I always wondered how Steve figured out how many tons the AC was. After googling tons I found out that 1 ton equals 12,000 BTUs. At 10:13 the Model number on the Label is YFD48B21SA. The 48 means 48,000 BTUs which equals 4 tons. I learn something on every video. Thanks Steve.
@@owenmccann5590 Some manufacturers increment the Indoor Units by one to indicate enhanced efficiency indoor coils/fan coils, for example 3 ton standard is 36, but enhanced is 37, 3.5 ton standard is 42 and enhanced is 43, etc..
The way your joints are clean and the way you heat them and run solder, you probably don't get many leaks...Nice to see you clean the joint after too... Keep up the great work!
Steve I’ve used the York YFD 13 seer and YFE 14 seer since they came out, knock on wood haven’t had any issues. Their very nice units. Since the change to the aluminum evaps I hadn’t had a issues there either. The one nice thing about York products is you can get parts pretty much anywhere. I stay away from the super high efficiency stuff, too many bells and whistles to break.
Really? We only have 1 place around me to get york parts, but a couple places that have goodman parts. York does have an incredible warranty, and for the parts house that sells their stuff, incredible customer service
@@milotorres6894 no. I don’t run a nitrogen purge when I soft solder with stay brite. Because you aren’t bringing the tubing up to high temps, you won’t form internal scale like with brazing. It’s just like soldering a water pipe, only the stay brite can handle way higher PSI and vibration. I leak check with nitrogen when I’m done and then release to purge out air and any contamination. Then I Vac to below 500 micron and open the king valves.
@@jerrym1070 I completely respect that. That’s how I was taught as well. On dirty copper or poor fitting connections sil phos is still the way to go. I just love the speed of the staybrite though on newer piping.
Nice install Steve. I’ve changed just the coil as well on several jobs. Some air handlers are in impossible places. You’d have to take a lot of the house apart to get some of the ones I’ve worked on out.
Hey guys. I'm a York dealer in Ontario Canada and been selling York for over 6 years now. I only had a one microchanel leak so far but I know one thing. If the refrigerant was low pressure and non corrosive not like r410a, all the manifactures would switch to microchanel coils by now. I'm not crazy about microchanel coils but the more I learn about it the more I like it. Don't forget it's all about Installation and maintenance.
Almost got a York 14 SEER to replace a dead Goodman R22 compressor this year. After researching, went with a Trane. So far glad I did. Micro channels seem to be troublesome.
Two of my family members have York equipment and both the original coils leaked which needed replacement. They received letters that there is a lawsuit for the coils that York uses because they have leaks in the coil.
Ive been a hvac installer for 21yrs in Minnesota. Ive never seen or heard of anyone soft soldering refrigerant lines like water lines, instead of brazing them with sil phos. Not saying its wrong, steve knows his shit hes very talented. Just find it interesting is all.
LOOK UP STAYBRITE 8 ITS DESIGNED FOR REFRIGERANT LINES .ITS STRONGER THEN SILFOS AND NO NITROGEN PURGE NEEDED . LESS HEAT NEEDED . SO YOU DONT COOK THE SHIT OUT OF STUFF .. I HAVE USED BOTH .I FIND THIS EASIER AND FASTER
I always heard when i young and disputing it . That its fine for a/c , but leaks occur on heat pumps later down road , and yes I have found mirco bubbles on them staybm bright joints and burned old out and hit with the silver flos . I know a hack that uses map and sil flow. Hallarious to watch , larger suction sizes requires 2 trigger torches and 10 minutes later , beautiful braze I must say . Just txv and service valve failure in near future .
I have installed at least 30 micro channel condensers in the last several years never had one recall. maybe the temp change on the east coast causes problems IDK. I do know that you cant chemically clean them only use water per manual or it eats the coils. Good video Steve thanks!
Hi Steve, what does refrigerant smell like. I just got a New York air conditioner and had a coil malfunction. The installer replaced it but i still smell a chemical smell in the house. The installer says it will dissipate. Ive waited a month and still have the strong odor. He’s coming back on Monday but he says the ac would not cool if it was leaking. But the smell is strong. How would i know if its still leaking? Maybe a small leak?
Used stay bright late 70s didn't like. Went on to many service calls where used . Found solder plugging metering device. Most captive then on residential. Years later several jobs the stay bright cracking. Most where commercial. Can't beat silver for less headaches later . Love your show.
They didn’t though, only the YFD and YFE are copper tube in fin all the rest of York’s lineup is still micro channel. Supposedly it’s redesigned and better, however would you trust it……..
Its fine to add a extra filter dryer? When i instal a york unit i dont add one, and havent had any issues..i just wanted to know whats what for future installs
I'm still confused why these units show 208 - 230 volts. I get the 208 for 3 phase, it's the max of 230 I don't get when the target spec in the US is 240 volts split phase for residential. Just some legacy markings for the HVAC industry? I'm at 245 volts south of Steve. I've lived coast to coast and not seen 110 (220), 115 (230) in decades. Weird. Perhaps it's a Mass thing.
@@throttlebottle5906 I am not saying don't read anything. I am just saying there are no instructions included on logistics of handling and moving the A coil in to the attic its all on the installer what ever they can dream up and is safe doesn't damage the equipment. I always read my materials for the equipment I am installing even if its something I install a lot of to refresh my memory I always hit the key points. Goodman black and purple wire equals yellow on a heat pump. Didn't mean to mislead you on that one. Lol!
@@stevenlavimoniere the sky is falling and we are sinking in to the ocean for the last 40 years. None of their predictions have came true. Which is an inconvenient truth to them. But they keep screaming dooms day ahead. They don't know who is in charge.
The continental soldiers;' we're not going to stand for it. That's that. That puts a noose on my neck. Good. My love, it is USA and people in USA. vIVA LA Francis. I'm still breathing. I fight for USA. I'm a Continental.
@@1776cootsflybynight The reason I ask .. as an electrician I know one can not join a copper wire to aluminum wire with out a special connector rated CU/Al. Different thermal expansion rates will cause a loose connection and eventual failure.
@@rcpasc1948 T6 heat treat of tubing is probably why it tightens the grain structure of the aluminum and boost tensile to 60,000 it doesn't move like softer aluminum for wire.
Hey Steve I am always learning new things from your videos, I really appreciate you. Do you have a rule of thumb for picking filter driers? I'm not sure how to select the right one.
Oversize them. Whatever tonnage you have, install a larger dryer. It won’t hurt anything, and if it picks up any moisture you’ll still have capacity to capture more rather than it becoming saturated sooner.
Steve, do you ever need to call someone to give you a hand with the bigger jobs like attic air handler replacement? Curious…have a great holiday weekend with Miss Molly! Hope she does OK with all the loud noises…
@@ForgetU LOL, I was used as a helper for my AC install. My installer's helper was on vacation, so he got me involved. Was glad to help out on an all cash deal 😉
@@repro7780 when I had my boiler done last November, I prepped the old one for removal by draining it, labeling everything, pulled the electrical off, the oil lines, and the burner too. All they had to do was cut the pipes, and dolly it out. My burner guy was tickled pink when he showed up. Said if you want to help more, I’m all for it. He was packing up his tools at 2:30 to go home earlier than expected.
also word to the wise never mix a micro channel with a fin and tube on a heat pump, you can use micro channel Cond with fin and tube coil but not a fin n tube cond with a micro channel coil especially on heat pump little tech tip mama for you handy men out there...or for you friends of the family that want to do HVAC on the weekends...
Well that one had a really bad leak in the A coil and also was leaking in the microchannel outside. No way that thing would have run more than a couple of days leaking like that. Know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em!
Why did you cut that board out on this job..but refused to for the other guy..said he'd have to hire it because you weren't going to be responsible. They both were structural.
@@petero2693 any board directly under the roof is part of a truss. The board he cut serves the exact same purpose as the other video where the guys coil was blocked. It carries the load of the roof and whatever is on top of it.
Seems well made with its standard coil, good casing and scroll compressor. Often the install job makes the biggest difference, and Steve doesn't cut corners. I'm sure this unit has a good couple of decades ahead of it
Yes the old narrative is you have to braze Refrigerant lines because of strength which requires higher heat which in return if the heat is not managed properly can cause major damage to head valves and TXV's if you don't flow nitrogen you get scaling on the inside of lines which can cause problems now or down the road. However since I been watching Steve he uses stabrite 8 which contains silver and gives it as high of tensile strength as Silver phos. He has had great success with it and requires a special flux for refrigerant lines. I intend to try it on my next install because you flow no nitrogen and temps so low no scaling occurs. Faster easier the whole 9 yards. Supply houses make a fortune selling oxy,accetalyne refills, silver phos replacement parts from over heating, heat sinking gels and putties. Hope this helps.
Really? I've been doing this 20+ years and 90% I see, at least of the slightly older ones, are leakers. You in a seasonal area? Maybe if they only run a couple of months a year they may last, not sure.
That unit states on the label, “Install Prohibited in Southwest and Southeast”. What is the issue with this unit being installed in those areas of the country?
Friend of mine bought a mobile home as a rental property had to be moved. He tells me they want to sell him the 3 year old outside condenser and indoor coil for 500 bucks. I went by as a favor it wasn't out of my way I was there 5 minutes and jogged the ladies memory with a serial number. The unit was 23 years old. She paid me to pump it down and remove it.
The piston is a circle shape thing you put in the metering device so it can distribute the refreigent equally thought out the tubes a txv is really the same
@@mannys9130 Great comment/response. I now understand the importance of charging via supercool as the txv knows exactly how much superheat is occurring. Thanks again for your lengthy response.
🤔 IMO ,I would throw a suction dryer on but that's me. But they'd have to call someone else because I would have to change the line set! That's just me! 🤔🥃🥃🍺🍺🍺🍇🏌 Stay safe. Retired(werk'n)keyboard super tech. Wear your safety glasses.
@@prettycureforever7102 not the point what would it hurt if it's a clean system then you know its not a burn out ,but if it is a burnout you already have compressor protection in place! If it's a bad burn out you'll know there will be problems TD/+-°2 ,pressure difference (if you have the ports) WHAT, TIME IS MONEY? CALL BACK 3 YEARS LATER IS MONEY ALSO! if you leave that same unit(condenser/evaporator )on the shelf for 20+ years it wouldn't corrode to the point of leaking. The old system didn't die without leaving trash!🤔
@@stevenlavimoniere Man ,I just watched some Mikey Pipes..what an ass...think I was a troll and a hack.. I asked a simple question and was called a hack, a troll and I should learn from him.. you are FAR the BEST to watch Steve.. he has a lot of growing up to do.. I love the NO BS way you do things,keep up the videos. J
