The Freezer and the Ice Machine are down

[@Arckaf]

Hello to you from Germany , as someone who works in a company that Build and Monitor CO2 Cooling units i know the pain hof hot summer days when multiple facilities have problems because maintenance and prevention is too expensive for customers. And I also know the nerve-wracking hours of keeping a system running until the refrigeration companies in charge are on site to prevent 5 to 7-figure damage to goods. Your clips here are very informative, thorough and relaxing to watch, I wish you a mild rest of the summer and may all your systems do what they were designed for again after your use....cool.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks

[@DougNoOnions]

Cleaning the condenser is so satisfying, great that was not cut :)

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

It's HVACR ASMR

[@tonymagona334]

Seriously, with the sounds of the other fans running and background noise it really felt like it would put me to sleep immediately.

[@rogersmith8593]

Just a safety tip. Back in the 80's I would leave my shirt tails out. Got them tangled in a wire brush on an angle grinder and gave myself a big hickey. Since that day I always made it a point to tuck in my shirttails along with sleeves either buttoned or rolled up high and tight. Only takes 1 time to learn an important lesson. Pain is an awesome teacher!

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

That's a good point, thanks for sharing that

[@HVACRTECH-83]

What do you do when you get a piece of the wire wheel stuck in your bean bag? Had it happen to me wearing jeans. No one's gunna wear a cup to work. Shit happens man

[@natepeterson7145]

​@@HVACRTECH-83Take it out lol

[@superkovu]

WOW! Those Manitowoc condensing units look like the coils had been drug through a mud bog...... I'm a believer on coil cleaning. I have been using the Viper yellow condenser cleaner at my cousins farm for cleaning the condensers and radiators on the combine and tractor for a couple seasons now, even just blowing them out with compressed air. there is still a lot of crud that comes out. but have had no overheating problems since, especially during harvest of soybeans

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

That's pretty neat

[@gsuberland]

Noticed you've dropped the all-caps on the video titles - I like it this way! :)

[@MistrX44444]

I watch all your videos. Especially love watching all the gunk coming out of the evaps. I guess I'm a bit of a weirdo. Cheers!

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

We're all weirdos here, we'll most of us anyway- thanks for watching

[@kens.3729]

Thanks for keeping your Customers Equipment Up and Running. California Weather is Brutal on Outdoor Equipment. 👍

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks

[@Ingmaringmar]

A couple of years ago we started to put all of our customers on maintenance. No maintenance, No service in the nights and weekends. Massive difference. Some customers left (mostly with old junk equipment and willing to spend no money). Most als very glad they did. Very much less service calls.

[@spymoocowgaming]

I've been at this for a long time Chris and I credit your "big picture" diagnosis process as a big reason why I have become a better technician. Love your vids.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks so much I’m glad you enjoy the videos but I gotta say as weird as it sounds it’s hard for me to grasp the concept that people like watching my videos. I really don’t think I’m much different than the next guy if that makes sense?

[@spymoocowgaming]

@@HVACRVIDEOS yes. But I'm realizing in our field that the concept of actual troubleshooting is becoming a foreign concept to a lot of newer technicians. I watch to see if I can be doing something different or a better practice to make me faster or more accurate. I recommend your videos to a lot of the new techs I train.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks bud I appreciate that!

[@jssteve119]

Love the videos, Best video quality, you explain every step that you do, big picture. Thanks for all u do!

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks for watching, It still surprises me how much people enjoy these videos

[@jssteve119]

@@HVACRVIDEOS❤

[@TGW18]

Im a paramedic by trade, but have watched enough of your videos that i feel i could handle 6 out of 10 HVACR service calls😂😂

[@legionofanon]

His employee training videos are super effective

[@HVACRTECH-83]

Hope your kidding. But never bad to learn a thing or two. I've worked with guys that have been in the trade going on close to 30 years and I wouldn't trust them on calls by themselves. This is an extreme example,yet true, but it takes many years of on the job experience to become a good tech. Can't learn it all from books and videos bud. I couldn't do what you do either by watching videos

[@Unseasonedbrother]

@@HVACRTECH-83 Well said. The HVACR trade will humble you real quick.

[@dprrn]

"Alright, we're taking a little trip" me: "On our little rocket ship?" right as I said it you were saying something about a rocket ship 😆

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Ha ha

[@JJ-Toreddie]

That is called a synchronicity

[@thejedibunny4802]

Bro your content is the very best. I've studied some of your videos. You're the best. Thank you for all you do !

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks bud, I appreciate that

[@RetoonHD]

a man after my own heart, i also love wago connectors.

[@bradgoodale3249]

Chris my home town Tennant Creek NT Australia has temps over 38c 100f for 10 months of the year think my brain has cooked also,like i said before glad im not there anymore doing hvac work.Hang in there dude all the best,hope the Autum is abit kinder on you guys.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks bud

[@nicholasthouin5085]

Thanks again for all this knowledge sharing !!

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks for watching

[@kylel8287]

I've exclusively stopped taking ice in my drinks since I've started working on ice machines😂

[@fredlendzian7082]

what do you think was the best refrigerant ever made

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

R22

[@Malandrin]

10:17 I thought that black stuff was the colour of the coil, 😅😅🤢🤢🫣

[@Shade_Tree_Mechanic]

I get what you're saying about watching the footage back from the stressful situations. My brain already ruminates enough on it's own 😅

[@helmsajr]

Great job Chris.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks bud

[@JaydenHutchison]

Love your videos! They’re really cool to see you work on compressors and a/c

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks bud

[@vainwretch]

I can smell that coil cleaner as it is foaming up ! : )

[@emylrmm]

Those ice machines need regular (monthly) thorough cleaning. I wonder how many restaurants do it ?

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Out of all the restaurants in the world I'd say maybe 11 clean their machines monthly

[@zekenzy6486]

Great video. Thank you for sharing

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks for watching

[@DelticEngine]

Love your videos, Chris. Frankly, they're inspiring and educational in showing a better way to do something and the thought processes involved which is very much appreciated. Just one thing, what happened to the audio in the office segment at the end? For some reason the level is much higher and it's clipping quite badly.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Interesting I will look into that thanks for letting me know

[@jasonjohnsonHVAC]

Its interesting...here this has been a fairly mild-ish summer. We had only a few 100°+ days.....then it hit August and the temps have shot up. Yesterday was about 110°. Last summer we had 55 straight days over 105° and 88 days of 100°+. You look tired Chris....and i get it....the older i get...the more the temps+ age makes it kick my a** even more. I still love it....but i gotta get my future plans in action and start it going. I dont want to be 65 and still turning wrenches.

[@dillonbeene9965]

I loved how you said you won’t edit the video because it gives you ptsd. Sometime I hate talking about my day because of this reason. Just brings back all the stress lol 😂

[@carloshilarionvazquezaranda]

Buena tarde Chris, no importa que tus videos sean de otro mes, lo importante es que te esmeras en todo y además son un éxito pues detallas cada paso y cada solución gracias por todo eso. Pienso que debe ser muy difícil trabajar con temperaturas ambientales tan elevadas. Saludos desde Coacalco Edo de México.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Gracias, si have demasiado calor aquí este época del ano-

[@brianallyn5308]

Looks like during the coil cleaning, spraying from outside with high pressures water was messing up the coils?? During the 10-11minute mark, can see them bend as they are being washed.

[@flyinghigh5531]

I stock 2 of those 9721. Universal, easy, small and relatively inexpensive. Great video

[@Harry1s]

If possible try putting in a higher HP motor than what they have. Don't worry the blade is what create the HP. In turn the motor will operate at a lower amp than the FLA. This will help keep the motor cooler and last a lot longer. Just a thought.

[@Harry1s]

Do you understand what I mean?

[@jorgegomez973]

I just became member because what you do is just amazing buddy.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks Bud

[@xorinzor]

There's something so satisfying about watching all that junk come out of the condensers

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

HVACR ASMR

[@HappilyHomicidalHooligan]

10:10 Is it going from black to silver because of the dirt coming off or was it coated and the factory coating got stripped off?

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Just dirt coming off

[@FrNMGuy]

Does the viper attachment have an angled tip? I want to use it for my slant evaps inside apartments, but the fan motor housing is in the way, welded to the cabinet.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

No it doesn’t but I think you can use the Nu Calgon right angle wand with it

[@bartfoster1311]

I helped install a unit that looks very similar to these this week for some frozen drink machines on a food truck.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

That sounds interesting, not alot of room in a food truck

[@SLeslie]

Everything fit the fan? I'm positive you chaged the blade and the motor afterwards.

[@iskandertime747]

The waitress: "some water?" Me, after watching Chris's ice machine videos: "yes please...oh, NO ICE! NO ICE!"

[@analogmoz]

You've eaten black, dirty ice your whole life. It made you strong...or sick. But nothing new has happened.

[@dashcamandy2242]

Me, knowing my town's well water: "Well, there's enough calcium and iron I probably don't need to worry about osteoporosis or anemia..."

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I would venture to say most ice machines in the world are dirtier than you'd like to think

[@nostradumbass4984]

@@HVACRVIDEOS That´s why, WHEN I go to Mc Donalds, I always order my coke WITHOUT ice. BTW I´m in Germany.

[@RodrigoRamirez-fc5hv]

I do learn from them.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

That's good

[@simonharvey3872]

Was that a Little Einsteins reference at the beginning??

[@Teslaman86]

Yes it was.

[@simonharvey3872]

@@Teslaman86 I knew it! 😂

[@mrbyamile6973]

Ahhh, now I realize why I didn't get it. Never heard of Little Einsteins. 😮

[@Teslaman86]

@@mrbyamile6973 I saw it a little in my childhood but it wasn’t much.

[@miguelsoto9861]

On the manitowoc r410a refrigerant which fan cycle switch do you used?

[@Luka49924]

Coil cleaning ASMR I need a compilation 🫡

[@york2600]

The was some sludge coming out of those ice makers. wow.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Yeah it was thick, almost like coffee grounds

[@davidyoukhana845]

i love the quick connect

[@tumtumbob]

Where did you get that sprayer nozzle you use to rinse the condensers?

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

It's part of the Nu Calgon coil gun- probably available at your local supply house

[@davidturney2975]

Have you ever used Viper on industrial cooling coils? I'm talking 100ton+ coils. I bought some Viper for smaller units but was wondering what your thoughts might be on larger systems. The coils are around 20" thick and about 50 years old and chilled water.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I haven't done much with 100+ ton units, but I'd say Viper would work just as well assuming it was applied properly and rinsed thoroughly

[@davidturney2975]

@@HVACRVIDEOS thanks

[@jasontexter1721]

That first quiet cuber was one of the best machines mani made esp pre indigo control boards. The IBT was JUNK though especially the 410a units 🥲🥲 eating compressors, fan cycle switches, and time delays and the head having danfoss valves 🤢🤢 😂 if I owned one out of warranty id be throwing Emerson hot gas valves and scrolls in it 😂😂

[@ConspiracyWIki]

where can i find that blue water nozzle? I need it for work

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

That is the Nu Calgon coil gun sprayer- probably available at your local supply house

[@SoullessProductions]

LITTLE EINSTEIN'S!!

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Ha ha yep

[@docdat3468]

Would love to see more ice machine content:)

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Hit that subscribe button and buckle up

[@richardbartlett6932]

If that was me I'd have the nozzle at 90 deg to the fins within an inch and start at the top and traverse along backwards and forwards blasting through the coil working my way down. Both for the cleaner and the rinse.. Personally iIfeel that moves far more dirt out than your method but I'm here and you're there doing it.:-)

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I see what your saying, It's all good

[@willrobbinson]

Is all good info , u do whats needed at the time ect

[@ryanisaacson118]

You little einstein

[@raymiller1383]

Not sure if you have any sway in this, but it would be nice if true tech tools could sell to Canada maybe. Love the videos thank you.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I'll ask my buddy Joe from Canada what he can do about that

[@oldcarnocar]

MOLDITOWIC!

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Lol, I see what you did there

[@djpg300]

9721 for the win!

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Nice

[@mysock351C]

Seems to be a common theme. Marginal equipment manages to limp thru until that one last straw of either heat or some other weather that finally pushes it over the edge. Good reason to maintain things to begin with, but with money now being what it is and all…

[@docdat3468]

But It did work yesterday

[@my_channel_44]

@@docdat3468 haha

[@82bonden]

ask from Sweden, when you're out to eat! Do you take ice to your drink,,so many nasty ice machines ,)

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I don't, If I want ice I just bring my own, lol

[@elparmful]

They're sleeve bearing

[@kmagnussen1052]

The problem is those motors are air over cooling. This runs all the sand and dust through the motor. Air over would be better.

[@H3nryum]

Could you use an SSR (dc control, ac 240v 40a is around $20 for cheap and about $50 for good.)??? I am curious if it would work Edit: i now think it would break the ssr faster than the contactor

[@keith_5584]

12:50 The ICE machine’s villainous laughter.

[@fredlendzian7082]

you should do some membership giveaways

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I'll make a note of that

[@RuskinPhilip-c7h]

Edgar Lake

[@Granth_Man]

I saw ur vid when is was 20 secs out

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Nice

[@claudioalfano4381]

weird thing to notice but, whats up with no caps lock in the title?

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Lol, my bad

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I MEAN MY BAD

[@slamdvw]

The scroll compressor over your left shoulder looks like a cop wearing a hat.. ( comment for algorithm ).

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Lol

[@MariosACandRefrigeration]

leaving a water hose on the roof,for future pm's on those type of restaurants,is a money maker,cuts time increase profit.

[@MariosACandRefrigeration]

They really pay for it.imo.

[@emylrmm]

All contactors should come with dust covers, because they are in a dirty environment in these HVAC applications. Dirty contacts will burn up.

[@rockercover]

9:24 Amount of dirt in these coils is: 😳

[@jo6520]

Those aftermarket fans are probably made by the same company. They look identical

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

They probably come right off the same line, alot of mass production across brands is like that nowadays

[@mysock351C]

11:00 Mmmm yummy. Damn those restaurants seem to really make equipment extra filthy.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

They really do

[@analogmoz]

9721s save $2 billion in food a year. Use them.

[@dashcamandy2242]

Did somebody mess with your microphone level, or is it on my end? Your outro audio seems a little "hot."

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Your the second person that says the audio is messed up so it’s not just you

[@halverde6373]

Fan cycle switches on ice machines or any system with accumulators are redundant. Get as much airflow as possible through the condenser . You're not in Barrow, Alaska!

[@halverde6373]

Condenser coil triage #1. Use compressed air or nitrogen or CO2. 2. Plain water sprayed by hose. 3. Stoddard or similar type solvent. 4. Caustic chemicals. Best solution is to place the condenser AWAY from grease laden exhaust fans.

[@hoggsoft]

This looks like the one where the tweakers stole the copper lines running up the wall

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Yes it is the same location

[@jessechavez8254]

"Little Einsteins" 😂

[@gamingwithmr.fregles8802]

go back to all caps in the thumbnail it grabs my attention better

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I WILL DO THAT !!!!

[@gamingwithmr.fregles8802]

@@HVACRVIDEOS yay

[@gamingwithmr.fregles8802]

never seen bro so enthusiastic other than the integrity thing nice to see the viewer taken into account! :D

[@LandonShipp]

please hire me ill move.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Send me a resume, [e-mail]

[@ednavision2761]

It was clearly running backwards

[@Nighthawke70]

Want to hire a cameraman/editor/producer?

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I might need to do so in the future

[@PCM-3199]

Little einstein

[@wyrdlg]

Are these machines not to spec anymore for the "weather load" anymore? Climate change might take a hit at these...

[@LeightonEdwina-k5f]

Thompson Karen Thomas Edward Lopez George

[@bouchee2007]

it wasnt a funny pun , but it was very punny.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Lol, I see what you did there

[@steveblake8766]

967th thumbs up

[@halverde6373]

Ask yourself " why must an expansion valve require a big pressure differential?" Even Sporlan can't say why..

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

What do you mean exactly? That pressure drop through the expansion device it is what allows the evap to absorb the heat, in simple terms.

[@halverde6373]

@@HVACRVIDEOS Ask yourself, what causes heat transfer? What is pressure? I learned from Fred refrigerant velocity can cover a lot of problems when it comes to heat transfer. He was on another chapter, perhaps mad.

[@halverde6373]

@@HVACRVIDEOS For heat to transfer, all that is needed is a slightly colder area. There is no such thing as cold. Just chaos/heat being absent.

[@halverde6373]

@@HVACRVIDEOS Absolute zero is defined that all atomic motion stops. What about the energy/mass of the still atom? Turtles all the way down!

[@halverde6373]

@@HVACRVIDEOS The best technicians are mechanic and physicist combined.

[@ttony456]

Here's a revised version: I’d prefer more technical content in the video, such as diagnosing issues, swapping parts, or charging systems, rather than spending several minutes on tasks like cleaning coils.

[@johnrider7826]

So you just make these videos for the employee's benefits? So, do you give 10k per month from KZbin to charity?

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I don’t make anything near 10k from KZbin

[@johnrider7826]

@@HVACRVIDEOS I enjoy watching your channel but please don't BS, it not becoming of you. You work way too hard to make less. Hire a good field supervisor and go full-time video creator, you are wasting your God-given talent. Peace

[@zackdowns9854]

This was such a boring video…. Basically recorded you washing coils

[@alejandrozometa1951]

So why you watching

[@dashcamandy2242]

Some of us actually enjoy watching coil cleaning. 🤪

[@zackdowns9854]

@@alejandrozometa1951 I know the Mexican shrek ain’t commenting 🤣

[@zackdowns9854]

@@dashcamandy2242 that’s tough, probably need to find a new career if you still don’t know how to wash coils properly

[@alejandrozometa1951]

@@zackdowns9854 I know the p* ain’t commenting hiding behind the screen get out your moms basement 😂 ain’t even got a pic cause he to p