Son's 1st install

[Workhorse]

Now before anyone replies to this, I was the one charging the unit and I watched everything he did to make sure he was doing it right.

I have a friend who told me about this lady whose a/c quit on her so I checked it out and found the compressor terminals blown out. It was an old GE 2 ton and was in real rough shape. Told her she needed a new condenser and she said ok. Turned out that this lady did'nt have any money and the only way she was making it right now was the church was helping her. Her husband just died 2 months ago and she is struggling. I happen to have a 5 year old 2 ton Goodman with a new compressor in it that I rebuilt last month. I figured what the hell, let's give her a new a/c.

My son was home today and I took him with me. When we got there he asked if he could install it and I figured what the heck, let him do it. He got right in there and started disconnecting everything, removed the old unit and trucked in the new unit. He reconnected everything and soldered the unit in, put it on the vacuum. We came back a little while later and I charged up the unit. Surprising enough, everything worked perfect.

I was surpised on how he has picked up from helping me over the past few years. His soldering was almost as good as mine and twice as good as my assistants. I guess he's a natural.

[aircooled53]

What you do for others will come back to you.

Thank your son for a fine job he did for that lady and maybe give him a pat on the shoulder and tell him how proud you are.

A Big ATTA_BOY.. From Texas

[Jultzya]

Thanks Workhorse, it's nice to hear stories like this.

A job well done.

[The Penguin]

No good deed goes unpunished so they say.

Hope you don't

I always seem to get boned when doing a good deed I dunno sometimes I think what the heck and still help some one out anyway.

Good going WH and good on your son too.

[mattm]

Originally posted by The Penguin
No good deed goes unpunished so they say.

Until after about the 100th call from her for him to fix things she believes is related to the a/c work.


Good deed WH, I would have done the same.

[mayguy]

Got any pictures to share us?

How old is your son?

[hvac hero]

Yeah I was wandering how old your son is too. It was very nice of you to do that.

& I sure hope all those self rightous hvac'ers that claim to never do a condenser without a matching evaporator dont chime in on this.

[srmfsr]

Congrats and kudos to both you and your son for a job well appreciated.
At some point in time all of us are going to need help.

[mcr]

I think Otto should make him a cake!

[Workhorse]

No pictures, my son is 13 but almost as big as me. He's been going with me on emergency calls for a few years. Always holds the light or hands me tools. The boy asks alot of questions and takes everything apart to see how they work.

I am not too worried about her calling back and wanting everything fixed. She doesn't even have my number. This was done originally for a friend who knew her from church. I just dealt with him. Like I said it was no big deal as it really didn't cost me much to do it. The condenser was free, I got the compressor CHEAP from Johnstone and the only real cost I had was my time and the r22. The minimal amount it cost me was well paid for in the look she gave us when we showed up and told her she would be cool by the afternoon.

[smokin68]

First install at 13.....not many can say that. Good job. He'll have 40 years in the trade in his early fifty's.

[ga technician]

Originally posted by workhorse
Now before anyone replies to this, I was the one charging the unit and I watched everything he did to make sure he was doing it right.



I was surpised on how he has picked up from helping me over the past few years. His soldering was almost as good as mine and twice as good as my assistants. I guess he's a natural.

I work in a Family Business and its the Best thing I could wish for anyone, I hope your son Grows into your Partner like I want mine to do so some day.

I envy You!

[otto]

Bravo Zulu. My baking career is put on hold. Too damn busy! In a good way!