THE FRONT DOORS ARE TOO HARD TO OPEN (AIR BALANCE ISSUE)
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- This was an air balance call where the customers couldn't open the building doors.
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Just spent forty minutes of my life on a video that’ll probably have nothing to do with my future. However it was very entertaining. 20/10
I can all but guarantee you will use something, you learned, from this video in your future. You may not even realize it but you will.
Got Bait Alaska yep to sand and lube you shaft before removal and insert! Multiple times as needed! 😂
I learned about the mnemonic device meter or mnemometer for short. Good stuff! (Disclaimer: I'm trolling but wish no real ill knowledge.)
I am a professional IT specialist, and this has nothing to do with my job, but I also spent 40 minutes watching something that has even less to do with me since in Canada the weather is significantly different. HAHAHA
It’s always good to see some problem solving
If you don't schedule maintenance on your machines, your machines will schedule them for you.
Zac Price you're right. It all starts with a manager saying "Not on my budget, the next guy can do it"
Manager is incentivized to hit his numbers and collect his bonus. By the time the shives are worn out, he's moved up the line.
Corporate has to enforce a pm policy to prevent this happening.
@@oneselmo If I ran a company I'd make sure to have a solid budget for preventative maintenance, and even 'surprises' because I know those happen, too! Sadly anyone with uncommon sense can't run or own a company.
"Not in the budget to maintain" is some of their thought process. Then it breaks and they be scrambling to repair which cost more then just maintenance the system.
Unscheduled maintenance is always more expensive than scheduled maintenance.
Truth
I've never watched anything related to HVAC before. Not sure why this was in my recommendations. Good watch though!
Ya this was really cool seeing the process and I learned what negative air pressure inside buildings
same thing here! i have never seen anything like this before, so i was like sure, lets check it out. completely worth it, honestly im super interested and plan to watch more later when i get the chance. thanks for such an interesting video lol
I'm more interested than I expected it to be
Same here
Same
Clearly, 'regular maintenance' is not in the vocabulary of that customer.
You can probably leave off the regular part. I don't think these have seen ANY maintenance for a long time. And when problems started showing they just started shutting off things at random.
It’s totally commonplace. I don’t do HVAC but I’m a maintenance tech and the customers are in business doing what ever makes them money which in this case does not include HVAC lol. It’s common for folks to run till failure and call the pros at failure.
That's the norm for any industry. I'm a motive power tech, most customers regularly fuck their batteries and forklifts. We're pretty good at getting them on a schedule for maintenance and check ups for the lift. Though the battery is often killed by a lack of watering, over watering, improper charging practice, or a myriad of other bad practices that I have to mend. The amount of customer batteries I get in the shop that take 2 or more weeks to recover, or can't be fixed is common.
There are a few customers that are great about caring for their equipment at least, SaltWorks is a great example. They buy nice chargers, they buy good watering systems, and they use a bmid to tell the charger what to do for each battery and monitor the health individually. They even rotate machines around to balance how heavily they're used, based on power consumption reported by the battery monitor.
@@wwrite its funny that not doing maintenance probably costs more in the long run. I used to manage a small data-center and the company kept forgetting to do maintenance. The expense were always more than if you just did maintenance regularly, but no, just wait for the break.
And the A/C unit were tiny (it was just 1 rack of servers and 1 A/C unit), not even that important as my computers would run fine at 90º c but they can get to 100º c without the A/C (ideal is 70º c), but that would wear the electronics of any server running at that temperature, not to mention drop in performance.
It doesn't make money, no, but it saves money in the long run, not everyone thinks in the long run, they just think about the next month.
Until the day that there was a catastrophic failure that be (like several hard drive failures, guess if they replaced the worn out disks, no and they probably even worn out faster because of the A/C not working correctly and hot temperatures), something that would put the customer out of business, then they learn about " preventive maintenance " .
But I know better, I don't do that to my car, I keep up with the maintenance of it, for safety, I don't even use my car to earn money as I'm IT and do everything remotely, but losing a business is not like dying.
@Luiz Felipe I personally agree!
For me equipment operating at 100% is where I thrive. It really bothers me to see equipment malfunctioning or operating poorly due to lack of maintenance.
I kind of had the same thing, only when I came home from work, the back door would slam, but not every time. found out the wife was cheating
Lmao wtf
Made me laugh hard as fuck lmfao
Jeez
are you sure that was the door slamming or the sound of her cheating back door
. good one for sure, nice set up with proper delivery.
What do you mean? She was setting the AC to 70-degrees instead of the 78-degrees you agreed on?
Huh. TH-cam's done it again. I have no experience, nor interest, in HVAC or anything related. But, 40 minutes later I can't get enough. It's just a giant dangerous puzzle!
There are a lot of hack jobs done on HVAC Units. Plenty of work to clean up for a good tech, with built in customer confidence to grab the lucrative preventative maintenance work as a result.
As someone who has a background in information technology and automotive technology, I find watching technicians of other trades fix and troubleshoot fascinating. Keep up the honest, good work.
I work in IT too, I'm fascinated by A/Cs in data-centers, our computers produce a lot of heat to be managed.
+Thomas B -- Let's make that a triple! I thought I was the only IT guy watching and digging the familiar troubleshooting steps. 👍
You explained perfectly why I find this kind of video really interesting.
hell yeah tom. if an experienced tech is willing to share what they know, say thank you very much and if possible pay it forward with your own insights. fucking you tube done right, rocks.
Software engineer here. These videos and mustie1 repairing lawn mowers are really fascinating to watch. I did ops before and anyone new to the field would benefit from watching folks in other fields troubleshoot problems.
Hiring you was the best thing that joint has ever done.
That had me dying, I literally had a coughing fit cause I have a cold atm
“Right now it’s wintertime”... palm trees 🌴 in the distance blowing in the breeze... 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 sorry Chris, your Canadian friends like me can’t help ourselves when our Californian friends reference wintertime...
good video, man that unit was dirty, thanks!
Yeah I almost wanted to go home because it was 34 degrees on my job this morning...... we have no concept of cold here! I will be going live on TH-cam this evening 12/16/19 @ 5:PM (Pacific Time) to discuss my most recent uploads and answer questions from emails, the chat and Facebook come on over and check it out if you can. th-cam.com/video/_20hGnjjK44/w-d-xo.html
HVACR VIDEOS it was a warm day today in Southern Alberta, it hit 18F, but it is supposed to drop down to -5F tonight...
if you sign a work visa for me Chris I’ll start packing and be ready for work in the new year. Just give me your address...
@@FireandFrostHVAC trust me California is beautiful but super expensive...... most people are moving out of this place Im the only crazy one left...
I'm from Alaska lol I know what you mean XD
@@Williammcqueen52 I also live in Alaska and had to laugh at the comment because it was exactly what I was thinking. Awesome videos and awesome followers. 12F in Homer tonight.
I'm a junior at a tech school and I'm in HVAC. I LOVE these videos because they give like actual issues and jobs that I may have in the future. Keep it up man you're amazing!
HVACtechmakuloco vs Fordtechmakuloco. Love it when guys have the same work ethic and able to clearly explain things... You have a new fan. Thanks...
TH-cam recommendations actually found something cool!
Air balance and ice machines are my weakest points in the field but I reference to your videos and it blows my mind how easy you explain things man! Thank you!
i dont know why but this video was so satisfying and that not what i work in , i work with children . Good job you are very entertaining
I don't know why I'm all of a sudden addicted to your videos. I'm not an HVAC tech, but I think it's because I'm a field service technician, and I find refrigeration fascinating
You should get an cheap automotive pully or brake rotor puller from Harbor Freight and that will make pulling those pulley much easier and faster. Prying again the motor housing can crack the housing and puts a lot of pressure on the motor bearings, where a puller put the pressure on the end of the shaft and pulley only.
As an HVAC engineer, this is beautiful in a hilarious way. I wish we could make some of our customers view this when they start making decisions that will lead to a situation like this.
See its funny, there is a train station that I take that has this exact oposite problem, it is so highly preasurised if the heating is running that these big heavy comercial steel doors will stay open like 45 degrees its actually insane.
are there tunnels that lead in/out of the station? sounds like a tunnel ventilation issue
Great diagnosis. Wish I had a boss like you to teach me the ropes
All I can say is wow! The wealth of information in that video was unreal. I learned so much from watching it. Thank you for sharing some of your knowledge with us and taking the time to make it!
I am a network engineer and enjoy watching gaming, robotics, programming, and electronics videos. I just watched a 40m video on HVAC... well played
Thanks bud, I will be going live on TH-cam this evening 12/23/19 @ 5:PM (pacific time) to discuss my most recent uploads and answer questions from emails, TH-cam comments and the live chat, come check it out if you can th-cam.com/video/K3iG5q_Q_0U/w-d-xo.html
Sounds like it would be worth it for you to get the cert for air balance you do enough buildings with air balance issues.
xMoose338x in my area in Oklahoma air balancing is usually a separate field within the HVAC/R industry and does not pay the same as refrigeration work. It takes a lot of time with a non-licensed crew of 3-4 people being paid lower wages than a certified tech so he would be losing money. Not to mention all of the equipment it requires that a tech would not have or want, lol.
Wouldn't a red seal do that i know my brother has a red seal hes contracted to the Canadian military dont exactly know what hes doing apparently he cant talk about it lol
@@DerekGraham777 tell em you need to go camping and leave all electronics :)
Love your videos man. I'm doing online school so books don't explain everything very well and your videos help put the pieces together. Keep it up!
Good work buddy you are very good at your job and with customers.
Very good video you explain very well its like going to a tech school I learn alot the terminology alot of functions of the Units Now I dont work on hvac fulltime but am a building engineer and it makes so much sense understanding with hvac contractors alot and even the troubleshooting man Godbless you and keep on these Videos are a Blessing to all of us thank you for sharing your knowledge
I was trained badly as drafter, and I've never had an interest in HVAC, but honestly this is fascinating, I never would have thought that it would be possible to accidentally vacuum seal a building, or that such a thing would require trained professionals to fix.
Love watching you work. You would be a great guy teaching apprentices
Take the glass out of the front doors.
shreddder999 change the doors to open in 😇
@@ytSuns26 Good one!
Not sure why this was in my recommended or why I'm watching it, but pretty glad I did. Interesting watch.
I'm a Glazier and i actually learned about this through our schooling. (We do glass and aluminum doors not just windows) From what i've experienced this problem usually happens in vestibules from time to time
Good work Chris. One more thing. Blower wheels. When you guys find a neglected job like this, all of the blower wheels will need to be cleaned. 1/8” of dirt results in a 10% loss in airflow. Take a long screwdriver and scrape the inside of one vane cup to sample the loading of dirt. No more than one, it may go out of balance if it’s very dirty. 👍
Institutional Journeyman Refrigeration Tech - Man, do I feel ya on those Carriers. Great troubleshooting.
I never heard of any of this ! Where I worked they had lots of speakers in the ceilings all over, and they tested the smoke alarms and auto-shut for the fire doors. They put in smoke into the building and tested the smoke exhaust system. What I thought were ac vents, were actually smoke suction exhaust - intake vents. Who knew. Your explanations were very easy to understand. How do you know so much?
I have just started watching your videos and must say they are very good both informationally and visually.
This explains the restaurant I was in earlier today. When they open the door in blasts the dining room down with cold air.
I do electric and plumbing and never have probably never will do any HVAC work but I love your vids lol
I don't know shit about A/Cs but I watch the whole video. Idk why but I did pretty entertaining
Hey man I have no idea why this was in my recommended and I've never heard of the concept of air balance before but you do a great job at explaining things and I feel I learned something :) thanks!
Imagine getting your hand caught in the door with that pressure on it...
MrTurboturbine Dennys in every location has this exact problem... their doors are always hard to open
@@TheCrystalGlow doors could be just clapped out
@@TheCrystalGlow don't forget the filthy evap coils and ice machines, never eating there. Ever.
@@TheCrystalGlow How much you wanna bet this is a Denny's?
$$$$$$$$
Ah the old economizer disabled routine. "Why are we bringing in all this outside air? That's costing us money!", or it's stuck open or closed and just gets torn out and never replaced properly.
Great video. Restaurant air balance is difficult to achieve and impossible to maintain if the customer is weak on PM.
0:19
Mentions air balance issue.
Immediately almost sucked out into space when hatch opens.
as an HVAC engineer in NE Ohio, it's nice to see that building owner's still don't maintain their equipment on the other coast.
Negative Air Pressure = Vacuum
Your manometer turned itself off. When you turn it back on you need to disconnect the hose and re-zero it. It does not have a memory for zero when power turns off.
Very cool pulley diagnostic.
29:18 you really shouldn't take keys out like that. You can put grooves in them and change the way they fit. I don't know how it would effect alignment on a hvac equipment but I know if you are doing anything with precision, that would be a massive no no.
And then he renders my comment useless by replacing the key xD
Just use a fine file, alot of times there rusted in. Never sieze works wonders and use pocket point set screws. Just saying.
I see someone left extra fuzes in the disconnect...as a tech, i freakin love that
I always do that, always think about the next guy
@@HVACRVIDEOS and we are friends for life because of it, i do the same. I see it on a new account and say "good man, he knows what's up!"
Plot twist.. the “extra” fuses are actually dead fuses 💔
@@I_Lucid_Dreamer hahaa! Yeah, that changes your view on them real quick... Friggin tease!
10:14 hey a carrier bracket that isn't a joke, finally!
I'm retired, I feel I would have really enjoyed working in the HVAC/refrigeration industry. Your technical depth and take no prisoners attitude toward your craft is very inspiring. Keep up the good work.
Tfw its 1AM and you are watching a guy sandpaper a shaft then lube another shaft.
Very well done videos. I love learning new things and I have learned more about commercial hvac in the 2 hours that I have spent watching your videos than I knew before commencing watching. You explain things in common sense nontechnojargon language. Well done and you have gained a new sub. Thank you.
Interesting video! I was an Assistant Manager for a big family dining restaurant in the Midwest. If you wanted your bonus every quarter, preventive maintenance like this was not scheduled. It was up to the General Manager if they wanted to schedule it or not. If something did go wrong, my GM would always attempt to “fix it” instead of just calling a professional first... 🙄 It’s all about that 💰
How is it that there's never time or money to do it right but plenty of both to do it twice lol
There's a gun range near me where the door is so hard to open, everyone uses the handicap button to have the door motors open it for them.
Maybe I should send them this video
Gun range has a different concern, must keep lead splatter moving away from occupied areas of the building and out of the environment outside.
Thomas LeMay the range buildings only need negative airflow in the range area though. The indoor range I go to occasionally has an airlock type setup with doors between the front shop area and the back range area. The range is under negative pressure and it feels in there like they have makeup air being fed in at the firing line and the exhaust fans at the backstop, so that there's a constant down range airflow.
I was about to mention to measure the resistance on the contacts as you pushed in but then you went right into testing them.
I feel like an idiot but... I took over a building and have been dealing with a broke belt on 1 unit, when you showed the belt snagging i immediately felt dumb as thats exactly what its doing! I know what to fix now, i just didnt think it'd be that in a neglected 3 year old system. Thanks man!
This guy is obviously a highly trained engineer
He's very profesional and methodical about what he's doing and why he's doing it, no running around going on a wild goosechase, instead simply ticking off things on his list, I blame the customer being frugal with maintenance costs you in the long run usually more then maintenance would. As for the force needed to open doors, well I'm not suprised by this, we had a thermodynamics homework a part of it was figuring out if we could open the icebox of a fridge and/or the fridge compartment only *IF* the seals of the compartments were perfectly tight. Any guesses?
No you can't open the icebox, for the fridge that depends on how cold you set it up and how big the compartment is, but usually no you can't, that's why the seals allow for air intake after being closed. With some fridges and seals that are relatively tight you can kinda hear them hiss when you closed them, that's the air flowing in as it rapidly get's chilled below freezing. So why can't you open the doors if the little air that is within the freezer and/or fridge gets colder? Well: P=F/A and as air get's colder it reduces it's inherent need to occupy volume generating negative/smaller preasure (in comparison to the outside), now we have the P let's see what is a door? A plane with height and width that devides the inside and outside but width x height =A so P=F/A becomes F=PxA , F being the force it takes to open the door can become greater then F=m x g x µ which means that the force that keeps you fridge in place against pulling is weight x gravity constant (9,81m/s² or ~10m/s²) x frictionfactor (rubber tile I aprox 0,5) and once something moves the force needed is reduced even more.
And that's why I accidently dragged my old fridge (freezer and fidge combined) about 10cm (~4inches) through my kitchen when I forgot something inside and rapidly pulled the door open since gentle didn't cut it.
Great job. I do Air Balance in SE Texas, when you said you guys don’t deal with humidity, my little brain couldn’t comprehend that. Lol any time we have a negative building we have humidity issues. Question, how does one go about learning the mechanical / start up side of this. Again, I do air balance, I have decent amount a of knowledge on the mechanical and controls side but that isn’t my job. I would love to learn more on these Carrier, Daikin and Aaon units. They seem to have great sales reps because they are popping up all over the place now.
Ah man, I love SoCal. Great weather almost all the time. I didn’t know you were from there, I would have liked to have had the opportunity to work and learn from you man. But I moved back to Texas.
I pulled a back muscle on a drilling rig in the gulf of mexico for this exact reason. Living quarters had a negative pressure and the doors took an immense amount of effort to open. I pushed and pulled while twisting to open the door and it took me out for a week
Ugh! I hate when places wait until everything is broken, then call for repair. A little PM goes a long ways.
After I bought my house, I noticed I could smell like furnace fumes on hot days mostly coming from the basement. I blew smoke around the water heater vent and the smoke would blow back at me. If I opened a window, the smoke would go up the vent like it was suppose to. This would only happen around noon at the hottest part of the day. One day I went into the attic and noticed air was RUSHING around me through the opening to the attic. I found that the previous owner had installed 2 very large attic fans on a thermostatically controlled switch. Those fans would kick on mid-day and literally pull air from the only place it could which was the water heater vent. There was no need for attic fans as the attic is well ventilated from the soffit vents and a ridge cap. I'm surprised no one was injured from the fumes. I disabled the fans and replaced all the carbon monoxide detectors in the house.
I used to work for a company where the boss bought a great tool made by SKF TKBA belt alignment tool its pricey but well worth the in invest .
Fascinating video. I’m subscribing.
I do commercial roofing so this stuff will come in handy.
I'll bet someone threw the rug down and it caught the breaker and turned it off.
i dont get how its even remotely allowed by anyone to put stuff in front of the breakers.
Anyone seeing that room should be like "oh no"
Really good job! You explained the alignment problems very well. The alignment issues suck because that unit will eat belts and sheaves and do the bearings no good. I think the belts are Kevlar and so the belt material (dust) is harder than the sheaves and the bearings. It was good of you to vacuum up the insides. Sad that preventative maintenance got so far behind. Checking and replacing the filters is easy, checking the belts and sheaves is easy, checking the coils for cleanliness is easy, the manager or an assistant manager could do these tasks weekly and make a call for service when necessary.
Thanks for the nice words Ty, yeah this particular customers stopped the maint program at the end of September and they plan on starting it up Jan 1st....... corporate strategy to play with the numbers....
HVACR VIDEOS I kinda understand because it was clearly stated in English but that’s as far as I get. I know I’m preaching to the choir I know but HQ should know that there was no savings, if the money saved were a loan then it would be an expensive loan. They could have plastic windows installed so the belts and filters and coils could be checked SAFELY with the units running. To check all the units for proper running conditions would take less than an hour. Climb to the roof smoke’m if they got’m and check the coils, filters, and belts, easy. If they don’t know where the units are, the units are on the roof, super easy.
i like how that satilite dish is just watching you do all of the work lol 🤣🤣🤣
I never knew this was an issue. Almost every building I've walked into in Las Vegas, New York City and Houston does this and I never knew this actually bugged people enough to call a repairman lol
good overall assessment and instruction on troubleshooting issues with the building. i worked at Stanford university on many types and sizes and your tutorial was spot on. it was funny when you went to check for power and there is employee crap everywhere. people always find the mechanical rooms and put their shit on everything not realizing how important and how dangerous with all the electrical dangers their exposed too. jackasses probably get stoned there, lean up against breakers and tripped them or who knows. but those panels need to be debri free or shit gets hot.electricity dont likey heat. well done
You right, on the East Coast you are going to know humidity's whole name...lol!!!
Diesel mechanic on the east coast. LOL when pulling the pulleys off are you kidding me you'd likely break a 3 jaw here. You got it easy man, enjoy it.
UberArchangel no kidding!
Late to the party but I made it. No humidity, no rust. Do you live in heaven. I know its southern California. Try South Texas. 100 to 120 on the roof with 90 to 100 % humidity and salty ocean rust on everything. Wish I had it so good . If you can get the pulleys and bearings off you coat everything in neverseize and hope it comes off easier the next time . Other than that keep the great videos coming. Love the refrigeration stuff.
Great work! I couldn't help but notice that there is an issue with effluent from the kitchen not getting exhausted out thru the hood. Those filters should not be greasy. Either the kitchen return air is too close to the hood or, the hood is not being (getting) turned on like it should according to code or otherwise. There could be issues with the hood exhaust fan/ hood make up air as well as design issues or poor practices regarding storage of items in or around the cooking appliances or, not being properly placed under the hood. Smoke test would be in order.
Omg... .do they even have a maintenance schedule or so they just wait for a failure?
It’s a restaurant. I’ll give you a guess 😆
"if you put your mouth to a bag, and, you suck..."
well that got personal really quickly
good work Exelent video keep up the good work
Awesome video! Lots of really good information here. Keep it up.
The breaker being off makes me laugh. We had called in service for a dairy machine. The only thing wrong with it. It was unplugged.
Thing I hate about Carrier RTUs is where they got there wiring diagrams printed. Where Im at I've seen plenty of Carrier and Tranes that were unreadable due to being eroded by the sun and dirt.
I've learned that usually by the time that happens to the diagram, half of the shit in the RTU has been jerry rigged by ignorant hacks that have no business even touching hvac equipment. And at that point I tell the customer it's either time to replace the RTU or to pay me a lot of money to repair, rewire and restore the entire thing correctly so it can be serviced efficiently. If they opt to not have me service it, it's no skin off my back. I'd rather not work on it and if I have to work on it, the customer will be paying my piece of shit labor rate.
@@dssjr85 whats the rate
7:50 ... and that's why breaker cabinets have to have doors.
Exactly some idiot threw those rugs down there and caught that breaker and turned it off.
@Mr Sunshines I see you have no idea between "it is legally required" and what I wrote. But hey, better call everyone an idiot when you are too stupid to properly read.
@Mr Sunshines wow you got some serious issues ...
@Mr Sunshines lol I am not quoting anything. Neither directly nor indirectly. This is the worst attempt at trolling I've seen in a long time.
@Mr Sunshines you really have some over-active imagination with words there.
Motor shieve blower pulley. The adjustable shieve allows you to fine tune the rpms of the pulley(blower). I have a few chem labs where I have to verify the rpms of the exhaust fan.
I’m a software engineer but I watched the whole thing 😂😂😂
Thanks bud!
Sheesh! That building is hurting! Could use all revamped economizers and some belts/pulleys
This shouldn't be interesting to me. I don't work in this field. *watches all 40 minutes*
IntegerOfDoom The physical work is boring for me (retired millwright). It's the mental work doing an efficient diagnosis. Anybody can use the shotgun approach and just start randomly changing out parts. Sooner or later you get lucky and fix the problem.
This guy thinks the problem through, and deals with the underlying causes. Very cool to see him diagnose.
Great video and very teaching.. thank you
this was really interesting to watch, i learned a lot of things!
Dammit, the drive is the sheave and the driven is the pulley, stop messing with my mind!!!!!! LOL
I think you did really well. Have your customer heard of maintenance!!!!
I will discuss this on my livestream on TH-cam this evening 9/28/20 @ 5:PM (pacific time) come on over and check it out, and if you can’t make it to the live no worries it will post as a normal video afterwards th-cam.com/video/lN1JzYbER68/w-d-xo.html
The pulley lost its "V" shape and was worn in to a "U" shape. The belt is supposed to ride on the walls of the pulley and should not touch the bottom of the pulley. You are spot on. A new pulley is nothing in cost compared to the damage it can do. That constant fighting of the belt being sucked into the pulley can ruin the motor, the belt, the fan bearings, plus it loosens the motor support structure and can lead to a resonance at run speed. Chris, you should record the sounds of a belt being sucked into a pulley and teach your guys so they can spot those types of problems easier.
When your checking the resistance to ground you should use an Isolationtester because your only checking the resistance with about 4.5 Volt and not your 200V so a broken Isolation may arc over with 200V but not with your 4.5 V.
"In Southern Cali, we don't know what Humidity is"
Me: **Laughs in 108°F and 92% Humidity in Texas**
Feeling it in San Antonio right now. So hot. Been here since 99 and now I'm finally too old to handle the heat well.
I'm in Florida, we were here
Good video, the question is why don't you use antiseize on the pulleys for future repairs?
At a site in Virginia, air balance done. One senor in large space read high, happened to be a cold day, unit 1 ran could no satisfy spa, SOO set to kelp starting units till satisfied. Turns out all units in economize on PA to cool, someone had screwed and calked all relief air barometric damper closed, so all 8 units eventually started, air pressure caused roof to bubble up, plywood sofit in roof blew apart, several, doors skamed shit hard, two slammed open knocking big holes in drywall and broke a window... Building Pressure Matters.
Ah yes, don't we all love it when equipment makes it's own ground. Even better when it's inside a conduit or BX run.
So I don't work in this industry - I don't even have any job at all yet - But still I'm subscribed to you and love to watch every singe video. There is just something about this job that really interests me. Really like the way you recap the calls at the end lol. Keep up the great work man!
(Edit: Oh and that filthy exhaust fan... Already saw it in your dishwasher exhaust video... Pretty bad maintenance if the grease already overflows (?))
You probably inadvertently fixed a lot of water leak issues. I bet if you looked around inside, you would find a lot of stained ceiling tiles from water getting sucked into the building from it being so negative.
the fact that i have watched this about four times lol
Thanks bud
Great video!
No don't tighten the belt, replace it. The new belt will fit right at the current adjustment. If the new belt is loose then make adjustments.
Love the '67 Mustang model in the back ground.
Awesome video! So much useful information. Thanks
Thanks for watching Paul!!