Are You Making This Mistake with Your Hacked AC System?

[@DanT271]

I love Steve’s bluntness keeping it real!

[@martinleonard1566]

Steve needs his own show like this old house but for Hvac. I’ve been watching his videos for along time. I’m an Hvac tech getting ready to start my own business. I watch and learn a lot from his videos. Appreciate all that you do steve

[@ClickinChicken]

Thanks for the shots. Miss Molly is an excitable Pup!

[@sokola311]

Steve, If your phone is ringing and you want to mute the ringer without rejecting the call you can press the up or down volume buttons on your phone. ;).

[@stephenbullock-yn3vh]

They built the house around the air handler.your absolutely 💯 right it's going cost arm and a leg to replace

[@ND-fy3wu]

ahhhh, all hvac techs love attics, and a 100 degree standing in a sun side backyard, but I love attics more personally. btw, good job steven

[@onenikkione]

When I check my condensing unit with my hand for heat coming out of it, I can't really tell as it's 115 degrees out here in Arizona.

[@AMStationEngineer]

Broaching mortality with the caretaker and likely executor regarding a $1K+ expenditure for someone on a fixed income, imho, is an "uncomfortable kindness", and wholly justified when spending another's 'inflation-decimated budget". Kudos for having a set, Steve!

[@mph5896]

Oh, putting an air handler up there would be a small fortune where Steve is at. Steve doesn't hold back.

[@jersal873]

@@mph5896yup. We in MA! Prices thru the roof here for anything HVAC

[@jblyon2]

@@mph5896 They also love to put them in and build around them in these parts. My aunt has one like that and her neighbor, who does HVAC for a living, said just put in mini splits. Before she bought it the house was renovated and a room added. They completely boxed in the existing air handler in the attic when reworking the roof AND removed the old access that you could actually fit a replacement through. Flat our told her the cost would be so high he couldn't quote it with a clear conscience.

[@banshee8989]

LOL... Connecticut here. My 3200 SF house was built in 1980. Beautiful tin work in the basement compared to today's flexible junk. Problem is they built the ducting around the evaporator. I had to cut a huge access panel in that nice tin work. Im not a tin knocker and I take pride in my work, but there is no way I am going to be able to make it look as nice as the original work.

[@SFBay69]

Love a goodman with a bristol compressa.... music to my ears

[@craignehring]

Them attic jobs must be a beast

[@Parkhill57]

Move it and the ducts to the garage.

[@davidparizek6741]

Steven, it’s not going to be cheap Mama 👍 I love this channel

[@donhorn548]

The truck still sounds good

[@WeatherNut27]

Good luck on the bid for it, I agree, jack up the price for that one, cant even stand up anywhere

[@jaysonbohnert6373]

Holy shit, I remember watching your last video in this attic! Can't believe someone cut out that beam

[@johnwalker890]

Good job Steve.

[@jerryr6713]

You may be right the coil may be leaking… But you might want to check because some of the R22 coils also work for R410a coils… just a different piston or orifice.

[@potatolew4495]

All the flushing and other steps you have to take to make it work, it is not worth the effort to reuse and old component. Just to chemically flush is over 350.00. R 22 systems are made for shorter line sets that 410a. AR22 EVAPORATORS ARE NEVER TO BE USED WITH A 410A SYSTEM WITH A HEAT PUMP AS IT WILL HAVE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE.

[@richcarper8894]

Steve why is the air handler in the attic ?

[@JavierGalvan-s2f]

Great video Steve, remain safe and keep them video's coming 👍 👏

[@matthewcasady6276]

I saw someone asking if I made a mistake, my first thought was if you have to ask the question the answer is almost always yes.

[@yermanfa]

Good mornin' Steve.

[@KM-vc2yp]

I like the manifold read out you have

[@Bob.W.]

Thx.

[@overwatch2671]

Another great video Steve

[@iamnoone.]

Howdy Steve and Molly

[@jackl9922]

Blue glove club?

[@zippythechicken]

window unit or portable once a recharge won't get it going.. Those new systems are suppose to be coming out in january.. then again they said that last january.. I got a window unit and a portable and might get another portable but maybe not.. I can keep the house pretty good in the afternoons and it will get down to 74 just with one 10k window and 10k/6k portable and a couple large fans to distribute the air.. I am good with that.. don't want to buy a 410a right now and next year they outlaw the gas and its as bad as my R22 is now.. was thinking mini split. you can get mini splits with 4 evaporators and 1 condenser which would be perfect but i don't know .. chinese stuff with a 3 week warranty and they go out of business in 6 months on those mini splits. so I am going to wait it out and buy in a couple years maybe or maybe not.. let whoever buys the house fix it not me. stay cool steve :o)

[@donhorn548]

The inside unit was manufactured during October 2003.

[@WeatherNut27]

Nice catch. 20yrs ago

[@danwittels5542]

You can't stop a Goodman! Gas'n'go mamma! Cha-ching! Could you just change the evaporater? Might be less painful.

[@dissociativecat7495]

why can't you just change the coil ?

[@force311999]

they may not make one to fit take it out and tack a cased coil on the end they did that in a real estate office in town same problem unit over suspended ceiling and then offices built under it

[@fincherelli73]

Steve is there a gas that mixes with r22 my hvac guy put some juice in mine this year. Seems like it can keep up easier. It a system from 2004 still working good it a ruud.

[@AMStationEngineer]

R404 A or R407 C??

[@fincherelli73]

@@AMStationEngineer I looked it's 427a

[@tonym6920]

Hey Steve and Miss Molly! Workin’ again y’all. 👍👍

[@rodneyskinner7741]

Hello Steve!

[@stevenlavimoniere]

hello

[@ForgetU]

missing a couple screws

[@markujcich4245]

Blunt, but these things need to be known. " How long is she going to be around?" It's not going to be cheap." You East coasters crack me up!

[@luissalas9270]

She’s a Leaker!!!

[@Audaz_Firme]

Leakah

[@Parkhill57]

Put a bale of wet hay in the window, and a fan on the inside. Works in Texas.

[@SalvadorHVAC]

😂😂 you just built a swamp cooler 😂😂

[@KingofDoubleBogey]

He should move out to the Desert South West Area and open a company. 🎉

[@tammytoncray9600]

Can't believe they mismatched the system like that!! What are people thinking!!!! If you can't do it right then don't do it at all!!!

[@tomking1890]

PITA to change upper unit so they left it.

[@HarlemGreatest]

what the hell is a hacked system

[@jersal873]

I can see the $$$ signs already! Holy smokes!! Don’t install that during this heat wave!!

[@Adam_Poirier]

I like the title haha

[@nicksaban2178]

Change expansion valve on old unit so it can take 410

[@bills6946]

Piston

[@melvinwillingham233]

What are you wearing on your feet. It looked like a rubber shoe over a leather boot.

[@stevenlavimoniere]

shoes

[@bobbywanger8123]

😢

[@Rotaris1]

Shut the ringer off when filming buddy.....Its killing me lol

[@edwinsoto1637]

I see that you always charging up systems, do you install replace systems, to solve the problem? It seems like you're putting Band-Aids on systems instead of solving the problem, do you have installation experience.

[@stevenlavimoniere]

yes i give qoutes to up grade the equipment .. people are cheap 90% dont want to spend the money to fix it right . welcome to the real world

[@jimw7550]

Six years ago, I had a choice $11,000 for full replacement or $250 for 3 lb and sealant. The 21 yo unit is still going strong.

[@Deion245]

Nice and 1st

[@mickzed6746]

Is miss molly a long haired chihuahua?

[@stevenlavimoniere]

yes

[@mickzed6746]

@@stevenlavimoniere she's a beautiful little dog Steve.... I have a short hair chi that I rescued from being overbread, and her personality is similar to miss Molly's. I can tell you're a great dog owner..... And pretty damn good a diagnosing things pretty efficiently. Stay safe out there. ✌️

[@frankrizzo3915]

Hello Steve!

[@rodneyskinner7741]

Hello Steve !