HVAC: Heat Pump and Lines Install Ep.98 

To be fair, that crawlspace is an HVAC technician's wet dream. Not the kind they usually get into where the coveralls have to come on and they're sliding on their belly.

100%!! Me and all my guys are addicts to this channel.

Me too - answered so my questions I had about HVAC

Agree very informative.

Not many people care to see this kind of content even though it's concepts are literally what our whole world runs in. Trades always get the short end of the stick.

@@inconsteveable91 These days, nurses too. The wife is an RN. You would think there would be some kind of perk, nothing at all. She got sick with the covid-19, brought it home to me. Was off for a couple of weeks. Me too. No unemployment for either of us. She was told that it was to be expected and is what she signed up for. Shafted all the way.

@@markchidester6239 Your wife and you have the gratitude and appreciation of millions of people you have never met, although I understand that you can't buy groceries or pay the rent or mortgage with gratitude. Bet the ranch that the politicians are getting paid when they stay home.

@@sunny71169 The wife and I say thank you

Because people haven't heard of it yet. I stumbled across it last summer when I was looking for guidance on selecting a chain saw and happened to see Scott's video. Immediately fell in love with him and binged the rest of the year away. lol

When I say it changed my life I'm not exaggerating. I did a full mechanical rehab on my house as it was 1920's era mini mansion. I have the advantage of being a construction super/project manager so I get really great pricing but it would be worth it at twice the price man. I have multi zone and everyone is comfortable. It's just not feasible in a 5ksqft place to even bother trying to single zone. And mini split was a little less invasive that ripping out every wall lol

Look up Inverters. Same technology but they make them for traditional split systems. Bosch is the best right now.

Blindly following is not a good thing to do

I did not like the way he came off but that could be just the camera or stress or something or maybe his personality is not one that meshes well with mine lol.

lol Yes That’s good question we all trades ask. How many 🐁 will be dead and how many glue traps will have 🐁. 😀 Sometimes you have no option then to put a crawl space, basement is my first option always.

I put solar on a very nice (=true craftsmanship, not just "construction") house years ago. It had a 4' crawl space with a *concrete floor* instead of dirt and plastic sheeting! It was absolutely fantastic to work in there. Yes, EC did a great great thing by making the crawl space so tall on this house!

Would be better if they added some LED lighting (even separate bank of UV-C Lamps on timer, to protect against mold/mildew/Covid). I mean, a few cheap LED shop fixtures, on a switch near access, would benefit any future access, or even homeowner storage.

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@@xoxo2008oxox despite claims by manufacturers and sellers of uv products, they are not proven to kill pollutants such as mold, viruses, bacteria or other indoor biological substances. The amount of ozone that would be required to have any effect on these, would be very harmful to the health of the occupants in the home. Ozone is corrosive and has a negative impact on respiratory health and a host of other problems. While there are some uv products on the market, we have found that they can create problems such as corrosive effects on plastic coatings. We experienced melted plastic filter framing on these IAQ products from the ozone created by the uv lights. We hear complaints about uv lights and the distinct ozone odor they produce. I am sensitive to the ozone and I experience dry throat and dry burning eyes from these products. I decided to do some research on these products after seeing them EVERYWHERE when covid hit. The EPA has a lot of information about ozone created by uv lights. I advise anyone who is considering buying them to do a bit of research.. This is purely my personal opinion and I appreciate no harsh responses. I just want to give people an opportunity to learn and make their own decisions. This is just a snippet from the EPA: If used at concentrations that do not exceed public health standards, ozone applied to indoor air does not effectively remove viruses, bacteria, mold, or other biological pollutants. Some data suggest that low levels of ozone may reduce airborne concentrations and inhibit the growth of some biological organisms while ozone is present, but ozone concentrations would have to be 5 - 10 times higher than public health standards allow before the ozone could decontaminate the air sufficiently to prevent survival and regeneration of the organisms once the ozone is removed (Dyas, et al.,1983; Foarde et al., 1997). Even at high concentrations, ozone may have no effect on biological contaminants embedded in porous material such as duct lining or ceiling tiles (Foarde et al, 1997). In other words, ozone produced by ozone generators may inhibit the growth of some biological agents while it is present, but it is unlikely to fully decontaminate the air unless concentrations are high enough to be a health concern if people are present. Even with high levels of ozone, contaminants embedded in porous material may not be affected at all.

That's because not many people want to pay good money for people who do good work. Unfortunately it's a race to the bottom for the most part.

@@pnwbuilder Very true. I'm a woodworker by trade and not many are willing to pay what I feel my work is worth. You get what you pay for in most cases.

@@pnwbuilder that’s why they used flex duct and nylon straps

@@pnwbuilder I got the feeling this guy is like that with new hires.

But Dude, they're not using duct tape. So OBVIOUSLY it's ductless. jeeze! (lol)

Quack quack

it might be a ductless lol...!🦆🦆🦆

It's early I know, but this is the Comment of The Year

Part of reason I don't like my conventional HVAC is the ducts. Leaks at many points after 10 years. Ducts is short attic and inside walls, not easy to reseal.

Is condenser tumble dryers not a thing in the us?

@@ledorf we do not use them here yet.

@@ledorf Nope, not really. We still (very stupidly) vent 7000 watts of heated air outside instead of condensing out the water vapor from clothes. When I redid my water heater setup, I left a spot on the plumbing to add a heat recovery system to my dryer. It'll take most of the waste heat out and put it in my water heater. I'm surprised that there isn't a (new construction) product that does this.

​@@ledorf Apparently not... Gotta increase the construction and on-going running costs, I guess.

@@ledorf they are available, yes, but not very common. Low price dominates that market segment, I’d say.

Yep. I've had the pleasure of climbing into some solid concrete, insulated, conditioned crawlspaces. I'm okay with plastic over soft pea gravel. Glue traps, poison. Wet dirt and ancient construction debris while having to crawl on elbows and tiptoes along with trying to avoid tears in my scalp and clothes is much less enjoyable.

Agreed. Bit too close to my comfort.

On the plus side, it will smell fresh and clean in the attic space.

Kinda what I thought. Three line sets, three drains . . . I think I'd rather have one line set and some ductwork.

Yes, the biggest adjustment is that you won't ever get a big blast of hot furnace air in the winter. Most of these systems can be set several degrees higher than usual because their humidity control is so good and the temperature control is so even.

I said the same thing, It may even be code. Those rubber waffles. Yep

We got a new 4-ton HVAC system put on our roof a few years ago. I nagged the installers to put a compliant layer underneath to isolate it a bit. They were quite resistant to the idea, but they did it anyway. The new system is much quieter than the old 3-ton unit, which sat directly on the roof.

Mini-split technology is very quiet. Very quiet. No sound deadening externally required.

@@timrich6755 it’s not noise, it’s vibrations from moving parts... and doing any type of hvac unit with moving parts if it’s sitting on something, you put a rubber waffle isolator and hanging a unit you use a spring or rubber isolator... this stops the transfer of vibration from the moving parts in the split system..

@@timrich6755 Yeah, I remember them being very quit. More optics than function, Thanks

Awesome!!!

Cool

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@@romanroman-yt8ne Thank you!

Good idea Home projects.

Me too

Install an ad blocker and your fine. It’s easy to do on Firefox and chrome

@@FishFind3000 I have it on my computer, as I said. On my phone it's like Ads Gone Wild this last year.

@@pamelah6431 agreed. Once covid hit youtube knew they could do what ever they wanted and your stuck. The double ads were exceptionally annoying.

residential hvac is the worst because you have to deal with crooked contractors and ridiculous homeowners. industrial is where it's at. no crawl spaces, everything is at a reasonable pace, and no homeowners breathing down your neck while you roll around in fiberglass

@@SuperAWaC i’m an hvacr apprentice and we do it all , we do a lot of apartment change outs and when we do them there’s 2 of us, one changes the air handler and one changes the outdoor unit , they normally go by quick , and my boss usually only makes us do 1 change out a day, if sometimes we have to do 2 he pays us extra for it, we get paid salary so it’s great, we hardly ever have to work 40+ hrs

LEED is a scam. Complete joke.

This would get no where near LEED certification.

Awards and certifications generally need to be considered in the design. Unless they were already planning to apply and had their ducks in a row, it would be difficult to start with the house mostly built.