A WARM WALK IN FREEZER

[@damianorsini6468]

@ 5:37 Great usage of the word "catawampus" 😅

[@ianbradford4321]

I was in the residential side for about 25ish years before switching over to commercial, refrigeration and hot side several years ago. When I first switched over I was super nervous because I didn’t know any of this equipment. Also working in kitchens was a bit nerve wracking as well. I started watching your channel after a friend recommended it. I can’t stress to you how much you helped me. I would watch your videos every day for the first 6 months. I learned a tremendous amount from you and got familiar with a lot of the equipment through your example. Thank you for everything, I am now a lead tech with multiple techs that call me daily for advice. You absolutely helped me out, your professionalism and attention to detail has helped me more than you will ever know.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks man that was a really nice comment!!

[@dbell41888]

Also look at your ceilings. They can be a tell that doors left open. Lots of frost on ceiling, coil, fan guards. Older walkins may be so old the seams are leaking air into box from panels. Door gaskets typical missing or ripped. Also electrical junction boxes on top of box carry warm humid air into coil electrical end. Remove cover up there and squirt some silicon in the conduit. Just a few other thoughts.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Very good point, or points rather

[@r3dl0g74]

Hands down the most valuable parts of the videos to me are the care and effort you take in addressing how to best work with the customer

[@makinbac0n]

Good service causes customer retention. It's good for business.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

​@@makinbac0nexactly right

[@turboprint3d]

Not an hvac guy just here for entertainment and to learn a few things hear and there

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks for stopping in

[@Pyro4100]

Welcome back to this old rack it's been a featured guest of this channel quite a few times

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Lol

[@williambell868]

Check out the GRIPEDGE RPT tools. These really work on rounded allen screws. I had two allen screws stuck in a stainless bearing keeper and they were almost rounded but these pulled them right out.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I'll check that out, thanks

[@sexy_cyborg3221]

THE BEST THING IS OPENING KZbin AND SEEING ONE OF YOUR VIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks bud

[@SDPP992]

Man I’ve watched you and Curtis the hvac guy a lot, I’m getting me an express van and some tools and I’m starting my own business 😂 great video!!

[@AlgentTalsyn]

After months of seeing your videos I finally figured maybe I should clean the condenser of my fridge. Dunno if it's because it's an "air cooling" type but it's a small one at the bottom not the huge classic grid. Had to unscrew the back bottom panel but woah it was really dirty, so much dust I could barely see it at first. Hopefully this will help keeping it working longer.

[@Fixatol]

As an appliance technician, it will help !!! Your fridge thanks you.

[@colinstu]

how long has that fridge been collecting dust/dirt? Now I'm worried about my decade old fridge lol.

[@AlgentTalsyn]

​@@colinstu Since I got it so 5y I guess ? But I don't have pets so it can probably be a lot worse. It's not like anyone tell you to clean these, maybe because you could easily damage it or maybe because it's designed to handle it as long as warranty last. In my case on top of needing to remove a panel tons of tubes are in the way so it was pretty difficult to clean. Next time I'll try to have some small fittings for the vacuum.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

You may have just saved it's mechanical life

[@GregAustin541]

That's great that you talk about leaving it better than when you came in, and to slow down and use care and think about the customer's budget too. I try to have our guys think about things from the customers perspective too, not just their own. This video could be part of your apprentice series! Awesome work!

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks bud

[@meminpinguin8860]

By far your videos are the ones I am always looking forward to watch. Thank you for sharing your knowledge to some of us apprentice.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks bud

[@clarkbreen4634]

Always great to see your logical diagnoses and repair. Also the care you take to not make a mess

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I appreciate that, It's best to simply leave things better than they where when you arrived

[@itguydave2164]

Your time is certainly not wasted in these videos, even for someone like me who doesn't work with HVAC - I regularly tune in to your videos and watch right through to the end. I like your explanations to the diagnosis process which could benefit anyone in any technical role, not just HVAC. And the wrap ups at the end are great grounding on the nature of business and dealing with people and conflicting priorities. On top of this all, you're just a good person who goes out of his way to support the customer, and the community who support you. Keep up the good work!

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I appreciate your kind words, thanks for that

[@dn1440dn]

I love your videos im not a tech i just love watching them

[@jin8684]

We could use more tech in the field though 😄

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

​@jin8684 true, we really could

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks for watching Bud

[@carloshilarionvazquezaranda]

Buenas noches mi estimado Chris, tienes mucho camino recorrido en ésta bendecida profesión, tú gran experiencia y sabiduría lo reflejas en cada video que muestras y la forma que enseñas es fantástica de verdad Muchísimas gracias por todo tú tiempo. Saludos y abrazos desde Coacalco estado de México.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks bud, muchas gracias

[@yz250a]

I have learned a LOT from your videos. Please continue.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks for watching

[@IO-zz2xy]

Totally agree with you regarding customer value for money. I never had to advertise my business. Word of mouth by grateful and appreciative customers gave me more new and repeat work than I could handle. Customers notice the extra mile and small free work while you are at site Regards from South Africa

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

You are correct, It's an idea worth entertaining

[@pedrojardim325]

Hi Chris Very comen thing in freezer Normally is dor left hope Thanks for the video

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Yes it is, thanks for watching

[@nolanchambers4408]

because of watching your content i signed up for Coolray's training school here in Georgia

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

That's awesome, good luck

[@matthewgregory8218]

Your videos are really good. They are educational.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks bud

[@matthewgregory8218]

@@HVACRVIDEOS I got a taste of it myself at a fair in Ottawa. I know your systems are a little different in California than your systems in Ontario because of the climate. Nonetheless, I did touch a suction pipe together. I know there is way more to learn.

[@willspeed4585]

Thankfully a video to keep me entertained while the power’s out!

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I hope it did, hope you got power by now

[@Nyarly_Relyeh]

Moving stuff, moving air... I imagined that when Chris comes to repair the freezer, the restaurant hires a magician and he makes all the stuff fly through the air. May be in a perfect world?

[@jcc3279]

Chris, at 1:40 in the video i notice the resistors on two of the three defrost clocks look a bit discolored the one on the far left is normal but the center and right ones look like they got a bit warm. I think you might have future failure on your hands my friend.

[@jasonyeager9102]

Grasslins are notorious for that; I started use of the more mechanical paragon defrost timers (8145’s)

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks, I'll double check

[@jcc3279]

@@HVACRVIDEOS I've got an eye for that kinda stuff since i work on PCs and electronics for a living. and i was tempted to order a few big bags of sand and have them sent to you in as a joke just because you just love sand and what it does to hvac equipment lol.

[@Science_Unified_Field]

You the best bro.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks bud

[@Science_Unified_Field]

@@HVACRVIDEOS thanks for your videos and everything you do for the world

[@jeffreystinebiser7724]

Great video really enjoy watching and learning from an expert

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I don't know about expert but I appreciate the support

[@amoni1959]

Stock some of that viper pan treatment. It’s awesome.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Will do

[@zekenzy6486]

Great video. Thank you for sharing

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks for watching

[@johnriff85]

My money is on it was iced up due to improper air flow due to the broken brackets paired with the bad fan motor, and staff leaving the door open. Especially if your humidity was high paired with blocked drains, I think you just had the perfect conditions to get that thin layer of ice on the coil.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

That's a good hypothesis

[@wolphin732]

Maybe suggest to the managers a recording temp sensor... so they can track what actually happens with the temps... and if it constantly has a temp going up at one time... and that's when they get a delivery...

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Alot of these restaurants have food and equipment temp logs that are supposed to be filled every few hours, but often times they are just pencil whipped

[@user-hs7hz1io1e]

That has got to be one of tidiest wiring setups seen in these videos - rooftop equipment

[@Transit_Biker]

That drain line is straight out of the house from "the money pit"! When it comes to customers and your interactions with them and their practices, I know it can be a balancing act. Keeping the door open or bypassing the door switch etc is just going to cause problems down the line. Sadly today's business models are money first knowledge second & even if the manager understands the problem, they got 4 other managers in an office somewhere pushing to crank out profit & things like best practices get left in the dust.

[@prothermal_refrigerationHVAC]

do you think two 15 min defrosts during work hours is enough? especially with open doors?

[@MariosACandRefrigeration]

I like to use 45 min.4 times a day,and let the termination,cut it off ,but the x was not hooked up,maybe only 30 min ?in case they leave the door open.

[@dbell41888]

Yes. Older equipment and boxes sometimes 6 @30. Consider your customers. Auto Door close and curtains a must. Also a door limit switch that kills fans and liquid solonoid helps alot.

[@rhkips]

That rooftop unit is SO SHINY!

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Lol

[@JamesShrader-k9h]

Koepp Lock

[@davidillich7014]

Look at the timer under it there looks like a lose wire not connected to any thing blue wire no wire nut on it at 3.20

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I'll have to go back and double check

[@throttlebottle5906]

probably abandoned defrost terminate wire. it may have head a clear push on protector, not that I like them, but used often on things from factory which have no power/spare wires. ** looked again, blue wire, stripped short and bare end, probably had a piece of tape on it at one point, probably still abandoned defrost terminate (X terminal). it's neighboring timer to the right was the same way, but tape wrapped on the wire end.

[@Countrysidegeeks]

I bought the merch! Nice video bro

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks so much!!

[@Countrysidegeeks]

@@HVACRVIDEOS You’re welcome! Love the free shipping keep up the good work!

[@ivoryjohnson4662]

Don't argue with the customer, fix the problems. Send the bill you will always get called back

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Yes

[@adamstopa2953]

I have a bit of a strange request although it might not being too strange to you would it be possible for you to make a video or even a theory about how air conditioning work and learning some of the lingo and the acronym to get the things for the temple for TSC the Schrader cores the Cormac fittings those kind of things and maybe if possible you could take them apart and kind of show the inner workings you could diagrams they work but stealing the actual components lead out and how they would be set up in a air conditioning unit and seeing kind of how they would interact with each other I think that would be the most informative at least in my name

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Alot of my videos have this information in them, but it's in bits and pieces here and there as I come across various issues in the field

[@ImagineeringAerospace]

Love me some refrigeration CSI

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Yeah buddy

[@cptbeeeeee]

Amateur here that hasn't finished the video yet but it's crazy how the minute we saw the roof unit I knew the location. When is this place going to bite the bullet and replace this unit?

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Lol, no one knows

[@throttlebottle5906]

year 9090. lol

[@Casal70]

That fan screw, may you could have reuse the old one on the new hub instead of return whole fan blade assembly. Just a interaction.

[@MariosACandRefrigeration]

Do you think these coolers will work right ,with 15 min. defrost and no termination ?1:40.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Why is there no termination ?

[@MariosACandRefrigeration]

@@HVACRVIDEOS there is no wire on x.the blue wire is disconnected bare underneath clock.

[@wtfux]

Is this a cooks regularly leaving it open issue, or leaving it open during/after product delivery? No twist timer in the later case?

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Good questions, I'll dig into those a bit deeper on my Monday night live stream

[@EdwardOrozco12]

Nice

[@jasonjohnsonHVAC]

There should not be any reason to rush through a diagnosis. Being detailed usually pays off with more repairs, which is more how employees get a raise. If the company doesn't make enough profit....you won't get a raise.

[@davesawyer497]

I'm not in your trade but I do enjoy your videos. Any plans for further work on your home project?

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Yes, I have some projects to finish and one or two I'm looking to start

[@jetegtmeier71]

how do you clear out the drain line, compressed air/ water hose ?I spent a little time as maintenance and found the drain lines on the ice maker just GROSE !!! never figured out a way to clear the lines before I left that company :(

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Water is all I use for drains, c02 will go around debris in the drain but water tends to fill the entire drain and clean it

[@jetegtmeier71]

@@HVACRVIDEOS didn't know if there was some kind of snake for such a small line, or trying to blow a foam ball through the line

[@kens.3729]

You’re very Meticulous and that’s Why your Customer’s are so Lucky to have your Company Maintain their Equipment. 👍🤪

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks for that

[@keith_5584]

It is never worth it getting tetanus from Occam’s Razor being rusty! Like he said, dont just point at the first thing because you’re tired. Take running notes, let the customer know you care, if they want update them, and fix as much as you can. Every-time you fly solo like this you have a high potential to see something new and add it to your internal knowledge base.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Well said

[@AErefrigeration]

Possibly inconsistent defrost intervals. And a slow evap motor.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

That's a possibility a well

[@nikyjim]

ever thought of cutting a smaller door in the bigger one?

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I have not, until now

[@SvhVsjjd-x1g]

Dare Ferry

[@markseneca7510]

Maybe that fan you replaced didnt spin after defrost and was running with one fan while the door was open..maybe maybe....

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Possibly

[@vincentzenuh978]

1st!! refrigeration!, gotta love it :)

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Boom

[@kat2641]

🤔 90% of the time?, cooks don’t understand refrigeration principles an the freezer doors get left open .. BUT whenever you question them?? instantly everyone always says oh no the door wasn’t locked open 🙄 I think in my experience fan starts hitting the ice Knox bleed out killer and I think that vibration is what cracks the motor brackets… Nice repair job !

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks bud

[@Zack-cu9tn]

Are you settled on this intro or is it gonna change in a few intros?😂 Also great job with all that you do.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks bud, I'm settled on it for the time being

[@loudnoise4690]

You should give the wand a name. Instead of saying "...I brought from Lowes...." so often you could say "used (name) to defrost...". I would assume that the folks here could offer suggestions that would either be useful or horrible puns.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Like Excalibur, or My Boom Stick ?

[@loudnoise4690]

@@HVACRVIDEOS I would personally suggest Eugene which is a name I always have liked for its historical cred. My wife, unfortunately , did not agree. Not even for a middle name..... :)

[@walkingfreak]

That thermostat regulated heat tape has to be the worst thing to use on a walk in freezer. Self regulated heat tape is 1,000,000 times better than that and probably has a much longer life span.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I wouldn't necessarily disagree with that

[@dashcamandy2242]

On today's episode of "This Old Rack..." So our automatic door closer fell off our walk-in door a few weeks ago. Which means Douche With A Tool Belt did his typical shoddy work, since the door closer didn't even stay attached to the door for a month and a half. I wish he cared half as much about his job as he does about cheating on his wife with another Store Manager who was also married... The Manager got fired (because her husband whooped Douche's @$$ in the store's parking lot) and Douche got a one-week suspension. I don't know why the Powers That Be continue to protect him (and pay him). Also, Manager #13 is now with us, Manager #12 lasted three weeks before they transferred her to another store so they could promote that store's manager. 🤦‍♂

[@dashcamandy2242]

Oh, and I shoved together the unglued condensate drain pipe again, since Lake Michigan was on the floor. 🤬

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

It's this a true story? Lol

[@steveblake8766]

886th thumbs up

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Boom

[@raydoactive]

“…And the sight glass is clear!” 🫡

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Yes it is

[@sephjfox]

i enjoy watching your process! starting with the assessment and diagnosis stage, then you iterate through and address any issues, coupled with a thorough mindset of delivering longevity and quality to the customer. thanks for creating my favorite hvac channel! 🧊

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks for watching