Reversing Valve Replacement does not end well 

good job on the video ,every day is a school day i always say,,to bad this one bit you in the ass .great job on the install of the reversing valve ,a lot of work for sure .great video glad to see you posting videos again.

Glad to know you stepped up and admitted your error and did not stick it to the customer. Very few of companies like you are around. Your honesty will pay off for you in the long run.

I often dreaded when it comes to diagnose reversing valve & compressor, this is one of them. Great job !!

TY for showing the bad side of Diagnostics it helps students like me learn!

Excellent video Sir!!! People are lucky to find your services!!

I wanna say thanks for bringing up real hvac troubleshooting methids and failures... i truly appreciate these videos when a misdiagnose happen and you totaly own up to it and show it to the hvac community. Because many folks will only shiw succes stories.... Thanks man i will subscribe and like... all the best

absolutely brilliant ! you made it look easy . love the torch tip , clear communication .theres good days , bad days , careful with those fumes (easy to say ). love how you put yourself in your co-worker's shoes ..

I really appreciate this video even more that it didn't end well. We all learned something in the process that we can add to our wisdom. I would have liked to see you remove and install the coil as that is missing from most videos I watch. I would think that the handling of outdoor coils is very important especially if done by yourself. Keep the good and the bad videos rolling; they're both important to us.

I'm going to show your video to my students, its hard to find comprehensive straight forward clear videos and this one is top notch,excellent narration and video quality by the way !

had an identical problem,compressor was running,pulling low amps,same pressures low and high,had another tech come and check for a second opinion,we agreed valves in compressor bad,swapped out the compressor and guess what,exact results,damn,you know that feeling you get,yep that one,what i should of done the first time,pull the fan and check across the rev valve,we did,hot gas line,hot,through the valve and back into the suction line,looped,stuck valve,it was late friday afternoon,isnt it always?come monday new valve and why not,accumulator also, both only $70,live and learn,not everything is so cut and dry,and thanks for putting up the vid that didnt fix it,it happens to all of us

Good video , im glad you guys are honest. What is hard is explaining to the customer that this was not the problem. And that compressor is!

Honesty and integrity, kudos to you and your company.

I can see how that could happen . I will always explain to customer that sometimes if unit has 2 problems or even if the reversing valve being bad that compressor could be bad. Hind sight is always easier you could have checked unit out yourself before replacing reversing valve. Dpnt get me wrong I see how what happens sometimes we are in the real world and yes things are not always cut and dry. I applaud your company in doing the right thing. The video is a excellent educational tool for the younger guys . Keep up the good work. Have a blessed day

Very good video. The diagnostics for reversing valve vs compressor failure can be a crap shoot. GFM

Thanks for sharing that video ,things don't always go as planned but at least you had the guts to put it on you tube.

Good video... I like that you did not throw anyone under the bus. I also like whatever company you are working for being honest! Question if I may tho... End of the winter last year my indoor and outdoor unit ran continually on heat. As far as I could tell, the heat strips did not come on and it stayed right at 70 degrees where I had the thermostat set. When I found out it was running all the time, I shut it off and limped through the rest of winter with my wood stove. All summer the AC has worked perfectly. This to me means the compressor is working fine. What would be your first guess about the heat? Thermostat or perhaps a stuck relay??? Any help would be appreciated!

Your company has all my business!

30 yrs myself, good man yaw,ALWAYS BE HONEST!!!.

Just looking at that suction accumulator( rusting out ) that would leak very soon and age of the unit , all the work / labor involved in doing a reversing valve. Condensing unit replacement always the wisest move for Customer & Service Company ! I Never Replace Reversing Valves. Ever. New Condensing units only. It's just a wiser Move i have found all around. 35 years in the trade.

Sir you are a God send. Was scheduled to do a valve this week. Rechecked my notes compressors bad.

Nice video... you are mechanically talented for sure !! One little trick I use different is to cut the old valve out with regular tin snips (reds) and then un-sweat the stubs out of the pipes easy that way.

I like that your company is honest, it's to bad the unit didn't work. thanks for the video

Excellent video Brad,good explanation of a real work situation,your company has great working ethics. Keep the videos coming. Cheers

Excellent job. One of those days but honesty is the best policy. Thank you!

Honesty IS the Best Policy.....Agreed 100%. No worries, that satisfied customer will just bring more work to the table.....For sure.

I'm from Libya and I found it very helpful.I would like to thank you for that.

Admire your honesty ... and your right , it's not all glamorous ... who knew they're was a seedy side in HVAC work ...lol ... good video ...

Confirming diagnosis before repair - always good practice. Learned it hard way. I handle calls like this as second opinion from than on. Funniest part is - I replaced compressor ( other tech diagnosis) to find out reversing valve was leaking by with similar symptoms on my lesson call.

Great video man.... I do Commercial and light industrial Refrigeration in Omaha Nebraska. I don't come across reversing valves too often but I've been through the diagnostics and understand that its one of the more difficult things to diagnose in the system. Thanks for the Vid!!!

As a semi retired HVAC/Service/Installer, now an instructor, I can say, it is a pleasure to know there are honest companies out there...I have quit on the spot, when more than one I worked for wanted me to lie and sell...Even though the work performed here did not solve the problem, it was good work, and is an excellent video....When everything is done right and you still lose, it makes you question yourself....Been there, done that....There is no shame to bare here at all...It makes me feel good to see an honest, hard working deplorable, show his skills...My thanks to the gent that made it and his company for letting him do so....I have to say this....TRUMP....2020.

Great video from the real world, been there, myself. Glad to hear both Tech and company are honest. 👍

Great video by the way. I just did a Amana HP RV and it sucked. Tubes tight together and having to remove the coil... ugh. And almost impossible to purge nitrogen through all brazes. I felt your pain looking at that crap fence in your way. No room to work, you did great!

THANKS FOR YOUR HONESTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for sharing that experience. It's crazy to feel that u put all the work in and the unit doesn't wrk properly. But the tech did what he truly thought was the right decision for the the system he examined. Nic to have a company back u up like that. Nic job man

Good video. One comment on soldering/brazing techniques. A few old time plumbers/ac techs (dual trade company) told me that it is best to place the solder sticks on the opposite side of your flame so the solder flows towards the heat & fills evenly for a clean solder joint.

It's was still a great job and a nice video. If you do change the unit save it at the shop for training.

It has to be said so i will say it , well done to you , as you stated some companies or engineers would have used the “that took this line” instead of holding your hands up and owning the mistake, so its a real credit to you i know the mistake isnt actually yours , and you would be in the right to inform your collegue he has miss diagnosed and that the mistake has cost the bussiness money , I hope he learns from his mistake you know if were honest weve all made mistakes , so pat on your back your a credit to the business and a real stand up kind of guy Keep the instructional videos comming keep the content fresh and im sure you will do well in life and in business ALL THE WAY FROM SUNNY ENGLAND

Good video bud. Man stuff like this happens from time to time, unfortunately not everyone will admit to it. I installed a 3ph compressor in a single ph unit 8 years ago lol. When purchasing the compressor I failed to check the prize and trusted the supply guy, it bit me in my Ass.

In a situation like that the easiest way to troubleshoot is by pumping down the unit, if it won't pump down, you know you have a bad compressor (leaking valves). This is much harder if it's a RTU can't pump those down, I wound quote both part in that case

As an ex electrician I never take another electricians word for it. I always re-troubleshoot the problem unless re-troubleshooting would take 6 hours or something ridiculous like that. I trust my troubleshooting skills a hell of lot more than someone else's skills. If my boss told me to just replace it and would fire me if I spent time re-troubleshooting it then, of course, I would replace it. Otherwise I am going to troubleshoot the system myself and make a determination.

Great video Brad!!! It happens man!!! I had a very similar situation on a Bard unit not to long ago!!! Would love to see video of the change out bro!!! Great job!!!

I have had it work out the other way, replace a compressor only to find out the reversing valve was bad.You feel bad for the customer but that's the way things happen sometimes. You try and cover all the bases,but sometimes things just happen.Sounds like You work for a good Co. though.

like the video... where i live don't see heat pumps but you get to see them in a lot of mini split work specially the inverter ones... but good to know if i ever relocate to where they have em'

Sorry it worked out like it did. Customers don't always understand how things happen. Nobody is perfect and everyday is a learning day.That will be a lesson that won't be forgotten I'm sure.

honesty=successful.....great video...

Lets see the engineer(s) who come up with these component locations change one. These valves all should be located on the outside of the condenser coil. Hard job done well.

good stuff thanks for the information and your right honesty goes along way in this business

you should check the compressor before install the new reversing valve. Other tech may not know how to diagnostic. good video

Dude, frustration central. Troubleshooting reversing valve is def a tricky thing. You did good on your end, though.

Sounds like the heated oil vapor got to you. Hate when that happens. Nice to have room on all sides to work with. Great video by the way.

Nice work! I would like to see Zoomlock replacement of a reversing valve.

Theses things happen, one of the reasons I prefer commercial stuff is the compressor would have shut off valves, it's an easy job then to shut the suction and see if the compressor is pumping.

A real video that hits home

Ya sometimes those heat pump reversing valves can be kind of confusing to diagnosis ...some times it better to just run 24 volts to the solenoid directly and see if the reversing valve shifts... but can be trick as some times its stuck half open regardless based on clogged capillary valve on it.... any how when in doubt just replace it as its more of a headache to try troubleshooting it if direct 24 volts to it doesn't give you any clue. I say another major hint it has to do with a reversing valve is if you can get cooled but turning the heat on you cann't get heat (visa-versa)

Thanks for sharing To be honest, I would have cone to the same conclusion that the reversing valve was the problem. Good job on the brazing, just sucks it was in vain

Great video. ...symptoms of bad reversing valve?

I tell customers up front. I don't recommend just changing a reversing valve or even just a compressor. Much better results to just change the condenser. You'll get a better warranty and I can almost 100% feel confident it will solve your problem. Replaced a 2.5 ton American Standard last week at a rental house that was only 4.5 years old. Still under warranty, but not worth chancing in my opinion. The new Meratherm is up and running with a 10 year warranty. Happy people all the way around.

Great job.. Love the work ethic. Honestly a great video...

Way to take that loss like a champ. Proud a ya. You'll ace the next one tho. Keep ya head up. I'm hvac certified and heat punps are not what I ever wanted to see on this earth. Just when you've got it going good, then u hear heat pump dam

thanks for your videos i really like them and I hope that i'll learn from you teacher

Can I contact you with possible Reverse valve issue ? you are honest and knowledgeable

If the pressure tube is leaking on the suction line to the solenoid can you weld on it without damaging the inside of the reversing valve

nice , but nitrogen for R-410 ? Must have similar low /high side pressures and amount in oz that R-410a does. You really had to basically rebuild the whole entire system resolder condenser , reversing valves , recharge system , put back fan and circuit the whole shebang. The only thing you didn't have to touch by the looks of it is inside stuff like evaporator , metering TXV valve...etc.

I have seen some even uses magnets to try to test the reversing valve to shift it either way if any signs of cooled but not hot (visa-versa) just replace and save you the headache. Because its doubtful flushing it out will be any good to revive it ...and at this point you still need to disconnect it /solder it back in or (compression fit or swag/flare it back together)

Also, pump down on coo lcyle to check the compressor.

all brazing should be done with nitorgen purge , no ?

As a precaution, always replace the compressor & reversing valve at the same time. Its always cheaper to repair multiple things on just 1 service call, then to repair multiple things on several service calls. This saves not only the customer money, but also the company money too.

thank you so much for your video..

I was taught use your hands. They are your own best tool. Feeling the discharge with a mid way or failed reversing valve would still be slightly warm. Compressor not pumping. Sounds like guages weren’t used either to asses on first visit.

U should check comm.amps b4 condemig reversigvalve

Great video thanks for sharing.

Great job. Thanks for the video.

Just need ur advice is better to check the effiecency of the compressor and then check on the reversing valve

ugh, my heat pump is only a year old and it sounds like my compressor isn't running. but my heat works fine. but the ac is not working. I cannot afford another ac replacement as I've already paid for 2 in the past 2yrs. I can only pray they don't tell me the compressor is bad. I'm thinking its the reversing valve that's stuck since the heat works. but then again it could be the aux providing heat.

I 'm not real smart about these things but why not change out the compressor instead of the whole system. Appears to me that the problem was the compressor to start with. Just Saying that considering the age and that rusty looking accumulator, that's bound to give trouble in the near future, why not suggest a new system from the get-go. But you did a heck of a good job changing out the reversing valve, enjoyed the video. Keep on Trucking

Do you guys ever remove good parts in that event ?

Thought usually if the temp between any of the lines into the Rvalve vary greater than 6 degrees between each other then the Rvalve may be an issue.

Good jpb.that was stressful just watching. Lol

Thats a tempstar smart comfort heat pump first 410a unit I've seen in this stall of unit most of these at that time shaped like this was r22

This situation, change both rev valve and compressor at the same time. Or heat pump if is a older unit.

What if the compressor was a Scroll? How would you diagnosed it vs a bad RV? Since scrolls don’t have compressor valves.

You still rocking the MANs bro...I know some some RU-vidrs thats gonna be mad at you cause you not Rocking the iconnect..lol...good job tho in keeping it honest

What tip size are you using I tried to get a txv valve off with regularly tip and put a hole into it because I couldn't heat it enough

I will be coming up to Parris Island in Nov. so how close are you to the Island? I will be in SC for a week may be we could have lunch

not sure what id do in that situation, but id be pissed. did you end up installing a new heat pump? if so, you can use the parts off the old one

Awesome Video though ! Bummer on the Ending. Hopefully Life Throws u Some Good Stuff After that Bummer of a Ending. Life usually has a way of Staying in Balance !

Good video thanks

A local ac tech wants to charge me 1000 dollars to do this after hes already charged me 900 bucks to solder up a tiny pin hole leak in the top of my condenser coil! Took him 5 minutes and i took the cabinet apart and found the leak on my goodman 14 seer heat pump . It worked fine for a day 122 degree vent temperature. Now its not heating and he says the reversing valve is hung, well it was fine till he fixed it. He messed around with the wires in the outside unit, now it only cools and i have to use the emergency heat to get heat. I think he just wanted to sell me a new 5,000 dollar hvac system

Do you typically use and recommend an air acetylene setup for this type of job?

Thanks for the video

This will make me double check all reversing valves prior to performing repair lol

TBH... we dont have much for heat pumps here... (it gets to -3X* here)... and anytime i walk up to one im extremely intimidated. Im not sure what to even check besides my usual. If something is wrong with a reversing valve, i wouldnt have any idea how to confirm...

Dear sir can you make a video about liquid receiver & how it's work

Great video!!

Reversing valve probably took its toll on the compressor anyway. On heat pumps, if you change 1, its best to also change out the other.

Good job

A 7 amp drop across the compressor should have been a good indicator that it wasn't working and it probably was only working off 70% of it's max power.

7:20 LOL @ RU-vid Police

Ouch that sucks

Naw that tech that troubleshoot the unit didn’t put there gages on. You would have some sort of suction, and how you showed no fluctuation on your gages that tech should of known.