Heat Wasn’t Working and Thermostat Was Falling Off The Wall!

In this video I was called to a house because of a no heat call, and the tenant reported that the thermostat was dangling from the wall! #hvaclife #hvacguy #hvac #airconditioner #furnace #hvactechnician #hvactrainingvideos #heatpump #hvacinstall #hvactroubleshooting #aireacondicionado #calefacción
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[@iamnoone.]

Sorry, I have to say it. I don't care where you live or what you live in. You can keep your house clean there is no excuse to live like that. That mess is their making.

[@PhilipNation-xm5lh]

No pride. Seems to be an epidemic.

[@jthonn]

Trashy folks like that don't even see it. Dang shame

[@chrisgreen177]

@@PhilipNation-xm5lh Sadly, there are A LOT of 'Slum Lords' who target the less fortunate, because we tend to not complain about the conditions of the place that puts a roof over our heads. Now, as far as the cleanliness of the place you stay is solely on you. I remember back in the 70's, my mom and dad were rented a place in the minority side of Milwaukee, WI, from a yt man. The landlord didn't really want to rent to our parents, because there were five of us kids, but he took a chance. He came back after about six months to 'Check the Damage', but was amazed at how my mom and dad had the place looking better than when he rented it to them, and was 'Scratching his head' and looking kind of ashamed. Later on after being in that place for two years, my mom and dad bought their first house from a white couple. After six years they came back just to see how the house was, and they too were AMAZED at what my mom and dad had done to it. Point being... It's not 'an epidemic', but rather the rules that are set by the parent(s) and ethics instilled into the children, because we were all rambunctious little boys. With our parents, we had to go outside and play, and not play inside the house, because that's when things got torn up. When we entered the house, we had chores. That taught us to keep the house as nice as we could, because elsewise, we would have to clean it up.

[@jthonn]

Nice little call. She would warm up a little if she would do some housework. That place was filthy. Clean that funky front door. The rake laying on the ground was really a laugh.

[@Paul-IE-Repairs]

i can smell that house from here

[@victorperez-ie6ey]

I am in Puerto Rico tanks for you video

[@beethoven2JAMES]

This had to be one of the most quiet videos you didn't talk much in this one.. 😮.. awesome

[@franciscoflores2718]

When you were trying to find a place to put the flash light in a spot to fix the thermostat had me yelling at the screen, why don't you have a head lamp Curtis?

[@charlesmalinoski6325]

Might of checked to see if the anticipator was set correctly in that thermostat. Just a thought.

[@brushben22]

I’ve never seen a front door that filthy . I’ve seen a lot of doors lol

[@robalexander7348]

Well done Curtis, may be a new thermostst next time, the customer will feel happy with that 👍 Au

[@kens.3729]

Fancy looking Railing and Front Porch Post. Finish Carpenter they Weren’t. 😬👍

[@hinspect]

Great that you spent time with your Home Family! It looks to me like something has been Pissing on that entrance Door! Thanks for the Thermostat Video!👍

[@bill944]

It's been years since I worked on one of those. Luckily, only a hand full of my customers still have 70% furnaces.

[@rolytech212]

Hello Curtis, are those new glasses?….. Nice, Railly’s new Toy to play with again 🤣🤣🤣

[@TomLawson05]

Great job Curtis good to have you back thanks for the video

[@HVACGUY]

Good to be back

[@ricklong3218]

I feel for you having to work in those conditions all the time 😔 But apparently it pays the bills very well 👍 Seems like a lot of those places where you're go to haven't updated anything since early 80s or they are just a disaster. I can find no info on my furnace but best guess is 1990 with AC added a few years later. Been here since 2001 and I keep it cleaned out twice a year and filters replaced every 2 months. Still chugging along so far. I don't do this kind of work, just find it interesting to see what you find when troubleshooting the various types of equipment 😊

[@stephenbullock-yn3vh]

Great work curtis 👍

[@HVACGUY]

Thanks 👍

[@renecuevas4128]

I m a Svc Tech in S Fl and Gas Furnaces are scary down here only seen a couple....never work on one but yes i did plenty of these CODE 99. APTS....wich means house or premises never been clean in years.. yes we have a few like these even in high income comunity apt complex. True story here.. we should go and have a hands on exp .with Curtis as a Tour Guide Instructor. Let s do it guys😂

[@Hvac-dude]

That fan limit switch shouldn't cycle on and off like that should stay on til the thermostat is satisfied that's odd anyways good job brother 😊😊😊😊

[@KenKen-ui4ny]

Blower speed might be too fast. Usually when the furnace is turned on, it will run at a slower speed, then wide open like it would with the central air conditioning. So it doesn't cool off the heat exchanger too much.

[@john7017]

Needs a fan limit with a 24v preheat circuit to stop the short cycling. The problem with lowering the fan off temperature is in warmer weather the blower may stick on and not shut off. Maybe lower the blower heating speed...

[@stevencossaboon3237]

Nice work Curtis.

[@HVACGUY]

Thanks

[@pstiegman]

Wow, that unit is old! Can't they get a weatherization grant to replace it?

[@jthonn]

That unit is old, any time I see that color of green, I know it's an old one. As far as a grant, she is just a tenant and I don't think landlords or should I say slumlords can get it.

[@dashcamandy2242]

I hate to be "that guy," but _please_ wear your seat belt. Riley needs Daddy to come home safe every day! (As a child, I spent far too many hours of my youth riding shotgun with my EMT father to car accidents, I've seen the statistics in real life... Plus, all the airbags in modern vehicles are designed to reduce injury under the assumption drivers/passengers are properly restrained during a collision.) I assume mercury-bulb thermostats must be pretty much level in order to function properly? 😆 They might not be as fancy as those electronic ones, but they seem to be quite robust. Ours (Taco brand) were installed in '75, and they still work well to this day on our new (installed in 2005) furnace, so we've seen no need to update them. Glad it was an easy fix!

[@toolfanatic1292]

That thermostat uses a heat sensitive spring and a magnet. But, it should still be mounted upright.

[@dfirth224]

@@toolfanatic1292That Robert Shaw thermostat was one of the first non-mercury thermostats that came out around 1980. Good thermostat and no batteries needed. But not programmable.

[@kens.3729]

When do you Suppose that Front Door last saw some Paint ? 1994 ?

[@joebud5070]

Solid door, where is combustible air coming from?

[@jeffhurckes190]

This house was bad, but the one a few days ago where you couldn't find the circuit for the heat strips was WAY worse. My question is since there are children involved, would you ever call social services if you see children living in such squalor?

[@renecuevas4128]

In our case down here any tstat 20 yrs old is replaced Automaticly to avoid go backs.....cheaper to install than go back due to traffic Florida issues

[@joehead1294]

Takes me back to when I started in 1983. That fan control was sticky.

[@stevofishell254]

Man was it a mercury stat havent replaced one in in a min.

[@dfirth224]

Non mercury. Robert Shaw - 1980.

[@joshuaricks7730]

This is the number one reason why I don’t want to ever do residential

[@dkinfishing]

Surprised that furnace heat exchanger is still good wow

[@scottmaz4063]

When I knocked the customers would say I knock like a cop.😂

[@dalekronk496]

Same here but more colorful lol

[@Pete-Clark]

Howdy!

[@harrydickson4575]

👍👍👍

[@RW-to2fy]

Landlord doesn’t care about the condition

[@1decks]

I think I would have returned to the truck and drove to the next job.

[@markchapman4197]

What a dump

[@davidb2438]

It doesn’t take rich to be clean

[@KenKen-ui4ny]

I agree. I get people in those shoes don't have a whole lot of money to work with. But i don't think it should mean they give up hygiene at the same time.

[@JohnSmith-ug5ci]

That is not the correct way to adjust those high, low fans cutoff switches. You need to put a thermometer at the opening of the closet exhaust vent to see when the fan is turning off based on vent temperature and adjust accordingly. Guessing is not the way to go.

[@karellodewijks4971]

😊😊👍👍

[@aland680]

After watching this video I need to take a shower!!

[@kens.3729]

Thermostat needs to Go to Heaven. 🤔👍🙏

[@peterking1134]

She needs a color display stat with Wi-Fi……

[@HVACGUY]

@@peterking1134😂

[@ricklong3218]

😂 or one made in the last 30 years

[@The1realro]

I’m in Augusta, GA … WBY?

[@connorcoutant2059]

I thought it wasn’t safe to have a natural draft furnace? Shouldn’t she get it replaced just in case?

[@dfirth224]

She's just renting.

[@Bob.W.]

Maybe in a newer, tighter home. Perfectly fine in a home the same age, unless it's been tightened up.

[@unmountablebootvolume]

Is it in the US? And if so, Why? In Europe, you can still buy and install natural draft boilers just fine, as long as they meet some efficiency standards. What's different in the US?

[@RW-to2fy]

Why not just replace the old ass thermostat instead keep turning it back and forward

[@bamatractor]

Rough way to make living!

[@scottmaz4063]

That fan and limit should be set at 100-150-200

[@roqueherrera8471]

Feliz Ano Neuevo HERMANO hope this year gets better for us all……….🫡🫡