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Forget the haters. All it really takes is a willingness to learn and to work hard. If you have that you will succeed. Be patient and your time will come.


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Your second readings look low refrigerant to me.


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I tend to agree, but I vaguely remember getting one a while ago from a Motor supply house I frequent.


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Out of warranty. Once they are out of warranty , I’ve had much better success with PSC motors, whether they are blower or condenser motors.


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Yes that’s what I’ve found too, but this motor is for my wife’s boss , so I figured I’d double check[emoji16]

Also it’s just a constant torque ECM , I didn’t think they could vary speed.

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That’s kind of what I was thinking of using as well. The factory fixed speed ECM is 3/4. I’m putting back a PSC. From my experience with a wheel this size 3/4 would probably be overkill and...

I think there is a chart somewhere that can tell you the motor size if you know the dimensions of the blower wheel. I’ve got a 9 and a half inch width by a 12 inch height wheel. Can anyone tell me...

I don’t think it’s clogged. I think the fitting or however that pipe is run is flawed. Water should not leak from there even if it is clogged. I’m long gone from that call. I still deal with this...

I’ve known a couple of people who tried Uber. They said it was great at first. After a few months when they realized much it was costing them in car maintenance and the diminished value of their...

Yes, even when I was looking for work I wouldn’t get in the middle of something like this, let alone these days when I have too much work and I’m looking to cut back. The reason for the post was...

Yes, I think this is something that may be done often. Even if the leak
is on a higher floor, if it just runs inside the wall and doesn't create a tangible problem, I have seen it ignored. Maybe at...

Yes , they are individually owned. I agree it will come down to the HOA. I would think the HOA should be responsible because it’s a “common” pipe, shoddy or not.


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If water is leaking from the fitting on the other side of where the drain line connects, technically behind the...

Is using two filters that are one inch thick okay, if you can’t get two inch filters?


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I haven’t had a problem with the new design yet, but probably like most things lately, they’re not built to last.
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I would have cut it right in the middle and slipped a coupling in. One wet rag and two hail Mary’s.

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Maybe not double trapped but asking for Trouble, turn it down.

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I’ve always believed that the amps on a blower motor with the cover off will be lower. Is that always true? Someone at my motor shop was telling me that wasn’t correct. If I took the reading of this...

I’m probably doing this more years than you’re alive, and I still occasionally make that mistake, usually just on one side, and then I catch it. Hasn’t ever hurt anything that I’m aware of yet.

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Looks like it’s from 1987 , but does someone know for sure? Thanks!https://images.platforum.cloud/uploads/20220602/dd932bca86efa9184209413e5a782cfc.jpg


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My brother bought one and was also touting them to me. I bought one a few days ago. I also tried to buy one in my wife’s name, but I screwed up by one number when I entered my bank info. They make...

The scary part for our Country is that those that don’t take politics so seriously are for the most part reasonable
rational people. It’s those that get hyper involved, ie many who frequent places...

Vent it all???
At @ $500 a jug I freak out if my Gauge connection gets loose and I lose an ounce. Other than that I would rather support more worthy causes like all women burning their bras.

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Always a risk when mis matching any system. I’m actually surprised it worked as well as it did for eight years with the wrong TXV. IMO , after eight years your chances of having any legal recourse is...

I used to sell a decent amount of stuff on line, especially on eBay. I liked it. It was impersonal and straightforward. But over time eBay has been charging more and more for their fee’s and shipping...

In another life I did commercial and I agree it was a different world.


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I would say over 90% of the time within 5-30 minutes I can diagnose the job. At that point I talk to the customer and shift from my service call fee to a flat rate. I do always tell the customer that...

I would say pretty much every company doing residential in my area is flat rate. It’s easy and fair if done fairly. Like anything else it can be done fairly or used as a tool to gouge. All price...

Yep, flat rate, pretty much the best way to go especially for resi work. Most customers in that environment want to know the total cost ASAP.


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Can someone tell me how old this air handler is? Thanks!https://images.platforum.cloud/uploads/20220107/09ac1885a6fcd2969d585c73cbc07f69.jpg


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Anyone remember who apologized by saying “it’s not your mom’s fault that she was born mean”?


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The way I think it works is , if your Capacitor is too strong it will lower your run winding amps, but will increase your start winding amps. The factory designed Capacitor, in theory ensures that...

Capacitors are always wired to the start winding. The difference is that start capacitors are only in the circuit for a short time, taken out by a relay or similar. Run capacitors are in the...

There is plenty of work in South Florida, you should have no problem finding a job. Not many heat pumps, mostly straight cooling with a couple of heat strips for the few cool days a year. Not many...

Ain’t that the truth. Everything eventually will be proved to kill you. R22…canceled…R410A about to be canceled……they are probably already planning the cancellation of whatever replaces 410.

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The older Capacitors had PCB oil in them. It made them virtually indestructible. It was deemed harmful to the environment. So now the crap that has replaced the PCB is garbage, and causes so much...

Yes, and it will also run high amps with a bad Cap.


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They usually rate motors two ways, heat and amperage. I always thought there would be a mutual relationship between the two, ie high amps equals high heat. The internal overload is based on heat,...

I was thinking mostly about Condenser Motors and also blower motors. If it’s hot is it also likely overamping?


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I would think there would always be a relationship to how hot a motor is relative to the amps it’s pulling, but is that always the case? Can a Motor run hot without pulling high amps or vice versa?
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Some components in 24 volt circuits are like switches, meaning they are either open or closed , and only have one side of the power going through them, like pressure controls and safeties. But other...

Yes, I’ve seen that happen when just checking a capacitor. The unit kicked on fine before I checked it , but now that I disturbed the terminals by removing the wires to just check the capacitance ,...

The majority of systems I see have no return ductwork. They are installed in a closet , in the conditioned space, all of them have a one inch filter. They usually get plenty of air, so does the...

I always find the great filter debates fascinating. Where I live(south Florida)there is little choice or debate. 99.9% of equipment uses a one inch filter period. Some of them, especially Rheems use...

Texting is the best, but sometimes , especially older people never text or are calling from a landline. As business owners, sometimes we have to adapt to the customers if we want them.


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That seems quite risky blocking someone if they don’t leave a message even once. Some people don’t like leaving a message and would rather try calling back at least a couple of times before leaving a...

Nine years?
I’ve seen way too many fail closer to nine months.


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Yes, that was the intent. I think a probably a bigger reason for the success of those capacitors were they were usually Amrods. If you are willing to pay the price for them , they have held up...

Yea , or when you get there and want to start troubleshooting, but they insist on adjusting the thermostat even as you try and tell them to let you handle it at this point. A combination of thinking...

Yep, many customers, especially tenants don’t want to admit that they might have done something wrong. Overall you can get a lot of info from some customers, but oftentimes you have to take...