I'M REALLY STARTING TO LIKE THE BEVERAGE COMPANY

[@wouldbepilot3988]

Hey - you're not JUST a service technician (17:46) - you're a master at your business and a pleasure to watch and learn from. Great work. Keep going...

[@colinstu]

Oh he knows, but gotta create the right image for the customers as well. If you act like a know-it-all and talk down to them, they're not going to be happy.

[@HappilyHomicidalHooligan]

He's NOT just a Service Tech! He's a BOSS Tech...and the Master of all he surveys (at least within his company and hopefully has his Wife's permission to say so)... The Service Techs are the Minions, he Bosses Minions around, he isn't a Minion himself...

[@TheKb117]

@@HappilyHomicidalHooligan yeah, but in the eyes of the customers, whatever field it may be, when we are on the field doing service, we are all just service techs... All the customers care is we fix the dang trouble... :D ime...

[@local9]

I'm a software dev, its relaxing for me to watch people doing work thats not on a computer.

[@youdontknowme5969]

IT dude here, same thing 😎

[@TheKb117]

still tech though... tech is in our blood, can't deny that hahahahh

[@youdontknowme5969]

Oh definitely. I'm a very curious person but sometimes need an escape from IT/networking/etc. So I watch these and other videos (like automotive, electronics, home improvement, even aviation) I'm pretty sure I'd be in one of these other fields if I.T. didn't pan out the way it did 😎

[@analogmoz]

Draft tech is secretly stalking you. He watches you work after he sabotages the glycol line chillers.

[@Clapxiomatic]

I thought to myself, what if that flash light goes in when he leaves it next to the hole? I was NOT disappointed! haha

[@thomasklennert7163]

Murphy’s law at its finest lol

[@nathrak]

Looks like a Fenix pd36r

[@ElmerCat]

This reminds me of a particular dining room air conditioning system from my childhood. It had a very powerful, water-cooled, Carrier condensing unit paired with a large, noisy, air handlier. Adjacent to the door where waitresses would enter the kitchen were two, ordinary, unlabeled wall switches. One switch controlled the compressor and the other controlled the air handler. On more than one occasion, waitresses would respond to complaints of the room being too cold by turning off the air handler, but leaving the compressor running. Consequently, the evaporator would freeze up and when the air handler was eventually turned back on its motor would burn out. Once again, my dad would take the motor down to Mr. Parslow's shop to be rewound. Of the many systems my father serviced, I loved that Carrier condensing unit the best. It's belt driven compressor made the most wonderful sound when it started up! Back in those days, our city's water was unmetered, so many large refrigeration units were water-cooled - directly from the city water supply via head-pressure-controlled water valves. Discharge water from the condensers went into the sewer, which at that time led straight to the Hudson River. From a refrigeration standpoint, you can imagine how practical and efficient such systems were, with no condensor fans, cooling towers, or water pumps to worry about. I'd be surprised if many water cooled condensers are still using city water like that anywhere today.

[@dale58]

I’m a retired transport reefer tech, I don’t miss being on call 24/7 365 days a year! Love watching these videos. THANK YOU 🍻

[@tnt666tnt]

Cool to see a fellow reefer tech on here Dale. Been with Thermo King 10 years, 5 of them road service.

[@GigasGMX]

Clearly the guy manning the phones at the beverage company is a fan of the channel and is trying to send you more business.

[@logan4215]

I forgot to mention, I said hello to Ty Brenneman from you. He said he assigns your videos to his students for homework. Thanks for the content.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Yeah he is a cool guy!

[@ATSNorthernMI]

They just need 2 interlock safety relay's wired into each motor so that when power is shut off to one of the motors it sets a timeout to cut the compressor after so many minutes.

[@zprhansen]

I like to watch your youtube videos, I'm not even a hvacr technician, I'm plumber/drain tech I unclog sewers and drains and have stumbled across this channel and I like to you set first priority customer relations "UBER" important. Without that relationship with customers you wouldn't have much business. I appreciate how much extra time you send with verbal documentation. I've been a plumber/Drain Tech for 20 plus year and gone to jobs and have experienced the aftermath of other drain techs, that in itself is very frustration. I see how your work area efforts include keeping a work area frustration free not just for yourself but other also. Thank you!

[@HazmatMedic]

Chris, your Fenix PD36R flashlight will be fine. I'm a firefighter, but also an ambassador for Fenix lighting. I've put dozens of them through the ringer over the years and only had one failure (it was a prototype they sent me to try out). I know very little about refrigeration, but your videos are pure gold.

[@quietone610]

What en endorsement: "it fell in this tank of brown what-ever-this-is, and it shone just as bright."

[@96dcowboy]

I have a PD36R and fucking love it! It’s soo bright and it is a little heavy and does get hot for being a mechanic but I can’t use any other light after this one because I love it so much!

[@pppp4604]

I respect a Man with above work ethics, morals and very professional In what he does. Thanks for sharing Your knowledge.

[@brianmcdonald80]

Still watching your good work from Inverness in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🏻👌🏻👍🏻

[@shine-cg9uf]

Great 📹.!. I would put a nylon pump saver - motor coupling assembly on the pump/motor. Reduces heat transfer from pump to motor n reduces wear n tear. Beer company should have put them on. Banner sells them or online to wholesale beer parts.. Glycol looks dirty. N as I commented earlier, I believe the beer line cleaning company left water in those 2 lines. When cleaning beer lines with chemicals u run water through lines to rinse out chemicals then beer is run through so no water is left in line to freeze up. . Maybe forgot to flush out those 2. Great job as always. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@Ernoskij]

When I first hear you say that they were instructed to turn of the pumps and leave the compressor on, my first thought was "wouldn't it make more sense to do it the other way around if the issue is that the lines are frozen? If you turn off the compressor so it doesn't cool the glycol anymore, but leave the pumps running, then it should send warm glycol into the lines that should be able to the defrost those lines" Am I completely off on that thought?

[@alantorrance6153]

These vids of yours may now be multi-purpose, but as a retired desk-jockey (age 75), I find these technical things interesting. Thank you.

[@DaddyBeanDaddyBean]

"Approved for Use City Of New York Department of Buildings" ....in southern CA??

[@uxwbill]

Any reason why the compressor power couldn't be interlocked so that the pump switches have to be on before it will run? A relay or two seems like it'd be a very effective solution.

[@c117ls7]

That situation makes you want to install a relay energized off of the pump 1 switch so that the compressor wouldn't come on until pump 1 was switched on. Could make it a pain for diagnosis in the future but it would help prevent the freezing up.

[@tonyk92]

Hey man I'm a consistent viewer of your videos and monday live streams. I'm new in the field, just over a year in and I'm only where I am today with my service skills because of your videos and one other friend. Dont stop the vids, I tell all our new guys out of school about your channel. You likely won't see this comment but thank you for all the work you put in I am personally very appreciative of you. I have advanced from install B boy to full fledge service tech with a real nice raise and its partly thanks to you and your channel. Thank you Chris.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Right on bud , im glad to help!!

[@mihaiachim5299]

13:51 :)))) The best and easiest ways to freeze a chiller plate heat exchanger : 1: cancel or change the parameters at the flow sensor + a clogged water filter 2: to set the post circulation timer of the pump on the chiller to 0 can cause the heat exchanger to freeze in optimal conditions :P

[@micahharman1493]

The beer company tells them to because then they can sell them a new glycol unit instead of telling them to fix it.

[@throttlebottle5906]

wouldn't you? as beat up and many issues as those unit's had? that is likely exactly what they wanted!

[@jwilliams811]

So glad you touched on dealing with the customer in that situation. Money is tight in restaurants and when they find out it could have been prevented it creates a really awkward situation. Im always willing to try to educate an involved manager but I’m not here to train I’m here for the repair. Good stuff man

[@philltafolla]

Good video Chris . That tool you’re talking about is only like $30 on EBay . With like 120 different size stainless clamps !!! You can thank me later !!!😎

[@solamandavid8044]

Great job dear , If any Technician uses common sense can solve the problems , what you did your part is good and appreciable 👍👍😊

[@glenmcgillivray4707]

I come because I am curious to see another mechanical profession. I've done engines, hodgepodge construction on the farm. And seeing another troubleshooting and tech responsible for machines I see every day (refrigeration for milk) and how everything connects as a whole system process analysis in a short site visit is fun. If you need to skip a few videos. Give us a heads up and forget Google performance measurements. You are making these because you enjoy it, and we enjoy watching you. Don't get caught by the analytics unless you want to stop enjoying this process. Thank you for making this content.

[@FerralVideo]

I'm just an electrical/electronics technician. From one tech to another ... I definitely appreciate your methodical "big picture" approach to troubleshooting problems. Your extensive experience shows, as does your work ethic. I hope to some day be as good in my own field as you are in yours. Also, I swear I see more dead Banner glycol unit thermometers than working ones. xD Didn't even realize that was what those were at first!

[@mark351]

We're not all HVACR techs. But we all love your explanations of your thought process to figure out what's going on. And we love when you say "Don't blow up!" It means we all have to have a shot of our favorite libation. 😜

[@davidblarstron767]

Then you Sohould nit be here. Dint you hear, Cris saitd it in multiple ocassion this chanel is for HVAC/R tech ONLY.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

David everyone is welcome here, the videos are made for hvacr techs but others can enjoy them too

[@davidblarstron767]

@@HVACRVIDEOS Interesting thats not realy what you say on the hvac overtime.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

The videos are made for hvacr techs but I won't do step by step videos for diy people. Buy im cool with anybody watching

[@jok3yjesu339]

I'd rather call a hvac person first than the beer company and get their opinion to possibly rule out the hvac part first, I appreciate your work tho bro

[@glenmcgillivray4707]

Hvac would suggest chiller off. Keep the fluid circulating. Watch for improvement. If you do see it fix itself, Adjust the temp and call me to turn up to check the thermostat performance and other elements of my end. Then you can call the beer company to check their components because that side I don't touch.

[@sergiodjf]

What a bad customer service that beverage company has! They should take care of the equipment & train the customer 🙄 . It seems that they only do half of what they are supposed to do.

[@shine-cg9uf]

If there setting the glycol tstat at 34, there probably trying to prevent glycol freezing up. Which means they need to change the glycol. Over time it loses its viscosity n needs to b replaced. Glycol hydrometer. Refractometer whatever helps read the freeze point.

[@dcwarr14]

I have one of those flashlights, they are quite nice. Nice to know glycol doesn't bother them.

[@Maxxarcade]

Probably good that you were the one to go out there. The other company might not have seen those melted wires. So you repaired the unit, and you also fixed a couple fire hazards.

[@Live4Ibanez]

As an electrical engineer, I have very few things common with HVAC/R, but I love watching along to these my friend! Take care! Very entertaining and fun to learn!

[@Chris-hy6jy]

Seems crazy that the system allows you to run the compressor without the pumps running. Should have a flow interlock switch.

[@GameingGilmore]

Hey man I just got my universal epa cert. It's been really cool learning ways to trouble shoot from your videos so thanks man

[@chrismccaslin8459]

Thank you. I'm not even in the industry but enjoy the videos

[@newsogn5148]

It’s interesting to me that the compressor doesn’t have a safety circuit, this seems like a mini chiller, they have flow switches that won’t allow the compressor to start with no flow on the glycol side.... also if something happens to the glycol levels it can freeze. It only takes 1 genius to put straight water in there haha

[@jazbell7]

Most commercial propylene glycol mixes are 40%PG, 60%water which is good to -50 deg F. Even below that it will freeze to a "mush" until the temperature gets a lot lower. I don't know how low R134a will go.

[@snoopyjc]

Another great video!!! I sent you a PEX tool with some 1/2” and 3/4” rings. Don’t drop it in the tank LOL!

[@1960teko]

Enjoy your time with your family also a great informative video.

[@jayzonmeztdagh]

I'm not a service tech. But having worked in places with these machines for years, it's neat seeing inside the black box.

[@FishFind3000]

Does the beer company install and maintain these glycol units? If they don’t why are the advising that client what to do if they don’t have a clue what their doing.

[@c117ls7]

Chris- *drops flashlight in* -reaches in to grab it -hand freezes instantly

[@rogerghiardi7723]

Your a huge help to your fellow service techs, your doing a good thing and it promotes the Industry Thanks.

[@benjaminbortz5362]

Aye man we love you keep doing the videos it really helps me to stay inspired being in the field so keep it up man

[@steveurbach3093]

All they had to do was have a second set of contacts on the Pump switches, wired in parallel, to feed the refer switch. that way no pump then no cool allowed

[@farmerhunterjr]

The intro made me laugh. Few years back i dropped my flashlight into a fryer vat i was working on. Good old streamlight. I fished it out and have used it for years since

[@jfrancis98]

Thanks for another great video. I really enjoy your commentary and attention to detail. As payment for the positive comment I’ll take that ‘Dial-a-Charge’ behind you.

[@eddbender]

I own a winery with a 1.3 ton chiller to cool the tanks. I've had to retrieve a flashlight from the glycol tank with the glycol at -5C. That was fun.❄️

[@FishFind3000]

Magnet on a stick

[@fredisamaya1985]

That is the secret ingredient

[@chasewilson3540]

Why don't they install flow switches? Put the compressor in line with the flow switch so the compressor cannot engage unless there is physical flow.

[@gbuss814]

Equipment is easy to work with but the people are another story. 👍

[@frankmontefusco6016]

Love the video watch to the end That’s great that you do that for your employees

[@TheWoodman064]

You are the best at what you do! And that was ignorant to have them shut the pumps off and not the compressor!

[@ZeroStatic]

Thanks Chris, keep up the great work.

[@shifter8207]

It's as though the pumps need to be wired to shut off the condensing unit directly

[@solamandavid8044]

Your informative videos are helpful and training too , God Blesses you and give you more wisdom to help you at your work those videos are like Millions dollars of assets to teach any new Technician great work dear 😍😍😇

[@AErefrigeration]

Most people dont know anything about refrigeration. The pump switches were randomly switched, without knowing whats what.

[@joshuaobelenusable]

Yes, that flashlight is water-resistant. It should have came with a spare button and set of o-rings as well. They are awesome and bright. Also, the "strobe" mode is quite disorienting if pointed at a person.

[@spykillergames8402]

id add in relays to kill compressor action automatically if both pumps switches are off

[@aquattadomdren6760]

What’s silly and insane is how incompetent our sales guys are. For a top tier residential retrofit company, they make over six figures, have a huge lack of attention to detail, and barely make notes on anything. We call to go over the jobs in the morning and they can barely remember the job or lie to us, as if we won’t go there in a few minutes and see everything. At our Wednesday job, we called our supervisors to let them know all the issues with the job to get a determination on whether to pull off or not, and of course we were basically just told to figure it out and some help would be coming. These silly, insane, greedy bastards had me 20’ up on a ladder with a multi tool at arms reach cutting a 12”x12” hole out of an encapsulated eave made of cement-fiber board, all so we could get a drill in to punch a hole into the standard bird block and have enough space to get our line set into the attic and through the lid of the second story closet where the stack up was at. I’ll be refusing to do that ever again as a safety issue. They’ll need a scissor lift next time or it’s a no go.

[@joehead1294]

Not showing much repair work these days. That's interesting too.

[@williegillie5712]

Yeah ya try hard to keep your customers happy and at times ya end up being their sounding board. It’s good you were able to empathize with them. It’s not easy for many of the businesses, especially the restaurants, bars. They are all running way below their normal number of customers so it’s gonna hot then in the pocket book. It sucks you had to go in on your day off. Especially when it’s because of something their employees did that caused the problem. Hopefully they’ll see your sign and know what to do next time. Nice repair. You definitely know and do your job well.

[@FBHSswimmer2006]

HVAC Wars Episode V: The Beverage Company Strikes Back.

[@brynnond.6952]

When the lights on the switches burn out, the switches are still fine. Over time the neons fail but it usually takes about a decade or more before they completely burn out but when they are dying, they tend to flicker a lot.

[@alexku8452]

So now you got a flush light... Did it survive? Most of the somewhat better flashlights today seem to be rather waterproof or water resistant to a degree.

[@TwistedMe13]

12:43 You don't have to babysit them necessarily-- just take the last three work orders/invoices (with your procedures and eventual diagnosis) you have for that restaurant regarding their glycol units, sanitize them of any sensitive data and leave it by the sign near the units you post for them of what they can look for using the layman's Mk1 eyeball (without opening the units). (And what not to do even if the beverage company tells them to do it.) . Things like potential issues with switches due to the flickering back-lighting, irregular potentially malfunctioning thermostats/sensors, rough start on a pump indicating a pump possibly going bad would be things a John Q Public could potentially spot and with luck it leads to better information regarding service calls on those units.

[@farbe123]

I like to tell you that the flickering lights on the switches are no problem. The switches are lighted by neon bulbs. These bulbs are in no way needed for the function of the swiches e.g. closing of the load contacts. Even if you would rip bulbs right out, the load contacts would still work. Flickering in neon bulbs is caused by them loosing neon gas and thus increasing the starting voltage. The heating that you see is not actually correlated with the bulb. Heating would be caused by contact resistance producing a voltage drop while flowing current, creating power loss. I would think that the switches are underrated for the job or that the connectors are bad. These terminal connectors are bad for vibrating Equipment. If you want a solid solution, change the switches with a different type that offers screw terminals or a different connection style.

[@iceman95590]

I had a glycol unit that failed, pumps sized, the larger at the tap had steam coming off.

[@deepierce5030]

Thank you for the videos, very informative as always, Chris. Hey, just so others know, what is the proper procedure for shutting the glycol cooling system down? Just asking for future reference. Thanks

[@jdamx_0000]

chiller tech here, always fun to deal with a ruptured exchanger lol

[@thomasklennert7163]

I did mechanical repairs for a major soda manufacturer for 7 years before I made the switch to refrigeration. Now I work for the company that my old employer calls when it’s above their pay grade. Lol It definitely helps in the field having that prior experience especially when a customer blindsides you with more issues on there fountain equipment while you are there working on their refrigeration units

[@epiphany6]

FENIX!!!! The only flashlight choice - good thing it's waterproof!

[@karlschoen7297]

Good promo for the flashlight company

[@Paulie1232]

Good job, thanks for posting

[@ryanrymas6712]

Oetiker pliers is what you need for those clamps on the water lines.

[@richardryan3122]

Needs a flow switch to lock out the compressor on low flow...

[@jpcallan97225]

You mentioned in this and the previous video on the glycol coolers the set-point was 28 degrees F, which to my mind invites line freeze-ups as it is below 32 F. Why not set the glycol temp just above the freezing point of water so there is no chance of a freeze-up, no matter how much the alcohol content or sugar content might depress the freezing point? As for two lines freezing with the others flowing, those two could be low-usage or near the center of the line bundle where they get disproportionately more coolant flow surrounding the beverage delivery tubes.

[@jpcallan97225]

@@junkman8742 Salt water and propylene glycol / water mixture aren't the problem freezing - the beer, ale and root beer are freezing within the lines jacketed by the glycol coolant. These beverages are freezing because their freezing point must be near 28 degrees.

[@Damicske]

For the pinch hose clamps you can use a pinch nail puller (don't know if I said it correctly so search for: Irwin 10508157 to see what I mean), It does the job and my clamps on the cars I worked on are still on :) Second thought was: why isn't there a lockout when the pumps aren't running that the compressors stops running to :/

[@johnwalker890]

Restaurant and commercial AC repair services, inc. New logo for Chris the HVACR Technician.

[@daoutdoorvloger1822]

Just to make sure I am not wrong!Ok?Is that the third time you go there?Something is wrong with that company!😂😂😂😂

[@nopegaming2117]

Great video! I don't know why I like these so much

[@jeffreymurdock8366]

For those crimp hose clamps you don't need a special tool. I take a pair of side cutters and lightly file the cutting edge so they are fairly dull and use them to crimp the clamp. It works.

[@joehead1294]

Better yet use end nippers.

[@jeffreymurdock8366]

@@joehead1294 that works too

[@travishamilton1659]

And I just dropped my flashlight. Hope it's water resistant LMAO

[@nickbolin7346]

Gotta get an olight flashlight lmao

[@aquattadomdren6760]

Looked like a thrunite TN12. It uses one 18650 mAh battery and has o-rings at the led and battery cap. Definitely don’t want that kind of battery shorting out though lmao.

[@fredisamaya1985]

So.....the glycol line got freeze...and the temperature control in the reservoir wont turn off the refrigeration unit....hey average refrigeration mechanic...I recommended you buy refractometer check how pure is the glycol liquid.... I really appreciate your help...keep doing that.

[@AKStorm49]

Haven't had this problem (yet) but these are cool units to work on.

[@ollylewin]

"Plonk"... I know that sound so so well haha.

[@Arnthorg]

was the original problem that the thermostat wasn't cutting out the compressor and causing the lines to freeze?

[@Ted_E_Bear]

Great job

[@hrvstmn31]

I agree the Fenix PD36R is kinda expensive for what yer getting, but it's IP68 so a wee splash won't hurt it. I actually upgraded to it from my Thrunite TN12 I got around 7 years ago and it just doesn't feel as up to snuff, especially for twice the price. Feels like they cut a lot of corners on it, the led is not much brighter even though the battery is significantly bigger and the aluminum isn't either as thick or ridged feeling and is pretty slippery when wet.

[@shine-cg9uf]

4 minutes in. Only 2 lines frozen. The beer line cleaner probably left water in those lines n they froze up. Gotta run beer through line after cleaning. Gonna watch the rest of video

[@instrumenttech4220]

Good points some education is always good

[@shawncoley9460]

Surprised there isn’t a flow switch that wouldn’t let the compressor run if the pumps are off.

[@commercialelectrician133]

I know what is happening with the system are the line set's going under ground to the dispenser

[@throttlebottle5906]

my guess would be, the beverage co. trying to sell them new units, as they've probably recommended to them for years ;)

[@dennisolsson3119]

I would think the thermostat was sensing near the heat exchanger, so the compressor shut off if the pumps were off. It might not be like that, but the beverage company might have the same thoughts? Personally I would probably chill the whole reservoir directly if I (as a non professional wanna-be ; ) were to design it to have a cooled buffer.

[@bill944]

That was funny. He said it's easier for the manager to troubleshoot. Ha ha ha ha.

[@viston100]

Maybe the beer company's tech would do the same thing they advised the customer to do. Possibly that's their policy. They don't know any better I think.

[@russellhltn1396]

I'm surprised there isn't some kind of interlock between the pumps and the refrigeration. Kill both pumps and the compressor stops. I say that because I'd rather "teach" the equipment then teach people.

[@k11ll33rr]

Would you mind putting up some metric units as captions to your videos so that metric ppl can have a better idea waht youre talking about? Thanks!!

[@zack9912000]

These need to have a pass code like we do on industrial products that stop people dicking around with them