Alex The Handyman

Alex The Handyman

Hello,
Im Alex The Handyman. I have been a handy man / maintenance building engineer for apartment complexes for 25 years.
In my channel you are going to see lots of low pressure boiler, heating and cooling repairs. You will also see lots of plumbing and electric, as well as Speed Queen laundry equipment repairs, and some outdoor projects.

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  • @SunSimLord
    @SunSimLord6 сағат бұрын

    Excellent, information, easy to follow. Thanks for sharing your skills! -☀️

  • @alexthehandyman3494
    @alexthehandyman3494Сағат бұрын

    thank you so much!

  • @johngotcha12
    @johngotcha1215 сағат бұрын

    My speed Queen won’t cut out and scorches the clothes in it ? Flame just keeping flaming , should there be a sensor to turn off the flame when it reaches a certain temperature ?

  • @alexthehandyman3494
    @alexthehandyman3494Сағат бұрын

    Hello John, Yes it should cycle on an off many times during the cycle. Also check the metal screen in the back of the drum. I wears out and damages the garments. I have a video for that look it up in my channel

  • @anngallagher2
    @anngallagher2Күн бұрын

    Great Job! How about aux wiring with an external transformer? Plus explaining the pump relay and burner circuit would be helpful and im sure you would do a great job

  • @sanchezmartinezjosue6017
    @sanchezmartinezjosue60172 күн бұрын

    Como le puedo preguntar algo????

  • @mehalainezakarya1496
    @mehalainezakarya14963 күн бұрын

    Best video flame rectification explained on KZread..thanks

  • @stevedoesitbetter
    @stevedoesitbetter3 күн бұрын

    Dc millivolts to test the thermocouple on standing pilot my friend.

  • @jayjoxx2266
    @jayjoxx22663 күн бұрын

    Hey Alex the common problem is a blown fuse. Before buying anything check the fuse in the stove

  • @carolinemiller7774
    @carolinemiller77744 күн бұрын

    Thank you

  • @rtitus4047
    @rtitus40474 күн бұрын

    Thanks for saving me $100!

  • @alexthehandyman3494
    @alexthehandyman34944 күн бұрын

    100? Un tecnico cobra 100 solo por ir a tu casa + digamos una hora de trabajo + la parte . Mínimo 250

  • @rtitus4047
    @rtitus40473 күн бұрын

    @@alexthehandyman3494 where I live, the cost of living is less than the rest of the country. A service call is usually no higher than $120 and often under $100. This job takes less than an hour. The part has gotten more expensive -around $100 locally. I think what you charge is a fair price.

  • @DEVanderbiltCecil
    @DEVanderbiltCecil4 күн бұрын

    FBI. Holland. Martha the ho. Witch's spell. Removal of barriers to victim's life, hopes for access to victim to steal, kill, and destroy. This is a gate, not a fence. Mo-Rons.

  • @natep1661
    @natep16615 күн бұрын

    What is the part number for the replacement ball valve?

  • @patodosamigos
    @patodosamigos5 күн бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @xavierroy12
    @xavierroy125 күн бұрын

    Thank you, helped me find my AC's filter :)

  • @bangzoom8180
    @bangzoom81805 күн бұрын

    This literally saved me $150-200. Much obliged.

  • @Samlol23_drrich
    @Samlol23_drrich6 күн бұрын

    You’re up to 7k subs? Congratulations- you deserve it. Some of the best, most clear explanations on you tube. Hope you get all the way to 100k!

  • @alexthehandyman3494
    @alexthehandyman34946 күн бұрын

    Tllhank you so much. I appreciate it.

  • @user-hq8jr1ib3r
    @user-hq8jr1ib3r8 күн бұрын

    This was very helpful! Thanks!

  • @bunnibravo4647
    @bunnibravo46478 күн бұрын

    Look, when a person enjoys their job, you know they’re good at their job and can be trusted. Subbed!

  • @Lcast81
    @Lcast8110 күн бұрын

    Hi, my gas line supply valve has a male flare end (the opposite of the one in this video) & the safety+plus fitting has the same so I can not connect it. Should I add a coupling? Or where can I find a safety+plus fitting with a female end?

  • @dennisgardner4010
    @dennisgardner401010 күн бұрын

    Great explanation. Thank you!

  • @alexthehandyman3494
    @alexthehandyman34949 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @weaverron3751
    @weaverron375110 күн бұрын

    thank you great job didn't know what the little washer was for till you .

  • @ChuckZeppelin
    @ChuckZeppelin10 күн бұрын

    Great Video! Thumbs up buddy! Thanks for posting!

  • @rico1074
    @rico107410 күн бұрын

    Can you explain how to wire taco controller with white rogers zone valves?

  • @PolaCaKe890
    @PolaCaKe89011 күн бұрын

    Omg change that panel sir

  • @alexthehandyman3494
    @alexthehandyman349411 күн бұрын

    Done!!! That was replaced!!! Thank so much for your comment.

  • @freddymedina9871
    @freddymedina987112 күн бұрын

    Excuseme can I do the same for a propane tank. Can i use the same gas conector.?? Please let me know

  • @uu4u124
    @uu4u12413 күн бұрын

    Hello all, Can someone please me if the tiny gap (when placing the new flange over the pipe) between the outside of the old drain pipe and the inside of the new cast iron flange is sealed? Wont it leak? Or can it be sealed with a wax ring over it? Thanks

  • @jasonnance4223
    @jasonnance422313 күн бұрын

    Do i need to prime the new pump or just drop it in and go? Thanks

  • @alexthehandyman3494
    @alexthehandyman349413 күн бұрын

    Hello, unlike the shallow well pumps, this submersible dont have to be primed. thanks for watching.

  • @josemederos6096
    @josemederos609614 күн бұрын

    What happens if it turn on red but no flames

  • @alexthehandyman3494
    @alexthehandyman349414 күн бұрын

    More than likely the ignitor. It gets red but not hot enough. Oder ignitors still get hot but not strong enough . Check gas valve coils .

  • @pbananaandfriends
    @pbananaandfriends14 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much!!1

  • @alexthehandyman3494
    @alexthehandyman349414 күн бұрын

    My pleasure!!

  • @russells737
    @russells73715 күн бұрын

    Very good job and great camera work. Thank you.

  • @zekenzy6486
    @zekenzy648616 күн бұрын

    Great video. Thank you for sharing. May I ask, where do you order part ? is it on amazon , ebay, or somewhere's else ?

  • @alexthehandyman3494
    @alexthehandyman349416 күн бұрын

    Hello, I get most of my appliance parts at GRP Genuine Replacement Parts. Thanks so much

  • @davidv775
    @davidv77516 күн бұрын

    Thankyou for your help

  • @alexthehandyman3494
    @alexthehandyman349416 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much!!

  • @steveanderson4447
    @steveanderson444717 күн бұрын

    My water was barely working. The owner before me shut off the water softener/ iron removal so he could have water. I didn't live there until 6 months later. When I turned on the power breakers sparks happened. Turned out the pump was only getting half power. After getting full power to pump I could run the water softener/ iron remover ! Then every year There were more problems because the system was old. Pump, Tank, pressure regulator, leaks, faucets. Shallow well. About 8 years of repairs.

  • @julianpena144
    @julianpena14417 күн бұрын

    Will a bad flame sensor prevent the igniter to heat up/get hot? Just ordered a flame sensor on same model bcuz of a broke male connector. I'm just wondering if a broken sensor could be the reason the igniter doesn't turn on/heat up

  • @Samlol23_drrich
    @Samlol23_drrich17 күн бұрын

    Nicd job

  • @alexthehandyman3494
    @alexthehandyman349416 күн бұрын

    Thank you so Much !!!

  • @AllanKobelansky
    @AllanKobelansky17 күн бұрын

    Surprisingly repairable. The real issue is what was it on the control board that failed. Often it’s a capacitor that has failed. Easy to replace if you have soldering skills and can identify failed capacitors. Other than a manufacturing defect, there isn’t much a consumer can do to abuse the control panel.

  • @Samlol23_drrich
    @Samlol23_drrich17 күн бұрын

    I have a similar GE Profile, except its freestanding. Over the 12 years or so I've had to replace door switches, and the magnetron. You're right- parts available and fairly straight forward info out there. Now fixing circuiit boards at the component level? I've got 100% record. 100 percent of the time I need to buy a new board after trying to de-solder and replace.

  • @AllanKobelansky
    @AllanKobelansky17 күн бұрын

    @@Samlol23_drrich very funny comment. I’m more comfortable with a soldering iron than a screw driver. Then again, I’m an EE and not an ME.

  • @alexthehandyman3494
    @alexthehandyman349417 күн бұрын

    @@AllanKobelansky That's very true Allan, I dont know if I threw away that board. Im going to troubleshoot that capacitor and try to replace it, just for fun. Thank you so much.

  • @AllanKobelansky
    @AllanKobelansky17 күн бұрын

    @@alexthehandyman3494 take a hi res picture of the board. If you’d like a pair of experienced eyes. Otherwise, look for bulging capacitors. Look for any burn marks on the board. Good luck.

  • @EvelynDimla-g6y
    @EvelynDimla-g6y18 күн бұрын

    Can I ask?

  • @user-jw9it9to2x
    @user-jw9it9to2x18 күн бұрын

    You solved a one year old problem for me and saved me a few hundred bucks. Plus my son thinks I'm a cool dude 😂! Bravo!

  • @alexthehandyman3494
    @alexthehandyman349418 күн бұрын

    Ha ha. you are the man!!! Thanks

  • @joshbigman1745
    @joshbigman174518 күн бұрын

    Thankyou

  • @alexthehandyman3494
    @alexthehandyman349418 күн бұрын

    My pleasure!

  • @sc666666
    @sc66666618 күн бұрын

    It looks like the stove might’ve been previously wired with a four prong. The grounding strap looks like it’s been removed. From what I understand with a three prong you need to replace that grounding strap from the ground Screw to the neutral.?

  • @alexthehandyman3494
    @alexthehandyman349418 күн бұрын

    This was a brand new range. You can use a 3 or 4 prone cord. Just connect the forth green wire on the green screw. That's it. What you describe it sounds like wiring a sub panel where you remove the bonding bar between ground and neutral.

  • @sc666666
    @sc66666616 күн бұрын

    @@alexthehandyman3494 mine came new with a thin metal strip connecting the two poles. Instructions said for a three wire just hook up the three wires. For a four wire to remove that connection and hook the fourth wire to the ground.

  • @jeffkwasny4793
    @jeffkwasny479319 күн бұрын

    U 4 got to grease the o rings

  • @alexthehandyman3494
    @alexthehandyman349419 күн бұрын

    That's right. Thank you so much.

  • @knightrdrx
    @knightrdrx20 күн бұрын

    works for me..couldn't figure out how to litf it up ..i was twisting and puling

  • @alexthehandyman3494
    @alexthehandyman349420 күн бұрын

    Nice!!

  • @markumisasi5142
    @markumisasi514221 күн бұрын

    Sir, I want to ask, if the dryer heater is too hot the machine won't start, whereas if the dryer is cold the machine can start...what's the cause?

  • @alexthehandyman3494
    @alexthehandyman349421 күн бұрын

    If the dryers ducts are not cleaned, the thermostat and / or limits will get hot faster because the heat is not going away to the exhaust thus the dryer will stop prematurily until the thermostat or limits cool down, then it will start again. If ducts are clean it can be that thermostat and limit are tired and old and needs replacement.

  • @markumisasi5142
    @markumisasi514221 күн бұрын

    @@alexthehandyman3494 thank you sis, I want to ask again... if you have replaced the coil but the flame doesn't come out, what's the cause? Is there a problem with the flame sensor?

  • @wesmitebehighyxbx3451
    @wesmitebehighyxbx345121 күн бұрын

    My air conditioner recently started only working as a fan and stays at 82, I've changed the filters and may have moved my thermostat wire out of place... I haven't tried to wash inside of it with a hose yet though, but please help! I'll send a picture if you can help at all

  • @alexthehandyman3494
    @alexthehandyman349421 күн бұрын

    if. the thermostat bulb got out of place then is not. in contact with evaporator. That means it will run longer and never satisfy the temperature. So the room will be colder that needed. I think your problem is a different one.

  • @Claire-dw9mb
    @Claire-dw9mb21 күн бұрын

    So helpful, thanks!

  • @alexthehandyman3494
    @alexthehandyman349421 күн бұрын

    my. pleasure

  • @DavidAfriyie-ev8tp
    @DavidAfriyie-ev8tp22 күн бұрын

    Beautiful and precised explanation

  • @js887744
    @js88774423 күн бұрын

    how do you clean/maintain the drain hose on these units? I'm in a condo. I have no idea where it comes out of the condo building!

  • @sbond1963
    @sbond196323 күн бұрын

    Unfortunately, the new mixer I have does not show hot or cold side. I can’t tell because when it came out, it just fell out.

  • @mxslick50
    @mxslick5024 күн бұрын

    As an electrician with 45 years of experience I would like to caution you and other HVAC professionals: Using your cheater to bootleg a neutral via the ground of equipment is seriously hazardous. Electricity seeks ALL paths back to it's SOURCE, including neutrals and grounds. (That is why, even in a properly designed and wired system, it is possible to shocked from a neutral wire as your body WILL divert a portion of the voltage to ground through you.) Grounds are never intended to be energized (as a neutral normally would be on a 120v circuit) they are there as a fault clearing path, to bond together equipment and metallic structures to the same electrical potential (preferably zero), and to help ensure equipment cannot get voltage on it due to faulty components. Every time you guys use that cheater, you are energizing the entire AC unit and anything metallic attached to it. (Want proof? Next time you use a cheater, take one of your meter leads and attach it to the unit you tied the cheater to. Take the other lead and touch that to any other unit (A/C, exhaust fan, etc.) nearby, you WILL read some voltage. Anything over 3 volts is a hazard.) That exposes anyone touching anything connected to it via a metallic path to potential and possibly lethal shocks. Anything that gets touched WILL divert some of the current though the person touching it. I have attended jobs where someone was severely shocked (and a few fatalities) from this exact scenario. I have also been shocked many times with neutrals simply because I was a partial current path with low enough resistance to get belted. And yes, I have used the same cheaters and have also gotten bit doing it. Your pump will most likely fail because the current it draws can burn open some part of the ground wire, fittings or connections. You now potentially have a completely ungrounded A/C unit, which will leave you open to liability. The solutions? One, use your battery powered vac pump, two, buy a 240v vac pump (they are out there) and connect it normally via the two hots and ground in the unit, three buy a surplus step down transformer rated at 1kva (will weigh about 20lbs and won't be too big) to step down to 120v for your pump, or four run the necessary lengths of extension cords to a regular 120v receptacle. STOP using the cheater, one day it will get you and you may not survive it. Final note: What is the #1 killer of electrical tradespersons? Shocks (and/or the resulting falls from getting shocked) due to complacency. They get away with tickling the dragon for so long, until the dragon strikes back. The end results are not pretty.

  • @armandorodriguez6447
    @armandorodriguez644711 күн бұрын

    To hell with those cheater cords, not in the business of making units live. On route to Lowes and picking up heavy gages extension cords. Brother I thank you for posting this a million times and still that's not enough cause my life us priceless 💜 everyone that reads this,listen to this electrician he knows what he's talking about

  • @prepare3envelopes
    @prepare3envelopes25 күн бұрын

    4:46 could have removed the red wire all together and just attached the black wire to the blue wire. One less point of failure.

  • @hughjones6300
    @hughjones630025 күн бұрын

    I have replaced many posts. I remove the old post. I then use a large auger bit in my drill to loosen rotted remains. I then pull out rotted debris and use my shop vac to clean out the hole. Then you have an existing concrete hole to put the new post in. No need for new concrete. Works every time.

  • @alexthehandyman3494
    @alexthehandyman349425 күн бұрын

    thank you so much for your input!! Greetings!!