HVAC Companies HATE That You Can Do This Yourself.

Really appreciate your videos. Over the last year, thanks to you, I've pimped out my a/c unit with a soft start kit and run it under light water mist on really hot days and it has helped immensely. Now our family has grown and we're buying a new house and I want to go through the new furnace completely thanks to this video. You've saved me a fair bit of money and really appreciate your knowledge.

My furnace wouldn't start, so I called a co. that advertised on a local religious channel. Thought they'd be honest? A guy came out and looked it over. Said electronic control panel was burnt. Obvious black flash mark on back. Said would be $900 to replace. I asked if anything else looked bad. Said no. He said wouldn't spend the $ on my 18 yo unit. Tried to sell me complete new system for $12k US. Looked up part online, bought for $200. Youtube video for install. 5 years later, runs perfect. Crook. New sub.

This young man has saved THIS old man, a retired auto mechanic, a fortune taking care of my 29 year old furnace. I've learned so much from this man. You should watch his other videos! Straight to the point and tells you in layman's terms how to overcome complex issues that you may or may not understand. Probably most importantly, he talks about in several videos different ways you can get heat from your furnace if there is a power outage in your area. Very important in our troubled times. I'm still learning from him.

As a senior citizen on a fixed income, your videos are a Godsend. I don’t have loads of money but being retired, I do have the time to watch your videos and learn. You have already saved me money from an expensive callout. I cleaned the flame sensor and fixed the problem. My wife and I thank you. God bless you!

Surprised HVAC contractors havent tried to have you disappeared for the great value of the info you share. Thanks for doing this.

Welder/Fabricator here - thanks for all you do. This is one fine side of youtube. Thanks for helping out average folk

I had Pestinger heating & Air conditioning of Salina Kansas come out to fix my furnace. It would stop working but when you put the cover back on it worked, but would shut down at night. They Replaced something and that night it quit working. Called them again came back out and replace the Hot Surface Control. Put it back together it worked. That night did the same thing and quit working. I'd already paid out hundreds and I was mad. Thinking what would cause it to not work but you miss with the furnace it would work. Sounded like something sticking. So I pulled out the book to the furnace got to looking. Turned out to be the Air Presser Switch. Ordered the part and it fixed it! That was several years ago. Man was I made. Been working on it myself every since! Just fixed another problem thanks to YouTube videos like yours. Turns out there really not hard to work on. THANKS!

As a gasfitter and a service technician, I like to watch other tech’s videos to see if I can learn something. I think this guy does a very good job, explaining how to service the furnace. However he could do a much better job explaining gas safety. Do not ever remove the test ports, or the manometer tube without first turning off the gas. In this situation it may not have been very dangerous because he is experienced and the type of test port doesn’t allow much gas through. A mid or low efficient gas valve however and you could have a massive ball of flames.

I have found through past experience never call the company with the big local advertisement for a furnace tune up special. Call the local company who has been in business for a very long time.

I own and operate a small local HVAC company. I couldn’t agree with you more that there are companies out there that are seeking maintenance contracts specifically to try and sell you a product. Happy to say I started my own company so I didn’t have to participate in deceitful practices like this and so many more. We work of the old idea of helping our neighbors and community. Like you we educate and empower our clients to make the best decisions for them. We are here to provide a service not to sell a product. Huge difference. Thank you for posting this

Your my new best friend....Im that guy , the one that fixes everything, except HVAC. Your tutorials are very explanatory and easy to follow. Not rushing out to do HVAC repairs but have enough knowledge to help out family and friends avoid the pitfalls of unscrupulous contractors who pray on the uneducated. Thanks for what you do , who you are, and the knowledge you share.

If I lived in your area, I'd hire you in a heartbeat. Thanks for all you do!

As another mentioned below, i don't plan on doing my own maintenance, but i still appreciate the breakdown on the components and how things work. It's always best for homeowners to have some familiarity with everything in their home.

In my experience those burner units are not going to move out of the way that easily because they are connected to the gas line with iron pipe - so getting that out of the way is a bit more involved and maybe beyond what a DIY person wants to take on (removing gas fittings).

Thank you for all your super useful videos. What is remarkable is not just your knowledge and amazing ability to clearly and methodically explain the issues and procedure — rather your honesty and integrity for even thinking of putting these clips together. We are lucky for sure. But, congratulation to your parents for having raised a human being like you with stellar values. Please raise a few children - we, the world, badly needs them. Thanks you.

I would say the following are reasons your heater shuts off after being on for a little bit. #1 Flame Sensor (this part is under $5 to replace or free to clean off) #2 Capacitor for your blower motor is worn or old (this part is under $10 to replace). #3 The drip line hose is clogged or the filter leading to the drain is clogged with black gunk (this happened to me and was causing my heater to turn off and on since the inside was clogged with water that could not get out of the unit).

great video, as a 2nd year residential hvac apprentice this was very helpful to understand how to do a maintenance better. Thank You

I've watched the HVAC guy do maintenance on my furnace and they definitely didn't do all those things. They only checked a few amperage items, did a visual check of the burners and went on their way. Definitely going to DIY this next time.

I have been cleaning and servicing my 2 gas furnaces for years after being scammed on a service call. This video is the BEST I've seen !! Thank you very much for the extra detail, guys like me need. Have all the tools, just need needed a little extra eg pull the blower to clean and check the amp draws. Best use of 25 mins I've spent in a while !

Great info. I’m a DIY guy, and I’ve done a lot of maintenance on my furnaces. I was not aware that u could just clean a flame sensor. I’m guilty of replacing them thinking they were defective. Oops.