I always take a pic of the wiring before removing anything so you can look at what was where in case you forget 📸

@DIYBRY

2 ай бұрын

In this case, I had it on video ;) But yes, taking a picture first is always a great idea. What I do for my trailer battery wiring.

For multimeters, I recommend a cheap clamp meter. Kaiweets is a rebadge of white label budget multimeters (available from Amazon US), I recommend the Habotest HT206D (which is whitelabeled and rebadged under Kaiweets) which does AC and DC current, so is useful for all sorts of residential applications, including refrigeration (what you call HVAC) - the DC current feature makes it useful for automotive whereas an AC only clamp meter (most of them, incl) cannot be used as easily for cars. The HT208D is a larger alternative with a little more functionality but I have had the screens burn out if stored in temperatures above 65 degrees Celcius (150 farenheit) for weeks at a time. It does NOT have the fuses and protections that are needed for CAT III and CAT IV applications, or even really CAT II, despite being written on it that it has high voltage ratings at certain CATs, so for those applications you should really be using a name brand, such as ideally Fluke, but Klein is ok I guess too, but for your application, the budget Habotest meters would be plenty for what you need given your limited knowledge of electrical. Your recommended multimeter in the description is actually a very poor choice for HVAC as it does not have capacitance which is exactly what you are trying to measure. Hope this helps.

@DIYBRY

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the information for the community.

@DIYBRY

2 ай бұрын

I actually picked up this one and it reads the capacitance: amzn.to/457uear

the outdoor condensing unit should be blowing warm air btw

@DIYBRY

2 ай бұрын

Yes

Don't reveal the trade secrets 😂

Replaced my contactor once and had the wires mixed up. Does the one with constant power go to the capacitor or the one that's switched?

@DIYBRY

2 ай бұрын

The contractor should have the terminals labeled L1, L2, T1, T2. “L” meaning line in or the power coming into the contactor. “T” meaning control terminal is what goes out to the compressor and fan.

Would the capacitor prevent the compressor from running?

@DIYBRY

2 ай бұрын

If your AC capacitor is bad, you may notice that your air conditioner takes a long time to turn on or doesn't turn on at all. In some cases, the damage to the air conditioner's capacitor may be severe enough to prevent the compressor from starting at all.

@steevegmtech7326

2 ай бұрын

@DIYBRY now when it finally turn on,would the ac be cold?

@DIYBRY

2 ай бұрын

@@steevegmtech7326 if everything else about the AC unit is working correctly, yes.

I was recently ripped off for replacing that unit item and charged over $200 dollars, by the so called technician, that local company has lost me as a customer for gouging me for an item you can get on Amazon for $10-20 dollars.

@DIYBRY

2 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear of that. Maybe you and I need to start going around and charging $200 to replaced capacitors. Would certainly make a lot more money that way than I am with these DIY videos on KZread. ;)

@dougs7367

2 ай бұрын

@@DIYBRY Just charge $50-$100 and undercut the other guys you'll still make bank 😁

@DIYBRY

2 ай бұрын

@@dougs7367 You’re not wrong there. 😎