Honesty and Integrity are Everything when you’re in Business so you’ll make additional funds on the next job. You will get repeat Customers this way. 🤔👍🙏
Occam's razor. Simple loose connection. Great idea to reduce the chance of a callback - clean the flame sensor - with a Scotchbrite instead of a $100 bill! 🤣
I had a mess the other day on an old Coleman air handler in a mobile home. Several burned wires along with a faulty blower motor, burned fan relay and scorched limit switch. I replaced all the faulty stuff and still couldn’t get one of the heat strips to glow. The female blade connector was loose. Funny how stuff loosens over time. This things was 20+ years old.
if the fuse loosened up to break connection or is intermittent, then other terminals and solder joints are likely bad or ready to fail. It's best to replace the board in that case and clean/replace blower wheel if it's out of balance. because we all know how electronics love vibration.🤪
I don’t know if you have time to answer this question but here goes. About 2yrs ago my blower motor stopped turning and was making a humming sound. I’m not a heating and air condition guy but I did train in the electrical/electronics field. So I just oiled the motor and changed the startup capacitor. It’s been working since. Why don’t I see more technicians do the same instead of changing out the motor. To me that would save the customer money and the technician time installing one that maybe has some years left? Inform the customer that the repair may last a year or more and maybe down the line you still replace it and therefore you would have may more money from that one job.
@@majack82 When I was living in Missouri 20 years ago my house had a wall furnace in each bedroom plus a warm morning furnace in the living room. I think the house was built in the 30's I think.
@@staind288 Wall heaters (not really a furnace) are very common in smaller homes. Here in California even Home Depot carries them. Safer than floor furnaces. One advantage to natural gas or propane wall heaters is they don't require electricity to operate. Millivolt current is provided by pilot generator to operate the thermostat and gas valve. You can also buy electric wall heaters where they have cheap electric rates. Propane is for rural areas too far from natural gas lines.
I wouldn't be surprised if that table "or whatever it is" was in front of the furnace access, to begin with. Whether it bothers you or not, really depends on the customer. An older lady or gent may need to be shown some compassion and grace. Young or abled bodies, nicely ask them to move their stuff. Even middle-aged, it's a judgment call. Some people have disabilities and physical limitations and it's not obvious till they have to do a certain task.
Why didn't you cycle the furnace off instead of releasing door switch off? You had the furnace all heated up(heat exchanger) then you cut power to the blower motor. I don't think thats a good idea. Its not good on any brand furnace, especially a Rheem.
Yes, he flipped the switch to the gas valve off..... BUT anyone who truly knows their craft KNOWS that flipping that gas valve switch is a "no-no" . Flip those off regularly and I PROMISE YOU, you will Find a valve that no longer switches on despite moving the switch
Honesty and Integrity are Everything when you’re in Business so you’ll make additional funds on the next job. You will get repeat Customers this way. 🤔👍🙏
I always tell my appreciative customers, "I am either the hero or zero". You sir, are the hero this time, good find!
That system just wanted you to come by and give it the 'ol Curtis love touch.
Ted uses a $100 dollar bill to clean those flame sensors but I think you can use a $1dollar bill 😂😅🤣 Good find and good vid as usual ... Thx Curt ...
Steve lav done it a few times lol
Nice job Curtis. Good catch on the fuse holder.
Loose fuse, well it happens I guess, I was thinking it was a cold solder joint on that board. Quick and easy.
Good job Curtis! Glad you charged just your labor.
Was thinking maybe the fuse holder soldered connection on board were poor good job
Nice job!
Good Job!
Great Repair!👍
Thanks 👍
awesome vid!
You Always seem to know each and every thermostat you come across and GOD knows there are a LOT of Different Brands around the US. Thanks! 🤔👍🙏
Hate those home depot t stats people buy
like the video did a very good and they where happy. be bless and safe. we have ice on trees and ground. SAVANNAH TN.
Good video
Even had a clean filter!
A little bit of dialogue, and explaining what you found would be nice and helpful to most.
Occam's razor. Simple loose connection. Great idea to reduce the chance of a callback - clean the flame sensor - with a Scotchbrite instead of a $100 bill! 🤣
I cannot afford the hundred dollar bill so I use the Brillo pad.
@@caru3257 Ted just likes to get a rise out of folks, so he can drink his hater's tears.
I had a mess the other day on an old Coleman air handler in a mobile home. Several burned wires along with a faulty blower motor, burned fan relay and scorched limit switch. I replaced all the faulty stuff and still couldn’t get one of the heat strips to glow. The female blade connector was loose. Funny how stuff loosens over time. This things was 20+ years old.
if the fuse loosened up to break connection or is intermittent, then other terminals and solder joints are likely bad or ready to fail. It's best to replace the board in that case and clean/replace blower wheel if it's out of balance. because we all know how electronics love vibration.🤪
I don’t know if you have time to answer this question but here goes. About 2yrs ago my blower motor stopped turning and was making a humming sound. I’m not a heating and air condition guy but I did train in the electrical/electronics field. So I just oiled the motor and changed the startup capacitor. It’s been working since. Why don’t I see more technicians do the same instead of changing out the motor. To me that would save the customer money and the technician time installing one that maybe has some years left? Inform the customer that the repair may last a year or more and maybe down the line you still replace it and therefore you would have may more money from that one job.
Your entitled for an easy repair. It happens
Did you give her a qoute to fix the gas line where I'm at you can't penetrate the cabinet with flex
That gonna be a bitch to fix and almost no clearance so it’s not even up factory specs
How did they take your caution about storing combustibles near the furnace?
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A little maintenance would have been beneficial in the past!
I would have been suspicious of Cold Solder Connections.
I've had a lot of them with equipment that Vibrates or banged around by people.
Mike M.
1st here we go
To me it seems like you were a little accident prone this day from getting a shock to getting burned on the draft inducer
Lots of homes over there with the furnace right in the living space, how annoying. Not a lot of thought put into them.
When I was a kid we lived in a house built in the 1940s, and the furnace was in my bedroom!
@@majack82 When I was living in Missouri 20 years ago my house had a wall furnace in each bedroom plus a warm morning furnace in the living room. I think the house was built in the 30's I think.
So many Homes in the South were built on Slabs with NO Basements.
@@bretthibbs6083 u mean electric wall heater or a propane wall heater? What's a wall furnace
@@staind288 Wall heaters (not really a furnace) are very common in smaller homes. Here in California even Home Depot carries them. Safer than floor furnaces. One advantage to natural gas or propane wall heaters is they don't require electricity to operate. Millivolt current is provided by pilot generator to operate the thermostat and gas valve. You can also buy electric wall heaters where they have cheap electric rates. Propane is for rural areas too far from natural gas lines.
It would really annoy me if i were you when they call you out and cant be bothered to move stuff so you can work
especially a plumber with a leak under a kitchen sink.
I wouldn't be surprised if that table "or whatever it is" was in front of the furnace access, to begin with. Whether it bothers you or not, really depends on the customer. An older lady or gent may need to be shown some compassion and grace. Young or abled bodies, nicely ask them to move their stuff. Even middle-aged, it's a judgment call. Some people have disabilities and physical limitations and it's not obvious till they have to do a certain task.
@@patrickinottawa27 yeh i agree with you BUT some people are downright lazy
That Furnace Is So Far Back.. Could Had Been Install Closer To The Door...
Lose fuse holder someone was there simple lol
Why didn't you cycle the furnace off instead of releasing door switch off? You had the furnace all heated up(heat exchanger) then you cut power to the blower motor. I don't think thats a good idea. Its not good on any brand furnace, especially a Rheem.
He turned the gas valve off so that it would cool down earlier
Yes, he flipped the switch to the gas valve off..... BUT anyone who truly knows their craft KNOWS that flipping that gas valve switch is a "no-no" .
Flip those off regularly and I PROMISE YOU, you will
Find a valve that no longer switches on despite moving the switch
It is best to remove a wire from the gas valve while letting it cool down
Never cut the gas valve off it could cost you # free gas valve replacement