AC unit failed but simple repair

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@549BR 10 ай бұрын

Capacitor doubling as heat strips and HVAC technician doubling as dryer vent cleaner. Nice to hear the soft spoken South Carolinian once again. 😎

@myHVAClife 10 ай бұрын

05:10 Whoever replaced the capacitor the last time did not make sure the connections were tight. The capacitor was not the problem. If those stake on connectors slide on loose, you have to tighten them. Loose connections will overheat and melt those wires down.

@zack9912000 10 ай бұрын

Sometimes, but mostly, the caps manufactured today are cheap junk and fail after a season or two

@andrewmacdonald9166 10 ай бұрын

I believe they said in the video that ted himself changed the capacitor.

@Eddy63 10 ай бұрын

Nice fix Ted ... I like those factory spade connectors as well ... Thx

@Newt3700 10 ай бұрын

Awesome, Ted The ole cap and go.👍👍👍

@joeshearer1247 10 ай бұрын

Tell Jimmy to get that unit as close as possible to the house I like it

@sknight0391 10 ай бұрын

Nice snug fit. 😎👍

@silvioatejedor 10 ай бұрын

Ted looks like his going to Sunday morning church all dressed up, keep posting videos my friend good job

@dankerr2973 10 ай бұрын

I like your idea on keeping the heat strip wires off of old units. I am going to start doing that.

@carlbass4449 10 ай бұрын

Use tubing cutter and cut out and save the factory suction tubing inside dead condensers.. The 90s , 45s and 180s ect.. they come in real handy when installing new condenser or evap..

@natepeterson7145 10 ай бұрын

The classic burnt capacitor wires. I loved those calls when I was on call.

@natepeterson7145 10 ай бұрын

I'm going to assume that's an issue with Trane when the capacitor goes bad it burns up that orange wire. I kept spare wire just for that purpose. Trane is still the best IMO.

@diyhvac1028 10 ай бұрын

Love the videos. Also love the factory crimps. Not sure I love the nice factory crimps with wire nuts. Would probably just go with a non-factory crimp replacement stakon.

@TomLawson05 10 ай бұрын

Great job Ted like your cap drawer in the truck thanks for the video

@w5cdt 10 ай бұрын

I had a 1 year old cap failure on a 1 year old condensing unit. Chinese cap replaced with USA cap.

@dennisraymond4339 10 ай бұрын

Far out man good vid T. 👌

@robalexander7348 10 ай бұрын

Good one Ted, a easy repair 👍 Au

@nicholdas 5 ай бұрын

Nothing beats a good ol’ cap n go!!!

@mohmmadmohseni8404 10 ай бұрын

Perfect 👍

@RobertTuck-vo8cw 10 ай бұрын

They make s crimping tool for those uninsulated crimp connectors that do the double fold in and look like the factory crimps.

@sziltner 10 ай бұрын

Possible surge suppressor customer? WAGO time! 👍🏻 😉

@Honestandtruth007 9 ай бұрын

I Learned something Today 😅😂👍

@mattluongo7763 10 ай бұрын

For high current components like compressor and heat strips, I do the same thing like you using heavy duty factory connectors. But for fan motors I just crimp on a regular cheapo

@kpcrf450 6 ай бұрын

I’ve got an American standard. Condenser shutdown both fan and compressor off .. air inside was still blowing thermostat wouldn’t power off the fan so I unplugged t stat .. replaced these run cap .. then a week later it happened again .. replaced the caps again and clean the condenser coils seems ok now but I tested all the caps and they tested good … could a dirty condenser cause a shutdown ? I’ve got 20degree split on the inside

@MORGANSMaintenance 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video 👍

@megason2 10 ай бұрын

Diamond grip gloves are the best

@krisw8597 10 ай бұрын

Possible surge from lighting or other source?

@111000100101001 10 ай бұрын

Let’s see the inside of that cap. That would point to internal short or external cause.

@throttlebottle5906 10 ай бұрын

it looks like "Little Jimmy or Timmy" got cooked on top the capacitor, making a shorted path to ground via the capacitor body and clamp to unit case, unless the capacitor itself shorted internally. but looks to me like whatever is burnt on top is the culprit, once burnt and carbon tracked it will continue to pass current through.