Your attention to detail and Quality of work is Second to none. A true Professional. 💪
@geezus12014 жыл бұрын
This video is exactly why I hate for people to put the unit in the attic bc when that drain pan gets full it over flows and ruins the ceiling and it could become very dangerous if not fixed on time. You do a great job so keep up the great work.
@Woke14405 жыл бұрын
Wow 😮 you’re an amazing teacher and a great 👍🏼 HVAC tech
@guitarboy1239875 жыл бұрын
As a former HVAC professional, I enjoy your videos. I notice you are wearing a ring. You've probably heard this before, but those can be a real injury hazard. I knew a fellow service tech who lost a finger when his ring caught on the ladder he was taking off his truck roof. Stay safe! :>)
@superduty45565 жыл бұрын
I see more folks leaving the metal ones at home and wearing silicome rings for the daily.
@brettwing7375 жыл бұрын
Never understood why techs think it's ok to leave old parts in the attic or on the roof of commercial buildings.
@Cragified5 жыл бұрын
Cause they are lazy SoBs and know the home owner/building owner isn't going to go up to check it out.
@ckm-mkc5 жыл бұрын
@@Cragified I would be. Never trust people to do the right thing in your house. Some people are conscientious but they are few & far between...
@tdgdbs15 жыл бұрын
There are more hack jobs than good honest techs, same goes for mechanics and plumbers. Sad world we live in.
@melundank10395 жыл бұрын
lucky the motor didnt fall through the ceiling and hit someone on the head when the drywall got wet
@jburr365 жыл бұрын
maybe they get paid by the hour and the client is a cheap sob
@troycarothers82545 жыл бұрын
3:46 CLEAN UP! CLEAN UP! I insist on leaving the work area better looking than when I first arrived, because I want to be invited back. That's laziness at its finest right there and there's no excuse for it.
@garthvader40315 жыл бұрын
"leaving the work area better looking than when I first arrived" YES. That work ethic gets you something better than a repeat customer.. word of mouth.
@bashriprock67165 жыл бұрын
With the condensate drain pipe just exiting the home and draining down by the outside of the house, wouldn't that cause a basement or foundation issue? In the summer when the ac is running, it can produce 5 to 10 gallons or more of water every day.
@WeKnowEDKH5 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe how many of these “technicians” leave the trash in the attics of peoples homes! Amazing.
@thehvachacker5 жыл бұрын
Gotta love the insulation plugging up the drain line. Seeing its a carrier I was afraid that cheap plastic drain pan cracked from someone over-tightening or bumping into it.
@fatcat-hc4pj5 жыл бұрын
I love how someone always leaves their mess in the attic let's just bury it in the insulation
@ryans4135 жыл бұрын
fatcat007 007 Lazy techs they don’t care not there home
@henryt9254 Жыл бұрын
Perhaps it is only me, but as a homeowner it bugs the hell out of me when after techs worked on the system, left all the old parts behind in the attic. I am referring to the blower motor, boxes and all the trash behind. My motto has always been cleaning up the mess and leaving the place as neat as before.
@coolmandude10005 жыл бұрын
Man its hard to believe that people still cap off the secondary emergency drain pan and just not take the time to run a second 3/4" PVC pipe so this cannot happen. In Maryland its CODE that all HVAC systems installed in a attic space have 2 drain lines and at least 2 condensate overflow safety switch's. I always install a SS-2 safety switch on the auxiliary evaporator coil drain pan connection and a overflow switch on the secondary emergency drain pan as well. Myself and brother do all our own HVAC system installs together for over 30 years now and have never had one ceiling damaged to water. Less chance for ceiling water damage when you have 2 -3/4" PVC pipes draining outside and when using safety over flow switches. Keep up the great work Ted . Peace \m/\m/....
@DW-vl2wi5 жыл бұрын
That is code. It's just not followed.
@realvanman15 жыл бұрын
All that crap done / left by a former "technician". Sadly seems to be more the norm than the exception. Exactly the reason why I do most of my own work.
@james67945 жыл бұрын
whats the R value when using a motor as insulation
@TheRoystjohn5 жыл бұрын
R2D2
@marvinostman5225 жыл бұрын
It depends on the horsepower and rotation
@linagee5 жыл бұрын
0.0031 per inch of thickness. (Oh whoops, I know it's a joke. But you can find the R-value of steel at least.)
@erictold5 жыл бұрын
Apply pipe sealant on the thread into the evaporator.
@Wolfhound.5 жыл бұрын
looked like saw dust imo the roofers clogged it up and the last repair man wtf the cap motor and the blower wheel all changed someone got screwed
@CorneliusSmalleliterealtor4 жыл бұрын
About 2 years ago we had the evap coil and air handler replaced. not sure if p trap was on the original unit. last year the pan was overflowing into the ceiling. the warranty company sent the same company out and cleared the line. This year same issue but a new company says we need a p-trap. installing company has gone out of business. would they remove the P-trap for the coil install? and if it wasn't one present when installing evap coil and air handler, why wouldn't they install one?
@nsaglian5 жыл бұрын
Pigs working on that system before, just leave all the broken parts behind!
@gman82605 жыл бұрын
Looks like you still have a drip at the threaded connection as you can see the water in the pan move every 10 seconds or so. Surprised you didn't use a few wraps of thread tape or pipe dope.
@andrewhicks64945 жыл бұрын
A nice little trick I’ve seen our residential installers do is double 90* the p trap vent over the secondary so it has the vent but bad stuff like that can’t happen.
@matthewcrumpler67564 жыл бұрын
Been in it 10yrs. Great video! You got it tough going behind that mess. Lol
@Elway3585 жыл бұрын
I did some clean-up/maintenance on my air handler that is in my crawlspace about a month ago. There was no water frm the drain line and I pretty much already knew why from being underneath doing some wire running several months ago. Whoever installed the unit made their own "trap" using four 90's and sections of pipe. Obviously a freakin clog waiting to happen. I cut that whole mess out, spliced in some pipe length, and ran it straight out of the foundation exit hole with it on a pretty steep slope to make sure it drained. I didn't put any kind of trap or extra vent in the line and Ive been underneath a few times to make sure it was good to go and water drains out of the line perfectly. My drain is definitely in front of the blower so its a negative pressure situation. According to what Im hearing/reading, a trap has to be used in this situation? If I'm getting perfect drainage with zero backup in the air handler, why would I add a trap other than the tiny/unnoticeable amount of air that is supposedly being drawn back in through the drain line into the handler?
@DW-vl2wi5 жыл бұрын
There is no other reason to have a p-trap in the condensate line: blocking unconditioned air and anything else outside from mixing with conditioned air. You may not notice how your humidity removal is effected, but without a p-trap it is reduced.
@proanswers5 жыл бұрын
I hope you removed that old blower and such. One of my pet peeves with tradespeople/hvac techs/ contractors leaving junk in attic is unacceptable. Leaves a bad name and bad stereotype for all.
@linagee5 жыл бұрын
This is an easy one. Ask the home owner if they want you to haul the trash out of the attic. (And optionally, to the dump.) Line items! It takes 2 seconds to ask, and if they say no, at least you did your due diligence. (Especially if you're recording every second of it for a youtube video.) "I will not juggle for free."
@SlightReturn6665 жыл бұрын
sir, I am curious as to which the condensant exit pipe was insulated. Is that necessary to do?
@VeryPersian5 жыл бұрын
Is this the condensate clearing channel or the anti diy HVAC channel?
@prophetfgsm5 жыл бұрын
Ted Cook plumbing service
@FrostBlueFire5 жыл бұрын
Many service calls in residential are clogged drain calls. Second is caps. Residential is boring lol
@DW-vl2wi5 жыл бұрын
@@FrostBlueFire Hey now, plenty of bad boards, T-stats, leaks, and bad compressors too.
@FrostBlueFire5 жыл бұрын
@@DW-vl2wi Yeah I've have my fair share, I won't lie. But when I worked at a residential company it was nothing but those types of calls. Residential has it's days, but commerical gets me using my brain most of the time. Ngl i run many residential side jobs, but I can never work for another residential company. Compared to where I work now, residential companies are awful.
@jasonhastings44164 жыл бұрын
Frost HVAC wouldn’t clog if it were properly flushed at the time of maintenance but in this case it wouldn’t have mattered if it had been flushed or not.
@lacrosse44355 жыл бұрын
Love your videos. I don’t work to far from you! Over here near north Saluda reservoir
@LynxStarAuto2 жыл бұрын
Good job friend. I hope you tossed them old parts. That would irk me to no return.
@matthewhoffman92424 жыл бұрын
Why isn't the pan drain hooked up? Doesn't make any sense to me. I work in mantaince and sny time I go into a attic I see 9 times out of ten the pan drain is stubbed off
@wagnerj015 жыл бұрын
Sir, I have read using 1 cup of bleach 2x a year will eliminate that type of build up. Just today, my AC stopped working because the pan was full and the float switch did it's job. I blew the drain pipe out with a compressor and think it is fixed (ac is working for now). Is bleach bad for PVC and any AC parts in the unit? Someone mentioned white vinegar is better. Can I have your thoughts please?
@dagdernit5725 жыл бұрын
Bleach is recommended to use during the Summer months when the condensate is being produced and will drain quickly through. White vinegar during the Winter when less condensate is produced. I find bleach kills the mold & mildew a lot better but can damage the glue if it is not flushed good...
@nld-bl5ct2 жыл бұрын
That is why I always insisted on two separate drain pipes to the outside
@500TT5 жыл бұрын
It blows my mind that people don't put a $1 90* elbow in the secondary air handler pan to prevent the air handler from being flooded.
@yonkromis78835 жыл бұрын
Did you pick up all the wet insulation to say the call need extra expense possibility of it falling through the ceiling or at least getting any wetter and creating more problems
@yonkromis78835 жыл бұрын
To save the homeowner the expense is what that should have said
@ITStechy4 жыл бұрын
Screws into a drain pan is about as smart as a roofer that would use screws on flashing out a vent pipe.
@tombeilman55793 жыл бұрын
The debris was from the roofers cutting the sheathing back for the ridge vent
@pauldusa3 жыл бұрын
How come you not use furco's in stead of glue & couples again
@raycontreras165 жыл бұрын
Nice 👍🏾. I like that Milwaukee vac set up.
@kennethwalker70244 жыл бұрын
Where did you get the parts for your vacuum cleaner hose
@FFred-us9tw4 жыл бұрын
www.amazon.com/Diyvac-DV4/dp/B01LYZ6REM
@TheOnespeedbiker2 ай бұрын
I think he's commenting on how people sabotage either their clients or themselves (Anti DIY) for either failure to maintain the HVAC (or doing it incorrectly) or putting it together in a way that will obviously fail. The other point being, simply hiring a competent HVAC company to do yearly maintenance would save the owners thousands of dollars in water damage, so you don't sabotage yourself in the future.
@proanswers5 жыл бұрын
BTW you only need to glue one end of the fitting recommend male side not female. * glue is a chemical reaction of melting the plastic for a bond so dont want to melt the interior wall of female fitting or PVC pipe
@DW-vl2wi5 жыл бұрын
That only happens with primer being used.
@thomassullins86905 жыл бұрын
Is the stuff (that clogged the pipe) minerals from that water? Although I would have thought that the condensed water was sorta like distilled water.
@andrewhicks64945 жыл бұрын
Thomas Sullins the condensation from the ac drain can pick up dust, dirt, bugs etc from the air being sucked back into the unit from returns or just from places in the ductwork that aren’t sealed that well
@TheWoodman0645 жыл бұрын
That really frustrates me! Pure laziness! It would take a matter of minutes to remove those items!
@naturekid13355 жыл бұрын
Never seen the blue glue...doesn't require primer? If not I gotta get me some...
@johnboykin31285 жыл бұрын
For non pressure waste connections, not service lines
@palmsofdestin14 жыл бұрын
Well that water leak didn't just start today!
@dumptrks5 жыл бұрын
Where did you get that attachment for the wetvac? Or if you made it can you let me know what and where to get the parts?
@guybeavers60264 жыл бұрын
DIYVAC, you can get this at Amazon
@rustblade50215 жыл бұрын
LISTEN ALL Y'ALL ITS A SABOTAGE
@rcpasc19485 жыл бұрын
Looks like to me it is still dripping into the pan.
@Jackman666666663 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't it have be easier just to run a snake down the PVC tubing then send all that pan water down after it? Just asking.
@mikeclarke30055 жыл бұрын
All that and the first two seconds can surmise, primary clogged pan drain not even connected and pan is overflowing onto cieling below, wow that took 10 seconds!
@ACBuggFixer5 жыл бұрын
So does the term “thermally protected” include the motor creating an R value for the homes insulation factor?
@Zenbudd68495 жыл бұрын
What's that machine you would using outside??
@melundank10395 жыл бұрын
that male adapter will leak with no thread sealant
@Justin-vr5zn5 жыл бұрын
I am sure he knows that, he may have put it on the female side, or there was so much used last time still on there that he didnt feel like more was needed... he may have slipped there, but at least he didnt put pliers on it and crank
@thehvachacker5 жыл бұрын
The threads are tapered and actually do create a seal. No pressure and as long as draining correctly water just trickles out. Yet Teflon or pipe dope helps seal I have done many drains without. The scary thing with carrier air handlers is the paper-thin plastic pans. Other trades work in the attic pest control, electricians, roofers drain line gets bumped and now that pan is a leaker
@allenzwiefelhofer78194 жыл бұрын
@@thehvachacker Pipe dope and Teflon tape do not seal they only lubricate to get more of the thread to seat.
@plainoldme73225 жыл бұрын
I disagree with your choice to use cement on the piece that the cap sits on because if you want in the future to push a cleaning brush towards the coil pan, you're giving yourself a hindrance, just use a lil Teflon paste or even plumbers grease. Are you out in the country where there's no code against piping condensate to the ground, aka flower bed???
@valgonzalez46735 жыл бұрын
So we.dont use pipe dope or threat tape, job security
@gmctrk635 жыл бұрын
Another good job Ted.
@jameshenry18064 жыл бұрын
The Condensate Bandit strikes again....😂😂
@geezus12014 жыл бұрын
I can't believe the last people left all the old parts in the attic, I would have fired my guy if he done something like that bc you don't leave trash behind on a job you are doing bc it looks very bad on the owner of the company and it gives you a bad name.
@ryanhartnett5304 жыл бұрын
They insulated the condensate line?
@toddl56674 жыл бұрын
Have to if its hot and humid where you live.
@throttlebottle59065 жыл бұрын
they found the greatest way to attach the float switch :)) they must be hard core into pre-planned job assurance..........
@ryans4135 жыл бұрын
throttle bottle Like how stupid can someone be those screws will eventually rust out
@jonanderson65324 жыл бұрын
Love your videos
@RG_sssSMOKING5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ted
@zetnompainting3 жыл бұрын
Good job bud, the shit some people do make you wonder huh
@sknight03915 жыл бұрын
Ole' Ted got "Screwed" 🔩🔩
@bkluntz5 жыл бұрын
No vent after the p-trap?
@ThickBiscuitBoy5 жыл бұрын
I always go with a deep j and a vent
@HappilyHomicidalHooligan4 жыл бұрын
I would suggest sending the Bill for this visit to the morons that installed the ridge vent without covering the A/C unit with a tarp or cleaning up after themselves to prevent drain clogs etc. Why should the Homeowner have to pay for the Stupidity/Laziness of others?
@adinfinitum703 жыл бұрын
I CANNOT believe that you didn't install a primary float switch!
@dumptrks5 жыл бұрын
Come on Ted what's the deal with your homemade drain cleaner? Where did you find the parts I need to make one??
@TedCookHVAC5 жыл бұрын
Here it is .... www.ebay.com/itm/Diyvac-GREEN-Wet-vac-attachment-tool-clears-clogged-a-c-condensate-drain-lines/273939851276?hash=item3fc816680c:g:oUEAAOSw~U5a~siV
@dumptrks5 жыл бұрын
@@TedCookHVAC thanks I thought you had made it
@majorpayne52894 жыл бұрын
👍 Good stuff! (“Brain-surgeon”😂)
@xelaju85 жыл бұрын
Nice work.
@honda02accord3 жыл бұрын
Costgard condensate drain seal
@jeffreywhitlatch14095 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised there's not a float switch on the secondary drain. Some d****** probably sent water up it from the outside.
@mikereynolds61185 жыл бұрын
TED COOK FOR PRESIDENT!! 🇺🇸
@dmitrinachumovhvacapplianc15975 жыл бұрын
Good job
@jerrylockhart30693 жыл бұрын
I’mAir inside unit was trash too
@gregs95553 жыл бұрын
wow, a heavy motor and blower wheel resting on drywall, wait till it gets wet, caves in, and motor smacks someone in the head. Can't afford to be lazy in any trade.
@lengthluther4845 жыл бұрын
Wow some people I tell you what lol screws right through the pan
@jonsaircond85205 жыл бұрын
I HATE HATE when guys don't clean up thier mess. Why on earth would you think it's ok to leave the old parts up in the attic. Guess it's the same idiots that leave old equipment up there too.
@mrgreen26464 жыл бұрын
Nice
@MrGardoPR4 жыл бұрын
So to this guy every job he goes to is somebody sabotaging stuff?? Enough with the sabotage in every video title, if anything this is just negligence by the home owner for not maintaining that drain line.
@quertize5 жыл бұрын
It looks like the cap was taken off on purpose.
@steveg55765 жыл бұрын
Good vid...good channel..
@Eddy635 жыл бұрын
Since I'm the 1st comment and I won that Marshall mini stack ... I will use it responsibly and only play rock & roll thru it ... Lol ... Good vid Ted ...
@ryans4135 жыл бұрын
Let’s just leave are garbage up there how unprofessional
@kwm3805 жыл бұрын
THAT IS MESSED UP!
@TheHobbyShopFilms5 жыл бұрын
What a mess!
@rocker86924 жыл бұрын
Alot of brain surgeons doing part time AC installs lol
@deddie46455 жыл бұрын
You still won't admit r410a systems are complete junk and now I've busted you not using purple primer what's up
@DW-vl2wi5 жыл бұрын
Us HVAC guys don't have to use that lol. I'll use blue alllllll day and I will not worry about a leak. Hell, insulating the drain line is more important than using primer, and that's not done half the time.
@mrgreen26465 жыл бұрын
Yummy!!
@TheOneshot784 жыл бұрын
I dont understand people wow
@viperexpress3053 жыл бұрын
Don't you hate scab work ! 😡
@YodaPala5 жыл бұрын
See? Should of had an easy trap......💩
@richsmith90635 жыл бұрын
Nice video. Please MUTE the vacuum cleaner next time.....
@JohnAbrahamCA3 жыл бұрын
barely audible
@birdwing985 жыл бұрын
15:40 Too bad CODE requires the P-trap. The expense of increased maintenance and ceiling repairs far exceed any benefit of "energy savings." In a world of "intelligent CODE writing," the P-trap would be allowed outside near ground level (for ease of service) and no PVC cement would be needed. Other than "Code requirement," can anyone suggest GOOD reasons to have the P-trap? Any chance of insects, snakes, frogs, etc, entering the house through a drain line? I have eliminated P-trap on drain line in my own house, and leave the cap off at top to allow any dust to exit. Yes, a small amount of conditioned-air escapes, but so what?
@johnboykin31285 жыл бұрын
Trap is functionally necessary only when the condensate drain is before the blower, in a vacuum or negative pressure situation. The trap works as a one way valve preventing air draw into the evap coil box which would prevent draining.
@DW-vl2wi5 жыл бұрын
P-trap is a must. It's not a small amount of unconditioned air, it's a continuous small amount of unconditioned air. Like cracking a door open. Your humidity removal is effected and overall the system is working harder than it should. Put the P-trap back outside where it belongs.