I followed your work for the last 4 years from 3 different accounts, and now i can finally relax and start guessing from the beginning of the video. Just support and appreciate everything you did for the community. Cheers
I like watching your videos. You always explain everything in good detail. Never being involved in much commercial work I’ve picked up a lot. Older than dirt but I still learn lol. Thanks for the great content
Puns aside 🙄😉😊🤣😂🤣 This was a great video! Very informative. I was totally baffled at first, didn't have a clue. You walked me through the processes and order of operations very, VERY well Rick, I will be watching this a few times to glean everything from it. I would have sworn the compressor was bad from your voltages and the sound of that thing, who would have thought a short in the evap heaters could cause that amp draw. Just amazing. Make sure I'm right about that. Just a good reminder for me to check and double check everything! So well done.👍
Great call Rick. Appreciate your honesty and being thorough! Feel your pain too....been that, done that. Still would push to replace those dinosaurs!!!
I know them pretty good, they usually do things when they need to so we'll see what happens. I hate to see it go down over a weekend then we have to replace a compressor on that old of a unit.
@@HVACRSurvival yes. i had a bad friday too. was trying to change out a set of pillow block bearing for a restaurant . but i went to UR JOHNSTONE AND GRAINGER they dont have.that was suck
I feel like I’m watching my on call jobs. I talk to myself like you talk to the camera. Your innuendo is similar to mine and vocabulary on the trashy equipment is similar to mine
the evap fans moving like that tells me something shorted and dropped a leg and half voltage is back-feeding through them to ground. my first thought fan wires in evap rubbed out and blew the fuse, vibration from you made it touch slightly and the motors jump/hum at half voltage like that (120v to case ground through them). when you replaced fuse on roof and cycled a few time it probably arced itself clear, I wonder if there was a firework show and puff of smoke in the cooler lol. that contactor sure looked terribad, yikes!
and by 29:48 good guessing on my part, if someone was in the cooler when you replaced the fuse, they'd have seen one heck of a firework show and smoke :)) although I missed saying the fan wire was what rubbed, close enough though lol
My first guess was the middle blade in the disconnect wasn’t making good contact. As old as it was. I’ve come across that more than couple of times. Great video.
Good Video ! its a Good Reminder Video not to Forget Checking inside at the Fan Blade wires in there. a Tip - Get yourself a 12" long T-handle 5/16 to Remove fna blades so much easier. spin blade around so allen is at 6 oclock and insert allen t handle.
@@HVACRSurvival Yea, throw the 5/16” t-handle in your tool bag beside a long screwdriver. That’s what I do. Real handy size. Works for most fan blades on heatcraft outdoor units & all evap fan blades in walk ins.
@@HVACRSurvival yea these ones are hard especially when you think you've fixed the problem and you've already been there too long and don't want to cost the customer more labor. There's so much to check, you could be at any given job for longer than you think.
I told my wife I'm not sure I should have left all that in 🤣. I was trying to be funny but it kinda sounds like I'm talking about meat like I'm a porn star.
@@nastyhvacr your confusing me 🤣. You basically say we work the same yet my comments were ridiculous? It was kind of a compliment slash smack🤔. I'm not quite sure how to take that 🤣
Good find Rick , I’m not surprised you missed it on the first visit as you had so many faults that you rectified on the original call, you’ve nearly rebuilt the thing !!
Great vid as usual! If its not a loose wire feeding the compressor then I suspect the compressor contactor intermittently not connecting all three phases. I've got three clamp meters which I use on these sorts of problems, lets you check all three legs are pulling similar current before the compressors internal overload trips.
HD man a badman innit 👍 My colleague just came across a circuit with 2 compressors on a dual system , I just did a leak repair on it and now the compressor makes a horrible sound and the Kriwan module won't reset . I did my head in but I'm leaning towards either the contactor like u just said , or bad lubrication and cooling whilst it was running low on oil and refrigerant . Still , bit of a mind f innit !
@@sterlingarcher46 Yeah it can be a nightmare trying to test stuff before it trips or does more damage! I think some of those Kriwan modules sense phase rotation etc plus they do fail fairly often in my experience.
Yeah I could have done that, good idea. I have three or four meters, generally it's not intermittent like that. My thought is it probably bounced when it shorted and then touched every now and again.
Yeah if it was a better system it would be nice if they had some sort of phase protection. It seems no one usually wants to spend the money. You figure the minimum cost generally is about a hundred and fifty bucks area for a digital one.
Like the finds!!! I like seeing what you find out there I've done reefer work also and you find all funky stuff lol... Now I found a gig repairing used/surplus equipment mostly pizza prep table sandwich stations and table type units.... Sometimes get lucky and get refrigerated display cases...
I complained to UEI about their meter not working when it's cold. They blamed me for leaving it in my van at night. I told them I'm in California. Do you mean it can't handle 60°? It's not like I'm in Minnesota! That's is one of only two things I've ever returned to True Tech Tools. The other was the Fieldpiece CAT85, ABSOLUTE JUNK! I swapped it for 'Sauerman CA SI 130', and it runs circles around the CAT85.
With respect to magetrons 32:30: I prefer them (by pairs one stick to each other if necessary, and enveloped with tape) because the fancy ones DO NOT OPEN certain solenoides that the magetrons does. Lesson learned the hard way.
Probably a good reason for it, but why don’t I see much split loom used in equipment? In a previous life we bought split loom by the pallet to protect wiring from damage....
@@HVACRSurvival that’s where we used it... split loom was our friend. If you wanted to be fancy you’d use the nylon mesh loom and heat shrink the ends at the connectors
Great vid Rick, what's that Milwaukee impact driver?? Christmas is coming up and the wife is asking what do I want!! That impact driver would fit nice in my veto bag!!! Looks a cool piece of kit 👍👍
Milwaukee 12v fuel. It was the drill, impact combo, about $190 area. I have them in my HVAC kits in the description section of the video if you want to support the channel at no cost to you.
On an air handler like this that doesn't have any extra features. You would wire the y wire coming from the thermostat and wire nut it to the y wire going out to the heat pump.
Randy those are my favorites, I have a link in the description where I got them. When they make a crimp you cant pull it apart. I had to check if it was still there so here is the link. www.cleavelandtool.com/products/rachet-terminal-crimper?variant=18378238885950#.XeAY0ehKhPY
I wanted to but was trying to be selective of the biggest problems. I usually change a lot of them but skipped it because I knew it wasn't as likely the real reason for the call. When the compressor ran one time and not the next was a curve ball that sent me searching the wrong direction. I watched this video all day editing it and caught a lot of mistakes I made but at the time I wasn't as open minded. Live n learn 😲🤷♂️
That is one thing i could never understand, 3 phase stuff.. Single phase is easy.. 120V + 120V = 240V, Most time it is 243, or 248, i have seen 253V.. Yeah each 125V is exact opposite out of phase with the other 125V, but 3 phase.. That is weird, the "WILD LEG" on 480V especially.
Every 4-5 weeks for 7 days normally. I cover a lot of area and a lot of business that I normally don't work on during the week so my time available while on a emergency call can be limited if I spend to much time on that call.
@rafaelandreano it really depends on the condition of the call, but I mean I don’t leave until I feel as though it’s done right unless I can come back for some reason but it’s usually not good to come back because that cost more money and time. Sometimes it takes two hours or three hours. I have no problem staying for four if it’s what it takes.
I followed your work for the last 4 years from 3 different accounts, and now i can finally relax and start guessing from the beginning of the video. Just support and appreciate everything you did for the community. Cheers
Wow, thank you! I’m glad I’ve made a difference. I’m no one special, just a guy that likes to talk and work.
I like watching your videos. You always explain everything in good detail. Never being involved in much commercial work I’ve picked up a lot. Older than dirt but I still learn lol. Thanks for the great content
I really appreciate you letting me know. It really feels good to help other’s.
“At least the meats hard”
- hvacr survival
True! 🤣 People pay big money to have hard meat. Just asked the pharmaceutical industry😂🤣😆
Gotta love old poorly installed refrigeration equipment! Good video, keep up the good work!
Thanks man 👍👍
HAHAHAHA....nobody likes soft meat....you have a good sense of humor and the small little jabs here and there are always funny and welcomed
Thanks Jason!
Puns aside 🙄😉😊🤣😂🤣 This was a great video! Very informative. I was totally baffled at first, didn't have a clue. You walked me through the processes and order of operations very, VERY well Rick, I will be watching this a few times to glean everything from it. I would have sworn the compressor was bad from your voltages and the sound of that thing, who would have thought a short in the evap heaters could cause that amp draw. Just amazing. Make sure I'm right about that. Just a good reminder for me to check and double check everything! So well done.👍
Thank you, learn from my mistakes 👍👍. I was honest with them so I won't get paid for going back but things happen.
Those klien Kurves without the spring are dope!!! I own a pair as well.
I removed the spring👍👍
Great call Rick. Appreciate your honesty and being thorough! Feel your pain too....been that, done that. Still would push to replace those dinosaurs!!!
I know them pretty good, they usually do things when they need to so we'll see what happens. I hate to see it go down over a weekend then we have to replace a compressor on that old of a unit.
Bob Ross....let's paint a happy little leg right over here. 🎨🖌️
Definitely a multiple offender.
Hell Yeah 👍👍🍒🍟. Score 🤜🤛🤣
😂
Lol these videos are funny as hell 😂😂😂 i need a raise 🥴🥴🥴🥴😂😂😂😂
Glad it's entertaining 🤣👍👍
the fan motor sounds like the guitar and telling you to rock and roll. thanks for upload .
Yeah, it wasn't playing the song that well on Saturday. 🤣
@@HVACRSurvival yes. i had a bad friday too. was trying to change out a set of pillow block bearing for a restaurant . but i went to UR JOHNSTONE AND GRAINGER they dont have.that was suck
We lost our Granger and don't have a Johnstone around here. 😲
I feel like I’m watching my on call jobs. I talk to myself like you talk to the camera. Your innuendo is similar to mine and vocabulary on the trashy equipment is similar to mine
It was a Saturday so I was a little more vocal and I know the people very well.
the evap fans moving like that tells me something shorted and dropped a leg and half voltage is back-feeding through them to ground. my first thought fan wires in evap rubbed out and blew the fuse, vibration from you made it touch slightly and the motors jump/hum at half voltage like that (120v to case ground through them). when you replaced fuse on roof and cycled a few time it probably arced itself clear, I wonder if there was a firework show and puff of smoke in the cooler lol. that contactor sure looked terribad, yikes!
and by 29:48 good guessing on my part, if someone was in the cooler when you replaced the fuse, they'd have seen one heck of a firework show and smoke :))
although I missed saying the fan wire was what rubbed, close enough though lol
this guy really knows this trade, awesome job!
My first guess was the middle blade in the disconnect wasn’t making good contact. As old as it was. I’ve come across that more than couple of times. Great video.
That's for the feedback, I have had that happen to me on disconnects too.
Good Video ! its a Good Reminder Video not to Forget Checking inside at the Fan Blade wires in there. a Tip - Get yourself a 12" long T-handle 5/16 to Remove fna blades so much easier. spin blade around so allen is at 6 oclock and insert allen t handle.
I have a set of the long handled T's I always forget I have them 😁
@@HVACRSurvival Yea, throw the 5/16” t-handle in your tool bag beside a long screwdriver. That’s what I do. Real handy size. Works for most fan blades on heatcraft outdoor units & all evap fan blades in walk ins.
Hey.. chit happens to every super tech. Lol. You do good work
Thanks Brother!
Great video Rich.. Stay safe.
Idea for a part 2 video called .. What worked on this unit?? That would be a nice 30sec video
Sounds good 4 tonight's live stream. 👍👍
I learned a lot from this thanks once again Rick
Yeah, so did I ☹️. I have to 👀 🙈 around more. One of the purposes for my videos is 4 others to learn from my screw ups 😉.
@@HVACRSurvival yea these ones are hard especially when you think you've fixed the problem and you've already been there too long and don't want to cost the customer more labor. There's so much to check, you could be at any given job for longer than you think.
Thanks man, that's so true. 👍👍
He said the meats hard, soft and limp all in one sentence lol.what a wreck if a unit.
I told my wife I'm not sure I should have left all that in 🤣. I was trying to be funny but it kinda sounds like I'm talking about meat like I'm a porn star.
It happens when you start to age.
Lol I hear ya! 🤣🤣
@@nastyhvacr your confusing me 🤣. You basically say we work the same yet my comments were ridiculous? It was kind of a compliment slash smack🤔. I'm not quite sure how to take that 🤣
@@HVACRSurvival I meant to comment on the video and not this comment. I also edited what I was saying. I believe I deleted the reply to @hvac geek
Good find Rick , I’m not surprised you missed it on the first visit as you had so many faults that you rectified on the original call, you’ve nearly rebuilt the thing !!
Thanks for the vote of confidence👍👍🤜🤛
Good job 👍
Thank you! I appreciate the support !
Good video quality professional grade.
Thank you! I try to make them quick to the point. I appreciate the feedback!
“Poor mans low ambient control” I love it
😁🍺🍺
Great vid as usual! If its not a loose wire feeding the compressor then I suspect the compressor contactor intermittently not connecting all three phases. I've got three clamp meters which I use on these sorts of problems, lets you check all three legs are pulling similar current before the compressors internal overload trips.
HD man a badman innit 👍
My colleague just came across a circuit with 2 compressors on a dual system , I just did a leak repair on it and now the compressor makes a horrible sound and the Kriwan module won't reset .
I did my head in but I'm leaning towards either the contactor like u just said , or bad lubrication and cooling whilst it was running low on oil and refrigerant .
Still , bit of a mind f innit !
@@sterlingarcher46 Yeah it can be a nightmare trying to test stuff before it trips or does more damage!
I think some of those Kriwan modules sense phase rotation etc plus they do fail fairly often in my experience.
Yeah I could have done that, good idea. I have three or four meters, generally it's not intermittent like that. My thought is it probably bounced when it shorted and then touched every now and again.
Yeah if it was a better system it would be nice if they had some sort of phase protection. It seems no one usually wants to spend the money. You figure the minimum cost generally is about a hundred and fifty bucks area for a digital one.
Great video very helpful 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks man I appreciate it. 👍👍
Great video. Wow what a project. Very informative video for all.
I appreciate your kind words 👍👍 Thanks for watching!
Nice video Rick, thanks for the upload!
You're welcome, I appreciate you taking the time to leave me feedback and watching it 👍👍
Like the finds!!! I like seeing what you find out there I've done reefer work also and you find all funky stuff lol... Now I found a gig repairing used/surplus equipment mostly pizza prep table sandwich stations and table type units.... Sometimes get lucky and get refrigerated display cases...
Yeah it seems sometimes we complain about the boring PMs and then we complain about getting poked on a call like this 🤣. Were never happy 😉
@@HVACRSurvival look at it like this those are the 🧠 pickers and those are the good calls 😅😅😅
Sounds good 2 me 👍👍
I complained to UEI about their meter not working when it's cold. They blamed me for leaving it in my van at night. I told them I'm in California. Do you mean it can't handle 60°? It's not like I'm in Minnesota! That's is one of only two things I've ever returned to True Tech Tools. The other was the Fieldpiece CAT85, ABSOLUTE JUNK! I swapped it for 'Sauerman CA SI 130', and it runs circles around the CAT85.
I had a UEI meter as well. It had issues like your saying. Some things you can’t cut corners on, like your meter. 👍👍
That hard meat comment reminded me of that dude on CNN ... He liked his like that as well ... LMAO ... Good one Slick Rick ...
Why you watching the cnn 4🤷♂️? Weird things happen there 🤣.
@@HVACRSurvival I don't watch CNN , saw it on another channel ... Lol ...
@@Eddy63 Thank goodness 😉
@@HVACRSurvival Lol ...We're on the same page ...
T😏
Kudos for owning it and " keepin it real " like the kids say .
To be fair I would have probably missed it as well mate .
Good find still 👍
Thanks 4 watching Mr.Archer👍👍. Cheers!
that looks like a r12 compressor ,thanks for the video
I haven't seen any R12 walk in freezers, usually 502 and a couple R22 but not often. The compressor did have mineral oil.
I think 502 like you said.
No crankcase heater check? Surprised you didn't get a volt drop across the contactor. Doesn't that meter read millivolts?
With respect to magetrons 32:30: I prefer them (by pairs one stick to each other if necessary, and enveloped with tape) because the fancy ones DO NOT OPEN certain solenoides that the magetrons does. Lesson learned the hard way.
Yeah I'm surprised one will do it, I will definitely keep that in mind but I usually use my one that's made by CPS.
Good job great that admit your mistakes thanks
I noticed you didn't melt that big ball of ice on theens . I guess it will melt on its own during defrost Rick?
Normally I want it all melted. I would need to watch the video again to remember what or why I did it didn’t do it.
Another excellent video 👍👍👍
I appreciate that Harry 👍👍
Probably a good reason for it, but why don’t I see much split loom used in equipment? In a previous life we bought split loom by the pallet to protect wiring from damage....
Not sure, it's never been popular in HVACR, I personally have used it for car alarms and stereo systems.
@@HVACRSurvival that’s where we used it... split loom was our friend. If you wanted to be fancy you’d use the nylon mesh loom and heat shrink the ends at the connectors
Great vid Rick, what's that Milwaukee impact driver?? Christmas is coming up and the wife is asking what do I want!! That impact driver would fit nice in my veto bag!!! Looks a cool piece of kit 👍👍
Milwaukee 12v fuel. It was the drill, impact combo, about $190 area. I have them in my HVAC kits in the description section of the video if you want to support the channel at no cost to you.
Great video!
Thanks Juan 👍👍 it was a long one. It took all day to edit.
I have a question for you. Where would you hook the ac up at the board when there is no y terminal for ac on the board @?
On an air handler like this that doesn't have any extra features. You would wire the y wire coming from the thermostat and wire nut it to the y wire going out to the heat pump.
Awesome 👍👍
Great job
This is a 30 something minute video how do you know I did a good job yet 🤣🤣🤣
@@HVACRSurvival loading these videos also being always honest
@@sarahchanel7820 I'm missing with you, I appreciate you saying that 👍👍
At least the meat 🥩 was hard 😃🤭😀. Good video Rick !!’
The low meat was 🤣. That's kinda backwards 😏
Another great video thanks for sharing it
Thanks Twisted Candle 👍👍. Your a new commenter, thanks 4 watching 🤜🤛👍👍
Nope you said something on the big RTU repair, oops 😉. Thanks 4 hanging out 👍👍
Those rancho controls the little flipper contact can wear and short out on housing
Pressure control or temp control?
@@HVACRSurvival pressure control. It's a hard one to find unless you know what happens to it
I'll keep a eye out for it 👍👍. Thanks for the info 🤜🤛
☺️👏👍❤️💚😊 watching from Philippines 🇵🇭
Awesome 😁👍👍
What are the name of the yellow wire crimpers @ 17:00?
Randy those are my favorites, I have a link in the description where I got them. When they make a crimp you cant pull it apart.
I had to check if it was still there so here is the link. www.cleavelandtool.com/products/rachet-terminal-crimper?variant=18378238885950#.XeAY0ehKhPY
@@HVACRSurvival Awesome Thanks!
You won't go wrong with that one 👍👍
I would suggest checking his tool list, I got a couple of tools from that list.
Thanks IR 👍👍
Surprised you didn't change the 3p.contactor at the very least.
I wanted to but was trying to be selective of the biggest problems. I usually change a lot of them but skipped it because I knew it wasn't as likely the real reason for the call. When the compressor ran one time and not the next was a curve ball that sent me searching the wrong direction. I watched this video all day editing it and caught a lot of mistakes I made but at the time I wasn't as open minded. Live n learn 😲🤷♂️
Does that ball of ice indicate a problem?
It can be a defrost issue. It depends how everything else checks out.
y did some one change direction of motors and fan blades should blow away from coil not through through to back wall
Where did you see that? The evaporator fans blew out the front?
More great videos like this one please !
Really?
Lug screw tightness
What state are you in Rick?
Ohio
1:12 did that scare anyone else?
camera froze in a walkin freezer thats not working. LOL
Sounded like the transformers Was in the w/I !
There was a lot of noises bouncing off of objects, it was hard to tell where it was coming from.
This is a good one for the new guys watch and learn............
Heck it was a good one for me..LoL
Thank u!!
Your welcome 👍👍. Thanks 4 watching!
That is one thing i could never understand, 3 phase stuff.. Single phase is easy.. 120V + 120V = 240V, Most time it is 243, or 248, i have seen 253V.. Yeah each 125V is exact opposite out of phase with the other 125V, but 3 phase.. That is weird, the "WILD LEG" on 480V especially.
This is a good video. ua-cam.com/video/4oRT7PoXSS0/v-deo.html
How often are you on call?
Every 4-5 weeks for 7 days normally. I cover a lot of area and a lot of business that I normally don't work on during the week so my time available while on a emergency call can be limited if I spend to much time on that call.
@@HVACRSurvival how long do you spend in each call, average time ?
@rafaelandreano it really depends on the condition of the call, but I mean I don’t leave until I feel as though it’s done right unless I can come back for some reason but it’s usually not good to come back because that cost more money and time. Sometimes it takes two hours or three hours. I have no problem staying for four if it’s what it takes.
This happened because your other call came in I 🤔 think.
I didn't get in a huge hurry but yeah we'll blame it on that 😉 👍👍
At least the meat is hard lol 😆.
🤣🤣👍👍
It's not possible to catch everything the first time
I should have checked them fans, I will next time 😲🙂. Thanks 4 watching 👍👍
Ok
I meant for this job.
Nobody like soft meat 🍖😂😂😂🤣😭
Sir I am technician you have a job technician
Thank you 4 for commenting 👍👍
#100 thumbs up
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fieldpiece all the way, I hate uei
Stands for U Electrocuted Idiot..U.E.I.
It was a good meter for a while with a lot of bang for the buck...BUT IT DIDN'T LAST AS LONG AS THE FLUKE OR FIELDPIECE METERS I HAVE 🤜🤛👍👍
I love my uei 😂😂
ua-cam.com/video/03Z9VTDvABI/v-deo.html OCD in overdrive!
Nobody likes soft meat. 😂
That's what I'm told. Luckily I'm always in the freezer 🤣
T.W.S.S.