That would only take probably 20 pouches of cleaner, given how efficient it is. And given how much PM work is gonna need to be done after the lockdowns finish up, there's gonna be a load of use for that stuff. Wish I had a foam gun for cleaning my car. Standing out in 90* weather cleaning a shiny red car with a bucket of water isn't exactly fun.
The filters are blocked causing the fans to pull water from the condensate trays and down the ductwork, because they are under negative pressure and the "p" traps on the condensate lines aren't tall enough to overcome the negative pressure of the fans and blocked filters on the suction side in the fan plenum. This is notable when the evaporator fan is turn off and there is a sudden rush of condensate/water from the evaporator fan coil deck/unit, through the "p" trap to the drain.
we spent days trying to find a water leak, they were convinced it was coming from the ice machines, then the roof. cut holes everywhere, couldn't find anything. turns it out was coming from a leaking glass washer on the other side of the building and the water was running through the pipe chase
At this point I'm thinking I could probably get myself a hose, a sprayer and some sweet Viper product and fix 80% of the AC problems out there. Considering the callbacks I have to do at my facilities, that's a pretty good hit rate.
The reason you have to let it sit so much longer than the competitions stuff is because it's not corrosive... It properly cleans the dirt off the surface rather than simply eating/burning it off...
@@joehead1294 Which means you shouldn't be using it anymore... After all, didn't the Government pass a Law mandating ALL Work Places must now be No Smoking Zones?
Sorry but I love that you have ocd my dad was a master technician 33 years of experience and he always said do it right or don’t do it at all I’m glad my brother turned me on to you awesome job as usual and thanks for taking the time to film and share I couldn’t do it maybe in 5-7 years maybe thank you thank you thank you
I do not work in this industry at all but your videos are oddly satisfying to watch. Interesting topics and nicely presented. Great to see someone who knows the trade so well, can teach it and customer satisfaction is key and not quick money. I look at the CRAC units in our data center with a lot more interest now (Copeland compressors, would not have a clue without your videos) but still wonder why they turn on and off every few seconds... Keep up the good work, on-site as well as for your viewers!
At the end of the day it's your channel and I really enjoy your content. I am not a professional guy and I value your info about evap/cond coil cleaner, there are a LOT of refrigeration channels so if some don't like the way you do vids they can always go elsewhere
Interesting video. That unit is not running optimally, but it's a long list of little contributors that ad up to that. You were certainly thorough and did what you could for it, within the budget. I believe that's fair.
When you foam a coil, if you start at the bottom, and work your way up, it's easier to be sure that you get all of it foamed. Also, when you practice this, the dirt gets wet, it flows downhill where there is also more soap.
I've paid tens of thousands of dollars over the years to HVAC companies for HVAC calls on manufacturing spaces. I wish just one of them made me feel as confident as I feel after just one of your videos. Maybe I could send them up on the roof with a helmet cam and they could then make me a video of each service call....hmmm... Anyway, I love to see you go through the diagnosis process and try to fix the units in the best most economical way possible for the customer. When they need parts; you put them in. When they don't; you don't.
Just started watching your videos recently. I’ve been doing hvacr for about 15 years or so but have been out of the trade for a few years. I really enjoy watching helps me remember what I know and taught me some things I didn’t. You ever thought about doing a video on suggestions people watching have given you on your videos and how they may have helped you notice something you didn’t. I hope that makes sense. Either way keep up the good work and the great videos they are appreciated
I don’t work in your line of work. I ain’t in your ballpark. Heck, I’m not even on the same planet. I work in an office typing and have never once been on the roof. Yer for some reason I can’t stop watching your videos. They’re fascinating! Two questions: 1. Have you ever considered a Go Pro or similar type camera? You lowered you smart phone into the until in this video and even I got scared if it slipped out of your hands. 2. I’m not sure how to ask this the right way, but do you make videos for liability reasons or just for CZcams? I guess what I’m asking is whether there is a benefit to documenting your work to prevent future questions. Keep up the great work!!
Thanks for watching bud, i.started making these video for my own techs to show them how I want things done, it was never planned that I would make them public....but i did and here we are, most of my customers don't even know im filming i dont really show many of them the videos
Ran across a system with kind of the same symptoms. Older r22 unit has been serviced by multiple companies....I've come to the realization that folks will dump 422,407,mo99,bluon,410 or whatever into these things and not think twice. Basically recovered and recharged with 22 and worked perfectly🙌 I am convinced it was just non cons and mixed refrigerant. Love the videos and judging from the comments looks like you are getting a very diverse and growing audience
I think you need a logbook for the systems you worked on, to avoid having to remember all the details. I'm pretty sure there's some nice apps out there which can save the location to some notes, pictures etc and bundle them up with the last invoices you did. This should help to troubleshoot on reoccurring issues
@@djenson but in this video he had trouble remembering what the deal was the last time. That's why I recommended looking into that. Don't know what he has changed since this video
I have possible 2 things ...1. The High side pressure went up I think? when you opened the economizer. I'm not 100% sure but think so. I have 2 possible suggestions on the high pressure is 1. Could be a damper closed on the return duct dn stairs but if that happened starving the return the evap coil would be frozen or frosted. 2. A dryer clogged. I still can't get The Refrigeration Technology products at supply houses local even UR said they don't have enough demand for the product. So like you said I'll try TTT and get the correct product. And always will use BIG PICTURE to promote your channel ALWAYS will have my support. Great video on the Viper products and very clear on not to use too much. Have a great week and please be safe.
Great video Chris. I picked up the Field piece probes a few weeks ago. They are an awesome tool, and give you a ton of information with measure quick. However air flow measurements seem to correlate with temperatures drop. Having supply air probe to close to evaporator would make air flow look lower. Air flow is real hard to pin down without air flow tables, or tools designed just to measure flow. Also I don’t have the manometers so I guess that would also help predict air flow. Thanks for all the videos and education.
For our host: I think you are onto something at the 24:00 mark. I have doubts about what is in there for gas. You can check a recovered tank against a PT chart and see if it is something other than 22. For Kameron: many viewers could use a recommendation for coil cleaner and the application gun. The extra info won't hurt you, so chill.
I am also a little OCD and the lines where the filters meet have always annoyed me. I have started taking a roll of duct tape to the roof with me when I change filters and taping the seams as I put them in. It eliminates the lines and they all pull out together. Now we will see if you are as OCD as me. 😂
Great content, I liked the video. The cleaner looks awesome and did a great job. But we went through the hole video and you didn't even show if you changed the filters lol!!! Also, ive never seen digital apps or read outs like that before and I watch other AC repair channels, thats a first.
I use Com Coil and Acti-Brite (from a company called Virginia), they're both the color Pink and they're corrosive, but they really make the coil sparkle. Like most old units they've been cannibalized with aftermarket parts and yes compressors and motors have been closely matched and that very confusing for the next guy. And As always thanks for your great posts!
Chris I am surprised you didn't go inside with the ladder and find the specific source of the leak. Unless you did and didn't showed in the video. This could even have been a non AC related leak. It would have bother me that I left without knowing exactly where and why was there a water drip.
Good vid. How do you know the unit Has R-22 in it ? Could have R-422D in it. Thier might be nothing wrong with the unit at all. Just a Different refrigerant used. That’s what u have to be careful with using Apps like MeasureQuick. If u are Totally Relying on them to diagnose - problems arise. Wrong data in app , wrong button pushed / refrigerant selection than what the unit actually has in it. Garbage in / Garbage out. How I Look at units is - 1) Will the Compressor Survive at Current operating conditions ? If Not - Yea, it’s Got to be fixed. 2) if Yes - How far off is it vs Dollars to Make it 100% correct. Is it worth it for the Customer ?
James its not an auto like I mainly answer comments on Monday evenings before my livestreams. I try to read and like every comment but its really difficult to respond to them all. Of course I try and take the client on the roof but most of the time they could care less
With the filters being so clogged. Could it be lowering internal pressures that prevent the water from gravity draining and pull water from the trap with airflow being pulled in thru the drain. That is a really scary thought if the condensate drain is on into a sewer vent pipe instead of a storm water roof drain..
I'm a hat snob. 59/50 Seattle Mariners only. However if you come out with a bucket hat I'm on it! The shirts are awesome though. Thanks for the videos and the merch.
I'm not a AC guy but I missed the wand you have been using to clean with coils with in previous videos. I really think it looks and works better than a hand held sprayer. Just my opinion.
I'm sorry! I was watching your latest video and got to almost the middle of your video where you were pre rinsing the inside of the split condenser. And I stopped the video and made my comment about the wand. I apologize; I didn't wait long enough for the wand to come out. I like watching your videos and then evaluate others doing similar videos as you do and I am catching some of their errors as or before they seem to do. Keep up the great work.
I wet to a ac water leak and found that the water leak was from the water pip and the store manager kept thinking it was the ac unit I had to show the pictures of the slow leaking pip that realy save me a lot of troble a few days later.
That sucks that you guys got shut down twice due to Covid. I run my own business and I personally don’t think I could go through another shut down. If the dental office is closed down again I’m screwed
Carrier units some come from factory with enteral trap and not recommended to trap outside as would end up with 2 traps and flooding if not internally trap the leg for tap 1 inch per ton on a/c the area were I was had freezing ambient temp owner would run AC in winter as too cheap to install economizer
Lots of "Chingus" in this video, I'll have to get stocked up. What sort of units do I purchase "Chingus" 🤔 2 turns of the chingus is equal to 4 × the area of 7 chingus when dry..........Chingus = 😊
I just have to ask, how do customers handle you going as far as you do with your diagnostics? I am a handyman and try to handle what my customer is concerned about. I have similar traits far as wanting everything to operate as it should but to expect my customer to pay for everything to make everything like new. I let my customers know what is going on above and beyond their initial concern. I just can’t imagine telling my customer that I am running into overtime because I spent a majority of my time with other unrelated items (ex. Water leak from vents). You probably could have addressed their water leak concern in under an hour with the understanding that their system does need attention.
I am going to ask a question that clearly shows I am not in the HVAC field. Why pipe the condensate drains through the roof and into the building? Would it not be simpler to just let the it drain onto the roof surface. Seems like there would be less of chance of a clog without a long run of pipe.
That's part of the building code in that state, over here in NY it's just fine to let it drain right onto the roof AFAIK. Makes no difference, the roof has drains anyways so if the AC is pulling that much water out of the air it will just find it's way to a roof drain anyways. I think it might have something to do with not letting the birds have a water source, but I'm not 100% on that. You'd have to ask Chris, he'd probably know why it's code.
We had a restaurant that is a chain told to kill power to all equipment from corporate. They lost three chef's tables due to compressor failures caused by this. And then had issues with 2 of their RTUs if 3. Was a nightmare and cost them an arm and a leg.
@@jphvac5725 there was a surge from some bad wiring. I was only there on repairs for the tables and heard second hand. I wasn't there during the diagnostic. The RTUs had electrical issues before and only had some contactors and relay burn outs. They are long past needing replacement due to neglect.
I used Nu-Brite on my unit at home yesterday... It stripped all the black coatings from the aluminum fins. Not happy about that at all. It did clean it well though...
At 12:20 he mentioned "big picture" I personally can't stress that enough. We have decent knowledgeable techs who get tunnel vision and are convinced the first thing they found is the only problem leading to the failure. Or they recently took a class on TXVs and now everything they work on must have a malfunctioning or improperly working TXV. Worse yet they overlook something as obvious as fan motor running backwards.
I’m pretty sure that the cleaner with its surfactant properties of dissolving oils and grease, is actually far more effective of “killing”/ making non-viable the coronavirus, if it did happen to be present. Spraying that disinfectant is actually unnecessary.
@@Tater_Lord That definitely is a good thing. Even if not a technical requirement, making the customer feel safe and secure is definitively a good thing to do business-wise
I would agree with the filters creating too much static,almost every unit I work on has 600cfm per ton,and it is imperative to have the right,clean filters. We used to only use Camfil Farr,but everyone one wants to save 30 cents per filter so we went with another brand,and the results are water getting dragged from the pans ,more frequent changes and so on.Now they want us to up the Merv rating to 11 on double pass racks,so I can imagine this will be a total shit show, but that's above my pay grade,they will see when we start buying belts and fan motors by the pallet.
Pet peve..use a paint pen to initial and date belts. This way a shift was to sheer, a pulley snaps. Now you know roughly when it happened and when last time was changed
You should sell Viper hut,,and shirts,,,,,,,,,I DONT THINK,ARE THE RIGTH,DETERGENT,,,FOR,,COVI ONE,,,,, THAT CRAP,,,,IN THE CONDENSER,,YOU CAN USE ONLY WATER,,,,
The belts on these units are overloaded, for that electric motor, there should be 2 or 3 belts, quality belts should last 4-5 years without tightening.
drajo123 That is how the units are from the manufacturer. You would have to retrofit non-OEM parts to change that, which I doubt the owners want to do on new units, and once they are out of warranty, they probably don’t want to spend much on them, even if it would save money in the longer term.
Strange that you are still allowed to use R22 to be filled, reused etc. In the netherlands, from 2015 it is not allowed to use R22 anymore in any kind of way
@@josephjakubec3171 well that escalated quickly... You are wrong, try are health care system, 110 dollar a month and you get all the health care you need. Can't pay it? The government will help you pay it. No loan. Now back on topic. This is an hvac channel.
... You could show the customer and tell them about it... but it would mean nothing to them as they simply wouldn't understand what they are looking at or what values may be good... ... Now if they hire a different company to do the servicing... he could theoretically pass on the video as a "log"
Yes its either a lemon scent and or spearmint scent. Its not very strong at all but I'd be careful around sensitive customers. You might want to give refeigeration technologies a call and talk to them about the scent im sure they will be able to help you better than I, they are really coll people over there
Viper needs to sponsor this guy with a year supply
So like...4 packs?
I bet they already have.
Ryan Hietpas yeah really
Mister Hat it’s possible
That would only take probably 20 pouches of cleaner, given how efficient it is. And given how much PM work is gonna need to be done after the lockdowns finish up, there's gonna be a load of use for that stuff. Wish I had a foam gun for cleaning my car. Standing out in 90* weather cleaning a shiny red car with a bucket of water isn't exactly fun.
The filters are blocked causing the fans to pull water from the condensate trays and down the ductwork, because they are under negative pressure and the "p" traps on the condensate lines aren't tall enough to overcome the negative pressure of the fans and blocked filters on the suction side in the fan plenum. This is notable when the evaporator fan is turn off and there is a sudden rush of condensate/water from the evaporator fan coil deck/unit, through the "p" trap to the drain.
we spent days trying to find a water leak, they were convinced it was coming from the ice machines, then the roof. cut holes everywhere, couldn't find anything. turns it out was coming from a leaking glass washer on the other side of the building and the water was running through the pipe chase
Lol, my boss just found your channel and sent it to all our techs, told him I'm already subbed and you're smart 🤙🏼
Ha
At this point I'm thinking I could probably get myself a hose, a sprayer and some sweet Viper product and fix 80% of the AC problems out there. Considering the callbacks I have to do at my facilities, that's a pretty good hit rate.
The reason you have to let it sit so much longer than the competitions stuff is because it's not corrosive...
It properly cleans the dirt off the surface rather than simply eating/burning it off...
Use to use pink con-coil. You knew it was working when it was smoking!
@@joehead1294 Which means you shouldn't be using it anymore...
After all, didn't the Government pass a Law mandating ALL Work Places must now be No Smoking Zones?
Sorry but I love that you have ocd my dad was a master technician 33 years of experience and he always said do it right or don’t do it at all I’m glad my brother turned me on to you awesome job as usual and thanks for taking the time to film and share I couldn’t do it maybe in 5-7 years maybe thank you thank you thank you
I do not work in this industry at all but your videos are oddly satisfying to watch. Interesting topics and nicely presented. Great to see someone who knows the trade so well, can teach it and customer satisfaction is key and not quick money. I look at the CRAC units in our data center with a lot more interest now (Copeland compressors, would not have a clue without your videos) but still wonder why they turn on and off every few seconds... Keep up the good work, on-site as well as for your viewers!
Best Hvac videos on CZcams. So much pride and detail.
At the end of the day it's your channel and I really enjoy your content. I am not a professional guy and I value your info about evap/cond coil cleaner, there are a LOT of refrigeration channels so if some don't like the way you do vids they can always go elsewhere
Interesting video.
That unit is not running optimally, but it's a long list of little contributors that ad up to that.
You were certainly thorough and did what you could for it, within the budget.
I believe that's fair.
When you foam a coil, if you start at the bottom, and work your way up, it's easier to be sure that you get all of it foamed. Also, when you practice this, the dirt gets wet, it flows downhill where there is also more soap.
I've paid tens of thousands of dollars over the years to HVAC companies for HVAC calls on manufacturing spaces. I wish just one of them made me feel as confident as I feel after just one of your videos. Maybe I could send them up on the roof with a helmet cam and they could then make me a video of each service call....hmmm... Anyway, I love to see you go through the diagnosis process and try to fix the units in the best most economical way possible for the customer. When they need parts; you put them in. When they don't; you don't.
As someone who is in school for HVACR i wish you were my teacher.. i would love to work with you, I'd learn so much
You in residential or commercial? I’m in residential, and take the commercial in January of 21.
Just started watching your videos recently. I’ve been doing hvacr for about 15 years or so but have been out of the trade for a few years. I really enjoy watching helps me remember what I know and taught me some things I didn’t. You ever thought about doing a video on suggestions people watching have given you on your videos and how they may have helped you notice something you didn’t. I hope that makes sense. Either way keep up the good work and the great videos they are appreciated
I don’t work in your line of work. I ain’t in your ballpark. Heck, I’m not even on the same planet. I work in an office typing and have never once been on the roof. Yer for some reason I can’t stop watching your videos. They’re fascinating!
Two questions:
1. Have you ever considered a Go Pro or similar type camera? You lowered you smart phone into the until in this video and even I got scared if it slipped out of your hands.
2. I’m not sure how to ask this the right way, but do you make videos for liability reasons or just for CZcams? I guess what I’m asking is whether there is a benefit to documenting your work to prevent future questions.
Keep up the great work!!
Thanks for watching bud, i.started making these video for my own techs to show them how I want things done, it was never planned that I would make them public....but i did and here we are, most of my customers don't even know im filming i dont really show many of them the videos
I like the cleaning shots, thanks for including more of that
Ran across a system with kind of the same symptoms. Older r22 unit has been serviced by multiple companies....I've come to the realization that folks will dump 422,407,mo99,bluon,410 or whatever into these things and not think twice. Basically recovered and recharged with 22 and worked perfectly🙌 I am convinced it was just non cons and mixed refrigerant. Love the videos and judging from the comments looks like you are getting a very diverse and growing audience
I bet the sanitizer is better for keeping mold off the coils than anything
I like when you do PM work nice video! 👍
I love your videos! I’m 15 and ready to get into the Trade! Thanks for the inspiration
I think you need a logbook for the systems you worked on, to avoid having to remember all the details. I'm pretty sure there's some nice apps out there which can save the location to some notes, pictures etc and bundle them up with the last invoices you did.
This should help to troubleshoot on reoccurring issues
he said in that past that he does use an online logbook, as well as leaving some markers in the actual unit of service that's been done
@@djenson but in this video he had trouble remembering what the deal was the last time. That's why I recommended looking into that.
Don't know what he has changed since this video
LOVE YOUR VIDEOS BRO... AM LEARNING ABOUT THE AC INDUSTRY AND WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS ARE GREAT AND GOOD INFO ON THE PRODUCTS...
Oh man i hope you're staying cool during this damn heat wave in the IE. Damn near 120 degrees the other day!
I have possible 2 things ...1. The High side pressure went up I think? when you opened the economizer. I'm not 100% sure but think so. I have 2 possible suggestions on the high pressure is 1. Could be a damper closed on the return duct dn stairs but if that happened starving the return the evap coil would be frozen or frosted. 2. A dryer clogged. I still can't get The Refrigeration Technology products at supply houses local even UR said they don't have enough demand for the product. So like you said I'll try TTT and get the correct product. And always will use BIG PICTURE to promote your channel ALWAYS will have my support. Great video on the Viper products and very clear on not to use too much. Have a great week and please be safe.
I usually tape the creases of the filter when I change them to avoid that line.
Great video Chris. I picked up the Field piece probes a few weeks ago. They are an awesome tool, and give you a ton of information with measure quick. However air flow measurements seem to correlate with temperatures drop. Having supply air probe to close to evaporator would make air flow look lower. Air flow is real hard to pin down without air flow tables, or tools designed just to measure flow. Also I don’t have the manometers so I guess that would also help predict air flow. Thanks for all the videos and education.
Good one Chris
For our host: I think you are onto something at the 24:00 mark. I have doubts about what is in there for gas. You can check a recovered tank against a PT chart and see if it is something other than 22.
For Kameron: many viewers could use a recommendation for coil cleaner and the application gun. The extra info won't hurt you, so chill.
I am also a little OCD and the lines where the filters meet have always annoyed me. I have started taking a roll of duct tape to the roof with me when I change filters and taping the seams as I put them in. It eliminates the lines and they all pull out together. Now we will see if you are as OCD as me. 😂
I heard you were gonna make some headband merch because your 1980s livestream music...mwuhahaha lmao. I love your vids!!
Great content, I liked the video. The cleaner looks awesome and did a great job. But we went through the hole video and you didn't even show if you changed the filters lol!!! Also, ive never seen digital apps or read outs like that before and I watch other AC repair channels, thats a first.
I'm not an HVACR professional, although I have some understanding of the processes involved. Nonetheless, I really enjoy watching your videos.
Keep up the hard work and thanks for the awesome content stay safe and take care
I use Com Coil and Acti-Brite (from a company called Virginia), they're both the color Pink and they're corrosive, but they really make the coil sparkle. Like most old units they've been cannibalized with aftermarket parts and yes compressors and motors have been closely matched and that very confusing for the next guy. And As always thanks for your great posts!
Chris I am surprised you didn't go inside with the ladder and find the specific source of the leak. Unless you did and didn't showed in the video. This could even have been a non AC related leak. It would have bother me that I left without knowing exactly where and why was there a water drip.
5:30 stop right there, fill the pan with a bottle of water and verify that it drains out of the pan first.
Good vid. How do you know the unit Has R-22 in it ?
Could have R-422D in it. Thier might be nothing wrong with the unit at all. Just a Different refrigerant used. That’s what u have to be careful with using Apps like MeasureQuick. If u are Totally Relying on them to diagnose - problems arise. Wrong data in app , wrong button pushed / refrigerant selection than what the unit actually has in it. Garbage in / Garbage out. How I Look at units is - 1) Will the Compressor Survive at Current operating conditions ? If Not - Yea, it’s Got to be fixed. 2) if Yes - How far off is it vs Dollars to Make it 100% correct. Is it worth it for the Customer ?
I love your videos and I want to be a HVAC tech like you.
Do you ever take the client up to the roof and show them the various issues, like filthy filters, crapped out condensers, etc?
Thanks for the like, but I would appreciate an answer.
Hmmm, seems we're on auto-like here.
James its not an auto like I mainly answer comments on Monday evenings before my livestreams. I try to read and like every comment but its really difficult to respond to them all. Of course I try and take the client on the roof but most of the time they could care less
I got the same kinda thing for washing cars, definitely a different flow rate on the bottle, it looks like exactly the same shell
Clogged air filters will cause the ac to suck air up the drain line making the drain pan overflow yet when it shuts off the pan will drain clear.
Great job and video
With the filters being so clogged. Could it be lowering internal pressures that prevent the water from gravity draining and pull water from the trap with airflow being pulled in thru the drain. That is a really scary thought if the condensate drain is on into a sewer vent pipe instead of a storm water roof drain..
As a non-AC guy, could you explain what the different readings mean? Love your videos!!
Hat ordered. Thanks for the great content
Thank you so much for the support!!
I'm a hat snob. 59/50 Seattle Mariners only. However if you come out with a bucket hat I'm on it! The shirts are awesome though. Thanks for the videos and the merch.
I'm not a AC guy but I missed the wand you have been using to clean with coils with in previous videos. I really think it looks and works better than a hand held sprayer. Just my opinion.
I'm sorry! I was watching your latest video and got to almost the middle of your video where you were pre rinsing the inside of the split condenser. And I stopped the video and made my comment about the wand. I apologize; I didn't wait long enough for the wand to come out. I like watching your videos and then evaluate others doing similar videos as you do and I am catching some of their errors as or before they seem to do. Keep up the great work.
I wet to a ac water leak and found that the water leak was from the water pip and the store manager kept thinking it was the ac unit I had to show the pictures of the slow leaking pip that realy save me a lot of troble a few days later.
That sucks that you guys got shut down twice due to Covid. I run my own business and I personally don’t think I could go through another shut down. If the dental office is closed down again I’m screwed
Love these educational video...👍👍❤❤...
Carrier units some come from factory with enteral trap and not recommended to trap outside as would end up with 2 traps and flooding if not internally trap the leg for tap 1 inch per ton on a/c the area were I was had freezing ambient temp owner would run AC in winter as too cheap to install economizer
Lots of "Chingus" in this video, I'll have to get stocked up. What sort of units do I purchase "Chingus" 🤔
2 turns of the chingus is equal to 4 × the area of 7 chingus when dry..........Chingus = 😊
Sounds like you need a ticket system so you can go back and look at past trips out there
I just have to ask, how do customers handle you going as far as you do with your diagnostics? I am a handyman and try to handle what my customer is concerned about. I have similar traits far as wanting everything to operate as it should but to expect my customer to pay for everything to make everything like new. I let my customers know what is going on above and beyond their initial concern. I just can’t imagine telling my customer that I am running into overtime because I spent a majority of my time with other unrelated items (ex. Water leak from vents). You probably could have addressed their water leak concern in under an hour with the understanding that their system does need attention.
Whats the difference between the condenser coil cleaner and the evaporative cleaner? 🤔
I am going to ask a question that clearly shows I am not in the HVAC field. Why pipe the condensate drains through the roof and into the building? Would it not be simpler to just let the it drain onto the roof surface. Seems like there would be less of chance of a clog without a long run of pipe.
That's part of the building code in that state, over here in NY it's just fine to let it drain right onto the roof AFAIK. Makes no difference, the roof has drains anyways so if the AC is pulling that much water out of the air it will just find it's way to a roof drain anyways.
I think it might have something to do with not letting the birds have a water source, but I'm not 100% on that. You'd have to ask Chris, he'd probably know why it's code.
I my state they run it onto the roof. But then you can have water always running on roof and can create leaks
I'm sorry I had to google chingus, it made my day lol.
We had a restaurant that is a chain told to kill power to all equipment from corporate. They lost three chef's tables due to compressor failures caused by this. And then had issues with 2 of their RTUs if 3. Was a nightmare and cost them an arm and a leg.
How’d it go bad by being shut down? Besides being heavy loads due to warm boxes when turned back on?
@@jphvac5725 there was a surge from some bad wiring. I was only there on repairs for the tables and heard second hand. I wasn't there during the diagnostic. The RTUs had electrical issues before and only had some contactors and relay burn outs. They are long past needing replacement due to neglect.
I used Nu-Brite on my unit at home yesterday... It stripped all the black coatings from the aluminum fins. Not happy about that at all. It did clean it well though...
Yeah that cleaner will eat your skin off......
@@HVACRVIDEOS ate my skin from my fingers 😅
"Let the stuff sit and do it's magic".
Sounds awfully like text book sales pitch, not? Do you get kick-backs from that company?
There is a pinned comment that he has replied to explaining. Might be worth reading if you are actually curious.
He has said before that he does not, however I think he should.
Sounds to me like vernacular. "Just let it do its magic" is a pretty common turn of phrase.
R22 after cleaning the evap and condenser coil but head pressure is still at 310psi. theres a restriction somewhere!
At 12:20 he mentioned "big picture" I personally can't stress that enough. We have decent knowledgeable techs who get tunnel vision and are convinced the first thing they found is the only problem leading to the failure. Or they recently took a class on TXVs and now everything they work on must have a malfunctioning or improperly working TXV. Worse yet they overlook something as obvious as fan motor running backwards.
Make merch that says " humm interesting" or how you ever you spell it
I catch myself saying that all the time now lol
"Huh, Interesting"
Hmmmm..... might be a good idea.....
How is your fancy meter connected do have sensor installed I know it's communicating wireless would interesting to see how you set that up
I’m pretty sure that the cleaner with its surfactant properties of dissolving oils and grease, is actually far more effective of “killing”/ making non-viable the coronavirus, if it did happen to be present. Spraying that disinfectant is actually unnecessary.
However it's scented sanitizer so any air that it pulls in should now be lemon scented a good way of knowing the AC is clean
@@Tater_Lord That definitely is a good thing. Even if not a technical requirement, making the customer feel safe and secure is definitively a good thing to do business-wise
I would agree with the filters creating too much static,almost every unit I work on has 600cfm per ton,and it is imperative to have the right,clean filters. We used to only use Camfil Farr,but everyone one wants to save 30 cents per filter so we went with another brand,and the results are water getting dragged from the pans ,more frequent changes and so on.Now they want us to up the Merv rating to 11 on double pass racks,so I can imagine this will be a total shit show, but that's above my pay grade,they will see when we start buying belts and fan motors by the pallet.
I think even that the EPA don't allow to charge re-generated R-22 refrigerant. You need to recover and do retrofit. In Europe it's complete for bitten
I believe NU-22 and RS-44b (R453a)(RS-70 outside US) are options to not have to convert.
What makes you think we give a damn about Europe?
What about re-generated R12?
Once he gets sponsored by bluon for r-458a itll be go time.
Never going to happen
Pet peve..use a paint pen to initial and date belts. This way a shift was to sheer, a pulley snaps. Now you know roughly when it happened and when last time was changed
Right condenser fan blade? Right pitch to pull correct air..also at the right height?
Random Batman appearance at 10:46 swoops in and out!
A very bourbon worthy vid Chris ... Good troubleshooting ...
"Chingus". Sounds like HVAC techie speak to me 😜
Im not sure, but I think Chingus means Fucker in Spanish. Any Latinos around to elaborate? LOL
A versatile slang word. Here's a fair definition and usage: spanish.stackexchange.com/questions/3124/chinga-common-slang-origin
Trust me it's the mexican swiss army word. It applies to everything in all walks of life haha.
I KNEW I smelled a run cap bandit! Is that a Simpson 260 on the shelf behind you?
its stupid, why wouldnt they put the float switch on the side of the pan that actually overflows. this happened to me a few times.
I would have multiple sprayers with dedicated cleaners in them so I don't have to mix or add anything on the rooftop.
I just replaced the thermostat in the house, I feel like an expert now. You still hiring? LOL
Hey question for you do you know of any flexible refrigerant lines
Those filters were quite nasty. In this lockdown period then I can fully understand that it's a need to save money.
i hope some day chris will get sponsored by viper 🤩
They already do :)
You should sell Viper hut,,and shirts,,,,,,,,,I DONT THINK,ARE THE RIGTH,DETERGENT,,,FOR,,COVI ONE,,,,, THAT CRAP,,,,IN THE CONDENSER,,YOU CAN USE ONLY WATER,,,,
The belts on these units are overloaded, for that electric motor, there should be 2 or 3 belts, quality belts should last 4-5 years without tightening.
drajo123 That is how the units are from the manufacturer. You would have to retrofit non-OEM parts to change that, which I doubt the owners want to do on new units, and once they are out of warranty, they probably don’t want to spend much on them, even if it would save money in the longer term.
Sanitized the unit?!?!? 😂😂😂😂 from now on I’ll ask stores for HVAC sanitation invoice. 😂😂😂😂😂
I notice you don’t straighten the fins on the condenser in your videos, or you just don’t show it. Is it not that big of a deal?
If I ever got a hat I would wear this so proudly
I will pay for one 😢
Strange that you are still allowed to use R22 to be filled, reused etc. In the netherlands, from 2015 it is not allowed to use R22 anymore in any kind of way
Did you ever think that the "Never Lands" is strange? We dont want to be anything like government controlled Europe. You people are sheep.
@@josephjakubec3171 well that escalated quickly...
You are wrong, try are health care system, 110 dollar a month and you get all the health care you need. Can't pay it? The government will help you pay it. No loan.
Now back on topic. This is an hvac channel.
Wouldn't a restricted metering device cause very high superheat as apposed to low superheat?
What are you using to check air flow
They should put a sensor in to detect when the filters start to pull-in...!
The more sensors and electronics the more problems.
yeah those things always break and get ignored/bypassed
Dirty filter switch. Just a dry contact on a pressure switch. Thats the closest you typically see.
Take a drink when he says chingus
I was about ready to say.. I don't believe I've heard a "chingus" in quite some time.
@@NotSexualAtAll I second the motion
Aggdhsgahdjagaj. I think I drank too much
So when is your merch store gunna sell VIPER IS BEST shirts? And disinfectant that kills corona?! Someone call trump, we got the ace card! :O
The hat filter does not need to be changed , you can see through it lolol
I wonder how useful coil cleaner is on automotive condensers...
i've got a motorcycle radiator caked solid with road muck and grime... you got any tips for getting it clean? thanks
@@cliveramsbotty6077 hot water and degreaser if you don't have coil cleaner
Wow it's an infomercial
4:50 so would you say it’s snuggo buggo?
yep, I love Dave's random phrases
What's the logic behind piping the condensate drains through the roof?
Why not just let them drain onto the roof?
All our storm drains go to the ocean so code wants drains going to the sewer so they can treat the water before dumping it in the ocean
How used up is your filter?
Yes.
Assuming the customers know you're recording
Have any of them ever asked for proof of how bad etc etc something is?
... You could show the customer and tell them about it... but it would mean nothing to them as they simply wouldn't understand what they are looking at or what values may be good... ... Now if they hire a different company to do the servicing... he could theoretically pass on the video as a "log"
Print off the MQ data with invoice 👍
Should use those bottle cap filters so they don't pull in so bad
Does the strike back cleaner have a smell? A lot of my customers are sensitive to scented cleaners.
Yes its either a lemon scent and or spearmint scent. Its not very strong at all but I'd be careful around sensitive customers. You might want to give refeigeration technologies a call and talk to them about the scent im sure they will be able to help you better than I, they are really coll people over there
You should retrofit,,,,that unit,,,,,it overcharged. too,,,!,,,