those cases are clapped!

There should be a ball in the sight glass that float when there is some liquid. Or a color changing material, or something...

@ZRock7771

7 ай бұрын

On the liebert PFH condensers i work on, the recievers have a sight glass with a ball in it. Liebert call for the ball to float to the middle or the top for a proper full charge. Im suprised other manufacturers dont do the same.

@josemartinez-jt6tw

7 ай бұрын

You obviously dont work on this bur, watch a different channel

@gtpforever

7 ай бұрын

​@@josemartinez-jt6twwhy does someone need to watch another channel if they don't work on this stuff? That just hurts HVAC Survival lol

You got to love the bricks holding the condenser.

Cant really say anymore that i am amazed by your level of professionalism. Heck ill say it anyway.😂 Can't wait for the next video.

@HVACRSurvival

7 ай бұрын

Your to kind! Thanks for watching them!

Call the health dept. on that crappy place lol

Some good lookin equipment there 😅. Nice job Rick!

@HVACRSurvival

7 ай бұрын

Nothing but the best for me 🤣 NOT!

I do the same thing when I condemn and replace a valve with the thought the power head lost the charge. It’s so satisfying when you cut it and nothing comes out! lol. Great video and great diagnosis!

@HVACRSurvival

7 ай бұрын

It's a great thing to not hear indeed

See if your company will get you the sporlan BQ kit. You can pretty much build almost any valve you need with it. Saves you time and gets the case back up and running a lot faster... Good luck leak checking tomorrow.

@HVACRSurvival

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! I should ask about it, they are picky about what they stock on the truck.

Lot of generations of guys working on that stuff over the years. I would love to have seen it in person

@HVACRSurvival

7 ай бұрын

Anytime you wan't to come to Ohio I'll hook you up Joey!

Thanks Rick for sharing your work experiences with us !

Love to watch all the oil come back after Txv clog.

Nice work Rick.

Great job Rick

Great video. I like to see what can be done with the old cranky stuff.

A small leak started last April. It shows up now because colder outside temps require more refrigerant to be backed up in the condenser. Good luck.

Feliz Navidad y Ano Nuevo HERMANO!!!! Hope this year gets better for us all………

@HVACRSurvival

7 ай бұрын

Gracias 🙏

Man these videos are so helpful. Thanks for filming i know the job is hard work even without making and editing

@HVACRSurvival

7 ай бұрын

I appreciate your appreciation!

I think you forget to pull vacuum.

Great video Rick! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experiences.

@HVACRSurvival

7 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great job Rick.

@HVACRSurvival

7 ай бұрын

Thanks John.

Nicely done as always Mr Rick.....a man of many talents....and a get er done spirit.

@HVACRSurvival

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Jason!

Great Video. Thank you for sharing. Have a nice weekend

@HVACRSurvival

7 ай бұрын

Thanks brother!

Nice 👍 job

Love your videos...thanks for bringing us along. Spell across :)

@HVACRSurvival

7 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!

Love the videos! Been watching for a long time now and I find myself having to go watch old live videos cause I’m waiting for your new videos to come out!

@HVACRSurvival

7 ай бұрын

I did two this week, It's hard to do that many but I'm trying to get them done quicker

@owenflower5808

7 ай бұрын

@@HVACRSurvival they are awesome! We appreciate the videos a ton

Great video Rick. The Hussmans I work on you can take the TXVs apart to clean them which I have done a few times but the ZeroZones use Danfoss TXVs and you can’t take those apart which sucks because you just have to replace it. Good stuff as always!

@HVACRSurvival

7 ай бұрын

Thanks man!

You do awesome work enjoy your videos learn something new on each video thanks

@HVACRSurvival

7 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Great work as always ... Thx

Great video check the TXV what l did first thing is pour hot water to see if it has moisture it will start feeding if not pull off TXV bulb to see if your pressure are changing if not change bulb .

thank you for sheering. great video.

@HVACRSurvival

7 ай бұрын

I’m glad you like it! Thanks 🙏

Awesome video Rick! Lucky the line set is exposed most I’ve worked on is in the slab. Those old Hussman condensers that have the receiver on the bottom will have have a pressure relief on the back side of the receiver and will leak a lot being on high side. Keep up the good work brother!

@HVACRSurvival

7 ай бұрын

That might be where it went then. I was told the condenser fans failed twice. I will be checking for oil at the pop off, I didn't see them.

@FPHA697

7 ай бұрын

@@HVACRSurvival I believe it is a 1/2 or 5/8 flare hard to see sometimes. I have found 2 or 3 when leak detection of cases turn up nothing. Once they start leaking they won’t stop. I’ve capped all mine with a flare cap. Good luck maybe another video.

@MariosACandRefrigeration

7 ай бұрын

You are right ,i had that before,what do you think about going from low to hbp on the txv.@@FPHA697

@thesilentonevictor

7 ай бұрын

Great video Rick

How do you charge on a job like that? Is it a call out then hourly rate + parts etc,, or do you quote the job up front... i have stopped doing refrigeration due to the high cost of parts and gas and the constant arguments over price, i cant get it through to customers that they may have more than one problem and the price will change.. my favourite one is 'it just needs topping up' or the old ' it needs new gas' ??? Its a difficult field for small or one man companys, especially when the customer wont pay a call out and wants a cast in stone quote over the phone 😂 I think im better sticking to the other catering equipment like ovens and dishwashers, etc...😅

@HVACRSurvival

7 ай бұрын

Hourly plus parts unless they want it quoted. Then it’s wherever time I think it will take and the office calculates it out.

You might want to check the compressor,if it is low pressure,because you put a HBP txv,and you might be over feeding the compressor,the extra refrigerant.meat display run at 28 deg.hope that helps.

@HVACRSurvival

7 ай бұрын

I'm not good at matching the txvs, thats why I had our top guy do it. If it's wrong then I would hope he would of caught it.

here a leak, there a leak, everywhere a leak leak.(probably). maybe the failed powerhead was leaking refrigerant out somehow or you fixed a leak playing with the txv initially?

@HVACRSurvival

7 ай бұрын

I think when the condenser fans went out that it may have blown its load through the relief valve.

It is hard to charge a unit with r134 to clear glass,when it is cold and the fans do not cycle,sometimes they will not clear,the frost pattern on evap and s/h should be good enough

@HVACRSurvival

7 ай бұрын

I was concerned how much I had to add and the flow of the refrigerant looked slow. I will feel better once I remove it and weigh in, then I'll know what the total charge is.

@MariosACandRefrigeration

7 ай бұрын

charge it with the head pressure connected,if it is cold you might have to block condenser to bring head pressure up to clear sight glass.@@HVACRSurvival

You had Chris's hat on that shelf, or i saw something similar? 😂

@HVACRSurvival

7 ай бұрын

I sure did! He gave me another when I seen him in California for the NASA transport.

The compressor is design for 0 to 20 deg,i would not modify ref.thanks for sharing.

@HVACRSurvival

7 ай бұрын

I don't understand what modification your talking about.?

@MariosACandRefrigeration

7 ай бұрын

you replaced txv from low to a +50 to -10 txv.@@HVACRSurvival

I've seen worse, but that store is nasty!

Fantastic video thanks has tooth pick bob been commenting

@HVACRSurvival

7 ай бұрын

I haven't heard of him. lol

What brand is that blue marker you always use?

@HVACRSurvival

4 ай бұрын

Uni-paint

What are those holes on the flare nut on the txv? Black dots ?

@HVACRSurvival

7 ай бұрын

Helps keep the moister out of the nut so it doesn't crack I believe.

@shifter8207

7 ай бұрын

@@HVACRSurvival did not know that. Thanks Rick !

you could be able to change powerhead easy.

@HVACRSurvival

7 ай бұрын

OK, Explain how you would do it and why you would want to warranty it for free if it failed in a year after the repair?

@jxw9634

7 ай бұрын

If you already clean filter and pin it would work Great. Powerhead most of time is issue when it lose charge and slammed closed. You did good

@jxw9634

7 ай бұрын

@@HVACRSurvival I work for supermarket refrigeration with racks

check that all txv's are the same.

@HVACRSurvival

7 ай бұрын

Similar build but they work the same

@MariosACandRefrigeration

7 ай бұрын

that they are 43 fzp power heads,low temp.@@HVACRSurvival

@HVACRSurvival

7 ай бұрын

I believe I mentioned that the original head was low temp in the video.

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they left you some bologna, i see

@HVACRSurvival

7 ай бұрын

That’s fresh I’m sure 🤣

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