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Alberta!
I gotsa beat, I have been in the business sence 1955.
I am not sahmed of either. I have seen a lot of changes. You are soooooo right
ROBO does seem to know his stuff. I for one am going...

Norm you are right!
Everyone of our installers have to hold a Low voltage liscens Just to get a permit. Thats right folks we have to pull a low voltage permit with a Mech. permit. A permit to run...

They were probley all from California too.I have been in OR. for about 30 years, And I have meet very few native Oregonians.Most of us came up here from CA.
I too am a trans planted Californian, and...

When I go on a service call on a oil furnace I make sure the flue is not blocked with sute. it is a must that it is clear. pull the burner assy out and clean the electrodes, set the gap, in stall a...

PVC coated spiral pipe. OK I'll try that.
Thanks a lot tinner!

Question, has anybody out there installed supply duct in conc. slab latley, in a home.
It's been sometime sence we have installed duct under slab.we have a gen. contractor that wonts us to install...

I got locked in walk in freezer once for about 10 min.
the dam push rod on the door broke off in side the door. and all I had was a little pissie ass screw driverin my pocket.
All I could do is...

That a boy ROBO!!!!!
you said it.I have installed a lot of 80's & 90's
and never had a bad heat exchanger.
like mentioned before, the equiptment is only as good as the instellation. Good...

What do you think about blocking off part of the condenser, and bring the cond. pressur up to designed conditions say @ 100*, clear the sight glass, check SH and SC with the box at designed...

OK! it looks like I need to only cycle [1] fan.
Thanks for your input, very helpfull,thanks again.

on a new low temp cond. unit that was shiped without a fan cycle control. I didn't notice it untill it was all piped in and ready to go. so old lucky me has to install a fan controle.
the unit has...

I am ready to start up a -5* walk in freezer tomorrow. a thought!
is it good practice to bring the freezer down to say +32*
for the first 24 hours, then +15 the next 24 hours, then
-5* to help...

Good advice. 42yrs exp
I too am an old timmer, your just a kid I have 45 years in the trade.
good to see old timmers posting here.
42 years? do you see a lot of the trade fading as we all die...

I have a question on a Sanyo 2 ton cond. nunit mod.#CL2412
I have no info on it except a washed out wiring diagram.
is the cond. fan motor a veriadle speed or just a 2 speed?
from what I can make...

Looks good to me too. except, how in the heck are you gonna sheet rock around everything?

Thata my thoughts too.

Is it common practice to check SH at the evap.with the fans off. I can remember an old timmer used to do it that way. any comments?

That is strange. I think I would start by front seating the king valve, and see if the compresser will pump down to about 5# and stay down. If not that tell you that the compressor is weak, or...

Yes the SH shuld come down as will suc. pressure as the box tep. gets near to 35*

Iam asuming you wont to run the box at 35* is that right?
walking coolers normanly run @ 35*.
that being the case the split between the ciol temp and the box should be about 20*. That means the...

Thanks a lot,Much appreciated.

I went on a walkin freezer call today, and found the following. iced up big time.
found defrost heaters burned out, and the time clock had just been replaced a week ago by one of my competers.
the...

R12rules
you said in the old days befroe r12 was outlawed we could valve of the king valve. pump dawn the unit to check capasity,
with the new refrigerants we cant do that? where can we find more...

Norm .
Question, you said to take the CPR valve out of the systen unless it uses hot gas defrost. If the valve is removed isent there a chance of slugging the comp. when it comes out of defrost....

Dear Hotsummer!
If it is possable in youe area, join a lacal RSES Chapter.
lots of good info.
Harvey Tankersley: