two for one

**acguytx** · 12-28-2012, 09:12 PM

THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE FUNNIEST AND WORST INSTALL IDEA IVE EVER SEEN.. has to go for possible win for WOS of 2012 1st place winner for sure

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**jvillehvac** · 12-29-2012, 03:50 AM

Ive seen a lot of jacked up mess, but thats on a whole new level.

**hvac wiz 79** · 12-29-2012, 04:41 PM

Kinda like Turduckin

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**jnsrose** · 12-31-2012, 03:05 PM

Nothing wrong with this. This is beautiful. Mother Nature at her best. A female ahu giving birth for the first time. Did you use clean hot towels to handle the newborn? Can not wait to see pics of the newborn. Anxiously awaiting!

**xero328** · 05-05-2013, 12:33 PM

Sadly, I had to do something similar for a property management company recently. The owner REFUSED to buy a new air handler, 2-ton wallhanger, I think it was a Carrier...Whatever. Evap coil packed, about 20 years old, and multiple small leaks on coil. Previous service guys topped-off frequently. So the landlord handed me a 12-year-old 2-ton slant-coil handler to put in instead. Before I did anything, I found that the "new" blower motor was shot. Wheel was corroded and missing tines as well. Couldn't return unit, and owner still refused to buy new unit.

I pull old coil, and find that blower bolts (shoulda been screws) are rusted and cannot be pulled. Sad thing is, unit was NOT hanging...slipping hand behind it, I can feel the round, rusted head of a CARRIAGE bolt! Outside closet opposite wall is breaker panel. Pull off plate, see the bolts and nuts...Which I can't get a wrench on without getting zapped.

Here's where I had to finagle. Put new coil into old unit, which slant coil was angling wrong way, but since I needed a condensate pump anyway, no big deal. Sadly, the new coil is deeper front-back than old unit (still bolted to wall.) Cut new panel with snips and sawzall, and foam-taped all sharp edges, to make it fit. No float switch, since this is a property management cheapskate owner. 3" self-tappers to mount modified panel over coil, and sucker actually works. No callbacks, no water leaks, no icing-up, etc.

What was I paid for this job? 4 hours labor, at $25 an hour. But wait, this is a 1099 job...I get to pay taxes on it! Took me a day to realize what I did, went back in, and said they can do it MY way or I am gone. Bought all new systems when needed since, better pay obviously, but a LOT less calls given to me. No matter. DO I need the stress? But honestly, I am ashamed that I had to stoop to that level even once. Never again.

**xero328** · 05-06-2013, 01:26 AM

Oh yeah...Since the slant coil is deeper than the unit it isn't actually pitched right either I remember...So I think I mounted the OLD pan to the new pan and ran BOTH "drains" into the pump. I know, I know...But it worked, and I haven't needed to go back to that Section-8 property since.