HVAC Service Call: Smoke in Store. This situation could have ended badly! Hit me up at hughesmanhvac@gmail.com Check out the Misfits of HVAC Podcast / @misfitsofhvac misfitsofhvac@gmail.com
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@jamienoel5 ай бұрын
I don't usually rag on other companies, but this is an exception and there's no excuse for it. I'd make it known in the write-up that the previous company bypassed the safety.
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
I mentioned it for sure
@MikeB97715 ай бұрын
That unit has been hacked in every bad way, lucky the building didnt burn down. Total hackery.
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
Agree 100%
@jrh865 ай бұрын
I've never seen an upside down limit switch before 😂 barking mad ! Immediately dangerous.
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
Definitely 👍
@jasonjohnsonHVAC5 ай бұрын
Good lord....safeties is 100% non negotiable for bypassing....i dont care how cold it is...never gonna happen....that is a disaster waiting to happen.....nice job Ryan
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
Thanks Jason, thanks for watching man!
@BartlettTFD5 ай бұрын
I think it might be necessary to have the owner pull the service history on this unit. The company that performed this “work” needs to be held accountable for it. Some city inspector’s office should be notified if appropriate. That company should be fined and told that further violations will cause them to lose their business license. This is really a dangerous situation.
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
Extremely dangerous, totally agree 👍
@subcoolHVAC5 ай бұрын
Good job Ryan, need to issue a BOLO for the Hack installer and the vandal who worked on those units.
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
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@nonamesplease82285 ай бұрын
Who in the heck would bypass a safety. Then walk away and say "it will be alright", No excuse
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
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@topher86345 ай бұрын
Good thing you got video. Something tells me that there will be more to this. Like who worked on it previously.
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
I think so too, thanks for watching
@user-qd3pi5ji7q5 ай бұрын
This customer probably didn't call a different company today...
@HVACGUY5 ай бұрын
Dang. That was dangerous
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
Yes
@topher86345 ай бұрын
Might want to see if a wiring harness is available. If not, I'd say they need to replace it. I mean blower motor, possible heat exchanger failure, wiring damage and limits, that's half the unit.
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
Yeah, I submitted my report and will see what happens.
@jochemsluis88345 ай бұрын
Great job Ryan. You should never bypass any safety device unless for testing purposes. Leaving it bypassed leaves you with a whole hell of hurt. Safety is paramount and if it works is secondary.
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
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@jenna_12215 ай бұрын
Wow. Can’t believe people sometimes 🤦🏼♀️
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
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@zack99120005 ай бұрын
We always drill holes on the outside of the economizer, with no reason to run the wires like that. Much less bypassing limits
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
Yep
@timmohney97375 ай бұрын
Scary that there are people out there that do stuff like this.
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
Yep 👍
@timmorrison41075 ай бұрын
You could have cooked Thanksgiving dinner in that oven, wow everything needs reworked ,I’m surprised that drain pan didn’t melt away, I say new unit is an excellent option.
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
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@REWYRED5 ай бұрын
Hmmm... cooked motor, possible comprmised exchanger, comprimised wiring, comprimised condensate pan...... The entire thing baked itself.. If that was my unit it would be getting replaced and i would be going after whoever jumped the limit for replacement value plus.
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
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@jani1405 ай бұрын
Please change all those wires. If they got that hot and not yet short, the plastics get very brital and isolation on "still good" wires will flake off soon.
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
We quoted a new wiring harness
@MrJujubean4 ай бұрын
Wow! I do not know how anyone could think it was a good idea to bypass a limit or any other safety.
@timothymcmahon15075 ай бұрын
That’s just the new wireless limit switch
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
😆
@nastyhvacr5 ай бұрын
Good find! Last guy out has got some splaining to do.
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching pat
@qomco5 ай бұрын
Thats why you dont bypass safeties...
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
Exactly 👍
@10minutenewhampshirebreak775 ай бұрын
Some tech, somewhere has some explaining to do!
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
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@gregbowman35985 ай бұрын
Good one Ryan
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
Thanks Greg
@ChingusTheOneAndOnly5 ай бұрын
What a find !
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
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@Farley4455 ай бұрын
Bring back the melted filters to your shop and show your guys
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
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@oscalerup11295 ай бұрын
That’s crazy, I had one job once we came behind the people that installed it, the one 3T RTU had a main limit bypass with a lil popper 😅. One other 10T had a hole in the condenser from a screw when they put on the hail guards. And they left the manual on top of the burners so when it fired it burned all of the wiring in that compartment
@Studentofhvac5 ай бұрын
Excellent. Interesting.
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
Many thanks!
@Paul-IE-Repairs5 ай бұрын
i would replace the wire, that insulation is compromised, the way it was creaking and cracking it exceeded its rating, 90C is 194F and a new insulation pad.
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
I agree, I’ve filled out my report and also have the video. Appreciate the input, thanks!🙏
@danpresson5 ай бұрын
Great job Ryan you are so thorough
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
I appreciate that!
@fshn765 ай бұрын
Good stuff Ryan. Just dealt with a unit that caught fire because someone had bypassed safeties all I had to do was go take pictures, total loss.
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
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@Randylazz5 ай бұрын
What are the chances that the person who did all that managery is watching this video……..
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
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@stevencossaboon32375 ай бұрын
Nice work Ryan.
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@brianliles48595 ай бұрын
Need to replace the unit
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
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@Zackrutledge19985 ай бұрын
Nice work man. Good video👍🏻 You ever see anything like that before? I never have.
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
I have not, thanks for watching
@joecorbin51585 ай бұрын
Wowser….😳😳😳🔥
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
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@Brutis-19835 ай бұрын
Looks like what we call Chuck in a Truck was there. Is was a service tech that trained when I started would call them. Plus filter change in December and did not cut the heat off. SMH . Good luck with that unit.
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
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@vincentmcclelland91795 ай бұрын
I wonder if the whole unit needs to be condemned and replaced
@BryanGullickson5 ай бұрын
i know i would as it would be cheaper to replace than sit there and rewire and replace 90%of the unit
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
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@adamdnewman5 ай бұрын
Surprised if any of the wires in the blower area are good insulation wise
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
Probably not, they were hard and brittle.
@ryanisaacson1185 ай бұрын
That ac you looked at with the plug pulled looked like a single circut system
@Farley4455 ай бұрын
Start for fire burning smell on the wires check in see if there all connected you can’t not let the customer turn on the unit for safety reasons
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
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@steveblake87665 ай бұрын
121 thumbs uP
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
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@zekenzy64865 ай бұрын
Great Video. Thank you for sharing. May I ask, what is the same and different between roll out switch and high limit switch ?
@mitchell82045 ай бұрын
Roll out switches are typically manual reset so they have a little button you need to push if it trips otherwise it will not close again by itself. High limits on the other hand tend to be automatic reset because they can be tripped by dirty filters, low airflow, etc but they will automatically reset and the unit will light back up. They should not trip during normal operation with clean filters, so if a unit is cycling on limit (running until it hits high limit then shuts off then lights up when limit recloses) there is usually a problem to fix somewhere.
@ryanmarlatt57265 ай бұрын
Those machines have fixed orifices. Pick yourself up a mini Guage so your not bringing up a whole hose.
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
These units have txv’s
@bryann2633Ай бұрын
I think it got hot
@HughesManHVACАй бұрын
Me too, this unit has since been replaced
@MariosACandRefrigeration5 ай бұрын
I would be surprised ,if you do not have that limit in your van.
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
Me too
@Farley4455 ай бұрын
Owes inspect the job
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
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@acrservicesmathewr75655 ай бұрын
What’s your opinion on the plastic pulleys on VFDs? Have been bypassing vfds due to unavailability and after bypassing we change the pulleys to steel since bypassing gives to much torque on startup and blows them apart. All this nonsense just to meet efficiency standards. Carrier going downhill
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
Not a fan of the plastic pulleys either
@Kevin-wj4edАй бұрын
Replace the unit!!!!!!!!!
@HughesManHVACАй бұрын
We did
@roqueherrera84714 ай бұрын
Where u located?
@hvacblogger5 ай бұрын
What did it smell like? 😆
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
😂
@MariosACandRefrigeration5 ай бұрын
2:00 no wires at the limit ?
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
Yes someone bypassed it
@Farley4455 ай бұрын
Them Raheem is much better
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
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@mmorrison67755 ай бұрын
one question Why didnt the duct smoke shut down the ac?
@BryanGullickson5 ай бұрын
well if the disabled safety is any indication i'd have to assume either bypassed or not equipped also that fire department needs to go back to training as it took them 3 times of coming out to shut the unit down
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
It may have, the alarm company and fire department were both there before me and it was shut off by the time I showed up.
@jonathanhensel89295 ай бұрын
That return smoke detector sampling tube is backwards.
@Farley4455 ай бұрын
Are group will do the job and take off and not do the job the right way
@HughesManHVAC5 ай бұрын
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