Refrigerant Recovery

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  • Опубліковано 26 бер 2024
  • Got a call to recover the charge from a mini split air conditioner. Let’s check it out.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 47

  • @christiansommer914
    @christiansommer914 3 місяці тому +6

    Freaking love refrigeration, best job ever..
    Standing on a roof in the morning with a cup of coffee, enjoying the sunrise. Can't believe they pay me good money for that.. HVAC / refrigerator it the biggest life hack there is

    • @MrMultitool
      @MrMultitool 2 місяці тому

      I know exactly what you mean

  • @toddbutler7918
    @toddbutler7918 3 місяці тому +6

    The greatest job in the world retired after 38 years. Mainly supermarkets and marine refrigeration

    • @NorCal-refrigeration
      @NorCal-refrigeration  3 місяці тому +2

      I’m going g into summer 37. Still have 6-10 years left. Lol

    • @MrMultitool
      @MrMultitool 3 місяці тому +2

      I retired after 34 Years mainly light commercial/ residential. I miss it everyday. In fact I'd like to go back if I could find someone willing to hire a 67 year old.

  • @hvacboy5591
    @hvacboy5591 3 місяці тому +1

    I need me a hook like that! Going up & down the ladder 15 times is getting old dude 😂

  • @R290s_biggest_fan
    @R290s_biggest_fan 3 місяці тому +2

    Loving refrigeration, didn't like hvac much.

  • @jasonreinhardt1697
    @jasonreinhardt1697 3 місяці тому +1

    Our install guys have the navac power flaring tool. They like it so far.

  • @harrydickson4575
    @harrydickson4575 3 місяці тому +1

    👍👍👍

  • @Growzarktrail
    @Growzarktrail 3 місяці тому

    The vapor port on the recovery tank works really good for blowing out condensing coils when you ran out of nitrogen! Haha just kidding.
    I overloaded the motor on my Hilmor recovery pump the other day and now it won't work, probably my fault but still I'm not impressed because it's only about a year old. I had a G5 TWIN that suffered so much abuse before it stopped working. I might need to try the NAVAC one next, I have the NAVAC cordless flaring tool and cordless vacuum pump and both of those are awesome.
    I love Refrigeration but I would be lying if I said it hasn't Flucked me up mentally a bit, It can whoop your butt sometimes.

  • @mikestevenson1819
    @mikestevenson1819 3 місяці тому +1

    Mini split hell !
    Haha

  • @chesstime356
    @chesstime356 3 місяці тому

    Nice work done, where is this place?

  • @prefpkg21
    @prefpkg21 3 місяці тому

    Several 480v new RTUs have 120 transformers in them

  • @Sean-bq1iy
    @Sean-bq1iy 3 місяці тому +4

    🚓🚨 someone didn't purge their hoses before opening recovery tank

    • @NorCal-refrigeration
      @NorCal-refrigeration  3 місяці тому +5

      Never do if I’m not re using it 😂🤘😂

    • @OcRefrig
      @OcRefrig 3 місяці тому

      @@NorCal-refrigeration me neither. i'm never reusing refrigerant. why waste your time. tanks just going to the recycler. tiny drop of air bubble. 😂.

    • @topher8634
      @topher8634 3 місяці тому +1

      No need to. You'll pay the same whether or not the tank has air in it.

    • @natepeterson7145
      @natepeterson7145 3 місяці тому +1

      Is there an actual supply house that'll pay for pure refrigerant like the EPA tends to get newbies to believe?

    • @NorCal-refrigeration
      @NorCal-refrigeration  3 місяці тому

      @@natepeterson7145 I get charged 75$ for the tank exchange

  • @hvacrnortheastern2110
    @hvacrnortheastern2110 3 місяці тому

    I am going on 61 age .l got out of the service van in year 2000 before I was in service van sine 1983 now just passing time in till retirement. In work they aren’t to concerned as yet of passing all the knowledge of what learn since construction phase of a building.

  • @donrummerfield2903
    @donrummerfield2903 3 місяці тому

    Hooking your cord to that will smoke that suicide cord😂

  • @LilyRoseElectric
    @LilyRoseElectric 3 місяці тому

    🌴🤘☠️🤘🌴

  • @msclecarcrzy
    @msclecarcrzy 3 місяці тому

    I was gonna ask where to get that hook. I work rooftops everyday at a school system.

  • @OcRefrig
    @OcRefrig 3 місяці тому +1

    Perfect Job for " Dave's Portable power supply box ? " You should do a vid & see if it will run the NRDD. i'll bet it will.😉

  • @gingerstrand6153
    @gingerstrand6153 3 місяці тому

    At work, that is...😂😂😂! La Bueno vita!

  • @topher8634
    @topher8634 3 місяці тому

    I had a helper hook up my cheater cord to a 480 unit one day, but i stopped him before he plugged my recovery machine to 277.

  • @sterlingarcher46
    @sterlingarcher46 3 місяці тому

    Btw Dave have you tried the Milwaukee top up 120V inverter thingy , would it power the Nerd ?

    • @NorCal-refrigeration
      @NorCal-refrigeration  3 місяці тому

      I have not. You have to see how many watts the recovery machine requires then match your inverter and battery load to run it.

  • @throttlebottle5906
    @throttlebottle5906 3 місяці тому

    uh-oh, supertech card point deduction. you didn't purge from the unit to the recovery tank first. 🤣
    even though you're not reusing it. lol

  • @brucecrutchfield3473
    @brucecrutchfield3473 3 місяці тому

    Hopefully I’ll be retired before all that VRV stuff spreads everywhere. Doubt it though lol

  • @Thermoelectric7
    @Thermoelectric7 3 місяці тому

    The NRDD only *just* beats the MR45 going by the spec sheet, interesting you think it smokes it. I can't get the NRDD in Australia anyways.
    Question for you though, how do you deal with hacks? New place I started working for as an apprentice seemed alright at first, they do a reasonable range of work and all that. But we swapped an evap on a big pallet storage freezer the other day, and the boss made us open the system back up without even a vac. Made the excuse it was to protect the product, but the freezer was still running fine on the other unit in the room.
    Called him out on it, and he said the dryer cores would sort it out, wasn't going to pull the charge, and properly vac it.
    I've watched enough guys on here to know that's super hack level workmanship, but I can't keep job hopping till I find a good company...

    • @NorCal-refrigeration
      @NorCal-refrigeration  3 місяці тому +1

      Your boss is just showing you real world 🌎 stuff in all honesty. You try to do your best every time and in some cases you have to make stuff work. I’ve built txv s at night ( wrong power head ) to get units by. Job hopping is a killer. But in the real world we all hack a bit. Just being honest.

    • @Thermoelectric7
      @Thermoelectric7 3 місяці тому

      @NorCal-refrigeration appreciate the reply. In my opinion it didn't need to happen, the room wasn't struggling, and a 30 minute vac would have made the world of difference.
      I get where you're coming from, though. I think I'll stick around, and just try to do better than the examples they've set.

    • @NorCal-refrigeration
      @NorCal-refrigeration  3 місяці тому

      @@Thermoelectric7 exactly 👍

  • @kenward9968
    @kenward9968 3 місяці тому

    Dave, I noticed that there was a disconnect for the condensing unit. Is the unit not 208/230V ?

    • @NorCal-refrigeration
      @NorCal-refrigeration  3 місяці тому +1

      It was demoed

    • @kenward9968
      @kenward9968 3 місяці тому

      As fate would have it, at least you had the long extension cord. I always look forward to watching your videos.

  • @bmillwood6666
    @bmillwood6666 3 місяці тому

    Ole Samsung DVMS's on your adjacent roof. Yes lord help us with more Samsung.

  • @sterlingarcher46
    @sterlingarcher46 3 місяці тому

    Just let me work on a roof top and don't rush me with no bullsh*t paperwork and I'm happy like a pig in sh*t !