SINCE YOU ARE ALREADY HERE CAN YOU LOOK AT MY FREEZER REALLY QUICK.....

[@LethalBacon479]

Quick, the HVAC guy is coming, close the door so he doesn't know!! LMAO!

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

yeah they dont even try to hide it...

[@LethalBacon479]

As someone who also has to deal with silly things in a different industry, things like this can be frustrating and a waste of not only your time but also the companies money. BUT, if they're willing to pay it makes for a fairly easy call!

[@ciladan5273]

@@LethalBacon479 I'm also in a different industry - for us, definitely not an "easy service call". You need to keep testing, keep troubleshooting, until you find the problem or run out of time, then try to explain to the customer that you can't find anything wrong, and they should call back if the problem happens again. Unfortunately, that often means they call someone else since you didn't fix it last time.

[@LethalBacon479]

Depends on your point of view I guess. Pretty clear that they leave the door open with a bungee cord on it. Everything else checks out so Occams Razor wins the day. Better than chasing an electrical ghost you know is there and can't find! Or it breaks, customer calls but by the time you get there they've reset everything and it's working fine again.....can't tell you how many times I've told customers to leave it broken so I can see what's wrong when I get there!

[@brandongraser2939]

😂🤣😂 Yup 😄

[@MaverickSjorso]

I just wanted to thank you Chris. Up untill recently I was a restaurant owner. Have done that for just over 10 years. But it wasn't where my heart was anymore. I decided to quit and follow my heart. I have been watching your video's for a couple of years now, and you really got me interested in this job. It's a completely different world, but one that seems to really suit me. I knew that the technical world suited me better, but still had a restaurant to take care of. So just over a month ago all the contracts for the sale were signed and this week I had my first day working in this field. And that all started with this channel.. So yeah, thank you. I can only hope to be just as good a technician as you are.

[@draconightwalker4964]

good on ya mate for following your dream

[@dantemariscal8679]

You can do anything. My boss which is the owner of the company I work for started working hvac at 40 years old

[@REFRITEKREFRIGERACION]

That’s amazing, Welcome to this wonderful career. It is never late, just stay hungry for knowledge, take all the training that you can, educate yourself on your own time, you already are on the right path, you will get better and better everyday.

[@shine-cg9uf]

@@dantemariscal8679 so true! I went to trade school at 48 n I'm now working for a commercial refrigeration contractor. Never too late to follow ur passion. B safe all!

[@Kwaq84]

My company have one contractor, who won't do *anything* beyond what was on quote. There's no "just take a look since you're here". On my first contact I was quite shocked to be fair, but then I started understanding. You have tight schedule, next customer is waiting, and this guy is pretty much asking you to walk into a minefield, because that's what those "quick glance jobs" usually are.

[@coolmonkey619]

I sometimes do jobs without telling my boss and keep the change

[@Mrcaffinebean]

The most on time doctors are that way too. Seems annoying at first but if they are always ready for your appointment I’m more than happy to deal with it.

[@prettycureforever7102]

Contractors never do the full jobs anyways that's why I don't want a job with them

[@life_behind_bars]

100% understand the whole "hey while you're here can you take a look at this" situation. I have to call dispatch, have them put in a new call, and if you're already booked for the day, well you're working late. Very frustrating, but I get it, and it saves the customer on a second trip charge. Still sucks though.

[@tbelding]

I don't get it. Usually it's something that the person has known about, often for days, and they don't bother mentioning it to their supervisors, or anyone else. Then it's suddenly a screaming emergency and you HAVE to fix it before you're allowed to leave.

[@scmxrider613]

i get a chuckle every time i see 15 minutes on a defrost clock in your video's. i work in the charleston sc area. with our 80 percent humidity year round you cant use less than 45 minutes for 3-4 cycles per day or you get those evaps every 2 weeks.

[@tbelding]

I suspect Houston is the same way.

[@JoeCdaYT]

when it comes to stores that insist on propping the door open, I recommend on the back side to install door alarms. Have not gotten any bites on that idea but once the higher ups start hearing it more often they may consider it more.

[@michaelaylor5376]

Using thermal imager after heating the receiver to see the level was slick

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

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[@TheJosephegould]

I work in IT Support, for one support call the initial problem was resolved in under 5 minutes, That call ended up being over an hour long. The most hated words coming from that particular client was " Just one more thing " and she could chain them together like no one else could...

[@tbelding]

"Oh, wait, before you leave.."

[@tbelding]

In 25 years as an independent IT consultant, there are five words that I've learned to hate. "Oh, Wait! Before You Leave!" then there's always "It'll only take you a few minutes". - my response is sometimes "If you know how long it will take, why do you need me to fix it?"

[@TheJosephegould]

or 'Just one more thing'

[@tbelding]

@@TheJosephegould It's even better when they order you. "You can't leave. You HAVE to fix my problem" (that's so important that it couldn't be passed to me BEFORE I arrived, or during the three hours I was already on-site.)

[@talleyz]

I love how half of these comments are asking Chris why he doesn't just install door switches / alarms / fan cycles when he very thoroughly explains in the same video why he doesn't. There's a serious lack of comprehension here.

[@prettycureforever7102]

Plus all they gotta do is cough clothes the damn door

[@michaeldaigle7207]

@@prettycureforever7102 I'm pretty sure doors don't wear clothes.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

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[@Simon-xi7lb]

@@prettycureforever7102 clothes??

[@ehsnils]

If you need a bungee cord that much you can as well install a revolving door on the freezer.

[@GamerLoggos]

Hell, I'm having a hard time understanding why adults need to be trained to know that you don't leave a freezer wide open for hours. You don't do that at home with your own freezer right? So why the heck would you do it anywhere else? It's not about training but about the attitude of workers who don't give a flip.

[@ehsnils]

@@GamerLoggos Well, some adults aren't potty trained either so you'd see their traces everywhere. Especially Friday and Saturday nights after a few beverages.

[@xXxDETZxXx]

Remember seeing the intro pop up on my TikTok for you page. I fix appliances but do not touch refrigeration.

[@jerryfrigeration]

Chris you are the man.

[@Ted_E_Bear]

Thanks for sharing the video, Chris !

[@tristanhameleers7506]

Also i think I never need someone to do some ac stuff later because I know enough because of you, always good video's. keep going on like you are now!

[@daverussell2222]

Chris; Retired tech here,I would be interested in knowing refrigerants you are working with on your videos. I find them very interesting, and the new equipment I have never seen or used to diagnose problems. Keep up the good work. David

[@arong4906]

HVAC helper here. From my experience pretty much all commercial freezers use 404A.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

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[@johnwalker890]

Good job Chris.

[@markcaldwell1245]

Great job. Start a special service charge for bungee cord removal, lol.

[@chesstime356]

I do residential PMA but I like your video also so much

[@Patech87]

Thank you for your educational videos

[@b-bnt]

We usually install a door switch which makes the fans stop and close the solenoid valve which make the system pump down and turn off if the door was open for a long time

[@inoahmann7542]

It would be great if everyone had remote tempature monitoring on all their customers walkin boxes. I'm an in house tech at an ice cream distributor. I can watch the tempatures in the warehouse freezers and refrigerated trailers, so there's no such thing as a nuisance call.

[@KingOfKYA]

What about door switches hooked to timers and alarm siren. They do that in data centers for security all the time. Aka door left open for more than 5-10 whatever min sirin goes off and maybe cooperate/management gets an alert. Or maybe instead of a button connect it to a humidity sensor so employees can't defeat it.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

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[@daoutdoorvloger1822]

I haven't seen a compressor like this. I hate to see the wrong gaskets in the doors!But I thing they should install kinda stronger heaters for this types of issue's!Nice video/pro tips!

[@ol_brendo2350]

a stronger heater wouldnt help with a bad door gasket

[@kingkatiin2658]

When I first watched your video I was just looking into what HVAC-R was, now as an apprentice I can understand your frustration. I do mostly installs but when you think your done cleaning up getting ready for start up and it doesn't work hurts my soul

[@silasmarner7586]

based on what I've heard from you for each call for the last year and a half, I think the "retrain workers to understand the equipment" has apparently be a very very very low bar for them..

[@briant9764]

when i was a working man more that a few times i was asked to check everything we are having a health inspection. I would say ok it would be an hour on each cooler / 10 coolers , 2 walk ins , one freezer , maybe 14 hours plus time to repair any issues. I never had a manger take me up on it, they would say "aaaaa ok we will call you

[@mtucker3401]

True that! Nothing worse than having your tools put away and the mindset of you are going home or going to another call, and then you get “could you look at this?”

[@jfs520]

Great video Chris

[@shine-cg9uf]

💪👍🇺🇸🐕 so true about "hey while ur here can u look at this". Great video

[@thesilentonevictor]

Great job Chris

[@frankmontefusco6016]

Great video keep up the good work!!!

[@Iippo82]

Can't even count how many times i have been on some place and customer comes to say that same "now when you are here, can you check this and this too" :D

[@youjiimoji6234]

Hasnt the door fanstop reached the US yet?🤗 helps so much with people that doesnt close the door and if its open to long an alarm beeps wich will make them close the door i promise👌😉

[@XxRulerscodxX]

We have them but every company complains when they go off when they get a delivery and/or they just don’t want it because “it won’t stay open that long”

[@youjiimoji6234]

@@XxRulerscodxX don't see the problem about that complain, close the door and the sound stops problem solved😅 must think about the energy loss with an open door too, and the Cost that it will have every year😉

[@XxRulerscodxX]

@@youjiimoji6234 it’s all about pleasing the company because the next company in line will gladly do what ever to get the job.

[@youjiimoji6234]

@@XxRulerscodxX just show them how much money they could save in a year if they keep the door closed money talks👌😉

[@XxRulerscodxX]

@@youjiimoji6234 if only it worked like that, when you tell a big chain that they’ll save $20 a month in electrical bills they go, oh ok, then call the next company to come in and take it out.

[@jeffgrant6914]

Good video Chris

[@holliday72889]

I hate sizing for a custom gasket. It doesn’t take much to be on the phone ordering a another gasket, and explaining to the boss why it wasn’t your fault😂. The damn door grew since I’ve been gone

[@realestateservicessaleshea99]

Thanks again for the videos! 🥃🥃🍺🍺🍺🎯🏌🏻‍♀️ Stay safe. Retired (werk'n)keyboard super tech. Wear your safety glasses!

[@gregmercil3968]

Sounds like when the customer says “but I just changed my filter last month” as I pull out the filter with 25 lbs of dust, dog hair and some other unidentifiable debris stuck in it

[@AstoundingAmelia]

I feel that hard as I.T, Ive had clients say "I clean my keyboard regularly" as their keyboard has keys sticking and all sorts of dirt all over it, I find it's because they think a can of duster air is all it ever needs

[@holzwurm_hd7029]

What are the odds ... Had the same thing on Friday 😂 Although I'm in germany...

[@terrygrant8126]

That extra responsibility (trying to help the customer with the freezer truck) is usually learned the hard way.....

[@cool-pl2no]

Exelente su enseñanza me gustan sus videos

[@markstanchin1692]

Looks like one of the Outback freezers I've worked on for years.

[@o.v.9110]

I’ve seen sometimes gaps in the panels will cause similar issues on small walk ins like this.

[@wakcedout]

Just reading the title, regardless of the repair industry....the customer doesn't ever know that there is no such "look at it quick". Its usually adding time you weren't expecting on the service call. I get this a lot in fountain beverage. I show up for something I know will take me literally a minute or less, then its "oh while you're hear". Seriously people, call for all things at once, service techs dispatchers are assuming we will be in and out in a set time based on what was called in.

[@LightStrikerQc]

There's no way to detect a fozen up condenser and have a sort of smart defrost?

[@elijahtalbot5288]

Nice video

[@dashcamandy2242]

While I'm here watching this video, can you take a look at our Baxter Mini Rotating Rack oven really quick? Today it was 220° below setpoint. Should just take you a few minutes (please ignore the fact that our Idiot-With-Toolbox pulled the drain line out and left it hanging over the floor so he could pipe in his sump pump hack-job from our Hoshizaki). IWT says there is nothing wrong with the oven, but I kinda get the feeling we need a second opinion. lol

[@readloomy7236]

Could an air curtain help to prevent the warm humid air from getting in when the dor is open? 🐢

[@michaeldaigle7207]

addressed in the video if you watch it. Employees just rip them down, and it's more costly to replace them in every restaurant every time they're damaged than to just call the tech out for a defrost maybe once every couple months.

[@readloomy7236]

Air curtains are blowers that create a stream of air across the door when it's open to minimise mixing of the air inside and outside of the freezer

[@michaeldaigle7207]

@@readloomy7236 My bad, misunderstood.

[@Qballl]

So for my own curiosty as I do work in a kitchen how long is too long to leave the door propped?

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

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[@guz1c4]

Hello i'm new to refrigeration. I was looking at the pressures at the end of the vid and need answers to why those pressures are normal, I was taught that condensing temp should be between 90-100F, and subcooling around 10F. Also comp superheat to be around 20-30F, also the Evap td to be 10-15F. Can a pro vet answer my burning questions? thanks.

[@benkeysor7576]

I'm not an expert by any means nor have much experience but all I can say is study PT charts for the refrigerants you commonly use or come across often and your SH & SC are going to vary from system to system. SH & SC are also going to be different between air conditioning and refrigeration systems. Also what you learned in school is going to be different from what you encounter in the field and every manufacturer is going to want you to do things differently. When I was in school we were taught to mainly pay attention to pressures and to get our SH & SC both to 15 degrees on both AC & refrigeration but there's no way you can do that on real in-service equipment.

[@joehead1294]

Well, condensing temp/pressure needs to be above ambient temp so... Would 30 degrees above ambient related to saturation temp/pressure make sense? Sort of old rule of thumb.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

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[@Geyer128]

Why don't go digital with the system? If the system detect, that the door is open to long it will trigger an alarm. So if a call is, it could be handed remote. To cover this service is small monthly service fee could be possible.

[@pedrojardim1163]

Thanks. Chris. For the cool video -- one thing. I. Don't. See. U Fixing. Heaters repair. From. U. Side

[@DanBurgaud]

4:50 What do you mean by "Damn GINA" on this segment title?

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

it's a reference to a tv show called "Martin" they always said that

[@henryahmed]

Hi, I noticed that the evaporator TD was showing as 20 deg.F . It was mentioned that it could be a selection mismatch causing this. The evaporator TD (difference between evaporator temp and room temp) for a freezer should be no more than 10 deg.F (9 deg.F being ideal and a minimum of 8 deg.F to drive heat transfer). Having a wide TD on a freezer ( selecting an undersized evaporator compared to the condensing unit) will cause excessive frost. I wonder if that could also be part of the problem here? For freezers, evaporators selected should be larger in capacity than the condensing unit to ensure that the TD is less than 10 deg.F.

[@bobbyjojo]

I use a hair dryer to defrost if necessary.

[@magmajctaz1405]

An aspiring manager might consider putting a sign on the door teaching new hires the importance of not propping the door open.

[@GamerLoggos]

And a minimum wage employee who gives zero flips ignores the sign and does what they please while the manager is away. Thats the root of the problem. Employees who just don't care, know they shouldn't, but do it anyway for their convenience. This kind of stuff isn't about training. What adult doesn't know that leaving your fridge or freezer hanging open for 4 hours won't cause issues? I bet they don't do it at home with their own fridge and freezer.

[@timteecvhn]

I only just now noticed this but uh... is that a lego technic crane in the background of your office on the top of the shelf to the left of you from the perspective of the camera?

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Yeah my daughter built it for me

[@timteecvhn]

@@HVACRVIDEOS Neat.

[@ChakatNightspark]

I think a Door Switch is a good idea but not to shut off system. like say after 5 mins if Door remains open, a buzzard Sounds and will remain on until door is closed. more or less saying Hey Door is left open. Close the door.

[@Georges3DPrinters]

8:04 no magnet on probe? It can be a pain when it sticks to other probes but I still like using magnet, I just accept it because a magnet you can "turn on and off" is pretty big.

[@Georges3DPrinters]

16:50 just say OK and ask, what if I ask you 1 min after they shut off the stove, "Could I get a full 3 course meal, app, dinner, dessert since your here?"

[@Tommyinoz1971]

It would be great if you had a system that monitored the door openings and also keeps a log. That way you can look at the logs when investigating an icing up problem.

[@MariosACandRefrigeration]

great vid,what do you think about 5 defrost and 45 min and let the terminator do its job.

[@stephwaylonwells3218]

👍

[@idontwantachannelimjustcom7745]

Kolpak makes an air curtain instead of using strips...

[@mnsnowhawk1]

Should have 45 minute defrosts.

[@docdat3468]

if we had used something to prop the door to the freezer open for anything other that the door not hitting us if we did bring something in we would have been fired on the spot.

[@joshcbr8]

So stupid question, why not use a suction accumulator with a liquid boilout loop, as the extra protection but you could get your subcooling loop from that too in theory, instead of an extra condenser pass

[@w5cdt]

My mom yelled at me when I left the door open…. :-)

[@RambozoClown]

How about an obnoxious door alarm that goes off if the door is open more than 5 minutes.

[@tristanhameleers7506]

That is a good idea, I think they will then call to remove it or so or they don't care like they do with the rest

[@RambozoClown]

Or just set it to a 15 minute defrost cycle every hour. Job done. My guess is the compressor will run 24x7 so should be good for complete equipment replacement every couple of years, too. I imagine the employees know that right now the chance of getting fired is nil, so they can pretty much do whatever they want.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

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[@SuburbanDon]

Maybe an automatic door system they can tap with an elbow to open and it closes by itself. Just telling them not to do something doesn't work.

[@megacisco69]

The problem there is obvious without doing all those checks

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

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[@juliochavezunacosa4147]

This frozen motors looks like lambs ready for trimming

[@AirsoftColeraine]

My life is defrosting coils these days.. not fun 🤣

[@harrydickson4575]

👍👍👍

[@DomManInT1]

If you are charging an extra $500 for that "look-see", it pays you to put your tools away and then take them back out.

[@cheako91155]

Those doors don't have a hold open for a reason... It's not for ppl to make their own.

[@IFIXCASTLES]

Someday you will finally figure it out. That day you will have eureka moment. Then talk to me.

[@drodriguez394]

What’s that

[@tristanhameleers7506]

Luckily you don't use apple (that will save some (or well a lot of) dollar's)

[@HenryLoenwind]

If your cooks are ripping airflow strips out ... your servers are smashing the windows and your host is making a fireplace out of your cash register. There is no excuse for letting people destroy company property on purpose.

[@jslyto]

Making money is not the point, its just your brain is in drive off mode and now one more thing has jammed it in reverse while still moving forward. and it hurts just like if you put your van in reverse while still going foward 😠

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

That is spot on and a great analogy

[@88djdmepfdnkjf94]

stupid idea... why not have a small separate data logger for box temp, coil temp, and most importantly door open switch... should be able to look and print a nice graph of how the door was opened for 7 hrs during service and that night show exactly when the coil failed to get above freezing during defrost.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

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[@Buciasda33]

You could have them install a Security Camera pointing at the Fridge. You could just check footage quickly and you can see what they do wrong. Because they won't admit doing things wrong, like that bungee cord and leaving the door open, etc. Tell them they'll get a discount if there's a Camera pointed at the Fridge and you get permanent access to that camera and it's footage or something.

[@themagitechie9955]

adding to that, they should have a door alarm that plays the manager's voice yelling something along the lines of "Shut the dumb door!" or "Service calls aren't cheap" Also, why do they not have a policy where leaving the door open means the inevitable service call comes out of the offending employee's paycheck? I bet that'd persuade folks to shut the door!

[@stormeagle28]

"Look at something really quick" means it takes around 3..5 hours or maybe an entire day. "Really quick" simply don't work for technicians.

[@timshields4328]

I hate that can you look at this too, they always wait until your done an handing them the bill.. drives me crazy and they all do it..

[@GG-to7qi]

Where are the grammar police when we need them?

[@benjaminkline4855]

C'mon wash the condenser while you got the top off. We all know it's dusty

[@steveblake8766]

#303 thumbs up

[@Coffreek]

"Just quick" means "the next four hours are shot in the arse".

[@ernestmccollum2397]

U scared it into defrost

[@Abhishek-C92]

3. From india

[@EdwardOrozco12]

2

[@dryhter]

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[@electroimpex8897]

1st

[@cheako91155]

Sounds like you missed the Big Picture by not looking at every Freezer Evap for ice, b4 you put tools away.

[@coldfinger459sub0]

You can use one of those little smoke puffers that are nothing more than a high-performance e-cigarette to show a visual evidence to the manager or yourself of the air infiltration.