HVAC Hack Job install drain line sabotaged

[@scott_meyer]

Not draining because it's under negative pressure and no p trap.

[@RayRay-nb7tn]

You pay for a $ 20 million house and you get a piece of garbage install 🙄. Man I would be fuming at the gills. Like you said in the beginning Y is this like that? Very unsetting to see this. And on top the inspections let that go. Treat it with respect Ted, I know you will.

[@scottjones7279]

My thoughts also. The whole neighborhood is probably like that.

[@kevinmills5293]

Like I always say, if you want a job done properly, do it yourself.

[@philllsxga.7737]

Yeah! And then the flex!! Just killing the efficiency of that unit...

[@sanantoniotonight5569]

Not even 1 mil ……

[@bills6946]

The return plenum should have been full size to the cabinet.

[@cardsfan-ym1bj]

Looks good,glad to see you putting some content up,been missing your videos

[@xslabcabxhearsex]

It’s sad that a high end home like this and the contractor gets the cheap guys to do his work.customers pay the price for subpar work. Instead of making a simple transition for the filter to unit let’s just tape it.crappy duct design with pipe and flex.been doing heating and air conditioning/sheet metal mechanic for over 33 years.house of this price point should have a proper sheet mental duct design with tees and dampers for air balancing.its sad what this industry was gone to

[@IH8stpdppl]

Another install by the cheapest person they could find probably. I wonder if they learned their lesson on "cheap" HVAC vendors?

[@jenko701]

Steve Lav woul think he died and gone to heaven in this place.

[@copper1695]

Not sure if you will see this but, I watch your videos and I live in Easley SC and I have called, texted and left voicemails with no response whatsoever. It's a shame, cuz I was really needing an A/C serviced. :(

[@willdabeast8188]

Thanks for the little update at the end. Nice to see what ended up happening and what it should look like

[@OnusBones]

That "After" shot looked really nice. I wonder what possessed the original installer to use mismatched components in the first place.

[@emprsnm9903]

I'd guess; laziness in materials ordering (in short). Just got multiple quantity for simplicity of ordering, or perhaps didn't think through the horizontal orientation/space fit of this unit. Rather than reorder a few items, they just pushed through the install with what they had on hand already. _Making it fit_ as they went.

[@chuckquinn8026]

It’s nice to see an after photo as we don’t usually get to see them 👍👍

[@ItsTheCostanza]

Band Aid techs should be shunned

[@scotta9114]

Another great video, Ted. Bonus was the completed update at the end of the video. Thanks again. Good to see you are making videos again.

[@wendelfears1027]

Serviesmen like you do scare me. You were set to do a job. And it wasn't do in the video. You went to talk to the homeowner. They wanted you to fix the problem so the water didn't leak. It's a simple fix of a clogged drain. And drain pan clean up. So you argued with the home owner. They tell to leave and call a different serviceman that will fix the problem. You keep forgetting that you are a serviceman not a engineer or designer

[@harbosonius]

This is a perfect example of what can happen when your company sells new construction jobs and then subs out everything but the startup.

[@props-model-shop]

Cleanest Attic I've ever seen

[@clintgray1623]

A longer supply plenum would have helped and looks and works better Companies install $5 dollar duct system in million dollar houses, crazy

[@briancencelewski55]

Hello Ted!!!! I just got my 2nd grandson on Wednesday….. September 14th 2022!!!! I tell you life is great!!!! Just again your channel has helped me in so many ways. I just want to say thank you for doing what you’re doing!!! Brian Cencelewski

[@josejulian5116]

Believe the drain plugs on the other end to the right are the correct plugs to use.

[@clintgray1623]

They want to raise the SEER standards but have no air flow standards

[@Woozy-pt9js]

Just got home from a 16 hr shift fixing prior installers hack jobs, I got put as the lead installer a month ago after the one we had stopped showing up to work. Love your videos , been pickin up and learning a bunch from them.

[@slabslayer258]

Is there a fresh air return on that spray foam house ? And is there while home dehumidification? Or do yal not have these humidity issues ? We run into shady spray foam houses regularly that are humid inside an in the winter the inside windows sweat . They have spray foam encapsulated house and contractors don’t put fresh air return in for circulation and doesn’t put dehumidification in it the house ruins from inside out .

[@Robert-S-]

Huge improvement in the after photo.

[@srercrcr]

There are numerous peripheral issues but the "elephant in the attic" is a stopped up drain pan. Any update on that?

[@slabslayer258]

I run into the type of drain issues regularly in East Texas. Where we dang sure need good drain line setups with our heat and humidity.

[@pineychristian]

Why would cap the excess off at the filter box with metal? Why not build a proper metal transition with metal ? I don't understand guys from south with hacks like that and the over use of flex.

[@wendelfears1027]

If i were you. I would find out the the that installed. If they have their on employees or sub yo an individual. If they have their own workers. They can now see for themself the crap workmanship.

[@maximusaircompanycuppbaile327]

How you doing John Wilmington NC butcher work how you been how's the Mopar

[@flyinghigh5531]

Almost 7 years and 4 different companies I’ve worked for, and I have yet to see a secondary drain line that hasn’t been plugged lol. Usually use a wet switch for the pan, or run the pan drain over a window. A lot of companies are different. Looks better now though!

[@vicpetrishak7705]

Never seen a factory Chevrolet van with outside cargo doors !

[@cliffanderson7544]

Been doing HVAC 15yr's cant stand sloppy work.

[@markae0]

It can't be serviced , the door wont come off with that tape on? 6:50? That is a crazy bad installation. Great video!

[@traviexo35]

You go to fix the problem or too inspect and criticize the job of other people?

[@GreyRockOne]

I was waiting for the complaints, but then I saw it was a Trane..

[@cutehumor]

that almost looks like my attic and my Trane air handler clogged drain line. found out the installer ran the condensate line in the ground and buried it to drain out the front yard.

[@throttlebottle5906]

at 2:28 Y oh Y would they do that, pure laziness I assume. 🤣

[@RedArwBus]

unfortunately it was put together with spit and chewing gum

[@bigneilh]

if it were my house I would have left the plenum - no problem there -

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

Was that a heat pump on the 2nd floor?

[@LuckyDogDog]

If you want a job done right do it yourself, or hire Ted

[@MrIsaiah00]

What city are you working in? Sometimes wrapping the plenum in insulation helps, the bare metal will start to sweat and drip with higher humidity

[@dannylim3318]

Ted works in the Greenville, SC area.

[@rogerlague1520]

Wow what happened to good tin knockers

[@natepeterson7145]

Almost ready to move Ted in about 2 months or sooner.

[@YukonHawk1]

When you want it done right, call Ted. Nice work.

[@ro63rto]

7:20 "nastiness" then rinses his hand in the legionella water 😷

[@zjeepgozweeln]

a lot nicer working inside a conditioned attic, eh?

[@tomtheplummer7322]

My primary and secondary never get wet.

[@hitekrednek66]

This install is far from a "hack" job!

[@jersey-dude]

sorry for the newb question, but the secondary drain should just be open to the pan? Also, why don't you use plastic drain pans to avoid rust in the future? Beautiful house btw, damn, might have to move down to SC when I retire!

[@clayevans3421]

We got enough here already

[@sortoftubular]

Big improvement! Nice work.

[@tomtheplummer7322]

Jeebus cripes what a shart show.

[@ride-it-outtimandtoni232]

Nice job on video and repair

[@microstorm]

... yep... workmen sh*t.....

[@johnwalker890]

Good job Ted.

[@Garth2011]

Customer was smart to do the complete suggestions by Ted. Idiots who installed the thing were lazy, should have left the jobsite and picked up a correct sized filter cabinet or simply put the filter in the return register downstairs for easy service. Seems to me that those pans are collecting the dirt causing the condensate drain issues. Why not pipe the primary and secondary condensate drains to the outside? The larger/correct filter will help much with the units performance.

[@Quentyn73]

Where's that?

[@danwittels5542]

Nothing but quality in that Taj Mahal! 😄😆 I'm glad that they let you straighten it out. I was horrified by the Dr. Seuss duct work job, but that's the way the kids do it these days.

[@_n8787]

Nice lookin repair

[@lunchlady2023]

Can’t be all 10s.

[@Eddy63]

As Steve Lav would sing , she's a crusty one Mr Grinch 🤣😅😂 Good vid Ted ...

[@mansourramzey7711]

When can we see the fix

[@jpoplin1]

I see you carrying the wedge from streamlite how do you like it? My EDC currently also!

[@ttuck9603]

IN the final repair photo, how come the pan drain is capped off and isn't piped outside (just in case the pan float switch fails)?

[@trinito97]

Thats a nice attic, not like California

[@rocker8692]

Looks like you wouldn't get the right amount of airflow with those ducts like that.

[@OfficialNakatsuMegami]

Love the video Ted, thank you for the effort in making it for us to watch and learn from.

[@DS-fb9te]

Way to go on after photos. I hate when they post something and no finished product. ❤️it

[@williamserver4332]

That was a nice install compared to most of the hack stuff I see. Great video

[@bryansimon4072]

Nice to have a customer willing to fix it

[@tedsmith5058]

Hello from the great state of Michigan

[@thepoopsoup]

With our Governor?

[@pstiegman]

Well done, love that final shot!

[@lexlarkin]

What an improvement!👍

[@SkyfallLodge]

Nice looking work!

[@robertpenczar8930]

😉

[@stephwaylonwells3218]

👍

[@rj.parker]

Nice work. Chris Stephens (hvac overtime and his channel) needs to see this video. He is getting ready to redo his house and is considering Bosch which is liable to be a mistake. He is also debating against spray foam but he wants to relocate his new system from a closet to the attic. I am sure this attic was conditioned exclusively from air handler and duct leakage alone. He admits he is not that experienced in residential but wants a first class system and wants to upgrade his house sealing etc.

[@picklerix6162]

Not sure why Bosch is a mistake? It’s a typical sloppy installation.

[@brnmcc01]

What's wrong with Bosch? I put in a Bosch heat pump system awhile back, maybe a year ago, working pretty good so far. They're badly out of stock again, so not going to do anymore. Heard good things so thought would try one out and see. Better to start off with one or two installs of a different brand before I decide if I want to trust it or not. Be really bad to go put in several or a dozen and then end up with a bajillion callbacks because of crap equipment.

[@DS-fb9te]

@@brnmcc01 like all ways is about the installation. Any system will work fine, and then comes the maintenance which is also a key factor for longevity.

[@throttlebottle5906]

my thought is, the "snow legs" they've used as risers has deflected the units side up in and has the pan bowed up and holding water at the back near filter, so it's holding water and overflowing the back corner. if they're going to use leg's like that, they should put two sections of unistrut(or similar), under the whole length of the airhandler(unit) and the legs underneath that. that will keep the unit from deflecting and causing problems. even unistrut across the short way with the legs under would help. alternate support all four corners and two near center of unit, preferably at the middle divider sheet.