I can't imagine how hot that heat exchanger must have been. It was probably glowing red hot! Had it not been for the rollout switch, that probably would have ended in a fire. I know I shouldn't laugh, but I got a chuckle out of your dog having consumed a bottle of Scope. I can only imagine what a dog that's drunk acts like.

This reeks of a landlord or fly-by-night tech special. That heat exchanger was probably glowing red hot by the time it shut off

We need to find the last guy that worked on that thing and have a discussion. You had to straighten out a mess there. Looked like spaghetti hanging out of there. I'm not a tech and know better than to bypass that limit. Nice work, and it did look more comfortable on the ground there. I just have to watch I don't lose tools or parts. Don't be too hard on Riley, he's still a puppy.

At least the dog won’t have bad breath. lol.

Damn! What kind of idiot bypasses limits and leaves them that way? Wonder that thing didn’t end up like Chernobyl! I used to run into bypassed limits on trailer park oil “pot” furnaces occasionally. That thing had to be close to a melt down. Good fix putting it back safe!

Harbor Freight sells boxes of rubber grommets 👍

Curtis your the man. Excellent repair.👍

Always a pleasure watching a professional at work.

Wow. Not the same, but a safety Hazzard. Neighbor ran over to me asking for help. Her husband was trying to install new electrical outlets while drinking. We sat him down and I Installed them safely. I’m glad you were there Curtis.

If a tech bypasses a heat safety control, they shouldn't even have access to a thermostat

Too many people out there who know just enough to be dangerous.

id say the landlord or one of their friends who knows how to do HVAC cheap oh this is what caused it to stop hmmmm disconnect and it works again good as new yet they dont ever get stuck with the aftermath of what they do

$5 part jumped out could've burned the house down, plus Cap Bandit left cap in box. Fuel to a possible fire. Good rewiring the motor and checking it out Curtis. Surprisingly the FD didn't call gas co to lock out the gas valve. Why are most of the houses you work on that the breaker box is outside not in the house? Is that common in your area? Keep those basic Rheem units going. Love those boys.

Lol. Good puppy. :)

It was the run cap bandit…

Hide the mouthwash, and glasses too.

great work curtis

Drunk Dog Destroys Prescription Glasses. 🤔

Whoever did that ought to be ashamed of them self,

Nice work Curtis. Man that one was a hack job.

Excellent repair! Hopefully the last guy is not contaminating the rest of the neighborhood with shotty work, some serious liability issues there.

🤣 Riley not only snacked on your glasses, his breath is now minty-fresh. 9 out of 10 veterinarians recommend Scope®! 1:32 - "Greetings, and welcome to Spaghetti Junction." I know I'm totally speaking to the wrong crowd here, but safety limits exist for a reason, and usually that reason is a pretty good one.

Excellant job, you are the best. Thanks for sharing. 🥈

You jumped the fan circuit out and the ac turns on, but I gather it’s heating season but your ac comes on when you jump the fan circuit. The person who played with the stat touched the wires: landlord or a friend of the landlord that dabbles in HVAC 😂

Great video very informative... you're always good about explaining what you are doing. Much appreciated

A good repair Curtis, you need to move Rileys kennel out onto the verandah, and lock up the cocktail cabinet 🤔 Au

I bet the odor the unit was making when it was overheating, smelled similar to burning wires. That probably why the FD thought that what it was, even though there was more going on, then what meets the eye.

Excellent job 👍👍 🐶 🐶😂😂

Nice fix. I've said it before, I am just amazed how these systems will still run if connected wrong. Reily likes alcohol amazing. What a little bad boy. Gotta love him

Keep him outside he will have the liquid squirts for sure.

The Rats Nest of Wiring you found is the New Definition in Webster’s Dictionary for Cluster****. Nothing Short of a Miracle that you got this Unit Operational again.

I used to have a Dachshund that loved to drink wine a very long time ago ..nothing like a weenie dog walking sideways..!!

I Don’t think a Hillbilly would Leave their Cardboard Box behind. Who in the Heck would think 🤔 that is OK ? 🤪👎 Hacks somehow get Licensed. Very Scary! 👎

Curtis, Thanks for the shout out. I was surprised. My wife is the best. Love your videos. Keep up the good work.

Lovely!

Great job !!

Landlords are notorious for trying to save a buck and hiring anyone who claims they can fix anything.

you should wash the blower wheel on EVERY blower motor replacement. also on the new motor I would pop off the caps on the bearings and add extra oil to the bearings on those motors that I could. .MFGR'S tend to leave them pretty dry so that that the motor will fail in a few years

i absolutely love your approach to safety.i learn Soo much from you.if I lived near you..I would be asking to work for you sir..Great Job..As Always.. Cheers Mate..

At least your pup had fresh breath :)

Thats insane. complete disregard for the customers safety. Those type of people should be in jail not working on HVAC. The units where I work have a fan proving switch that won't turn on the compressor or furnace until the indoor blower comes up to a certain speed. I guess these units don't have those.

I also seen twice peopple bypassing the rollout

Good one

Good1

The FD would have turned the gas off.

I runned in to a motor today that the common was purple

Wierd glasses yes. But your other ones looked slightly big (wide) anyway, so maybe a good time to change. Black in top suits you, don't forget to test something really different. The technical rectangular shape is kind of boring. Great video, YT has stopped med to recommend your videos for some time. Now you are back, thank you and youtube.

Fire department are Hvac technicians now 🤔?

Hola veo tus trabajos muy buenos eee

i believe blue neutral is Canadian . check motors origin.

Teenage years...............

I do hope you charge xtra for an idiot chage for who ever bypassed the high limit . That's worth at least another 1,000.00 dollars

Lucky for them that was a pkg unit outside. I sure hope this wasnt a licensed tech that did that! Why would you not use tbe green wire to test and set up fan efkre checking the rest of the unit. Its a hard call to know whether or not to invest that much into a unit of that age witn such a catastrophin failure. Good job.

the worst that I ever saw was on an old boiler ...a plug in the relief valve and the limit bypassed. it was a bomb waiting to go off. handymen need to stay away from heating equipment !

Fire dept calls and leaves the gas on hmmmm. Interesting

great video curt. Why do techs leave caps in boxes. Are they too lazy to throw them away or is it a part number/logistics thing?

👍👍😊😊

U know Rheem inside and out

When you changed from AC to Heat, would not the blower have stopped until the heat exchanger reached a specified temperature so as not to blow cold air into the house? As you showed, it started blowing again, but at the slower speed, after just a few seconds and so you weren't worried about it. I understand though, that just after changing the motor and fixing the wiring, you're thinking more about that than the normal operation shutting the fan down. There are high temperature limiters, but most furnaces appear to have low temperature limiters also. They also usually continue to run after the fire is turned off until they cool down the heat exchanger and not waste that heat, but blow it into the house. Correct? How does the motor determine the correct rotational direction on its own? I assume the correct direction, since that direction is actually moving air, will put a heavier load on the motor. Is that how it detects the direction?

Does that furnace have any permanent damage?

wow what a hack job you found.

Sir, What rescue motor did you use?

who does that? shady home repair, landlords and the same run-cap box bandit

Why do they make the wires so long

Inquiring minds want to know, was the limit bad or just by-passed?

Hola

There's a lot of joking going on about your dog and the Scope mouthwash. Unfortunately, this might not be very funny. These seemingly safe items for humans can be poisonous and cause serious problems for pets. I really hope your dog is ok!

I bypass every limit switch I come across