AC Blown Fuse Low Voltage Short

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  • čas přidán 23. 07. 2020
  • I am on a no ac service call where the thermostat is blank. I have no 24 volts at the stat. I first notice that the air conditioning systems 3 amp fuse blown. Therefore, I troubleshoot the HVAC system's low voltage wires. The 24 VAC compressor contactor test to ground. Next, I replace the shorted contactor and test the ac system. Unfortunately, I wired the system out of phase and the blower spun backward. After fixing the phasing the system started cooling.
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Komentáře • 48

  • @jericosha2842
    @jericosha2842 Před 3 lety +3

    As a newer tech I greatly appreciate you documenting this stuff and talking through it. Thank you sir.

    • @randybethune5854
      @randybethune5854 Před 3 lety

      Dude just take a picture. Or use wiring diagram. This is not a complicated circuit. Never lay screws or tools on top of unit. Make it as easy on yourself as you can.

    • @thehvachacker
      @thehvachacker  Před 3 lety

      No diagram completely worn out. Usually I take a photo.

  • @user-or1uu7yt9n
    @user-or1uu7yt9n Před 3 měsíci +1

    You don't want to wonder what will happen to the camera if you get lit up like a Christmas tree !! LOL!

  • @calebburns4346
    @calebburns4346 Před 4 lety +3

    I try real hard not to pull any wires from the contractor until I have the new one mounted in. Then I swap em. Just makes me more comfortable that I'm not gonna miss something.

  • @policegaming101yt2
    @policegaming101yt2 Před 4 lety +4

    Love the videos keep up the great work! Stay safe out there! I personally think your videos are educational.

  • @joshuabest100
    @joshuabest100 Před 4 lety +2

    Good quick diagnosis great job pal

  • @deloct
    @deloct Před 4 lety

    Another great educational video.
    Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
    👍

  • @1keykneedeep
    @1keykneedeep Před 4 lety +2

    Pull the contact mount bolts and slide the new 1 behind the old 1. No guessing games. Good work bro

    • @reyanshtomas7890
      @reyanshtomas7890 Před 2 lety

      i guess Im asking the wrong place but does anyone know of a method to log back into an instagram account??
      I was stupid lost the account password. I would appreciate any tricks you can give me

    • @adrianleandro4315
      @adrianleandro4315 Před 2 lety

      @Reyansh Tomas instablaster ;)

    • @reyanshtomas7890
      @reyanshtomas7890 Před 2 lety

      @Adrian Leandro I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and I'm in the hacking process now.
      I see it takes quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.

    • @reyanshtomas7890
      @reyanshtomas7890 Před 2 lety

      @Adrian Leandro It worked and I finally got access to my account again. I'm so happy!
      Thanks so much, you really help me out!

    • @adrianleandro4315
      @adrianleandro4315 Před 2 lety

      @Reyansh Tomas No problem =)

  • @Ted_E_Bear
    @Ted_E_Bear Před 4 lety +2

    You’re the greatest ! Stay safe and healthy and away from the Bat Flu !

  • @vandenboschtechniek
    @vandenboschtechniek Před 4 lety

    Great video again ✌️

  • @Eddy63
    @Eddy63 Před 4 lety

    The Hackster ... Doing what he do ... Good vid ...

  • @tntheatingandairllc
    @tntheatingandairllc Před 4 lety

    Great great job bro keep up the good work out there 👍👍

  • @thomasprice7266
    @thomasprice7266 Před 3 lety +4

    he just rips off the wires and here I am taking off one wire at a time and reconnecting it to the new contactor hoping nothing pulls off in the process.

    • @thehvachacker
      @thehvachacker  Před 3 lety +1

      I started off doing the wire for wire. Many techs do it their whole career. The schematic is a map if you ever forget where a wire lands. Every wire has a load on the other end. The other day I did 2 contractors same unit. To save time I did the wire for wire. It was a unit I don't work on often and 3:30. Do whatever your comfortable. If you seen my latest video I remove a board and wire the unit using a relay. Spend time on maintenances getting more comfortable reading the schematics and tracing wires. I have been doing this since 1999. Many contactors I replaced. Some missing schematics and I wish I did wire for wire.

    • @michaelcostello6991
      @michaelcostello6991 Před 3 lety +2

      @@thehvachacker Can you do a short video to support your other video, replacing the board with a contactor showing a schematic to explain the wiring. This would be extremely useful for HVAC newbies or non electricians.

    • @thehvachacker
      @thehvachacker  Před 3 lety +2

      Yes I can do a vid writing up a schematic explaining more detail of the vid where I required the air handler controls

    • @michaelcostello6991
      @michaelcostello6991 Před 3 lety

      @@thehvachacker That would be great if you can post that so I understand better

  • @andrewmacdonald9166
    @andrewmacdonald9166 Před 4 lety +1

    Great video as always. But it baffles me how tangled and messy the wiring is

  • @mrgreen9086
    @mrgreen9086 Před 4 lety

    Good stuff 👍

  • @matthewgregory8218
    @matthewgregory8218 Před 4 lety

    So you were saying California’s condensers are the same as Ontario’s but it hase to work longer right ?

  • @jjjames5089
    @jjjames5089 Před 3 lety +2

    Testing to ground for shorted windings in a transformer will lead to inaccurate results, unless specifically checking the transformer to see if the windings are shorted to the frame of the transformer. I believe this is correct. Help me out.

    • @jjjames5089
      @jjjames5089 Před 3 lety +1

      If the transformer is grounded on one leg, then you could accurately check it to see if the windings are shorted to ground.

  • @jasonjohnsonHVAC
    @jasonjohnsonHVAC Před 2 lety +1

    I'll pull those resetting fuses from an old rtu that's been replaced and save it for something like this. The lil popper is ok, but it can let quite a bit of current through before tripping

  • @ralphruiz1066
    @ralphruiz1066 Před 2 lety +3

    What size popper do you use? 5 amp 3 amp? Most of the boards i work with use 5 amp fuses but have heard people burning transformers on the 5 amp poppers because they don’t trip fast enough.

    • @thehvachacker
      @thehvachacker  Před 2 lety +3

      3 amp is better protection for the transformer. I replace the 5 amp fuse with 3 amps whenever I install a split.

    • @ralphruiz1066
      @ralphruiz1066 Před 2 lety +1

      @@thehvachacker thank you so much

    • @r3d33m3dn78
      @r3d33m3dn78 Před rokem +1

      Just replaced a transformer with in line 5amp fuse. Never blew, only glowed.

  • @aaronclark1599
    @aaronclark1599 Před 3 lety +2

    Check the coil on the contactors that's probably the problem

  • @AG-tg9in
    @AG-tg9in Před 3 lety +1

    1:57 it’s actually best if you put it on the common side of the transformer I’ve learned that because not all low voltage is grounded you might miss one 😉 good video though as all the other ones you make. Lol I gotta eat every time I see these videos it’s a habit and not a good one too lol 👍

  • @jeremykillebrew5232
    @jeremykillebrew5232 Před 4 měsíci

    What’s that 3 wire jumper? Did you make that?

  • @donnierobertson3088
    @donnierobertson3088 Před 4 lety +1

    Good

  • @dperez-tv1lr
    @dperez-tv1lr Před 4 lety +3

    12:36 that's what she said

  • @migosmadeira9892
    @migosmadeira9892 Před 3 lety

    I have an old Bryant air handler, I don’t see a 3 amp fuse inside, no circuit board either. AC wont turn on I’m sure is shorted something . I used a jump wire to bypass the thermosthat. The A C was working before I did the bypass.

    • @migosmadeira9892
      @migosmadeira9892 Před 3 lety

      Any idea which part in the air handler I should check ? There’s no circuit board and fuse , note: the A C was working until a bypass the thermosthat . I used a paperclip and I must have contacted a wrong wire. Any idea what part to check that shorted when. I did the bypass?

    • @etlawson6939
      @etlawson6939 Před 2 lety

      @@migosmadeira9892 it has been a while but you probably jumped the 24v to ground.

  • @davidaguilar5921
    @davidaguilar5921 Před 4 lety +2

    You no your shit bro I would of just change the whole unit lmao

  • @FranciscoHernandez-gt8ne
    @FranciscoHernandez-gt8ne Před 2 měsíci

    Good Shit!

  • @garyperger7262
    @garyperger7262 Před 3 lety

    Kick ass

  • @initiate0461
    @initiate0461 Před rokem

    Most likely contactor

  • @jamespenney4128
    @jamespenney4128 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I never wore the mask. If they want the heat fixed, they better deal with it. And they did. The beauty of self employment

  • @aaronclark1599
    @aaronclark1599 Před 4 měsíci

    Hey man I've got a question so on my electric heat circuit board it has a blown fuse so I took off all the thermostat wires put a new fuse in and it pops right away nothing's grounded and there's no low voltage short and all the thermostat wires is unhooked and it's still popping so would that be a bad board? All my voltage readings are correct