That's good advice about checking everything, when I got started in the trade ,I'd fix the first thing I found and leave I had a lot of call backs for not doing a thorough job back then.New guys take note lol ,Awesome video Dave
@douglas600403 жыл бұрын
Great real life video. I loved when I broke down and got keyless remote locks on my van. Good luck man.
@airmechanical71638 жыл бұрын
I like the idea of not just changing the motor and calling it done.
@deonnarine43636 жыл бұрын
Hvac guy from trinidad here, love the music on d background (burning spear mi gi dem. ) thumbs up.
@heavydiesel8 жыл бұрын
Another enjoyable vid Dave! Few years back had a beer cellar with a really dirty condenser, washed it out and watched it start bringing the temperature down. Didn't hang about as last time i worked there the guy went through his cctv foootage and said i wasn't working quick enough so he took money off the bill! Anyway, he phones later as temperature gone back up, checked it and found the valves gone in the compressor..... If you get a call from Bernard, tell him you're too busy!
@NorCal-refrigeration8 жыл бұрын
Those are the worst customers. I had one similar went out one day replaced a t stat on a cooler came out the next day for water leak at his soda machine I turned of the water to it and had them call Coca-Cola, no charge on the second day mind you. Guy said I was to fast on 1 at day and only wanted to pay half of my minimum. People are nuts out there.
@TPINSC8 жыл бұрын
Great job. Aint no dirty coil going to get by You!I was cleaning a coil the other day, one of the micro channels and I'll have to say it really went well. Using only water, You would have been proud.
@NorCal-refrigeration8 жыл бұрын
On the refer units I've had little trouble with the micro Chanel coils.
@arcticzone9223 Жыл бұрын
Loving the burning spear "mek wi dweet". Playing in the background
@billwalton14548 жыл бұрын
Love your videos, man. Appreciate you filming and giving tips. I will be giving a pump down test before splitting now. The Fasco D1127 is a kick ass motor also. Keep up the great work!
@NorCal-refrigeration8 жыл бұрын
I have that motor also. I use it on Evap coils.
@tcphvacr99508 жыл бұрын
Nice vid, Dave, and some solid advice as well. Thanks for posting!
@caliljv7 жыл бұрын
Great video. would you consider making one on refrigeration sequence of operation and how to read schematics on coolers and freezers. thanks
@garypoplin4599 Жыл бұрын
7:39 - What would cause the compressor to jump back on and off during pumpdown and shut off on low pressure? My unit does not have a delay-on-make timer installed.
@09pakal4 жыл бұрын
Howdy Thanks for sharing nice job reminds me of good old times at school Have a good one
@vicvillalta6446 жыл бұрын
Good stuff Dave. Top shelf brother!!
@hg2.2 жыл бұрын
Any chance you could add some more captions on how you got the rotation right? "Murphy is going to love getting that one wrong."
@jonhvac8 жыл бұрын
Great vid Mr. Dave. Nice to have the part on truck yes👌
@adamvapes96694 жыл бұрын
Accessing the bolts to remove the condenser fan motor can be very challenging. I find it easier to remove the fan shroud and motor together, (I believe there are 3 - 1/4” screws on each side). With the shroud removed it’s simple to access the motor mounting bolts. Cheers happy new year from CANADA ✌🏻
@hvacrjunky61198 жыл бұрын
Your the man Dave! Good vid with some good comments below. Very thorough. I got caught with a star set screw just last Friday and I hadn't came across one in such a long time that I didn't have the tool on me. It was for some shaft bearings that I was changing out so I just cut them off. LOL😎
@NorCal-refrigeration8 жыл бұрын
I need some long star wrenches do they make em?
@hvacrjunky61198 жыл бұрын
+Nor-Cal Refrigeration & H.V.A.C IMG_7235.jpeg Don't know if the image went through but this is what I have. I am sure the sell T-handle ones at Home Depot or Sears. I hate running across metric compressors or star stuff because I don't always have it in my tool bag.😎
@NorCal-refrigeration8 жыл бұрын
+HVAC/R Junky me too becomes a mess. Lol
@daviddeleon29377 жыл бұрын
Nice job Bro !!! Keep them coming.
@shamshirani72887 жыл бұрын
What’s the best way to clean the outside unit make it look new with paint and which paint to do you recommend?
@Forge58948 жыл бұрын
Cool video, thank you for posting it!
@chillrefrigerationheatinga80848 жыл бұрын
Good work Dave.
@betancourtj96 жыл бұрын
hey I just have a question about commercial refrigerator I buy a. Beverage. air UCR27 and the fan it keep running all the time it's the normal or it is something wrong please let me know thank you
@danielgarza72036 жыл бұрын
Another great video! Thanks.
@kingofthecrease308 жыл бұрын
yeah....i have the same gauges and they react quickly...you might be right
@pootz8082 Жыл бұрын
What camera do you use to record ?
@SombraLocs8 жыл бұрын
Great job!😎
@toddmediumwellingtoniii4786 жыл бұрын
what does pumping down a system mean?
@apr92868 жыл бұрын
Not only this is an awesome video, the quality is great, what do you use to film this? what quality 1080p? Keep up the filming, appreciate it. I'm just getting into the HVAC trade. Thank you!
@NorCal-refrigeration8 жыл бұрын
iPhone 6s 1080 60 fpm
@Cardinals_garden7 жыл бұрын
i wish i like this job ... my dad does it in the tri state area
@bblazeff17 жыл бұрын
I love them Testos 550's makes it so much easier setting and/or adjusting my superheat
@NorCal-refrigeration7 жыл бұрын
bblazeff1 best bang for the buck.
@DWAYNE2ism7 жыл бұрын
good video. like the background music.
@lee-johnson8 жыл бұрын
Nice work
@fred3068017 жыл бұрын
I am not sure what he did after he changed out the fan. Was that some kind of connection on the filter he was ratcheting down ? that made the compressor turn off ? What was the glass thing he looked at ? It kind of looked like the glass thing to check the oil in a pressure washer. What is it's purpose ?
@davejohnsonnola27587 жыл бұрын
Instead of a thermostat this system is controlled by system pressures. The compressor is turned on and off by a pressure switch. At X low pressure = X low temperature and the box is cold enough, it shuts down the compressor. Temperature rises after time, customer going in and out of freezer, leaky door gaskets, adding warm product etc.. the pressure rises and the switch tells the compressor to start running again. He was closing a valve that stopped the flow of refrigerant. The system quickly drops down in pressure and the low pressure switch turns the compressor off. This was done to both check to see what pressure the adjustable switch is disconnecting the electricity to the compressor and to check to see condition of the compressor valves. The sight glass is a little window into the liquid line. Liquid line comes from the condenser and leads to the metering device. If all is well with the system and it is properly charged, a few minutes after restart looking into this window it should look clear and nothing but a solid column of liquid refrigerant is passing. If there are bubbles it is a possible indication that either the condenser is not rejecting enough heat to turn the hot vapor refrigerant from the compressor into liquid, or that there is not enough refrigerant in the system
@fred3068017 жыл бұрын
Thanks for writing back. I got a lot to learn if I want to work on these things. One thing does seem to hold true. The more complicated something is to work on the more tools you need. Several years back I called a repairman out. He said one thing I needed to do was to clean the coils on the condenser. He said to turn the power off. And take a water hose and was it out. And that sounded right. But then he said I had to let it sit for 24 hrs before I turned the unit back on. Because it needed to dry out. Which sounded strange since this things sits outside. And that is the way I have been doing it. Yet when I watch the video's no one tells the customers to wait 24 hrs. In fact once they get them cleaned out and put back together. The AC is turned back on and running before the repair man leaves.
@kingofthecrease308 жыл бұрын
when you pumped down i saw the low side went into 5 inches of vacuum...should keep it above 0 psi...i did see the lpc cut out around 2 psi but it pulled into a vacuum.
@NorCal-refrigeration8 жыл бұрын
The testos get glitchy I think.
@Music4HimNow8 жыл бұрын
great video sir
@OcRefrig8 жыл бұрын
i Just Noticed The " Big Orange R-404A Sticker " on the Condensing unit. Right on !!! You Rock !!! Thats the Way i do it too ! Those Stickers Rock !
@NorCal-refrigeration8 жыл бұрын
OcRefrigeration,Hvac & Electrical. Those are nice when I don't have them i use a paint pen.
@andrewthacker1146 жыл бұрын
That 220 on the box,is that what you charge for that motor ? Easy money !
@NorCal-refrigeration6 жыл бұрын
Andrew Thacker it’s not charity out there. I need to raise my prices now that gas is 4$ a gallon.
@jrregan5 жыл бұрын
P.S. "Retail" price about $115, so that's not out of range for service pricing.
@Hvacrpro1238 ай бұрын
Alan wrenches fit star pattern if you use the right size
@RobHVAC8 жыл бұрын
Great vid.
@fvfgx4 жыл бұрын
Oh great video I like the red bracelet it prity, I'm still scared to go to Cozumel or Cancun because I feel uneasy about the drug war and covid making people hungry for money I'm in Yellowstone and Cody wy It vary nice I thing you and your motorcycle would be vary happy hear lol😆
@quivera86heights6 жыл бұрын
What exactly is the steps to pump it down?
@you41256 жыл бұрын
Go to school
@houbal73504 жыл бұрын
pump down test was in vacuum , with micro leaks you gonna get non condensables in your system bro
@bababooey75767 жыл бұрын
love the reggae at the beginning
@rookierefrigeration43575 жыл бұрын
Mucho bueno Dave.
@kaloiankrastev68518 жыл бұрын
22PSI on suction line is this pressure normal? Is it not a bit to low ?
@NorCal-refrigeration8 жыл бұрын
It is a freezer it will settle down to 15 psi. -20 degree EVAP temp for a -10 degree box.
@kaloiankrastev68518 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@harrydickson45758 жыл бұрын
Nice job
@hg2.2 жыл бұрын
Well done, thanks.
@clarencenesmith7818 жыл бұрын
Does a simple fix like that cost the customer much there in California?
@NorCal-refrigeration8 жыл бұрын
Nothing in CA is inexpensive
@clarencenesmith7818 жыл бұрын
It would be about a 300.00 job here. Thanks for the videos.
@OcRefrig8 жыл бұрын
Im in Southern California & if u have the motor on the truck. It's a 2-3 hour job depending location etc. + motor cost. Fairly straight foreword job. Usually. Replace motor & clean condenser. Maybe clean the Evap. Too if necessary. Not usuAlly on freezers , but yes on walk-in coolers. $500-$600 to do this repair.
@clarencenesmith7818 жыл бұрын
Thanks O.C.
@OcRefrig8 жыл бұрын
California is an expensive state to do things. Everything costs a lot.
@I-yah8908 жыл бұрын
Spearman...Cool vids man.
@NorCal-refrigeration8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mahu
@tito39717 жыл бұрын
VIDEOS ARE GREAT THANKS!!!
@bobl788 жыл бұрын
I´m suprised, how many parts youè got on your truck... most guys here have to come back the other day, they have to order every screw
@NorCal-refrigeration8 жыл бұрын
It's like living on a island here the parts house is a drive away and it always breaks at nighttime or weekends. Lol
@rgluna707 жыл бұрын
great job bro
@NorCal-refrigeration7 жыл бұрын
Texas A.c thank you.
@goldhammer5614 жыл бұрын
Great video was this a multiple offender?
@74womack6 жыл бұрын
Nice
@AliG-vv2rd8 жыл бұрын
Another great vid! Are you on call pretty much 365 days a year?
@NorCal-refrigeration8 жыл бұрын
It's my own little business so yes. But I do take vacations here and there.
@vaccumme8 жыл бұрын
Rat's in a food storage area, nice!!
@justin09578 жыл бұрын
''Hot box'' I see what you did there, that A.O Smith motor was an old girl
@NorCal-refrigeration8 жыл бұрын
Old timer late 90's
@primetime7587 жыл бұрын
i can see that those motors are expensive as fuck. likewise here. than the customers asks why is the bill so high
@nicks6836 жыл бұрын
if you think that 7/16" bolt is fun,, try working on a reefer lmao. also, just carry torx bits, they even work for the hex heads (allen key) if not tight, or buy impact torx and you'll be set.
@timnaami23077 жыл бұрын
That motor is $220? Ouch.
@collind177 жыл бұрын
Tim Naami your cost is much lower than that but the customers price of commonly replaced parts that are kept on a truck are quite high.
@hg2.2 жыл бұрын
"Pump Down" That's on the A-list of HVAC slang... but it's one of those things never really made clear to beginners. I know you're in the field with this, and a full explanation wouldn't fit on the time clock. But "pump down" isn't something a beginner should fake. Any chance you could add some caption paragraphs on what's going on when it comes to Pump Down?
@Mr72challenger7 жыл бұрын
OTC6001 MOTOR
@seadeas3 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate your expertise…, but the “suggestive”, let us cool your hot box”. Is OVER the top, not professional, that a person expects from people like yourself!!!