I like being able to set varying defrost times, shorter in day to keep health inspector from crying if they cycle the doors a bunch, then longer defrost in closed hours to remove the ice. sure not needed if you have heaters and termination stat. the inspectors always seem to be there on the busiest days at the worst hour and they'll find a needle in the haystack, which was out on a slicer multiple times in a row. best keeper all colder than usual!
Typical refer call, nice video. Your right, those timeclocks cost more for a lower quality. Heatcraft typically doesn't install a divider between the condenser fans. No problem if both run, but hard to run only one with fan cycle switch. Air takes path of least resistance through off fan. That condition can also get off fan spinning backwards before switch goes to turn it on again, not good for motor. Over years fabricated a divider between fans, works much better, just not as good as head master.
Had to do the same thing and had to add a fan cycle to a walk in freezer till the head master came in and just took a fan out of the circuit to keep the head pressure constant.
TRASH THE HEAD MASTER DEVICE USE A RANCO FAN CYCLE CONTROLLER WHICH HAS ADJUSTABLE SETTINGS THOUGH MAKE SURE YOU CHECK TO SEE IF THAT EQUIPMENT IS ALL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY : ) & WORKING IN COLD WEATHER SUCKS THATS WHY I WORKED IN FLORIDA FOR TWENTY YEARS ALL THE AT&T CELL SITES ALL OVER THE STATE OF FLORIDA PLUS HIGH END RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT REFRIGERATION & HOT SIDE EQUIPMENT / WINE COOLERS/ FREEZERS / COOLERS WALK INNS ICE MACHINES ALL EASY WORK I LEARNED FROM THE BEST TO STAY HONEST & THOROUGH DO THE PAPERWORK COVER YOUR ASS REMEMBER MY OLD STAMP QUALITY HONESTY INTEGRITY IT DOES NOT COST ... IT PAYS ME CHICAGOMIKE : )
That sucker was damn near empty before you juiced it up. Problem after Problem....makes for a long day....expensive bill and a customer who gets shell shocked at the repair costs. Nice job Rick, as always
Great video Rick always enjoy watching the way you get through the madness that we go through on a daily basis. You’ve help me with the way I troubleshoot to basic stuff. Keep up the good work!!!!
Great videos Thank you for them! I often go on calls where I start to find problem after problem to the point that I question and second guess myself that there is no way all of these problems exist all at once and the unit was running yesterday or a few hours ago. I fear presenting the customer with a quote or the diag and them thinking I am trying to rip them off. Only thing I can do is be honest, fair and hope for the best. Is it just me or is this a thing?
No, I feel the same way, that's the nice thing about recording it, they can see it firsthand. Sometimes I'll present it like, "you're not going to believe what else I found"
As long as your being honest n straight with the customer don't feel bad about telling them what's wrong. Wer the guys that r here to help them n they sometimes need to b reminded of that regardless of price. Stay strong 💪
Nice video Rick, I worknon this stuff a lot times, seems it's always the same culprits. Been seeing headmaster going out lately across many different guys channels. Maybe quality controls isn't what it used to be.
I have replaced a pile of headmaster valves so far this winter...hear in Central Minnesota it gets cold! That discharge service valve cap is loose on a majority of new heatcraft condensing units i install i make sure to check them on start up. Great video!
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Good afternoon in Europe we have commercial condensing units from Daikin that units is utilizing R410A as primary refrigerant instead of R448A or R449A and is full inverter because the way of thinking is like Daikin VRV. Those systems it takes much smaller piping and match lower quantity of refrigerant on the cycle. I was curious how is designed this thing and one day when i was on PM on those units i was doing some discovery of the cycle it have head master control and fan cycle control via VFD and master compressor with VFD (Daikin VFD like this on VRV's)
I haven't worked on a walk in that uses 410a, only climate cooling. The GWP is the reason for the new refrigerant. 🙄 404a has a GWP 3943, 448a has 1273, 410a has 1924.
@@HVACRSurvival here in Europe with the AR4 the R404A have 3922 the R410A 2088 and R448A 1387 if the refrigerant is not flammable is allowed up to 40 kW (38-37 kw) if the system is larger is mandatory to use A2L refrigerants. The R410A in commercial Refrigeration systems have a lot more Kj/kg but is "restricted" from companies only Daikin have designed systems for R410A on the commercial Refrigeration side. The Daikin zeas is more like a Refrigeration rack with built in condenser and VFD for the compressor and the fan than a condensing unit for just one individual walk-in cooler.
Good Job added t swivel and fan cycle control to Control the Pressure of the Refrigerants FLow to the evaporator Coil and tightened mechanical Fittings Leak Toss those plastic caps in the Garbage use BRASS CAPS & the First thing you want to do is put the system in PUMP DOWN MODE make sure the Internal Valves are Good Use GOOD Allen Wrenches MADE IN THE USA and bubble solution after back seating the mechanical fittings BECAUSE a Lot of Technicians they OVER CHARGE THE UNIT WITH FREON IN THE COLD AMBIENT WEATHER THEN IN THE SUMMER THE PRESSURES ARE WAY TOO HIGH CHECK THE SUPER HEAT I LOVE TOOLS
By building head pressure I was checking to see if the problem was only because it was 18 deg out or if there was other issues. I like to double check different things to verify my path of diagnoses.
Im not a fan of Those clock I would rather see a digital defrost like the keta therm . What do you think? Nice video love the the thermo image cam. Thanks for the video
Nice little run of problems there. Dumping 7 or 8 pounds into that & having so little liquid in the receiver after. She must have been off because the HP switch never saw its threshold. What do you think of some leaklock on that leaking cap? Slow it down.
That door chime!! I know what that is. Its my favorite milk truck/ cube nissan nv . I drove one of those to the tune of 150k miles . Not my favorite vehicle ive driven in this trade
@@HVACRSurvival they are tried and true those gm s . I hate the fact with those they are easily broken into and the glued on door hinges . Kind of comical imo. Im getting upgraded to a gmc sierra with a canopy and 4wd soon ill have to downsize how much stuff i carry but small price to pay for less interior road noise and capability. Some of our other fleet have close to 235k miles currently. Im driving it now while i wait for my new one. Thanks for another great vid Rick.
Customers Choice Give the Customer the Option of to do or not to do & If Customer Refuses Your Recommendations make sure Customer Signs the Paperwork that they Refused that Part of the Suggested Repair at that time & date also they should Build Some Kind of Removable HOOD to Cover that equipment Protect it from the Snow
@@HVACRSurvival They have gone up tremendously in price just in the last 6 months. I don't think that there is any of those out there any less than $700. I do residential new construction and want something to help me find registers covered by sheetrock and the way yours showed up on the condenser it should definitely pick up through sheetrock.
If there's not enough refrigerant the coil won't get down to temperature so it just runs and runs and runs and never defrost. The thermostat senses coil temperature of about 18° to shut off then has a constant cut in of about 38°. If there's not enough refrigerant it won't hit that number to shut off temp and defrost.
Good ol' multiple offender! What temperature were they keeping the beer at that they need the electric defrost? Or is that just preferred in your area over air defrost? Thanks for the video Rick, stay safe out there!
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Title is definitely true without it life just isn't worth living 😂
Yeah all that Refrigerant migrated to the Liquid Receiver they should spray those with Rustex Paint at the Factory
I like being able to set varying defrost times, shorter in day to keep health inspector from crying if they cycle the doors a bunch, then longer defrost in closed hours to remove the ice. sure not needed if you have heaters and termination stat.
the inspectors always seem to be there on the busiest days at the worst hour and they'll find a needle in the haystack, which was out on a slicer multiple times in a row. best keeper all colder than usual!
Yes they should spray those Metal Liquid Receiver's with RUSTEX PAINT AT THE FACTORY
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the test spray bubbles on receiver was possibly it separating and boiling off, from warm receiver, cold air and fans causing very nasty wind chill.
Good find on the reciever and head master. Those headmasters always go bad in the winter time. Great channel. Im retired now but your a great tech.
Thanks Mr Roberts! I appreciate you watching and commenting 👍👍
Typical refer call, nice video. Your right, those timeclocks cost more for a lower quality. Heatcraft typically doesn't install a divider between the condenser fans. No problem if both run, but hard to run only one with fan cycle switch. Air takes path of least resistance through off fan. That condition can also get off fan spinning backwards before switch goes to turn it on again, not good for motor. Over years fabricated a divider between fans, works much better, just not as good as head master.
I agree 👍👍
Had to do the same thing and had to add a fan cycle to a walk in freezer till the head master came in and just took a fan out of the circuit to keep the head pressure constant.
TRASH THE HEAD MASTER DEVICE USE A RANCO FAN CYCLE CONTROLLER WHICH HAS ADJUSTABLE SETTINGS THOUGH MAKE SURE YOU CHECK TO SEE IF THAT EQUIPMENT IS ALL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY : ) & WORKING IN COLD WEATHER SUCKS THATS WHY I WORKED IN FLORIDA FOR TWENTY YEARS ALL THE AT&T CELL SITES ALL OVER THE STATE OF FLORIDA PLUS HIGH END RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT REFRIGERATION & HOT SIDE EQUIPMENT / WINE COOLERS/ FREEZERS / COOLERS WALK INNS ICE MACHINES ALL EASY WORK I LEARNED FROM THE BEST TO STAY HONEST & THOROUGH DO THE PAPERWORK COVER YOUR ASS REMEMBER MY OLD STAMP QUALITY HONESTY INTEGRITY IT DOES NOT COST ... IT PAYS ME CHICAGOMIKE : )
That sucker was damn near empty before you juiced it up. Problem after Problem....makes for a long day....expensive bill and a customer who gets shell shocked at the repair costs. Nice job Rick, as always
I ran that Friday after they cancelled work Thursday thanks to weather. I recorded another call just prior to that at another of there stores. 😉
We have trouble out of the head masters around here also and the dang receiver rusting out the bottom around the 3/8 stud good call Rick
Have a great day, Rick
You 2 Bear👍👍
hurry up you got ten more service calls GO GO GO COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE Hahahahaha
you're going to have to add chapters to that door panel! 😂
I was thinking of painting it over and start over😳
@@HVACRSurvival 😂
Great job Rick! I like the thumbnail 👌
I like pushing the limits. I just uploaded the original pic that is clearer
That video title made me click in a heartbeat😂😂😂 Good stuff as always tho
It's true, just a little twisted 😂👍👍
Great video Rick always enjoy watching the way you get through the madness that we go through on a daily basis. You’ve help me with the way I troubleshoot to basic stuff. Keep up the good work!!!!
Thanks a lot for letting me know👍👍. That's the kind of support I thrive for.
🤣🤣 at video title, had to pause and stop howling so I could watch and hear.
Mission completed👍👍
Great videos Thank you for them! I often go on calls where I start to find problem after problem to the point that I question and second guess myself that there is no way all of these problems exist all at once and the unit was running yesterday or a few hours ago. I fear presenting the customer with a quote or the diag and them thinking I am trying to rip them off. Only thing I can do is be honest, fair and hope for the best. Is it just me or is this a thing?
No, I feel the same way, that's the nice thing about recording it, they can see it firsthand. Sometimes I'll present it like, "you're not going to believe what else I found"
As long as your being honest n straight with the customer don't feel bad about telling them what's wrong. Wer the guys that r here to help them n they sometimes need to b reminded of that regardless of price. Stay strong 💪
Good One Rick 👍
Nice video Rick, I worknon this stuff a lot times, seems it's always the same culprits. Been seeing headmaster going out lately across many different guys channels. Maybe quality controls isn't what it used to be.
It most definably is not. Quality is optional anymore it seems.
Videos keep getting better 👍🏻
Good to see the problems that you can encounter with such a low ambient
They are real😳👍👍
Good video brother
Thanks Jeff!👍👍
I have replaced a pile of headmaster valves so far this winter...hear in Central Minnesota it gets cold! That discharge service valve cap is loose on a majority of new heatcraft condensing units i install i make sure to check them on start up. Great video!
Thanks Cody!
Great video 💪🇺🇸👍. I'm done with winter!! Thanks 👍
You n me both👍👍
Great job Rick
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Ya got to do what you have to do to get it it till you get back and do it right
Customer most always want a bandage
True 💥💯%
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No sir, you are awesome for recording, editing and posting these videos!
@@josephmettes9147 thanks man! I'm glad you enjoy them👍👍
Good afternoon in Europe we have commercial condensing units from Daikin that units is utilizing R410A as primary refrigerant instead of R448A or R449A and is full inverter because the way of thinking is like Daikin VRV. Those systems it takes much smaller piping and match lower quantity of refrigerant on the cycle. I was curious how is designed this thing and one day when i was on PM on those units i was doing some discovery of the cycle it have head master control and fan cycle control via VFD and master compressor with VFD (Daikin VFD like this on VRV's)
I haven't worked on a walk in that uses 410a, only climate cooling. The GWP is the reason for the new refrigerant. 🙄 404a has a GWP 3943, 448a has 1273, 410a has 1924.
@@HVACRSurvival here in Europe with the AR4 the R404A have 3922 the R410A 2088 and R448A 1387 if the refrigerant is not flammable is allowed up to 40 kW (38-37 kw) if the system is larger is mandatory to use A2L refrigerants. The R410A in commercial Refrigeration systems have a lot more Kj/kg but is "restricted" from companies only Daikin have designed systems for R410A on the commercial Refrigeration side. The Daikin zeas is more like a Refrigeration rack with built in condenser and VFD for the compressor and the fan than a condensing unit for just one individual walk-in cooler.
Good Job added t swivel and fan cycle control to Control the Pressure of the Refrigerants FLow to the evaporator Coil and tightened mechanical Fittings Leak Toss those plastic caps in the Garbage use BRASS CAPS & the First thing you want to do is put the system in PUMP DOWN MODE make sure the Internal Valves are Good Use GOOD Allen Wrenches MADE IN THE USA and bubble solution after back seating the mechanical fittings BECAUSE a Lot of Technicians they OVER CHARGE THE UNIT WITH FREON IN THE COLD AMBIENT WEATHER THEN IN THE SUMMER THE PRESSURES ARE WAY TOO HIGH CHECK THE SUPER HEAT I LOVE TOOLS
Thanks for the support👍👍
yep oil is always a telltale sign of a obvious Leak
I AM KNOWN IN FLORIDA AS CHICAGOMIKE
How does blocking the condenser coil help in checking operation?
By building head pressure I was checking to see if the problem was only because it was 18 deg out or if there was other issues. I like to double check different things to verify my path of diagnoses.
Cool thanks. Currently in school for HVAC love the channel
Im not a fan of
Those clock I would rather see a digital defrost like the keta therm . What do you think? Nice video love the the thermo image cam. Thanks for the video
I like them a little but I've had them screw me and freeze up my evaps at Texas Roadhouse a few times.
Nice little run of problems there. Dumping 7 or 8 pounds into that & having so little liquid in the receiver after. She must have been off because the HP switch never saw its threshold.
What do you think of some leaklock on that leaking cap? Slow it down.
It was a little loose. I tighten it and it stopped bubbling .
Awesome video
Thanks man!
Those discharge valves are always leakers
That door chime!! I know what that is. Its my favorite milk truck/ cube nissan nv . I drove one of those to the tune of 150k miles . Not my favorite vehicle ive driven in this trade
I have 192k and they have no plans to replace it.😩 My favorite is the Chevy cargo van.
@@HVACRSurvival they are tried and true those gm s . I hate the fact with those they are easily broken into and the glued on door hinges . Kind of comical imo. Im getting upgraded to a gmc sierra with a canopy and 4wd soon ill have to downsize how much stuff i carry but small price to pay for less interior road noise and capability. Some of our other fleet have close to 235k miles currently. Im driving it now while i wait for my new one. Thanks for another great vid Rick.
Thanks bud! I appreciate your support👍👍🤜🤛
That’s a great idea to use the thermal imager to check the headmaster. Which one are you using?
Flir C5 wfi, I got it when they had the price a little lower. I purchased the extra warranty just Incase. amzn.to/3rvfSi7
Are you going to remove that rusty suction drier as well?
Yeah I have to take all the refrigerant out anyway. I probably won't replace it just the liquid dryer.
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What name brand and model of thermal imaging camera is that you are using? That picture is crystal clear and not "grainy"
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@@HVACRSurvival They have gone up tremendously in price just in the last 6 months. I don't think that there is any of those out there any less than $700. I do residential new construction and want something to help me find registers covered by sheetrock and the way yours showed up on the condenser it should definitely pick up through sheetrock.
I noticed that. I paid less than that. I think in the 500 area🤔
Hi I have a question when a system is low on Freon ? Why inside evaporator start building a ice ?
I work on air conditioning and refrigeration both. Which type of evaporator are we talking about? A cooler, freezer, a reach in, what?
@@HVACRSurvival reach in cooler
If there's not enough refrigerant the coil won't get down to temperature so it just runs and runs and runs and never defrost. The thermostat senses coil temperature of about 18° to shut off then has a constant cut in of about 38°. If there's not enough refrigerant it won't hit that number to shut off temp and defrost.
Good ol' multiple offender! What temperature were they keeping the beer at that they need the electric defrost? Or is that just preferred in your area over air defrost? Thanks for the video Rick, stay safe out there!
I believe 30*. Not everyone has electric defrost like this but in my area they like to brag about having the coldest beer.
@@HVACRSurvival Gotcha, makes sense. It probably also helps to keep it colder on the walk-in when they cool the beer lines from the air in the walk-in
cold beer sells, warm beer sends/guides to the other place with colder beer.
Was that an after hours call or regularly scheduled program?
It was just after noon.
I keep telling her but she don't care 🤣
They never do!😒
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Lol headmaster
This is a family channel😁 what was you thinking 🙂
That low at the end and you put already 6 pounds in... There was not much in it at the begin
It was about empty, I don't know how it made it that long. That cap must of just loosened. 🤷
I get very irritable...
From ?
Group therapy time!