Customer Stated That Her Motor Was Broken!

[@ftwbreeze]

It's gonna be a great video when Curtis says Lovely right out of the gate!

[@darylfortney8081]

Dude is 24/7 on call at all the jankiest setups in the country. Just when you thought you've seen everything.

[@billmilosz]

Many of the installations I've seen on this channel are downright dangerous. Here in Chicago the owner would be spending time and money in housing court over B.S. like that. And if your tenant didn't drop a dime on you to the inspector, your neighbor would! Believe it!

[@jthonn]

LOL, that is true.

[@michaelbuxton9368]

Many of his calls I would walk. You touch this garbage you own it. As a contractor, you are responsible for safety issues.

[@jthonn]

@@michaelbuxton9368 I would document what I have seen and recommend an electrician. Then I'm off the hook.

[@darylfortney8081]

@@michaelbuxton9368 my guess is a lot of these customers don't want to pay the full and proper service either. They probably complain about the discounted job.

[@dkd1228]

Everybody needs a bucket o'wire.

[@Bruce19]

Oh Curtis!!!! That yellow & black fan is hurting me eyes, especially being surrounded by red & black! Haha, great job again as per usual. Love watching video, and try to stay cool!

[@rvbjr]

Surely there is a Milwaukee rep out there who has a red fan in the trunk with Curtis' name on it... if he is a smart salesman!

[@robalexander7348]

Well done Curtis, and i like that bucket of wires, it gets you out of trouble at times 😊 Au

[@darylfortney8081]

Those heat shrink weatherproof crimp connectors are a nice upgrade to the cheap ones that vibrate and rust off every 6 months. They melt and glue themselves sealed tight around both wires on either side. Also then you don't need the electrical tape. Highly recommended.

[@roberttravis7896]

I like the solder and shrink ones myself.

[@bill3716]

She's been watching your videos. 😊

[@hinspect]

*_I like and I subscribed_* 😂👍 My luck, they wouldn't have had a fan. Great job! 😊

[@neutrodyne]

HVAC is a great guy and I love watching his videos. I would however never leave wires sticking out of the top of the fan cage. It is asking for trouble. I know he did it to keep the wires from getting into the fan but he should have secured them under the cage out of the way of squirrels and kids.

[@kuhrd]

Yeah I would have pulled the wires back and checked that they were not also spliced where they were shoved through the top. Takes more time but I am guessing the wires right out of the motor were already brittle and he did not want to do any more damage and have to replace the entire motor. Still it would have been nice to see the wires sticking out of the top addressed.

[@ntsecrets]

I work in IT and we once had an entire data center go down because a fan blade caught a wire, shorted and tripped the main breaker for the whole facility. Janky!!

Looks like the feral kids have been busy. Lovely.😂

[@chuckq54]

Kids are shoving stuff thru the top to purposely hit the blades for fun 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ That bent blade was fairly new 🤷‍♂️

[@m9ovich785]

The vent holes in the top would show damage too..

[@annaplojharova1400]

​@@m9ovich785 Do not have to...

[@popeye-wc2jo]

Please consider a cover or large umbrella in the rear of your van. I have been there ,the sun will fry your brain. Love your videos keep up the great work you do

[@drozcompany4132]

You'd think people sitting around in a trailer all day doing nothing could at least wash their siding. I mean take just a shred of pride in your home's appearance.

[@bw1841]

It's not their siding. And it's too hot.

[@paulbryant68]

haaaaa!!! u alread know. ‘merca!

[@MassiveGarbage]

​@@paulbryant68 I've seen plenty stuff like this in other countries. Not just "merica"

[@scoobtoober2975]

My inlaws live in a mobile and oh my. Just about shy of this setup. They live a different life and can't find their way out of a paper bag. Even after discussing the basics. Nice work. Keep on. I turned my swap out on and it is sublime. My old r22 system was loafing along for the 9 years we lived here. I didn't know anything and didn't want to touch it previous. I just had to throw it away. Inverter is super quiet compared to any standard looking outdoor unit.

[@OnusBones]

I think she needs an electrician next, that can't be safe. ...but you're absolutely right about everyone needing a bucket of wires. In my case it's a box of cables, but same idea. Computer cables are like coat hangers; left in the dark, they will breed. In fact, I need to clear out some more offspring. Your bucket might need the same!

[@zunar_j5_933]

Kids might have shoved something down in there and caused some chaos?

[@michaelduy9055]

And then yelled: "Lets get outta here....."

[@dennylang4165]

The old blade that was bent looked mighty new looking to me, seems like not the first time a blade was replaced...

[@drozcompany4132]

@@dennylang4165 Yeah and the lady knew what it was. Honestly, how many people would know to say it's "my condenser fan motor"?

[@m9ovich785]

The top would have bent up openings too..

[@DS-ss7vl]

@@m9ovich785 Not really. Curtis stuck something in there to turn the new fan blades to make sure they wouldn't hit anything. He didn't bend any vents either.

[@jthonn]

I'm a dummy, but I would have straightened that fan out. You did it the right way. Those splice connectors sure do come in handy. Someone, preferably an electrician needs to redo those boxes on a good pole or something. Not your job, you did yours and did it well.

[@daddygc5814]

You can never get the fan balanced properly,after it's bent

[@jthonn]

@@daddygc5814 You are probably right, but I have straightened blades before without issue, on my own stuff. I keep forgetting that when you are doing someone else's stuff, you can't just try different things and jury rigs.

[@apollorobb]

Good ole LAU fans and hubs . That looks like a fairly new fan that was on it . Someone didnt solve the issue apparently .

[@anthonybuonagurio-gl9bg]

Good job, what a #@% mess.

[@roymarksberry4152]

I learned a long time ago. The customer can tell you what's wrong with the equipment. Because I hear it run every day when it's working properly.

[@jthonn]

There is some truth to that.

[@theguyjt7921]

I can definitely tell my neighbor what's wrong with his unit. In the last month its been a condessor fan, high head pressure and then locked compressor. He's nearly deaf but all confirmed by the techs that came out. Even donated the hard start that got it going on the last call 🤣

[@jimdavis6833]

I reckon you need to add pruning shears to your toolbox.

[@ervingoss5442]

HVAC & Yard Maintenance Guy.

[@OnusBones]

He needs to include landscaping and gardening as line items on his invoices!

[@bobboscarato1313]

@@OnusBones That wild overgrowth takes 20 minutes to remove and will grow back in a few days!

[@JimAlderson-cn6ek]

When tried to talk to customer wat hapened she just kept saying wats that meen I finally gave up and said the technical word for it is its junk funny thing is she understood that

[@darylfortney8081]

Those loose wires will get sucked into the fan again unless you wire tie them to some rigid wire bent out of the way or the side of the unit.

[@w.knudsen5570]

Those end connectors look like T&B, Thomas and Betts. That unit looked like a mess. Makes you wonder who worked on it last.

[@Bigrignohio]

Sad to say, I have seen worse electrical gear than that. but not by much. They REALLY need to get that replaced before they either have a fire or the AHJ red-tags it and they have no power.

[@kens.3729]

Tenant must either be a Retired HVAC Tech or a Retired Mind Reader. 😬👍

[@drozcompany4132]

Or it just happened recently. The old fan was pretty new looking.

[@chrisnapier5626]

Great job,Curtis!

[@HVACGUY]

Thanks!

[@JimAlderson-cn6ek]

That's weird had one the other day the conduit from motor broke loose and fell down locking up motor the costumer let it run till the compressor stewed in its own juses and loked up the damn thing must have been jumping of the pad

[@TomLawson05]

Great job Curtis thanks for the video

[@kg4muc]

Something sure done a number on the fan blade. That sounded like an ICP with a Bristol compressor 😅. Great job as always! Sounds like it’s about time to take on some extra hydration. Forecast is calling for 80’s here toward the end of the week. That’s hot for up here

[@HVACGUY]

We are forecast to hit 100 Saturday

[@kg4muc]

@@HVACGUYthat excessive heat for sure

[@bbaaspencer1]

98 here in Nashville this weekend!

[@jimthomefan50025]

When he said the fan blade bigger, i was hoping it wasnt longer. I pictured it iotting the coil and leaking out the refrigerant.

[@Fluorescentlighting123]

Love your vids!!!!

[@HVACGUY]

Thanks

[@jaymartin5095]

You might try a Thermacell backpacker for those heavy mosquito times. Thanks for the video.

[@mattb1967mb]

Yes....they work

[@Hornsfan64]

If that is poison ivy, I’ll get it just from looking at it!!

[@earlestes8649]

I keep a ziplock bag in my truck for washers and dryers etc. I fix appliances

[@skirifles2076]

Ummmm.....do you ever have a problem getting paid by some of these customers?

[@bw1841]

The landlord pays.

[@garrettspivey]

Not paying a contractor is one of the dumbest things you could do lol

[@larryl2459]

Why were you hitting that panel cover with the back of your hand. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@HVACGUY]

Just in case

[@whatdoyouthinktodd]

The back of his hands are high voltage resistant

[@bobboscarato1313]

Easy to hurt your hands!

[@brad6665]

Welcome to the Jungle, don't any of these people know to keep the condenser unit clean and brush free. Sure does help the units to cool/heat properly and the tech working on said unit to get to it. Not to mention the filter replacement inside

[@raycox3088]

Which Fieldpiece multimeter are you using? 640?

[@HVACGUY]

680

[@billkunert7281]

Might well have happened before as there is a stcker on thr old blade with a upc code.

[@HARLEYMLM1966]

did you get her motor purring!

[@buffalobobbayoushow6040]

I got tool bag just like that!

[@HVACGUY]

I love it

[@DF-te2vm]

You could have checked the amps on the fan nameplate and running.... because the larger fan blades could have overloaded the fan motor, causing it to heat and possibly overheat after running for a while. If the running amps are equal or lower than nameplate, it is ok

[@edwardmissouri2216]

The condensor is well taken care of like the rest of the place. What a mess. I don't understand how people live like that. It doesn't take money to get out and clean things up. I wouldn't have left that wire sticking out the top. Just reflects on you, even though you didn't do it. Also, I hope you pulled those weeds out of the coils. They will continue to wind around through there. I guess with you dealing with so many poorly maintained units, you get tired of doing their maintenance. Love the bucket of wires. Makes total sense to me. I have a bucket of screws. I can always find what I need in there. 🙂

[@buffalobobbayoushow6040]

I think the stick broke it!! 1:02

[@10forthebigguy753]

They used red wire nuts. They come apart during vibration. That’s why you can’t use them in cars either.

[@jthonn]

It depends on the size of the wire.

[@Garth2011]

Felt sorry for the dog. That place needs a housekeeper and a gardener as well as some electrician and carpenter work.

[@stevencossaboon3237]

Nice work Curtis.

[@HVACGUY]

Thanks!

[@thenewguy3756]

You're the man!!

[@crazykow6477]

Diagonal cutters cut thru almost everything lol

[@drsadventures]

I hate those universal hubs, alway worried they will come loose and ask me why :)

[@eastsidepyro2685]

What's the point of double checking if Condenser has power if you saw it running before pulling disconnect?

[@ajaybhandari1718]

I can’t wait for courtis to go to nicer house 😂 anywho love the vids

[@yz250a]

When changing pitch or diameter of fan, an amp draw measurement is a good idea.

[@bobboscarato1313]

Always!

[@davehiggins5903]

Replace the motor I would think it ran hot for awhile. But who knows did it keep going off on over load??

[@psantini5963]

Try and use only one hand when putting the disconnect back in .

[@davidca96]

how on earth?

[@mcpiddler1135]

I never liked those Lau hubs. Too many times the screws are loose. Maybe not installed right, but still not good.

[@tedhicks5431]

I'd need a shin gaurd for that hitch also that dog wanted some pettin

[@DWNTWN-iu8vf]

Did not see you test the Cap or check pressures.

[@williamthompson9706]

I work in an assisted living facility in maintenance, I've seen a lot 😢

[@terranhightower341]

kids toys in yard, kids stuck something in there while fan was spinning...

[@FrankTech]

Pardon my ignorance here.. legit dont know.. how does a tenant call in for a repair on something they dont own? Do they have to get the land lords approval on a repair or do they just pay it(the tenant that is)..

[@HNIC86]

I see now them weeds can be a problem on the AC unit causing to overheat and not operating properly.

[@AnUnapologeticApologist]

Charge them a landscaping fee too

[@stex1985]

👍

[@roymarksberry4152]

Take it to a one motor. They will presemble it and you install it They will preassemble it and you install it.

[@paulbryant68]

u drunk or high? maybe ambien. u confused me…

[@fuqui035]

Come to hibiscus estates in Mount Dora Florida our park is clean

[@whatdoyouthinktodd]

Well that property is what you call living the American dream 💩 We call ourselves the greatest nation on earth and people live like this. I know education goes a long way. I'm proof of it. Still makes me sad to see this.

[@Jim-h9u]

Somebody needs an electrician fast.

[@billmilosz]

Be careful around that vicious watchdog! He gonna git y'all!

[@jameswood9764]

Need a big can of mosquito fogger?!! The big wad of wires stick out the top of the grill making it easy to check motor voltage!! You try and leave the equipment in better condition than what you found it?

[@Bugsy0333]

In Canada if it is filled with R 12 they must replace it if it a leaker .

[@bobboscarato1313]

Everything R 12 must be 50 years old!

[@Bugsy0333]

@@bobboscarato1313 Your close In 1986, Canada's signing of the Montreal Protocol marked the abandonment of R-11 and R-12 refrigerants.

[@bobboscarato1313]

@@Bugsy0333 We used R 11 as detergent for burn-outs; Don't know if centrifugal compressors use R 11.- Thank you.

[@ursulasmith6402]

That jungle around the AC needs to go!

[@garrettspivey]

That thing was surrounded in poison oak, I hope you aren't allergic

[@paulbryant68]

white “wire” never seems long enuff C! haaaa

[@kikemotors6138]

Wouldn't replacing the motor be a good idea I mean that shaft can't be good after that lol

[@bobboscarato1313]

Contract landlords only pay for minimal repairs!

[@derek10w]

Smallest dogs are always the toughest 😂

[@ChrisCreech-uf2ty]

I hate poison ivy oak all that stuff I had one time went to the doctor for it was on my forehead and Jaws he said this to me how the h,ll did you get poison ivy like that me and my brother were burning bush he told me that if I wasn't wearing glasses I would got it in my eyes from the smoke 😮

[@harrydickson4575]

👍👍👍

[@jasoncrandall73]

Show me you love a certain tool without telling me. 😉

[@bugeyedwillypetfarm9625]

Intent never seen a blade that way

[@williamtorres3394]

Hope you had them put the puppy in the house?

[@JRS-iq9pz]

I felt sorry for that puppy. Maybe no water.

[@StringDriver]

Maybe fast forward through ten minutes of wire crimping(?)

[@bugeyedwillypetfarm9625]

If it hit wires not

[@thesilentonevictor]

This panel not safe at all Curtis why do it has to be junk yard an it's your home to relax and have a peace of mind

[@railtie765]

🇺🇸👍👍👍👍👍

[@jamierushing]

Hi bro

[@HVACGUY]

Hello

[@jamierushing]

@@HVACGUY what up

[@Johnnyreengo]

Poor dog

[@CaryS2]

A good technician would have replaced all of those missing screws so the unit isn’t falling apart. Come on man, I expect much more of you than that. If you’re going to work that way, don’t even video it. You’re just making yourself look incompetent.