"I decided not to film it cause there was lots of cussing" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Brother you are awesome. Lolololol no one is as honest and transparent as you. This is exactly what makes your channel by far the best hvac channel on TH-cam
Yup, .... I run a service biz too. his whole attitude is WHY I subbed to this channel. I don't "Know" HVAC but I figure HIS channel is gonna actually teach / show-me a few (new) things. I DO have electrical construction in my background / education, (obviously this unit wasn't "installed") _& this guy is the Real Deal_
I hear ya. Seem that I do that A LOT when working on my own cars. That said, I wish you would have filmed that ... would probably be your highest viewed video of all time!
I was called in to do spring start up on a 15 ton Carrier split. Owner said it always needed "a shot of gas" every spring so I did the obligatory leak check. I found a suction line coupling on the backside of the air handler that had NEVER been brazed. Customer said the unit has been in for ten plus years. I fixed the leak, evacuated and charged the unit and left it running perfectly. But that's not all. The building owner refused to pay the bill. He claimed he'd had the unit fixed by another contractor every spring and each of those visits cost him a quarter of what we were charging him. He claimed we were ripping him off. Sometimes it doesn't pay to do a good job.
probably should have shown him the issue/taken a picture and gotten approval for the permanent fix and if he still had an issue with the cost you could have walked away
Shame on the installer or course but... I also blame the property manager for not checking to make sure all was working and proper. You do a great job, take a vacation!
Agreed on that. You should go out to make sure that the installation was properly done. Not hover over the guy but ask him "Before you close this up, prove to me that it works."
This happens a lot. We moved across country got in at like 2am it was 96 inside and we had two youngsters so we had to emergency line. They gave us a key to an empty apt to sleep in for the night. Property management sucks everywhere.
That's one of those new wireless units. Simple to install with no wire connections to worry about complete with the ultra environmentally friendly guaranteed not to harm the ozone layer refrigerants.
About 15 year ago, I was at a commercial split system on a rooftop of a veterinarian location. Within 10 minutes of troubleshooting I discovered the new condensing unit didn't have the service valves open. I immediately went down and asked a few questions. Was told that the installer had an accident during his installation and had to be hauled off to the ER. I prayed for him and asked if they called the company to have the system completed by that company. They couldn't get a hold of them so my company came out to finish. Turns out the original company got sued and had to shutdown their business. I got them up and running and a new client was under contract with the property management. My boss was thrilled as this was the beginning of a long and lucrative contract to do a lot more properties with them. Sometimes it just works out for the better. I have a feeling this call has a lot more chapter's of headaches for the property management company. Great work Curtis!
@@nihcopower808 that company had fraud, theft and was caught stealing on camera in clients home's and businesses. It's extremely important to vet and KNOW how to keep your employees honest and ethical.
i work an apartment complex that has a crapload of 25yr old r22' systems and all of them were missing the drain plug in the secondary drain line tap of the drain pan. After a few decades, they started dripping out on the waterheaters, and apartments below. One air handler caught fire, from the water dripping from above!
You are a hero! My brother recently accepted a position as a property maintenance manager, and he tells me stories that must be true, because you can't make this stuff up! He is correcting sooooo many mistakes made in the past 10 years from incompetent and untrained 'professionals' who 'installed' stuff without supervision from the previous manager. As he said, It's only a miracle that this place (a children's school) hasn't burned down or blown up. You are the skilled technicians that are keeping the world from complete chaos. Respect, and thank you.
Sounds like the owner is an idiot and is going to get exactly what he deserves. Why would you want to have someone come back and do more work after they pulled that crap?
I was abandoned by my contractor just before Christmas 2012. Made the mistake of paying an extra 10% of the contract value just before Christmas and then the workers didn't return after Christmas break and the contractor wouldn't return calls. No sign this was going to happen. After a few months of futility, I finally called an outside HVAC guy for the roof unit. Turned out the heater manifold hadn't been installed for the gas heater, and the electronics on the A/C had a "fried" component. The guy ordered the heater manifold and troubleshot the A/C to locate the bad part -- it was an IC with a power tab which had been torn off. The heater manifold was an overnight ship but the IC was on backorder 6 weeks. Given I had a full electronics bench, I asked him to pull the IC and we would see if I could fix it. It was no trouble to pull the part, resolder the torn off tab, and reinstall. The A/C and header both fired up and worked perfectly. The HVAC guy gave me a deep discount because if I hadn't replated and resoldered the IC and got the old one working, he would have had yet a third trip out to my place. His largess was totally unexpected; he was able to cancel the IC reorder with no penalty and passed that plus the costs of a second revisit back to me. 10 years onward, the unit still works flawlessly (fingers crossed).
Huge mistake putting the filter in the stand. It's open on 2 sides. Installers did that to mine. One of my coils was completely covered with kaka. I didn't know any better at the time until I went to install UV lights and saw what was going on. It looked like it was covered in black mold. I used 2 kinds of coil cleaner and properly put the filter in the air handler. Been about 1.5 years the coil is spotless and those UV lights work great BTW.
One time I needed a new condenser, and the original installer didn't pull a vacuum, or do a nitrogen flush. He installed the condenser within 40 minutes. The TXV had to be replaced within less than 6 months by another company. I enjoy watching your channel, and I'm a subscriber.
I knew a company that would do that. One of the compressors to the unit they had sold a lady died after a year and when I swapped out the compressor it smelled like straight flush
I went on a no cool at an apartment complex office that had only been build 3 years. The manager said that another company had just been there two days before I came. When I checked it there was no refrigerant whatsoever. The leak was on the reversing valve. Ray Charles could have shown Stevie Wonder this. So they had me to check the rest of the apartments. Every last apartment you could grow mustard's on the evaporators and on the condensers. After 4 units they got mad at me and told they were going to get their regular company. ( the same company that kept coming back adding refrigerant ). I should have pulled every evaporator, but no to save them money , I took time and clean them while they was inside the apartments with with no rinse. So they decided to get the other company. Every last filter, condenser and evaporator was completely plugged. I ask the tenant's when was the last time the filter was was cleaned or changed. Tenants said they have never been changed. Some said they have been there since the apartment's opened. ( 3 years ). These were no your basic apartments. The other company have to drive 1 1/2 hr to get there. Their maintenance man comes to work in starched white shorts. The air handlers are tilted away from the drain.
A yr. Ago I bought the veto pro pac. After watching 1 of your vids. Best bag I've used so far good size keeps me neat the bag saves time from. Looking 4 tool
Electrician story for ya. Call for an outdoor HVAC unit with no power on the disconnect. Checked voltage, it's zero. None of the breakers in the panel are off, and they all read correct voltage. Something must be broken in the middle, right? Followed the wire all over the attic. No damage or junctions on the wire, but it does drop down above the panel. Went back down to double check, and surprise - that wire is NOT in the panel. I got permission to cut open the sheet rock above the panel, and sure enough the wire is coiled up and hidden. The current homeowner is the previous homeowner's son, and she had the system installed multiple years ago. The only thing I could think of, is that they quoted and sold the job, then _almost_ completed the work, without realizing there was no free breaker spaces in the panel. Or they knowingly scammed her, and she never complained.
You’re a better man than me, I would’ve walked away from that once I saw the condenser wasn’t wired in or valves open. These property management companies just need to stop being so damn cheap and get it done right the first time.
I’m not sure if I would have fixed it for them being that it’s definitely an installation call back. I’m forever mad at property maintenance people for allowing this kind of crap to happen, it’s literally the biggest reason people don’t trust us as a trade
everybody in the comments is all uproarious about walking away but I bet the reason they didn't finish was because they weren't going to get paid, lol.
Good job bud. It is awful tempting to cut corners sometimes IDE be lying to you if I said I never did. But I do a good job, most importantly I stand behind my work
"I left a nitrogen charge in it" oh boy. Judging by his previous "work" I wouldn't be surprised if that "installer" doesn't just open the service valves and contaminate the whole charge. I also wouldn't be surprised if that "installer" is an uncle bob handyman. Why get so far into an install without even hooking up the thermostat wiring or brazing the suction line? I get that things happen, but this seems fishy to me. Hopefully I'm wrong.
Before I retired I did this kind of work. I know how frustrating it can be. Just want you to know I really enjoy watching you work and explain what you’re doing. Brings back some good old days. Keep up the good work and I’ll keep watching.
First time I seen you. Man you got a good set of guns on you. You must be in good shape. Hope you have good health. Bless you and keep the good videos coming.
Once I worked no cool at a 4 Plex condo. I had no power at the outdoor disconnect. The breaker in the condo was on but no power outside. I noticed that one of the condos was recently moved out of and the power was turned off. It's condenser was next to the one with no power. Turns out the 🚪 disconnects were swapped. For 30 years the residents had been using each others electricity and no one ever noticed.
I work on alot of these bryant systems. Mostly communicating interfaces. There pretty simple easy to work on and efficient if installed right. More problems with the communicating ones where the only thermostat you can use is super expensive.
Someone else's contract/warranty/bill. the installation company may even be doing it for free or being sued in cort for failing to deliver on their contract. Don't forget there's business in all of this.
Hey Curtis, glad that they want the original installer to finish it. I would bet that they did not flush out the line set, which could lead to problems down the road. Thanks for posting.
What I love is you take the time to do it right. Call yourself scatterbrained all you want, but you handled a shit show well. For all the newer techs out there, this man's super power is taking his time to do stuff like changing the oil, putting out a work pad to kneel on. A lot of newer techs are a lot smarter than they give themselves credit, it's just the plate juggling makes ya'll panic and that's when the errors start. Been there, done that. Jobs got a lot easier when I learned to slow down to do things.
I tell you what that's the story of modern days. You have a product from 2019 that's already messed up leaking and then you have air conditioners out there that are 30 plus years old still pumping going just fine. And it's the same with all kinds of products they make it so shittily so that it will break sooner so you spend more money and it's freaking sad. Personally I still have a refrigerator from the 1980s that has never messed up still cold good freezer and I know someone that bought a refrigerator in 2020 that's already broke.
You looked like you were dragging Ass on that job, I have been that way before and knew it must have been hexed. Old Copper tubes just sitting in the weather are hard to solder from oxidation. I sure don't blame you for not working on that! Thanks for the Video 😃
Great video as always. That sure was a mess. Great work though. I’m a 22 year HVAC tech and love your work. There is not sugar coating anything. Was wondering what smart watch your wearing?
Hey Curtis, long time viewer and subscriber, first time comment. I would highly recommend TruBlu vacuum hoses. Do a little research on them and see what you think. I’ve had mine for about 9 months and I absolutely love them. I work for an ac company so time saved vacuuming really only benefits my company, but for a self employed guy like yourself I really think they will help you out. Just for reference I pulled a vacuum down to 77 microns in fifteen minutes today in a five ton split system new install.
The deal is homeowner wants it done for little to nothing and they hire someone that pulls crap like that. Around here some companies come and do an installation they collect the bug money and they won't come back when they have problems with equipment.
After a day like you had prior to this mess you handled things probably way better than I would have. The older I get it seems to take less to set me off lol
I almost wanna do a ride along with you one day just to experience the shit you do on a daily basis. Here in Florida doing this for the last 17 yrs I can’t say I’ve seen as many horrible things as I’ve seen in your videos.
Not sure I'd be all that interested in watching some line pulling gone bad. The swearing though? That I would have enjoyed! No doubt it was some m'f'ing beeatch of an install in that regard. I've watched you put your body in some God-awful spaces in attics, crawl spaces and the like with little if any whining. I'm not in the HVAC business, just a DIY'er who can appreciate the grit and professionalism I see in so many of your videos. I've learned a thing or two as well. Good deal!
This happened to me but what happened was my unit failed right before a massive blizzard was about to trap us for a week and the HVAC tech came out and got my emergency electric heat working just an hour before the snow started to fall saving us from having to leave and stay with friends. We had to call them back out in the spring to get the A/C straight.
For sure we just don't know in times like these might of been went for the cheap tech or a rush job one thing for sure Curtis did it right a happy customer at this 😀
Those E250's are great trucks. Last production in 2014 unfortunately. Mine got totaled in 2020. Got a 2018 GMC Savana 2500 18 months old. Didn't want the Euro style van. Anyway - sticker was 19.5k --- same truck today 33k. Bad time to need a truck. You probably look both ways 2-3x...but you never know. Great videos. Steve in NC
10:13 haha. "Lovely", it's funny, because I literally say the exact same thing every time I come across a crap situation. While just look at it, "Lovely".
If thats a brand new outdoor unit thats not ever been connected, and an indoor unit from 2019. Whats the chances somebody condemed the outdoor unit because of a leak that was actually on the indoor unit?
Nobody needs to go behind an installer like that. He left you holding the bag & could care less. Sounds like the home-owner warranty company's HVAC guy that replaced one of my compressors when I was out of town. He only changed the compressor & didn't do anything about the refrigerant charge. That is one of the reasons I am going to a HVAC class now. I just got my EPA Universal certificate and now I can fix my own units.
Oh boy! You ran into it on this one. I like how it ended up but I really want to know how the heck it ended up in the condition it was when you found it. Did the original installer not release the freon?
I love that Pan-doit Strap Holden the Torch carrier together :) My daddy always Said , If it works Don't "touch it '' Haha Got to Love them peeps from the south of the U.S.A. :P
i did beverage equipment for starbucks where the water destroyed equipment. this field work videos bring me back to how much i hated my life. i know the cursing of a field engineer sent to the wolves brother
another happy landlord who called a friend of a friend of a friend who supposed knew what to do,stuck it together with tape and chewing gum,left after getting paid and never came back to finish the job
"I decided not to film it cause there was lots of cussing"
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Brother you are awesome. Lolololol no one is as honest and transparent as you. This is exactly what makes your channel by far the best hvac channel on TH-cam
Cussing means you care.
Sometimes lots of cussing is required😆🤣
Yup, .... I run a service biz too.
his whole attitude is WHY I subbed to this channel. I don't "Know" HVAC
but I figure HIS channel is gonna actually teach / show-me a few (new) things.
I DO have electrical construction in my background / education, (obviously this unit wasn't "installed")
_& this guy is the Real Deal_
I hear ya. Seem that I do that A LOT when working on my own cars. That said, I wish you would have filmed that ... would probably be your highest viewed video of all time!
I was called in to do spring start up on a 15 ton Carrier split. Owner said it always needed "a shot of gas" every spring so I did the obligatory leak check. I found a suction line coupling on the backside of the air handler that had NEVER been brazed. Customer said the unit has been in for ten plus years. I fixed the leak, evacuated and charged the unit and left it running perfectly. But that's not all. The building owner refused to pay the bill. He claimed he'd had the unit fixed by another contractor every spring and each of those visits cost him a quarter of what we were charging him. He claimed we were ripping him off. Sometimes it doesn't pay to do a good job.
probably should have shown him the issue/taken a picture and gotten approval for the permanent fix and if he still had an issue with the cost you could have walked away
That's impressive, to say the least, it was able to hold enough of a charge to only need topped off once a year.
If you have proof that you did the job, you may be able to put in a mechanics lien on the unit.
A coupling not braised? Like I said before, impressive it held a charge at all.
Put the leak back in it, button it up, and say have a nice day.
Shame on the installer or course but... I also blame the property manager for not checking to make sure all was working and proper. You do a great job, take a vacation!
I KNOW..... right? All thru this I'm watching & saying to myself
_(that thing was NEVER Even 'installed' correctly)_ !!!
Installer was probably stiffed.
Agreed on that. You should go out to make sure that the installation was properly done. Not hover over the guy but ask him "Before you close this up, prove to me that it works."
This happens a lot. We moved across country got in at like 2am it was 96 inside and we had two youngsters so we had to emergency line. They gave us a key to an empty apt to sleep in for the night. Property management sucks everywhere.
"I decided not to film it because there was lots of cussing." Probably one of the most relatable things i've heard lately. Thanks for your videos!
Looks like someone tried to do an install and couldn't do it properly . Took the money and ran away . And you are here to save the day .
That's one of those new wireless units. Simple to install with no wire connections to worry about complete with the ultra environmentally friendly guaranteed not to harm the ozone layer refrigerants.
lmao
Refrigerants? What is this, the middle ages? The news one run on pixie farts and queef dust. Get with the times!
The refrigerants hook up to the blueteeth.
nice to see an honest guy who couldve just dumped the system and let em call back in a month but took the extra effort to get the job done right
About 15 year ago, I was at a commercial split system on a rooftop of a veterinarian location. Within 10 minutes of troubleshooting I discovered the new condensing unit didn't have the service valves open. I immediately went down and asked a few questions. Was told that the installer had an accident during his installation and had to be hauled off to the ER. I prayed for him and asked if they called the company to have the system completed by that company. They couldn't get a hold of them so my company came out to finish. Turns out the original company got sued and had to shutdown their business. I got them up and running and a new client was under contract with the property management. My boss was thrilled as this was the beginning of a long and lucrative contract to do a lot more properties with them. Sometimes it just works out for the better. I have a feeling this call has a lot more chapter's of headaches for the property management company. Great work Curtis!
What were they sued for? Could save someone here bro.
@@nihcopower808 that company had fraud, theft and was caught stealing on camera in clients home's and businesses. It's extremely important to vet and KNOW how to keep your employees honest and ethical.
I cannot imagine for 3 years no one complained the AC wasn't working.
I can, It's called Slumlord Realty.
@@DiverCTH Some people don't use AC
@@DiverCTH Not everyone uses AC
@@milktobo7418 In Georgia?
I've been living without AC all my life (59 years ) in Perth,Western Australia. Edit Perths summers are like Texas or New Mexico (Hot and dry )
What a giant pain in the ass! I hope you don't have trouble getting paid for your time. You handled it really well as always.
i work an apartment complex that has a crapload of 25yr old r22' systems and all of them were missing the drain plug in the secondary drain line tap of the drain pan. After a few decades, they started dripping out on the waterheaters, and apartments below. One air handler caught fire, from the water dripping from above!
You are a hero! My brother recently accepted a position as a property maintenance manager, and he tells me stories that must be true, because you can't make this stuff up! He is correcting sooooo many mistakes made in the past 10 years from incompetent and untrained 'professionals' who 'installed' stuff without supervision from the previous manager. As he said, It's only a miracle that this place (a children's school) hasn't burned down or blown up. You are the skilled technicians that are keeping the world from complete chaos. Respect, and thank you.
I am surprised you didn't pressure test _before_ pulling your initial vacuum. That install was a complete disaster.
Sounds like the owner is an idiot and is going to get exactly what he deserves. Why would you want to have someone come back and do more work after they pulled that crap?
They will finish it for a case of Budweiser
To get your moneys worth that you actually paid
@@clayevans3421 they must be some of those high dollar jacklegs drinking Bud. The work looks more like the Natty Ice kind
Easy answer is big ego and no problem solving abilities.
I was abandoned by my contractor just before Christmas 2012. Made the mistake of paying an extra 10% of the contract value just before Christmas and then the workers didn't return after Christmas break and the contractor wouldn't return calls. No sign this was going to happen. After a few months of futility, I finally called an outside HVAC guy for the roof unit. Turned out the heater manifold hadn't been installed for the gas heater, and the electronics on the A/C had a "fried" component. The guy ordered the heater manifold and troubleshot the A/C to locate the bad part -- it was an IC with a power tab which had been torn off. The heater manifold was an overnight ship but the IC was on backorder 6 weeks. Given I had a full electronics bench, I asked him to pull the IC and we would see if I could fix it. It was no trouble to pull the part, resolder the torn off tab, and reinstall. The A/C and header both fired up and worked perfectly. The HVAC guy gave me a deep discount because if I hadn't replated and resoldered the IC and got the old one working, he would have had yet a third trip out to my place. His largess was totally unexpected; he was able to cancel the IC reorder with no penalty and passed that plus the costs of a second revisit back to me. 10 years onward, the unit still works flawlessly (fingers crossed).
Huge mistake putting the filter in the stand. It's open on 2 sides. Installers did that to mine. One of my coils was completely covered with kaka. I didn't know any better at the time until I went to install UV lights and saw what was going on. It looked like it was covered in black mold. I used 2 kinds of coil cleaner and properly put the filter in the air handler. Been about 1.5 years the coil is spotless and those UV lights work great BTW.
One time I needed a new condenser, and the original installer didn't pull a vacuum, or do a nitrogen flush. He installed the condenser within 40 minutes. The TXV had to be replaced within less than 6 months by another company. I enjoy watching your channel, and I'm a subscriber.
Thanks
I knew a company that would do that. One of the compressors to the unit they had sold a lady died after a year and when I swapped out the compressor it smelled like straight flush
I went on a no cool at an apartment complex office that had only been build 3 years. The manager said that another company had just been there two days before I came. When I checked it there was no refrigerant whatsoever. The leak was on the reversing valve. Ray Charles could have shown Stevie Wonder this. So they had me to check the rest of the apartments. Every last apartment you could grow mustard's on the evaporators and on the condensers. After 4 units they got mad at me and told they were going to get their regular company. ( the same company that kept coming back adding refrigerant ). I should have pulled every evaporator, but no to save them money , I took time and clean them while they was inside the apartments with with no rinse. So they decided to get the other company. Every last filter, condenser and evaporator was completely plugged. I ask the tenant's when was the last time the filter was was cleaned or changed. Tenants said they have never been changed. Some said they have been there since the apartment's opened. ( 3 years ). These were no your basic apartments. The other company have to drive 1 1/2 hr to get there. Their maintenance man comes to work in starched white shorts. The air handlers are tilted away from the drain.
That's crazy it only took 40 minutes I'm sorry man
@@Hvac-dude I was told the filter drier doesn't stop a thing without a vacuum, and nitrogen flush, and the TXV always goes bad without it being done.
A yr. Ago I bought the veto pro pac. After watching 1 of your vids. Best bag I've used so far good size keeps me neat the bag saves time from. Looking 4 tool
Very professional. Man you have impressive patience.
Your still the best HVAC Technician I’ve seen. Even on your bad days.
thanks
I've seen some junk since I've been doing thins only since last October but this takes the cake
Btw I'm still learning so I subbed to help further my education. Good stuff and I love your bag- very nice and convenient 👍
Electrician story for ya. Call for an outdoor HVAC unit with no power on the disconnect. Checked voltage, it's zero. None of the breakers in the panel are off, and they all read correct voltage. Something must be broken in the middle, right? Followed the wire all over the attic. No damage or junctions on the wire, but it does drop down above the panel. Went back down to double check, and surprise - that wire is NOT in the panel. I got permission to cut open the sheet rock above the panel, and sure enough the wire is coiled up and hidden. The current homeowner is the previous homeowner's son, and she had the system installed multiple years ago. The only thing I could think of, is that they quoted and sold the job, then _almost_ completed the work, without realizing there was no free breaker spaces in the panel. Or they knowingly scammed her, and she never complained.
Looks like the slumlord had the previous 'installer' deported before he could finish.
You’re a better man than me, I would’ve walked away from that once I saw the condenser wasn’t wired in or valves open. These property management companies just need to stop being so damn cheap and get it done right the first time.
why wouldnt you just charge them what you nenesed to charge to make money and fix it properly
I’m sorry. Your job is to fix the problem and charge accordingly. What do you mean you’d walk away?
I’m not sure if I would have fixed it for them being that it’s definitely an installation call back. I’m forever mad at property maintenance people for allowing this kind of crap to happen, it’s literally the biggest reason people don’t trust us as a trade
Warranty is void! So thats just great
everybody in the comments is all uproarious about walking away but I bet the reason they didn't finish was because they weren't going to get paid, lol.
Good job bud. It is awful tempting to cut corners sometimes IDE be lying to you if I said I never did. But I do a good job, most importantly I stand behind my work
"I left a nitrogen charge in it" oh boy. Judging by his previous "work" I wouldn't be surprised if that "installer" doesn't just open the service valves and contaminate the whole charge. I also wouldn't be surprised if that "installer" is an uncle bob handyman. Why get so far into an install without even hooking up the thermostat wiring or brazing the suction line? I get that things happen, but this seems fishy to me. Hopefully I'm wrong.
Sounds like he was doubting that he was getting paid and stopped.
Yeah ,been there done that to, HVAC from the 80s. Take care from Texas.
wish you was in Jacksonville Florida your one of the honest ones
Before I retired I did this kind of work. I know how frustrating it can be. Just want you to know I really enjoy watching you work and explain what you’re doing. Brings back some good old days. Keep up the good work and I’ll keep watching.
"got your heat up and running. I'll follow up on the summer for the AC"
Looks like an OH Man! It's one of those days. Been there! You handled it well. Good job!
Curtis you get tired? Lol! It's fun coming behind some knucklehead and fixing their problems isn't it? Good job solid troubleshooting like normal!
First time I seen you. Man you got a good set of guns on you. You must be in good shape. Hope you have good health. Bless you and keep the good videos coming.
First guy ive seen pull out the ultimate tool,Knipex smooth jaws,congrats ive had mine over 20 +years!
Dang..dude..im both enjoying your content and skills while learning a bit.
HVAC, plumbing, electrical trades doesn't matter... you always end up having to deal with someone else's mess they left behind...
Some time the easiest job are the hardest job for sure, great job as always.
Once I worked no cool at a 4 Plex condo. I had no power at the outdoor disconnect. The breaker in the condo was on but no power outside. I noticed that one of the condos was recently moved out of and the power was turned off. It's condenser was next to the one with no power. Turns out the 🚪 disconnects were swapped. For 30 years the residents had been using each others electricity and no one ever noticed.
Good work! What an absolute PITA job.
I work on alot of these bryant systems. Mostly communicating interfaces. There pretty simple easy to work on and efficient if installed right. More problems with the communicating ones where the only thermostat you can use is super expensive.
We use ecobee sometimes and they are nice and expensive but I'm a simple guy. And I like the "normal " ones - off, heat, em heat, cool.
Love your stuff but why no nitrogen? When you brazed the dryer?!??
Great job Hoss their loss by not having you to do it properly. So enjoy watching you !
Someone else's contract/warranty/bill. the installation company may even be doing it for free or being sued in cort for failing to deliver on their contract.
Don't forget there's business in all of this.
Hey Curtis, glad that they want the original installer to finish it. I would bet that they did not flush out the line set, which could lead to problems down the road. Thanks for posting.
7:02 lmfao!!!
"I did not know I would be installing a condensor." That was so funny.
I went straight to the comment section. New subscriber. This was the 1st video of yours I've seen so far.
You're the guy I want fixing my AC.
Nice little FieldPiece vacuum pump. Nice to have tools that work when you need them
What I love is you take the time to do it right. Call yourself scatterbrained all you want, but you handled a shit show well. For all the newer techs out there, this man's super power is taking his time to do stuff like changing the oil, putting out a work pad to kneel on. A lot of newer techs are a lot smarter than they give themselves credit, it's just the plate juggling makes ya'll panic and that's when the errors start. Been there, done that. Jobs got a lot easier when I learned to slow down to do things.
I just had my carrier outside coil replaced that had developed a leak. It was less than 5 years old. The part took over 3 weeks to get in.
Oh boy. Nothing like being called to a job that someone else opened a can of worms AND left the lid off expecting you to find the worms.
I am surprised that you didn't walk away from that job.
I tell you what that's the story of modern days. You have a product from 2019 that's already messed up leaking and then you have air conditioners out there that are 30 plus years old still pumping going just fine. And it's the same with all kinds of products they make it so shittily so that it will break sooner so you spend more money and it's freaking sad. Personally I still have a refrigerator from the 1980s that has never messed up still cold good freezer and I know someone that bought a refrigerator in 2020 that's already broke.
Looks like a rental so a landlord special.
I have a buddy thats been doing hvac alot longer than me. He always says it builds character😆
that is a Lennox product so the first 2 numbers in serial are the factory and second 2 numbers are year so it is a 2020 unit
You looked like you were dragging Ass on that job, I have been that way before and knew it must have been hexed. Old Copper tubes just sitting in the weather are hard to solder from oxidation. I sure don't blame you for not working on that! Thanks for the Video 😃
if only they made sanding cloth/paper or wire brushes....
Sounded hot as hell too, lol
Great video as always. That sure was a mess. Great work though. I’m a 22 year HVAC tech and love your work. There is not sugar coating anything. Was wondering what smart watch your wearing?
Apple series 7
just when ya think it can't get any worse, there it goes!!!
From what I see you go through you're worth your weight in gold.
Hey Curtis, long time viewer and subscriber, first time comment. I would highly recommend TruBlu vacuum hoses. Do a little research on them and see what you think. I’ve had mine for about 9 months and I absolutely love them. I work for an ac company so time saved vacuuming really only benefits my company, but for a self employed guy like yourself I really think they will help you out. Just for reference I pulled a vacuum down to 77 microns in fifteen minutes today in a five ton split system new install.
I really should try it,
The deal is homeowner wants it done for little to nothing and they hire someone that pulls crap like that. Around here some companies come and do an installation they collect the bug money and they won't come back when they have problems with equipment.
I had a lineset loaded with moisture. R11 flush worked awesome at removing it
Nice work enjoy your day.
After a day like you had prior to this mess you handled things probably way better than I would have. The older I get it seems to take less to set me off lol
Great work!
Great detective work lots of work for 3 relays 👍👍
Well that was certainly a fine mess! Glad you got away from that one.
Wow! Nice work 👍🏼
I almost wanna do a ride along with you one day just to experience the shit you do on a daily basis. Here in Florida doing this for the last 17 yrs I can’t say I’ve seen as many horrible things as I’ve seen in your videos.
Where is he located? It’s obviously the south somewhere
@@AmB39 Georgia I believe.
I love that little pigtail cord you used. Great idea 💡 Going to throw one in my van. That will be very handy.
Not sure I'd be all that interested in watching some line pulling gone bad. The swearing though? That I would have enjoyed! No doubt it was some m'f'ing beeatch of an install in that regard. I've watched you put your body in some God-awful spaces in attics, crawl spaces and the like with little if any whining. I'm not in the HVAC business, just a DIY'er who can appreciate the grit and professionalism I see in so many of your videos. I've learned a thing or two as well. Good deal!
make a weld whitout nitro ... wow...good job...and no pressure test...
This happened to me but what happened was my unit failed right before a massive blizzard was about to trap us for a week and the HVAC tech came out and got my emergency electric heat working just an hour before the snow started to fall saving us from having to leave and stay with friends. We had to call them back out in the spring to get the A/C straight.
That's why it's always good to check for leaks with nitrogen prior to vacuuming a system other than that great video life of a HVAC tech
For sure we just don't know in times like these might of been went for the cheap tech or a rush job one thing for sure Curtis did it right a happy customer at this 😀
Those E250's are great trucks. Last production in 2014 unfortunately. Mine got totaled in 2020. Got a 2018 GMC Savana 2500 18 months old. Didn't want the Euro style van. Anyway - sticker was 19.5k --- same truck today 33k. Bad time to need a truck. You probably look both ways 2-3x...but you never know. Great videos. Steve in NC
From an installer of 20 yrs. We do this when there's a leak. Or if we are not paid. We hold the air hostage till paid then go vac and start up
Maybe look into a turbo torch drop the oxygen and only need a b acetylene tank. Works great
Ive had days like this. A simple job turns into a nightmare. Heck you are already neck deep in it. Might as well see it through
Looks like an installer that hit their end-of-day and never came back. I didn't hear any complaints about what they did, just what they never got to.
10:13 haha. "Lovely", it's funny, because I literally say the exact same thing every time I come across a crap situation. While just look at it, "Lovely".
What a cluster!
keep being awesome buddy
If thats a brand new outdoor unit thats not ever been connected, and an indoor unit from 2019. Whats the chances somebody condemed the outdoor unit because of a leak that was actually on the indoor unit?
What he said^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^100%
Love the vacuum pump cord👍
Uncle Joe 🙋🏿♂️installed this. I guarantee it!
Nobody needs to go behind an installer like that. He left you holding the bag & could care less. Sounds like the home-owner warranty company's HVAC guy that replaced one of my compressors when I was out of town. He only changed the compressor & didn't do anything about the refrigerant charge. That is one of the reasons I am going to a HVAC class now. I just got my EPA Universal certificate and now I can fix my own units.
I'd think someone made a costly mistake by not letting you repair that system.
Oh boy! You ran into it on this one. I like how it ended up but I really want to know how the heck it ended up in the condition it was when you found it. Did the original installer not release the freon?
It takes alot of soot to affect a TXV, don't waste your time with nitrogen.
wow, a drain line routed off to the side. what a concept.
I woulda been sooooo pissedddd!!! That is extremely sad
We like the cussing ones, they’re funny!!! I use to make u new cuss words on the job
I love that Pan-doit Strap Holden the Torch carrier together :) My daddy always Said , If it works Don't "touch it '' Haha Got to Love them peeps from the south of the U.S.A. :P
i did beverage equipment for starbucks where the water destroyed equipment. this field work videos bring me back to how much i hated my life. i know the cursing of a field engineer sent to the wolves brother
another happy landlord who called a friend of a friend of a friend who supposed knew what to do,stuck it together with tape and chewing gum,left after getting paid and never came back to finish the job
Good stuff
All systems today have become over priced junk.
great job 👌... nice 👍 tools👏
I’m thinking she never paid the first guy 😏