Homeowner Installed Sensi Toy Thermostat failed twice

[@hrdworkin7633]

I think that old Ruud/Rheem condensing unit was laughing! It may not be pretty, but it will outlast most of what is being produced today.

[@w.miller7282]

Retread I agree, the new rheems are still really good as well.

[@ICONBADGTA]

Rheem/Ruud, is where it's at boys!

[@elicantu7909]

I’ve had my rheem since 1996 and still running strong that i remember I’ve only change one cap and one contactor ever since

[@beercanburr4058]

I recently had the old school Rheem/Rudd replaced with a brand new. It lasted over 20 years.

[@WilliamWBG]

I’ve got a 23 yr old Rheem that’s running like a well oiled machine. I live in Alabama where we use AC ten (sometimes 12) months a year. I hope she can keep on killing the heat and humidity because she’s been a true killer

[@boby115]

Ted , Emerson Fan Company LOL. Ralph, Emerson Electric is a Fortune 500 company based out of St Louis ,Missouri. It's been around for 130 years and one of the top engineering manufacturers in the country. It owns Brands like Copeland, White-Rodgers, Fisher regulators, Fisher valves and instruments, Controlled Technologies and now I'm going to stop because it would take me a half an hour to list them all. But sorry no Emerson Fan company owned by them. PS, Sensi Wi-Fi thermostat manufactured by Emerson Electric or White-Rodgers, is a very good Wi-Fi thermostat as long as it is wired correctly. But if the same idiot wires a hundred thermostats wrong and a hundred thermostats burn out, you may want to blame the installer,not the manufacturer.But if indeed you feel something is wrong in the manufacturing of the thermostat, the engineering department at White-Rodgers ( Emerson Electric) is quite receptive to any concerns you might have, all you have to do is call.

[@TheLuckyman7726]

So we had a call yesterday for a tstat that was installed by homeowner and wasn’t working, drive 40 min round trip and was cardboard in the back of the batteries, they didn’t take off😂😂😂😂😂

[@caru3257]

I drove one hour on a call. No power at the unit. I found the breaker in its regular position. I asked if someone not familiar with the house had turned a switch off. I did find a switch in the off position.

[@matthewrogers9745]

WOW full charge

[@j.rcoker9051]

That old Rheem unit with the scroll thats sitting there is a proven workhorse!! Those are going strong in tons of homes today!!

[@montestu5502]

J.R Coker - My Dad had one that lasted 40 years and then finally started to leak. Impressive unit!

[@wmalden]

I have a contractor installed Emerson Sensi thermostat (not the touch model) which has been in service for 6 years now with no issues whatsoever.

[@EvertGuzman]

I've had a nest in service for 3 years no issues here.

[@jeffscomp]

They had it hooked up wrong for that air conditioner, fried it.

[@FB-111A]

I am a Apple HomeKit enthusiast using the Emerson Sensi Thermostats. Never had a lick of trouble and highly recommend them.

[@MongoMan]

I got a Sensi Thermostat installed by me and its on 4 years no problems. love it.

[@MrWolfSnack]

The issue is when phone dweebs suddenly think they are A/C techs to get their toy working and short out the furnace motherboard or fry the blower. Leave installation to the professional techs.

[@scooter8187]

Emerson Sensi tstats have a good reputation where I live. Usually it's improper installation by the homeowner or poorly trained tech that causes the issues. I don't understand the toy reference.

[@hardtech1]

My self installed ecobee is 4+ years old. I replaced them month 3 on moving into a brand new home. With it's extra sensors it's solved a lot of my hot spot issues by avg the temps.

[@xslabcabxhearsex]

I’ve worked for the same company for thirty years and have been a Carrier dealer.as you said,my boss drank the kool aid about Coleman equipment.the few we installed gave nothing but problems.didn’t take long to drop that brand.

[@Pentti_Hilkuri]

That old Rheem condenser always reminds me of Lost and Dharma Initiative.

[@jlsrr2577]

Ummm emerson! I bought that thermostat just because of the name. My trane xl16i has every emerson component you can install on it. Soft start, smartcore contactor. Works great with the two stage scroll compressor

[@Bob.W.]

The old round Honeywell always worked for me. Lol.

[@smartyjones7459]

aaahhh... the ole mercury days...

[@SeanBaker]

My Ecobee3 has continued to operate without fail. For that, I am glad.

[@hgbugalou]

Same. It's the only smart thermostat I'd use.

[@waynespringer501]

I've had one of those outdoor units for 10 years, I've never seen "junk" require such little repair service work.

[@TransitAndTeslas]

Emerson made thermostats since like 1960. My Sensi unit has been going strong for 3 years. It may be a toy but I love the HomeKit capability. What do you recommend instead for HomeKit capability?

[@ernieroy3]

Thanks for keeping the videos coming! You were in our neighborhood last week, but I couldn't run over to say hi in time!

[@valeriehagman4088]

That Rheem unit is the best!

[@111111111Tiger]

I installed one of these "toy" thermostats. It has worked flawlessly for years. It gives my 81 yr old mother access from her phone app to adjust the controls.

[@jeffreywhitlatch1409]

So it was missing the RC & RH jumper wire and the reversing valve was wired wrong.Her fancy touch screen probably works.Whoops shhh. Man that condenser coil was sure strangely damaged. It worked for 6 months on RH only, RC had nothing ( For the peoples info.)

[@hozerhvac4406]

Good job Ted !!! Keeping people comfortable during this chaos !!!!

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

Our 3rd generation Nest has been going strong for over 5 years! We have it controlling second stage heat and our humidifier too.

[@natehart823]

That is not the same Emerson that you’re referring to the thermostats made by Emerson climate technologies

[@mrblanche]

We had a high-level (SEER 19) Lennox unit installed, including the iComfort thermostat. It makes me a little nervous, since it looks like a tablet, and we know how long those last. But it is still working (4 years now) and we really like the features. The only complaint we have is that the company said it was all hooked up to the internet and they would probably know before we did when we had any problems, but so far, I've had to call them and ask them to look at their information before they come out, because apparently no one monitors it. (Again, we really like the unit and the thermostat.)

[@oweneaton3173]

Trane is still selling the ameristar units. At least what they still have in stock. I just bought one for a customer that already had a 3 ton and wanted a 1.5 that matched. I have put a few in myself. But the ones I put in had decks on the second floor above them. So the inside of the coil still looks good. I personally am not selling them and I don’t think I’m going to use there new lineup of run tru units. Haven’t had one callback on any trane units other than regular service time. Can’t even count the Goodman’s that I’m always going to fix and repair. But a lot of it’s due to a poor install job.

[@Bryan-Hensley]

Tempstar is another one

[@philgriffith2128]

Have a sensi for last 5 years. Works great. Wouldnt trust this guy for anything.

[@caru3257]

Some t-stats are a piece and some work fine. I kept a sensi for a long time in my service vehicle because I hate to sell.

[@TheOneshot78]

Bring it all back to America.

[@deanfoster465]

The sensi thermostats we have installed look different from that one. We have had really good luck with them.

[@Bryan-Hensley]

Same here. I've probably installed over 100. I've had a bunch of the new Honeywell (Resideo junk) to fail.

[@altyndom7039]

She bought a knock off, that is why people get upset with a brand.

[@sknight0391]

Those Haier units from S. Korea are pretty nice. The metal they use is really heavy gauge. Components are pretty good quality & seem to hold up well. They use a crazy 🎱mf capacitor on the od. fan & blower.

[@prototype_0xD1]

I installed a Sensi on my Trane system because the Trane one had leaked batteries. The Sensi would not shut off my heater. Just ran non-stop. Then I got I got a Honeywell wifi T-stat and it plays really well with my Trane. I was told that Trane exclusively uses Honeywell thermostats. So far it's proven to be solid.

[@frankchris07]

When I first saw it no jumper RH RC then when he was putting cover back it was there.

[@rbspider]

I have a Honeywell thermostat and they are confident enough to display their name on the plate.

[@kennyw7453]

I am confused, if you go to Trane's website and Ameristar's website and click on privacy policy, they both refer to their parent company; Ingersoll Rand. It would appear that IR owns both Trane and Ameristar unless I am missing something.

[@utubedestroysmytime]

Kenny W exactly. He lied in this video either deliberately or through ignorance. They do not manufacture the outdoor unit though

[@fastlife866]

Iv installed about a dozen sensi wifi stats. That one looks like a lower end stat. Never had any reall issues. Only one job i had to run a common wire because the wifi was cutting out.

[@lvl10cooking]

I got a basic ass Honeywell in the mail to replace an old White Rodgers Tstat. Only frill it has is a display light for my granma.

[@kennylavay8492]

how do you stop a train, i have heard from contractors let a dog piss on the coil and the urine will eat holes in the outside unit coils.

[@chatrkat]

Warning to everyone, I had a no-name digital t-stat stick at max high temperature at my second property out of state. Gas furnace ran continuously for a probably three weeks based on the near empty 500 gal propane tank and over 100° when I entered house. Now only a good quality name brand is all I’ll ever use.

[@Imwright720]

That looks terrible because the opening is bigger in the Sheetrock. It needs some sort of wall cover.

[@theduffster2581]

Been installing sensi stats for years and not one problem yet ??

[@vacexpert2020]

I've never been a fan of those SENSI stats, I tend to go with Honeywell or Lux though I've seen thermostats from the likes of Aprilaire, Hunter, and White Rogers last a good long while. Those Lux TX700Us are good for the price, I like 'em because you can run them with a common out of the box and setup is easy

[@batnav10]

The only Ameristar I ever heard of was a casino. I guess it’s a gamble if you have air conditioning with those units too.

[@petershulick5270]

So why doesn't he pull his truck around to the left side of the house since that's where the unit is at instead of walking completely all the way around the house in the backyard?

[@3beltwesty]

Here I have 6 programmable thermostats the LUX 9000. One is used in my house. Four are used on my business. One was bought as a spare and never but in service yet. I purposely bought all the same model since easy to program them. The one that is used the most does have a couple buttons where the letters are worn but still readable. I add tape to the two AA batteries and mark the date when new batteries are installed. The batteries usually last 3 to 6 years. All the ones I bought are made in China and have date codes like 9807C etc. Meaning built 7 week of 1998. There was another brand I owned for awhile in 1998 but I hated the horrible curse word making clunky programming. !!!!! Thus I bought the LUX and used it for several months to see how they work then bought 5 more. One unit that is rarely used anymore had its AA batteries corrode and I had to remove the crud on the battery contacts. Who knows if the newer versions will last 22 years with zero failures. The plastic with time changes color when near light.

[@kthwkr]

I have an Emerson Sensi in my vacation home. It allows me to control it and to monitor it from 600 miles away. It has continued to work for 3 years but has issues. It cycles off/on too quickly. It has an adjustment in the software. It's set to as slow as possible and it's still way too fast. There are other issues. I would replace it with something simpler but I really need remote capability to keep track of what's going on in the house when I'm 600 miles away.

[@michaelfranks341]

an ecobee can be set from anywhere by logging onto the app on a phone or computer.

[@nld-bl5ct]

I have one of those Sensi Emerson thermostat, Wife. It is handy because I can control my AC and heat from any place

[@Jon-hx7pe]

isn't emerson the same company as white rodgers? thought their stats were decent.

[@robertboykin1828]

I had a split unit that heated in the summer, some times cooled, all by its self. No body could fix it. While I was changing it out to a package unit I discovered that ants had chewed thru the controle wires that were buried under the house footing un shielded, causing wrong signals to the system. Later, the repaire men oil logged, & blew my condenser.

[@Heavy_metal_rulez]

Never have worked on one of those China-Star units before. Maybe have only seen 1 or 2 in my neck of the woods

[@johnsheets6902]

Learned something new today; thanks for sharing.

[@androslive]

Definitely a Honeywell person. The t10 is very nice and competes technically with any “smart” thermostat.

[@lcampm2]

That ameristar may be under warranty for the bad coil

[@RG_sssSMOKING]

good one, thanks Ted. More more!

[@Neicoman]

Emerson Radio did just that with audio. Emerson Electric makes fans and motors. They bought Alco Controls which became White-Rodgers. So they are selling a builder grade stat. No, I don't have one.

[@TheGgin]

Yep agree with you on those Ameristars too. What do you think of the RunTru line that are actually made by Trane?. I see some of our contractors in AZ starting to quote/install them. BTW - I think those Sensi Thermostats made by the old White-Rogers devision of Emerson Climate of Copeland fame and not the Emerson radio company :-) I got an email from Emerson Climate the other day claiming that one of the Sensi Thermostats were rated best or something like that. What's with all the spin-offs lately? Honeywell spun-off Resideo, UTC - Carrier and IR - Trane? Anyway nice work as always. Be safe out there.

[@Bryan-Hensley]

Tempstar is the Chinese made Trane. Emerson thermostat are better than Honeywell Resideo now

[@tyhuffman5447]

When companies buy a brand they only are interested in the name and maybe some R&D but really focused on the brand name. Just like these brands: Milwaukee, AEG, Ryobi, Homelite, Empire, Stiletto, Hoover US, Hart, Oreck, Vax, and Dirt Devil, absolutely zero American. They don't buy factories, people, inventory, they already got all that, they also have good and improving designers and engineers, manufacturing and assembly is subbed out to various entities around the world. Currently the US leads in Quality but the China 2025 policy is supposed to address that. Remember the Japanese used to make junk, used to.

[@MrWolfSnack]

"Remember the Japanese used to make junk, used to." Reminds me of the line from "Back To The Future" when marty goes back to 1955 from 1985. Doc Brown says while examining a failed IC chip "there's your problem, 'made in japan' pppff"

[@ronaldclark8187]

They had a defective batch of defrost timers.

[@Garth2011]

Interesting how folks will allow junk to accumulate in and around their condenser units. Maybe that fan blade needs adjusted upward if there is any room, to sling the ice sheets into the shroud. Emerson has been around for decades. They make (or did) electric motors for all sorts of equipment including HVAC. They also make parts that are rebranded by other familiar name brand products. I don't particularly like battery based thermostats unless that is the only option the HVAC system provides. Nothing else will work if the power goes out and the thermostat does.

[@chipethecat]

Emerson makes Copeland scrolls funny enough. The simple thermostats in general are better.

[@williammurray8060]

I've got a carrier with a Copeland scroll compressor. No problem for 17 years

[@donadams1605]

Different Subject: What is your opinion of the Pipe Wiper Kit? I"m doing a change over from R22 to 410A system.

[@bradleymorey]

Buy it

[@randyosborn284]

oh, Ameristar was made in Tyler Tx by American Standard in 2005 before the Ingersal Rand purchase.

[@brandonamburgey4940]

How about this for irony. I watched this video first thing this morning. My first call was an Ameristar furnace with a cracked heat exchanger. It says Ameristar by American Standard on the door. Heat exchanger lasted 16 years.

[@stevejamison2379]

Best is when you get to the house and cx says I had my electrician install these nest thermostats but they don’t seem to work 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@EvertGuzman]

the one i installed, has been running for 3 years. No issues whatsoever.

[@fluffyblue4006]

That cheap thermostats. Ugh. Well, I like to automate stuff, lights, switched plugs, sensors, and all of the good stuff. But... only when I can control it locally. For me, no Cloud-connected Siri/Google/Alexa. No service discontinuation 3.5 years after purchase. And also: old-fashioned non-automated door locks and HVAC, because I need to be able to depend on those at all times. So, no cheap unreliable not-secure cheap chinese junk. No hacker will unlock my doors by a mere push on a button.

[@hgbugalou]

I opted to automate my door locks just due to the fact you can easily just kick a residential door in or break a window. The common criminal isn't going to be hacking or exploiting anything. I hear you on the cloud stuff though. I use zwave or zigbee for all my home automation since it's only accessible within the house and then block the home automation hub from the internet with my router. FWIW, I have found the ecobee thermostat rock solid after being suspicious of smart thermostats for years. I got one when I moved at a big discount and tried it and it's been great.

[@EvertGuzman]

Don't worry an old fashioned american will kick your door down when your away.

[@HiddenResolve]

Last year I had 2 Emerson thermostats, the exact same ones at 2 different houses be bad on the same day. I think they failed to energize Y relay too. Rather put in a Johnson Controls thermostat.

[@philllsxga.7737]

I installed an Ameristar furnace two years ago, the inside was IDENTICAL to a Trane..

[@feArthEscArcrow]

Hate to disagree, but I absolutely love Sensi thermostats. Definitely not toys.

[@kurtzimmerman1637]

the people that make these "smart thermostats" know that people will buy this garbage. I'm a firm believer that less is more. keep it simple.

[@jbdragon3295]

Kurt Zimmerman Love my Ecobee 4. Problem free, saves energy. Gives me useful reports. Can control with Siri like my other smart devices. For example my smart light switches in my garage. My smart garage door opener. Using Apples Home app, linking the garage lights to the opener. So when the door starts to open, the garage lights come on. When it starts to close, the lights turn off. It works even if you don’t use Siri, where I can say into way watch, “Open Garage” and it starts to open and the lights turn on. But it also works if you just hit the button on the wall or use the normal remote in your car. My 72 year old dad who lives at my house loves this as he can see much better at night when he comes home. Because the garage is the main way we come and go from my house. It’s convenient fir him to just tell Siri what temp he wants and it’ll go to that. He doesn’t have to go to the thermostat to adjust. A smart Home makes things nicer/better. You don’t know until you have it. I go with Smart Switch’s over bulbs because it works with the lights you already have and the switch works like a normal switch. So turn lights on or off the normal way or voice control. My lawn sprinklers are also smart and can be controlled by Siri. It’s linked to my own weather station so it can water as needed and not water when it’s going to rain and how much it rained to know the next time it needs to be watered. The watering schedule changes as needed. This saves me water. I don’t think my lawn was watered once in December. Ecobee has a good reputation.

[@ODucks55]

Most of my customers set the temperature for the day and the night and leave it! Even the ones with “smart” technology. After a while the new gimmick toy is forgotten about.

[@smartyjones7459]

dragon... that makes you dumb... HVAC equipment is not a toy...

[@smartyjones7459]

kurt... you got that right... less is more... as the saying goes... keep it simple stupid...

[@bryanirvine6169]

My church uses Honeywell programmable WiFi thermostats through most of the building. I self-installed them years ago. Reliable and never had a problem. Programming can either be done at the thermostat (and I keep many of them locked to keep fingers off them) or via the Honeywell website. Great units.

[@Ted_E_Bear]

Great video !

[@trippplefive]

seemed like user error there with the thermostat installation

[@nickv4073]

If the woman was handy enough to install a thermostat, why didnt she just go out and buy another friggin brand? Ive had great luck with a cheap $17 Honeywell thermostat.

[@Kevinintheback]

I wonder how much one of those houses on that street cost where you are. Here in California, 2 million+ EASY with that kind of land, and those beautiful homes.

[@Kevinintheback]

Also... found you by happy accident. I'm not a HVAC technician... I am an automotive technician and I have been looking to start a mobile automotive ac service SSI I have been looking up tool reviews for recovery machines. That's how I found you. HOWEVER, I did spend the last year working for Johnstone supply bay area. But truth be told, I'm going back to being a mechanic... I don't like being on the phone that much (I'm not a teenage girl) ha ha. I like your videos. I'll keep watching.

[@SnickasBah]

I’d say 350 -500. Definitely not California prices.

[@MrWolfSnack]

California is an overpopulated gentrified cesspit. Where I live here in the nidwest those are 150,000-250,000 homes and that is max. Anything higher will sit on the market.

[@tedhicks5431]

Wouldn't have any of those thermostats unless you have a second house in cold climate make sure no freezing pipes

[@geraldschilli8870]

Also have the customer remove all that clutter & wooden fencing from around those c/u’s.

[@GoatzombieBubba]

What is wrong with the old school round manual thermostats?

[@picklerix6162]

Aaron - The round thermostat is OK but it is a mechanical thermostat and sensitive to vibrations so I noticed the furnace or A/C would kick on early when I walked by it on a cheap subfloor. I prefer Honeywell electronic thermostats with more features.

[@icecoldfire25]

Nothing. People don't like the look of them and they want everything to be "smart" nowadays.

[@Bryan-Hensley]

@@picklerix6162 the ones I have installed are electronic. Honeywell USED to be the best until Resideo took over them. The pro 5000 was an awesome thermostat. I bet I've had 12 of the new Resideo (Honeywell) to fail.

[@altyndom7039]

They make thermostat with a fingerprint lock.

[@brentboswell1294]

Everything. They would go out of tolerance on temperature easily, and walking by them could trigger them since they had a mercury switch in them.

[@paintnamer6403]

My Emerson battery back up alarm clock works ok.

[@GoatzombieBubba]

Clocks are different then a thermostat.

[@1keykneedeep]

Thats hilarious. I have a 20yr old alarm clock too. Its Emerson and still works. Lmao

[@MrWolfSnack]

I have an Emerson VCR and it works great.

[@jeffscomp]

I think its not the emerson electronics its emerson for industrial and climate control. Different company.

[@aberobinson1]

So now Trane is trying to sell a brand called 'Ox Box' and another called 'RunTru'. Are they chinese? Are they any good at all?

[@Марусякожаева]

It works great and is easy to operate

[@rubensahak9178]

Never had problem with Honeywell I'll stick with this!!!

[@russellhancock9765]

Emerson made crummy V.C.R.'s and T.V.'s too.

[@joncogar3671]

Really...the the unit was running on batteries not c common. Batteries when dead. Hooking up a common power from the board would have fixed the owners problem. Two sensi units wasted for nothing.

[@keithehrman5490]

Have a sensi for 5 years. Running perfectly. Before that an Emerson 1f95 for 20 years. Like Honeywell also. I'm a hvac inside sales guy with g w berkheimer northeast Indiana. License journey man.in 1985. Bottom line I know my shit. If you don't believe me test me.

[@randyosborn284]

I abandoned the Ameristar line. Nothing but problems and not that much cheaper than American Standard (Trane).

[@cutabove9046]

I must be really slow because for the life of me I can't figure out what you did to fix the problem? You didn't replace the unit and it was wired correctly in the first place since it operated for six to eight months. So, what was the problem that you corrected?

[@emprsnm9903]

It's funny, Ameristar, Chicago Electric, made in China. Has anyone heard anything good about Emerson products since the mid 90's?

[@Bryan-Hensley]

I've not had a bit of trouble with Emerson that I can recall. I've probably put in over 100 of their thermostat and I don't remember any failing. That universe defrost board they make is by far the best preforming board made. I took my factory Trane board out and replaced it with the Emerson board and it cut my power usage by 10 to 15 kwh per day during defrost weather.

[@jcbecker2800]

They own copeland and white rodgers just to name a few, so yes, very big. I have not had any issues with the sensi non-touch screen versions.

[@animalcorvair]

well pumps are great ,,,Copeland compressors ,,they still make some good stuff

[@Bob.W.]

They used to make table saws for Sears. Not great, but adequate for most work.

[@ronaldclark8187]

Their circurt boards are everywhere.

[@Patech87]

For the Tstat wire jump was it just a loop from Red to yellow and green ?

[@matthewrogers9745]

No not likely red to yellow no green needed

[@matthewrogers9745]

For AC only

[@906lane]

What do you recommend for a good thermostat with wifi to control the ac and heat?? My wife really wants a newer unit.

[@dwarden3]

NOT Nest, they have a camera in them that is hackable and can be veiwed by anyone that knows how to do it.

[@lilpbass]

906lane anything made by Honeywell

[@joep4143]

dwarden3 Are you serious.??? No they don’t have cameras. You must be one of those that thinks that they are worth watching. If they had cameras, I would want to hack it to watch parnoids freaking out.....for a laugh.

[@EvertGuzman]

@@joep4143 There are no cameras in the nests, thats just paranoia

[@tombalboni2143]

How do you like that Black and Decker drill? Lol

[@TedCookHVAC]

That is the homeowners stuff on the table.

[@MrWolfSnack]

I live by B&D tools. I have new ones I use for handywork, and vintage I use for fun. I love to find 1950s and 1960s vintage of their tools at Goodwill. I used 60 yr old hedge shears on my bushes. They do not have the vibration like plastic ones do.

[@lightmagick]

Ooh I have that same thermostat 🤣 hope it holds up better than the ones she got.

[@frankmcdonough3351]

Ameristar (made in China)

[@donnierobertson3088]

Nice job

[@fw1421]

I would take a Nest over that any day. I installed my Nest Series 2 and it’s worked perfectly ever since.

[@tylerelliott9660]

Am I the only one that seen the thermostat had a common so why did you stick batteries in it

[@TedCookHVAC]

To hold settings during a power outage !!

[@3beltwesty]

With some real old customers and less savvy software ones the old dumb honeywell's round are easier for them. I actually had a honeywell round thermostat in parallel with my programmable lux on one ac unit in my business just for cooling. My one old employee saw the programmable unit as some star trek Rubic cube puzzle. The easy up down override buttons might as well been a zillion knobs. Instead of just pushing the up down buttons the employee would mess with the programming and get it all screwed up. They would have the thermostat removed sometimes. Thus for awhile I had a honeywell round analog dial thermostat In parallel. An old man who lived across the street had his wazoo programmable thermostat replaced with a dumb honeywell round years ago too. His relatives replaced his old honeywell round on a visit and it drove him batty. Thus I reinstalled the old thermostat to make it easier for him

[@Adamal85]

Emerson thermostats are garbage. I was GIVEN a WiFi one and a regular programmable by my local wholesaler because nobody buys them, the WiFi one is jenky as hell to setup. Ameristar units seem solid for the money and really small. I prefer Ducane (Lennox Industries) for entry level units and they're cheaper.

[@icecoldfire25]

I hate programmable tstats

[@lowiqsavage]

RIP headphone users...

[@rfbedell347]

Haven't seen those "ameristar" units in my area.

[@zack9912000]

Great units, do them for my side jobs, never a single repair call in 10 years

[@johnll1693]

We've been using Ameristar for the past 4 years in our renovation projects. No issues. (Was told it was a "low end" trane, interchangeable parts, etc). We now use "Run True" by trane. No issues so far.... Btw, those coils look like Christmas tree tinsel in the new run true also...

[@minafarag2597]

Do you need helper

[@TheLuckyman7726]

Is that a blown up image of wires lol

[@TedCookHVAC]

That is all homeowners stuff on table.

[@TheLuckyman7726]

Anti DIY HVAC oh gotcha gotcha

[@aaronbrandenburg2441]

@@TedCookHVAC hey I noticed something next to the outdoor unit about the electrical box on the siding it looks like there was some serious problems it almost looked like there had been a small electrical fire Maybe supplement has happened in a similar box that was there before any idea?

[@zack9912000]

Why I hate any homeowner doing any repair and I fully make their angry wife know who screwed up. Cheap homeowners cant even be bother to read directions

[@spoonstir8675]

Zack9912000 What a jerk you are if you are a service tech you shouldn't be with an attitude like that.

[@hc130radio]

People grifting homeowners out of thousands of dollars for simple repairs have done this. As a home owner it’s my right to do whatever I want to my home, and I accept total risk if something goes wrong, and will even accept the stupid tax if I have to pay someone to fix it.

[@TheWoodman064]

This is the first time I have ever heard of or even seen this brand! From china (lower case is on purpose!)? Wow! Now I know what to avoid!

[@bkoz319]

its actually very popular- look on amazon. i have one and it works great