David, thoroughly enjoyed this series on the ball top restoration. Amazing work! Great to see it brought back to life after such a catastrophic failure. Always look forward to your videos!
David what you did with this unit is beyond amazing, you never did discuss the float chamber and what debris may be in there and what you did to clear it or check it... I asked because I have vivid memories of cutting the float valve chamber open on my mid 30's Westinghouse in the early 1990s and the large amount of garbage that was in there..
Thanks so much for your comment! You're right about the float chamber. I didn't show that. This project was done over a period of months, little at a time. That may have been part of the lost video files I mentioned. As for the float, I filled it with caustic degreaser and capped it off. Shook it and let it sit overnight, then shook it some more. Finally, back-flushed it with the pressure washer going in through the needle valve and out through the service port and supply line. Flushed until I was able to fill with water, shake it vigorously, and then pour the water into a glass. When no more black flakes were in the water, I considered it clean. The violent turbulence caused by the 5000 PSI pressure wash pump injecting water via the small needle valve orifice surely scoured the inside of the chamber very well. I also did the evaporator the same way, but even after 4 or 5 flushes, still was getting some small black flakes. That's why I used the dual filter setup with a return filter. After baking out the residual water, I blew nitrogen through all the components and got no dry residue of any sort, so I think they will be clean enough, especially with the filters in place.
Well done, Sir! Thanks for showing that running Scotch Yoke. I bet there are less than 5 videos like that anywhere. It sure made the function much more clear.
An evening well spent. What a roller coaster of emotions I bet this was! Seems like you found a good shop to rewind motors, hopefully it holds up well with no further heart surgery needed 😅
Thanks for the comment! The shop did a good job but I'm not entirely pleased with the cost. I have little to compare it to but from my limited research I may have overpaid significantly. Not going to mention numbers though.
Yes, they do! And that is a dangerous game to play 'cause you never know the knowledge level of anyone you are talking to. Might mess up and get laughed at in RU-vid comments!
@@davida1hiwaaynet BTW, I'm astounded at the job you did on this wreck. When you cut that ball in half it looked to me like a total loss. It seems to me it would have been making some odd noise when all that carnage was occurring. I know just enough about HVAC to make myself dangerous, but I realize my limits usually and get ahold of someone with lots more experience. I can't say I've ever seen one of this style in person.
