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A helping hand
Приєднався 10 лис 2022
This channel has short video documentaries about the customers that we service around North Idaho. Our goal is to reduce the financial burden on low income families and seniors who incur unexpected repair expenses on their home or auto. You are welcome to donate to this cause if you want to experience the joy of giving back and paying it forward. If not, I hope you enjoy taking a break from the negativity, anger, and depression that your local and national news outlets deliver to you daily by seeing some positivity for a change.
Time to say goodbye
When I started this project in January, I set aside a chunk of money to use for each person that I helped. I knew the money wasn't going to last forever but I was hoping it would last all year. Unfortunately, it ran out after 8 months. So I won't be posting anymore videos on here.
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Відео
Rinnai V series tankless water heater error code 14 blown thermal fuse
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I wanted to make a short video to show you how to confirm that your thermal fuse in your Rinnai water heater is blown when it flashes an error code 14.
My first tankless water heater call
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This is the first time I have ever actually seen a tankless water heater. Barbara said a plumber told her the reason why she had no hot water was because the unit needed to be flushed. He also told her in order to flush it he would have to install flush valves. He wanted $800 to do the job and Barbara gets slightly more than that each month to live on.
Replacing a faulty AC Compressor in a Chevy Silverado
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John has a 2005 Chevy Silverado 1500, and he said the AC would work at first but after driving a while, it would stop blowing cold air. The compressor was turning off, and someone had already replaced the low pressure switch.
Trying to repair a vinyl sliding patio door that is hard to open
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This is my third visit to Lonnie and Marilyn. The bottom track on their patio door is destroyed and it's extremely hard to open and close the door. They can't afford a new door so I tried to repair it.
Repairing an AC unit for a former marine
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Jack's AC in his house would stop working after running for a while. He was told he needed a new AC unit for $7000 or they could replace some components for $1000 but there was no guarantee how long it would last. paypal.me/nickandbev
Kenmore 100 washing machine leaking water
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Lonnie and Marilyn have multiple issues with things not working around the house and they barely get by on social security. So after fixing the Trane AC unit I came back to replace the garbage disposal and fix a leaking washing machine
Trane Air conditioner won't come on.
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Lonnie and Marilyn were using their air conditioner for the first time this year and it wouldn't come on. paypal.me/nickandbev
2006 Subaru Forester window won't come down
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In this video I try to fix a Subaru Forester that has electric windows and the front drivers window is not coming down. paypal.me/nickandbev
Fixing a main drain leak and installing an outlet under the house for heat tape
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I went back to Barbara's house to fix a leaky drain pipe under the house. I also installed an outlet under there to supply power to the heat tape circuits to keep the pipes from freezing in the winter. paypal.me/nickandbev
Working on the stove burners on a Kenmore propane range for Barbara
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This Kenmore range was having issues with 2 of the burners on the stove. I fixed one but the other one turned out to be a bizarre mystery. paypal.me/nickandbev
Fixing a Carrier AC unit for Lisa
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Lisa's AC stopped working suddenly. I did several furnace repairs during the winter but this was my first air conditioner call this year. paypal.me/nickandbev
Fixing sprinklers, deck boards, water heater, kitchen faucet, and leaking greenhouse glass.
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After replacing Barbara's jet pump to supply water for her sprinklers, I had to fix the sprinkler system. Then she had rotted deck boards, a water heater that wasn't heating the water, a defective kitchen faucet, and some plexiglass in the greenhouse that was leaking. paypal.me/nickandbev
Replacing a jet pump for Barbara
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Barbara called to say she needed someone to hook up her pump that supplies water to her sprinklers from the river that flows through her property. I ended up spending more than a day replacing the pump and repairing leaks in the PVC. paypal.me/nickandbev
Replacing a kitchen countertop, sink, faucets, garbage disposal, and dishwasher.
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Brian was planning to renovate his kitchen a few years ago so he bought a new countertop, sink, faucet, garbage disposal, and dishwasher. Then he began to have brain issues related to dementia. The stuff just sat there at the house for more than 2 years. His wife Carolyn contacted me to see if I would install it for them since he is no longer capable and they don't have the money to pay a profe...
Restoring power for Helen, Christy, and their 9 children.
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Restoring power for Helen, Christy, and their 9 children.
Debbie Pontiac G6 Driver door handle not working
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Debbie Pontiac G6 Driver door handle not working
Installing 2 deadbolts on exterior doors.
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Installing 2 deadbolts on exterior doors.
Fixing an Admiral washing machine that won't fill the tub with cold water
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Fixing an Admiral washing machine that won't fill the tub with cold water
Debbie's old whirlpool washing machine was shaking and banging like it was possessed.
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Debbie's old whirlpool washing machine was shaking and banging like it was possessed.
Helping Debbie with plumbing and electrical issues
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Helping Debbie with plumbing and electrical issues
Replacing fluorescent kitchen lights with LED tubes
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Replacing fluorescent kitchen lights with LED tubes
No heat from a heat pump and electric furnace
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No heat from a heat pump and electric furnace
Phyllis said her electrical outlet was sparking.
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Phyllis said her electrical outlet was sparking.
Sandra's furnace broke at a really bad time
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Sandra's furnace broke at a really bad time
Thank you very much!
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you did a great job! Best i have seen in years!
You knew how to fix the car, which is great. But your camera works needs improvement. Keep trying and it will get better.
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You certainly did many good deeds. You're a good man. Bye bye.
Thank you so much!! This is exactly what we were dealing with! Our softener time and regeneration time were off. Hopefully resetting those will solve the problem. If not, we’ll check the hoses.
Thank you for the fishing info. My husband watched all of your videos . We live in Scottsdale Az and we will be fishing those lakes too. My husband knew Aaron too we are from California.
I didn't really know Aaron, I just met him one time. But that one meeting got me into bass fishing, and I have so many great memories because of it. I fished a few tournaments on lake pleasant. I can't remember if that's near Phoenix or Scottsdale.
It's old but I have seen much older and still running great. She should never get rid of this washer because it's an older whirlpool direct drive and the new ones are crap.
I saw a guy on you tube talking about how they make appliances to last about 5 years now where they used to last a long time.
Disgusting house
ha ha ha
Definitely some hoarders
The agitator bolt looked loose so good job tightening that. The reason that it let water in during a spin cycle is because it was the spin cycle during the rinse stage. It does that in order to get a full rinse. Missing springs would definitely cause the machine to bang around. Base pads are cheap and easy to replace. I would recommend at least checking them because off balance loads, missing springs etc. can cause excessive wear to the base pads. The part when you were waiting for the machine to spin but didn't know what it was doing, motor running but nothing moving, that was the neutral drain. That's where it runs just the pump to expel the water before it goes into spin. The neutral drain mechanism can break which causes the machine to spin when it should only be draining. That also puts excessive wear on your suspension, transmission, clutch etc. Luckily for you, the neutral drain appeared to be working, otherwise the repair would have been a partial rebuild of the gearcase (transmission), all new suspension, new clutch, maybe drive tube and break. Why the customer reported that it kept filling is a mystery. If the drain hose is set too low, it will gravity drain while the machine is trying to fill. Example is, if a super capacity load is designed to fill the tub to where the top of the water in the tub is say 36" above the floor, but the drain pipe is only 32" above the floor, then the water will never fill above 32" because it will gravity drain, never triggering the water level switch to close, and the machine will just keep filling. If the machine just keeps filling but not spilling water on the floor, then that might be the issue. Raise the drain hose a few inches and see what happens.
I appreciate it when people who actually know what they are doing take the time to explain things. Any little bit of knowledge will help if I ever have to do another one.
The agitator was normal. If it was a larger water level with more laundry, it would work normally.
The bolt was loose but the parts guy explained to me that the agitator doesn't move during the spin cycle so it wouldn't cause it to shake. It was definitely shaking because of the missing spring.
FYI it looked like you spliced the main power to the new lighting without adding an electrical box which is a no no, flying spliced wires are a fire hazard. Just saying
What type of electrical box should I have used?
I really respect your doing for folks who don’t have the means to get repairs by high priced contractors. While watching this episode I noticed a couple things I thought were alarming to me, first was you using both hands to remove that breaker, that’s a no no😮 never use both hands, even though power was off still not a good practice, you just never know. The other thing I noticed in the house was that chair so close to that wood stove, very dangerous. You might want to call them and ask if they would move the chair away from stove for safety sake. I’m a retired professional firefighter in a major city and seen too many fires started by electric/gas: kerosene/wood stoves. Just saying.
Thanks for the input. I appreciate any advice that may help prevent something bad from happening. In the case of this gentleman, I will just say that it's best that I don't call him about the chair. Sometimes you have to evaluate the individual and how much they are willing to accept "advice".
I believe the arc you see is because the iron is on when you pulled the cord, should’ve turn the iron off first otherwise there’s a power draw which shows as arc.
I didnt even realize the iron was on. Thanks for pointing that out. I'm going to call her and tell her to be sure its turned off.
@@ahelpinghand703 I didn’t mean she left the iron on, I meant when you pulled the cord it was in the heat position which will cause an arc when you pull the plug. Ideally you want to turn the device off before pulling the plug 😀
@@joeconnett8112 I actually called her and told her and she said that she doesn't turn it off when she's done. So she probably won't have that issue anymore. She actually didn't really seem to care after I told her there was no danger of a fire. That was her concern. She thought something in the wall might catch on fire.
her kids let her freeze instead of hiring someone for her?
I didn't ask. Maybe her kids don't have any more money than she does?
Couple things to help troubleshoot. With the power turned off, disconnect the outlet you had off and do a continuity check with your meter to verify there are no shorts in the wire, check between hot and neutral. If you take the time and pull all the outlets out in the living area it might help identify how things were wired, sometimes mobiles aren't always daisy chained and you may have more than one outlet run back to a junction box. If you do pull all the outlets and you have more than one romex in the box, you can start sectionalizing it down. To do this again with the power off, twist the hot and neutral together on one end (make sure dead) and go around to your other boxes and check for continuity between the hot and neutral. One last thing, don't let a switched outlet throw you off. If you have any questions let me know. Love what you are doing!
Thanks for the lesson. Im not going to go back to that one but I will remember that if I ever get another one.
Hi there. You have a dirty flame sensor on this unit. The flame sensor, also called flame rod is designed to be exposed directly to the flames right at the end of the burners. Their purpose is to prove the flame exists. When you have a dirty one it will make the furnace act similar to yours where it cycles on and off. To clean the flame sensor, remove it and on the metal rod end that is exposed to the flame, clean it up. I find that a Scotch Brite pad works best. If you have any questions feel free to message me. Thanks!
Thank you for letting me know. I have actually learned quite a bit about furnaces since I started doing this. He was my first furnace repair. I now realize when the flame goes out after a few seconds it's because the flame sensor isn't detecting the heat and it shuts the flow of gas off.
That motor brings fresh air to the burner box just letting you know
Does it also expel the burned gas through the vent pipe?
Those pressure switches have a recall on them the water column is to high for that fan to pull that switch in
I just installed the same furnace in my trailer? I bought a new pressure switch because I like to have spare parts. -40 for weeks here. Any more info on new switch please let me know.
Thank you for letting me know. I will let George know if it fails again we will replace the switch.
God bless you for your services provided to those who can’t afford much. 😊