The Finalized Air Conditioner Thermostat Project
Here is the finished project, properly put together in a NEMA enclosure, powered by its own dedicated circuit. While working inside the breaker box, I found more improper wiring in the form of a circuit breaker that was completely inappropriate for use in the box. Another improvement was to add a fuse to protect the transformer in the event it or the relay/contactor were to short circuit. The Keykeeper did a lot of the carpentry and provided most of the tools for those jobs. I did all the electrical work and NEMA box assembly.
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Wish I knew something about electrical work…oh well. Very cool as usual Bill! Nice work
Man That looks good. But looks like alot of work for an air conditioner. 5*
LOL I’d have put that together, turned it on, and blown every circuit breaker and fuse for 6 blocks. Haha! Good work uxwbill.
nice job, pretty cool setup. but it seems like alot of work just to watch animals in the next room lol
It does more than that. There is a camera situated outside the house that keeps an eye on the neighborhood. The neighbors have been in favor of this, although this is a fairly quiet part of the world.
This room also makes a neat little place to just kick back and relax.
I may even make some money off of it, because as word has gotten around about this, other people with more serious theft problems have asked me if I would install such a system for them.
I guess you could say that work like this keeps me out of trouble.
I enjoy this kind of thing and keep in practice by doing this kind of stuff. And with the house the way it is, I can experiment with stuff and not feel bad if it doesn’t go 100% right.
I had the good fortune to know a very good electrician when I was younger. He was an older man, and some of his practices were different. (”How do you know the difference between 110 and 220? 220 hurts more!” is a nearly direct quote.
But beyond that, this guy knew what he was doing, and he did a lot of work for people. Since he was a friend of the family, I watched whenever I could and learned a lot.
is roach palace were u live? and if so whos house is the one next door at keykeepers?
I’m noticing that comments on your videos are in a class by themselves. When reading comments left for Daves Farm videos you can feel your IQ drop about 20 points. If Dave had done a video on an air conditioner people would be asking if he took it up skyhill. Anyway, yours are informative and easy to watch. Thanks
I do not and never have lived in the Roach Palace. The big white house is where I live.
You have to start somewhere! I’ve certainly blown up some equipment over the years…at one time I was working on reviving a flooded out furnace, and I happened to power the main fan motor up directly a few times to make sure I’d fixed all of its problems.
Anyway, I had to keep unplugging the wiring to test it with everything in place and fashioned. So one time I got a black (hot) and white (neutral) connected directly together. Heard the circuit breaker pop from the next room…what was that?
Took a second look and realized my mistake immediately.
I have learned a lot of what I know over the years from a few different places–the Reader’s Digest Fix It Yourself book, taking things apart to look inside, drawing my own ideas out on paper and the ever-wonderful-I’d-really-like-to-find-another-copy-of-it Books That Work Wiring Simulator. I’ve also watched people work in their respective trades and asked them questions.
So if you want to learn, that’s how I did it over many years!
dave still knows everything there is about them
how are you going to heat that room in the winter months?
can i come live in that room lol
I don’t always agree with everything Dave says. He does know what he’s doing, though.
I imagine the thermostat above that white enclosure would bring quite a conversation.
I’m not sure I understand your comment. The thermostat is over on the other wall, away from this box.
I have a feeling that you’d get bored quickly.
I will use an oil filled radiator. The house has working central heat, but it doesn’t have any registers upstairs.
actualy i would have fun watching the cams at night and if you provided net access i could watch you tube:)
and if you so desided i would help ya fix up the old place she has a lot of potential
I was making mention if it was mounted around the white enclosure, It could make a discussion piece as it has the potential to draw curiosity-e.g. What does that white box do?
The thermostat should be mounted in a convenient location for you.
That’s a great system. We have 4 relay kits in our house which are very similar to control all of the window units….three of them control 120 volt units and the one in the living room has a heavy duty 30-amp contactor for the 240 volt Carrier window unit. I have that one wired up so it can control both the heat and the cooling features of the Carrier window unit. Also all of the control transformers are on timers which shut the units off at night except in the bedroom.
Actually, convenience shouldn’t be the only thing to consider when mounting a thermostat (e.g. away from heat and cooling sources, not on exterior walls, etc.).
You sure that 14/2 cable is alright stapled directly to the wall like that with absolutely no protection?
You are correct.
I’ve seen the entire series of this Air conditioner. Great Work on the videos and on those fixes to the carrier. I would never have thought that you could hook up an Electric thermostat to a Wall Unit!!! Take a look at my videos, subscribe+comment+rate