How to Replace Module and Motor with PSC Motor and relay?

Today were taking out a variable speed motor and installing 2 fan relays and a psc motor.
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[@ajay6853]

Wow, that unit is just about seen it's life. That environment takes a toll on the unit.

[@joebyron9]

This is the kid companies look for when they ask for 10 years experience straight outta highschool😂😂😂, way to go man head gonna be SUPERTECH

[@soloch69]

A big shout out to the best helper anyone could ever have your own son happy Father’s Day

[@TaddyDigest]

Thanks for watching and being so kind 😊

[@joshuakuehn1402]

Nice video. Good to see father and son

[@Charles_S.]

Very informative and defined! Thank you!!

[@bensybency]

Fantastic video.

[@MrRalph438]

awesome content

[@tube8533]

Great!

[@roqueherrera2692]

Nice very thermal instructions 👍🏽 now I can be confident on a retro fit

[@TaddyDigest]

Thank you very much I really appreciate you taking the time to comment and tell me this makes me want to do more videos

[@MARIOEMARTINEZBGMAIL]

I live in Eastern Panhandler, WV I saw your video on KZbin, I like AC trade, I work in AC part time job too, but I don't have much experience and I would like to learn more thanks for sharing your experience with newbies like me.

[@TaddyDigest]

You're welcome Wishing you lots of success my friend

[@Trigger_32]

Have a friend in this very situation. Older York with a Gentec 2.3 just goes into washing machine mode. I had suggested swapping out to a PSC motor as a temp repair because he is looking to upgrade this fall. Gonna try replacing the thermistor first, this is plan B.

[@Eddy63]

Good little replacement ... Your helper 's kind of rough on the old man 🤣😂😅 Thx for posting and good explanation on the relay ... Valuable info ...

[@TaddyDigest]

Thanks Eddy He is a keeper though Love my boy Thank you for watching Have a blessed day

[@miguelalt8855]

Another great video, thank you.

[@TaddyDigest]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@williamsanders3182]

Great info and great presentation.

[@TaddyDigest]

Thank you!

[@rv10flyer84]

If our customer sets thermostat to emergency heat, normally W and G get energized. I always connect my blower relay to the G terminal, so that the blower energizes on all three...norm heat, emerg heat and cool modes. During em heat, the contactors will close, but on American Standard and Trane heat kits, the blower is not energized through the contactor. Unlike many other brands out there that are wired to bring on the blower through the heat sequencer.

[@TaddyDigest]

Thank You for sharing this information Good Stuff You have experience 👍 Great Comment

[@soloch69]

Great video bro love it keep them videos coming and stay safe out there

[@TaddyDigest]

Have a Blessed Day Brother

[@marcushenneman4185]

My name is Marcus from Arizona, and I just added you along with others like Nor Cal, and many others.

[@erikrezlman7900]

GOD Bless you Tad! What a mess and disastrous working area! I totally agree with the single speed motors. I don’t install variable due to repair expense. Single speeds, to me, are Reliable, cheaper and generally last longer.

[@dichuongchung8827]

Thank you very much sir. I can fixed it from your lesson. I really appriciate it.

[@TaddyDigest]

Glad it helped!

[@jamessawyer6891]

Lol did this just the other day. Wait time for the mod is crazy.

[@keovongvilaykeo4799]

Thank you 🙏 good explanation 😊

[@TaddyDigest]

You're welcome 😊

[@robertvigil1644]

You could not have put out this video at a better time. Our variable speed motor just went out and we cannot afford to replace it. This will definitely help us convert to the psc motor. Thanks!

[@TaddyDigest]

Thank you so much Robert Really appreciate you watching Please share and hit the like button Also check out the video in the link in the description It's a good video for converting ECM type motors to people motors to PSC

[@TaddyDigest]

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[@robertvigil1644]

Wired it up just like you said. Everything is working fine!! Thank you!!

[@TaddyDigest]

Awesome Robert I love to hear this man this makes me so happy So glad you got it working

[@canhn8574]

Thank you very much Ted. I like your videos.

[@DoeyPP]

All the programmable t stat will do the job plus you can have time delays in the stat for the electric heating.

[@JayPatel-j9]

Hi .. Jay here from Calgary Alberta Canada ..

[@milo6373]

Nice 👍 work , more of these units , for sure to ride some over. ,☝️🙏💪✌️☯️

[@TaddyDigest]

Right on!

[@theanimewatcher7172]

your awesome

[@TaddyDigest]

thank you 😊

[@pipi7731]

Great Video but, I got a heating element to deal with. How do I rewire that heater element?

[@andreagate542]

thanks for a great video sir…… question, when you were running this unit in heating mode, are you saying that you get heat from the refrigeration cycle as well as the heat strips at the same time?

[@floridasaltlife]

Great job good video, tired of rip off hvac

[@TaddyDigest]

Thanks 👍

[@ktheat]

I like to put rubber cushion's between the air hander and the blocks. The door panel is much easy to get off. But American Standard unit is hard to beat! But, I would use the green wire ( fan )on the thermostat on the relay. The way you wire it the indoor motor will not run on a heat pump when you put it on emergency heat. Am I missing something?

[@newstart49]

Without the G wire connected for blower, there will be no emergency heat.

[@hvacandrefrigerationtechni1436]

For multiple speed ,may you need to have a thermostat controller with multiple fan speed options. I hope..grt video.

[@TaddyDigest]

Yes Absolutely 💯 Thank You for watching 👀 😀

[@marvinsellers4457]

Did a great job and it was cool your son was with you I take my grandson on just bout every one I go on Harold / Harold’s A/C Maintenance mobile al

[@TaddyDigest]

It's awesome to be with family I'm glad you're taking your grandson Sometimes I just don't like working alone all the time

[@johnnyriser8519]

Taddy, thanks for the video. It was well explained, and was very helpful. You initially said you were going to use two relays (2:03). You then changed, and said you would only use one relay (12:07). At the end of the video, you showed two relays were mounted (15:06). There was no explanation as to how the heating portion was wired using the second relay. I know you used another motor speed wire. Is the rest of the heater wiring using the relay the same, except we use the white wire? Thank you very much. Keep the videos coming!!

[@TaddyDigest]

I am pretty sure I used one relay for heat and cool using the Y call and one relay using the EM or emergency heat call cause this was a heat pump I will do an updated video

[@johnnyriser8519]

@@TaddyDigest Thanks.

[@pkeeonline]

Can txv installed out side the evaporator case?

[@marcusdarnell3348]

Great video man. Does that fan operate in emergency heat mode also? I assume to you disabled that mode since you mention it.Oh and u have the best helper in the world take care!

[@TaddyDigest]

Thanks Marcus

[@jerrywilhelm2634]

If you don’t want your elements not to fail prematurely you need some sort of off delay

[@weaverp1]

The heat strips will trip the breaker if there isn't some kind of sequencer. Shouldn't hurt the strips unduly though.

[@ajay6853]

The unit already had sequencing relays in it. This is simply to activate the fan motor on high speed.

[@randomvideos9413]

If the one and only fan speed is used for a call on Y and nothing on W how do the heat strips get airflow in emergency heat?

[@nykid8849]

hay when converting from ecm to psc , I guess all the specs has to much up to the current Ecm being replaced , any suggestion & which PSC motor s are widely used in field as converstion?

[@jamesz9139]

Tad - Great video...and now I'm hoping you can help. I have an obsolete Heil programmable speed control motor (230V, 1/2 hp, 1250 RPM/Var, 2.0amp) in my heat pump air handler. Worse, instead of a capacitor, it has an equally-obsolete control module (Google "AA20970" and you can see one...out of stock). The motor itself has a label that says, "If replacing with a permanent split capacitor motor, the motor voltage must match the unite line voltage and must not be connected to the speed control." So, my thought, get a PSC motor...but how do I interface it with the circuit controller (Texas Instruments 26FC-2) so it will work with my Honeywell Zone Controllers? Augh! Too many wires!! Of course, the tech that came to the house was at a loss; and recommended...you guessed it...full system replacement--for a mere $10,000 to $12,000....

[@miguelalt8855]

I am ignorant on the subject but I am trying to learn, I watched your other video “How to Swap ECM Motor with a PSC Motor”, I was wondering, you used a board quickswap X3 on that one and here you use the relays, either the board or relays will work? Thank you.

[@stevem9629]

If the customer wanted the ability to turn on the indoor fan, how would you set that up? Your helper is the perfect size for a crawlspace!

[@TaddyDigest]

I will do a video and show you how

[@stevem9629]

Thanks for your response. I had a similar situation adding AC to an old (standing pilot) furnace. We used a 90 380 to control the condenser and heater. NO (2 and 4) when to the condenser and NC (5 and 6) was for the heat circuit. G was not used. If G was added, would need another 90 380? Would the wiring look like: The second relay, G and C to the 24v coil (1 and 3). On the switching side, NO to NO on the other relay. When the sub base fan switch is on, it will send 24V to the second relay and closes both NO switching relays and the indoor fan would turn on. Is that correct? I hope I explained it well.

[@anthonyelectric6045]

Nice work Tad. But seriously that air handler was nasty 101. I wouldn’t breathe a single breath of air in the one. 👍

[@TaddyDigest]

Tell me about it

[@goodkao]

So, all you need is just a relay, no control board or any other thing, right? Do you have a video just like this for a gas furnace, too? Thank you so much for this video.

[@TaddyDigest]

You're welcome thank you so much for washing the video. I don't think I have a video for a furnace but I can do one.

[@suryakantpatel7258]

Hey Ted, great video. 1 question, how come you didn’t clean the blower wheel?

[@TaddyDigest]

I did I just didn't show that part in the video I wanted the video to be about the motor and the relay

[@ausseamore8386]

@@TaddyDigest Thanks ! I was having a bit of OCD moment there

[@nilbertocohen4963]

Hi Taddy , if you would connect the g wire instead of the y wire , in this case would the ac run the same?

[@TaddyDigest]

yes

[@DoeyPP]

Hook your relay to the green wire for the fan the t stat will control the fan , not the cool wire .

[@TaddyDigest]

Thanks for the tip

[@paulmitchell9430]

I’m about to do this on a trane air handler in order to enable fan control from the tstat you said it would need a separate relay is that correct?

[@TaddyDigest]

yes

[@tigerz4487]

don't understand how heating energizes the coil?

[@umerahmad3077]

@Taddy, which psc motor and relays did you utilize to complete this project if I may ask?

[@TaddyDigest]

I used a universal motor called economaster and the realy was a 9340 relay

[@billysmith9126]

When swapping out an ECM motor and replacing it with a PSC motor, how do you know which PSC will work properly? There's so many options! Does the horsepower, RPM's, Htz, amps ECT have to match?!?!?!

[@mikeblackpoetry5248]

Would you start off as technician coming out of trade school or install so you can learn the units and parts better?

[@TaddyDigest]

Both

[@SoCaL884]

I normally wash the blower wheel if I don’t replace it

[@cliffm7427]

That unit looks Rough, but at least it buys them time to save for a replacement

[@TaddyDigest]

Yeah it was super rough Still haven't replaced it yet But I'm sure before too long it will be replaced

[@enriquehvac6004]

Could you do this on a variable speed motor on a furnace where the plug goes in at the furnace control board???

[@TaddyDigest]

yes

[@isaiahodum7071]

Hey Tad, appreciate all your videos! Question: I'm currently trying to do this to my unit and I was wondering why did you use Y instead of G?

[@TaddyDigest]

Thank You Isaish 😊 I used Y so that when the cooling was energized the blower would too.

[@isaiahodum7071]

@@TaddyDigest Is there anyway I could get on the phone with you or video chat and pay you for your time? I know that's an odd request, but I haven't had A/C for 2 weeks and I'm ready to be done with it.

[@TaddyDigest]

I can definitely help you 🙂 Click the join button become a member I will give you my email and then my phone number

[@isaiahodum7071]

@@TaddyDigest 👍I sent you an email.

[@ConnorMill3r17]

@@TaddyDigest love your vids Tad, I watch them all the time. Ty for all that you do. I may have missed something but if they put stat on emergency heat, is the fan going to run?

[@robertlowrey5485]

Can that relay handle the heat strips? As far as amperage?

[@TaddyDigest]

no relays are normally rated for around 20 amps and the contactor is rated for around 40 amps so it's a better suit

[@donplumber6141]

Like what you showed except you didn't clean squeal cage or housing

[@TaddyDigest]

I didn't show that part 😕 thanks for watching 👀 😀

[@markchapman4197]

You didn't clean that blower??? Wow!!

[@TaddyDigest]

that's in another video 📹 I did

[@Tron-Jockey]

Can anyone tell me why some ECM motors have a small 16x4 Wire Box (sometimes referred to as a Programmed ECM Control Box), glued to the back of the ECM module (P/N C497892510001, Model AA23960-ADAP-TP). Seems to be wired between the IFC board the ECM motor. I have a relatively new Lennox air handler (CBA25UHV-036-230), that has a 1/2 Hp U.S. Motors/NIDEC motor with this little black plastic 16x4 Wire Box controller stuck to the back of it. According to my service tech the ECM motor is shot and needs replacement after just 24 months (over $1000). Thankfully it's still under warranty but I want to consider installing a QwikSwap in the future should either of my dual zone air handlers need a blower replacement.

[@TaddyDigest]

definitely go with the quick swap it's great 👍

[@DoeyPP]

Should of washed the evap and the bower wheel out when you had the blower out.

[@TaddyDigest]

I did I just didn't put that part on video

[@stillpointx2623]

I hate crawl spaces...we took ours out and we had black window spiders...they love hvac's

[@sonnguyen-ve7gn]

Hey Teddy How can to become your member? And how much ?

[@TaddyDigest]

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[@justspeedy3650]

Connect Y as 24v and not use G?

[@TaddyDigest]

i think this was a heat pump so it would energize cooling and or heating mode with the Y and that would energize the blower.

[@vicg1973vg]

Good video but you said 2 relays a 1st then u said 1 relay then later on video it shows 2 relays it just confused to what you done to use 2 relays on the end I should of showed the pressures after u clean coil cause not all the time pressures go down when u clean coils on the low side!!but thank you

[@TaddyDigest]

thanks I will check the video out and see what I was thinking 🤔

[@UselessKnowledge904]

So the black wire from the relay runs to the capacitor and then from the capacitor to the blower motor?

[@GB-ue6wr]

Wow that unit was/is in bad shape.. someone needs to put a filter in that unit..

[@GB-ue6wr]

Love the videos man, keep up the great work.

[@eastcoast186]

Nice voice over of 1st video we’re you wire the relay wrong to power two speeds at one time when heat pump run and auxiliary stages in by by motor 2nd voice over of 1st video close but the fan won’t run when thermostat is set to emergency heat 3rd time is a charm go luck

[@TaddyDigest]

Thank you for all your help I appreciate your comment 🙂 Have a Blessed Day Brother 🙌

[@TaddyDigest]

Thinking about you this morning Thank you again for making me aware of my mistake in the first video. You are awesome

[@EzPredicts]

R-22….

[@TaddyDigest]

yup

[@PBS-nm1uu]

confusing

[@TaddyDigest]

well crap

[@DoeyPP]

Clean the unit dude that is nasty

[@TaddyDigest]

I did I just didn't put that part on the video

[@donaldpainter956]

Not much professional work going on here

[@TaddyDigest]

Just average Joe stuff going on here

[@donaldpainter956]

@@TaddyDigest I'm not saying anything about your knowledge it's just you are snatching wires and just like tearing that board out then you didn't clean anything at all even though the unit will be replaced just the professional sense would have cleaned the blower wheel and housing and cleaned all that dirt and shit out of the blower compartment if a new tech watches this video they are going to see how to half ass the job and think that's ok to do on top of that you are showing viewers this is your work your reputation you have knowledge just some poor work ethics

[@TaddyDigest]

Yeah you're right I did not show the part of the video where I cleaned the indoor coil and the blower wheel and I would have showed that now knowing what I know I'm glad that you know what professional work looks like and I'm glad you said this You are definitely a professional my friend

[@joebyron9]

nasty ass unit, should have replaced it