IT'S DYING A SLOW DEATH

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  • čas přidán 27. 07. 2024
  • This unit is really dying a slow death, with the lack of preventive maintenance and the fact that it lives in the desert its just hurting. But I did my best to get it going again but for how long I don't know.....
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Komentáře • 693

  • @darkknight01311
    @darkknight01311 Před 4 lety +613

    I got some Louis Rossman vibes from the intro.

    • @ehsnils
      @ehsnils Před 4 lety +31

      You weren't the only one!

    • @38911bytefree
      @38911bytefree Před 4 lety +11

      NO PLEASE !!!!

    • @Minivan3023
      @Minivan3023 Před 4 lety +12

      Heh, I watch him, too

    • @charris942
      @charris942 Před 4 lety +19

      When tech repair an hvac collid

    • @praestant8
      @praestant8 Před 4 lety +8

      darkknight01311 Louis is just becoming bitter.

  • @timg3867
    @timg3867 Před 4 lety +234

    As a ‘computer dude’ some days of the week I tell myself ‘if this doesn’t work I’m gonna quit my job and become a HVACR dude’

    • @postersm7141
      @postersm7141 Před 4 lety +13

      Tim G I would love to be an HVAC guy the problem is I’m too much of a pussy when it comes to temperature extremes. You’re either always freezing your balls off or burning your balls off. I’ll just stick to running my business which is in the dental repair industry. I’ve been doing it for over 20 years so why change now

    • @unexpectedgreg6328
      @unexpectedgreg6328 Před 4 lety +9

      Agreed, working in IT for the last 15 years I'd love to do something different. I mean I've always had an interest in Agriculture, I did that for a summer and loved it but there are not many jobs available in the UK for someone with not a great deal of experience, not many people are willing to train someone with limited knowledge since it may not be a stable investment.

    • @deborahchesser7375
      @deborahchesser7375 Před 4 lety +9

      Tim G seriously? It’s hard, dirty work. I’m good at it, as a maintenance man I’ve done pretty much everything but I hate high voltage. I let the electrician handle anything over 120. I got a handful of 277 once up in a ceiling changing ballast for warehouse lights, I said yep, no more of that, especially for the chump change places want to pay you.

    • @deborahchesser7375
      @deborahchesser7375 Před 4 lety +2

      postersm 71 you need any help? I’m tired of maintenance

    • @postersm7141
      @postersm7141 Před 4 lety +4

      Deborah chesser maybe, I don’t know what your background is. Let me know. I do everything in the dental office from x-ray machines to lasers from dental chairs to air compressors and vacuum pumps. That’s the kind of service/repair that I provide

  • @billingtonjr15
    @billingtonjr15 Před 4 lety +209

    I use a impact and only strip out 6 of every 10 screws, but 2 are on purpose so I have a challenge next time!

    • @bentboybbz
      @bentboybbz Před 4 lety +20

      Those screws are easy to remove. Just get a small pry bar behind it apply pressure and zip it out.

    • @brandonrussell1331
      @brandonrussell1331 Před 3 lety +6

      I love my impacts 😍

    • @stormeagle28
      @stormeagle28 Před 3 lety +11

      Just keep rotating these screws long enough and they will fall right out ... :]

    • @darrelldaniels9436
      @darrelldaniels9436 Před 3 lety +1

      Weld'm together enough friction just keep spinning 😆😆

    • @templebrown7179
      @templebrown7179 Před 3 lety +1

      I use an impact on wood screws and thread-rolling screws and a drill on machine screws. I have a feel for my impact driver and only use it for high torque requirements.

  • @consensuallycasual2697
    @consensuallycasual2697 Před 4 lety +117

    Dirty coils lead to high discharge pressure leads to high temperatures leads to oil breaking down leads to plugged driers and metering devices.

    • @HighestRank
      @HighestRank Před 4 lety +8

      Rewired(eliminated) variable demand exhaust leads to exhaust drives rewired for full speed motors and insufficient(nonexistent) make-up air unit leads to 100% open package unit dampers and open economizers which leads to excess air flow over condensers plus lack of increased pm is what leads to dirty condensers.

    • @wonderhomie2011
      @wonderhomie2011 Před 4 lety +9

      Exactly my thoughts. High temp and preasure breaking down the oil. May want to do an oil change cause if its on the TXV and plugged the drier, the sump of the compressor is full of it. He may wait till the compressor fails.

    • @SethMaelstrom
      @SethMaelstrom Před 4 lety +6

      Which leads to the dark side.

    • @mikepict9011
      @mikepict9011 Před 3 lety +2

      @@SethMaelstrom thats liberal arts . This is the tippity top of the slave pyramid. Not the trader pyramid

    • @pointedspider
      @pointedspider Před 3 lety +2

      And a headache for the service man!

  • @Suedeman
    @Suedeman Před 4 lety +152

    That intro had me rolling

  • @demonknight7965
    @demonknight7965 Před 4 lety +49

    judging by that intro somebody is stripping screws lol.

  • @ice0275
    @ice0275 Před 4 lety +43

    I've been a hvac/r tech for 24 year's, I never thought I'd find myself watching someone make videos of his work. Thanks

    • @HVACRVIDEOS
      @HVACRVIDEOS  Před 4 lety +5

      Ha thanks bud

    • @p.delatorre2386
      @p.delatorre2386 Před 4 lety +4

      @@HVACRVIDEOS hey dude, have you run into any Hobart technician's out in the field.

    • @mc-sp8zr
      @mc-sp8zr Před 4 lety +5

      Imagine where you'd be at if channels like this (or even CZcams for that matter) existed 24 years ago. Watching this channel for me is like a walk down memory lane.

    • @Clearwater420
      @Clearwater420 Před 3 lety +3

      @@mc-sp8zr or gives high school students and pre tech students ,lesson before taking a course, man I’m in my 30s, so many wrong choices...if these technical videos exist when I was in high school I would have forced my self to take the advanced math and sciences, so I could properly take a trade course .. Worst still even as adult they would still require me to update math and science before looking at a trade course , 1 ..big lesson do not let schools push kids threw , or they will not have skills to properly exceed.

  • @MrYuck9
    @MrYuck9 Před 4 lety +15

    Why can't my boss explain things like you. Everyone needs a leader like you. The more one knows the better he does in life. :)

    • @VannBergHVAC
      @VannBergHVAC Před 3 lety +2

      And also when you work with someone that's "at a high level" you will more than likely get to their level if they teach you. I wish I could be Chris's apprentice lol.

  • @andrewedis9907
    @andrewedis9907 Před 4 lety +22

    I used to spend hours hand cleaning oiled up old condensers. It's just frustrating going to jobs other companies "used to service".

  • @2009dudeman
    @2009dudeman Před 4 lety +11

    I've done a lot in automotive AC, done a lot of reading. What I find over and over again when I watch your videos, almost no one in Automotive really understands how AC systems work. I have learned more from watching your videos meant for other HVAC techs who already know the basics than I have from schooling, ASE Master techs, ASE AC books, and ASE master trainers. What I have learned from watching your videos has cut down AC diagnostics times and wrong parts replacements substantially. A job that normally takes me 3 hours to diagnose is done in 20 minutes sometimes because you have taught me about temperature and pressure differentials without having test ports all over the place and just going by line temps. In a couple of your videos you covered operational theory of some of the more complex components, which perfectly covers the simplified versions used in automotive.
    If you ever get sick of restaurant HVAC work, you might try your hand at automotive AC, you'd likely be better than 95% of the guys out there doing AC on them. You'll just have to learn to fight around interior panels. Awesome videos!

  • @Puffalupagus360
    @Puffalupagus360 Před 4 lety +90

    The variable trigger on my 1/4 impact works perfectly. Not every fastener needs ugga duggas.

    • @FrostBlueFire
      @FrostBlueFire Před 4 lety +9

      I'm planning to buy one of those, but I know my way around a trigger and i use an impact drill. I have never stripped any screws

    • @em1osmurf
      @em1osmurf Před 4 lety +4

      mine has a switch on it so you can choose.

    • @MarkAtwood0430
      @MarkAtwood0430 Před 4 lety +8

      The 12v Milwaukee impact is the perfect size for tossing in a service bag to remove panels. Trigger and speed switch keep you from stripping anything.

    • @cliveramsbotty6077
      @cliveramsbotty6077 Před 4 lety +3

      @@em1osmurf it switches between standard drill and rotary impact function? i can't find those types anywhere i think i'm looking for the wrong thing. what do you have? thanks

    • @austinlamberson5648
      @austinlamberson5648 Před 4 lety +4

      @@cliveramsbotty6077 the m12 fuel impact i use at work has a sheet metal setting which stops once its tight

  • @frijoli9579
    @frijoli9579 Před 4 lety +21

    I have no idea what you're doing, but as an engineer, I can't look away.

    • @DocHellfish
      @DocHellfish Před 3 lety +3

      I know, right? Why is this entertaining and cathartic?

    • @kingsolo6241
      @kingsolo6241 Před 3 lety +1

      As a mechanic we thank engineers for jobs.

  • @tinwizard6447
    @tinwizard6447 Před 4 lety +13

    Really liked and appreciated your "post mortem" on the replaced parts. Validated your txv suspicions and educated newer techs. Also liked the comments at the end. Keep it up!

  • @jamesrhodes8897
    @jamesrhodes8897 Před 3 lety +5

    High-quality video. It substantially deals with the salient most relevant concerns. It is well-edited leaving no gaps in the well-packed content. There is no wasted time. I will be a supporter and I will return for more. Thanks, Sir. You are very professional having created and provided this video.

  • @Undrocity
    @Undrocity Před 3 lety +5

    recently graduated from HVACR trade school. ive watched a few of your videos and while its a bit overwhelming because i dont have the experience.. its been a big help trying to understand the bigger picture. Great stuff man keep up the good work.

  • @ryanmiskin
    @ryanmiskin Před 4 lety +1

    I don't know why I started watching these videos but here I am. Well done sir for making HVAC repair interesting.

  • @tomhoehler3284
    @tomhoehler3284 Před 4 lety +3

    You have more than "a little bit of knowledge" to share! There should be about 2 or 3 thousand of you's across the country! Keep up the great work, and be safe.

  • @rickycunningham6368
    @rickycunningham6368 Před 4 lety +14

    Dude that intro had me rolling man :) another great video, looks like they keep you busy huh

  • @uxwbill
    @uxwbill Před 4 lety +9

    Funny you'd say that about becoming a "computer guy". I was in IT for years, went and trained on HVAC/R after a long employment dry spell. Had a blast in class. Thought I'd love being in the field. Never found a really good company to work for. Now I'm back in IT!
    I'm sure impact tools have a purpose beyond making the use of a tire iron a larger source of grief than it already is, but I don't know what that purpose is.

    • @johnd4348
      @johnd4348 Před 4 lety +1

      I worked in HVAC for 30 years and worked for a dozen or more companies and a half dozen facility jobs. Only found one company I enjoyed working for. had to leave due to family health issues. there are no Good HVAC companies.

  • @jake2213b
    @jake2213b Před 4 lety +5

    I was told years ago when they started to recoup freon that it would be clean and used again. You are the first one to see cleaning R22. What my job do is we would clean and reuse oil. It is tested for acid and it is filter and dried out from moisture.

  • @MW-rk7nl
    @MW-rk7nl Před 4 lety +16

    Bro that intro lol we all get that way some days....btw picked up one of your shirts very nice! keep up the good work man great content for a non HVAC guy.

    • @HVACRVIDEOS
      @HVACRVIDEOS  Před 4 lety +2

      Thanks so so much for the support!!!

  • @fredflintstone8048
    @fredflintstone8048 Před 4 lety +40

    Buildings should be slightly positive pressure, never negative otherwise you're drawing in outside air through doors and cracks etc. The air in the building is no longer cleaned by the filters in the air handlers. There is dust in the air and in the food.. Everywhere.

    • @throttlebottle5906
      @throttlebottle5906 Před 4 lety +7

      yep, always positive pressure, which also keeps sewage gas out of a trap primer quits working and they dry out

    • @DocHellfish
      @DocHellfish Před 3 lety +1

      @RuleofVicus Reminds me of when they would start up the swamp coolers at Ft. Bliss, TX... the building smelled like fish for a week.

    • @deborahchesser7375
      @deborahchesser7375 Před 3 lety +3

      On the flip side, if you over pressurize you’ll get stacking, and your doors won’t close all the way. They had me on a ladder, stairwell after stairwell, adjusting door closers. 🙄 instead of adjusting air flow. Cooling towers, 250 ton chillers, air handlers, VFD’s. I’ve done it. Still would if my old body could keep up.

  • @Epiccatsandkittens
    @Epiccatsandkittens Před 11 měsíci +3

    30:08 I love the start up sounds of these A/Cs

  • @blitzz7316
    @blitzz7316 Před 4 lety +48

    "IT'S DYING A SLOW DEATH", aren't we all...

    • @frankbradley2852
      @frankbradley2852 Před 4 lety +2

      Mlirt try rf

    • @3bydacreekside
      @3bydacreekside Před 4 lety +4

      So is my car

    • @gatesmw50
      @gatesmw50 Před 4 lety +2

      Blitzz This unit might have Condenser Coil Virus !

    • @vz-v
      @vz-v Před 3 lety

      No! Everyday is a change to be young again and thrive. :)

    • @HighestRank
      @HighestRank Před 3 lety +2

      A long life is the slowest death of them all.

  • @tonycolvin7456
    @tonycolvin7456 Před 3 lety +2

    I'm getting a leg up on the apprenticeship class learning the way I like to. I watch a professional till I become one. Thanks for the content 🙏

  • @Zapping5
    @Zapping5 Před 4 lety +1

    I told my dad I was watching a man fix an ac and he thought I was crazy!!! Great channel super interesting thanks CZcams recommendations :) 🇨🇦

  • @jsfkdkjslfdslfkdj
    @jsfkdkjslfdslfkdj Před 4 lety +6

    Clogged drier is interesting. We have an account where return air is typically high 80’s to mid 90’s.
    Since your unit is pulling in 100% outside air I imagine it is similar heat load, since I am in East Alabama and have super high humidity all year.
    Those units had issues with filter driers due to high superheat from heavy load on evap leading to poor compressor cooling. Oil breakdown and premature wear to compressor. We put in 30 cubic inch driers and still change half a dozen each year.

  • @analogmoz
    @analogmoz Před 4 lety +4

    Chris, this is some next-level stuff, even for you. You are getting even better.

  • @deborahchesser7375
    @deborahchesser7375 Před 3 lety +1

    Something so satisfying about cleaning coils, you just know it relieves the whole system.

  • @PwdrdTstMn
    @PwdrdTstMn Před 4 lety +1

    The salt is palpable from the very first clip and I LOVE IT. Keep it up chief, much love from a Michigan nurse

  • @djupton134
    @djupton134 Před 3 lety +1

    Finally, someone who know wtf they’re doing and does it right. Good shit bro!

  • @T6Tarek
    @T6Tarek Před 4 lety +4

    Love those new Malco bits. They come with a price tag but they are worth every penny

  • @CHOMAHOMA
    @CHOMAHOMA Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you for taking the time for filming what you do. It helps so much. I want to get vetter on wiring, but it will come with time.

  • @Skylersteel
    @Skylersteel Před 3 lety +1

    Ac stopped working today decided to go up and inspect and did a little checking around like you do lol figured out the 250 volt fuse going to the condenser fan was blown. Thanks man your awesome

  • @davida1hiwaaynet
    @davida1hiwaaynet Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks for the detailed look. It's great to hear a knowledgeable person go through the process of diagnostics, and follow up with the backstory. Fascinating about the smart vent hood system, as well.

  • @gordonrichardson2972
    @gordonrichardson2972 Před 4 lety +62

    At 07:30 did anybody else close one eye, and move their head from left to right, to check if the pulley was straight? It doesn't work on a video screen...

    • @EnderMalcolm
      @EnderMalcolm Před 4 lety +16

      I've done that in games trying to look around corners or bushes. You catch yourself doing it and take a moment to contemplate your brain fart.

    • @RoastedHVAC
      @RoastedHVAC Před 4 lety

      Yep... It's involuntary...

    • @citylockapolytechnikeyllcc7936
      @citylockapolytechnikeyllcc7936 Před 4 lety +1

      one hand on either side of monitor, oscillate...

    • @jimcub22
      @jimcub22 Před 4 lety +2

      Doesn’t work on some people’s eyes as well from what I’ve had to rectify

    • @vincentschumann937
      @vincentschumann937 Před 3 lety

      @@EnderMalcolm i do that in games a lot but i also automatically look around the corner ingame so just for the immersion

  • @rough-ind9276
    @rough-ind9276 Před 3 lety +2

    " Remember big picture" is a true mentality thanks bro for your videos.

  • @bf0189
    @bf0189 Před 4 lety +1

    As a Floridian where AC is essential your channel is super interesting and ultimately useful so I can learn how to diagnose my own problems and fix within reason. If I can't fix it at least I can save my HVAC guys a lot of time figuring out the problem!

  • @____________________________.x

    Wow, the companies who make this stuff have literally zero pride in their wiring. This was pretty interesting, it’s a lot more complicated than I’d expected. It would drive me nuts having to deal with other workers sloppy maintenance though. Nice video, you clearly have a lot of experience.

  • @Rudofaux
    @Rudofaux Před 4 lety +12

    "The slow death: Unforeseen. Unforgiving." -Ancestor (Darkest Dungeon)

  • @johnrickard8512
    @johnrickard8512 Před 3 lety

    Who knew watching some random CZcamsr fixing air conditioners would be so satisfying to watch! Subscribed

  • @frankmashione139
    @frankmashione139 Před 4 lety +4

    I like the belt pulley tip. A lot of nuggets to hold on to in this one.

  • @TheJmich2001
    @TheJmich2001 Před 4 lety +1

    Appreciate the autopsy of the drier! Thank you. I enjoy your videos and have learned a great deal. Your are a good teacher ! NJ

  • @hvacir9176
    @hvacir9176 Před 4 lety +1

    the best thing that happened today, was getting HVACR video, video notification.

  • @westcoastpowerwashingservi2012

    That was a hilarious drill pun ! Got to love those coil cleaning so call techs ! you can see the spray lines . You wonder if they even used water . Nice job !

  • @67tr876
    @67tr876 Před 4 lety +1

    I away's Learn when I watch you're videos ! Love it keep it up brother !

  • @paulbryant68
    @paulbryant68 Před 3 lety +1

    just happened across this dude! your humble and know your stuff! nice to see a problem solver not just a parts changer...im a self-employed gen contractor and i pride myself on telling the customer why, most all of them appreciate it even if they don’t fully understand. Im not an hvac guy but people like us never have the drive to keep learning. keep doing u and all will be great! paul bryant from south MS

  • @gcnggcng9373
    @gcnggcng9373 Před 3 lety +1

    The kind of stuff this guy is saying can only come from experience. This video makes a good tutorial.

  • @carloshilarionvazquezaranda
    @carloshilarionvazquezaranda Před 7 měsíci +2

    Quiero felicitarte por tu excelente experiencia y paciencia para encontrar los verdaderos problemas que se presentan en los equipos que tienes que revisar y reparar, además lo grandioso que es aprender contigo. Sinceramente muchas felicidades y muchas gracias por todo tú tiempo y enseñanzas. Saludos a todo el equipo desde Coacalco Edo de México.

  • @youoweme5forreadingthisnam535

    You’re pretty good dude. Glad I found this channel. Experienced techs in the comment section as well. Good shit

  • @andrewedis9907
    @andrewedis9907 Před 4 lety +2

    Nice to see you used a drier when recovering the refrigerant. Also I was screaming at my phone for you to check that dryer on your 1st visit but I suppose as long as you carry spares for when you did the expansion valve, its ok.

  • @joeshearer1247
    @joeshearer1247 Před 4 lety +12

    Your liquid line is colder than the ambient. It’s not an expansion valve.

    • @HVACRVIDEOS
      @HVACRVIDEOS  Před 4 lety +10

      Yeah I was thinking about it as I was driving back and knew something else was going on, than when I saw the difference between the liquid pressure and the discharge pressure I knew something was up. The first day I was dying it was well over a hundred and I was up there for 5 hours cleaning coils.... needless to say I was spent...

    • @gatesmw50
      @gatesmw50 Před 4 lety +4

      @@HVACRVIDEOS And then after you get down from the roof your cell phone rings and you here " On your way in can you stop at ...."

  • @swanjaymusic
    @swanjaymusic Před 4 lety +1

    That intro was the best... When i was an instructor i would teach that to all my students based on my years of experience with striped screws especially on carrier units. Simple yet , most do not care... I have bought thicker screws and replaced thousands of stripped screws over the years...Mechanics 101.

    • @HappilyHomicidalHooligan
      @HappilyHomicidalHooligan Před 4 lety +1

      Yup!
      If you're going to use a screw-gun to install machine screws, either:
      1) Get REALLY good with trigger-control (not recommended)...
      2) Use the screw-guns clutch properly (semi-recommended due to people getting lazy or forgetting to set the bloody clutch)...
      Or
      3) Use the screw-gun to drive the screw in almost all the way and use a screw driver to snug it up (also semi-recommended due to people getting lazy and not stopping before they've snugged the screw down with the screw-gun and stripped the threads)...
      When I was in Electrical Trade School, if an Instructor (didn't have to be your Instructor) saw you use a screw-gun to install a switch or receptacle into a device box, you automatically fail that Practical Exercise right then and there...the School reused the switches, receptacles and device boxes for as long as possible to save on costs and they were replacing too many boxes due to stripped screw holes due to screw-guns being used on them so they implemented the Screw-gun=Auto Fail policy...
      It worked, the number of stripped screw holes dropped immediately after the students got it through their heads that the Instructors/School were NOT kidding about it...

  • @williambell868
    @williambell868 Před 3 lety +1

    I have actually seen a drier fail on a R-134A system and filled the liquid line full of desiccant beads. They were packed so tight I couldn't get nitrogen to flow past or back purge them out. First and only time I have seen this.

  • @VannBergHVAC
    @VannBergHVAC Před 3 lety +1

    Great work Chris. What I've always loved about your videos is you give a lot of really helpful tips in them. I shall not race through the rinsing process again lol! You also speak as your talking to an apprentice in person which is helpful, it sinks in more lol.

  • @rossr4222
    @rossr4222 Před 3 lety +1

    I use a 12v Milwaukee surge impact on all commercial stuff. Setting 2 never strips anything. Can count how many carrier and icg unit I see that have stripped screws. Same thing with York. It’s the bane of a commercial techs existence.

  • @davidsharkey3483
    @davidsharkey3483 Před 4 lety +1

    Great video,especially cutting open the drier and disassembling the TXV . Love the detail and explanation of procedures.

  • @danfalvey6292
    @danfalvey6292 Před 4 lety +1

    Love your videos I fix computers and reflow mother boards and solder all day.

  • @ram50v8
    @ram50v8 Před 4 lety +1

    I work on all types of A/C systems from vehicle to commercial. Recently I had an interesting one on my Jaguar. It just suddenly quit working while driving and come to find out the desiccant bag suddenly disintegrated and plugged the drier filter. Thankfully it is a very well designed system that has a very fine micron filter and has enough capacity from the compressor to drier that it never came close to over pressure. The rest of the system was spotlessly clean. Can't complain after 25 years of use

  • @monkeysbusiness
    @monkeysbusiness Před 4 lety +1

    I have no idea what your talking about but you make it interesting to watch.

  • @3006USMC
    @3006USMC Před 4 lety +1

    As a former carpenter and current HVAC technician can I offer some advice. Drills are for twist drills to bore holes in things. An IMPACT is for sinking and removing screws (fastening device). That being said you are correct about it being about trigger control.🇺🇸

  • @CarlKahler
    @CarlKahler Před 3 lety +1

    Well all I can say is you know your shit because you made that look easy AF and i have no clue about HVAC but I understood the faults and the fixes. And i even said to myself that the Comp was cooking the oil the way that Dryer looked.

  • @Chipmunkxp44
    @Chipmunkxp44 Před 4 lety +2

    i had come across a unit that the residents had been calling the home owner and it was all because a dirty filter. they called the home owner because their ac went out and i opened up the unit and the whole unit was neglected. i offered them a deep clean and a diagnostics for their current consumption. I got them up and running!

  • @ouch1011
    @ouch1011 Před 2 lety

    Former automotive tech here (recently quit to go back to school). When I was in school studying automotive technology, they wouldn’t let us use power tools. This was back before electric power tools were any good, so we are talking air tools. When I got my first job as a tech, they wouldn’t let me use power tools. The whole time, I was like “wtf why?!” One day, I finally asked. They said “you have to learn how to work with fasteners by hand before you can use power tools.” Made total sense after that, and it was a valuable lesson learned. I don’t break bolts even when using power tools. I’ve had to take away power tools from young techs because they would constantly be breaking, stripping or cross-threading fasteners. Nothing wrong with power tools, but you have to have a brain in order to use them and unfortunately some people just don’t.

  • @nikolas8845
    @nikolas8845 Před 4 lety +1

    lol! That intro was awesome. I love the 12v Milwaukee electric screwdriver for taking off panels. Beats the drill and impacts by a long shot.

  • @williamlee6358
    @williamlee6358 Před 3 lety +1

    We have very similar issues with "removing the hood system and not having a make up air unit, with the added benefit of high humidity... Thanks for the vid

  • @Riyame
    @Riyame Před 4 lety +2

    It is amazing how many people don't know how to use or adjust the clutch on a drill. If you are doing a ton of screws it can be a big help to prevent stripping or over sinking things.

    • @HighestRank
      @HighestRank Před 4 lety +1

      You almost couldn’t sell me a drill without a clutch.

  • @willgilliam9053
    @willgilliam9053 Před 4 lety +1

    When the customer says "Just make it work", you gotta be smart. Love the comment about being a computer guy. I can't find IT work, thinking HVAC work

  • @merwyncouto
    @merwyncouto Před 4 lety +1

    Watching you do all this stuff is just therapeutic

  • @SidebandSamurai
    @SidebandSamurai Před 3 lety +1

    Hey I am a computer dude, I need to become an AC repair technician! Love your videos, thanks for taking us along.

  • @nerdywolfi
    @nerdywolfi Před 4 lety +5

    there's a place for impact drivers - people just going crazy with them where it's not appropriate is not one of them :D
    My small 12V DeWalt impact driver is pretty nice to handle and if you are careful with the trigger, you can use it without stripping out all the screws every time. Using a proper drill with torque settings is still preferred for tightening bolts and screws cause that way you get it right every time without having to think. You can also get "torque sticks" for big-boy-impacts to limit the maximum torque you can tighten up a bolt.
    As for loosening bolts and srews, I prefer using the small impact, but if you happen to come upon a badly rusted screw, you can easily rip the screw head off (but that probably would've also ripped off using any other drill as well).

  • @Rudofaux
    @Rudofaux Před 4 lety +26

    0:09 I'm not throwing away my impact drill. Then again, I work on engines & not A/C units.

    • @Abhishek-C92
      @Abhishek-C92 Před 4 lety +4

      Is that the broadcast interruption man on ur profile image????

    • @Rudofaux
      @Rudofaux Před 4 lety +5

      @@Abhishek-C92 Yes-es-es
      Catch the wave!

  • @randybarnes8454
    @randybarnes8454 Před 4 lety +1

    Trouble shooting is what keeps you sharp. That's what I like about your videos.

  • @georgeswindolljr1980
    @georgeswindolljr1980 Před 4 lety +2

    I’m not an AC tech, but I really enjoy your videos!!!!

  • @aundraydavid4821
    @aundraydavid4821 Před 3 lety

    I have only recently started watching your videos... wish I knew about you when I was in school for HVAC... I legit stop the video and try to play out what it could be.
    I work maintenance in a hospital and run into craziness that has nothing to do with our HVAC units. Your videos definitely keep me on my game when it comes to AC repair!!
    Thank you for these!

  • @tonyrubin7180
    @tonyrubin7180 Před 3 lety +1

    Solid job. Was very nice to watch you work. Big thumbs up.

  • @UltraHydrophobiccoat
    @UltraHydrophobiccoat Před 4 lety +3

    I think it is a right time to switch R22 to R407c.

  • @NiceMuslimLady
    @NiceMuslimLady Před 4 lety +1

    I do HVAC design. I normally don't see any of this other than what I see on the blueprints. So, it's quite interesting for me to see the actual equipment that is represented on the drawings I make.

  • @jackprice6599
    @jackprice6599 Před 3 lety +1

    So just running it on the ragged edge to its death, it's unfortunate corporate is like that.
    Always good to see how a company treats their equipment, they'll treat their people the same way.

  • @adamjones2025
    @adamjones2025 Před 4 lety +1

    I have friends who DO NOT do any preventative maintenance on their vehicle either, So i had the fun job of checking my friends vehicle out, The cabin filter was black and completely clogged, Air filter was black and full of grit, blown light globes all over the vehicle, on top of other issues. So my point is, if you look after some thing it will last a heck of a lot longer. Preventative maintenance is a must in my books.

  • @eugenecod
    @eugenecod Před 3 lety +1

    i learn more here than when
    i went to school or maybe
    i have basic understanding
    already ... it's a win win
    situation on me thanks

  • @TooManyHobbiesJeremy
    @TooManyHobbiesJeremy Před 4 lety +1

    I enjoy the troubleshooting aspect of your videos. Especially useful is "look at the big picture"

  • @N3X15
    @N3X15 Před 4 lety +7

    I have tremors that affect even trigger pulls, so I just drive everything by hand. Slower, but a lot fewer stripped screws.

    • @HighestRank
      @HighestRank Před 4 lety +2

      I learned to clutch, and in difficult cases a high clutch setting approaches the effect of impact drivers.

    • @throttlebottle5906
      @throttlebottle5906 Před 4 lety +2

      I tend to full gorilla on screws by hand and end up stripping more than using an impact with careful trigger control

    • @BenCos2018
      @BenCos2018 Před 4 lety +1

      @@throttlebottle5906 I'm done the same before in secondary school lol
      Complety stripped an m4 blot and nut that I had glued in by melting the acrylic around it to fuse it to the bolt to prevent it coming out

  • @alanparadise3139
    @alanparadise3139 Před 4 lety +1

    When the pulley wears down like that that means the belt does not have the right tension. Then the belt slips as it runs and rubs against the pulley and wears down the pulley over time.But it will take a long time to wear down. IT ALSO SCREWS UP THE TIMING OF THE MOTOR AND OVER TIME KILLS THE MOTOR AND BURNS IT OUT. And that's when your blower motor stop working. Great job Thumbs up. Peace out.

  • @inoahmann7542
    @inoahmann7542 Před 4 lety +3

    I use an impact and I never strip anything out because I reassemble most things by hand. Impact for taking stuff apart and drill or hand tools for reassembly.

  • @esgutierrez94
    @esgutierrez94 Před 4 lety +3

    Really like this video , understanding the failure of the dryer/txv due to the outside air . When it comes to replacement you should recommend a DOAS

  • @nedrah3490
    @nedrah3490 Před 3 lety

    For some unknown reason I've been binging these videos for the past 5 days. I feel like I deserve some sort of certificate.

  • @troycarothers8254
    @troycarothers8254 Před 4 lety +6

    3:20 Service persons should know to never ever make contact with condenser, evaporator or radiator fins. Whether it be by hand or high-pressure wash, don't even make eye contact with those fins because they will bend easily!!

    • @nopegaming2117
      @nopegaming2117 Před 4 lety +1

      If you sneeze on one it will be completely flattened

  • @samsimington5563
    @samsimington5563 Před 2 lety +1

    Always a pleasure to watch stuff like this 🤩

  • @RoastedHVAC
    @RoastedHVAC Před 4 lety +1

    LOL, that intro!! 😆
    No way I'm putting down my impact to haul that heavy drill around. I got me some mad trigger control on the impact too. 😂

  • @knockitofff
    @knockitofff Před 4 lety +4

    5:23 you should never have your drill setting on drill, unless you're drilling. 8 or a 9 setting on the clutch is usually where you should be for screws, ESPECIALLY on Carrier RTU's (and as always, the U stands for unit) LOL And I never use my impact gun unless I'm doing tower work.

  • @jefferygrady3181
    @jefferygrady3181 Před 4 lety +2

    Liked how thurow you were here! Only things additional I would have done is adjusted the belt with an amprobe to the motor plate amps and ran a acid test on the #2 stage system! Great video! Thanks for an awesome video!

    • @jefferygrady3181
      @jefferygrady3181 Před 4 lety +2

      Go back and do an acid test on#2 and if it tests positive for acid add some acid away to the system and you could avoid having a burnout! If all of this pans out let the customer know that you went the extra mile to save the compressor and you hopefully will have a customer for life! The others who were looking at the system before you damaged the condenser coils and most likely didn't purge the air out of their hoses and allowed air to get in the system so acid is likely in the system now and is causing the sludge that clogged your filter dryer!

  • @gregmercil3968
    @gregmercil3968 Před 4 lety +3

    I WILL NOT throw my impact in the trash! 😂😂😂 in the 3 years that I’ve owned the thing, I’ve never stripped anything out with it. It’s just like a pneumatic impact wrench that you use to work on your car (I have one of those also), which works basically the same way, you gotta know how to modulate the trigger. The trigger on mine has a variable speed. I did break a couple of lag bolts when I first got the thing, since I still haven’t quite figured it out yet. I will say though, impact drivers make terrible drills.

    • @2009dudeman
      @2009dudeman Před 4 lety +3

      Unless you are doing woodwork and trying to drive 2+in screws, then impact drills are very nice and prevent stripped heads and beat out drills every time. Other than that, their whole deal is really putting a lot of equivalent torque on a fastener.

  • @user-yq2fl3sc1l
    @user-yq2fl3sc1l Před 3 lety +1

    Nice to see someone knows what they're doing. Great job

  • @raymondgarafano8604
    @raymondgarafano8604 Před 3 lety +1

    I have gotten so many air conditioners to work gr8 just cleaning the condensers. With a clean
    condenser, it better gives off the heat it absorbed in the building.

  • @northstar2007
    @northstar2007 Před 4 lety +1

    that open dryer was cool to see

  • @WHPL4SH
    @WHPL4SH Před 4 lety +1

    One of the best vids you've made yet! Thanks for doing what you do G.

  • @cranium33333
    @cranium33333 Před 4 lety +1

    Wait did you say coil cleaning company!?!?!?!?
    I think I just found my new business venture. 😂

  • @turboflush
    @turboflush Před 4 lety +1

    That intro.
    I am not a HVAC tech. I am in heavy mechanics. But man do I get that intro and agree. Had one company come over to look at my never opened 2year old system.. and the first screw he put in... Striiipppp.
    Should of slapped him.
    I need a company that is as picky and attention to detail as you. And me. :)

  • @reza49363
    @reza49363 Před 4 lety +2

    You are the best and make the best work and videos
    Thank you my man