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[@shifter8207]

I like seeing the bigger stuff like this Rick, not that picky it’s good to see it all

[@Nealio6s]

This industrial stuff is super cool. I appreciate you covering it!

[@natepeterson7145]

I like seeing this stuff. It's a change in pace. That's the main reason I click on all the service videos.

[@bryanharayda1975]

Great video Rick, I love finding a strainer clogged, makes you look good, and good find because a lot of guys wouldn’t check it. I was working on a Carrier chiller that was running glycol through two semi hermetic plate fin heat exchangers that had an acid going through, chilled glycol to cool the acid being used as an anodizing process. I found screw heads in the chiller strainer, explained to the customer that one or both of their semi hermetic heat exchangers needed new gaskets, the glycol and acid were mixing! By the way they were anodizing guns lol. The fun things we find in this trade lol

[@jacobcrabtree8567]

Prefer the supermarkets but like all your content. Appreciate the quality work.

[@HVACRSurvival]

Thank you very much for sharing with me.

[@daleborg9070]

Rick, you have great content on all of your videos. You will have those who love this type of video. Others will enjoy your commercial videos. Others will enjoy your supermarket refrigeration videos and others the A/C commercial, light commercial and residential videos. While you have a wide range of work you do you also have a wide range of views who love the content of each and every video you put out. Thank you for your videos. I have learned a lot from your smaller refrigeration and A/C videos but does not mean I didn't enjoy today's video.

[@HVACRSurvival]

I appreciate the feedback! honestly, I have no idea what I’ll work on one day to the next so it could be a mixture of anything.

[@DanielCraigie]

Love to see the industrial stuff!

[@carterbeach2532]

I started with refrigerated air dryers and moved to commercial/restaurant service. Always good to see industrial stuff.

[@EverythingHVACR]

Good ol’ neglected process chillers 😂. Nicely done, Rick!

[@Brooks.Mechanical.Electric]

I'm mainly in commercial so I learn a lot from watching your channel, but its nice to see some of the larger jobs too. Never too old to learn something new everyday. Do you remember the movie Con Air?

[@Ted_E_Bear]

Rick, please continue showing this type of video, but anything that you put out is very entertaining to me !

[@jasonemme5477]

Love seeing it all. Glad to see I'm not the only one to run into this kinda stuff.

[@prothermal_refrigerationHVAC]

agree😀

[@Blakethegoat]

Love watching the chiller work and more industrial stuff

[@randydolin5883]

I like all the different types of videos you post. Keep them all coming. You Rock!

[@rickr6908]

I like the individual equipment. You do a great job explaining the systems. Thanks for their videos

[@TheQuantumFire]

Loving the industrial stuff. Keep showing it.

[@UnknownGuest220]

love these machines do more do both I love this content

[@jarodreebel6686]

I appreciate the education on walk ins because i work on those, but i enjoy all you content. I love your style! Thanks for what you do!

[@david-3258]

I love this kind of stuff as this is the kind of stuff I work on

[@maintenanceman1015]

My first job was at Mac Donald's there they had a filter for the grease vats ,once a week run it threw the filter. Work at a spot where they had salt water tank the guy would come in on the weekend and run the portable filter on it .Plus it had one that ran 24 -7 . A portable filter system for that tank wouldn`t be that bad return on one side and supply on the other. Maybe a dumbed down pool filter system.

[@zwspiller7888]

The variety of everything is always interesting!

[@tstartrekdude]

This stuff is cool as hell. I like the reach-ins too, whatever is easy for you. But big stuff like this is a treat.

[@HVACRSurvival]

Thank you 🙏

[@DanT271]

Yes everyone does coolers and rooftops I find this industrial equipment interesting and a welcome change

[@Pippy626]

I love all the videos. You have great cometary and I do like the new machines and new type of videos

[@Byron88]

Cool to see stuff you dont see everyday. I usually do the oddball equipment where I work as well, it intimidates other people, and i find it interesting, you can only fix so many walk in coolers boilers and rtus, I like the change of scenery

[@guy872]

I like these types of service calls. I work on industrial fire suppression systems. This reminds me of a CO2 suppression system that was protecting an enclosed CNC grinder and it kept discharging on a thermal sensor. I would come out and check the system and everything seemed fine. Discharged again and they said it has to be the heat detector is bad. I tell them it is testing fine but can change it out if they want. I asked them if their exhaust fan was working and they assured me it was thinking maybe there has to be a reason this machine is getting so hot. A few days go by and it discharges again. I go out and finally get someone to actually check their exhaust system and sure enough they hadn't changed the filter in almost a year and it got so plugged that it burnt up the exhaust motor and wasn't actually working. It boggles my mind how these large companies can have such incompetence on simple routine maintenance items. The facilities maintenance guy said that was the operators responsibility and the the operator said it was facilities responsibility, so no one was doing it lol.

[@DontDrinkTheFlavorAid]

A couple and many of thousand dollars later. I hope they had spare CO2 cylinders or the ones they discharged were due for hydrostatic testing, might as well get it all done now, bring agent discharge hoses later LOL

[@guy872]

@DontDrinkTheFlavorAid They were at least smart enough to have spare cylinders on site. But all the service calls and trips to refill cylinders was not a cheap learning lesson for them!

[@Growzarktrail]

I love your videos! You get into all sorts of different crazy stuff, that's why I love chiller videos like this. If my opinion mattered I would say less reach ins / basic residential HVAC and more rooftop units/ chillers/ and industrial HVACR stuff

[@HVACRSurvival]

Thank you! 😊

[@jayd5982]

You still have the best refrigeration videos on the tube. Can't wait for what you have in 2025. We never stop learning, there's always something new. Keep up the good work and the videos rolling ✊

[@HVACRSurvival]

Thank you, I appreciate you watching and the support.

[@dgpipefitter]

this is the content I like I use to work on equipment like this all the time that’s why I like your content happy new year

[@HVACRSurvival]

Thank you happy new year to you

[@D_Nice981]

Awesome video keep these types of process chillers videos coming

[@sherwinalvarez7365]

I have to say I am lost af but it is very interesting to see how you troubleshoot. You simplify it by the time you start the camera. I have to say that when I see you do stuff like this, I am less apprehensive to try new things.

[@HVACRSurvival]

It took a little bit of time to figure out how it worked, but once you get it, you got it and if you can see how I did it then you can do it on your own and that’s the whole point of why I do these, I feel as though some people make things overcomplicated to either make themselves feel better or they just don’t know how to explain things very well. But you obviously get what I’m trying to do. Thank you.

[@mrgitau1985]

great stuff love watching these videos...greetings from Nairobi Kenya

[@coldking8383]

These videos are very interesting. So yes more of these ! Good video .

[@kingwookie7210]

I watch your videos just because I like watching you work no matter the equipment, if you need a full time flashlight holder let me know =-)

[@coreyr8870]

Definitely more interesting than reach in coolers or ice machines.

[@fshn76]

An awesome video. I always enjoy watching your videos on stuff I haven’t seen before. The principals are all the same it seems just different equipment. Keep it up Rick!

[@chrisbartolotta1576]

Great video Rick! I like seeing ya work on the reach in coolers for sure but these larger and what seems to me more complicated units is pretty interesting. Either way whatever you’re working on I seem to pick something up and learn something as well. Keep em rollin! 🤙🏼

[@rayraap3905]

Hi Rick, this is a great change of pace. I’d rather see this over a walk-in cooler any day.

[@Bassn1ck]

I love these types of videos. Supermarket rack work is great stuff. Little bias, though, since that's my life, lol.

[@helmsajr]

Nice work Rick I always hate working on process chillers never cleaned and service till they are broke.

[@Freezier134a]

I like all the videos Rick. One like this is super interesting because I don’t work on equipment like this, but all of them are interesting to me.

[@kg4muc]

Great informative video Being on the residential side this is a learning experience. Keep ‘em coming 😅.

[@stephenbullock-yn3vh]

I noticed people like the big stuff like this video and I love to see them toas well rick great job 👍💪

[@jeremiahhively3025]

I like watching videos with anything that has a compressor. Very interesting stuff here.

[@acrservicesmathewr7565]

It's rare to see good chiller videos. This is good quality and good training opportunities. May not work on these alot but they are the future and will only get more complex. Thanks ricks. Def like the chiller/Geo thermal videos

[@stevent1074]

We have this exact unit only made by Thermal Care. The absolute mind blow for me is the amount of carbon steel used in a chilled water system. May as well fill it with mud because the amount of rust you get is the same. Stunningly high maintenance. Either fill it with glycol or offer an upgrade in stainless steel. Even if it adds $20k it’s worth it when you consider how much rust is going to destroy your process. Maintenance guys don’t have a clue and neither do most HVACR guys. One look at the carbon steel reducers with a brass drain valve gives that away. Great video 👌🏻

[@HVACRSurvival]

Yeah, I don’t understand why they didn’t put glycol in this thing to begin with, it would’ve just remove the rust possibility and not even had anything to do with freeze protection

[@porkeater55]

I like this type of content. We have seen enough coolers, this industrial process cooling is a little rarer and more interestingf to me.

[@jaymartin5095]

Amazing flow of expertise. Thanks for teaching us.

[@HVACRSurvival]

I was learning as I went, it just became a little more obvious by the time I told you about it 😂

[@hvacboy5591]

Keep doing what your doing Rick! It's all good 👍

[@brianliles4859]

Love what you are showing in this video!

[@esgutierrez94]

Good stuff. Any content you make is good. I do enjoy the market refer and these videos a tad more. Thank you

[@HVACRSurvival]

Thank you, I appreciate you watching!

[@frankmontefusco6016]

Thanks for the video and I do like different kinds of refrigeration videos

[@Straight_dipping_]

I like seeing all aspects

[@williamholley1232]

Great video, I like the different content, a mix of both seems great. Happy New Year 🎉

[@HVACRSurvival]

Thank you I hope you have a good New Year's as well

[@Thomas-lq1jw]

I like to see more of those types of videos.

[@Djcarp83]

I like to see the big stuff like this, I do residential and light commercial like nothing over 20 tons

[@blessdstry]

Love the bigger stuff

[@EastCoastScott]

this is something new and nice to see. great job and Thanks

[@jamienoel]

I like it all, even the residential.

[@steveurbach3093]

Those trap drains are supposed to point down, then the drain (are now at the lowest point) sorta work.

[@paulsoorenko7472]

When you routinely blow down a strainer it can help greatly delay the screen from clogging

[@HVACRSurvival]

@@paulsoorenko7472 I think the problem is it's not getting done. Honestly the water is gonna be treated and maintain here soon. Or at least I'm told.

[@throttlebottle5906]

the idea is to shut off the inlet water to center where debris is and backflush hard, but they have it reduced down so far past the ball valve anyway. who knows how much backpressure there is, would it even backflush good to start with?

[@Teaching-wi5gd]

I Like to see you working on the Big HVAC/R

[@tomasnewson6744]

They really ought to have a second water circuit. have worked at plastic mould factories , printers etc and their machines are always filthy. Constantly topped up with mains water from flexible pipes being blown off 😂 those plate heat exchangers are on borrowed time I’d say. Could possibly backflush them, but I think that can be hit or miss . Brilliant video 🎉

[@HVACRSurvival]

They’ve got a company coming in to treat the water, but I think the damage is already done personally

[@Rob-ue7ig]

Love all the videos, I work at a 60+ year old College I get all the weird troubleshooting diagnostic I have pneumatic controls, an HVAC to Windows XP BMS two more modern stuff that's even worse

[@HVACRSurvival]

Sounds like you get the kind of jobs that I get.

[@henningquast8456]

I‘d much appreciate if you‘d show more of the big boy stuff.

[@gregbowman3598]

Good luck on that Rick

[@HVACKR]

Reachi-ins are ok, but this type of video is better, imo. Great vid, tnx!

[@max_musterman]

I like the big stuff the most

[@tonydelgrego2906]

Yes on this type of video

[@c_young-hvac4586]

The sole reason I started watching KZbin yrs ago was to find stuff like this bc I don't see it and would love to work on it but I'm not moving to a big city. I work on the rest everyday and is boring and I don't watch that content anymore thanks for this content

[@HVACRSurvival]

If people knew how I lived in the middle of nowhere, they would be surprised. 😂🤫 I appreciate the feedback.

[@c_young-hvac4586]

@HVACRSurvival most of the "big" stuff the big national companies have it sucked up . I do whats left which is generally older towers and rtu's generally 25 tons and below . Some much smaller process chillers from time to time .. just a small business in SE OK

[@DontDrinkTheFlavorAid]

The service calls always roll in on a Friday after you get home and took a shower, or my personal favorite we're moving into this Bermuda triangle restaurant that's been closed forever we need are equipment serviced because it doesn't work and we want to open tomorrow.

[@HVACRSurvival]

Oh yeah, the infamous were opening tomorrow and it's an emergency

[@lnk4328]

Kraissl makes a clear duplex filter that allows cleaning one filter at a time without shutting down the system.

[@josephconway1968]

I have to admit. Some of this stuff is way over my head. But, I do enjoy the variety your channel offers. I do appreciate when you point out design flaws in equipment. To me, you're not complaining, you're telling it like it is. I also appreciate calling out laziness. I don't feel that your remarks are disparaging. What I take from it? Do it right the first time. Think about the guy who comes behind you. #1 you do it right, less negative talk towards you. And most important the next guy maybe you! Even on a call like this where you knew more needed to be done but couldn't because you're on call, you still did enough to make a difference! I know you'd be the first to say you're not perfect. But when it comes to making a difference, you seem to excel. You keep making videos, I'll stay subscribed and keep that like button lit up!! 👍🏻 I know I sound like a fanboy. But I wish there we're more guys like you in the trade to learn from when I was in it. Thamks Rick for your time and efforts!😁😎

[@HVACRSurvival]

I just got home from a grocery store called that I bid at since about 7:45 AM and it's now 430 when I got home. It's go go go yesterday and today. Hopefully I don't get nothing more and I really appreciate you noticing what I'm trying to do.

[@joshstevens9826]

You might want to check piping on the chiller. Typically in the bottom of hx and out the top. Not always the case. Depends on manufacturer, but typically in the bottom.

[@HVACRSurvival]

I'll see if I can look it up when I go back. I'm sure I'll go back eventually.

[@paulmace7910]

Industrial stuff is great. You are right, the closed loop should have treatment on both sides. I can guarantee that their people don’t understand how that machinery operates. Suggest a water treatment company that you are familiar with to them.

[@HVACRSurvival]

According to the service manager, they have hired a company to take care of the water and should be starting to here before long.

[@salahdawdi1618]

Big up HVAC 💪🏻❤️

[@paulpatenaude3208]

Install an Spiro top on both sides of the plate and frame heatexchanger for air removal

[@FPHA697]

Awesome video brother. I enjoy them all Happy New Year !

[@HVACRSurvival]

Thank you very much! 🙏 I’m glad you like them.

[@Andrew_VA7AXS]

I like this stuff more but all is good

[@TheHarleyemman]

I like seeing this too. I don't ever see work like this.

[@Hudson12339]

I would love to see a mix of both. I personally don’t really work on anything giant but I’ll watch the videos regardless. I think my favorite videos would be on Rtus but that’s just me 🤷‍♂️ None the less I appreciate all the videos you do 🫡💪

[@HVACRSurvival]

Sometimes I don't really have an option. It is whatever I had that day, especially when it comes towards the end of the week and I don't have a video recorded. I just have to record something. I appreciate the feedback Back.

[@heperez3966]

More of the big stuff!!

[@kenward9968]

Great video!

[@Eddy63]

I find these chillers interesting as the walk-in's & other refrigerant vids ... Thx

[@HVACRSurvival]

Thank you very much, Eddie.

[@owenflower5808]

I prefer the bigger stuff like this, I have a location with two of the advantage chillers(110&90 ton air cooled). Although I like seeing everything as I work on residential, small refrigeration and large hvac and ventilation.

[@jasonjohnsonHVAC]

Definitely rather see this sort of content. Especially since this is what i do on a daily basis. I love working on heavy commercial and industrial equipment. The challenges are what keeps me going. I've worked on many process chillers, they can be difficult....due to lack of information, start up data, and availability of parts. Usually their tech support is pretty good and you can reach them more quickly than if you were working on a chiller from one of the big boy manufacturers.......which....funny enough i work for one.

[@HVACRSurvival]

It’s funny how you’re right about quicker help from the manufacture. It’s honestly a crapshoot on what I get per day. And a lot of times I don’t like to record until at least got a basic understanding how it works otherwise what Help am I? Thanks for the feedback Jason!

[@LuisB9214]

Where are the reddit maintenance guys at 😂😂

[@haydenpowell1787]

I love watching this stuff. Post the other video too I’m bored

[@HVACRSurvival]

It’s still on the GoPro. I’m too damn tired of doing anything tonight, but I’ll get it plus I made one today.

[@Hvacsteve69]

Is conair pretty close to thermal care the screen setup looks similar just never seen a conair nice video

[@prothermal_refrigerationHVAC]

Great video. thank you!

[@SoutheastHVAC]

Definitely would rather see this kind of stuff

[@Boodieman72]

Just video different things, I like it all.

[@HVACR_ToolNut]

Seems like all these factories don't give a shit about their equipment until Saturday morning when they go down. I had an exact unit like this going off on high head pressure on a Saturday morning and found the cond coils plugged tf up. The maintenance guy followed me onto the roof, and he was like that can't be why it's tripping out on high head. 😒 It was coated with a blanket of dust. They just don't care to do maintenance and wonder why their pos machines go down! "We can't shut down production", but we can skimp on general maintenance.

[@ayoutubewatcher7009]

This is a 30-40 ton machine, imo is hardly a large tonnage machine, I’m sure some of the market stuff Rick works on are way bigger. I’m curious what the refrigerant data was before and after you replaced the flow sensor? A strainer that clogged, would definitely present tell tale signs.. what was the debris? Rust, mud, is there glycol? Is the fill valve closed or do you have a leak and it’s constantly feeding? The ball valve on the head is mainly to drain down the strainer body for service, and at times back flushing it can help. Water pressure looks weak as he**.. This site seems to be a big what the sheit, run while you can type, unless the customer is willing to invest into his system and understand everything won’t be fixed immediately, and will take time to get all the bugs exterminated.

[@andyhunter4850]

I like this stuff!

[@sterlingarcher46]

I like the chiller vids but I'm a bit biased since I work on them , but I also enjoy the walk-in and grocery ones as well . Btw I got zapped once using a non insulated screw driver just like you did on the terminal block . Done it 100 times but that once I got zapped so definitely worth carrying a small insulated one just for that 👍.

[@HVACRSurvival]

Was it low-voltage or high-voltage or just you had enough conductivity in your skin that day? Was you like a piece of French toast? Lol.

[@sterlingarcher46]

@HVACRSurvival it was 230V but yeah maybe my frog skin had some to do with it 😆

[@randysmith3828]

I was told that a plate heat exchanger on our one chiller blocked up once at the hospital and it took the guy a week to clean it out, doesn’t help it’s in a room off the roof, they said the water treatment company messed up 😂

[@thecarguy7932]

I Like seeing this 👍

[@lqueryvg666]

"Sunshine and Rainbows" - hehe - we used to say "Clowns and Cotton Candy Machines" - ;)

[@HVACRSurvival]

You definitely get the point🤣👍👍

[@timkresl2503]

Nice hat someone left on top of the panel 😉

[@HVACRSurvival]

My good friend Chris gave me that.

[@johnbixler1758]

we would cook our plate exchanges out if needed before a tear down was needed and they must treat the water

[@HVACRSurvival]

I haven’t heard of that before? What do you mean Cook the plate heat exchanger?