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We just had this happen and what I don't understand is that the drain pan was entirely dry. How did the line from the drain pan get clogged if the pan was dry?

I flipped off my breakers and my air conditioner and nothing happened. Are you sure I wasn't supposed to use my index finger or maybe throw the peace sign? (Lol.. Jk - people are dumb enough these days where it's hard to discern from sarcasm - I felt I needed to include the fact I was joking lol) Seriously though, my window AC is garbage. It's basically just like a $900 fan now. I'm in Arkansas and it's the middle of August so it's 100+ degrees everyday. But I work in a sawmill that's in an uninsulated metal building and we all work on the second floor where all the heat is trapped (ground level is mainly hydraulic tanks and wood chips on conveyor lines) and if I'm not mistaken, my supervisor told me they took the temperature in there last summer and it was supposedly like 150 or 160 degrees in there - like it's always 30+ degrees hotter inside than outside - when we walk outside for break, even the 110+ degrees feels like Antarctica just having a little breeze/fresh air... Seems like you'd die at that temperature but even living in Arkansas and growing up playing football and working in the log woods (I supposedly had a heat stroke in the log woods a few years ago), farms, plants, factories, mills, etc. and being very familiar with stifling, oppressive heat and humidity, the heat in this sawmill in an uninsulated metal building with machines everywhere putting off heat and even vapor/steam from the wood and almost no airflow is something I had never felt. It's a wholly different experience/feeling and there is a new sensation that you don't get from just regular heat - it's like the air in there is some kind of solid material and there's kind of a crushing and suffocating feeling... Almost everyone in the mill gets to work in cabs with ice cold ACs but I'm one of the about 3-4 people who not only have to stand all day but do it with no cab lol.. One of the other guys without a cab got so hot the other day, his eyes glazed over and he was all confused and they had to send him home - something they don't allow very often. But anytime any of my cab dwelling co-workers try to tease me or give me crap about anything, it's a pretty touchy subject - I'm like, "Get your lazy ass out of your comfy chair and out from the AC and get out here and help if you have a problem" lol... But all of that to say, after being in the sawmill all week, just being at home where it's probably 95+ degrees in my house and having an AC to just stir up the air feels pleasant. Though I do fantasize all week about being able to sit under the AC on the weekend at home and it's a pretty big bummer lol... But air conditioning is one of those luxuries that I might be better off learning to live without - like if there's ever a situation where it's just not available for whatever reason I'd already be acclimated.

I am curious if having just a hvac career certificate from a local college will be enough to have a long and lucrative career? Potentially even starting my own business one day. I am 28 and deciding to go back to school for HVAC. The school I am applying to only offers a 12 month certificate program. I will be applying for an apprenticeship while completing the program. As I develop my skills I am open to relocating to other states for better pay. More so interested in commercial than residential. I know this career will be tough and come with many pros and cons however I am excited to transition into a reliable career that will allow me to become financially stable. Any advice is appreciated.

Appreciate the info but Why is no one tending to that poor screaming baby

We can’t see anything you are doing

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bro 300 views for 8 minutes is GOOOOOOD

lol love it

New air conditioners don't use freon. Am I right?

I'm surprised there wasn't access doors from the beginning

🔥 🙏🏻 amen bro!

Super useful! Thank you for posting this!

Capacitor not too hard to replace. Just be careful and follow instructions.

I have to do this with my ceiling fan at home because it's so old lol

So my A/c stopped working the other day, same exact sound. i did the same and was able to flick the blades and the fan started running. but then i would hear a loud hum for aboutr 2-3 seconds and then it would stop ( fan still runnning ). and it would make this hum every min or so lasting 2-3 seconds and stopping. also no cold air, but fan is spinning. is that the compressor trying to cycle on or something ? any help would be much appreciated

😂 Dont try this at home. Proceeds to make a diy video. 😂

Or you could just test/read the mfd with multi meter. Instead of trying to burn out the motor

See this all the time with pool pumps

Really

You almost got me 🎉 good play.

That's what she said 😅

I just bought a replacement capacitor...Cost me about 15 dollars. The fan spins fine, but the compressor isn't turning on...Hopefully it works! I unfortunately did not have a meter that reads capacitance to see if it was broken or not, so I just figured instead of getting a fifty dollar meter from my local Menards, id go ahead and order the capacitor and just try it out...wish me luck!

Thank god I found this video

Capacitor holds current bud be careful

Nice

I did find this interesting and informative. However, my system has a gas furnace with the A-coil mounted on top of the furnace. All the duct work is galvanized sheet metal. How do I get to the bottom of the coil, or for that matter the top, to clean it?

Many, perhaps most, of the coil cleaning products contain corrosive chemicals of some sort and varying strengths. Some of the stronger ones will remove paint from painted coils. You should understand that anything containing corrosives is something you do not want on your skin or to inhale the vapors into your lungs. Wear rubber gloves, preferably the kind with long cuffs. Wear a respirator mask with filters rated to remove caustic fumes.

Great explanations! Thanks.

Very informative. Thanks!

Safest use of a ladder and chainsaw I’ve ever seen. Well done you did what you had to do. I’m assuming either the lines were too close or you didn’t want the entire trunk down. As an arborist I normally cringe at the ladder and saw folks but this was about as smooth as it could get for your average person. Stay safe!

So you just sprayed it and shut it back up?

I think you septic tank may be full

That was dumb didn't need a ladder to cut that down

Question. So the place I work at, it’s a small local business that I guess skips out on routine maintenance for their AC unit. I was told to change the filters, and when I pulled off all three, (it’s a massive unit) the huge coil was completely BLACK. There was clumps of wet, black “gook” every where. This thing is a train wreck. That said, the unit overall looks relatively new. The massive reservoir trough underneath was filled to the brim with slimy, rusty, fungus looking gobs of water. I took a wet vac and sucked it all up. Or as much as I could. Next I’ll pour some bleach or vinegar down the drain lines. Everything is very accessible as it’s suspended up high. Anyway, I told the owner to buy an expanding evaporator coil foam cleaner, but this was before I knew about the self rinsing cleaners. Should I tell her to send the expanding foam cleaner back, in favor of the no rinse? Or, can I use the foam spray and use a wet vac to suck it up? Maybe also use a regular every day spray bottle to lightly spray any residual the vac can’t get. I know the correct way to do this is to hire someone to pull the entire thing out and clean it, but I have little faith they’re going to want to spend that kind of money. This unit is pretty big. At the very least I’m going to run a cleaning kit comb through it to get the exterior junk of it. I don’t know much about this stuff, but from the videos I’ve watched, most of these coils are caked with DRY debris. This particular one is mostly wet. So much so it drips on to the air filters. You’d think whoever was changing the filters before me would question why air filters that are supposed to be dry are partially wet. Anyway, thx for the great video! Sorry for the long question. You seem like you really know what you’re doing so thought I’d ask.

Thank you!

Can the coils on the outside turn white with ice around it? Everything seems to be working good inside besides the unit inside the house seems louder and it also gets cold (doesn’t turn to ice completely but does have ice around it)

I was definitely overthinking it 😅thank you!

How to remove the wall mount ? I have one but am relocating and have no idea how to get it off

I need help 😢 my ac stopped working completely I had a repair man come and he fixed a loose wire now The air is blowing cold, the filters were dirty but now there cleaned and its still freezing over at the pipe inside the house is it safe to take apart to clean the coil or what do you think could be wrong. I also tried running with no filters for a minute and the same pipe froze

duh

🎉🎉🎉🎉 thanks for this amazing information

What brand was this ?

Hello, and Thank you for this video! I am 40 yrs old, looking to change my career, and thinking about going to a vocational school to learn the hvac trade. I’m coming from a very different industry (tv/film video editing). My question is, am I too old and inexperienced to start a new career in hvac?

Is there a certain side you put the toddler rail on? I took off one side, but mine doesn’t have screw holes on the main poles for the toddler bed.

Hi! The instruction manual tells the length of the screws but not the type. Do you know if they are M6?

LoL you do know the guy who invented the toilet, his name was Tustin Crapper, you could say he turned his good name into 💩🤣 And as a guy who wears a mask to work with harmful chemicals honestly don't wear a mask. Here's why it will keep the smell and bacterias in the mask thus increasing your chances of getting sick. Best thing to do is wear gloves and take them off before you touch ANYTHING other than what your working with.

Thanks. The instructions were non existent and your video made it easy

One time I got a license plate holders that came with one of those tinted plastic covers and thought it would be nice keeping my license plate clean. I figured everything would be okay since it was sold at the automotive parts store, right? Wrong. Cop pulled me over one night because their headlights were glaring off the clear plastic cover over the license plate and they couldn't read the numbers. I didn't get a ticket or citation but I still had to wait around for 20 mins while the cop ran my plates and license info through their system before they cleared me to go and I was told to take off the cover as soon I got the chance.

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Good stuff. Helpful and informative.