Makeshift Macguyver Repair Carrier FAIL

[@robalexander7348]

A nice repair Ted, you got your customer working again during the heat over there, now the heat is coming our way starting 1st September it's the start of our hot Australian summer ☹ Au

[@MetalDetectingwithCZkidd]

Nice vid. I'm going on a AC fix for the 1st time in 3yrs, figure I'll get back into it. Took time off and moved. Going to record it too. Got to the site and pressures were 128/436, R-22 System. Could hear the overcharge in it. Goodman unit. Asked about history on it and was told a handyman came out and gave it "some gas". Think he may have mixed gasses. Most likely dropped 410 in it. Evap coil is plugged with bio and growth, so pulling that and cleaning it up. Gonna be fun. I enjoy the trade. Always have. Economy proof.

[@1decks]

Steve Lav would be very proud of you. She’s a leaker mama.

[@kennysmith8831]

Oh, I love this. You can always learn something new from Ted.

[@myHVAClife]

Gotta do what it takes to get some cooling! Nice fix. I am sure they are appreciative with this heat wave and now dealing with the neighbors tree. At least it did not fall on the OVAL.

[@AaronPowellvox]

I can hear the theme music for Macgyver playing while you’re brazing.

[@myHVAClife]

Thanks for the plug at the end! 🙏👍

[@arthurhartwick7974]

We used a piece of 1/8" nozzle line for an oil burner which fits nice for a repair like that on a distributor/cap tube.

[@jeffreyjohn2037]

Actually it's 3/16"

[@waltradcliffe4482]

Bet they are glad it wasn’t 22, they would have had to refinance the house to pay the bill

[@Android_Warrior]

🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂

[@scotta9114]

How much is R22 going for these days? I only do HVAC on my own stuff. Retired. I bought a jug of R22 at a Garage Sale for $15 a few weeks ago. The jug weighs 26 pound so I guess around 20 pounds of Refrigerant? Several Neighbors on my street have R22 Air Conditioners so I may be able to help them out. Guy next door has a 1987 Trane that still runs strong.

[@--harry_]

​@@scotta9114we are at $234 a pound for r22. So nice find!

[@DennisDuffy-n8g]

Plenty of drop ins for a fraction of the cost these days 👍🏻

[@arthurhartwick7974]

A new filter dryer would be nice after it was pumping atmosphere

[@97Napkins]

Over rated.. they make nice screens for the txvs tho. 😂

[@CC-hv5hk]

They probably didn't want to pay for that. They had to pay for the tree removal.

[@amirdieselx64]

That machine isn't long for this world anyway

[@jasontexter1721]

Ehh wait for it to clog up and replace then 🤣🤣🤣 That unit needs to be replaced. Just get it running for a few more months it should be fine.. since it was pumping atmosphere the correct way would be to remove compressor and change the oil and the filter dryer. But I agree it's not long for this world. Patch it up. Tell customer to start saving their pennies and get ready for at 5-7k bill later on. Mr Cook shouldn't be terribly expensive on a new package unit. Especially if he can sell them a nice cheap goodman 🤣🤣🤣🤣😉😉😉😉 if he couldn't talk them into a new trane yet I bet theyll be more amenable when he quotes them a new compressor, filter dryer, contactor and capacitor for half the price of a new unit 😬😬

[@111000100101001]

Old Carrier unit, probably got more life left than the new junk has to start with;)

[@MrCountrycuz]

thats some good engineering there Ted.

[@garethleitner9547]

Macguyver would be proud!

[@danobrien3109]

Great save on this one Theodore! Those folks are going to be comfortable while Carrier finds a replacement txv for this unit.👍👍🇨🇦

[@MrCountrycuz]

Oh hell you braised that mammy jammer!!

[@Perly53]

Great fix Ted. Thanks for posting this video!

[@plainrock-ik3se]

Good rig job your flame seems a little high. I've always gone low and slow on small stuff and a new filter drier but whatever it works Thank u sir for sharing. Take care have a good one

[@Sean0526a]

Inventive. Good for you. Sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do.

[@gabrielstern4992]

You once again did the right thing, when a part was not available right away, my hope is your fix was temporary until the correct part comes in so at least they have relief. But that unit is fairly old. Poor carrier they seem to have in recent years gone way down hill in quality such a shame for American companies. My mother had 2 excellent carrier units from 1992 but she stupidly chose to replace them in 2010 with far inferior units. Buy you guessed it American home shield who then Dropped her. Because she abused it with them. But I hate those warranty companies anyway. Ohh and she had a good thermopride oil furnace for the downstairs that got replaced with an inferior unit also. When the thermopride did not need replacing. With a smaller btu unit. Ohh and Ted you confirmed something I long thought from your old video on an old trane from 1988 concerning American home shield where you stated in 1988 2 ton may have been the current size. For old r 22 units but by today's standards what American home shields refusal to pay for the correct size unit for today's standards is ridiculous as I think you said that house needed a 4 ton which sounds right. I know because I dealing with that nonsense at my condo because an hvac company charged 10 grand to put in a junky crappy 18,000 btu unit fir cooling and not a true split system in wall unit. The old one was an Armstrong one from 1990 and for heating it might have said 17,500 and cooling 24,000 Btus and had r 22 but for today's standards and square footage the correct replacement would be a 36,000 btu unit. And the exact replacement for that old unit would be a magic pac 3 ton split system 14 seer unit. Since I don't think trane makes one. But That was never done. So I have taken matters into my own hands and figured out what I had to purchase based off of the dumb hoa rules from my condo community which limits me to in wall units mini splits or side dschstge units since I can only mount on a wall. Anyway I wish more people listened to you when you offer them the correct options. And yes I am a subscriber. But just understand not everyone can go with trane options or conventional split system options with a top mounted condenser.

[@WendellTillery]

Uncle Ted has a few tricks up his sleeve. Worked fine I’m sure!

[@southernrrman]

Clever repair. Well done.

[@elBusDriverKC]

I've done the same exact thing with cap tubes.

[@josephgraham1065]

Thats a pretty neat trick... Great idea

[@williamstrumfels3305]

impressive repair.. my hat is off to you

[@ronaldclark8187]

Equalizer line. One of the three that operates the txv. Superheat bulb sensor to the diaphragm,spring pressure and that equalizer tube monitoring the evap press.

[@kamrenkong]

That’s not an bleed off tube . The equalizer is helping the txv’s opening force so you won’t have high superheats on your coil due to pressure drop across evaporator

[@barryfoster8491]

Who said watching TV never taught us old dogs new tricks! Nice McGiver!

[@carbine85]

I've made that type of repair so many times I can't count. IMHO it's better than replacing the TXV.

[@Uneedhelp91]

Most of west central Florida from south of Bradenton to Naples has/had trees down like that left and right from hurricane Ian last year. That was a small tree, I saw one that was 7ft or 8ft round and it did that.

[@zaccody6980]

I hate carrier with a passion. They keep me busy though. Way to get the customer up and running, good work ted

[@Bob.W.]

Never seen a sidewalk trimmed out with long grass like that. Different. Thx.

[@The98deville]

Called Monkey Grass in the south

[@dadefope80]

Looks like monkey grass

[@Freonleon]

Ted couldn’t we just pull them closer I sweat the cap tube from the txv and sweat In the other side?

[@wkenealey]

Every time I see the Carrier logo, I say "well, at least they circled the problem."

[@SignorNessuno65]

Amazing the beating these units take.

[@gabrielstern4992]

Hey ted sorry to comment again but I just discovered trane does make a, side discharge heat pump called the xv 19 but I have heard there were issues with them maybe you can do some install videos on them or test them at your shop and post some vidoes on them for us all I have found on you tube are really short not very detailed vidoes for them. Since side discharge is the direction hvac is taking and for me personally I would like to know more about some of these newer side discharge units so in 5 years I can have more options. Between the different hvac companies. Again it's because of guys like you that I can learn from.

[@Dillonmechanical]

Was just talking about this. Good stuff

[@sergiohernandez4163]

I fixed plenty of holes on the small lines but they can be burned in half being so small. I always wonder if I could do the same thing you just done.

[@chesstime356]

Nice work done ✔️

[@jenko701]

Adapt overcome and improvise . Good job.

[@EverythingHVACR]

Nice job, Ted. No one should make a unit without pressure switches... stupid... a couple dollar part will save that compressor.

[@JackS425]

it seems to be fine. Just another failure point.

[@throttlebottle5906]

added failure/leak points, mineral oil didn't much care about moisture, it would somewhat still vaporize and flow with most gas types, including air. now days, moisture and wrong/no gas = guaranteed death. yes, nothing is perfect and anything ran for long without proper charge will succumb to death 😜

[@MrCountrycuz]

It wont be loose when you solder it up!

[@MrCountrycuz]

Wouldnt it be blowing oil if it was the compressor capitan?

[@daddygc5814]

Nothing wrong with that repair ,it will be permanent, have done it many times on commercial equipment

[@STONEDay]

That first link, crawlspace encounters, is not working.

[@SilverSergeant]

Will there be a follow-up?

[@Eddy63]

Nice fix Macgruber Thx

[@lambrinos]

Ted, did you charge cameras? New footage looks great

[@97Napkins]

Entry level carrier still don't have pressure switches 😢 also still have capacitors that will go out within 5 years for sure. Furnace doors with the 3 screws don't seal the blower compartment and leaks air... but coils aren't leaking much so I like that over all the rest of issues. 2 leaking coils in 10 years for me installing Carrier and they were bad right away not in a few years like would indicate bad manufacturing of coils aka Lennox 😅 also 1 compressor. Couple fan motors. #hundreds of Installs not thousands but this is below a half percent.# In conclusion I will keep installing Carrier for now 😀

[@Garth2011]

When you have to do what you have to do...

[@joeshearer1247]

Oh teddy who told you that was a relief line they lied to you Super tech out

[@TedCookHVAC]

equalizer tube ? what is it Joe ?

[@joeshearer1247]

@@TedCookHVAC it senses the suction pressure so it can know superheat. Should be called suction pressure line

[@97Napkins]

Ya Ted to good for that mistake.. Carrier has 2 small tubes. One bulb and one equalizer. All equalizer and joints on txvs should be a nut fitting... that's the one thing I give lennox compliments for doing. Makes it way easier to change.

[@97Napkins]

This call is a money call 💰 🤑 💸 I'm done for the day 😅

[@549BR]

Definitely a Bad Day at Black Rock. Does anyone remember that movie with Spencer Tracy? 😎

[@RonR1]

Well done!

[@jbrande8150]

Ted is the best!!

[@stevencossaboon3237]

Nice job Ted.

[@jefferyb304]

Is there a part two?

[@joeshearer1247]

Dang is this a party at this job

[@MrCountrycuz]

was that solder? or copper wire?

[@prettycureforever7102]

He spelled his name wrong 😭😭😅 nice fix

[@danwittels5542]

Good job Ted!

[@ChrisbyChickenMan23]

At least it was 410

[@johnwedgeworth4908]

Hey Ted. We need a “celebrity death match” between you (Anti DIY HVAC) and DIY HVAC Guy!

[@111000100101001]

Pretty good guys both of them are, and entertaining too.

[@gordonpotts753]

I like it

[@Demy26]

Macgyver has nothing on you 😅

[@altyndom7039]

That is a hack, but it works .

[@OnusBones]

It IS a hack, and very nicely done.

[@danielleeper8340]

What happened in the end? It wasn’t on the video! Did the 10 lbs work?

[@joehrlein847]

Ted, I did not know you're a US Army Veteran. Great! What years were you in?

[@steveg5576]

That's like so ghetto...lol...🤩🤩real world...

[@amirdieselx64]

Shes a leaker mama

[@Hvac-dude]

Whats it like running a hvac buiness

[@stephwaylonwells3218]

👍

[@throttlebottle5906]

rub out, air in the system and pumping it due to no pressure switches. she's dead Jim, time for an new package unit, not worth the proper repair cost or even trying. original installer should have pulled panels and checked the unit for silly things like that, but nobody is perfect and thinks of everything. 🤔

[@devilmonkey]

Hack job repair!

[@DomManInT1]

It is really that hard for you to bend that tiny copper tube? Might be time to retire.

[@OnusBones]

How did the repair fail? It looks like you fixed it! Ten pounds of freon though...that's going to cause a sucking wallet-wound, isn't it? I do subscribe to My HVAC Life. Another good one is HVAC Guy, Curtis in South GA.

[@JackS425]

I think he means the carrier unit failed. His titles leave a little to be desired

[@dong4617]

I'm not sure I would fix that unit with a grand's worth of r 22 (not including labor and service call).

[@CC-hv5hk]

It was 410a 😂

[@2themaster]

It was 410a

[@joshuaricks7730]

It was 410 brother