When I first got into HVAC, there was another “Mr. Supertech” coworker who was constantly nitpicking my work. He kept up the nitpicking until I found that he had condemned a good compressor. When I showed him that it was a broken wire, not an open winding, he never bothered me again.
Definitely prefer it when you explain it .. at least for me as a newer tech it helps me understand why you are doing it a certain way and gives me a new perspective.. thanks for the videos btw ... do you do any controls as well?
Another good video. I am glad you explain what is happening and the reasons behind the process. The information you and other senior tech's on YT provide just enhances my knowledge base. I've enjoyed this channel for a while and your also a buckeye. Thanks.
i have been a service tech since the mid 90's and i think the videos you make are great. i find them interesting and would bet that many more people do too. keep up the good work.
You are doing a great job with your videos, thank you. One thing I will add to this is that we have had a number of condenser feeder tube to header leaks like this one on several different brands of equipment. The last one was on a 15 ton Ruud split system. where we had just replaced one of the condenser coils under warranty one year ago. So we brought the factory guy out at start up after installing the coil one more time. It was recommend to either install 100 percent shut down TXV's or a liquid line solenoid valve near the TXV and allowing the compressor circuit to open on the low pressure switch, and a crankcase heater to keep liquid refrigerant from migrating back to the compressor sump in the off cycle. This liquid refrigerant would fill up the compressor sump causing the compressor to shake violently on start up because of the amount of refrigerant to the amount of oil in the compressor, " Flooded Start". This stressed all of the discharge piping to the point of creating small cracks & leaks. After this repair, we started adding liquid line solenoids and thermostat controlled crankcase heaters on every header >feeder tube leak repair. This has cut down on the number of return trips on splits and RTU's . Oh, and it must be said that the piping, installation, and refrigerant were correct in all of these. Also we are located in south Texas.
I love this leak repair method.. I’ve done 2 in the past month. One on a discharge header and one on a filter drier braze joint. No vac, no worries. In and out in 2 or 3 hrs
HVACR Survival I had one that I found a leak at 5 pm, customer said fix it now! So I saved them about 3 hours of overtime labor to do a new drier and a good vacuum.. on a 22 year old system. It’s a no brainer to mr
Now if I would have opened the system and expose it to atmosphere or it would have been pulling into a negative pressure I would have changed the dryer and pulled a good vacuum. But in this case I would have been just fighting the refrigerant that was trapped in the oil. I don't see a reason for that. Plus the unit was only 4 years old. Thanks 4 commenting and watching 👍👍🤜🤛🍺🍺
You’re content is great, the explanation while your performing a certain task is very informative because I’m a service tech and I always pick up a good tip that’ll teach me and help me to further my skills on the job and save myself time and perhaps save me from unneeded stress.
Brilliant technical work and weld. The D tek is a super tool. Use it all the time to find the smallest of leaks. Those systems have so many joints it can become overwhelming and time consuming. Anyway at least you have a happy customer 🤘
I would definitely recommend putting a filter drier when pulling the refrigerant out and putting it back in. Those recover Cylinders are dirty and when brand new.
You have a valid point, I used my impact driver to open the inspection port on the recovery tank to verify there wasn't nasty's in it.But yes it would be better. Thanks for watching!
@@HVACRSurvival What about using an inline dryer on the recovery machine. Wouldn't that keep crap from the recovery tank from getting back into the system?
@@bobt1634 I agree that would be a good thing. For some reason Appion uses a screen instead but I could use a external drier 👍👍 when I'm reusing the refrigerant.
I thought your idea of repair was not only sensible but super convenient considering hours spent and cost for customer some times taking things apart just leads to many more problems
Lol. That's funny because I just did that in one of the other videos. It appears that's the creative BS a lot of viewers want to see so they stay watching, I thought it was about HVAC but it's been turned into the MTV of HVAC TV. (If you want the subscribers that's what it appears to take?) Who knows, it's all a learning curve🤦♂️
I am happy to hear a clear explanation on what is happening without being spoken like an eight year old, and then a thirty minute recap on how good you are. Thank you for content that can be used.
Nice repair Rick. The thought process is good to hear, with explanation of what your doing. Been in the trade 9 years now. Your videos and other HVACR TH-camrs help everyone out, even the “super” techs 😂
Good find Rick. A leak that small would have taken me all day. Then another to make the repair. That’s typically the biggest I work on between 10 and 50 ton
Not sure I could make that repair with trace refrigerant coming out. Personally would still pull a quick vacuum but not change the drier, but to each their own. I’ve done plenty of things that others would consider a hack myself but it works and saves the customer money like you said.
Eh for me personally, I wouldn't do some of this. But from my knowledge, what you do works. Leaving some gas on the system to prevent oxygen and contaminants in the system. Then recharging the system. I know with 410a, if it's a high side leaks, the refrigerant doesn't fractionate. Last company I worked for would quote out a vac, virgin recharge etc. But if you're on your own and the customer doesn't have a big budget, I get it. Great vid tho, some people just freak out. I know guys who straight up purge units and kill either a TXV or Compressor, maybe both, after they work on it. Lol, keep it up
I use to feel the same way about all new refrigerant but from what I've read and seen it looks like because the gas mix of r410a is a 50/50 % mix, it doesn't fractionate as much as they first thought in the early years of it's development. But I have had times where I pulled the refrigerant charge and weigh it back in with virgin r410a and the problems went away. I'm definitely not saying to skip vacuuming or filter drier changes if the system was opened to atmosphere or if it was running in a negative. 👉Thanks for the feedback Frost HVAC👍👍🤜🤛
Leaks on the discharge line most certainly do fractionate. I've seen them many a times in my residential days. Most of my 410a leaks back then were on poor quality evaporator coils but ANY vapor leak will fractionate. Leaks on the liquid line, however, will not...as long as you have a full column of liquid to your metering device and are not flashing in the liquid line. It takes time to happen and small systems are more prone. Larger equipment that holds more refrigerant is astronomically less risky.
Ya, explainations are better. Explain it all. Even if you have many times before. You never know when someone stumbles upon one of your videos and that will make them seek out more from you. Thx
H-10 pro or the Inficon Detek 3 that Inficon just released. Don't get the old "Select" version I had in the video. The other detector you seen in the video was the "Stratus" that one's very expensive but the new Detek 3 is just as good as the "Stratus" minus a few features and several hundreds of dollars less.
I definitely prefer the way you explain what you’re doing in the videos. I’ve learned a lot from your videos as opposed to the other guys who just film the work without explaining what they are doing. Just want to say that you are great at leak detection. To me it’s one of the hardest aspects of service work. I have a Fieldpiece slr8 because I heard it was the best detector for R-410a but it constantly has me chasing my tail with all the false positives it gives me. How do you leak that D-Tek select and how did you get so good at leak detection?
A lot of practice is how I got better at leak detection. And I am a total nerd on leak detectors. Inficon just released a new detector called the Detek 3, it's basically the Stratus minus a LCD screen and $350 in your favor. My select does great but the battery life is not impressive. That's been corrected with the Detek 3 thanks to a lithium battery.
@@TechnicalLee I would get either the Detek 3 or the H10-PRO first, I use the ultrasonic for special applications, there is times like this leak that I couldn't hear the leak. It all depends on how the leak has cracked to determine what kind of ultrasonic noise it creates. Sometimes it's easier to find and sometimes it's harder. But more times you'll be using the regular detector. The Fieldpiece was a major bust. I had both of them and they both were not worth keeping. To many false positives on the heated diode and low sensitivity on the inferred. Hope this helps 👍👍
opening a hose with near zero pressure is not problem as long as your heating part of the system and not cooling it off majorly to cause a vacuum. even so there's likely enough boil off from the oil and rest of system trapping gas to keep low positive flow for many hours.
Can you tell me where to get that hook you use to rope up equipment to the roof? Also, keep explaining what you are doing and your philosophy. I’m trying to learn more and I respect your knowledge/experience. Thanks for the vid.
Nice fan set up👍 Next time you scrap a preptable or something with a small condenser.. Take the condenser with fan and a put a scherder on both ends of the small condenser and put a sucket on the fan motor.. Then put it between the recovery unit and tank.. And now you can fil the tank all the way up.. And keep the videos coming, and stay safe
Hi sweet video! Do you work on any chiller systems or anything bigger? Would love to see some of the bigger stuff, highly interested in HVAC-without the R if you know what I mean ;)
That was a great video! I was recently looking on carrier site for training courses cuz we just got a new acct with a bunch of newer carrier units. I noticed on one of those units it looked like it had a little constant cut in thermostat behind compressors?? Had the VFDs too. Your def a super tech in my book brother.
To answer your question I like when those making the videos explain what they're doing. This is why you're in the top five of my favorite hvacr videos to watch.
Lately the v belts i get are different lengths compared to labeled and ordered size. 46" belt marked was 45". Then ordered a 47" and it measured 48"....ugh
Don't like it. Works for you, and it doesn't take an extra 3-4 hours to change filter driers and braze with nitrogen... You don't serve your customer and the equipment they own with 100% integrity. It works... Greatest last words on a W.O
I should have said this in the video, but if I had opened the system or if it had been running in a negative pressure I would have changed the dryer and evacuated the system and replaced the refrigerat. I would hope you've seen me do it so many times in my videos that you would know I don't advocate for half ass work.
Just to clarify because I am new an I also appreciate this method. Instead of pulling all refrigerant out, changing filter drier, repairing leak, then pressure test and pull vaccum. To save on time and money, recover the unit down to a point where there is still positive.pressure and the refrigerant inside is not a lot. Repair the leak and put the refrigerant back in. For a unit that holds 35 pounds, we left roughly 2lbs on the inside? Also did you only recover from a specific stage or from the entire unit? Thanks Dr. HVAC
When I recommend pulling the refrigerant and weighting it back in is when I'm working on small critically charged refrigeration systems with cap tubes and ice machines. Or in this case, a package unit where I know the total refrigerant charge. I don't recommend this method for every system. The method of removing most of the refrigerant you mentioned is how I do it on most small systems unless I feel the need to do a proper evacuation on the system because I believe it has moisture or non-condensables in it.
I like seeing how you do thing's....its great You sound a little battered wife.....are that many people bitching? Screw them......your channel is awesome
No. Not really, just a couple when I posted links on HVAC hubs Facebook page. But unless I know what the majority think I won't know know for sure. Thanks man!
Yeah... I didn't even post to there site this time. They're not my type of targeted audience. HVAC school is probably one of the most productive sites out there. Generally people in that group are there because they want to learn and not be a bunch of oxygen wasters and keyboard warriors 😎
You are a Super Tech sir, I hope I get to work with someone as competent and skilled as you when I get into the trade! I watch all your videos and they are always great. Please don’t change a thing. Thank you!
If I would have open the system I would have used a vacuum pump and change the filter drier. That is how I will make the other repair that I have to do yet. But this one here, all I needed to do was remove the standing pressure so it didn't blow out on me 👍👍 I appreciate you taking the time to comment and watch the video 🤜🤛👉🍺🍺
Maybe you missed why I did what I did in the video. Now if I would have open the system up to the atmosphere or if the system would have been pulling non condensables into the system, then absolutely, I would have changed the filter drier and pull a vacuum on the system. Basically I just lowered the pressure in the system to just enough to keep the atmospheric pressure out, while removing the likelihood of the system building pressure and blowing the brazing alloy out of the fitting. Then I made the repair, pumped the refrigerant back in. I could have let the system pull the refrigerat in but I chose to do it as quickly as possible because people were downstairs in the office area becoming uncomfortable. This method would not be good in all situations as I noted above. Thanks 4 watching 👍👍
Whoever tells you that ‘you suck’ , is a hater and probably sucks ass at service work. Keep it up my man you rock. Learning a lot watching you for sure, good video 👍🏼
I appreciate that, there was real consideration about whether or not to show how I did the repair just because I wondered how much bull I would catch off of it even though this is how a majority of the people do it and there was absolutely nothing wrong with it. Now if I open the system that would be a totally different subject😎
Retired after 30 plus years. Enjoyed your video. Reminds me when I would bring a new tech fresh out of school on a job. I would explain what I was doing to give my tech a better understanding. By all means keep explaining.
wow that's great to hear Wayne, I wish more people were willing to do that. I've gone through the rigmarole of not getting told what's going on and being kept in the dark for way too long. That's why I love helping these newer guys 👍👍
you should have said give it a "smashed thumbs up" lol been a long time since I smashed a thumb, guess I'm about due (insert loud knocking on wood sound) ;)
Where are these super techs? Been trying to hire one for years. I dont see anything wrong with this process. Your looking out for the customers bottom line and if system is always in a positive pressure there is no chance of bringing in contaminates. Thanks for the video.
They come on go in the keyboard warriors section of the comments. Any experienced tech should know by now this field is not for snowflakes and you're not going to razz me easily and I won't back down if I'm correct. I appreciate the feedback 👍👍
@@HVACRSurvival 2-3 lbs pressure pushing out a bit of coolant... nothing coming in. Brilliant point of view. Wish I could see it better in the video, but the concept is clear. So then you don't need to flow nitrogen while brazing, correct? May be unconventional, but I appreciate your wisdom. Very inspirational. Would love to tag around a day on the job, but this is the next best thing. Keep it up.
It might have gotten a touch of carbon in there? I guess it depends on whether there's oxygen in refrigerant. But I never got the copper rosie red, so is it enough to make it worthwhile to purge the whole system out? I think that's going a little radical. Thanks 4 watching it 👍👍
Get you one those molecular transformers I had my doubts about them until last week I was pulling 410 out of one and my machine kept tripping because of the head pressure My coworker had one I slapped it on and it dropped the head going into my tank 75 psi I pulled the remaining 15 lbs out with out tripping my recovery machine off Ambient was 105 deg They really work
I made one that I showed on the homemade tools video. They work if you have water or ice for it. I made a sub-cooler that I tried out today and was able to recover 45lbs of R410a without any water.
Yes Ice water is a draw back for sure It’s just one more thing to drag on a roof Your sub-cooler sounds interesting Any chance you show us how you made it??? Try to stay cool out there!!! I’m in Houston and it’s been brutal
@@scottchila7284 I haven't had any problems with the pulleys, they are supposed to be more reliable. Also got to look where they're starting to build them now. I've had them come improperly charged too. Lennox and Trane both have issues as well.
I'm not an HVACR tech, just an Electrical Engineer that is currently fascinated about refrigeration, so I definitely love your explanations. That's why you just gained me as a subscriber!
I'm a tech as well. Going on two decades now. I love watching and seeing other service technicians techniques. You can pick up fast ways. Good shit brother.
Keep explaining. It’s nice to hear someone else’s reasoning as to why they’re doing it, especially if it may be different than the way you do it. Especially for someone who doesn’t do much refrigeration work regularly. Great video and great find.
Never used the recovery machine to charge up the unit, don’t really trust it. The recovery tanks have so much crap in them, I always run them thru a drier in the charging line to protect the components from becoming a blockage, the repair is iffy....because you can’t check if your repair took (nitrogen pressure) I find the faster you try to do things, the longer it takes. Nothing wrong with doing it that way, just don’t complain if you end up having to start all over from the beginning, with recovery again... It’s Murphy’s law. Good video.
Everything you said sounds fair to me. I should have used a drier going in and then switched it to the out going side of the tank. I have used my impact wrench to remove the square plug in the top of the tank 2 visually check for nasty crap in the tank and then I only use that tank for reuse type work. Thanks 4 watching 👍👍
Commercial is very different. You can’t just shut down for six hours. The old D/B units leaked often on the tube sheets. We would put dry ice on the horizontal condenser, when it hit zero, start brazing. Fixed in an hour and a half. Great explanation. 👍
When I first got into HVAC, there was another “Mr. Supertech” coworker who was constantly nitpicking my work. He kept up the nitpicking until I found that he had condemned a good compressor. When I showed him that it was a broken wire, not an open winding, he never bothered me again.
I love it!!!!
Buy cocaine, put it in one of his belongings and snitch him out... You'll be able to finally work on peace
I very much like it when you explain what you're doing as you're going through it. Especially since I am just an apprentice.
Awesome Jacob, Thanks man for reaching out and letting me know!
I like when you explain what your doing ,I think it’s interesting .You are a good at soldering btw nice job!
Thanks for the feedback and the compliment! it has taken years of practice plus it helps learning the proper procedures.
Definitely prefer it when you explain it .. at least for me as a newer tech it helps me understand why you are doing it a certain way and gives me a new perspective.. thanks for the videos btw ... do you do any controls as well?
Thank you! I'm very limited on my controls. I about switched over to them but stayed in main service.
@@HVACRSurvival 13:49 that blower is really powerful the way it’s blowing your pants sleeves tells you it’s running at 100% capacity.
Running commentary is excellent when it's pertinent to the work being done. You do a stellar job at it.
Well thank you Peter, that's awfully nice of you to say!!. I think I'm a HVAC geek in training 😁.
Thank you for explaining as you work.
It sounds like everyone prefers that. Thank you for the feedback 👍👍
I like when you explain what and why you are doing what youre doing. Keep em coming just like you are.
Sounds like that is the majority of peoples opinion.Thanks!
Another good video. I am glad you explain what is happening and the reasons behind the process. The information you and other senior tech's on YT provide just enhances my knowledge base. I've enjoyed this channel for a while and your also a buckeye. Thanks.
I appreciate that! It takes a lot of time to make them worth watching. Thanks for your support!
I'm just a carpenter, but I find what you doing very interesting, You are the best.
Thanks for the support and the kind words👍👍
i have been a service tech since the mid 90's and i think the videos you make are great. i find them interesting and would bet that many more people do too. keep up the good work.
Thank you very much! That’s about when I started, July 1995.
You are doing a great job with your videos, thank you. One thing I will add to this is that we have had a number of condenser feeder tube to header leaks like this one on several different brands of equipment. The last one was on a 15 ton Ruud split system. where we had just replaced one of the condenser coils under warranty one year ago. So we brought the factory guy out at start up after installing the coil one more time. It was recommend to either install 100 percent shut down TXV's or a liquid line solenoid valve near the TXV and allowing the compressor circuit to open on the low pressure switch, and a crankcase heater to keep liquid refrigerant from migrating back to the compressor sump in the off cycle. This liquid refrigerant would fill up the compressor sump causing the compressor to shake violently on start up because of the amount of refrigerant to the amount of oil in the compressor, " Flooded Start". This stressed all of the discharge piping to the point of creating small cracks & leaks. After this repair, we started adding liquid line solenoids and thermostat controlled crankcase heaters on every header >feeder tube leak repair. This has cut down on the number of return trips on splits and RTU's . Oh, and it must be said that the piping, installation, and refrigerant were correct in all of these. Also we are located in south Texas.
Being that I've only been in the industry for a few years I like that you explain what you are doing!
Thanks Jeramie! I appreciate the feedback!
Great clear voice as well. Thank you
I appreciate that Neil 👍👍
You did an awesome job!
👍👍 I'm glad you enjoyed it, thanks 4 checking it out!
Great repair job.
Thanks 👍
I love this leak repair method.. I’ve done 2 in the past month. One on a discharge header and one on a filter drier braze joint. No vac, no worries. In and out in 2 or 3 hrs
If I was opening the system I would defiantly do the drier and evacuation. Thanks for the feedback!
HVACR Survival I had one that I found a leak at 5 pm, customer said fix it now! So I saved them about 3 hours of overtime labor to do a new drier and a good vacuum.. on a 22 year old system. It’s a no brainer to mr
Now if I would have opened the system and expose it to atmosphere or it would have been pulling into a negative pressure I would have changed the dryer and pulled a good vacuum. But in this case I would have been just fighting the refrigerant that was trapped in the oil. I don't see a reason for that. Plus the unit was only 4 years old. Thanks 4 commenting and watching 👍👍🤜🤛🍺🍺
You’re content is great, the explanation while your performing a certain task is very informative because I’m a service tech and I always pick up a good tip that’ll teach me and help me to further my skills on the job and save myself time and perhaps save me from unneeded stress.
Wow that's really cool to hear, I appreciate you responding. 🤜🤛👍👍
Great video bro !!!!
Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to watch it 👍👍
Brilliant technical work and weld. The D tek is a super tool. Use it all the time to find the smallest of leaks. Those systems have so many joints it can become overwhelming and time consuming. Anyway at least you have a happy customer 🤘
Thank you 👍👍. Yep I still have to go back for the larger one but that will give be a chance to try out my new subcooler I built today. 😁
@@HVACRSurvival can't wait to watch the video
Working on it now 😁
Nice tips on the recovery process
Thank you Mr Green 👍👍
Yep I know some of those supper HVAC’s we use to call them are heroes lmao. No mistake wonders
LoL Heck yeah!
Cutting corners to save someone money on a trade everyone takes for granted…. Makes sense
Technical work, beautiful and clean. Congratulations ! .'.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. 👍👍
Good job 👍
Thanks bud!
I rate you above the super techs Slick Rick ... So screw em ... Vodka shots for me ... Lol ...
🤣🤣🤣I suck 👎👎👎🍺🍺
I would definitely recommend putting a filter drier when pulling the refrigerant out and putting it back in. Those recover Cylinders are dirty and when brand new.
You have a valid point, I used my impact driver to open the inspection port on the recovery tank to verify there wasn't nasty's in it.But yes it would be better. Thanks for watching!
@@HVACRSurvival What about using an inline dryer on the recovery machine. Wouldn't that keep crap from the recovery tank from getting back into the system?
@@bobt1634 I agree that would be a good thing. For some reason Appion uses a screen instead but I could use a external drier 👍👍 when I'm reusing the refrigerant.
I thought your idea of repair was not only sensible but super convenient considering hours spent and cost for customer some times taking things apart just leads to many more problems
100% correct. Sometimes doing things so-called by the book ends up turning into a long story LOL
Thanks for the video sir and thanks for not showing you driving, climbing the ladder and other stuff we don't wanna see. Much appreciation and respect
Lol. That's funny because I just did that in one of the other videos. It appears that's the creative BS a lot of viewers want to see so they stay watching, I thought it was about HVAC but it's been turned into the MTV of HVAC TV. (If you want the subscribers that's what it appears to take?) Who knows, it's all a learning curve🤦♂️
I am happy to hear a clear explanation on what is happening without being spoken like an eight year old, and then a thirty minute recap on how good you are. Thank you for content that can be used.
Nice repair Rick. The thought process is good to hear, with explanation of what your doing. Been in the trade 9 years now. Your videos and other HVACR TH-camrs help everyone out, even the “super” techs 😂
Thanks Nick 👍👍 Maybe some day I'll be a super tech 🤣
Good find Rick. A leak that small would have taken me all day. Then another to make the repair. That’s typically the biggest I work on between 10 and 50 ton
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Much rather hear your line of thinking while you work. I talk to myself while I work so it just seems normal to me lol.
👍👍🤜🤛. Thanks Derek
Not sure I could make that repair with trace refrigerant coming out. Personally would still pull a quick vacuum but not change the drier, but to each their own. I’ve done plenty of things that others would consider a hack myself but it works and saves the customer money like you said.
Eh for me personally, I wouldn't do some of this. But from my knowledge, what you do works. Leaving some gas on the system to prevent oxygen and contaminants in the system. Then recharging the system. I know with 410a, if it's a high side leaks, the refrigerant doesn't fractionate. Last company I worked for would quote out a vac, virgin recharge etc. But if you're on your own and the customer doesn't have a big budget, I get it. Great vid tho, some people just freak out. I know guys who straight up purge units and kill either a TXV or Compressor, maybe both, after they work on it. Lol, keep it up
I use to feel the same way about all new refrigerant but from what I've read and seen it looks like because the gas mix of r410a is a 50/50 % mix, it doesn't fractionate as much as they first thought in the early years of it's development. But I have had times where I pulled the refrigerant charge and weigh it back in with virgin r410a and the problems went away. I'm definitely not saying to skip vacuuming or filter drier changes if the system was opened to atmosphere or if it was running in a negative. 👉Thanks for the feedback Frost HVAC👍👍🤜🤛
Leaks on the discharge line most certainly do fractionate. I've seen them many a times in my residential days. Most of my 410a leaks back then were on poor quality evaporator coils but ANY vapor leak will fractionate. Leaks on the liquid line, however, will not...as long as you have a full column of liquid to your metering device and are not flashing in the liquid line. It takes time to happen and small systems are more prone. Larger equipment that holds more refrigerant is astronomically less risky.
Ya, explainations are better. Explain it all. Even if you have many times before. You never know when someone stumbles upon one of your videos and that will make them seek out more from you. Thx
Great point! Thanks for paying attention!
Rick I work on mostly residential r-22 and 410a systems
I’m looking for a solid leak detector which would you recommend
H-10 pro or the Inficon Detek 3 that Inficon just released. Don't get the old "Select" version I had in the video. The other detector you seen in the video was the "Stratus" that one's very expensive but the new Detek 3 is just as good as the "Stratus" minus a few features and several hundreds of dollars less.
HVACR Survival thanks man I was already leaning hard towards that h10 pro I’ve seen it in action Appreciate ya!!!
I definitely prefer the way you explain what you’re doing in the videos. I’ve learned a lot from your videos as opposed to the other guys who just film the work without explaining what they are doing. Just want to say that you are great at leak detection. To me it’s one of the hardest aspects of service work. I have a Fieldpiece slr8 because I heard it was the best detector for R-410a but it constantly has me chasing my tail with all the false positives it gives me. How do you leak that D-Tek select and how did you get so good at leak detection?
A lot of practice is how I got better at leak detection. And I am a total nerd on leak detectors. Inficon just released a new detector called the Detek 3, it's basically the Stratus minus a LCD screen and $350 in your favor. My select does great but the battery life is not impressive. That's been corrected with the Detek 3 thanks to a lithium battery.
@@HVACRSurvival Do you think that AccuTrak ultrasonic is better than the traditional type? Some people say they are faster to locate the leak.
@@TechnicalLee I would get either the Detek 3 or the H10-PRO first, I use the ultrasonic for special applications, there is times like this leak that I couldn't hear the leak. It all depends on how the leak has cracked to determine what kind of ultrasonic noise it creates. Sometimes it's easier to find and sometimes it's harder. But more times you'll be using the regular detector. The Fieldpiece was a major bust. I had both of them and they both were not worth keeping. To many false positives on the heated diode and low sensitivity on the inferred. Hope this helps 👍👍
opening a hose with near zero pressure is not problem as long as your heating part of the system and not cooling it off majorly to cause a vacuum. even so there's likely enough boil off from the oil and rest of system trapping gas to keep low positive flow for many hours.
Exactly 👍👍
Can you tell me where to get that hook you use to rope up equipment to the roof? Also, keep explaining what you are doing and your philosophy. I’m trying to learn more and I respect your knowledge/experience. Thanks for the vid.
sensibleproducts.com/one-trip-hook/. I built mine out of iron rod. I just bent it in a vice and a round pipe after heating it up. Easy 2 make 👍👍
Great job
Thanks Luis 👍👍🤜🤛
Nice fan set up👍
Next time you scrap a preptable or something with a small condenser.. Take the condenser with fan and a put a scherder on both ends of the small condenser and put a sucket on the fan motor..
Then put it between the recovery unit and tank.. And now you can fil the tank all the way up..
And keep the videos coming, and stay safe
Actually I have a small condenser from a reach-in cooler that would probably work perfect. Good idea thank you 👍👍
@@HVACRSurvival it's all about helping your fellow techs👍🇺🇲🇩🇰
Yes sir 👉👍👍
FYI- I used your idea on my return video and it worked 👍👍. You'll be getting credit for it on the video👏🤜🤛🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺
@@HVACRSurvival 😀
Thanks Rick.. Just glad i could share some knowledge🌞🌞🌞
Stay safe
Definitely explanations!!
Great to hear 👍👍🤜🤛🍺🍺
Keep it going man I actually learn and witness what is actually going on with your videos because you explain it.
That's great 2 hear Austin 👍👍 Thanks 4 watching bud🤜🤛
I thought u did a great job. It’s fixed properly and didn’t cost your customer a lot extra to go by the book.
Thank you! I appreciate you saying that!
Yes... it is always nice to have this explained
Sounds great 👍👍 Thank you for the feedback!
Hi sweet video! Do you work on any chiller systems or anything bigger? Would love to see some of the bigger stuff, highly interested in HVAC-without the R if you know what I mean ;)
I'm getting into the larger equipment like grocery refer racks and some chillers but it's been slow coming.
HVACR Survival Sounds Good! I will look out for those videos, take care.
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The explanations are really helpful 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 great video
Glad to hear that! Thanks for watching Tom!
Bro great video..
@@samuelsech2278 Thanks Samuel!
That was a great video! I was recently looking on carrier site for training courses cuz we just got a new acct with a bunch of newer carrier units. I noticed on one of those units it looked like it had a little constant cut in thermostat behind compressors?? Had the VFDs too. Your def a super tech in my book brother.
Thanks Bear, but I have problems, screw ups and make mistakes just like everyone else. I try my best to keep them to a minimum though 😏
I like it when you explain what your doing because I’m am trying to learn the trade and these videos help. Thank you
Sounds good 👍👍 Thanks William!
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To answer your question I like when those making the videos explain what they're doing. This is why you're in the top five of my favorite hvacr videos to watch.
WoW, Thank you! That is great to hear👍👍
Lately the v belts i get are different lengths compared to labeled and ordered size. 46" belt marked was 45". Then ordered a 47" and it measured 48"....ugh
Quality is just another word to sell crap anymore. 🤦🏻
Don't like it. Works for you, and it doesn't take an extra 3-4 hours to change filter driers and braze with nitrogen...
You don't serve your customer and the equipment they own with 100% integrity.
It works... Greatest last words on a W.O
I should have said this in the video, but if I had opened the system or if it had been running in a negative pressure I would have changed the dryer and evacuated the system and replaced the refrigerat. I would hope you've seen me do it so many times in my videos that you would know I don't advocate for half ass work.
Just to clarify because I am new an I also appreciate this method. Instead of pulling all refrigerant out, changing filter drier, repairing leak, then pressure test and pull vaccum. To save on time and money, recover the unit down to a point where there is still positive.pressure and the refrigerant inside is not a lot. Repair the leak and put the refrigerant back in. For a unit that holds 35 pounds, we left roughly 2lbs on the inside? Also did you only recover from a specific stage or from the entire unit?
Thanks Dr. HVAC
When I recommend pulling the refrigerant and weighting it back in is when I'm working on small critically charged refrigeration systems with cap tubes and ice machines. Or in this case, a package unit where I know the total refrigerant charge. I don't recommend this method for every system. The method of removing most of the refrigerant you mentioned is how I do it on most small systems unless I feel the need to do a proper evacuation on the system because I believe it has moisture or non-condensables in it.
I like what you are doing, don't worry about the supertechs long as you don't have comebacks just keep doing what you are doing and keep sharing :)
Thank you I appreciate that👍👍
I like seeing how you do thing's....its great
You sound a little battered wife.....are that many people bitching?
Screw them......your channel is awesome
No. Not really, just a couple when I posted links on HVAC hubs Facebook page. But unless I know what the majority think I won't know know for sure. Thanks man!
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I just joined this HVAC hub group....ready seeing some umm.....stuff thats iritating my bowels
Yeah... I didn't even post to there site this time. They're not my type of targeted audience. HVAC school is probably one of the most productive sites out there. Generally people in that group are there because they want to learn and not be a bunch of oxygen wasters and keyboard warriors 😎
You are a Super Tech sir, I hope I get to work with someone as competent and skilled as you when I get into the trade! I watch all your videos and they are always great. Please don’t change a thing. Thank you!
Thanks awesome to hear, I'll keep doing what I do is what I'm hearing 👍👍
Ive cut so many corners in my career i now have circle haha
If I would have open the system I would have used a vacuum pump and change the filter drier. That is how I will make the other repair that I have to do yet. But this one here, all I needed to do was remove the standing pressure so it didn't blow out on me 👍👍 I appreciate you taking the time to comment and watch the video 🤜🤛👉🍺🍺
Your videos are awesome. It's a learning experience for me. You're pro. Thx for sharing.
Thanks for the support! I'm just trying to share the info to help others learn faster from my mistakes.
I like your channels as I’m always trying to learn quicker ways to do something. Not a hacking it but doing right for the the customer.
Thanks Rich!
All other guys don't make mistakes, possible ?! I don't think so 🤔 Good JOB BR from Poland and Japan
Thanks Stanley👍👍 It's always neat to hear from people around the world ✌️👍👍🤜🤛
i like the channel you're a very knowledgeable guy. it is nice to see someone hew takes pride in doing the job right. keep up the great job thanks!
Thanks Jeremy! I like what I do, I appreciate your kind words!
Thanks for the great information ! I love it when you explain what is going on, keep it up! Be safe and healthy and watch out for the Bat Flu .
🤣 yeah, if I haven't got it by now I'm not sure I'm gonna get it. And I'm ok with that 😏
Explanation adds to the video imo
Thank you for the feedback 👍👍. It appears I'm on the right track🤜🤛
Nice work Rick. Just like Basic Residential stuff just a heck of a lot bigger.
Yep, your correct and a few more controls. Thanks for checking it out 👍👍
#414 thumbs up...keep up what your doing... doing good.
Thanks Stevo👍👍
I dont understand. How comes u dont pull a vacuum on the system. That dont look good.
Maybe you missed why I did what I did in the video. Now if I would have open the system up to the atmosphere or if the system would have been pulling non condensables into the system, then absolutely, I would have changed the filter drier and pull a vacuum on the system. Basically I just lowered the pressure in the system to just enough to keep the atmospheric pressure out, while removing the likelihood of the system building pressure and blowing the brazing alloy out of the fitting. Then I made the repair, pumped the refrigerant back in. I could have let the system pull the refrigerat in but I chose to do it as quickly as possible because people were downstairs in the office area becoming uncomfortable. This method would not be good in all situations as I noted above. Thanks 4 watching 👍👍
Factory leak for sure!! I love you are explsing ,keep up the good work
Thank you! Will do!
Good repair Rick,would have done the same keep up the good work brother
I appreciate hearing that Greg 👍👍. Stay safe bud!
Need a moleculator transformator
I have two different ones that I built.
Keep doing what you're doing. Don't worry about the others. One of the most informative channels out there.
Wow, thanks Bill 👍👍🤜🤛🍺🍺
I like explanations and I like some of your tricks
Thank you for watching them, I appreciate your kind words 👍👍
Whoever tells you that ‘you suck’ , is a hater and probably sucks ass at service work. Keep it up my man you rock. Learning a lot watching you for sure, good video 👍🏼
Nice job! Love the teaching aspect of your video. The explanations are great. Watching another tech work, I always seem to learn a new tip or trick.
Thanks 👍👍. I do the same thing while watching others videos. There is always something more to learn and a easier way of doing things.
Great vids I’m a tech as well I want to start making vids
Tech tip push pull recovery method is the best
That's cool, start recording and posting them.
I prefer explanation as you go. I need commentary
Sounds like that's what I'm hearing 👍👍. Thanks 4 the feedback!
I really wanna see the several hundred ton rtu you have been working on now..👍😂 great video
Seriously though I repair a crazy variety of refrigeration equipment and throughly enjoy the videos, keep it up. Screw the super techs🤣
Grocery store racks and chillers is more of what I was thinking 🤣🤣. Yes I know it's horsepower for the racks.
I appreciate that, there was real consideration about whether or not to show how I did the repair just because I wondered how much bull I would catch off of it even though this is how a majority of the people do it and there was absolutely nothing wrong with it. Now if I open the system that would be a totally different subject😎
Keep explaining
Retired after 30 plus years. Enjoyed your video. Reminds me when I would bring a new tech fresh out of school on a job. I would explain what I was doing to give my tech a better understanding. By all means keep explaining.
wow that's great to hear Wayne, I wish more people were willing to do that. I've gone through the rigmarole of not getting told what's going on and being kept in the dark for way too long. That's why I love helping these newer guys 👍👍
Keep up the comments! Many thanks :-)
Thanks Mark, I appreciate the feedback and it's good to know what I've been doing seems to be satisfactory. 👍👍
you should have said give it a "smashed thumbs up" lol
been a long time since I smashed a thumb, guess I'm about due (insert loud knocking on wood sound) ;)
Where are these super techs? Been trying to hire one for years. I dont see anything wrong with this process. Your looking out for the customers bottom line and if system is always in a positive pressure there is no chance of bringing in contaminates. Thanks for the video.
They come on go in the keyboard warriors section of the comments. Any experienced tech should know by now this field is not for snowflakes and you're not going to razz me easily and I won't back down if I'm correct. I appreciate the feedback 👍👍
@@HVACRSurvival 2-3 lbs pressure pushing out a bit of coolant... nothing coming in. Brilliant point of view. Wish I could see it better in the video, but the concept is clear.
So then you don't need to flow nitrogen while brazing, correct?
May be unconventional, but I appreciate your wisdom. Very inspirational.
Would love to tag around a day on the job, but this is the next best thing. Keep it up.
It might have gotten a touch of carbon in there? I guess it depends on whether there's oxygen in refrigerant. But I never got the copper rosie red, so is it enough to make it worthwhile to purge the whole system out? I think that's going a little radical. Thanks 4 watching it 👍👍
Not being a HVAC tech, I prefer your extended what and why explanations.
Cool, thanks for the feedback!
@@HVACRSurvival My pleasure.
Those I listen to explain what they are doing.👍
I appreciate the feedback, sounds like I'll keep doing what I've been doing 👍👍
People who call themselves a super tech are really the f ups that we have to go behind to make it correct. Keep up the good work!!!
🤣 thanks James. My viewers are awesome 👍👍
Get you one those molecular transformers
I had my doubts about them until last week
I was pulling 410 out of one and my machine kept tripping because of the head pressure
My coworker had one I slapped it on and it dropped the head going into my tank 75 psi
I pulled the remaining 15 lbs out with out tripping my recovery machine off
Ambient was 105 deg
They really work
I made one that I showed on the homemade tools video. They work if you have water or ice for it. I made a sub-cooler that I tried out today and was able to recover 45lbs of R410a without any water.
Yes Ice water is a draw back for sure
It’s just one more thing to drag on a roof
Your sub-cooler sounds interesting
Any chance you show us how you made it???
Try to stay cool out there!!!
I’m in Houston and it’s been brutal
Yes, I recorded it in use today
I'll try next time. save big time! Thanks super tech! :)
Cool deal! Hope it helps!
Nice
Carrier makes the worst equipment both commercial and residential
They are all poor quality. No one takes pride in anything anymore.
HVACR Survival plastic pulleys, frame is poorly built and constant refrigeration leaks
@@scottchila7284 I haven't had any problems with the pulleys, they are supposed to be more reliable. Also got to look where they're starting to build them now. I've had them come improperly charged too. Lennox and Trane both have issues as well.
HVACR Survival I have had some better luck with Trane. The leaks on the Carrier unit have been a nightmare
Trane has better heat exchangers for sure.
Watching again, zgood repair!!
Thanks for watching! I spent all day working on this video, still learning new video tricks to make it better.
Excellent video Rick!
Thanks Ryan 👍👍🤜🤛
Always explain! Way better
Sounds great!
How do you like the job link probes
I love them with MeasureQuick👍👍
Like it. Thanks for the great tips
I appreciate that Juan👍👍. Have a great weekend 🍺🍺
I'm not an HVACR tech, just an Electrical Engineer that is currently fascinated about refrigeration, so I definitely love your explanations. That's why you just gained me as a subscriber!
I have friends that are from the electrical gene pool LOL I'm Glad You Came aboard. Thanks for subscribing 👍👍
I like when explain the work
Cool, that’s what I’ve been doing. Thanks for the feedback
I like to see the torch in action.
Thanks for watching Daniel👍👍
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I'm a tech as well. Going on two decades now. I love watching and seeing other service technicians techniques. You can pick up fast ways. Good shit brother.
Keep explaining. It’s nice to hear someone else’s reasoning as to why they’re doing it, especially if it may be different than the way you do it. Especially for someone who doesn’t do much refrigeration work regularly. Great video and great find.
Thanks 4 the feedback, sometimes it feels in repeating myself.
Great video!thanks
Thanks 4 taking the time to watch it 👍👍
Never used the recovery machine to charge up the unit, don’t really trust it. The recovery tanks have so much crap in them, I always run them thru a drier in the charging line to protect the components from becoming a blockage, the repair is iffy....because you can’t check if your repair took (nitrogen pressure) I find the faster you try to do things, the longer it takes. Nothing wrong with doing it that way, just don’t complain if you end up having to start all over from the beginning, with recovery again... It’s Murphy’s law.
Good video.
Everything you said sounds fair to me. I should have used a drier going in and then switched it to the out going side of the tank. I have used my impact wrench to remove the square plug in the top of the tank 2 visually check for nasty crap in the tank and then I only use that tank for reuse type work. Thanks 4 watching 👍👍
Commercial is very different. You can’t just shut down for six hours. The old D/B units leaked often on the tube sheets. We would put dry ice on the horizontal condenser, when it hit zero, start brazing. Fixed in an hour and a half. Great explanation. 👍
Right on John 👍👍. Thanks man!
Love it when u explain while you work
Awesome SQ! I appreciate the feedback!
Awesome man. Love watching you work, brazing , leak detection and listening to your dialogue. Thank yoh
Thank you for letting me know 👍👍. That helps me know I'm going in the right direction.