At First Glance Everything On This Air Conditioner Looked Good!  

That’s the RUUd Unit that was supposed to go to the Antique HVAC Museum for Others to Enjoy. 😬👍

Hey Curtis...I enjoy your videos and knowledge.

If I may speculate, that's a testament to how well those old unit are built, 30years and they just started to fail, also that compressor sounds loud as hell, I'm going to assume the oil has never been changed from factory, probably get more life if it had been maintained a bit better.

Mine is a Rheem high efficiency. It looks just like that one. Except it had an oval capacitor in it as well. I couldn't read the name plate or the capacitors. Then I brought them and used different lights to try and read. The round one was 25MFD and the oval one was 5MFD.

I agree the fan was on the last leg to find out this capacitor they have a formal I can send to you but you also work in the same unit in the same duplex you could just step aside and check the other unit in the duplex for the capacitor I believe it's 5/40

Curtis you should invest in a insulation tester, or megger to test your motors, or test for resistance with your Field Piece, Klein makes a good resistance tester, and it's affordable......

I had the first Rheem unit like that one that was R410a I was their first customer to use it. The furnace that went with it had a variable speed fan for the heat and the air was configurable for 1.5 to 3 tons. It was a nice one.

That DeWalt fan is a lifesaver! Got the same one myself. Another great video Curtis! 👍

Another day, another fan. That old unit sounds good. Thanks for sharing

Famous last words. That ain’t going nowhere! I made that mistake before hauling lumber 😂

Nice work Curtis. I used to love working on those .

They maybe upset whether they complain or not. You might just have a quick chat outlining the 31st day issue and because it's so close you'll give them a 25% discount from good will perspective. Well unless you told them on the PM that the motor was destined to fail anytime.

I love intermittent issues, allows me to flex my brain a little bit :)

Well done Curtis, it's nice to see this reliable old girl running again 👍 Au

That cap was down by 32%…

Crescent wrenches are next to last on my preference list right before vice grips and pliers.

Love your vids day 3!!!!!

That’s a different cap value on the compressor ! Great job !

Get the flex Fan bud. I have the dewalt but that flex fan is second to none. Not trying to sell you on the other tools but that fan is a life saver in an attic or on hot days..

Hi from England love watching your show

some of those caps were labeled in raised print on the bottom of housing. I don't recall if that was one of them for sure, probably need a magnifier or take photo and zoom in. lol

Great job,Curtis!

Another Job well done!

You could put that Fieldpiece app on an old phone since it's bluetooth. That way you don't have to involve your regular phone.

I've never seen a motor look that good and be the problem but you have more experience than I have!

Hey great video guy do you have any videos of installation of 120 volt UV light in package units I live in an area that have substantial amount of trailers and a lot of package units of having customers ask me lately about UV lights on package units I've installed them on split units which is no big deal do you have experience in that

Curtis , Do you know that if the Capacitor is illegible just change the motor so that you have to change the capacitor to match the motor specs! You can charge for the capacitor and motor

Curtis good call on the fan hope Georgia goes all the way

Yep, me also. Love college football.

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Good video but is letting me with some questions, if possible I would like You to explain a little bit more what you're doing

Remember common wire, herm, fan cap. wiring color.

How many times have you hit your shin on the trailer hitch? I usually take mine out so I won’t hit it cuz if it’s there I’ll find it. Great attitude.

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I would’ve hit my shin by now on that trailer hitch. Lol😂

That motor almost won the battle

During football & basketball season , I shall be in front of my T V as well ... Go Vols ... Good fix & vid ... Thx

First time I got hit by a cap was on a unit just like that and the unit was running . Not fun

Go Tigers

Curtis have you accidentally installed fan upside down I. Found one years ago customer said that it was really noisy since another company worked on it and didn’t appear to be cooling as well

I have the same unit and it’s a 40+3 cap but the compressor on mine looks a bit different

Doesn’t the unit schematic show the capacitor values?

Looks like original capacitor

How many BTUs is a small unit like that?

As always videos are good, but seems like there wasn't much troubleshooting. Cap is below specs, but how did you determine the motor was bad, I didn't see any troubleshooting or indication that the motor was the issue, or are we thinking it was the cap and motor was just on its last leg and just needed to be replaced? I'd also replace the fan blade, 3 blades seem to have a better balance than just the 2 blade, and quieter. I'd also use a 3/8" gear wrench on the blade bolt, seems faster and easier.

Do you ever go to home football games?

Old Rheems were better than newer ones ..... but personally I just do not like them at all. Good video though !!

Sounds lime some cheap serviceman put in a R22 look a like freon when he replaced the compressor. And never changed the capacitor because he was too lazy to go into town and buy another one that match the compressor. And all that finger wagging on the shaft doesn't mean the bearings are shot.

You’re obviously an apprentice take an advice from season technician annual definitely improve in the future

Apparently you’re an apprentice take lessons from seasoned technicians you’ll benefit from them!