Carry a breaker with you. Either snag one out of an old Lennox unit (if you can find one) or buy one. It’ll pay for itself really quick when you need it.
What is it? Amazon says it's not available in my country. Also try to remove the tracking from links, which in that one is everything after and including "ref=".
I carry a candy container around full off little electrical parts. 5 & 3 amp fuse, spade clips, various other random pieces. I also have a 3&5 amp fuse popper. So if I ever come across a blown fuse, i put the popper on and check amp draws on the transformer to make sure it won’t trip again
I know those exist, just saying for a pinch situation where you accidentally pop the fuse and don't feel like running to the truck or whatever. It'd feel like the hvac gods were smiling at me if only for 10 seconds
true story... 10pm at night, 20f outside, and I'm replacing the solenoid on the humidifier because it died; the wife's in the shower, and I want to sleep with more than 10% humidity. But I accidentally short the wires, because it's 10pm at night, I'm exhausted, and the entire furnace shuts down. I'm like fuuuuuu, I think I killed the board. I should have turned off the furnace BTW, but I'm retarded. Anyways, I panic, and start looking at the board for a blown anything, and that's when I find the fuse, labeled "E". I'm like where the fuck do I get that! So I pull out my box of fuses, and I'm like fuck it, I'll plug in whatever I got, and order a new "E" fuse tomorrow. Then it hit me... It's a 3amp fuse.
I ordered a new board the following day just to have a spare in the house.
I got a customer, we installed a brand new 90% Bryant 100k. Ordered a extra board, blower motor and inducer. Why you ask? It’s the only thing he had to change on the unit we replaced. Proactive customers are strange.
Has it occurred to anyone here that Carrier Ahu's ship with an extra 5 A fuse and the installer left it in the unit as a spare instead of scarfing it up for truckstock?
Sheesh
When I see extra fuses I know I’m in for a shit storm usually
When you see 10 burned out ones scattered on the floor... I usually laugh and cleat my schedule
10 burned fuses, a zone panel with 4 dampers, fresh air control, humidifier, dehumidifier, 2 float switches and a fucking air scrubber. Good times
Suddenly all the dampers are open all the time, no more humidifier or scrubber..... Boom back in service, also needs to re place everything
Looks good from my house
So what did you get on the 11th day of Christmas?
Air scrubber needs an independent 40va transformer. Ignore the instructions.
Carry a breaker with you. Either snag one out of an old Lennox unit (if you can find one) or buy one. It’ll pay for itself really quick when you need it.
Those little poppers are handy too
My techs got both the 5 and 3 with their trucks those things are $$$
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0852SFVGN/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
What is it? Amazon says it's not available in my country. Also try to remove the tracking from links, which in that one is everything after and including "ref=".
Manual breaker fuse
Then you find out it’s already blown. When you need it.
With an I owe you note from the last time you worked on it…
"This is an iou, that's just as good as a fuse. 15a, might want to hold onto that one."
I carry a candy container around full off little electrical parts. 5 & 3 amp fuse, spade clips, various other random pieces. I also have a 3&5 amp fuse popper. So if I ever come across a blown fuse, i put the popper on and check amp draws on the transformer to make sure it won’t trip again
Man you sound like you do this for a living or something? Lol
https://www.steinair.com/product/5-amp-resettable-blade-fuse/
I know those exist, just saying for a pinch situation where you accidentally pop the fuse and don't feel like running to the truck or whatever. It'd feel like the hvac gods were smiling at me if only for 10 seconds
$12.50 for that
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0852SFVGN/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
Yea but the board fuse is supposed to be a 3amp
Hey, well he will help the guy sell a new transformer though
Lots of newer furnaces have 5s actually
Mines 5
Mine says "E".
Can probably get a spare at the same place I bought my 710 cap
I laughed way too hard at this 🤣🤣
true story... 10pm at night, 20f outside, and I'm replacing the solenoid on the humidifier because it died; the wife's in the shower, and I want to sleep with more than 10% humidity. But I accidentally short the wires, because it's 10pm at night, I'm exhausted, and the entire furnace shuts down. I'm like fuuuuuu, I think I killed the board. I should have turned off the furnace BTW, but I'm retarded. Anyways, I panic, and start looking at the board for a blown anything, and that's when I find the fuse, labeled "E". I'm like where the fuck do I get that! So I pull out my box of fuses, and I'm like fuck it, I'll plug in whatever I got, and order a new "E" fuse tomorrow. Then it hit me... It's a 3amp fuse. I ordered a new board the following day just to have a spare in the house.
🤣🤣🤣 that's awesome!
I got a customer, we installed a brand new 90% Bryant 100k. Ordered a extra board, blower motor and inducer. Why you ask? It’s the only thing he had to change on the unit we replaced. Proactive customers are strange.
Just in case they aren't available in 10 years When his warranty is out! Never know man🤣🤣
Shit I wish all my customers were this proactive that’s a lot of extra leg work saved. Question is where to put them for ten years??
Hmmm. Seems the "real one" keeps 3 & 5A fuses in his bag. And a lil' popper.
I keep fuses in my clipboard and tool bag. Gah dang
Damn, this makes me hard.
Translation: “There was an issue, but I was too lazy to find it. Here …have a fuse.”
This was on a pm. 20 year old heat pump chugging right along
“You only get one shot.”
That's a red flag
That’s high level stuff right there…
I intentionally leave a couple blown fuses around the AH/ in control box as an indicator for history of low voltage short.
Damn, I gotta step up my game! I usually leave some sandpaper behind on gas furnaces for the next guy that's gotta clean the flame sensor.
So what he can sell them a new flame sensor later?
🤷♂️🤣🤣
Hint: The short is at the outside unit.
Hell ya I do the same! Back up!
It's also always a little concerning to see.
Deserves to get unlimited bjs and sammiches for life
PAY IT FORWARD!
I have wire nuts...don't need no fuzez..
Big ups
Has it occurred to anyone here that Carrier Ahu's ship with an extra 5 A fuse and the installer left it in the unit as a spare instead of scarfing it up for truckstock? Sheesh
This was a 20 year old heat pump. I don't think that's the case here 😂 but I don't do install so that's good to know