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.
@SETX_Sirens_and_Rail_0210 ай бұрын
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
@KenKen-ui4ny10 ай бұрын
Awful how people who don't know what their doing, or have no pride in their work. Can cause something like that to happen.
@RedArwBus10 ай бұрын
Probably a happy homeowner repair with a friend who said "I CAN FIX IT FOR SUPER CHEAP BUT IT WAS READY TO CATCH FIRE"
@jthonn10 ай бұрын
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.
@rickchapman923210 ай бұрын
At least the dog won’t have bad breath. lol.
@kg4muc10 ай бұрын
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!
@chuckquinn802610 ай бұрын
Harbor Freight sells boxes of rubber grommets 👍
@HVACGUY10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tip!
@stephenbullock-yn3vh10 ай бұрын
Curtis your the man. Excellent repair.👍
@HVACGUY10 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@jimcondray463210 ай бұрын
Always a pleasure watching a professional at work.
@markjones726810 ай бұрын
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.
@craigbraswell426910 ай бұрын
If a tech bypasses a heat safety control, they shouldn't even have access to a thermostat
@tytig9410 ай бұрын
Agreed. When I see stuff like that it makes me angry.
@thephantom149210 ай бұрын
They should be permanantly banned from the profession.
@treyconner199110 ай бұрын
Too many people out there who know just enough to be dangerous.
@Newberntrains10 ай бұрын
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
@RayRay-nb7tn10 ай бұрын
$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.
@dfirth22410 ай бұрын
In California all residential breaker boxes are outside. Many cities require them to be accessible from outside the fence for the meter reader. We now have smart meters.
@Bob.W.10 ай бұрын
Lol. Good puppy. :)
@reese875210 ай бұрын
It was the run cap bandit…
@johnwalker89010 ай бұрын
Hide the mouthwash, and glasses too.
@butlerstouchHVAC10 ай бұрын
great work curtis
@kens.372910 ай бұрын
Drunk Dog Destroys Prescription Glasses. 🤔
@juancarlostrejo632310 ай бұрын
😂right? That is what I say!
@bryandierken879410 ай бұрын
Whoever did that ought to be ashamed of them self,
@stevencossaboon323710 ай бұрын
Nice work Curtis. Man that one was a hack job.
@JW-bm4sb7 ай бұрын
Excellent repair! Hopefully the last guy is not contaminating the rest of the neighborhood with shotty work, some serious liability issues there.
@dashcamandy224210 ай бұрын
🤣 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.
@lauriej941810 ай бұрын
Excellant job, you are the best. Thanks for sharing. 🥈
@HVACGUY10 ай бұрын
Thank you! 😃
@scophylio19 ай бұрын
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 😂
@davidskaggs991410 ай бұрын
Great video very informative... you're always good about explaining what you are doing. Much appreciated
@HVACGUY10 ай бұрын
Thanks
@robalexander734810 ай бұрын
A good repair Curtis, you need to move Rileys kennel out onto the verandah, and lock up the cocktail cabinet 🤔 Au
@KenKen-ui4ny10 ай бұрын
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.
@harrydickson457510 ай бұрын
Excellent job 👍👍 🐶 🐶😂😂
@HVACGUY10 ай бұрын
Thanks
@rickr690810 ай бұрын
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
@scottmaz406310 ай бұрын
Keep him outside he will have the liquid squirts for sure.
@kens.372910 ай бұрын
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.
@HVACGUY10 ай бұрын
That was almost the title of the video, “what a cluster--.”
@tedperry244110 ай бұрын
I used to have a Dachshund that loved to drink wine a very long time ago ..nothing like a weenie dog walking sideways..!!
@HVACGUY10 ай бұрын
😁
@Seedavis39710 ай бұрын
Haha I bet it looks like when your behind a car with frame damage driving at an angle lol
@tedperry244110 ай бұрын
like a long trailer about to brake free.funny as hell she was a sweet dog. that was damn near 50 years back .@@Seedavis397
@soloch6910 ай бұрын
Great video like always keep them coming 🫡
@kens.372910 ай бұрын
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! 👎
@user-dj2zd2co8t7 ай бұрын
Curtis, Thanks for the shout out. I was surprised. My wife is the best. Love your videos. Keep up the good work.
@1975originalАй бұрын
Lovely!
@stevenl.rollins797810 ай бұрын
Great job !!
@pauljay23059 ай бұрын
Landlords are notorious for trying to save a buck and hiring anyone who claims they can fix anything.
@kevinh60989 ай бұрын
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
@davidaustin90099 ай бұрын
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..
@patrickbennett912010 ай бұрын
At least your pup had fresh breath :)
@HVACGUY10 ай бұрын
yes, he did
@RossTheGenMan10 ай бұрын
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.
@AllTattedUp1310 ай бұрын
I have a feeling he's talking about a pressure switch and not the blower running, but inducer. Cause I aint nvr seen no sail switches and blower motors start b4 anything else.
@marcorecinos862910 ай бұрын
I also seen twice peopple bypassing the rollout
@winkhvac627 ай бұрын
Good one
@jackl992210 ай бұрын
Good1
@RobertTuck-vo8cw10 ай бұрын
The FD would have turned the gas off.
@marcorecinos862910 ай бұрын
I runned in to a motor today that the common was purple
@Casal7010 ай бұрын
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.
@JoJoTavern10 ай бұрын
Fire department are Hvac technicians now 🤔?
@carloscastro73888 ай бұрын
Hola veo tus trabajos muy buenos eee
@jerrywilliamson81219 ай бұрын
i believe blue neutral is Canadian . check motors origin.
@MrDookieDan10 ай бұрын
Teenage years...............
@user-su5ft8lc9q10 ай бұрын
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
@paulhickey448510 ай бұрын
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.
@kevinh60989 ай бұрын
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 !
@scoobtoober2975Ай бұрын
Fire dept calls and leaves the gas on hmmmm. Interesting
@Keith_Mikell10 ай бұрын
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?
@karellodewijks497110 ай бұрын
👍👍😊😊
@gordonpotts7539 ай бұрын
U know Rheem inside and out
@wmcomprev10 ай бұрын
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?
@AllTattedUp1310 ай бұрын
No furnace has a "low temp" limit. You have your main/high limit, few roll out limits, some have a blower limit and some have a flu exhaust limit. And most oem motors are 1 direction only. Only time u get cw and ccw motors is with universal rescue motors.
@wmcomprev10 ай бұрын
@@AllTattedUp13 My furnace lights the burner. It then takes about a minute before the blower kicks in. It could be a timer instead of a thermal switch or it may have 2 thermal switches, one when the temperature gets up to operating range (enabling the blower & keeping the blower running after the gas turns off) and another for over temperature (shuts everything down), which is what was bypassed in this video. The first one is what I was calling a "low temperature limiter." I realize that's probably not the correct name for it. All the other motors I'd seen have to have the direction set on them. I wasn't aware of the universal rescue motors. Thanks.
@AllTattedUp1310 ай бұрын
@@wmcomprev that's normal forced air operation. Burners ignite burn for about 90sec then blower starts. It's done by time relays on circuit board, usually. And u can change them by dipswitches or cycling thru boards menu.
@wmcomprev10 ай бұрын
@@AllTattedUp13 I guess I'm remembering old units before they had circuit boards. They did the same thing, but used sensors. I'm talking real old, like 50 years ago. More and more the systems are controlled by the computer boards.
@joesantiso649510 ай бұрын
Does that furnace have any permanent damage?
@vickslab460810 ай бұрын
wow what a hack job you found.
@Sparky1805910 ай бұрын
Sir, What rescue motor did you use?
@sparkyobrian641710 ай бұрын
who does that? shady home repair, landlords and the same run-cap box bandit
@user-sj5ds3kd9v10 ай бұрын
Why do they make the wires so long
@dfirth22410 ай бұрын
Better to be too long than too short. You can always cut to fit or tie up.
@joehead12949 ай бұрын
Inquiring minds want to know, was the limit bad or just by-passed?
@carloscastro73888 ай бұрын
Hola
@scotto382610 ай бұрын
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!
@Seedavis39710 ай бұрын
I bypass every limit switch I come across
@Seedavis39710 ай бұрын
@@Bryan-Hensley it’s a joke man I have never done that crap. I’ve run across it several times though and it ceases to amaze me how people can be so dumb
@bryanwilson60610 ай бұрын
I bypass all mine too. No joking, it’s a pointless safety. I mean if it gets too hot it will just melt the coil drain pan. No more damage than that.
@Seedavis39710 ай бұрын
@@bryanwilson606 😬 yikes
@AllTattedUp1310 ай бұрын
@@bryanwilson606if u get a call for heat and your blower motor shits out or if your tstat or board goes bad and is giving a call for heat 24/7. Your coil pan aint gonna be all that's melted. The rest of your house will be melted with it 😂😂 it's called a safety for a reason. Kinda why they don't call them optional switches 😂😂
@bryanwilson60610 ай бұрын
@@AllTattedUp13 I know bro. Lol I was obviously joking.