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@@ziggymartinez2273 I don’t see why not? As long as the persons handy, follows the install guide procedures, and it’s inspected and everything should be fine. I can’t tell you how often Equipment in kitchens is replaced by a fly by night company or a nine HVAC technician. It’s frustrating to see a general contractor install the equipment and we have nothing but problems.

@@HfJax hey good afternoon just getting back to your message. Yeah that was definitely a little bit of a fiasco. I was so upset that TRANE wasn’t allowing me to purchase a Capacitor, even though I have an account with them up north. It’s not like I was playing Equipment and I do understand they have an after hours fee. Just very upsetting. But yes, always be prepared. I have my own stock pile of items at my house for emergencies. Universal parts are nice but with this new equipment coming out, nobody’s going to keep an inverter board on their van or specialty sensors. I had recently changed, an Flow switch on a AquaSnap chiller from Carrier. That is a 300+ dollar sensor and I actually had to steal one from one of our facilities that the building is on occupied at the time because apparently we can’t get one of those sensors for a month which that’s insane and unexcused able from the manufacture. The one thing you don’t want to do on equipment is leave a Safety sensor jumped out. Thank you very much for the comments. I am currently living in Florida now since making this video. Have a great day stay safe

@@alexx479 your welcome. Any questions? What kind of system you working on. ? Have a great night

@@hvacexplained9341 I’m new to the field. I’m mostly having trouble troubleshooting/ doing repairs. Do you recommend any videos on your channel or any books you recommend buying?

@@john7017 hey evening. I don’t work on to many hot water tanks. That’s good advice about Bradford tanks. I just changed an electric element on my HWT. A couple gallons of minerals/sludge on the bottom. My old house I installed a Natural gas Navien Combi-boiler. Very efficient. How do you feel about AO Smith or Rheem ?

@@williamtorres810 thank you very much I appreciate it.

@@tomfisher7206 hello good morning. There’s a lot of good technicians out there, but there’s a handful that give us a bad name. We all miss stuff. We are just human. It’s amazing how easily failures could be avoided just by Sizing Equipment Properly, Installation properly and maintaining it properly. Companies need to quit giving technicians commission for trying to sell parts. I understand if Equipment is 20 years old, falling apart, rotting out, etc. and you can get a sales lead. But changing out parts just to meet a deadline by the end of the month is wrong. Where about in the country are you from Tom ? Have a great day. Thank you for the comment. I’m currently down here in the gulf coast of Florida right now at a Comcast data site changing out a high-pressure switch that has gone bad.

@@hvacexplained9341 Northern Oklahoma. Changing out a 10hp blower motor on a 50ton Trane pack right now. Gonna be a hot one today. Stay cool out there!

@@krig1993 my Ancestry test show I’m 40% Eastern Europe / Russian / Croatian . Why do you ask ?

@hvacexplained9341 I watch MMA, if u ever seen mirko cro cop, or a recent champ Stipe Miocic, along with a few others. But you can't tell me u don't see the resemblances. N I mean any disrespect at all 🙏. They're great fighters n are very respectful.

I don't mean any disrespect * 🙌

@@krig1993 Right Leg Hospital / Left Leg Cemetery. I miss watching him fight. Fedor was my favorite. Dude was calm as hell but packed a big punch.

@@krig1993 I wish I was tough as one of those guys. No I take it as a compliment Thank you. I’m currently working on a rooftop unit right now I can’t tell you how many hours of overtime this week. Have a good night.

@@angelestevis7544 hey good morning on Fourth of July I was doing a good maintenance on my air conditioner since this video I had moved from Pittsburgh down to Florida. While I was cleaning my condenser coil in Checking over wiring, I had noticed oil residue coming from the dual capacitor. Yeah in Florida we can’t screw around with AC. 🥶 But yes, there’s many different tools out there to use for troubleshooting/testing. We had a couple technicians at our shop that had those but the meter I was using seems to be fine. But yes, 5% is a good rule of thumb. Have a great day. Thanks for the tip.

I really do need to start posting videos again I do miss it and picking up good information that people share. It’s very helpful to all the technicians. There’s so many little quirks, and timesaver tips that people give. Since this video, I have moved to Florida and learning a lot more due to the salty weather and environment. I have been collecting new footage as well. Thank you very much for the compliment. I appreciate all the feedback. Have a great day.

​@@hvacexplained9341 Wow! I literally just came across this video and subscribed.... Not knowing you haven't posted anything in two years! Hope you do start posting more! 👍

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It’s fine for a few days. I do it all the time. It does put a little stress on internal windings of motors or compressors. I wouldn’t be concerned. I keep a lot of used components on my van from demolition of older equipment. Hope this helps you out have a good day.

@@hvacexplained9341 thank you so much for responding I will install it until I get correct ✅ capacitor 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@@mikimiki195 the capacitor is very common to fail, especially in extreme heat. But yes, try to install the proper one when you get a chance. Have a great day and you’re welcome.

@@hvacexplained9341 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Thanks mike. Hope you’re weekend is going well.

Yeah I know it’s pretty amazing that their damn near level. Anytime I install a air handler or water source heat pump. I know they require it to be sitting level. I always slightly pitch them towards the drain because I want that water out of the drain pan ASAP. If that water is sitting there or if the unit settles away from the drain minerals and sludge will build up not to mention rot out the drain pan. But yes, sometimes Equipment is bound to fail by design. Have a great day.

Believe me. There’s many of times I’ve recommended replacement of peoples systems, and it all comes down to cost.

Yes! So I tell them just because you want to save it doesn’t mean it’s right. I don’t miss doing residential boilers.. I’m now dealing with past years actually installing 2 million btus magnetherms… Constantly on those and use neotherms for domestic with its storage tanks etc….

@@pipefitterwithguns8688 me, as well as many other technicians from our shop have recommended replacement, and the customer has a sales lead. That’s all we can do. But I totally get you. 👍

Hello good evening Steve-O. It sounds like you’re on the right track getting the certifications. The more certifications you have the better chance you have getting paid top dollar by a reputable company. There’s nothing wrong with starting off at any company just to get a feel for the industry. Not sure where you’re located but if you’re able to get into a union that seems like the best route especially if you’re planning on Commercial/Industrial, HVAC. I’m not a fan of residential, heating and cooling. I prefer to stay out of other peoples homes, and the pay seems to be better in my opinion with Commercial/Industrial. Since this video, I have moved to Florida and I did get on with Local 725. But I still hold my card and keep in contact with local 449. Since you have the degree and that certification, I’m not sure how old you are, but it would not hurt to look into a local in your area and see if they’re looking for an apprentice if they’re able to get you on with one of their reputable companies. With the unions, they generally will take care of your classes/any schooling through them. But I would speak with them first if you can. Write up a good résumé. Where about are you from? Have a great night. Thank you for the compliment and it sounds like you are on the right track. Have a great night.

Thank you very much. I appreciate the compliment. Where are your students located?

Nice to meet you brother. Since this video I have moved down to Florida with Local 725. The equipment doesn’t seem to change much. Just a lot more AC down here. Lol. Have a great day. Thank you for commenting on the video. Have a good safe weekend.

Hey, how’s it going? Welcome to local 449. Since this video, I have moved to Florida I am with Local 725. I still talk with a few technicians from my old shop and I do miss working with that group. I had a lot of good times and learned a lot over the years. I have quite a few different videos, but I do have one in particular that I need to edit and post when I get around to it. And it’s pretty much going over maintenance. Maintenance is a big part of your equipment running properly to get the full life out of it. Some people ask me what’s the best equipment out there but honestly, that’s a very loaded question. 1. What’s the application 2. Is it sized properly? If the units too large for cooling, you can build mold and not dehumidify properly. If it’s under sized, then it will run/run/run basically take forever to cool off. 3. Is it installed properly? With the proper clearances for adequate airflow not to mention serviceability. 4. Maintained properly. If you cover those things, majority of equipment is relatively the same. How I give out information is how I wish I was taught. The best way to learn, is honestly on the job. There’s many many very helpful technicians out there that will pull you under their wing. Soak up a little bit of knowledge from everybody. Who are you currently with at the moment? Have a great night. Thank you for commenting and contacting me.

@@hvacexplained9341 Im currently at a residential/commercial non-union company doing maintenance in a company van. Im still a senior in high school and the fitters opened a nightschool program for high school seniors. Theres a guy from Fazio, Huckenstein, and Qdot teaching us alongside Mike Cardos and Josh W. My goal is to go and work for Ruthrauff as a production worker once I graduate from this class and then get into the union as soon as I can. I've done a solid amount of residential cooling and heating maintenance alongside a good amount of RTU heating maintenance, the only thing I havent done is an RTU cooling maintenance. I just found your channel today and I'm going to binge through them as I feel I can learn a good amount from you! Thanks for all the knowledge you share!

Hey, good afternoon. I should really do a video on adjusting pulleys. Ok, to make it easy. Example: Blower wheel has a 7” fixed pulley and the Motor has a 4” Adjustable Sheave. On the motor Pulley if you would open up the Pulley allowing the belt to ride towards the shaft of the motor The CFM and Amps Will Drop!!! If you were to adjust the motor pulley, allowing the belt to ride further away from the motor shaft . The CFM and Amps will Increase. There is a calculation that you can do to determine CFM/amps/pulley size. I won’t be able to put it down in the notes to make sense. I would have to physically drawl it out on some construction paper. I would advise adjustment of the Pulley 1/2 a turn at a time. Hope this helps you a little bit. Have a good night. Thank you for the question.

its an adjustable pulley essentially allowing less or more slack on a belt driven motor or gear, kinda like a tensioner but adjustable

You should be able to tell within a few seconds if it’s going in the wrong direction. Pressures are remaining pretty equal “Not pumping” Noise : louder then normal. Amps will be dramatically less. Startups are a great way to learn. I like Lennox units I’ve worked on tons of L-Series. Have a good night. Keep up training. 🤙

Use an Amp Clamp on the wires “individually” of the motor or device your checking.

@@hvacexplained9341 Ok, thanks. Sorry, I’m completely new to this stuff. My boss wanted to do a project in house, rather than contract it out. Had to replace a six wire 15 HP/200Volt motor, that was about 150lbs (old one was 200lbs). And the motor was above a ceiling grid, about 15feet to the cabinet entry. It went okay for the most part, we used a one man lift and some ingenuity. But I wanted to verify everything else the best I can. So, I have the motor leads connected to the power Leeds, running on Delta. L1 is connected to T1 and T6. L2 is connected to T2 and T4. Last, L3 is connected to T3 and T5. So, would I put the clamp meter around L1, T1, T6 or do I do each wire in the group individually? Thanks.

Those expensive tools, my shop has to purchase. Basically, my toe, Bucket and Standard multi meter is on me. What I’ve done for a long time. It’s basically if a compressor is sketchy reading grounded I will push the contactor in, check amps, and worst case. It will blow the fuse or trip the breaker. But yes, I agree there’s many other meters out there that are more precise.

It’s crazy some of the stuff we run into. I try to be careful filming some of these videos, but believe me, there’s many more things I would like to post and I’d probably end up in a lawsuit. If not the company I would work for would lose that account. Have a great day

Anytime. 🤙

If you go on a mole roof, a lot of times, you smell nothing but perfume and cologne, and it’s from Abercrombie and Fitch/stores of that nature. There’s some real nasty exhaust fans at restaurants with all the grease and steam coming out of the dishwasher vent !!! But yes, bathrooms can give off some nasty odors . Have a great day. Thanks for the comment.

Hey, how’s it going Dean…. I literally was looking at some photos and video content in my phone and I need to start posting again. It’s driving me crazy. I’ve had a few people asking for me to post again. Since that video, I have moved to Florida and picking up different content, but still very interesting. Hope all is well with you and the family have a great night and I’ll see what I can do soon with my videos.

Thank you very much I do appreciate the compliment. To be honest with you at this point, I really don’t know? I just know 24V feeds that ignition control module ICM. But I believe that generates 10,000v generate the spark. Since this video, I have moved to Florida, so I do not have access to an identical unit at this time to check anything. Those units tend to be very reliable by changing a heat exchanger is not easy. Have a great day. Thank you for the compliment.

I try to keep it a little bit interesting and eye-catching. I hope it’s not too cheesy. I don’t get paid for any of this, so I try to put a little effort in though. I haven’t made any videos lately, but I got plenty of content for new videos. I just need to get around to it. I’m just busy in general with my job/having a Home/social life/family, etc.. Appreciate the compliments. Have a great day.

Is that for cleaning coils? I’ve never heard of that type? Majority of time we use water sometimes coil cleaner and water. I’ve gone this far is using compressed air or nitrogen.

I don’t mind working in malls on the roof. The only part that gets frustrating is any time it comes to a major repair. It takes roughly 30 minutes to get from your work van all the way to that piece of equipment so if you got to do a leak repair with torches recovery machine, vacuum pump/Refrigerant/scale/your tool bag, etc. it’s very time consuming. I remember back in 2007 it was literally a solid month of 5°F in Pittsburgh, Pa. I had to replace six compressors at a local mall. I brought a sled to make the job easier but what a pain. Trying to recover refrigerant that cold outside does not go well. Have a great day. Thank you for the comment.

Hello good morning. I apologize not getting back to this yesterday. It was a busy day running around taking service calls. Comments like this put a smile on my face I really do appreciate it. I do have a lot of content that I need to edit. It’s just very time consuming. There are many smart technicians and people on TH-cam. It’s just everyone learns differently, and how I put out the information is how I wish I was taught. It’s how I learn best is knowing the full operation along with hands-on. Since this video I moved from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania down to the gulf coast of Florida so the atmosphere is 100% different. But yes, I will start posting again. I just need to do it! Thank you very much for the compliment. Hope your New Year’s as well as holidays went well for you and family? Have a great day.

Thank you sir. I have a lot of people ask me what’s the best type of equipment to purchase but really the bigger question is. What is the application? Is the equipment sized properly? Is the equipment installed properly? Is the equipment started up properly? And is it maintained properly? If you cover those points most of the time you have a good running piece of equipment. Imagine pulling a horse trailer with a Ford focus. Wrong Equipment for the job therefore, it will fail repeatedly. Have a great day. Thank you for the compliment.

Thank you very much I appreciate it. I’m really big on safety glasses and gloves. Those are the most common things I use daily. There are times we all slip up with daily but try to do our best. Have a great day. Thank you for the compliment.

Thank you very much, sir I appreciate it. Maintenance can go a long way. Since this video I had moved to Florida. I have a Lotta new footage that I must post. I will return to TH-cam at some point here. I’m just eating some dinner with family currently for my birthday. Have a great day. Have a safe new year.

Welcome to Florida happy birthday 🎂🎊🎉🎁🎈 . I also reside in Florida. I am in the Longwood area not too far away from Altamonte Springs and work at MCO IN THE HVAC DEPARTMENT sorry to bother you. Enjoy your dinner you and your family and always. God bless you and stay safe.

@@soloch69 not a bother. I’m right over by Fort Myers on the gulf coast side. I cannot give the company name who I work for. They do not want me to post videos with their name in the background. Why they wanna keep it so secret I don’t know. If anything, it’s free advertising for them. Have a good safe new year