Without wasting a lot of words, this is a FABULOUS example of a practical video that provides a simple and clear explanation with clear visuals. You helped me. You really did. Thanks so much.
Thank you! Oh wow, that's nice! I wish we had mint instead of all our creeping charlie! If you drink tea, tea out of fresh mint leaves is delicious! :)
Bro...this vid saved me $200+. Was having this exact issue while running my AC. Followed these steps to the T, narrowed the issue down to the cable between the thermostat and control board, disconnected the the W wire from the control board and baba-bing! I'm no longer sitting in a hotbox. Thank you for what you do my guy.
I joined your blog a few weeks ago. I really enjoy it. I've always try to do my own fixing and maintenance on anything I can. Car - house - yard whatever. For my A/C new filters 2 or 3 mths. Clean A/C coils regularly etc. About 3 or 4 years ago my heater wouldn't come on. Couldn't figure it out and had to call a tech. Here's the rub. I've been in my attic more times than I can count (spkr wires - coax cables - antenna). The tech called me up to the attic and told me I needed an new furnace ($3K-4K) and of course he would get me a senior discount. Unit was about 12 yrs old. I noticed lots of stuff around the furnace that I had not seen earlier that day. He said it probably was rat droppings. I told him those were not rat droppings but not how I knew. I knew what they were and said I have to think about the new unit. He left and I went to work on fixing the unit. The droppings were bird droppings from the heater vent. I never thought about cleaning the vent pipe on a 90% unit. Perfect for warming a birds butt!. I was the owner of a pest control company for 35 yrs. I'm sure I will need a new unit someday but it wasn't then. I wasn't into youtube back then as I am now. My brother-in- law gave me some great advice when I was a teenager. "If something breaks try to fix it. It's already broke AT LEAST TRY! Maybe you will make it worse but that will be rarely." Sorry for the long post but maybe encouraging to another newbie.
Great job. As an 40 year seasoned HVAC-R technician and engineer, My idea of a perfect system includes running the a/c during the heating season controlled by a humidistat. The a/c will only run when the humidity exceeds the set humidistat bringing down the humidity. Between that and an added humidifier, you will maintain a perfect humidity at all times.
Really well spoken and explained. Thank you. Probably one of the best tutorials I've seen. I should be able to figure out my issue of the condenser coming on when my heat does. Again....Thank you
I truly appreciate you sharing your knowledge. Because of you I've passed my practical exams in college. 😁 I was going through your channel to see if you have a video on "how to clean your duct system". I couldn't find anything, and thought of asking. Thank you! 😁😁
Best instructions to troubleshoot problems pinpointed to thermostat, control board or the thermostat wires. I need to get the magnetic jumper wire just in case I run into same problem. Thanks! ❤️👍👍
I have a similar issue, While on heating mode: Furnace is blowing hot air and as soon as its getting near the room set temperature the AC Condensing unit turns on. I will try this.. Thank you for the video!!!
Thanks for the help. Both the ac and heat were coming on.. its 88 degrees in my house and I am sweating bullets..100 degrees outside. Used the procedure you described. Not the thermostat. I jumpered red to yellow then red to white. Each time,both the ac and heat would come on.. first time I turned the system on this summer. Down to the furnace...found i had a chunk of wire fell and shorted w and y terminals.hence. problem solved. I am now waiting for my rooms to cool off. Thanks for the help!
Bro thank you! Sending me to the rite places 😊 Our ac , when heat is on the ac will end up coming on during the nite and freezing my folks. SMH now checking Tstat thx again!!!!
Thanks for commenting Mr. Classic! Yes.. My dad always has mint leaves growing in his backyard. It's a healthy herb overall, tasty tea, well and great for tooth pain! :) Hope it will come in handy for you some day! But better yet... Let's not have any teeth problem!
Helpful information your great 👍 I’m interesting to learn how to fix heater and A/C it just for my own and thank you very much to help people, I’m understand the way to fix but I’m afraid to work on it but follow your steps it will be more easy
This is a great video with a solid, common sense approach to trouble shooting. This is very much the way that I trouble shoot these kinds of things but I have been trouble shooting all sorts of electronics for decades. To the guy who is not quite there yet, or someone who needs a refresher, this video simply could not have been better. Keep up the great work and thank you for helping to make people smarter... because there certainly is no shortage of those who are actually making people stupider, like the 29 morons that gave this video a thumps down. Idiots.
Thanks for all of the informative videos you produce and share. I have a question that's a little more puzzling that I hope you can give your opinion on. What would you say is going on if you have a Furnace (not heat pump) and AC - - and you have a White Rogers Thermostat (1F95-1277) set on Heat mode, with Fan on Auto, and when the Thermostat calls for heat you get the following sporadic response: The Furnace turn on sequence initiates but you also notice that the AC runs for maybe 10-15 seconds and turns off - - with the furnace completing its normal heating sequence run. The AC issue described is sporadic and does not occure every time the Thermostate calls for heat and the furnace sequence initiates and runs. Your opinion on this issue will be appreciated. Thanks again.
Oh boy, that's an interesting one. I would start by ruling out the thermostat first by disconnecting the Y wire at the thermostat. If the problem stops, then you know that the thermostat is defective. If the problem continues then my guess would be that there is either a low voltage short somewhere or a bad control board in the furnace. These would be more difficult to pinpoint so I would likely be doing some investigating and head scratching even if I was there. 😅
Thanks for the response and the suggestions. It looks like my Thermostat has two Y wires connected to it: a Y wire and a Y2 wire connected to the Thermostat. So would you disconnect both Y and Y2 wires or just the Y wire? The HVAC system is 12 years old and I have never noticed this happening before. I was also wondering if it's the Thermostat - not sure how long they usually last? I noticed it about a week ago when I heard the A/C compressor running outside for maybe 10-15 seconds at the beginning of the heat call sequence and since then I think it reocuured just once (placed a paper on the AC unit housing outside and found it was blown off one morning on a non-windy day) with the furnace running multiple times every day. I took a pic of the Thermostat but I don't think I can attach it here. Thanks again - - I appreciate your input.@@WordofAdviceTV
@@strongspear1918 Sounds like you have a two-stage air conditioner. You would disconnect both Y1 and Y2 wires then. A simple test like this would at least determine if its the thermostat or not.
OK - - yes - I have a two stage furnace and AC. The furnace runs every day now with the cold temps and the issue has not reoccured since I contacted you (which is kind of weird) - - and I've been watching it every day. Thanks again for your good advice. I will continue to monitor it and now I know what to do at the Thermostat Y1 and Y2 connections if it occurs again. @@WordofAdviceTV
hi Jay - I found your channel when I started noticing a problem with one of my AC Compressor units (January/Winter, unit making a clicking sound for most of the day)....at any rate, your channel is awesome and love the way you explain things! One thing I wanted to do is see if you can help before I call a professional HVAC contractor. As I said one of my units (4 ton York Affinity AC compressor unit from 2013 is making a constant clicking noise for most of the day 12-15 hours on a January day). The AC mode has obviously been turned OFF since October 2019 in my location which is in NorthEast/NJ. I have no idea why it is making this clicking noise when the unit is OFF since October (AC function). Let me know if you have any thoughts on what to look for, or should I just call my local HVAC contractor. Thanks in advance!
I have a separate furnace and ac/air handler. Two red wires rh and rc, jumper removed and then the usual white, green, yellow and blue. My ac has been coming on while in heat mode. I've tried two other t'stats and get the same result. All wires have been cut back and stipped clean. Any ideas?
Is it ok to install a trane outdoor unit to a carrier indoor unit ? Also is it ok to swap a 2.5 ton outdoor unit with a 3 ton outdoor unit and keep the same indoor unit ?
That's awesome!! :) I'm honored and humbled to know that my videos are actually acknowledged by some teachers! (Heh I even called my wife over just to show her this comment) Thanks for sharing that! Good luck in school all you guys! Sounds to me like you will all be superior techs, I am sure of it. When I went to school, most of the guys did not take any time to self-educate outside of school... But now it seems like guys are taking learning more seriously. That's great! Oh and a side note for anyone that may think that videos like mine are hurting businesses... To date, most of the HVAC companies in my area are having a hard time finding people to work for them.. Many places are under staffed and are pushing overtime on their techs. So I don't think we will be running out of work any time soon :)
@@WordofAdviceTV yes bro..THANKS MAN...We watched 3 different vids of yours in class tonight..AND Mr. P class which is next door has already been watching i didnt even know..lol yes bro we love the vids..very soon every college teaching this trade will use your vids..i see the word travels fast...THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT TO MAKE THEM..WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT..I wish it was ah way to post this pic i took in the comments..we all was tuned in..
@@bigant8231 You're very welcome! I should be thanking YOU for watching my videos and even taking the time to leave comments! It's people like you who share my videos that cause that "chain-reaction sharing" to happen. I much appreciate your support! :) Good luck with school!! (You and the rest of class)
@@WordofAdviceTV THANKS MAN,im going to start over tomorrow and watch every one of your videos,atleast 3 ah day until i have seen everylast one..im ACTUALLY excited..your videos could actually be watched during ah job in the field if we forget something..lol THANKS MAN and your welcome my BROTHER✊✊
@BIG ANT Wow bro, you are really taking this to the next level! I am happy to have you frequenting my channel :) And I know what you mean! There have been plenty of times in the past where I pulled up TH-cam videos to help me troubleshoot something.. My hope is that my videos will help others in a similar fashion. God bless man!
I'm supposed to have a damper system and 1 thermostat upstairs and another downstairs. If I want upstairs 70 and downstairs 68 it's supposed to adjust but it doesn't. I've had 5 HVAC companies out and none of them know how to fix it. Sometimes someone turns the air on upstairs not realizing heat is in downstairs, can that effect my unit?
I see you returned to your original concept for your channel, "Word of Advice TV." Next time I have a toothache I WILL remember you and thank you later.
Hahah you're welcome! (later) Yes, I think that perhaps at the end of my videos now, I will have a short "dad joke" or some other trivial piece, followed by something that is actually good to know. Those of you that actually watch until the end deserve something more than just a (at times lame) joke. ;)
@@WordofAdviceTV Vanilla Extract (pure vanilla extract, not flavoring) will provide an instant numbing on teeth. You hold it in your mouth for 15-30 seconds in the area that is painful and you will get instant relief. You can combine this with the mint leaves trick, and you'll be able to get through the 2 weeks it takes to schedule your dentist appointment.
Jay, thank you for all of your amazing content!! You explain things so well and have helped me so much!!! I have subscribed and shared your channel with many of my friends and co-workers. Now, I hope you can help me with an issue that I am facing: I recently installed an ecobee in my house and had to use the PEK kit as my thermostat did not have a c-wire. All seemed to be working well until i noticed that when my heat is on, my AC is also running. I changed the ecobee setting to let the HVAC control the fan instead of the thermostat and the issue went away. However, I did notice that when I have the heat on, and I reduce the temperature on the thermostat, the heat shuts off and then the AC kicks on for about a min and stops. Any idea what is going on here? I did trace the wires and I can confirm that I do not have a Y and a G wire crossed.
Both my cooler air conditioning thermostat and my water heater thermostat quit working at the same time last night. It must be a breaker? Everytime something goes wrong at my apartment is when the manager goes out of town on a weekend. Kinda like if you wash your car and then it rains but only enough to make your car dirtier than even before.
My thermostat set at 80* said heat on but furnace is not turn on is that indicator as bad thermostat but when I reset the power at the furnace the furnace turn on Your answer will be helpful
So my furnace ac/heat pump unit yesterday came for some reason , outside -15f , but my furnace will run normally and use propane to heat so will go on and off as normally , but same time heat pump will run constantly without stopping, after furnace would heat house shuts off , but then in finance inside I could hear the humming noise so loud , and outside fan with heat pump will run and bring heat inside , the line that comes inside it’s super hot , this was strange bec heat pump never came on on below temp , so tried all this didn’t work , turn completely ac power and still will run , so I decide to open heat pump power supply cover , so I went and tap on fan switch or whatever it’s called and luckily fan and heat pump shuts off and fan switch goes off , so I have no idea why this happened, I do know that sometimes when it’s sunny outside heat pump starts for couple sec it goes off since it’s below temp , but my guess is that maybe yesterday got stuck from moisture maybe for some reason , just thought to share my experience if someone has same problem , next week supposed to be above 30 so that’s usually runs with heat pump and I’ll see if it works properly
Thank you! I honestly am not worried about channels like mine affecting other people's businesses. Not because I am heartless lol but because I truly believe that the impact is very minimal. The majority of people will still prefer not to mess with anything that has to do with electricity. Most DIY folks will attempt to fix their own stuff with or without a video.
@HVAC ROOKIE Lol, sorry, I felt the urge to reply seriously :) At first I wrote "I know you were probably joking but..." then I decided to delete that part and the above message was the result heh
@@WordofAdviceTV I'm on West Coast in California. Actually your videos are very educational for home owners..I like them trying to do DYI projects either it makes it easier to explain issues or they cause issues..either was I win...keep them coming
Are you saying you have a separate heating system from cooling, like a boiler for heat and air handler for cooling? Then, you remove the jumper from RH and RC and wire the R from the boiler to RH and the R from the air handler to RC. The Y from the air handler goes to Y on the thermostat and G to G. The W from the boiler to W on the thermostat. You'll also need a C from air handler, to power the WiFi thermostat. Except for modulating or communicating type of systems, a thermostat is a thermostat. They all have the same connections and do the same functions, like heat, cool, and fan. I just replaced a simple 4 wire thermostat with an Emerson Sensi, thanks to a rebate offer through my utility. I ran a new 8 wire )only buy 18ga solid wire, not phone wire or speaker wire) from the furnace to the thermostat, by cutting the 4 wire and attaching the 8 wire and pulling it through the wall. I wired the 2 stages of heat, fan, R and C, and Y1 between the thermostat and furnace. Even though thermostat wires are colored to the letters of the controls, they don't know what color they are, so make sure you connect the same wire to both sides. Many people make the mistake of putting white on one W but connect it to the other W on the other end, W1 to W2. I also wired W2 on the thermostat side and left it dead ended at the furnace. The thermostat has settings for 2 stage heat and cool, so I let it know I only have single stage cooling and it won't power the Y2. I plan to replace the condensing unit with a 2 stage later. I can also wire the humidifier through the thermostat, but I just installed an Aprilaire with digital controls, outdoor temp sensor, and it can humidify without heat on it's own. The thermostat can't do those functions or sync with the humidistat. I wanted extra wires, for any later add on, so I wouldn't have to replace the wire again.
Thank you so much. I have a question: I only have Rc and Rh on my thermostat panel. There’s a red wire going into Rc and no wire in Rh. How do I proceed with jumpering?
Great video Jay. Do you have any idea what's wrong with my system when I turn fan to "circulate" mode. In this case, winter time, for example, heat turns on each time when fan kicks in and same time during summer season, my ac unit goes of each time when fan starts what creates house temperature way above settings on thermostat. Thanks
Hi!!Iam installed new termostat and when iam turn on a/c furnance starts too,but when turn on furnance a/c not start!!I its emerson wifi termostat and I am exchange 3 of them because thought they are defective!!!I have two termostats in my house so regular emerson termostat not cousing any problems system running as suppose byt as soon iam replace it with same brand just wi fi termostat it start acting weird!!!Could you please help to resolve this problem?,Not so far ago iam replaced control board ,but as I mentioned before problems coming up only with wi fi termostat!!Thank you
I believe if you jumper r to c then that will blow a fuse and the next thing would be the xfmr, then tstat (if its a nest) or board. I jumpered r to c to test if it blew a fuse or not on my own bryant furnace and the xfmr died first and the fuse didnt blow P.S. Us Techs hate the nests. They aren't "technician friendly" lol
I work in apt. And heat strip and condensor came on simultaneously but no fan, Good thermostat, good wire, new contact. Turns out It was ECM module in the blower that was bad; even tho I just replaced it a couple months ago. It tripped me up for a while
Jay, we are experiencing this with a NEST. But the issue is *intermittent.* We have swapped the NEST out for an old school Honeywell. If this doesn't fix it, Gotta be the control board right? Seems I read somewhere the NEST has been know to cause this issue. Does this sound possible?? Thanks for the video.
I having the same issue with my Nest, When stage 2 of heat comes on it turns on the cooling also. When I removed the Y2 wire from the Nest thermostat only the heat runs. What did you find on your system if anything.
Hello bro, i would like to request a video about how to connect an outdoor thermostat for the low winter temperatures control, to control the heat pump cut out when temperatures are below balancing point and force the furnace to run. thankful regards
@Zipper Dingo Thank you for the suggestion! Unfortunately I have never installed outdoor thermostats (I seldom work on heat pumps as they are scarce in my area) so I would not be a good person to make a how to video on that..
I have this issue today. Changed thermostat but heat/ac keep coming on at the same time (when it's calling for cool) . It's a gas pack so I'm pretty sure the issue is either with the wiring or it's the board itself.
Hi jay! I got a 30yr old york split system,,my furnace blower motor keeps running,i isolated the tstat,replaced capacitor,spark ignitor & relay,still runs,i disconnect the common wire goin to capacitor & it stops,can it be transformer thats bad?
i have little of experience. 30 yrs old Furnace has high consumption and its time to be replaced saving 500 dollars a tear on energy beside head ache of maintenance.
Sorry to hear about the problematic furnace! If it's 30 years old it likely does not have a control board right? And you already replaced the fan relay? (that would be my first guess) Besides the two wires that go to the capacitor, where do the other wires from the motor go?
@@WordofAdviceTV the other 2 wires go to blower motor,no control board on it,system works great its just that issue,yes i replaced fan relay already still same issue,i have to turn off from breaker to stop motor from running
@@justdissin7340 I wonder if perhaps your fan limit switch on the furnace is stuck in an open position.. Is it an adjustable kind? Perhaps you can try adjusting it or some of them will have a button that you can push/pull to turn fan on/off. Otherwise you could try giving it a slight wack to see if it frees it up. I'm just guessing though... I wouldn't be able to tell you exactly what it is without checking it, sorry.
I have one thermostat in my living room another thermostat in the hallway. The hallway is my heater the living room is my AC. My problem is a AC runs for a while then the heater kicks on and heats the back part of the house.
In the cooling cycle, inside (fan) and outside unit (compressor and condenser fan) should come on together. When thermostat is satisfied and shuts off the outside unit, the inside fan will generally continue to run for a short time to utilize any cooling effect remaining in the evaporator coil (the inside unit). On the heating cycle, the inside fan will not come on immediately, but waits for the heat exchanger in the furnace to reach a minimum temperature before activating the fan. This happens so the fan is not blowing cold air into the home. As with the A/C cycle, the fan will operate for a short time after the thermostat is satisfied to remove residual heat from the heat exchanger.
How much do you want for the Rheem circuit board? Lol. Not a bad job of explaining how to diagnose the problem. Your control board in yours is common, very similar in design to older Rheem boards, but with a plastic cover over it. BTW, taping over drive/S cleats is unnecessary. The amount of leakage is negligible, unless of course it's whistling. That annoys the hell out of me. That, and too thin of duct. People using 30ga sheets for plenums and drops should be shot and left in the desert!
Good video. But, you talk so much with your hands that it distracts from what you are saying. I think you commented in another video about this. I didn't think it was too bad then. But now, When you are waving your hands around it gets to be hard to follow what you are saying.
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Without wasting a lot of words, this is a FABULOUS example of a practical video that provides a simple and clear explanation with clear visuals. You helped me. You really did. Thanks so much.
I'm happy to hear the video helped you out! :) Thank you for leaving a nice comment!
I realize Im quite off topic but does anybody know of a good place to stream new tv shows online?
@Aldo Princeton I would suggest FlixZone. You can find it by googling :)
@Nikolai Grady definitely, I have been watching on FlixZone for years myself :D
@Nikolai Grady Thanks, I signed up and it seems to work :D I appreciate it!
We have mint growing like weeds all around the creek banks here. You are the best, young man. Thank you.
Thank you! Oh wow, that's nice! I wish we had mint instead of all our creeping charlie! If you drink tea, tea out of fresh mint leaves is delicious! :)
You are the best, belive me. So clear, explicit you expose each problem it's amazing. Thank you!
Bro...this vid saved me $200+. Was having this exact issue while running my AC. Followed these steps to the T, narrowed the issue down to the cable between the thermostat and control board, disconnected the the W wire from the control board and baba-bing! I'm no longer sitting in a hotbox. Thank you for what you do my guy.
I joined your blog a few weeks ago. I really enjoy it. I've always try to do my own fixing and maintenance on anything I can. Car - house - yard whatever. For my A/C new filters 2 or 3 mths. Clean A/C coils regularly etc. About 3 or 4 years ago my heater wouldn't come on. Couldn't figure it out and had to call a tech. Here's the rub. I've been in my attic more times than I can count (spkr wires - coax cables - antenna). The tech called me up to the attic and told me I needed an new furnace ($3K-4K) and of course he would get me a senior discount. Unit was about 12 yrs old. I noticed lots of stuff around the furnace that I had not seen earlier that day. He said it probably was rat droppings. I told him those were not rat droppings but not how I knew. I knew what they were and said I have to think about the new unit. He left and I went to work on fixing the unit. The droppings were bird droppings from the heater vent. I never thought about cleaning the vent pipe on a 90% unit. Perfect for warming a birds butt!. I was the owner of a pest control company for 35 yrs. I'm sure I will need a new unit someday but it wasn't then. I wasn't into youtube back then as I am now. My brother-in- law gave me some great advice when I was a teenager. "If something breaks try to fix it. It's already broke AT LEAST TRY! Maybe you will make it worse but that will be rarely." Sorry for the long post but maybe encouraging to another newbie.
Great job. As an 40 year seasoned HVAC-R technician and engineer, My idea of a perfect system includes running the a/c during the heating season controlled by a humidistat. The a/c will only run when the humidity exceeds the set humidistat bringing down the humidity. Between that and an added humidifier, you will maintain a perfect humidity at all times.
Really well spoken and explained. Thank you. Probably one of the best tutorials I've seen. I should be able to figure out my issue of the condenser coming on when my heat does. Again....Thank you
Thank you 🙏 we are in the process of checking things out Our air and heat come on same time Last year everything worked including the ac
Thank you for your video that helped me out ❤❤
I truly appreciate you sharing your knowledge. Because of you I've passed my practical exams in college. 😁
I was going through your channel to see if you have a video on "how to clean your duct system". I couldn't find anything, and thought of asking.
Thank you! 😁😁
Good information. I think this is whats happening with my hvac.
Best instructions to troubleshoot problems pinpointed to thermostat, control board or the thermostat wires. I need to get the magnetic jumper wire just in case I run into same problem. Thanks! ❤️👍👍
Awesome video , very great detailed! 👏🏾👏🏾👍🏾
excellent explanation, thank you
I have a similar issue, While on heating mode: Furnace is blowing hot air and as soon as its getting near the room set temperature the AC Condensing unit turns on. I will try this.. Thank you for the video!!!
Thank you so much. Your video helps me a lot.
My AC has a heat pump in it! LOL! That’s why it runs with the heater. Learned a lot following along with your video though!
Thanks for the help. Both the ac and heat were coming on.. its 88 degrees in my house and I am sweating bullets..100 degrees outside. Used the procedure you described. Not the thermostat. I jumpered red to yellow then red to white. Each time,both the ac and heat would come on.. first time I turned the system on this summer. Down to the furnace...found i had a chunk of wire fell and shorted w and y terminals.hence. problem solved. I am now waiting for my rooms to cool off. Thanks for the help!
Great video as always!
Thank you!! Helped me to realize than in mounting new wire in my basement that I had caused a short with a staple. Now I get a good nights sleep
great video and easy to understand.
thank you, great tutorial to give me guidance
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Huge thank you!🙌🏼
I appreciate it! Glad you are finding the videos helpful!
Bro thank you! Sending me to the rite places 😊
Our ac , when heat is on the ac will end up coming on during the nite and freezing my folks. SMH now checking Tstat thx again!!!!
So what was the problem?
Great advice thanks for the video it’s very well explained 👍👍
Thanks for watching and commenting Terry!
Good job and thanks for info on toothache
Yay, Jay. Thanks 🙏 again for valuable info. Mint leaves, I wish I had known that years ago. You are the best 😎😊
Thanks for commenting Mr. Classic! Yes.. My dad always has mint leaves growing in his backyard. It's a healthy herb overall, tasty tea, well and great for tooth pain! :) Hope it will come in handy for you some day! But better yet... Let's not have any teeth problem!
Word of Advice TV, Well, I have 3 broken teeth, and I keep putting off
going to the dentist. I hate going, and
I have to get insurance first...😓
@classic287 Oh boy.. That doesn't sound good. I hope all will go even better than planned though! Good luck!
Helpful information your great 👍 I’m interesting to learn how to fix heater and A/C it just for my own and thank you very much to help people, I’m understand the way to fix but I’m afraid to work on it but follow your steps it will be more easy
Thank you for. Your. Channel the I am. Learning everyday
You. Should. Learn. How. To. Write. A. Complete. Sentence, too! Unless your Yoda, then that's okay.
You are the 👌 best. Thank you so much. 👍
Thank you for you big heart to share the knowledge of a/c
You're welcome! And thank you for watching and leaving a comment! :)
Good vídeo
Great video J. This happened to me before, I wish I had this information back then. Ours turned out to be a bad control board.
Are boards extremely expensive
@@tammycalvertchetelat4834 idk, my guess id from 150 to $300, depending on age of the unit. It's the ac repair man that costs alot.
Great video Jay. Thanks
Hope life is treating you well Aaron! I appreciate you watching all my videos! You're a good man :)
Great job, Jay! Informative and enjoyable to watch, as always!
Thank you! Glad you liked the video, I appreciate the comment!
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You're welcome!
This is a great video with a solid, common sense approach to trouble shooting. This is very much the way that I trouble shoot these kinds of things but I have been trouble shooting all sorts of electronics for decades. To the guy who is not quite there yet, or someone who needs a refresher, this video simply could not have been better. Keep up the great work and thank you for helping to make people smarter... because there certainly is no shortage of those who are actually making people stupider, like the 29 morons that gave this video a thumps down. Idiots.
Lol that's why chickens have so many babies at once lol 😂
Thanks man I learned something new today!
Good to hear that! :) Thank you for watching and leaving a comment!
Thanks al lot for these video its very important knowing and educational video...like it a tot👍👍❤❤watching from Philippines...
Thank you Master!!
Good video , question; to make a test Do I have to keep the furnace running?
Thank you.
Thanks for all of the informative videos you produce and share. I have a question that's a little more puzzling that I hope you can give your opinion on. What would you say is going on if you have a Furnace (not heat pump) and AC - - and you have a White Rogers Thermostat (1F95-1277) set on Heat mode, with Fan on Auto, and when the Thermostat calls for heat you get the following sporadic response: The Furnace turn on sequence initiates but you also notice that the AC runs for maybe 10-15 seconds and turns off - - with the furnace completing its normal heating sequence run. The AC issue described is sporadic and does not occure every time the Thermostate calls for heat and the furnace sequence initiates and runs. Your opinion on this issue will be appreciated. Thanks again.
Oh boy, that's an interesting one. I would start by ruling out the thermostat first by disconnecting the Y wire at the thermostat. If the problem stops, then you know that the thermostat is defective. If the problem continues then my guess would be that there is either a low voltage short somewhere or a bad control board in the furnace. These would be more difficult to pinpoint so I would likely be doing some investigating and head scratching even if I was there. 😅
Thanks for the response and the suggestions. It looks like my Thermostat has two Y wires connected to it: a Y wire and a Y2 wire connected to the Thermostat. So would you disconnect both Y and Y2 wires or just the Y wire? The HVAC system is 12 years old and I have never noticed this happening before. I was also wondering if it's the Thermostat - not sure how long they usually last? I noticed it about a week ago when I heard the A/C compressor running outside for maybe 10-15 seconds at the beginning of the heat call sequence and since then I think it reocuured just once (placed a paper on the AC unit housing outside and found it was blown off one morning on a non-windy day) with the furnace running multiple times every day. I took a pic of the Thermostat but I don't think I can attach it here. Thanks again - - I appreciate your input.@@WordofAdviceTV
@@strongspear1918 Sounds like you have a two-stage air conditioner. You would disconnect both Y1 and Y2 wires then. A simple test like this would at least determine if its the thermostat or not.
OK - - yes - I have a two stage furnace and AC. The furnace runs every day now with the cold temps and the issue has not reoccured since I contacted you (which is kind of weird) - - and I've been watching it every day. Thanks again for your good advice. I will continue to monitor it and now I know what to do at the Thermostat Y1 and Y2 connections if it occurs again. @@WordofAdviceTV
hi Jay - I found your channel when I started noticing a problem with one of my AC Compressor units (January/Winter, unit making a clicking sound for most of the day)....at any rate, your channel is awesome and love the way you explain things! One thing I wanted to do is see if you can help before I call a professional HVAC contractor. As I said one of my units (4 ton York Affinity AC compressor unit from 2013 is making a constant clicking noise for most of the day 12-15 hours on a January day). The AC mode has obviously been turned OFF since October 2019 in my location which is in NorthEast/NJ. I have no idea why it is making this clicking noise when the unit is OFF since October (AC function). Let me know if you have any thoughts on what to look for, or should I just call my local HVAC contractor. Thanks in advance!
I have a separate furnace and ac/air handler.
Two red wires rh and rc, jumper removed and then the usual white, green, yellow and blue. My ac has been coming on while in heat mode. I've tried two other t'stats and get the same result. All wires have been cut back and stipped clean. Any ideas?
Great Video Thanks
You're welcome! Thank you for watching!
Is it ok to install a trane outdoor unit to a carrier indoor unit ? Also is it ok to swap a 2.5 ton outdoor unit with a 3 ton outdoor unit and keep the same indoor unit ?
Thanks for your help
And thank you for watching and commenting! :)
I have a travel trailer...the furnace and the heat pump blower comes on at same time....is this how i would trouble shoot it?
Hey we are watching you in class now at my school,i took a picture of it on the big screen
That's awesome!! :) I'm honored and humbled to know that my videos are actually acknowledged by some teachers! (Heh I even called my wife over just to show her this comment) Thanks for sharing that! Good luck in school all you guys! Sounds to me like you will all be superior techs, I am sure of it. When I went to school, most of the guys did not take any time to self-educate outside of school... But now it seems like guys are taking learning more seriously. That's great! Oh and a side note for anyone that may think that videos like mine are hurting businesses... To date, most of the HVAC companies in my area are having a hard time finding people to work for them.. Many places are under staffed and are pushing overtime on their techs. So I don't think we will be running out of work any time soon :)
@@WordofAdviceTV yes bro..THANKS MAN...We watched 3 different vids of yours in class tonight..AND Mr. P class which is next door has already been watching i didnt even know..lol yes bro we love the vids..very soon every college teaching this trade will use your vids..i see the word travels fast...THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT TO MAKE THEM..WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT..I wish it was ah way to post this pic i took in the comments..we all was tuned in..
@@bigant8231 You're very welcome! I should be thanking YOU for watching my videos and even taking the time to leave comments! It's people like you who share my videos that cause that "chain-reaction sharing" to happen. I much appreciate your support! :) Good luck with school!! (You and the rest of class)
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@BIG ANT Wow bro, you are really taking this to the next level! I am happy to have you frequenting my channel :) And I know what you mean! There have been plenty of times in the past where I pulled up TH-cam videos to help me troubleshoot something.. My hope is that my videos will help others in a similar fashion. God bless man!
Hey awesome vids
I'm supposed to have a damper system and 1 thermostat upstairs and another downstairs. If I want upstairs 70 and downstairs 68 it's supposed to adjust but it doesn't. I've had 5 HVAC companies out and none of them know how to fix it. Sometimes someone turns the air on upstairs not realizing heat is in downstairs, can that effect my unit?
I see you returned to your original concept for your channel, "Word of Advice TV." Next time I have a toothache I WILL remember you and thank you later.
Hahah you're welcome! (later) Yes, I think that perhaps at the end of my videos now, I will have a short "dad joke" or some other trivial piece, followed by something that is actually good to know. Those of you that actually watch until the end deserve something more than just a (at times lame) joke. ;)
@@WordofAdviceTV Vanilla Extract (pure vanilla extract, not flavoring) will provide an instant numbing on teeth. You hold it in your mouth for 15-30 seconds in the area that is painful and you will get instant relief. You can combine this with the mint leaves trick, and you'll be able to get through the 2 weeks it takes to schedule your dentist appointment.
Excellent.
Thank you good sir! :)
Jay, thank you for all of your amazing content!! You explain things so well and have helped me so much!!! I have subscribed and shared your channel with many of my friends and co-workers. Now, I hope you can help me with an issue that I am facing: I recently installed an ecobee in my house and had to use the PEK kit as my thermostat did not have a c-wire. All seemed to be working well until i noticed that when my heat is on, my AC is also running. I changed the ecobee setting to let the HVAC control the fan instead of the thermostat and the issue went away. However, I did notice that when I have the heat on, and I reduce the temperature on the thermostat, the heat shuts off and then the AC kicks on for about a min and stops. Any idea what is going on here? I did trace the wires and I can confirm that I do not have a Y and a G wire crossed.
Jay , next time when you have tooth pain see a real dentist , just my
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Both my cooler air conditioning thermostat and my water heater thermostat quit working at the same time last night. It must be a breaker? Everytime something goes wrong at my apartment is when the manager goes out of town on a weekend. Kinda like if you wash your car and then it rains but only enough to make your car dirtier than even before.
My thermostat set at 80* said heat on but furnace is not turn on is that indicator as bad thermostat but when I reset the power at the furnace the furnace turn on
Your answer will be helpful
What does your blue wire plug into
relays or contactors of cooling should be interlock in the relays of heating to avoid two systems running at the same time.
But now you can run heat while cooling, to dehumidify without cooling, when you have single stage cooling only.
So my furnace ac/heat pump unit yesterday came for some reason , outside -15f , but my furnace will run normally and use propane to heat so will go on and off as normally , but same time heat pump will run constantly without stopping, after furnace would heat house shuts off , but then in finance inside I could hear the humming noise so loud , and outside fan with heat pump will run and bring heat inside , the line that comes inside it’s super hot , this was strange bec heat pump never came on on below temp , so tried all this didn’t work , turn completely ac power and still will run , so I decide to open heat pump power supply cover , so I went and tap on fan switch or whatever it’s called and luckily fan and heat pump shuts off and fan switch goes off , so I have no idea why this happened, I do know that sometimes when it’s sunny outside heat pump starts for couple sec it goes off since it’s below temp , but my guess is that maybe yesterday got stuck from moisture maybe for some reason , just thought to share my experience if someone has same problem , next week supposed to be above 30 so that’s usually runs with heat pump and I’ll see if it works properly
Great Video Jay..STOP IT!! YOUR DOING TO PUT ME OUT OF BUSINESS..lol
Thank you! I honestly am not worried about channels like mine affecting other people's businesses. Not because I am heartless lol but because I truly believe that the impact is very minimal. The majority of people will still prefer not to mess with anything that has to do with electricity. Most DIY folks will attempt to fix their own stuff with or without a video.
@@WordofAdviceTV I was just kidding with you bro
@HVAC ROOKIE Lol, sorry, I felt the urge to reply seriously :) At first I wrote "I know you were probably joking but..." then I decided to delete that part and the above message was the result heh
@@WordofAdviceTV I'm on West Coast in California. Actually your videos are very educational for home owners..I like them trying to do DYI projects either it makes it easier to explain issues or they cause issues..either was I win...keep them coming
@@dumptrks Hahah nice :) I like the positive attitude! Thank you for watching and commenting good sir! I wish you much success in your career!
Hi Jay..
I have a York ducted split A/C thermostat, I want to change it to WiFi thermostat..
I need information, is that possible?
Regards & Thanks
Are you saying you have a separate heating system from cooling, like a boiler for heat and air handler for cooling? Then, you remove the jumper from RH and RC and wire the R from the boiler to RH and the R from the air handler to RC. The Y from the air handler goes to Y on the thermostat and G to G. The W from the boiler to W on the thermostat. You'll also need a C from air handler, to power the WiFi thermostat. Except for modulating or communicating type of systems, a thermostat is a thermostat. They all have the same connections and do the same functions, like heat, cool, and fan. I just replaced a simple 4 wire thermostat with an Emerson Sensi, thanks to a rebate offer through my utility. I ran a new 8 wire )only buy 18ga solid wire, not phone wire or speaker wire) from the furnace to the thermostat, by cutting the 4 wire and attaching the 8 wire and pulling it through the wall. I wired the 2 stages of heat, fan, R and C, and Y1 between the thermostat and furnace. Even though thermostat wires are colored to the letters of the controls, they don't know what color they are, so make sure you connect the same wire to both sides. Many people make the mistake of putting white on one W but connect it to the other W on the other end, W1 to W2. I also wired W2 on the thermostat side and left it dead ended at the furnace. The thermostat has settings for 2 stage heat and cool, so I let it know I only have single stage cooling and it won't power the Y2. I plan to replace the condensing unit with a 2 stage later. I can also wire the humidifier through the thermostat, but I just installed an Aprilaire with digital controls, outdoor temp sensor, and it can humidify without heat on it's own. The thermostat can't do those functions or sync with the humidistat. I wanted extra wires, for any later add on, so I wouldn't have to replace the wire again.
You’re the best.
Thank you!!
Thank you so much. I have a question: I only have Rc and Rh on my thermostat panel. There’s a red wire going into Rc and no wire in Rh. How do I proceed with jumpering?
U would just make u own small jumper between rc and rh..otherwise the thermostat can't control it..(rc is for ac..rh is for heat)
Great video Jay. Do you have any idea what's wrong with my system when I turn fan to "circulate" mode. In this case, winter time, for example, heat turns on each time when fan kicks in and same time during summer season, my ac unit goes of each time when fan starts what creates house temperature way above settings on thermostat. Thanks
Hi!!Iam installed new termostat and when iam turn on a/c furnance starts too,but when turn on furnance a/c not start!!I its emerson wifi termostat and I am exchange 3 of them because thought they are defective!!!I have two termostats in my house so regular emerson termostat not cousing any problems system running as suppose byt as soon iam replace it with same brand just wi fi termostat it start acting weird!!!Could you please help to resolve this problem?,Not so far ago iam replaced control board ,but as I mentioned before problems coming up only with wi fi termostat!!Thank you
My unit seems to be running constantly. We have it on the heating setting . Is this normal. It’s on 72 and it’s 26 degrees out
Hopefully there is a short in my wire. I have a heat pump which turns on the heat strip when cooling is demanded.
So at 9:48 when you turn on the door switch, do you hold down the door switch and the power switch at the same time?
If just one out of 3 heat strips is coming on with the AC would you say it’s the heat strip itself?
Excellent Advice Jay ... And take my advice and keep doing these ... Lol ...
Haha thanks Eddy! Planning on making many more, if the Lord permits! :)
I believe if you jumper r to c then that will blow a fuse and the next thing would be the xfmr, then tstat (if its a nest) or board. I jumpered r to c to test if it blew a fuse or not on my own bryant furnace and the xfmr died first and the fuse didnt blow
P.S. Us Techs hate the nests. They aren't "technician friendly" lol
So the red is the 24v from furnace and (C)24v to power the thermostat only ?
Yes. R is 24v power in and C is common.
I work in apt. And heat strip and condensor came on simultaneously but no fan, Good thermostat, good wire, new contact. Turns out It was ECM module in the blower that was bad; even tho I just replaced it a couple months ago. It tripped me up for a while
my apartment thermostat doesn't have a yellow wire and the blow wire in the yellow slot
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Jay, we are experiencing this with a NEST. But the issue is *intermittent.* We have swapped the NEST out for an old school Honeywell. If this doesn't fix it, Gotta be the control board right? Seems I read somewhere the NEST has been know to cause this issue. Does this sound possible?? Thanks for the video.
I having the same issue with my Nest, When stage 2 of heat comes on it turns on the cooling also. When I removed the Y2 wire from the Nest thermostat only the heat runs. What did you find on your system if anything.
@@gregorykazian804 Sorry, we didnt figure it out. It wasnt my house. I'm not sure what they ever sorted out. I would have liked to known what it was.
I want my AC to run while heating house so i can dehumidify. How do i break it so they run together like a car AC?
Some control boards have that feature, and if they don't there are thermostats that do that
Hello
FYI trane furnace heat ac on at same time PCB BI metal short Nest t-stat blank power drain battrey pcb short
What if I don’t have a W terminal
Hello bro, i would like to request a video about how to connect an outdoor thermostat for the low winter temperatures control, to control the heat pump cut out when temperatures are below balancing point and force the furnace to run. thankful regards
@Zipper Dingo Thank you for the suggestion! Unfortunately I have never installed outdoor thermostats (I seldom work on heat pumps as they are scarce in my area) so I would not be a good person to make a how to video on that..
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Thank you anyway bro, btw i like your videos and want to thank you for your acurate and precious informations, keep it up, cheers❤🥂
I have this issue today. Changed thermostat but heat/ac keep coming on at the same time (when it's calling for cool) . It's a gas pack so I'm pretty sure the issue is either with the wiring or it's the board itself.
What about a stuck contactor?
Hi jay! I got a 30yr old york split system,,my furnace blower motor keeps running,i isolated the tstat,replaced capacitor,spark ignitor & relay,still runs,i disconnect the common wire goin to capacitor & it stops,can it be transformer thats bad?
i have little of experience. 30 yrs old Furnace has high consumption and its time to be replaced saving 500 dollars a tear on energy beside head ache of maintenance.
Sorry to hear about the problematic furnace! If it's 30 years old it likely does not have a control board right? And you already replaced the fan relay? (that would be my first guess) Besides the two wires that go to the capacitor, where do the other wires from the motor go?
@@WordofAdviceTV the other 2 wires go to blower motor,no control board on it,system works great its just that issue,yes i replaced fan relay already still same issue,i have to turn off from breaker to stop motor from running
@@justdissin7340 I wonder if perhaps your fan limit switch on the furnace is stuck in an open position.. Is it an adjustable kind? Perhaps you can try adjusting it or some of them will have a button that you can push/pull to turn fan on/off. Otherwise you could try giving it a slight wack to see if it frees it up. I'm just guessing though... I wouldn't be able to tell you exactly what it is without checking it, sorry.
@@WordofAdviceTV ..ill give that a try when im around it,thats if it has it,dont think it does but ill see,thanks jay
Thank you . This is big help for me ^_^
Glad I could help! Thank you for watching and leaving a comment!
I have one thermostat in my living room another thermostat in the hallway. The hallway is my heater the living room is my AC. My problem is a AC runs for a while then the heater kicks on and heats the back part of the house.
So does the inside unit (fan) and outside unit come on at the same time when in Cool mode???
In the cooling cycle, inside (fan) and outside unit (compressor and condenser fan) should come on together. When thermostat is satisfied and shuts off the outside unit, the inside fan will generally continue to run for a short time to utilize any cooling effect remaining in the evaporator coil (the inside unit). On the heating cycle, the inside fan will not come on immediately, but waits for the heat exchanger in the furnace to reach a minimum temperature before activating the fan. This happens so the fan is not blowing cold air into the home. As with the A/C cycle, the fan will operate for a short time after the thermostat is satisfied to remove residual heat from the heat exchanger.
It would be helpful to expand on the connection between the transformer and the control board. No 120v to transformer from control board means what ?
No 24 volts for controls.
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One more reason is your contractor is stuck in the shut position causing your condensing unit to run all the time.
so keep the main board on i mean the main circuit board...im scared.
How much do you want for the Rheem circuit board? Lol. Not a bad job of explaining how to diagnose the problem. Your control board in yours is common, very similar in design to older Rheem boards, but with a plastic cover over it. BTW, taping over drive/S cleats is unnecessary. The amount of leakage is negligible, unless of course it's whistling. That annoys the hell out of me. That, and too thin of duct. People using 30ga sheets for plenums and drops should be shot and left in the desert!
What if it happened out of nowhere ?
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Good video. But, you talk so much with your hands that it distracts from what you are saying. I think you commented in another video about this. I didn't think it was too bad then. But now, When you are waving your hands around it gets to be hard to follow what you are saying.
I totally removed the thermostat and the heat and fan just stayed on.....I'm talking wires (not touching) but totally removed from the old thermostat.
Thanks
No problem!