Two Easy Calls We All Should Be Able To Handle.

[@w1swh1]

What amazes me is that nine times out of ten you go straight to the problem! I guess that's skill and experience😀😀

[@jthonn]

He is good, about the best I have seen. His van is well organized, so is his bag and he knows his stuff, a good man and honest. He also knows how to do good business. When I discovered his channel, the first thing I did was subscribe, and believe me I don't sub very often.

[@pipi7731]

Now that is what I like. The show and tell part. What you found and clearly show it and then explain it. Thanks Good video.

[@frankroper3274]

Ants will get in those contactors...they love them! Mice love to make a nest in the box too!

[@ghostprotocolvideos]

Love the Pepsi stoored in the back of the truck

[@juancarlostrejo6323]

What a informative video Thank you so much

[@HVACGUY]

My pleasure

[@DelticEngine]

Great video, Curtis! Very informative and good advice. I notice you're now blowing out drains rather than vacuuming them out, which given what came out saved you from a really dirty vacuum. Great job and thanks for posting!

[@jthonn]

My contactor was working and it was corroded mammy. It was 13years old at the time, cap too. Changed them anyway of course. Those were easy, shame on you if you are in the business and can't handle that, because I'm not and can do it, (had some practice though being in restaurant business for 25 years). Believe me, if I had to call someone out every time a cooler or freezer unit went out, I would have been broke, not to mention the hvac system. Of course, I had to sometimes, and watched them like a hawk. That is how you learn. If I had leaks or needed a charge, I did have to call them out. Changed many a motor. Walk in freezers, pardon my French, pain in the ass. Nice Job Curtis.

[@HVACGUY]

Some techs coming out of school are poorly equipped, and it isn’t always their fault. My local tech school will graduate people even if they don’t show up for class.

[@jthonn]

@@HVACGUY That is terrible and I'm not meaning to hurt anyone, I just hope they find your channel.

[@davidaustin9009]

Superthanks for newby instructional..

[@fernandobazan829]

Q: What is the brand name of those algae tablets? never seen that before

[@kg4muc]

Looking cool with the glasses 😅

[@ThomasWalker-m2y]

Also when i used to do hvac work back in the 80ds the electrical whips also had the low voltage wire ran inside with the 10 ga wire. Stupid idea but that was the was the pre made whips were when you bought them in St Louis mo.

[@549BR]

Could well be the make up of the contactor's metal components; what I call Chinacrapia metaljunqus. 😎

[@ThomasWalker-m2y]

Curtis i saw a movie when I was younger called THE BLOB that looked like it's baby that came out of the condensate line. I'm 72 now.

[@zekenzy6486]

Great Video. Thank you for sharing

[@robalexander7348]

Thanks Curtis, that is years of experience behind you 😉

[@michaelzang9739]

Great video, thank you

[@stevencossaboon3237]

Nice jobs Curtis

[@chesstime356]

I like it, I am maintenance technician could you please adding more videos like this one? More basics once ? How to install EZ trap, UV light , surge protector, condensation pump and so on . Thanks I would like to see your response. I do watch your videos from 2 deferent account.

[@HVACGUY]

Will do!

[@williamserver4332]

Great video. Thanks for posting

[@JesseDoesHVAC]

Nice shades!

[@larsjansson2625]

Noticed that you often leave your tool bag on top of the unit ....... measuring the high pressaure value can because of that be higher than in reality.

[@JHACbiz]

Spoon acts as a desuperheater for maximum performances

[@lancelawrence3259]

Nice work

[@AmericanFarmerHVAC2024]

Never had it happen but I've always been nervous about those old rheems and now the compressor plug is facing you when you're working on it.. I have had other units shoot the pins right out, and they fly like bullets.

[@jthonn]

Holy cow!

[@549BR]

Take cover on the range.

[@led_handymanservicesocalif6432]

I would like to do a video on mQ HVAC App for Fieldpiece Equipment please

[@Fastandpro]

I think you killed an alien in the drain.

[@karenalston6517]

Great video on the first call you capped off the vent so that energy could be directed through the p trap right?

[@pedros.c6742]

Nice

[@ForgetU]

13:32 Know your capacitor, it's always between start and run.

[@carlsmith5919]

Never seen that new tester. Spoonometer is there an app for that?😂

[@danwittels5542]

A couple of meatballs, cha-ching!

[@fernandobazan829]

good video but it get more confusing with heat pump and hard start kit when you don’t use normal color wires for unit hook up

[@rudy8361]

The spoon is to make sure lines are grounded

[@johncspine2787]

Until my attic fire and power surge that blew a transformer, board, and a power strip somewhere else I didn’t know much about home AC and electricity. It looks like ppl just strip wires and screw them in, but it’s more precise..60 cycles per second means the electrons are flowing one direction, then the opposite 60 times every second. You actually have microscopic (infinitesimal) motion that causes, (wires and connections can actually loosen over time because of that and temp changes etc) so that’s why on really big wires/connections there are torque recommendations printed in big electrical panels, and wires get twisted several times after capping to help prevent manual motion as well from loosening them. And, you can’t just strip wires Willy nilly..enough to clear the screw or enter the clamp but not so much as to leave bare wire to invite a short or ground fault. The wire size, copper vs aluminum, etc etc More thought is going on than one thinks! Don’t just wire stuff up if you don’t know what you’re doing..don’t risk a fire! (My fire was a melted wire/power surge, no human fault could be found..)

[@kens.3729]

Not sure Why Homeowners Don’t take care of some Preventative Maintenance items which can get Expensive. If they’re Renters, then I Completely Understand. 🤔

[@jhill.7216]

And I graduate in may glorious 👏🏽👏🏽😂

[@HVACGUY]

Almost there!

[@fldave612]

5:14 Will those tablets corrode coils? I have a package unit and the evap core always has a slimey film on the return side of the core, I can clean it, and 2-3 months later it's building up again. Will these tablets help, or do you recommend another product? I'm hesitant to put a UV light in this system after the amount of damage one of those did to my last system.

[@GarrySmith-k4t]

You said that’s hot 24 volts I thought when you disconnected it’s dead? Thanks

[@PlumberD]

Okay so what’s the deal with the spoon?

[@jthonn]

spoon? now I have to watch the video again

[@bill944]

That's for Curtis to collect the gravy from a couple of easy calls.

[@Balticblue93]

For some dope after a hard day working on dinosaur equipment.

[@549BR]

For the Nyquill

[@danwittels5542]

A couple of meatballs, cha-ching!

[@iamnoone.]

Styling and profiling 😂

[@BrettWae]

Did you get a bit of a lifter from the cap around 13:53?

[@Niveous23]

I hate when they tie the auxiliary and main drain together.

[@WoodyH.]

I thought this was an HVAC channel not landscaping lol 8:03

[@butlerstouchHVAC]

if the power was off why was the contactor coil hot?

[@butlerstouchHVAC]

11:15

[@Hvactech49]

It was calling for cooling from the thermostat.

[@butlerstouchHVAC]

@@Hvactech49 thanks that caught me off guard, i figured it was that just wanted to make sure i was correct

[@w1swh1]

@@butlerstouchHVAC Yes took me a while to figure out how these things work. As a friend of mine once said "its very intuitive when you know how it works"😀

[@DanO181919]

A contactor is a switch. It opens and closes High voltage (240 V)to the condensing unit. What opens and closes the circuit going through the contactor is the control voltage(24V). When you kill power at the disconnect switch outside by the condenser only kills high voltage. 24 volts is fed from the air handler inside via a transformer. 24 volts feeds from the air handler through the t-stat which “Controls” the entire system.

[@Hvac-dude]

Hey😊😊

[@Mikesroadtrip-ec5kp]

I think I saw the problem. No Dr Pepper!

[@JoseJB0]

You'll be surprised how many "techs" in Nashville don't even know how to check a capacitor or contactor. All they know is to replace the unit. 😒

[@leealtmansr.3811]

You should be using a Torque wrench for the contactor connectors. (25 in/lb for most screws, see the contactor). Otherwise a great video.

[@jthonn]

Really? I never used one for that. I just go by feel, just don't go bananas and over tighten.

[@Hvactech49]

Bad Contactor?

[@DevinHVACInc]

Well stock tray of some Pepsi 😅

[@HVACGUY]

And some Perrier

[@howardpollard255]

As someone who hires techs out of hvac school none have been able to simple calls like the ones you did.

[@Sesamestreet9080]

I don’t think hvac school even show how to do the work lol it’s all theory

[@edwardmannar9307]

u caped the vent didnt it need the vent to properly drain?

[@HVACGUY]

If it’s double trapped yes. Otherwise no. Vent isn’t accessible. So, I couldn’t cover it to vacuum or blow out drain. So, it made more sense to cap it.

[@karellodewijks4971]

👍👍😊😊

[@DarinParker-vh1wo]

Interesting that you wouldn't check the capacitor. Also that you checked pressures with your bag blocking airflow on the condenser fan. Also no superheat or subcool check. If you're wanting to show the younger techs how it's done show them the couple of extra steps to be thorough

[@jamesfitzsimmons381]

You left your soup spoon there

[@HVACGUY]

Okay, where’s the spoon?

[@jamesfitzsimmons381]

@@HVACGUY man if it was snake you be bit. If front of the Rheem OD unit you actually reached over it when you put the pressure gauges on

[@jamesfitzsimmons381]

@@HVACGUY You see it?

[@HVACGUY]

@@jamesfitzsimmons381 yeh, I do now

[@jamesfitzsimmons381]

@@HVACGUY lol