Working On A Mini Split When the Customer Doesn’t Seem To Have Time For Me!

In this video I’m working on a mini split style system! #hvacguy #hvaclife #hvactrainingvideos #hvac #airconditioner #hvactechnician #furnace #heatpump #hvactroubleshooting #hvacinstall #minisplit #skilledtrades #bluecollarpride
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[@KenOcon-uz3dl]

That valve removal tool is awesome, I’ve never seen such a thing.

[@J-Colt]

When it comes to having working ac, I can hold off on funeral, eating, fishing or whatever just as long I know I'm having a cool place.

[@TheDeadheadable]

I would have got in the van and left told them it must not have been an emergency. Nice to see that new fieldpiece core tool in action been thinking of getting one.

[@markbeiser]

Been looking at them too, but I already have three 1/4" and four 5/16" Appion core removal tools, along with some other brands of them rattling around.🤣 They

[@hinspect]

I was impressed when I first saw a Schrader changeout tool. The added sight glass makes it even more impressive! Thanks for the Video 😊

[@HVACGUY]

Very welcome!

[@GrimyElarma]

When loook at the site glass what are you looking for exactly ?

[@gabbertje2811]

​@@GrimyElarma Sometimes the core won't go out properly so the sight glass helps you to see if the core is out without having to disassemble the tool 50 times. Sometimes you spend 10 minutes on a single core and lost count on how many times you retried

[@cjhardknocks7040]

Ahh thats really takes me back to my maintenance days!!! Without fail just as soon as the temp reaches about 80 degrees out, the whole complex comes down with asthma.

[@davidca96]

Dont call for service if you cant be there to allow the technician to fix it. Ill never understand that, how is he supposed to work on it if you dont give him access? People are nuts.

[@blackericdenice]

My sister used to do that when I work on her car. She always had somewhere she needed to go. So I stopped working on her car.

[@Bob-cx4ze]

That's a downside to a service business: you meet all the crazies.

[@blackericdenice]

I'm a truck driver and I just installed a 3.5 ton Goodman condenser. I get everything to working pretty good just before I need to leave for work. I go to unhook my low side line and the valve stem is leaking. I put a metal cap with a seal on it and went to work. I bought a valve stem installer last year and now after watching your video. I'm going to put it to work.

[@korndogg03]

Seeing some of your videos makes me glad I’m a commercial guy. I just deal with maintenance guys most of the time. 😂

[@TomLawson05]

Great effort Curtis getting the cooling on thanks for the video

[@HVACGUY]

You bet

[@jackedwards7420]

Well..... .all I've got to say your a better man than me.......first sign of attitude and I'm outta there...... plenty of A/C's to repair and not enough time.......they'll just have to wait a few days or get someone else!!

[@SomeRandomdude857]

That is the cleanest set of tools I’ve seen since the last new hire…….

[@robalexander7348]

You carried out that job well Curtis 👍 Au

[@keithosterkamp6207]

I feel so blessed that my HVAC guy is a great friend. He knows I’ll chase him down to pay him when he’s done if I’m not available at time of service.

[@subcoolHVAC]

Superheat looked good from here, Well done 👍

[@HVACGUY]

Thanks 👍

[@AaronPowellvox]

Yeah. I would have done the same thing. In the interest of time you did the right thing.

[@stevencossaboon3237]

Nice work Curtis. Nice of them to stick around until you were done.

[@chrisnapier5626]

Great job,Curtis!

[@kg4muc]

I don’t know why people schedule appointments knowing they have to be gone in that time window. You did about the only proper thing you could in the time you have. Charge and watch should have got you pretty close and by the scale and the fact it was icing you did 😅. At least there wasn’t a hornets nest on the condenser or something mean like that lol

[@regwebb8737]

As always great😊

[@HVACGUY]

Thanks again!

[@Fluorescentlighting123]

Love your vids!!!!!

[@moshemoshe-yy8hj]

If you had an appointment there should be out there waiting for you to finish if not they don't respect your time you shouldn't work for them

[@HVACGUY]

Well, they are tenants, and I was working for the company they rent from.

[@moshemoshe-yy8hj]

@@HVACGUY you are a good man you do a fine job

[@Mrmetalbrigade]

Curtis if I could make a suggestion with those core removal tools, use the secondary refrigerant port on them to release the gas that's trapped in them so you don't damage the O-rings in the plunger before pulling off the core tool

[@TheFatesLieutenant]

You are a good man.

[@getoutdoors8718]

Nice job! But since they were leaving maybe they could leave remotes with you and/or then you could cut power from outside, remove refrigerant and weigh in factory charge after replacing valve cores? Then power back up. Use remotes to turn back on and leave them by door. Since they were gone. This actually happened to me lol 😊 but not a valve core issue

[@HVACGUY]

No, remotes were wired and on the wall.

[@getoutdoors8718]

If no remotes I would’ve walked. Great work as usual sir!

[@MrSilence99]

Not sure how the remote could work anyway. Most of them don't work unless you are within line of sight. Unless maybe you can see the unit from outside the window.

[@getoutdoors8718]

@@MrSilence99true. I test through a window or door window to confirm before they leave the house. I guess I’ve just been lucky

[@markbeiser]

@@getoutdoors8718 The system has ducted air handlers using wired controllers, no wireless remotes at all.

[@scoobtoober2975]

We'd love to think the job is just the tech not the customer service. I'm not on the customer side. I probably would fail. You are a great worker and servicer.

[@MannyFontes1968]

What is wrong with ppl thinking that your house needs to be a refrigerator in order for them to feel cool...Mobile homes are poorly insulated and they expect a mini split to cool it down like it's the polar ice caps...SMH!

[@MrSilence99]

Their electric bill not mine lol

[@cengeb]

that's a slick core removal with a view window, I'm getting gone of them!!

[@Hvacnc]

Hardly ever mess with mini splits but when it has two heads can u isolate or pump down each individual head

[@HVACGUY]

They share the same compressor, but you can valve them off individually.

[@terryh8421]

Have carried out same procedure as you when under pressure, not an ideal world.

[@jthonn]

I saw absolutely nothing wrong with the way you charged the thing. What a rig, it doesn't look like enough A/C for that trailer to start with. You did a nice job as far as I'm concerned. Why the tenants rushed you is ridiculous to start with. Do they not want the ac fixed? Also the landlord is taking care of it. Plain stupid if you ask me. Thanks for sharing.

[@OcRefrig]

What if they had a doctors appt or something. Did he call and schedule a service call with them ? we don't know all the facts.

[@jthonn]

@@OcRefrig That is true. We may never know. I would say that if it is the case, then it's the landlord's fault.

[@mf953]

1) mini splits spec is for charge to be weighed in 2) any time there is a significant leak on 410a and a top off is done then we don’t know if we have correct blend of refrigerants anymore 3) maybe something more I don’t know about? sometimes something like this is the best you can do on a specific job, still very important to know what is proper and why so you can intelligently decide to do it differently

[@mf953]

1a) can’t properly charge on sc or sh, can probably get it in the ballpark if you know a few things 🤷‍♀️

[@trucker85d47]

What’s this I am hearing that they are coming out with new refrigerators for home and cars which will cost more for everybody and hvac guy will have to by new equipment to work on it 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍

[@HVACGUY]

That’s sorta true

[@spot878]

What’s your opinion on a mini split? Pros and cons? I would appreciate your opinion…thank you

[@sergiohernandez4163]

Honestly I don't like working with mini splits. I need to take a class you have boards that are upside down and can't work them lol.

[@JesseDoesHVAC]

Aint nothing wrong with what you just did. Yes proper way is to pull charge and weight in oem amount, but aint nothin wrong with charging on the fly and checking delta t of your indoor temps and suction pressures. The hard part is not knowing exactly how fast the compressor is running with inverter systems!

[@williamtorres3394]

I would have walked away and never come back!

[@jthonn]

He may do a lot of work for that landlord.

[@mrbrandonlechner]

Love your videos! Do you use aftermarket meter leads? I like how yours kinda untwist themselves. I have to untangle mine every time I use them.

[@optionstraderman]

Yeah, I still don't know why they don't put both ports on those condensers so you can monitor and charge them like standard compressor a.c. units. Seems like saving a few dollars on a valve with a port in it causes a lot of heartache for the tech, and lots of extra work for the tech and cost for the customers when you have to dump the charge and then sell them all new refrigerant, remove the old refrigerant, and dispose of the old refrigerant and maybe even install a new dryer. Such a waste of time and money to save the cost of a valve. I don't get it!!!

[@richardbartlett6932]

Have you ever actually worked on one ?

[@optionstraderman]

@@richardbartlett6932 I do maintenance and repairs on standard non-inverter systems for family and friends, and I'm considering replacing my own 25 year old 1999 model Dual Compressor 5 Ton 2 stage XL1800 Heat Pump with the new inverter technology when it dies. Have YOU ever worked on one of these new inverter systems, or any A/C units? What do you think about inverter systems?

[@markbeiser]

The metering devices are in the outdoor unit, so there is no liquid pressure to be had at the service valves. Most mini and multi splits don't have a charging mode, or other means to make the compressor and fans run at 100%, so access to a liquid port wouldn't necessarily help. Short of recovering the remaining charge, evacuating, and weighting in a fresh charge, all you can do is add refrigerant until it seems to be working decently, but no way to get it exact.

[@markbeiser]

@@optionstraderman AS/Trane inverter systems are nice. With the new Link controls you can bluetooth connect to it with a phone or tablet to access the whole system, run test modes, change configurations, and even check refrigerant.

[@billsilvers6066]

How about when you give an estimate and are told "My cousin Vinnie can do it cheaper"?, Then 2 days later you get a call for service at the same address and cousin Vinnie could not do it. Me I then (if it was not touched) charge double or I go home.

[@heavydiesel]

We call them Multi Splits when they have two or more indoor units with separate pipe runs to each indoor.

[@jthonn]

It didn't look like enough ac for that trailer. I may be wrong , but those trailers get hot and I don't know a lot about those mini splits. Honestly, I don't really like them. I had one in an office where I worked one time and it would freeze your butt off, but it was a small area, and I'm not so sure about longevity and the repairs.

[@harrydickson4575]

👍👍👍

[@Paul-IE-Repairs]

those are the " aint nobody got time for that" customers. The majority of the time, i have customers just leave the house unlocked for me, and tell me to lock up when i go.

[@JimAlderson-cn6ek]

May b overcharged with evaporator coil froze up but wat u going to do if they don't give u time tech service will tell u to recover evacuate and weigh in rental property's are the worst owners don't want to here excuses and renters don't give a damn it's not thier property

[@andrecampbell691]

Hard to understand people having their AC set for 62, I set mine for 77 daytime and 75 at night.

[@Garth2011]

Tenants are the worst in many cases. Maybe they should live a few days in the heat and humidity then make an appointment with them. That'll likely encourage them to see to it they make time for the needed service. This is the problem we have with landlords who are dealing with tenants that are "entitled" and expect perfection in every aspect of their housing needs.

[@ThomasWalker-m2y]

Let 'em sweat till their attitude changes and then add 2 days more and they realize how important you are, probably have cookies ready-made for you when you come next time.

[@stex1985]

👍

[@bill944]

Especially if you called me service. If you don't have time for me, I don't have time for you. Goodbye.

[@HarveyWallbanger-ho2cq]

My dog is panting

[@MrBen527]

And people wonder what's wrong with the world. Trailer homes go from no AC, to having it, and setting it to 64 degrees. GTFO

[@jamierushing]

Hi bro

[@HVACGUY]

Hello

[@jamierushing]

@@HVACGUY what up

[@samuelg3586]

That is one of the most irritating things a customer can do