“DIY” is the only way to get it done right in my town. To get a/c added to my house, I called every HVAC guy I could find. None were willing to even look at my crawl space. Apparently they planned to simply dump the condensate into the crawl space.
Can’t blame the guy for watching and trying to understand what you’re doing. Not saying that you are shady, but a lot of people in the service industry are. I’m sure someone would have tried to quote him a new unit and labor for the same job you did. I appreciate your honesty.
Most people in the sales industry try to sell you something you may not need. In all honesty in today's world most tradesmen have all the work that they need and really try to solve your problem because they have a ton of other calls to go to.
I find it funny these guys crack about helicopters (paying customers) watching and then post a video showing what they did (some of it anyway). If they are preventing you from working that is one thing, but if you don't like the customer watching you, that is your problem not his.
Should be "don't Hack job condensate drains" I've seen many contractors install poorly designed drains, I've seen some home owners do very good jobs. Doesn't mean every any DIY'er shouldn't attempt stuff, they should just educate themselves beforehand. Just like not all servicemen/contracts are good, some are bad.
Love your expertise, watching your work and your customer service ethics. You are a great example of an honest and good professional. Wish all were like you.
I mean the job was originally done by a "professional" that did a bad job so if you have anyone to complain about it's probably the person who installed it. I've seen professional installers putting in far more expensive ln2 cooling systems have similar traps causing unacceptable performance. Why would you call back someone who didn't do a good job a second time.
After watching you use this Milwaukee pump a few times in your videos I like it I think I’m gonna go get me one thanks for the introduction to a new tool.
Once again if you are going to put a float switch on a secondary pan there is no need for the drain line connected to the pan. As you can see the connection is leaking. You want the unit to shut down as soon as the primary clogs so the homeowner immediately knows there is a problem. If it drains then the pan just sits up there and rusts away if the switch does not trip and the homeowner knows nothing better. I like that pump you clear the pan with. I use a battery operated kerosene pump that works pretty good, It does have a screen that catches the trash.. I just make sure that the primary line is clear before I start pumping out the water, do not need the helicopter telling me if it is draining, if he knew what he was doing I would not be there! I break R to the tstat so everything shuts down. Love your videos.
I like how you were talking about double trapping and no vent on the other side of the P- trap , and at the end of the day instead of glueing ,,T,, with 6 inches piece of pipe on the top for venting, you still glued coupling ))) that's what we call ,,job security,,))))
Hey man I came across your channel today. I just started working as a commercial hvac apprentice 4 months ago. It’s a hard trade to start and get into and it kicks my ass everyday but I’m committed. hopefully with some time and hands on experience,in some years I can be as knowledgeable as you. I want to be able help people like you do and not screw them over just to get a sale like most of these guys I been seeing now a days. Anyways you got yourself a new subscriber from Texas. Keep up the awesome work💪🏻
It's all easy if you're mechanically inclined and understand electricity and some plumbing, the rest is just mechanicals. Some people want it and have it and others are happy just being the grunt. At the end of my commercial career all I di was design the ductwork to fit the space, lay it out and I'd label the fittings A,B,C - I called it "ductwork for dummies". The rooftops are all easy to work on, just a PITA to get on the roof. I never cared for residential as you're always in a hot attic and so many calls bring you to other companies horrible designs with no thought process involved, lots of hacks in the HVAC space...
This guy does good work don't get me wrong . I have seen a lot of his videos but if I was a customer I will not use him you have 70k on CZcams watching you but that's fine do to that fact you get a check from youtube . But calling your customers helicopters see it as really disrespectful to your customers I am in the tech field. and I do not mind talk to them . And answer questions that's how you build a relationship with your customers.... if I was a customer in the first time you tell me not to touch my own equipment that'll be the day that you would never come back.... I wouldn't care how good your work was and that's why I would never tell one of my customers that... that's just flat-out rude...
Lennox L series RTUs with the A55 boards were freaking tanks too. It blows my mind how many restaurants beat the ever living shit out of them and they are still running after fifteen years with minimal issues.
I have a Lennox system that is now 20 years old and all I have done to it was replace the Capacitor for the condenser blower fan! They are great units! And this is in the northern California area where it is used nearly 7 months a year all day and night!!
Sometimes helicopter customers (like me) like to watch so they can understand what happened and/or what didn't happen. Whats wrong with people learning? Plus, some people like to help.
It’s hard for most contractors to concentrate on the project without getting distracted by the customer’s questions, plus it slow us down. No one really likes being watched over their shoulders by a stranger
Wet Dry Vac works best for removing all that water with the trash. You can than use the pump and pull clean water from a 5gal bucket to clean the line out. I had down up handler in the basement that had water in draining in the bottom duct work because the small hose came loose and it did not drain it to the sump. There was 50 gal of water in that bottom duct before it over flowed into the pan. The Wet Dry Vac filled up 5 times full.....then I had to drain the pan.
@11:10 if the line that he taped into the PVC line has a lower elevation than the pan, it will always drain out. But to say that "how you have it before ... caused .. that problem" is an incorrect diagnosis. @5:20 You should've checked if the primary line was clogged or not prior to your conclusion above.
I would also check his filters to be sure there was no restriction leading to excessive condensate and or some freezing on the evaporator coil. Sometimes the customers are their own worst enemies.
For your pump - just make a little cup out of aluminum window screen by forming it around a spray paint can, then put in pan with a rock to hold it down. Prob would work better than a filter on the actual pump tube
put a wet dry vac outside hook it to the 3/4 pvc drain outside and cut the pipe upstairs put hook a short vac cleaner it take one sec and its done no mess inside
lots of wheels. do you recommend float switches for secondary plug holes on top air handlers that the coil is on top and the air goes up through? Theres no pain, its in the basement on diverse tech pad on concrete. its a bosch.
You would have thought coming down from attic they could have run that discharge line to a better spot than a downhill corner of the house. I wonder if just raising it a few feet would be possible and come out the wall?
I tried using the Milwaukee pump with a screen washer in the end of a washing machine hose threaded on the inlet. The screen would clog up almost instantly in a trashy pan like that (and most are) so I ended up ditching it and just try avoid it sucking up as much junk as I can. I spent the $200 to get me out of hot attics quicker, not fight with a clogging pump hose. I still revert to my locking pliers and tubing for manual siphoning if there's a toilet right near the attic stairs though...sometimes you can't beat simplicity.
Helicopters are especially bad when they climb up the attic access with you and stand on the ladder trying to talk to you while you’re trying to troubleshoot mid summer
When there is no condenser operation, I always go to the float switch first, because everybody else except for us, wires it to the condenser only. It reminds me of a guy I have that's added at least 25 ft to two of his drains because he didn't like where the water was coming out. Don't you wish they were all that easy?
So I have a similar issue, Both of my main drain pipes run to a sink drain In between the walls, I estimate roughly 30 feet from the furnace/condensation pan in the attic with elbow turns and Ups and downs, my question would be if I can repipe the lines to exit from the side of the house instead. Would be 10 feet on a straight line. Is this something that you would recommend… I’m a DIY. What y’all think
While you may find it annoying that the homeowner is over your shoulder... the service industry has done this to themselves. So many shady and crooked techs / companies out there that we homeowners have to babysit you guys.
up and down zigzagging across the yard makes for multiple trapping too. that alone can air-lock and not drain, although after the pipe fills to a tall column of water, there may be enough static pressure to overcome and drain suddenly(large vent at highest point). that likely would only work from attic, second floor or higher up location and not be relied upon. silly homeowners shooting themselves in the foot :))
You did NOT fix the issue. Yes he created the issue (over flow pan full of water) but the issue of the overflow pan not draining correctly was NOT FIXED. You did not complete the repair IMO. You need to fix the overflow pan non-draining issue.
You really don't need a secondary drain and a float switch, one or the other is fine. The code where I worked a lot called for secondary drains, so you had to install them on new construction just go get your final and CO. Every change out we did got switched to a solid plastic pan with a float switch. Those secondary drains always seemed to leak where the pvc went through the side of the pan. The rubber washers would dry rot after a few years. I wonder why that secondary drain had a cutoff valve?
@@alfredkulhanek1889 Yes, the homeowner caused the primary drain to fail, by duct taping a garden house to the pipe where it came out of the house, so it overflowed into the catch pan.
Watched a video where you commented on types of air filters you dislike. What do you recommend? Right now I’m using 5inch adapted to fit the one inch grill. System recently froze on an extremely humid day (in Las Vegas). 8 ur old Bryant. Complete replacement recommended for $12k. It thawed out and runs perfectly now. Filters too restrictive?
Why wouldn't you just break Y if there was no other source of condensation? I sure as heck would not kill all power when there is an 80% furnace. As the homeowner you will know the a/c isn't working when the temp does not drop, even if the fan is running. As the tech, running fan and no condenser means a good possibility you arrive to a thawed coil and not a block of ice(if frozen coil is cause of water leak). Where you cut the pipe, did you add that vent you mentioned was not there?
Here in the Houston area we have the condensate run in to a drain in the attic. Secondary pan runs outside to an obvious area like a soffit where in can be seen through a window or over an exterior door. Why you guys up there run the primary pan outside the house?
Just buy an inexpensive sifter. Put the sifter in the water and the hose inside the sifter. The sifter will filter the trash and the hose will not be clogged.
Ya we do low voltage and a lot of the time customers will call us talking about their AC don't work like it has anything to do with us and like 9 out of 10 times it's a clogged drain that we unclog for them
Idiot installers. That was not a good choice to put the drain outlet. DIYer did the best he thought to fix it. No blame there, thats all on installation.
So, if I know as much or more about HVAC than my local "professionals" do, and have an EPA cert, does that still mean my own installs are DIY? lol. Side note, tried a Beckett(China made) condensate pump recently and it seized up and failed to pump 2 times in 3 days on a brand new system install. Switched out to a tried and true Little Giant(Mexico) unit, and no issues since. Local HVAC supply house wasn't even sure they sold Beckett pumps and had to look for them, shows how many they move(or don't move is more like it). Also thanks for the new term "Helicopter" I've been using that as well 😂
I can understand not wanting to be under constant watch and interruption to the work, I tend to do similar with the difference of wanting to learn what went wrong and how i can avoid future problems, that said, ive helped more workers dig holes, run lines, got just as dirty or dirtier then the servicemen while keeping them in cool drinks or even payin for their lunch. as a result, when the same servicemen come back out to me, they dont talk to me like an idiot, they dont push sales that are not necessary and often go the extra step or three as i often take extra load off em when it comes to difficult or unpleasant tasks.
Double trapping can cause lighter air to be trapped between the two trap seals, and the airbound drain will block flow. If there is a possibility of double trapping, an air vent must be installed after the first trap. That vent allows the air to escape allowing the water to flow to the second intentional or unintentional trap. In this video, the extended hose probably created two or more traps. Sometimes there is an intentional second trap such as when the condensate is run to a lower bath sink trap.
I usually cut off from yellow just to dry the inside unit out before I get there. I've had people try to do the same not wanting the water to get into the basement or back into the crawl. I ask them, "what do you do when it rains?". Thanks for the great clip. Well done.
Homeowner should have left the pan out some screen over the top and put a sump or condensation pump in it. He could have then pumped the water anywhere he wanted it to go.
“DIY” is the only way to get it done right in my town.
To get a/c added to my house, I called every HVAC guy I could find. None were willing to even look at my crawl space. Apparently they planned to simply dump the condensate into the crawl space.
Can’t blame the guy for watching and trying to understand what you’re doing. Not saying that you are shady, but a lot of people in the service industry are. I’m sure someone would have tried to quote him a new unit and labor for the same job you did.
I appreciate your honesty.
Seriously the guy that Complains Constantly about being watched also puts himself on CZcams... 🙄🙄🙄
What a chode.
Most people in the sales industry try to sell you something you may not need. In all honesty in today's world most tradesmen have all the work that they need and really try to solve your problem because they have a ton of other calls to go to.
@@jfmc2581 his honesty is so intense, he tells you what hes thinking right there LOL
I am in the medical field but I enjoy watching you work your way through the differential diagnosis.
I find it funny these guys crack about helicopters (paying customers) watching and then post a video showing what they did (some of it anyway). If they are preventing you from working that is one thing, but if you don't like the customer watching you, that is your problem not his.
Should be "don't Hack job condensate drains"
I've seen many contractors install poorly designed drains, I've seen some home owners do very good jobs. Doesn't mean every any DIY'er shouldn't attempt stuff, they should just educate themselves beforehand. Just like not all servicemen/contracts are good, some are bad.
Love your expertise, watching your work and your customer service ethics. You are a great example of an honest and good professional. Wish all were like you.
It's fair enough that he didn't want the condensate dripping in that spot, I wouldn't want that either.
I mean the job was originally done by a "professional" that did a bad job so if you have anyone to complain about it's probably the person who installed it. I've seen professional installers putting in far more expensive ln2 cooling systems have similar traps causing unacceptable performance. Why would you call back someone who didn't do a good job a second time.
I hope your customers know they're being posted to youtube.
After watching you use this Milwaukee pump a few times in your videos I like it I think I’m gonna go get me one thanks for the introduction to a new tool.
Once again if you are going to put a float switch on a secondary pan there is no need for the drain line connected to the pan. As you can see the connection is leaking. You want the unit to shut down as soon as the primary clogs so the homeowner immediately knows there is a problem. If it drains then the pan just sits up there and rusts away if the switch does not trip and the homeowner knows nothing better. I like that pump you clear the pan with. I use a battery operated kerosene pump that works pretty good, It does have a screen that catches the trash.. I just make sure that the primary line is clear before I start pumping out the water, do not need the helicopter telling me if it is draining, if he knew what he was doing I would not be there! I break R to the tstat so everything shuts down. Love your videos.
I like how you were talking about double trapping and no vent on the other side of the P- trap , and at the end of the day instead of glueing ,,T,, with 6 inches piece of pipe on the top for venting, you still glued coupling ))) that's what we call ,,job security,,))))
It only double trapped because of the hose he added outside. House built 16 years ago... no prior issues until he added the hose.
Hey man I came across your channel today.
I just started working as a commercial hvac apprentice 4 months ago.
It’s a hard trade to start and get into and it kicks my ass everyday but I’m committed.
hopefully with some time and hands on experience,in some years I can be as knowledgeable as you.
I want to be able help people like you do and not screw them over just to get a sale like most of these guys I been seeing now a days.
Anyways you got yourself a new subscriber from Texas.
Keep up the awesome work💪🏻
It's all easy if you're mechanically inclined and understand electricity and some plumbing, the rest is just mechanicals. Some people want it and have it and others are happy just being the grunt. At the end of my commercial career all I di was design the ductwork to fit the space, lay it out and I'd label the fittings A,B,C - I called it "ductwork for dummies". The rooftops are all easy to work on, just a PITA to get on the roof. I never cared for residential as you're always in a hot attic and so many calls bring you to other companies horrible designs with no thought process involved, lots of hacks in the HVAC space...
When I saw the thumbnail knew this was going to be good. Didn’t disappoint !
This guy does good work don't get me wrong . I have seen a lot of his videos but if I was a customer I will not use him you have 70k on CZcams watching you but that's fine do to that fact you get a check from youtube . But calling your customers helicopters see it as really disrespectful to your customers I am in the tech field. and I do not mind talk to them . And answer questions that's how you build a relationship with your customers.... if I was a customer in the first time you tell me not to touch my own equipment that'll be the day that you would never come back.... I wouldn't care how good your work was and that's why I would never tell one of my customers that... that's just flat-out rude...
Dang that old Lennox was quiet. That was back when they were still made good. Even the cheaper models were top notch. 😎👍
Lennox isn't good anymore?
I’ve put in Lennox stuff for 2 years now it’s still pretty good only a coil and a furnace for warranty in the 2 years
@@davidlopan6649 they make decent units. They are very efficient. They have some sensor problems on the commercial side.
Lennox L series RTUs with the A55 boards were freaking tanks too. It blows my mind how many restaurants beat the ever living shit out of them and they are still running after fifteen years with minimal issues.
I have a Lennox system that is now 20 years old and all I have done to it was replace the Capacitor for the condenser blower fan! They are great units! And this is in the northern California area where it is used nearly 7 months a year all day and night!!
Dang drains are the nemesis of those systems.
I’m a DIY Customer. But I know my HVAC systems. If I don’t I learn, if I can’t, I call the pros.
Hardly a diy, dude is just trying to divert water from pooling up, not trying to fix the system. Nonetheless, it did cause problems.
so, sir 10:11 you are closing the panel with the unit ON? Whoa. What a great approach.
What an awful place for that condensate drain to go. Definitely needed fixing, unfortunately not everyone knows how to fix it right the first time.
"You wanted to see me anyway" ... lol. You're a cool dude. I Love your videos.
Sometimes helicopter customers (like me) like to watch so they can understand what happened and/or what didn't happen. Whats wrong with people learning? Plus, some people like to help.
It’s hard for most contractors to concentrate on the project without getting distracted by the customer’s questions, plus it slow us down. No one really likes being watched over their shoulders by a stranger
I always wire float switches to shut the entire system down.
Wet Dry Vac works best for removing all that water with the trash. You can than use the pump and pull clean water from a 5gal bucket to clean the line out. I had down up handler in the basement that had water in draining in the bottom duct work because the small hose came loose and it did not drain it to the sump. There was 50 gal of water in that bottom duct before it over flowed into the pan. The Wet Dry Vac filled up 5 times full.....then I had to drain the pan.
@11:10 if the line that he taped into the PVC line has a lower elevation than the pan, it will always drain out. But to say that "how you have it before ... caused .. that problem" is an incorrect diagnosis.
@5:20 You should've checked if the primary line was clogged or not prior to your conclusion above.
Honestly that homeowner wasn’t bad. He was just curious, and diy is good if you’re intelligent lol
You can probably put an inline fuel filter on your handy dandy pump to keep all the crap from going where it's not supposed to.
Nice job Ted putting that helicopter to work! might have to come back and fix another handyman special
He should just put a 2 feet extension pipe or hose outside and not a long one, it will dry out it goes into the ground, it won't flood the house.
I would also check his filters to be sure there was no restriction leading to excessive condensate and or some freezing on the evaporator coil. Sometimes the customers are their own worst enemies.
Moral of today’s story: “If you don’t know what you’re doing, and how to do it correctly, sometimes it costs more to save money.”
Ya just gotta love the Hueys...
For your pump - just make a little cup out of aluminum window screen by forming it around a spray paint can, then put in pan with a rock to hold it down. Prob would work better than a filter on the actual pump tube
put a wet dry vac outside hook it to the 3/4 pvc drain outside and cut the pipe upstairs put hook a short vac cleaner it take one sec and its done no mess inside
Did you extend their pvc pipe out a little farther? Easy fix
Beautiful neighborhood.
As always, nice video. It’s that time of year for water issues.
lots of wheels. do you recommend float switches for secondary plug holes on top air handlers that the coil is on top and the air goes up through? Theres no pain, its in the basement on diverse tech pad on concrete. its a bosch.
You would have thought coming down from attic they could have run that discharge line to a better spot than a downhill corner of the house. I wonder if just raising it a few feet would be possible and come out the wall?
4:37 That was the best thing I have heard in a while! LOL
I tried using the Milwaukee pump with a screen washer in the end of a washing machine hose threaded on the inlet. The screen would clog up almost instantly in a trashy pan like that (and most are) so I ended up ditching it and just try avoid it sucking up as much junk as I can. I spent the $200 to get me out of hot attics quicker, not fight with a clogging pump hose. I still revert to my locking pliers and tubing for manual siphoning if there's a toilet right near the attic stairs though...sometimes you can't beat simplicity.
This one is pretty easy, the hard one is heavy clog under the sink. Done 2 or 3 already.
tbf that's a ridiculous place to evacuate the condensate
Helicopters are especially bad when they climb up the attic access with you and stand on the ladder trying to talk to you while you’re trying to troubleshoot mid summer
When there is no condenser operation, I always go to the float switch first, because everybody else except for us, wires it to the condenser only. It reminds me of a guy I have that's added at least 25 ft to two of his drains because he didn't like where the water was coming out.
Don't you wish they were all that easy?
Take a little bit of screen and make a bulb around the opening
Love the terminology "helicopter"
So I have a similar issue, Both of my main drain pipes run to a sink drain In between the walls, I estimate roughly 30 feet from the furnace/condensation pan in the attic with elbow turns and Ups and downs, my question would be if I can repipe the lines to exit from the side of the house instead. Would be 10 feet on a straight line. Is this something that you would recommend… I’m a DIY.
What y’all think
My rates? $200/hr. $250 if you watch, $300 if you help!
While you may find it annoying that the homeowner is over your shoulder... the service industry has done this to themselves. So many shady and crooked techs / companies out there that we homeowners have to babysit you guys.
I trust an AC repairman like I trust Taco Bell farts, but I certainly enjoy your videos.
Build a good trap with some good 90s and clean the indoor coil
That lil Milwaukee pump really sounds angry when it’s not drinking water!
up and down zigzagging across the yard makes for multiple trapping too. that alone can air-lock and not drain, although after the pipe fills to a tall column of water, there may be enough static pressure to overcome and drain suddenly(large vent at highest point). that likely would only work from attic, second floor or higher up location and not be relied upon.
silly homeowners shooting themselves in the foot :))
You did NOT fix the issue. Yes he created the issue (over flow pan full of water) but the issue of the overflow pan not draining correctly was NOT FIXED. You did not complete the repair IMO. You need to fix the overflow pan non-draining issue.
You really don't need a secondary drain and a float switch, one or the other is fine. The code where I worked a lot called for secondary drains, so you had to install them on new construction just go get your final and CO. Every change out we did got switched to a solid plastic pan with a float switch. Those secondary drains always seemed to leak where the pvc went through the side of the pan. The rubber washers would dry rot after a few years. I wonder why that secondary drain had a cutoff valve?
Am I missing something? There shouldn't be water in the ac pan anyway...where that water come from? Was the issue actually fixed? Tia
@@alfredkulhanek1889 Yes, the homeowner caused the primary drain to fail, by duct taping a garden house to the pipe where it came out of the house, so it overflowed into the catch pan.
God You are good! 🙏🏼❤️
Watched a video where you commented on types of air filters you dislike. What do you recommend? Right now I’m using 5inch adapted to fit the one inch grill. System recently froze on an extremely humid day (in Las Vegas). 8 ur old Bryant. Complete replacement recommended for $12k. It thawed out and runs perfectly now. Filters too restrictive?
I wonder why he didn't just add a pvc extension to the pipe sticking out the wall.
Why wouldn't you just break Y if there was no other source of condensation?
I sure as heck would not kill all power when there is an 80% furnace.
As the homeowner you will know the a/c isn't working when the temp does not drop, even if the fan is running.
As the tech, running fan and no condenser means a good possibility you arrive to a thawed coil and not a block of ice(if frozen coil is cause of water leak).
Where you cut the pipe, did you add that vent you mentioned was not there?
So glad my condensate drain runs four feet to the sump pump.
Get a marine strainer to put on the end of that hose
Buy yourself a little fish scooper! Stick the hose in it and no clogs or debris! :)
What’s the vacuum machine called? That would be nice to have.
Here in the Houston area we have the condensate run in to a drain in the attic. Secondary pan runs outside to an obvious area like a soffit where in can be seen through a window or over an exterior door. Why you guys up there run the primary pan outside the house?
"Helicopters " funny but accurate slang
Just buy an inexpensive sifter. Put the sifter in the water and the hose inside the sifter. The sifter will filter the trash and the hose will not be clogged.
Just a service call? Hopefully you charge a good amount
Sounds like you're at Kahn's house from King of the Hill.
Hello from the great state of Michigan
Where was the Michelin Man when you needed him?
Exactly !!
Ya we do low voltage and a lot of the time customers will call us talking about their AC don't work like it has anything to do with us and like 9 out of 10 times it's a clogged drain that we unclog for them
Or a small sieve would work
Nice neighborhood!
You are right... It might be fun if you don't have to do it every day for a living.
How much time in that job?
What was the final charge $?
Idiot installers. That was not a good choice to put the drain outlet. DIYer did the best he thought to fix it. No blame there, thats all on installation.
Nice job Ted. 👍👍👍
I would recommend them a condensate pump myself to help him more.
Congratulations on 40k subscribers!
Where did you get that pump please advise I like it
What brand is that pump? Its great!
So, if I know as much or more about HVAC than my local "professionals" do, and have an EPA cert, does that still mean my own installs are DIY? lol. Side note, tried a Beckett(China made) condensate pump recently and it seized up and failed to pump 2 times in 3 days on a brand new system install. Switched out to a tried and true Little Giant(Mexico) unit, and no issues since. Local HVAC supply house wasn't even sure they sold Beckett pumps and had to look for them, shows how many they move(or don't move is more like it). Also thanks for the new term "Helicopter" I've been using that as well 😂
So, after dealing with situations like this, would you say you are "pro" DIY HVAC, or "anti"? 😆
The channel used to be called
‘Anti DIY Hacker’
Ted’s a gentleman and a honest tech, humble as all.
Damn that pump is bad ass I just have rigid everything and dont want to buy another batterie set up. Thats the m18 Transferpump correct?
"Heli... I mean Homeowner" 😂
Helicopters make some of your best videos, I know it may be a pain in the real world , but it makes for entertaining video. Good stuff.
Thanks Ted!
I can understand not wanting to be under constant watch and interruption to the work, I tend to do similar with the difference of wanting to learn what went wrong and how i can avoid future problems, that said, ive helped more workers dig holes, run lines, got just as dirty or dirtier then the servicemen while keeping them in cool drinks or even payin for their lunch. as a result, when the same servicemen come back out to me, they dont talk to me like an idiot, they dont push sales that are not necessary and often go the extra step or three as i often take extra load off em when it comes to difficult or unpleasant tasks.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 now I want a part 2. DIY Guy
Still trying to figure out how double trapping stopped up the water. Seems like the gravity drop from the attic would drain fine.
Double trapping can cause lighter air to be trapped between the two trap seals, and the airbound drain will block flow. If there is a possibility of double trapping, an air vent must be installed after the first trap. That vent allows the air to escape allowing the water to flow to the second intentional or unintentional trap. In this video, the extended hose probably created two or more traps. Sometimes there is an intentional second trap such as when the condensate is run to a lower bath sink trap.
I could do a lot of this myself but I would rather support my local small business HVAC contractor.
Where is this in SC?
At least that float switch did its job.
I usually cut off from yellow just to dry the inside unit out before I get there. I've had people try to do the same not wanting the water to get into the basement or back into the crawl. I ask them, "what do you do when it rains?". Thanks for the great clip. Well done.
Homeowner should have left the pan out some screen over the top and put a sump or condensation pump in it. He could have then pumped the water anywhere he wanted it to go.
Why don't you use a small drill for those 5/16th screws?
I have to laugh the water going through the discharge hose looks like a silly straw
Are you all hiring? Im thinking of moving from Texas. Been doing AC for 12 years
Always looking yes. 864-320-6719.
You unclog more drains than I do and I'm a damn plumber
Glad I don't AC even though it's stamped all over my van
I never had to call a tech to unclog a condensate drain.
What's that pump called !!!!!