First Install

[selfemployed]

Told this Tech College student I'd put his first install on the web. He helped from start to finish on this heat pump to replace an old 76' Trane AC. Replaced plenum, drain line, cleaned old controls off side of furnace, set unit, new line set, replaced duct rap on part of trunk duct, sealed all connections, honeywell 8000 stat, ect. Let him start it, due temp. rise in heating, temp. drop in cooling, adjust charge, check amp. draw and check sub-cooling. All the numbers came out right in line with Mfg. specs. Since it's not proper to pay students, he ended up with several hand tools and a multi meter.

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[marter]

duct rap... is that like better then gangsta rap ?

the suction and liquid line ran though plenum, can you do that, im guessing the cooling is sitting ontop the furnace

no cap on the cleanout for the trap

looks good

[jrbenny]

That's a hand made coil box... not the plenum.

[marter]

That's a hand made coil box... not the plenum.

oh well good tin work then cheers

[sprintmj19]

Why is it not proper to pay students?

[Mr supertech]

Is that old beast a belt drive lowboy

[Wheelbaron]

Looks great to me, just can't believe they would keep that old arse beast of a heater under your nice new split system. Good job getting this guy started right with pride in his work. Tell him he gots my respect

[ascj]

Nice job!


For the people commenting on the furnace...that is best oil furnace made. It doesn't look that old either.

[selfemployed]

I'll show him the pics today. He may be my summer help. While he is out of school for the summer I can pay him. Why ? politics (sp) He leaves during class to get field experience.

The coil is at the mastic tape above the fan control. 6" above the round style heat exchanger. Sectional type it could be less.

Jr. lets say thats a supply plenum with a coil in it feeding 2 supply trunks. But I understand what your saying.

The furnace is an 85,000 btu with a direct drive blower.

I don't put a cap on the vent after the trap. Yes I could put it upstream of the trap with a cap for adding clorox each year but since the end is right outside I'll use a wet vac and block the vent to clean out.

Why Arcoaire ? They offer a 2 ton unit matched with a 2.5 coil, Rheem doesn't. I didn't want to choke the air flow through the furnace and have to raise the blower speed to overcome it. Furnace was on high speed, now on medium low.

[Profiler]

i hope you made a coil access on that box for cleaning

[Brian RSES CM]

The install looks good.

ThermoPride and the 13ga heat exchanger, I installed several back in the day. I was never too crazy about the cleanouts terminating behind the access panel, why not have them penetrate the panel to guaranty no soot can get in the ductwork?

I normally make a removable, 1/2" hemmed, cross broken, access cover with slotted penetrations so the coil and drain pan can be inspected and cleaned. It's a nice finishing touch on a job that says quality and pride of workmanship.

[selfemployed]

The front panel was installed after the coil was. Marked cover, drilled holes for drains and refrig. lines. Box and cover are lined too.

[Hvacman4God]

Thats a nice start to what looks like a promising career.

[jpb2]

Slick job Scott !!

[Mario7]

Looks like the kid is learning how to do the job right.

[kevinf]

they make us strap the outside whips.. also that mastic tape dosent fly in texas.. must be different everywhere though

[Air Tight]

Was wondering about an access for coil cleaning also. Nice job. Looks like the basement gets some water in the winter or spring. water mark on the bricks.

[epacertified]

Nice Job
Something to start doing is strapping the sealtight under the Disconnect.
Our inspecters like that (funny thing called code)

[selfemployed]

they make us strap the outside whips.. also that mastic tape dosent fly in texas.. must be different everywhere though

Electrican hadn't finished his work when pic was taken. They allow mastic tape, metal tape or brush on mastic.

[sline-dawg]

Glad to see you doing something.....!!