AC Not Working 2nd opinion call fixed minor issues

[@jeffrobison2013]

I went to a no cool service call once for the co i started out with. we were small with just 2 guys and the call came on a weekend we were all out of town so they called another co to look at it. I called customer on monday morning and he said he was told the compressor was bad and it would be better to replace the pkg unit and he had told them to go ahead, they told him it would be 5 days before they could get it installed as this was a 4 ton york gas pack . I asked if I could come check it out since we had originally installed it and he agreed. The compressor was bad but the unit was still under warranty for 6 months and I told him the parts were free with just a labor charge and i could do it that day. I guess the other co was pretty pissed when he called them and told them it was fixed still under warranty. this was also an elderly customer who I had known for years and I gave him a no charge invoice that said Happy Birthday. I probably got more referrals from him than anyone else I worked for.

[@dylanhealy8126]

Jack Anderson “an elderly customer who I had known for years”

[@isallah1kafir196]

@Jack Anderson maybe they were on such friendly terns and they had chatted about family and other things?

[@sighpocket5]

Nice!!!!

[@Delekham]

@Jack Anderson It is just a fun way of saying, "Thank You" for trusting me. I do crazy things like that all the time. It makes me smile.

[@swingambassador]

Jack Anderson , not OP, but that guy had a birthday every year, for quite a few years, so likely he had experienced a (belated) birthday in the past 12 or 13 months.

[@chrisfoxwell4128]

That big company is why people don't trust and why they try DIY. Great video.

[@papagenosbbq]

How can this be a great video when he is not inspecting the entire system. He only showed that he walked out to the outdoor unit to perform minor repairs that are visual. He also is putting freon in the system before washing out the coils.

[@jman0870]

@@papagenosbbq in 99.9% of applications spinefin condensers will literally never need to be cleaned. A visual inspection will tell you all you need to know about whether they need cleaned or not. You be cleaned my fair share of them and not one time did I ever see a change in head pressure/performance. You’re pretty critical for someone who doesn’t seem to know how superior spine fin coils are. 🤣

[@TheWoodman064]

Thank you for not only being a great owner and tech but also instructor! Love these videos!

[@James_Bowie]

You have a ton of integrity Ted and your Southern courtesy towards your customers goes a long way, too. 👍

[@billyfowler9423]

Thanks for be honest with customers. These big companies pressure their guys to sell new units so they can cover their advertising cost and all the big wigs salary. They would rather walk away than fix the problem. These people are why people DYI.

[@JohnstonPettigrew]

exactly.

[@watermanone7567]

Great job Ted. I had a company who I followed several times that would pull a wire from the cap or contactor and tell the customer the unit was done. Thanks for the video's.

[@JohnstonPettigrew]

......and... .that's why some diy........

[@martindeloach]

When I was quoted 350 to replace a capacitor on my A/C by the local major company, I took it upon myself to do it, then go to trade school at the local college and learn how to work on them.

[@SalvadorHVAC]

Martin DeLoach how is it working out for you? How far are you

[@jerijames2876]

I wish we had a guy like you here in AZ in my small town. Had a fan motor replacement and nobody would call us back. It was over a hundred degree too. Hav 4 outfits doin ac but none cared. Even called town 2hrs away and nope. We got model# and ordered motor ourselves and replaced it. My relative wired it 4us. Hubbie got a large fan and placed it on top of unit and it ran continuously until we got it repaired. Also sprayed coils off once in a while 2help cool down. Lookn n2 replacing whole unit but how i wonder nobody will answer the call. Ugh!! Your a good man, honest, caring and willing.

[@murfdog19]

My parents had the local big company come out to repair their unit. They replaced the condenser fan motor, and told her the compressor was struggling, and told my parents to expect it to fail soon. A week later, the a/c stopped working. I went out this time. I found that when the company replaced the fan motor, they also replaced the dual capacitor. The stock cap was a 35/5. They installed a 55/5, which caused the compressor to overheat. I installed the correct cap, cooled the compressor and it's been running since. That was last summer. I can't help but wonder if the incorrect cap was intentionally installed to kill the compressor. .

[@JohnstonPettigrew]

That's why they should rethink anti dyi.

[@benh2156]

There are a lot of scummy techs out there. I worked with a guy who would tell people their whole furnace was bad when it just needed a flame sensor...... Good techs often get run out by scummy dudes they don't want to work with. #TheStruggleIsReal

[@luisaleman4008]

What is dyi?

[@boggy7665]

@@luisaleman4008 'do it yourself'

[@MrWolfSnack]

They 100% screwed the customer over because they know the customer is not a technician and would never know it. It's like when a scummy roofer will go over the old shingles and rotten sheeting and not remove and replace it because they know the homeowner would never look up there. A lot of these local big-name companies that shove out the small tradesmen get that way from purely selling new systems. They lose money on service/tuneup calls, so they want the customer to get a new A/C.

[@mikeallmon1]

holy cow!!! that's poison ivy at the back of the unit!! I'm a licensed home inspector in Texas. having the condensate drip on the slab like that is a huge no no. we always recommend: as HVAC techs and builders do, 24 inches plus from the slab/ foundation.

[@macmac3374]

Amazing work once again. Love your videos. Can't get enough of them. I'm new to the HVAC field and I wouldn't trade my experiences with homeowners for anything.

[@rbilardo47]

Nice job well done. Honest men are hard to come by these days, you are one of a few. God Bless

[@TheLinkIsLost]

Robert James Amen by this comment such lying thieves everywhere. It’s no wonder everybody is trying to DIY.

[@larrykeenan598]

Over the years, I picked up tons of extra work in the electrical field by giving honest second opinions and doing decent repair work. Some contractors are soulless and would screw over their own grandmother if they had the chance.

[@bkoz319]

thanks for doing the right thing

[@sew04ss]

Larry Keenan i tell people you get more work by being honest and reasonable priced than trying to rob people

[@rachidcatana1266]

I loved this job just recently and I decided after long days of thinking, I decided to switch to an HVAC career and all related to this domain. All I need is to be lucky and have the plus of having an instructor just like you do. Thank you I’ve been learning a lot from your you videos. cheers..

[@jjjames5089]

Thank you so much for the integrity you possess, and share with us on each call you take. It shows in you the quality of your work, and the dismay you feel for those who are seeking to cheat people. God bless you.

[@johnworthington9995]

Good to see some integrity still out there. Well done.

[@yogipar]

Thank you for this video. We need more honest workers like you in this field of work. Very informative video! Hope this video helps a lot of people.

[@nateg08]

I've been second opinion many times and rarely is it as bad as the customer was originally told. One guy tried to tell customer that her compressor valves were out and wanted 1500 for a compressor. I cleaned the condenser coil and she was good to go. Also another one was told she needed 9 lbs of r22 at 100 per pound. I fixed the leaky valve stem and added 3 lbs of 22. Oh did I mention that second customer was dying in home hospice. It was her children and grandchildren i was dealing with.. Shady. I called that company owner and gave them hell.

[@j.cooper2246]

U seem like a very reasonable contractor. Kudos to you were all not made of money..getting estimates currently and oh boy- almost a $2000 swing difference between companies. And i have a real basic system on a relatively small home (1200 sq ft).iam floored and almost overwhelmed. Kudos to you sir.someone that takes pride in there work and common sense practices. Hats off to you.

[@johnbalasa711]

Thank you for your honesty. I wish you would be here in Richmond VA. I had three deferent mechanic working on my Trane package unit. Maybe the third one got it. So far the cost is 1800 dollars. The unit is 13 years old. Gas, heat pump, AC. The gas do not want to work properly, it is a two zone system. When is calling for gas it will not starts, some time it will. This is a problem. They do not know were is the problem.

[@throttlebottle5906]

pick it up by hand after dumping it out the vacuum, nah, just vac it back up lol

[@erichughes16]

That’s what “they” call a total replacement. It’s over 10 yrs old. I have a lennox condenser that is 1965 and still spinning. Original compressor.

[@gloiban]

Does it use r-12?

[@randylee1542]

There seem to be alot of rip off artists in the HVAC business. It is hard to find and honest guy. I really enjoy these videos and learning all I can a out the different repairs needed. Some I have learned to do myself and have found honest repair men when I can't.

[@tonyfaconi3442]

I have a 29 year old Rheem XL high efficiency all original, and my condenser fan motor just started squealing, $125.00 and 40 minutes later, she is purring like a kitten again? Thanks to all you HVAC guys posting videos, I was able to do this myself. The hardest thing was getting the fan off the motor shaft, I recommend a pre soak of penetrating oil before removing!

[@TheWoodman064]

Thank you for all you do! I watch you at home and on my phone! I have even converted my wife! Lol!

[@Toaster808]

Did you make sure the evap coil and filter were clean, all registers open, checked for temp split between return and supply air, check subcooling, condenser cleaned, and check for temp difference across the filter dryer before you decided to add refrigerant? From what I saw in your video it's a classic case of a dirty condenser and poor airflow inside the house. Possibly a restricted dryer. It's bad practice to just go blindly charging things before making sure that the system is operating as well as it possibly can.

[@ronaldmiller6347]

Having been in the business with a partner, when he died I decided to talk to one of the big companies about a sales position. 15 minutes into the interview he showed me his advertising costs. This was twenty years ago. His costs were 6 million a year I would be 1 of 4 salesmen. This meant I would have to make 5200 dollars a day in sales just to cover advertising. By the end of 2 months I would be expected to be selling 8300 a day. The salesmen were called after a serviceman had failed in his pitch either for a major repair (starting at 800) or replacing a system.

[@nathanielaranda8407]

I appreciate your honesty sir. I love how you do what you can to keep a system running but if it needs to be replaced then your honest about that too. I could never do repairs and service and be dishonest with the customer. There’s nothing right about that to me. Everyone has bills to pay! Do you really think they want to spend $10,000 on a new system? I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who wants to buy a new air conditioning system. I can’t believe how some of these people just rip people off 🙄

[@sew04ss]

@10:30 warning everybody turm phone volume down. High pitch DBs sound

[@Bob.W.]

My Am Std compressor was 32 years old and still cooling when it got replaced recently. Would dim the lights in my house and two neighbors houses when it kicked in though. :)

[@frankroper3274]

Excellent video! Wow I needed that vacuum! I always blew then out!

[@johnbeeler767]

Ted you are the best one handed tech I have seen

[@HermesVintage]

Tell us how much they quoted cmon lol

[@vaeagle1]

i don't know why people don't keep the area around their outside units clear of debris , that's basic maintenance you should know.

[@soehnchen03]

Right-- get the shrubbery and weedage away from them!

[@kafungalung]

fixed a friends ac last summer and thats the first thing i told him to do, they went out and moved the bushes 2 feet further away in all directions

[@zafarshariff3092]

You are very professional and honest person, I really salute to you.

[@kerrydavis2919]

Good honest work! When it comes time to replace, they will give you the business. I don't know how some people sleep at night.

[@jameswasher3938]

Good work Ted. I was just about to say "well clean it and see what the h.p. does", when you said nope. Fair enough. I couldn't agree more about "how do these people sleep at night?" While that looks like a pretty nice neighborhood, that doesn't mean people are prepared to spend a surprise $10K++. Not to mention, you got the homeowners cool TONIGHT, rather than in a few days.

[@throttlebottle5906]

they'll most likely call you back when it does break and need replaced

[@ishalljr]

Thanks for the video. Can i get a link on the connection you use on you shop vac to clear the drain lines?

[@obsidianair5291]

Very nice touch, sir! Dumping the remnants of the swamp that was in her evaporator drain pan, all over their grass. You should've sucked out the rest with the vacuum and pointed it to her house, paint the walls slime mold brown.

[@wendiforks]

The frog! How often does that happen?

[@griffindog1ds]

It also pays to find a company that will not over charge. Another great video.

[@kens698]

Got a call for second opinion for a no heat. People had just moved into the house. Middle of January about 10 degrees out. 2 kids under the age of 2 and the house was about 40 degrees. It was a 7 year old TRANE xr90. First company said the heat exchanger was shot and it needed replaced. Quoted them on the spot for 12k for a new system. I was in and out of there in half an hour for a bad cap on the blower motor. Maybe $200 bucks for the whole call?

[@delivermyacserviceinc9048]

I have a service company in Central Florida and what Ted is doing for these homeowners is exactly how I run my business. I can tell Ted is very fair, knowledgeable and will not steer any consumer in the wrong direction. I am not sure which area Ted's company resides in but everyone in his area should call him for any HVAC Services.

[@Eddy63]

Ted this is possibly the best vid ever posted on KZbin ... but I'd like a 2nd opinion ... Lol ... People have more fun than anybody don't they ... Good vid ...

[@rarewelds8104]

I love honesty from blue collar workers, being one myself, its very important to keep the trust between technicians and customers. Afterall we do keep this thing running.

[@patrickpk6299]

Thanks for not being a scam artist. I know who they will come to when its time to upgrade!

[@jacoblopez5669]

What is that green connection you have tied to the vacuum that would come in super handy on jobs??

[@Dave-us6yu]

Here is what you want sir: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LYZ6REM/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&psc=1&linkCode=sl1&tag=boredlockpick-20&linkId=31fa14ad6fcca346c7a2ad58fceec9eb I have one and it works great!

[@triple_d_madness7043]

Thank ya. I will try that

[@calebburns4346]

Volume warning! 10:32 that vacuum through headphones is ear piercing

[@throttlebottle5906]

even without headphones you'll do a backflip, some of us know when we see it, to turn volume to near zero lol

[@jonathankipps9061]

I'm still learning about refrigeration, so pardon a newbie question. At 13:45, the R-22 temps show 110-F condenser temperature, and 29-F evaporator temperature. Shortly after, you said the system was a little high on head pressure, and a little low on suction. I understand the suction being low. What I'm confused by, is when you mentioned the head pressure being high. I was told that the condenser temperature should be 30 degrees above ambient air on an older system like that. You mentioned that ambient temperature was 90 degrees. That should equate to a condenser temperature of 120. Add in a few degrees of subcooling, and your head pressure is right on, or possibly a little low. Not high, like you mentioned in the video. Please respond. I'm sure that I am missing something. You've been doing this for years, and I'm still trying to wrap my head around it.

[@murfdog19]

With the system low on charge, the head pressure should have been lower than what it was. If you notice when he adds refrigerant, the head pressure jumps up pretty high.

[@isallah1kafir196]

A friend of mine told me that in Texas for example near the A&M University Ants were a big problem, thatt they wouldd crawl often all over and also in out-doo units. What attracted them was the electrical swith-boxes and were able to get inside. when the *Relay* would swith and the metal-points made contact that crushed the ants, and this creation some sort of "insulation" and the unit would not turn on. Was he pulling my leg? Because he told me that the technician would just look first at this Relay/Switch and clean the dead ants out, and most often it was fine.

[@reusinkinstallatietechniek6256]

Great Job from your colleagues from Amsterdam Holland follow you all the time and I'm Learning A Love from you

[@HsingSun]

That home owner did not get a chance to cut the tall grasses near those AC units?

[@Thailerr]

I saw that frog as soon as you were down there, was wondering how long he'd stand that vacuum

[@mikegirard4388]

You checked pressures and added refrigerant without first cleaning condenser and checking indoor air flow. I didn’t see you check superheat. Maybe you felt the suction line. You can clean a unit fairly well from the outside without pulling the top. Even a spin fin coil.

[@Justin-vr5zn]

I could see cleaning after (unless its a carpet) as a wet coil will throw off the pressures, but maybe he checked the air flow / filter / superheat / etc already, he obviously didnt show everything. I use analog gauges as well since my testos broke a few summers ago (prob 10 years old now), and I carry a pipe clamp thermometer in my main bag.

[@brandonferrell2337]

Ever tried cleaning a Trane spine fin coil?

[@GoofysHatBand]

I've watched a bunch of your videos and you clearly know what you are doing. But might I suggest that you carry a 3" stiff paint brush with you? You could use it to dust out and clean up all of those spider webs and spider carcasses.

[@ernestwegner4960]

Another outstanding repair!! Very impressed!!

[@Jeff_S...]

They were calling the caps, "start assist" most likely.

[@louiegarcia6189]

Putting a leak seal in it could help small leaks and not keep charging to fill it up every year. It works similar to fix a flat and plugs small leaks and if the hole is big it has a green dye in it to show where the leak is..

[@iansmith9980]

so I'm on install currently but want to move over to service. May be a dumb question but do you ask the homeowner if they want it done before doing anything? Like when you changed out the capacitor did you ask if they wanted that changed or did you change it and just charge them? thanks man love your videos

[@Samlol23_drrich]

They should trim back those shrubs. Great job. Again.

[@David-yh5po]

Thanks for being reliable and realistic about the cost. You should call your company 2nd opinion. Lol

[@petermaz701]

You seem like a really fair guy and I would do business with you.

[@kyleh1974]

Big companies tell their "techs" to use terms that differ from what the item actually use. Start assist = run capacitor. They don't want people to Google the part.

[@jocho9389]

These videos help save me so much money. I love these DIY videos.

[@mercurynfo]

The guy my sis in law swears by tells me last week with a bold face that it’s perfectly ok to charge someone $475 for a capacitor replacement because sometimes its the only way they can stay in business...I just listened, said uhuh, uhuh and ignored everything he said. That there is called thievery just like ‘em big companies...and I’ll name names, ARS, Euclid Ave in Manassas, VA. In the past few years, Ive done capacitor, contactor, fan motor swaps and learned to charge my system on my own. A pox on all cheating HVAC contractors and to all naive homeowners who dont educate themselves, good luck!

[@SMOBY44]

250 to 260 with R22 on a 90 degree day is exactly what I would expect.

[@TheWoodman064]

You are a tremendous example!

[@jerryc3050]

Did you go into the attic for the drain?

[@bymarksheetmetal8998]

Was probably low on charge from the start. May not even have a leak

[@throttlebottle5906]

or whizzing out the valve cores...

[@pyacobel]

Previous techs likely vented, a lot of people don't have any low loss or anti blowback, and they aren't quick enough when they remove or connect hoses.

[@projectfreedom9510]

You're the good service technician. There are so many bad and lazy ones out there in this field.

[@boggy7665]

12:07 - the brickwork by the ground-level drains looks like it is spalling..?

[@juantoledo8595]

I like the tip connection for the drain... Where I can get one like that one?

[@benkanobe7500]

Is that shop vac adaptor thing for vacuuming something I can purchase or was that created by you? Thanks! My house has three FAU's and my rental has one that burned up the circuit board when the condensate line plugged up. I could really use that adapter as a preventative maintenance device with my shop vac. Thank you!

[@papagenosbbq]

First of all if you are first put in your eyes on this unit you need to check the entire system inside and out. Yes you found some issues on the outside but you failed to inspect the Endor system as well. And if it is low on Freon is most likely has a leak in the evaporator coil being 15 years old. All I see is you performing repairs without inspecting the whole system. Are you the owner of this company?

[@Dave-us6yu]

Did you go into the attic like you mentioned? If so,find and clog issue on the unit up there?

[@sylkelster]

Dealt with a big company (rhymes with Gordon air). The problem was the draft inducer fan had bad bearings. They quoted me almost a grand just for that fan alone, plus an additional two grand for misc services such as general cleaning, charging, and preventative maintenance capacitor change. Wrote me a work order ticket close to 4 grand with labor. I told them to never contact me again. I'm an industrial electrician, so I took it upon myself to replace all capacitors (they had some age), replace draft inducer, and cleaned all coils with coil cleaner. Did everything for about three hundred. Had someone else check the charge for basically nothing. Those big companies will never recieve any call from me ever again.

[@Bill_CBR]

Come to S. FL, all the AC companies are like that.

[@derpmansderpyskin]

I thought the manufacture of R22 was banned in the early 90s, why did a unit made in 2005 come with R22 in it? What am I missing here?

[@Mj-CWO4]

Outstanding work ethics, looking out for the customer too

[@steveandrushko75]

I was wondering why you didn't check the schraders for the possible cause of the slow leak?

[@devgood5496]

Where’d did you get those attachments for your vacuum

[@flowergirl62795]

Where could I get the vacuum pipe you used?

[@mikegirard4388]

Didn’t get a close look at the contacts but I probably would have changed the contactor too.

[@nunyabusiness2824]

I like the vacuum rig! What's the model #?

[@PhilJackZen]

Did you purge your suction hose and manifold of air before dumping the 22 in?

[@chetmyers7041]

Of course he did. Maybe not on camera,

[@bradgeary3467]

did ya even look at the con coil?

[@MrCasperexpress]

Mr Froggy was chilling in the frame that whole time

[@jaredpelley75]

I want to know why he didn't weigh the tank to know how much he added. At the cost of r22, even a couple ozs is money. And not knowing leak rates is not good practice. If you have to add refrigerate that means there is a leak and you'll just be back to add more later.

[@toomuchsugar3960]

Was there an issue with the cap? Seems like some shielding between the wire and the unit housing would have done the trick

[@jossiaspalacios4671]

Analogs are cool and all but have you ever considered going digital

[@alexfurr2841]

Do you write options befpre repairs or do repairs then give them a bill ?

[@TPINSC]

That's what Big companies do. I'm guessing around 4 hundred. Like You said I don't know how some people sleep at night.

[@davidpetersen4290]

What is the attachment and were can i get it at

[@Samlol23_drrich]

I would bet you are off by 1k.

[@1keykneedeep]

My lil company I work for would have easily been $550-$650 all day long. Would have been a quick cleaning on both and check pressures and filters too.

[@Straight_White_Fatherly_Figure]

He said about 1900 in another post

[@sampantiliano]

You don’t have to say the name to tell us the price!! I just cleaned out 5 mini split indoor units for 600$ a larger company wanted 15k to do the same job and 32K to replace the 5 heads and the two condensers. No line sets.

[@themorosepittbull257]

Like the nifty vac attachment

[@doehunter]

My Heil AC unit is blowing warm air, I replaced the capacitor and cleaned the coils. I have a hvac guy coming this Tuesday for $75 to tell me what’s wrong with it. I bet a bad compressor or a coil leak. What do you think?

[@robbrantley6942]

what did the first company charge them to come out for their opinion?

[@robertcherry4971]

Why did you not attempt to find leak?At least a cursory attempt.I understand it is R-22 and a bit aged,just wondering why?

[@pyacobel]

Previous techs likely vented, a lot of people don't have low loss or anti blowback. If they aren't quick enough when connecting and disconnecting, they can vent a decent amount. I've wasted a lot of time looking for phantom leaks because of people like that.

[@M-Sixty]

I know that sometimes the capacitor goes dead, I had bought one and put it up just in case. Last year I noticed the air wasn't getting cold and went outside and the fan on the outside unit wasn't working. This is a sign the capacitor isn't working, It was late and I looked at it the next day. In about 15 min. I had changed out the capacitor and it has been running like a champ since! Cost ( $13.00) and 15 min. labor.

[@JohnBlacklock2009]

Wondering what that tool is called that you use on the drains or is that home made?

[@scotta9114]

We have a 2002 Comfortair Furnace. Our Central Air Rheem outdoor unit failed. Hired a DIY company to get the A/C unit replaced. So they sold us a 4 ton Heat Pump. Bryant preferred series. 15 Seer. Then told is we don't have adequate ducting for return air and left. They are right. That was in 2010! Still living with no A.C.. All the companies here want to replace everything. Furnace has been great. Only failure was blower motor bearings. 92% efficient furnace. Furnace is simple. Dont want a new computerized Furnaces. Wish there were Contractors here in Portland that would do what the Customer wants.