Third Visit Within 2 Months, But Was It My Fault? #hvacguy #hvaclife #hvactrainingvideos

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In this video I return to a call I had recently been to because the tenant was saying it wouldn’t keep up! #hvacguy #hvac #airconditioning #hvaclife #heatingandcooling #hvactrainingvideos #hvacservice #hvactroubleshooting #hvactechnician #skilledtrades #bluecollar #bluecollarpride ⁠@ruud ⁠@FieldpieceProducts ⁠@HVACKnights
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@ftwbreeze Месяц назад

Just another customer that knows how to turn on and off. Not a clue as to why. You educated her, people these days only know very little because thats how they got by in life. She sounds like she has a good heart. I hope she appreciates a good person like you who goes the extra mile every time. Thx Curtis

@HVACGUY Месяц назад

Thanks

@kennymayo4578 Месяц назад

@@HVACGUYI bet the cond coil got that red clay sandy dust back on it got heat trapped in ot causing suction temp to go up

@jthonn Месяц назад

@@kennymayo4578 That may be true Kenny, but I think they are asking too much out of that little unit.

@Garth2011 Месяц назад

True but the homeowner or landlord should have that job. They need to have instructions printed on a card as to the benefits of keeping the temperature reasonable when not home. OFF is the worst option and will result in higher energy bills.

@jthonn Месяц назад

@@Garth2011 That is true. You can't take for granted that they have common sense.

@polishsharpshooter2876 Месяц назад

Holy sh!t you can hear that thing 2 blocks away.

@Demy26 Месяц назад

She’s expecting a miracle at the hottest part of the day with a system that has been off

@spencersutton7486 Месяц назад

25 year old system at that.

@jthonn Месяц назад

@@spencersutton7486 indeed

@patrickinottawa27 Месяц назад

Same reason people will crank the thermostat all the way up or all the way down thinking the unit will heat or cool faster.

@jonh901271 Месяц назад

My wife!!

@fvrrljr 28 дней назад

@@jonh901271 my father does it to his water heater too, shut the vents off on wood stove so the wood burns slower *but the house is full of smoke*

@keithsac2542 Месяц назад

Don't block the r/a with the clothes basket

@frankrester3727 Месяц назад

I noticed that too when he went inside

@TheBierman19 19 дней назад

That could have been the issue, right there......

@Johnsmith-mw6pt Месяц назад

Surprised the fire alarm wasn’t beeping

@EMJE272 Месяц назад

they took out the battery months ago

@jthonn Месяц назад

@@EMJE272 Nah, it beeped till it was completely dead.

@BrendanN941 Месяц назад

Perfect example as to why asking questions is so important in the service industry!

@jthonn Месяц назад

indeed

@JohnnyCarroll-wi6tx День назад

shawl is loud.

@davidca96 Месяц назад

That rattle the fan is creating would drive me crazy

@RayHabyan Месяц назад

The majority of people don't understand what latent heat is. Once I explained to a customer that the ac unit had to pull the heat out of the walls and furniture and everything else, then it would start cooling the air. I never had a call back after that. Great work, keep it up.

@HVACGUY Месяц назад

Thanks

@richardbartlett6932 Месяц назад

Heat out of walls and furniture isn't latent heat😂

@RayHabyan Месяц назад

@@richardbartlett6932 My bad, I should have said the sensible heat. Thanks for pointing out the mistake.

@pstiegman Месяц назад

Not your fault. I told my tenant "You let this place get to 80 and you'll never catch up"

@dregenius Месяц назад

Another landleech extracting infinite recurring revenue from an uninsulated, uninhabitable hut... IMPRISON ALL LAND-SCALPERS!

@jthonn Месяц назад

I heard that, or even worse 90!

@dregenius Месяц назад

There needs to be minimum insulation requirements for rEnTaL uNiTs. The complete lack of incentive for building energy efficiency when the person who owns it isn't the person saddled with the bill to heat and cool it is one of many, many reasons that buying things with the sole intention of renting them out should be illegal.

@jeffreys1554 19 дней назад

@@dregenius what?

@stex1985 Месяц назад

👍 you are correct, you should have told her it cost more to turn it off than to leave it on. Plus the comfort factor is much better.

@HVACGUY Месяц назад

Great point!

@--harry_ Месяц назад

Was taught in school that you save 1% on your energy bill for every degree you set your tstat back up to 5 degrees. After 5 degrees, you start going backwards on savings. When most people hear that they only save 1% they leave it set to 1 temp.

@BlenderRookie Месяц назад

Some people are convinced that turning their AC off while at work will be cheaper than leaving it on. It's way better to pick a reasonable temp like 75 or 76 and leave it there. It takes way more power to get rid of a lot of heat to cool it off vs getting rid of a little heat to maintain temp. I have tested it and typically in my case it will take 15-20% less power over a week to maintain temp than it does to bring the temp down just to let it go back up day after day. In this case the unit seems underpowered.

@mortimergladbreath Месяц назад

Not just the air in the house but all the mass of walls, furniture, everything is heated up and has to be cooled down as well. Nice lady, but sometimes people just don't get it.

@Garth2011 Месяц назад

Even though the "utilities" say to alter the temps when you sleep or leave the house, I have to agree, set it where you want it and leave it. Remember, power companies sell electricity and when your A/C runs more, they make more money. I recall years back some news journalist was interviewing a Walmart V.P. about their operational costs and the man had said they did several recommended methods for controlling temperatures inside their huge stores and they finally discovered that setting the thermostat's at the number they chose 24x7x365 used less electricity for them and maintained inside temps best and their observation was keeping all of the mass inside the stores at a controlled temperature was cheaper than allowing temps to rise then try to recover them again the following day. We do the same at home...we're home most of the time or at least someone is at the house most of the time so we set the temps and leave it there all summer, day and night.

@mortimergladbreath Месяц назад

@@Garth2011 Yes, that's what we do as well. Retired, so we aren't away much. We are set at 77 days and 76 night to make wife happy😃

@JohnnyCarroll-wi6tx День назад

it has to un-heat the air before it can begin cooling the air.

@Garth2011 День назад

@@JohnnyCarroll-wi6tx Heat will naturally flow or move toward cold so when the A/C comes on, heat is technically extracted from a building via the evaporator then, heat from furniture etc. flows toward the cooler locations inside the home.

@jackedwards7420 Месяц назад

Well......old a/c man here......with the age of the system, the old single pane windows throughout the house, the guaranteed lack of insulation, the blocked return I saw when you entered combined with the size of the return the BEST she can even hope for is going to be 75° during the heat of the day! I'll say if she's turning it off when she leaves and turning it back on in the heat of the day she is working that system to death as it is just getting caught up when she turns it off again! She needs to set it at 75 and leave it alone PERIOD! Combine all this with the heat indexes of 110° -115° and she has a recipe for disaster it will never catch up and will destroy itself!! I've seen it time and time again!! Especially in those 1970s/80s built houses!!

@Garth2011 Месяц назад

Yes, I would agree...leave it set for a what temps you want and leave it. 72 is pretty cold but lots of folks want it that way.

@MRosati5000 Месяц назад

Could be restricted air flow.

@jthonn Месяц назад

@@Garth2011 That is asking a lot out of that old unit, it is small to boot.

@jthonn Месяц назад

Man I agree, or turn it up a little and not off. I turn mine off sometimes depending on how long I'm going to be gone, but I know it's going to take a while to pull down. People don't realize that everything in the house, furniture, walls and all are hot too, and takes a while to cool down.

@garybaker4153 Месяц назад

Add the fact that it’s a brick house and therefore a holds heat even longer. No way it can keep up. Plus won’t remove the humidity either. Let it run! Don’t change the thermostat

@MrRupus2020 Месяц назад

My parents had the same setup with uninsulated ductwork. Old single pane windows and very little insulation on a conventional foundation. 77 is about as low as youd see on a hot Mississippi Summer

@hvacshinobi8047 Месяц назад

Duct leakage and maybe Retrofit cocktail, refrigerant mix topper, possible issues

@eaglebill3738 Месяц назад

Thanks for another great video Curtis. Definitely an issue of on-off operation. I'm retired from school district HVAC operations and the first thing learned with AC is the air has to dry before it can cool. She indicated that it's operating continuously but it feels stuffy {6:44). That's because it hasn't had time to dry out the building and all the stuff in it. I believe your geographic zone can run dew points in the 60's? If so, running on-off won't work at all. Let alone factors of poorly sealed single pane windows and opening and closing doors or leaving them open etc. Especially every day, it will never have the capability of drying out the house. Basically as soon as it begins to get to the drying process, she turns it off and the system has to begin all over again the next day. This is most likely costing more than if she left it run all the time. Not your fault at all Curtis, Landlord shouldn't be upset with you. You certainly did your due diligence in making sure the system is performing. This is a great video to learn from.

@MariosACandRefrigeration Месяц назад

You need 18 to 20 deg delta on a unit that old,they had bigger compressors,you need to check return plenum for leaks,and to see if the house is negative ,if it is you have a supply duct leak .the suction pressure is high for a 74 deg return..2 cents.

@jthonn Месяц назад

That would do it, but I doubt that's the case.

@sentryfe74 Месяц назад

Could blower fan speed be too high?

@topher8634 Месяц назад

Overfeeding expansion valve will cause high suction too. But I'd be willing to bet there are leaks in the duct work. It's a single return system with the mechanical closet open to the attic. My experience with that setup is there are significant leaks especially if there has been a replacement system installed. It is difficult to seal around the coil and supply plenum when the space is just big enough for the equipment.

@jthonn Месяц назад

@@topher8634 True, if it is open to the attic it will never be right.

@stevehullings704 Месяц назад

New motor doesn't seem to spin freely, that didn't alarm you, brand new don't mean jack anymore, I guess we'll see . Of course customer thinks ac will instantly cool house down in minutes. That unit needs a cinder block on top to keep it from making rattling noise.

@bobboscarato1313 Месяц назад

It sounds like grossly overcharged unit; I'm surprised compressor didn't burst!

@Chris-ec9lc Месяц назад

should the fan blades be so close to the motor? Maybe a lower profile motor is what should be in there too. And it spun like crap

@topher8634 Месяц назад

Amp draw was below FLA. If it were dragging, I'd expect it to be over it. suction press was elevated but he said it was 80 inside and the system has been off, so it was a high heat load. Subcooling was a bit high, I don't know what the design subcooling temp is for that system, but I would not expect it to be over 15. High side pressure was 260-what you'd expect on a 90 degree day with an old 30 degree split condenser

@RichardWells-ft6sf Месяц назад

She's more concerned about the light bill, than she is about comfort.

@bobboscarato1313 Месяц назад

And so am I; live in a 1500 sq. ft. home and my bill is over $ 350.- per month.

@corruptedbrain6 Месяц назад

@@bobboscarato1313new ac time

@georgiapatriot4575 Месяц назад

yep--it's called "not rich" these days

@daultonbowers6897 Месяц назад

@@bobboscarato1313do you rent or own? Try spray foam insulation, it's the best thing since sliced bread.

@bobboscarato1313 Месяц назад

@@daultonbowers6897 I own and I used to sell several kinds of insulation; some are OK and some are BAD.-

@TheMcGuireLife Месяц назад

The, tenant was at fault she turned the air conditioner off then.” Then turn the air conditioner back on at the hottest part of the day, is not what you want to do the air conditioner will work hard and run all the time. With an older air conditioner it will have to work extremely harder to cool the house down. Like you said in the video don’t turn your air conditioner off before you leave because you’re going to have a very hard time getting the air conditioner to cool the house down.” I, agree with you!! Don’t turn the air conditioner off you should raise the temperature a few degrees. I hope the tenant learned her lesson! Do not turn the air conditioner off before she leaves the house. She needs to raise the temperature!!

@Garth2011 Месяц назад

One thing I noticed Curtis was the condenser fan motor did not "coast" when you spun it by hand. It came to a stop rather quickly vs. spin a couple of times before coming to a stop. Would a new problem free motor slow down that quickly, I'm guessing to be a no. I have noticed USMotors has the "Mojave" model and they are rated for higher outside temps and additionally they use "ball bearings" vs. the "self aligning" sleeve bearings. I'm just guessing those are more robust and for less than $10 more, a better bearing for the long run. I know, some HVAC folks might disagree about bearing types but its been my experience the most common reason motors need replaced is because the bearings fail and lock up the shaft. Could be that motor is going to be defective soon.

@brianb8011 Месяц назад

I thought I was the only one who noticed that. You would think for a brand new motor that thing would have more spin or spin freely a little better.

@bobboscarato1313 Месяц назад

You're correct, always select ball bearing motor replacements!

@mountainman9555 Месяц назад

My thoughts as well parts are not build to last anymore they are designed to fail so they can sell another one shortly. But he's the expert not me but would love to hear his thoughts on this. Thanks for all your videos Hvac guy I do appreciate them a ton!

@The4thshodow Месяц назад

Only 2 fan blades too

@Garth2011 Месяц назад

@@The4thshodow That wouldn't apply as the engineers figure all of that out unless the fan was changed from a 3 or 4 blade to this 2 blade. If it has the correct pitch, diameter and RPM...its how they designed it. Not a lot of them have 2 bladed fans, agreed but they made them.

@user-tp4tl4jz5w Месяц назад

Time for a new system my friend you’ll be back 🤣🤣🤣

@navycorpsmanveteran61 Месяц назад

Had to turn the volume down. That unit was loud.

@rickbarnett9729 Месяц назад

I’ve tried tell people leave it alone yes you can bump it couple degrees but when it’s hot out leave it alone I also run a box fan in the afternoon to help with circulation keep cool air moving around

@forlast5231 Месяц назад

Ask her. Do you turn off your fridge when you go to work? If they say no. Tell her the same goes for your house. Don't turn off your ac.

@brettbussell1077 Месяц назад

Curtis, I've been an HVAC tech for forty years. I notice that on r22 systems you always overcharge them. The industry standard has always been 63-70 psi on the suction and 30 degrees delta T on the air temp in and out of the condenser with pressures from 200-280psi depending on OAT. this unit was a bit overcharged. At 80 psi the saturation temp is 48 degrees and at 67 psi its 39 degrees, still well above freezing and a better delta t across the coil. I hope this helps as I am usually impressed with your skills.

@OGHVAC Месяц назад

Agreed. 45 years as a technician and retired now but that little system looked over charged for R22 to me as well.

@chrisspanyer1525 Месяц назад

I noticed the super heat was only 10 degrees. I’m assuming it was at least 80-90 degrees outside as she said it never gets below 79 inside. Also the wet bulb was 74.6 (I think hard to tell bad image quality )degrees so should have had super heat of about 30 degrees. Assuming no other problems with airflow. Seams over charged.

@actechchris 17 дней назад

1:52 I do the Fonzie too open those old tanks 👊🏻😂

@JasonEDragon Месяц назад

To be fair to the tenant, the HVAC industry has stuck with single speed systems for too long. If you had more multiple speed systems, then you could have more capacity for peak cooling while still allowing things to be comfortable during normal operation. I live in upstate New York where days vary more often between warm and hot. Heaven forbid you get too busy and miss the weather forecast and leave for work without turning on the AC on an unexpectedly hot day. Or you have relatives come over during the day and change the thermostat setting. Or the power goes out for several hours after a storm. Or you go away for a few days - like leaving on a day when the high is 70 and getting back on a day when the high is 88. There is no way I'd stick with a single speed system the next time mine gets replaced.

@JBTexas Месяц назад

If I have my AC at 73 when it’s 100 degrees outside, my ac never shuts off and my house will say 78 or 79. Why because it’s freaking hot. And AC WILLL NEVER SHUT OFF. Reason why I put my ac to 78 from 1-8 pm. Then at 8 put to 75 and house cools down. Common sense people. Have some fans on the room you’re in and you will be fine. And close the curtains. I live in Texas and it’s hot down here.

@dfirth224 Месяц назад

Inland CA is the same. 107 the last two days, 15% humidity.

@billsimpson604 Месяц назад

@@dfirth224 You are lucky. It is much easier to cool dry air than it is to cool humid air, and dry air can cool off at night. Very humid air feels 'hot' at 90 degrees unless there is a wind blowing on you. The water molecules in the air won't allow the heat to radiate off your skin.

@JBTexas Месяц назад

Yes Texas is dry heat, with heat index it’s 112. I use to live in eagle pass Texas next to Mexico and it’s hotter over there. Reaches 120 with heat index. I’m use to the heat but also get educated on how an AC works. I’d rather raise the AC to not over work it. And change filter every 25 days and clean the condenser at least every 1-2 months by rinsing it off.

@Deploracle Месяц назад

There is more than just heat in the air to remove but heat contained in all the furniture, the walls, appliances, carpets. That is why it is usually most efficient to leave the thermostat at one temperature. If all that stuff in the room is allowed to get hot again, it will take that much more time, and that much more money, to cool the room again when you get home. Once all the aforementioned items in the room arrive at your set temperature, they act as buffers to help keep the rest of your living space at a constant temperature.

@timrob0420 Месяц назад

Those old green machines were tanks though and the easiest to do repairs on idk why they stopped making them like that

@GoatzombieBubba Месяц назад

The Government meddling in things they don't belong in is why.

@bobboscarato1313 Месяц назад

On rental properties landlords are not interested in high efficiency systems!

@joeds3775 3 часа назад

They last too long

@raykrv6a Месяц назад

Thank god I live in Minnesota. It may get up into the 90's, but it cools down at night. My house is 72 during the day and 66 at night when I crank the AC down. Just got my April Xcel Energy statement and I only used 432 kwh and that's less then half what other nearby home use.

@user-pu6ov7cg3l Месяц назад

You did the right thing!! Sometime people need to be educated on how HVAC works.

@shermanmaddoxrcpc774 Месяц назад

We use a setback thermostat on our old system in summer we’d set it to cool around 3 hrs before we got home. It was tolerable. On 100 degree days had to use ceiling fans

@jaysonescoe5799 Месяц назад

I like all the comments. All are spot on!! I get a high electric bill!! But common sense applies!!

@stevencossaboon3237 Месяц назад

Nice work Curtis.

@HVACGUY Месяц назад

Thanks!

@rickknosky6547 Месяц назад

17 degrees sub cooling? Seems like it may be a little over charged.

@gtpforever Месяц назад

I was going to say the same thing.

@MrJujubean Месяц назад

But is it a piston if so what was SH.I don't remember

@daultonbowers6897 Месяц назад

I was thinking either a little over charged or heat strips running, seen it a few times on those old ruud/rheems with sequencers

@donbeam4072 Месяц назад

She needs to set the thermostat and leave it alone

@Garth2011 Месяц назад

That's my opinion too...especially with a bricked building that is going to be a hot baked potato even after the sun sets. Just like those Spanish tile roofs, heat sinks that need a cool evening to cool off. Gone are the ideas that "turn your thermostat back" doing any justice unless you are the type who sets it for 68 in summer. Every day trying to cool off all of that bulk from the high 80's at 2 PM forward is going to be a huge battle.

@phoenixhvac-r828 Месяц назад

@Garth2011 heat rises

@Garth2011 Месяц назад

@@phoenixhvac-r828 There's more to heat than it rising. It also "radiates" in all directions plus there is the UV heat that passes through materials. If an attic is not vented well or doesn't have a power exhaust fan the heat radiation will build as the temps increase which does allow the heat to enter/affect the living area. That means some heat will "sink" if the conditions are there.

@phoenixhvac-r828 Месяц назад

@Garth2011 heat never " sinks " if the space is not insulated and sealed properly and there is a negative pressure created you will pull heat into the space, tile roofs have such an air gap between roof radiant heat is non-existent, now brick home with single pane windows I agree with you

@Garth2011 Месяц назад

@@phoenixhvac-r828 Radiant heat does radiate in all directions. Been to an outdoor restaurant with those gas or electric heaters up above pointed downward to keep people warm?

@scoobtoober2975 Месяц назад

@1:16 you hear it and pray it was the one on the right. NOPE. Thanks for your work and publishing these.

@williamserver4332 Месяц назад

Thanks for the videos. Very informative

@JHACbiz Месяц назад

Have to agree that motor didn't look like it was spinning very freely but we'll see. The biggest issue is clearly that she's turning it off. I always give people the analogy of the home is like a battery taking charge all day long. Every bit of material in that home is getting warmed up and more and more humidity because of the air is not being conditioned so when you get home turning that air on it's got to cool all that material down expending all that energy over and over and over again. Much better to maintain a set-point plan.

@northwoodsliving101 Месяц назад

Love this channel, you are so chill and cool with your clients, keep it up and thank you

@williamcarothers8348 Месяц назад

If it's 25 years old then anything can break at anytime. Surprised you didn't find a dinosaur fossil inside.

@Garth2011 Месяц назад

It's made it this far...it'll keep going if serviced correctly.

@tombeilman5579 Месяц назад

What do you mean leave the AC on when I’m not home. I set my thermostat at 76 to 78 and let it go

@jewellhirsch1694 18 дней назад

Hi, my name is Fred. I think you’re doing a great job. That’s one of them Catch-22 jobs run into that situation myself or a nurse was working and she kept getting off around one or two and afternoon and come to find out. She was running her thermostat all the way up and didn’t run it down when she got in from work, so we finally found that out just like you did and we did change the thermostat cause it was one of the old old thermostats with the in them and the mercury in them and that didn’t seem like it was keeping the right temperature but we gave her a little education. We didn’t hear nothing else from the rest of the summer. They was fine so Don’t let it get you down man you ain’t wasting your time checking all the equipment and you’re doing the right thing I just wish more text would take the time and work similar to you thank you very much Fred Hursh signing out from Tallahassee Florida.

@polishsharpshooter2876 Месяц назад

I would have washed that coil and used a 1075 rpm motor and a new blade. I also suspect an overcharge or a hunting txv causing that horrible delta t

@kevinwalker4623 Месяц назад

He said coils were cleaned the first visit two months ago. Can you just arbitrarily change fan speeds or go with what the oem specifies? How would a new blade help on a twenty year old system that apparently worked fine until this tenant. I don't know, I'm not an a/c guy that is why I'm asking these questions. Had a guy tell me in my truck when its hot, put the a/c fan on low and crack the windows and the truck cools faster. It seems to work. He claimed it gave the gas more time to absorb the heat.

@polishsharpshooter2876 Месяц назад

@@kevinwalker4623 the old blade is likely off balance causing the horrible vibration. The increase from 825 rpm to 1075 rpm will move more air helping the unit cool down the condenser better. Its not more efficient on electricity cost but more efficient on how much cooling you can get out of unit. Kind of like spraying water on the condenser in hot weather. You get more capacity. But that delta t was horrible. I still suspect overcharged or hunting txv. The unit is not doing all it could do

@thearbiter8568 3 дня назад

With those rheems I check the pressure with the service door on. Was always taught that if you don’t you’re not reading accurate pressures .

@geralderdek282 Месяц назад

That Rudd looks exactly like mine. I guess they haven't changed much over the years because mine is 42 years old and still working great!😊

@GrammarPoliceInvestigations Месяц назад

I hope that wasn’t a freebie for you. The landlord has an ignorant tenant in the ways of AC.

@brettfavrewelfarequeen9886 Месяц назад

This is really the landlord's responsibility.

@melvinwillingham233 Месяц назад

Residential structures are only designed to maintain 78 degrees inside when its 92 outdoors here in north Georgia. Most systems have a little bit more capacity and on a 95 degree day you might be able to get the inside down to 75 degrees.

@theshaddowaust Месяц назад

Sorry a bit long winded but. :) When I was in the trade FT, I had one place that had a Daikin ducked system with a huge 3 phase out door (8' High 4' wide) (YES LARGE HOUSE too), they was complaining the unit would keep going all night and not cool the place down + huge power usage because of it. We had visited the place many times and then the head of Daikin rep's came up and we headed to the place to find no problems with the unit,(Every visit they had someone home and so the unit was on the hole time and working link it should) It then was coming to a point the owner kept complaining so one day we headed there without telling the owner (100o Day) and found the unit was not running outside, called the owner and he turned up 30 min later. The first thing we found was the thermostat was off to find out they was doing the same as this video (turning it off when they head out the door). Tho we had asked and asked if they turned it off when they leave and it was always a "NO" even when the rep was here. They didn't like the bill we had to send, for the wasted time visited and even the rep did too They still expect it to get to temp within 10 min of turning it on. It came to a point that they asked another place to look at the Air Con and when they saw the installers name called us (Good Friends) and we told them the same thing (Billed for that visit too). Surprising part: We did get an apology 3 months later when he decided to read all the paperwork and followed it and so found out we was telling him the right way to run it, and so the power bill went down and the house kept to temp.

@chrisnapier5626 Месяц назад

Great job,Curtis!

@ayoutubewatcher7009 Месяц назад

Customer wanta play they gotta pay

@TooMuchControversy Месяц назад

That fan shouldn't stop spinning. I get that the customer turns off the AC, but you would think and correctly assume that she's been doing that always, and just recently the fan and cap were changed. I'm thinking that fan is most likely quitting here and there due to the way I saw it spin when he looked at the data plate, and that's why she's not getting the temperature drop. I hope it doesn't come back. Get em Curtis!

@stephenbierlein2517 Месяц назад

You can't shut off then turn on in the hottest day . Only way can do it if the unit is oversized and ductwork. Let alone the discomfort is humidity. No run higher humidity and temp . Once in cooling mode don't open windows. This really raises humidity. Can't remove it in a short time. Have a great day.

@inthedarkwoods2022 Месяц назад

Bet that trap house has about 1/10th inch of insulation.

@HVACGUY Месяц назад

Couldn’t get in the attic, but you’re right needs to be inspected

@sir.cannabis1173 Месяц назад

Trap house? What gave you that idea?

@darrolreeder235 Месяц назад

Judging by your air temp at the vent (I believe it was 100 degrees until you turned the condenser back on), you may very well have a heat strip that is energized if that system has electric heat. (sequencer stuck) Other than that, your advice to her about turning the system up or off during the day only allow everything in the house to go up in temp (that includes furniture) and all of that heat must be removed before system will start cycling.

@GoomyB Месяц назад

my company is typically too expensive for these types. I really feel for you.

@GoomyB Месяц назад

we keep it that way for a reason

@kens.3729 Месяц назад

Common Sense is a Blessing some Received at Birth but most were Not so Lucky. Unreasonable to think you can Turn Thermostat Off and Expect it to get Cold.

@dfirth224 Месяц назад

Some people think it's just like turning a light on and off.

@rickhendrickson3530 Месяц назад

Definitely bill for it

@garenharutyunyan4275 Месяц назад

I would reduce the blower speed by one step and I think the system might be slightly overcharged. Good luck bro!

@jeffkablock3229 Месяц назад

and bad fan motor lol 43 year tech from florida

@johnt.7471 Месяц назад

I'd replace the fan capacitor first.

@williamgannon4034 23 дня назад

Hopefully the filter dryers weren't starting to plug but yes it won't catch up if it's off most of the day totally agree with that one

@randyfox4611 27 дней назад

40 year ac man here. I love that Arthur Fonzarelli method of getting the door off that condenser. Perfect!

@krishuntzeroable Месяц назад

Do you keep logs of pressures from previous visits? Reference them, tell them they need to upgrade. I mean just look at that Ruud system. That would be a no go in Louisiana. Convince them to upgrade so they can stop blaming everyone else. What you said to the customer was 100%. When I’m gone I keep my place at around 76, around 8-9pm it keeps it maintained at 74. It’s comfortable enough for my roommates not to bitch. But it’s also 100 degrees most days. You can never expect a system to kick your house down lower than 70 unless you’ve got a newer house with double panned windows and lots of insulation. No cool air loss within the building and I always suggest attic tents if their thermostat is above the attic access.

@bobboscarato1313 Месяц назад

We turn system off in Houston; utility turns power on an off repeatedly and hard start kits and delay timers won't help!

@dfirth224 Месяц назад

@@bobboscarato1313 Texas electrical grid has it's issues.

@wayne5607 Месяц назад

It's the black thermostat that gets shut off as soon as whey walk out the door. Then they come home with it 90 degrees inside and expect 65 degrees at high noon!

@brianb8011 Месяц назад

That fan sure doesn't seem like its spinning all that freely for a brand new motor. Maybe its just me?

@rbking9296 Месяц назад

I have been binge watching your videos they are very interesting been having problems with my AC unit got to have a new evaporator coil installed tomorrow but what I have noticed watching all of these videos of yours is it seems like 99% of the repairs you are doing are all on Rheem units are they really that bad….. enjoy your channel you seem like and honest and very professional HVAC

@TomLawson05 Месяц назад

Great call Curtis callback not your fault at all thanks for the video

@harbosonius Месяц назад

260 is awfully high for liquid pressure on an r22 system. Not helping that she is leaving it off all day,too,but that hi side is suspect.

@oilandfireguy1739 Месяц назад

Noticed that too.

@Hunter-vl6ft День назад

I'm in Texas, and my favorite calls are the ones that put t stat @ 70 then leave the patio door open because they like the fresh air 😂😂😂😂😂

@danobrien3109 Месяц назад

The ductwork is likely in the attic and the insulation on the duct and the attic insulation are probably lousy. Best she can hope for is set the thermostat and leave it alone. 👍🇨🇦

@bstevens9831 13 дней назад

Maybe a programmable thermostat would help. She can match the programs to her work schedule and allow it to run at a *slightly* higher temperature ( like 78º ) when not home. As you said to her, there is no way that unit is going to cool down to 72 at mid-day ( max heat ) when the inside ambient is 80º +. She's lucky you've kept that old Rheem running for her. Keep up the good work.

@wiedapp Месяц назад

That yard helicopter itself would even be a violation of code for excessive noise, as in living zones only 35dB are allowed at night and 45dB during the day at the nearest window of a neighbor. That thing is way beyond that. With a noisy outdoor unit like that you won't have many friends around here. Here some people only need to see an outdoor unit and complain about the noise - even though it's not connected to power or anything. Just. Standing. There.

@rolytech212 Месяц назад

You also have to see how well insulated the attic is. Rentals don’t have attics well insulated and with these temperatures in the summer it may be a problem

@HVACGUY Месяц назад

I tried. Access was likely in the other apartment. No access while I was there.

@johnwindsor9069 Месяц назад

The landlord has no reason to be pissed. Hopefully you showed him this video. Like the lady said, she didn't want a high electric bill, so she turns it off, and expects the system to magically bring the temps down to 72. I'd be willing to bet she will continue turning it off after her next electric bill.

@Salyers-Family-2004 Месяц назад

Leave thermostat alone, don’t put clothes basket in front of return and make sure for some odd reason the heat kit isn’t intermittently kicking on. Just a thought. It definitely happens.

@CA-lk6fd Месяц назад

I don’t think that’s your fault. You told her right, she’s trying to recover around 10 degrees plus the humidity, not gonna happen even in a brand new home with a brand new unit. We only drop ours back 4 degrees during the day, I wouldn’t go anymore than that on ours because it would be the same thing hers is doing. Honestly she’ll probably save money doing it the way you told her verses what she’s been doing. We have a 14 year old 3 ton Rheem split unit HP cooling 1900’ in Kentucky. It does really well at 72 setpoint even in 100 degree weather.

@hartsfire5706 Месяц назад

i payed to have a AC put in my parents house years back and hade the same fight with my father. he instead that he was saving money by opening all of the windows at sundown. and he did nothing but cry it was hot all day ,,, it got to the point that i just put a tamper proof state on the wall and them ground the heads off of the screws so he code not change it. then mother refused to cook him meals till he left his hands off of things. and what do you know if you set a AC at one point and let it alone they will work right.

@aubrey5939 Месяц назад

Especially that split looked like it was about a 2ton. After it hits 85 in there and heat soaks the furniture, it'll cool off maybe by 5 in morning lol.

@ALWATTS83 Месяц назад

If she concerned with the light bill. Sell her a 20 seer Bosch. Pretty sure as old as that unit is it’s not running at peak capacity. Nevertheless you’re correct can’t shut it off then expect it to cool it’ll never catch up

@markchapman4197 Месяц назад

Pump it down to check the reed valves in the compressor

@heymikeyhelikesit8673 Месяц назад

It's a scroll compressor. No valves.

@markchapman4197 Месяц назад

No that is not a scroll compressor

@heymikeyhelikesit8673 Месяц назад

@@markchapman4197 Looking back I see you are 100% correct. My bad.

@kg4muc Месяц назад

Operator error lol

@HVACGUY Месяц назад

Exactly

@zeldamoore8371 Месяц назад

I felt like the tenant was trying to give you what she thought was the "correct" answer to your questions. Who knows what really happens.

@johnmooney9444 Месяц назад

Turning it off permits everything in the house, the furniture, the flooring, the ceiling, the stud walls, the room air, etc., to heat up. It takes a heck of a lot of time and btu's (tons) to cool all that lack down

@jeffkablock3229 Месяц назад

high charge buddy

@techfive7202 Месяц назад

I knew as soon as you checked those pressures. Lol.

@NEW_INSITE Месяц назад

I did apartment maintenance and also the heat and air on all the units, I was certified in heating and air in case anybody asks, And I had to explain to tenants many times not to turn the unit off but to just turn it down if they were out of the apartment. I had to explain to them that not only does the air in their apartment get hot, but also all the sheet rock in the whole apartment, which is a 1/2 inch thick or more, is basically a rock which absorbs the heat all day long and it takes a long time to cool off a heated rock that's been sitting in the sun all day.

@alexandermcdougall8313 Месяц назад

The worst part about bieng an AC tech once it's workin. They don't need ya😮😮😮

@Leroy63 Месяц назад

A perfect similarity to the propaganda of programmable thermostats and setback temps. Not many people think of the thermal mass of literally tons of furniture, drywall, and other stuff that also gets to that 85 degrees that the system also has to cool back down. Thermostats are like the Ronco rotisserie tag line set it and forget it.

@alannewsome1729 Месяц назад

Yeah I don’t understand why some people do that. You can’t just turn off the system and then when you come home at 1:30 pm during the hottest time expect your system no matter what age to cool from 85 to 90 to 72 like said it will just run all day like that. No wonder her power bill is so high. When it starts to get warm before the summer starts I put my A/C one one temperature and I leave it there and on the whole summer. until fall comes.

@darylfortney8081 Месяц назад

Fan blade is way out of balance. Can never spin at the right RPM the way it is. Additionally the lines need re-insulated outside on top of all the other things that really need done.

@harryschrysan3183 Месяц назад

At 14:15 I don't like that spin. It's not free.

@johnt.7471 Месяц назад

Bad Fan Capacitor, replace it. If still slow, replace the fan motor.

@harryschrysan3183 Месяц назад

? What does the capacitor have to do with the motor not spinning freely? It's the bearings.

@jthonn Месяц назад

Not your fault. Rule of thumb you can only pull down 20 degrees. That old unit is kicking booty. My only suggestion would be to put a window unit in the living area to give it a hand, if she wants it real cold. Also don't block the intake with clothes hampers or anything.

@stardust-rv7mr Месяц назад

maybe adding a window unit in the hottest part of the house would also help! brick houses, once they heat up they are very hard to cool down!

@vincentgelles3805 Месяц назад

I had one of my Fieldpiece probes do what yours was doing there. I use Measure Quick because I’m not a huge fan of the Fieldpiece app, and I have a psychrometer for outdoor air. I noticed my head pressure target was bouncing all over the place so I checked the outdoor temperature and it was jumping from 85 degrees to like 55 degrees all the way down to 28 degrees then back up to 85. I put new batteries in it but it didn’t fix the problem so I bought a new one. If you had a psychrometer doing what mine was it would affect your Delta T like what was happening in the video.

@jswyman-ll3dr Месяц назад

Fan blade is too close to that motor...

@moshemoshe-yy8hj Месяц назад

Unit has to be changed like our politician

@stevee7774 Месяц назад

Definitely time for a complete change out in that department.

@mysticknight9711 Месяц назад

Go back to basics on the sizing of the unit - are the supply vents open around the house? Are there enough CFM on the internal blower to get around 10 air changes per hour?