Doesn’t matter what he thinks Ted. I’m in HVAC since 1988. If he would have had it serviced even a few times in the last 10 years you might have caught that inducer going bad before the warranty ran out. He would have gotten the part for free and just payed the labor to replace.
When you said there was an Easter Egg in the furnace, I thought that's what might have broken the draft inducer! Oh, to have heard the noise that probably made when the furnace ate it! It's disappointing that the distributor wasn't willing to fudge the warranty a bit in the name of customer goodwill.
I’ve installed ICP units for over thirty years. Haven’t had many issues with them at all. Priced right, good warranty and very reliable. Thanks for sharing Theodore.👍👍🇨🇦
But wasn't the air handler in warranty when he called and made the complaint of loud noises and eventual failure? So shouldn't it be worked on under warranty since the noise and failure happened while under warranty. I guess the main question is, when did he call for service? If it was after the warranty time when he called for service, then yeah, no warranty work will take place. But if he called before the warranty expired, then I would think its covered under warranty since the air handler failed while under warranty still.
I agree on comfortmaker being great machines. We have one on the side of our house from 1996 with its original full charge of R22 and run cap. Has only ever needed cleanings and always works when we need it !
Thanks for all your hard work! People don’t realize the toll all that stooping and being on your hands and knees takes on your body! Knees, shoulders and lower back take a beating!
42 year's in the HVAC industry performing service, repair and installs has been BRUTAL to this OG's body. Residential being the worst compared to commercial and industrial service. Some basements, attics and tight crawl spaces are a nightmare. Ted is a tall drink of water as I am 6'2" which has been a curse and blessing. Great job Ted. Keep the videos coming. Thanks for all you show and teach the newer generation.
Wonder how many years it took for that egg to be found…best hiding spot ever….it would be interesting to see the egg’s effects during the summer months…
Another great video, If you serviced in the Midwest, where all the equipment is vertical, You have over head lighting, you can stand up or sit on a chair or tool box. I think your life would have been a lot easier. With my arthritis I couldn't sit "Indian style " on the ground like you do.
Ted your a great guy love the videos. I noticed that flexible gas line without a dirt leg penitrating the cabinet and touching the cabinet. The vibration from the unit running could rub a hole in the gas line. I am seriously not trying to be UA-cam police just noticed a safety Hazzard is all.
On the flip side, we come out and everything checks good and a motor fails months after and then they ask, "what's the point of maintenance when you were out 4 months ago?" Never ending battle. lol
WOW!….. I have NEVER heard of nor seen somebody use their return as a storage cabinet!!!!…. This guy sounded so nonchalant about “when he started storing stuff in here”!!! 😳🤣😂
I see people make a lot of comments about Draft Inducer Motors. Regardless of brand, these motors (in my opinion) are maintenance items and periodically need replacing. I replace numerous in a winter season.
I think you should make a video talking about your career and how you began doing hvac and why along with what company did you start with. Basically just a timeline of your whole career because I think that would be really cool to hear you talk about.
One of my American Standard units with a 10 year P&L had a failed variable speed motor go out 10 years and 2 days. They would not honor warranty. It went out the week end of July 4th back in 2017. In the past 14 years, I replaced a Variable Speed module (under warranty) and the out of warranty motor on the upstairs unit. Not a bad record for my two 18 SEER Systems.
Bad / worn ball bearings. Being a vintage computer collector, I've had some old hard drives from the 80s where the bearings sounded just like that. I also had a pool pump motor that suffered the same fate, got 100x as loud, and ended up pressing in new bearings. With new bearings it was so quiet it was hard to tell if it was running. The Easter egg in the plenum takes the cake!
That thing had a lot of rollout on ignition. Was the collector box ok? They crack all the time and the furnace can't draw enough draft properly. But, these things are backwards and always light violently, due to the fact ICP designed the ignitor to be at the end of the gas manifold, and not at the beginning at the first burner. Dumb.
I noticed in your videos on furances the flue piping your using pressure fitting instead of dwv. Pressure fitting are shot radius and vent fittings are long turn radius which are the right fittings to use fyi
Baker Brothers Supply....Wendall Purvis and his brother were countermen when Baker Brothers started in Ga. Some times when they were short of money they gave them stock in the company. When Wendall retired that stock was worth $1.4 million dollars. Kind of like finding that Easter egg.
I watch your videos to learn stuff. After watching a lot I learned never buy a high efficiency furnace. My 80% unit is 30 years old and runs just fine.
I guess the Easter bunny forgot where he placed that big butt of an egg. Too funny. Finally nice to see clean air filters installed by a homeowner who cares about their system.
I'd love to learn when the easter egg first went missing? Wonder if owner isn't a buddy of yours who added a litteral Easter Egg for entertainment value? Recently started enjoying your channel and I've seen a number of entertaining Easter eggs in a few of your video. ...rock climbing wall in home, drain pan literally on ceiling, zombies on skewer in Halloween sceen, etc. I enjoy being entertained while learning. Thanks
Besides the dislike for gas fired furnaces in hard to reach attic spaces, I especially hate gas fired furnaces in a crawl space with a dirt floor. How much dust and mold is sucked up through the system and into the house? When the tech first opened the door, I thought, oh good a concrete pad down there. NOPE! Dirt.
Seems like its always a crap chinese sleeve bearing that fails on those fan motors. The one item that is subject to the most wear and manufacturers use the cheapest part for that. The extra cost for a true sealed ball bearing would have been what, $5 or so which dwarfs this no heat call of maybe $400.
From the sound of this motor, it was most likely a ball bearing. Sleeve bearings are actually about as reliable as ball bearings, when they are properly applied. The problem here is that these inducer motors are cheap garbage and run extremely hot, which dramatically shortens the life of any bearing. Ball bearings can be also highly susceptible to dirt contamination. If they had spent 50 cents more on nicer materials, the motor would run cooler and would last 50 years instead of 10.
Those fasco jakel motors are terrible. We keep several in stock because we get atleast 10 replaced every winter. Most don't even make it 5 years on a properly running system.
Doesn’t matter what he thinks Ted. I’m in HVAC since 1988. If he would have had it serviced even a few times in the last 10 years you might have caught that inducer going bad before the warranty ran out. He would have gotten the part for free and just payed the labor to replace.
When you said there was an Easter Egg in the furnace, I thought that's what might have broken the draft inducer! Oh, to have heard the noise that probably made when the furnace ate it!
It's disappointing that the distributor wasn't willing to fudge the warranty a bit in the name of customer goodwill.
Now you know an "easter egg" is normally some sort of hidden gem..........and that's exactly what this is!
I’ve installed ICP units for over thirty years. Haven’t had many issues with them at all. Priced right, good warranty and very reliable. Thanks for sharing Theodore.👍👍🇨🇦
But wasn't the air handler in warranty when he called and made the complaint of loud noises and eventual failure? So shouldn't it be worked on under warranty since the noise and failure happened while under warranty.
I guess the main question is, when did he call for service? If it was after the warranty time when he called for service, then yeah, no warranty work will take place. But if he called before the warranty expired, then I would think its covered under warranty since the air handler failed while under warranty still.
I agree on comfortmaker being great machines. We have one on the side of our house from 1996 with its original full charge of R22 and run cap. Has only ever needed cleanings and always works when we need it !
It’s amazing how clean and rust free that unit is in that crawl after all those years! 👍
Thanks for all your hard work! People don’t realize the toll all that stooping and being on your hands and knees takes on your body! Knees, shoulders and lower back take a beating!
42 year's in the HVAC industry performing service, repair and installs has been BRUTAL to this OG's body. Residential being the worst compared to commercial and industrial service. Some basements, attics and tight crawl spaces are a nightmare. Ted is a tall drink of water as I am 6'2" which has been a curse and blessing. Great job Ted. Keep the videos coming. Thanks for all you show and teach the newer generation.
ANY MORE TOURS OF THE NEW SHOP?
I concur! New shop/office update would be appreciated. Been following your progress.
I like that Milwaukee fuel drill. I couldn't tell what the voltage is but I used the M18 driver and drill kit. Best set I ever had.
You had to perform an eggstraction procedure! Pretty nice well maintained home. I like the wrap around covered deck.
Reminded me of seeing a calf birthed but dryer.
Wonder how many years it took for that egg to be found…best hiding spot ever….it would be interesting to see the egg’s effects during the summer months…
Another great video, If you serviced in the Midwest, where all the equipment is vertical, You have over head lighting, you can stand up or sit on a chair or tool box. I think your life would have been a lot easier. With my arthritis I couldn't sit "Indian style " on the ground like you do.
Ted your a great guy love the videos. I noticed that flexible gas line without a dirt leg penitrating the cabinet and touching the cabinet. The vibration from the unit running could rub a hole in the gas line. I am seriously not trying to be UA-cam police just noticed a safety Hazzard is all.
Bet that guy wishes he didn't drag ass on calling you when he first heard the noise. Something to be said about annual maintenance.
On the flip side, we come out and everything checks good and a motor fails months after and then they ask, "what's the point of maintenance when you were out 4 months ago?" Never ending battle. lol
WOW!….. I have NEVER heard of nor seen somebody use their return as a storage cabinet!!!!…. This guy sounded so nonchalant about “when he started storing stuff in here”!!! 😳🤣😂
I see people make a lot of comments about Draft Inducer Motors. Regardless of brand, these motors (in my opinion) are maintenance items and periodically need replacing. I replace numerous in a winter season.
I think you should make a video talking about your career and how you began doing hvac and why along with what company did you start with. Basically just a timeline of your whole career because I think that would be really cool to hear you talk about.
There's one to share with the grandkids, some snowy night in front of the fire-!
One of my American Standard units with a 10 year P&L had a failed variable speed motor go out 10 years and 2 days. They would not honor warranty. It went out the week end of July 4th back in 2017. In the past 14 years, I replaced a Variable Speed module (under warranty) and the out of warranty motor on the upstairs unit. Not a bad record for my two 18 SEER Systems.
That furnace layed an egg. Keep it warm and a baby furnace will hatch 🤣
Bad / worn ball bearings. Being a vintage computer collector, I've had some old hard drives from the 80s where the bearings sounded just like that. I also had a pool pump motor that suffered the same fate, got 100x as loud, and ended up pressing in new bearings. With new bearings it was so quiet it was hard to tell if it was running. The Easter egg in the plenum takes the cake!
Awww, come on guys, it's so simple maybe you need a refresher course. It's all ball bearings now days.
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I wasn't ready for a literal Easter egg.
That was some Easter Bunny! That is why we love these Videos, Birds, Rats, Snakes, and now an Easter Egg. What Next?
Could you imagine the size of that chicken that laid that egg ?
Cheers
Is that furnace venting into crawl? Saw the pipe from inducer elbowed out a few feet but not connected to an outdoor pvc pipe.
Another great 👍 job Ted
Might install and egg-filter on that return
That was great. 😄👌😄👌😄👌
Ted saved Easter.
Cool name!
Comforttaker “We suck eggs”
That thing had a lot of rollout on ignition. Was the collector box ok? They crack all the time and the furnace can't draw enough draft properly. But, these things are backwards and always light violently, due to the fact ICP designed the ignitor to be at the end of the gas manifold, and not at the beginning at the first burner. Dumb.
Yeh, he ain’t gonna be happy about that. Those motors ain’t cheap either.
I noticed in your videos on furances the flue piping your using pressure fitting instead of dwv. Pressure fitting are shot radius and vent fittings are long turn radius which are the right fittings to use fyi
I have to save this was a eggcellent video.
Your warranty just ran out but HERE have an egg!
Baker Brothers Supply....Wendall Purvis and his brother were countermen when Baker Brothers started in Ga. Some times when they were short of money they gave them stock in the company. When Wendall retired that stock was worth $1.4 million dollars. Kind of like finding that Easter egg.
Hello from the great state of Michigan
Lack of engineers defining witch scew to use ;-)
Ted did you put this in that a hell of a return box mounted to the furance
I watch your videos to learn stuff. After watching a lot I learned never buy a high efficiency furnace. My 80% unit is 30 years old and runs just fine.
Never seen that before. They're lucky it went all the way through.
Cowboy VS The Easter Bunny !
I guess the Easter bunny forgot where he placed that big butt of an egg. Too funny. Finally nice to see clean air filters installed by a homeowner who cares about their system.
Hey Ted found a dead bat in a inducer assembly pulled it out and showed to the customer. She took off running hell I don’t know why
What kind of tape was that? Sounded like duct tape coming off, but looked like foil tape on the other side.
Once I found a fried duck down the chimney lol 😂
At least there wasn't any Bee's or Snakes in it.
That's what ours sounded like when it went out..she was screaming at 4 am in the morning.
Half expected y’all to disturb a dead pregnant easter bunny sitting in that return/storage space over the hole
I'd love to learn when the easter egg first went missing? Wonder if owner isn't a buddy of yours who added a litteral Easter Egg for entertainment value? Recently started enjoying your channel and I've seen a number of entertaining Easter eggs in a few of your video. ...rock climbing wall in home, drain pan literally on ceiling, zombies on skewer in Halloween sceen, etc. I enjoy being entertained while learning. Thanks
You installed this? I thought you only did Trane.
I bet of they did annual service that would of been picked up earlier and replaced under warranty
Besides the dislike for gas fired furnaces in hard to reach attic spaces, I especially hate gas fired furnaces in a crawl space with a dirt floor. How much dust and mold is sucked up through the system and into the house? When the tech first opened the door, I thought, oh good a concrete pad down there. NOPE! Dirt.
Astonishing how clean the unit is.
Interesting to us NO BASEMENT ACCESS from above. Must crawl in under the building.
Storage in the return unit .
Thick filters, and that roofing material on the return is definitely too restrictive.
My inducer was loud af, didn't know thats what pulls out the cm into the chimney.
First thing I thought was, that's gotta stink. LOL Some ostrich is MAD. LOL
carefull !! if that egg hatches.........lordy !!
Is that a logical storage area? It wouldn't be in my house!
I use zip ties then seal after never had a air leak from that.
sound muffled?
com on teddy u put that there he haww
Ted Saved Easter 🐣
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Why not use Panduit straps?
Thats one way for an easter egg hunt
Who stores stuff in the return plenum?
the cowboys of easter and hvac theres yor dinner
Rollout on ignition?
I have been looking for that since April........
Boy Ted you don’t wanna ask me what I did that was directly related to Halloween 🤫
Your camera picks up all kinds of critters, dust flying all around. Do you ever wear a mask in those areas? Would be bad to inhale some of that stuff.
Give the egg back to the younguns, so they can hide it in the return again!
Does anyone in SC have a furnace mounted normally? :)
@29:39 and 29:59 is crazy
It's hard to stop an icp !
Seems like its always a crap chinese sleeve bearing that fails on those fan motors. The one item that is subject to the most wear and manufacturers use the cheapest part for that. The extra cost for a true sealed ball bearing would have been what, $5 or so which dwarfs this no heat call of maybe $400.
From the sound of this motor, it was most likely a ball bearing. Sleeve bearings are actually about as reliable as ball bearings, when they are properly applied. The problem here is that these inducer motors are cheap garbage and run extremely hot, which dramatically shortens the life of any bearing. Ball bearings can be also highly susceptible to dirt contamination. If they had spent 50 cents more on nicer materials, the motor would run cooler and would last 50 years instead of 10.
Those fasco jakel motors are terrible. We keep several in stock because we get atleast 10 replaced every winter. Most don't even make it 5 years on a properly running system.
And if its double piped you can here them screeching when you're walking up to the house
Good job Ted.
Notice fitting coming out of top of furance
Sorry, the Easter egg is no longer under warranty.
Great fix
Just can’t make this stuff up. Thanks
Good 1 Ted ... Thx ...
Late night for sure
It might have been the Easter egg with the money in it!
what a strange place to store junk
Them Youngins had them a good time .
Ted for President!!
10 years out of a furnace is pathetic. 11 also.
Still better the 2eyes and 4 legs looking at you . Lol
Hardly a literal Easter egg in something!
You just exposed their hidey hole for their valuables.
Was that the only return?
Assuming the duct was larger, opening that hole up would improve the air flow.
There two ducts coming off that trunk
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I would have pulled the fan bud
Lol I found a Easter egg in furnace intake pipe
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Ctfu 😂😂🤣🤣
Grind me a pound!