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[@calebpurvis6195]

Fielding phone calls the entire time you're trying to work and film is the most relatable thing I have seen as a small business owner. 😂😂😂

[@ryanbreeze2312]

As someone who sells those Schneider contactors/motor starters you can just swap the coil in those to change the control voltage. It’s a 20 second thing all you need a flathead screwdriver. We actually only stock the 120v ones and keep the 24v, 208, 240 etc coils on the shelf. The only one you can’t swap is the 24vDC

[@julianpiper240]

Yes DC contactors use a different armature design as shading coils are not required, nor is a laminated core necessary.

[@dannythompson1948]

Thanks for the tip, g.

[@aquaticspecialities5382]

Goals in life is literally to be as legit as you are as a service tech. Keep up the good work man.

[@donrummerfield2903]

Always leave the job site cleaner than when you arrive ❤ your name is on that one of my INSTRUCTOR s in TS told us that if he ever heard of us doing that he will personally kick our ass and I believe him he was scary but a excellent instructor❤

[@cameronrobison3888]

I gotta say, I got mad respect for you not only as a boss and helping your guys be successful with making these videos and they way you talk to them. But what makes me have much respect for you as a business owner and boss, is you are in the field getting your hands dirty to and are there to help your guys! If I were to ever move to your area I would totally work for you!

[@marcushightower9250]

Those gloves look nice. Mess with wires, grimy surfaces and use the phone pretty nice.

[@HappilyHomicidalHooligan]

I LOVE how you always try to keep the wiring as neat and clean as possible... When I was going through Electricians School, the Motor Instructor would deduct anywhere from 10-50% of your Grade in a wiring project if you left him what he called spaghetti...the messier and harder to trace a wire it was, the more marks you lost... He also reduced your Grade by one Letter for each incorrectly sized Breaker or Fuse...so if you had a 30 Amp Fuse where you should have a 20 or 25 Amp Fuse and got an A (90+%) on the Project, that Fuse dropped you to a B instead (80%)...then he started yelling at you for trying to kill someone with a too-large Fuse/Breaker...if the Fuse/Breaker was too small, he still docked marks, but didn't yell at you since he knew it would blow the moment you started the motor and that was embarrassing enough... You know you've REALLY screwed up when he starts yelling at you in Yiddish...if that happens, RUN!!! 😄😁😆😅😂🤣

[@blanalex4]

About the whiskers that might pop out of a stranded wire and cause shorts, have you considered using ferrules?

[@rockercover]

The executive decisions made by you, (mentioned by you at the end of this video; while taking equipment, people, fire hazard factors into consideration), is a rare situation. (Experience needed). Way to be Chris. 🥇

[@twistedcandlecompany]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@josephconway1968]

I'm surprised I didn't think of this sooner. You had a couple of quick interactions with one of your techs on this site. I've seen a lot of positive comments (my own included). I wonder, based on all the positive feedback from viewers, do the guys that work for you share those opinions? Do the feel you are a good boss? The reason I ask is that they see you and interact with you in a different way than us viewers. Now, I understand how tricky it can be from an employee standpoint to say anything critical of your boss. Especially publicly. My biggest curiosity is, do they feel the same way about how you convey information to them the way you convey it to us. Maybe on a live stream you can talk a little about that. Another Great video!! Thanks Chris!!

[@dashcamandy2242]

I would assume he speaks to, and treats, his crew just as he speaks to, and treats, us. Remember, he makes these videos primarily for his techs. That being said, when people have more than one "face," there is the tendency for the mask to slip, and the "real" personality shows once in a while. I haven't seen any indications in... Holy cow, I've been watching this channel for over five years?!... So yeah, I think Chris is genuine.

[@josephconway1968]

@@dashcamandy2242 I agree with you. I just think it would be cool to hear him talk about it. Especially if he had a couple of his guys on to talk about what it's like to work with/for him.😁😎

[@calebpurvis6195]

As a small business owner myself, I will say this is the hardest thing to know. As someone in a position of leadership your it's hard to get genuine feedback. It's hard to get people who worked for you to give critical feedback without making them feel uncomfortable. (Or maybe I'm just bad at that. 😅) I do get some feedback from other people we work with, or common acquaintances of employees. Stuff like ”They told me they really like working for you" or "they said 'this or that' can be frustrating", etc... For the most part it lines up with my guys say. But regardless it's a nice gut check.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I can appreciate that comment, I will try to discuss that a bit more on my next live stream

[@josephconway1968]

@@HVACRVIDEOS I really appreciate that!! I wish I had a boss like you when I was in the trade.

[@bobbyevans2947]

Appreciate all that you do for those of us who are trying to get it. Namaste!

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks

[@calebpurvis6195]

I like this video, I feel like it was a little different style with you taking phone calls and interacting with your crew a little more. I can tell there are some interactions in some other videos that get edited out, I like this style. 👍🏼

[@brianscott7710]

Look at fitting bootlace ferrules on the end of multi-stranded cables, will avoid problems with stay strands and also screws damaging the wires. The double ones also make looping-in connections simple.

[@brianmcdermott2430]

Great breakdown as to why and how what you were fixing. Thank you, Chris.

[@Pippy626]

Sounds like you need a inventory control person

[@jasonjohnsonHVAC]

Good stuff Chris.

[@Damicske]

Our motor/starter combinations are mostly GV2ME+GV2AF3+contactor, you don't need fuses then in front of it and you can use the busbar system ;) just to have less wires.

[@terrygrant8126]

That was great to see how you interact with your team during the day.....that was a first....Great job!

[@garenharutyunyan4275]

Very educational video.Thank you Chris

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks bud

[@alext424]

So many great tips in the video, thanks again Chris! 👍🏻

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Glad it was helpful!

[@marcosgraells1820]

Excelente mi amigo geniales videos!!!!!🙌🙌

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Gracias

[@bashaaksema94]

Cool to see some more motorstarters! I always wonder why they never just use actual motor protection switches but i gues thats what you get as a panel shop in europe

[@kylecarman4809]

As always, good job, dude. I’m the same way when I get to a job. I feel our senses are probably our greatest tools. I may be working on one unit, but I’ll look, listen for any other units that may giving an issue. I wouldn’t say I go out of my way to find other issues on other systems because we can always find something wrong. But just as you say, BIG PICTURE! What good is it to JUST fix the exhaust when the MUA was in bad shape? I tell my guys all the time, don’t just fix the symptom, look at everything because they kind of all work together. It’s easy to generate work. Good job, bud.

[@bwcnation]

I do like those klien switchable screw drivers

[@williegillie5712]

Great video. I enjoyed listening to the logic that goes on during the examination and repair of the equipment and wiring. I think I’m starting to understand a little about how it all goes together and works. Thanks for sharing 😬

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Josh.SPublishingTeam2024]

Great video just be careful chris

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Always!

[@HappilyHomicidalHooligan]

There should be no Possibly about it...if you're replacing the conduit and wiring, you should be Automatically installing an external switch if it doesn't already have one... If you can eliminate the internal switches, DO SO!!! then the next person to have to turn that motor off in an emergency or for maintenance/repair doesn't have to reach past moving belts or past a possibly hot/sparking/burning motor to flip the switch...Don't even give the Customer a choice about it, just tell them this is what I have to do if I replace this unit!

[@LilyRoseElectric]

Great 🎉craftsmanship 👏 💯 percent

[@mikaeljiskovkristensen7861]

Conduit for fans. Where i live, rubber sheath cables h07rnf are used. They are durable, and resistant to vibrations and resistant to grease, oil and water. But proper cable glands are required. Bypassing relays are also something i used to do and i often am alone with difficult decisions like that one. I will never understand american wiring. But perhaps someone can explain how loose wires in metal conduit can be safe. We use cables and cable glands.

[@taj4l]

Who are you and what have you done to Chris! 😂 I’m not used to seeing you without a hat. Great video as always!

[@larrysmith8281]

Hi chis

[@matthewgregory8218]

Wow, so all the fans are connected to the main condencer

[@whatevernamegoeshere3644]

So odd to see you use schneider. The whole thing looks like something I would be working on on this side of the water lol

[@Colt-wr6wx]

Well done Super tech 👍..😉🤭

[@JustinSabourin]

After all the times I've heard you say not to wear headphones on the roof because you hear and notice things... 😅

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

The AirPods are in transparent mode so I can hear everything around me like I’m wearing hearing aids

[@DelticEngine]

That interlock system could be to ensure the building doesn't pressurise causing other problems. Have you checked that the interlock isn't also part of a system to ensure the make-up air unit doesn't provide fresh air in the event of a fire? As you've said enough times yourself - 'big picture'. In my experience, interlocks are there for a reason even if that reason may not be obvious. Personally, I would never alter any interlock configuration unless I had a rock solid reason for doing so and 'it isn't necessary' doesn't qualify as such in my book. There are a lot of things that either don't make sense or don't seem necessary until you find out why and hopefully 'find out why' isn't the hard way. Maybe it's because my background has some different engineering principles to yours where any kind of interlock is something you're very wary of.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I will discuss this on my livestream this evening 4/8/24 @ 5:PM (pacific) come on over and check it out. kzbin.infoiwGZEoDxYvo

[@thesilentonevictor]

Big picture diagnosis

[@rogerghiardi7723]

I wear those same gloves, the 20 pack at HD online is 20 bucks

[@PleaseExplainMe]

Is it by code that you fuse every "motor-starter" ? (We call them "Thermisch pakket"). We only fuse the control cabinet, and the motor starters are our "fuse" for the item. The rest of the items are seperatly on a breaker / RCD per item.

[@MrJANTJE123]

Nice stuff man! I do wonder with the big picture stuff, why not replace the other old motor starters? with ac stuff you seem to replace the contactors if they look only slightly bad so why not here? Greetings from a dutch electrician.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I thought about replacing them all but we charge a pretty penny for the motor started so when I brought that to their attention they opted to just replace the bad one

[@TimMiller-ie8lz]

Hello if you look at time mark 18:39 when you are checking the rotation of the fan there is a spark that comes off the number 6 fuse !!! is this some thing that needs looked at ??? Like all your videos too !!! look at the top of number 6 fuse

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I'll go back and check, I may discuss this further on my live stream on Monday as well

[@howsthis4aname]

As Big Clive calls the stray wires as George Michael wires..." careless whiskers "

[@rogerghiardi7723]

The new intro is like Movietime

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks

[@trevorkolmatycki4042]

The overload protection in the starter protects the motor from running over current. So if you bypass it temporarily you only risk motor damage which is a low risk if duration is short. You mentioned concern over dodgy wiring. Presumably this is a risk for ph to ph or ph to ground faults… which is protected by the circuit breaker. Correct me if I’m wrong but I think the OLP in the starter is much slower than the circuit breaker and thus not able to protect against a short circuit or a ground fault. I think, If I am correct that the starter OLP and circuit breaker are not coordinated, that a dead short downstream of the motor starter would trip the circuit breaker and the motor OLP wouldn’t trip. Comments?

[@cashgordon8845]

The overload protection also protects the branch circuit conductors. Overcurrent protection (breaker or fuse) for a motor is typically set higher than the rating of the branch circuit conductors, to prevent nuisance tripping during in-rush. The separate overload protection device protects the motor but also the branch wiring. Which means without the OLP, the branch wiring could be overloaded without the circuit breaker tripping, which is a fire risk. Might be okay to bypass the OLP briefly to troubleshoot, but I wouldn't leave it while you're waiting for parts.

[@dashcamandy2242]

9:10 - Ah yes, the "George Michael." (Careless Whisker) Today, at the infamous coffee-and-donut shop, our walk-in cooler was temping at 67°F. It happened while my manager was there, and he called it in. Tech showed up around 2:30 PM, did a quick "gas 'n' go," and was gone by 3. I remember thinking, "BIG PICTURE DIAGNOSIS..." The refrigerant had to go somewhere, right? And it would probably leave some oil residue if it's leaking that quickly, right? And maybe, with the right set of eyes looking at it, a leak could have been found and repaired... A year and a half ago, the original compressor for the walk-in cooler from the early-90s failed, and everything else is still from that era (and working well - the coils in both boxes look dang good for their age). The original compressor for the walk-in freezer is still kicking butt, keeping the box at -12°F to -9°F. It'll briefly touch 0°F during defrost, maybe even flirting aggressively with +1°F. When the compressor for the walk-in cooler failed, we were informed we needed new door seals, we're still waiting... Back in January we reported the bent automatic door closer for the third time, still waiting... Well, at least we're now training our new hires to check to see if the door closer has to be manually flipped before shutting the door, so everyone knows it's a problem.

[@Jadrie1]

So, most of these videoes are 'front of the house' - how about back of the house stuff- What do your quotes look like, what's served you best for billing practices, what's your ordering process like, stocking your trucks, and what have you learned from that side of the business? I know a lot of folks aren't out here as company owners, but it's nice to see that stuff as well, if only to have something to point to with your boss as "hey, we could try it a different way"

[@REC379]

W Video

[@johncramer99]

Question. Wondering, what was the reason you went with apple? What was wrong with the samsung products? Just curious.

[@larrysmith8281]

I ment chris

[@vladlad8341]

Hey what are the gloves you are wearing? Where do you get them?

[@wyrdlg]

1 - 2 - 3 - I wonder how often has something blown up in your face?

[@JoeSmith-ov4go]

How do You feel about Gavin? Yes or No?

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

No

[@oceanofgaming]

Where do you buy your sporlan catch all filter dryers from? I need one but i am from germany

[@zack9912000]

amazon sells them. We get them from local suppliers

[@jerenahw]

10:50; Is it just a mechanical interlock, or do you have to prove air flow?

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Good question, I'll see if I can't discuss this a bit more on my next live stream

[@steveblake8766]

756 thumbs up

[@pigalex]

i noticed you’ve switched to apple products (or did you already use em?), how do you like the airpods on the job?

[@N0Sbackfire]

For that make-up air unit, given it's condition, would it not be better/cheaper to replace the entire unit rather than rebuild it?

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Good question, I will discuss that a bit more on my next live stream

[@Dwpanda]

i hate when the starters are above the hood and theres no good way to get at them without almost falling the whole time

[@dalemarr70]

Chris. I would have much more enjoyed seeing you clean dirty filters than watching you blab on the phone.

[@HappilyHomicidalHooligan]

REALLY not a fan of the new Opening Sequence...if you're not going to go back to the original sequence of you reading "This video is brought to you by Sporlan...", could you at least turn the volume of the new intro music down by 10-15% please.