Straightening the coils on the vintage Westinghouse 5,000 BTU air conditioner.. It's a tedious process that takes some time, but it is necessary to ensure full thermal transfer is occurring as the air passes through the machine..
Jordan, you're the first person I"ve seen using the fin straightening comb with finesse. I've seen a lot of guys aggresively pulling the comb through, like a rake over rocks and dirt. Thanks man, good job!
There are too many people operating by the 'quantity over quality' mentality. It doesn't matter if you fix 15 units in a day if half of them quit again next week. Take the time to do it right. Ripped coils aren't going to satisfy anyone.
I have the exact same unit. The coils are just as dented as yours. Right now, it's in the window. This will indeed be tedious work. I looked at various fin tools and will buy the set you have. And will take the unit out the window, place it on a lighted workbench, get a sixpack in an ice filled cooler, put on some mellow music. (No wife or kids around to interrupt). It will take patience to complete but you've shown its worth it.
mate you're a maestro. you breathed new life in that coil. most lazy technicians would have thrown that coil but you saved it from ending up in landfill. bravo
Thanks, I am so tired of the poor attitude and sleazy work of many 'techs' today. I always try to repair if at all possible, even if it takes a little longer.
Finally someone that isn't just raking the comb through the fins most of the time not really showing how to fix the coil itself and just scraping the hell out of it.
I really appreciate the time you put into this, extremely calm and easy to understand, but most important for me, to SEE the end result of your work. Thank You!!!!
Jordan thank you so much for showing me how to correctly use one of those combs. I will now know how to use it on my home A/C condenser as well as my car!!
SWEET! Not sure why it's so satisfying to watch the timelapse yet, it is. 😁 I've been using an old credit card but the results appear much better with that fin comb. SOLD!
Nice job! Almost every window unit I’ve seen that people I know have, the coils are pretty banged up on the window unit, so I’ll recommend them one of these.
You did a really nice job compared to other videos I have seen and most would say the more dented ones couldn't be fixed but they just needed a little wiggle lol.
2:03 I use a butter knife to straighten out the dings that you showed instead of a flat screwdriver. The screwdriver can turn a little bit by accident causing it to widen the fins more than necessary. Was in a bind and needed something to use and discovered that the butter knife works pretty decent. With a butter knife I was able to fine-tune how wide I was spreading the fins by just tilting the knife slightly. It's easier to work with than using the rounded handle of a screwdriver. I was using it for a "through the wall' air conditioner. But you probably can also use it on a window AC as well. Not sure about Central AC... haven't tried that yet.
I fixed a unit last year that was so bad it took me four hours to repair the aluminum coil. You're so right of being patient with this type of work. The unit was one season young. The owner gave me a two hundred dollars bonus. Since the owner told me that a large company stated to him that the unit was just too far gone. I just love to show up liars and thieves. Such a shame that the HVAC field lately is just full of scammers and shysters. Nice explanation VF.
The HVAC industry has turned into primarily a scam full of dishonest salesmen and junk equipment. Its hard to come across a real tech anymore. I always do every job to the proper degree, and throw in extras when I can. Sometimes it takes longer, sometimes it cuts into profit, but ultimately it satisfies the customer, and those are the people that keep coming back. Many people can recognize quality work and a good attitude, even if they have no idea what you’re doing to the equipment.
i just ordered a adjustable used metal one off ebay i love ebay we one can find stuff at fair price and usa made [i hope] thanks fer video sir God bless
@@JordanU thank so much because I remember my mom hire a service for the air conditioning but the service was very bad and he even damaged my core so badly but he say is fine 😭
@@mrcoco3562 A lot of HVAC services out there today are scams, run by people that have no other intentions than to try to sell you a new system you don't need.
