Happens to all of us in the HVAC world. You are still one the guys I look up to for motivation when things don't go right on a job. Thanks for sharing.
I have noticed that myself, those replacement coils like the one in your video suck, you have to field fabricate the liquid line to the txv and in one case we had to drill new holes in the air handler to get it to line up. I believe I am replacing one tomorrow
There was a frosty the snowman on a piano Christmas decoration, I would have been tempted to "accidently" leave it inside the evap for the next time you have to service it, it would become your old friend.
Being able to go back and correct mistakes is part of the job.LOL Cudos for posting a booo boo.LOL Been in the bizz for 40 years and still have toughs days. Like your vids good to see good Tech's in the field.
T=14:25 is a good teaching opportunity to add a caption about why you cap the vertical stub of PVC that is just upstream from the trap in the heat pump condensate line with a sucking blower fan tending to keep condensate water from exiting the pan since the weight of the water in the trap resists the suction and lets water keep moving downstream instead of backing up into the cabinet. If the upstream vertical was uncapped it could make the trap useless since water in the first short section of condensate pipe might be sucked back into the cabinet. The proper depth of the trap has to hold enough water to resist the suction of the blower at the cabinet opening where the condensate pipe exits.
is there a shreader valve from the factory that has to come out on a brand new unit ? hard to see where it was, in the txv or under the end cap they use to fill the a-coil with nitrogen ?
You're killer with that torch Bro! I would've been a nervous wreck trying to braze around all that stuff in the attic. If you think that's bad, just wait until you change a Rheem/Ruud TXV, if you haven't already.... LOL
Stephen, thanks for being willing to show the whole thing. I sure learn a lot from your videos. Must've been really tight brazing the flare fitting back in with the coil in place. In the end, the customer received an excellent repair, and that's what counts.
hi there, Im going to school for Hvac and was wondering if there is normally a Schrader valve/access valve by the txv and would the core have to be removed before brazing in the txv if so? It was acting as a restriction I take it? love watching the real stuff you guys run into, thanks for posting.
Your have better nerves than me the way u bend the distributor tubes, I'm always worried about cracking or breaking one. If u get a chance can we see your vacuum setup. Thanks for the videos
Integrity goes a long way! I'm just a rookie so I admire your brazing skills in such close quarters. I'm working to get that confident. They had alot of stuff stored on that unit. Great video!
Great video man. This is the real world we all make mistakes, not everyone is willing to admit their mistakes.Real nice job, was worried about all those Christmas decorations when you fired that torch up. Lot of stuff in that attic. Thanks for sharing.
What I like to do to prevent lines from rubbing is put a little silicone caulking in between the lines believe it or not keeps them in place without rubbing or chattering.
That attic looked like a fun house wit that that stuff on top of the air handler I almost couldn't find it , that sucks bout the what happened but u will never forget that again and that's how we all learn . Good video .
Couldn't see in the final product but it looked like you placed the sensing bulb after the equalizer line witch is a no no. Not to bash on ya just in case ya didn't know.
I put the bulb back where it was from the factory. The "equalizer" doesn't actually do anything other than sense pressure from the suction line so where the bulb is located would only matter if it were strapped to the bottom of the pipe.
Happens to the best of us. The one good thing you will get out of this happening is that this is without a doubt the last time you will ever leave a schrader in the equillizer port. Thanks for sharing.
Been there done that...more than once. It's like that Bruce Willis line in that movie "Die Hard" when he was talking to the patrol officer eating a twinkie, he said... "Welcome to the Party Pal"
Steven - Great video buddy. What I always do is remove the Schrader core valve since the system will be opened upon replacing the Txv. Keep up the great work!!!
what was the issue with the schrader core being in the equalizer tube? I thought schraders were used for service ports. Also with tomorow being my first day on the job it feels good to know even experienced guys make mistakes. i'm sure i'll make more than a lot at first.
Some equipment manufacturers will use a equalizer tube that has a depressor for the Schrader core on that fixture. In this situation the equalizer tube did not have a depressor and obviously the equalizer port should have had the Schrader removed.
Stephen Rardon thank you for the video and I m sorry for my ignorance but still do not get your answer ! If you do not mind can you make a video explaining that ! Love your tools. Thank you
Generally piston coil are less likely to fail since they have basically no moving parts. They don't allow as much good performance over a wider range but certainly fail less unless trash gets into the piping.
Stephen, can't tell you how many stupid things I've done in 40 plus years in the business, just goes to show you that murphy's law is always going to show up just when you think you are great... humbling, but your still an awesome tech !!!
