AC Not Cooling Correctly 

1980s - early 90s: Spend 2 grand or less on a condenser and air handler, electricity under 5 cents per kwh, unit lasts 30 years before springing a leak. only contactor and capacitors replaced. Dehumidified great with a standard psc blower set to high speed. 2016: Spend 10+ grand on a super-high seer proprietary system, electricity 15 to 20 cents per kwh. Needs low blower speed dehumidify feature to keep house comfortable because such a large evap coil is needed to get the SEER rating and it runs 45+ F sst instead of 35 to 40. Coil springs leak in 3 years, angry customer pays labor and refrigerant. A week after 10 year warranty ends, outdoor unit inverter circuit board goes bad, costs $1000 before markup. Unit not worth repair because all the other proprietary parts are ready to go. So much for progress.

This is why I will only install single stage and single speed hvac units in my house! The way we used to heat and cool for 60 years was fine, no need to have more than one stage of heating and cooling! If it is too expensive to pay bills, move to a new town and city where it is a lower cost of living!

Sorry but your camera work on this video makes it almost unwatchable.

Nice job: I can't understand where the damn building inspectors are when they allow those kinds of installations that ultimately cost the home owners huge money to fix something that normally takes about 4hrs. Thanks for the video.

this is why i lean more towards food and beverage refrigeration more than anything. But even the superheat looks high for that kind of system and the suction line temp unless it wasn't running full throttle. Even pouring down rain subcool should be in range.

highest power bill I had this summer was $65 and that was because I ran my freeze dryer every day for a few weeks. Those 7 cfm 2 stage vacuum pumps eat a lot of power when ran for 24-36 hours straight

That's a real nice hole in the metal plate for your hoses to check the charge on that unit. It's almost like you need smart probes :)

Si know that no problem thanks for responding

Sounds like a nightmare coil. Nice work

Nice job. Thanks for sharing.

sounds like it started to rain while you were in the attic!

Good one Bill. Excelent job. 👍

if you live in the south you dont hear the locust at all yall

Lennox units work great....When they have refrigerant in them. Which isn't very often. I wish I would have documented every leaking Lennox Coil I've found over the years. Although I did work on a Lennox xp17 yesterday, the one with the Emerson climate technologies compressor with the bell-shaped hard plastic cover over it, and it was fine. It's been in about eight or nine years now with no refrigerant added. But Lennox has definitely got some major coil issues.

If the owner complains again about the electric bill, tell him to purchase the Lennox solar panel kit, lol

Someone needs to wrap the condensate lines in pipe insulation. They are drooling all over.

Another nice fix Hackster ...

That’s why I don’t sale Lennox there inside coils r junk

Do you profile your systems or just use the Job Links as gauges? I really appreciate the time and effort you put into a service call. In todays world most companies want a tech to run 8-10 calls a day and it's hard for them to put the work in as you do...great job!!!

I just saw a add on I did not like but no problem I like you smart

Nice job

Good job

Wouldn't it be funny if the measure quick app said the system problem was... "You're working on a Lennox and it most likely has a leak at the indoor coil." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Did that air filter really have it dated that it was put in 07/18/18?! I'm surprised it didn't ice itself due to low airflow- probably would have if not for the leak. lol

Did you ever find out why your gas detector was flipping out about gas coming up out of the ground all over that street a few weeks back?

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No insulation on the sensing bulb.

Hey! I noticed you have one of those Mercedes vans. Any good? You had a ford transit before? Thoughts?

You could of swapped just the coil instead of the whole box in that ocasión .

The job was a shit show from the get go. If the Effing manufacturer's would do better quality control, but no. Whip it zip it send it out, let the contractor figure it out.

I was just about to ask is that rain

wow looks like a dryer screen lol edbonjovi

These newer Systems S### 80s 90s much much better.

Don't you love jobs like that? LOL Crushed into the fetal position, for 9 hours, in a hot fiberglass coffin. Just curious Bill, how old was that system? 2012? Has Lennox switched over to all aluminum evaps yet? Great video my dude.

bill hello from the leak master !!!! talk too soon edbonjovi

Great video but wear gloves next time your messing with refrigerant lmao

Which leak detector is that

I hear the locusts in the background, where are you located?

Did you get your other probe back?

Do not put them on your site

This insurance add is all lies

Pretty unfriendly instillation for some poor ac tech to service the equipment...