Not A Lot Of Room to Work In This One!

[@davidbhinckley]

Thanks!

[@HVACGUY]

Much appreciated

[@jimm2816]

Just watching this is stressing me out. I feel for you man.

[@hinspect]

Great Job! 👍🇺🇸

[@stevencossaboon3237]

Great job Curtis.

[@picklerix6162]

These evaporator replacements (and low pay) are the primary reasons that I saved up and went back to college. It’s hard for me to watch these videos because I remember the severe heat, the dirt, and the sweat. Right after I graduated from college, I heard on the news that an HVAC tech died from heat stroke in a Houston attic.

[@July4.1776]

You’re ten ply!

[@HugosHVACHELL]

I also plan to go back to school, HVAC just sucks and the pay is not good at all. Might as well do something more comfortable for the same amount.

[@throttlebottle5906]

now, try being an electrician, where you have to find/replace/run new wire buried deep in the insulation along the rafters. it's really fun when there's 3 feet deep blow in fiberglass, overtop old cellulous blow in, which is on top ancient yellow foil backed fiberglass batts. you wade through it, stand on your head and dig around up to your arm-pits. there will not be a single place you don't have fiberglass glued to and poking you. nothing stops that stuff and of course we all know it's 130F+ up there. then you find fully hidden junction boxes buried under it all and now have to eliminate those. 30 minutes, no-no, 4+ hours. stay hydrated, lots of water, always have someone spotting you from the entrance, if the A/C is broken anyway, open windows and put box fans blowing in! that will push air into the building and up through the attic pumping a lot of the stale air and heat out. 😁

[@thesilentonevictor]

This job deserves all the cost it comes with

[@MAGAMAN]

Paid $1500 to have an undersized line set replaced out here in Texas during the summer. After spending some time in my attic, I feel like their price was justified. I would have charged more.

[@troybowman140]

I'd charge accordingly for that one Curtis.

[@2nickles647]

I agree. If you drive a Mercedes I charge more vs a Chevy. For the same job. That's very Fair

[@97Napkins]

I'd do it for 10k and not a penny less 😅

[@mikewhittaker5984]

Really nice job Curtis

[@TomLawson05]

Great job Curtis on jobs like that I lay down 1\2 in plywood and add it to the bill thanks for the viedo

[@rickr6908]

Glad to hear the knee surgery went well😊 Thanks for the shots of Reily in the last video. He's getting big. Next he will want to see what you do during the day.😅 Many years of good health for both of you. Love the videos.

[@stephenbullock-yn3vh]

Another happy customer.excellent fix curtis 👍

[@larryjernigan5983]

Hey I'm 78 years old and still go in attics & under houses. Know what you are threw. Been in the trade a very very long time. Good job

[@97Napkins]

I'm 40 and hope I'm like you one day.

[@bretthibbs6083]

Gosh I'm so glad that I have basically a hardwood floor in my attic it's plank flooring but it flooring like you would put inside the living space all I have to do is put a light up there.

[@robalexander7348]

Well done Curtis, under those difficult tight crampt conditions 👍 Au

[@jackkreighbaum783]

I'm probably not alone, clinching my abdominals when you're struggling to get those coils in place.

[@whizzo55]

As always I enjoy your videos. You are one tough son of a gun and come prepared. That was a cramped and hot place to be.

[@abcdefghi2175]

this kind of work makes you old fast!!!! KILLS YOUR KNEES AND YOUR BACK AND YOUR PERSONAL LIFE! BUT IT SURE IS SATISFYING

[@philcore4759]

Curtis, get a sheet of plywood cut into 4 quarters, keep it on the truck, very portable and reusable

[@OnusBones]

I like someone else's idea of using one of those round-bottom snow-sleds to pull your stuff along in an attic (or crawlspace). This was a rough one.

[@tedhicks5431]

I have a plastic sled i use to drag everything under house or attic has rope if I had a way id send you a picture

[@patrickvillegas3885]

You might want to start using that staybright 8

[@Hvac-dude]

I got to install gas line today on a water heater 😊😊

[@franks6837]

Whatever you charge was nowhere near enough man . NOWHERE

[@billkunert7281]

This makes me glad I went to work for Xerox instead of studying for HVAC. Can't believe some of these attics.

[@Austin23191]

I hate that blue leak lock crap. It is such a cop out for doing a proper leak repair

[@bobgallo3775]

I probably asked this question before. Who the heck dreams this stuff up, as far as placement of equipment? Builders don't care,as there is no catwalk across the attic. Hope you were paid well for this one, Curtis.

[@oldcarnocar]

whatever your getting paid IT AIN'T ENOUGH!

[@Paul-IE-Repairs]

i like that pinch fit on the liquid line drier, lol

[@John-dp3ln]

Your job sucks. Kudos to you for doing it. Should require a walkway to these units in the building code. This is ridiculous.

[@tedhicks5431]

Maybe price in lumber for a better access

[@evilswissy]

I enjoy doing hvac... all the freedom and no management hovering around. as long as you do the job right and no customer complaints

[@tedhicks5431]

@@evilswissy heck yes

[@ThomasWalker-m2y]

​@@tedhicks5431 lumber and labor

[@MAGAMAN]

And I thought my attic was bad. lol

[@alamedacustomholsters]

Damn, I’m exhausted after watching that, and I’m sitting on my a$$.👊

[@jthonn]

Good work, that was a tight spot. Take care of those knees, I can't even kneel like that anymore.

[@July4.1776]

That system has a quarter inch liquor line

[@HVACGUY]

If I had known it had a liquor line I might have felt better.

[@richardwedman2559]

should be mandatory for a walk way to units like that, even for the initial installer.

[@harrydickson4575]

👍👍👍

[@nathantilly3539]

Curtis, I put this on your last video. - hopefully it helps? In the few days I've been subbed, I've heard your knees crack/crunch on almost every video, infact every video. With your age (i know your not THAT old) but the fact you have a job which requires you to be up and down all the time and in awkward positions I'd bet on early osteoarthritis. IF you can, before your doctors appointment go to a pharmacy and buy yourself a knee brace - like one of those compression bandages but ones designed for your knee and give that a go for a few days, will help you until you've atleast spoken with the doctor. good look sir :)

[@HVACGUY]

I did buy a knee brace.

[@kg4muc]

Another well done job❗️I’ve had several guys telling they have switched to Stay Bright 8. Have you experimented with that yet. They claim you can seal it up without flowing nitrogen. Haven’t tried it yet might be good for appliance work😊

[@HVACGUY]

Yes I have. Just a couple of times. Not sure I trust it.

[@kg4muc]

@@HVACGUY thanks for the input I was thinking the same thing

[@carlsmith5919]

At 3.06 I said welcome to my world. It should be illegal for any part of the central unit system to be installed in the Attic or under the house.

[@franciscoflores2718]

Is there a reason you don't like wearing head lamps?

[@jasonblanchard3211]

Especially in sw Georgia I know that attic was hot. I hope my install doesn’t look like this tomorrow

[@chrisnorden8043]

I watch a lot of medical videos here on KZbin. When I saw "knee wall surgery" in the title card/thumbnail I was very confused until I saw who the poster was.

[@timmalan3741]

Can I please give advice? Preformed ptraps are worth a few cents more.... and riser needs a cap so insulation and dust doesn't stop up drain. Reading some of comments and realizing most don't know what we go through to make a buck. Restaurant dish washers wanted more, Restaurant servers wanted more and expect a 15 to 20 dollar tip. How do we justify charging more for this kind of work when this economy is the highest inflation in our life's? Most people don't want to do this while making pennies and working for someone thats sitting behind their desk.

[@Hvac-dude]

Hi Curtis 😊😊 great job 😊😊

[@michaelharris1653]

Why didn’t you use the RLS connections in the attic?

[@stattonracer]

What size tip are you running on your torch?

[@rday7573]

Wish my evaporator coil was accessible like that. I have a Carrier from about 2004 with the Evap coil stacked above the heat exchanger...no drain pan and you cannot get the coil out...can barely get that triangular plate off the side. Heat exchangers were replaced under class action lawsuit deal a few years ago.

[@karellodewijks4971]

👍👍😊😊

[@sergioblanco4504]

Hi Curtis, thank you for another video. Question, do you find that using just cement without primer works fine for the drain lines without leaks?

[@HVACGUY]

Yes

[@josemartinez-4570]

I would just get the crimping tool for up in the attic faster safer

[@shoosh9996]

Is there any system bought today that will have coils that last 15-20 years? Seems like they need to be changed every few years.

[@tedhicks5431]

Good mirror has a crack like mine

[@jarheadleatherneck9965]

Can't fathom working in an attic in the southerni heat.

[@alabamahvacprofessional2946]

Curtis, for that leaking valve at the condensing unit, buy a small bottle of Loctite 545 thread sealant. It is around $50, but well worth it. It is used on hydraulics - which has way more pressure than an A/C unit. It's the only thing I use when dealing with a leak like that one.

[@MariosACandRefrigeration]

plywood stock item.take care of yourself.

[@97Napkins]

Must have a level walk way to the unit no less than 24x24" and a platform around the area to perfom work no less than 30x30" I walk away from that and dont think twice about it. By the time he did all this I probably run about 5 or 6 calls and probably sell a system or 2. Got to walk away from stuff like this and hes also got an injured knee.

[@John-cb6wn]

Absolutely correct

[@Empty7775]

Don’t you use the press kit any more?

[@HVACGUY]

Yes

[@tedhicks5431]

I have the same bender it has kinked 7/8 don't know why maybe I need little touch of oil on it not sure

[@July4.1776]

Crank it a few times, move the pipe over an inch and crank it a couple times, move it over an inch… makes a long radius… no more kinks.

[@th-wt5pn]

Curtis..Would have been a great time to pro press? Hope that knee feel better. U take motrin 800 to get the swelling down?

[@flirjock]

If I may, I have bad joints, and I found that Absorbine Veterinary Liniment Gel works to relieve joint pain. I bought mine at our local Rural King up here in Southern Illinois. If you can find it down there, give it a try.

[@97Napkins]

ive never seen a secondary drain like this thats even with the unit . looks like if not completely even it wont catch the water. It like a weird riser pan with a secondary drain 😳

[@peter-pg5yc]

id walk away tell tem to get a person to make a safe path.. period.. no job worth hurting yourself..

[@jaycrypto-ns7vs]

That access is ridiculous. I'd have billed them to make some kind of safe walk and work area. We aren't getting any younger bud safety 1st. Only takes one time to completely be a game changer.

[@chuckquinn8026]

Curtis, I know you have bills to pay, but some jobs just require a safe working environment 🤷‍♂️.

[@97Napkins]

yup for sure .. not touching this

[@jamesfitzsimmons381]

CAUTION. Pro at work Glad you got a piece of wood to sit on. Don’t pinch your butt on it lol

[@peter-pg5yc]

none of the scraps of wood are screwed down thats nuts.. beyond dangerious

[@kens.3729]

Does the Customer Ever Provide you with a Shoe Horn to get yourself into these Ridiculous Areas inside their homes ? Let me guess what the Answer is. 🤪👎

[@JRS-iq9pz]

Good job. I hope you wore a mask to keep from breathing in that stuff in the attic.

[@awshortclips]

I want to send you a small donation just for climbing into that confined area, tip-toeing over that minefield of an attic, and being a contortionist! 😳 Also, here's a suggestion: Get a cheap, plastic snow sled (the circular type), drill a hole through it, put a rope through the hole, and you can put all your stuff on it at the entry of an attic, crawl space, etc. You'll have to bungie or ratchet strap the items down, but you can crawl to the work area and then pull all your tools, parts, etc over.

[@jeffkablock3229]

now now replace that king valve dont leave it like that im 61 i live in florida a/c is needed 365 days a year its hot and humid down here been doing a/c for 41 years some jobs are just a pain in the ass look over everthing when you qoute the job so if cust does not want that in the job your hands are clean and yea your going to kill your back and knees wait till you get my age lol i still get in the attic to show the young guys if my old ass is up here i expect the your ones to do it twice ass fast and good lmao

[@jthonn]

This "old man" has many times showed the young ones up. A lot has to do with work smart not hard. I don't any more.

[@JAYZIGGY5]

I'm not in this business but I think I would take one look at the location of the furnace and "let me grab my flashlight out of my van" followed by a burnout and laughing. Why do people install furnaces in attics?? I'd think the whole thing wouldn't be very efficient given how hot/cold it gets up there. Not to mention some poor soul is gonna have to go maintain or replace the thing up there.

[@roberts.3712]

Great job....terrible original install. I would have quoted the job the cost for installing plywood to allow proper access in the attic.

[@itaintfastenough]

Is that an Apple Watch? If so, holding up good?

[@shogun4218]

I wonder what fool designs and installs that unit in the lowest smallest part of the entire atic. And the farthest from access. I'm not goin up there

[@jackl9922]

Your climate must be murder on systems. My prior house had a heat pump that lasted 35 yrs with one cap change, then compressor blew.

[@jthonn]

You had a good one.

[@gainestruk1]

Who ever come up with that needs to be flogged !

[@John-cb6wn]

Hazardous pay

[@John-cb6wn]

I stopped watching it’s too painful seeing you work like this

[@JRS-iq9pz]

Good job. I hope you wore a mask to keep from breathing in that stuff in the attic.