Welcome to DIY Creators. I’m Glen, a dedicated DIY content creator. I enjoy making cool stuff and sharing the process with you. I show the steps, mistakes, changes, failures, and successes to smooth your journey.
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Glenn, excellent video and well documented. I like your approach in breaking things down into manageable sections. Just out of curiosity how long were you without AC while doing the install? Hats off to you while having to put up with the heat and humidity.
Shouldn't you have used construction plastic on the dirt then steel mesh then pour the concrete? I was told the plastic keeps out moisture from the floor
Video packed with insights that would commonly be ignored. That's the best teaching style in my opinion and experience doing this kind of work. Explaining how to do something one way while mentioning other ways...useful on a deep level! I'm glad to see you have a large subscriber count. Sometimes the far less-useful and misleading channels have high sub counts while others who deserve such numbers are unfairly low. I hope your example of hard work -to- success rubs off on the victimhood zombie mob.
Look into purchasing a surge protector. Install one at the air handler and on at the Condensing unit. Since the condenser(compressor) has inverter technology is very sensitive to the power fluctuation. The blower motor is either a variable speed or a X13 motor, the modules on those motors are very sensitive as well. (brown out, lightening strikes.) If my memories is correct the part number to those surge protector is AG300. Been watching you for years, love the content and this install. Have a nice day.
Hint: put something solid under the cinder block(s) or they'll cut through the dirt. A thin patio slab broken to size works perfectly. Alternatively, lay them with openings parallel to the ground filled with very tightly packed dirt.
Shows how little I know about concrete, I was worried just burying under a portion of the concrete would cause tensile stress on it and cause it to crack. I then thought using the jack would add even more additional tensile stress to the concrete.. THEN digging under a single side I was even more sure the tensile stress would be increasing.. But it seems what I thought about tensile stress on the concrete was incorrect. Though, I did wonder how the new soil underneath would get compacted to the required amount, since you would have no angle for compacting.. I have a lot to learn.
But isn't the AC supposed to be on a slight slant? Honestly, I'm a first time homeowner, and my condo AC is on a block just like yours with a tilt just like yours. But I was told that was the way it should be by workers updating the grounds. Hope I wasn't misled about a slight slant.
Not to my knowledge, units are usually installed leveled, especially equipment with a fan and moving parts. Often units have drain holes in them. When leveled would it allow the water to drain out. If at an angle, it can contain the water inside the unit unless it's specifically say install it that way I would always install things leveled.
gutters are by far one of the most underrated and underappreciated elements of keeping a home maintained. And I would say even after the gutters, solid PVC pipe all the way to the road is the way to go.
I installed mine last year I am totally satisfied the only issue I should have done better the first time was making sure the flairs were correct to prevent leakage I eventually brought a product called FlareSeal that went on the flair and eventually fixed the leak
Good idea to use the cinder blocks. I know this was just a demonstration, but another thing that could help with drainage would be to partially fill the void with the existing dirt, and then fill the rest of it with gravel. This could help prevent erosion.
I like the fact that you made this video even though you already knew it would be changed again, just to cater to your followers who asked how you'd do it. Good little video.
I think i might install them sideways instead so they have more surface area with the soil underneath, but something to consider: This realigned slab will now outlast the external unit on it before it next erodes and sinks to a similar angle
@DIYCreators Like other comments, thanks for doing the video while knowing there is nothing it will be undone when the area progresses. I can to the say as above, not aboutbthe position of the blocks but their orientation. On their side withvthe openings facing out, they will have a completely flat surface on the dirt and a greater area, I think there greater chance of them singing faster with only the perimeter and centre wall pressing on the dirt.
I did something similar to old walkway slabs but couldn’t get in front… so I used a 3 ton jack, chain, c-clamps and a. 4x4… and packed crushed stone under it. From the sides. It came out well. (I’m a hack and cracked 1 out of the 5 but much better than it was)
Hi, 1 question: is it a must to cut the tongue of the shorter side of your beginning pieces that face the (shorter side).of the wall? I would just skip this step. I don't see where this would give any benefit. Some do it, some don't. 🤷🏻♀️
