Absolutely amazing that there are still such high quality air conditioning manufacturers like Trane that can build a TXV equipped system that can last 5 whole years before it fails and needs a repair. Just like A coils that total replacement cost as much as half the price of a new unit depending on where you live, like here where our local repairmen charge over $150 per hour labor and 10 to 20 times their cost of the refrigerant and about 200 to 300 percent markup on parts. Give me a standard old fixed orifice unit any day. But I guess I can cry about that all day just like the fact that they don't sell R 22 new units anymore either. But I think I'd like to move to South Carolina just so I can get this guy to charge me a fair price for quality work...either that or Steve Lav's town. Then again, I'd have to move to upstate New York to get my cars worked on by South Main Auto youtuber too, man I'd be movin all over the place just to not get screwed.
I was at work one day and called you you answered I know you couldn't talk but wow it made me feel so good your a very nice person you don't know how much you do for people like fixing the dryer vent your an HVAC legend in the TH-cam word your my helper in the field I need to know something I can't go to you Thur your videos thank you Mr cook
Brilliant... your giving him something precious ~ your time, attention, and love so many young people never know ~ and of course instilling in him confidence, giving him education in electronic things and showing him that university education isn’t necessarily the best way forward for all professions, but highly desirable if that’s what he chooses. You sound like a sound bloke Elwood :)
this is what happens when you are a good guy and treat customers rite they will alowyes want you over any one else because you are the best at what you do
Obviously Jimmy the lizard knows that system inside and out. Good thing he was there to double check ur work. Yeah I know it sucks servicing units far away, being a good person and Doing the right thing can be a hassle sometimes. But you will sleep good at night
Using a hand held acetylene tank is mint. I guess it only works on 3/8" copper, anything larger would need more heat. What type of silfoss is that, seems low temp also.
I was just thinking back to when we had our system replaced. The TXV was bad from the start and it had to be replaced. Three years later it had to be replaced again. It's a puron system Recently the big line frosted and I thought here we go again. I cleaned the condenser coil and the A coil (as best as I could still mounted in handler). It needed it. Also cleaned the fan. Seems to be good now it's been a few weeks. Small line is warm the big line is cold and the fan is pumping out slightly warm air
I used to service telecommunications equipment. Troubleshooting is the same process for most stuff. So I would be interested in having you explain the gauge readings for the non hvac guy.
Anything under 102 PSI suction pressure with 410a in a residential system, will cause a condensation freeze over on the evaporator coil 99% of the time.
We have a lot of Jimmy s here in s Fl. Love ur shoes also and since I m almost retired after 30 summer s of doing AC I enjoy the way u figure stuff,,,,,,we use renew here since day one they figure the sticky txv oil issue We replace so many till the right stuff was added. Yup Jimmy enjoy to see a guy that knows his trade.....ttul. learning and re learning we never get tire ,,,,,,rise my kids doing it.....caiou
@@stevekaufmann8109 I agree and if u know what you are doing and are quick enough u really don't have to use any thing but a wet rag on the txv. Just so it doesn't get too hot
Lol the longer I watch teds videos I scratch my head. But he’s a lovable guy. He does things a special way. Yeah, some things aren’t practical . But that’s why it helps old guys and young bloods working together and teaching each other stuff
If used on small lines, like liquid with little heat sinking, you can knock it out if you’re proficient. The TXVs are pretty tolerant, if you don’t jack around and keep pouring heat into them. Yes, not ideal, but it works; ‘put it to bed and move on.’
Ian Berger 1/4 inch hoses through the gauge. Vac may not be as tight as the manifold states. The micron gauge is supposed to be installed at the equipment, not the pump.
'Jimmy' lives in that immediate area, watching out for cats & hawks, with a metal shelter and some water from sweating metal fittings in the hot weather.
2 wrenches, I like this guy already, 1 wrench guys drives me nuts. Watched many of techs try to undo a black iron union with 1 pipe wrench, Me...... woahhhhhh, use to wrenches, there is a reason, and you hand isn’t a wrench
What type of solder do you use. I noticed you used map gas to braze. Does that work on bigger suction lines as well? I just some stay bright #8 to try out.
mapp gas brazing is likely best on 3/8th or smaller, indoor and no wind or air blowing (no fans), obviously not near any valves or anything that doesn't like extended heating times
Using a doctor analogy, if most of your service calls are sprained ankles, this is brain surgery. We viewers wouldn't mind watching the whole operation at regular speed - I'd like to see every step. But it points to another "genre" I need to study up on. Thanks for making.
My SMAN 3 gauges had a leak around the sight glass. The rubber gasket pulls in when you pull a vacuum on those. I took my sight glass out and sealed the gasket with the clear refrigeration sealer and tighten the brass ring. This is the problem with the sight glass gauges.
Doesn't Jimmy have a HVAC technician assistant certificate from Spartanburg Tech College? I told the woman that I'd put it in but couldn't service it, and here I am servicing it. Sounds about right. lol 😎
Great video I use supco88 oil addictive it works good. Give it I try. Back in the good old days there where no micron gauges just pull a good vac with the valve cores in place and we road with it. The units ran for many years. 🥱
Great videos but I need to chime in on the evac. Something totally wrong there, even if going through your manifold. I just did 60 feet of 3/8 and 7/8 and had it down to 250 microns in exactly 15 minutes and another 15 minutes to 160 microns, through my Titan manifold and Robinair 5 cfm two stage pump. I pull the schrader cores and use a 3/8 vac hose to the manifold which helps a lot. I would suspect your pump is bad and suggest connecting the micron gauge directly to it and see if you pull down to under 250 and how long it takes to get there. My pump with fresh oil gets to 16 (no typo) microns in less than 1 minute.
Don't really need thermo paste just a wet rag wrapped around the txv and it's only 3/8 " copper...if u are good with ur touching it should only take 10 or 15 seconds to make that solder joint, then quickly turn off ur acetylene and use just the oxygen from ur torches to slowly cool the joint
@@shawnbologna8281 Good point. Of all my years brazing copper joint's I never thought about cooling the the joints with oxygen. I would always just let it cool down and at some point spray it with water or nothing at all. Good tip. Thk u
No it won't. LCD displays flicker, but too fast for the human eye to perceive, but a video camera grabs images 30 or 60 times a second, so it can detect the LCD refreshing.
@ 10:11 who put the tripping hazard in front of the washer/dryer.. think they'd have ran around the unit instead of across the floor directly in front of lol
Changed one on a Bryant the other day, of course everything on the txv was brazed, when will manufactures learn about ease of service, not lugging tools and torches into a crawl space.
Why do you pressure test a 410a system with only 250psi? 400 to 500 is standard for 410 I believe. Even if I pressure test a r22 system I go to 300 to 400
@@NestorHVAC but what about when its summer time and the head pressure can get as high as 340 psi with normal operation? If there is a slightly weak solder it might hold 150 psi but not 350?
Great working conditions don't know why you wouldn't want to service them. If it's a little further from your radius service area just charge more travel time.
So amazing to see how drains and electrical wire is just there. Here in my country( the Netherlands) that would so not be allowed. Also it looks ugly hehehe. Love your video's, brings back hope that there are actual people willing to put in the (educated) work!
Absolutely amazing that there are still such high quality air conditioning manufacturers like Trane that can build a TXV equipped system that can last 5 whole years before it fails and needs a repair. Just like A coils that total replacement cost as much as half the price of a new unit depending on where you live, like here where our local repairmen charge over $150 per hour labor and 10 to 20 times their cost of the refrigerant and about 200 to 300 percent markup on parts. Give me a standard old fixed orifice unit any day. But I guess I can cry about that all day just like the fact that they don't sell R 22 new units anymore either. But I think I'd like to move to South Carolina just so I can get this guy to charge me a fair price for quality work...either that or Steve Lav's town. Then again, I'd have to move to upstate New York to get my cars worked on by South Main Auto youtuber too, man I'd be movin all over the place just to not get screwed.
I was at work one day and called you you answered I know you couldn't talk but wow it made me feel so good your a very nice person you don't know how much you do for people like fixing the dryer vent your an HVAC legend in the TH-cam word your my helper in the field I need to know something I can't go to you Thur your videos thank you Mr cook
Any time!
That's one of the best tech.'s you've had in awhile Ted. Give the man insurance and 401k and see if he'll stick around 👍
He looks like that Geico gecko
And here i go thinking you actually got a new helper, i should've known better hahahaa
Glad o see someone else using MAPP gas in an attic. It does a Great job .Jimmy is better than some of the help I've had for sure.
Your videos are tops with my 13 year old grandson! He loves watching with me!
Thank You very much for the support !! I really appreciate you watching !! What is his name ? I will give him a shout-out.
Brilliant... your giving him something precious ~ your time, attention, and love so many young people never know ~ and of course instilling in him confidence, giving him education in electronic things and showing him that university education isn’t necessarily the best way forward for all professions, but highly desirable if that’s what he chooses. You sound like a sound bloke Elwood :)
You're kinda the Bob Ross of HVAC it seems. Nice video!
David Jastram what does that mean ? He’s a painter ? Seriosly I’m confused
Bob Ross didn’t mind helicopters.
I have always loved this, TXV valve, thermostatic expansion valve valve🤣 . Good video.
It's like "PIN number"! Personal Identification Number number.
I'd have had to ask if the homeowner's property was insured thru Geico...
Lol freaked out when jimmy the lizard jumped on top of the fan
Bang Bang - Apparently, that was not Jimmy’s first rodeo, running across the fan grate.
this is what happens when you are a good guy and treat customers rite they will alowyes want you over any one else because you are the best at what you do
Great helper and he can get you good rates on car & motorcycle insurance!
Those helpers are seasonal, awesome in the summer but cant get them to even leave their house in the winter.
and always leaving a tail behind in the weirdest places
Jimmy the lizard is working on his EPA certification
@7:13 awww he's gonna help us....NO JIMMY NO!!!!! Crazy ass Jimmy hahaha
Good work and very informative. The only suggestion I have would be to use Stay-Brite8 on the liquid line joint.
Obviously Jimmy the lizard knows that system inside and out. Good thing he was there to double check ur work. Yeah I know it sucks servicing units far away, being a good person and Doing the right thing can be a hassle sometimes. But you will sleep good at night
Using a hand held acetylene tank is mint. I guess it only works on 3/8" copper, anything larger would need more heat. What type of silfoss is that, seems low temp also.
I would have liked to hear the commentary during the txv install.
I was just thinking back to when we had our system replaced. The TXV was bad from the start and it had to be replaced. Three years later it had to be replaced again.
It's a puron system
Recently the big line frosted and I thought here we go again. I cleaned the condenser coil and the A coil (as best as I could still mounted in handler). It needed it. Also cleaned the fan.
Seems to be good now it's been a few weeks. Small line is warm the big line is cold and the fan is pumping out slightly warm air
I used to service telecommunications equipment. Troubleshooting is the same process for most stuff. So I would be interested in having you explain the gauge readings for the non hvac guy.
Ted does HVAC 102, not HVAC 101.
There are lots of guys who do HVAC 101.
Try Greyfurnaceman, Ty Branaman, or Word Of Advice channels, to name a few.
Could have left the door off and put a wet rag on the valve to prevent a future problem. jmo. Your helper pays attention better than a lot of them!!
I sure wish you were near McKinney TX.....We have a TRANE and has never worked since the day it was installed in 2016.
Man you are a gentleman and a good technician. I like your style and your videos keep up the good vibes
Min 13:30
Is that a pre-mixed can of ox-acetylene?
That's pretty slick!
Beats hauling around those 2 tanks, and hoses, and nozzles...
Anything under 102 PSI suction pressure with 410a in a residential system, will cause a condensation freeze over on the evaporator coil 99% of the time.
Only a pro would of figured that out
We have a lot of Jimmy s here in s Fl. Love ur shoes also and since I m almost retired after 30 summer s of doing AC I enjoy the way u figure stuff,,,,,,we use renew here since day one they figure the sticky txv oil issue We replace so many till the right stuff was added. Yup Jimmy enjoy to see a guy that knows his trade.....ttul. learning and re learning we never get tire ,,,,,,rise my kids doing it.....caiou
The more I watch. I'm thinking about going to school for it
least it isn't like 30 degrees out. Those days suck when it's raining, cold and having to pull a vacuum.
Talks about that lizard the way Bob Ross would talk about a tree.
bought a couple of those Nebo LED lights you recommended. Very compact and will come in handy!
I actually have a lizard named jimmy too. My girlfriend really likes to play with him.
LMAO
Great video, my only question, if you knew you were going that far out why the heck didn’t you bring the big guns for the evac?
LOL, People are helicopters, however the lizard that was sent to spy is a "Buddy" & a "Friend"... Homeowner played this one smart!
No wet rag on txv?! Alot of HVAC techs are saying 1/4 go bad when brazing. I personally use stay Brite near those with a rag.
Lol I've been a tech for years this guy is top notch
@@stevekaufmann8109 I agree and if u know what you are doing and are quick enough u really don't have to use any thing but a wet rag on the txv. Just so it doesn't get too hot
Glad you never did XB units. Glad Trane got out of the entry level units and left them to Goodman.
Why didn't you use core remover to speed up the vacuum process?
Hey Ted what is that oil treatment you use?
Should not we have a high sub cooling in case of a txv failure?
Not sure that I’d ever use map gas for brazing though,
It works, not sure id ever braze that with out something on the txv though 🤔
It is nice to be able to hold it at any angle tho
Lol the longer I watch teds videos I scratch my head. But he’s a lovable guy. He does things a special way. Yeah, some things aren’t practical . But that’s why it helps old guys and young bloods working together and teaching each other stuff
Hey, if you don’t bubble flare joints, you’re asking for it. Such a risk taker .
If used on small lines, like liquid with little heat sinking, you can knock it out if you’re proficient. The TXVs are pretty tolerant, if you don’t jack around and keep pouring heat into them. Yes, not ideal, but it works; ‘put it to bed and move on.’
Good video. 45 mins to get 500 microns for a system that small? Either your running a cheap pump or its worn out.
Ian Berger 1/4 inch hoses through the gauge. Vac may not be as tight as the manifold states. The micron gauge is supposed to be installed at the equipment, not the pump.
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It is not the pump ... it is the rig I had with me that day that is so slow and inefficient.
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Jimmy was the name you gave the mouse that died on an outside condenser in one of your previous vids.
I did a change out today and put a XR in. Nice units.
Wonder why we fast forwarded through the install???
'Jimmy' lives in that immediate area, watching out for cats & hawks, with a metal shelter and some water from sweating metal fittings in the hot weather.
That was the Geico Gecko trying to sell them A/C service insurance.
May I ask, why no filter dryer?
You may not.
2 wrenches, I like this guy already, 1 wrench guys drives me nuts. Watched many of techs try to undo a black iron union with 1 pipe wrench, Me...... woahhhhhh, use to wrenches, there is a reason, and you hand isn’t a wrench
13 seer heatpump why not just put a piston in?
What type of solder do you use. I noticed you used map gas to braze. Does that work on bigger suction lines as well? I just some stay bright #8 to try out.
mapp gas brazing is likely best on 3/8th or smaller, indoor and no wind or air blowing (no fans), obviously not near any valves or anything that doesn't like extended heating times
I like that little lizard guy...funny that he wants to be an hvac helper. lol
Using a doctor analogy, if most of your service calls are sprained ankles, this is brain surgery.
We viewers wouldn't mind watching the whole operation at regular speed - I'd like to see every step.
But it points to another "genre" I need to study up on. Thanks for making.
My SMAN 3 gauges had a leak around the sight glass. The rubber gasket pulls in when you pull a vacuum on those. I took my sight glass out and sealed the gasket with the clear refrigeration sealer and tighten the brass ring. This is the problem with the sight glass gauges.
Would have liked to have seen the valve replacement at regular speed, otherwise, a great video.
I pull vacuum with the appion 3/8" hoses down to 350 microns in less than 8 minutes.
Trey Manning is that system vacuum or is that with a pump running?
Jimmy really likes the hot air coming out of the unit!!!!
Cold-blooded
Doesn't Jimmy have a HVAC technician assistant certificate from Spartanburg Tech College? I told the woman that I'd put it in but couldn't service it, and here I am servicing it. Sounds about right. lol 😎
I connect a CPS micron gauge to the system when I vacuum n it usually gives a lower reading than my fieldpiece digital manifold
dont add a new dryer?
Hello sir do you service the Charlotte area?
was that MAP gas and a 15% silver rod? I know MAP gas and Stay Bright # 8 works well, just curious? Love the videos!!!
Great video I use supco88 oil addictive it works good. Give it I try. Back in the good old days there where no micron gauges just pull a good vac with the valve cores in place and we road with it. The units ran for many years. 🥱
Jimmy is undercover youtube police.
Great videos but I need to chime in on the evac. Something totally wrong there, even if going through your manifold. I just did 60 feet of 3/8 and 7/8 and had it down to 250 microns in exactly 15 minutes and another 15 minutes to 160 microns, through my Titan manifold and Robinair 5 cfm two stage pump. I pull the schrader cores and use a 3/8 vac hose to the manifold which helps a lot. I would suspect your pump is bad and suggest connecting the micron gauge directly to it and see if you pull down to under 250 and how long it takes to get there. My pump with fresh oil gets to 16 (no typo) microns in less than 1 minute.
Hahahahah my guy had way to much damn time on his hands cringe.
something similar to jeopardy music, very fast polka or bluegrass would have been great at the sped up part :))
Another subscriber made a good comment about they must be insured by Geico bc their gecko is hanging around. 😂
Thank you! His name is Joseph and my name is Woody! We really do appreciate and enjoy your videos! B.l.t.n!
I’ve had great luck installing the additive, shifting the reversing valve and letting the unit run awhile in both directions and not having toif
Change the valve
Hey Ted, I'm always paranoid when I braze next to the TXV and I always use thermal paste. Is it not necessary? Those gaskets don't melt?
Don't really need thermo paste just a wet rag wrapped around the txv and it's only 3/8 " copper...if u are good with ur touching it should only take 10 or 15 seconds to make that solder joint, then quickly turn off ur acetylene and use just the oxygen from ur torches to slowly cool the joint
@@shawnbologna8281 Good point. Of all my years brazing copper joint's I never thought about cooling the the joints with oxygen. I would always just let it cool down and at some point spray it with water or nothing at all. Good tip. Thk u
You use map gas to braze the copper line set?
App ion core removers rated for 20 microns. Evacuate system in minutes.
I thought Jimmy was toast when he ran across the outdoor fan blade.
I was wondering did you replace filter dryer off camera or you don't have to do that when replaceing a txv.
Thanks.
R H drier may be internal to the unit so if he pumped it down then he wouldn’t change it.
He should, if drier was slightly blocked
Should always change the dryer anytime the system is opened
Does that field piece model of guage set always flicker ? It looks like it could be hard to watch.
No it won't. LCD displays flicker, but too fast for the human eye to perceive, but a video camera grabs images 30 or 60 times a second, so it can detect the LCD refreshing.
Man. I'd be pissed, if one of my guys set there tools on the customer washer. Big no, no. I do like watching your videos.
Give Jimmy a big bonus
@ 10:11 who put the tripping hazard in front of the washer/dryer.. think they'd have ran around the unit instead of across the floor directly in front of lol
He better stay out of the fan blade
How are you liking the fieldpiece
Why do some vacuum pumps make a gurgling sound?
Changed one on a Bryant the other day, of course everything on the txv was brazed, when will manufactures learn about ease of service, not lugging tools and torches into a crawl space.
How long do you wait after adding Ac renew I usually leave it at least a day
Good Job Jimmy 🦎
Nice how’s the quality of trane nowadays?
Why don't you do the double vacuum pump trick
I've never seen anyone braze with MAP before. Yall need any help? i'm in Greenville as well, 10 years experience between here and Colorado :)
When I saw the thumbnail I thought Roy was still alive.
Why do you pressure test a 410a system with only 250psi? 400 to 500 is standard for 410 I believe. Even if I pressure test a r22 system I go to 300 to 400
Manufacturer calls for a pressure test up to 150PSI
@@NestorHVAC but what about when its summer time and the head pressure can get as high as 340 psi with normal operation? If there is a slightly weak solder it might hold 150 psi but not 350?
Great working conditions don't know why you wouldn't want to service them. If it's a little further from your radius service area just charge more travel time.
Always like your videos. Keep then commim
Does he have a relative that works at truck stops at night ?
It's a bit hard to here you talking. Love your videos......
Would have been nice to see it cooling inside.
The bob ross of hvac
Oh an anole, very common in the south USA.
I keep a fishing pole in my truck for just such an occasion.
Great idea!
good video. ya got me when the smoke detector went off though thought mine was going off for some reason lol
Silflose?
So amazing to see how drains and electrical wire is just there. Here in my country( the Netherlands) that would so not be allowed. Also it looks ugly hehehe.
Love your video's, brings back hope that there are actual people willing to put in the (educated) work!
Keep these videos Coming!