@@KoolinwithKraussI really want to do hvac.if you don’t mind can you share a video about how and what steps you’ve taken to become an hvac technician 😊❤
Nice vid and repair. There are usually a couple of solder points on the condenser, unsolder or cut and you can remove the coil. I finally figured that out. Once you remove a few condenser coils, especially the tall ones, It's just a few minutes to put it all back together again. Makes life easier, no more climbing in or damaged coil fins by heavy boots and saves your back when you age. I would never make any warranty statements on the tube. If the distributor catches wind about the system should never have been installed on the house, they can terminate any agreement they may have approved. Enjoying your vids and it is getting hot.
That would definitely be a life safer!! So much more space and better access!! That was installed by another company fortunately. I think it’s standard practice on inverter systems from other manufacturers that if compressor fails you get 1 lifetime condenser replacement. But solid advice for sure, they could definitely retract, thanks man appreciate it!!
Great video. As a fellow florida tech. I would suggest a voltage/current regulator. In my market it helps A LOT with anything inverter driven. May not have helped you on this one but I like the KoolGuard by Ditek.
Dude great advice!! We haven’t started moving the inverter stuff quite yet. But I love that especially here, at a previous company I would have them start installing the icm493 which I found were good. Will need to look at the Ditek 👍 thanks
Buddy great to see you you Rock Solid! Try this product called liquid IV it mixes with water got everything you need inheat also it’s great flavor . All ahead full hoss
I always put my recovery tank in a 5 gallon bucket of water to speed things up. I wonder if the customer has saved enough money overall to justify the cost and aggravation? Nice Job!
I should have definitely done that 🤦♂️ tbh I think they got a really good back in 2019 the 4 ton system at cost them 9k, and the repair of the first system and this keeps them under 11k. The system now probably cost itself 8k+ or so. But someone did comment a very logical statement lol said ya it’s 18-20 seer efficient because the thing is always down not running making it more cost effective 😂
My 22 year old ruud never had a gauge on it. My new ruud is 3 years old had had leaking coil at 2 years old. Last week had to replace the fan motor. Will never buy again.
That’s such a dang shame, manufacturing has going to hell. Unfortunately they all have. Unless we form something against these companies it’s only going to continue sadly
Love the videos! I’m hvac’n out of Texas! Can you do a video of equipment you use to make a video. As well as any company who edits or if you edit yourself.
Right on! I can definitely do a video, may be just something I throw into a video, but quick run down, iPhone 13 Pro Max, GoPro 12 and rode wireless ME mics.
Third compressor and nothing else has been done to determine what is killing them. They don't just fail! In the video, you did not show replacing the filter/drier or flowing nitrogen while brazing. You left the accumulator in and the electronics. At 3 compressors, ALL that would be replaced if I were doing that job. Again, you have something causing the compressors to fail. Until you determine that, it will continue to happen. You made a statement about, unless I misunderstood it, that the 10 year warranty starts over. If Rheem does that, they would be the only one that I know of that does that!!
This was the 2nd compressor not the 3rd, nitro was flown. Everything doesn’t get shown, I charged the system with new refrigerant didn’t show that either, unbolted compressor, plugged it up etc. can’t expect the whole process to be filmed be. 2-4 hour video, but definitely check out some of my other videos man, I’m big on nitro flow , depends on how I’m feeling while filming and editing. I generally make it a point to show nitro flowing for the comments that mention it 😂 You can see the voltage is 249.6 which is definitely high for this system they want it down closer to that 240 but in Florida we have large amounts of surges and brown outs. Recently installed surge protection as well, this was after customer was experiencing the issue. Also I emphasized how under sized the duct was that why we replaced it a week prior and could have contributed to the failure 👍 Said that if the customer wanted to upgrade the system Ruud would replace the condenser no charge but customer would need to purchased the air handler and the new econet to match, which in turn would start a new warranty on the system!
@@KoolinwithKrauss When you and the customer say "... this is the second one..." does that mean that the compressor you are checking is the second one in the unit(original & replacement)? If so, then the compressor in the video is the THIRD one, right? As for the nitrogen and filter/drier comment, you are correct that I presumed you did not use/replace. I based that on the video that is available and I did not see either one and you did not mention either one. If you did replace the filter/drier and use nitrogen, AWESOME!! Yes, I did hear you mention the ductwork. I did wonder about the electrical being 249VAC and how that would contribute to the situation.
@@jrsmyth9761 “Third compressor and nothing else has been done to determine what is killing them” - in the tense it’s used, states there have been 3 compressor failures to this point. Which is not the case. This is the 2nd compressor to be replaced. And as in determining the failures, voltage spikes and the ductwork it’s pretty evident. This isn’t an educational channel by any means, I try to just display some of the work I do in an entertaining way not so much educational, because I’m definitely not that guy 😂
Yo brother , I hit up my Facebook and shared your page info with all my Delair brethren and buddies back home ! So your subs should jump 20-50 . Still loving the content . Still banging out 4-6 a day
@@KoolinwithKrauss 1425 - yeti stickers , Veto sticker , Googan stickers and blacked out windows . I’m usually around one of the Dodge delair trucks . I’ll send you an add on the gram . I just set it back up as well
Fun fact: variable capacity systems should only be applied where all the ductwork is placed in the conditioned space. Ductwork in hot attics renders these systems to be extremely inefficient during the heat of the day. the test: measure the supply temp at the nearest vent and farthest vent from equipment at 3pm at both 100% and 50% capacity. The heat gain at low cfm is extreme.
For sure! That would be ideal for sure!! We tried to help this thing out the best we could by allowing it to breathe better from original broken and undersized duct! Will have to do that test tho at some point! Thanks for watching
It just seems like things are junk now. I had to replace a three year old Gibson heat pump in my new place. I installed a Ruud 15 seer single stage. Well its very weak on heat and is VERY loud. I bought me a Cheap 18,000 Btu mini split and use it to cool and heat my whole house , just so I don't wear out my main system , My aunts Lennox has been a nightmare 3 compressors in two years and multiple other problems. My Sisters Carrier has had nothing but problems also its a green speed . My Dad has a 5 ton two stage American standard installed in 2007 not one problem save for a TXV . Runs all the time in the Summer and winter keeps the house perfect. We had a Carrier Round one installed in the 70s and it ran and ran and was still working fine when dad installed the American Standard. There was not one call on it save for cleaning it one time.
That’s 1000% exact representations of equipment these days sadly 🤦♂️ I couldn’t give an exact date when things took a dump but idk say the general time frame seems 2008-2016 is when everything seemed to go to crap for me, and it could have been much sooner tbh. I’d say rarely recently have I seen many within past 10 years. A lot a variables come into play.
@@KoolinwithKrauss The cost to replace or repair these things are astronomical. Please don't take anything I say as offensive ,the pricing is just outrageous . My sisters greenspeed was 26grand two years ago. My Ruud system was 8500 bucks and its really bad. The heating is very weak. Thats why I went out and bought me that cheap mini split which I got for 700 bucks shipped and I installed it myself . It works great and is silent and heats great even when it got -1 here in Tenn which is rare. Its been working great for 18 months and I look at it like this that its cheaper to replace that whole system than these huge whole house. I turn on my Ruud about once a month just to keep everything from sitting up. My Dad is going to install a Panasonic if and when his American standard dies.
Nah camel city for life 😂 I use to be a Haines and wrangler man, but had to upgrade, camel city and truwerks are the jam now!! And nice pair of thieves!!
Tropic Supply - do they offer free coffee? I am liken the free dumpster. I was imagining a aquarium inside the store. Can you get us clips inside the store? I suppose we could order materials online across the USA 🇺🇸
Thanks for the video! Not sure what the min/max electrical specs are on that unit (I see it's base rated @ 208/230), but 249vac seems quite high, especially for an inverter system. If your area is like ours, I'm sure during the day the utility is increasing voltage to deal with demand and could be easily hitting ~253+. The DC buss could be running at > 360vdc (vac x 1.414) All that said, generally the inverter blows, and not the compressor, but considering this is the 2nd comp. failure.. Hmmmm EDIT: Might be time for a buck/boost transformer.
Definitely a large problem for concern! I did mention it to customer. But be had one other instance in the past with is messing with the communication, so told homeowner and they had the power company come out and the changed it. Although they claimed it was correct and no issues 🤦♂️ thanks for the information for sure!!
How come you didn't ground off all of your extra wires on your thermostat wires coming in. On a communicating system you need to ground every wire that's not being used.
I didn’t I stall the system, never heard that before though, during training nor is it in any of the literature for Ruud according to the p208 application and installation manual page b8-b10. Appreciate the input. Would be interested in hearing more
I missed the part about what was wrong with the top port of the new compressor. You made a grimace face but I didn't understand what your complaint was.
Generally on the discharge line, there’s also a little rubber plug. At least in all the other compressors I’ve ever done.so I was very Leary of it being like that
Hi tel me im getting confused i see you were reclaiming the freon with tank upside down .and on other videos i watched some technician do it with the container standing straight which is the correct procedure?
Either or works! Ty Brennan shows this technique, it allows the liquid refrigerant to push directly into the tank without the restriction of the vapor port, so refrigerant doesn’t have to change state, keeps the tank cooler and allows faster recovery 👍
I sell Ruud all day but I will not sell that bs! Hi SEER hi problems. Not worth the trouble or the little power savings. I use Tropic in Ft Pierce And West Palm.
Tropic for the W, yeah I definitely agree with that, use to do a lot of Trane xv’s and it would be nothing but problems sadly. These are the 20’s they stopped I am curious about the new 18 🤷♂️ heard they’re already going to stop with the 16 I think.
@@KoolinwithKrauss appreciate it brother💪, with this newfound info ill probably try to see how klein tools is with their nut drivers, favorite hvac channel out there💯
Rheem/Ruud = JUNK ..... nice work from the Double K though !!
Starting to lose faith myself 😞 thanks Big Ted 🫡
Old stuff not bad. New stuff not so much
Every brand is junk 😅
@@KoolinwithKraussI really want to do hvac.if you don’t mind can you share a video about how and what steps you’ve taken to become an hvac technician 😊❤
@@woodystokes1543exactly. People always act like one brand is bad and all the rest are great.
Nice vid and repair. There are usually a couple of solder points on the condenser, unsolder or cut and you can remove the coil. I finally figured that out. Once you remove a few condenser coils, especially the tall ones, It's just a few minutes to put it all back together again. Makes life easier, no more climbing in or damaged coil fins by heavy boots and saves your back when you age. I would never make any warranty statements on the tube. If the distributor catches wind about the system should never have been installed on the house, they can terminate any agreement they may have approved. Enjoying your vids and it is getting hot.
That would definitely be a life safer!! So much more space and better access!! That was installed by another company fortunately. I think it’s standard practice on inverter systems from other manufacturers that if compressor fails you get 1 lifetime condenser replacement. But solid advice for sure, they could definitely retract, thanks man appreciate it!!
He must be a small guy to fit into that unit
@@brianclark803 6’0 195-200lbs 🤷♂️ still a pain to get in
Great video. As a fellow florida tech. I would suggest a voltage/current regulator. In my market it helps A LOT with anything inverter driven. May not have helped you on this one but I like the KoolGuard by Ditek.
Dude great advice!! We haven’t started moving the inverter stuff quite yet. But I love that especially here, at a previous company I would have them start installing the icm493 which I found were good. Will need to look at the Ditek 👍 thanks
Buddy great to see you you Rock Solid! Try this product called liquid IV it mixes with water got everything you need inheat also it’s great flavor . All ahead full hoss
I will 100% I best in that this year and keep stocked and cold waters for sure. Thanks brother
Definitely need that tent down in the sunshine state. 😊
Dude you ain’t lying! Will need that thing asap
Its that super variable technology that makes them sooo good 😂.
😂 right?! It’s Something else 🤦♂️
Bring the summer. Let’s GOOOO
I always put my recovery tank in a 5 gallon bucket of water to speed things up. I wonder if the customer has saved enough money overall to justify the cost and aggravation? Nice Job!
I should have definitely done that 🤦♂️ tbh I think they got a really good back in 2019 the 4 ton system at cost them 9k, and the repair of the first system and this keeps them under 11k. The system now probably cost itself 8k+ or so. But someone did comment a very logical statement lol said ya it’s 18-20 seer efficient because the thing is always down not running making it more cost effective 😂
Same issue 6month old Rheem. Also have issues of scroll blowing apart destroying the whole refrigerant circuit. Rheem has gone downhill.
Sad as hell, they ain’t as good as they once were that’s for sure. Idk who is reliable anymore. Seems everyone has their issues 🤦♂️
I'm Ready Jake! Let's Go 👏
Let get it Steve-O!!! 🫡
My 22 year old ruud never had a gauge on it. My new ruud is 3 years old had had leaking coil at 2 years old. Last week had to replace the fan motor. Will never buy again.
That’s such a dang shame, manufacturing has going to hell. Unfortunately they all have. Unless we form something against these companies it’s only going to continue sadly
I would says it’s almost all manufacturers have shit hvac equipment now. Mostly anything made after Covid
@@KoolinwithKrauss Always enjoy your channel.
Sounds like a bad install bud
Let’s go! Bring on the heat! Nice job!
Ahhhhhhhhhh 😂
Thanks for your video brother. Greetings from the Dominican Republic
Absolutely Vic 🫡 appreciate the support from the DR
I have a system that’s 40 years old carrier. I was thinking of replacing it but I guess not with all the garbage that’s made today.
Nice Job getting them Koolin 👍 all that efficiency is hurting the dependability 🥺 Keep the videos coming 👊
Dude that is the perfect quote right there!! It really is man, appreciate you, and keep grinding man your killing it 💪
I always tell people to go with the simple design as possible. Now add the new untested refrigerants coming next year, and it only gets worse.
Love the videos! I’m hvac’n out of Texas! Can you do a video of equipment you use to make a video. As well as any company who edits or if you edit yourself.
Right on! I can definitely do a video, may be just something I throw into a video, but quick run down, iPhone 13 Pro Max, GoPro 12 and rode wireless ME mics.
I feel you bro it got to102 on the roof in phx let’s go!!!
Woooo 😅 be safe out there bro!! I got start putting myself thru a training camp just to get ready for summer lol
Third compressor and nothing else has been done to determine what is killing them. They don't just fail!
In the video, you did not show replacing the filter/drier or flowing nitrogen while brazing.
You left the accumulator in and the electronics. At 3 compressors, ALL that would be replaced if I were doing that job.
Again, you have something causing the compressors to fail. Until you determine that, it will continue to happen.
You made a statement about, unless I misunderstood it, that the 10 year warranty starts over. If Rheem does that, they would be the only one that I know of that does that!!
This was the 2nd compressor not the 3rd, nitro was flown. Everything doesn’t get shown, I charged the system with new refrigerant didn’t show that either, unbolted compressor, plugged it up etc. can’t expect the whole process to be filmed be. 2-4 hour video, but definitely check out some of my other videos man, I’m big on nitro flow , depends on how I’m feeling while filming and editing. I generally make it a point to show nitro flowing for the comments that mention it 😂
You can see the voltage is 249.6 which is definitely high for this system they want it down closer to that 240 but in Florida we have large amounts of surges and brown outs. Recently installed surge protection as well, this was after customer was experiencing the issue. Also I emphasized how under sized the duct was that why we replaced it a week prior and could have contributed to the failure 👍
Said that if the customer wanted to upgrade the system Ruud would replace the condenser no charge but customer would need to purchased the air handler and the new econet to match, which in turn would start a new warranty on the system!
@JakeNapalmPorterlove what you said there, some people are just ignorant to that stuff.
@@KoolinwithKrauss
When you and the customer say "... this is the second one..." does that mean that the compressor you are checking is the second one in the unit(original & replacement)? If so, then the compressor in the video is the THIRD one, right?
As for the nitrogen and filter/drier comment, you are correct that I presumed you did not use/replace. I based that on the video that is available and I did not see either one and you did not mention either one.
If you did replace the filter/drier and use nitrogen, AWESOME!!
Yes, I did hear you mention the ductwork.
I did wonder about the electrical being 249VAC and how that would contribute to the situation.
@@jrsmyth9761 “Third compressor and nothing else has been done to determine what is killing them” - in the tense it’s used, states there have been 3 compressor failures to this point. Which is not the case. This is the 2nd compressor to be replaced. And as in determining the failures, voltage spikes and the ductwork it’s pretty evident. This isn’t an educational channel by any means, I try to just display some of the work I do in an entertaining way not so much educational, because I’m definitely not that guy 😂
unit might be overcharged extra 3lb seems like a lot for an inverted compressor
Had a grounded compressor on Ruud Heat Pump 14 SEER this week
Always. Grand ole tine!!
Yo brother , I hit up my Facebook and shared your page info with all my Delair brethren and buddies back home ! So your subs should jump 20-50 . Still loving the content . Still banging out 4-6 a day
Dudeeee!!! You the man 🫡 much appreciate d, what’s your truck number again? I’m always wondering if it’s you I see 😂
@@KoolinwithKrauss 1425 - yeti stickers , Veto sticker , Googan stickers and blacked out windows . I’m usually around one of the Dodge delair trucks . I’ll send you an add on the gram . I just set it back up as well
great work tech love you work vibes🔥
Appreciate you Brody as always 🫡
Lets gooo.. awesome video.. keep knocking out the great content 🤟💯🌎
Brother man!!! Appreciate you, keep doing what YOUR doing man, blessings dude 🙏 🫡
I always cut the refrigerant tubes. 😮😊
Best way to do it!!
Fun fact: variable capacity systems should only be applied where all the ductwork is placed in the conditioned space. Ductwork in hot attics renders these systems to be extremely inefficient during the heat of the day. the test: measure the supply temp at the nearest vent and farthest vent from equipment at 3pm at both 100% and 50% capacity. The heat gain at low cfm is extreme.
For sure! That would be ideal for sure!! We tried to help this thing out the best we could by allowing it to breathe better from original broken and undersized duct! Will have to do that test tho at some point! Thanks for watching
Nice job Jake ... Let er roll ... Thx
Eddy!!! Thank you sir 🙏
Thanks!
Whoaaaa now!!! Thank YOU 🙏 🫡
It just seems like things are junk now. I had to replace a three year old Gibson heat pump in my new place. I installed a Ruud 15 seer single stage. Well its very weak on heat and is VERY loud. I bought me a Cheap 18,000 Btu mini split and use it to cool and heat my whole house , just so I don't wear out my main system , My aunts Lennox has been a nightmare 3 compressors in two years and multiple other problems. My Sisters Carrier has had nothing but problems also its a green speed . My Dad has a 5 ton two stage American standard installed in 2007 not one problem save for a TXV . Runs all the time in the Summer and winter keeps the house perfect. We had a Carrier Round one installed in the 70s and it ran and ran and was still working fine when dad installed the American Standard. There was not one call on it save for cleaning it one time.
That’s 1000% exact representations of equipment these days sadly 🤦♂️ I couldn’t give an exact date when things took a dump but idk say the general time frame seems 2008-2016 is when everything seemed to go to crap for me, and it could have been much sooner tbh. I’d say rarely recently have I seen many within past 10 years. A lot a variables come into play.
@@KoolinwithKrauss The cost to replace or repair these things are astronomical. Please don't take anything I say as offensive ,the pricing is just outrageous . My sisters greenspeed was 26grand two years ago. My Ruud system was 8500 bucks and its really bad. The heating is very weak. Thats why I went out and bought me that cheap mini split which I got for 700 bucks shipped and I installed it myself . It works great and is silent and heats great even when it got -1 here in Tenn which is rare. Its been working great for 18 months and I look at it like this that its cheaper to replace that whole system than these huge whole house. I turn on my Ruud about once a month just to keep everything from sitting up. My Dad is going to install a Panasonic if and when his American standard dies.
I've never seen a condenser like that here in Southern California 🤔
This is the new 2 story townhome model 😅 the crap they come up with!!
@@KoolinwithKrauss lol Engineers ☕️
Good job jake
Thanks brother man!!
As HVAC techs, we shouldn't have to climb inside the unit like that. Thats ridiculous. They need to design them to be serviceable
Isn’t that something?! 🤦♂️ they really don’t comprehend the field aspect of these things
REVIEW!
My man with the first 🤣
Walmart pants and socks is the way to go..
Nah camel city for life 😂 I use to be a Haines and wrangler man, but had to upgrade, camel city and truwerks are the jam now!! And nice pair of thieves!!
Unbelievable that it now takes a fukn ladder to replace a compressor.
See that shit 😳 I’m like get the hell out here 🤦♂️
Tropic Supply - do they offer free coffee? I am liken the free dumpster. I was imagining a aquarium inside the store. Can you get us clips inside the store? I suppose we could order materials online across the USA 🇺🇸
Free coffee and sodas, summertime cook outs 😀 I’ll get some stuff inside Tom, plan on doing something nice for the guys next week
Junk Copland scroll. They use the ones on the roof tops I work on . Hate em!
It’s a damn shame!!
Thanks for the video!
Not sure what the min/max electrical specs are on that unit (I see it's base rated @ 208/230), but 249vac seems quite high, especially for an inverter system. If your area is like ours, I'm sure during the day the utility is increasing voltage to deal with demand and could be easily hitting ~253+. The DC buss could be running at > 360vdc (vac x 1.414)
All that said, generally the inverter blows, and not the compressor, but considering this is the 2nd comp. failure.. Hmmmm
EDIT: Might be time for a buck/boost transformer.
Definitely a large problem for concern! I did mention it to customer. But be had one other instance in the past with is messing with the communication, so told homeowner and they had the power company come out and the changed it. Although they claimed it was correct and no issues 🤦♂️ thanks for the information for sure!!
A good idea is to add 50ml of sulphuric acid to the compressor before regassing to reduce corrosion
Awesome man! Thanks for the tip
Did you braze with nitrogen purging through? If not you will get black build up on inside of pipe that will contaminate system
Wait am I suppose to do that?! 😬
How come you didn't ground off all of your extra wires on your thermostat wires coming in. On a communicating system you need to ground every wire that's not being used.
I didn’t I stall the system, never heard that before though, during training nor is it in any of the literature for Ruud according to the p208 application and installation manual page b8-b10. Appreciate the input. Would be interested in hearing more
Big Jake....what up brospeh
Brother J 🫡 my man!!
I missed the part about what was wrong with the top port of the new compressor. You made a grimace face but I didn't understand what your complaint was.
Generally on the discharge line, there’s also a little rubber plug. At least in all the other compressors I’ve ever done.so I was very Leary of it being like that
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Sometimes it’s nice to be short
😂 no doubt!!
I would be too fucking fat to be able to climb in that unit and actually do any work
Nah your getting in brother I can feeeeeel it 😂 this was tight for me 😅
😂😂😂
I thought those had whole Unit replacement warranty if the compressor failed
He already had one 🤦♂️ sadly
@@KoolinwithKrauss yea I should have waited till the end when you cleared that up
Hi tel me im getting confused i see you were reclaiming the freon with tank upside down .and on other videos i watched some technician do it with the container standing straight which is the correct procedure?
Either or works! Ty Brennan shows this technique, it allows the liquid refrigerant to push directly into the tank without the restriction of the vapor port, so refrigerant doesn’t have to change state, keeps the tank cooler and allows faster recovery 👍
I sell Ruud all day but I will not sell that bs! Hi SEER hi problems. Not worth the trouble or the little power savings. I use Tropic in Ft Pierce And West Palm.
Tropic for the W, yeah I definitely agree with that, use to do a lot of Trane xv’s and it would be nothing but problems sadly. These are the 20’s they stopped I am curious about the new 18 🤷♂️ heard they’re already going to stop with the 16 I think.
Hey JAKE JUST WATCH THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME FOR THE umteentime greatest band of my time what do you think?
Can’t disagree with that!! Them boys changed music forever 🤘
review
So recently found it kind of not the best, the nut drivers just slide up and down the shaft
@@KoolinwithKrauss appreciate it brother💪, with this newfound info ill probably try to see how klein tools is with their nut drivers, favorite hvac channel out there💯
@@ThugMuffined haven’t had a issue much with the Klein but getting stuck!! Appreciate it big homie 🫡