THE FREEZER IS WARM AND THE ICE CREAM IS MELTED

[@dyllanm0972]

Nothing like watching a hvacr video at 2:30 in the morning

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I couldn't agree more, lol

[@kxngdavid]

I don't do anything remotely close to repairing HVAC systems, but I will still sit here and watch an hour long video about him fixing one. For some reason, I find these videos entertaining.

[@johnhershey4010]

We all do

[@sherwinalvarez7365]

Yeah I love youtube university

[@markae0]

He is a professional and it is great to watch one work.

[@tobimai4843]

Same

[@kevinfamoso1865]

I'm glad I'm not the only one lol

[@BobSmith-mj7ik]

Aaaah an hvacr video. My Sunday is now complete.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Lol, thanks for watching

[@BenjaminNelson-n1k]

I am addicted to this thank you for the content

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks for stopping in

[@sherwinalvarez7365]

When I did PTACs, we would set the temp on the thermostat. Then squeeze the bulb in the middle with a channel lock till it clicks. That will actually get you by for a while. As always, we had plans to go back with the correct part. We sometimes forget, or the customer would say it's fine and not want the part. The would last for years.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

That's a neat idea

[@dashcamandy2242]

You're absolutely right about ice cream being the ideal indicator of freezer problems. It's one of the first food products to melt, and if it re-freezes it's blatantly obvious, because all the aeration of the ice cream is lost - it becomes a solid lump at the bottom, and the carton will have at least 2/3 empty space.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Exactly right

[@franklinchmara3039]

I enjoy watching all of your videos, I get to learn a lot, I get the impression that I am in a school learning or actually doing it on a job. Keep these videos coming I enjoy watching all of them!

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks for watching

[@helmsajr]

Great job on fan switch out i don't like ECM motors problem waiting to happen. Great job Chris.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks bud

[@user-cz8do7xl8u]

Hey man, love your videos. Getting back into the AC/R thing after being in an office for 15 yrs. Still have my knees and back and all the tools.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Did you get tired of the office life ? stay safe out there

[@DelticEngine]

Great video, Chris, with lots of useful information in it. Thanks for making it.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks for watching

[@zekenzy6486]

Great video. Thank you for sharing. Have a nice weekend and labor day

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

You as well, thanks

[@ATSNorthernMI]

I always make it to the end because I love learning new trades and you have given me so much knowledge about refrigeration equipment and give me the courage to do my own thing and be better in my life. It gives me the will to live and keep going. Thank you so much for your content and I always watch to the end.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks for watching

[@gti_patryk3567]

Hi from the UK ! Watching this on my lunchtime on a Monday oh yeaaah

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Glad you made it

[@Growzarktrail]

Thank you for the video! I have also noticed that the A19 Penn mechanical controls are not accurate, sometimes even new out of the box. I have noticed that the Penn A19 with the remote bulb for some reason have the issue far more than the Penn A19 with the fixed bulb. I prefer the ones with the fixed bulb far more than the remote bulb, just my two cents.

[@ComfortCoolJ]

Much appreciated

[@squirrelwood8008]

You may not be the best service tech out there but you make sure that you and your employees take the time you need to do the best job you can given the situation and what the customer wants to pay for. And that is much appreciated!

[@johnhershey4010]

What are you talking about. Chris is one of the best HVAC out there in California.

[@squirrelwood8008]

@@johnhershey4010 You did not watch the full video or you would know what I am referring to.

[@johnhershey4010]

@@squirrelwood8008 oh I did. And I love it

[@Transit_Biker]

These units in/near the desert really do take a beating. That plus company policy and the "human" factor sure does keep you supplied with endless puzzles for us to watch you solve.

[@LilyRoseElectric]

Great 🎉 job .... back in action 🎬

[@Critter145]

Preventative maintenance. Don’t put the bean counters or incompetent managers in charge of equipment maintenance. I worked at a place where the vent hood for the kitchen was serviced, made a terrible noise, and it took SIX MONTHS for them to discover the fan had been installed backwards😳🤬🙃

[@dankanezuu]

Hello from LA! i wanted to say Hello from Romania! But today i drove from Las Vegas to LA via Route 15....we've done like 10 hours...Hope you enjoyed the Labor Day! See u Chris! take care ! hope one day i will meet u!

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks , I had a very nice day with my family , we did some shopping and had nice dinner, it’s always nice to have a 3 day holiday weekend ! I hope you enjoy LA and your travels !

[@dankanezuu]

@@HVACRVIDEOS happy to hear that! ..tomorrow we will enjoy LA! some Venice Beach 😎, thx for everything!

[@Nyarly_Relyeh]

Chris, you sound like catching sick at the beginning of video. Get well soon!

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

That’s how I sound first thing in the morning, I’m just old

[@Nyarly_Relyeh]

@@HVACRVIDEOS Why are you killing yourself like that with this "old", you will never kill yourself like that.. Did you happen to nurse Pontius Pilate and love Cleopatra in the past? Anyway, I do wish you not to catch a cold and be the cool man as always.

[@brucejones2354]

​@@HVACRVIDEOS, yeah...... I thought I was old when I was in my 50s....... now at 75, old has taken on a different meaning.

[@jtdHenk]

Just having a break at work, nice timing! 😊😂

[@dprrn]

the algorithm got me, I just got on this video after coming out of one from 11 months ago. same location that lied about pulling the left cover off 😆

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Lol, nice

[@pedrojardim325]

Hi Chris Good stuff Has always 👌

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks

[@Extremely_crazy_toaster_light]

nothing like coming home and watching a hvacr video at 3:01 pm

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks for making it a part of your afternoon

[@Extremely_crazy_toaster_light]

@@HVACRVIDEOS no problem

[@carloshilarionvazquezaranda]

Buenas tardes Chris, otro gran video sin duda alguna y créeme que admiro muchísimo tu gran humildad. Muchas veces pensamos en los errores de los demás pero uno también tiene errores y es muy grandioso reconocer lo que uno hace mal. Gracias por todo lo que te esfuerzas y sobre todo por tus buenos consejos eres un ejemplo a seguir Chris. Saludos a todos ustedes desde Coacalco Edo de México. Nuevamente: te pregunto cómo hacerle para contactar contigo y tratar de comprar unas camisas de tu logo gracias.

[@davejohnsonnola1536]

As an F&B operations mgr, have learned it is better to run out of a flavor of ice cream than risk the loss of multiple tubs if the walk in goes above temp.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

What's your favorite flavor ?

[@davejohnsonnola1536]

@@HVACRVIDEOS dulce de leche or butter pecan. Happy Anniversary!

[@JoeyShelby78]

Great video Chris!!!

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks Bud

[@paulnye6025]

Ever since Penn switched the color on those controls from grey to black they’ve gone to shit. Seen the older ones last for decades now I’ve seen them bad out of the box

[@jollygreen4639]

Same with Ranco temp and pressure controls. They used to last for years, decades even. Then they started making them in mexico. Lucky if ya got two or three years in, if that.

[@paulnye6025]

@@jollygreen4639 I’ve even seen those bad out of the box. Put in a low pressure control new and it wouldn’t close unless you tapped it. Total shit. Ranco is much better now

[@jollygreen4639]

Exactly.

[@guygfm4243]

Thanks for the video

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks for watching

[@thesilentonevictor]

Big picture diagnosis master

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks bud

[@mark351]

I paused the video at the start to say to my wife and she chimed in, "He sounds like he's half asleep! "

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Yeah it was Saturday morning and I was up late the night before….

[@suezq74]

R404A again! - Riley the HVACR Mid-whiz

[@brushben22]

Great video but What about the leak ? I know it’s being replaced but thats a lot of refrigerant that leaked.

[@andrewedis9907]

Shaded pole fan motors to the rescue. I

[@Alex-nf5go]

SOLUTE Chris ON This Sunday

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Hi there

[@steve19841117]

Hi Chris where I can get those old style fan bracket I can not find it in United refrigeration.thank you for the upload!

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

United had them Russell p# 21062000

[@steve19841117]

@@HVACRVIDEOS thank you Chris!

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Yep

[@00taohio85]

Got an 2008 Maytag fridge extra in the house it finally died today. I heard the compressor turning on and off a new noise. I touched it and it was hot. Cleaned the coil no change. Felt the line to the evaporator and the return to the compressor same temp room temp. Knew it was bad. Ordered a new spar fridge. Thanks for these videos i am a geologist but enjoy learning new stuff.

[@throttlebottle5906]

possibly the compressor "start relay" failed, majority are solid state electronic type (since the late 1990's). they generally fail passing power full time to the start winding, but some fail open and compressor doesn't start and just gets hot, either way it sets there bouncing on/off the overload protector, it's not good for the compressor obviously and they'll never run long enough to cool any lines/box, if at all. but a 2008 model, who knows, if it has a full circuit board and thermistors vs. mechanical thermostat and defrost timer. now days, they're generally not repairable anymore and if you try it's just a pitfall of other endless issues (LG for one well known example)

[@glennschlorf1285]

I wish Thermoking reefer units would not have stuck Defrost doors.... Ice Cream trailers sucked crawling across Soft Ice Cream in --20 to close the door to defrost... they should have had an actuator motor not a solonoid

[@garypoplin4599]

9:07 - What is your method for setting the depth of that blade? Do you assume the other two are correct and compare? What is a more accurate method than guessing?

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Usually I try and match the depth of the surrounding fans, assuming they are correct to begin with. Also some people just set the blade half way into the hub or depending on the manufacturer a little deeper. I'm sure the manufacturer has specific depths for each unit that could be used.

[@JP-sd2cw]

When you add the flooded charge did you charge it as a liquid or Vapor, and where did u charge it into, suction or liquid port?

[@TylersLeftSock97]

This is really interesting.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks

[@MariosACandRefrigeration]

Nice work,it would be nicer,to see where the level was on the receiver. next time..

[@meeder78]

What is the brand and type of the thermometers you use?

[@josephconway1968]

Hi Chris. You have quite a few videos talking about winter charge. You have also mentioned that you guys don't really know what cold is. In this video, your ambient temp. was just under 90°, while you added refrigerant for the flooded charge. I'm curious if your approach to charging the system you're working on in this video was here in the Northeast, and it was 2° ambient temp. 2 things I feel would be factors with the cold. 1. Sometimes we had to warm the jug of refrigerant to get it out. 2. Would you be at risk of overcharging the system if you cleared the sight glass, then added the flooded charge? Basically, do colder ambient temperatures affect how you charge a system with a head pressure control valve? I'm thinking the receiver would hold more liquid refrigerant in the colder temps. Therefore, when it warmed up, you'd be overcharged? I do want to thank you for how consistent you are in your approach AND how you describe what you do. 😁😎

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

That's a good question, a little to much to discuss in here so I'm going to try and discuss a but further in my next live stream- usually every Monday afternoon

[@josephconway1968]

@HVACRVIDEOS that's what I was hoping for. Thank You so much for what you do.

[@dislikedsteak]

Lol are you sure you put on your pants the same way i do? Both legs the exact same time right? Thanks for the video keeps up the good work.

[@enriquemontenegro5222]

So if this was a walk in cooler and not a freezer, is the thermostat supposed to “click” at around 35F? I’m a rookie tech and I love watching your videos man.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Yes, basically the thermostat contacts will close on temperature rise inside the box, depending what it's set for that temperature rise could be around 35°F.

[@enriquemontenegro5222]

@@HVACRVIDEOS thank you sir! I work in commercial kitchens and come across a lot of lowboys and walk-ins. Keep up the videos - Greetings from Vegas 🎰

[@hartparr30]

Love your videos can you make a animation video how a airco works there is a lots of people have no idea how the system works

[@rakninja]

it's true, chris. you're not the "best" at this trade. however, you're a workhorse with a firm grasp of the fundamentals, and very good troubleshooting protocols. if you ask me, that's better than being "the best."

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I appreciate that, but I still have lots to learn

[@Pippy626]

Do you scrap and keep some of the usable parts for devices like this that are being scrapped but the fan motor will still be good when you put the new in.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

For the most part I don't

[@schmitty99]

Chris, I was just wondering why you don't normally take superheat or subcool measurements on reefer equipment. Is there a reason for that? Maybe you have and I've missed it. Great video!

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

99% of the time I do

[@miguelflores5468]

Why is ambient temperature checked in the sun?

[@halverde6373]

You have to have a sense of humor battling chaos or you'll go stark raving mad.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Exactly right

[@kens.3729]

Ice Cream can be Eaten with a Large Straw. 😬👍

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Probably

[@halverde6373]

So basically it's a normal day! SNAFU. They don't call you when it's working! 🤣

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

No they do not

[@markseneca7510]

Penn stat shouldn't the bulb be facing downward so for better accuracy.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

That's a good question, assuming they have liquid sitting in that bulb you may be correct

[@kg4muc]

I have the same problem with hands shaking and lack of feeling. Never have found out what the culprit is😢

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Dehydration or heat related perhaps?

[@kg4muc]

@@HVACRVIDEOS Very possible

[@topreventretaliations3590]

We are flawed as a human being but when people know it and add an extra pickle and walk away saying that they will be back to rectify and never come back!! What is that make them ?

[@jessicam.4148]

You’re on a ladder in funky position, your hands are shaking and you’re using a knife as a screwdriver 😂

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

It’s both logical and safe …… at least in my brain it is

[@romainf145]

Why not take the motor with you if the customer already said one fan wasn't working?

[@6Diego1Diego9]

You could have just said it needs more refrigerant

[@armandotorres626]

No more heat producing devices to add flooded charge I suppose.....

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

No more

[@jasonjohnsonHVAC]

A "get er done" type of call. Absolutely nothing wrong with those and not doing the "full boat" repairs. Done it plenty of times myself.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Sometimes we need to think outside the box

[@stazeII]

You sound a little sick Chris. Just overworked or got a cold? Always love vids, but take care of yourself!

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

A little stuffy, lol

[@EmersonCierley-v1s]

Christiansen Forks

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Those are the best forks

[@MarkLewis-f7j]

Gregory Walks

[@CatharineLeila-e5h]

Prosacco Squares

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Couldn't have said it better

[@CharlesMeinsen-w9v]

Bruen Throughway

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Right

[@CampBruno-p4t]

Dulce Turnpike

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Exactly

[@Sgt.terminator]

You sound sick but it's probally just your normal voice

[@michelbrown1060]

You will replace this unit after 4 or 5 other refregerant top out, , , in 4 years, , ,possibly, , ,, , 🤣

[@jfwfreo]

He did say they have new equipment ordered and on the way...

[@MalthusBarbara-g1z]

Ebony Path

[@EtrgHgte-l8x]

Quitzon Manor

[@lavina58]

🙌👍😊🍀👍👍🇭🇷

[@DanO181919]

🫡

[@LeightonEdwina-k5f]

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[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Exactly

[@steveblake8766]

448th Thumbs uP

[@cineronsystemlords759]

Why are all your videos titled all in caps with a mocking tone to the customers?

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

The caps lock is for attention and as far as a mocking tone that’s just how you perceive it, I’m not mocking my customers at all

[@Pippy626]

You feeling ok? You sound stuffy.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Just a wee little bit stuffed up

[@you166mhz]

HVAC is a scam system ... I'm sure there is a much simpler setup that can output the same energy ... but why ? - this setup makes money for the HVAC companies that can understand and repair this setup ... MHO ...

[@raydoactive]

“…And the sight glass is clear!” 🫡