangerous to plug an appliance that uses typically under 1000w into an electrical outlet.
@mae27598 ай бұрын
@@hificat101 Honestly, it's your house. You don't need a permit or anything to do this, so just go for it. Nobody is coming into your house to fine you. I'm all about doing things to code, but when I can't see a reason for the code, then I don't see any reason not to do it.
@RayfordHumphrey8 ай бұрын
@@mae2759 You might run into some problems with your insurance company covering an injury or fire that was caused by an installation that was not permitted, inspected, or up-to-code.
@TomCee537 ай бұрын
@@mae2759I can’t remember where I’ve seen it, but the only explanation of why domestic appliances are direct wired is for safety. Not everyone understands how this is setup, and an unaware person might unplug the furnace to plug in something else, thereby not having heat, or whatever. I know this is probably not you, but codes are for worst-case scenarios.
@N9IWJ7 ай бұрын
Really good information very nice setup gives me a lot of good ideas thank you very much
@thgrweed457 ай бұрын
I’m going to order one of these.
@morisless35327 ай бұрын
You should do one of these to a electric wood combo furnace - so that it just runs the forced air fan.
@Otis8849 ай бұрын
I already used your first option , thank you.
@wx7slc9 ай бұрын
Nicely done! I like the options.
@mytube300059 ай бұрын
I watched a lot of your videos and have learned a lot from you. I'm considering replacing my gas water heater with a tankless one and wondering if you also instal water heaters.
@diyhvacguy9 ай бұрын
I actually have a replacement video coming out soon! Changed my tank heater to a tankless. I’ll also do one on flushing the tank and replacing the anode rod 👍🏼
@daveyt48029 ай бұрын
I suppose if you get a gen set outside set up for $10 grand you will never have another power outage again. 🙃
@jamess17879 ай бұрын
My last boss has one setup; it's far from bulletproof or maintenance proof 😉. The permits required too are a headache. We tried to get one setup for our office and because we were in a multitenant building we were told the main gas line would have to be increased to keep our 20 server data center running. ... Headache to say the least. At least with a portable genset: just do the oil change and maintenance when you do a season tune on your lawn mower. 😁
@jdub9769 ай бұрын
Same situation with the brand new snowblower I have in my garage right now. I bought it 5 years ago it has snowed once since then😆 Its current use is drink table when I am working on something else now.
@INTERNA97 ай бұрын
Thanx
@rogerprince59256 ай бұрын
I did that for my well pump as well as boiiler. a little different I put another switch. and plug so when the one switch is turned of from the house power then the other switch turns on for the other power sorce
@user-jf2hm3hi2m8 ай бұрын
You the best buddy thanks for the help
@90thHeavyBG9 ай бұрын
How bout a vid on the Vtoman 1000 hooked up to car as a generator ? Thanks Got the furnace set up with outlet style.
@bradseward83428 ай бұрын
1) Furnace outlet, 2) EZ Generator switch, 3) Inlet/Interlock. Glad you mentioned the 4th option - Inlet/Transfer Switch (manual or automatic)
@RP096915 ай бұрын
Just went to do this and only have a black and white wire coming from furnace. No ground. I have a switch and a duplex outlet in a 2 gang box. How would you recommend doing the wiring in my situation? Thanks for providing such educational content!
@RP096914 ай бұрын
Considering he’s an HVAC tech and clearly has worked on furnace wiring for a number of years, I would expect him to have a pretty good idea on how this works.
@jimfields94915 ай бұрын
So the yellow adapter 220 to 110 at about the 4:49 mark. Does it split the hot wire to provide 110 on both sides of the breaker box?
@pappamike62318 ай бұрын
Nice effort. All kind of negative nellies out there, but at least you're trying to help people be prepared
@kevinjaye72677 ай бұрын
Any chance you can do this set up for an oil burner with 4 zones circulators?
@davesstuff15999 ай бұрын
What were the green handled cutters you were using to cut the water misting tubing in an earlier video you did?
@daveyt48029 ай бұрын
What about an old school fireplace? 😁
@dj57528 ай бұрын
Great videos. Can you make a video for Central A/C in the same way you did for the furnace? How you can use the a/c as a stand-alone using a generator to power it. I guess you would also need to add the air handler as well. I would like to power my house with one generator via my interlock and use a 2nd generator just for the central a/c. Thanks.
@mae27598 ай бұрын
You should just buy an generator link kit if you need more amps. No need to have a separate plug/inlet for the AC. You already have an interlock kit on the panel, so you're set from that perspective.
@dj57528 ай бұрын
@@mae2759 Thank you
@MorCoutureMenswear6 ай бұрын
Why not just use 1 generator and interlock kit for house and a/c. just install a soft smart unit on your a/c to limit surge wattage and your set. I would also reccommend at least a 5kw generator.
@jackl99229 ай бұрын
If I knew how to email, I would gladly send photos of my mods. Decent content. Thx.
@geraldkelman92688 ай бұрын
I have the switch to the furnace , no problem . I also have a sump pump with an inverter and battery back up with 2 outlets. Could I change the switch to furnace to an outlet ( using a pigtail for the furnace power supply ) then plug both the sump pump and the furnace into the inverter with the battery back up. PS the inverter has an automatic transfer switch in the event of a power failure .
@jamescaldwell3rd9259 ай бұрын
August 14th , 2003 : power grid failure to parts of U.S. caused loss of electricity & natural gas . In 2008 Generac class I posed this question to the instructor. He agreed with me that the unit won't provide backup power because there's no gas supply....just saying
@tomg19569 ай бұрын
I installed the EZ Generator switch that came wired for a bonded neutral and tested the setup using a gas generator that has a bonded neutral. As expected, the furnace worked correctly. Just bought a power station that has a floating neutral. The EZ Generator switch needs to be rewired if using a floating neutral generator. The furnace seems to operate correctly with either the gas generator or the power station with the switch wired for a bonded neutral. I bought a neutral bonding plug but my tester states there is still an open ground. What are my options? I can’t see rewiring the switch when changing from the power station to the generator.
@agent45448 ай бұрын
I really like this idea to power my furnace. What I would really like to do is power my house. I have a CPAP to sleep. What would need be done to plug generator directly into whole house? What size generator would be needed for an average 1200-2000 sq ft Midwest home?
@MorCoutureMenswear6 ай бұрын
All depends on your power needs...but looks like a interlock kit, soft start box for a/c and around a 5k generator would do the trick. Hope that helps.
@jacktanner77389 ай бұрын
*The heat pump as a backup has me confused. Is it a totally separate system or does it have its heat exchanger in the same plenum wirh the gas furnace and air? Sounds ideal but I'm not clear on it. Thanks.*
@diyhvacguy9 ай бұрын
Gas is super cheap here, and it’s cheaper for me to run my gas furnace as my primary, and have my heat pump as a backup. So if I lose power and gas, I hook my genny up to the power inlet box, and the heat pump will heat my home. I just have the heat pump set as my aux heat on the thermostat 👍🏼
@jacktanner77389 ай бұрын
@@diyhvacguy *My question is: where is the heat exchanger for the heat pump? Is it tucked in with your other equipment? For example, .My Forced air gas heating and cooling blow air through a separate heat exchanger and evaporator. Will a backup heat pump attach to a third coil in the same ductwork or do I have to jury rig a separate system?*
@peacecountrycowboy31528 ай бұрын
Have you come across a way to have the furnace on a battery backup type system similar to the computer battery backups? So that if the power goes out it just automatically switches to battery and then recharges after the power comes back on.
@b48045148 ай бұрын
You are good looking and have excellent content. Thanks for all the work on these videos
@JACK-wh6jl8 ай бұрын
why ?????? Is your breaker panel outside ?????
@zulfiqarahmed83269 ай бұрын
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT DUCT WORK LAYOUT AND START TO FINISH THANKS
@kentaltobelli18405 ай бұрын
Duct work design is covered in ACCA Manual D once you have completed a Manual J analysis for the room-by-room heating/cooling load for your structure.
@RayfordHumphrey8 ай бұрын
My thermostat is on a separate breaker from the furnace, so I assume that the only choices I have are to either rewire the breaker box or install the power inlet box. Any other suggestions?
@dannyh90107 ай бұрын
In deciding on what generator I needed for a few critical circuits in my little 1250 sq. ft. house, I tested my York gas furnace and was very surprised to see that it used a whopping 1220w at 10.1 amps when running heat. The blower itself used 930w at 7.4 amps. My dad’s Trane furnace in a same size house only used 695 when running heat. Any reason mine was using twice the wattage of his? Is something wrong with the blower?
@BG-xr5bi7 ай бұрын
Ac electric motor blower instead of DC motor
@silverfox-598 ай бұрын
I have a 20amp breaker , can I use a 15amp plug wire or do I have to use a 20amp. Thank you
@Ctobefree8 ай бұрын
Do you have any suggestions for electric burner?
@SheepAmongG.O.A.T20 күн бұрын
I've been shocking myself on a regular lately just to get comfortable with electricity.
@diyhvacguy19 күн бұрын
Nice
@mr.boniato64029 ай бұрын
My furnace has a 5 inch 11 merv filter. I also have 2 return vents.. 20"x21" and 12"x12". Do I need to add filters on those returns? I think If I don't, won't the duct system get full of dust?
@tomg19569 ай бұрын
Dave, are you using the VTOMAN power station with the EZ Generator switch as received or did you wire it for non-bonded neutral?
@rickvb27099 ай бұрын
Could you show or explain how to hook up a EZ Generator Switch as a floating neutral to the emergency switch. I can't find anything showing how it's done. I have 2 generator and they're both floating neutral generators. Thanks love you video"s.
@ewicky9 ай бұрын
if the gens are floating neutral, you'll want the EZ gen switch to be bonded neutral. You need one and only one bond.
@rickvb27099 ай бұрын
I have it set up like they say with 1 white wire to go into the switch box. So the load white, panel white , and ez white all connect together in the switch box?@@ewicky
@tgriebe9 ай бұрын
Make up a male plug with a bonded ground to neutral wire and plug it into the generator's other outlet.
@rickvb27099 ай бұрын
I bought a plug for that way but ez generator said not to do it plug and that their way was correct. Thanks for the reply.@@tgriebe
@dustinkrebs82299 ай бұрын
Let's go!👏👏👏👏👏
@jimfrostpreaches9 ай бұрын
At least this battery is only $700 on slave right now.
@williardbillmore57138 ай бұрын
When the power fails at my house I light the wood stove and fill the oil lamps.
@terrystroth34939 ай бұрын
Great videos! How long do you think my 96%furnace will run on the 1000w Vtoman backup would run?
@90thHeavyBG9 ай бұрын
Looking to setup the vtoman 1000 using a car/truck as a generator. Lookin for vids or info. Thanks
@mdunbar049 ай бұрын
👍👍👍
@daveyt48029 ай бұрын
Wondering what CODES are. Can you plug in your furnace with a cord and outlet? Be better for a generator outside. I have a switch on my wall to shut the furnace power off. I haven't had power loss for more than 5 hours so. Usually only in summer.
@tgriebe9 ай бұрын
When the power is out and your pipes are freezing, obeying a non safety related code is sort of silly, no?
@user-wv9lx3wl9c9 ай бұрын
I have the interlock system set up, my only question is I don’t know when the power supply comes back on. I have to take a meter and check my main periodically to see if it has been restored, is there any sort of indicator light or audible alarm that can be installed safely?
@ewicky9 ай бұрын
yes, there is
@JT-lq4yd9 ай бұрын
It is going to sound funny, but I look at my neighboring houses. There is an alarm for when power is restored.
@tgriebe9 ай бұрын
Amazon sells a power back on alarm. It wraps around one main wire coming into the house.
@tracythompson16929 ай бұрын
Your opinion of plugging generator into dryer outlet?
@timcat10049 ай бұрын
A dryer outlet is not an inlet and requires a suicide cord. Stop the nonsense thinking.
@diyhvacguy9 ай бұрын
Yea it would require a suicide cord which will work but can be dangerous so it is frowned upon.
@daveyt48029 ай бұрын
Wonder if anyone has had a natural gas outage before?? Doomsday preppers unite!
@hooligan99689 ай бұрын
Does that 110 adapter power both legs? Trying to set this up but want to make sure I get an adapter that will power both legs of the panel. If so can you link the adapter
@tgriebe9 ай бұрын
You can easily wire up the same adapter from parts at HD. 240 volt devices will not work but 120 volt devices will.
@questionitall339 ай бұрын
Great timely overview. I opted for an option similar to the EZ Generator interface. I have a 3000 watt LiTime inverter and a couple 100ah batteries. I see you used the Ecoflow Power Station. Does that have a floating neutral? My LiTime inverter is not bonded so I wondered if the Tempstar (ICP) furnace would run on a floating neutral or required a bonded neutral? Ihave a newer Tempstar G96CTN0801714A1. Learning a lot from your videos!
@RockyMountainWarden9 ай бұрын
I'm looking to do option 3 with the plug. My switch has a fuse. Is the fuse necessary?
@davidmarquardt90349 ай бұрын
The fuse is sized to protect the blower. So if the blower has a startup draw of 8 amps, they will install a 10 amp fuse, so the blower has a 20% headspace.
@RockyMountainWarden9 ай бұрын
@@davidmarquardt9034 it's a 15 amp bussman. Fuse has never broke in 20 years. Just makes me think it is not needed and why I see many furnaces without then.
@rjmoose89189 ай бұрын
Would this work for a boiler?
@diyhvacguy9 ай бұрын
If it’s 110v absolutely it will
@dkat11089 ай бұрын
Plugging directly from a generator to the furnace is there a possibility in burning up the little circuit boards in the furnace and what about the 24v going to the thermostat is that connected to the house circuit in anyway ? These questions have to be addressed in making a video especially if it could fry the circuit boards or something inside the furnace right ? Note I'm talking about the direct plug to the generator not the transfer switches.
@tgriebe9 ай бұрын
A good quality generator will not cause a problem, but if you are worried, use a RV surge protector between generator and furnace. The 24 volts comes from a transformer inside the furnace.
@dkat11089 ай бұрын
OK Thanks for the reply @@tgriebe I'll be using an bonded inverter generator so pretty clean voltage but ya a RV surge protector not a bad idea too.
@TheHavocdog9 ай бұрын
To sell the house you will have to remove this. It is not to NEC code.
@diyhvacguy9 ай бұрын
Big deal
@TheHavocdog9 ай бұрын
@@diyhvacguy it is if you have to sell the house.
@berettaguy74459 ай бұрын
How do you determine the surge/starting watts (or amps) requirement of a gas furnace? My furnace has a 1/2 hp motor, and on the plate it says 9.5 under max units amps...is that the same as surge/starting amps?
@DresserSeaweed8 ай бұрын
Is he still jealous of the hot groupies thiago alves used to pull at att Does he sometimes miss jon joes snoring Does he still want to fight justin beiber
@jamescaldwell3rd9259 ай бұрын
Generac is no good when grid is down . Gas supply is " pumped " by grid electricity ...just saying
@ewicky9 ай бұрын
Many of us experience regular power outages but have never lost natural gas nor water. Natural gas, sewer, water, etc have their own back up power, and are prioritized for grid restoration before individual neighborhoods.
@scottmaz40639 ай бұрын
Just buy a generac power system if your worried about losing power. ALWAYS GET QUALIFIED TECHNICAN TO INSTALL IT FOR YOU.
@hdcsp39 ай бұрын
Yeah people...just run out and drop 4-10k....easy peasy 😂😂😂
@scottmaz40639 ай бұрын
It's better than a not so bright homeowner tries to do this. Ends up in hospital or worse and they find out they watched this video. Yeah I would buy a generac
@diyhvacguy9 ай бұрын
My next video will be how to install a Generac system yourself 🤣
@BackwoodsInsanity8 ай бұрын
My mom married my stepdad, his master electrician, old-school electrician really good. He did white Man Air Force Base and then a lot of Branson Missouri but I learned from the age of five up and I’m 42 now. No the job is so easy when you have a bars and bolts and shit in your back and no vertebrates , that’s the one thing about electrical did a lot of work on hurricanes, main power, distribution lines, etc. yeah, my father taught me so much and had to basically do things not by code but still good and safe instead of running one wall parallel to another room just zigzag back-and-forth with your plug-insI know the code is gonna hate