trane XL 14i condensing unit making strange noise part 2 of 2

[@sagenate7267]

Am I the only one who gets excited when Steve Lav gets a phone call? Its like an entrancing to a new Steve Lav HVAC adventure... :)

[@fuzzycuffs]

My Trane stopped last night. Same unit, made the same noise. I'm definitly not up to fixing it myself, and with this heat wave I've got a 3 week wait. Yay me.

[@milotorres6894]

75 gallon WH she must take 3 hr showers , 2 story ,5 bed , 3 bath take 60 gallon no problems , nothing can stop a Trane Steve is a shaking and baking , good job always... 👍💪✌️💎🤔😔

[@Fireship1]

Great job Steve. That Trane is back on track! It sounds much better with a new fan motor.

[@efman2k3]

Great work Steve. Thanks for posting!

[@rwbillings]

Nice work on the fan replacement, Steve. Baby the dog out in the field again, mama.

[@dalltex]

Nice work Steve. Glad to see you looking after your customers best interests like usual. I would have been tempted to check the static. I'm guessing it's well over 1" wc. I know she wouldn't downsize a working unit. People think the big box stores will save them cash but a reputable tech will save them more. BTW you do a great job with your video edits. Love the stuff you show (carpet,stair climber chair). Very informative and entertaining.

[@aircooledtx]

Rescue Trane.. those damn Trane brackets suck.. Good Job, Steven..

[@barthier9877]

Hi Steven, I use a few tips that you use in your work. I bought an old house and renovating at the moment. So I thank you for the nice videos and tips. Greetings from the Netherlands. Bart

[@rainerrain9689]

Greetings from NYC.

[@emmanuelvalencia6405]

Ha ha! What a nosy tech can't get over with 3.5 ton Trane installed by Home Depot on a small house. But it's funny entertaining, educational and true, I loved it. I learned from the video too. Thanks Steve!

[@zeke112964]

Sounded like a Trane wreck! Nice job on the rescue motor! She's gonna be next level mamma!

[@Brad1237202]

I'm back from vacation!!! Great repair Steven!!!

[@Eddy63]

Another great video Steve , hands on is how the beginners learn ...Babe the dog is fun part of videos . Keep up the good work ...

[@profuse007]

Lol awesome. you turned a good trane to be in same class as goodman with the fan replacement and speed switch delete

[@kendallfitzgerald8599]

The Flat Garage what ever it was broken now it is not

[@kendallfitzgerald8599]

If it was good word not be broken am I right lol

[@jimbola77]

man I just can't wait 4 your excellent video's steve with baby mama!!!!

[@ronnielowther2242]

Great job agian Steve as always! !

[@1keykneedeep]

Good job Steve. Horsepower seemed a lil low considering the size of the unit. I went with 1/3hp on my rescue motor. Trane 16xi

[@markschommer7407]

I have pretty much the same unit, Mine is a 2 ton for Northeast Wisconsin in a 1442 SQ foot home. It does just fine.

[@normanfields6371]

Rule from 500 ft.² per Ton so you are correct in saying approximate 2 1/2 ton also the return drop on the furnace had a open return vent against code because of propane water heater can pull carbon monoxide through the house also propane is heavy so it can lay close to the ground. Good job on the motor replacement

[@kemonpapadimitriou9772]

Happy Sunday Steve!

[@charlescooney6900]

Nice video on the fan motor. Love seeing the little mama dog. Why don't you use your ratcheting service wrench on the square nut for the fan blade? I find it works better for that.

[@charlesdavis7461]

Steve, you did a lot more testing than my technician did, he had no results. I asked aren't there testing devices to check what may be happening. His answer no, for what? I wish you lived in Nashville, TN.

[@markwalton8988]

What did you end up replacing/fixing? My unit is brand new and making a horrible noise…

[@harrydickson4575]

Great fix and video Steve

[@roynexus6]

Hey Steven, which motor model did you use ?

[@mikecarter4922]

good work steve

[@michaelpadovani9566]

WAY oversized like you said. But great fix getting cooling back for the lady.

[@jimbola77]

yesssss u are correct a friend I had not seen in years had cosco install a lennox condenser and I think it was a Copeland furnace 1200 square ft mobile fabricated home 5 ton come on he has problems left and right and crappy job they contract the job out then the contractor get's these guy's off the street who claim to know everything unbelievable!!!!!!! tech's like u are needed .

[@michaelszweda]

STEVE nice job your gauges nice are the clamps to read the temp thanks

[@brianellsworth4767]

That ambient switch is a problem looking for a place to happen. The summers are too short and hot in the northeast to worry about it. They run high speed most of the time anyway.

[@MarcMeal]

Those are some nice guages/hoses/clamps you have. What brand is it?

[@phillipgroom9187]

Wow, good job. Thanks for the video

[@hyperlexis]

Great video as always -- but had you considered using an ECM drop-in replacement for the broken OEM fan motor, like the Rescue Ecotech/Eco Apex outdoor fan motor or the Genteq Evergreen OM motor? These repairs are a good time to switch out an old PSC motor and the Ecotech and Evergreen are usually much cheaper than any OEM Trane two-speed motor, plus the ECM will save the customer a good amount of electricity in the future (if she keeps the system and doesn't downsize to a 2-ton like you recommended). Plus an ECM would eliminate the fan capacitor in the condenser, avoiding future capacitor maintenance. ECM motor availability and time could always be a negative factor, however....

[@joshuapoche5137]

Damn lav another over sizeed system. We oversize by half a ton but im in Louisiana where in the summer time it gets to 110 heat index and 90-100% humidity. We dont really have winters either, usually in thr 60's with some cool fronts in the 20-30's and that last about 3 months. So we run a/c about 9 months of the year

[@websterfelicia86]

Joshua Poche true I live in Baton Rouge the temperature in my house right now is 90° can't wait to get my fan motor Replaced tomorrow

[@ramihawari23]

If the white and the brown with white stripe wire are both common or the same, like you mentioned. Black wire is on T1, So can you put the wire brown with white strip on the on T2 instead of placing it on the Common of the capacitor like you did? Thank You

[@gerrymcadams7517]

Great job Steve, Is it necessary to cut the extra shaft off the motor? I see some do and some don't What is your take on that subject? Thanks for your time keep em coming.

[@Kiskassklan]

Good video, Thanks! I have a 12 year old 5 ton Trane heat pump and it was making a lot of noise. Like the noise yours just made. I went outside and the fan wasnt turning. It hasnt has a capacitor replaced so i put a new one in. It came on and ran ok but the fan sounded like it was wobbling. i tried again tonight and the fan was turning real slow and had a loud humming sound so I guess it needs a motor too. What do you think?

[@bradranks628]

I would HIGHLY suggest NOT buying anything by the Trane brand. Here's why: I purchased 2 new systems from them thinking I was getting "better equipment", but that could not be further from the truth. Keep in mind that I live in Arizona where the temps are 115º plus. Now, the first issue is that one of the 2 units went out immediately. It broke when I was out of town forcing the heater to run indefinitely, even though it was set to cool only. As it turns out, they cover all of their wring with peanut oil!?? Well guess what, mice LOVE peanut oil and they were attracted to that lovely taste (probably why we set traps with peanut butter and it works so well). This to me is just simply a bad business decision. Needless to say, everything in our room melted as the temperature was kept above 118 for 3 days straight, while we were gone. Now none of our drawers close correctly, our doors do not shut right and all of the oil in our wood furniture is gone. On to #2! Oh, Keep in mind, these are less than 1 year old! I am still paying $20,000.00 for these two "lovely" babies!! This time the coil went out, causing us to live in the peak AZ heat for almost a week. I was told that this is uncommon for any brand. I guess we are just lucky. #3 This time the control module went out in the air handler! I was told this never happens unless it is just a bad unit... Again, I guess I am just lucky. #4 This time the Thermostat broke. This is their proprietary thermostat, so their own technology on that thing. Good luck with these things, they have some convoluted method of resetting and joining the network or adopting to your account that is a real treat. #5 Did I mention that I still have a good year or more to go on my payments for these gems!!! Now, the coil went out and leaked out all of the refrigerant. back to 100º in our house! They said it would be at least a week before they could get the part to me (which I thought was a bit long for such a well know brand with distribution) so I wrote them a letter on their website asking why Amazon can get me anything I need in 2 hours, but they take a week, even though they are installing hundreds of these daily, in my city. I also asked is this the type of "QUALITY" that I should expect from my purchase decision to go with them? Guess what I received back in response to that letter? Well, if you guessed NOTHING, you would be correct. Par for the course here with Trane. #6 The vents and 2 stage motor never really seemed to be very productive, so I called my dealer locally and asked them to investigate. They found that this unit was shipped with malformed flashing on the air handler and it was blocking 80% of the air flow. He trimmed it out and got it back to normal. So, again, I write another letter to Trane on their website asking if this is something that should be replaced or if it is common and again asked if this is the "Quality" I should expect from their brand. My Answer? Ding Ding Ding, if you guessed NOTHING again! #7 Still waiting on my coil to be delivered after 2 weeks and the installer just called to tell me that Trane sent the wrong coil, so we will need to reorder it from them, AGAIN, and I need to wait. So, moral of the story? If you want really bad quality, tons of headaches, appointments, ruined furniture and pay at least 4 times as much as other brands, you should absolutely buy Trane. Or if you simply want the indoors of your house to be like this, then you should also buy Trane! Otherwise buy ANYTHING ELSE.

[@Garth2011]

Contacting Trane direct by telephone would have been the better method for questions or complaints. Your installer also might have some delay when parts are being ordered and shipped in a fair time. Sending the wrong coil part is a big bummer. Then, I would have mailed a letter to them and lodged a complaint about defective hardware and poor quality right from their production lines.

[@pophamlarry]

hey Steve....Great video! I watch your videos everyday and really enjoy learning from them can you please tell me what name brand wire crimpers your using in this video please?....nice work Steve! Thank you for the videos and your help....

[@joeschneider67]

Budget issues with customer? Was easy to install a single speed universal motor in. You will have some problems getting the right super heat and subcooling in mild weather conditions

[@Contrafan2008]

She will cool for sure, but with a unit that big, i wonder would run long enough to bring the humidity down.

[@minniemause3435]

Hello. Amazing Videos !! Thanks friend..★

[@joshb124]

Wow talk about over sized. Not to mention she'll never run out of hot water.

[@babajifahim3490]

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[@osvaldov7337]

what state is this?.

[@unknown674]

I wonder if she has mold issues from short cycling. If not, the AC is only doing half it's job.

[@wdennis8]

Great videos sir.

[@georgesiatos9848]

great work!!

[@donnierobertson3088]

Good job

[@FrankRuiz66]

Geesh the condenser is almost as big as that house lol

[@HJCF0520]

Nice job!

[@randykocian4738]

I see over sizing mostly with furnaces. Usually. Homeowner trying to use something somebody gave them. Explain why I can't install the furnace. A year later it's been hacked in and they want me to do the maintenance. Good grief!

[@crazydan2327]

U didn't cut the shaft it's not going to be easy getting fan assembly off if u ever have to change the motor again

[@Garth2011]

Either he did or he didn't film he did. I'd hope he knows its recommended to cut the extra off.

[@Nighthawke70]

10:45 I heard hissing when he popped the cap off the high side access port. Not good man.

[@BoilingPointMechanic]

ac is probably just as oversized as the heating system. "hvac" technicians ask me what a manual j is every so often. I just shake my head and laugh at them. Ask them if they're serious and then proceed to tell them they should find a new job if they don't know what or how to do one. Pretty sad stuff. The time will come when manual j is required on EVERYTHING not just new construction, that should weed out a bunch of the competitors.

[@schomminater]

Mine is a 2 ton for a 1442 Sq. Foot house. I think mine has the 1 speed fan motor.

[@protonhead1]

That was a 2 speed fan motor in that trane unit, So was that also a 2 stage condenser or a single stage condensor.

[@airprok8328]

I believe the 2 speed motor runs on ambient temperature, depending on temperature, that determines the speed the motor runs by using the switch he eliminated. The rescue motor did not need that control switch to run.

[@captain150]

3.5 ton for that house? That's insane. 1.5 tons would do it.

[@ntsecrets]

If it’s being used for heat that might be why it’s sized so large

[@williegillie5712]

They don’t usually look so new when a motor burns out. Oh well

[@tlservices3916]

LOL it's Home Depot job or Lowes

[@marlon8429]

R410a in a 2004 unit 👀that’s strange

[@joeyf504327]

wow.. Who the heck thought up a 3.5 ton ? SO Lowes and Home Depot aren't good for ac work huh? Sell sell sell

[@solsupremo1]

Hi Steve my name is Carlos I'm learning air conditioner and I need to buy a good multimeter and I saw the one you have in that video can please tell me which model ?????? thank you very much I really appreciate 👍👍👍

[@stevenlavimoniere]

the unit i have is a field piece a older modle not made any more get a newer model that does inrush current with a swivel head .www.fieldpiece.com/products/detail/sc56-true-rms-swivel-head-clamp-meter/clamp-meters-retired/

[@stevenlavimoniere]

this is the new model that replaced mine i use now www.fieldpiece.com/products/detail/sc640-loaded-clamp-meter

[@obesefeline]

3.5 ton on that little house, wow! Someone should lose their job over that.

[@keikoabe2469]

The baby dog is a workin' ya'll--12/20/2019--hbaggers spirit brother man...8/18/2013

[@briancrane7634]

*Not* a criticism but I wonder if he asked the lady if disabling 2-speed was OK? Next AC tech will say: 'Who duh f**k put this rescue motuh in here! It's not even a Trane part!'

[@Garth2011]

Few HVAC techs use factory branded motors on condensers. I don't agree with them doing that without telling me the reason why and price difference. Steve did mention he did that because it was a week to wait for the OEM motor. Typical....high priced parts and a long wait while the cheaper ones prevail in availability. I blame the warehouses for not having the good stuff in stock.

[@gerryrig5012]

Overkill on the size

[@jonhvac]

Got a get the shot...haha.

[@jm69charternet]

I would say yes that unit is to much for that house. Our house we just bought has a unit that is to much for this house ours is a 3.5 ton. My filter is a 20x20 I have only 8 floor vents, should have been a 2.5 or a 3 ton.