What is in the Basement of my Uncle Ron's House? It's not Good - AC Problems!

We have major A/C issues in Ron's house. This requires going into the basement and it's not a pleasant place to be. Spiders, a dead squirrel, dead AC coils, and then we get onto the roof, then we get dangerous and attempt to repair storm damage to my main power line rain head. There's a lot in this video!
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[@mancavehobbies6213]

Bless Dad and his son working together . Nick seems a lovely young man

[@DachsAutos]

Way to go with the repairs. Probably saved yourself a grand between HVAC and your exterior repairs!

[@gifted2at94]

Well I feel officially old now Nick has turned into a Giant and I'm Only a 2 year subscriber. Slow down Nick...... lol. Seems like a really good kid!

[@ericvan8137]

You have a great personality. You seem like a fine man!! Fun to watch because of who you are. THANK YOU!!

[@ryanravencaller]

Filter should really have a housing so its not pulling the basement air or be below the coil like you mentioned and tape off the opening on the return - the pump you thought was a sump pump is actually called a condensate pump, it pumps all the moisture and condensation the unit removes from the air out that drain tube that was hit by the mower/storm whatever happened, I like the videos on the houses! Your uncles and aar hq! Great work and great maintenance and repairs!

[@fluffy1346]

Good Morning Randy from @Auto Action Rebuild

[@robertf4540]

Randy & Nick FTW! Great job guys!

[@edwinjstephens4958]

Hello there cowboy here again just a quick note you're absolutely correct there should be a filter under the A coils id recommend a HEPA filter all considered a d you can change it about every three to four months you only need to remove that little strip at the bottom of the A frame cover not the entire thing but you'll still have to go down the dungeon and yes move the pipes lol I love the old place personal that's my style I'd be very happy there except for the cold anyway all the best a little bit of repairs at a time so not to seam overwhelming it'll get there remember always be safe healthy and happy God Bless 🤠

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

Beautiful portable ladder you bought.

[@mcapel54]

This is what family is all about! God bless you for all of this hard work you did for your uncle! Great job!

[@palletwizard]

The thing that looks like a sump pump is a condensation pump for the air conditioner. Those pipes are fresh air intake and vent pipes for installation in basements

[@rogerfenton5210]

How Nick has grown, good to see you working together, a place for you to be in the future, keep up the good work

[@JasonMcCord-qk3yb]

That’s a great house Randy! Not only does it have sentimental value, which you can never replace, but it has great “bones”. You can always rehab it a little bit at a time.

[@76biggdogg]

Thats the condensation pump, not really a sump but works the same. The pvc pipe hooked up to the small blower in the unit is for the Carbon monoxide.

[@arthurdeich5753]

Wow,Nick has really grown ,he's a fine looking young man.

[@olol3765]

You uncle was a smart handyman

[@loganlovescarsandmotorcycles]

I enjoy the house videos. Having lived in a 100 year old house that house doesn't look bad to me. It's important to save these old family homes.

[@infinity3jif]

Its always a feel-good moment when you do the repairs yourself and save some $$$$$.

[@2DogsVlogs]

You save so much doing little jobs. Sadly I have to get more and more people too help me out. No way I would have drilled through asbestos like Randy did without the proper prep (mask, vac pulling in shavings). Even I know that. Randy should get the siding tested. As he says it just takes money too get the place sorted. I've spent $40k and still need a new kitchen and bathroom.

[@richardzirk6935]

I enjoyed watching your version of this old house. Nice work Randy!

[@DonPablo2011]

Well done. As soon you opened the trap door, I was *NOPE*, not going down there. Spiders and ghosts hide down there.🤣

[@dave3657]

Hold the PVC pipe together with a couple of screws at the coupling. Keeps them together yet makes them easy to take apart when needed.

[@olol3765]

Pvc pipes for intake and exhaust for high efficiency furnace

[@chrisflaws6763]

I really enjoy seeing you work on the house. Well done with everything you accomplished

[@tokuzumi1]

Get a couple of rolls of foil tape and tape all the seams on those vent lines. Then put some insulation over the supply lines and foil tape those. You can also use the foil tape to seal up the area around the filter and to hold the filter down. Should make your HVAC run so much more efficiently.

[@jonfreeman7486]

Condensate pump. The pump that looks like a sump pump. That is your drain for the a.c.

[@edwardtc8129]

Hay Randy, Ron would be so proud of you for all the hard work you put into the house keeping it in good condition. Fantastic work with the air conditioning unit, love these house videos

[@michaellambie8427]

Love it . Take your time Randy

[@ghorner11]

You're supposed to change the furnace filter every few months. I have a proper basement and still change it about 3 times a year.

[@jimdavis3913]

Good job Randy,your very handy at home repairs.

[@billyhurst8317]

Looks 100% better Randy. Good job.

[@michaelcoffey7362]

Hello, good video , hope things can be fixed 😀

[@tdtvkc1]

I don't get the hatred, Randy didn't go off on anything, not Nick or the house didn't throw any wrenches, was calm cool and collected, nice job Randy. Nick you have shot up a foot or two before our very eyes, I love the working with Randy, you are growing up to be a very nice young man. I too hope you are able to keep this little house and to one day fix it up the way it needs to be, but until that time you do what you can. My air-conditioning went out a couple of weeks ago and of course on the hottest day of the year. I'm 65 and not able to do a lot of the things I use to, and I can't take the heat. I called a professional and he came out and at first he said my unit in the backyard was dirty, but he would need to go get the cleaner and come back, which he did. After doing what he did in the backyard, the air still wasn't working and after some other investigation he figured out the blower motor went out. He said he had one on the truck and he replaced the bad with the new one, after that the air was working great and still is. The bill was over $800 and I had to borrow that to be able to pay the bill, it is truly hell getting old. For the people who say if you don't know anything about it then you should call a professional. That is true but for most of us we don't have the money in the bank for an emergency house repair, so it's do yourself or learn to live with it. I appreciate the do it yourselfer he will learn more from fixing it up then you could in a book or school. Randy nice job on the cleaning, I thought it looked pretty clean after you were done. Randy all I can say is to just keep being you and haters gonna hate. 😀✌❤

[@saibumomoh4981]

Randy, Nice presentation,you are really technically inclined and a DIY advocate,that SON and DAD team is awesome and the lad is cool,calm and collected

[@Jon_2218]

Those roofers you hired did excellent work on the house roof.

[@KK-sm6dy]

Hey Randy great video good to see you fixing things ! Ken (Australia)

[@markkrispin6944]

Holy cow. That porch is about to give away any second.

[@kevinwright1551]

Nice job on getting your air conditioner fix up. Sweet. Keep up the great work.

[@ericharrison619]

That looked like squirrel fur lol. Glad you're not giving up on the house.

[@blaakrose]

Great to see you fix it yourself and save money.

[@RoadhogRNA]

Hey Randy, Home maintenance is key, you guys did a fine job. At some point get you a roll of the aluminum tape and you seal those air ducts. either way good vid man Thank You.

[@danielulz1640]

Yes, just put on a bunny suit and climb into the crawl space. Doesn't that sound like fun!😢

[@virginiosantiago3329]

Good job keeping the house

[@arsinoeivlostprincess4228]

The outside unit gets plugged up as well. It's a giant radiator that surrounds the works. Hose and detergent a soft brush maybe. Clean the fins so the air can move through. The capacitors fail commonly on the outside units. If it's not running at all.

[@WalterKnox]

I sweep my roof. It is sort of flat in spots and we live around a lot of trees, so it requires sweeping (or leaf blowering) at least 3 times in the fall. Good news though is that you don't have to have a ladder, you can just go out through the attic window.

[@antbooginton]

2 pvc pipes are fresh air in and exaust out. That little black box you thought was a sump pump is a condensation pump that pumps out the condensation from the unit 👌🏾👌🏾

[@manny280]

Always funny sometimes, you post videos about things that I am having issues with. My A/C Died on Saturday and had an A/C Guy out here today to look at it, was just a capacitor on the A/C Unit that died, so had them replace it which was not expensive, but also had them install an A/C Saver unit on it also, that way the power does not surge to the unit when it powers on, supposed to help the longevity of the unit.. $655 repair, which was definately worth it. Just thought it funny that you put out an A/C Problems video when I was having A/C problems.

[@maverickflint1991]

Good job Randy the A/C guy 🙂👍

[@peterkwok9608]

Good job Randy and Nick 😎😎👍👍

[@cliffbird163]

Family comes first. Nice one

[@Vetteman372]

You need to buy silver tape to wrap the joints, the tube on the right is a fresh air pipe. You can get a spray to clean evap coils

[@AutoAuctionRebuilds]

I bought the tape and I used the spray in this video

[@christopherjohnson520]

I take a leaf blower up on my roof once a year, usually before snow starts flying. I recently replaced a cheese ball metal roof with standing seam metal so I can keep having a bomb of a fire on my back lawn and not worry about it

[@jimmykroening76]

I live in Indiana, Shelbyville is my City. It would be nice to meet you, thank you for the video's

[@Lotsaslots6747]

Nice work, Randy.

[@philipbickham7551]

It’s going to be warm in the winter

[@maverickflint1991]

That is a lovely basement you have there 😂🤣😂

[@bungeycord5971]

Wow great job Randy.

[@mikemassie9856]

Just remember when it seems overwhelming every one thing you do no matter how little is one step closer to where you need to be just keep your head up and take one step at a time God bless and safe travels back home

[@Therian_Lola_4.3]

Good job Randy! And remember if you find it overwhelming and need help there is this new thing called KZbin that can help!

[@ppal19812]

Randy keep that filter changed, Set up filter reminder on your nest, so you don't forget. Guaranteed that was the cause of airflow issues.

[@marshalloldham2905]

Way to go randy looking good 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@waynek921]

Randy that was good lurning for sure and good to see your helper with you. I like the house in Illinois and what's up w/it. Thanjs for the variety.

[@mortonfamily8609]

Great job! I bet that filter was 90 percent the reason for the flow issues, that one was really full of dust and dirt. With that rust on the evaporator lucky did not have any freon leaks, seems to be a common culprit that even I had run into.

[@Gramps83]

That AC unit needs to be rotated 90 to sit horizontal (some units and be oriented either way). I guarantee you that thing gets submerged. Definitely needs the right size filter and a door over that. I'd go over all the ducting seems with aluminum tape to minimize how much air escaping.

[@Javon1689]

That bug are sometimes called sprickets it's like a spider and a cricket

[@76biggdogg]

Spider crickets it what we call them in NJ . They get freaking huge too. Creepy mfers

[@palmettocarpetmiamiROBERT]

Randy, when you have a chance, get a professional A?C guy to do an acid wash on that coil. What you did is going to help but the acid wash will truly do the job.

[@keithvallance219]

Top job Randy.

[@mikegleeson349]

I believe the siding on the house is asphalt shingles, not asbestos. Ambient air enters the bottom of the coils, cold air comes out the top,(That's why it was so clean on top) the crud will be on the inside (bottom) of the coil. Be gentle wire brushing that coil, they are very delicate and easily damaged.

[@jimmycheese3817]

You can cut the PVC pipe in an accessible area and install a Fernco fitting (rubber sleeve with pipe clamps on both sides) then glue all the PVC to PVC fittings together. They also sell metal duct tape used to seal the galvanized duct work together to minimize air leaks. Obviously clean both sides where the PVC and duct work meet before sealing.

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

I love the house. It is safe. And it has character. A can of compressed air would have helped I think. A vacuumcleaner can do it too.

[@maverickflint1991]

Definitely calling you when I need some electrical work done 😂🤣😂

[@whiterastaproductions1846]

Lol what a world we live in Randy i literally just had an ac man out for the same exact thing last week

[@turbotato]

The pump is an AC condensate pump...catches the condensation and pumps it out into either a drain line or out into the yard...There's a level sensor in the sump that turns it on and off. That broken hose is where the condensate gets pumped out into the yard...usually you want to run it away from the foundation so it can drain into the lawn away from the foundation.

[@JB91710]

You need to drill two pilot holes. One that goes all the way through the trim and the stud that is equal to the diameter of the screw "Shaft". The second hole is big enough for the screw to slide through on the trim piece only. Then you slide the screw through the trim and let the threads of the screw threads into the stud and pull the screw head and the trim against the house. If you only drill the first hole, the threads will engage both pieces and if the trim is away from the house, it will stay away from the house, locked on the threads.

[@craigjorgensen4637]

I would paste a strip of that silver tape on the top of that air filter to seal it!

[@jermainessmith9440]

Nick gettin big he a b driving soon

[@GodisGood1776]

More content like this fixing up the old house wish I could have done that with my dad I was too worried about running and gunning👍🏻

[@seanryan2616]

I have never seen an a/c system like that Very interesting 🤔

[@maverickflint1991]

It does look a whole lot better. Good job sir. 👍

[@haskellburks]

Hello Randy and Nick. Let's see what's down in the basement of your grandfather's house. Good luck on fixing the ac unit under your grandfather's house.

[@maverickflint1991]

Just do what you can do sir and in time you'll get the family house back in tip top shape.🙂👍❤

[@neilmurphy845]

You could do with a brush with a longer handle to make things a bit easier you definitely did a brilliant job and definitely saved an absolute fortune

[@ThriftMachine]

Just did mine, i used a paint brush to work it in then rinse it afterwards.

[@kaplunk1548]

i wouldn’t recommend drilling through possibly asbestos siding but if you’re going to do it again keep it really wet to keep the dust down

[@coreyverrett8117]

Well I know how to clean that now thanks Randy for the tips it's gonna save money lol

[@Bwong55]

1:49 thats a cricket xD

[@Christopher-f8q]

Hey Randy great video 👍👍and the house just do a little at a time you already replaced the roof so maybe 🤔 foundation next 👍👍👍

[@Jon_2218]

Really enjoyed this video.

[@mattkork]

Wouldn't go too far to seal up the duct work under the house. In the winter you might need some of that heat escaping under the house to keep the pipes from freezing.

[@pos.startups9871]

I learned something new today....

[@psychowolfgaming]

Don't put a filter under the coil. Just get a better one where it is and seal it up better.

[@rodmoore5278]

The pump is a condensation pump. If the plumbing is to high it gets done that way. The pipes to motor is a vent for gasses. The other is fresh air intake

[@vogelservices6769]

Terre Haute, man how I miss working on those older homes. Some still have gas lighting in the attic

[@jojo-ih5lw]

you must sealed the filter area for better cooling 😊

[@bk_goatkim679]

We don’t have basements in Houston - but watching videos they scare me! Hopefully all goes well and gets fixed! You’re a home fixer and a car fixer! Keep it up!

[@ShawnT_1JZ]

first, the lil pump is to pump out the water that gets in the system, thats also whats broken outside off the wall witch really isnt a major deal, the larger 2 pipes are exhaust and intake

[@RaulAlvarezHPsv]

You´re my hero!,

[@charlesashlock6025]

Hey Randy I tip I learned a while back because I deal with on a/c regular deconstruction that is with the insulation my friend told me that if you use Dawn soap and bathe in it it will get all of the fiberglass off but it has to be Dawn. the best tip an old man gave me it works great

[@maverickflint1991]

All is good just go down the stairs and unlock the latch and open the door and go in. Do not be scared it only spiders🙂👍

[@Powersproductions130]

“It’s soo cold down here!” Oh boy… 😳👻

[@madtater5948]

Randy you're looking outlet of the a coil you got to get underneath the a coil I bet it's plugged up