Replacing the Compressor That Wouldn’t Pump

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In this video I return to the condenser that wasn’t pumping to replace the compressor. #hvactechnician #hvac #hvacguy #hvactech #hvaclife #fieldpiece #milwaukeetools #goodman
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@nonamesplease8228 2 года назад

I like to install the new drier external to the unit. That way if the evaporator ever needs repaired or replaced I can just pump the unit down. Make repairs and install a new drier. I hate when manufactures factory install the driers.

@officerkrupke4966 2 года назад

They hear the horror stories of techs mistaking the compressor muffler for a drier and dont install one, and when they get called back, they install the wrong type.

@dylandrymond3839 2 года назад

Advice: 1.) Cut the compressor copper lines closer to the compressor and you won't have to add a piece to make it fit. 2.) Wet rag service port when brazing anywhere near it. 3.) Always add liquid refrigerant into liquid line so not to get liquid into the compressor during start up. Thanks again.

@deanmartin1966 2 года назад

Lots of critics today. Bless their tiny little hearts. Lol. Good video Curtis.

@Paulie1232 2 года назад

I'd dont you'll need to go back, sounds like a perfect charge to me...keep up the good work

@alannewsome1729 2 года назад

Beer can cold! Great job!

@emmaa427 2 года назад

I always cover the compressor and liquid line filter with wet rag...for peace of mind 😌

@AMDRADEONRUBY 2 года назад

Nice just in time for the dessert a new video from HVAC Guy!.

@pierceh785 2 года назад

Best to swap the filter drier In the condenser out with some 3/8 copper and put new filter drier on lineset by the a/h unit in my opinion

@giga_chud89 2 года назад

wish i had your knowledge. love your videos. cant believe you don't have more subscribers.

@marjones69 2 года назад

Good job...though it seemed like it was one of those days when things aren't really going perfectly... your flames were off, you didnt wet-rag anything, you could have just put the drier outside and call it that, but...it worked out...it's like that some days

@ares3914 2 года назад

I dont know why a lot of techs use rose bud tips on small diameter piping or the biggest sized tip in the torch kit. When you heat that small diameter piping with those those tips, you over heat the joints and use up to much gas. Always leving burn Mark's all over liquid dryers. Those tips are made for bigger diameter pipes above 7/8's. Also being it's a heat pump I would've put something wet in that reversing valve. Always weigh the charge your pulling out as well to see what was in the system in case you may be lower than factory or more due to length of line set. Charge by subcool unless you have a receiver. Those amanas and Goodman's have a subcool of 6-10 and a plus or minus 3 degrees.

@billderby1527 2 года назад

Might next time to prevent possibility of TXV being destroyed, remove bulb or add wet rag.

@virtual_bomber5698 2 года назад

I pointed that out to him a few videos ago and how he doesn’t even try to cool it down even after brazing. Claimed something about the type of torch he uses…….. yeah 😑

@gingerstrand6153 2 года назад

I've mentioned it well..

@HVACExplorations 2 года назад

Awesome work man! This little cold front we're getting here in northern Georgia has been great

@HVACGUY 2 года назад

What we had today was hot and muggy. High humidity.

@Eddy63 2 года назад

Nice replacement ... Thx ...

@jamespatrick9449 2 года назад

Boy I tell you what there sure are a lot if super techs in the comments. I dont understand why they feel the need to point out all the things that in there mind you did wrong. You don't see any of them filming themselves and putting it out there for the world to see. Damn if they ain't quick to tell you your doing it wrong though. 😂😂

@ericsanders4922 2 года назад

I know everybody's arm chair quarter backing but I always cut the drier out if possible so your not heating up and spreading any moisture in the system the drier may have had in it.

@nightone9720 2 года назад

Dude yes I'm so glad I'm not the only one!!!!! You have earned my respect with this comment alone dude. Cheers

@claytoncoolidge992 2 года назад

Great music choice 😛 thought I was one of the only ones who bounced from one end of the spectrum to the other

@billsimpson604 2 года назад

That last view looked like, 'The Attack of the Condenser Units'.

@jw3843 2 года назад

I would say good diagnostic and change out. I would have used wet rags or that stuff that keeps things cool on the txv and the valves, but you did a good job. I dont remember the original video, but from my experience if the compressor runs and doesnt pump it pulls low amps. never seen that caused by a reversing valve. I have seen pressures almost equalized by a reversing valve leaking by the valve. My go to if i thought it was the reversing valve or compressor, was to pump it down and see if it would pump down. if it did it was the reversing valve, if not it was the compressor.

@virtual_bomber5698 2 года назад

Said the same thing a few videos back about the txv, kind of shrugged it off.

@joshuaschilling4834 2 года назад

that bulb is so far away lol the whole accumulator would have to get hot for the bulb to get hot

@johnwalker890 2 года назад

Good job Curtis.

@tedhicks5431 2 года назад

Tricky determining if RV is bad or Compressor pumping good job 2 a day be fun. Starting early good idea.I always used Robinair v pumps but past few yrs trying out Hilmar good so far .

@tphvac87 2 года назад

Closed captions please, great video Curtis again, great job man!

@Sctronic209 2 года назад

Nice job.

@bertchristman1711 2 года назад

The ground lead( green) should always be hooked up first and be the last one removed.

@bent1448 2 года назад

Sweet jams my guy!

@carllungwitz5171 Год назад

If you have a mechanical failure on a compressor, I would think real hard about replacing the whole out door unit, at least on a heat pump. There's no guarantee that any metal pieces are not going to end up fouling the reversing valve, or the out door mettering device.

@llCoolBreeze23ll 2 года назад

Nice video. That charge looks great too. Can't always trust the subcool for a charge. Especially if you don't know the indoor temp. Probes may need to be calibrated aswell

@thesilentonevictor 2 года назад

Good work on this one

@peterrivas2064 2 года назад

Great video, just wondering how do you insure you don't pull oil out when recovering a system?

@soloch69 2 года назад

Great video 👍🏻like always keep them coming and stay safe out there

@hvac-specialist Год назад

You're driver slipped out while brazing. This will almost certainly crack from time and vibration. Also learn to use your heat to draw solder in instead of doing it without nitro . All joints should be in place before attaching nitro. Then braze upside down if you have to. I think you do good overall better than most .

@ddcws1 2 года назад

Why didn’t you just remove filter drier and relocate outside condenser? I hate when manufacturers put them inside Unit.

@RodrigoRamirez-fc5hv 2 года назад

The split on the pipe is so the silver can flow into the joint easy.

@billmiller5075 2 года назад

Good job

@everythinghomerepair1747 2 года назад

nice job. I always prefer to leave the filter drier inside the unit because it is protected from the elements and ends up in a vertical position.

@carlbass4449 2 года назад

No its not protected any better... manufacturers do this for initial install benefit to cover their asses on compressor ... Lazy scab installers will install without because that is how scumb operates... Terrible idea leaving drier inside the unit...

@everythinghomerepair1747 2 года назад

@@carlbass4449 Tell me one good reason to move the drier outside the unit. It actually works better in a vertical position.

@carlbass4449 2 года назад

@@everythinghomerepair1747 you can install vertical outside unit and when it springs a leak and needs replaced 6 yrs down the road, who ever gets that job won't have to charge the home owner 400 bucks to make repair... We charge 400 plus any freon plus service call when it is located inside. If outside its 175..

@russm1757 2 года назад

where did you get the handle to pick up and lower the compressor?

@robertwood3490 2 года назад

Many supply houses have them or you can order from Amazon.

@hartsfire5706 2 года назад

it showed on the video and i am betting you did not see it. the dryer joint slipped out on you. time stamp 7:35

@bobgallo3775 2 года назад

Should have moved the filter/dryer to the outside of the condenser, easier to change, besides it you put a lot of heat on the inside when brazing that stubborn joint.

@dylandrymond3839 2 года назад

Yeah I agree we need it on the outside. The only good thing about a filter dryer inside the unit is when you do the initial install we don't have to add one, that's it. Everything else about it doesn't make sense.

@joecooksey4331 2 года назад

My unit is 13 years old. If today the compressor goes out I'm buying a whole new condenser and a matched air handler.

@rhymereason3449 2 года назад

And you'll end up with a unit that will start being phased out in about a year.... (410A)

@madeinusa1576 2 года назад

Won’t be phased out completely it’ll be phased out 85% by 2035 you got time lol

@5822huron 2 года назад

@@rhymereason3449 false

@5822huron 2 года назад

Why?..put a new compressor in

@wayneguy6043 2 года назад

$1000 vs $7000. Your choice

@hilikus4530 2 года назад

The struggle is real sometimes.

@danobrien3109 2 года назад

Far be it from me to criticize your brazing skills brother. Around the 8 minute mark on the video your drier slipped. We’ve all had it happen but, you didn’t correct it you just added more silfos. That will be a vulnerable joint in the system. May never burst but you really should have corrected it. Just some sage advice from an old hvac guy in Toronto.👍👍🇨🇦

@jwray9799 2 года назад

anneal the copper before you expand it. a lot less cracks

@SouthFloridaSound 2 года назад

When you are swaging rotate the fitting a little as you do it and it won't split.

@RodrigoRamirez-fc5hv 2 года назад

Why it split just enough to let silver in.

@lukeh6015 2 года назад

@@RodrigoRamirez-fc5hv nah dude, when expanding/swaging you usually need to go easy and rotate

@eastlandgin 2 года назад

The most important part wasn't nitrogen brazed, after the drier...heat protect the drier, paint is burning off...get the Hilmor swager, so much easier to use...straight pipe and put the drier outside the condenser.

@adamcraig1568 2 года назад

Good video!

@hinspect 2 года назад

Great Video, I thought you did a great job on that unit and I wouldn't have thought to swap that Schrader Valve under pressure, great idea👍 Ignore the armchair Assholes that just talk. I love the Milwaukee case but can't justify one in my circumstances. Thanks for the lessons learned!

@ericsanders4922 2 года назад

No offense but he recorded himself cutting corners and uploaded it to RU-vid. It's really fair game when someone calls him out for cutting corners like not flowing nitrogen or unbrazing the drier. It wouldn't be fair game if someone followed him to his job and started arm chair shot calling but they're not.

@robertwood3490 2 года назад

Ok, I hate to be the downer here but after 45 years as a service tech and instructor I need to say a few things. First of all you should never unsweat a filter drier from the system...any moisture or debri trapped can be forced back into the system. There are videos showing this. Second, you said you are purging with nitrogen but when you braze the fittings onto the new drier you did not and carbon will form inside the copper and end up in the drier. Also, you are using too much oxy in your torch and makes the flame too hot, cut the pressure back and have a softer flame that will braze easier. NOT trying to be critical, just trying to inform and hope others can learn too.

@tgriebe 2 года назад

Yea, that flame could be a lot smaller and still do the job.

@hinspect 2 года назад

Easy to be an armchair critic

@thisisyourcaptainspeaking2259 2 года назад

Good suggestions.

@tgriebe 2 года назад

@@hinspect Not throwing shade, just making a useful suggestion. None of us are as smart as all of us.

@whatdoyouthinktodd 2 года назад

Armchair so what does the armchair sayer do for a living are you a tech?

@Mr.C3016 2 года назад

Why did you use any wet rags to make sure the valves don't over hea

@mikemarshall1394 2 года назад

What size torch tip you using. That's a lot of fire.

@joshgmfan93 2 года назад

Great content keep it up

@nightone9720 2 года назад

Good video but man you didn't purge when you put that first 3/8 pipe on the drier. I was cringing lol

@armandokatime8854 2 года назад

I did not use nitrogen during welding, I did not do an internal cleaning of the condenser, if the compressor decompressed there are traces of metal in the condenser

@xzibit8614 2 года назад

Pressure on your torch seems a bit high

@davidca96 2 года назад

was that metal panel you were torching on from the unit? I hope not haha.

@HVACGUY 2 года назад

No. Scrap from a Rheem package unit

@adamcraig1568 2 года назад

I don’t think he would do that lol

@NeptuneFog 2 года назад

Hey Curtis really enjoy your videos, where did you get the torch tip you used to braze in the top of the filter drier and what's it called?

@richardharmon874 2 года назад

I have had heatpumps show no compression and thought it was compressor and ended up being reversing valve not seated all the way.its hard to tell the symptoms are identical.

@jorgeespinoza238 2 года назад

Have you ever straight pipe that 3/8th and added filter drier outside of condenser?

@vaccumme 2 года назад

My Instructor say's "Nitrogen Pressure Testing is NOT necessary on these small Residential Units IF you achieve a good, Stable Vacuum. Is he wrong ? V.

@search_eternal 2 года назад

Yes he is wrong. In the installation Manuel for 410a units (well in Carrier units) it states to put Nitrogen in, release it, vacuum, nitrogen again then vacuum again. Nitrogen also help to check for leaks. How is one going to check for leaks if you vacuum only?

@ivancook1247 2 года назад

No flowing nitrogen?

@HVACGUY 2 года назад

I did, and at one point showed that.

@ivancook1247 2 года назад

@@HVACGUY I understand that , and I'm not condemning I understand in the field is a different world , but why flow sometimes , you brazed filter drier with no nitrogen,

@ogie5194 2 года назад

I thought with Goodman. If the compressor go's out in under 5years. They just replace it with a new condenser unit.

@HVACGUY 2 года назад

Not on this one.

@doylelegg2678 2 года назад

Only 2 years and under will they replace the cond. unit

@georgesummerlin1602 2 года назад

90 days for trane. Didn't know that on goodman.

@gorak9000 2 года назад

I was going to say, compressor changeouts seem to be only done on commercial units - seems odd to not change the whole thing in residential, but I guess if the warranty only covers a compressor and nothing else, gotta do what you gotta do

@wayneguy6043 2 года назад

I doubt I could find somebody to just change the compressor they would want to do the whole thing

@doylelegg2678 2 года назад

Can you say what the model of that Milwaukee pack out is I have the same vacuum pump and I want that

@HVACGUY 2 года назад

It’s the one with the wheels. But, I’ll look for you

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@doylelegg2678 2 года назад

Thanks

@geomarzolf8608 2 года назад

Warranty compressor?

@geomarzolf8608 2 года назад

Some Goodman/Amanda have up to 99yr warranty

@HVACGUY 2 года назад

Yes, it was only 2 years old

@dylandrymond3839 2 года назад

How long did it take you to pull a complete vac from start to finish with one hose?

@kevinibanez2651 2 года назад

What tool do you use to get the screws from the bottom of the unit

@techfive7202 2 года назад

What number brazing tip is that?

@hvac-specialist Год назад

Dryer

@texasmade2684 2 года назад

Is it me or are your torches very high?

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