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00:00 Teaser
00:15 Sponsor card
00:25 Video start
00:43 Basic triage
01:30 Evaporator is filthy
02:35 Quick Tip
02:41 1...2...3... MY BAD
03:03 Good vitals
04:24 5 months in the future
05:20 Down she goes
05:40 WTF Moment
06:03 Line set troubles
07:02 We got lucky
08:25 Brazing time
09:42 Nitrogen really does work
10:25 Tell us how you really feel Chris
11:30 Nice evacuation
12:48 UH OH......
15:10 Don't charge to subcooling
18:19 Closing words

[@ol_brendo2350]

the one dislike is the guy at the factory doing the brazes

[@jussikuusela7345]

one of the five is the guy who torched a hole in the beam to use it as a conduit

[@EgonFreeman]

And then the rest are people that got triggered by "merch", I suppose! :D

[@DigitalIP]

Said it before ill say it again, i love how new copper looks!

[@JustIn-du1cs]

I dont know anything about all this but your channel is satisfying to watch.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks!!

[@DocNo27]

"I guess I should read the instructions" Man-card revoked 🤣 Another nice video. I hope your customers appreciate how rare it is to find detail oriented and conciseness service companies. One minor nit to pick - when writing notes to future you inside the equipment, if you can write on a vertical space less dirt tends to accumulate and your writing will be visible longer. That unit on the roof had a nice vertical panel on the inside that would be perfect for those notes. It may not be dirty enough in CA to make that much of a difference - maybe in Palm Springs with that insane desert dust. Still love your videos even though I will never do this work, I find it fascinating and appreciate you sharing!

[@EgonFreeman]

I'm actually more worried that he _hasn't_ read the manual yet. I don't know, but whenever I get some new toy, I read the manual _to fuck and back_ - even if only to find out what new cool things it has that the previous one didn't. Laugh if you want (the man-card thing :D), but I'm _so_ not above reading the manuals after fucking up a setup because I _didn't_ read the manual, and it turned out that it _had_ something new to teach me. :D

[@NerdofNorthStar]

Now every time you are at a restaurant of that chain I’m betting you take a glance to see if they all have that structural “wire run.”

[@joeslinky]

The five dislikes are the people telling him to call it “merchandise”

[@megandunnett7900]

😂 They would hate it here in Australia, where it’s usually too hot to waste spit on anything more than two syllables. Why else would we call afternoon “Arvo” (not to be confused with “Avo” which means Avocado😉).

[@PedersonPantry]

You’re talking about 96* temps and I’m all over here freezing at -24* in northern Minnesota. 😂😂

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

To be fair it was 96 in September when the video started.... at the Video completion (now) its 70 degrees so yeah it getting pretty cold over here........

[@PedersonPantry]

@@HVACRVIDEOS I realized I jumped the gun after I commented and continued watching, that was about the time you started explaining you were coming back to replace the equipment😂😂. I’d still prefer 70 over -24 if it wasn’t California. Haha. Keep up the great work man.

[@ka-i]

@@HVACRVIDEOS that’s what the temp is right now in Australia.

[@stevejordan7275]

21:54 You sure say "cool" a lot for an H/VAC guy. Heaters need love, too. Just sayin'.

[@stevemcknelly5036]

The ones who get worked up over the word "Merch" are likely the same ones that freak out over "Moist".

[@I_am_Allan]

WHY is everyone still harping on Trudeau's use of "speaking moistly" last year?! LMAO

[@Pyro4100]

Oist

[@demonknight7965]

🤣

[@warrensharp935]

Merch means money

[@marioperez1601]

Sorry I was not in the loop for moisly. It seems it has been ban from some channels but seems to refer to moist. Can someone educate me about this. Thank you in advance.

[@dashcamandy2242]

You should sell branded six-sided dice. That way you can say "merch and dice" for extra Triggering Power! LOL Nice of the client to opt for new instead of slapping Band Aids on a failing unit. I can understand _why_ businesses choose to do only what they need to do to get by, especially in the Voldemort Disease Era, but that unit was probably going to cost more to coax a few more months' life out of it that it cost to replace. I think the client is seeing their version of the Big Picture.

[@thesuperbsuperb]

so TRIGGERED right now i might just need to buy some MERCH.

[@Varanox454]

Seriously can't thank you enough for putting this stuff out! Learning a ton, and using it daily. The "Big Picture" mantra helped me just today on a geo system that wasn't heating. Thanks bro, keep it up!

[@EgonFreeman]

This comment has serious undervoting. "Big Picture" just _works._

[@I_am_Allan]

For a guy who ain't a plumber, you do some decent bends on copper, eh.

[@DocNo27]

He's way to nice in drilling his holes though. Most plumbers hack through structural members with nary a second thought 😛

[@FranckBassist61]

13:01 Uh Oh ... bless you and stay healty! @Those guys in the factory....nice quality checks!

[@sebastiannielsen]

About covid, I think those sneezes are just for a dusty enviroment since these rooftops carry pretty much dust. Its important to also not to freak out and think the smallest thing are covid. If you are working and get sneezes, sense how you are in a different environment. If the sneezes disappear, then its not covid. Same with coughing. Very important to exclude other causes before jumping on the covid. Another example: You work in a environment that start getting smokey, and start coughing. Of course its not covid, as soon as you move out of the smoke, coughing will disappear.

[@advancedbasher]

Best and worse part of installs is to find a leak and it's not yours. I've seen more and more bad factory braze joints on precharged prefabricated units. Love the new style insulation is super strong. Thank you for the videos and your Merch!

[@ReliableHVACR]

I actually get scared if the install goes smoothly 🤣

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Agreed

[@dashcamandy2242]

I'm the same way when I fix something around the house, including my car. "That went too easily, must be something wrong."

[@nerfinator03]

@@dashcamandy2242 like forgetting to install a key in my gearbox when I had already closed everything up?

[@per995]

I have earlier serviced ultra deep freezers in 30 Years and get rashes by seeing those fan motors. They was named Smith, but had earlier another name. Never seen so many frozen shafts on any other motors up in the years. On those units, it was just one to cope with a hot condenser on the rear part of the units. If the customers did not clean the condenser, they dropped dead inside 2 years. The models back 40 years used a single end sleeve bearing made by GE. Those hard working cast iron GE motors stayed alive a long time😬even oil plug on + 45 years old. Later RMR same looking with a pretty decreased quality. I lost many weekends to hurry out inside 2 hours to save valuable products in the freezers. The tube axial type used in the latest 15 years was a dream, they never let you down. Great to see your videos and the good work

[@johnwalker890]

I don't think you're supposed or allowed to cut into a structural beam either, I'm sure there's a code violation with that, even if it's used as a chase. Good job, Chris.

[@jfwfreo]

It wouldn't surprise me if the corporate offices and facilities guys for some of these big chains have deals in place where they commit to buying all their new-build or replacement refrigeration (and probably other kit like HVAC or exhaust fans or cooking equipment or whatever else) for the entire chain through one supplier in return for a discount from that supplier.

[@EgonFreeman]

I'm sure that's part of it. You can get _amazing deals_ if you sign for exclusivity and regular purchases, especially at that sort of volume.

[@Sharkie1717]

Damn, I'd be pissed as well 😠 Another great vid!

[@commanderosis435]

Glad to see youre converting to 448A straight away. I know some shady guys are still using 507 knowing it will need to be it will be phased out sooner.

[@zeroyon4562]

This channel is great. I’m considering changing from stainless fabrication to hvac and you give a great picture of what the day to day job is like. Thanks.

[@DanO181919]

I like the merch!! There will always be naysayers out there, keep up the great work!

[@antoniofabro3759]

Keep it up chris nice install !! Big picture diagnosis !!

[@andrewedis9907]

Im curious as to what the material was next to the steel beam, that was so hard to get through. 🤔

[@tommyb8046]

These people getting all butt hurt over you saying merch....hahaha. don't they realize that you work a regular job and don't need that money? Love your don't care attitude!

[@robertpoitras6809]

Your pride and honesty will get you far😉❄️

[@haydenuk02]

Brilliant work and thanks for the content stay safe and take care

[@Ted_E_Bear]

Chris, keep up the great work !!

[@Eddy63]

Great little vid Chris ... Several thumbs up ... Good braze and bends on the piping ...

[@antoniofabro3759]

😅🤣😂Merch!! those guys be trippy! Lol

[@dragonfireproductions790]

Try wago connectors, it'll help you a LOT when joining connections, I don't use wire nuts anymore, I use wago

[@leedress2187]

My company makes structural beams. Holes that small are not a concern. Our beams have precut holes in them to allow services to travel through them. The weight on the stud is spread across the entire beam.

[@richardallatt1774]

Great work Chris. I'm in the UK and February is a quiet time for us but at the moment it absolutely dead. No sales, service calls or maintenance. Its that bad I even looked at a domestic refrigerator.

[@oicwexatxlarge8125]

Thanks Bro fantastic video!

[@donnierobertson3088]

Great job and video like always

[@michaelt.3805]

Another great and professional job, keep it up.

[@jacquesosnel1381]

Thank you for the video

[@mark351]

I'd give this two thumbs up if I could since you said, "Are you triggered?"

[@DocNo27]

Everyone loves the merch!

[@demonknight7965]

Lol

[@metrotechguru5863]

Good merch, goooooooooood merch.

[@natepeterson7145]

I hate the word merch but I still bought some merchandise! Good video!

[@hemi4892]

I learn quite a bit from you keep it up

[@CHDSProductions]

Lol that welding job is pretty smooth brain. I'm willing to bet the owner knew damn well what they were doing 🤷

[@LazyLifeIFreak]

Most likely, bonehead will feign ignorance when the place collapses.

[@frankyboy4409]

by this time I think it doesn't matter, but that whole beam for sure went to a few hundred degrees when they were cutting that hole ... and if there is one thing we all know is that metal loses stiffness etc when hot. Not to mention all the wood around. Imagine a nice smoldering fire on the backwall .

[@amersingh2557]

Nice work Chris and team. Hopefully the restaurants will open up soon, it's the same problem here across the ocean in UK.

[@davidturney2975]

You sound like you've had a rough week or at least a rougher week than normal. I do understand the frustration with factory goof ups though. Good job btw, it looks beautiful.

[@_iLLuSiv3_]

"OH OH, I think I got it"... lol

[@frankmontefusco6016]

Great video!!!

[@unknownsf0]

Great video

[@gregbowman3598]

Good one Chris👍

[@jeffbuckles]

Now I'm picturing Valerie chasing Miracle Max around the house yelling "Merch! Merch! Merch!"

[@williamdawson6351]

People who can say what they think a single word can make them hate or love I feel sorry for these who feel everyone must think their way what boring life that would be, Be your own person and let live. I wish you the best of luck with the business.

[@sterlingarcher46]

Man got himself some Knipex and a fancy black veto bag , that's the perks of reaching 100k subs eh 😆

[@silasmarner7586]

Wutz a Veto bag?

[@gregmercil3968]

@@silasmarner7586 basically the overpriced Gucci of tool bags. Worth every penny though, so they say. When I can afford it, I’ll get one to replace my crappy though useful 2nd hand Klein bag. 🤣

[@Pious-Inquisitor]

@@gregmercil3968 you'll love it

[@royalwins2030]

2005. Thats alot of turns

[@harrydickson4575]

Another nice job👍👍👍

[@neilvestervictor180]

that is why you the master of big picture diagnosis lol got catch on the leak

[@Godslaws8463]

I try the nocry knee pads. They sell them on Amazon. They are the best knee pads I have found.great video.

[@gregmercil3968]

I have a pair of those, they are bulky but very nice. The first day I used them, the boss said “are you trying to get a raise?” 🤣

[@sebastianramos8491]

New subscriber nice videos keep the coming

[@bigstr33tfromthelvk702]

My dude Chris, that is one pretty P-Trap bend you got going on right there @8:36, a lot of your work may not be perfect in your opinion but this P-Trap is perfectly pretty my brotha, good stuff.

[@greghughes9736]

Beautiful

[@alessichris07]

"Stop skimping dumb@#$$" Love it so damn true 👍

[@elijahtalbot5288]

Nice video

[@johndeerefan725]

12:47 & 13:01, Bless you

[@davidhoward2237]

One thing i can think of for them bolts are clear hose cut it long so you can take off easy.

[@marksmith-ew7ir]

Working with the customer is great as you own there trust and keep getting jobs as they know the tec that turns up for faults o Rd replacements unit's

[@d0nz0r]

hard drawn copper and a couple elbows welded would of left a much more tidier install. a new pipe penetration in the roof of the room would of looked cleaner too. judging by the dirt on the coil i would say those drains gonna block up real quick.

[@DanO181919]

SneeZe 🤧- I got it.... 😂 I say they every time I sneeze.

[@thematthewlondon]

my favorite part of early in the pandemic was anytime someone sneezed they had to explain it away like "those seasonal allergies are really getting to me!" or "sure is dusty in here!"

[@DanO181919]

@@thematthewlondon 😁😂 can’t wait till this “Pandemic” is behind us.

[@dashcamandy2242]

I often shout out a disclaimer every time I have a coughing fit at work: "It's not the 'Rona, it's breathing in hot humid air from my mask in a restaurant set at 80 degrees." I actually had to program the thermostat to an 80-deg. max because they used to crank it up to 90. "It's not fair that I should be cold," says the Manager, and the District Manager agrees that one single person should not have to wear a store-branded sweatshirt if she's cold; instead literally everyone else must sweat profusely and have dizzy spells around 5 fryers, a convection oven, and 5 hot food holding units. I can't want for an incident to happen to me, since our incident reports ask "What could you have done to prevent the injury?" Luckily, so far, I've always had something nearby to grab onto when the restaurant turns into a Merry-Go-Round.

[@josephtrimm6463]

Working on one this week not fun in freezing weather 😅😂

[@venomousprimal]

Yo who put the armo on from the valve back 🤣🤣

[@wkenealey]

I already bought some... MERCH. And I'll do it again.

[@LMSILVIA]

Tears..... I wish things were like that here, i have to patch things till the death. No matter how beat up they are. Be grateful LOL

[@amoni1959]

Sorry to hear it slow for u. Hopefully everything gets back to some kind of normalcy soon. What's ur biggest chain? its ok u can tell me. I live in Canada. 100% sure we don't have it here. LOL

[@greendryerlint]

That beam was nice. Not sure which scares me more: That someone would cut through a beam like that or that the same person is permitted to use an oxy/acetylene torch and/or any dangerous objects. Equipment installed by the 'differently abled'..

[@megandunnett7900]

😂 The ‘differently abled’ wouldn’t be that stupid mate.

[@fredflintstone8048]

Making noise about the hole in the support post is a two edged sword. On one hand you're letting the customer know what you found, but then on the other hand it could make them worry and perhaps for nothing. However, very wise not to use the hole with the retrofit, but to stay far away from it. In any case they might want to have a structural engineer come out and inspect the hole and make recommendations. All the merch selling youtube content creators use the word 'merch' and get the idea of selling it from each other as well.. They also say they sell it because 'people' were asking them for it.. Yeah, ok, maybe their mom. Lemmings. Welcome to youtube. It comes with the territory. If I bought from each one I've watched my house would look like a clothing store and my kitchen cabinets full of coffee cups. Be thankful that some of the content creators haven't picked up the common youtube memes and repeat them 'releasing 'he schmoo'.

[@bobbygist5422]

first fan goes out months ago then the other fails recently then hi limit pops

[@Chris-uh3cm]

Wish I could work for you when I move soon. Hard to find a boss /owner that does it right like you do

[@Android_Warrior]

Merch, Merchandise, potato, potatoe I'll support you anyway!!!!!. got some of your "Merch" already and looking forward!!!! 👍 👍 👍 💪 💪 💪 💪 💪 💪

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks bud

[@steveningram4604]

Nice

[@josegmoreno4966]

Great video. I’m in Arizona and I’m trying to learn low temp. Can you make a video about the sequence of operation of a walk in cooler and freezer. Thank you

[@j.b.maxwell8300]

Hi Chris, just a question why don’t you use dark safety glasses while you are brazing, it must hurt your eyes wearing just clear safety glasses after a while, it would be easier to see your work with dark lenses, I really like your vids they are so natural (as it comes) and enjoyable thank you.

[@andrewmcdonald4519]

Good on you for putting a union on the drain,never seen a trap, but nice install

[@Freonleon]

No turbulence doesn’t need it

[@tumtumbob]

Suction Trap is for good oil return to compressor

[@superiorcomfortheatingairl4636]

I know you you are big supporter for Sporlan products, I hope you do a video in the future on the Sporlan Push products, I would like to know your experience and opinion of these new products

[@pasumadre1]

hi, there, nice videos, this kind videos help me a lot, you are doing a great job making them, have a question, how is the capacity in the new unit? just wonder, i believe the measures for this box is 12 sq mts, or you have diferent measures

[@scott_meyer]

How much extra energy is wasted due to dirty evap and condenser? People don't consider this when the put off maintenance for years.

What is the reason behind those motors breaking up so often? Such simple motors usually last much longer.

[@hobbymadness]

Don't think i didn't notice that all black veto @ 13:04 that thing is stealth!!!

[@frankyboy4409]

Would that hole be a matter for warranty actually? Not for replacement (because pointless waste of time), but if that area has issue in the future or some discount.

[@Georges3DPrinters]

1:24 one could not live without the other

[@Georges3DPrinters]

5:58 they used the beam as an electric chase! What? Why!?!

[@falloutguy8878]

You tell them Chris? Factory bodge job

[@arthouston7361]

LOL. The restaurants I serviced were too damn cheap to replace bad equipment with new. Instead, they had a warehouse full of old junk, and they would send out someone to roll out the bad and roll in the new. No PM plan, everything was "fix on failure." At least you have customers that can see something besides the inside of their belly button.

[@joehead1294]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

[@arthouston7361]

@@joehead1294 No, if is isn't broken, you should keep it that way, and not allow it to deteriorate..... so that YOU can control when the box gets warm, and not wait for it to do that on its own, when it is full of perishables. By doing a good PM, you can replace worn parts and clean dirty coils. These restaurants don't realize it costs them product and loss of use when a failure happens, and the cost of the cleaning and the repairs is the same, on TOP of the loss of product and use of the equipment. Which is better?

[@joehead1294]

@@arthouston7361 You know which one it better.

[@dashcamandy2242]

We don't have a warehouse of old junk, unless you call one of the franchise owner's rental apartment properties a "warehouse" with mostly-broken 1980s equipment. Every time a part breaks, we have to wait a few months for him to pay a "tech" to pull a bad part from an out-of-service machine and put it into our sorta-working equipment to disable it further. The "tech" has made quite a few two-hour roundtrip drives to try and install a part that is either already broken, or not the right one in the first place. Horribly inefficient, not only in time, but financially. The guy does shoddy work. We have ZERO PM, and the owner likes it that way, no matter how many times an expensive failure we've had in the past 16 months I've worked there could have been prevented with a few days' TLC. Saving hundreds to spend thousands! That constant bearing squeal coming from one of the RTU's indoor blowers that I've been complaining about for 2 months? The sound you can hear from outside AND from the vents themselves? Not a problem until it fails. We'll worry about it then. (Please let it be a failure involving fire, just like the last time when the convection oven self-destructed, I want to give him the most epic "I TOLD YOU SO!")

[@arthouston7361]

@@dashcamandy2242 I'm not Italian, but I have been close enough to be considered one, and there is a word for these owners. It is "stunod."

[@Iippo82]

Crazy times, but when working with grocery store refrigeraton systems there has been about 0 changes on workload, almost only changes what gas come is that our customers demand using mask's when we are on site.

[@legendoffrost8832]

Personality I don't mind "merch" but If someone does they need to get their priorities straight LOL

[@christinab7131]

Why do you use Copper for drain lines instead of PVC ? I find copper can sometimes clog really bad , and after a few years some will clog the point you have to tear it all out. Walkin Freezers I use copper with heat tape , but Coolers I use PVC

[@ryanfarrell8036]

How are there no fan guards on the condenser? I know it’s covered with panels but still. All units in Ireland have fan guards.

[@ednavision2761]

HAHAHAHHA, i just finished the clip, and yup you go there for 2 bad fan motors, and you ended up changing the whole system, hey i guess if you work for chains you can get away with that shit, all my work is for mom and pop places, bar, pizza shops, etc, etc......

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[@matthewbestdfghy]

You saved those almost new condenser fan motors?

[@26thanasis]

Do u still need a P tap even with 448a refrigerant? Isn’t the velocity a lot higher then R22? Great video!

[@sdsd4284]

Are u going to be there physically or virtually at the training symposium chris?

[@falloutguy8878]

Your one funny dude merch not merchandise? 👍

[@Rusty_Gold85]

Can you get split ribbed conduit over there for the wiring ?

[@metrotechguru5863]

Merch, merch, merch, merch, merch. lol