SIMPLE WALK IN FREEZER CALL THAT LED TO SO MUCH MORE

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  • This was a simple walk in freezer call that led to so much more.
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  • @pooflick123
    @pooflick123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +632

    You have a good shaped head

    • @difficultbastard
      @difficultbastard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      It's a beautiful head.

    • @legomasterkyle1017
      @legomasterkyle1017 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      LMAO

    • @bt70a9
      @bt70a9 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Although this statement is true, it's funny how this is the top comment xD

    • @stormi8029
      @stormi8029 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      it's perfect

    • @carlosr.g946
      @carlosr.g946 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Thank you, I appreciate it

  • @bot1428
    @bot1428 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1432

    Who else got this in their recommended and has no idea what is going on but still watched the whole video🙋‍♂️

  • @Kevinofrepublic
    @Kevinofrepublic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This man is a professional. I would've switched that lever back on and not even considered why it was off.

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  • @uxwbill
    @uxwbill 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    It is the not knowing _why_ that disconnect was shut off which would bug me the most. Excellent video!

    • @tomstech4390
      @tomstech4390 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Holy uxwbill was here a year ago? Watched the old dell videos years ago. Small world.

  • @theotherdave8013
    @theotherdave8013 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wonder if another worker up there shut it off and didnt realize it. Ive done that stuff before on accident.
    Thanks for the vid dude.

  • @notserpmale03
    @notserpmale03 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    8:09
    "just a little bit"
    *proceeds to go ham on it*

  • @mionfel1350
    @mionfel1350 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Like others this popped up in my recommended list out of no where and I watched because why not? turns out it was quite informative and educational too, good video and worth subbing too.

  • @drifzzts
    @drifzzts 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    did i just encounter the louis rossman of cooling machines?

  • @shanebehm8251
    @shanebehm8251 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I always change out the plastic caps with a brass cap with no oring on the discharge lines. It just gets too hot for those rubber o-rings overtime

    • @TonyRule
      @TonyRule 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Isn't the cap only there to stop dust ingress and keep the external threads clean anyway?

    • @shanebehm8251
      @shanebehm8251 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TonyRule ehh yes and no. Schrader cores are always gonna leak a little bit, no matter what. The cap will hold back a leak if installed properly and not use oring caps on discharge lines.

  • @reidwallace4258
    @reidwallace4258 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No idea if this could have happened there, but...
    I worked in a Canadian A&W, the fan in the walk in freezer was making a weird noise, and it was a long weekend. The boss told me to go up and flip the power switch on the roof unit, called the place on tuesday and claimed it had been getting warmer and sounding weird all weekend then died overnight that night. The guy was super confused as to why it was turned off, and the fans clogged with snow and ice, if it had only stopped working a few hours ago, and about the foot prints on the snow on the roof, boss blamed it on it being a truckstop, said a methhead must have done it. I spent the whole time just shaking my head and trying to stay quiet, not sure why my boss wouldn't just tell the repair duder what he needed to know to fix our shit.
    People are idiots yo.

  • @MEXICANTRACKHAWK
    @MEXICANTRACKHAWK 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Did you go to HVAC-r school or just hands on

  • @ikehvac30
    @ikehvac30 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video still makes me wonder what caused the disconnect to be off. It is not easy to turn off a disconnect. The Lord only knows (and the person that did it) what happened.

  • @sarahmathias9463
    @sarahmathias9463 4 ปีที่แล้ว +264

    walks into a freezer, immediately starts fondling the chicken strips

  • @ntsecrets
    @ntsecrets 4 ปีที่แล้ว +534

    Confession: I turned it off so we can get a new video today.

    • @OcRefrig
      @OcRefrig 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      lol

  • @Rawkit_Surgeon
    @Rawkit_Surgeon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +757

    I have no interest in this subject. Why am I here? This is a surprisingly mundane part of youtube I have wandered into. Is the algorithm trying to tell me something? Why did I sit through this video?
    You're very easy to listen to, I guess. 90% of what you said was just static to me but I was listening.

    • @zippityzbrake
      @zippityzbrake 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      You'd love the lawncare community on yt

    • @BuriedFlame
      @BuriedFlame 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Because it's chill?

    • @ahsokatano6059
      @ahsokatano6059 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      you too?, lol i have no idea why i'am here

    • @usig00
      @usig00 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think I fell in the same hole you did. Please help us...

    • @talatsmum
      @talatsmum 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same, I think youtube is telling me to learn a trade.

  • @blax140
    @blax140 4 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    me: happily watching dying light
    youtube: WaNa SeE sOMe OnE FiX A FrEeZeR

  • @Unsound_advice
    @Unsound_advice 4 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    Couldn’t hear the tunes with those loud fans man... gotta love roofers.

    • @kiljorno
      @kiljorno 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @QuestionMan Read my mind.

    • @garrettmarche9402
      @garrettmarche9402 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Why would a company lockout a disconnect on a roof that you have to get permission to get on? Only people that should be able to get up there are staff and service personelle

    • @Atenhitv
      @Atenhitv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @QuestionMan disconnects are lockable in the "OFF" position, rarely/never in the "ON" position. They are a saftey system to remove power from the device, which is why you will always find one adjacent to electrical equipment, so the technician can verify on the spot that the device is unpowered.

    • @Madman-jm3tl
      @Madman-jm3tl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Naaa roofers usually got their music loud enough to go over the fans

    • @thebigmacd
      @thebigmacd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Atenhitv the style disconnect in this video can be locked in the "on" position by putting a padlock through the hole in the bracket when the handle is in the up position. If you bend the crap put of the handle you could get it past the padlock, but it's a pretty good deterrent. In my area most disconnects on rooftop equipment are lockable in the "on" position for the very reason this video exists.

  • @nathanunderwood6979
    @nathanunderwood6979 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    When I first saw the title I thought there was going to be like, human remains in the fan or something lol.

    • @thebirchwoodtree
      @thebirchwoodtree 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Knowing this guy, he'd be like "here, the fan isn't moving well, let's take a look. Oh right here, you see, human hand. I bet if we move this;- yep. There's a whole person. I don't see a reason to get the police involved, I'll just take care of this real quick. Owner said he had no idea there was a person in the fan, which is weird cuz I hadn't told them yet."

  • @webluke
    @webluke 4 ปีที่แล้ว +365

    I work in IT doing networking, cabling, wifi, computer repair, wireless networking, and programming. But I find these videos interesting, you HVAC guys have an entirely different set of skills that no one gives you credit for. The big picture troubleshooting tips work in all fields, figuring out why the problem started in the first place rather than just fixing it and leaving is worth your time to the client and you. I should probably record some videos about IT stuff in a similar way except lots of my work is in an office full of people working.

    • @LostDryerSocks
      @LostDryerSocks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I also work in IT. I'm constantly trying to see the big picture of why something failed rather than just solve the problem.
      My boss, however, is of the "let's fix it now and worry about the rest later" mindset. I can't tell you how many times I've been bitten in the ass by that. Fix the problem now, then I'm back in a few days doing it again. And again. And again. By that third time, I just do my thing and figure out why whatever is happening is happening, fix it right, and low and behold no more problems.

    • @webluke
      @webluke 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@LostDryerSocks I am glad the guys I work for have built a relationship with our clients that we are "Experts", and that is why they call us to fix things. We don't take advantage of that, but when we say no do not connect your printer through WiFI you need to pay for a cable they say ok I will pay for it so we don't have problems again. We work with small to medium businesses so the other problem we have is 4-8 year old computers they don't want to give up.

    • @throttlebottle5906
      @throttlebottle5906 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I could, but it's enough a headache as is. I do lots of small business work after-hours, sometimes 24 hours straight weekend warrior to patch and replace things.
      no time for diddling about with cameras, especially if there's multiple jobs spread around a building, I get more leg exercise than runners at times :))

    • @LostDryerSocks
      @LostDryerSocks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@webluke haha, the good ol trusty wireless printer issue. That's one of the times I've had to go back because my boss didn't want to wire it. Still waiting for a call back.
      Side note, were we work (boss and I) there is never a charge for anything as we work for the place directly and are on campus during the day. It's more of a nuisance for myself and the end user to have to keep going back to their room.

    • @jonminnella4157
      @jonminnella4157 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I've been doing this for 18 years. Most people appreciate what you do for them, but let me tell you there's some real interesting people out there that treat you like a piece of garbage for helping them out in a time of Crisis. I never understand. This type of behaviour and there's days where I wish i stayed in the auto bizz

  • @KneelB4Bacon
    @KneelB4Bacon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    I wonder if someone was huffing that roof sealer, got messed up and flipped that disconnect accidentally. It's weird the way it's spread around on the lid, like someone was trying to maximize evaporation of the liquid.

    • @difficultbastard
      @difficultbastard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Does that stuff actually get you high then?
      Just curious, not going to screw around on rooftops trying to fry my brain on whatever is in there.

    • @KneelB4Bacon
      @KneelB4Bacon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@difficultbastard It depends on the brand. Some roof sealers contain toluene, which is huffable. (I don't speak from experience. I like my brain.)

    • @difficultbastard
      @difficultbastard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@KneelB4Bacon Hahah, ok.
      The more I live, the more I learn.

    • @washhtswarrior6411
      @washhtswarrior6411 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@difficultbastard
      By the way, I know youre not curious but if anything ill warn other people reading, but inhalants are basically the most dangerous drug you can do. Literally, probably worse than heroin or meth or any of those. Lots of drugs get over exaggerated or get a bad reputation but people dont know how inhalants can fuck you up. Huffing air duster is according to other people more enjoyable than meth and can not only kill you the first time you use it, but it causes irreversible brain damage also after just one use. I am not joking when I say using inhalants is fucking suicidal.

    • @difficultbastard
      @difficultbastard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@washhtswarrior6411 I remember being told that one of the students in my older brother and sister's school inhaled hairspray, I think it was. Her lungs stuck together and it killed her.

  • @dreamwolf7302
    @dreamwolf7302 4 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    I have a theory. Two really.
    I used to work in the food industry, during college, and more recently when i was between jobs, and a friend's grandmother offered me a position in her Cantina's kitchen.
    The Job in college...well there were two of them. One of them, the people were great, owners took care of things FAST. But the one that came before...the owner would turn off the freezer when our food got close to expiration...and then claim it out using his business insurance, stating the freezer malfunctioned. Sleazy as all get out.
    The other theory is, an angry employee. people do stupid shit when they are mad at employers.

    • @TheAnimeAtheist
      @TheAnimeAtheist 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I knew about an HVAC business owner who would turn off units at a mall just so he could show up and make some money

    • @dreamwolf7302
      @dreamwolf7302 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@TheAnimeAtheist I knew an Electrician who did shit like that. Hell, i got scammed by one who offered to do the upgrade i needed by law for my house, (i had under ground electrical lines, and had a box about 100 feet from the house where the lines came up for utility servicing, meter reads, etc)
      Bastard went and hooked his house to MY line, so i was getting billed for his usage. My house burned down, and the meter was still reading a lot of usage. Like 3x what i had been using before he 'fixed it'.
      There was a possibility his 'work' may be why the house burned, after getting hit by lightning. Lightning rod on the house was probably not properly grounded anymore.

    • @youtubeSuckssNow
      @youtubeSuckssNow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Eh when I worked st dominos we would chill on the roof at night to smoke. Though we never flipped switches it's quite possible

  • @eddiewhaler1
    @eddiewhaler1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    I can't believe they waited two days. The last Big kitchen I ran would have about $25-30,000 in Shrimp and Lobster Meat during height of the season plus other provisions. If there was a inkling of the freezer not performing properly or if my gut just was telling me there was something going on, I would call for service right away. Not declaring an emergency but would ask my guy to stop by when they could.
    Preventive maintenance is the key. But not all owners get that. We were open 5 months. I had my guy clean everything to do with refrigeration/Ice Machines before we opened and at the end of the season. In one of your other vids you said you couldn't sleep and went back the next morning. That's how I am as well. You just know and always trust your gut. Nice Job as always.

    • @throttlebottle5906
      @throttlebottle5906 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      sounds like they should have two fully independent cooler systems with that much expensive product or at minimum independent refer systems in it, with say 10F leeway, one fails the other cycles on, alternate them monthly to test and ensure the standby is working.....

    • @eddiewhaler1
      @eddiewhaler1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@throttlebottle5906 Well in the true pattern of most restaurants... owners can be really cheap. Ya know... put a band-aid on it.

    • @emptech
      @emptech 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The problem is, the business is closed two days of the week, the freezer went down just after they closed for the week. The glass doors have a heater to prevent frost to keep the windows clear. The problem is, when the compressor quit, the heaters kept working, which made the food thaw even faster, the brand is Beverage Air.

    • @sylermran
      @sylermran 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      trust me i work in hvac and its always like this even gas stations do it for their coolers its always " well it hasnt worked right all week" like really

    • @UncleKaboom
      @UncleKaboom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cause fridge mechanics are a rip off.

  • @gregomyeggo4529
    @gregomyeggo4529 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    We have a chain of restaurants out here in Phoenix, we found that when we find disconnects off it's the hood cleaning company tapping power and forgetting to either turn on the switch or putting pull out back in place...

    • @lamelama22
      @lamelama22 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Sounds like a good reason to start putting locks on the boxes...

    • @Dysan72
      @Dysan72 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@lamelama22 except you can't it's a safety device, not just an on/off switch. I'm pretty sure you are not legally allowed to lock it on.

    • @misha1980
      @misha1980 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Dysan72 You can 100% lock it in the on position. The fuses provide the safety, not the handle.
      This is no different that a breaker panel being in a locked utility room.

    • @misha1980
      @misha1980 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That was my first thought as well. Especially after he showed the "belt debris" under the bucket lid, looked like vent fan belts to me, and I doubt they come up through the hatch with their equipment.

    • @lamelama22
      @lamelama22 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Dysan27 a quick google search revealed that it’s totally legal and acceptable to put locks on such things. in fact, if you look at the transfer switch in the video, it has holes specifically for a lock; and it’s common practice - at both my last 2 jobs, there are such switches throughout the facilities and they all have locks on them. Having watched LPL’s videos; they make locks with non-conducting bodies for these uses as well. The idea is, that if someone is going up there in an emergency situation to throw that switch, the manager / security / whoever will be able to give them the key, or it’s someone, like a firefighter, who will be carrying bolt cutters specifically for that case. They do the same thing for firefighting equipment on buildings, and for utility company boxes. You just want to keep out idiots and vandals.

  • @yeetedscrub
    @yeetedscrub 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    i don't understand why this is so interesting. I just watched a man fix a walk in freezer for 20 minutes wtf

  • @Simplypsychedelic
    @Simplypsychedelic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I think it was Gordon Ramsay, he is taking his next step to stop frozen food.

  • @waynehensley132
    @waynehensley132 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    The company I worked for doesn't allow me to do videos but as a service manager I do ask my techs to watch your videos because seeing it is believing it. Been doing this for over 20 years I still learn something all the time and you service the same type of restaurants we do so it's a win-win situation.

    • @HVACRVIDEOS
      @HVACRVIDEOS  4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Right on, filming is a tricky one. I'm the owner so I dont have to ask but honestly I wouldnt let my guys film because it's too much of a liability...... I try to not disclose the locations I'm working at but sometimes I slip but I'm very careful to only show certain things.... it's not worth losing a customer over

    • @fitybux4664
      @fitybux4664 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@HVACRVIDEOS It's fun to try and guess. "Whose chicken fingers are those in the freezer???" 😆

  • @MnemonicHack
    @MnemonicHack 4 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    "We're not just gonna turn a disconnect on, we don't know why."
    That's not how we do things in MY maintenance shop.

    • @hmr1122
      @hmr1122 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      "A slight burning smell, but as long as it works eh?"

    • @MnemonicHack
      @MnemonicHack 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@hmr1122 You have no idea how true that is.
      I swear, working where I do is a game of "keep it running until next shift gets here, then get the fuck out of Dodge".

    • @Foxxie0kun
      @Foxxie0kun 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@MnemonicHack Sounds like your co-workers are one flipped switch away from being cremated alive on the job and getting to go home in an urn that afternoon.

    • @redfailhawk
      @redfailhawk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      In my computer shop, we hit switches first and put out fires third. Cat petting is second.

    • @jonlancaster7375
      @jonlancaster7375 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@redfailhawk Take my like for cat petting being step 2

  • @zack9912000
    @zack9912000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    Micro channels are junk. More companies are leaving those coils. Change the Schrader and use nylog to seal threads. Also someone is lying about no one being up there.

    • @throttlebottle5906
      @throttlebottle5906 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      if it's not a real strong disconnect, a big hawk, eagle, gull could possibly have knocked it off landing on the lever in a freak scenario lol!

    • @shanebehm8251
      @shanebehm8251 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Maybe a meteorite came down and hit the disconnect and disintegrated on impact..

    • @michaelslee4336
      @michaelslee4336 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I work in a chemical plant and one night sitting in the control room got a DCS alarm that an E stop had been pushed in. Only us 4 operators onsite at that time and we were all inside. It was physically latched down in the field. Can only surmise a bird crashed into it.

    • @throttlebottle5906
      @throttlebottle5906 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@michaelslee4336 I'd think more a bat, owl or raccoon was climbing around.
      more so it it had a "pilot light" , there'd be bugs and other creatures attracted to it, luring them in for a meal :)

  • @liamschoolfield3237
    @liamschoolfield3237 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    i feel like hes teaching me but like ive messed up 4 times already and now hes pissed he has to reexplain it lmao

  • @1499cally
    @1499cally 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    2 days before they called you?! Law in the UK is someone must be called within 4 hours of it going above the legal temperature

    • @primetime758
      @primetime758 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Uk knows what refrigeration is?

    • @chrisgoldschmiedt5206
      @chrisgoldschmiedt5206 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Good law

    • @2009dudeman
      @2009dudeman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I like that. No ambiguity as to when to call. Nice and easy.

    • @KILLA_BEA_ARTHUR_O.D.C.R
      @KILLA_BEA_ARTHUR_O.D.C.R 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      There are rules and stuff just nobody to really enforce. Most restaurants only see a health inspector 1 time a year.

    • @emptech
      @emptech 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@primetime758 I understand the British drink warm beer, that's because Lucas makes refrigerators too

  • @AlmightyGauss
    @AlmightyGauss 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I mostly work with IT and industrial electronics so I'm not quite sure how this ended up in my recommended feed, but boy am I glad it did. It was a surprisingly entertaining and really interesting video, thank you for sharing!

  • @sonoinpace
    @sonoinpace 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I'm thinking disgruntled employee. The frozen food would have to be used or lost, right? Idk, two days is a really long time to report something wrong with the freezer.

    • @Crazt
      @Crazt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Problem you have with a lot of companies it's hard to make employees care more than they have to. It's not their job to make sure the freezer is working, they won't report it. Modern computers and smart systems takes they brunt of the responsibility, but still need someone to legally monitor the temperature occasionally.

    • @oscarchampion5842
      @oscarchampion5842 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Don’t attribute to malice what you can attribute to incompetence

    • @RagnarokCo
      @RagnarokCo 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I disagree. He mentioned it still felt pretty cold to him in the video. How many employees there would even know how the system works? And if they were so upset to turn the walk in off you'd probably think the breaker switch first. I think it's like others mentioned, probably hood cleaners came overnight and the closing manager might be the only one who would've really known they were there.

    • @Teadon86
      @Teadon86 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Crazt It isn't just about that, it is also about people disliking the employee caring to understand operations beyond their own occupation. Most view such a person as a suck-up, someone who dance attendance to garner benefits. But when operations take a flight out the window people cry about it but can't solve it or simply mention that they don't have to since it falls beyond their responsibilities.
      Like this one guy at my work who told me to stop caring how to do other's work and focus on my responsibilities when I explained I wish to know what others are doing so when they ask me to help them I can. I was told off again and stopped being curious about what others do so I could learn. I simply focused on my stuff and ignore what others try to have me doing outside my occupational responsibilities because people get angry for me wanting to know and learn so I can do vital work if needed when extra hands are in sudden demand.

  • @TailsClock
    @TailsClock 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Very interesting. But your title is misleading enough, especially with the all-caps, that I will cal lthis clickbait. This was a simple walk in freezer call that led to you fixing it and nothing strange happening at all. Since TH-cam reccomended me this I'd have probably clicked it anyway, I just wish the title had not made me think something unusual happened. This was as far from unusual as you can get.

    • @delcox8165
      @delcox8165 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for saving me the time of watching through; wish I'd read this 6 minutes ago.

    • @thebirchwoodtree
      @thebirchwoodtree 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It is pretty strange. A plate full of roof sealant and the switch being flipped, and the manager saying no one had been up there

    • @qyoo620
      @qyoo620 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      true

    • @josephjakubec3171
      @josephjakubec3171 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You will survived snow flake.

  • @DrTacoPHD665
    @DrTacoPHD665 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love TH-cam simply because of how anyone in any position/profession can put up a super entertaining video just detailing a day working their job, or something particularly interesting. HVACR, human, baumgartner restorations, etc. are all just different people sharing their craft with the world.

  • @GrapeCollie
    @GrapeCollie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Me: I should work on this intro speech for class
    TH-cam: wanna see why this walk in freezer isnt working?

  • @REFRITEKREFRIGERACION
    @REFRITEKREFRIGERACION 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    With the evaporator power supply coming from the roof and taking 2 days to call for a service call on a freezer down I think the managers know who turned off that disconnect. They probably did.

  • @SwoleBenji
    @SwoleBenji 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How much math is involved with HVAC work and how long would it take for someone with zero education and only 13 years of grocery retail experience to pick it up and make a living?

    • @HVACRVIDEOS
      @HVACRVIDEOS  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      There is quite a bit of math that we use, One could enroll on a trade school and complete the course in 18-24 months depending on what program you go to. I will discuss this on my livestream this evening.. I will be going live on TH-cam this evening 2/17/20 @ 5:PM (pacific time) to discuss past videos and answer questions from TH-cam comments, Facebook comments, email’s and the Livechat, come on over and check it out. th-cam.com/video/cTBXc_N4O1w/w-d-xo.html

  • @davetatro478
    @davetatro478 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    That's a weird one for sure..homeless guy sleeping on the roof?

    • @Bin216
      @Bin216 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      dave tatro Probably wouldn’t want to draw attention to themselves if they found a nice spot.

    • @mikejovanovic1645
      @mikejovanovic1645 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I'm thinking maybe a large bird landed on the disconnect handle

    • @throttlebottle5906
      @throttlebottle5906 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mikejovanovic1645 I just posted the same before scrolling down further, very possible, landing or taking off if it doesn't click on/off real hard, over the years I've found many that were weak and easy to turn off. even a branch or blowing debris could knock them. :)

    • @tEqUiko
      @tEqUiko 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Michaelo jovanovic 🐦 4sure

  • @tcpnetworks
    @tcpnetworks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The last roof-based disconnector that was switched off, we attributed it to an Ibis. It's a large (heavy) bird that perched on the switch...

    • @throttlebottle5906
      @throttlebottle5906 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      my thoughts also, some of them disconnects don't take much force to cycle off vs. on and can be bumped off by a stiff fart :))

  • @DJGeosmin
    @DJGeosmin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    9:55
    Tfw the condenser fan has sutch a high ping that its rubber banding across the map

  • @kenabi
    @kenabi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    some of the sealer on the posts and conduit directly behind the unit at 17:08 looks quite a bit newer than the rest you show. they may have been touching that up and knocked the switch without noticing. some people are a little oblivious.

  • @terryj.macmullen9968
    @terryj.macmullen9968 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    the company i was with had a contract with a big customer,which stated that if we could not respond to a break down with in 3 hours,they call another company in and my company would pay them.time and material.we made sure they had priority for sure.

  • @brettwing737
    @brettwing737 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Seems like checking to ground at the disconnect like that wouldn't actually be checking the compressor or the condenser fan unless the contactor was pulled in. Good job love the videos keep them coming.

    • @hangngoaigiare
      @hangngoaigiare 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      he check compressor to ground short. he can also try ohm between compressor coils but i dont think he does that on this video.

    • @ickipoo
      @ickipoo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think he checked several things on the load side of the disconnect - voltage from phases to earth - this could pick up a bad disconnect or backfeed from somewhere else and is good practice before checking resistance as the resistance reading will be invalid if there is any voltage at all. Then he checked resistance from phases to earth and phase to phase, looking for shorts.

    • @throttlebottle5906
      @throttlebottle5906 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ickipoo yeah, main checking the load side was to insure disconnect didn't have a leg stuck on or backfeed. wouldn't want to find a bad contactor or other and go to replace and fry yourself

  • @iconocrat
    @iconocrat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Why do I enjoy listening to experts speak technical jargon that I don't comprehend? Perhaps it's comforting to know that there are people out there who actually know what they're doing.

  • @Embermist69
    @Embermist69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bit late to the party, but how much weight would it take for the disconnect to be flipped down. For I wonder if a brid with the right weight and landing could have turned it off since it flips down to cut the eletric.

  • @blankslate1180
    @blankslate1180 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    why the fuck was i sent here? where am i? im an art loving anime nerd who cooks what indication di di giv youtube that i hav the capabiity to wanna know how to fix cooler? i can bearly fix a squeaky door

  • @ianmarthinus
    @ianmarthinus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I find that the trick to remove the cores with those appion removers is to screw them on loosely. Just enough so they don’t leak. Otherwise the gasket compresses and the cores catch and fall off.

  • @Christzian2001
    @Christzian2001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm currently going to school for HVAC and I'm glad I found your channel

  • @Autunite
    @Autunite 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I had never touched a refrigeration system until november last year when I got sent on a course by my workplace, which was mainly focused on ammonia and CO2 refrigeration systems that we use. However, the course included halocarbon systems so I got the choice to take another certificate for those, so I did. I did well on the exams and passed, went from clueless to actually knowing what I was doing in about five weeks.
    Now I'm here due to the TH-cam algorithm, and I find it quite interesting. Thank you for actually taking the time and recording these videos, I don't get to work with these systems daily so this is my dose of refrigeration systems.

  • @Strykenine
    @Strykenine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love to watch things like this. Half the people going to college should go into the trades.

  • @DrHakennase
    @DrHakennase 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The electrical board is inside the evaporater? We got it all outside seperate in a dry place^^

  • @DemBombaclot
    @DemBombaclot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It's always really interesting to watch a working man that knows his stuff do his thing (outside your own profession).

  • @justynj728
    @justynj728 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Anyone know what the torque wrench was he used for the schrader ?

  • @dunckeroo1987
    @dunckeroo1987 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Well who or what ever shut it off probably done the operation a favor, if the system was starting to starve. Now efficiency is restored to spec.

  • @maintenanceman1015
    @maintenanceman1015 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice fix , probably will have a return customer if not already, a good recommendation , could probably sell temp alarms for wall in freezer and wall in cooler , cheap fix compared to loss of food . Being up front with customer always pays off in the long run.Trusting your HVAC tech means a lot.

  • @derpionderpson1424
    @derpionderpson1424 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't know what TH-cam is doing, why it is sending me to a video topic I have NEVER watched anything from before, but hey I enjoy watching new stuff and learning new things so I don't mind.
    Also, good video, informative and without any wasted footage (walking back and forth, removing covers without any info, that sort of stuff).

  • @stonyrerootkit8922
    @stonyrerootkit8922 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I suspect foul play by someone. It's great that system got the service it needed ( refrigerant top up, new valve, inspsection). But did you see that flimsy ass enclosure that the service disconnect breaker was mounted in, with NO LOCK on it? Bad news!! I would have informed the owner or manager of that, immediately. After all, if that power goes off, thats a possible loss of thousnds of dollars worth of stock, and or hundreds of customers made seriously ill. Say good buy buisness, hello Courthouse!

  • @HendrikR0
    @HendrikR0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is the reason why the circuit breaker has a hole in it. to lock it :D.
    Btw. to check if your evaporation is low on refrigerant you should mesure the suctionpipe temperatur. It should be 3-10 °C (sry dont know for °F) above the evaporation temperatur.
    If its to high there is probably refrigerant missing.

  • @kthwkr
    @kthwkr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm an HVAC dilettante. The place I used to work had an HVAC store next door and I would wander in there and sometimes find something useful.
    I have fixed minor things on a few systems. Added freon, etc. Fortunately never messed anything up.
    Didn't know about receivers. Read more about them on the internet.
    The other day I pulled into a parking spot at a quick market. One of their refrigeration units was mounted low on the side of the building with the cover off. Because of this channel I was able to identify all the parts and explain them to my wife. She got bored.

  • @fwskungen208
    @fwskungen208 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It probably will work for a time and then you get the midnight call that's SUPER annoying. Red alert Red alert our fridge is not cooling our shit if your luck is in stock its surely some unholy day like Easter Sunday or something... good job

  • @tonyvolbeda952
    @tonyvolbeda952 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    also manipulated heat.. It did amaze me how a unit can limp along with multiple problems maintain temp and then one more straw breaks its back and you end up finding all the other problems that require attention.. Big one in summer after changing a condenser fan was discovering condenser coils extremely dirty especially along major highways/freeways

  • @gibbyace5077
    @gibbyace5077 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sometimes i go down to the basement to get my ice-cream and then I "SIMPLE WALK IN FREEZER CALL THAT LED TO SO MUCH MORE"

  • @matthewmillar3804
    @matthewmillar3804 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why did I watch a video on refrigeration? Lol. Well made video, and you seem like a respectable guy. :) Thanks. I enjoyed the watch. Subbed.

  • @thetwistedsamurai
    @thetwistedsamurai 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can kinda see why I was recommended this. I watch a lot of tech videos, and animatronic building videos. That's KIND of similar, I guess?

  • @georgeghleung
    @georgeghleung 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For those that is wondering how it apply to you, go to 17:24. You may not work with HVAC ever. But chances are, you will be involved in customer service or helping others.

  • @CreaturesThatThrive
    @CreaturesThatThrive 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am wondering how long it takes for the new roof seal to dry? Because you could see that there was some roof sealant cracked there between all the units you were working on. Maybe they had turned off the disconnect to paste the roof between all that stuff in fear of working around electrical stuff and forgot to turn it back on? I mean that's pretty seriously absent minded.. but that's just a theory.
    I tend to come up with some of these things with where I work, our freezer is an absolute mess and oh boy does every electrictian that comes by have a field day of me leading them up through the process of what we have to this current day. Haha

  • @gamerpainter7831
    @gamerpainter7831 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have no idea why I'm here... and yet... it's odd, I still wound up watching the entire vid... perhaps because of my curiosity as to what would happen... I may have to watch some more of these later.

  • @ssumbody6251
    @ssumbody6251 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I know I’m a little late, but could have an animal turned it off? (Not on purpose of course) a squirrel or bird, that accidentally turned it off when they were on it.

  • @shadowbanned69
    @shadowbanned69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have a horrible time with discharge shraders. I always blame the core removers...seems like shaft and body are not aligned when pulling out!

  • @DarkVoidIII
    @DarkVoidIII 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What are the chances somebody bumped the switch to the off position and didn't even notice anything amiss? Freezer units go on and off in cycles all the time, if they didn't know any better they'd think the unit was still operational.

  • @soggypotato
    @soggypotato 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Like a few other people here I have no idea why this was recommended to me, I haven't really watched something similar to this before, at least not recently... but damn... this was kinda interesting

  • @sweetmeatbeatz3615
    @sweetmeatbeatz3615 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ive been cleaning kitchen exhaust systems for 17 yrs. Ive seen a few times the power washer hoses getting pulled onto the roof get caught on those disconnect handles and turn things off. Like the videos man nice job.

  • @cabobs2000
    @cabobs2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks algorithm.
    Great job. Could have flipped the switch and left, but fixed a issue that was only going to get worse.

  • @gnomevillager7210
    @gnomevillager7210 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lol, it was probably a racoon exxs deee

  • @benjaminjeffries2517
    @benjaminjeffries2517 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Haha. Wait until you have to evict the homeless people camping inside your condenser plant. Basically due to the fact that in winter, they switch of the unit isolation switches when it gets too cold 😂. Took me 4 service calls to work that one out lol

  • @robertdougherty349
    @robertdougherty349 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No idea why this was recommended to me.
    Watched entire thing, anyways. Very interesting. Very professional.
    Any day is a good day if you learn something.

  • @seanthiar
    @seanthiar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    sarcasm !! A disconnect switch is ideal for using it as a hook where you can hang your heavy backpack that it will not get dirty standing on the wet floor ......

  • @Atenhitv
    @Atenhitv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good man, you saved a sparky's life, even if you didn't this time. Too often they will throw a disconnect and not LOTO.

  • @friskyrsps1747
    @friskyrsps1747 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    algorythm brought atleast 160k people here no way over 500 people SEARCHED for this

  • @ThePalatineHill
    @ThePalatineHill 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    how hard is it turn off that lever? could a big bird (raven etc or eagle)or raccoon do it? on accident or curiosity i know those animals are mischievous and like to curiously prod things

  • @kittyztigerz
    @kittyztigerz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    reason they shut it off because leak come out if valve screw in
    they think going cause more problems down road so they shut it off for reason for not danged ac or loss of pressure in tank but they should informed owner but they never did

  • @JJamesCookie
    @JJamesCookie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    TH-cam recommended this...
    This video annoyed me as the fan is spinning faster or slower idk than the camera is recording 😐

  • @atlas2061
    @atlas2061 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I somehow went from Nuclear Weapons to HVAC, I don't know how I got here, but I do know this is interesting

  • @TP_Varnak
    @TP_Varnak 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A TH-cam recommendation that applies to me and few others. Guys, maybe it's straightening out.

  • @xX_Kryptis_Xx
    @xX_Kryptis_Xx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Crazy camera effect from the left fan on the roof unit.. LOL at no one's been on the roof umm, Disconnects don't just shut then self's off!

    • @44R0Ndin
      @44R0Ndin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sometimes birds can do that, something like a crow pecking and grabbing at a bright red handle knob. Especially if said handle knob doesn't take like 10 pounds of pull to operate like I'm used to them needing when they get a little bit corroded.

  • @DrPinkieDie
    @DrPinkieDie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for joining me for another episode of "TH-cam's Wacky random Recommended"

  • @Firenamer2
    @Firenamer2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    4:22
    The matrix couldn't keep up with that fan. That might be why the roofers turned it off.

    • @user2C47
      @user2C47 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What does the sampling rate of a matrix in a camera have to do with roofers turning off a fan inside a box?

    • @MrHitthedanceflo
      @MrHitthedanceflo 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its because of the frame rate of the camera.

    • @Firenamer2
      @Firenamer2 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@user2C47 oh no I was talking about the movie "The Matrix"

  • @IkaraPentiki
    @IkaraPentiki 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    AC disconnect was off because the walk-in would run periodically all night. Hard to sleep like that.

  • @U511-i2c
    @U511-i2c 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have no idea how i eneded up here, but I love watching your vids while going to sleep.....oddly....relaxing?

  • @kuva
    @kuva 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i dont know what your talking about, im not interested in HVAC things but im still watching this. send repairs.

  • @markrayes2973
    @markrayes2973 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ...is it just me...or does it look like the left fan is glitching? 7:11 ... looks like it's spinning counter clockwise then glitches to spin clock wise quick

  • @Ghirahim3
    @Ghirahim3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why am I watching this. I'm a game dev student. More importantly why does google think I want to watch it.

  • @tombarse7252
    @tombarse7252 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't like my appion core removal tool, I have a lot of problems with the shrader core getting hung up on the o rings.

  • @Hanszo1995
    @Hanszo1995 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How did I get recommend this? May be youtube know I'm work in freezer department so they recommend it?

  • @tylerc7336
    @tylerc7336 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It was probly the manager or owner or employee that thought it was a good idea to turn it off after it was having a problem but didn't want to look incompetent or n trouble for turning it off

  • @albusvoltavern4500
    @albusvoltavern4500 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    *me watching you tube letsplays, and refit videos watching a video on a broken freezer

  • @therythmthief
    @therythmthief 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i was watching video game videos (mostly R6 videos) but why did youtube algorithm send me here idk

  • @iamontda
    @iamontda 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Same case, not sure why this was recommended but it's kind of interesting. Wonder who was up there.

  • @DissectingThoughts
    @DissectingThoughts 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No, idea why TH-cam recommended this video to me or why I watched it, but I was weirdly fascinated.

  • @AntiHamster500
    @AntiHamster500 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't know why but when I looked at the video thumbnail I thought it was from GTAV.