I bet that old Goodman has outlived many of the high dollar brands out there from the same period. It might also outlive most of us. Great catch on the coil being dirty and not needing that missing fan shroud.
THANK YOU. I am on social security - older senior - don't have much left over so I try to learn little tricks like you just showed. Again, thank you. I learned about generators today too.
I had this exact R22 unit on my house for 20 years, last week I finally had it replaced. Over the years, I replaced 3 capacitors and 2 blower motors and towards the end, I had to add some coolant, but it served me well. This was a good Goodman.
If homeowners would just do the quick spray down a few times a season they could put a bunch of "test dollars" in their pocket on the energy savings. And I agree you got 80+% of the airflow restored in a lot less billable time than a teardown on a system on its way out. Trust builds relationships, relationships build word of mouth referrals and repeat business. But you know how the Internet is... full of haters and shoulda woulda guys.
Yes sir, I hose my condenser down couple times per month and open up the top before every season to vacuum out the leaves and debris in the bottom pan so the water doesn't just sit there and rust everything out. 11 years on a Goodman DSXC18 ZERO problems other than the OAS which got chewed by a furry animal.
me neither. but seems to work good for him. heats up the coil cleaning solution & water. Proof is in the pudding. i wouldn't do it though. with my luck it would go Bang💥 & Trip the Breaker for sure ! wires inside could be wrotted away , put water on them while its running. not for me.
Thank you great video...went out and did the dollar bill test on my goodman. Thanks again. Oh, thanks for the accurate representation of what the 1 dollar bill now looks like thanks to JB!
You’re a credit to your craft. Your customers are fortunate to have you. I would try to clean the coils on mine every spring and I would remove the cover to clean out the nuts and seeds a ground squirrel would store in the winter. I had a unit similar to the one you just repaired and I knew it was on the way out too. Thanks for the video.
Not as an AC person, but homeowner... but over the years I have sprayed Simple Green on those fins, let them set for 5 minutes or so, and then cleaned them with a low setting of my pressure washer. Amazing how much dirt comes out and how much more efficient the unit runs. Never heard of the dollar bill thing, but was very impressed!
I always like the customer watching and asking questions, as for the coil cleaning you could put 2 techs side by side and there would be different remedies to the same work..
Thanks for sharing this. I completely agree with your opinon. As chief engineer for 4 100kw FM and two 50KW AM radio stations, I spent a great deal of time with my HVAC man. All my stuff is 3 phase monster units. I'm an RF guy. Radio station transmitters emit a great deal of heat. Keeping them cool can be a challenge here in Louisiana. I know very little about AC units but my guy has taught me quite a lot and the value of keeping air moving. Due to budget cuts, I have to do a lot of maintenance myself and call in the big guns when I'm in over my head. I fell in love with Nu-Bright. That's some wonderful stuff. Works great on aluminum wheels not on my party barge pontoons, Not So Much. Great work, sir. Cheers from Louisiana.
We run our old train with window screen around it since it was brand new because of the large amount of cottonwood in the area. Makes it much easier to clean every other day. Just wait until it's off and go out with a broom or car wash brush and brush it off. That cottonwood kills A/C units. When I worked as a mechanic at the bowling alley I came in on my day off one day to help the HVAC tech fix a few units on top of our building. On one of the older units we weren't getting much airflow so we took it apart and I stood inside it for 2 hours with a water hose very meticulously back washing the condenser. Worked much better afterwards!
I'm teaching some young men HVAC for nothing. They can't afford the classes. I replicated your video Monday, clogged the condenser & showed them the dollar bill test. I didn't use a Ben Franklin like you. Ha! I remember being taught this in apprentice school 50 yrs ago. The new test tools we have today are miraculous. Love em! But I start them out using a std manifold gauges, temp thermistors, sh/sc charts & try to teach them how to calculate sh/sc for the hell of it. Time is money so I try to get them moving
The company that installed my ac in my house would have charged a travel fee, a walking to the ac fee, diagnostics fee, deciding what to do next fee, a replacement parts charge, put the fee back on the fee for the fee fee fi fo fum fee. I’d never hire them for sure. I just took advantage of prior owner having a warranty on the machine. You seam very honest and to the point.
Thanks. I have a very similar unit. That dollar bill trick was something I didn't know about. My unit is 23 y/o and I know its getting near the end of it's life. I just changed the run capacitor recently but did not try to clean the coil. It got pretty hot today and doesn't seem like it's cooling too well. I'll have to be checking it out tomorrow if I can get to it.
Ted I’d like to clean the coils that way while the unit is running spraying the soap on coil I feel that it pulls into the coil and then the soap can expand and push out dirt and blast it with the hose Usually on a single pass coil it works pretty good
Thanks for the video, my Carrier is 3 years old but is in as new condition just because I clean it twice a year (AZ desert), and is somewhat protected under my back awning in the shade. Loved the dollar bill check though, will use it. I agree the amount of work you expended was equal to the condition of the unit.
I can say with a 100% certainty the people in that house were on cloud 99 when they felt cold air coming out those vents. Then at 4:00 0'clock on a Sunday, they were thanking the good lord you existed, lol. Great Job taking care of your customer. Don't see a whole lot of that anymore, especially on the week-ends. "The Cajun Ninja's Dad"
Good to know, the ac can benefit with a quicky spray down once a year without all the fussin' and messin'. I got a 32 year old York 2 ton that hasn't had any cleaning at all. But it runs well every season. The A coil never had a scrubbing either. I'm certain the accumulated dirt and dust has hindered the proper operation of the unit. It's time I spent a few dollars to do some maintenance on my HVAC system.
good video ever since i had seen you do the dollar bill trick the first time, i have been doing that. i found one the other day on one of our Rentals (i work property maintenance) cleaned the coil the same way on that one and got the same result. i have taken the covers off on many units and washed them out when the situation arises
I have that style condenser on a few units. Some of them don’t have fan shrouds and I have made them out of sheet metal. It always improves performance. I’ve never noticed any plastic shrouds broken in the bottom.
Let the haters hate, Ted.. you’re doing the right thing considering the circumstances.. that’s why you’re as successful as you are.. keep on keeping on brother 🤙🏼
I have the same Goodman unit. Built in 2000, we finally upgraded to a new unit. I had it re-installed in my work shop. 21 years, no leaks, works great. Betcha it’ll last another 5!
Thanks for all the informative videos Ted. As an RV tech who sees only low efficiency mobile home furnaces in the park models I service and dinky rooftop air units on travel trailers, I'm trying to up my game before the inevitable upgrades occur.
I was trained by a old timer that was in business for over 35 years and follow everything he thought me cause we always stay super busy year round with out advertising all word of mouth every thing has to be level and look like a showroom install so many customers are in shock when they see the pride we take in are installs. I believe you did the right thing no need to waste money a lot of money on something that should have been replaced. I try to feel the customer out to see if they want to replace it or buy some time while they get off he budget together to replace
While I agree that the right way to clean the coil is by removing the fan, it’s Sunday, he’s on an emergency call so the goal is just to get the client up and running. I’d do the same thing and recommend annual maintenance.
I have a carrier over 20 years plus. Never maintained other than air filters and covered in off seasons. Cold as the first day. Praise the Most High for blessings
I always kill the thermostat whenever the yard guys show up....you would be surprised how much grass clippings get sucked into the coil each time they come by. 😲
I like to think that the fan running helps pull the cleaner in a little bit. Good yob! My Goodman has holes for a shroud, but has never had one on it. I installed it new. And also, I kinda like that little pump sprayer you had. And yes it is great to do what ever you want, isn't it.
Ted, my Son's Trane went out Thursday 7/7 and he didn't tell me. I checked it and had a very slow start on the fan motor. 45/5 cap is swollen but the fan started and I did the dollar bill test. It was actually holding the bill down on top . Tech coming tomorrow to service and I told son to have him check it all and I want that bill to fly up. LOL ! Your Kentucky Bud. Ted also!
I'm trying to diagnose an AC problem right now. The outside unit is blowing like a tornado. I lost a dollar, and it's gone with the wind. Inside isn't cooling very well. We had the inside unit fan and capacitor replaced last summer and the house was an ice box last year. Filters are changed religiously. This summer started great until last week. All the vents lost a lot of flow and I can't figure out why. The fan is still blowing like crazy but almost none of the vents are putting out a lot of air. What could it be?
As a joke, I’ll tell a rookie to just put you finger on it to see if it’s hot. So, I laughed a little when you kinda slapped the capacitor with your finger. I’ve done the same thing on a contactor. You know you’ve killed the power, but for some reason you’re not absolutely sure, so you touch it real fast with you finger.
Hey Ted, I'm here in Central Texas and wanted to know if you recommend using chemicals/coil cleaners to clean spine fin coils..or should we just use water..??
Is the fan maybe spinning backwards? Or has the wrong rotation blade on it? I just can't figure out how a fan would only be blowing in certain positions based on a blockage far below. I think the fan would be blowing LESS air with a blockage but it would still be uniformly blowing.
Why aren't the home owners cleaning the machines? The more stuff you own the more stuff that breaks Just curious , do I start out with the 1 dollar test and work my way up to a C note? I'm not a professional.
Once or twice a year I clear out all my TH-cam channels because it just gets overloaded especially you end up seeing a lot of political stuff you don't want to see and my friend you just got subscribed again love your channel you're always trying to help people I was watching the one where it's really hot outside and you were able to change a cap out and I mean you going to detail with everything and it's just awesome thank you for providing a great service and I hope you get more views peace
A Goodman is my favorite to. Have a roof top on my house . Cost me a gas valve $ 35, and a board $ 65. About 10 years. Simple, cheep on parts , available, new or used . Thay must do something good if Daikin bought them.
I am 30 years in this business and I would have cleaned that coil exactly the way you did. Good job. Unfortunately some technicians striping down the unit so they can charge more money for unnecessary work
I just cleaned mine for the very first time in 14yrs since new. Surprizingly, it wasn't as dirty as it should. Only the top and one corner needed cleaning. The top of the run capacitor is rusted. It is still functioning but a back up is on order. I got a $1k charge for no cold air one time when my hvac was less than 10yrs old. Didn't know anything about hvac so I probably got scammed.
Honest question I have no hvac knowledge except what I’ve picked up from here but why wouldn’t you wash it while off or does it benefit from washing it while running
Nice job!-Worked with the utility company for 20 years,never saw that $1 bill trick.!Yea,clean the condenser with a garden hose goes a long way,Don"t mow the grass with the ac on does too.In my experience,no ac was either simple or a major pain in the ass.No in between-Great vid."Arm chair Warriors!-CLASSIC!
I am writing this comment in Aug. 2021. I have the same unit, installed in 1997 and still going strong, knock on wood! I replaced the same run capacitor twice and need to get another for a spare just in case. I love these old units that have only a compressor, fan motor, contactor and a capacitor. I don't need all that fancy electronics onboard, don't need a two speed fan, this runs fine enough for me and my electric levelized billing monthly has been less than $60 a month for a 4 bedroom, 2,500 sq, ft. house in the deep south of Louisiana. I have gas heat and the electricity is for air conditioning and lights only.
My old Goodman has been pumping it out for 22 yrs. A couple of caps and a fan motor through years. But I de-lid it every spring and clean it out. She may not be pretty or quiet. But I cant knock it.
On that capacitor, I see it has 3 terminals and each terminal has 4 male connections. My question is if I'm replacing a capacitor do the wires have to go on a specific male terminal or does each terminals male connections do the same function ?
You can get quality capacitors made in china, its just those are more expensive. But once you find a good brand regardless of country of origin, stick with it.
i have the same goodman compressor, DOM is 1996. still holds a decent charge. amazing, they don't build them like they used to. it may be time for an upgrade next season.
I got a goodman/amana unit.. you can’t fix anything that is major.. the next thing will break and be even more of an expense… you then feel obligated to continue.. inside coil was replaced. Now the heat pump don’t heat.. makes all the noises. Wish I got a new unit set.
Like you said you own the business and you take care of your customers you do you my friend and keep up good work thanks for all the videos love to watch them
Lol lol you remind me so much of the man I was a helper with back in the day as young-in back in the 80’s and early 90’s. He was a Trane & Amana dealer and his Trane days were previously GE I don’t know what he sold in the GE era Fedders I think but I’m not sure, so that tells you how old he was then when he retired and passed away from cancer in the mid 90’s. He was a cigarette smoking machine. He taught me a lot but I never stayed with the apprenticeship I had & he got me. I just moved on when it went south with the company I was with. I just let the pros take care of my stuff on my home today. You bet tell a man how to do his business that sure isn’t my thing. You do right by your customers & how you see fit and you’re right this machine isn’t long for this world. I remember a lot of the earlier Goodman’s probably the late 70’s era and very much earlier than this one anyway when these were new and I’m 50 now and I still see a lot of them around. I enjoy watching you work like many on here, it’s so much different today and I enjoy seeing you all work. I know it’s hard work and thought I’d just drop by and say something nice. 👍 👍
So I ran into your videos and I been looking for one that they been telling me is wrong with my AC unit. And haven’t seen one on your videos. Can I ask you a question about it and would you tell me what you think?
I bet that old Goodman has outlived many of the high dollar brands out there from the same period. It might also outlive most of us. Great catch on the coil being dirty and not needing that missing fan shroud.
THANK YOU. I am on social security - older senior - don't have much left over so I try to learn little tricks like you just showed. Again, thank you. I learned about generators today too.
I had this exact R22 unit on my house for 20 years, last week I finally had it replaced. Over the years, I replaced 3 capacitors and 2 blower motors
and towards the end, I had to add some coolant, but it served me well. This was a good Goodman.
Wow. That's impressive. What a difference a little cleaning can do.
Been doing this for 3 years now. Never did the dollar bill test. Thanks for teaching this trick
Just for curiosity Ted, when you say it's not worth taking apart and cleaning right, why is that? Pulling the fan off takes about 3 minutes?
As a younger newer service tech. Thank you for teaching me a simple trick like that.
If Mama don’t have AC, nobody is happy even on a Sunday! Working hard to keep customers happy.
That’s an expensive test! $100 bill test! 😂. McGyver fixing this AC👍
If homeowners would just do the quick spray down a few times a season they could put a bunch of "test dollars" in their pocket on the energy savings. And I agree you got 80+% of the airflow restored in a lot less billable time than a teardown on a system on its way out. Trust builds relationships, relationships build word of mouth referrals and repeat business. But you know how the Internet is... full of haters and shoulda woulda guys.
Yes sir, I hose my condenser down couple times per month and open up the top before every season to vacuum out the leaves and debris in the bottom pan so the water doesn't just sit there and rust everything out. 11 years on a Goodman DSXC18 ZERO problems other than the OAS which got chewed by a furry animal.
Anytime i see a coil thats homeowner friendly like this one i advise them on how easy it is to clean!
Nice work, I would have done it exactly the same way you cleaned coil, I've never had an issue doing it that way. Thanks for a great video.
Learned the dollar bill trick 34 years ago when I was an apprentice. Never heard of cleaning a coil with the unit running though.
me neither. but seems to work good for him. heats up the coil cleaning solution & water. Proof is in the pudding. i wouldn't do it though. with my luck it would go Bang💥 & Trip the Breaker for sure ! wires inside could be wrotted away , put water on them while its running. not for me.
Homeowner looking outside: Is our HVAC tech rubbing the ac unit with $100 bill?
Thank you great video...went out and did the dollar bill test on my goodman. Thanks again. Oh, thanks for the accurate representation of what the 1 dollar bill now looks like thanks to JB!
You’re a credit to your craft. Your customers are fortunate to have you. I would try to clean the coils on mine every spring and I would remove the cover to clean out the nuts and seeds a ground squirrel would store in the winter. I had a unit similar to the one you just repaired and I knew it was on the way out too. Thanks for the video.
Not as an AC person, but homeowner... but over the years I have sprayed Simple Green on those fins, let them set for 5 minutes or so, and then cleaned them with a low setting of my pressure washer. Amazing how much dirt comes out and how much more efficient the unit runs. Never heard of the dollar bill thing, but was very impressed!
Great video Ted! I'm gonna use the ol bill trick in my videos. That's awesome! Never seen that before. I love learning from the veterans.
I was wondering if you would worry about the last guy working on it put the wrong capacitor before you put a new capacitor that matched his on it
I always like the customer watching and asking questions, as for the coil cleaning you could put 2 techs side by side and there would be different remedies to the same work..
Thanks for sharing this. I completely agree with your opinon. As chief engineer for 4 100kw FM and two 50KW AM radio stations, I spent a great deal of time with my HVAC man. All my stuff is 3 phase monster units. I'm an RF guy. Radio station transmitters emit a great deal of heat. Keeping them cool can be a challenge here in Louisiana. I know very little about AC units but my guy has taught me quite a lot and the value of keeping air moving. Due to budget cuts, I have to do a lot of maintenance myself and call in the big guns when I'm in over my head. I fell in love with Nu-Bright. That's some wonderful stuff. Works great on aluminum wheels not on my party barge pontoons, Not So Much.
Great work, sir.
Cheers from Louisiana.
We run our old train with window screen around it since it was brand new because of the large amount of cottonwood in the area. Makes it much easier to clean every other day. Just wait until it's off and go out with a broom or car wash brush and brush it off. That cottonwood kills A/C units.
When I worked as a mechanic at the bowling alley I came in on my day off one day to help the HVAC tech fix a few units on top of our building. On one of the older units we weren't getting much airflow so we took it apart and I stood inside it for 2 hours with a water hose very meticulously back washing the condenser. Worked much better afterwards!
I think you did the right thing for your customer! I salute you - I wish there were more like you, out there!
I'm teaching some young men HVAC for nothing. They can't afford the classes. I replicated your video Monday, clogged the condenser & showed them the dollar bill test. I didn't use a Ben Franklin like you. Ha! I remember being taught this in apprentice school 50 yrs ago. The new test tools we have today are miraculous. Love em! But I start them out using a std manifold gauges, temp thermistors, sh/sc charts & try to teach them how to calculate sh/sc for the hell of it.
Time is money so I try to get them moving
The company that installed my ac in my house would have charged a travel fee, a walking to the ac fee, diagnostics fee, deciding what to do next fee, a replacement parts charge, put the fee back on the fee for the fee fee fi fo fum fee. I’d never hire them for sure. I just took advantage of prior owner having a warranty on the machine. You seam very honest and to the point.
Thanks. I have a very similar unit. That dollar bill trick was something I didn't know about. My unit is 23 y/o and I know its getting near the end of it's life. I just changed the run capacitor recently but did not try to clean the coil. It got pretty hot today and doesn't seem like it's cooling too well. I'll have to be checking it out tomorrow if I can get to it.
Excellent visual of what a cleaning can do! Wow! Thanks for filming the before and after effect!
That’s an awesome way to show that it needs cleaned even thow it didn’t look bad and then confirm it after you the man !!!!
Ted I’d like to clean the coils that way while the unit is running spraying the soap on coil I feel that it pulls into the coil and then the soap can expand and push out dirt and blast it with the hose Usually on a single pass coil it works pretty good
Have you considered using viper by refrigeration technologies as a cleaner?
Great job! Same exact way I've done it for 30 years. Too old to worry about it
You do what you think is best and we're good with that. Thxs for the vids, Ted!
Thanks for the video, my Carrier is 3 years old but is in as new condition just because I clean it twice a year (AZ desert), and is somewhat protected under my back awning in the shade. Loved the dollar bill check though, will use it. I agree the amount of work you expended was equal to the condition of the unit.
I can say with a 100% certainty the people in that house were on cloud 99 when they felt cold air coming out those vents. Then at 4:00 0'clock on a Sunday, they were thanking the good lord you existed, lol. Great Job taking care of your customer. Don't see a whole lot of that anymore, especially on the week-ends. "The Cajun Ninja's Dad"
Good to know, the ac can benefit with a quicky spray down once a year without all the fussin' and messin'.
I got a 32 year old York 2 ton that hasn't had any cleaning at all. But it runs well every season. The A coil never had a scrubbing either.
I'm certain the accumulated dirt and dust has hindered the proper operation of the unit. It's time I spent a few dollars to do some maintenance on my HVAC system.
good video ever since i had seen you do the dollar bill trick the first time, i have been doing that. i found one the other day on one of our Rentals (i work property maintenance)
cleaned the coil the same way on that one and got the same result.
i have taken the covers off on many units and washed them out when the situation arises
That 100.00 is to heavy 🤣🤣. Just a laughter
I was about to comment the same thing but ya got me
When will we learn the differce between to and too?
Did the same thing to a 1991 Goodman pkg air last week. No gas needed.
I have that style condenser on a few units. Some of them don’t have fan shrouds and I have made them out of sheet metal. It always improves performance. I’ve never noticed any plastic shrouds broken in the bottom.
Gotta say you are one hard working dude 👍🏼
I appreciate that!
You sound like an honest man, I'm 53 and hoping to learn from you as much as I can. Thank you.
Thanks for your videos saved me $2000 as I installed my new American standard 2.5 ton. I realized there’s nothing to it!
Let the haters hate, Ted.. you’re doing the right thing considering the circumstances.. that’s why you’re as successful as you are.. keep on keeping on brother 🤙🏼
The sound difference before and after cleaning the coil. That unit was happy and breathing well after that bath👍🏻
Very true!
I have the same Goodman unit. Built in 2000, we finally upgraded to a new unit. I had it re-installed in my work shop. 21 years, no leaks, works great. Betcha it’ll last another 5!
Your awesome for making a Sunday service call I don't think I could find a guy in my town of St. George Utah that come out on a Sunday to fix my HVAC
Thanks for all the informative videos Ted. As an RV tech who sees only low efficiency mobile home furnaces in the park models I service and dinky rooftop air units on travel trailers, I'm trying to up my game before the inevitable upgrades occur.
I look forward to watching your videos.. I check every day for new ones. Always looking out for the customer. You're a rare breed nowadays.
You're a true technician. That dollar bill test is old school tried and true.
I was trained by a old timer that was in business for over 35 years and follow everything he thought me cause we always stay super busy year round with out advertising all word of mouth every thing has to be level and look like a showroom install so many customers are in shock when they see the pride we take in are installs. I believe you did the right thing no need to waste money a lot of money on something that should have been replaced. I try to feel the customer out to see if they want to replace it or buy some time while they get off he budget together to replace
Thanks for making this .I learned something new today.
Job well done as usual. Thats all nothing here to see but a finished satisfied customer.
That’s the first time I’ve heard that arm chair Warrior
That is a good one
appreciate your videos
While I agree that the right way to clean the coil is by removing the fan, it’s Sunday, he’s on an emergency call so the goal is just to get the client up and running. I’d do the same thing and recommend annual maintenance.
Gotta love ya'll 9 to 5 er's...World revolves around 9 to 5..right?
Outstanding video! Sure wish you were in south Florida! Anyways, what’s the best solution we homeowners can buy to clean our coils?
I have a carrier over 20 years plus. Never maintained other than air filters and covered in off seasons. Cold as the first day. Praise the Most High for blessings
I always kill the thermostat whenever the yard guys show up....you would be surprised how much grass clippings get sucked into the coil each time they come by. 😲
I like to think that the fan running helps pull the cleaner in a little bit. Good yob!
My Goodman has holes for a shroud, but has never had one on it. I installed it new. And also, I kinda like that little pump sprayer you had. And yes it is great to do what ever you want, isn't it.
Personally I would feel much better with a $1 test than a $100 test. ☺
Ted, my Son's Trane went out Thursday 7/7 and he didn't tell me. I checked it and had a very slow start on the fan motor. 45/5 cap is swollen but the fan started and I did the dollar bill test. It was actually holding the bill down on top . Tech coming tomorrow to service and I told son to have him check it all and I want that bill to fly up. LOL ! Your Kentucky Bud. Ted also!
Thats all i would do too.
Of course if the customer is adamant and willing to pay double time on a Sunday, then might tear it down to clean.
I always do an amp draw on old fans. Just in case. Especially when capacitors go out.
I see i am not the only one that believes in using a wrench on those schrader caps
Good video Ted. You ever think about using the viper yellow condenser cleaner on the painted coils???
I'm trying to diagnose an AC problem right now. The outside unit is blowing like a tornado. I lost a dollar, and it's gone with the wind.
Inside isn't cooling very well. We had the inside unit fan and capacitor replaced last summer and the house was an ice box last year. Filters are changed religiously. This summer started great until last week.
All the vents lost a lot of flow and I can't figure out why. The fan is still blowing like crazy but almost none of the vents are putting out a lot of air.
What could it be?
As a joke, I’ll tell a rookie to just put you finger on it to see if it’s hot. So, I laughed a little when you kinda slapped the capacitor with your finger. I’ve done the same thing on a contactor. You know you’ve killed the power, but for some reason you’re not absolutely sure, so you touch it real fast with you finger.
Hey Ted,
I'm here in Central Texas and wanted to know if you recommend using chemicals/coil cleaners to clean spine fin coils..or should we just use water..??
Is the fan maybe spinning backwards? Or has the wrong rotation blade on it? I just can't figure out how a fan would only be blowing in certain positions based on a blockage far below. I think the fan would be blowing LESS air with a blockage but it would still be uniformly blowing.
Why aren't the home owners cleaning the machines? The more stuff you own the more stuff that breaks Just curious , do I start out with the 1 dollar test and work my way up to a C note? I'm not a professional.
Once or twice a year I clear out all my TH-cam channels because it just gets overloaded especially you end up seeing a lot of political stuff you don't want to see and my friend you just got subscribed again love your channel you're always trying to help people I was watching the one where it's really hot outside and you were able to change a cap out and I mean you going to detail with everything and it's just awesome thank you for providing a great service and I hope you get more views peace
We have a butt load of cottonwoods in the area so cleaning those coils is a must.
A Goodman is my favorite to. Have a roof top on my house . Cost me a gas valve $ 35, and a board $ 65. About 10 years. Simple, cheep on parts , available, new or used . Thay must do something good if Daikin bought them.
I am 30 years in this business and I would have cleaned that coil exactly the way you did. Good job. Unfortunately some technicians striping down the unit so they can charge more money for unnecessary work
I just cleaned mine for the very first time in 14yrs since new. Surprizingly, it wasn't as dirty as it should. Only the top and one corner needed cleaning. The top of the run capacitor is rusted. It is still functioning but a back up is on order.
I got a $1k charge for no cold air one time when my hvac was less than 10yrs old. Didn't know anything about hvac so I probably got scammed.
Honest question I have no hvac knowledge except what I’ve picked up from here but why wouldn’t you wash it while off or does it benefit from washing it while running
Nice job!-Worked with the utility company for 20 years,never saw that $1 bill trick.!Yea,clean the condenser with a garden hose goes a long way,Don"t mow the grass with the ac on does too.In my experience,no ac was either simple or a major pain in the ass.No in between-Great vid."Arm chair Warriors!-CLASSIC!
So many techs would not have cleaned it because it looked clean
I am writing this comment in Aug. 2021. I have the same unit, installed in 1997 and still going strong, knock on wood! I replaced the same run capacitor twice and need to get another for a spare just in case. I love these old units that have only a compressor, fan motor, contactor and a capacitor. I don't need all that fancy electronics onboard, don't need a two speed fan, this runs fine enough for me and my electric levelized billing monthly has been less than $60 a month for a 4 bedroom, 2,500 sq, ft. house in the deep south of Louisiana. I have gas heat and the electricity is for air conditioning and lights only.
I would have done the same thing. Taking it all apart to clean the coil was way overkill.
Great video! Lucky all it need was a cap!
I wonder if the condensate tube should exit a little further from the foundation of the home
My old Goodman has been pumping it out for 22 yrs. A couple of caps and a fan motor through years. But I de-lid it every spring and clean it out. She may not be pretty or quiet. But I cant knock it.
On that capacitor, I see it has 3 terminals and each terminal has 4 male connections. My question is if I'm replacing a capacitor do the wires have to go on a specific male terminal or does each terminals male connections do the same function ?
Nice job. New condenser and a little cleaning. I like It. Thank you for sharing.
Honesty is rare. NIce that this customer had you.
You can get quality capacitors made in china, its just those are more expensive.
But once you find a good brand regardless of country of origin, stick with it.
What cleaner do you suggest to clean coil, great video.
Nice appreciate your integrity and kindness God Bless
Planning on doing the same thing with viper. I'm afraid to use the blue stuff. I'm just a diy home owner.
At least he tried to secure the cap, I constantly run into caps sitting inside with nothing holding it
Love the $100 test!! My quarters would never stick..
i have the same goodman compressor, DOM is 1996. still holds a decent charge. amazing, they don't build them like they used to. it may be time for an upgrade next season.
I got a goodman/amana unit.. you can’t fix anything that is major.. the next thing will break and be even more of an expense… you then feel obligated to continue.. inside coil was replaced. Now the heat pump don’t heat.. makes all the noises. Wish I got a new unit set.
Like you said you own the business and you take care of your customers you do you my friend and keep up good work thanks for all the videos love to watch them
the capacitor bandit did not check the pressures either,or anything else LOL.
What cleaner is it you clean with? if its really stong, is there any recommendations on masks when using it?
If one didn't have a dollar bill , would 4 quarters work ? Lol ... Good vid Tedster...
23 year old GOODMAN still purring along not leaking still holding a good charge. CANT STOP A GOODMAN!
Lol lol you remind me so much of the man I was a helper with back in the day as young-in back in the 80’s and early 90’s. He was a Trane & Amana dealer and his Trane days were previously GE I don’t know what he sold in the GE era Fedders I think but I’m not sure, so that tells you how old he was then when he retired and passed away from cancer in the mid 90’s. He was a cigarette smoking machine. He taught me a lot but I never stayed with the apprenticeship I had & he got me. I just moved on when it went south with the company I was with. I just let the pros take care of my stuff on my home today.
You bet tell a man how to do his business that sure isn’t my thing. You do right by your customers & how you see fit and you’re right this machine isn’t long for this world.
I remember a lot of the earlier Goodman’s probably the late 70’s era and very much earlier than this one anyway when these were new and I’m 50 now and I still see a lot of them around.
I enjoy watching you work like many on here, it’s so much different today and I enjoy seeing you all work. I know it’s hard work and thought I’d just drop by and say something nice. 👍 👍
SAY - WHAT DO YOU GUYS DO WITH ALL THE SCREWS YOU TAKE OUT OF A.C UNITS?
So I ran into your videos and I been looking for one that they been telling me is wrong with my AC unit. And haven’t seen one on your videos. Can I ask you a question about it and would you tell me what you think?
The older units last a lot longer than newer units. I had to replace 2 heat pumps in 2 years. Got a Goodman and it's still running.