Is your condenser fan motor shaft too long??

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Жыл бұрын

Replacing a condenser fan motor with a universal and the shaft is too long? Use this easy hack to get the system up and running!
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@kevinconte9343 Жыл бұрын

Pro tip pre cut, put ur blade down the shaft so u don’t cause any difficulties trying to put it on after the cut if so just sand the end of shaft

@MolecularHeckler Жыл бұрын

🤫 green horns gotta learn the hard way at least once.

@ghostface4072 Жыл бұрын

M12 band saw cuts like butter

@HVACTechTips Жыл бұрын

Yes it sure does 👍🏻. Got one at home!

@donperkins9475 Жыл бұрын

Is it ok to just leave the longer shaft if it isn’t hitting anything?

@BRISTOLFORCE2009 Ай бұрын

@@donperkins9475yes

@myHVAClife Жыл бұрын

Cut after mounting the blade. If you bur the shaft the blade will not go on. Eliminates extra work.

@kevinconte9343 Жыл бұрын

Think you’ve done this b4 once or twice 😂

@earlestes8649 Жыл бұрын

Personally I would rather cut it to length and dress it down o the end of shaft , that way it will come off easier later

@TheBwkaylor Жыл бұрын

I was about to say the same thing. Chances are your never going to replace the motor again. If you do just get a new blade.

@boywhohadatiger 2 ай бұрын

Ima do this for after market evap motors too. I usually just mark a reference point to be safe but this sounds like a better solution plus I keep a grinder in the van

@user-ji9gi8lh4n 10 сағат бұрын

I had to do one today, you should totally hack the extra length off all those threads.

@wata_laf Жыл бұрын

Just a tip. Put the blade on first before u cut. It will sometimes mushroom and will make it impossible to put blade on. U can solve this with a file but either way works.

@brandonk6479 11 ай бұрын

I use an angle grinder. I can cut it, then use it to clean up the edges so the blade slides on smoothly

@ChrisChrisKris-ol7vh Жыл бұрын

Great tip as always Josh!! In a pinch I have used a rolling tubing cutter to score the shaft and then kinda snap it off. It does dull the wheel pretty quickly tho.

@Salyers-Family-2004 Жыл бұрын

You can also add spacers and longer screws to where the top grill mounts to the unit which will raise the shaft up off of the compressor.

@55metalmonkey Жыл бұрын

Zip disc on a M18 grinder, cuts like butter and you can ease the edge of the shaft where you cut it. I always cut them to length.

@vargasaw Жыл бұрын

Please put your reversing leads on the inside of the unit! The last thing you want is a curious child playing with those High. Voltage wires!

@domrod1579 Жыл бұрын

I’ve been using the Milwaukee M12 3” cutoff tool

@natekry Жыл бұрын

Dont put your reversing leads on the outside of the unit like that.

@MonsterNinjaz 9 ай бұрын

Or else?

@georgewelker853 Жыл бұрын

I usually turned the motor on and let it cut off it’s own shaft with a sawzall blade held still

@joaquinsosa4693 Жыл бұрын

Pro tip, put power on the motor and let the motor do the cutting.

@user-ks7jm6sm8l 10 ай бұрын

You are a genius. But I know, there are some who figure out what a shoe box is for.

@joelsadowsky3436 Жыл бұрын

Rotation wires should not be outside of the fan guard

@richardharmon874 Жыл бұрын

Its called a grinder with cut off wheel

@zacharyrogalski2857 10 ай бұрын

Hack saw takes forever!!!!!!

@WhowereEpsteinsclients Жыл бұрын

Its 2023 we don’t zip tie the reverse polarity wires to the fan grill anymore. Do better Im sure you are charging high rates.

@HVACTechTips Жыл бұрын

😱

@shawnburton9423 Жыл бұрын

do you have to drill a new hole in the shaft to keep the blade in place?

@catwrangler1613 Жыл бұрын

measure the old 1 and mark the new 1

@NDProps Жыл бұрын

Amyone that needed that tip shouldn't be anywhere near machinery.

@octaviomartinez7535 Жыл бұрын

I use my grinder ☺️

@joeburner7120 Жыл бұрын

Sawzall? Wouldn’t the vibration compromise the bearings? Just asking. I use a grinder myself and then smooth out the perimeter.

@micahsmith2878 12 күн бұрын

Get a bandsaw it works a charm

@charlesjackson9602 8 ай бұрын

i put a little anitsiege on shaft...just in case

@jfjhtfghgfhgf 11 ай бұрын

Up the blade on where u need it. Grab ur sawza and cut some slack off. If u cut it first the blade might now go on.

@sumdumguy4659 Жыл бұрын

this is service 101...basic ... happens regularly.

@thepitpatrol 10 ай бұрын

Buy you a milwaukee m18 4 inch grinder.

@joehomanick Жыл бұрын

Get you the SHAFT BLASTER 😂 yea it’s actually a thing hooks to your drill.. Mikey pipes uses it

@jjjjj711 Жыл бұрын

did you cut with the fan blade off or on the shaft

@acrservicesmathewr7565 Жыл бұрын

He said mark the fan blade first. You won’t have room to cut it if blade is on. Plus you may damage the blade. You file the edges down then

@scott5654 Жыл бұрын

It’s a total waste of time to do it before putting the fan blade on. If you can’t do it and not damage the fan blade, find another job. I’ve done thousands and thousands myself. It is absolutely doable with the fan blade on. And no one, I mean no one uses a hacksaw. If you don’t have power tools, find another job.

@HVACTechTips Жыл бұрын

Well... Im one that uses a hacksaw ✋🏼. Ive always found it easier. So is your method the only way? I guess since I've only done thousands and you've done thousands and thousands, anyone that does it differently should start looking for another job. I've never said my way is the only way. Just giving advice with what has worked for me. This is one of the problems with this industry. Experienced technicians being hostile to someone learning or trying to share what's worked for them. Blade on, Blade off, both work fine. Hacksaw, sawzall, both of those work as well.

@roha8993 Жыл бұрын

Duh!

@HVACTechTips Жыл бұрын

😂

@scott5654 Жыл бұрын

The main tip is omitted, and that is to never cut the shaft and then put the fan blade on afterwards. And by the way, it’s not a fan blade. It’s a propeller with multiple blades. But, no one calls it a propeller. Anyway, if you don’t own power tools, buy some. No one uses a hacksaw unless they travel back in time to the 1980s before cordless tools.

@DJV94022 Жыл бұрын

Then its unbalanced

@goonzsquad1 Жыл бұрын

Pro tip, get the right motor

@dioncurtiscurtis3188 Жыл бұрын

Y not just. Make sure u have the same one if not order it

@jamminwrenches860 Жыл бұрын

Dremel

@dwainbailey6755 Жыл бұрын

I love ur videos but this one it’s a real waste of time, I really love ur videos with the bad reversing valve

@JMHVAC502 Жыл бұрын

You can always take a 1in drill bit and drill in the top of the compressor where the shaft hit so the shaft sits inside the compressor.. Helps the compressor shaft spin faster as well 🤣🤣🤣