DIY Homeowner Diagnosed The Furnace

[@sterlingarcher46]

My man was so over resi he decided to have some fun with it 😆 I've never used the power factor function , then afain I barely ever work on single phase equipment, but next time I'll try it 👍

[@NathanZSolomon]

Non-HVAC person: That was so cool. I really appreciate your switching out the capacitors. I've always wondered how to figure out PF. I learned a lot.

[@watermanone7567]

Great work, you are one of the few guys that test all necessary components, Gas pressure, amps, temp rise, etc. Thanks for the video.

[@HVACRSurvival]

I really appreciate the support.

[@nchvac4519]

This was a great advertisement for the Testo 770-3. Looks like they improved on the previous design. Definitely a good one to look for especially for power factor

[@chrisbartolotta1576]

Thanks for the info. I’m in college right now for hvac and these type of videos help out tremendously. Thanks again and Merry Christmas!

[@HVACRSurvival]

You’re the reason why I do them. I’ve been there and depending on what I’m working on…I’m still there🤫😂. Just reminder when you get more experience doing HVAC to pass along what you learned to the next person. There’s no reason to always treat the new guy like dirt just because they’re new.

[@Ted_E_Bear]

Rick, Thanks for the info about different capacitors, very interesting to me !

[@williamholley1232]

I really enjoyed the capacitor comparison, thank you for another great video. 😊

[@HVACRSurvival]

@@williamholley1232 thank you very much for letting me know. I was afraid people wouldn’t care.

[@helmsajr]

Great job Rick. Merry Christmas.

[@HVACRSurvival]

Thank you sir!

[@johnwalker890]

Good job Rick, Merry Christmas.......

[@HVACRSurvival]

Thank you. Merry Christmas to you as well

[@FPHA697]

Very thorough with your job! Merry Christmas brother.

[@HVACRSurvival]

Thanks brother. I hope you have a great Christmas too.

[@ronamo111]

wow a good hvac guy who knows is stuff good video

[@per995]

Nice Job Rick. Wish you a merry Christmas and the best for the new year coming soon. I am happy for that we don’t use gas furnaces in my place, only costly electric heating here. The power friendly heat-pumps are also widely used here, still with our cold winters they work in a decent manner.

[@HVACRSurvival]

Thank you very much. I hope you have a great Christmas too.

[@KenKen-ui4ny]

I prefer gas, but that's just my preference. I also live in a neighborhood with houses that ether have gas or all electric. Some of them actually have both, like gas for the hot water and stove, but heat pump for the heating. One thing i want to point out, is your system probably also has electric resistance heat. That automatically comes on to assist the heat pump, when temperatures in your area get below a point where it can't keep up, or during a defrost cycle. Most heat pumps systems in regions that sees below freezing temps often, have standby supplemental heat of ether gas or electric resistance.

[@per995]

@@KenKen-ui4ny Good explanation. The main reason for me is the explosion hazard by the gas systems, not the feature itself. The monoxide part too. Anyway you use it, we pulled up all supply lines some 50 years ago so access is not there anymore. Have a great Christmas 🎄

[@bryanharayda1975]

Great video Rick! Merry Christmas man, hope you get some time off to enjoy family for the holidays!

[@HVACRSurvival]

😂👍👍 I’m on call starting Monday for 7 days. Can’t wait

[@Eddy63]

Nice Sunday afternoon matinee as usual Rick , always great content ... You , Miss Cronic & family have a great Xmas

[@HVACRSurvival]

Thank you for the kind words! Wishing you and yours a very merry Christmas

[@brnmcc01]

Nice easy job, I probably would have yanked the blower to see if it was the right capacitor. Not too hard on those especially if you already have the control board out. Downflow furnaces are a little bit more involved to pull the blower...

[@jasonjohnsonHVAC]

Great video Rick. Merry Christmas to you and the family

[@HVACRSurvival]

Merry Christmas to you too Jason! Hope you have a great one!

[@fshn76]

Good stuff Rick! Great explanation of power factor. Future idea, I know you use to do tool reviews and atuff like that, would love to see a what’s in the toolbag video or something similar. Thanks for putting out the content and have a Merry Christmas!

[@HVACRSurvival]

I'm glad you're enjoying the content. It's been awhile since I've done a tool bag review, but maybe I'll do one soon!

[@guyhulscher6857]

The best way I've heard about power factor is a motor boat. The power applied, the angle of the boat and resulting speed of the boat. I'd explain more but don't think it's necessary.

[@HVACRSurvival]

I get what you're saying, like I said I learned it about 10 years ago doing commercial generators, I would need to go back through my notes to fully explain it better.

[@EverythingHVACR]

Great job, Rick!

[@HVACRSurvival]

Thanks, Steve, I hope you have a great Christmas man. I'm on call this week lol

[@EverythingHVACR]

@ right back at ya brother! Merry Christmas

[@stevencossaboon3237]

Great job Rick.

[@everettstrapp9288]

Man, I’ll watch you even if you’re repairing a car.

[@HVACRSurvival]

I appreciate you watching, maybe I’ll get around to fixing a car someday 😂

[@sivalley]

120k Goodman is going to be running a 3/4 horse, should be a 20mfd run capacitor from the one's Ive dealt with. Shoulda waited. . . 😅 Good enough on the explanation of P.F.

[@coldking8383]

Good Video Rick . Merry Christmas 🎄.

[@HVACRSurvival]

Glad you enjoyed the video. Merry Christmas to you!

[@scottfeatherstone7156]

Merry Christmas!

[@HVACRSurvival]

Merry Christmas to you too! Thank you!

[@cpaul57]

What i always hated about resi work was sales and on call

[@HVACRSurvival]

Luckily I’ve never worked for a dishonest company like that and I wouldn’t. Those companies never last in smaller markets.

[@cpaul57]

@@HVACRSurvival most companies are dishonest

[@Scott-hb8pu]

That trick for taking the high speed motor tap and putting it on the transformer I’ve never thought of! Do you have to take the neutral off the board and put an extra spade connector on the common to take the board 100% out of the equation?

[@HVACRSurvival]

No, you do not, the neutrals are generally bonded right to the incoming neutral, if you flip the board around and look at the backside, you'll see they're all soldered together.

[@Scott-hb8pu]

@ awesome, thanks for the trick!

[@jonfarley2414]

Huge fan, Rick! I’ve learned a lot from watching your videos even as an experienced tech. What do you use to record your videos?

[@HVACRSurvival]

this was recorded with my iPhone, a lot of times I use my GoPro

[@jonfarley2414]

@ thank you! Keep em coming and Happy Holidays!

[@cjmcdonald3763]

Cresent tools are the freaking shiz, I don’t even use side cutters anymore. They make a great little pair of high leverage, industrial tradesman shears that’ll cut through rocks if you work at it enough. I’m gonna have to try that Testo meter though, personally I like my Fluke but I’m always looking for something better.

[@HVACRSurvival]

I'm not gonna say it's better than my fluke because fluke gives you a few things for a lot of money, but those few things they do is usually flawless. I like the testo because it gives me a lot of features and it appears to be accurate, plus it integrates in with the other testo of stuff that I have. They have three different meter so make sure you get the dash three. It's the most expensive one, the other ones they have are cheaper and they don't have all the features that you seen on this one.

[@cjmcdonald3763]

@ will do, thanks Rick🫡

[@shifter8207]

Merry Christmas Rick, thanks for the content this past year!

[@HVACRSurvival]

Thank you, Merry Christmas to you too!

[@AmericanFarmerHVAC2024]

These furnaces are a goodman GMP, and yes they pop their buttons just like the 80% gmps did.

[@ValDominator]

I was watching this video and my wife said "you should comment that your wife thinks this guy sounds like a chanting shaman or priest"

[@HVACRSurvival]

@@ValDominator that’s a new one. I I had to have my wife come over here and read it to me because I wasn’t sure exactly what you were talking about. I’m still not but OK, thanks I think.😁🫶

[@SusanMackey-p5e]

Nice job Rick--Making sure it’s as safe and efficient as can be

[@haydenpowell1787]

What were those really nice meter leads you recommended awhile back?

[@HVACRSurvival]

They were a USA company that specialized in probes for a oscilloscopes. I can't remember off top of my head. I'd have to go out and grab them to look.

[@haydenpowell1787]

I’m trying to find the video you showed them

[@bensreferigeration]

Nice explaination of PF!

[@HVACRSurvival]

I really appreciate the support. Have a great Christmas.

[@markfletcher5267]

What is the best volt meter for just starting out Would you recommend?

[@HVACRSurvival]

What’s your price range. ? And are you starting in residential?

[@markfletcher5267]

@HVACRSurvival Yes, residential and light industrial chillers and stuff.

[@markfletcher5267]

@HVACRSurvival Probably $200.

[@XaviersHVAC_Content]

Nice

[@Erikmiles87]

High voltage? Medium starts at 1k… 115 is control voltage in a lot of applications

[@HVACRSurvival]

I think you know what I ment from how I described it. None of this shit is a big deal until something goes wrong

[@throttlebottle5906]

that shouldn't pass any home inspection for loan approval anyway. he'll be putting in furnace or negotiating the selling price down to cover it for sure, well unless a flipper buys it outright.

[@HVACRSurvival]

Exactly. But what do we know. 😏

[@mechanictaft4848]

That's what all you guys say just change whole system parts less than 2 grand but job will be 20 racks GTFOUTTA here

[@HVACRSurvival]

Well, I didn't say anything about price. I'm not a sales tech, I could care less if they buy a new system or not that's not how our company works. And nobody's installing a system for two grand give me a break. Thanks for watching and let me know how you feel.😁👍