Emergency compressor change out start to finish 

8:50 I respect you being straight up honest about this. Yeah, we're *never* _supposed_ to do it, and in most cases there's no reason to not do it the right way. But that doesn't mean it doesn't still happen; no matter how professional or experienced the person is, there's nobody on this earth who's never ever even once in their life violated some sort of safety protocol. Like the timeless proverb goes, "Do as I say, not as I do."

Great job Dave. You said it right, if you want to go home early everyday do not get into refrigeration, you never know when you will have an emergency call like this one. Refrigeration life 👍👍👍

I love these videos where you are very thorough. I always feel like I walk away learning something. Keep up the good work 👍🏽

Good job

Awesome job

I always have a squirt bottle full of water when I use my torches for fire protection especially when un-sweating lines.

Get you some Viper yet in the yellow pack and that won't eat up your call love love service calls after hour

Big job Dave

Easily my favourite video of yours Dave! Appreciate the effort to film this and smash out the job at the same time 👊🏼

Hard work but the cha-ching at the end makes all the pain go away! Nice one.

GJ!

Great Job Dave!!!!

Great thorough job Dave 👍👍👍

Dave,you're really a great tech! The customers are very Lucky !!! 😊

Fantastic Dave 👍👍👍

Great job .love your attitude.

Super Dave I admire you and the other guys in the trades that can do more by yourself than most people with helpers ... But a little help never hurts ... Thx for posting ...

Great video.

Great video

Great content

Nice work Dave. Bonus that there was stairs to the second floor, I did a similar job a few months back but I had to rope the compressor, tools, and gasses 16 feet straight up through the roof hatch, which really sucked balls... I literally had to sit down for 5 minutes after I got everything up on the roof. The back of the building was a gravel alley though, I just threw the old compressor off the roof (after brazing the ports of course). Also, if I come across a system without a disconnect I just put one in without asking and hide it in the bill - I got a nasty 230 volt shock once working on a system without a disconnect so IDGAF about adding one in without asking - safer for me and any other techs working on these units. Thanks for the video!

Great video Dave! Thanks! Nice job in the field.

Gotta love the guys over at rsd Salinas. Bernie and Brandon 👍🏻

A bless Sunday to you super tech Dave 👌

Refrigeration technology viper condenser cleaner is said to be safe on micro channels . I use it if it’s really dirty but at a small dilution ratio .

Thanks for taking us through the process. Another great video!

such a clean job, very professional dave

5th emergency service! Thank you for tasking the time to record it and sharing. Excellent work 👍🏼

Awesome job Nor-Cal Dave. Love watching your videos man.

Great video, thanks for sharing with us.

Great job Dave you are awesome thanks for your expertise

very good job

Awesome long video Always look forward to the videos

Love that job!!! Greetings from Greece!!!

Man, that was a ball buster! Excellent repair video!

great video.

Once Again, a very professionnal and skilled job ,Dave!

That’s real world refrigeration work. Great job and great video 👍🏻👍🏻

Love the longer videos . Been at this for 24 years . Always trying to find a nugget of new knowledge

Perfect 👍👍👌👌

you must flux it..... flux it good.... 🤣 sung to devo, whip it. fill in the blanks 🥳

You the men @NorcalDave

Awesome Dave. I did a compressor today as well. Much love

I never comment, I just hit the like button....but that was a great job!!!

You make all this hard work very entertaining! Almost makes me want to get into Refrigeration👍🏽

A friggin lot of work for one guy. I salute you!

very thorough great job

Awesome job Dave. Always a good feeling when you save the day, isn't it?

I remember this Walk in from a an electrical repair on one of your older videos.

Señor Dave, I wish I had not only your knowledge but also your great attitude, I always have fun watching your videos, keep up the great work.

Detroit Michigan is always watching

Omg dude you need a labourer . Ty for the video peace

Sunjoe is a game changer , Need one of them

sucks to work behind hack and moe so much, great vid thanks!

Nice job dave i have to watch this again I learned some new stuff always learn here at nor cal . I definitely want to get the sun joe .

Very thorough job Dave, you are correct about the multiple offender . That I’m sure was a very expensive necessary service job.

that job was a grind. Good on you Dave cleaning ALL the coils after swapping that compressor. A lot of other techs would have bailed.

You are the bomb. Sweet sweet video.. SUPER TECH🙏

Nice work brotha that's a shit ton of work,Awesome job!!!!

Great job Dave lots of techs wouldn’t have cleaned the condenser or the evaporator . You’re a true professional, excellent video possibly your best yet .

Nice call Super Tech, My man got some gravy for his biscuits

Another great video Dave. I feel stupid after watching, apparently theirs a lot I need to learn.

I love you bro!

man...that is gonna be some bill but it had to be done. I probably would have gambled on that fan motor and came back next day on that and installed a motor and dual pressure control. Dave, you are a BEAST. 💪 👍

Now I know where I got that “Finger bang bang” phrase from. I been saying it for the last 2 weeks. 😂

A hammer and a ball joint separator makes quick work of those fan blades..

You seem to think HVAC guys get off when they like to. I've been at this 49 years and can tell you half of my time was always 10-16 hour days- many times till the early am hours. I did refrigeration and it was the same. When you get more into this field, you'll realize that! Good job by the way!

12:00 - 12:50 is the best explanation for refrigeration techs.

"Let's go get that sweet pile of metal" 🤣🤣🤣

Great hustle! Doing the job right is often neglected as the day turns to night.

Nice Old Order Mennonite gauges! Otherwise known as the OOM gauges. MeasureQuick sells a SlideRule for that! Those kneepads are great!

Nu-calgon Black Hawk I believe is micro channel safe...at least the can says it is. Great Video, love watching

Awesome video Dave, glad Hack or Moe didn't show up first. All the extra things you did is the reason why you haven't had a callback in 10 years.

One of the things I learned from the Pandemic was when I’m in the field using the torch I use my 😷 mask so you don’t damage your lounges.

I work on large cold stores that are sometimes in the middle of a field so I have no issues "stealing power".

Wow it's a great job 👏 i love this work. I am also working AC Technician here in Saudi Arabia. I always watching HVAC video. In off in my duty. I have many idea and troubleshooting techniques. Thanks you sir and God bless.

tie down 13804 ladder roof hoist life saver,dont wait until you have to buy it save your back.if no acid you could just pull comp. out.great video.

Tome mi like caballero...

I keep some metal clad two pole light switches for systems like that, wire them in the control circuit and you can at least shut the thing off to do mechanical repairs. Years ago did my back in lifting 4hp semi copeland onto the unit which was on a platform, got stuck bent over like my back bones got out of alignment, had to lie down in the cow shit curl up into a ball the unroll to get back working again, and then finish the job! Drivers seat in the van looked like the Turin Shroud!

Great video. I would have liked to see that TXV adjustment though. I think i dont have enough patience with it im always up and down when i could have just went a little at a time and waiting.

Great Job Dave Next time you’re at Rsd or United look at buying a compressor caddy makes moving those heavy compressors easier.

Nice work Dave, a pro in action 👍 Three phase recip, you prefer up and down or down and up 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤘

Great job cal-man that's good hack and moe were not their helping you lol

there is the right way and the wrong way, then there is the refrigerator tech way which is the wrong way only faster.

Good video Dave that’s my style of vacuum 20-25 minutes never had any moisture, or non condensable problems till this day OLDSCHOOL 🤷🏻‍♂️. After I clean a plugged evaporator coil I make sure to throw some bleach inside the drain 😉. Refrigeration is for big boys 😀😅💪🏼

Hi bro from west Alabama love ya

RSD is tops in my book. They served me well back in the 80's and 90's

Nor-Cal Dave gets results! On a side note, and not to pile on the customer but those solar panels cold use a good cleaning as well. A big investment sitting there with diminishing returns...

Should have a rosebud tip on that torch. Would be much better

Us old hvac techs would NEVER even dream of pulling the contactor coil wire to kill power. Wink wink nod nod say no more. Nice vids. Last week I changed out a scroll 5 hp and Cond motor on that same unit in Ohio. Easier if you pop the top off the unit. 6 screws. Save your back.

🥰😍🤩😍🥰😍🤩🤩😋🥰 I LOVE YOU DAVE!!!!

Should move torch away from where you are brazing ( Good practice ) also should consider having a fire extinguisher at arms reach just as a safety issue ( Good practice too ) Not sure you checked temperature on compressor as to say that compressor needed to be cool down before considering replacing it. Thanks for the well explained video!

if i have an old rusty condenser fan shaft like that with the blade stuck ill heat it up with the torch and spray it with aerokroil then get a good pair of vise grips and work it free

Yeah and I would say anything can happen on this trade, liked the video |m|

Great f'n job 💪👍🇺🇸. I hope u grabbed that jar of moonshine next to the ladder when u wer bringing up compressor. U definitely earned some drinks.

First(maybe). !!Love you DAVE!!!.

Oh so YOU’RE the NorCal Dave that the Overtime crew have talked about. Now I know where the term “pluggo buggo” came from, I use that one a lot. Love your humor. Anyways, consider me subscribed and greetings from the So Cal high desert.

They sell never seize and thread locker in solid tubes like chap stick. Much easier than the bottles of liquid.

i always put a plate from condenser under anything i burn on rubber roof.

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