THE DINING ROOM AC JUST SHUT OFF

[@neonhomer]

I had to do a LOTO "check-out" at work, and when I went to turn the power back on (it was a simulated panel, no HV), without thinking I said "1, 2, 3... please don't blow up..." look on my boss & safety guy's faces....😮

[@FrNMGuy]

That's when you don't pray, "1 2 3, please don't blow up."

[@youtubeaccount931]

serious

[@SKORE1]

😂 every time

[@Riyame]

2:25 This is the LockPickingLawyer and today I have a perfect example of manglements idiocy.

[@LadyAnuB]

So how many channels do we viewers overlap with the LockPickingLawyer? Also, there was no "Nothing on 1, Nothing on 2…" 😅

[@Riyame]

@@LadyAnuB Funny part is I met him on the lock forums before he was the LPL. It has been interesting to see him go from where he started to where he is now.

[@nrs135]

Beat me to it 😄

[@tannerparson7030]

Percussive persuasion tends to work with those cheaper locks

[@MultiPureEnergy]

@@tannerparson7030Those look like Master locks, and for as much as people knock Master lock, they mostly have moved to ball bearing locks now which are immune to the whack and unlock trick. The cylinders are easy to pick, bump and rake, but their new locks tend to resist brute force well enough.

[@stevenmilburn6795]

Cya rewire the whole thing dont trust those wires. I agree a home run durect to the unit is best

[@jasonjohnsonHVAC]

That J-box identified as a fireworks stand....and let ALL the smoke out

[@PuddinJr1993]

Ain't no way to put the smoke back in 🤣

[@tbelding]

Gender reveal party.

[@AKStorm49]

Two videos that required sparkies in a row. I'm glad to have them in the facility I'm working in now.

[@TooManyHobbiesJeremy]

Congrats for going above & beyond by cleaning up the other contractors mess ❤

[@matcha6842]

That was some Kentucky fried wire. Extra crispy recipe.

[@mbainrot]

1:32 - What happened here? I'd say angry pixies went BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR, and that hole in the side of the box was them overflowing out and spilling onto the roof

[@The98deville]

Bet that made noise

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

For real… it straight melted the roof from the molten metal

[@thomasvlaskampiii6850]

​@@HVACRVIDEOSThat plasma is ✨ spicy ✨

[@CHOMAHOMA]

Oh man, I think all the electrical mess has been chasing you lately. I remember those wires reading weird voltage for the cooler and freezer. Note: if you don't clean after the electricians, I can guarantee you that some will come and say: that refrigerantion technician leaves a mess here. Great video as always. Thank you so much.

[@youtubeaccount931]

One time my good friend opens the box and there was a large rattle snake wrapped around the bus bars LOL! Crispy obv

[@Skid6660]

Great extra argument for your general "stop and observe" approach to trouble calls. Not everything that's let the smoke out is dead.

[@justme5384]

To open a Masterlock you just need to use another Masterlock... 2:26

[@CSXRailfan6588]

That was funny when he showed the mess in the video and said no comment classic electricians leaving a mess at least they cleaned up all the wire

[@TheChipmunk2008]

yeah because that's worth money.... as a sparky it makes me mad to see slapdash electrical work. Using the red wire taped green as the ground? What kind of sparky hasn't got earth/ground wire on the van ffs

[@CSXRailfan6588]

@@TheChipmunk2008 yeah and some use all black wire and electrical tape as the phase colors

[@Casal70]

The difference between a mouse and an electrician is the color of the leftover belongings.

[@TheChipmunk2008]

@@Casal70 sadly in many cases that's true

[@TheChipmunk2008]

@@CSXRailfan6588 to me that is fine, but... taping a red as the ground, HELL tgo the no

[@CBultmann]

I have the same Fieldpiece clamp meter and rotation check function works great, no need to bump a contractor to see if a fan or pump goes the right way.

[@nicolaslab1814]

Wow, 2 consecutive videos where the wire goes see ya and a new feed needs to be pulled. Great video as always!

[@gerhardjanen7583]

Hey, I'm not a HVACR tech, but I'm very interested in your doing. Your mindset and your "Big Picture " thinking, helping me chance my mindset, as an service tech for tube bending machines, to become a better service tech. Thanks for all your inspiration.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Glad I could be helpful

[@alext424]

That has to be the worst electrical failure I’ve seen on your channel so far. Thanks for the awesome video Chris! 👍🏻

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Your welcome

[@Ksweetpea]

Look at all that charred wire, its a miracle the building didnt catch fire

[@ShukenFlash]

The pull likely caused some of the damage, particularly since the wire was old and the insulation would have likely become brittle over time. But it's also plenty likely that there was water in the old conduit and that contributed too. That wire was definitely jacked up when it came out. The insulation shouldn't have gotten messed up on the new wire, partly just because it's new insulation and not old and brittle. They also generally use a lubricant to help the wire slide through the conduit, at least if it's tight.

[@johnbreland4099]

Perfect time to check voltage at the fused disconnect, even know it’s turned off. Also while working on that circuit pull the fuses out, just in case someone doesn’t walk by and flip breakers cause their oven or outlets not working 👍

[@JoeCdaYT]

I have seen something like that. Pull disconnect on the side of a federal building and the fire that had ensued inside the box had melted the insulation back to the wall. Our company sub-contracts stuff like that out. Lots of pictures and estimation of about 200 Ft of 10=2 wire to main panel. There was going to be some drywall work involved if it was done as a new pull since the old run was Romex. I know the feeling of On-call, have it this weekend and Saturday night got called out for a noise complaint at a high-end condo where big money is spent for people to be able to take over 4 Units to make one unit on the lake. 4 Floors and all. Noise was heard in multiple units in a unit stack. Boss said to find the culprit. Well I did with on call time and will let him deal with the logistics of billing that but found out there is a central booster fan for all the vents to go into and the fan itself had bearings going out. 3 Hours total in this whole mess.

[@dashcamandy2242]

Yawning isn't always a sign of fatigue. According to a brief Google, partially to confirm what I learned in grade-school science, but in the process I discovered several other benefits: * yawning causes your body to release a wetting agent into the alveoli (air sacs) in our lungs, keeping them "open" and ready to work * yawning opens up the jaw muscles, increasing blood flow to the brain * yawning causes you to breathe deeply, flushing any remaining "stagnant air" from your lungs, and offers some small cooling effect to the brain as well The More You Know 🌈🌟

[@XeonProductions]

Good call not trying to salvage that existing wire, that stuff was charred to a crisp.

[@timparsons7348]

Well if it's before the load side of the disconnect, it's time to call Sparky.

[@htroberts]

WHY on earth didn’t they just pull the extra eight feet of wire to not need those joints? and why a red wire for ground (not legal)? can’t believe they left that switchboard open and left for lunch…

[@quietone610]

As long as the electrician marks the ENDS in the correct color, the wire can be whatever is cheaper. Same goes for Orange (high leg of a center-tap Delta config.)--identify at both ends and use whatever you want in the middle--usually.

[@adamwakefield2831]

⁠@@quietone610 on on ungrounded conductors you can re identify however grounded and grounding smaller then 4awg cannot be remarked

[@DeclanBirmingham]

I appreciate that you explain everything in each video so the viewer can join your channel at any time and learn something. Thanks

[@opnoah2085]

7:15 is me every time I’ve opened up a Trane condenser panel this season and seen 10 wasps fly out at once. Gave quite a few home owners a good chuckle

[@jollygreen4639]

I always had a can of hornet spray in my tool bag. Always checked the panels and inside for nests, etc the best I could. One day, somewhere I disturbed them and they came after me. I got four stings on my upper forehead and three in the outside corner of my left eye. In five minutes, I started to feel funny, went to security, they called an ambulance because I may have started to go into shock. So the ER dr told next time could be worse so I now have to carry an EpiPen with me just in case. This happened when I was in my early 50’s.

[@rykerthomasj3087]

Don’t know if you’ll answer this question or not, having an issue with the AC in my workplace, it’ll be nice and chilly in the morning, but as the day goes on it comes out the vent at 85+F but if you take thermostat off wall for a few minutes and put it back on vent temp goes back down to 50-60s. The fan stays on the whole time but compressor does not.

[@carloshilarionvazquezaranda]

Muy buenísimo trabajo mi estimado Chris, así es como resuelves los problemas y además das mucho más de ti, no importa quien haga el desorden lo importante es tener la satisfacción al dejar siempre limpio la zona donde trabajamos. Gracias por siempre dar consejos de como hacer nuestro trabajo. Saludos desde Coacalco Edo de México.

[@89dhvac]

Why in goodness name did they pull new wire from the j box to the unit and re splice the wire?!?!? Why would you not take that opportunity to eliminate the j box and splice or even leave the j box but at least eliminate the splice…

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

My thought exactly

[@madtown_refer_tech9477]

I have seen and had a lot of Polaris connectors fail. I personally dont use them anymore. Just went back to using copper split bolts.

[@leviweltin1163]

The last two vids have been absolute humdingers!

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks

[@axelbostrom3606]

If there is one thing I know about electricians, it is that they do not clean. The justification I usually hear is that their hour is more expensive than to get the cleaners to do it. How true that is, I don't know

[@tweake7175]

i have always offered to clean the site, but i never once had a customer wanting me to do it.

[@melvinlazear8068]

good job Chris something definitely shorted to ground keep up the good work

[@skorpion1298]

Hmm who does not love Crunchy Cables! Nice :D

[@legionofanon]

Ive had a 3phase 20HP water pump melt through a wire nut (yeah a wire nut, not a marine grade lug block, smh) and short on the case, never blew a fuse or tripped anything

[@k11ll33rr]

Best you made was telling the customer to go get an Electrician. I wouldn´t even have cogitated stripping something like that 4in clean, you´ve shown how the wires were cooked throughout the whole lenght, condensation could come back bite you in some time and might even short it worse inside the roof where a fire could take place.

[@dj970708]

In Germany we have to choose the Fuse based off the Cable we use, if we deliver 400VAC with a 5x cable, we HAVE TO take a Fuse with 3 coupled Fuses. So in the event of failure, or just for turning off, ALL Live wires have to get turned off! Based off these Arcs, i would just guess either the Fuse failed and didnt turn off (which is not possible in Germany Fuses, as they would internally fail and disconnect the circuit (all 3 Phases) or the Screwnuts were either lose or overtightened. When you screw them too much into the Wire it could help the wire to break and while it breaks/fails, it can happen that it will arc really badly, based on the load aswell, the more load, the greater the arcs

[@kg4muc]

Dang! Those wasps were way more docile than usual! Glad you didn’t get stung

[@rockercover]

Glad no one was near that electrical meet-point box on the roof when the wires burned.

[@PhillipFrischman-vo8gm]

You are probably absolutely right good job

[@helmsajr]

Great job Chris has always.

[@throttlebottle5906]

zappy zap zap, that would have been one heck of a fireworks and lightning show. 🤣

[@quietone610]

Some pedantic nitpick: It's a SwitchBOARD if it's 600V or lower (line to line or line to ground). It's SwitchGEAR above that (i.e., 3kV, 12kV, and above). The Transformer that bridges the two is technically part of both.

[@DocNo27]

I love how the original electricians left a loop of plenty of extra cable in the unit going to the disconnect, but the new guys cut the replacement run to size 🤦‍♂

[@andrewrixon2347]

I can’t believe that American sparkys can get away with 4 wires all the same colour to termination points ! R-Y-B & Green…not difficult….

[@AZ-zn3ru]

I mean it’s qualified professionals working on these machines…..

[@stillthakoolest]

Also, modern THHN has a nylon jacket on it that is not part of the insulation rating. It provides some gasoline resistance but is otherwise sacrificial for during the pull - and it can make the wire look "fucked up" but doesnt affect the insulation. They probably didnt use enough lubricant either time

[@JAMESR.-xo3tt]

You gotta love the yellow jackets!

[@zekenzy6486]

Great video. Thank you for sharing

[@joshua.sookoor2025]

Holy crap, inside that box was black like tar, plus its crispy like fries definety had an electric fire! Im surprised the whole box didnt melt! Is it plastic or metal? Nice job chris!

[@letterslayer7814]

the faceplate is metal so i would say the box is metal as well if not it would probably be very droopy

[@oscalerup1129]

Crazy. Had a convince store that couldn’t find a key so I could get behind the building to work on a walk in cooler. Told them they better get a new lock. 😉

[@TheChipmunk2008]

My guess would be a loose connection melted the connector or softened the insulation on A phase, which then shorted to the grounded lid for a while, heating up the fuse along with blowing bits of the faceplate all over the place, then it blew, and the unit shut down because of losing a phase (I know that last bit you already told us). I'm amazed with all the heat and plasma flying around that the other 2 phases were still live. And as for those electricians leaving the panel door open and going for lunch, man I hope their public liability is good, can you imagine if a kid had wandered in?

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I cant imagine what they where thinking

[@websterleone]

The electricians said the old wire was damaged from the pull, I hope they at least used cable lube for the new wire. I've used it before in a conduit run with one or two too many bends and it helped tremendously.

[@Granth_Man]

I drink cold coffee and watch ur vids every day

[@raytheexplorer5198]

My ice merchandiser was not cooling. So I add R134-A. I keep adding Freon but suction pressure goes up and then come back on 0 psi pressure. I leave it on for one day. Inside the freezer ice bulid up on two side but not reaching 20 Fahrenheit temperature. Right now is doing 26 Fahrenheit it’s ON almost 24 hours. Thanks in advance

[@dalemarr70]

Hey, 4th of July on the roof ! Maybe a bad Polaris installation? Those things were jamed in there from the beginning. Water would have drained on down.

[@dbell41888]

I'd remove jbox and do a temp connection if after hours or weekend till electrician showed up. Never had service electrician ever show up that quick. I'd also help him pull if he's cool.

[@rogerghiardi7723]

Call the electrician, holy crap

[@jo6520]

I see that a lot with electricians. We had our telephone pole get hit with lightning, and the power co came out to fix it and left the garbage in the woods behind my house.

[@dan4age]

Only thing they take is clean copper 😆

[@tyhuffman5447]

Safety question, why not shut the main breaker prior to opening the box? What could have been found that could have been fixed with the breaker on? Trash - "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit"

[@zidane2k1]

When you showed the new box the electrician put in, I noticed the Cantex logo on the cover was upside-down, and now I’m wondering, did you see it and put it upright before you left?

[@XolaresTiberius]

That box went nuclear!

[@tracysellman1562]

Dude I was laughing so hard when I saw the trash the electricians left, I always take a pic of shit like that, it not only irks me but sets my OCD into Bull shit mode. lol and when you said "No comment," I said that's not what you are thinking. PS: I always clean up what I can, but get so tired of cleaning up other people's trash and just think it is BS! lol

[@ni_wink84]

Chris you’re like me, I’m like red for ground huh? Ok… my friend is an electrician he always says the wire doesn’t know what color it is, I always say yeah now I don’t either 😂

[@Paul-IE-Repairs]

250.119 violation 250.119 Identification of Equipment Grounding Conductors. Unless required elsewhere in this Code, equipment grounding conductors shall be permitted to be bare, covered, or insulated. Individually covered or insulated equipment grounding conductors shall have a continuous outer finish that is either green or green with one or more yellow stripes except as permitted in this section. Conductors with insulation or individual covering that is green, green with one or more yellow stripes, or otherwise identified as permitted by this section shall not be used for ungrounded or grounded circuit conductors.

[@UsTrainsAndSirens]

At 9:09 on the tablet, how do you get those readings or what do you use to connect to the line sets to read with a tablet or computer?

[@jonleiend1381]

Wow that is crazy.

[@RayRay-nb7tn]

I would say that one of the lugs must've came loose and heated up and blew the hole in the box. IMO. We'll al least the Sparky came out quickly to get that up n running. Could've,Should've, maybe checked amps on the Cans each? Don't know just saying to put on your exempt list. Great video Chris keep up the great work bud.

[@tinymanthebeast]

is that unit on the Los angles power grid? the unit might need a . ICM Controls ICM450 3-Phase Monitor . the same thing might happen again because of the power grid dropping out or spiking. power grid voltage starts dropping down motor amps go up .

[@crazyedo9979]

Excellent point. 😁

[@Ivan-qq6dj]

Exactly

[@mustangdbest220]

Love the videos and 4K 60 now idk if your phone supports HDR BUT IT WOULD BE AMAZING to have HDR

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I will discuss that with my camera crew

[@mustangdbest220]

@@HVACRVIDEOS ok thanks

[@glennduxbury2568]

WOWIE !😮

[@adamkane3736]

Man... Glad you were able to get it going again, but as someone in the electrical industry... Those guys were hacks. Pulling red wires for everything, plastic junction box on a rooftop, leaving a mess behind. I'm not sure why they choose to put a splice back there again instead of just using that box as a pull box and keeping the conductors continuous all the way to the unit.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Yeah I was wondering the same thing

[@tuttocrafting]

Is there no code over there to differentiate the different phases wiring? Here pulling a red wire for ground with taped color yould be a big no no.

[@DocNo27]

Talk about angry pixies! 😳

[@kens.3729]

Contractor Clean-up is a Make or Break thing. If they Leave a Mess on the Ground, I can only Imagine how rest of the job was Done. Clean Up your Mess or Else. 🤪👎

[@Epiccatsandkittens]

That junction box looks like it had a fire in it at one point. And when they pulled out the wire, I'm surprised it didn't cause an electrical fire. That could have easily resulted in a fire and caused extensive damage to the restaurant. So I'm sure the customer is grateful that didn't happen.

[@josephconway1968]

Electricians and Baseball players, both Prima Donna's!😁😎

[@kennethlobo4420]

Nasty short circuit

[@MichaelATH]

I think it’s an international thing with electricians not tidying up! Ask any trade in the UK who’s the messiest…….

[@dan4age]

Same with Australia

[@KaldekBoch]

"I do the recordings for my employees". Geez it's been at least two years and I haven't seen a paycheck! 😂 In all seriousness, I know it's the ultimate defuse statement for someone who's just looking to get defensive or angry about being around a camera.

[@Eledore]

So i wasn't the only one wanting to do the paycheck joke of my second job..

[@jeffLadd]

Did this unit also have a new pull done last year for same thing?

[@patriknilsson2175]

As I have mentioned before, and will do it again. America electrics looks like stoneage stuff comparing to european standard. There's no way we are allowed to install metal cases for electric breakers or couplings. Everything is uv-resistance plastics today to minimize electric chocks if a wire gets damaged/loose and shortcuts to the casing.

[@patriknilsson2175]

When it comes to control cabinets and fuse boxes for industrial use it's ok to use metal cabinets, but they are painted with some esd paint, and breakers still in plastic.

[@nrs135]

(Adam Savage voice) "Well there's your problem." That box is extra crispy if it burned the roof too. I guess they didn't ask your 2c if they left the box there. Someone couldn't be bothered to do full runs when the unit was originally installed?

[@NorthernS0utherer]

I hate to see the bill on an emergency service call like that where you have to rewire a whole thing.

[@tweake7175]

why on earth do you guys have electrical entry points on top of the box where water can get in ?

[@jo6520]

They need a proper disconnect on the roof for each A/C just I m case of an emergency

[@deineroehre]

It seems like colour Coding is optional in the US and some shrinktube will do the trick?

[@redneckcoder]

You missed a perfect "When theres your problem lady" chance.

[@krazy1z]

Chris you should make shirts thst say "1,2,3 Please don't blow up" 😁

[@joeformisano1299]

Electrician crumbs!!!

[@mnoxman]

That wire was fried more than a tweaker.

[@JamesBarnes-xd9bj]

Hope the electricians aren’t the same as before!

[@NorthernS0utherer]

I thought it was just an East coast thing, but electricians are afraid of brooms.

[@spacemanwithraygun3933]

My guess, improperly torqued connectors.

[@H4zuZazu]

or over tightend, that gets warm too

[@jacecoleman3832]

So did someone order extra crispy?? And the ac unit take it to literall?

[@coreyr8870]

Why would they use connectors again. Did not want to pull that extra 6ft of wire.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I was kinda surprised at that

[@huababua8203]

I have nothing to do with your field of activities but I hope I come across a non-functioning AC at one time in my life and do what I learned :p :D