Clearing up confusion around the term "Common"

The electrical term "Common" can have multiple meanings depending on where and how it is being used. This often leads to confusion and technicians asking, "What does Common mean, exactly?"
In this video, I will explain all the various meanings of the term and how they are used.
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  • @philochristos
    @philochristos Жыл бұрын

    I appreciate you breaking this down for us common folk.

  • @iancourter7291
    @iancourter72913 жыл бұрын

    This is one of the concepts in HVAC that I've continually grappled with. Thanks for your efforts in clearing this up!

  • @sonnguyen-ve7gn
    @sonnguyen-ve7gn Жыл бұрын

    experience and education. I am really appreciate your video

  • @SombraLocs
    @SombraLocs3 жыл бұрын

    Clear as mud, great explanation!

  • @johnnyriser8519
    @johnnyriser85193 жыл бұрын

    Great explanation! Thanks for the valuable information!

  • @TNHVACLIFE
    @TNHVACLIFE3 жыл бұрын

    Love your channel thanks for the information

  • @ninamcclure2193
    @ninamcclure21933 жыл бұрын

    I picked it up, thank you so much.

  • @andrewthacker114
    @andrewthacker1142 жыл бұрын

    Good clip, helped a lot.Paragon time clocks for refrigeration have a C terminal.

  • @michaelproust7891
    @michaelproust7891 Жыл бұрын

    Thankyou for explaining this confusing nomenclature. Could you possibly take it further and include the explanation regarding "neutral bus" and "earth" in house voltage, and the relationship between these two.

  • @kevinmahan2448
    @kevinmahan24482 жыл бұрын

    Great subject matter seen many get so confused over this

  • @michaelcostello6991
    @michaelcostello69913 жыл бұрын

    I think electrical training for commercial HVAC would be a good course as there is not much on the internet about it.

  • @anthonynicholls8010
    @anthonynicholls8010 Жыл бұрын

    Great video ✌️✌️

  • @wasimedoo7994
    @wasimedoo79942 жыл бұрын

    Very good information thanks bro

  • @wisdomwisdom817
    @wisdomwisdom8172 жыл бұрын

    Awesome job thank you so much

  • @briantruck2284
    @briantruck22843 жыл бұрын

    Great video

  • @alimohame4153
    @alimohame41532 жыл бұрын

    I would like to take your classes about boiler. What I have to do

  • @jeraldlockhart2046
    @jeraldlockhart2046 Жыл бұрын

    They have continuity at the compressor all the wires❤

  • @edwingreene7583
    @edwingreene7583 Жыл бұрын

    As a electrician I understand.Return path back to source

  • @altyndom7039
    @altyndom70393 жыл бұрын

    Excuse can we fix the mono Audio issue please

  • @paulrozinski1488
    @paulrozinski14883 жыл бұрын

    You would be surprised how many people cannot correctly define the term “Normal” when it comes to relays . Many people seem to think that “ normal” is with the coil energized which we know not to be true. The term “ normal” can best be defined as “at-rest” or the state of the relay right out of the box . I’m sure many techs and engineers have brawled over this subject on numerous occasions. 👍😂.

  • @hvacservicementor

    @hvacservicementor

    3 жыл бұрын

    I have also seen many instances of equipment schematics getting this wrong as well.

  • @darrenpratt6258
    @darrenpratt62582 жыл бұрын

    Common means the common path for current. In every example you showed it remains the same. It's a point a that no matter how you wire the device/ sensor/ or load, current has to pass through that point. Whether its on the input or the output.

  • @michaelproust7891
    @michaelproust7891 Жыл бұрын

    When you are explaining the low/ high pressure sensor in relation to "common", you state that terminals 345 and 678 have nothing to do with other. But surely they do, they that common terminal that connects them.

  • @RoroborTV
    @RoroborTV Жыл бұрын

    Its your neutral for your low voltage.

  • @grok8211
    @grok82112 жыл бұрын

    Well, then hot L1 is also common in a 115 circuit 🤔

  • @zachosborne6577

    @zachosborne6577

    Жыл бұрын

    Whatever color the wire is that connects to the neutral bus at the breaker panel is common.

  • @justin5021
    @justin502111 ай бұрын

    I'm just a common man drive a common van 🎶

  • @hvacservicementor

    @hvacservicementor

    8 ай бұрын

    A man with a van and a plan!

  • @orleansgacruz5750
    @orleansgacruz57503 жыл бұрын

    I love your try to explain the term common .But I think electrically is wrong in a step down transformer or stepup .wich one is the common wire in a relay or switch ? just because they share a connection is supposed to be call common .REALLY? What I understand is that in AC are two wires one call neutrol and the other hot by norma is the the hot wire that you connect to the switch relay or any device that you want to activate while the neutrol goes directly to the load.M I RIGHT? DOC

  • @yepper1165
    @yepper11653 жыл бұрын

    It makes me think of card games. What is "trump?" Depends on the game. Depends on what suit you're going in.

  • @caru3257

    @caru3257

    3 жыл бұрын

    ???

  • @BodyByBenSLC
    @BodyByBenSLC2 жыл бұрын

    Then Tiger ate Bunny and Cow.