Unexpected Disaster: Trane AC Unit Derailed

[@pennypingu]

"I'm not really doin it to make a ton of money, I'm doing it cause I enjoy the journey. You're out there doing the best you can and keep people up and running." This is why we watch. We like the rough/ blunt exterior of a guy that seems to mostly help out the elderly so another crook doesn't go in there to take what little money they need to eat. To a long and honest carrer Steve; cheers and never change.

[@J-Colt]

Thanks for video Steven. Had a guy come to work today to give me estimate to replace a rooftop commercial unit. He watches you so we started having a good laugh with some of your sayings and some of the customers you've had.

[@altieri555]

Great job as usual Steve,it's nice seeing someone care about their work.There are so many hacks out there today,a homeowner never knows who they can trust.

[@jr6381]

We enjoy travelling along with you too Steve. Thanks for the videos.

[@makgou9148]

Steve nice job turning lemons into lemon aid. Solid install.

[@brianhoward6896]

Good job Steve, that change out looks real nice! I like seeing those change outs too, regular service calls get's kinda boring. So a change is nice to see.

[@SkyChaserCom]

Wow. You are really honest and passionate about your trade. Very few folks like you around anymore. Awesome work :)

[@ryanscho9207]

Cased coil for the win! Nice work Steve you help people out and don't apply pressured sales tactics

[@joshcallihan]

Your definitely one of the best hvac and heating guys I’ve ever seen

[@fanofoldfans9238]

Steve nice tie in with that new coil. Another professional job well done!

[@bill8by5]

Watching you is as pleasurable as watching my AC guy!! He appreciates not dealing with a dumbass when it comes to this stuff. Plus, when it hits a wall, I call and he's there within a couple hours. About an hour later - back on line.

[@tedparkman3111]

The Master right hear boy's!! Awesome job Steve and great advice on the stress of life, love it thanks!!!

[@kytacomaguy]

Agreed "Keep life simple" Great quote Steve!! Nice work..

[@Dominick_Calvitto.]

Great work Steve

[@markimbesi4791]

I started watching a few years ago and watched his round table on boilers to help me with our solar thermal and just kept watching.

[@danwittels5542]

Great job Steve! Nice clean install. Why anyone would put a junk Trane system on top of a nice Ruud furnace is beyond me.

[@Clamjammer]

I can’t stand trane I think they’re over priced over engineered garbage. Expensive to buy and terrible to service

[@anthonygasparini1734]

Enjoy the journey! Excellent thought for the day. Thanks, Steve!

[@Gman2930]

Nice professional install, Steve.

[@joetalley2638]

Nice install and good camera work!

[@SmooveBee1]

Really nice sweating-in on the copper buddy!

[@themayorofairconditioning2868]

These titles just keep getting better

[@1022hard]

Very nice workmanship!

[@ForgetU]

Enjoy the Journey.

[@jo6520]

Very clean installation

[@gewing61]

Great video. Thanks for sharing your install

[@stephenbullock-yn3vh]

Excellent work Steve 👍

[@pdsrenos]

Excellent Work Steve!!

[@mark_r49]

Just replaced a Trane A/C. Installed in 1991. Only repair was a new fan motor 5 years ago.

[@Garth2011]

Same here. We have an Amana 4T condenser built from 1991, all original, even the capacitor ! The Emerson motor bearings were slowly drying out. The fan was not coasting to a stop freely that I noticed months back so I kept an eye on it. Sourced a Nidec US Motors Mojave (ball bearings) motor and replaced it just a month ago. The Emerson motor had "oil ports" for both sides...filled it with the recommended oil and she's now a back up motor...spins freely as ever. Measured the existing capacitor and the numbers are still 40/7.5 according to the meter ! I replaced it anyway and its now a spare with the old motor in the event there is a need in the future. Used an Amrad made in USA so I hope that goes for awhile longer than the $10 caps.

[@petergarofolo9385]

Great video Steven. Thank you. 👍 👍 👍

[@wmcc.1461]

nice use on the swag tool good soldering wicked a coil change out

[@hinspect]

That was a great Video from start to finish, I wonder about the pros and cons of brazing the Copper lines Vs Soldering. Solder makes a much prettier joint and without all that heat. I'm convinced higher temperatures must change the Copper somehow and make it weaker. You do beautiful Solder work! It has to be learned.🙂

[@stevenlavimoniere]

staybrite 8 is a high silver soilder its good for 3000 lbs stronger then brazing and less heat , and does not oxidize the inside of pipe ,so no nitrogen is needed when soldering .for me its just easyer to do it this way

[@hinspect]

@@stevenlavimoniere I admire your Soldering, especially on Copper Piping. You have a rare talent for Beautiful Solder Joints!

[@porky7753]

Great work Steven.

[@slabslayer258]

I love doing the HVAC work . And I don’t up sale either I try to repair and I do honest work . Not out to get to the customers . I had guy call me Tuesday this week a local company had charged him $700.00 to wash condenser coil only . Told him it was fixed and would be cooled down after several hours. This job was done midday on Monday and at 8:00 pm Monday night it was 91 inside the house . He called me Tuesday to ask me if he got took . Told him he sure did and I would come look at it for him . He said he was gone call other back and see if they would warrant their work since it didn’t fix the issue .

[@billparikka2728]

New cased evaporator coil would be a professional installation!

[@JavierGalvan-s2f]

Just another kick ass video Steve, great job! Keep the awesome video's coming 👍☝️💥🫵

[@biker55555]

Does anyone know how the uninsulated ducts not condense during AC use?

[@overwatch2671]

Nice system Steve.

[@dandydenni1615]

Master level soldering! Just enough, not too much. 10/10 Mine, always too much. Me, an amateur.

[@MOAONAABE]

got 30 years off my 1.5 ton trane. with a hard start kit it would still be going but with the gas situation i opted for a new carrier. its a lot quieter. and from what i hear tossed out for prices i did better in the midwest than down east. that was 3 years ago.

[@w.miller7282]

Lol these new titles are hilarious, Ted with antidyihvac would love this

[@stevenlavimoniere]

ted loves goodman units

[@w.miller7282]

@@stevenlavimoniere there’s only a little sarcasm in that lol. I personally don’t mind Goodman, and they are made here in texas. My carrier system is now 4 years old so far so good.

[@jblyon2]

@@w.miller7282 I'm convinced Goodman's reputation is due to the hacked installs the low ballers, or the contractors working for large developers, usually do. Around here you'd be hard pressed to find a new development, condo, or apartment building that wasn't full of poorly installed Goodman equipment. There's a condo complex up the road from me, and just from the photos when one goes up for sale you can tell how horribly they were installed. I'm sure it's 10x worse when you look at it up close!

[@Garth2011]

@@stevenlavimoniereLOL He will disagree and I don't see any reason for that when you figure in the "value" they provide vs. the expensive Trane brand. Not to mention, those spine fined coils do not impress in the long run.

[@tonym6920]

Hey Steve and Miss Molly! Workin’ again y’all. 👍👍. Great job Steve!

[@billmiller5075]

Great job Steve

[@JCHD18CVOLim]

Fantastic job Steve

[@Ariasfunwrld]

Just a question why did you solder instead of brazing on a 410 unit

[@stevenlavimoniere]

staybrite 8 is a high silver soilder its good for 3000 lbs stronger then brazing and less heat , and does not oxidize the inside of pipe ,so no nitrogen is needed when soldering .for me its just easyer to do it this way .

[@MaMa-qh4dy]

"Helping people out." Way to go Steve!!!!

[@rickmartin6817]

Nice clean job.

[@petermasterson8276]

The roads seem to be very poor, very rough.

[@Hvac-dude]

Much respect steve amazing job !!!!!!😊😊

[@peterfaggella3120]

Why does a new system need a new line set? I see it all the time and curious!

[@justinrichard4190]

you dont always need a new lineset, if its easy enough to change its best to just run new one, but some of them are in tight spaces or sometimes in the wall, in that case you can flush them with r11and it cleans the inside of the pipes.

[@peterfaggella3120]

@@justinrichard4190 Great to know. Thanks!

[@chuckquinn8026]

Because the old line set was for R-22 and this is R-410A

[@peterfaggella3120]

@@chuckquinn8026 So why does that matter? Diameter of the lines?

[@titoarguelles144]

​@peterfaggella3120 r410 and r22 are 2 different types of refrigerants with 2 different types of oil, neither mix well. Using existing r22 lineset for a new r410 system would cause problems with oil and refrigerant residue mixing

[@southside6924]

Same here bro I really do it because I want ppl to know how reliable I am and the money comes second… I get more of a joy from the customer satisfaction 😊

[@doq3596]

maybe mastic on all those plenum joints? tape comes loose over time....

[@willbarger2233]

Nice work

[@frankrizzo3915]

Nice Work.

[@michaelhaney3175]

First off Steve, KUDOS on your soldering . It would be interesting to see what you could do with fine electronic soldering. My question is: Are all refrigerants dangerous in that they can produce a toxic (Fozgene) gas?

[@Jon.Rushing]

The ones that have chlorine in them can produce phosgene. It can also produce hydrogen chloride and hydrogen fluoride too.

[@seudosmart5278]

Hey Steve, what is the advantage to the STAY BRITE 8 as opposed to the braizing rods?

[@stevenlavimoniere]

less heat ,,no dry nitrogen purge needed . easyer to use , faster , and stronger

[@sandude5903]

How much for the replacement?

[@vladekvladinov5753]

Old subscriber ova here. Thanks stevovo

[@steveksi]

I always mastic those tape seams. even the UL tape comes loose with Heat and cold.

[@jremeee1599]

What’s your honest opinion on RUDD units?

[@fredknapp2177]

Should you always replace copper lines with brand new ones ? Could be a royal pain to get those fished through on a 2 story house up to the attic where the air handler sits

[@jt6969]

It's not required but a good practice. Old lines can be flushed

[@lambchopLSX87]

Do this every single day, we install exclusively rheem, good products while those 28” are fun the 34-1/2 are even more fun ha! can I ask why you chose to solider it and not braze in? You aren’t concerned about the higher pressure of 410?

[@esbonwordenjr6069]

I braze everytime... i have never in my life used stay brite 8 but you can use it and the tensile strength is there... id still flow a little nitro just in case but its alright to use staybrite that is what it is made for but it dont close gaps well and i dont ever want to use flux unless you need to for bonding different metals...

[@nosaya3]

Monsta job, Steve!

[@Bob.W.]

At least Steve knows that he has to slide the coil in since he repeated himself a few times. It works for me. I'd say it once and then a few minutes later wonder "what am I doing in this old basement"? 😂

[@mph5896]

I gotta tape it and screw it in real well 😉

[@danpresson]

What awesome job

[@davidnull5590]

Did the last guy use Dynamite to blow a hole in that foundation wall?

[@zippythechicken]

yeah that came out good.. its always something matching the new evaporator to the heater but it fit in well. Its a little bit of effort for sure. And it didn't rain so whats to complain about heh. :o)

[@savedxgrace]

How about a"good enough for this neighborhood" t shirt

[@falconmagallan424]

No nitrogen while brazing???

[@broken1965]

You need to show pump down sometime momma 😮

[@iamnoone.]

Howdy Steve and Molly

[@lambchopLSX87]

Also not for nothin in it a know it all but we have had quite a bit of call backs for the plugs seeping after a little while, so we been dabbing a little dope on em, have you not seen this issue with them?

[@andrecampbell691]

At the end of the day, a tradesman should feel good about the service they provided, fair pay for quality repairs. 😊

[@RichardThompson-gc1cf]

WHY CAN'T YOU FIX THE OLD ONE?

[@cavemanballistics6338]

So on a relatively new TRANE system seems it would be advisable to put some Freon and Dye in the system and try to find the leak rather than replace the whole system.

[@az242az]

Not brazing?

[@dariogiannetti1452]

Steve is this unit pre charged???

[@mp289634]

My man cut the lineset out with a cutoff wheel lmao

[@seangriffon6502]

Ill take that old Trane unit along with the indoor coil.

[@rodneyskinner7741]

Hello Steve!

[@Badlylemon]

One day and already got a thousand likes 👍.

[@Parkhill57]

New unit is not very noisy/rattly. Nice and quiet. Maybe get an electric winch for the truck. Make it removable.

[@johnwalker890]

Bravo Steve, Great job.

[@dyershvac5884]

Great install, great little 9/10k day! Nothing wrong with that momma!

[@lambchopLSX87]

Damn 9-10k for a 13 seer? We get 6-8k depending and most time make custom metal, condensate pump ez trap ect…

[@seank2985]

When’s the next cooking with ms molly video?

[@Demy26]

I like the play on words. Trane Derailed 😅

[@nutter4butter]

why is it always grey where you live steve. seems like a old town

[@TheFatesLieutenant]

Old town in New England - the common theme tends to be greys and off-white for trim (or darker blues, darker greens, etc.) - just how they do it up there (or "up they-ya down east..."). I spent a lot of time dipping shingles (pine) when we reshingled the house and the color was grey, Grey, Grey...

[@leeb.7188]

It’s New England. All of the East Coast, especially from Virginia all the way up to New England is more traditional in looks. And they have four distinct seasons. But up around Boston, it is the oldest part of the country, dating back to the Mayflower days. Some houses are 300 years old, made of stone.

[@jeanclaudevandam4974]

Did you also quit the beers too Steve. Good for you. I did about 4 months ago. Went to the patriots practice yesterday with the kids at Gillette and man I really wanted one.. But I didn't slip. Thx for the videos

[@TomHolcombe-fh1kv]

Instead of tape, which looks like crap use some duct sealer with some painters tape to make some nice straight lines

[@justinpaone2227]

what was wrong with the other unit besides it was empty? can't a leak be found and repaired? Only asking because it didn't look old.

[@Parkhill57]

Typically the A-coil is leaking, once it all leaks out, the compressor overheats and burns up. At that point you just have scrap metal. New compressor, new A-coil, full load of R-22?? Not sane. Haul it off. 20 years is a good run.

[@justinpaone2227]

@@Parkhill57 so it's not like automotive where if the pressure gets too low, the compressor won't run saving itself. Good to know.

[@Garth2011]

@@Parkhill57YES...as long as you confirm this...sometimes its just a tiny leak that a recharge will make it run another 5 years.

[@Garth2011]

@@justinpaone2227New systems have pressure sensors to prevent that.

[@justinpaone2227]

@@Garth2011 well thats kinda bs. why do household systems that cost thousands more be behind on technology by 30 years or more. my 86 corolla had a pressure sensor. these appliance companies need to get with the times.

[@richards5843]

Good Job!! Keep it simple!!

[@DGTelevsionNetwork]

How's come you solder instead of braze?

[@stevenlavimoniere]

staybrite 8 is a high silver soilder its good for 3000 lbs stronger then brazing and less heat , and does not oxidize the inside of pipe ,so no nitrogen is needed when soldering .for me its just easyer to do it this way

[@DGTelevsionNetwork]

@@stevenlavimoniere I see! I think I'm going to look into that, looks like a hell of a lot less to deal with.

[@CZDigger]

Been awhile Steve. Enjoyed the vid. Why the reduction in tonnage? My experience was that total btu with R-22 compared to R-410, R-410 was lagging a bit. For instance a 42,000 btuh was not really 42,000 btuh with R410. Maybe things have changed and they have it equal now. When I did heat load calcs, Had to make sure 410 could get there. Sometimes had to up the tonnage by 6k to get it there. Nice vid.

[@stevenlavimoniere]

3 tons is a better fit for this house .a little longer run times will dehumidify better . the system is working great . no issues the lady is happy with it she is from Florida so she is very familiar with ac

[@Garth2011]

@@stevenlavimoniere 3.5 I believe.

[@japmlp09]

Its a Trane... hard to start one😅

[@redlense4]

The lesson here is "Don't be a dum dum". 😅

[@jacobflanigan6343]

Trane derailed due to going to fast on a restricting signal.

[@BOHICA_]

Are you not going to pookie over the tape? Is that only done in hot climate states?

[@randomsanwhich2]

That's a nice job for a one man show.

[@billwhite9890]

Nice job.

[@marksmith5696]

Why did you install a Rudd and not a Goodman? Nothing stops a Goodman. Put a new capacitor in mine puppy is like brand new

[@Spirit96Amg]

I think micron gauge should be far away from vacuum pump