After "The Peacemaker" and "The Equalizer", come to the cinema to see the new thrilling movie that freezed the odience of the entire States... "The Defroster"
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I may want to to this as a job one day. Because I am infested in technology and love fixing stuff. Plus I love your videos my dad loves them to and my dads nephew actually works on units like these. Keep up the great work!!!
Another great video from HVACR VIDEOS. I've learned a lot about refrigeration from you. You feed the people what they crave......quality information and your big picture diagnosis. Keep it up Chris.
Just recently found your channel. I’m 22 years old just graduated ab a year ago from tech school only 8 months experience your channel teaches me so much thank you!!!!
would it be 'more' correct to say the motor wasn't starting because of the bad cap, because it wasn't starting it would spin backwards because the other motor is running and pulling air past it instead of pulling air through the coil?
hey Chris ive been binge watching your videos i love the thought process and your way of making it make sense, ive learned more about HVACR in the past few weeks that i could have just picking it out of the internet. if i were a younger man i would have gone into this line of work it still interest me. doesn't hurt to learn new things even if im retired anyway thank you for sharing the information with us all
That intro. Lol! Of course they call you out on a weekend. People. Ugh. That beetle was just chilling. Hate when electronics fail. Always cool to see you repair these things though! Loving the videos!
23:32 - Yeah, they're probably better off having a sub-panel branching from their main service, and have the sub-panel feed the refrigeration. It may not be necessary, but I'm a big believer in slightly-overdoing things; and it will open up a few spots on their main panel(s) for the future.
I keep being amazed by the range of plumbing, physics, chemistry, electrics and electronics expertise that goes into keeping these things in working order, a veritable one-stop all-round STEM occupation. Thank you for sharing with us!
We use 24h time in Trucking, quick convert from 12 to 24 is just add two to the time and throw a 1 in front, so 4 becomes 16, if you roll over 0 in your head it's gonna be 20something. I used to suck at converting it when I counted it the long way and even made myself late once. Dispatcher taught me that and it stuck.
Great stuff. One thing though I don’t agree that cutting the line set and sliding insulation around the suction trap would be best. You’re better off mitering a p trap and using that. The fact that the trap had the insulation just slid around the trap is probably why it failed in the first place.
Pull the blade off set it on flat ground and step on the middle of the hub to get the pitch down. I know it sounds kinda hackish but I have had to do this a few times. And it works pretty good no wobble in the blade and it's doesn't take much to get the amps down.
I really enjoyed your first part, really good and your are the best. Always humble. that is why you are very successful and knowledgeable person. Thank you for your time and effort.
Tasty tidbit. To convert normal time to military time, add 12 if it is between 1pm and 11pm. If its midnight, it's all zeros. To convert military time to normal time, subtract 12 if there is no leading 0 (0100, 0700, etc). If there is a leading 0, remove the 0. Source: I work at a tv station. All we use is military time
I have some Ukrainian friends who now live in the US, they didn't believe me, Americans all over are very confused about times past 1200, for awhile they were trying to test people "I'll meet you at 1400", literally no one understood when they should meet. I won a nice bet with them.
I just use the 24hr clock by default. It's not exclusive to the military do I don't refer to regular 24 hr clock as military time. My girlfriend from Europe uses it but also uses our clock just as easily as I do. I can use Celsius a little easier than her for Fahrenheit. Shit all our units are mixed 😅 just like an American car manufacturer
Hi from New Zealand! That condenser coil is poked! Good product to use on your outdoor equipment is Corrosion X XD duty. Can go straight on circuit boards and all metal for awesome protection.
Agreed I need a proper vacation for sure!! I will discuss this on my Livestream this evening 8/30/21 @ 5:PM on CZcams, come over and check it out. czcams.com/video/ClYwq9ft2-w/video.html
hey Chris. Don't know if you could see what we saw through the camera but the first new fan was a different height visually in the video vs the original that was running next to it. (taller= more pitch)
Yes I found it, I will discuss this on my Livestream this evening 8/30/21 @ 5:PM on CZcams, come over and check it out. czcams.com/video/ClYwq9ft2-w/video.html
If it takes more work, that means you need more current. Have you never stuck something behind a fan inlet? You'll hear the motor noise change as it tries to pull more air. Same for fan blade shape and pitch etc. That all changes the pressures needed to be overcome which will take more current.
I love what you do, it help me with my daily task with checking storage Unit Composer and evaporator, but I hope seeing you working with Thermo King or Carrier. much love from KSA
I can never get over how the wiring is all just thrown in into these units. No double insulation, wiring channels or PVC conduit to protect them from rubbing on bare metal
I've found using an actual shaft water slinger is better than those cheap ones that come on the new motors. The ones I use are plastic and they are around 3-4 inch in diameter. You could have raised the blade up on that shaft of the new motor to reduce the amps being drawn until you got the proper sized blade. Remember the blade is what determines HP and volume of air. Good job on getting them going!
Thought the same, here in Germany you should make everything save so you can not touch live wires even when the top cover is off. Maybe some cover is missing?
If they don't have room in the Main Electrical Panel for all the new A/C units, what they can do is strip out the current Circuit feeding the Rack being replaced and use that Circuit slot to run a large Circuit up to the roof and feed a Sub Panel from it, then run all the new A/C Circuits to the Sub Panel...
On "making a mess" - would it perhaps be an idea to have a water catching floor cover when doing defrosts like this? Thinking along the lines of a towel with rubber studs to prevent it from being a slipping hazard...
I have several locations RR that have those racks. One is completely disconnected, it only had compressor skids in it for all the production line and server line equipment that has long since been replaced with self contained units. One rack only has the cooler walk in left in it, same story for the rest except the freezer. Had problems with freezer and found it was still in there. Tomorrow replacing the external condenser for the bar units that died and using a unit sitting on roof left from a remodel that deleted what it was attached to. One rack only has walk ins and possibly one little unit on it. Long ago lost the ice machines in it and now they are separate remotes. One store has individual units with the condenser bypassed in them and piped over to a multi coil fan unit. That is a mess to work on. This store still has some units built into the server and main lines. Though walk ins are separate units. I do agree the filters are in a PITA location. Good luck on the complete change out. May I make a suggestion, gut the unit for the most part and keep the rack there and put the condensing units inside it with the main fans moving air through the whole unit and make use of the existing power distribution.
the dirt in the freezer is likely carboard dust from the boxes breaking down and shedding when moved. even the cleanest are always nasty mess makers. :)
So what ended up being the deal with only one fan cap? Did the working fan have it's own cap on it? I was also admiring the after-market wiring that had been done down around those interlock relays and the contactors. All the original wiring was neatly bundled and tied down, and there was this flying blue wire to the interlock relay, and a couple of flying red or pink wires up to the contactor. It made me wonder what that was all about, and why someone couldn't have run those wires neatly.
Yes, very different to Australia also. 240 volts probably makes a difference. In Oz this freezer would have a digital thermostat controlling the defrost, comp and fans. I never fit liquid line solenoids as pump down controls because the blowers defrost quicker and better with gas in them. And the LP remains as a safety rather than operating control. I haven't fitted one of those old Penn or any other analogue t/stat for 20 yrs
4PM, not sure why some people count up the from 12, there are different ways but mine is just take the PM time, add 2 on the last number, if 11, so its 21, just increase the first number by one and of course there is no 24 if you write it down, its 00 but most clocks show 24. Its odd writing it down as it seems long but it literally is not something you need to count around the clock to get the right answer and you are only 2 away from the time you need.
Why is the P-trap in the freezer? To my mind any standing water caught in the P-trap would end up freezing and blocking flow and maybe cracking the pipe if it fills the pipe before freezing.
It’s a reverse trap in the suction line of the refrigeration tubing. It helps keep oil from getting stuck in the evaporator when the compressor is off since the compressor is above the evaporator.
Hey bro. Thank you so much for all the vids. Can I ask what model bluetooth gauges do you use and what refrigeration app? I’m trying to get my company to start using them. Have a good day sir
He uses the measureQuick app and he has all of the Fieldpiece wireless stuff. When you talk to your company, see if they'll buy me a set, too. I'm slowly piecing everything together, but the fancy stuff gets expensive.
I appreciate LAU Industries products, but their universal propellers, (otherwise known as fan blades) are sooo heavy. Our local US air Distributors has an unbelievably large inventory of propellers from two blade all the way up to five blade and they are the lightweight ones. Of course they are OEM products, but I have always been able to match the blade I need to be replaced with one of theirs. So, I have given up using the Universal LAU props.
This intro was the best. “Audio sync” lmao. Made my day thanks Chris.
It is a best practice to sync the audio with a clapping hand. That will be used for editing the video. 😃
@@THEMANTR I know that it was just funny. I’ve done that in the past when making videos
@@THEMANTR Clapping hand works, that's also the reason clapper boards exist.
@@jrmcferren I used to use the board in high school but now I just clap as well
Watching you since October 2019, and still with Pleasure.
Greets from Germany.
Same
Same here as well. Sehr gute Videos
Hallo aus Amerika.
Ach die deutschen wieder mal am start
After "The Peacemaker" and "The Equalizer", come to the cinema to see the new thrilling movie that freezed the odience of the entire States... "The Defroster"
"Don't get frosty!"
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Ha Ha I will be going live on CZcams this evening 8/30/21 @ 5:PM (pacific) to discuss recent videos and answer questions live from the chat, emails and the video comments. Come over and check it out
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The scruffy beard intro was funny AF. Ladies and gentlemen, the HVAC Hobo!
Love your videos, thank you. I never have, and never will, work on any HVAC equipment, but I enjoy your content.
I may want to to this as a job one day. Because I am infested in technology and love fixing stuff. Plus I love your videos my dad loves them to and my dads nephew actually works on units like these. Keep up the great work!!!
Another great video from HVACR VIDEOS. I've learned a lot about refrigeration from you. You feed the people what they crave......quality information and your big picture diagnosis. Keep it up Chris.
Thanks Jason!!
Just recently found your channel. I’m 22 years old just graduated ab a year ago from tech school only 8 months experience your channel teaches me so much thank you!!!!
I appreciate these refrigeration videos the most. Im still weak at refrigeration, I always learn something.
When you ruffled up your beard you looked like "Eric the car guy"lol
Planning for movember?
Someone put this thermostat in the way!? Think about the next guy...
It was me that put it in the way...Go figure! Lmao
would it be 'more' correct to say the motor wasn't starting because of the bad cap, because it wasn't starting it would spin backwards because the other motor is running and pulling air past it instead of pulling air through the coil?
hey Chris ive been binge watching your videos i love the thought process and your way of making it make sense, ive learned more about HVACR in the past few weeks that i could have just picking it out of the internet. if i were a younger man i would have gone into this line of work it still interest me.
doesn't hurt to learn new things even if im retired anyway thank you for sharing the information with us all
That intro. Lol! Of course they call you out on a weekend. People. Ugh. That beetle was just chilling. Hate when electronics fail. Always cool to see you repair these things though! Loving the videos!
23:32 - Yeah, they're probably better off having a sub-panel branching from their main service, and have the sub-panel feed the refrigeration. It may not be necessary, but I'm a big believer in slightly-overdoing things; and it will open up a few spots on their main panel(s) for the future.
I keep being amazed by the range of plumbing, physics, chemistry, electrics and electronics expertise that goes into keeping these things in working order, a veritable one-stop all-round STEM occupation. Thank you for sharing with us!
As an electrical engineer, I am not knowledgeable about HVAC but I totally enjoy watching your videos for the troubleshooting satisfaction.
We use 24h time in Trucking, quick convert from 12 to 24 is just add two to the time and throw a 1 in front, so 4 becomes 16, if you roll over 0 in your head it's gonna be 20something. I used to suck at converting it when I counted it the long way and even made myself late once. Dispatcher taught me that and it stuck.
You should put that on your business card "Professional defroster" XD
Changing the pitch on the blades will move less air through then the original blade… that’s not a problem?
Great stuff. One thing though I don’t agree that cutting the line set and sliding insulation around the suction trap would be best. You’re better off mitering a p trap and using that. The fact that the trap had the insulation just slid around the trap is probably why it failed in the first place.
Worn out, crazy, mechanic... Best opening clip ever!!
Pull the blade off set it on flat ground and step on the middle of the hub to get the pitch down. I know it sounds kinda hackish but I have had to do this a few times. And it works pretty good no wobble in the blade and it's doesn't take much to get the amps down.
Great video today !
They were mentioned 8reifly in HVACR overtime show and now they're popping up everywhere.
What I can't tell is if you have any idea how funny you are. I love this channel, man.
You make me want to get back in the business!
ha the intro was amazing, as always thats for letting us tag along in your world
I really enjoyed your first part, really good and your are the best. Always humble. that is why you are very successful and knowledgeable person. Thank you for your time and effort.
Excellent video. You're very observant
Great video
Watching you since October 2019, and still with Pleasure.
Greets from Morocco.
The Big picture mentality serves you well.. its some thing iv adopted more and more since starting my business. Keep up the good work dude.
From the creators of Coke Nose: Coke Intro!! LMAO
Tasty tidbit.
To convert normal time to military time, add 12 if it is between 1pm and 11pm. If its midnight, it's all zeros.
To convert military time to normal time, subtract 12 if there is no leading 0 (0100, 0700, etc). If there is a leading 0, remove the 0.
Source: I work at a tv station. All we use is military time
That coil got turned into a winter wonderland 💀
good job you know what your doing.
11:10 Military time? The reset of the world calls this time.
I have some Ukrainian friends who now live in the US, they didn't believe me, Americans all over are very confused about times past 1200, for awhile they were trying to test people "I'll meet you at 1400", literally no one understood when they should meet. I won a nice bet with them.
I just use the 24hr clock by default. It's not exclusive to the military do I don't refer to regular 24 hr clock as military time. My girlfriend from Europe uses it but also uses our clock just as easily as I do. I can use Celsius a little easier than her for Fahrenheit.
Shit all our units are mixed 😅 just like an American car manufacturer
Many people use 12hrs time notation in China too, I don't think even the PLA is using exclusively 24hrs notation.
In Germany we use both, my friend will tell me to meet at five o'clock, but if it's something official like the office will close at 17 o'clock
Those high ambient "Mojave" motors are the best.
Very good
Hello Chris! Love the vids!
All about that pitch, ‘bout that pitch, no trouble!! :-)
“Some dodo head” 🤣
Great lesson,thanks bro
Great video,thanks for the instruction on the pitch with regards to the condenser fan blade.
Keep them coming.love the thoroughness
Great video!!!
Love your into brother, shows you keep it real. Much love ❤️
Nice job and video like always
Hi from New Zealand!
That condenser coil is poked!
Good product to use on your outdoor equipment is Corrosion X XD duty.
Can go straight on circuit boards and all metal for awesome protection.
I like your content. I have too much advise for one comment. But on after market motors always go 1/4 hp higher om trane and carrier.
Good little vid , lot's of info ... Thx ...
Phenomenal vid thank you
Hiring Professional Defrosters. That's an interesting want-ad.
They should teach that course at technical school s.
The 1st minute was Hilarious. You need to go on vacation
Agreed I need a proper vacation for sure!! I will discuss this on my Livestream this evening 8/30/21 @ 5:PM on CZcams, come over and check it out. czcams.com/video/ClYwq9ft2-w/video.html
hey Chris. Don't know if you could see what we saw through the camera but the first new fan was a different height visually in the video vs the original that was running next to it. (taller= more pitch)
I will discuss this on my Livestream this evening 8/30/21 @ 5:PM on CZcams, come over and check it out. czcams.com/video/ClYwq9ft2-w/video.html
Best intro EVAR! Thanks for sharing!
So was there a hidden start cap for the second motor???
Yes I found it, I will discuss this on my Livestream this evening 8/30/21 @ 5:PM on CZcams, come over and check it out. czcams.com/video/ClYwq9ft2-w/video.html
Lol all random as shieeet haha I can relate specially during work perfect way to go through the day. Good video 👍🏼 Chris 💯🤜
Nice video! Amazing how such a slight pitch change could suck 2 additional amps.
If it takes more work, that means you need more current. Have you never stuck something behind a fan inlet? You'll hear the motor noise change as it tries to pull more air.
Same for fan blade shape and pitch etc. That all changes the pressures needed to be overcome which will take more current.
I will discuss this on my Livestream this evening 8/30/21 @ 5:PM on CZcams, come over and check it out. czcams.com/video/ClYwq9ft2-w/video.html
@@HVACRVIDEOS I'll be working, but I'll be stopping by like always!
Hilarious opening! Great video as always 👍. Weekend warriors that's what we are. I'm making social plans on Monday thru Wednesday.
I love what you do, it help me with my daily task with checking storage Unit Composer and evaporator, but I hope seeing you working with Thermo King or Carrier. much love from KSA
Pls make a video of putting new condensing units
I can never get over how the wiring is all just thrown in into these units. No double insulation, wiring channels or PVC conduit to protect them from rubbing on bare metal
Yep, wouldn't see rubbish like that in Australia. Almost everything is imported here but the regulations and standards are higher
Good finds. The refer life.. there is the next sticker.. Refer Lyfe..
Getting sloppy Chris 🤣
Pshhh I've been sloppy for a long time......
Felt the same about defrosting. Professional defroster and high price cleaning specialist.
Miss the noise though.
Thats insane, ive driven myself crazy with an over amping motor and i didnt even think to check the pitch of the new blade...
Good call on the fan pitch 👍🏻
My insulation installation looks like a kidney gardener put it on For his first project
Thanks for the video keep up the good work!!
Can’t wait to visit California in September
in the next installation try out the Daikin zeas inverter condensing units
I've found using an actual shaft water slinger is better than those cheap ones that come on the new motors. The ones I use are plastic and they are around 3-4 inch in diameter. You could have raised the blade up on that shaft of the new motor to reduce the amps being drawn until you got the proper sized blade. Remember the blade is what determines HP and volume of air. Good job on getting them going!
Those contactors look like absolute death traps compared to the ones we see here in Australia
Thought the same, here in Germany you should make everything save so you can not touch live wires even when the top cover is off.
Maybe some cover is missing?
The defrost clock - DST - Daylight Savings Time - one hour
thumbs up for the intro :)
You could always go with a stand a lone electrical sub board on the roof.
If they don't have room in the Main Electrical Panel for all the new A/C units, what they can do is strip out the current Circuit feeding the Rack being replaced and use that Circuit slot to run a large Circuit up to the roof and feed a Sub Panel from it, then run all the new A/C Circuits to the Sub Panel...
Nice video
😂😂😂😂 that intro bro
On "making a mess" - would it perhaps be an idea to have a water catching floor cover when doing defrosts like this? Thinking along the lines of a towel with rubber studs to prevent it from being a slipping hazard...
Loving your vids even though im not in the hvac industry.
Why use single phase motor when you have tri phase available?
1:16 look for the hummingbird!
I have several locations RR that have those racks. One is completely disconnected, it only had compressor skids in it for all the production line and server line equipment that has long since been replaced with self contained units. One rack only has the cooler walk in left in it, same story for the rest except the freezer. Had problems with freezer and found it was still in there. Tomorrow replacing the external condenser for the bar units that died and using a unit sitting on roof left from a remodel that deleted what it was attached to. One rack only has walk ins and possibly one little unit on it. Long ago lost the ice machines in it and now they are separate remotes. One store has individual units with the condenser bypassed in them and piped over to a multi coil fan unit. That is a mess to work on. This store still has some units built into the server and main lines. Though walk ins are separate units. I do agree the filters are in a PITA location. Good luck on the complete change out. May I make a suggestion, gut the unit for the most part and keep the rack there and put the condensing units inside it with the main fans moving air through the whole unit and make use of the existing power distribution.
the dirt in the freezer is likely carboard dust from the boxes breaking down and shedding when moved. even the cleanest are always nasty mess makers. :)
Yep, package beer cool rooms are the worst
Yeah sometimes it is cardboard like you mentioned, this time I was washing dirt from the coil the whole time.....
Awesome intro! And A/V sync is spot on ;-)
Re 12 vs 24 hours: When I was young, my father gave me a tip: just add 2 and 10 separately.... So 5+2+10=17... Easy and logical... Imho
I always did 12 (noon) plus the hour. So 12+4 = 16th hour
I just add or subtract 12
8+12 is 20:00
Best intro yet. More please. 😂
Im loving the character shot there with the beard. Maybe keep the look
So what ended up being the deal with only one fan cap? Did the working fan have it's own cap on it?
I was also admiring the after-market wiring that had been done down around those interlock relays and the contactors. All the original wiring was neatly bundled and tied down, and there was this flying blue wire to the interlock relay, and a couple of flying red or pink wires up to the contactor. It made me wonder what that was all about, and why someone couldn't have run those wires neatly.
I can’t believe how different your controls are in America from what we have in the uk.
Yes, very different to Australia also. 240 volts probably makes a difference. In Oz this freezer would have a digital thermostat controlling the defrost, comp and fans. I never fit liquid line solenoids as pump down controls because the blowers defrost quicker and better with gas in them. And the LP remains as a safety rather than operating control.
I haven't fitted one of those old Penn or any other analogue t/stat for 20 yrs
That beetle in the beginning was fairly interesting to see. Seemed like the beetle was just chilling tho before you disturbed it.
24:04 the racks do create headaches haha tell me about it sucks specially being owner of your business yet having calls up the ass good video👍🏽👌
The scruff is that summer look for reefer guys
4PM, not sure why some people count up the from 12, there are different ways but mine is just take the PM time, add 2 on the last number, if 11, so its 21, just increase the first number by one and of course there is no 24 if you write it down, its 00 but most clocks show 24.
Its odd writing it down as it seems long but it literally is not something you need to count around the clock to get the right answer and you are only 2 away from the time you need.
Why is the P-trap in the freezer? To my mind any standing water caught in the P-trap would end up freezing and blocking flow and maybe cracking the pipe if it fills the pipe before freezing.
It’s a reverse trap in the suction line of the refrigeration tubing. It helps keep oil from getting stuck in the evaporator when the compressor is off since the compressor is above the evaporator.
@@andrewpierce2213 Oh, derp. I wasn't paying attention and thought it was the drain line. Thanks for explaining what it really was.
Hey bro. Thank you so much for all the vids. Can I ask what model bluetooth gauges do you use and what refrigeration app? I’m trying to get my company to start using them. Have a good day sir
He uses the measureQuick app and he has all of the Fieldpiece wireless stuff. When you talk to your company, see if they'll buy me a set, too. I'm slowly piecing everything together, but the fancy stuff gets expensive.
Please start leaving more of your preintro footage in there. 🤣🤣🤣
"Make my self look like a hobo mechanic"... I resemble that look....
I appreciate LAU Industries products, but their universal propellers, (otherwise known as fan blades) are sooo heavy.
Our local US air Distributors has an unbelievably large inventory of propellers from two blade all the way up to five blade and they are the lightweight ones. Of course they are OEM products, but I have always been able to match the blade I need to be replaced with one of theirs. So, I have given up using the Universal LAU props.