THE OTHER COMPANY MESSED UP

[@jasonjohnsonHVAC]

This is an industry wide issue. I've been seeing this sort of shoddy work or lack of trained techs who have no clue as to what they are supposed to be doing or how to do it properly. It's sad to see it, but it doesn't seem to be going away anytime soon. I hope more people embrace the "big picture " mentality.

[@dumptrks]

@jasonjohnsonhvac are you talking trash about my work??

[@PedroHenrique-cu6fq]

its the nowadays problems on all industry's and country's, nobody wants to do things properly anymore

[@jasonjohnsonHVAC]

@@dumptrks maybe. 😆 🤣

[@Rollerguitar96]

i think its a school-system issue. in switzerland we all get trained towards the „big picture“ and it seems to work. i would say around 80% around are decent techs in my country

[@MalleusSemperVictor]

Pay is a problem. When I worked fixing copy machines I made 17 dollars an hour. This was a position where I was training for 3 weeks a year. I did the quality of work that I was paid for.

[@fshn76]

I feel ya Chris. Had to change a compressor out on a very popular restaurant Friday. When I had condemned the compressor all panels were in place on all units including make up air units. When I came back on Friday they had just had maintenance done found 3 of their make up air units had panels off and customer was complaining of high humidity. Took pictures and told manager. My service manager had me get in touch with facilities manager and I think we are going to pick up the maintenance on 3 of their stores in my area. Thanks for another great video.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks for watching and good luck out there

[@NereidSpaceman]

My negative feedback is that you live too far away, otherwise I'd love to work with you, if I'd meet your standards 😁 Keep it up Chris!

[@HVACR559]

Thanks for the duct detector tip, no need to annoy the customer's with calling the alarm company. We service one building that if 1 smoke looses power the alarm system shuts all 15 RTU's down, so annoying with a trouble alarm. This makes everything an emergency.

[@achannelwithnopurpose1977]

I like to call techs who do shoddy work: “trunk slammers”. They come in, do “work” on the unit, and are already slamming their trunks and giving the bill as fast as they came. They usually lowball contracts so they can get more business through new customers.

[@suezq74]

Trunk slammers 😂

[@750kv8]

01:41 - This is one of those "...Oh!" moments. 😆 04:21 - I wonder if there are CO warning stickers in the compressor compartment too where usually the gas burners are.

[@jesse9713]

When setting the damper position in the core app you can hold the plus or minus button down and it will go much faster.

[@ShukenFlash]

I was just at an event I volunteer with over the weekend and the hotel had a massively negative air balance. Like, doors wouldn't even close all the way negative. Then they wondered why it got hot inside when it broke 90 outside. Maybe because of all the hot air being drawn in everywhere? Lol. I'm going to see if we can suggest management have a technician take a look at the air balance first. (They just did a big renovation of their restaurant and kitchen with new exhaust fans too and I'm betting didn't get an air balance afterwards.)

[@grudd61]

Been awhile....Good to c that you are still the guru on top of the mountain!! Very impressive!!

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I appreciate that

[@flyinghigh5531]

Always good to have an easy call but sucks when someone else was just there touching your equipment. Great video!

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks for watching

[@CHOMAHOMA]

Great video, as always. Thank you. I love that feature of pairing with the unit to read the vales and to commission. You can control everything from your pad. That's very cool.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks Bud

[@linuxman0]

That last drive belt you showed had the belt riding low in the drive (motor) pulley groove but it looked okay on the driven (fan) pulley. That could indicate a problem that you might have in the future.

[@egyphon]

Great video, thank you. Interesting about the follow-up emails. I am a translator-proofreader, when someone does really sloppy work, like they obviously did not even try to do a good job, I write down some of their aggregious mistakes, send in my report, and ask for more money (because it took me more time to review a bad translator than a good one). TBH I prefer the good ones even if it means less money for me.

[@dashcamandy2242]

1:29 - I'm SHOCKED that actual filters were in place, instead of that bulk cut-to-fit frameless crap some companies use... 1:42 - 🤦‍♂OMFG. This is ridiculous... Hopefully after running around putting out the Other Company's "fires," they'll learn it's better to come to you from the beginning. They can either call you first, or call you last. Calling you first is obviously the cheaper long-term solution, and with some common sense (haha) they'll actually end up saving money. If I were a representative at these restaurants, I'd welcome all your Emails - and have a file folder for every location with hard-copy printouts. Not only are you generating a paper trail of evidence for the franchise if they decide to sever the contract with the PM Hacks (giving them proof that they aren't worth the expenditure), but you're keeping the suits in the office informed of the condition of their store's equipment - and ideally they'd be having issues corrected before they become catastrophic.

[@kg4muc]

It’s a shame these companies don’t take the time training techs or following up on their work for awhile. That’s the way it used to be. These practices give everyone in the industry a black eye eventually. Glad there is you that straightens out this short comings

[@BlueAgaveStudios]

"Good. Hope you sold them a service contract!" Signed, Your boss.

[@obsidianair5291]

Yep, the warm body special. See it everywhere in phoenix.

[@sherwinalvarez7365]

Yup

[@samholdsworth420]

Yup

[@DeclanBirmingham]

Thanks for a new video. I always look forward to new content from my favorite creators.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks bud

[@neonhomer]

I'm an AABC Certified TAB Technician & Engineer. We always used a Velogrid to set these things for actual airflow. Was a royal PITA...

[@deineroehre]

Apart from some lack of training more and more people just don't have pride in their work. The "works good enough" mentality is taking over basically over every industry - mostly due to "the lowest bidder wins" and people losing the "big picture" mentality.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Well said

[@MrBlueBurd0451]

Not just that, but also just the complete reversal of loyalty. Why should anyone take pride in their work and deliver a good job when all they can expect from their employer is complaints that they're not working fast enough?

[@jollygreen4639]

In my years in the trade (40plus), I had what I think is an advantage. I worked as maintenance/HVACR at a hotel when I started out and then at a college. So I worked on all the equipment and got to “know it”. And I didn’t have to rush to just band aid a fix and get it running, then rush on to the next call. I could do a thorough PM on what ever I was working on and could schedule a day or several days to do filters, clean coils, clean heating side stuff, etc. I took pride in my work. I honestly would not like doing service work and spending time in a service van. But that’s me. Others may love it. One has to do what works for one’s self and what makes them happy.

[@michelbrown1060]

A few years ago I went for an maintenance on many machines . except one that was to a renting local and I just tok a look ai it ! ! ! ! all filters smashed into the evap., totally blocked with dirt, the strap was spinning on the pullies I replaced the filters with used one I replaced in another machine, re-tight the strap and had a talk with the people renting the local. . . They assured me that the maintenance was done by the head office in Trois -Rivières. . ! ! ! I told him that no maintenance was made on their machine fos some years. .. . . So since the building maintenance was a whole day affair, , twice a year I replace their jammed filters with used ones and that's it when the strap broke. . I told the owner of the place, that they did no maintenance on " their' machine , but it belongs to him, , ,mayby advice seriously the business of their oblications. .

[@michaelcoonts6253]

Even worse when you take your job serious but other employees don’t and you go behind them fixing mistakes

[@Transit_Biker]

Combination of known issues (indoor motor mounts etc) and lack of training, care, or both. Best practices for belts & motors is kind of essential to keep callbacks etc to a minimum. If the blower isn't blowing, then it doesn't matter what the refrigerant levels are or if the condenser has a hole or any of that. Then the air balance issues. I know of a place that makes amazing Italian food and you literally cannot open the entryway door because they have several flat tops and friers and stuff with exhausts but no make up air or anything aside from the one main AC for the dining room & one for the kitchen/office/order pickup area. Just need people to care about what and how they do things - seems simple but then you find stuff like you did on this location.

[@johnpadua9115]

I stopped buying browning torque titan belts due to breaking and sloping off the pulleys.

[@nutsnproud6932]

Buy cheap you end up paying twice.

[@Nyarly_Relyeh]

Once I misheared that you sell breathing hats. I imagine a room where these hats snore loudly at night. I do hope you get decent amount of sleep.

[@Th3Fanbus]

Yay, the ALL CAPS video titles are back!

[@rjeepster8640]

The industry make’s extremely complicated units so now you have expensive maintenance techs needed. Older units still worked without a laptop!

[@toshihitsu1989]

Sounds like a Penny wise pound foolish. I used to work for a Chevy dealership in Riverside. The owner would spend so much money on equipment but half the time we had to go back and replace that equipment cuz it would fail in some way a form and just get the new stuff instead of used equipment. I used to work in the IT industry and did computer stuff for that. Chevy dealership used to be called Singh Chevrolet before it got sold back and I think 2016 or 17. I left in 2015

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Stepping over dollars to save penny's

[@helmsajr]

Great job Chris Big picture stuff works every time.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks bud

[@ShukenFlash]

I still kind of wish I'd been encouraged (or at least not discouraged) to look into technical college. I loved learning engineering but I'd rather work in the field hands on with stuff. I enjoy actually interacting with my work and solving problems like this.

[@gordonborsboom7460]

Damper settings versus fan speed If you desire a fixed volume of outdoor air the low fan speed needs more damper opening because there is less available pressure drop between the return and the outside air damper to cause outdoor air to enter the return air stream. High speed needs less damper opening because the volume of outside air required is the same, but the pressure across the economizer outside air damper is increased with a higher blower speed

[@wilcleno1866]

Job security for you, whenever company's try to cut cost.

[@Mark5mith]

Lowest bidder can be costly.

[@DavidKing-vb9ux]

I do appreciate your professionalism. That’s a 5623M serial so it was built In Stuttgart Arkansas that’s the 56 year 23 month M Dec. that belt is 6 months old maybe? So why did it fail? Could be defective belt or serious mis alignment or motor sheave turned open? Balance contractors love to spin the motor sheave open to get to +/- 10%. Of specified CFM. That places enormous stress on the drive belt and creates early fatigue and failure. If you are seeing repeat belt failures check those two conditions and replace sheaves to correct drive kit for proper RPM at design CFM and actual static.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks for the info

[@philltafolla]

MAKE THAT MONEY ! I love companies like those 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@slabslayer258]

This is U.S. wide having to go behind shady work to make repairs that shouldn’t never happened . I just had to fix a no cooling call late yesterday evening on newer setup and it’s been done shady . I got them up cooling and will return to make the fixes to correct the complete ignorance that they did .

[@AErefrigeration]

Where's your apprentice? Calling all the seasoned technicians out there..where is your apprentice? To those companies who claim 'it costs too much money to train properly' -no kidding. Welcome to fixing shoddy work . Companies must properly train techs

[@alejandromedina2138]

Keep up the great work bro

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks

[@TeionM83]

Congratulations to the customers who try to save money by cheaping out on maintenance, only to have to call a proper tech to fix the "maintained" ACs, paying even more.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Exactly right

[@maxsantana1]

Maintenance is changing filters now.

[@jerrykorman7770]

/sarc it makes me happy that guys out on parole can get a job /sarc

[@DavidLeeKersey]

They want all the documentation so it'll be easier to break the contract with the shoddy service company.

[@carloshilarionvazquezaranda]

Que tal Chris buena tarde, créeme que yo pensaba que solamente en México había técnicos de ése tipo, pero es epidemia creo. Así como somos buenos para cobrar debemos se mucho mejor para trabajar, no es cuestionar a nadie pero como tú dices es lo que es solamente. Estupendo vídeo y muy buenos comentarios. Saludos desde Coacalco Edo de México.

[@rockercover]

The top money counters; looking at initial 💵 outlay. Not viewing the air-system operation from an end user / dependability perspective.

[@marster37]

Looks like the variable pulley is not set correctly. That belt should be lower in the pulley. Lennox puts the correct amount of turns sticker near the blower. Could possibly be running at too many rpms.

[@wyrdlg]

Don't take the lowest - take the middle. I am in IT and also fix problems others left every now and so often...

[@toshihitsu1989]

Yeah I had to do that when I did IT work for a dealership between 2010 and 2015. It was just a nightmare. I ended up leaving because of the shenanigans the owner was doing and a whole bunch of other things. I haven't touched IT since 2015 though I've been thinking the last 2 years to get back into it

[@perryseidler434]

What's your take on belts; Ax or Bx on units using Vfds and a regular A and B on units w/o a druve? Thanks

[@ZeroStatic]

Great work as always Chris, you deserve every success. 👍

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks bud

[@treefrogs2894]

What could be really cool you could get the same hat and put a bicycle flashlight clip-on on the hat that might be practical 🤔

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

That could be useful

[@zekenzy6486]

Great video. Thank you for sharing

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks for watching

[@colekendall2377]

TXV at 3:44 looks coated in oil 😮

[@jacecoleman3832]

Same story u said but I work with cooling towers Some admin thought he knew what he was doing when he changed settings I get and E service call saying that the refrigeration units 1-4 are offline I had to manually factory reset everything compressor, VFD, magnetic barings position and start them up. Holy smokes I never seen someone so stupid before

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

It amazes me at times

[@stephen8035]

Is it even worth trying to compete? It's letting these customers drive everything down in a race to the bottom - they caused the problem by hiring the cheapest to start with, and they got what they paid for. As long as the work keeps coming in, then keep doing what you're doing.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I mean, your not wrong

[@PhilipRomeo69]

Yea I hate going in after someone else

[@bigcatauna]

It’s so clean and shiny

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

So fresh and so clean

[@Paul-IE-Repairs]

aww come on, hot swap that belt live, quick hands! lol

[@jollygreen4639]

“They call me Three-Fingers Magoo…”

[@Nyarly_Relyeh]

By the way, regarding the mess with choosing the cheapest performer... Chris, the point is - you and many people who do real work can never accept the thinking style of bureaucrats in an office. Unfortunately, the main goals of bureaucracy are nutrition and breeding. Nutrition is salary, breeding is staff growth. The bureaucrat never thinks about the issue as part of the whole; for this he has a boss, and boss is busy with breeding (in various senses). Is this a button? Yes. Is it sewn on? Yes. And the fact that it is sewn onto the butt instead of a sleeve is no longer his concern. In the report the button is sewn on. Full stop. It helps me personally to consider them mindless aliens and not expect reasonable actions from them. And, sooner or later, the company with the largest number of such parasites will die.

[@wesleyoke8448]

No regulation. Company owners have no accountability. Ive been company hoping looking for someone who will back an honest tech. But it seems like no one wants proper work any more. Every single day im just angry at the greed that is killing this industry. And customers get screwed. They dont know enough to know what should be done. And they dont know why it all costs money so they do go lowest bid.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Well said

[@ricanderson5717]

I love Bluetooth blowers😂

[@ni_wink84]

It’s a good thing they had that maintenance company come out 🙄🤦🏻‍♂️

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Lol

[@timothyhiggins8934]

Hey good video.

[@somewhatcurious3085]

Story of my life lately. Going behind alledgedly well paid reputable mech. contractors fixing their screwfuckups.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

It gets old sometimes, but keeps us busy so I can't complain to much

[@LilyRoseElectric]

Great 🎉 job

[@tylercostanzo5382]

Amazing video

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Thanks bud

[@pnp8849]

They lucky the maintenance company doesn't have the habit of dumping out refrigerant or loosen thermostat like the restaurants I'm servicing. That company made tons of money from compressors down. I got into refrig service 3yr ago because of them crooks. That company got sold and rename. I'm sure you know the name. Thank you.

[@jollygreen4639]

What’s the name?

[@krazy1z]

I'd to think it's simply newer techs that aren't educated properly but more and more seems to be just straight laziness

[@novaorbitdragon]

Woohoo vid drop

[@brandonross1302]

This is the trend, college educated techs, little to no experience. Lack of training, work ethic, and pride. Guarantee for more work

[@kxngdavid]

You spend all that money on new equipment, only to have an incompetent maintenance man ruin your equipment, instead of hiring someone who would do the job properly.

[@Ksweetpea]

I feel like the whole country is so hot tired pissed off and fed up with life that it bleeds into the industries too. Shoddy million dollar houses, shoddy maintenance across all maintenance industries, retail charging more moolah for a product they've cut corners on...

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

It makes me tired

[@stevenhorne5089]

What happened to the fancy starting. I loved it. It has the 80's style neon lights.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

It will be back, eventually

[@Extremely_crazy_toaster_light]

you know its gonna be a good day when he uploads

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Lol, thanks

[@Mark5mith]

I'd be concerned as a company as well, belts is a basic, if I'm having to get you out for belts that's costing me, and being able to download an app to your phone and fiddle is somewhat too easy, says he with the grundfos go dongle😁

[@dumptrks]

Sorry Chris I'm just a Rookie and learning I'll try to get better in the future 😅

[@jasonjohnsonHVAC]

@dumptrks sure buddy....lol....just playing big dog

[@JJ-Toreddie]

Don't apologize if it was an honest mistake. Acknowledge the mistakes and learn from them.

[@Firefoxsimp]

Caps lock back on 😱 Haha

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

HECK YEAH

[@23Mulch]

How are they saving money using someone else? 1 visit from you throws off whatever they are paying for maintenance

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Exactly right

[@KoScosss]

Sweet delorean

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Heck yeah, it was a gift

[@keithpeterson751]

Lol best seller for a good reason ladies choice

[@treefrogs2894]

This mean the previous company who did the job and did not do the job right it is a great chance corporation will sue them breach of contract this is what going to happen If you have a maintenance contract and a corporation deal on the company did not give the previous company notification to solve the problem corporation breach their contract they will get sued these are the things you have to be very careful to putting into your contract when you have maintenance contract

[@MichaelATH]

If they pay peanuts, they’ll get monkeys. Hopefully they will see the benefit of having a good set of techs and you’ll end up with the work.

[@PleaseExplainMe]

Wait, you guys still use 3-point actuators? These are Siemens actuators with a other label. 0-10V is way more controllable and less prone to calibration issues....

[@treefrogs2894]

I want to make a vertec suit when I'm walking on hot roof I can stay nice and cool with a built-in compressor small rechargeable it have to be silver The deflect I was thinking about this for years and I never get around to do it to stay nice and cool when we go up and high-rise building where it's extremely hot in New York City

[@treefrogs2894]

My hearts from my company have a built-in Coalman flashlight rechargeable batteries for my workers some of the customers take the really cool they always requested but it is limited for my workers only special customers once in a while I give them one when they request it because it really expensive

[@Granth_Man]

Wow 7mins ago 😮😮😮🎉

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Boom

[@Granth_Man]

@@HVACRVIDEOS wow

[@H3nryum]

Negative feedback.

[@ayokac]

It’s not against the law so start calling out these companies that supposedly are doing shawty work

[@codykeith876]

Hell yeah crappy service people 😊

[@jonleiend1381]

You make the videos for your employees. Becomes tool to show what the last person did not do.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Also a good lesson to teach other techs

[@robertmurphy7410]

Unless you did test in balance and set up commissioning on the units, you shouldn’t mess with the damper position at least use a monometer an amp draw the motor when you adjust belts

[@matthewrogers94mr]

I bet with you sending pictures and stuff it will get corrupt to change their mind and maybe have you do the work instead of them.

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

I hope it will influence their decision of who to call next time

[@suezq74]

2:07 this is why direct drive fans are more reliable - Riley

[@treefrogs2894]

Majority time in every year a company always screw up and I always get the job this is guaranteed and I make more money than they accept the lowest bed from my company they pay double this is guarant The customer always hurt themselves long-term 💯👍👍

[@HVACRVIDEOS]

Yes they do

[@Davey-eo3ql]

Worried about silent alarms makes me wanna quit