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Actual HVAC Service Call: Central AC Isn’t Cooling Indoor 89 Degrees Decades Old Rheem Low on Freon

Mikey Pipes - Pipe Doctor Plumbing & Heating & Air

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@jimw7550 23 дня назад

I have about the same unit, 5 ton, 2002 RUUD. Seven years ago, I had low pressure 2 months after previous service. My AC guy added sealant and 3 lb refrigerant ($240 total). It has operated well since then. I live in Houston.

@Mridgwell 27 дней назад

Good video Mike

@PipeDoctor 27 дней назад

@Guywithcrazyideas 27 дней назад

9:11 was a WTF? moment - did I see that right Mike?

@michaeltorres8747 27 дней назад

that's just another form of payment XD

@joebal9044 26 дней назад

2020 pricing in fariefield ct for ruud 2.5 16 seer condenser and AHU with hot water coil, 2 zone dampers, zone controller, 7.8K. Thank you Bradon for the great job you did for the middle class where today that same setup with cost around 11K.

@PipeDoctor 26 дней назад

Thanks for sharing

@jimreilly917 24 дня назад

It’s built back better. By Senile Dear Leader.

@Myoldiesrecordings 27 дней назад

So happy you mentioned to the customer the avilablelity of hvac grants. We did it fairly recently and it changed out lives costed us like 5k out of pockets but we got 18btu splits in every room

@sbnatomicrecords 27 дней назад

Solid Mike !!!!

@scottvolage1752 27 дней назад

#2 make the trades great again Mikey Pipes.

@PipeDoctor 27 дней назад

Smash the thumbs up to make the trades great again

@bradmironik6137 27 дней назад

The lesson of this story is to keep the dog away from the condenser.

@andresbarragan8595 26 дней назад

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH IM ONE YOUR #1s FOLOWING YOUR VIDEOS THANKS AGAIN

@Ball4life_420 26 дней назад

Prices spot on

@Ryansroga-wm6pj 27 дней назад

That’s cool MP love you ❤ keep it real brother 😎

@Hubjeep 27 дней назад

30 lb cans of R-22 are $800. That's $27/lb. You have the gauges hooked up, and the system wasn't empty.... juice it up for them. My friend filled his R-22 with 6 lbs last year and it's still working today... BTW, his guy added NU-22 (dark blue can) which was like $150 for the whole can and charged like $120/lb. Stupid markup and shouldn't be mixed.

@Jon-hx7pe 27 дней назад

yes, the price quoted for a top-off is insane. not that top-offs are good.

@stephendamato3748 27 дней назад

The new generation are crooks with excessive prices.I worked in the field until the early 2000.I received a quote a few years back from an ac co for a standard condenser fan mtr installed for $1000 to him shove it up your ass replaced my self.

@tomasalers 27 дней назад

Hold up $800 a can for 22. What state I’m from Ct and we pay more then that for a can

@PipeDoctor 27 дней назад

Here is another child sitting in their parents basement abusing their internet privlidges. $800 for 30lb of R22 - yeah, like in 2021, maybe closer to 2020. Get fcuking real a$$hole. Another "HVAC contractor" who thinks they know how to run a profitable and successful business. BTW< NU-22 is for hacks. You are stuck in the 1990's. Get a life and GTF off my channel!

@PipeDoctor 27 дней назад

@stephendamato3748 "worked in the field until...." that sums up your experience. Good for you too. Don't die broke.

@maxwellmelon69 27 дней назад

I always wished i could get into the ac trade but being 6ft 8 tall i could never get to where they install half the units. The closest i made it was making package units for trane in lynn haven fl. Ive done about every part of assembly and even troubleshooting units in the factory that were not passing internal run testing. I just never got into the trade where theres money to be made. Enjoy that nice pool mike you earn it every day.

@jonesszz1284 27 дней назад

Like you can’t get into the attic?

@RVail623 27 дней назад

In certain types of houses, you can put in a large down-facing ceiling-mounted exhaust fan, that transfers outside air through the lower floor windows, and forces exhaust air out the upper story attic vents. Or: would a swamp cooler work in that area of summer climate? Seems like maybe a pair of mini-split systems would be less expensive. Maybe the home owner could handle a DIY install, if the mini-split comes factory charged with Freon.

@wizard3z868 26 дней назад

Mikey you keep it real so i will. Im not sure if its just the way i grew up or my fiancial situation, but ive always dealt with a/c window units Figure $350 a pce every 5 to 10 years and ya my lightbill is like $30 per month per unit as opposed to say 20k for a unit at what like $500 a yr for maintenance service😅 Keep in mind your pricing and fees for your market seem to be comparable and just what they are your service seems though dose make value of cost a worthy investment 👌

@PipeDoctor 26 дней назад

I also grew up with window, AC units and a whole house attic exhaust fan that once the sun went down, my parents would open all the windows in the house because they were closed all day and then let all of that cooler air outside gets sucked into the house and up to the attic and out

@danielrandolph9170 27 дней назад

High prices wow !! & it's a freon that is compatible with her unit & like the other guy said you could had gotten her gotten & cooling down .

@andresbarragan8595 26 дней назад

FROM CHICAGO EXELENT SERVICE and ESTOMATE. NOW DID YOU CHARGE FOR CHECK IT???

@PipeDoctor 26 дней назад

Yes. Absolutely. My time isn’t free.

@swaterman08 27 дней назад

hard to drop 15k when you can buy 4 window units for 1500 bucks. but nothin is worse than a hot bathroom and well worth spending the cash for central AC

@Mridgwell 27 дней назад

Don’t need a car can buy 25 bicycles

@Guywithcrazyideas 27 дней назад

tv ad in rockford il say new central A/C unit installed for 3k = Gillies heating/ cooling

@jimreilly917 24 дня назад

Central AC is also easier on electric bills than window ACx4.

@jimreilly917 24 дня назад

@@Mridgwell😂😂

@swaterman08 24 дня назад

@@jimreilly917 im not sure, you figure if you have 1 on during the day maybe 2 then at night they are off and the bed rooms have smaller 5k BTu units. I tink it might be cheaper over the long run. Plus, even if they are more expensive to run you are stiill saving 12k+ and not sure how long it would take for 4 window ac's to use 12k worth of power.

@everettstevenson2111 27 дней назад

Hey Mikey, of Mikey Pipes Plumbing not easy being cheesy. I like your podcast/social media, looking thru some comments/reply??. I guess some of your customers, family and friends still checking in on you again. Come on Mikey, 3 10 to Yuma again?lol. Love you buddy, you be safe out there.

@JackGore 27 дней назад

This is a little off-topic, but I’ve been meaning to ask how many capacitors do you carry on the truck and what’s the range 45/5 35/5 that you carry?

@PipeDoctor 27 дней назад

I carry 2 of every single size single and dual caps.

@southernbassin 27 дней назад

I’m not sure why anyone would question the low teen price. That’s actually not bad compared to other companies. Here in sc some companies would charge 20k for a change out and replacing the line set. And that’s basic equipment.

@michaelyoung394 27 дней назад

20K? That price of system butter do everything for you but why is new systems breaking down every two to 5 years?

@southernbassin 27 дней назад

@@michaelyoung394 quality for everything has gone down, not just HVAC equipment. But cheaper parts are being put in units like Chinese capacitors and contactors. It’s just the world we live in. But a good hvac company will take care of you if something does go bad on a new unit.

@MrJEEPJT 26 дней назад

I installed my Rheem “12” seer in January “2000” My outdoor unit sits on a concrete pad. No dog pissing on it Every January I ask myself should I replace my equipment this winter ??? I’m an HVAC/R mechanic so I would be replacing it. I just replaced the service valves beginning of May the original valves were the type with the snap rings. Cut out the factory drier from the inside of the condensing unit put it on the outside 2 new service valves pressurized with nitrogen let it sit for 3 days cleaned condenser with Nubrite changed the contactor and capacitor evacuated dialed in a precision charge with R-22. This is now the “25th” cooling season🧐🤔 Do I gamble for another season ?? Do I go for “30” years ??? When will the Fornication corrosion kill my unit ??? A lot of the information on the Fornication corrosion points to the eventual leaks being on the Evaporator 😵‍💫😵‍💫

@mrsmith5114 27 дней назад

Crazy amount to pay, maybe they will go with a mini split system. I doubt anyone else is going to charge them less on the price to repair their unit. Though, 15k is rough. But you know your worth :)

@rosadod 27 дней назад

I get markup… but Mikey… how many times are you marking it up???

@PipeDoctor 27 дней назад

Mark up what? I am a licensed professional.

@xslabcabxhearsex 27 дней назад

The price of equipment that we have to buy from distributors have gone way up and next year going up almost 20 percent.materials such as line sets are up.he said low teens.for a attic change out not a bad price.

@rosadod 27 дней назад

You mentioned markup at 9:45

@cengeb 27 дней назад

@rosadod refrigerant is super exspensive...due to restrictions,and obsolete stuff

@markeckman3662 27 дней назад

Hey Mikey Pipes - 50 years ago my dad told me “it all comes down to sales, even when you’re selling yourself.”

@peter-pg5yc 27 дней назад

you are aways selling yourself, know it own it. Peopes buy from you. dress the part act the part have a book to show work. Then aways ask for sale more then once. i sold 2.5 milion a year or more, retired at 47.

@peter-pg5yc 27 дней назад

I sold a lot of kitchens with free financing for 2 years or so. Of course the cost is padded into job, but many took the deal. baloon payment or interest at end. or I paid for financing and took smaler comission. I never waked away from a deal..

@PipeDoctor 27 дней назад

I hear you. All decision makes weren’t available.

@peter-pg5yc 27 дней назад

@@PipeDoctor its sad but thats life on to the next customer

@kens.3729 27 дней назад

System is from 11/2003 so they got their Moneys worth for the past almost 21 years. Both a Roof and HVAC are two (2) Highest Big Ticket House items. 🤔👍

@peter-pg5yc 27 дней назад

nope kitchen and bathroom ouch

@garyg8036 27 дней назад

Well, even though the system is 21 yrs old they only got 16 yrs 4:28 That's how long the current owners have lived in the home. 😉

@tuffram2165 26 дней назад

Steve Lav just installed a Bosch heat pump I almost spit my Grey Goose out when I got to that part!!!!

@PipeDoctor 26 дней назад

No way!!!

@tuffram2165 26 дней назад

@PipeDoctor yes sir un flipping I was thinking holy shit he's following in Mikey Pipes footsteps.

@jasongeo2 27 дней назад

Mike😮

@PipeDoctor 27 дней назад

Hi, I couldn’t close the deal

@fff3136 27 дней назад

Time to throw them window units in!

@PipeDoctor 27 дней назад

Great idea I keep forgetting to get that done

@TheClayton306 27 дней назад

Slap some window shakers in like your style

@JohnR9965 27 дней назад

There are alot of hvac guys just gouging people. Making 10-15K profit on a single system is just crazy…

@PipeDoctor 27 дней назад

yup, i see it all the time. unlicensed contractors who don't give a shit, or inexperienced ones who have NO IDEA how to price the installed price of equipment.

@ItsTheCostanza 27 дней назад

Why not do a Philanthropy video for this house?

@greekmaster1001 26 дней назад

Believe me I'm confident they don't need any philanthropy just from looking on the inside of the home there’s just a lot of cheap people that eventually are going to give in with the cheap price and get treated accordingly

@mikekolczynski5665 27 дней назад

You forgot the rug.😊

@salpalmeri1844 27 дней назад

What town is this?

@salpalmeri1844 27 дней назад

Sorry, Valley Stream

@StevenLaskowski-yj1ir 27 дней назад

Damn my company only charges 70 a pound for 422b substitute on we are an expensive company 😂

@PipeDoctor 27 дней назад

we dont use any alternative or drop-ins

@Guywithcrazyideas 27 дней назад

Did you say: "I'm not a salesman?"

@Jfriesheatingandcooling 27 дней назад

Just treating peeps like family. Lol

@AustinAirCo 27 дней назад

@@Jfriesheatingandcooling all you can eat breadsticks and salad. For desert duct tape and bubble gum.

@kevinquick3010 26 дней назад

They should get a second opinion. 13k is a total rip off. Especially considering this is American. You can purchase a new unit for what $1700.00 all in. BTW there is a lot of Licensed Professionals out there. Not just you bud.

@jasongeo2 27 дней назад

There better off using window units. They don't need central air especially if there broke.

@PipeDoctor 27 дней назад

Window units would be a immediate cost-effective solution to the issue

@jimreilly917 24 дня назад

@@PipeDoctorbut a long term drain as Window x4 probably draws a LOT more electricity per hour than Central. Then again I’m thinking like I live in Missouri, not NY.😂

@michaeltorres8747 27 дней назад

those unit are tanks.

@TM_Stone 27 дней назад

When dogs don't pee on them the are.

@DevinHVACInc 27 дней назад

They gonna be sweating next week. Tuesday mid to upper 90°.

@harrisonwayne1044 27 дней назад

2.67 mortgage try Canada 5.7

@scottmaz4063 27 дней назад

La Tina chicka

@PipeDoctor 27 дней назад

lol

@MokenaBob 27 дней назад

Not even a gas and go

@PipeDoctor 27 дней назад

Just too expensive of an option

@watomb 27 дней назад

You scared them with crazy quote and now a Spanish guy will do it for 7k and he takes home 3k for a one day job.

@watomb 27 дней назад

Note I’m thinking 12k is a fair price and I’m just venting

@PipeDoctor 27 дней назад

and they will be back when it fails. i've been doing this for too many years. they always come back. eventually.

@AustinAirCo 27 дней назад

I've seen Sears install stuff cheap and year later that customer calling me back. I told them to call Sears. It goes into a file called *you want it to work don't you?*

@greekmaster1001 26 дней назад

@@PipeDoctorhacks bring you stacks

@blondestrainger 27 дней назад

Also why so much ? You are giving us a bad name unless you are selling them too of the seer rating Trane variable speed unit that up north they don’t need . Sorry buddy just calling it like I see it , you don’t even know how big a leak it is . Try it and get her cool for now with a 23 drop in

@Spillmansgarage 27 дней назад

Prices are much higher in NY. Union contractors. Also, his work and quality of installation are well worth it. You get what you pay for. Want a shitty unit that’s going to have issues in 6-7 years. Go with the cheap bid. His units will be running trouble free for 10-15 years or more.

@shoretrade9516 27 дней назад

@@Spillmansgarage there’s no residential union in New York or New Jersey Mikey is not union

@PipeDoctor 27 дней назад

thank our President. LGB

@cengeb 27 дней назад

@@PipeDoctorwhat does the president have to do with refrigeration? Stop the nonsense. On the same thing,then thank jb for the great returns on my stocks,and cd savings. But he's only responsible for your selective nonsense?

@SaltpeterTaffy 27 дней назад

My uncle just got his R-22 system recharged. He wasn't happy about it.

@jimreilly917 24 дня назад

Jaaasyzus. Time for an upgrade. R22 is probably as expensive as gold now.

@SaltpeterTaffy 24 дня назад

@@jimreilly917 He's in the same boat as the lady in this video. Can't make the leap.

@Agent22817 27 дней назад

wooboy over 10 lb factory charge.

@michaelyoung394 27 дней назад

Heating & Air Conditioning is getting too expensive for the average home owner. Air Conditioning is soon gonna be a luxury most common folks cannot afford.

@PipeDoctor 27 дней назад

no its not. HVAC is a necessity. if you can't afford upkeep of your investment, you need to improvise.

@steveg5576 27 дней назад

I messaged my Sen and Cong in DC to pull back the new regs for some years. It's going to kill the type of customer in this vid -- next years price $18K. I guess they'll have to get a 3rd and 4th job on Sat and Sun . You were very gracious in the deal.

@oisdhfpoiahsdf 27 дней назад

@@michaelyoung394 Depends where you live. In TX where I am it is most definitely a necessity.

@10speed4 27 дней назад

@@michaelyoung394he said the cost would be in the low teens not 18. Nonetheless, I believe window units will be great again, lol

@peter-pg5yc 27 дней назад

@@10speed4 I use a window unit it fails get another 400 bucks

@benjaminwallace4626 27 дней назад

MIKEY EFFNNNNN PIPES

@billm.2677 9 дней назад

I have a much older system then shown that some Piece of $hit - Master Tech would not even gas up with a bottle of R22 that I had on hand. He would let me have a brand new system for only $15k. I know it is illegal but I was short on cash and found someone who was not afraid to give the system a charge. He said the other guy was trying to rip me off. Anybody lying?

@Paul-IE-Repairs 26 дней назад

another hard start on a scroll compressor smh....

@jimmy8653 27 дней назад

Or buy Amazon fans fill them with ice every day lol😅

@PipeDoctor 27 дней назад

That’s also an option

@mikehouser5430 27 дней назад

😅

@PipeDoctor 27 дней назад

@yappering 27 дней назад

I have to replace mine soon again. FJB and all the jerks who voted for him.

@joevarco950 27 дней назад

yeah because another four years of that pandemic would have made this video moot.

@scottvolage1752 27 дней назад

Smash that Like button and Subscribe folks. Smash it for Scott M.

@PipeDoctor 27 дней назад

Thank you for the continued support on all of the videos I post

@marciajohnson9285 26 дней назад

Stop

@grantbrown-t2u 27 дней назад

$250 a LB for a $800 drum of r-22… you could pay for mo-99 a jug for $600…. Ur a damn Scam……

@PipeDoctor 27 дней назад

you are. fool sitting at a keyboard with monopoly numbers in your head. i am a licensed and insured professional. you are nothing.

@grantbrown-t2u 27 дней назад

@@PipeDoctor I’m a VRF specialist also, specialize in VRV Daikin and city multi Mitsubishi. I can email you my TACLE #

@PipeDoctor 27 дней назад

@@grantbrown-t2u exactly, you are an indian. not a chief.

@Balticblue93 27 дней назад

I, also pay $800 for a 30lb tank of R22. I charge $175 a pound plus the Easyseal. A $2000 dollar repair and leak search, but it very likely could be in the shraeder cores and caps. If it is the coil, just replace the coil and and move on. Odds are that you did them a solid, they will give you the change-out when they can afford it or get financed. Either way, it probably gets them through the summer and they can save some money for the replacement unit. I own my company here in Colorado and get that people can't drop 12k-15k. No reason to get into the name calling. Two pretty good pay days to get it running and possible replacing the coil on the second trip. Both of you win. Down the road, you get the full change-out because you got them through the hot season. Just a thought.

@cengeb 27 дней назад

@@grantbrown-t2uMitsubishi for the win. Minislits are the way to go

@DEW409 27 дней назад

People being screwed by worthless Biden regulations. I remember paying 60 bucks for a can of r22. It should not cost a fortune to put a little squirt of refrigerant in your system.

@marcinmerrimack1726 27 дней назад

And what exactly are those “Biden regulations “ that have raised the cost of Freon? If you’re stumped, I’m sure Mikey can help you out.

@joevarco950 27 дней назад

Biden? r-22 was phased out years and years ago lol

@DEW409 26 дней назад

@@joevarco950 So what. Now they are banning the replacement for R-22. Does it ever stop with this criminal government?

@daveerrington5166 25 дней назад

You’re an idiot to think a president has anything to do with corporate greed. That’s why prices are so high. These companies are enjoying record profits and blaming it on inflation when that’s not exactly what it is at all.

@AustinAirCo 27 дней назад

Those of you who think pricing is bad now, just wait... you haven't seen nothing yet. ~Joe Biden

@PipeDoctor 27 дней назад

BINGO!

@foghornleghorn8536 27 дней назад

Would you mind telling me which of Biden's policies is responsible for the inflation? In particular his policies that are causing the same inflationary pressures in economies around the world. If you have any trouble with that question maybe Mikey can help you.

@alanjordan7713 27 дней назад

Not having the balls to stop interest rate hikes like trump did for a start@@foghornleghorn8536

@joevarco950 27 дней назад

I wasn't aware Joe Biden is setting prices! Good to know! lol

@AustinAirCo 27 дней назад

@@joevarco950 policy decisions have effects on pricing. When prices are too low, just restrict and ban and then claim huh I do not know what happened. Mexico isn't paying for it I can tell you that much. ~ but you will.

@lanceclayton9250 27 дней назад

I really don’t know how much more of Biden’s build back better scheme I can take. FJB!

@kevinpearce3281 27 дней назад

I can install a AC with a helper in 6 hours. But I cut corners

@michaelyoung394 27 дней назад

Most states now require you to be licensed & insured to work on any mechanical systems now! Don't want anyone cutting corners in gas furnace that's just outright dangerous!