I didnt watch the video just because I dont find it interesting when you have worked on and replaced god only knows how many units but I did wanna say unless they are stupid rich they are always gonna wanna repair over replacing the unit. I mean I'm the type of guy if my compressor blows up I wanna buy a new compressor than a entire unit😂 **even tho I didnt watch the comment will still help with the algorithm
You are one of the very few HVAC guys that knows how to run a clean torch tip! Also sounds like the gas pressures are correct also, I am an aircraft mechanic that had to weld with Oxy-Ac,
Great work man. I wish they came out with that vacuum pump before I bought my Navac. They’re pretty awesome! I finally made my first heating and air video on my channel, hopefully I can reach a few people.
Only a good tech can make a repair. Any hack can take good equipment and through it in the junk . Those Rheem,Rudd, Weather Kings were good equipment .
Just watched the video, and want to say thanks for repairing the problem. I have 37 years of experience in the field, and most guys these days only want to replace the entire system.
Good work👍 but if the leakage is close to metal part of condenser. It is better to carefully melt the surroundings of metal part touching copper u and then solder copper part No callback no complains . I work as an hvac technicion in kuwait .
Good job. I would bet that the evaporator coil has never been cleaned or even looked at. Also with that number of suspicious spots, the coil will leak in another place.
The evaporator was pretty clean, usually they rust on the end sheets. I’ve repaired many of these condensers like that. It’s the same spot most of the time . It’s best years are behind it for sure. 👍
Great job, what was the smoke coming from the condensor? Dirty condensor or was it oil from then refrignant lines burning? Like your oldschool scale, i bet it will survive you!
It was a combination of leak detector liquid boiling off and may have been residual oil on the coil from the initial leak. Yep, the scale will outlast me 👍
Yep, clean the u-bend with sand cloth, small light flame and keep it moving with brazing melting over it. I use Stay-silv 6% . Had to stop the nitro because it was popping holes, but got it to close. You can do it. 👍
ive seen several systems installed without a dryer, when the lineset is less than 10ft long. i dont think that is the case in this situation. did someone put a hard start on a scroll compressor smh....
Hopefully no fan, capacitor or compressor goes out in the near future they might blame it on you, usually no good deed goes unpunished, I've done a a couple of less expensive jobs to help a customer out and BAM! they call back that their water heater, on other side of house does not work a day after I repaired the a/c, this really happened to me, just told them to go kick rocks.
@@subcoolHVAC didn’t think about it for sound reduction. I asked so when I go in to clean I could address it at the same time if it had a negative effect. Thanks
They may save money now, but the unit being that old, they will be paying a lot more in the long run due to it being less efficient and more leaks are likely to show up again before long.
