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Interesting thread... I love the cinder block and pallet roof platform.

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Originally Posted by jstone1982

Since the last 4 contractors have been jacking up the previous system while putting 134a in a 502 system. Which not to mention any names, was the company that posted this picture and really does not do any business in the area for that reason.

The person that posted this quit working for these guys back when you could buy 502.

I've seen this a few times on the ground but NEVER on a rooftop!

There is a safety, the refrigerant lines, cant you see the tar-mound for the lineset. its built up high enough to keep it from sliding off even when the pallet rots away

Originally Posted by Mike19

That way you wouldn't have to worry about a couple of kids standing on a sidewalk being killed when that thing fell off the roof and landed on them.

After that happens and the lawyers get involved, good luck.

They could have at least made a stand out of 4x4 treated lumber or somthing like that. That would be cheap, it would probably only take half an hour and only use $30 worth the wood. It wouldn't look any uglier than a cinder block and a shipping skid.

That way you wouldn't have to worry about a couple of kids standing on a sidewalk being killed when that thing fell off the roof and landed on them.

He owns the company,,I admire that he will claim it. This thread will not help future calls, Im against slander it;s a M0Rtal SiN But a picture says a thousand words.

Originally Posted by qwerty hvac

This is a first! Someone defending their crappy work..

Its part of maintenance to Thompson's water seal the platform every year! Jeez

Good stuff!

Originally Posted by meplumber

You gotta be kidding me. Right? There is never an excuse to do work that shotty. Either you do it right or you walk away. That is your name on it. Have some freakin pride in your trade. Pathetic. I would fire my employees for doing something like that.

^^^
That pretty much covers it all.

funny thing...lol..then ya get a call back--- you fix for free--under warranty--

This is a first! Someone defending their crappy work..

am reading this right? the person that installed this just came on here to "defend" this abortion?

Originally Posted by jstone1982

For starters there is more to this picture. The owners of this gas station wanted to do all they could for the lowest cost.
Which is every gas station that ever existed.
They were given an estimate for fitted plat-forms and also an estimate for the electric and roof penetration sleeves. They didn't want to spend the extra money so they did it themselves.
Time to walk.

As far as the equipment installation goes the owners knew up-front what could happen if the unit wasn't installed with the right equipment curb under it.
Yeah. They could deny that anyone told them. Then when it falls off they play the blame game, and it comes back on your company for being the knowlegable person. Hate to tell you this, but ANY court would side against you if this falls off and hurts someone. YOU knew it was unsafe, and since YOUR the professional, you shouldn't have created the hazard.

They were in a hurry and needed refrigeration to sell products immediately.
Heaven forbid, safety gets in the way of profit margins.

Since the last 4 contractors have been jacking up the previous system while putting 134a in a 502 system. Which not to mention any names, was the company that posted this picture and really does not do any business in the area for that reason.

dork.

Originally Posted by jstone1982

For starters there is more to this picture. The owners of this gas station wanted to do all they could for the lowest cost. They were given an estimate for fitted plat-forms and also an estimate for the electric and roof penetration sleeves. They didn't want to spend the extra money so they did it themselves. As far as the equipment installation goes the owners knew up-front what could happen if the unit wasn't installed with the right equipment curb under it. They were in a hurry and needed refrigeration to sell products immediately. Since the last 4 contractors have been jacking up the previous system while putting 134a in a 502 system. Which not to mention any names, was the company that posted this picture and really does not do any business in the area for that reason.

You gotta be kidding me. Right? There is never an excuse to do work that shotty. Either you do it right or you walk away. That is your name on it. Have some freakin pride in your trade. Pathetic. I would fire my employees for doing something like that.

so i guess you do their work now,then when you try to get paid "you give me discount " on the bill cause "that too much " ??

Why this is not a good install??????

Originally Posted by mdharris68

"'Heating and Cooling" is the name of the company that hacked this one in. I am 100% serious. Not sure if that is schedule 40 or sdr21 for the electrical service.....

For starters there is more to this picture. The owners of this gas station wanted to do all they could for the lowest cost. They were given an estimate for fitted plat-forms and also an estimate for the electric and roof penetration sleeves. They didn't want to spend the extra money so they did it themselves. As far as the equipment installation goes the owners knew up-front what could happen if the unit wasn't installed with the right equipment curb under it. They were in a hurry and needed refrigeration to sell products immediately. Since the last 4 contractors have been jacking up the previous system while putting 134a in a 502 system. Which not to mention any names, was the company that posted this picture and really does not do any business in the area for that reason.

A little explanation is in order here. Have you ever heard the stories about the cultured people that own a lot of convenience stores here in the good old USA and they like to beat you down on the price of your work and are slow payers? Well the guy who did this work was low bidder. Go figure....

What is the huge pile of something they are trying to use to seal the roof penetration? The sheet hiding that death trap must have blow off sometime after they got paid.

I thought i have seen it all