Industrial HVAC 101
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- I had to take a service call at an Industrial facility that I’ve been going to since 2004. The unit I was currently working on is located on a crane roughly 65 feet off the ground. I had repaired this unit after a massive fire that nearly took down most of the plant. The unit is 460v 3ph, In a very harsh dirty environment and limited time to work on the unit. Generally I like to do a good thorough cleaning before working on any of these units. By doing a good thorough maintenance it allows me to start fresh and with the basics. Always make sure you wear your safety gear and protect yourself at all times. The equipment in this facility are put to the worst of the worst conditions and require constant attention. I like to shoot these videos for future techs to show them what they may run into in the near future. These calls are NOT staged and I try to be as thorough as possible. I appreciate all my customers for allowing some filming and try to respect their privacy. It is very good for a new technician to start at a dirty facility because of the constant service calls. If you like what you see please like, comment and subscribe. I film, edit all my videos myself any suggestions I'd really appreciate. The more subs, comments and views I pick up just thrive me to do more.
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Great video! I work in some industrial places too but nothing like this. As someone who records work as well, thanks for the videos especially stuff like this, it's not easy to record normal calls with camera restrictions and such. I'm curious how you approach your customers about recording, ive only done so a hand full of times at certain sites. Kudos to you my friend those are some harsh conditions.
Thank you very much sir. I’ve seen quite a few of your videos and you do a great job as well. Certain places I go to yes are limited with safety and security so I don’t wanna get anyone in trouble but I would love to Film more. I probably have close to 2000 random heating and air videos stored up I just need time to edit properly unfortunately I am still trying to learn that. If you can please email me I had a couple questions if you don’t mind answering. Thank you very much for your insight and compliments I really appreciate that. Have a great day.
Great job after seeing all that you need to get a hold of Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs he would be proud of you
Great chanel for the need for PPE shows professionalism 💯💯💯
Thank you very much I appreciate it. I’m really big on safety glasses and gloves. Those are the most common things I use daily.
There are times we all slip up with daily but try to do our best. Have a great day. Thank you for the compliment.
Dust isn't only conductive It's explosive.
Damn right.
I was using a compressed air gun to clear out a unit one time but first I had to blow all the soot off around the unit. During that process it stirred up that metallic dust shorting across the contactor causing a violent explosion taking out pretty much all the wiring inside the unit. Not fun to fix especially with no schematics.
Caution must always be taken when working around live equipment especially with dust.
Thanks for commenting have a great day.
Nice job.
Great effort and passion.
Thanks for sharing.
Sharing is caring..
Thanks a lot HK. I do what I can, hopefully it helps out future techs to see what we actually work on and how dangerous it is. Up until about 6 years ago this semi-lit area I'm at on the crane had NO Lights !!!! such a pain trying to diagnose equipment that you can't see what your working on... This facility had made me such a better tech due to equipment being in such a harsh environment. The equipment requires such more attention. Thanks for the compliment, glad you enjoyed it. have a great day, stay safe...
I wish I began filming these when I began this field. I have many stored up and just need time to edit. I wanted to show people how extreme our field gets and what a tech must adapt too. Words don't explain how this environment is and once people see this and go OMG!!!!! I go Yeah its that bad... Anywho I'm getting ready to go do a PM in a Clean Server room today... have a good one...
I'm glad we're getting more electric heat equipment now cause it's more safe an cleaner to work in ice always wanted to see one in action
Electric heat is 100% efficient but it’s 100% expensive when it’s operating. Electric heat is very reliable as long as you have power and your connections are good. It works well in many situations especially if flammable conditions are present. Sometimes the hazardous conditions can damage the resistive heaters by deteriorating the aluminum heat transfer discs on the side. Thank you very much for watching and commenting on my video have a great day stay safe.
Thank you for the great video like always keep up the great work stay safe out there 👍🏻
Thank you very much Solo Tech. I try to do my job safe as possible because I got many more years ahead of me. Also I’d like to try to set an example to other technicians in this industry that we are not indestructible. I like to point out interesting environments that we may get exposed to in this industry. A majority of these locations upcoming technicians don’t get to see in a classroom. I may film a video coming up I have a neighbor that wants me to install a new furnace and air conditioner and I think I may refuse to do the job because she is a hoarder. I literally would have to walk sideways to get downstairs and to her furnace it probably would take me a week to move all the stuff just to get the furnace out. That brings me to my next point that I like commercial and industrial HVAC lol.
Hope you’re doing well also have a great day.
@@hvacexplained9341 Wow that’s crazy that’s a big-time fire hazard right there walk away from it lol
@@soloch69 Well the fire burned itself out luckily without doing any more damage to the space below. The one fire was on a packaged rooftop unit all the wires were completely fried, motors burned up I have no clue how they did not smell anything?
I’m currently starting up an air conditioner I installed a new system for a guy down the road for me in the fall I’m starting up right now as we speak. Just making some final adjustments with the heat load we’re having at this time.
Now that’s a maintenance, I’m a commercial HVACR tech with Coolsys solutions here in the heart of Los Ángeles been doing this a few years now and this video is freaking awesome appreciate the knowledge man
Hey man if you don’t mind me asking how much do you make or can someone make in the hvac industry? I’m trying to decide if I want to do this as a career
@@noahparrish2642 if your looking for a get quick rich scheme this ain’t it but just like any skill you stick with it and within 5 years I’m sure you’ll be doubling whatever your making right now and if your good the sky’s the limit but first days in expect long hours and lots of headaches just always ask question don’t be afraid to admit mistakes but don’t get discouraged I see a lot of younger guys just during school or trade program they didn’t expect so much knowledge to be thrown at them
Some jobs in our field are easy money, some jobs are earned!
I 100% agree Anthony.
Every field has good and bad.
Two Thursdays ago I worked 22 1/2 hours straight installing a new walk-in freezer set up. Not fun but the accomplishment feeling afterwards feels very good.
Going that extra mile at times makes a difference. Thanks for the comment. Have a great day.
No way I’ll do that service call
I've had a few techs refuse to go to this site and I don't blame them. Its some of the worst environments you want to be in. I hate the fact that my tools are permanently stained lol. Its definitely made me a sharper tech with troubleshooting since a majority of parts and wires are stained Black... Thanks for watching, have a great day KC.
@@hvacexplained9341 man I give you credit, good job!
@@kc00 : Thank you very much. Have a great day.
Very interesting video. That was like working on mining equipment on a desolate planet. Keep up the good work!
Thank you very much Luke I really do appreciate it. A majority of my heating and air skills I acquired at this facility. At this facility things ran in the worst of the worst conditions and needed constant TLC. My father spent a short period of time in his young 20s as a minor and he’s told me some scary stories. I will be posting more videos thank you very much for the compliment have a great day.
@@hvacexplained9341 I understand! Hope you get to enjoy your weekend. I don't miss being on-call for the old HVAC co. I worked for. On another note: I went down into my crawlspace to check progress on the install. They got the 3 ton Tempstar mounted with uni-strut, power ran to it and they started running the main supply trunk down the middle.. So excited to finally have central air! 🙌
@@lukehodgson5222 This is the first weekend in seven weeks that I’ve had off of overtime. It feels good to kind a relax. I have a few projects going on at my house. I was able to get out two sundays ago to go snowboarding down in DeepCreek MD. It’s always good to inspect work being done at your house. Having central air definitely ups the resale value. Believe it or not my own grandmother has five window units and three are dating back with the label on them “Sears”. Lmao. She will not allow me to put central air in her home. But what she doesn’t realize two or more window units cost more to run than one Central. 😒😒😒
@@hvacexplained9341 Awesome about your weekend off and snowboarding! I constantly have some sort of project going on.. last year was putting up 250 ft. of fence in my backyard. This year I gotta stain n seal it and put up a pool. I feel for your grandma. We had 4 window units in during the summer and our thermostat (for boiler) would still read 78* on those 90+* days.. I trust my installer but you're right, it's good to check things out.
Good content. 👍
Thanks Joseph. Always trying to put out some facts along with decent footage.
This is so cool. I wish unuions were heavy in Texas
Thanks a lot Charles, some non-union companies do industrial hvac. Some states don't have as many unions as others. I believe Florida has a small amount of unions. This facility is very hazardous and we must try and protect ourselves from the chemicals. Thanks for watching, hopefully some of my videos opens up eyes to the future techs in this world... have a great day, stay safe.
It's Texas yo
This place looks like a riot lol. What facility is this? I’ve worked at a ton of the mills in our city except US Steel. Grunau does all there fire protection.
This industrial plant recycles hazardous material. It is extremely toxic for the environment and for the human body show precautions must be performed at all times. I literally have been going there since 2004 and a majority of my training was on the job, at this facility fixing constant breakdowns due to the conditions. They have had three major fires in the past 12 years. I have never seen a sprinkler. They utilize foam and other chemical agents to put out the fires. They try to keep all chemicals in separate areas so they do not have a chance to incinerate the entire plan just parts of it. I joke with guys up there once in a while saying the TV show dirty Jobs refused to come here lol. I have been in many Other factories, power plants and industrial plants but this one by far is the dirtiest. Thank you for your comment have a great day and stay safe.
I hear ya brother. I work at a glass plant in beaver county that’s pretty bad. No respirators required but I wear an N95 mask for my own safety. I’m working on the piping in the bag joists and above the ceilings and there’s 1/4 inch of black dust and sout on everything. So when you bump something you can just see the black cloud of dust fall. It’s nasty. Def change the
Clothes before you get back in the van to go home lol.
The real question is *how does your camera survive this environment?*
I was so nervous that it would damage my setup. Its my personal gear and I'm always taking a risk... I had to do a very thorough cleaning of it after. I should mention that this dust in the background isn't DIRT.... Cadmium / Mercury / Lead etc. This facility recycles all these toxic products to reuse them and help save the earth... Thanks for watching have a great day.
I bet the exhaust fans are massive at this place
I’ve lost count of how many fans they have. Lol. They have a separate dust collection vacuum system. I do not take care of this they have a separate company that comes in for that. It is a very hazardous site but yes everything seems to be larger than normal at this facility. Thank you for watching have a great day sir.
@@hvacexplained9341 yea I was thinking it may be a separate system to get rid of that dust Instead of just blowing it in the atmosphere. Cool video. I just came over to the commercial/ industrial hvac for the local 72 union here in Atlanta from the supermarket refrigeration non union side of the trade. that’s a interesting place you’re at for sure.
@@marlon8429: They run these separate Sweeper trucks through the facility to attempt to keep areas cleaner but it’s a never ending battle. I do like the commercial and industrial side over residential HVAC. I was offered a job to do supermarket in Refrigeration and just never fell into it. I’ve been with this company for 17 - 1/2 years. First company I started with I did residential for about a year and a half. I just wish when I was going through school I could have seen all sides of the industry. Heating and air industry is not a bad field to know in general. The pay is good sometimes the jobs can be bad at times but that’s with any field. Sometimes you just have to find the best fit and what you’d like to work on. I started working at this facility in 2004 and we had some technicians either retire or move onto a different company so I kind of hung onto the account since I was new with the company and was trying to make myself look good. Lol.
Just curious do you get paid more to doing the industrial jobs compared to commercial?
With our union yes, the rates are different. Typically in any trade Industrial rate is higher. It is not only hazardous but extremely dangerous.
In the heating and air field you must be alert all the time.
This by far is the worst of the worst conditions that I’ve worked in for my accounts. I took over this account around 2005 and held it till about 2019 before I start training a couple technicians to take over for me because I have moved to Florida and currently with a new company.
I begin my career at 19 years old, doing residential, heating and cooling for 1-1/2 years. I will never returned to residential. I help out friends and family only if it’s residential.
The money is not there as a technician. At least that’s my take. If you are an owner of a residential HVAC company, you should do well as long as you show good customer service skills and have reliable, honest technicians.
Have a great day Troy 🤙
How often does this need maintenance I'm assuming it just sucks most of that dust back in 🤔 seeing that its blown out in the same area.
Typically monthly for what I just did. It’s just a never ending battle. The cab filters the crane guy replaces daily. There is a lot of equipment in this facility that requires a lot of attention. I wish there was a better setup. That soot obviously gets bad when I stir it up but a vacuum wouldn’t be too effective on the units.
Thanks for watching and commenting have a great day.
Awesome video! I have done lots of work at a steel mill in Canada, curious what brand units those are. I have worked on ISP and Philip Doyle units which are all designed for high ambient temperatures, they use R134A or R124 if I recall, harsh enviroment and very critical systems. Would love to know, I can send you some of the equipment I have worked on.
Some of those units up there especially the crane units are Lintern. There’s small self-contained air conditioners that sit on the electrical section of the cranes they are McLean. The crane unit I was working on was R-134A.
@@hvacexplained9341 Right on, curious to know if there is a crane that is directly above where they melt the metal. The cranes that operated above the pot couldn't have any units on them due to the temperatures and conditions so they had something called an Air Trac system. Literally a moving duct system that the crane rides along and picks up some of the cold air. Really cool unit to work on, I have never seen anything like it.
@@saugatools402 : That crane gets put through hell and those conditions. The temperature swings along with that harsh powdery chemicals are speeding up the death of the equipment. There’s many more things I would like to film there but I’m not sure the next time I will be there. I’ve been off of work for a week because of Covid. It has really kicked my butt for sure. Finally doing a lot better but still have some brain fog and fatigue. Hope you’re doing well have a good day stay safe.
@@hvacexplained9341 Feel better brother! Thanks for making the videos, Local 787 from Toronto Checking in!
Hi, comin with some New content soon? Ur missed bro!
Hello, good afternoon. You and me both lol. I’ve been extremely busy and kind of fell out of posting some videos. I’ve been sticking to TikTok lately, under the same screen name along with icon. I recently moved from Pennsylvania to Florida to begin a new HVAC career. I still have a lot of content and plan on making more detailed videos. Hope everything is going well with you and your family. Thank you very much for the concern. I really do appreciate it. I’m currently working on a water source, heat pump and a big high-rise at the moment. Have a great day. 🤙
@@hvacexplained9341 oh i see, hope you have it better in Florida! Well thank you everything fine with family and hope its same with yours. I dont have tiktok unfortunately, feeling where i live its only teens using it xD so feels a bit weird to have it. Wish u luck with The New job anf hope to see u soon even if its not "high quality" content as usual, just throw something up ;), Take care
@@illepille1199 : thank you very much. Yes I’ve only been here for one month and so far I really enjoy the weather not to mention tons and tons of sunshine so my energy level and mood has been phenomenal. I grew up in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, where, literally out of the whole United States. We have one of the least amount of sun per year, and I just moved to the sunshine state !!! 😎😎😎
The new employer that I am currently with seems like a very responsible, dependable and serious employer. They did make me aware to be cautious what I post, so I am going to let them review anything that I post so I do not get anyone in trouble. I would like to incorporate them in some of the videos, but if they do not want that then I have to follow them rules. But yes, I will be posting stuff again.
The deal with TikTok I thought it was for teenagers as well, but I can shoot short clips quickly and get some good feedback from people. Have a great weekend.
@@hvacexplained9341 i feel you bro, i live in sweden and have this gray weather like all The time. The wqrm weather is like only 3 months then its cold and cloduy and rainy most of the time. Well i hope they let u do ur Great content and hope to see u soon.
@@illepille1199 good afternoon. Yeah, the gray weather really messes with peoples moods and energy. I am currently relaxing next to a lazy river at a resort laying in the sun it’s roughly 80°F here at the moment. 🤙 have a great day. Let me see what I can do about the videos.