First off, I really appreciate the video layout. Makes it really easy to understand the troubleshooting process for someone like me with plenty of background in mechanics and electronics, but next to none with HVAC. I know with enough time and/or documentation I can safely diagnose and repair just about anything. Been putting off getting our central air back up and running due to a severe lack of time to sit and read or chase my own tail winging it for a little over a year. I feel totally confident I know what I'm looking for and doing after your short video. Now on to why I really decided to leave a comment. Please for the love.... Don't use white zip ties in any exposed installations. The nylon 6 they use for zip ties is basically the same across the board. However to prevent the color from becoming muddled, white doesn't have the uv stabilizers added that black and other colors get to prevent them from drying out and cracking when exposed to uv and weather changes. Another not commonly known one, if you have a big container of zip ties that seem to be getting brittle or you need to install them in fairly cool weather get them warm and wet. 🤣 Get a large enough pot of water boiling you can place the zip ties in a mesh strainer off the bottom of the pan and kill the flame while you let them soak for just a couple minutes. If your tap gets fairly warm you can just put the plug in and soak them in the sink basin, granted they aren't extremely dried out. Zip ties actually need a little moisture to stay pliable and they come from the factory with a relatively consistent moisture content. Once opened and exposed to work truck and garage temp swings they dry out fast. This will make good zip ties able to withstand a greater amount of tension without snapping while installing and over time.
@@potentialhvac6074 hey I'm just trying to keep us all from one day getting wiring chewed up. I've only had to deal with it in automotive, but I'm sure it's just as awful for hvac. The white ones get just as brittle from engine heat as the uv. Not a fun day. They are perfectly fine in enclosure usage btw. I would hope panel temps aren't reaching that of an engine bay anyways, otherwise I think zip ties are the least of anyone's worries.
Run caps in boxes? Please tell me you strapped those down... Don't become a Run Cap Bandit! HVAC vendors don't leave caps in a box, HVAC technicians shouldn't either. And I hope you highly recommended the customer get a maintenance service, those condenser coils desperately need cleaning - I can only imagine what the pressures looked like, that poor thing isn't going to keep up with Houston heat and humidity.
Homeowner needs to go to obedience school ! What a dump of a back yard. Dirty coil outside. A couple of ducts are kinked in the attic. Amazing findings ! Great fix...Walter kept his cool about the nuerotic dog in need of something.
