A Simple FIX Turned Into A Major HVAC Repair….Costing $1,000’s 💰
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Yes, venting is always better off camera
No fresh fill on a compressor burnout? Always good practice to use virgin reefer in this application.
Let’s be honest ain’t no tech actually doing this thorough of a job 😂. Great work and the epa would be so proud of you!
Speak for yourself, I’m this thorough and I’m teaching my guys to do the same. The more you do it, the faster you get at it and before you know it your done. It becomes second nature.
@@cesarmoore7996 👍🏻 keep training guys properly so we can hire competent people in the future. I just started my company and my biggest fear is not having anybody to hire that I can trust to do a proper job.
Lol yeah speak for yourself. Lowkey shows your character 😂. You know if we took proper practices 20-30 years ago. R22 would still be around no problem. Some of these lazy employees ruined it for everyone else.
Milk the clock 😂😂😂
So you are a hack 😂😂 I do this plus more every job
Exceptional video! Your attention to detail and use of standard HVAC practices speaks volumes about the quality of your work.
It's good to sit back and watch a true professional do his thing. As a new tech to the industry I pick up on a lot of tips just by watching your videos.
I wish we had HVAC guys like you here in my area. Beautiful work.
He works like my cousin who serviced both my R22 5 ton American standard, and 2.5 Ton Mags aire R22. He spent 7 Hours at my house getting them to run better than new.
Man, I'd give anything to work with people like Zac. I've never seen anyone put this much effort and care into their work. This will always be the #1 HVAC channel around.
Eric Kaiser, at Jackson Systems, suggested recovering in blue/suction side of recovery tank (like you do) but turn the tank upside down to prevent overheating the tank. Vapor has more mass than liquid and creates heat (pressure/heat relationship). You'll watch the pounds pour into your tank the level off, once the speed of recovery levels off you're pulling vapor; at which time you turn your tank upright and pull the rest as a vapor. I've tried it 7 times in the last 30 days it really works. No more ice, running water, and high pressure cut offs. You have to pull both sides however. There's an hour+ long video on Jackson Systems TH-cam channel.
Just want to mention that the blue valve isn’t always vapor on the tank. Check tank before use.
I need to get that long bit for the compressor screws. Trying to reach into a five ton on a ladder sucks. 😂
Try swapping out a compressor when the hardware is rotten into place during the winter time. I wish I had these ideal work conditions
Camera magic, IMHO. Great tools, great practice, but the convenience of omitting the challenging parts (sweating out the compressor, cutting out the filter dryer, sweating in the compressor - all braze work in general) which all of us techs know can be a bear depending on layout of the lines - just seems too much to make the job look like a cakewalk.
Not a super difficult job and I appreciate the attention to detail, but if you have the funds for the advanced tools, you could also afford more of the POTA footage for a realistic perspective.
Just my cheap, unsolicited $.02.
(And yes, I know this is a year after the fact.)
Hey Hoss always enjoy watching you! Great job I love my vacuum pump also it’s cool be safe Harold mobile al
May want to also give them a talking too about cleaning their unit man that area stays dampbits in.
Nice presentation, thank you for sharing, as always!
Good job Zack.
I hate how certain package units tend to be super tight with the amount of space to braze, just like the variable speed heat pumps like 25VNA, wish there would be enough space where we could hop inside comfortably and braze like that rather than bend torso every time
Hi first of all I love your videos and seems like you know A LOT. I been in this field for four years now but a lot of things that you do we do not do where I work so I was wondering from where did you get so much
knowledge? Did you go to trade school? Would you recommend trade school? Because I’m looking into going to trade school to learn more about how a machine works. What parts does what. Learn more about trouble shooting , diagnose the problem, etc. if you can help me out a little and recommend something I would really appreciate.
Thank you
Great vid, Boss!
Omg I forgot to open my tank the other day to while changing a compressor.
I would just do a push pull and get that tank nice and cold
Good video buddy 👍
That’s nice 🎉
Does the new compressor come with the right amount of oil?
Would of been a better video if he explained what he was basically doing and why.
What's the complaint?
What's the overall plan?
On a previous video he went on a no cool call. Found a bad capacitor and replaced. Still no compressor operation. Ohmmeter showed both windings open. This is a “part 2” of the previous video.
Fantastic job, thanks for making these videos!
1000 for the compressor it cheap.or it labor only
What was the " simple fix " at first, I missed that?
With a empty van😂
Amazing you did not need gloves.
But he still used his drill motor everywhere
I don't understand the title: A simple FIX? What does this mean please?
When he came out to the unit the other week he thought it was just a bad cap (simple fix), but ended up the compressor was bad also.
Good video But - Re-using Recovered Refrigerant on a Compressor changeout is a No-no ! Allways Use NEW REFRIGERANT WHEN INSTALLING A NEW COMPRESSOR. Golden Rule ! NEW COMPRESSOR = NEW REFRIGERANT !!! Allways ! Especially on a Electrical windings failure such as this one. IF u are going to re-use refrigerant you will want to check refrigerant for acid. I did not see u do a acid test on that refrigerant in this video.
Its a Good Rule to Have. NEW COMPRESSOR = NEW REFRIGERANT !!! Allways!
It Has served me well over My 42 Years in the trade !
Ive NEVER Had to do a compressor Job twice. EVER !!!
A Good vacuum , a tight system , New Refrigerant & a 5 minute time delay = a Happy unit that will live a Long life & in turn = a Happy Tech.
You make Good videos , thanks for that , i know its alot of work getting those shots. Im sure everyone appreciates it. i watch most all of your vids. Very nice truck setup you have also. That truck tour vid is very good. Take care.
Makes me feel pretty good about getting my unit fixed ASAP when it breaks down.
I'm not an AC guy, but I would like to make 1 suggestion from experience. We have a huge 6 ton unit. Capacitor used to go bad every year damn near like clockwork. Not anymore, thankfully. The person I had replace it last didn't just match up the existing capacitor, he looked it up for the unit. Sure enough, people had been installing too small of a capacitor for our unit over and over again b/c they were matching instead of checking. AC runs a lot better since the last repair.
doing this work is hard enough, that fact that you set up the camera every time and do it through makes me appreciate you more.
Great skills..,But Why in the world would you not take the 5 extra minutes to vacuum out the bottom of that unit while you’re in there? I’m sure the customer would’ve appreciated it… I’ve found that if you treat each job like it’s your last before retiring from your career, trust me… you’ll sleep much better in retirement knowing you’ve done your best and left the world better than you found it..? Respectfully , El
i made up a coil of 3/8 copper to fit in a bucket and brazed stems on the ends i dump 10 lbs of ice before i use it and pressure won't go above 150.psi
I saw a reply on one of his shorts about a thing called a molecular transformator that had great reviews. It’s basically the same thing, just a coil acting as a heat exchanger that’s dipped in ice. Just mentioning in case anyone wants to get one that’s got a little case and such. Just trying to help and add to your comment! Lol I’m not a tech or anything I just find all this neat
A question sir , The filter dryer used in recovering gaz , is That For multy use or For One use and You throu it after
Was the old compressor a burn out, meaning electrical failure? If so you need to always use new refrigerant.
and acid scavenger
and a suction dryer
Only after a positive acid test, if not your too far alkaline @@pelon542
Its better to replace the refrigerant, sure… but if its a blend, you have to… we reuse a fair amount of original refrigerant on some things, definatly depends on the amount in that system. If the unit had lost all its charge, obviously moisture, but id struggle to say we would replace the entire charge on a smaller older machine, since theres always another component on its way out.
I have never used the refrigerant again. System always gets new refrigerant no matter what
These are honestly some of the most satisfying videos out there in the HVAC world. Clean work. Awesome equipment and tool set!
If you put the cylinder in a 5 gallon bucket with ice, the cylinder will stay around 250 psi, so much easier on the recovery machine. Also You can drain the liquid refrigerant into the recovery tank if you are connected to the vapor side and hold it up for 5 or 10 minutes. Make a fitting that caps the hose with a hook to hold it up.
I like the DC motors in the Feldpiece units, but am still partial to the G5-Twinn because it is completely rebuildable.
Once I started draining the hose, I found there was no need for the valve on the tank side.
I'm still using the g5 twin as well. I've bought 2 in the last 15 years. One I'm using now is about 8 years in. Nice to know they are rebuildable. My supply houses suck and don't let you know that, my fault essentially for not knowing tho. As far as the cooling of recovery bottle, I've never used a bottle this small, and this one would fit in 5 gal bucket and that would work indeed. But for my larger tanks I actually made my own hx out of 3/8 copper tubing coiled up around one of those old foldgers metal coffee cans, w 1/4" adapters on both ends and pressure gauge and works fantastic in a 5 gal bucket. Or I use push pull method on very large systems and there's no need for cooling in most cases. But good advice for people using small tanks for sure
I use a condenser coil from an old water cooler which I fitted with Schrader ports. It will fit into a bucket of ice easily. I flush it after each use to prevent cross contamination.
@@HVACRTECH-83 Appoin KTG520-R Includes the springs, valves & seals. Guy at Appion told me all of the rest of parts are available as well.
@@HVAC559 thanks
I use a rosebud tip for my torches to remove those refrigerant lines from the compressor. It works great 😊.Great videos
Compressor swap is probably my favorite HVAC jobs. Unless its commercial on crazy roof.
Lmao yeah
Last Video had a Lot of Opinions on How they would have Done it. They need to get their Own TH-cam Channel. Opinions are Like A*******, Everyone has One. 🤪👎
This is more of an OCD thing, but why didn't you hoover or clean out the inside?!?!
And wash the coil.
looking at all those little extensions put together for the compressor bolts is kinda funny. I use the 12 inch locking milwaukee bit holder with a magnetic 1/2 inch nutdriver end, fits over most compressors and lets you pull the bolt and washer out all in one swoop! it HAS to weigh less too.. but if it works it works.
Did you put the rubber foot back on I saw it fall off.
Good technician, but if I see a tech with all the "fancy pants" fieldpiece tech then you know, the customer is the one paying for it. Sure it niche, but not necessary.
Super impressed with your work ethic.
Thank for your help and may God bless you and your family ❤😂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
After watching the trouble shooting video and this one, coming from a regular no nothing home owner, this guy is the man. 👏 Well done sir! 🤙
PS. What’s your call out fee to come to California???
Excellent work 👍
How to replace the compressor drive back coil circuit board new thermostat there's a clog in the free online I don't know what to do everybody else tells me I need a new unit the money and labor I got in it I should have bought a new unit cuz they raped me still not fixed
if u remove schrader then pulling a vacuum , arent you injecting air back into the system when your putting schrader back in under vacuum ?
Knipex cobras are my go to for compressor hoist 😀. Don’t know what I’d do without mine
Klein 8 in one right through the top hoist and use the handle and just lift is what I do lol
@@BigMitchFit yes indeed done that one too. I’ve done with long shank nit drivers too and they usually bend a little unfortunately
No safety glasses and no gloves. Be careful. Any difficult braze joints install silfoss rings
ashamed to say there was a point in time where i thought yall were the same person
You could have cleaned those leaves inside there, such a shame....
Why don't the compressros have bolt-on lines and o-rings like on a car? seems like that would be way easier to service.
Some use Rotolock fittings.
Look at his f boots never worked a day in his life
That A/C is 5 times the size of mine 😅
How do you get the Milwaukee pack out without the divider in the middle?
That particular one you can take all the dividers out. I do the same thing and almost have all packouts in my truck for everything.
You cut it out, which it looks like what he did.
Good job
👍👍
Absolutely thumbs UP! Good job ! If I was in your area and needed any type of AC work I would call you for sure. 👍
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buddy got all the cool gadgets , need me that recovery machine , i’m still with the old reliable G5 twin
I don’t know anything about air-conditioning but that unit there looks like the one you see on commercial buildings, the blower and compressor everything’s all in one unit, is that what that is?
That is a unitary unit.
Was there something the homeowner could have done to prevent the compressor failure and potentially save the thousands they spent replacing it?
Yup, keep up on air filter changes is the best thing a homeowner can do to prevent costly damages to system. I say system because running loaded up air filters won't just kill the compressor but potentially entire refrigeration system if neglected enough. Oil logged evaporators, acid/sludge formation which will render your metering device/tev/txv useless, once you get to the acid stage,it's really difficult and costly to get the system cleaned up correctly. And in so many cases,air filter loading is the culprit. As is blocking of return grills as well as supply registers. It's no different than having loaded air filters
Looking back to his original call on this unit, he said a bad capacitor made the compressor fail. This would be a very rare possibility that that's what caused it. More like the compressor failing caused the cap to fail from overheating. Now the question would be well why did the comp start failing to begin with. And that sometimes can't be answered until new comp is in and system started back up. The original problem will then be observed and corrected. At least we would all hope anyways. But unless you see an obvious airflow/ load problem beforehand, these are the steps we must take to get to the root cause
When the system quits heating or cooling turn it off. The compressor trying to start with a bad run cap for days damaged the compressor.
@@HVACRTECH-83yeah, could even be a stick in the fan obstructing airflow, i never noticed if he confirmed the charge was all there when he weighed it out, could be a large list of issues all requiring a check when the units in operation, usual problems are short cycles or if theres anything in that txv. Personally if i was into this id be checking the txv filter while it was empty, but id be hesitant to go that far with a brazed in one. This might just be one of those jobs that you grind through over time, compressor would be the most expensive part to swap out.
Still have zero reason to believe that compressor was bad and ditch the giant hoses for recovery and the stupid magnet and get a 5 gallon bucket and a bag of ice for Christ sake
On the previous service call he measured resistance (ohm) on the compressor windings, found both to be open.
@@wtaylorhudson3702That sounds like thermal overload...
Clean recovery tank should already be under vacuum, unless you are blowing it off in the backyard instead of turning it in and exchanging it properly! Nothing new here about HVAC work other than the mistakes, but maybe you should just start training people on video production. Seems to be the only thing that concerns you. 01:07, no reason to piece 3 extensions together, I just use a 24" single extension. 06:28, Is that your drop cord laying in that water? LMMFAO! not safe to be teaching that! 08:39, That paint job and markings looks like a remanufactured compressor. 17:16, You replaced a compressor and you are putting the old refrigerant back in the system, HVAC HACK 101! Guessing you also charged the homeowner for new refrigerant!
Damn bro you seem jealous or your trolling I’ve been watching his videos for a while now and he does great work. I just started watching your videos recently after Ted cook recommended your videos but I’m gonna unsubscribe cuz of your dick comments
@myHVAClife That’s a little harsh don’t you think? First of all, if you are planning to reuse refrigerant, you should always pull your own vacuum on your recovery tank. Supply houses routinely screw things like this up and yes I have had a tank that was not under a vacuum. I’ve also had a tank with a major leak. Second, it’s pretty rude to accuse someone of venting refrigerant with no evidence. Third, why is piecing extensions together an issue? If anything I’d think it’s a good trick to show new guys how to make things easier for themselves. How many young techs out there likely don’t have a 24” extension? Fourth, yes I’m sure you have NEVER had an extension cord in water. I’m sure you also never make any mistakes. Fifth, who cares if it’s a reman compressor? What if that’s what the customer could afford? What if that’s all that was available? Sixth, I actually agree with you that reusing the refrigerant is not wise on a repair like this. However, we don’t know the circumstances. Maybe the customer can’t afford new refrigerant. Maybe Zac tested it, found it was clean and offered to save them some money. Lastly, here you go again accusing someone of something serious with absolutely no evidence. You may not agree with everything he did here, but if your honest, you know this guy is not a hack. I probably just wasted a bunch of time replying to a troll, but I’m proud to see there are other people in my trade who put as much effort into it as Zac clearly does and I felt this was all worth saying.
He did vacuum down the recovery tank before using it.
Man, you are such an idol for hvac technicians man
How long has he been working for fieldpiece?
I do want some more of their gear though.
We use flow meters for nitrogen purging, finer adjustments, but i watched alot of your hoses move which scares me about the condition of the seals on them, and that poor suction hose in the water,
Overall though you did the process and the customer can be pleased, but i still woulda fit my gauges and confirmed working pressures, uve eliminated the compressor, but not the txv. But im not there and no expert.
Hi Zack good job just a observation you charged the system back up from the vapor side not the liquid side on the recovery tank is that system 410a?
Putting that much work in package unit is very rare event. Normally I just change system but it looked very clean
Thanks man for the vid very Good learning materials. How do you get the last refrigiant from the cilinder in the machine? Thanks i really like al the vids. Greetings from a starter cooling man from holland
Can you recover the liquid, but hook up to the tanks vapor port and flip the tank upside down to avoid the internal tube/straw. Would help keep pressure down.
Doing a compressor change out tomorrow too . This package unit is in the roof thou . Trane units have there compressors mounted on the side . Unfortunately there filter driers on the top just below the condenser fan .
Do you use the same Freon that you recovered ? If so what’s the best way to filter it ? I am just starting to recover a and reusing the freon I just spray some on a paper towel and check color and smell 😂
I think $1000 is cheap for the work and equipment he used and the time as well. He is good!
Didn't know I was the only one recovering every bit of refrigerant on every job until I read this comment section
What was your final micron level? Great video btw 100 thumbs up brotha!
question can you make a video on how you cut out the middle of the pack out box to make more room?for vacuum hose
Thanks for showing this video, I'm about to order that tank cooler attachment
Here in Arizona running water over the recovery tank is the only way to get the system to recover!
Do you need to clean reclaim pump before next compressor replacement of a different refrigerate
I use a 5 gallon bucket filled half full of water and set the drum in it. Works great.
Just discovered your channel! Really like your style.
What did he do at the very beginning with that tank, micrometer and pump?
Well I guess there’s one thing that you don’t have a compressor tote 🎉
can you rifled regular vacuum pump oil ? Thank you
Your soo organized!
Love your videos too
You going to letter up truck too?
Some buildings you can set the fir alarm from left over gas
you have every tool by supco except the tugboat? gotta get one of those!
Why is it recommended to replace the filter dryer and Contactor when changing out a compressor ?
It's probably one of those while your in there situations where it's not only benefits the new compressor but also the wallet from a potential visit afterwards of them going out.
Best practice to replace filter dryer whenever you open a system, particularity on a compressor failure. He replaced the capacitor, not the contactor (on the previous call)
No new refrigerant after compressor change?
i like to cool my tank off never go above 350psig
nice new scale. ill upgrade , i have the other version
Good clean work
Excellent. Thank you !
Awesome sevice tech video A+++
Zack quality work
Love his work as well