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[@mv6863692]

Only thing you can be sure is that Steve is gonna give the guy a bill when he leaves....LOL charge more if he watches you

[@VA482GG]

That was funny !

[@alanrobison3298]

I love watching you solder things Steve! You make it look easy.

[@cjones4512]

That guy sounded like a teenager making every excuse not to clean his room about going in the attic to change the filter.

[@felixdeshawn4439]

@Gianni Isaac definitely, I have been using InstaFlixxer for years myself :D

[@erichoward5565]

Good enough for this neighborhood. "Now go change your filter"...... Still scratching my head about propane being clean and a air filter change.

[@danjoyce6135]

Stay Brite, no nitrogen purge, micron gauge located at the vacuum pump, no pressure test after opening the system. Good enough for New Bedford. Customer too lazy to check his filter.

[@sampantiliano]

Used stay brite 8 on 1000’s of 410 systems my hand to god never had a problem at a joint.

[@natepeterson7145]

I thought solder didn't need nitrogen purge because it doesn't get hot enough .

[@speckulator7516]

Nate Peterson that’s correct, no nitrogen needed on any low temp soft solder

[@mikekohne9354]

i thought you had to braze all A/C lines...no???

[@myronsmith2114]

@@mikekohne9354 No they don't even braze condensers at the factory anymore

[@medicalnegligence]

This customer makes you think of additional uses for a wrench.

[@Sctronic209]

Lol

[@hvacguy11]

My favorites when they say “I’m just here just in case you need a hand” no thanks

[@JF-fx2qv]

"So the filter ... is clean?" "Wellllll!! .... it's tough!!! .... It's in the attic.... have to get a ladder and walk on a board." That's like your high school prom date saying .... if only you had a condom? Oh darn, I'd have to drive all the way to the drug store, go inside, pay for a condom..... Really? I'm not a detective, but!!! If I could read between the lines .... I have no doubt this will be a frequent flyer. $$$$$ Mr. Customer, have a family member, neighbor or pay some entrepreneurial motivated kid to change the filter on a regular basis.

[@person12307]

I remember working on this line of Lennox I like the fact they made those panels easily removable to wash the condenser

[@amtraktraveler9118]

Place I work at has one going out! Compressor running no fan! I cut the power to avoid thermal overload

[@uxwbill]

Just go change that darn filter already! I have to wonder how that filter/dryer got so rusty. Maybe it predates the unit?

[@bobgallo2178]

Hey Steve, what kind of shape was the filter in ? Cracks me up, these people want the system working, but are too lazy to keep the filter clean.

[@Clamjammer]

So I think that when those filter drivers get brazed in almost nobody actually wraps it in a wet rag. So the paint gets burnt off during brazing then over time the paint fails and it rusted out since it’s steel. When I braze then in I don’t wrap them either but I like to spray paint them afterwards. This is only if it’s outside tho,which I always try to put it indoors anyway

[@RichGT350r]

Ms Molly is Working Again! Thanks Steve! 👍

[@1866james]

I wish I still had hair like her!!

[@sknight0391]

That propane is some clean stuff mama 😆👌

[@jskidpatrol]

😂. I did a face palm when he said that

[@w.miller7282]

Propane is clean, just expensive.

[@kevinsklow3473]

Think that customer really did NOT wanna go change that filter? 😂 1 helicopter surcharge coming up!

[@chuckquinn8026]

You want me to get my hands dirty climbing into a dirty attic and change filters? Not in this lifetime! 🤦🏻‍♂️😂😂😂😂

[@matthewgregory8218]

I guess their homes their Furnish is in the attic

[@ntsecrets]

Miss molly loving this warm weather!!

[@c-doubledo4947]

That guy is so annoying

[@ursulasmith6402]

He is not very smart.

[@JohnSmith-lw2bm]

He will pay. Stoopid people shit their money over and over again.

[@matthewgregory8218]

The sails person or the home owner the sails person is forcing the home owner to go into the attic where he feels in danger buisness prime focus is buisness and not you

[@amtraktraveler9118]

He a helicopter type mama!

[@zesty2023]

thanks for showing the whole process. I still haven't had to braze any parts in on the job yet and it's still a bit of an intimidating prospect.

[@sealteam818cw]

Get some pipe and practice in a controlled environment... Practice makes perfect. Practice where you can mess up amd improve, not where a mess up costs you money

[@crazydan2327]

Never solder it can't hold the pressure

[@jimw7550]

I paint my filter/dryer with zinc paint. The original one got a leak due to rust and had to be replaced at around 12 years.

[@smacleod69]

Should have checked the evap coil first. I condemned 5 last week!

[@stonymo1]

This guy reminded me of my teenage son every excuse not to clean his room or throw out the garbage!!!

[@Eddavids2]

Why can't people just leave you alone and let you do your job, your not being paid to be there friendly neighbor

[@tytig94]

I couldn't agree more as a tech myself.

[@chuckyboy7940]

@@Jon-hx7pe no good tradesperson shoild ever be upset.

[@davidparizek6741]

Miss Molly, sure likes driving in that truck🐶 She’s a keeper Mama

[@kennydavis6026]

Good enough for this neighborhood.

[@joseluislopez2309]

Hola amigo increible ese filtro no lo cambiaron nunca ,buen trabajo saludos desde Argentina ,Abrazo grande y a las buenas practicas ...

[@lesterburtard7588]

2:10 Homeowner is close Filter in house is for the"inside" of the house. Not combustion/burner area

[@josepenado6068]

Hey buddy how lovely is that having your doggy next you .

[@MrBo-sg6hu]

Hi Steve, sounds like the truck has a charge air leak, which is that hissing noise you hear. Maybe one of the turbo or intercooler connections when they replaced the injectors. If resolved, you should pick up some power and mileage.

[@crhirschi]

I was thinking this same thing.

[@Berzerk29]

That's why I prefer to install a filter/drier indoors.

[@Hubjeep]

Interesting... I'm not an A/C tech, but have only seen them outdoors, great idea!

[@DW-bo3qw]

Don’t most Lenox units have a drier in them from the factory...that drier looked much older than that unit

[@speckulator7516]

D W it did look damn old for that unit. He may live right on the coast with the salt air, or the installer may have burned a lot of paint off’ who knows. But is certainly could have been someone who didn’t bother to change it.

[@PHL_Brownstone]

Steve tried to get the guy to go back in the house, the guy tried to get Steve in the house!? Circus! LOL

[@erichoward5565]

haha - A Real S**tShow mama.

[@knutini]

This homeowner has no clue. Steve needed to school him a bit.

[@tomburson5733]

Not easy being cheesy!

[@eliseomedina929]

Hey Steve love the videos you make I need to learn how to tell the customers how it is like you do gave a question what did you use to braze/solder the filter dryer I burnt a few brazing with the normal sticks we use thanks again for the videos

[@joemaxfield93]

Would it of been a better idea to braze the joints instead of soldering with higher pressure from the 410a

[@JohnSmith-lw2bm]

I thought Steve was mean, but I was wrong. He is spot on.

[@johndeerefan725]

That system looks neglected. I'm surprised that it still works for 10 to 12 years for a modern Lennox unit. I have a Lennox system from 1998 (23 years old) and still running strong.

[@andydrummerobrien227]

Hey Steve I had an airease heat pump installed on my house in 2011 from day 1 I had trouble with it. 1 week ago 2 weeks ago I had a Freon leak they came out there and recharged and checked for leaks it leaks on the outside coil and down by the reversal valve unit is 9 years under a parts warranty they told it cost 3000$ labor to repair it the Freon charge lasted for a week it leaked back out. I decided to replace the unit. I had a lot of trouble with the airease heat pump I didn’t want put anymore money in to it. I replaced with a Trane

[@meadowviewlawncarellc8079]

Only guarantee is I’m gonna give you a bill when I leave. Love it. I’m gonna use that one. I had my outside unit replaced 2 years ago it’s a 407c, I don’t got one of those on my line. The original didn’t either, is it supposed to? I see them on a lot of other units.

[@zeke112964]

If it's a Goodman unit it's inside the unit you can look through the top and see it

[@thomasc5817]

Only thing guaranteed is thst big ass bill I am gonna hit you with before I leave...😆 😆 😆 classic!

[@johndavidson5564]

lmfao i wish i could speak to homeowners the way steven does. my hero haha. "that's bullshit, they're just sayin that cause they don't wanna go up there" lol.

[@KrazyKuul111]

Fumblin with the service wrench mama!

[@Hubjeep]

10:28 Translation: Stop staring at me!!!!! I hate when someones over my shoulder the whole damn time!!!!

[@arturobolanos6061]

How do you keep your beloved doggy cool when your servicing the customer ac. You got a great little dog. It’s part of the show.

[@bcotterman499]

Steve and Miss Molly...a great team!

[@bonoman1987]

I dunno....maybe it's my lack of experience, but, I didn't trust that guy...Of course, I am sure Steve knew what to do as he's the one doing the work and getting paid....Tell ya one thing, Steve's skills are through the roof and when he dials it up, I completely trust the pro. Hi Molly!

[@kindervelt2005]

She's a leaker! I try to put the liquid line dryers indoors because rust just eats them up outdoors.

[@allach1772]

That’s why you pain it with rustolium paint and also ensure your condenser is under a deck, but with enough air to breath.

[@Chris_In_Texas]

He asked the age of the unit. On Lennox here is how to decode the serial number for the build date: Ten (10) character Serial number begins with four (4) numerical digits followed by one (1) letter and ends with five (5) numerical digits. Year of manufacture is 3rd-4th character numerical digits Month of manufacture is 5th character letter digit, A=Jan, B=Feb, C=Mar etc. So this unit was Jan of 2008.

[@mark1837]

Most excellent dog choice...I love the Chihuahua!!

[@chriseh09]

Thought I heard some pressure release when you took that suction valve cap off......

[@MaMa-qh4dy]

Steve stopped charging at 5.8 deg. Subcooling. Where did he get that as the target subcooling???

[@danf16dcc38]

Im in Illinois and i always install the filter dryer inside near the metering device. Being in Massachusetts i would imagine that dryers leak alot due to the Atlantic ocean if left outside

[@neal5186]

where at in IL? i'm in northern IL

[@danf16dcc38]

@@neal5186 im nw of chi town in the burbs

[@neal5186]

@@danf16dcc38 Rockford here.

[@danf16dcc38]

@@neal5186 oh yeah your west of me

[@davidtillwach5542]

Island lake illinois and I'm a HVAC installer working for a terrible company out of wauconda IL. One good thing there a Lennox dealer and there service part of the company will do things right .

[@skiph3]

Listening to that guy, I bet dollars to donuts, he never changes the filter.

[@andrewhamelin3807]

Little concerned about that superheat. Suction pressure is high for what’s coming back to that compressor

[@roberthernandez1985]

Seems like the txv needed time to stabilize superheat after he charged it

[@frankfarnsworth5516]

I wouldn’t have added any charge without changing the filter first. He may have overcharged this unit.

[@yazanalashkar7992]

I respect your work but I heard soldering copper pipes on high refrigerant pressures isn't good, you need brazing rods instead to hold the pieces together at that kind of pressure am I right or wrong? again that's what I heard

[@josephmartinez3529]

The control in that 46 year old Sears unit, was a riostat for the condenser fan motor. Old school head pressure controller.

[@lenjames]

It's to hard Steve.... I have to get a ladder and climb... my goodness

[@sealteam818cw]

These type of customers always annoyed me... who wants to bet, he still hasn't changed that filter?

[@michaelreeves8164]

Yup! There sure is a leak in that there filter/dryer

[@JoeM0777]

It's not easy being chessy momma! Good enough for that neighborhood! 😎🔧

[@mikeg3888]

That guy was a pain in the ass

[@WeatherNut27]

Another different video. Thanks Steve! Nice catch on the leak. Still on July 1st? Wow, you got swamped after lockdown.

[@chrisaguilar7]

We definitely appreciate all your videos Steve, guys like you that are willing to teach at no cost are very hard to find! Also, that guys sounds like an Asshat.

[@carolinaeric8500]

By the way that rusted out filter looked, yep I’d say it is a problem. I just discovered as I hadn’t before looked at the outside unit in my townhouse and the date on the unit is 08/96. How that thing is still going who knows but there isn’t any rust on it...betting the entire unit has been babied by the old people who lived there before me. Glad I’m moving though after 4 years because I’m sure that unit will need replacing soon!

[@derekmc9580]

That old dryer was from the last old ac that came out of Thier. Theirs no way that was changed when that Lennox unit went in.

[@zeke112964]

There not their .....and if they are near the ocean with the salt water they don't last and will rust in no time

[@tytig94]

Well it is 12 years old.

[@avianphlu5397]

the filter is too hard to get too...yup that will do it

[@matthewgregory8218]

Way in the crammed attic

[@thomasmeijer4055]

285/ 153 but manufacture sticker said 446/236 why the difference?

[@crazydan2327]

I think ur solder joints will be leaking in less than a year solder is good for 40psi water pressure not 400psi R410A pressure

[@crazydan2327]

How come u don't use silfos I was taught solder cant hold pressures

[@Kevin-xx6tv]

Do you not provide estimates before you complete the work?

[@glennfranklin4523]

Did I hear him right??? He said a guy told him that propane burns a whole lot cleaner and you dont have to change the filter as often. What?

[@ApartmentMaintenance]

Great repair Steve 👍👍

[@rocketrider1405]

I don’t have an eye for the complex machines but I didn’t notice a leak in the rusty filter dryer. The solution sprayed on it had its own bubbles so I couldn’t tell even when he pointed to the leak. ☹️

[@robwebnoid5763]

So why is that filter drier cartridge rustier than anything else around it? Is the casing made of steel? Why not make it with an alloy that won't rust? And if it's only designed to be installed inside where it will rust slower, why did the installer place it outside?

[@tompozsonyi4278]

OMG I guess the guy didn’t want to make his ac work better, He couldn’t take the hint that you wanted him to change the he filter?????

[@stevengao8345]

thanks for this nice video, has anyone noticed the soldering process, did steven use regular copper solder or those special high pressure copper phosphrous silver brazing rod ? thanks

[@speckulator7516]

Stay Bright 8

[@ronniebuchanan6575]

Stabrite 8 and has a higher tensile strength than silver brazing requires a special refrgerant flux..

[@Hubjeep]

Do those dryers generally last the life of the system?

[@donnierobertson3088]

Great job and video like always ( Steven )

[@roblochjr3958]

I'm sorry, I'm an HVAC Tech and I cant believe your using regular solder to braze an A/C fitting. You should be using a silver brazing rods and running nitrogen through your line set while brazing, Using regular solder, that joint will leak

[@stevenlavimoniere]

its stay brite 8 its has a high silver count .its stronger then silfos the problem is your clueless and being in the trade blindfolded . your comment shows you have no clue . pull your head out of the sand guy

[@55098]

Nice to see a leaka mama she's a leaka. Nothing that Steve and Ms Molly can't fix.

[@bennydojo]

You would think that they would make the filter out of some better material being that it is outside all year long?

[@broken1965]

I was waiting for Stevo to put his knee in that thorny weed, or tell the clueless office guy to trim the crap around the compressor

[@ema8909]

How does a homeowner know if the drier filter is dirty? Mine is inside the outdoor unit?

[@brandonbrandon749]

Why did u stop adding refrigerant when the panel said 5 lbs 6 0z and u said u added 4.5 lbs

[@leonardarch3092]

it's crazy they allow solder on 410A systems.

[@erikj.2066]

A "HVAC tech" telling the homeowner the filter doesn't need to be changed often, because his propane furnace burns cleaner is either a full on BS artist, or clueless. Either way, wouldn't want him working for me mama.

[@waltradcliffe4482]

I have propane, also a farm across the street gravel drive way and work in a body shop and some kind of stuff is always falling out of the trees my filters are always trashed

[@sampantiliano]

When people watch like that I put them to work they usually get the point and leave me alone.

[@myronsmith2114]

That's why I put the dryer inside near the coil

[@cantor7723]

That filter dryer looks way older than 10 years old. Yikes. Me thinks it wasn't changed when that system was installed.

[@Dcc357]

Don't see many videos with Steve on a Lennox unit.

[@jimgill5706]

Love that stay-brite8.

[@waynejohnson7134]

What are you using to solder the filter dryer ?

[@claudiao8859]

We just got a new Lennox 5 ton unit. We have a two story home and the upstairs cools down great, but the downstairs stays hot, no matter how I adjust the temperature. What could it be?

[@stevenlavimoniere]

call back the installed to figure the problem out .

[@ryanwilson3049]

Molly is the Captain on the ship, mama!

[@CoachTobyXL]

Get the shavings out of the pipe. Also where is the wet towel or gel for the valve cap?

[@danbelard]

Good score on freon. Lol.

[@foolishcreations2259]

Is it just me or am I stupid? I thought you had to braze the copper tubing never seen anyone ever use solder.

[@kraivan24]

Stay Brite is fine unless you're using CO2 to cool your house🤣 . He most likely used it to keep from burning the paint on the new filter drier to keep corrosion and rust away

[@gurrattan007]

Why do you put your gauges on while the system is on ? Specially on 410 A !

[@Andrew-ep4kw]

Hey Steve, just curious, does the AC guru have AC in his truck? No problem if you don't, just curious.

[@David-yy7lb]

I have a question I just had a Lennox elite series air handler and heat pump installed last week and the system requires r410a which is really not that cold of a refrigerant compared too r404a refrigerant could r404a take the place of r410a

[@zekenzy6486]

Great Video. Happy Weekend . Thank you for sharing ^_^