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Correction 2 weeks ago

Working on one similar to that right now that was installed 3 weeks ago!!!

Several thing have me pissed off already today. stupid lying installers, wont go into detail but this idiot lied to make himself look good and now I have busted him so I feel a little better but then...

Boss has a picture and a pic of the backside of the coupling that wasn't soldered. 3 months old completely out of refrigerant

Is there some kind of installers code that says "F the technicians every chance you get"?

I flat out told the guy whoever he hired had no business doing hvac. He then said "I'll probably use you guys from now on but yall are just so damn expensive and I can get this equipment online...

Don't know why the pics are sideways but anywho later in the day I found this handy dandy wiring diagram on a furnace. Then did a pm with a customer who didn't want me to step on his plants.

Well lets start off with the mini-splits. This is a duplex type thing thats about 3 months old... well the systems have been "running"for 3 months. 1 condenser has had a compressor replaced about a...

Seen an abundance of brown widows lately... I hate spiders

Rain was a guess especially when he said "it only seems to do it sometimes" I was thinking to myself yeah like when it rains. I gave him a few options and told him to call if he ever wants it done...

Only thing I could think of would be insulation under that make shift double wall was inadequate or had deteriorated. Wouldve had to rip it apart to find out, home owner didnt want to do that.

Been like that for 40 years ho says I can't believe some old schools would hack it up like that.

Got a call this morning to check out a ceiling diffuser that was condensating.... found this at the house.
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One thing I hate hearing is " how long is it supposed to last? It shouldn't be broken its brand new it's only 5 years old." Blah blah blah

Thanks for the advice. Im going to try and get over there this week I'll keep the status updated here.

Ok I'm trying to make time to get back over there we've been crazy busy. I'm gonna take the airflow hood and see about getting a monometer. We are having trouble locating the prints for this job and...

Phenolic coating. We have a paint shop that does nothing but strip units down and coats the coils.

Unfortunately our installers forget to check for valve cores most of the time. So we end up out there fixing it for em.

Somehow they managed to flare the copper and smash it down over that cap

Another tech went to do a compressor change out today on a two year old system. Upon start up he said pressures were at 250/0.... he decided to change the txv and when he did this is what he found...

Ok we are back to square one. That same twe120 has water dripping off the coil again and the drip elimimator is garbage!! Now to add insult to injury the same place has 2 more twe90's both doing the...

Yeah I was gonna leave it off but you know those boss types like to be all bossy and ****

Nope thats what they shipped marked ah drip kit and installed as per instructions. Cleaning the coil worked like a charm though I'm not to worried about that stupid thing

Tranes "drip eliminator" or glorified hail guard whatever...
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I stand corrected. Holy crap its like a night and day difference. A quick spray down with cal-spray no rinse and brush the coil down with a soft bristle brush and not one damn drop off the coil now...

Gonna give it a good cleaning tomorrow but I doubt it is residual oil being it has been running for almost a year. If all else fails I'll install the "drip eliminator" untill I can figure it out.

M#twe120e300ab let me see if I can post a vid we are gonna clean it Monday but this unit has been running for a little less than a year I dont see how it could just now be factory oil

Negative pressure on the coil blower is up top

Its a slant coil I'll try and post video when I get home

No it drips when the system is running also it just does it really bad when it shuts down

The install manual says something about rotating coils 4 degrees but not on 120 models only 125 or higher

Missing the pan completely all the way up and across the coil. I took some video ill see if I can upload in a bit. When you shut the system down it comes raining down. I spoke to someone with tech...

Its not being blown off its dropping. Looking at it today the coils are intertwined I dont think staging is the issue. It has to be an airflow issue. Wierd thing is when I shut the system down the...

Alright folks a few of our guys recently installed a 10 ton train vertical, will get model #s tomorrow if need be. They had the issue of condensate dripping off the evap before hitting the drain pan...

Yeah I hate when the damn valve cores get stuck and its just dumping. I have the hoses with ball valves and I keep a pair of channel locks close when I disconnect, usually give the valve a whack or...

Nice

I have changed out at least 4 in the past 3 weeks

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I don't have any model numbers off hand, would have to check paper work. The location is bottom of the coil where the discharge and suction pass under the coils.

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Howdy folks. lately we have had a ton of trane coils with leaks all in the same spot. I know they came up with a patch kit at one point but we dont use them anymore. One of our lead techs gave a...

She was the fix it as cheap as you can, can you just replace the fins that were "chewed" off type. She gladly paid 300 bucks for a hard start and new run cap though.

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She had 5 big ass dogs. Thats just one side of the coil it looks like that all the way around. She refused to let me get her a price on a new one.

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Looks more like dog piss to me, but she swore up and down they chew on it. I really wanted to throw my hands up and walk away from this one.

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Got a call that condenser wasnt running and when she reset the breaker smoke and sparks were shooting out of the control box. When I got there I found two crispy gekos on top of the run cap and a...

Eeee thats gonna leave a nice scar

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Found this in a mech room. Rusted leaky flange on an overhead inline pump. I guess replacing it is not in the budget.487761
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Rigged up a 5 gal bucket and extended to a floor drain.

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That is awesome. I love it.

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No its a straight cool condenser with electric heat. Im wondering if they didn't replace the factory dryer. There is no external liquid line dryer.

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Yeah I learned that and the 3° temp drop across it. Unfortunately I didnt know that while I was at the lady's house. I guess I will have to put on my very happy face on the callback. This service and...

After talking to a friend I now know how I should have tested the filter. I was talking about temp diff between supply and return. the thing im wondering is if that filter was restricted would it not...

I just transferred to res service after 9 years in commercial installation and found this kind of odd. I had a call today for a contract pm with a note that said customer saw ice on the filter. When...