*So amazingly quiet and **Fastly.Cool** in my room! 42db is at a whisper level. I bought 2 and installed myself.Very sturdy bracket and easy to adjust to fit windows of different size. Absolutely fabulous units!!*
The design makes this AC a possible alternative to ductless DYI systems. It works great. The remote control could be more visual aid oriented like a backligh design. Is impossible to see the lcd at least for me. Easy install th-cam.com/users/postUgkx_hHgTlzH3uk31Fe2RVS3xEbXHGaN_z5Tation. Came on time . Great comfort around the house 5 🌟 again. Follow mfg instructions for care and all and this should be the only AC you need for those of is that don't live in new homes with central AC
This guy's go straight to the point. He doesn't waste time like other videos that I have seen. He gets straight to the point. I learn more in his video then my teacher of hvac. THANK YOU BEST VIDEO EVER
I know this is a 7-year-old video, but this just saved me from a $90+ service call that was 5 days away. The vents were blowing out "luke-warm" air, and all it took was pushing the fans in the condenser and the air is back to normal! Not sure why it randomly happened now since it's the beginning of July, but regardless I'm grateful that a free TH-cam video was all the help I needed!
You already saved me a lot of money. I was able to make a quick diagnosis based on your instructions and with a new thermostat, I was up and running again. Thank you so much!
You. Are. AWESOME! Your concise and easy to follow troubleshooting steps made diagnosing our problem really simple! It ended up being our capacitor that went bad. It only cost $12 for a new one! Soooooooo glad we didn't have to pay someone hundreds to replace that for us.
I learned more here than in 25 years of asking questions to HVAC techs who have come to my house. So great to see a person who talks honestly and tries to help others, especially during these times. Many thanks. I would hire you in a skinny minute if you lived in my area. Bravo sir.
Woke up at 3AM on a Sunday with the A/C out. After getting over the initial shock and drying off from a pool of sweat (gross!) I stumbled across this video. BEST VIDEO EVER! Took me step by step on diagnosing the problem. Couldn't believe it was the capacitor (flex capacitor, lol). Got it fixed the next day and cooled the house down. Saved hundreds of moolah. Thanks bro. This was really cool (no pun intended - well maybe a little).
Several days ago only hot air would come out. I called out an HVAC guy and paid $320.00 to get my AC fixed. Then a couple of days later my second unit did the same thing. Now I'm thinking, "Did this guy sabotage my second unit?" I know, what a thought. But for both units to go out within days of one another? Anyway, this time I went to You Tube University. I watched your video and a few others and was pointed toward the capacitor. I followed your instructions, and now $28.00 later and the time and gas it took to pick up the part, my AC unit blowing out cold air again! I'm not mad at professionals who make a living off of customers without the knowledge or time to DIY. But I am immensely grateful for people like you who graciously, and so competently, make knowledge available so people with the time and inclination to DIY can do so. $320.00 vs $28.00 Incredible!!!
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Today was the first day I tried my A/C I've "had my A/C on" for 6 hours, and the temp. went up to 84, from 80. I was able to diagnose and fix my issue, I can feel the difference already. You are amazing and I appreciate you so much.
Thanks SO much for the video. My wife and I just bought our first home, and never dealt with AC units before. Turns out our fan was stuck. Used a knife sharpening rod from our kitchen set to get it going (night time so didnt want to go look for a stick), gave it a good push and now its running (scared the hell out of me when the blades started turning and hitting the sharpening rod - lol). Thanks for the help!!!!
Thank you sooooooooo, much!!! I left the house for 20 min and when I came home it felt like a sauna. The thermostat read 82° and I started freaking out. My problem was the compressor fan. A small push and it started right up. Again THANK YOU!!!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! You saved me so much time and trouble. My air was still running, but stopped blowing cool air. After checking the temp of the 2 tubes going into the furnace, I checked the outside unit and found the landscapers had severed the thermostat wire. I simply had to strip the 2 wire ends, and re-attach, and it worked. Thank you for the great video!
You just saved me a bunch of money. Here in Phoenix were going to have 101" temps this weekend and I have company coming in town and my air wasn't keeping up with the rising temps...I started troubleshooting...new air filter didn't help but cleaning the outside unit did the trick! Thank you!
You have done a very good instructional video. The step by step instruction was explained in a way that even high school kids could understand. It is 80 in our house with a 4 year old and a 8 month old and the temps are supposed to get in the 100s. Just watching your video I can figure out what is wrong. Thanks greatly
Thanks for the prompt response. I upgraded the thermostat to digital a couple days ago. The whole system is at least 7 years old. That's how long I've been living in the house and I've never done any work to the AC unit until now. I will try what you suggested. Keep you post
Thank you. You just saved me some time and money. After watching your video, I cancelled my appointment, turned on the thermostat and it works. I'm going to clean out the filter. Thanks again!
the best video i have seen so far on diy ac guide. Thanks for making it quick to the point and outlining everything in between each section. Learned way more off this video than the last 5 or 6 combined.
+Jamie B Thank you i'm very very busy directing, so i have a tough time getting more videos up as often as i like, but i like to help people and glad to hear all the trouble we go through is appreciated.
Your walkthrough was one of the best explanation for troubleshooting. If it’s a wiring disconnect with the Rama stat and ac unit what’s the process to fix it? With Covid we really don’t want people in the house, other than the basement
My fan was stuck! Thank you so much! My ac has been working intermittently, and of course when the repair guy came out, I left work to meet him and walked in and it was a brisk 70 degrees in here.... so I couldn’t prove my issue. he checked all fluids, they were great, and tried to tell me it had to be the air filter (which I replace every two months with high micron filter for my allergies), yet it wasn’t barely a month old, and it wasn’t dirty. I knew it had to be something simple that I was over looking. Thank you for your informative, yet to the point video. I now know everything to check next time something goes wrong!
I watched this video from start to finish and it helped me a great deal! We had recently moved into a new home and was wondering what we got ourselves into with respect to the HVAC system we inherited. We thought maybe the insulation in the attic is THAT bad that the 2nd floor felt like a sauna on a summer night, or that we were doing something ridiculously stupid like not knowing where the "on" switch is to help the adjustments we were making on the thermostat actually happen. I went through the checks he had described from the basement inside the home to outside. I went almost all the way through his examples of things that could be going wrong. I soon discovered that my problem was that sometime before we had moved in, an animal had chewed through electrical wire running from the outside unit into the home. It was an easy replacement of a short portion of wire that resulted in my system running as it should! I am thankful to have watched this video and appreciate the help buddy!
awesome vid, it help me a lot, the most thing that I like it was the comment in front of your beers, " If I help you, you help me" I always say that, if you help me I help you back no matter what, thanks ...
This is one of the best videos I've seen on Utube. Very useful info. It saved me an expensive service call - which helps a lot when you are living on a fixed income. My problem turned out to be the condensor motor was seized. I gave it a good push, and viola - it turned on and is now cooling down my house. Thanks again, I've subscribed and I'll be checking out the rest of your videos! Keep videoing.
Wanted to say thanks for the video. It was short and to the point. Our A/C stopped blowing cold air---on the evening before supposedly the hottest day so far this year---and I was able to diagnose it down to a bad run/start capacitor with help from your video. Hopefully I can source a replacement locally tomorrow.
*****, yes sir, that was done before I removed wires. I just took a pic of the leads and wrote down a few notes. Bench-tested the cap for capacitance and it's completely dead. If you want to see what it looks like: www.puresimplicity.net/~hemi/Pics/Misc/condenser-capacitor-20150718/. I will not be able to source a cap this weekend. None of the supply houses in town will sell me one since I'm not licensed, and the rest are closed for the weekend. I'll pick one up Monday, with a friend that can buy from one of the local wholesalers. Unfortunately, the spade terminal receptacles on the wires look pretty corroded...So I'm going to replace them too. Right now I've only got cheaper ones that don't support the cable insulation at all, so hopefully when I pick up a cap on Monday I can pick up better crimp-on spade receptacles as well. It is now hotter than hell in our place. It's not too bad to me, but our cats are not liking the temps one bit.
You were so helpful! We're retired, and watching this video saved us some money. Just the simplest thing I saw on this video, we were able to do on our own. Thank you so much! You should teach a course in this, you're a great teacher. Will go and buy those 2 simple tools. Thanks so much! You're the best!
Thank You for your video. You are spot on and fortunately my problem was in the 70% looks like I need to get a fan motor start up capacitor. I appreciate the time you took to make the video.
This is the best video by far! Every possible scenario was covered. I was lucky enough to go through all of them. Thank you. Without a doubt, a thorough explanation and right to the point. Thank you sir. I will subscribe and recommend you to others.
thanks on the response. i called a tech and he ended up putting two pounds of freon and since i helped with the tear down and assembly cause i wanted to learn, he only charged me $112. I thought it was fair. It was hot and we had an abnormal sight of an infestation of killer mosquitos in the area. So, between the mosquito bites, and our sweat I think we did ok. We couldn't find the leak though? He said that it might be too small to see. I asked him if there was a color die but he said that my unit is too new and would not work well with anything but the right freon? I am not sure on that explanation but I was happy that I had A/C. Thanks for your info, it helped a great deal. GE.
Thank you, I followed your steps and found my fan not turning. Not sure yet why it stopped but started when I gave it a push. But this is not first time running it this season,
Very informative and precise. Thanks. BTW, they call it a "11 in 1" because they count the two ends of the shaft which hold the bits as socket drivers.
Thanks for this video! you totally saved me a service call and the money they would charge me to get the condenser fan rolling again. Tool of choice...Stick... Thanks again!!!
Wow!!! You Rock!!! Subscribed immediately. U should be a teacher. Excellent video. My mind stayed hyper focused from beginning to end. (That's a first ...trust me.) Cant wait to share your video. I'm gonna help alot people who cant afford to be ripped off... thanks to u. Thank u sooo much. Many Blessings from Florida. :)))
Awesome video ....quick question. I have only one unit in my home and 2 thermostats on each floor. No issues on first floor. But no air comes out of supply registers just on the second floor when cool cycle is on. Any suggestions ?
Great job. This video was entertaining and informative. How entertaining? I don't even have a central air unit and simply stumbled on your video. I kept watching. Keep up the good work. I'm a new subscriber.
Thanks Man! Saved us a service call. Also, I always wondered how these things worked. It never clicked in my head to check the blower/furnace filters. Cheers!
Nice trick doing the jumper wire. I usually just tap the contactor with something plastic. But the issue you said at the end.. its not a capacitor for home systems? Its funny cause I work on commercial systems the most and well (even though I am still a rookie I am learning from licensed masters at my job and plan on going to school soon). Now if the fan is blowing cool. And tstat of course is in auto and working usually its a wire issue. Bad relay or a cap. I find bad relays but tapping the contactor to see if the compressor jumps.
Thank you! Our AC repair guy said it was dirty coils and charged $160 to come out and spray cleaner on coils and wash air filter with hose. Sadly, 84 degrees later, still not working. He's coming back in the morning.
OMG super great video I wished you were located in Texas as the techs here seem to not know what they are doing. I've had AC issues for two years now. This video makes me wanna troubleshoot the issue myself but unfortunately I reside in an apt.
You are AWESOME!! I've been troubleshooting all day in 90 degree weather so that my husband didn't have to come home to a hot house after working in the sun all day. I wouldn't have figured it out without this video. At first I was like, "rims what?", but you explained it better than anyone else so far and I FIXED it!! It was easy, too. BTW, NICE RIMS!!!
I just watched this video and it was super helpful-saved me from calling an emergency AC guy (for tonight at least). Thanks for sharing such useful information!
Thank you for this. I believe I found out what the problem is with my AC. Just to verify, if the copper tube is cold what does that signify? You said it has to be warm to the touch? This is with my account running and everything seems to be functioning. The air blowing is cold but not cold enough to what it is set to. I do hear hissing which could mean low freon from what you had stated but just want to make sure
You're welcome, I definitely took a double take, I was like " was that video about how to fix your heat or your AC?" Sorry for the corny tool inclusion it was just for fun, Milwaukee never paid me.. LBVS glad to help you God bless you as well.
hi thanks for upload very knowledgeable video one of the best learning video i saw i m a beginner ac technician can u pl z recommend some book or programmed to become master troubleshooter in hvac .thanks in advance
FYI We had our AC running but it wasn't' blowing cold air we found it was the circuit breaker labeled Dryer "Reciever Dryer" and it was switched off. Thanks to this video we checked that circuit breaker and saved us a service call!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! You saved a hot, pregnant woman in August! Also, I know you saved us a ton of money. It was the breaker. The house is up to 85 degrees but hopefully we will get it cooled down before bedtime. THANK YOU!!!!
+Sandra Rowe Our house is at 80 right now too trying to narrow it down and figure out what the cause is. I love this video it's the best around explains everything in easy terms.
very helpful. thanks. No longer in the dark. Quick question if you have time...My unit has been on AC mode but it's been really hot and now it's blowing hot air. I plan to go through the check list you provided but any thoughts? Also you should know that the unit was installed about 5 years ago and has not been serviced
Hi Jon, I would run through the video here and let me know and post the results here, then we can go to the next step, I've only included the simplest most common problems here but there are additional troubleshooting steps to hone in on the problem your having.
I looked at your video and I've completed the checklist.At first I thought it was just low on freon being that it's 4 years old and never been serviced ( i was wrong when i said it was 5 years old). Come to find out my fan is not coming on so i have another issue on top of lack of freon. I gave it a spin and found it's not seized. My filters get changed out every month religiously and my outside unit coils are exceptionally clean. I getting current to the unit so at this point I'm thinking it's between the contactor and run capacitor. Any advise? Question....can i test these two parts without removing them? by the way, my problem is that i get warm air instead of cold. Thanks
Jon Declemente sorry about the late reply, were very busy filming other projects for other channels, if the fans not running then 7 times out of 10 its the capacitor, if the contactor looks in good shape and the armature is energized (pulled down), its probably the cap, also if the motors kind of warm its the cap, if you have a voltage meter that will help, we will be making a tier 2 video taking off where this one left off soon but not yet, sorry, i will check back soon to see if you responded, thanks for posting!
ok if i turn my furnace on and push the temp up. the furnace heats to that temp then turns off. I have noticed with my AC for a few years is that when I push the temp down, the AC will come on for maybe a 1/2 an hour or more with nice cold air and then the cold air drops back and the air coming out is sort of cool. The cold air will come back again after awhile. Will never cool to the temp set. I cleaned the condenser coils last year and cleaned out a lot of potting soil from inside of leaves that have decomposed. Still did not help . I have a Bryant I believe it is around a 2 ton unit , about 15 yrs old uses R410a . should the AC stream cold air out continually. When I cleaned the AC I noticed a sensor hanging down not sure from where. Thinking it is a heat sensor for the condenser. so I wire tied it to the wiring harness that goes to the condensor about 6 inches from the condenser.
Hey, great video. I followed your steps. I am getting the hissing sound but the other line is not cold at all. Unit comes on fine outside fan blowing well. I did change the compactor also. Could this be a contactor issue? Air is coming out of vents but not cool.
It seems like I have the same issue as yours. Mine was that the copper hose was not warm. Air comes out but it is not as cold as it is supposed to be. Did you end up fixing your AC? If so can you tell me what your issue was? Thanks
very helpful video.thank you sir , now I have a question my indoor unit and liquid line sound like liquid flashing before entering the piston metering device. and my succion line is not cool (room tempeture)
It would be great if you could include the capacitor. I was able to get my fan to run by pushing it but the compressor still would not start. I took out the capacitor and tested it with a ohm meter and it was totally dead. This is still a great video and was the main one that i used to fix my A/C. Thanks!
TFW you're looking for A/C repair videos and you see the Warped Perception guy.
*So amazingly quiet and **Fastly.Cool** in my room! 42db is at a whisper level. I bought 2 and installed myself.Very sturdy bracket and easy to adjust to fit windows of different size. Absolutely fabulous units!!*
The design makes this AC a possible alternative to ductless DYI systems. It works great. The remote control could be more visual aid oriented like a backligh design. Is impossible to see the lcd at least for me. Easy install th-cam.com/users/postUgkx_hHgTlzH3uk31Fe2RVS3xEbXHGaN_z5Tation. Came on time . Great comfort around the house 5 🌟 again. Follow mfg instructions for care and all and this should be the only AC you need for those of is that don't live in new homes with central AC
This guy's go straight to the point. He doesn't waste time like other videos that I have seen. He gets straight to the point. I learn more in his video then my teacher of hvac.
THANK YOU BEST VIDEO EVER
I know this is a 7-year-old video, but this just saved me from a $90+ service call that was 5 days away. The vents were blowing out "luke-warm" air, and all it took was pushing the fans in the condenser and the air is back to normal! Not sure why it randomly happened now since it's the beginning of July, but regardless I'm grateful that a free TH-cam video was all the help I needed!
This types of videos are what TH-cam should mainly consist of.
You already saved me a lot of money. I was able to make a quick diagnosis based on your instructions and with a new thermostat, I was up and running again. Thank you so much!
Dude, I'm not exactly sure when the outside fan kicked back on and the ac started working, but it's working - thanks a million!!
How are you the only one to show the paperclip test? Brilliant! Solved !! Thank you!!!
You. Are. AWESOME! Your concise and easy to follow troubleshooting steps made diagnosing our problem really simple! It ended up being our capacitor that went bad. It only cost $12 for a new one! Soooooooo glad we didn't have to pay someone hundreds to replace that for us.
I learned more here than in 25 years of asking questions to HVAC techs who have come to my house. So great to see a person who talks honestly and tries to help others, especially during these times. Many thanks. I would hire you in a skinny minute if you lived in my area. Bravo sir.
Woke up at 3AM on a Sunday with the A/C out. After getting over the initial shock and drying off from a pool of sweat (gross!) I stumbled across this video. BEST VIDEO EVER! Took me step by step on diagnosing the problem. Couldn't believe it was the capacitor (flex capacitor, lol). Got it fixed the next day and cooled the house down. Saved hundreds of moolah. Thanks bro. This was really cool (no pun intended - well maybe a little).
Several days ago only hot air would come out. I called out an HVAC guy and paid $320.00 to get my AC fixed. Then a couple of days later my second unit did the same thing. Now I'm thinking, "Did this guy sabotage my second unit?" I know, what a thought. But for both units to go out within days of one another?
Anyway, this time I went to You Tube University. I watched your video and a few others and was pointed toward the capacitor. I followed your instructions, and now $28.00 later and the time and gas it took to pick up the part, my AC unit blowing out cold air again!
I'm not mad at professionals who make a living off of customers without the knowledge or time to DIY. But I am immensely grateful for people like you who graciously, and so competently, make knowledge available so people with the time and inclination to DIY can do so.
$320.00 vs $28.00
Incredible!!!
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Today was the first day I tried my A/C I've "had my A/C on" for 6 hours, and the temp. went up to 84, from 80. I was able to diagnose and fix my issue, I can feel the difference already. You are amazing and I appreciate you so much.
Brother, you just saved me $125. Three weeks of gas, a week of food, some new school clothes for my kids. Blessings to you.
Thanks SO much for the video. My wife and I just bought our first home, and never dealt with AC units before. Turns out our fan was stuck. Used a knife sharpening rod from our kitchen set to get it going (night time so didnt want to go look for a stick), gave it a good push and now its running (scared the hell out of me when the blades started turning and hitting the sharpening rod - lol). Thanks for the help!!!!
Thank you sooooooooo, much!!! I left the house for 20 min and when I came home it felt like a sauna. The thermostat read 82° and I started freaking out. My problem was the compressor fan. A small push and it started right up. Again THANK YOU!!!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! You saved me so much time and trouble. My air was still running, but stopped blowing cool air. After checking the temp of the 2 tubes going into the furnace, I checked the outside unit and found the landscapers had severed the thermostat wire. I simply had to strip the 2 wire ends, and re-attach, and it worked. Thank you for the great video!
You just saved me a bunch of money. Here in Phoenix were going to have 101" temps this weekend and I have company coming in town and my air wasn't keeping up with the rising temps...I started troubleshooting...new air filter didn't help but cleaning the outside unit did the trick! Thank you!
Some people have a knack for turning a simple idea into a complicated 10 minute explanation....this video is just the opposite. Great job!!!
You have done a very good instructional video. The step by step instruction was explained in a way that even high school kids could understand. It is 80 in our house with a 4 year old and a 8 month old and the temps are supposed to get in the 100s. Just watching your video I can figure out what is wrong. Thanks greatly
Thanks for the prompt response. I upgraded the thermostat to digital a couple days ago. The whole system is at least 7 years old. That's how long I've been living in the house and I've never done any work to the AC unit until now. I will try what you suggested. Keep you post
Thank you so much, Matt! You saved me a service call. It only took a couple minutes to troubleshoot and now I have wonderful cool air blowing.
You showed me some good techniques to resolve a/c not starting issue. You are the best. Thank you very much.
Thank you. You just saved me some time and money. After watching your video, I cancelled my appointment, turned on the thermostat and it works. I'm going to clean out the filter. Thanks again!
the best video i have seen so far on diy ac guide. Thanks for making it quick to the point and outlining everything in between each section. Learned way more off this video than the last 5 or 6 combined.
+Jamie B Thank you i'm very very busy directing, so i have a tough time getting more videos up as often as i like, but i like to help people and glad to hear all the trouble we go through is appreciated.
Agreed
Much appreciated Thank you
Your walkthrough was one of the best explanation for troubleshooting. If it’s a wiring disconnect with the Rama stat and ac unit what’s the process to fix it? With Covid we really don’t want people in the house, other than the basement
My fan was stuck! Thank you so much!
My ac has been working intermittently, and of course when the repair guy came out, I left work to meet him and walked in and it was a brisk 70 degrees in here.... so I couldn’t prove my issue. he checked all fluids, they were great, and tried to tell me it had to be the air filter (which I replace every two months with high micron filter for my allergies), yet it wasn’t barely a month old, and it wasn’t dirty.
I knew it had to be something simple that I was over looking. Thank you for your informative, yet to the point video.
I now know everything to check next time something goes wrong!
Dude I really think you just saved me like $200 dollars! Thank You so much for breaking it down.
I watched this video from start to finish and it helped me a great deal!
We had recently moved into a new home and was wondering what we got ourselves into with respect to the HVAC system we inherited. We thought maybe the insulation in the attic is THAT bad that the 2nd floor felt like a sauna on a summer night, or that we were doing something ridiculously stupid like not knowing where the "on" switch is to help the adjustments we were making on the thermostat actually happen.
I went through the checks he had described from the basement inside the home to outside. I went almost all the way through his examples of things that could be going wrong. I soon discovered that my problem was that sometime before we had moved in, an animal had chewed through electrical wire running from the outside unit into the home. It was an easy replacement of a short portion of wire that resulted in my system running as it should!
I am thankful to have watched this video and appreciate the help buddy!
awesome vid, it help me a lot, the most thing that I like it was the comment in front of your beers, " If I help you, you help me" I always say that, if you help me I help you back no matter what, thanks ...
Great video! What should I do if my suction line is warm?
This is one of the best videos I've seen on Utube. Very useful info. It saved me an expensive service call - which helps a lot when you are living on a fixed income. My problem turned out to be the condensor motor was seized. I gave it a good push, and viola - it turned on and is now cooling down my house.
Thanks again, I've subscribed and I'll be checking out the rest of your videos! Keep videoing.
Glad to help! ,thats exactly why we make these videos , thanks for the feedback !
great diy ac guide, not sure I recommend but if you really want to do it, this video is awesome!
Wanted to say thanks for the video. It was short and to the point. Our A/C stopped blowing cold air---on the evening before supposedly the hottest day so far this year---and I was able to diagnose it down to a bad run/start capacitor with help from your video.
Hopefully I can source a replacement locally tomorrow.
*****, yes sir, that was done before I removed wires. I just took a pic of the leads and wrote down a few notes. Bench-tested the cap for capacitance and it's completely dead.
If you want to see what it looks like: www.puresimplicity.net/~hemi/Pics/Misc/condenser-capacitor-20150718/.
I will not be able to source a cap this weekend. None of the supply houses in town will sell me one since I'm not licensed, and the rest are closed for the weekend. I'll pick one up Monday, with a friend that can buy from one of the local wholesalers.
Unfortunately, the spade terminal receptacles on the wires look pretty corroded...So I'm going to replace them too. Right now I've only got cheaper ones that don't support the cable insulation at all, so hopefully when I pick up a cap on Monday I can pick up better crimp-on spade receptacles as well.
It is now hotter than hell in our place. It's not too bad to me, but our cats are not liking the temps one bit.
You were so helpful! We're retired, and watching this video saved us some money. Just the simplest thing I saw on this video, we were able to do on our own. Thank you so much! You should teach a course in this, you're a great teacher. Will go and buy those 2 simple tools. Thanks so much! You're the best!
What if the sight glass has a blinking red light? Does that mean I need service? Also I can't find a filter on the machine? Condenser?
Thank You for your video. You are spot on and fortunately my problem was in the 70% looks like I need to get a fan motor start up capacitor. I appreciate the time you took to make the video.
My fan wasn't running. The stick thing actually worked. Thank you!
This is the best video by far! Every possible scenario was covered. I was lucky enough to go through all of them. Thank you. Without a doubt, a thorough explanation and right to the point. Thank you sir. I will subscribe and recommend you to others.
Thank you
Nice and simple and clear video thanks it help me a lot. Now I got to call because there is noise in that line you said.
thanks on the response. i called a tech and he ended up putting two pounds of freon and since i helped with the tear down and assembly cause i wanted to learn, he only charged me $112. I thought it was fair. It was hot and we had an abnormal sight of an infestation of killer mosquitos in the area. So, between the mosquito bites, and our sweat I think we did ok. We couldn't find the leak though? He said that it might be too small to see. I asked him if there was a color die but he said that my unit is too new and would not work well with anything but the right freon? I am not sure on that explanation but I was happy that I had A/C. Thanks for your info, it helped a great deal. GE.
Thank you i been in my house cooking for two days followed your steps and my ac is back blowing again thank you!
Very informative. My AC not blowing cold air, will try some of your troubleshooting tips.
The best video I've seen for this. Thanks. Easy to follow and straight to the point.
I just like watching these repair vidios just incase something does go wrong, thank you for putting this info in the eather
Thank you, I followed your steps and found my fan not turning. Not sure yet why it stopped but started when I gave it a push. But this is not first time running it this season,
Very informative and precise. Thanks. BTW, they call it a "11 in 1" because they count the two ends of the shaft which hold the bits as socket drivers.
Jason Charger Never mind on the drivers...you did mention them. Hmm.
Thanks for this video! you totally saved me a service call and the money they would charge me to get the condenser fan rolling again. Tool of choice...Stick... Thanks again!!!
Wow!!! You Rock!!! Subscribed immediately. U should be a teacher. Excellent video. My mind stayed hyper focused from beginning to end. (That's a first ...trust me.) Cant wait to share your video. I'm gonna help alot people who cant afford to be ripped off... thanks to u. Thank u sooo much. Many Blessings from Florida. :)))
Great teaching! Simple and easy to understand!!!! Where would the condenser located with high-rise building?
My fan wasn't working and I moved it with a stick like u said and bam. Thanks , u saved me some time and headache for my family
Awesome video ....quick question. I have only one unit in my home and 2 thermostats on each floor. No issues on first floor. But no air comes out of supply registers just on the second floor when cool cycle is on. Any suggestions ?
Great job. This video was entertaining and informative. How entertaining? I don't even have a central air unit and simply stumbled on your video. I kept watching. Keep up the good work. I'm a new subscriber.
I used your video today. Thanks for the help. ~single mom who fixed her AC.
Thanks man you helped me so much now I have cold air again!!!
My brother you are amazing thanks for the very detailed and simplified explanations. I feel like a more confident tech now thank you. God bless.
Thanks Man! Saved us a service call. Also, I always wondered how these things worked. It never clicked in my head to check the blower/furnace filters. Cheers!
A DIY gem, helped me solve my A/C problem is a flash. Thank-you.
You saved the day!! I was able to get air running in less than 10 minutes!!!
Nice trick doing the jumper wire. I usually just tap the contactor with something plastic. But the issue you said at the end.. its not a capacitor for home systems? Its funny cause I work on commercial systems the most and well (even though I am still a rookie I am learning from licensed masters at my job and plan on going to school soon). Now if the fan is blowing cool. And tstat of course is in auto and working usually its a wire issue. Bad relay or a cap. I find bad relays but tapping the contactor to see if the compressor jumps.
Thank you! Our AC repair guy said it was dirty coils and charged $160 to come out and spray cleaner on coils and wash air filter with hose. Sadly, 84 degrees later, still not working. He's coming back in the morning.
OMG super great video I wished you were located in Texas as the techs here seem to not know what they are doing. I've had AC issues for two years now. This video makes me wanna troubleshoot the issue myself but unfortunately I reside in an apt.
You are AWESOME!! I've been troubleshooting all day in 90 degree weather so that my husband didn't have to come home to a hot house after working in the sun all day. I wouldn't have figured it out without this video. At first I was like, "rims what?", but you explained it better than anyone else so far and I FIXED it!! It was easy, too.
BTW, NICE RIMS!!!
You're awesome! Your explanation was to the point and the house is cooling off!
The best video with simple walk through. Thanks
I just watched this video and it was super helpful-saved me from calling an emergency AC guy (for tonight at least). Thanks for sharing such useful information!
Thank you for this. I believe I found out what the problem is with my AC. Just to verify, if the copper tube is cold what does that signify? You said it has to be warm to the touch? This is with my account running and everything seems to be functioning. The air blowing is cold but not cold enough to what it is set to. I do hear hissing which could mean low freon from what you had stated but just want to make sure
Thank you very much for your help. I was able to fix my AC with your instructions and it worked. May God bless you always!!!
You're welcome, I definitely took a double take, I was like " was that video about how to fix your heat or your AC?" Sorry for the corny tool inclusion it was just for fun, Milwaukee never paid me.. LBVS glad to help you God bless you as well.
Great vid man. Straight forward, not a lot of unnecessary jargon. much appreciated (I subscribed too) Awesome job!
hi thanks for upload very knowledgeable video one of the best learning video i saw i m a beginner ac technician can u pl z recommend some book or programmed to become master troubleshooter in hvac .thanks in advance
I just want to thank u a lot because you saved my ac. Thank u sooooooooooooooooooooooo Much!!!!!!
Awesome & thanks and have a Bless day!!!💙🙏💯💯💯👌
Thanks! You saved me a late night service call.
Thanks man now I can act like I know what I'm talking about when I call out the tech. Low on refrigerant hissing liquid coil
Thank you again
FYI We had our AC running but it wasn't' blowing cold air we found it was the circuit breaker labeled Dryer "Reciever Dryer" and it was switched off. Thanks to this video we checked that circuit breaker and saved us a service call!
Great direct and to the point. Thank you so much
Thank you! It was a dirty filter and tripped breaker!! You are awesome, thanks for putting such a helpful video on TH-cam. :D
Awesome.........whats the. Correct way to clean a coil..inside....spray(no rinse) foam....do I rinse off w water??
Best tool for. Flex. Duct. Cleaning????
Outstanding, informative, thorough, and professional! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Subscribed for this video. Think my refrigerant is low since the suction is frozen
Thank you, thank you, thank you! You saved a hot, pregnant woman in August! Also, I know you saved us a ton of money. It was the breaker. The house is up to 85 degrees but hopefully we will get it cooled down before bedtime. THANK YOU!!!!
+Sandra Rowe Our house is at 80 right now too trying to narrow it down and figure out what the cause is. I love this video it's the best around explains everything in easy terms.
great video... U explained thing's very helpfully. Thank you
You're the GREATEST man! Looks like my capacitor is shot, you helped alot. thank you from Canada
Thank you great step by step video we’re going to check our air conditioner gt
Thanks for this video sir I am a Hvac technician here in Dubai UAE
very helpful. thanks. No longer in the dark. Quick question if you have time...My unit has been on AC mode but it's been really hot and now it's blowing hot air. I plan to go through the check list you provided but any thoughts? Also you should know that the unit was installed about 5 years ago and has not been serviced
Hi Jon, I would run through the video here and let me know and post the results here, then we can go to the next step, I've only included the simplest most common problems here but there are additional troubleshooting steps to hone in on the problem your having.
I looked at your video and I've completed the checklist.At first I thought it was just low on freon being that it's 4 years old and never been serviced ( i was wrong when i said it was 5 years old). Come to find out my fan is not coming on so i have another issue on top of lack of freon. I gave it a spin and found it's not seized. My filters get changed out every month religiously and my outside unit coils are exceptionally clean. I getting current to the unit so at this point I'm thinking it's between the contactor and run capacitor. Any advise? Question....can i test these two parts without removing them? by the way, my problem is that i get warm air instead of cold. Thanks
Jon Declemente sorry about the late reply, were very busy filming other projects for other channels, if the fans not running then 7 times out of 10 its the capacitor, if the contactor looks in good shape and the armature is energized (pulled down), its probably the cap, also if the motors kind of warm its the cap, if you have a voltage meter that will help, we will be making a tier 2 video taking off where this one left off soon but not yet, sorry, i will check back soon to see if you responded, thanks for posting!
Thanks Justin Geathje
ok if i turn my furnace on and push the temp up. the furnace heats to that temp then turns off. I have noticed with my AC for a few years is that when I push the temp down, the AC will come on for maybe a 1/2 an hour or more with nice cold air and then the cold air drops back and the air coming out is sort of cool. The cold air will come back again after awhile. Will never cool to the temp set. I cleaned the condenser coils last year and cleaned out a lot of potting soil from inside of leaves that have decomposed. Still did not help . I have a Bryant I believe it is around a 2 ton unit , about 15 yrs old uses R410a . should the AC stream cold air out continually. When I cleaned the AC I noticed a sensor hanging down not sure from where. Thinking it is a heat sensor for the condenser. so I wire tied it to the wiring harness that goes to the condensor about 6 inches from the condenser.
Hey, great video. I followed your steps. I am getting the hissing sound but the other line is not cold at all. Unit comes on fine outside fan blowing well. I did change the compactor also. Could this be a contactor issue? Air is coming out of vents but not cool.
It seems like I have the same issue as yours. Mine was that the copper hose was not warm. Air comes out but it is not as cold as it is supposed to be. Did you end up fixing your AC? If so can you tell me what your issue was? Thanks
Can you show how to wiring condensing unit and pump down the compressor
thanks, that was really thorough, well thought out and very helpful!
God bless you man. Keep being humble my brother 👍
Thank you
Thanks!! fixed my problem. The maintenance worker forgot the disconnect breaker out
Fantastic video, please post more about this!
very helpful video.thank you sir , now I have a question my indoor unit and liquid line sound like liquid flashing before entering the piston metering device. and my succion line is not cool (room tempeture)
Hello. Can you tell me what kind of clay should I put on the evaporator coil ??
It would be great if you could include the capacitor. I was able to get my fan to run by pushing it but the compressor still would not start. I took out the capacitor and tested it with a ohm meter and it was totally dead.
This is still a great video and was the main one that i used to fix my A/C. Thanks!
Wonderful educational video. Thanks
This is an excellent video filled with expert knowledge! Thank you.
great job of explaining