excellent use of two different methods to confirm leak source, electric detectors can mislead, and provide false reactions but soap and bubbles pin pointed leak and eliminated the false leak down by service valves. Try mixing up a solution of water and dish washing soap in a small pump sprayer. the diluted solution covers a larger area, does not leave a residue, helps clean oil off tube. you can spray down the interior in 1 min and eliminate a large area quickly
@@edwardgarza5104 and I have also found the Fieldpiece dr58 to be an extremely good leak detector. It is very well built and loaded with extremely convenient features. I really like the "max capture" setting, I've been using that a lot on mine . Battery life is going to be extremely good on this detector. And as he mentioned in the video, the filter tips are extremely convenient to change out and they are going to protect the instrument from water damage. The dr58 comes with (5) filter tips in the box. 😎👍
take your blower fan/portable blower and vent the unit out, then quickly dive in to leak test. lack of wind/airflow could have refrigerant pooling up inside the unit falsely detecting a leak or an outside leak at service valves entering the cabinet through penetrations.
yep thats why i tell my customers the only sure way to determine a leak if not visible or oil or bubbles is dye come back next week with the uv light. could be pooling from bottom up and waste more time and 9 lbs or freon. these heat diode leak detectors are just a guide to a bad leak but cant usually pin point small leaks unless you actually happen to locate the leak. many times the leak on an inside coil is on back side and bottom where there is no access to check for a leak anyway. so i still have to tell customer my leak detector is detecting a leak but i cant pinpoint its location.I recommend dye for 200. and come back in a few days or next week and then i can see dye on coil and i can take a pic of it and show the customer. There are so many ac companies who dont want to spend the time to sell this dye leak detection technique which is a sure way to tell if there is a leak and i am just not willing to take the risk of coil replacement with a heated diode leak detector going off somewhere in the coil area. MY Bachuarach heated diode is great just like this one and has longer wand but it can only pin point leak if you happen to find its exact location. Dye Dye Dye
I sure hope you did a complete change-out of the outdoor condenser. There would be no way to just swap the compressor and expect that coil system to be leak free. Is there another video or what did they have you do?
Should of vented the condenser and then tried it again. After connecting your "gauges" and that leak the refrigerant probably just sitting there. The detector just catching it.
I spent a lot of time last week trying to find a leak on an environmental chamber and never found the leak. I was using an INFICON a nd also an H-10. I hate to admit it but i felt pretty bad. This thing has txv's everywhere and I don't want to take a chance on dye. I wish I had an ultrasonic to use. Is the fieldpiece any better than the inficon???
Thanks for these videos, im currently in school for HVAC and this channel helps a lot!
excellent use of two different methods to confirm leak source, electric detectors can mislead, and provide false reactions but soap and bubbles pin pointed leak and eliminated the false leak down by service valves. Try mixing up a solution of water and dish washing soap in a small pump sprayer. the diluted solution covers a larger area, does not leave a residue, helps clean oil off tube. you can spray down the interior in 1 min and eliminate a large area quickly
That's where the ultrasonic would be a very good backup for the heated diode. 😎👍
Shannon Knight which leak detector is best to have? Ultrasonic or heated diode if you could only keep 1? Thanks
@@edwardgarza5104 they work best in conjunction with one another. but if I can only have one it would definitely be a heated diode .
@@edwardgarza5104 and I have also found the Fieldpiece dr58 to be an extremely good leak detector. It is very well built and loaded with extremely convenient features. I really like the "max capture" setting, I've been using that a lot on mine . Battery life is going to be extremely good on this detector. And as he mentioned in the video, the filter tips are extremely convenient to change out and they are going to protect the instrument from water damage. The dr58 comes with (5) filter tips in the box. 😎👍
@@sknight0391 thanks for the tip 👍👍
@@edwardgarza5104 No problem Ed.
Any time I have one like this one I go ahead and throw a couple hundred psi of nitrogen in the system to make sure that I have the leak.
take your blower fan/portable blower and vent the unit out, then quickly dive in to leak test. lack of wind/airflow could have refrigerant pooling up inside the unit falsely detecting a leak or an outside leak at service valves entering the cabinet through penetrations.
yep
thats why i tell my customers the only sure way to determine a leak if not visible or oil or bubbles is dye come back next week with the uv light. could be pooling from bottom up and waste more time and 9 lbs or freon. these heat diode leak detectors are just a guide to a bad leak but cant usually pin point small leaks unless you actually happen to locate the leak. many times the leak on an inside coil is on back side and bottom where there is no access to check for a leak anyway. so i still have to tell customer my leak detector is detecting a leak but i cant pinpoint its location.I recommend dye for 200. and come back in a few days or next week and then i can see dye on coil and i can take a pic of it and show the customer. There are so many ac companies who dont want to spend the time to sell this dye leak detection technique which is a sure way to tell if there is a leak and i am just not willing to take the risk of coil replacement with a heated diode leak detector going off somewhere in the coil area. MY Bachuarach heated diode is great just like this one and has longer wand but it can only pin point leak if you happen to find its exact location.
Dye Dye Dye
Dye is bad for the compressor according to a study done by Trane
Thanks for the videos, I've been enjoying them! And also, first!
If cabinet is saturated your going to get false reading. Use soap freon is still heavier than air . Have a great day
I see a lot of leaks on those Rheem outdoor units.Great videos 😀
No cooling late October, love this!!
39° upstate n.y.
I sure hope you did a complete change-out of the outdoor condenser. There would be no way to just swap the compressor and expect that coil system to be leak free. Is there another video or what did they have you do?
the oil residue probably from connecting and unconnecting gauges .
Is it just the 410a from the massive leak laying down in the cabinet.. or does the oil hold enough to read that high over by the cabinet wall?
Thanks for the video!
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Stay safe.
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Why is the closed captions not on? I am heard of hearing and can not understand what you are saying. Does it cost you more to have it on?
Should of vented the condenser and then tried it again. After connecting your "gauges" and that leak the refrigerant probably just sitting there. The detector just catching it.
I spent a lot of time last week trying to find a leak on an environmental chamber and never found the leak. I was using an INFICON a nd also an H-10. I hate to admit it but i felt pretty bad. This thing has txv's everywhere and I don't want to take a chance on dye. I wish I had an ultrasonic to use. Is the fieldpiece any better than the inficon???
I haven’t used an inficon in years, like 10 years. so, I’m not sure. I can say though it’s the best leak detector I’ve used.
That thing detects everything ...lol
How many hours would you estimate that job to be?
Anytime I have to open a system I estimate at least four hours. But, probably about 90 minutes, or less
Nice help your video some HVAC work we're working you Location.
She’s a leaker oh man she’s leaker like Steve says. Lol!
That humming in the background didn't sound good either. Pretty cool sniffer to detect the refrigerant leak.
That's just the reversing valve coil energized from 24v that's humming...
@@khx73 thanks👍👍
That primary is loud
Are you not using the dr82 anymore?
I had to take mine back, and demand a refund, after sending it back twice with multiple videos showing that it failed a real world test….
Great video, love how you checked and rechecked then verified 👍
time to fix other people's mistakes
Omg disconnect the contactor for God sake lol 😆