A couple of things I was taught in Carrier school was always use the smallest amount of heat to get the silver to flow on the TXV, wrap the valve, Do it quick in and out, and always bright shine the suction line under the TXV sensing bulb for a good conduction of heat, The small line is called a quench line just encase the TXV fails closed it allows a small amount of refrigerant to flow back to the compressor to keep it from burning up. 34 years commercial and transportation refrigeration mechanic
@taddial547511 ай бұрын
Actually, in this application it's an external equalizer.
@bobgallo21783 жыл бұрын
You young guys pay attention to what Ted did, I once broke the equalizer tube off, had to drill and new hole. That was not fun. Also, when going to add gas, when I was in Syracuse, Carrier said to let it run for 15 minutes before adjusting the charge. I am retired and don't envy you guys for some of the junk that you have to work on these days. Ya all be safe out there.
@peterhodgkins69853 жыл бұрын
I'm not terribly experienced in residential HVAC, but in my limited experience, the heat pumps tend to take a lot of time to stabilize as demonstrated in this video! Being in a hurry will getcha into trouble sometimes! ;) Good video!
@donlove37412 жыл бұрын
Gotta love InsaneClownPosse . Worked a few 20 ton ICP Rooftops-before 5 years most need a CondFan motor ot wiring burned at contactor dead inducer motors.. Replaced many Lennox/ICP/Trane TXV/TEVs. Usually added or replaced liquid drier as well dang Danfoss ! Boys and girls did this stuff for 25yrs(30%industrialHVAC 80%Commercial Industrial Refrigeration) I forgot how cramped residential space were! Boys and girls LISTEN TO THIS MAN ! He's 100% correct.HVAC Ain't instantaneous results. Run them bad boys for 15 20 mins then finish diagnosis! I Refrigeration some adjustments/repairs may need a visit tomorrow once it's all back to steady state. This guys the real deal ! I'd call him !
@andrewkuebler4335Ай бұрын
One thing I always loved about Lennox systems. The TXV has 3 screw on connections. No brazing involved. Disregarding refrigerant management and pulling a vacuum, the actual replacement took 10 minutes, if that. SO much easier.
@taddial547511 ай бұрын
Hey Ted, great video. I quit using cork tape on heat pump applications a few years ago, because I would come back later and find it had melted off when it went into heating mode! Started using the foam tape-doesn't stick as well, but like you, I put zip ties on anyway.
@robertwood96283 жыл бұрын
Another easy way to replace the equalizer tube is to score it with a knife and snap it apart. Then take a 1/8 or 1/4 piece of tubing to make a coupling and braze both ends. That way you don't have to worry about solder getting into the line or plugging up the tube.
@charlesyates66873 жыл бұрын
Had a a/c guy out last year had a unit in his van that had a flex tubes on it to put into the window and he plugged it into the condenser outlet outside and cooled the house down while he was fixing our a/c . Thought that was a great idea keep your customer cool while fixing their unit .
@dylandrymond39513 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the clip Ted. I use hose clamps and scrap those copper clamps and then cork tape. I have a trick for you on how to check a txv in under 60 seconds. I'm sure most people don't know. Let me know if you want me to explain it. Thanks again.
@jgt60613 жыл бұрын
What is the trick? High to normal subcooling and high superheat?
@gocubsgo50553 жыл бұрын
I've once had the opening on the feed tube closed over with solder. I make my own new hole in the line now!
@wonderhomie20113 жыл бұрын
That factory filter door was upside down. Nicely done repair.
@adobo69053 жыл бұрын
It is easier to braze the 3/8 liquid line feeding the TXV outside the plenum and then position it inside and continue connecting the rest of the piping. lol
@stevencbowen Жыл бұрын
Great video and commentary. You are a real professional.
@clanharris43 жыл бұрын
I always angle the cap tube with the direction of the flow, it helps prevent and fouling of the port into the valve.
@tombeilman55793 жыл бұрын
I wanted to see if you could straighten the fins
@bryanphipps59123 жыл бұрын
Sensiing bulb is installed upside-down . The little line should be on the bottom while the long tube traveling back to the actual txv is on top. Other then your choice of torche nice video
@AMDRADEONRUBY3 жыл бұрын
Nice a new video from the best guy Ted you rock.
@sknight03913 жыл бұрын
YES!!!! When I saw that drain trap I was like....."Come on Ted, stick your finger in it!" And then you did 😄👌
@TedCookHVAC3 жыл бұрын
LoL
@Android_Warrior3 жыл бұрын
😆 😅 😂 🤣😆 😅 😂 🤣
@73elperro Жыл бұрын
Excellent video,thank you for sharing your knowledge!!
@a11ten0713 жыл бұрын
TNX for the ride along great video much appreciated👍
@Geebee246 Жыл бұрын
Very good work and patience 👍
@hg2.3 жыл бұрын
Great to see the nuances along the way!
@philosothink Жыл бұрын
i had a very similar problem, with the SAME unit. paused on the data plate. worse suction pressures. it boiled down to the TXV. I ordered a replacement via Supplyhouse, and after install, it did the same damn thing... I had to turn that job over to the Carrier rep. Lost about 600 bucks... and that was by far the dirtiest drain I've ever seen!
@robinmclaren45963 жыл бұрын
Enjoying your post just happened to find you keep up the good work 😉😉☺️
@159753android3 жыл бұрын
I’m new to hvac and I’m so glad a pro calls it welding sometimes too lol
@craigschultz9283 жыл бұрын
Hi Ted! Your videos are great! Looking forward to the next new shop update ! 😊👍
@christianmerryman18543 жыл бұрын
This was very help I am working on a unit the pressures are 400 on my high side and my suction side is 100 .
@jgt60613 жыл бұрын
Dirty condenser coil
@jgt60613 жыл бұрын
Maybe Check superheat and subcooling
@dimaslespier26883 жыл бұрын
I like your approach to charging. Especially with the new refrigerants as they are all blends and the chemical make up of them sometimes makes them separate. Patience is a virtual.
@sirwoofsalotАй бұрын
Howdy Ted! Great video! I've had better luck combing flat spots out with a new SS wire brush, (gotta be stainless with straight bristles). Not the little tooth brush type. The biguns. Sure beats trying to straighten them with a knife blade or a comb. Looking forward to new vids. Keep up the good work man. Sure learned a lot!
@DutchMastaa3 жыл бұрын
Every particle that bypassed the filter is in the PVC
@Georges3DPrinters3 жыл бұрын
Excellent work. Appreciate this video and the troubleshooting steps.
@MrNaraagmgl3 жыл бұрын
My customer has exact the same downflow Carrier .Supply box has full.kd water spread to Main flex duct which couldn't hold full of water .It affected ceiling. It was inside attic i offered to relocate horizontally install .Cause downflow unit creates a lot condensation
@experimenting817423 күн бұрын
If the TXV failed, wouldn’t you want to flow N2 when un-brazing and brazing to prevent oxides from gunking up the new TXV?
@whatamidoing70613 жыл бұрын
Are you running nitrogen thru when unbrazing?
@krissewar10443 жыл бұрын
I use the existing pressure tube swedged to weld over the new one. No pans burnt. No weld drip into the suction. And no waiting for the bulb install.
@beamylist16123 жыл бұрын
Long story short avoid putting in txv , nice vid mate.
@FrostBlueFire3 жыл бұрын
If you wanna play pussy footing, sure. TXVs dont go bad as many people think they do. Pull a good vacuum, and make sure you braze with nitrogen. Easy money, easy diagnostics. If you wanna be cheap, then spend extra time tossing in a piston
@zack99120003 жыл бұрын
@@FrostBlueFire You remember that massive failures we had just a few years ago the seals were mucking up because a bad reaction to the refrigerant oils. Changed 40 plus out that year
@nomadismileseeker66113 жыл бұрын
I would have just changed the coil. If it’s not leaking, it will be soon enough.
@zack99120003 жыл бұрын
same, not worth the headaches that follows
@txbuzzard32603 жыл бұрын
Do you not purge your linesets with nitrogen when soldering?
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Ted this is pretty important question when you brazed that txv in did you use nitrogen and do you have to wrap that txv with a wet rag or do you just get away without doing that on those jobs? I’m not being funny I’m really asking you.
@soteroseniceros29143 жыл бұрын
Nice!!! I had the same problem. I changed out the TXV.
@jimgill57062 жыл бұрын
You should be using Stay Brite 8 on that TXV. I quit brazing new copper years ago. No nitrogen, no scale and no risk of component damage, and no leaks.
@stevealoia3 жыл бұрын
Nice doing a txv on Monday . I use stay bright8 on the valve . I can’t see cooking a valve like a txv
@mikemcgill81193 жыл бұрын
Hey Mr Ted I watch a ton of your videos, I think you do great work and always try and do what’s best for the Customer ( I try and do the same) anyway a bit of advice, maybe next time bring the bulb out of the cabinet through the panel with the suction line, it allows you to mount easier and you can also place the bulb on the position of the pipe that the manufacturer recommends ( that seems to change every time I read the literature) then I just insulate with armaflex
@SeanBaker3 жыл бұрын
My TXV is outside of my coil cabinet.
@williekeener96043 жыл бұрын
Mike, I think that by putting it in the factory cavity, he did put the bulb in the manufacturer recommended position. All of the carriers seem to have that depression. The bulb is also strapped to the line so it’s touching when when you heat the pipe to install. Weird how it fails.
@jgt60613 жыл бұрын
Wow this one seems kinda weird bc at first subcooling and superheat indicated low freon, a little bit later indicated bad txv I never seen that happen before within the same service call, I guess things you don’t know about do happen. Also for this unit very easy txv install even a rookie can do this with eyes closed! Here in Texas units in attics and very tough to get to but that is why we charge 800 plus to replace txv in attics
@alibuolayyan90383 жыл бұрын
Mud collects in the drain pipe because they do not use a filter or the filter is not good
@HsingSun3 жыл бұрын
Originally, they built the ac draining system unit inside the house was not working perfectly because there were two 90 degree angle which caused clogging easily. Four years ago, after I cleaned up and unclogged three times the draining line, it was still clogged at that time. So, I had to cut-off one 90 degree angle tubing and I made it work since then.
@baileysair3 жыл бұрын
Love the tubotorch!
@christophermiller15203 жыл бұрын
Ruud and Rheem have the best clamp for the bulb they use to send copper band iron but now they got these little clamps with threaded hole for the screw and u just tighten the one screw
@jorgeestrada38945 ай бұрын
Thank you sir for sharing your videos.....what kind of torch are you using ? Acetylene/oxigen or oxigen only?
@roybatty63683 жыл бұрын
Carrier really makes great equipment
@jima3129 Жыл бұрын
Couldnt you just use stainless zip ties for the bulb , Ted? They are nice. Or all stainless hose clamps?
@95thousandroses3 жыл бұрын
Great video. Going to give Chris at HVACR videos some competition on trainer content if you keep this up.
@joeydelmarsjr.6463 жыл бұрын
i got a 4ton for 1300sqft thats 350ft per ton in southern Nevada easy 115 degree days, i aim to get 1600cfm and my filter is 20x20x1 side by side for a total of 20x40 filter return. i currently use the honeywell HD merv 11 filters but i think ill start using the 3m 1200 merv 11 because of the more surface area on the filter to help decrease static pressure if that doesnt help ill try to use 4in filter
@phillipwickstrom15933 жыл бұрын
I'm going to call it Jimmy Wiggler from now on. Thanks.
@Biarkii Жыл бұрын
I love the alvin and the chipmunks speed ups
@tedstriker754Ай бұрын
Dust mixing with water turning into mud. From unfiltered air going through the system. That expansion valve looks very much like ones I've changed out in cars. Except without that little tube that solders in. Don't you have to dump all the refrigerant to do that job? If so I guess you didn't film it. That A coil is starting to look a bit iffy. Nice job. What is it that wears out in an expansion valve?
@TedCookHVACАй бұрын
Great point!
@wannis1003 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I am ready to work for you.
@gman82603 жыл бұрын
Where did all the mud come from? Look no further than the interior of the cabinet. It is filthy and that debris eventually works its way through the condenser fins, down the drain pan and lodges in the condensate drain.
@marvinsellers4457 Жыл бұрын
Hey Hoss the turtle won the race just saying I’m on board with you on charging
@blake82973 жыл бұрын
Haha, Ted has learned how to fast forward through parts of his video.
@Georges3DPrinters3 жыл бұрын
XD
@rocker86925 ай бұрын
Hi Ted, do you braze with oxy and acetylene or just acetylene?Thanks
@howardharaway225911 ай бұрын
Why unsweat the equalizer tube ? I always carry 1/8" couplers..Its alot easier.
@NY411Info3 жыл бұрын
Ted, It's dust from a crappy fitting air filter.
@bryanmitchell57282 жыл бұрын
Did you fix the smashed evaporator? Shouldn’t it have a trap for the drain?
@Quentyn733 жыл бұрын
Brazing that capillary is a dumb design. You should've used oxy-acetylene not air-acetylene for this type of work and you should've run nitrogen. They sell also combs for straightening fins you know. Glad you figured out how to speed your vids. I use them for meditation sometimes though
@Ted_E_Bear3 жыл бұрын
Great video Cowboy Ted !
@awxlio84963 жыл бұрын
They need to do more of those
@huntforandrew3 жыл бұрын
I have one of these and water is leaking from the bottom of the unit. I cleaned out the condensate pipe but it's still leaking. What are your thoughts?
@kronos32443 жыл бұрын
@ Anti DIY HVAC. Hey Ted My Ac unit cools my house ok but my vents seem to not be blowing that well. The air is cool and it works well but what seems like low air flow. Your professional opinion what would you say it is?
@jodytucker44743 жыл бұрын
So could sucking up that much dust through the crappy filters creat that much debris (mud) in the drain??
@gankstar20003 жыл бұрын
Well done, Ted!!! God bless; Jesus loves you!!!
@RVail6233 жыл бұрын
Just curious: what would the cost be (parts & labor), for replacing that semi-flattened coil?
@adamcraig15683 жыл бұрын
1500-2k with reputable company with a decent overhead
@zack99120003 жыл бұрын
As stated above if it is a r22 system, it will cost you more though.
@waltersmith79502 жыл бұрын
I'm just curious and used to work in a factory that manufactured refrigeration units - we would use a fin comb to correct slight damage on a new coil. Could it be that the fins can't be realigned due to the age of the aluminum? I was hoping to see some air flow created at those flat spots.
@panamacitybeachbum Жыл бұрын
Oh no. The ubiquitous Turbo Torch makes the scene.
@mataiaren69173 жыл бұрын
I knew you were the voice actor for Alvin. HVAC is just a pastime for you Ted.
@tomwalker91843 жыл бұрын
Ted you are from a place where life is a little slower and people take time to smell the Rose's so to speak, sit on the front porch an enjoy life a little. SO TED ALWAYS BE YOU AND YOU WILL NEVER GO WRONG.!!!
@xcalibre2222 жыл бұрын
I see they make a fin comb for straightening those fins out . I don't think they would do any damage if done carefully. You don't use those? Thanks for the Great Vids. :)
@La2venida2 жыл бұрын
So simptoms: Hi Su cool Hi Superheat Lo suction press Normal/hi Head For a bad txv , will this be the ONLY set of simptoms , or can you have another combination set of simptoms ?
@Ontimecontractors9033 жыл бұрын
What is the actual name for what you call tar tape? I've been seeing it lately in the field in my area. I guess everyone else has left duct tape.
@russelhancock57182 жыл бұрын
She's a Crusty One Mr Grinch.
@brettsalling2 жыл бұрын
Just went through the same exact thing on the same exact unit about a month ago
@mattflorence60603 жыл бұрын
Ted, have you tried Measure Quick yet?? I have the Fieldpiece probes that I use Measure Quick on and I really do like it. Just wondering, nice video and nice repair sir. FMS Heating and Air from NC
@HsingSun3 жыл бұрын
Can you clean the grill without remove the drain lines?
@sharky55703 жыл бұрын
Parts runner would be nice
@hdshows8704 Жыл бұрын
Can a hose clamps works?
@davidlopan66493 жыл бұрын
Whats the going rate for a txv change-out?
@Geebee246 Жыл бұрын
$60+ hour
@_GandalfTheGrey_2 жыл бұрын
What does a job like this cost a customer? Seems like it requires more skill and danger potential to the technician. Anyone know an average rate for a job like this in a place like southern california?
@christopherscott88533 жыл бұрын
I've never used that wet goop heat sink. Just wet rag strips. How do you like it? Anybody?
@josephtramutola5923 жыл бұрын
I would’ve replaced the dryer I know you’re pumped down in the dryer probably is inside the equipment .
@Mercmad3 жыл бұрын
that drain needed a good jetting i think. 😁
@GB-ue6wr2 ай бұрын
What a poor difficult design to work on and fix.. Ted you make it look somewhat easy..
@JoseAlvarez-rz6sl3 жыл бұрын
Where can I get that battery washer that's a very nice one
@rmheatandcool97843 жыл бұрын
What size tips u use with your b tank?
@lancerudy99343 жыл бұрын
Do you ever use heat block?
@daviddesilva49713 жыл бұрын
A heads up on the vacuum running would be appreciated. Thxs for the vids!
@toddbellefeuille53763 жыл бұрын
Ted for President!!!
@nomusicrc2 жыл бұрын
What is the tube for
@jeramymann53973 жыл бұрын
Mr. Cook can you share the link to your vacuum connection for clearing condensation lines
@darrellcaldwell78623 жыл бұрын
Diy vac adapter. It's available on Amazon.
@Porcelainbowl3 жыл бұрын
shoulda offered to pull it out and clean that shit since you were already in there. maybe see if you could straighten some of them fins if they agreed to clean.
@russelhancock57182 жыл бұрын
A lot of The New Guys would have probably wanted to Sell a New System instead of repairing it.