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Hey LexVance. Do you know when the New Refrigerant comes out to Replace R22 and R410A ❓❓And Can we still install R410A System After the New refrigerant came out ❓❓
Thanks for the video, we just started to get these Goodmans here in San Antonio, I installed 5 in the past month and they are so quiet and efficient. I didn't know that what that was, a hard start. By the way the only caps I use are Titans, they have a little bit more punch.
AmRad, Titan HD, TradePro Green, BMI etc American made. AmRad has a 5-year warranty. Titan HD is the most affordable. All Chinese devices get replaced. I also change the capacitors and contacts for my clients during a PM or repair. Plus surge protector on the disconnect.
I feel the same way on the safety Bob subject 🤣 That & the dumb work orders that come in during a major event like this. We had a half day cuz it didnt reach South Carolina until around 7 or 8 in the evening. I'm glad all is well with you & your property. All is well here too. We did have a tornado in the area from the storm where it flipped a car on the roadway which was crazy but everyone was alright. Stay safe & talk with you soon bro 🛠️👍
My unit is close to 25 years old and has been using a hard start for probably 15 years and still running great, on it 2nd set of contacts and hard start4 years ago
Glad you’re Safe man !!!! My Goodman A/C just blows room temperature air inside, outside unit just fan runs, could it be the capacitor?? It’s only 2 years old Awesome video man !!!
👍😆👍 Everyone turns into a high sustain wind expert all of a sudden. And those who don't have to move anything want everything moved inside even if it weighs 1000 pounds. If the wind lifts 1000 pounds, we got bigger issues. 🤦🏻♂️ 😆 Thank you so much for watching!
Those first company coils have been leaking for years. They were coming out with leaks back in early 2000. I worked on a property that opened in 2001, 265, unit 265 leaking systems.
@@LexVance in 2013 there was a lawsuit but it was individual filed by the company in which I worked for on that property. No it was an old old property that opened probably in the mid 70s but renovated over the years eventually it had these first company air handler’s and they were probably 10 years old at the time in 2010 when I took the position they had a shop that consisted of five garages one of the garages was waist deep in refrigerant drums where they had been buying refrigerant, pumping it into leaking units and tossing the last pound pound and a half of Freon into a room just piling them up that room was at least 22 foot wide and probably 45 foot deep over 2/3 of it was waist deep in refrigerant drums totally insane. The lawsuit never went nowhere because the property and the company with us continuing to switch hands new owners come and go over there like changing underwear. It was such a troubling property that I left the company and retired around the beginning of 2013 actually I was fired from that property First time ever in my nearly 50 years of employment being fired so it was mostly somebody did not like me and the manager it was gay so everybody had problems with him and his attitude except for his new buddy he hired from another property to eventually take my place And I believe it turned out that they had something going between the two of them. I literally found him in a vacant one day in a closet, crying because of the issues between himself and his wife and he was confused on which way to go with his life he was torn between two lovers. One was male and one was female sick and disgusting.
So true! Hurricanes make me edgy. Plus, I don't sleep good the night before landfall. It's like you've got to try to sleep knowing you're going to get punched in the mouth the next day and you can't avoid it. 😆
@@LexVance I feel your pain. I’m from SW Louisiana we were hit by hurricane Laura…. 149 mph winds, cat 4. It was almost a cat 5. The eye of the storm went directly over my city. Then a few weeks later, no to long after we finally got power back, hurricane Delta hit. It was a cat 2. All it did was kick us when we were down. I’m glad you are ok brother. Stay safe out there.
that might help the compressor start but it wouldn't be good long term for it. the run cap stays in the circuit whenever the compressor is running. a cap with higher capacitance rating than spec'd will allow more current to flow threw the start windings in the motor. most of this extra current will just result in extra heat in the start winding and over time likely causing premature breakdown of the coating around the winding leading to a short. naturally the effects will vary based on how much you oversize the run cap
Not telling you how to do the job because I don’t even do it anymore, but I always was taught to check the ohms of the contractor coil and good is 10 to 20 ohms. Then when running no more than a 0.3v drop across the contractor’s switched legs. You did better than I would have because you actually checked the charge … I probably would have figured the compressor is running, so it’s all good
I believe that 50 was nanofarad, not micro (watching your video on the big screen blows that meter up 😆), she was dead for sure. And if I’m not mistaken, those kits keep the inrush current down, so they’re even helpful on normal units to keep those lights from dimming when they kick on 😊 I’ve had that nF reading throw me for a minute as well.
That must be another First Co. coil? A leakuh. BTW, Lex, are you sure that 58 degree evap saturation temp is right? That can't be too normal, even for that style?
They're all high. This was a 3rd floor in this video so the line set is really long and the pressure a little higher than the first and second floors. But the rotary compressors run high pressures for some reason. It's crazy and scares me everytime. 😆 But! They all blow cold and I don't get call backs. 🤞
Fist off thanks for posting your videos! Greatly appreciated! I am taking it that from your comments there might be a divided consensus on the use of hard starts. Haven't got a chance to put any leads on my unit yet but from the looks of the bulging capacitor it is bad, whether the hard start is as well is yet to be determined. My question is would you recommend continuing to use the hard start or replacing it if it is bad. I bought my whole Goodman setup from an online AC wholesaler and they recommended it and their explanation seemed pretty logical. Of course this was just 5 years ago, so not very happy with my reliability having to fix things this soon in.
Great video - for some reason my comment was deleted (I think I fat fingered it). I was commenting that I had two FirstCo hydro air handlers for 23 years and never had a problem with the a coil. I just had them replaced 3 years ago, and one of the ac coils is already leaking. What's going on at First Co - quality control issues? Appreciate your videos - I learn a lot from them. Thoughts?? I've heard some say all the brands are having coil issues because R410a runs at higher pressure than the old R22.
I have the residents tell me what we need to do to prepare for a hurricane. I had a lady once tell me we need to remove all the oak tress on the property,
👍😆👍 It's so frustrating. Everyone turns into a high sustain wind expert all of a sudden. I had a lady want one sand bag. 🤦🏻♂️ Thank you so much for watching!
I am new to apartment living. If it’s 96° outside and I am in a top floor apartment is it reasonable to expect my AC to cool down to 76°? I’d be happy with that but the office say’s 83° is about the best they can do when it’s this hot. I do everything I can including fans and window shades but it hits 80° by 1pm and goes to 82-84 by 4pm.
So I’m helping a friend and his Goodman is doing a bbbrrrrrarrrrtt sound every so often. Fan is moving. He just replaced capacitor but that didn’t fix it. Is that the hard start failing to kick on the compressor?
The microfarads will get lower the more it starts up the unit. It wouldn't hurt to change it out. If you have a volt meter you can check the microfarads.
I see London, I see France, but I do not see Lex Vance fixing an condenser in his underpants! 🤣🤪🥳🥸🤡 I've just outdone myself on craziness! inspired by me cleaning house and finding all the Dr. Seuss books from my childhood... not that I ever really read nor paid attention to them beyond the silly pictures(truth). But I've always been way too smart for my britches!
