Rheem AC unit leaking R410a

[@j.rcoker9051]

I have a Rheem 2 ton Scroll unit that was installed in 1995 and the only 2 issues in all these years was a capacitor in 2018 along with a condenser fan. I have cleaned it every spring and covered it every winter. My ole Rheem is the last of the R22 workhorses!!

[@stephwaylonwells3218]

Good job Ted I like the tip about flipping the refrigerant jug to get the liquid out of the hose 👍

[@davidryder3374]

This implies that there's a 410a unit out there that doesn't leak. I'm pretty sure Dupont invented 410a just to sell more refrigerant.

[@throttlebottle5906]

if that was me, the single damned wasp would have stung me 10+ times LOL

[@Ted_E_Bear]

Ted is doing great work! Cowboy says that the definition of coupe de ville is :::: a convertible coupe in which the top may be adjusted to cover either both seats or the back seat alone !

[@tomcarroll3771]

Rheem and Ruud have a small defect in them, for some reason or other they always leave the wires touching copper lines especially the older units.if you pick up the bundle of wires that are touching the top of lines you will find a little burn mark under them and that is where that hard leak that you can't find is

[@sknight0391]

Good thing little Jimmy didn't have a nest full of buddies there with him. They might have got you Ted 😎👍

[@MinecraftPlaystation]

Would like to see you find the leak and fix it.

[@bmillwood6666]

Always zero your digital gauges before attaching gauges. My pet peeve

[@kevinsklow3473]

Always enjoy your videos Ted, but I’m gonna be mailing you some WD-40 for that van of yours.... those door hinges 😬

[@549BR]

Dr. Trane quoting Meatloaf; doesn't get any better than this presentation.

[@Heavy_metal_rulez]

Yes sir, there is that spine fin coil we all love so much!

[@jamminwrenches860]

I have a tiny brush for the service valve port when they leave the caps off. I brush around the inside of the port then give a tiny press on the schrader to blow out dirt and sand. I'm afraid of the sand going into the line set and breaking something lol.

[@dylandrymond3839]

Fieldpiece job link probe kit for the win. How much refrigerant did it take? Thanks for the clip.

[@markkoppisch705]

Love those Trane XB1000 here in NJ they are still around and running!!!

[@hg2.]

"Sunday afternoon"... More 'gas and go" nuances - thank you. Would like to see all the valve throttling that takes place to do this. Could get a better look at the sight glass too on the Testo guage. You've got my vote for best format for insight HVAC videos! Love that always shot of the nameplate at the beginning. (Couldn't make out the refrigerant or pounds on this on though.) And thanks for giving us a nice long well-focused look at the guages when the comes.

[@CommonSenseFishing209]

I find most coil leaks to be caused by bad airflow. Coil sweats too much. Water sits on coil too long etc. Formicary corrosion. Almost every 410a coil I've found leaking also had undersized ducting. Not all. But alot.

[@Tjita1]

I'm not saying you're doing anything wrong, laws and rules are different in different places. I'd just like to point out that if you did a gas'n'go like that on a system here in Sweden, not only would you loose your certification and never get it back again, you would also face criminal charges for environment crimes. Filling a leaking system without finding and fixing the leak first is extremely illegal here. I mean, in theory, me hooking up a manifold to my car holding 400 grams of 134 could render me a prison sentence.

[@jammedyouup-8619]

10 degree SC is close enough on Sunday..... Nice one,Ted..

[@williamserver4332]

I'm not a fan of rheem heatpunps but their straight AC units are pretty solid from my experience with them

[@hvacexplained9341]

the camera does that... great job by the way. us HVAC techs see a lot of diversity of equipment

[@mataiaren6917]

This is a bit off topic but, do you ever take a day off and rest Ted? I hate working on the weekends. Perhaps I've gotten lazy after 14 years of this stuff. How some of you dudes have been around 30+ years and still enjoy it is amazing. Respect👏.

[@throttlebottle5906]

I believe it's enjoying the $$$$

[@bobgallo2178]

Just a part of the job, after 35 yrs. I have missed some holidays while the kids were growing up, didn't miss many bowling matches or soccer games. Always have some late nights, but it comes with the territory.

[@mataiaren6917]

@@throttlebottle5906 very true.

[@mataiaren6917]

@@bobgallo2178 35 years? I just reached my thirties. Wow, more years of experience than the amount of time I was born and lived on this earth.

[@realestateservicessaleshea99]

Big Ted is Back🤗 I personally would have liked a glace at that indoor coil ? But I'm just a keyboard super tech?🤔 Stay safe. Glad your back BiG TED! 🥃🥃🍺🍺🍺🍇🏌 Retired keyboard super tech. Wear your safety glasses.

[@anthonygonzalez7488]

I'd actually like to see a video where the service technician doesn't add any gas " just to get them running " and repairs or replaces the defective parts. The words " fix " & " repair " are so freely used that the customer is under the impression that a " fix " is a permanent solution. Had this fix been applied in most other situations where the customer could see a liquid or gas emanating from an appliance then merely adding gas would never be accepted as a " fix " .

[@Drvanosdrand]

All right Teds back . Love the new shop btw

[@roberts1159]

Like your closing to this video!

[@prestigehvac4538]

9 times out out 10 it’s the evap coil leaking on those Ruud systems. Just pull the coil door off and when you see oil you already know. Hopefully there’s some warranty left.

[@Farm_fab]

I see you have a flying welcome committee. They welcome people to leave them alone.

[@papabilby8855]

Why was the SH so low after the charge? Was the coil froze?

[@ronstill3868]

Do they even run those two American standards?

[@FrostHVAC]

I really dislike the gray cans for every refrigerant now. Like is this how cheap these bastards are gonna get, they're gonna worry about saving over like what, 5 cents per can? Sure the amount is high in the end, but you know what aint fun is a tech having to check what refrigerant can he's taking, and making sure he aint puttin in the wrong one, and knowing half of the types of techs where I'm around, I'm going to see mixed refrigerants like crazy. I wonder if there's somewhere we can complain about it.

[@dilchproductions]

3 units, jeez! You seem to often work in a neighborhood with mansions.

[@venvnco6259]

What new unit would you say is best today.

[@mikesveganlife4359]

What is a good expectation to set for the lifetime of a builder-grade HVAC system?

[@stevee7774]

20 years.

[@dong4617]

Better get back to the job site and keep an eye on the sub contractors.

[@tallpaulsynd]

The funky fan blades has to do with the “frame rate” of the camera and the speed of the fan. The frame rate of a video on the computer (and your camera) will be 24, 25, 30, 48, 50, or 60 frames per second. In other words, the camera is taking a series of still images every second at that number per second. Our brain connects the images together to show motion. If the speed of the fan is an exact multiple of the frame rate then the fan is at the same place every time the still frame is taken and it looks like it isn’t turning. If it is slightly faster or slower the the fan can look like it is turning forward or backward. Since the speed of an electric motor is typically 3600 rpm (600 revolutions per second) or 1800 rpm (300 revolutions per second) then the fan will appear stationary with a frame rate of 30 or 60 frames per second.

[@parcelmonious]

First time I have had to look up the meanings of lyrics for a HVAC video 😁

[@HVACGUY]

Yeh I had to look it up too

[@howardharaway2259]

Did I miss something? You purged the yellow hose, why not the suction line hose ? You have air in that hose too ,right ? I probably didn't see it.

[@TedCookHVAC]

My gauges stay charged with Freon in them at all times.

[@mataiaren6917]

@@TedCookHVAC I did that for a while, but it seemed to mess up my SMAN 460(replaced it $ouch).....maybe it was just a faulty gauge?

[@Thatotter223]

@@TedCookHVAC he is referring to using shut off valve on low side to purge air from manifold + hoses when you put them on the unit and you should do that, OP. Best method for servicing unit in my modest opinion.

[@Freonleon]

Hey Howard make a video and let us nit pick ur shit mr super tech.

[@howardharaway2259]

@@TedCookHVAC 😎👍

[@SeanBaker]

An early morning video post. We're not worthy.

[@robertgaines-tulsa]

LOL! A little surprise at the end of the video!

[@brianporter447]

I have 20 1975 carriers with regular fins and still working. Also a few from mid 80s and 90s. And a bunch of new stuff. Still dont like the spines.

[@lkblad]

Good job tio Ted

[@MOAONAABE]

i just replaced a 30 yr old trane last summer. never had an issue till it wouldnt run. new carrier 1.5t much quieter and twice the bill as when i put in the trane in 1990

[@denverbasshead]

Our A/C cuy called our unit "very generic" hahahaah

[@eagletek1]

What about Lennox

[@boomertsm]

Easy Seal?

[@etlawson6939]

I was on call yesterday and I could slept all day. I got a leaker.

[@michiganmotorsports]

Air filter is plugged.

[@fredfraser2840]

Where’s the scale?

[@toddbellefeuille5376]

Ted for President!

[@customsausage1014]

what make gauges are you using?

[@etlawson6939]

Fieldpiece 360. I got the SM480V but I don't use it because it is too heavy.

[@stevebennett1563]

I hear in 2023 there’s going to be new refrigerants well time for me to sell out

[@trinito97]

Trane coils are the best

[@customsausage1014]

got it, fieldpiece

[@kg4yhr]

Those little tranes run forever but wait till u have to change a contactor or run cap talk about cramped

[@richardvisco6370]

Ted have a,question on trane xl19i please email me than km s Rich

[@mattbrown1865]

These are by far The worst design for a unit on the planet, Poor things can't breathe.

[@northstar2007]

I hate those wasps. Tiny, Maneuverable unseeable little buggers. smash them on sight.

[@97Napkins]

Gordon Ramsey woulda said...your a weak man Billy! 😆 can't open a jug. Rheem and ruud suck...seeing a lot of condenser tubes blowing out..also those txvs with the screens are annoying to replace. No thanks having bunch of those out there 😒