Yes -- this is a "start here" and "refresh here" video for defrost and walk-in coolers/refers. (I think restaurant and store owners lose sleep over their refers quitting and losing $000s on spoiled food.)
Bro I never had a mentor before but you are one of best services tech and Refrigeration business man hones. That I see on TH-cam and the field just give thumbs up. I learnt things to do to cut back my call backs.
Very few guys on TH-cam are good at Explaining thoroughly what is going on in a System,plenty can fix and solve the issue but the actual Explaining of all the Functions and Sequence of Operation of whatever they are working on is True Teaching. It is very rare to find a Super Tech and Teacher in One.Great Job coming from a 63 yr old Tech still working and Learning every single day.
I've been doing residential work for two years and just barely got into refrigeration. The way you explain things makes so much sense to me. Whenever I have a problem or I'm stuck at a job, I always come back and watch your videos. Thank you so much for these videos and keep them coming.
Thank you brother!!!!! Your video helped more than you know! I've been fighting with a walk-in freezer for the last week I was about to give up. I thank you for the video
Chris, your explanation of the reason why they have defrost clocks reminded me of when I we a kid and used to unload the delivery truck at McDonald's. The air in the frozen section was so cold that on hot summer days, it would actually snow in front of the trailer door.
Your videos are helping me so much man, you don’t know how much I appreciate it. Just started my new career in refrigeration tech work. Been doing residential AC TECH for two years and started to get bored and wanted to learn everything. Your videos are great.
I have let the smoke out of a lot of new parts because of not fully diagnosing the root of the problem. Great video not a HVAC guy but I am a systems guy and can really appreciate the process.
I had this explained to me before and it was not like that. Your da man when it comes to explaining. I am Just getting started in Refrigeration from Resi and I use your videos all the time I run into an issue. Will give you tons of credit on my TH-cam station. Thanks.
One of your best videos yet! Well presented & even a refrigeration novice like me was able to clearly understand all the concepts concerning the time clock & its operation. A very valuable training tool indeed!
Thanks so much I really enjoyed the video it really taught me something about commercial refrigeration.I am a service technician doing AC and chiller on buildings. That really help me and would like to thank you for sharing the taught with us .
Thanks for the gems of wisdom. You are a great teacher & it comes naturally! I’m guessing you had a great mentor/teacher who gave you the gift that keeps giving....knowledge. Keep em coming!
I made a bunch of mistakes when I was coming up, I was taught by an old school tech that taught me a bunch of the old school ways, such as beer can cold and we never used a recovery machine. We charged AC's to 275#/65# regardless of the outdoor temp and indoor wet bulb. I always knew something wasn't right about that method but just never challenged authority. Eventually when the internet came about I started reading and realized it was all wrong! But In the middle of all that bad advice I got a bunch of good stuff too. I learned people skills,and sound mechanical troubleshooting skills so I ask myself was it all bad advice????
Great Teacher and Tech but No Mentor and give you the ability to teach I'm 63 been in and out of Schools my whole life and found that Teaching True Teaching is a Gift not all Teachers are good.Just like good Technicians are few and between teachers it's truly a Gift
Sir I'm asking were are you from your English is very clear I'm also aircon tech here in Philippines, I wish you're the one my partner to repair & installation walk in chiller
Watching this video literally helped me finally connect the dots in refrigeration. At the time clock where your explaining 3 is defrost 4 is refrigeration 1 n 2 are your high voltage line and N your neutral and X is defrost termination than explaining the theory behind the limit switches into a light switch concept was very practical. Thank you.
Note: the "N" terminal in the unit shown here isn't actually a neutral, it's one of the phases, hence why he is measuring 208V between it and other terminals. I'm no HVAC guy but I presume presume they set it up like this with 208V control circuitry so the refrigeration unit as a whole doesn't need a neutral.
Great explanation. Thanks for the detail. I'm going into my third year in the HVACR industry. The company I work for does similar work as to yours and its good to see someone willing to share. Thanks for the content. Looking forward to future videos.
Love your videos! My son does this and he now has been at U of Iowa Hospitals and clinics ; but he did what you do years ago! Thank you for your time doing these videos!
I will be going live on TH-cam this evening 8/1/22 @ 5:PM (pacific) to discuss recent videos and answer questions from the live chat, from emails and from TH-cam comments, come on over and check it out th-cam.com/video/HSIOTgOXxV0/w-d-xo.html
My work is more Gas Heat AC service, so I like to watch areas that I do not see a lot of. And I have to say your video with explanation is very very good. Im now subscribed. Cheers!!
Stumbled upon your channel and really like how thorough you are with your service calls and explaining how things work and the process you go through. I’m new to the refrigeration part of the trade, got put on call this year. So I’m just trying to learn whatever I can. Glad I found your channel.
They will sing songs about you one day my good sir. Love your videos! I especially appreciate this one because for whatever reason, this doesn’t stick lol. I hope that changes now. Thank you!
Thank you, my friend. you remind me of myself. I've been doing this a long time. The video is in great detail and was very helpful. Thats is a great talent you have there. Thanks again
It's great that you give a lot of information. I think a lot of us are here to learn, so your format is perfect. If I'm not learning something, I usually skip through videos. I actually skipped back a few times to make sure I understood. Subbed also.
Hi sir I'm bert from Philippines is nice explanation about defrost timer I'm very enterested thanks for sharing your talents God bless you always see u next blog
GREAT VIDEO. Especially good for those of us who worked on refrigeration and stopped like 15 years back. Now scrambling for a quick refreshing due to new service contract that includes light refrigeration. I’m going to watch this one several times this week or till I feel comfortable again. Thank you for posting this video ✌🏽
you are an absolute excellent proctor explaining !!! the best ive seen on you tube. thanks from one tech to another for being so entailed and informational !!!!!
I agree with others... great thorough job explaining not just how but why things are done the way they are... gives better in depth understanding... just a great job!!
I love your vids man, you explain everything very thoroughly and well. As someone whos interest in getting into HVAC your videos are very useful and informative.
This is a great video for me to learn from. I really appreciate your videos as I am learning a great deal of knowledge. You are a great teacher. I look forward to watching more of your videos. Thanks.
Thanks, i have been dying to learn about defrost time operation and this helps alot. P.S, i will never cut and destroy my old drivers license. Great tip my HVAC Bro.
Chris, Just want to say many thanks for posting these dumbed down versions like this! I just happened to stumble across your channel one day and have been hooked on your videos since. The way you explain things and don't whine and complain all the time makes them very enjoyable. I am sure a lot of your viewers are seasoned pros that already know all of this information. But the only thing that I knew about HVAC before watching your videos was it makes summers bearable and keeps food cold. So as someone with no knowledge of any of this stuff it really helps me understand how it is all working together. I find it all very fascinating and am truly appreciative of the work you do. I have been considering going to school to learn this trade as it seems very rewarding at times. Anyways just wanted to say thank you and hope you have a very merry Christmas! -Ryan from Ohio
Right on bud thanks for watching and you should definetly look into the trade, I love it and it's very rewarding. Also Check out Rick's channel Northwest Ohio HVAC he is usually a recommended channel at the end of my videos.
I like how you took your time and did a systematic check of the electrical circuits. Checking for resistance in the terminal wires of the defrost clock, with the power off and then turning the switch gear disconnect back on, and pushing the compressor contactor in that power on the compressor and condenser fan. Basically the compressor and fan are wired in a parallel circuit, by doing this the defrost clock is faulty . You check the condenser fan motor, Commerical Ice boxes have a small defrost clock in them and electric heaters mounted inside the Evaporator coil, I used to work on those units, and to check to see if the unit went into defrost, I would turn the defrost clock wise, and hear a click the compressor and both evaporator and condenser fans will shut off and the unit will go into defrost, leers units and others did not have a fan limited switch and defrost limited switch or a electric heat safe limited switch, but it was easy to service and work on too.
Howdy there Sir! Thank you much for recalling on basics as my shop school teacher said "always go to basics"including the security ID procedure(hajaha) Greetings from Cancun México blessings Vaya con Dios amigo
Hi boss, great video! I work on food equipment and am starting to get into the refrigeration side. This really helped out a lot. I am trying to get my head around this stuff and am just afraid of making to many mistakes. Thanks again.
Thanks for this I came across your video I've been doing ac for awhile and still learning and I've just gotten with a company that does refrigeration and this video really helped explain what I've been seeing since working with the new company thanks for your help and for explaining things and using the light switch part that really helped as well take care and I'm subscribed now
Personally I think it would be a good idea to have the defrost heater on its own seperate contactor and have the timer control the coil rather then running it thought the timer. While the timer can handle the current if something went wrong with the heater and it started over amping then it can easily overload and burn up the relays in the timer. If you used a contactor that was rated 10-15 amps higher then the load of the heater it could easily handle the over amping and neither the timer or contactor would get damaged. Adding a properly rated fuse in line with the contactor will add an extra layer of safety that can protect the contactor meaning if the heater shorts or something you will most likely only have to replace a couple fuses instead of a timer.
'Bejamin Lock: Isn't that the manufactures Job to Place those safety components in place, they probably designed it this way so #HVACR VIDEOS really dont need to rig it up.
my first time seeing one of your vides and it the best by far. very good explaining. very educational video. Thanks for the time you put into it. i will be checking out more of your videos.
Awesome explanation on how defrost clocks work with refrigeration application we haven't got to learn about those yet until this next term when we go back January 13th it's good to have a little heads up on this thanks a lot
I am going live on TH-cam this evening 1/7/19 at 5:00pm pacific standard time to discuss my most recent uploads, come on over and check it out th-cam.com/video/UXpVzsY0gzc/w-d-xo.html
Chris, Great job with your channel. You are thorough and generous with your time and diagnosis. Why does the restaurant flip the breaker during deliveries? It seems risky.
This video has been the most thorough in explaining the sequence of operation for the defrost cycle. Keep up the good work.
Yes -- this is a "start here" and "refresh here" video for defrost and walk-in coolers/refers.
(I think restaurant and store owners lose sleep over their refers quitting and losing $000s on spoiled food.)
I agree
when you get old and cant get do those things anymore, definitely you'll be a very very good teacher. you explain a lot way better. congrats.
I have a deep respect for a person like you, because of you sharing your knowledge and having the talent to articulate the subject.
Thank you!
Great explanation. You should consider going in to teaching after you get tired of the daily grind of service work.
You can tell how competent someone is at their job by the confidence in their speaking tone and you sir sound really confident!!! thumbs up!
by far the BEST explaination for the sequence of operation on a deep freezer cooler sir! BRAVO!
Bro I never had a mentor before but you are one of best services tech and Refrigeration business man hones. That I see on TH-cam and the field just give thumbs up. I learnt things to do to cut back my call backs.
This video just did a lot for me in 2024. Thank you
Very few guys on TH-cam are good at Explaining thoroughly what is going on in a System,plenty can fix and solve the issue but the actual Explaining of all the Functions and Sequence of Operation of whatever they are working on is True Teaching. It is very rare to find a Super Tech and Teacher in One.Great Job coming from a 63 yr old Tech still working and Learning every single day.
I've been doing residential work for two years and just barely got into refrigeration. The way you explain things makes so much sense to me. Whenever I have a problem or I'm stuck at a job, I always come back and watch your videos. Thank you so much for these videos and keep them coming.
Thank you brother!!!!!
Your video helped more than you know! I've been fighting with a walk-in freezer for the last week I was about to give up. I thank you for the video
The good ole defrost termination fan delay. Great explanation and video
Best explanation men. Thanks for the details. Deep respect for best tech like you.
The way this guy talks about this stuff, you can tell he was going to make tons of money doing it someday.
Chris, your explanation of the reason why they have defrost clocks reminded me of when I we a kid and used to unload the delivery truck at McDonald's. The air in the frozen section was so cold that on hot summer days, it would actually snow in front of the trailer door.
One of the best logical explanation of defrost timer .
Thanks to make it so easy.
Thanks for watching bud!
New to refrigeration and this video saved me today. Wow. Just did everything you did and boom, problem solved. Thanks for making these.
This video was shown today in class for HVAC, it was very clear and informative 👏🏽
Thanks bud what school do you go to?
@@HVACRVIDEOS I attend to Charter College for an HVAC Technician Certification
Your videos are helping me so much man, you don’t know how much I appreciate it. Just started my new career in refrigeration tech work. Been doing residential AC TECH for two years and started to get bored and wanted to learn everything. Your videos are great.
Thank you for explaining the functions. Plus you take the time to diagnose why it failed
I watch your videos all the time, watching you has made me a better tech. Much Blessings Brother
I have let the smoke out of a lot of new parts because of not fully diagnosing the root of the problem. Great video not a HVAC guy but I am a systems guy and can really appreciate the process.
I had this explained to me before and it was not like that. Your da man when it comes to explaining. I am
Just getting started in Refrigeration from Resi and I use your videos all the time I run into an issue. Will give you tons of credit on my TH-cam station. Thanks.
currently doing a cooler project, and this is what I have been looking for. Thank you for taking your time
Thank you so much man I’m a 19 year old service tech for refrigeration company in sf and watching your vids have helped me become a killer tech
Excellent teaching method very good approach and fantastic analogy please continue to help you are a gentleman
Keep the videos coming im a 4th year refrig mechanic and its a good watching these american videos
Thanks for watching
Very professional presentation of the walk in Freezer sequence.
Good job.. thank you
I am Brazilian I work in the refrigeration area I am a refrigeration technical I work in the area for over 15 years and I really like your video s
One of your best videos yet! Well presented & even a refrigeration novice like me was able to clearly understand all the concepts concerning the time clock & its operation. A very valuable training tool indeed!
I'm new to the commercial side. Coming from the residential side these videos are helping.
I have a deep respect for a person like you , have a deep respect for a person like you, have a deep respect for a person like you, THANKS
Thanks so much I really enjoyed the video it really taught me something about commercial refrigeration.I am a service technician doing AC and chiller on buildings.
That really help me and would like to thank you for sharing the taught with us .
Thanks for the gems of wisdom. You are a great teacher & it comes naturally! I’m guessing you had a great mentor/teacher who gave you the gift that keeps giving....knowledge. Keep em coming!
I made a bunch of mistakes when I was coming up, I was taught by an old school tech that taught me a bunch of the old school ways, such as beer can cold and we never used a recovery machine. We charged AC's to 275#/65# regardless of the outdoor temp and indoor wet bulb. I always knew something wasn't right about that method but just never challenged authority. Eventually when the internet came about I started reading and realized it was all wrong! But In the middle of all that bad advice I got a bunch of good stuff too. I learned people skills,and sound mechanical troubleshooting skills so I ask myself was it all bad advice????
Great Teacher and Tech but No Mentor and give you the ability to teach I'm 63 been in and out of Schools my whole life and found that Teaching True Teaching is a Gift not all Teachers are good.Just like good Technicians are few and between teachers it's truly a Gift
Sir I'm asking were are you from your English is very clear I'm also aircon tech here in Philippines, I wish you're the one my partner to repair & installation walk in chiller
Watching this video literally helped me finally connect the dots in refrigeration. At the time clock where your explaining 3 is defrost 4 is refrigeration 1 n 2 are your high voltage line and N your neutral and X is defrost termination than explaining the theory behind the limit switches into a light switch concept was very practical. Thank you.
Note: the "N" terminal in the unit shown here isn't actually a neutral, it's one of the phases, hence why he is measuring 208V between it and other terminals. I'm no HVAC guy but I presume presume they set it up like this with 208V control circuitry so the refrigeration unit as a whole doesn't need a neutral.
Great explanation. Thanks for the detail. I'm going into my third year in the HVACR industry. The company I work for does similar work as to yours and its good to see someone willing to share. Thanks for the content. Looking forward to future videos.
Great video, took a 2-3 year break and fixing to start up doing repair work again
The best teacher and an excellent technician, thanks man.
I can't hold the multitester probes on one hand.
Love your videos! My son does this and he now has been at U of Iowa Hospitals and clinics ; but he did what you do years ago! Thank you for your time doing these videos!
This dude knows his stuff.
Imprissive tutorial.
Thanks bud
Thank you mate. You are a star 🌟. I appreciate people like you who take their time and share the knowledge. Respect 🇬🇧
Thank you for the detailed diag with clear monologue. Felt like I was right there with ya man.
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Finally I found these video....now i understand how to work that timer...👍👍👍❤❤❤❤...thanks a lot .....
My work is more Gas Heat AC service, so I like to watch areas that I do not see a lot of. And I have to say your video with explanation is very very good. Im now subscribed. Cheers!!
It's one of the best videos I've ever seen on defrost clocks. You're an awesome teacher, mate!
Stumbled upon your channel and really like how thorough you are with your service calls and explaining how things work and the process you go through. I’m new to the refrigeration part of the trade, got put on call this year. So I’m just trying to learn whatever I can. Glad I found your channel.
Thanks so much bud!
Your videos are awesome! You explain everything so clearly and step by step. I wish most journeymen had this approach.
Thanks
They will sing songs about you one day my good sir. Love your videos! I especially appreciate this one because for whatever reason, this doesn’t stick lol. I hope that changes now. Thank you!
Thank you, my friend. you remind me of myself. I've been doing this a long time. The video is in great detail and was very helpful. Thats is a great talent you have there. Thanks again
Excellent video. Worked on a walk in today and was puzzled. Not anymore. Keep up the good work.
It's great that you give a lot of information. I think a lot of us are here to learn, so your format is perfect. If I'm not learning something, I usually skip through videos. I actually skipped back a few times to make sure I understood. Subbed also.
Hi sir I'm bert from Philippines is nice explanation about defrost timer I'm very enterested thanks for sharing your talents God bless you always see u next blog
A huge thank you for making the video and sharing - the most thorough and best explained fault finding I have seen.
Very thorough explained video and the safety tip at 08:15 - extremely important.
Nice explantion boss! You take things from 'theoretical' to 'real world' cleanly, clearly and with very little BS.
Thanks Chris for the little ref class that was great explanation GOD bless you and your family too.🙏🙏
GREAT VIDEO. Especially good for those of us who worked on refrigeration and stopped like 15 years back. Now scrambling for a quick refreshing due to new service contract that includes light refrigeration. I’m going to watch this one several times this week or till I feel comfortable again. Thank you for posting this video ✌🏽
you are an absolute excellent proctor explaining !!! the best ive seen on you tube. thanks from one tech to another for being so entailed and informational !!!!!
I agree with others... great thorough job explaining not just how but why things are done the way they are... gives better in depth understanding... just a great job!!
You are a natural educator
I love your vids man, you explain everything very thoroughly and well. As someone whos interest in getting into HVAC your videos are very useful and informative.
This is a great video for me to learn from. I really appreciate your videos as I am learning a great deal of knowledge. You are a great teacher. I look forward to watching more of your videos. Thanks.
Best explanation I’ve seen hands down.
Thanks for clueing me in to X terminal. Replaced clock needlessly but no damages, just a spare clock.
Thanks, i have been dying to learn about defrost time operation and this helps alot. P.S, i will never cut and destroy my old drivers license. Great tip my HVAC Bro.
Chris,
Just want to say many thanks for posting these dumbed down versions like this! I just happened to stumble across your channel one day and have been hooked on your videos since. The way you explain things and don't whine and complain all the time makes them very enjoyable. I am sure a lot of your viewers are seasoned pros that already know all of this information. But the only thing that I knew about HVAC before watching your videos was it makes summers bearable and keeps food cold. So as someone with no knowledge of any of this stuff it really helps me understand how it is all working together. I find it all very fascinating and am truly appreciative of the work you do. I have been considering going to school to learn this trade as it seems very rewarding at times. Anyways just wanted to say thank you and hope you have a very merry Christmas!
-Ryan from Ohio
Right on bud thanks for watching and you should definetly look into the trade, I love it and it's very rewarding. Also Check out Rick's channel Northwest Ohio HVAC he is usually a recommended channel at the end of my videos.
Great work my fellow HVACIAN
Nest explanation on that defrost I've seen.
Thank you for your videos. I appreciate them. I hope god blesses you and your family this year.
Really good video details than everyone,finally i understand how the defrost timer works thank you
Another great video! Between you and Nor Cal Dave Im learning tons!!!! Cheers
Wow thanks for the nice words also Nor Cal Dave makes great videos, I love his channel too!
I like how you took your time and did a systematic check of the electrical circuits. Checking for resistance in the terminal wires of the defrost clock, with the power off and then turning the switch gear disconnect back on, and pushing the compressor contactor in that power on the compressor and condenser fan. Basically the compressor and fan are wired in a parallel circuit, by doing this the defrost clock is faulty . You check the condenser fan motor, Commerical Ice boxes have a small defrost clock in them and electric heaters mounted inside the Evaporator coil, I used to work on those units, and to check to see if the unit went into defrost, I would turn the defrost clock wise, and hear a click the compressor and both evaporator and condenser fans will shut off and the unit will go into defrost, leers units and others did not have a fan limited switch and defrost limited switch or a electric heat safe limited switch, but it was easy to service and work on too.
Howdy there Sir!
Thank you much for recalling on basics as my shop school teacher said "always go to basics"including the security ID procedure(hajaha)
Greetings from Cancun México blessings Vaya con Dios amigo
Thanks for the videos bro. As a new technician these videos are very helpful! ✊🏾
Awesome thanks for watching, if you get an opportunity share my channel with anyone else you know!!
Cris like always, very instructive videos, thank you God bless you and your family, Merry Christmas 🎄.
Very good teacher. Thanks a lot for helping out the new guys.
Your the best. I always learn something from your videos.
James Earl Jones, or Morgan Freeman
Could not narrate this better.
This guy's the goods!!;
He's the guy.
I appreciate this video was looking for a time clock refresher video good job bro
Hi boss, great video! I work on food equipment and am starting to get into the refrigeration side. This really helped out a lot. I am trying to get my head around this stuff and am just afraid of making to many mistakes. Thanks again.
Thanks for watching!
Excellent explanation of a defrost system. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Great video you are very talented you help me understand this more then my mentor thanks.
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One of your best videos
Thanks bud
Thanks for this I came across your video I've been doing ac for awhile and still learning and I've just gotten with a company that does refrigeration and this video really helped explain what I've been seeing since working with the new company thanks for your help and for explaining things and using the light switch part that really helped as well take care and I'm subscribed now
Right on glad to help bud
Thank you very much. Your videos are gold.
Thank you for clarifying the function of the defrost timer. Akshay the video and knowledge!
What an awesomely explained video. Thanks for taking your time to make these videos bro!!
Personally I think it would be a good idea to have the defrost heater on its own seperate contactor and have the timer control the coil rather then running it thought the timer. While the timer can handle the current if something went wrong with the heater and it started over amping then it can easily overload and burn up the relays in the timer. If you used a contactor that was rated 10-15 amps higher then the load of the heater it could easily handle the over amping and neither the timer or contactor would get damaged. Adding a properly rated fuse in line with the contactor will add an extra layer of safety that can protect the contactor meaning if the heater shorts or something you will most likely only have to replace a couple fuses instead of a timer.
Try and get a commercial refrigeration and or commercial hvac job. My company does both
'Bejamin Lock: Isn't that the manufactures Job to Place those safety components in place, they probably designed it this way so #HVACR VIDEOS really dont need to rig it up.
my first time seeing one of your vides and it the best by far. very good explaining. very educational video. Thanks for the time you put into it. i will be checking out more of your videos.
Awesome explanation on how defrost clocks work with refrigeration application we haven't got to learn about those yet until this next term when we go back January 13th it's good to have a little heads up on this thanks a lot
I'm new to the channel. Great video!!
Thanks bud
I am going live on TH-cam this evening 1/7/19 at 5:00pm pacific standard time to discuss my most recent uploads, come on over and check it out th-cam.com/video/UXpVzsY0gzc/w-d-xo.html
Really awesome video, very clear and well explained.
Thanks for watching!
Excellent explanation, I really appreciate this type of educational videos.
Good job bro I learn more gad bless you keep going
new subs here! thanks for the knowledge... newbie in hvac...
Chris,
Great job with your channel. You are thorough and generous with your time and diagnosis. Why does the restaurant flip the breaker during deliveries? It seems risky.
I was thinking the same thing.
If the doors are left open too long during a refrigeration cycle, the humidity in the air will cause the evap coil to freeze up.
Freakin love u man! TYVM I can't express how much I appreciate u taking the time to make these videos. God bless u and ur family
Thank you. Best explanation. I always have a problem with this
Thank you for helping me understand much better the sequence of operations.
I love your great explanation that is quite detail. It helps me a lot. Thanks guy!