AC unit failed but simple repair

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@549BR 7 ай бұрын

Capacitor doubling as heat strips and HVAC technician doubling as dryer vent cleaner. Nice to hear the soft spoken South Carolinian once again. 😎

@joeshearer1247 7 ай бұрын

Tell Jimmy to get that unit as close as possible to the house I like it

@sknight0391 7 ай бұрын

Nice snug fit. 😎👍

@Newt3700 7 ай бұрын

Awesome, Ted The ole cap and go.👍👍👍

@Eddy63 7 ай бұрын

Nice fix Ted ... I like those factory spade connectors as well ... Thx

@natepeterson7145 7 ай бұрын

The classic burnt capacitor wires. I loved those calls when I was on call.

@natepeterson7145 7 ай бұрын

I'm going to assume that's an issue with Trane when the capacitor goes bad it burns up that orange wire. I kept spare wire just for that purpose. Trane is still the best IMO.

@myHVAClife 7 ай бұрын

05:10 Whoever replaced the capacitor the last time did not make sure the connections were tight. The capacitor was not the problem. If those stake on connectors slide on loose, you have to tighten them. Loose connections will overheat and melt those wires down.

@zack9912000 7 ай бұрын

Sometimes, but mostly, the caps manufactured today are cheap junk and fail after a season or two

@andrewmacdonald9166 7 ай бұрын

I believe they said in the video that ted himself changed the capacitor.

@w5cdt 7 ай бұрын

I had a 1 year old cap failure on a 1 year old condensing unit. Chinese cap replaced with USA cap.

@Honestandtruth007 6 ай бұрын

I Learned something Today 😅😂👍

@dankerr2973 7 ай бұрын

I like your idea on keeping the heat strip wires off of old units. I am going to start doing that.

@carlbass4449 7 ай бұрын

Use tubing cutter and cut out and save the factory suction tubing inside dead condensers.. The 90s , 45s and 180s ect.. they come in real handy when installing new condenser or evap..

@silvioatejedor 7 ай бұрын

Ted looks like his going to Sunday morning church all dressed up, keep posting videos my friend good job

@dennisraymond4339 7 ай бұрын

Far out man good vid T. 👌

@diyhvac1028 7 ай бұрын

Love the videos. Also love the factory crimps. Not sure I love the nice factory crimps with wire nuts. Would probably just go with a non-factory crimp replacement stakon.

@TomLawson05 7 ай бұрын

Great job Ted like your cap drawer in the truck thanks for the video

@nicholdas 3 ай бұрын

Nothing beats a good ol’ cap n go!!!

@mohmmadmohseni8404 7 ай бұрын

Perfect 👍

@kpcrf450 3 ай бұрын

I’ve got an American standard. Condenser shutdown both fan and compressor off .. air inside was still blowing thermostat wouldn’t power off the fan so I unplugged t stat .. replaced these run cap .. then a week later it happened again .. replaced the caps again and clean the condenser coils seems ok now but I tested all the caps and they tested good … could a dirty condenser cause a shutdown ? I’ve got 20degree split on the inside

@robalexander7348 7 ай бұрын

Good one Ted, a easy repair 👍 Au

@krisw8597 7 ай бұрын

Possible surge from lighting or other source?

@sziltner 7 ай бұрын

Possible surge suppressor customer? WAGO time! 👍🏻 😉

@RobertTuck-vo8cw 7 ай бұрын

They make s crimping tool for those uninsulated crimp connectors that do the double fold in and look like the factory crimps.

@megason2 7 ай бұрын

Diamond grip gloves are the best

@mattluongo7763 7 ай бұрын

For high current components like compressor and heat strips, I do the same thing like you using heavy duty factory connectors. But for fan motors I just crimp on a regular cheapo

@MORGANSMaintenance 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video 👍

@RogerGregory-vl4kb 7 ай бұрын

Hey, I'll come out and clean his dryer vent for him.

@111000100101001 7 ай бұрын

Let’s see the inside of that cap. That would point to internal short or external cause.

@techfive7202 7 ай бұрын

Finally, a capacitor video lol.

@cdubs1723 7 ай бұрын

Not sure I’d advertise installing that one 4” from the house.

@throttlebottle5906 7 ай бұрын

it looks like "Little Jimmy or Timmy" got cooked on top the capacitor, making a shorted path to ground via the capacitor body and clamp to unit case, unless the capacitor itself shorted internally. but looks to me like whatever is burnt on top is the culprit, once burnt and carbon tracked it will continue to pass current through.