Breaking HVAC Cardinal Sins

Today was one of those days where things just didn’t go by the book. We started off with some vaporstat adjustments, which should have been simple enough-but in the process, two HVAC cardinal sins were broken! (We’ll get to those soon…)
Next up was a no heat call, and of course, it had to be in one of the dirtiest, most disgusting basements I’ve seen in a while. After some troubleshooting, we found the issue-a completely blocked exhaust, which is a serious safety hazard. Clearing that up got the system running safely again, but it was a reminder of how important it is to check venting regularly.
From there, we moved on to a leaking water heater, which had to be shut down before it caused more damage. Then, it was time to replace a condensate pump, a straightforward swap that helped get things back in order.
The last job of the day? Removing a bad blower motor, which had completely failed. Fortunately, by this point, we had stopped breaking HVAC sins and got through the job with no more disasters.
But what was the worst sin of them all? Calling the boss at the end of the day and asking if there was any more work left to do! That’s a rookie move if I’ve ever seen one-sometimes, you just have to call it a day and head home while you still can!
Let me know in the comments-what’s the biggest HVAC sin you’ve ever seen or committed? Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the bell so you don’t miss out on more HVAC chaos!
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[@Infowarrior-45]

Never talk about a previous job site, saying "We haven't been there in a while" because, as sure as you do, that customer will call within a week with a problem 😂

[@jamesmiller5852]

Amen to that

[@LeoLoder]

Putting the torch away before checking for leaks

[@nick8231]

I just love your videos literally you uploaded at the same time I was taking my morning break

[@MrRaymage]

The cardinal sin I tried hardest not to break was mentioning how a problem job has been quiet for a while. If you asked another tech about it or mentioned that it's been good, literally the next day a call would come in for the job being down. 🤔 Every one you mentioned was true.

[@mz7104]

Taking your tool bag out to the van before the job is 100% done 😅

[@NoahbHvac]

Never say “ah the weathers nice this weekend probably won’t get any calls”

[@Chris_In_Texas]

Working at your own house and not checking to see if the AC is actually working when you turned it on yesterday, and was wondering why it wasn't cooling down after about 4 hours, only to find that the contactor was bad and the condenser fan motor was bad as well! Ugh. You know flip the switch it was 84F here yesterday and was getting hot in the house not pay attention. Then the wife says, why isn't it getting cool in here! 👍🤠 Another one, was when I told her to go out and check the condenser if she is so hot! 👊🤣

[@Daniel-vp5pe]

Cardinal sin #24: Answering too quickly how long the water will be shut off.

[@joeskis2690]

When you’re on call on a holiday and your wife says, “it’s so hot/cold out! Who’s on call?” Might as well just go sit in your van and wait

[@cthriftfl]

Oh man living in JC are some of my fondest memories. Go get some dolmas from ibbys. Maybe they got a gluten free falafel by now 😂 ilived in the pencil factory

[@alnonymous9361]

Answering the question “so, when will you be finished?” And allowing the torches to be put away before the vacuum pump starts.

[@DavidButler-b9g]

The reason you need to back flush is because that circulator is cast-iron it needs a bronze circulator with bronze flanges domestic water

[@JamesBrown-db9pk]

yup young kid will learn

[@TheCrazzyToobinator]

Worst cardinal sin for any service job is catching yourself saying "it's been a quiet day so far"... never do this or the day will end in utter chaos.

[@crg061]

Driving past a place and saying “ I haven’t been there in a long time “

[@stufine]

My sin is beating the blower motor shaft out of the cage. Now I always sand the shaft

[@PawsumGaming]

oh yea... it's never an easy job until you're done the job...

[@mikev.1034]

👍👍

[@jordelybueno6906]

Never say " i can do it on the fly "

[@TheRAMBO9191]

🥃Good day!

[@snorrilinxxs]

This will be easy!!!

[@ChingusTheOneAndOnly]

Have a conversation about a building that you don’t like ! You are almost guaranteed to go there next .

[@john7017]

Late in the day, packing up all your tools before you leak check the job...

[@TheCuttingtorch]

DO NOT tell a customer how many minutes it will be before you get there or until youre finished!

[@finndebird]

what did you check to see that the bills are payed?

[@smithno41]

Looked at the gas meter to see if the valve next to it was shut off and locked

[@nick8231]

👋

[@JoeKyser]

4:05 Just let it rip? No bucket? Where is that water going?

[@chefsilmi]

Putting tools away to early

[@steveurquhart5895]

#1 Yeah I can fix that...... LOL