OLD GAS FURNACE WILL NOT HEAT HOUSE

[@richardreynolds9885]

Good man Steve having patience with that helicopter!

[@topher8634]

You could tell by how the blower motor started up after the capacitor was replaced that it wasn't gonna last long.

[@johnalbrecht4332]

That dog doesn’t bite and the check is in the mail 😂😂

[@alpowell1056]

You have the patience of a Saint in dealing with the customers having such issues. I totally understand the need to get paid, thankfully the Brother is able to square away the bill $$

[@reese8752]

With 7 burners, you better be blowing some air

[@picklerix6162]

@@reese8752 - Yeah, I was a little surprised that he was contemplating a 1/2 hp motor. I haven’t checked prices on those generic 3/4 hp blower PSC motors lately. Ten years ago, you could buy them for less than $100. Some of those ECM motors got crazy expensive during the pandemic. Some parts just weren’t available.

[@PostalBound]

Yep, 9 out of 10 shops would have told her she needs a new unit. You are a good egg Steve !

[@mwolrich]

Steve, your a good man helping out the elderly, they get nasty when they loose their marbles, very sad…

[@MrJujubean]

He wasn't helping out the elderly, it's not like he was doing it for free,was a customer like any other

[@billyboozer8806]

Steven how are knees holding out 95% of your jobs are putting you right back to the old knees again!! Good to see you have that rubber mat to help out . This job really put you thru some real test to get this old furnace back to work. Thanks for showing compassion to help this old lady out again after no pay last time. That show of kindness will draw you new business / you watch and see ! Thanks

[@duotronic6451]

Customer is fortunate Steve Lav helped them. I would have demanded the $200 discount from last job be paid up front before I started the new job. ❤❤❤

[@Jim-m5r]

only 15 minutes in and laughing my ass off. bet this guys a riot to work with.

[@joemartinez-673]

Thank you 😎 🤟 . From Denver , Colorado.

[@billyboozer8806]

Steven this is the 1st video I have seen of you in a long time, I use to watch you a while back and liked your good common sense repair videos. You remind me of myself back in my past work history doing maintenance work for a comm. real estate management company. The things that you are confronted with doing repair work on plumbing/hvac ETC. I still today have '"nightmares" about some of the situations I got involved in trying to help people! I will subcribe and try to catch up on some of your past content . Steven you are a fair minded honest hard working man and your videos show you really are a great help to people to get heat/cooling or water problems solved.THANKS

[@LenInMI]

That was a great job. Miss Molly approved.

[@46fd04]

I have the exact same fan. The old motor had to be oiled annually. The only way to do it, was remove it from the fan, just like Steve did here. It was a royal pain to get the motor shaft out, and back in. I used a hammer and a punch to get it out. I sanded the shaft, cleaned it, putna coating of 3-in-1 oil on the shaft, and reinserted it into the fan.

[@porky7753]

The brother should of just taken care of the bill, what a tightwad .

[@snicks50]

Yep I agree

[@maddydog]

Maybe he didn’t have the money, don’t be a hater

[@JDmann807]

Exactly you call you pay . Try going to a restaurant and not paying

[@jeremymanning6967]

Steve if a carrier product has power shut off and when it’s turned back on threre is a call for heat the board automatically runs the blower for 90 seconds then starts the heating cycle. The board will also flash code #12.

[@Bob.W.]

No way I'd work for someone who refused paying a prior bill.

[@mailmanjoe]

Fool me once shame on them fool me twice shame on me. Either way yes it's a pain to deal with people like that.

[@davidnorton5887]

I take payment straight away. No checks, just cash or credit card through my portable machine.

[@jimcharb4230]

Wait until someone is saying that about you. Everyone's day is comming.

[@vince6829]

The lady has dementia. It’s a horrible disease that robs people of their humanity.

[@coreybabcock2025]

Exactly 💯💯💯💯💯

[@AmericanFarmerHVAC2024]

If you pull the blower, crawl in it and look at the heat exchanger. These carriers were known to crack. But the funny thing is, the older they are, the more durable they are. I found a 1992 version of one of these and zero cracks, nuts.

[@jeffscomp]

That was a Bryant furnace

[@peterwill3699]

Wouldn't a co2 leak detector tell you that ?

[@AmericanFarmerHVAC2024]

@@jeffscomp carrier owns Bryant.

[@AmericanFarmerHVAC2024]

@@peterwill3699 no. Co2 isn't deadly, CO is.

[@jackdevine5382]

I appreciate your channel. Often I believe I learn something along with being entertained. I ended up changing out my shower valve and had drips at the valve connections. Then I remembered a tip in one of your videos blue stuff on top of the teflon tape. awesome

[@DZ-bo8hq]

your videos are a real slice of life

[@vince6829]

Nice job. Thanks for sharing.

[@ClickinChicken]

It sucks things get old and break, is what it is. THanks Steve! I came back!

[@TonyMancini-js2br]

Thank you Steve for helping these folks out just make sure you get paid for your services.😊

[@TheBigbass13]

Steve you’re a gem!

[@46fd04]

I have a 35 year old mid efficiency gas furnace. In 2021, the motor died one night and the house was chilly. I pulled out the motor myself. It took 3 days to find a replacement. I did the labour, and the motor still cost me about $285 CAD. Took 4 hours to change it, inc. time to vacuum the furnace, clean the flame sensor, change the capacitor, etc... Would've cost me over $800 CAD had I had a Pro do the job.

[@jackrabbitalex]

You make me laugh steve!! Great video

[@argee99]

Don't take the blue pill, Steve! You are a saint for taking that job...

[@MacMcCabe2456]

Great work Steve and, nice to see your using the knee saver pad !

[@fredknapp2177]

You definitely don't want to lose your unit!

[@jimmyday9536]

Keepin' warm in Baltimore! There are still plenty of these furnaces still in service.

[@christopheromeara689]

Oh . Yeah it’s the flame sensor.

[@tammytoncray9600]

If it's a Carrier unit it runs a fan cycle after the power has been off. The old ones do.

[@AmericanFarmerHVAC2024]

All of them do that. Even the new ones.

[@tammytoncray9600]

@AmericanFarmerHVAC2024 my Trane units do not.

[@SFBay69]

@@tammytoncray9600 Good way to crack the heat exchanger

[@AmericanFarmerHVAC2024]

@ you said carrier. not trane.

[@psantini5963]

I just put a blower motor in my 20 year old rheem 90 classic , motor was nearly 400 bucks at furgeson plumbing supply . Parts are crazy expensive

[@coreybabcock2025]

Yeah Ferguson is pretty pricey when it comes to a lot of shit ask me how I know

[@coreybabcock2025]

Yeah I'm out here in Rockville Maryland DC like area and we got a lot of Ferguson's around the area that I've gone to to just get parts for this and that and HVAC and water heater jobs and all that

[@timshields5308]

Curious question steve, ive been in the hvac-r trade for 20 years, half as long as you.. how come you dont carry an use a little compact drill for all disassembling an assembling. Besides my knees the wrist where the first thing to bother me. An the compact drill was a life saver, an quicker. Was just wondering if there was a reason for that?

[@davidnorton5887]

Do you get paid more for doing it quicker?

[@drivesecure2476]

Good job that furnace is old you are heck of a guy to work on their stuff after not being paid on time for the water heater

[@alphaomega2556]

Nice job on the furnace. Good advice on the pills. You called it that his tool would stop working before he mentioned it. 😂

[@LivingLife128]

did basically the same job a couple of week back ,but it was the squirell cage that came apart in the center. never seen that before . how often do you squirell cages go bad?

[@LenInMI]

Customer just says "flick it like a bic" 😂

[@anthonysuski9248]

Awesome!! 😁👍

[@chuckq54]

That has an electronic air cleaner, and the internal cells probably haven’t been cleaned in 30 years looking at that blower wheel…🤷‍♂️ You’re a better man than me going back to someone that fought me over payment no matter what her mental state is/was

[@WilliamWBG]

3/4 horse 110……. More money!………. I love HVAC guys! It could be 1/8 Horse 220…..1/2 Horse 110…… and it’s still gonna be MORE MONEY! Love Steve’s channel

[@ClickinChicken]

My Dad had that problem, as a private practice Podiatrist. If you can get them to pay you. I'll come back to watch!!

[@jimmywr32]

great video thank you

[@coreybabcock2025]

Yeah flame sensor is almost like like a oxygen sensor It produces a voltage at certain temperatures and if the voltage isn't seen by the control board then it just doesn't allow it to work

[@Gman2930]

Steve “I GOTTA GET HEARING AIDS JUST TO HEAR MY GIRLFRIEND”. Customer “DID YOU SAY YOU NEED HEARING AIDS”. I ❤️ it!!

[@cm467]

Nice Video, Steve! Thanks for sharing. I have a house up in Saratoga NY... like 4 hrs from you. Damn pilot light keeps blowing off when it's windy. I want to know if there is a conversion from thermocouple pilot light to a thermal ignitor. If not, I will change the entire furnace. It's a 30 yrs old 85% efficient Bryant anyway. It works great but the pilot light is a nuisance.

[@stevenlavimoniere]

there is a pilot adjusting screw ... follow the aluminum pilot line back to the gas valve there you will see a small regular screw cover cap with a rubber gasket to seal .. remove the retaining cap and watch the pilot and back out the screw a bit with thermostat screw driver then re attach the seal cap .the pilot hood might have debris in it also best to blow out with compressed air to clean out any debris in pilot hood i use a long 1/4 rubber hose and blow in tube sometimes to clean out pilot hood debea .. i would try to raise pilot first .or maybe thy a chiminy cap .. you might have a bad heat exchanger so fan in blowing out pilot more luckly your problem ... best to call in a pro to check heat exchanger and co levels in duck work

[@mrbing70]

"Everything you got in da truck works good" 🎉🎉🎉😂

[@acrservicesmathewr7565]

Run caps help the motor run not start. Keep the sine waves more evenly. So that would not affect the motor starting. Just running

[@mqe73M]

That is incorrect you can test this very easily

[@johnj4860]

Run caps do but START CAPACITORS are needed to kick the rotation off. Often in conjunction with an internal centrifugal switch to cut the starting current once the motor is spinning.

[@johnj4860]

I would have pulled the motor out and checked the bearings ran free before dashing off for a new one. Some of those old motors have bush bearings which respond well to cleaning and lubricating. Good for another 10 years

[@kennyadvocat]

This furnace is way never than ours. Glad we don't have to deal with motors and the other electric parts.

[@ClickinChicken]

You go to the nth degree Steve! Really Proud of you!

[@WeatherNut27]

@40:58 those little comeback responses is what some of us need! That's a smart answer! I would of wasted time explaining the differences meanwhile saying that is perfect! Automatically they think about the time it would take to take everything apart again. lolol

[@mikehouser5430]

Crestor works no issues

[@xcalibre222]

I thought the price you charge at $125/hour for HVAC work was awful high till I checked for my area . In my area it's around $50/Hour up to $150 /hour plus parts for HVAC repair work. Considering your experience, you charge a decent rate.

[@mpalaskokkalis1476]

Perfect 👌 service

[@coreybabcock2025]

Yea a bad cap Will definitely keep a motor from kicking over

[@jameshattub351]

Steve is NO bull.

[@MacMcCabe2456]

Nice to see you using the knee saver !

[@peterwill3699]

Hi,nice puller.

[@jackl9922]

I remember that one. You are nice.

[@pauljohnston7700]

Steve, if this plumbing gig doesn't work out, you should go into social work. LO effin L. Keep up the great work. Paulie from down the Cape.

[@markamcampbell5795]

if she won't pay you her son should.

[@johnkosick1464]

Steve...tough job, glad you fixed it.. **** You may want to discharge those Caps. before you handle them!!!

[@NJVINNIE199]

So did you get paid ?

[@stevenlavimoniere]

i got a check lets hope it goes through without any issues

[@leroygreen1877]

Steve customer service is outstanding 😂. You don't pay me your Fuked the next time.

[@coreybabcock2025]

Whenever i try n explain shit to people they think I'm crazy

[@LenInMI]

No squeals 😮. 😊

[@coreybabcock2025]

Yea I'm 40 and im feeling it but it is what it is 😂😂😂

[@TimRafferty-l9x]

What’s the trade name of that puller you used in that fan collar Steve?

[@maintenanceman1015]

Just changed blower motor ,wished I would have had that puller . It took 30 minutes to get it off. Looking that one would have took a hour to get it off. Not like a prom dress.

[@mikethomas5505]

I wouldnt do it until I was made whole then cash up front

[@rightofright-v7v]

As an hvac tech myself, I laugh when I hear customers say their dog doesn’t bite. If it’s got teeth?

[@DAS-Videos]

We have to hear the story about Mumbling Meemee. If she is even a little bit like Saddlebags Sally it will be very funny.

[@KW86.]

I use a tie rap to test rotation, stick tie rap into fan blades, not your finger 😂

[@jeffblackwell2817]

Me too Steve went I do job spectrum get pay too no pay no work 😊

[@ryanboutr7756]

I would bet a $1000 that furnace heat exchanger is cracked

[@frankrizzo3915]

Hello Steve!

[@ridethepace6005]

" sure, ill come check out your furnace, but first i nedd the $200 back from the last job. Plus $300 for the trouble of chasing it down. Then ill need $1000 up front cash before i start looking at your current problem. "

[@desertbob6835]

That's not dementia...that's Yankee cheapness!

[@maddydog]

You must be a maga sheep

[@coreybabcock2025]

Yep dirty flame sensors are a pain in the 🍑

[@iamnoone.]

Howdy Steve and Miss Molly

[@eskinderteshome9681]

Take the hot water tank with you

[@cm467]

8:00 sounds like the motor.

[@mikes7639]

Alot of suppliers are pricegouging

[@edwardkuntush9339]

I would never work for her after you had to track her down the first time..

[@frankjgornickjr3676]

I didn't see till the end you did get the filters cool.

[@tomdale1313]

Steve will get his money, just to think they called him back

[@mailmanjoe]

600 is a steal for that job. You're too nice.

[@stephenkruft2213]

Have not seen you use puller before.

[@dane6353]

Flippin guy hangin on ya like a pending day!

[@darwinawardcommittee]

He’s like an albacore around his neck.

[@joseph310]

Haven't watched in a while. Nice to see the Ole shit show is still going.

[@Robert-xv8kc]

Steve, I’ve been watching you for a while. You’re a good man. I’m in the field just as long as you are I have a question. Why didn’t you look at the nameplate on the furnace? Maybe the guy before you put a 3/4 hp. That’s why there was a 10 in there. That’s all he had in his truck and he forgot to put a 15

[@cndream1]

I was wondering about the capacitor as well. Obviously the motor had some age but hmmmmm

[@johnjaco5544]

Not gonna be cheap mama

[@Joe-t4j4p]

Holy Shit Steve, I just spent the last hour watching THAT??? What's your billing address? Where do I send MY bill? lol

[@Ogtonyg]

Man steve cracks me up. Draft motor not spinning no good, probably the flame sensor, blower motor shot.

[@coreybabcock2025]

No no no no no i dont care what a person has they need to pay up regardless ! I have a saying phoque you pay me lol 😂😂😂😂

[@joaquinmunox1674]

Trust me I don’t work any more if someone doesn’t pay me

[@tonym6920]

Hey Steve and Miss Molly! Workin’ again ya’ll. 👍👍.

[@lancelawrence3259]

Nice work

[@cm467]

Don't call her old.... she will come after you! Just looking out for you !

[@highwolf8022]

Yahtzee! Yee, Yee!