Repair Didn’t Quite Pan Out! But Things Worked Out For The Best!

[@danobrien3109]

Honesty and integrity will always pay off if you deal with similar people, that gentleman is obviously a man of good character. I’m glad you didn’t charge him Curtis, my dad always taught me if you make a mistake own it. You realize that your assessment was wrong and you owned it. Good things come back to you.👍👍🇨🇦

[@wendellmurphy5249]

You know I used to cringe when you grabbed the wire and jerked the terminal off but then I got to thinking and I’m like if the wire breaks off, it needs to be replaced anyway. Great job!

[@danwittels5542]

I'm glad you had a nice customer and it worked out. I've never worked on one of those and I'm not sure I want to! 😅

[@c0smo263]

I've worked on these units for 2 years now and its where I shine being in Hotel Maintenance. Super pumped as soon as I seen the Amana PTAC in the video! Thanks for another one Curtis!

[@HVACGUY]

Glad you liked it

[@c0smo263]

Oh man, those two bottom screws that hold the shroud to the body are usually where all the noise comes from in these ptac's. That and where the motor attaches to the shroud.

[@ScottHubbard-o7c]

That metal pieces that came with the motor are to reinforce it to keep the motor from coming loose changed 15 of them this summer some had broken blades

[@kens.3729]

Roaring Noise sounds like a Trapped Lion. 🤔😬👍

[@johnbixler1758]

I,m a retired master hvacr tech had a brown out in a old folks tower same type as this vid fri at 4pm 100 outside got a skid of compressors at 5 pm changed 230 in 48hrs never again I did have a helper who had not even been to school yet

[@Bill_CBR]

Now that's the sign of an ethical technician. A diamond in the rough. Nicely done man.

[@chatrkat]

Nice work Curtis, those are a pain in the neck to service in spite of how easily they come out. A buddy used to be Chief Engineer at a nice Holiday Inn I serviced. He told me they proactively replaced their units like that every 5 years, in groups. That was less costly than having to pay a tech to come repair them, including the refunds they’d usually have to give the guests that experience no cooling in a room. You did the right thing when the fan replacement failed to resolve the noise. You probably have a customer for life as a result.

[@jonathanaulidge5512]

I'm a new tech about to start my first job straight outta school! I give you the credit for all my knowledge thank you sir!

[@HVACGUY]

Really glad the videos have helped

[@wendellmurphy5249]

I have also learned a lot from this guy ❤

[@JimAlderson-cn6ek]

Good to here some new techs jumping in the water come on in the waters fine good luck with ur new career 👍

[@whatdoyouthinktodd]

Congratulations and good luck. Thank you for becoming a HVAC Tech. Tell a friend we need all the tech we can get!

[@JimAlderson-cn6ek]

So true the ranks are defently getting thin 👍

[@jthonn]

In business we have to eat it sometimes. It paid you back in the end. Good job.

[@williamjones4483]

Ah, yes. Amana Ptac. I worked in a hotel for about 4 years and we had these in our rooms. Actually made by Goodman. Condenser fan motor, fairly easy to replace. The blower motor and heating element, not so much.

[@chatrkat]

Goodman! 😱 I did not know that. Seems like the later units work quite well. Well until they don’t. 😂

[@mcpiddler1135]

One tool that I found very valuable to me over the years when trying to isolate a noise is a mechanic's stethoscope. It may have helped determine the source of the noise.

[@MichaelMiller-lb7ji]

Good job Curtis, I never would’ve thought the compressor was causing the noise and vibration 👍

[@harveystephens6115]

Yep I too thought it was fan motor. Now you got a spare

[@richardthomas9263]

I certainly appreciate honesty and integrity. I'm glad it worked out for you both in the end.

[@TxGuitarPlayer]

Good Man

[@chrisnapier5626]

Great job,Curtis!

[@stevencossaboon3237]

Nice work Curtis. That one was a pain.

[@AaronPowellvox]

Good man. That’s awesome. I had one today where another company told them they needed a new furnace. When I got there I realized that all they needed was new exhaust pipe. I didn’t charge them for the service call because it was originally a sales call and they said they planned on selling the house. I got the job to replace the flu piping. It’s always best to try to do the right thing.

[@OnusBones]

I hope other tradesmen who watch this realize that it was your honesty that brought this customer back to you even though the initial repair was not successful. Would a M12 ratchet be a worthwhile investment, or do you rarely see such cramped right-angle screws as that unit had?

[@MrsOveata]

He is a nice customer to help you and turn on a fan to boot.

[@markgolembiewski4962]

It worked out, because you are honest. Sometime the bear eats you and sometimes you eat the bear.

[@kg4muc]

Sometimes it’s just plain hard to tell what’s making the noise when they are all crammed together in a tight space. You did that guy an honest repair and absorbed it when it had other problems can’t get much better

[@LilYeshua]

Yep,i thought it might be the compressor aa well. I remember that those types of AC units grace motels and that some are noisy like that one.

[@JimAlderson-cn6ek]

Ptack units can b so labor intensive counting on how old they are and problem with unit unit replacement can b best way to go

[@ElonMusk-hx8yw]

Who else was thinking remove shroud first!! Curtis 😂

[@JamesAgans]

Well, my first thought was to turn it on end and walk it onto the hand truck vertically, and take it outside, the second was to unbolt the shroud, the third was to mount those straps with orings sandwiched between fender washers to restrict noise transmission. Lolol

[@JimAlderson-cn6ek]

Think i would have put down a throw or some card board to protect their tiel crenged when it fell off the cart

[@donaldhoudek2889]

Same like when I was working on my race car engines. The sound could be coming from a few different areas and difficult to isolate the actual point where it was coming from. I used a stethoscope that had a metal probe on the end. Really helped with isolating a lifter that was not gaped properly (solid lifters). Maybe having one could have isolated your issue easier and faster.

[@Qualityservicesbcs]

I work on those quite a bit .

[@danman32]

I wonder if those broken clips at the bottom of the shroud is causing a bit of a rattle. Easy check to tell if it is the compressor or condenser fan is to temporarily disconnect the fan.

[@robalexander7348]

Well Curtis, you did do your best on that one, i'm Pleased you got the new change over a/c job. 👍 Au

[@fernandobazan829]

Boy I cannot believe you ain’t got a milwaukee 1/4 electric ratchet M12 that was my very first one and only the best tool i ever ever bought you can get into all kinds of small spaces good video btw you ain’t afraid of shit best of luck😅

[@HVACGUY]

Thanks

[@JamesAgans]

I agree completely. I use mine all the time. The next best is my Bosch 12V multi-tool, followed by my 18V Bosch RA Grinder. With a flap wheel, or cut off blade , depending on the job. 😊

[@tedperry2441]

new unit!!! it's time...

[@E85_STI]

I use a 45 degree hex driver attachment thing and you can use a long extension with your M12 fuel and it works well for those tight places but that ratcheting wrench works nice as well it just fatigues your hand after a little while. Curtis are prior service? I’ve been meaning to ask.

[@JuanSanchez-ss8ys]

We work on those units here in Cali usually fan cracks due to dirty condensing coil give it a complete wash

[@steveallen1128]

Get a SpeedPro or TightReach extension

[@nastyshard8545]

Gotta get you a 90 degree bit!

[@TomHyatt-i7z]

Ptacs are tricky. Why didn’t you clean the evaporator?

[@gtpforever]

I'm surprised I haven't found any of these motors bad here. I've found a few of them frozen in place due to no drain on bad installs with the tenants still trying to run them.

[@grahamchapman9415]

I was wondering if it was the broken shroud that was vibrating that was making the noise

[@John-cs5im]

I would have cleaned the condenser coil and loosened the hold down bolts, first, to see if that would help instead of replacing parts.

[@alanjordan7713]

I was talking into my phone telling you to pull the wires off the fan to isolate the problem my wife told me to shut up he can't hear you I've done thousands of those things lol

[@BlenderRookie]

What type of unit is that type called? Looks a lot like the kind I have seen in hotel rooms.

[@tolbert3671]

PTAC ( Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner) Used in hotels, hospitals, sun rooms...etc)

[@BlenderRookie]

@@tolbert3671 Thanks

[@Qualityservicesbcs]

I was working on some heat pumps and they had the company sent out some techs to figure out what was wrong with the ptacs and they kept saying they were shot and needed replaced ( they were still under warranty ) and I noticed they didn’t check anything so i started asking them questions and realized they didn’t have a clue how they ran ( either did I yet ) so I got a bad one took it apart to see exactly how it worked out it back together tested some stuff and I do a lot of work on those now . For hotels .

[@williamjones4483]

These are fairly common in hotels. Hotel I worked at had these plus a few old G.E. units. These are actually made by Goodman.

[@Qualityservicesbcs]

@@williamjones4483 yeah I work on a few different hotels equipment and do their ptacs as well.

[@samuelnason8585]

Sometimes its not worth fixing, if its old, better to replace i guess.

[@BWIL2515]

Im curious the motor capacitor and labor cost versus a new unit anybody know

[@Qualityservicesbcs]

Sometimes if you shim the front end up a little bit it won’t make that noise . If it’s not a motor or fan blade .

[@HVACGUY]

So, I learned

[@Qualityservicesbcs]

@@HVACGUY still watching haha haven’t gotten to the end yet .

[@jameslong3351]

A break even day.......

[@jamierushing]

Hi bro

[@HVACGUY]

Hello

[@jamierushing]

@@HVACGUY are u ok

[@randallscott4094]

You might want to invest in some motorized ratchets.

[@eapentmani3384]

that is the blower motor side rubber bushing need replace blower wheel and motor

[@Hvacnc]

Isolate isolate isolate….

[@RubenGonzalez-m1v]

The noise was coming from the blower wheel or blower motor

[@michaelt3128]

Dude, this is what you call an abortion! Unit making noise was the only complaint. Unit was cooling and working fine otherwise. After service, it was still making noise. And after you monkeyed around, broke the plastic housing (probably a new cause of the sound problem) and replaced the motor and fan, now it stops working? You shouldn't have charged them because you fixed nothing and seemingly broke the unit. Yes, it worked out for you because you get to install a new unit. Just like in medicine, the first rule is do no harm.

[@andyvitz]

But doesn't matter the hepa filter is dirty is the problem okay That's all it is The indoor hepa filter is dirty have the dumbass bleach his indoor hyper filter and throw it back on it'll be fine that noise will go away

[@Spec360]

Maintenance guy where I work he replaces em lol cheaper

[@jimdavis6833]

Good for him. Now you know who to go to next time you need an A/C unit.

[@Spec360]

Wouldn’t hire the maintenance guy he’s a hack

[@jimdavis6833]

@@Spec360 I doesn't take a genius to R&R something. He only needs to be competent. Basically, we are talking about it being similar to a window unit, only at floor level. Pull old one out, put new one in, plug in and turn on.

[@royamberg9177]

evaporator should have been washed to

[@jswyman-ll3dr]

yea, not sure why he didn't do that with the whole thing apart....

[@williamjones4483]

@@jswyman-ll3dr What do you mean, "the whole thing apart"? This unit wasn't even half way disassembled. Trust me from someone who knows, you do not want to go messing around with the evaporator unless you have to.

[@williamjones4483]

Nope. The evaporator was fairly clean, besides, you don't wash it with water. Best way is to vacuum it or use a brush.

[@jswyman-ll3dr]

@@williamjones4483 thanks einstein.....

[@patrickinottawa27]

Do you expect your mechanic to pull out the torch and weld up your exhaust system FREE of charge while you're getting an oil change? No, he does the job he is hired to do, which is your oil change and advise on what else might be needed.

[@wendelfears1027]

I don't understand why, when you take on a new system you know nothing about. Go to KZbin and search for a how to video on what you are wanting to do. Instead bumbling around in making so many mistakes

[@williamjones4483]

You know dude, I learned electronics this way back in the day. Self taught, Yeah, you make mistakes but you tend to learn from them. Not a thing wrong with the way he's doing it.