sniffers are great and annoying.... and super micro leaks aren't always visible with bubbles... new evap seems the fix... but as you said... sometimes food is on the line... Awesome work as usual man!
My company over here in Oregon services that same restaurant chain (about a dozen of those locations). If you haven’t figured yet, you will soon enough, freezer calls there are non stop. A lot of the issues due to lack of PM and how they have an outside freezer door (usually with a bad door gasket they don’t want replaced) that they leave open when they get deliveries to stock them with no pump down switch or anything. We had a coworker who witnessed the outside freezer door be open for over 2 hours straight. Long story short- constant freezer issues and you’re usually trying to correct something that so many people before have made a mess of it all.
You make the best of the situation at hand within the customers approved choices. Nothing wrong with a gas and go when thats all the customer wants to do.
I’ve worked on that same MasterBilt equipment before and as per the factory tech “ Do not clear the sight glass” will be overcharged You hit on it when you said EEV they use that eev to flood the condenser and charge it over ambient Should be some fan cycling going on
At the leak rate that thing had I'll probably be okay, so how are you supposed to charge it? It didn't have a total charge, how many degrees over ambient?
@@josephsangregory6436 that's when you reevaluate your process of billing. If people started running service calls as if they were running the business they would start collecting or have the customer's credit card on file. No consumer is a customer until they pay...
On my second 557 manifold. Sight glass was leaking under vacuum. Then valves would work. Sent them back and they sent me a new one. . To bad for me it was before the Bluetooth model
One customer. Phone room has a huge sign on it. "DO NOT BLOCK DOOR." Janitors can't read, and apparently neither can the other people using the main room. Constantly having to move crap to get to the door to get to the phone equipment.
I had some problems with my older model Testo 557. But only in "time for long sleeves weather" -15 Celsius/5 Fahrenheit or below. The batteries called it quits and the manifold started to leak around the o-rings.
@@HVACRSurvival Yep. Had that problem to but on the same manifold which ultimately retired it but I brought it on myself. I was in a bind and the batteries died. Only hade two new battiers left and threw them in with two of the old ones. It worked until the batteries exploded and corroded the circuitboard.
Be careful shutting that disconnect off in that unit. At those particular restaurants, depending on previous repairs/replacements, the ice machine and multiplex will be piped in there as well so if you shut the disco off, if those are still running, it will trip head pressure. You can see the other lines in the video. If I do a replacement at one of those stores, I normally separate the units into their own condensing unit.
Too many times it turns into a gas and go, you write it up appropriately, recommending a replacement. Customers get what they want as long as they keep pay us.
WHat is the average install time before a perfectly good piece of equipment becomes a turd? How does this worn equipment react to your unkind sobriquets?
Gotta love that big yellow sign at 0:35 "Store nothing in front of power panels". * Fire Marshal has entered the chat *
sniffers are great and annoying.... and super micro leaks aren't always visible with bubbles... new evap seems the fix... but as you said... sometimes food is on the line... Awesome work as usual man!
Thanks Jake! 🙏
My company over here in Oregon services that same restaurant chain (about a dozen of those locations). If you haven’t figured yet, you will soon enough, freezer calls there are non stop. A lot of the issues due to lack of PM and how they have an outside freezer door (usually with a bad door gasket they don’t want replaced) that they leave open when they get deliveries to stock them with no pump down switch or anything.
We had a coworker who witnessed the outside freezer door be open for over 2 hours straight.
Long story short- constant freezer issues and you’re usually trying to correct something that so many people before have made a mess of it all.
We're just filling in when their guys can't get to it. I noticed everything I've run so far has been freezers. 🤦🏻😁👍👍
You make the best of the situation at hand within the customers approved choices. Nothing wrong with a gas and go when thats all the customer wants to do.
Thanks! It won't last long, I told them that.
@@HVACRSurvival the mcnuggets are going to thaw
I’ve worked on that same MasterBilt equipment before and as per the factory tech
“ Do not clear the sight glass” will be overcharged
You hit on it when you said EEV they use that eev to flood the condenser and charge it over ambient
Should be some fan cycling going on
At the leak rate that thing had I'll probably be okay, so how are you supposed to charge it? It didn't have a total charge, how many degrees over ambient?
Knew where you were by the condensing section. Everyone I run into is the same with only 1 disco on it.
I like when people complain about gas n goes, we gotta keep equipment running, as long as you hunt down the leak, you’ve done your part. Great vid!
Exactly! Thanks for the feedback!
I agree but when its 50 lbs. of refrigerant I start to worry about getting paid !
@@josephsangregory6436 that's when you reevaluate your process of billing. If people started running service calls as if they were running the business they would start collecting or have the customer's credit card on file. No consumer is a customer until they pay...
Good one Rick 👍
Thanks Greg!
I've got the older 557 and I've gotta say it is pretty durable. They've been through a lot and they're still holding up .
On my second 557 manifold. Sight glass was leaking under vacuum. Then valves would work. Sent them back and they sent me a new one. . To bad for me it was before the Bluetooth model
So much for not blocking the electrical panels. I've seen it more than a few times myself.
One customer. Phone room has a huge sign on it. "DO NOT BLOCK DOOR." Janitors can't read, and apparently neither can the other people using the main room. Constantly having to move crap to get to the door to get to the phone equipment.
It's a never ending battle. People only care about themselves.
Good job
Good one.
@juan thanks man! How have you been? You've been around a long time, thanks for still watching and commenting!
@@HVACRSurvival Doing well Rick, thank you, hope you too. I always have time to learn from the best techs 😎
thanks for sharing.
Thanks for checking it out! 👍👍
i recognize those wall guards in the freezer, only one customer ive ever seen has that
If the boxes of food didn't give it away then that might 😁👍👍
Nice fix and nice vid ... 👍✌🍺
Glad you enjoyed it
I had some problems with my older model Testo 557. But only in "time for long sleeves weather" -15 Celsius/5 Fahrenheit or below. The batteries called it quits and the manifold started to leak around the o-rings.
That's better than a total electronics failure like I had.
@@HVACRSurvival Yep. Had that problem to but on the same manifold which ultimately retired it but I brought it on myself.
I was in a bind and the batteries died. Only hade two new battiers left and threw them in with two of the old ones. It worked until the batteries exploded and corroded the circuitboard.
I have seen one of the heaters fail and short to the coil, causing a leak. Same goes for wiring. You've probably seen it too.
Yep 👍👍
Be careful shutting that disconnect off in that unit. At those particular restaurants, depending on previous repairs/replacements, the ice machine and multiplex will be piped in there as well so if you shut the disco off, if those are still running, it will trip head pressure. You can see the other lines in the video. If I do a replacement at one of those stores, I normally separate the units into their own condensing unit.
That's why I was disappointed they put everything on one disconnect,
Do you work on Multiplex.
I started a new job for a burger chain. They have MP. I’m learning about them . New for me.
@Mike I might have done one or two multiplex?. Grocery racks and chillers are my latest to polish up on.
Sometimes you have to gas in go and report. The way they make evaporators now are thinner for more efficiency and causes leaks way sooner.
You're right on the money 👍👍
That evaporator is McScrewed.
😂👍👍
🇺🇸💪👍❄ nice vid thanks Rick
What leatherman do you carry?
The Surge at work and Wave in civilian clothing.
Too many times it turns into a gas and go, you write it up appropriately, recommending a replacement. Customers get what they want as long as they keep pay us.
@msb71 your dead on 👍👍. Document it all.
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WHat is the average install time before a perfectly good piece of equipment becomes a turd? How does this worn equipment react to your unkind sobriquets?
Are you in the field?
@@HVACRSurvival Nope.
McDonald's again
I had them back to back. 🤷
I bet a million bucks your at McDonald's on a Mac system.
Nice dtek, is it the 724-202-g1 ?
Dtek Stratus. th-cam.com/video/kYWpP1QYXt4/w-d-xo.html