Goodman AC Icing Up When Running

[@LexVance]

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[@EK-po6zj]

You have very helpful videos, hope you and your family are safe!!!!

[@LexVance]

All good! Thank you so much for watching!

[@Eddy63]

Good vid & good info ... Thx

[@LexVance]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@ApartmentMaintenance]

Ice Ice Baby!! 🤣 Mr Rob Van Winkle a.k.a Vanilla Ice lol. Good one Skid! Hope all is well with you & the fam. 🛠️👍

[@ApartmentMaintenancePOV]

Nice to see you here ApartmentMaintenance. Miss your vids

[@ApartmentMaintenance]

@@ApartmentMaintenancePOV Appreciate that. I moved & started working at a brand new property a few months ago & been so damn busy I haven't had any time to edit & upload anything, but I'll be posting videos in the near future. I have a good bit of videos I need to edit & upload from my last property & I have a few videos from my new property as well. They'll be coming! Appreciate the support AMPOV 🛠️👍

[@ApartmentMaintenancePOV]

@@ApartmentMaintenance I see. How are you liking the new property?

[@ApartmentMaintenance]

@@ApartmentMaintenancePOV Alot of work for a new property with construction finishing up on the final building last month, walking units, submitting warranty repairs, making sure the repairs get done, along with normal daily things like grounds, pool, breezeways, compactor area, dog stations, lots of reports & logs etc..... The place just hit 52% occupancy & I'm still there myself which is alot. I've been there since the beginning of April & been on call since then as well. My old property in SC sold in March & I didn't want to stay on with the new company & if I would of stayed with my company my only option was moving to Atlanta which I didn't want to do that so I reached out to one of my old managers who now works in the home office for this company which they have properties in NC, SC, & Florida. I'm in NC now. Currently looking for a tech though. I started interviews last week so hopefully find someone sooner than later.

[@ApartmentMaintenancePOV]

@@ApartmentMaintenance Wow, that is a lot for one person. I hope you find some good dependable/reliable techs my friend.

[@nathantuszynski]

Man lance good to see you sharing another great experience. Between you and steve i have more tools in my box of knowledge

[@LexVance]

Right on! Steve Lav is awesome. I'm a fan as well. Thank you so much for watching!

[@coltdawg7299]

Dig it. Can’t beat having easy access to the indoor unit as well. Carry on strong fellow FL man.

[@LexVance]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@MobileHomeGeekTexas]

Omg..this came at the right time lol

[@LexVance]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@RefrigerationDevil]

Should consider installing surge protectors on those air handlers definitely cheaper than the module

[@LexVance]

So true! Thank you so much for watching!

[@terryl7874]

Learn something new every time. Rock on big dog.

[@LexVance]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@TheRazor375]

The property I work out now the previous maintenance staff replaced ECM motors and installed PSC motors. They used a contactor to supply high voltage and control with low voltage to the motor. The units seem to work fine but I explained to my superiors that my job to maintain equipment using it's original standards. I'm not an HVAC engineer nor am I paid as one. But they don't want to hear it because universal motors are cheaper than the modules.

[@LexVance]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@davidturney2975]

That PSC motor approach works you just lose out on some efficiency you would get from the ECM motors. Your management company doesn't care because they likely don't pay the electric bill for the individual units.

[@TheRazor375]

Nope electric and water are billed to the residents, they even add community usage to the bills

[@davidturney2975]

@@TheRazor375 so the turns are quick short and in a hurry? The PSC decision makes sense then

[@MRRHORHO]

You're going strong, man. Do you ever get tired of on call, though? That's why I quit apartment maintenance after 3 years

[@LexVance]

Yes, I really don't like on call. Luckily it's every month and a half so it's manageable. If it was less than that, I'd have to move on. Thank you so much for watching!

[@ApartmentMaintenancePOV]

On-call is a beast! Every other week for me

[@michaelcantu6071]

@@ApartmentMaintenancePOVI’ve been on call for the past three weeks. Waiting for them to hire another guy so I can finally have a break

[@ApartmentMaintenancePOV]

@@michaelcantu6071 yikes, I feel you man!

[@jaysonescoe5799]

If it’s not broke, bleeding and so forth! It can wait! Been on a new property, a year now, been called out only 3 times!! And I’m the only maint. Tech!

[@Choirboyjr11]

Another great video man!

[@LexVance]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@ocsrc]

This happened to mine. I replaced the capacitor twice. It was bad both times. The third time I installed a hard start unit. That worked except for the days it was 100 for 3 days and I ran it all 72 hours. It deices quick after I turned it off for an hour. Otherwise I have had a good year. 60 inside when 100 outside. 2.5 ton Goodman I highly recommend the hard start kit. My unit is 12 years old. Installed it myself. Very proud of the job. Surprised how crappy the capacitors are I ordered 1 from the local A/C supply place. The other 2 from Amazon and the hard start kit off eBay.

[@LexVance]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@ttuck9603]

Nice video! Do you think the low charge was another FirstCo leaking coil?

[@LexVance]

Yep. They're ALL leaking. It's a tragedy. Thank you so much for watching!

[@ApartmentMaintenance]

I see you got yourself a Fieldpiece meter. I saw it on your last video but forgot to mention it. Did the old Craftsman finally sh*t the bed? Or did you just decide to upgrade? I have that SC260 as well & its a great little meter. I also purchased the SC480 for the inrush feature & with it being wireless I can walk away from it using the fieldpiece app or measure quick but its rare I use the wireless function but its there if needed.

[@LexVance]

The Craftsman is still in the truck. It's almost 20 years old so I got a fieldpiece just in case. Thank you so much for watching!

[@LexVance]

The Craftsman is still in the truck.

[@LexVance]

The craftsman is still in the truck. It's 20 years old so I got a fieldpiece. Good to hear from you, Rich!

[@jamesrooney7689]

i had the same problem and the ACMAN said it was the thermostat and changed it every thing is fine mow

[@LexVance]

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[@davidturney2975]

Nice job man.

[@LexVance]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@jayg9439]

Great videos👌 Who is the band on the song at the video end?

[@LexVance]

That's my band. A song I wrote called "El Original". I sing and play guitar, too. That's me. Thank you so much for watching!

[@danwittels5542]

Good job Lex! You gotta get out your vanilla syrup next time you have that much ice! 😉😄

[@LexVance]

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[@throttlebottle5906]

yummy, butt dust and human dander ices..... 🤣🤪

[@ApartmentMaintenancePOV]

Cooking MCs like a pound of bacon 😂 So you retired the good ole Craftsman meter huh Lex … great fix friend! I love it when it’s just the module 😀

[@LexVance]

Yep. Craftsman is still in the truck. After 20 years, I needed a backup. Thank you so much for watching!

[@AustinSchwartz-sm2me]

I start a maintenance job here soon, what are some appliances of units i should learn how to fix in my own time?

[@LexVance]

Washers and dryers and HVAC are the main issues.

[@AustinSchwartz-sm2me]

@LexVance They actually are starting me as a apartment turns/grounds guy. Any starting tips and tips for later on so I can move up to a maintenance man?

[@LexVance]

@AustinSchwartz-sm2me I have a "How to turn an apartment" video. Search for it and it shows how I do it. It has taken me far.

[@jordanhenshaw]

The continuity test you're doing after ohming out the motor windings is redundant. All that does is tell you if resistance is below about 100 ohms. You already know the resistance is 20.5 ohms on each winding.

[@jordanhenshaw]

I most certainly would not go popping open motors before any diagnostic steps whatsoever. At the very least, check for low voltage call call on green.

[@LexVance]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@winsurfer123]

Did you find the leak?

[@LexVance]

Every coil on property is leaking. Im slowly making my way around changing coils. Thank you so much for watching!

[@RicardoGarcia-nb7kf]

Hey Skid I ordered a shirt and a sticker from you in four days it’ll be a month and I haven’t received anything. How long is a normal time frame?

[@LexVance]

Yikes, I'm not sure. Spring is the company responsible for that. Sorry to hear that. If you email them I'm sure they'll have an answer.

[@NorthernWindNut]

First Co strikes again! I DIY a lot of stuff but call a tech for HVAC. By the time you buy a leak detector and gauges you could have paid for a day’s labor. Doesn’t make sense unless you do it a lot. Still interesting to see how it all works though.

[@LexVance]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@jamesperry9388]

Hey man where do you order your modules from?

[@LexVance]

Amazon or Johnstone HVAC store. Thank you so much for watching!

[@jamesperry9388]

@@LexVance I appreciate that man, keep up the great content. Best wishes from apartment maintenance in GA

[@rodolphrichardson4611]

Below zero system

[@rodolphrichardson4611]

😮with a module change out at the indoor blower motor

[@LexVance]

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[@rodolphrichardson4611]

@@LexVance no doubt I appreciate being a part of your team

[@boomer9900]

Ice ice baby

[@LexVance]

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[@carloshenriquez3101]

That module is expensive. We never change it. We just replaced the motor. Motor, it's expensive too.

[@LexVance]

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[@justwork_hvac]

🤟💯🌎

[@LexVance]

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[@SnickasBah]

brosephine lol

[@LexVance]

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[@ttb6384]

Big dog lol

[@LexVance]

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[@realSamAndrew]

Why do you need to check for continuity immediately after you just read 20 ohms? Ohms and continuity are practically the same thing. Your meter even beeps on the ohm setting which many don't do. That 2nd test was moot. 🥹

[@LexVance]

Just showing a couple options. You don't have to. Just showing that you can do either or. Thank you so much for watching!

[@aamirshahzad8060]

I thought you were going to check continuity to ground …

[@jordanhenshaw]

@@aamirshahzad8060 Exactly, lol