No maintenance= Pay me now and pay me later. Collect that money and onto the next call. It does make you feel a certain way about it.....but it's their choice to abuse the equipment
Makes me feel just fine; it's their own fault and there's always a price to be paid. We're not the ones deciding to neglect the equipment they paid thousands for.
Yea I agree, but if I'm on call they're getting the bare minimum with a threat that it's going to blow up if I don't do a follow up to finish. It's like they don't care that someone has to leave their family to deal with the stupidity. Then again if you do this job you know what you're getting into.
I agree with you, Jason. But he should start doing his mandatory maintenance on all his customers and just add the cost to the bill on all his customers and it’ll end this mandatory maintenance not being done. Ridiculous.
People refusing to maintain their gear reminds me of that bit from The Simpsons: "you've got to help us, we've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas!"
With folks like that, I've had a few get testy about compressors dying, and I refer them to my old service notes: "I strongly recommend cleaning ALL condenser coils quarterly at minimum to help prevent premature equipment failure." If I ever go back to working for myself I think that's going to be printed on every service ticket.
“The customer is ALWAYS right” even when they’re wrong as heck. Corporations generally don’t buy into “preventative maintenance” however they’ll shell out major bucks to repair or replace equipment that fails. That’s “management mentality”😂 Great video as always👍👍
I've pulled cottonwood blankets off of radiators, lint cookies out of cooling fan screens, and the like for many years. Customers never listen. You get over it after a while...kinda.
After 25 years of slaving in AZ summers I only care if they do otherwise I just fix it and move on. If you care you listen and we both are happy. I'd rather do calls that I'm in and out for minimal cost to the customer and not get filthy all day cleaning nasty stuff off coils or in attics fixing crap in 150 degrees.
That’s one thing that I enjoy most about facility maintenance, I don’t have to rely on the customer for authorization to do preventative maintenance. I can take charge of my equipment & with the big picture mentality, aggressively tackle potential problems & keep things in tip top shape. It certainly makes my life easier & reduces calls.
I watch you videos for about 2 years now, i'm not a refregeration technician, i repair electronic devices (phone, tv's, computers etc.) but refregeration is exciting and i learned a lot of stuff from you, i have two new inverter split type AC's on my new house and i rinse the condensers every two months, i clean the filters every month, last month i was transfering the split AC from my moms old house to her new house because she had to move out, i used my knowledge from your videos and everything went great, i even yelled to my mother because the AC is 6 months old and it covered with a blanket of dust and she thought that AC can't perform on the Greece heatwaves but actually it was a dirty condenser and filter, everything was plugged with dirt. Thank you for sharing this great knowledge. I think everyone should be teached how not to abuse their equipment, i've seen a lot of people not maintaining their AC's for years and it's sad because they don't understand that electricity bill goes up when the AC can't keep up especially with greece heatwaves and they destroying the equipment.
I would put a thermal cutout on the head of the compressor to protect it from thermal overloads. Personally i would use one with a Manuel reset so when it cuts out you get a service call and odds are if the thermal overload trips theres a problem that needs addressing anyways. It would also save you from having to swap compressors like styles
I would have expected a compressor to have a thermal cut-out as part of the build. Wouldn't be difficult to add one as part of the power terminal block.
@@sw6188 they do but the internal limit is like a last ditch effort to save the compressor and can only trip so many times befor it fails open and you have a dead compressor. Or like what happened to this compressor where the internal bypass valve started leaking because the compressor ran with excessive head pressure for an extended period of time
@@ceilingfanmusic6597 Thanks for the info. I don't know a great deal about these commercial compressors but I have picked up a few things from watching the videos.
I’ve got a customer that does routine maintenance but we still have to wash condensers on every call we get to the stores gotta love this red dirt around here!
@@HVACRVIDEOS here in North Georgia we don't have a lot of cotton wood trees we just have that ol Georgia red clay that sticks to everything, that and idiots that like to put the dryer vent right next to the darn condenser on resi. Our rooftop commercial stuff doesn't really get dirty that fast in most places..
"make them do the maintenance". Problem is that's an operational expense, and likely several thousand per year. Compressor replacement is (possibly) a capital expense. My company spends about $5600 to replace an hvac compressor, which we can capitalize. And, yes, we do quarterly maintenance on our units.
I worked at a college doing building maintenance and my trade was HVACR. I went through all the rooftop ACs and condensing units each year, cleaning coils, checkups, etc. Another guy worked with me for a few years and I retired in 2015. He left in 2020 for another job. So right now, from what I’m told, they don’t have anyone on staff with the trade. And they call some company in just for trouble calls. So things aren’t being PM’d and they pay through the ass for whatever they have done. But, not my concern anymore…
I had to keep changing compressors on a loves truck stop unit. Was a 15ton rooftop unit and they only had like 6 8" returns.. They said nothing they could do that it would be corporate to ok fixing it..
There is only waste like this found in industry (big corporations). This is something I was taught long ago when starting in industrial mechanical work.
the big coporations may have run the numbers and concluded that routine maintenance is not cost effective. Not environmentallly friendly perhaps, but the numbers might work for them.
Hvac/bas tech don't take it personally. Is it frustrating yes! Did you do your best within your scope? As long as you done that your good. I hate seeing you stress what we can't control. We're honest people but don't take it so personally. I feel like sometime your living in world where ppl listen and I'm only 16yrs in. Not happening... be good make more great videos and maybe how you deal with that push back instead of being frustrated. That'd be more cool. Still always learning alot here and love your content.
A better engineered rack is the solution. Get rid of the air cooled condenser and go to a water cooled condenser. Or add a sprinkler system that washes the condenser once a week.
@@efco24 Yes it does, but it could be better for the equipment. Nothing is perfect, but sometimes we need to think out of the box. I switched to installing half size units. Instead of a full capacity single system, I separate it into 2 separate evap/condenser units that use a single tstat for the 2 LLS valves. If one unit goes off-line, the other unit still cools but at a higher box temperature. IE 36 degree box with both units running, 46 with only one unit running. The customer sees the box temp is high and calls for service. There is less of an emergency, and repair service can go on while the box is still getting some cooling from the working unit. This is what happened to 20 ton RTU's. We now use two 10 ton units, so all our cooling eggs are not in one basket.
Make a business case for them. That's their language. Compressor cost over two years vs over the time you usually see compressors live w/ maintenance, and they'll see they're wasting money.
Copeland recommends not to use water as a way for cooling the compressor. The shell of the compressor might be cool to the touch but the internal windings and what not could still be really hot. Better to wait 45-60 mins to let the compressor cool on its own. Not saying you don’t do that, just food thought. Thank you for your knowledgeable content. 👍🏻
It's absolutely mind-boggling how much money some clients will spend on things that can be prevented. They'd rather dump thousands of dollars in new compressors, coils, a million service calls, but won't agree to a regular PM contract to mitigate these types of situations. I need to get some of that Viper!
You can't demand preventive maintenance from a customer. But you can demand a routine of preventive maintenance on new equipment if the customer wants to have a warranty, at least in Greece, where I live. In fact, all mini splits that are sold in Greece require installation and at least once per year maintenance by a licenced and certified technician in order to be viable for warranty by the manufacturer.
I have no compassion for corporate customers who abuse equipment. Penny wise dollar foolish. Every corporate account has an obnoxious bean counter who knows everything about everything. And no you cannot reason with them. That's why I am cool with charging $$$$$$$. Oh I go through vacuums like I go through refrigerant
Large companies just don't seem to care. An example is the meat processing plant I work at. We use these big expensive electric pallet jacks and we run them constantly 24/7 and we have to get the product moved. So instead of allowing them to go through their complete charge cycle, we have to quick charge for 10 15 minutes. The batteries and we go through these $5,000 batteries like water because they won't provide enough equipment for us. We know we're not supposed to charge the batteries like that but we have to keep moving. They leave us no choice. They just don't care. Very frustrating
Don't be too hard on people. 98% have no clue to maintain the mechanical systems they have. YOU must be strict about you or them doing it in HVACR! Most $ I made was easy preventative maintenance. What do I know after 50 years in the trade?
@@_iLLuSiv3_ I refused to sell a refeer system without a 5 year PM contract. Because they are imbeciles ! I was constantly packed for PM service. And I made big bank! I charged 10% above cost. The PM made the $
It would be interesting to see the raw numbers: price of a new compressor with install vs no routine maintenance and "emergency" calls every now and so often...
@LastSlovenian Fan in reverse, which systems do that? So inside of coil gets clogged rather than outside? I'd think it would take less time and chemicals to remove a series of screens and rinse them out rather than having a foaming cleaner applied directly to the coil, of course it would put those foaming agent companies out of bizzie!
@LastSlovenian The fan runs the whole time although at slow speed with inverters, I assume you are talking about mini-splits explicitly? What's the difference, those get dirty and clogged just the same as conventional condensers.
Hey Chris HRU ? With the Amount of Smarts u must have at such a Career, I'm Surprised ur Head isn't Enormous With All That Knowledge Crammed in there, EH ?? 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆 Luv the Channel. 🇨🇦
Well if the customer is to dumb for the system, why not design a different system? That's what Honda did with they motorcycles and the 5 why questions. Maybe a sprinkler on a timer to clean the condensing coils would really help. Of course the customer has to agree to that
Hey Chris, I was putting on gauges on an ac (with the help of the technician/hvac teacher) but when I tried to connect the gauges, refrigerant started spraying out, I tried to remove it but burned my hand, what are some tips for connecting?
I realize this is a dumb question, but for a multi unit rack like this, would putting a holder just below the condenser level to hold rinsable filters the customer could wash monthly make any sense?
Based on the condition of that rack, you're lucky it lasted 1.5 weeks. Sounds as if this location needs a before, during, and end of summer visits. However, as you mentioned, you get paid either way. People make funny choices when it comes to money.
What's the ballpark price on a compressor replacement versus maintenance? Just curious.... General ballpark is ok.... Just curious how much lack of maintenance costs people
@@HVACRVIDEOS Well you deserve a lot because you’re so skilled. I’m new to HVAC, im just an install helper right now. I hope to one day have your skills
Sometimes I wonder if it would be better to have a pressure switch that has to be reset whenever the unit starts to need to be cleaned just to make things hold together longer. You'll still get the call and all you need to do is to clean it and reset the switch. 🥴
It's frustrating when they give you the side eye like it's your fault. I suggest it but don't sweat it when they refuse. Just went through a month long heatwave cleaning condensers and changing compressors. So be it. I try to explain that I'm not there just to fix the problem, but to try and save them some money. In one ear, out the other.
When I did fleet work, it was cheaper to have the occasional failure than to do maintenance. Wrong, yes, but money wise, I guess smart I mean, I dont own a million dollar company.
I'm sure someone at the corporate office has run the numbers and concluded that burning a compressor every 2 years is cheaper than doing routine maintenance... Sounds weird to me but what do I know, right?
No maintenance= Pay me now and pay me later. Collect that money and onto the next call. It does make you feel a certain way about it.....but it's their choice to abuse the equipment
Makes me feel just fine; it's their own fault and there's always a price to be paid. We're not the ones deciding to neglect the equipment they paid thousands for.
+ loss of product if it’s a food cooler/freezer
@@JDT738126 thats what insurance is for or something. thats what the government tells me when they let people burn my car up.
Yea I agree, but if I'm on call they're getting the bare minimum with a threat that it's going to blow up if I don't do a follow up to finish. It's like they don't care that someone has to leave their family to deal with the stupidity. Then again if you do this job you know what you're getting into.
I agree with you, Jason. But he should start doing his mandatory maintenance on all his customers and just add the cost to the bill on all his customers and it’ll end this mandatory maintenance not being done. Ridiculous.
People refusing to maintain their gear reminds me of that bit from The Simpsons: "you've got to help us, we've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas!"
Lol, that's spot on
Thermal madness sounds like an album title
Or a band name.🤘
@@chrisconklin873lol
With folks like that, I've had a few get testy about compressors dying, and I refer them to my old service notes:
"I strongly recommend cleaning ALL condenser coils quarterly at minimum to help prevent premature equipment failure."
If I ever go back to working for myself I think that's going to be printed on every service ticket.
@@harbosonius think I will start Refrigeration company with that name
@@BEASTWRANGLER That would be epic
“The customer is ALWAYS right” even when they’re wrong as heck. Corporations generally don’t buy into “preventative maintenance” however they’ll shell out major bucks to repair or replace equipment that fails. That’s “management mentality”😂
Great video as always👍👍
“It’s a blanket” haha
client : "i don't understand, the AC is not working anymore"
the condenser : PLEAAAASE KIIIIILL MEEEEEEEEEE
I've pulled cottonwood blankets off of radiators, lint cookies out of cooling fan screens, and the like for many years. Customers never listen. You get over it after a while...kinda.
True
After 25 years of slaving in AZ summers I only care if they do otherwise I just fix it and move on. If you care you listen and we both are happy. I'd rather do calls that I'm in and out for minimal cost to the customer and not get filthy all day cleaning nasty stuff off coils or in attics fixing crap in 150 degrees.
That’s one thing that I enjoy most about facility maintenance, I don’t have to rely on the customer for authorization to do preventative maintenance. I can take charge of my equipment & with the big picture mentality, aggressively tackle potential problems & keep things in tip top shape. It certainly makes my life easier & reduces calls.
To the customer: "STUPID! YOU'RE SO STUPID!' 😁
HOLY COW THAT IS A BIG RECIEVER
8:10 gotta love how he grabs the metal of the flooded rack with the same hand he is using to energize everything. Respect the cojones
It always amazes me, how much these Copeland scrolls can tolerate.
God bless you
I watch you videos for about 2 years now, i'm not a refregeration technician, i repair electronic devices (phone, tv's, computers etc.) but refregeration is exciting and i learned a lot of stuff from you, i have two new inverter split type AC's on my new house and i rinse the condensers every two months, i clean the filters every month, last month i was transfering the split AC from my moms old house to her new house because she had to move out, i used my knowledge from your videos and everything went great, i even yelled to my mother because the AC is 6 months old and it covered with a blanket of dust and she thought that AC can't perform on the Greece heatwaves but actually it was a dirty condenser and filter, everything was plugged with dirt.
Thank you for sharing this great knowledge. I think everyone should be teached how not to abuse their equipment, i've seen a lot of people not maintaining their AC's for years and it's sad because they don't understand that electricity bill goes up when the AC can't keep up especially with greece heatwaves and they destroying the equipment.
Thanks for watching
People are very brave when they are telling SOMEONE ELSE what to say or do in a difficult situation with a customer ;)
I would put a thermal cutout on the head of the compressor to protect it from thermal overloads.
Personally i would use one with a Manuel reset so when it cuts out you get a service call and odds are if the thermal overload trips theres a problem that needs addressing anyways. It would also save you from having to swap compressors like styles
Good point
I would have expected a compressor to have a thermal cut-out as part of the build. Wouldn't be difficult to add one as part of the power terminal block.
@@sw6188 they do but the internal limit is like a last ditch effort to save the compressor and can only trip so many times befor it fails open and you have a dead compressor. Or like what happened to this compressor where the internal bypass valve started leaking because the compressor ran with excessive head pressure for an extended period of time
@@ceilingfanmusic6597 Thanks for the info. I don't know a great deal about these commercial compressors but I have picked up a few things from watching the videos.
@@sw6188 no asking questions and watching vids is a good way to learn
I yawned twice today, both while watching this video😂😂
That's my goal
Great video, yeah the compressors get killed easily when the run hot like that
Good shit man, your last comment was, "take care of yourself" I need to start doing that. ✌️
We all need to take better care of ourselves, this trade is hard on the body and the mind
@HVACRVIDEOS 💯. On the west coast I wasn't too worried about being hydrated. But, in a more humid climate, hydration is key.
I’ve got a customer that does routine maintenance but we still have to wash condensers on every call we get to the stores gotta love this red dirt around here!
Is it dirt build up or cotton wood your dealing with ?
Mostly dirt now the cotton wood stopped about the third week of July
@@HVACRVIDEOS here in North Georgia we don't have a lot of cotton wood trees we just have that ol Georgia red clay that sticks to everything, that and idiots that like to put the dryer vent right next to the darn condenser on resi. Our rooftop commercial stuff doesn't really get dirty that fast in most places..
While I may wince at the bill, don't get it twisted, I appreciate what a lot of these jobs put techs through.
Great video. Thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching
I believe I have seen this rack multiple times with same issue in your other videos. Coil cleaning and cooling compressors off. Good work.
Thanks for watching
Good work, Chris.
Thanks
"make them do the maintenance". Problem is that's an operational expense, and likely several thousand per year. Compressor replacement is (possibly) a capital expense. My company spends about $5600 to replace an hvac compressor, which we can capitalize. And, yes, we do quarterly maintenance on our units.
I worked at a college doing building maintenance and my trade was HVACR. I went through all the rooftop ACs and condensing units each year, cleaning coils, checkups, etc. Another guy worked with me for a few years and I retired in 2015. He left in 2020 for another job. So right now, from what I’m told, they don’t have anyone on staff with the trade. And they call some company in just for trouble calls. So things aren’t being PM’d and they pay through the ass for whatever they have done. But, not my concern anymore…
It's becoming a more common issue these days
Yes, it is.
Hvac /r life it is what it is.i tell people all the time at colleages never listen.😅
this video seems so familiar I think you did a video on this rack once before or on one like it same talking points as well lol
I had to keep changing compressors on a loves truck stop unit. Was a 15ton rooftop unit and they only had like 6 8" returns.. They said nothing they could do that it would be corporate to ok fixing it..
There is only waste like this found in industry (big corporations). This is something I was taught long ago when starting in industrial mechanical work.
"Oh yeah, it's a blanket. My condenser has fur."
Those Milwaukee vacuum has a control board I have same one and one of those wires came out once it was plugged back in the vacuum started right away
the big coporations may have run the numbers and concluded that routine maintenance is not cost effective. Not environmentallly friendly perhaps, but the numbers might work for them.
Great job 🙌👍😊🍀🙏
Thanks
I worry about you sometimes, watch where all that water is going, not all of those conduits are liquid tight. God bless you and keep you safe.
Thanks for keeping it real by not editing out the big yawn. I was like that running service in the Las Vegas summers 😂.
These hot days have just been burning me out
ANYTHING dealing with chaos has to be worse than chaos to set it right again.
It never can end.
Contemplate.
As HVACR, YOU MUST BRING ORDER!
Hvac/bas tech don't take it personally. Is it frustrating yes! Did you do your best within your scope? As long as you done that your good. I hate seeing you stress what we can't control. We're honest people but don't take it so personally. I feel like sometime your living in world where ppl listen and I'm only 16yrs in. Not happening... be good make more great videos and maybe how you deal with that push back instead of being frustrated. That'd be more cool. Still always learning alot here and love your content.
Thanks bud
Wow there's terminal boxes on that rack floor with all that water around.. 😮
Absolutely shocking
Well, it is also like that every hard rain.
*YAWN*...thanks so much.
Your welcome
A better engineered rack is the solution. Get rid of the air cooled condenser and go to a water cooled condenser. Or add a sprinkler system that washes the condenser once a week.
That stuff also needs maintenance. They have water cooled condensers. If they're not regularly maintained, they'll fail. Same with the sprayer system.
@@efco24 Yes it does, but it could be better for the equipment. Nothing is perfect, but sometimes we need to think out of the box. I switched to installing half size units. Instead of a full capacity single system, I separate it into 2 separate evap/condenser units that use a single tstat for the 2 LLS valves. If one unit goes off-line, the other unit still cools but at a higher box temperature. IE 36 degree box with both units running, 46 with only one unit running. The customer sees the box temp is high and calls for service. There is less of an emergency, and repair service can go on while the box is still getting some cooling from the working unit. This is what happened to 20 ton RTU's. We now use two 10 ton units, so all our cooling eggs are not in one basket.
Useful video
Thanks
Wish they had a general maintenance person that could clean it.
The yawn reminds me The Castle Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh from one old comedy
Lol
Make a business case for them. That's their language. Compressor cost over two years vs over the time you usually see compressors live w/ maintenance, and they'll see they're wasting money.
Copeland recommends not to use water as a way for cooling the compressor. The shell of the compressor might be cool to the touch but the internal windings and what not could still be really hot. Better to wait 45-60 mins to let the compressor cool on its own. Not saying you don’t do that, just food thought. Thank you for your knowledgeable content. 👍🏻
Good video
Thanks
I can’t even imagine what it would be like to have water cooled chillers there.. cooling towers would be running makeup water all day
There is a lot of makeup water
“…And the sight glass is nice and clear!” 🫡
It's absolutely mind-boggling how much money some clients will spend on things that can be prevented.
They'd rather dump thousands of dollars in new compressors, coils, a million service calls, but won't agree to a regular PM contract to mitigate these types of situations.
I need to get some of that Viper!
%100
Love the videos man. Also how are the field piece hoses ? Any issues ?
I have some thoughts and opinions about them, I'll bring this up on my next live stream to discuss
@@HVACRVIDEOS thank you
You can't demand preventive maintenance from a customer. But you can demand a routine of preventive maintenance on new equipment if the customer wants to have a warranty, at least in Greece, where I live.
In fact, all mini splits that are sold in Greece require installation and at least once per year maintenance by a licenced and certified technician in order to be viable for warranty by the manufacturer.
That's a good idea
I have no compassion for corporate customers who abuse equipment. Penny wise dollar foolish. Every corporate account has an obnoxious bean counter who knows everything about everything. And no you cannot reason with them. That's why I am cool with charging $$$$$$$. Oh I go through vacuums like I go through refrigerant
Another one of your customers not doing routine maintenance? I'm shocked! I loved doing maintenance like this
Hate those racks.
Large companies just don't seem to care. An example is the meat processing plant I work at. We use these big expensive electric pallet jacks and we run them constantly 24/7 and we have to get the product moved. So instead of allowing them to go through their complete charge cycle, we have to quick charge for 10 15 minutes. The batteries and we go through these $5,000 batteries like water because they won't provide enough equipment for us. We know we're not supposed to charge the batteries like that but we have to keep moving. They leave us no choice. They just don't care. Very frustrating
That seems wild
Thermal Madness....Sounds like my life in the Marine HVACR world of CU-Ni and Ti shell condensers....The Horror.
Lol
Auto reset HP control, compressor slamming on and off. There you have it.
Look at that dirt buildup in the bottom of the rack, that and the "blanket" on the condenser just goes to show they don't do regular maintenance.
Don't be too hard on people.
98% have no clue to maintain the mechanical systems they have.
YOU must be strict about you or them doing it in HVACR!
Most $ I made was easy preventative maintenance.
What do I know after 50 years in the trade?
@@halverde6373 As Chris was saying, they don't want to do PM, so they end up paying much more for work they could have prevented in the first place.
@@_iLLuSiv3_ I refused to sell a refeer system without a 5 year PM contract.
Because they are imbeciles !
I was constantly packed for PM service.
And I made big bank!
I charged 10% above cost.
The PM made the $
@@_iLLuSiv3_ Dude, HVACR techs are worse than mafia.
They give their existence in business to you.
Never forget that.
8:51 those wire-terminal boxes in the water makes me uneasy, seeing how they often look like on the inside of your other videos
It would be interesting to see the raw numbers: price of a new compressor with install vs no routine maintenance and "emergency" calls every now and so often...
I agree, that would be a neat cross comparison analysis
9:36 "know what i mean, vern"......is that a Ernest reference? 😁
You got it
Has anyone ever thought about manufacturing an outdoor condenser with washable filters to keep the coils from becoming clogged?
@LastSlovenian Fan in reverse, which systems do that? So inside of coil gets clogged rather than outside? I'd think it would take less time and chemicals to remove a series of screens and rinse them out rather than having a foaming cleaner applied directly to the coil, of course it would put those foaming agent companies out of bizzie!
@LastSlovenian The fan runs the whole time although at slow speed with inverters, I assume you are talking about mini-splits explicitly? What's the difference, those get dirty and clogged just the same as conventional condensers.
@LastSlovenian What are you conveying though? Reverse fan pulls and pushes air just the same.
Its never go na change while it works all is good simple as that till it fails and falls down and breaks
Just a lack of maintenance with that blanket on the radiator, i would say broke everything.
I would tend to agree
like you vids as all ways buy the way what is that in the wooden box in your office behind you on the top rite ? :)
Vern 😂 great job 👏 👍
Thanks Vern
Hey Chris HRU ?
With the Amount of Smarts u must have at such a Career, I'm Surprised ur Head isn't Enormous With All That Knowledge Crammed in there, EH ??
😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆
Luv the Channel.
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Thanks, my friends from the HVAC OVERTIME show tell me I have a big head all the time, lol
@@HVACRVIDEOS
- r they Jealous ??
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Take Care
B Safe
The rancos have an "s1" symbol when it's calling.
Since they’re not going to do enough maintenance, you might as well pre-schedule another compressor replacement another two years out
Your not wrong
Where do you get that water hose tip.?
Pluggo buggo maximus
A company that doesn't do routine maintenance is just job security for you.
True
The compressor left the that one also looks...
bad.
Oil everywhere lol
Was wondering that too. Almost wondered if it was already discconnected
Well if the customer is to dumb for the system, why not design a different system?
That's what Honda did with they motorcycles and the 5 why questions.
Maybe a sprinkler on a timer to clean the condensing coils would really help. Of course the customer has to agree to that
Hey Chris, I was putting on gauges on an ac (with the help of the technician/hvac teacher) but when I tried to connect the gauges, refrigerant started spraying out, I tried to remove it but burned my hand, what are some tips for connecting?
Sounds like it’s owned by a Patel!
I realize this is a dumb question, but for a multi unit rack like this, would putting a holder just below the condenser level to hold rinsable filters the customer could wash monthly make any sense?
Based on the condition of that rack, you're lucky it lasted 1.5 weeks. Sounds as if this location needs a before, during, and end of summer visits. However, as you mentioned, you get paid either way. People make funny choices when it comes to money.
Yes they do, it's funny
What's the ballpark price on a compressor replacement versus maintenance? Just curious.... General ballpark is ok.... Just curious how much lack of maintenance costs people
This guy must be making a ton of money
I make an honest living
@@HVACRVIDEOS Well you deserve a lot because you’re so skilled. I’m new to HVAC, im just an install helper right now. I hope to one day have your skills
Show me the money!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Money was meaningless to me.
Loyalty to me was my only standard in the 50 years in the trade.
I hope you charge the maximum amount possible.
Sometimes I wonder if it would be better to have a pressure switch that has to be reset whenever the unit starts to need to be cleaned just to make things hold together longer. You'll still get the call and all you need to do is to clean it and reset the switch. 🥴
It's frustrating when they give you the side eye like it's your fault. I suggest it but don't sweat it when they refuse. Just went through a month long heatwave cleaning condensers and changing compressors. So be it. I try to explain that I'm not there just to fix the problem, but to try and save them some money. In one ear, out the other.
Sometimes it feels like they aren't dollar smart
p70ma-1.
It looks like the coolpressor tool soaks the electrical connection box with the molex plugs, or am I missing something?
When I did fleet work, it was cheaper to have the occasional failure than to do maintenance. Wrong, yes, but money wise, I guess smart I mean, I dont own a million dollar company.
Wouldn't you just note on the invoice that they got rinsed off but not an actual cleaning
Needs manual high pressure switch.
Really need to use some leather gloves when engaging those contacts. It only takes once and your hand is going to be burnt to hell.
@LastSlovenianthat sounds horrible
So I been using Nu Calgon, Nu Brite. What are the differences or similarities between the viper brightener vs the Nu brite?
Good question, I'll dig into that topic a bit more this Monday afternoon during my live stream
Who is your main wholesaler ? If I may ask
Rsd, Allied, and United in order for refrigeration parts and than the respective oem wholesalers for manufacturers oem parts
@@HVACRVIDEOS Nice ! I work for RSD in Eugene , OR
Right on yeah I really like RSD !
Dam you made me yawn. Time for bed
i feel like someone needs to sit down and give them a lesson in echonomics.
Lol
If they’re not gonna do PM’s then they’re gonna have to pay to replace the equipment that fails more frequently.
That's right
killing compressors, what a great way to keep equipment running.
Lol
😅job security
I'm sure someone at the corporate office has run the numbers and concluded that burning a compressor every 2 years is cheaper than doing routine maintenance... Sounds weird to me but what do I know, right?
You might be right, what do I know
# 1, EDUCATE the manager for the system.
Managers change like socks!