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  • @AaronPowellvox
    @AaronPowellvox Жыл бұрын

    That duct system is nice! I’ve never been a fan of York but you how the whole brand thing goes. Great work again bro.

  • @knh5954
    @knh5954 Жыл бұрын

    Don't own a house, but I am excited about hvac! Great job, will remember the 20 degrees differentiation and that variable fans can run too fast and loud.

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    Жыл бұрын

    Awesome i'm glad you learn something my friend

  • @bretyoung1869
    @bretyoung1869 Жыл бұрын

    Great video Taddy !! Wish I could find someone like you. Thanks 👍🏽👍🏽

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    Жыл бұрын

    You're welcome thank you so much for watching

  • @jjjohn5914
    @jjjohn591410 ай бұрын

    Excellent...you did a great job....I never ever had an a/c tech do what you did....never ever once was the subcool or superheat checked or balancing the the air flow.

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    10 ай бұрын

    Thanks 👍

  • @modquad18
    @modquad18 Жыл бұрын

    I just found a new favorite hvac channel 👍🏽

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    Жыл бұрын

    Excellent

  • @j727100
    @j727100 Жыл бұрын

    Most techs or installers don't do this. Also true Delta t requires humidity reading. The higher the humidity the less the split will be. So you might b be at 17° split then when humidty drops it might read 20°. Good work like watching you.

  • @turboflush
    @turboflush Жыл бұрын

    I got a similar york unit. Its capable of dehumming also. So far like the unit. Not a fan of the flex in my attic though. I am foamed in the attic. I hate hearing the vents also. Had a tech come by and want to turn up the fans. Need more like you.

  • @racegrubb2152

    @racegrubb2152

    9 ай бұрын

    All air conditioning dehumidifies. Some better than others

  • @turboflush

    @turboflush

    9 ай бұрын

    @@racegrubb2152 yes a product of creating cold air. However some have a specific mode to dehum.

  • @Dillonmechanical
    @Dillonmechanical Жыл бұрын

    Good stuff as always from the hvac boss

  • @chadriddle3517
    @chadriddle351711 ай бұрын

    1st video I’ve watched if your an internet definitely subscribed now! Good information man. Wish all Hvac techs had the same passion to make things best as possible. Bought new home couple years ago and it has good trane and Honeywell equipment but install and set up was awful! This helped

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    11 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the sub!

  • @sowhatimliving
    @sowhatimliving Жыл бұрын

    Check the static pressure bro! This will simplify your process! .5-.7 on most models. Then go level the vents. Nice video.

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    Жыл бұрын

    thanks 👍 😊

  • @jeffreywhitlatch1409
    @jeffreywhitlatch1409 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful job, I hate it when the returns are sucking hard, and the vents are roaring. Man! that looks nice.

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you brother

  • @23x31
    @23x3111 ай бұрын

    Those Accurite thermometer/hygrometers are okay but you need to test the accuracy of the humidity with a salt test as they are usually off. Get a small container (maybe 2 ounces) and fill it with a damp paste of table salt (not super saturated). Put that in a zip lock freezer bag along with the Accurite and leave it in a room around 70 - 72 degrees for 24 hours. The humidity should be 75%. If not, just mark the device how many points its off either way and you'll have an accurate unit. (The temps are usually all good on these). I have over 15 of these with most of them in coolers used as cigar humidors with several placed around the house and the outdoor shed.

  • @charlesbryant8947
    @charlesbryant8947 Жыл бұрын

    Nice looking job!!!! Getting that evapor coil as cold as possible slowing dowing the fan speed, Question what was the total static pressure on the duct system? looked good no vent ducts on the end looked well balanced, keep up the great work bro 👏

  • @One-Day-After-Another
    @One-Day-After-Another10 ай бұрын

    I feel so antiquated with my 2004 Trane Heat Pump....everything is so fancy now

  • @rodpratt8771

    @rodpratt8771

    2 ай бұрын

    They don’t last no more than 15 years lol

  • @panamacitybeachbum
    @panamacitybeachbum9 ай бұрын

    One of the most commonly overlooked A/C issues here in Florida is the air distribution. Overuse of flex duct is the devil.

  • @adolfovazquez8427
    @adolfovazquez8427 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the tip you are the best

  • @John-vh1fk
    @John-vh1fk11 ай бұрын

    I wish we had basement/crawl spaces for ducts to go here in Texas. So much cooling lost with ducts in the attic.

  • @alongthewatchtower
    @alongthewatchtower8 ай бұрын

    I had same problem when I moved into my new mobile home. The system was not commissioned. Installers left fan setting on highest setting and I had great delta T but humidity was off the chart. Very uncomfortable. Changed fan settings to lowest speed and now it’s very comfortable.

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    8 ай бұрын

    Glad to hear my friend

  • @thenexthobby
    @thenexthobby11 ай бұрын

    In college (mid '80s) I got fed up with our apartment's system always blowing like a hurricane. Who thought that made sense? I took off the cover and discovered the fan had 3 speeds, adjustable by putting the wire on a different terminal. Went from max to min, the place was far quieter and cooled at least as well. Today I'm wondering if my upstairs air handler has a similar secret to tell.

  • @HVAC-TECH-Les
    @HVAC-TECH-Les Жыл бұрын

    Love the video, nice tips. That superheat....blower related? " I'll keep you cool if you let me" I'm going to use that ❤

  • @dporrasxtremeLS3

    @dporrasxtremeLS3

    Жыл бұрын

    Copywrited! Tad!

  • @HVAC-TECH-Les

    @HVAC-TECH-Les

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dporrasxtremeLS3 even if he did have a copyright doesn't mean you can't use it, you just can't sell for a profit as if you owned the copyright.

  • @juanp8917
    @juanp891710 ай бұрын

    Hi Taddy, Love watching your videos! You are very thorough with your work. I have a question regarding air flow. I noticed the return in my second floor is not pulling any air in. When I block the return in the first floor the upstairs return then starts pulling air in. Do you have any ideas on what the issue(s) could be?

  • @jnservicehvac
    @jnservicehvac Жыл бұрын

    Good job!

  • @gadgethunter5732
    @gadgethunter57323 ай бұрын

    If I only had a dollar for every time I had to adjust air handler fan from it's absolute maximum cfm { usually the factory setting} down to the cfm that matches the size of condensing unit. Well, I guess you could say I've earned thousands of dollars doing exactly that.

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    3 ай бұрын

    You're the man

  • @alb12345672
    @alb12345672 Жыл бұрын

    I do lots of auto ac repairs, replaced an evaporator in my truck recently, thinking of doing this as a job :lol: It is similar. There is no subcool on a truck though :lol:. Once the truck moves everything changes. It is charged strictly by weight.

  • @sisqokid7978
    @sisqokid7978 Жыл бұрын

    Looks nice on a, from what I can tell, a fairly new house and duct system. What about a 30-year-old one?

  • @D2O2
    @D2O2 Жыл бұрын

    Careful with those cheap temp/hygrometer. I have 3 of them that all read wildly different values sitting next to each other. I have checked their calibration and 1 of 3 was with 3% RH at 50%, others were 7 and 8% off.

  • @benjaminmassey9731
    @benjaminmassey97314 ай бұрын

    You may have lower temperature now but are not providing enough airflow to properly cool the space. Adjust the fan speed can cause higher electricity also. I’m more concerned that unit may not be the proper tonnage for the space.

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    4 ай бұрын

    This is a foam insulated house 🏠 Works great 👍

  • @refrexcoolweys2365
    @refrexcoolweys2365 Жыл бұрын

    Your all video knowledgebel nice sir

  • @atomatom6442
    @atomatom6442 Жыл бұрын

    Well done

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @AlongtheRiverLife
    @AlongtheRiverLife Жыл бұрын

    What do you do for a single stage? Here on the Gulf Coast, the humidity is so high and temps have been so hot lately.

  • @virgil3241
    @virgil32419 ай бұрын

    Great video, unfortunately, from house owning experience, not all duct system is done well. Current house on a dual zone system, and struggled for a year to get it better, and it will never be correct, unless I want to rip apart a finished basement and fix all the ducting. But I have learned a ton the last 4 years becaue of this house

  • @mssj4gokou
    @mssj4gokou10 ай бұрын

    What would you recommend for my setup? We have a 3 floor townhouse. No basement, first floor is on concrete. Our unit, however, is up on the third floor. Its a reversed system. Upstairs is always dying in the summer and comfortable in the winter while downstairs is cold in the winter and average in the summer.

  • @07JR
    @07JR Жыл бұрын

    Nice good job

  • @DBHC_PRO
    @DBHC_PRO11 ай бұрын

    One recommendation: your temp clamp should be placed 6” from test port and on the top of the line set so oils don’t mess with temp

  • @j727100

    @j727100

    11 ай бұрын

    I think you are reaching here a bit

  • @DBHC_PRO

    @DBHC_PRO

    11 ай бұрын

    @@j727100 hey, if you want to be a good tech and not a great tech then that’s your prerogative. The only thing stopping you is yourself.

  • @j727100

    @j727100

    11 ай бұрын

    @chrismunoz7156 well how can you argue with that

  • @j727100

    @j727100

    11 ай бұрын

    I will test this out. I'm going to place my clamp thermistor on the service brass portion of the valve and then 6" away. Then I'll switch postion from the top to the bottom. Record my readings to see if there is any difference in temp.

  • @DBHC_PRO

    @DBHC_PRO

    11 ай бұрын

    @@j727100 you’ll have to do it with every unit to see the correlation, it won’t happen every time. I was a proctor for TEP and they were very strict on how readings were taken. They’ll also teach you this in trade school

  • @bluesdirt6555
    @bluesdirt655511 ай бұрын

    What about the filter? Merv on my in laws is like 1 and getting a lot of mud in evaporator drain lines now getting freeze ups . I’m trying to tell him to get something better but he’s worried about losing air flow? I have a 4 inch merv 11 on a standard blower and works great. I need one of those airflow meters!

  • @z06rcr
    @z06rcr Жыл бұрын

    As a side bonus humidity will be much better controlled.

  • @theglockkeeper214
    @theglockkeeper2145 ай бұрын

    Home owner’$ could learn a lot from this video

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    5 ай бұрын

    Good

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    5 ай бұрын

    Please share the video

  • @theglockkeeper214

    @theglockkeeper214

    5 ай бұрын

    @@TaddyDigest I tried to explain this to homeowners myself, but I don’t have the type of equipment that you have. I’m going to invest soon into those.

  • @FlyEaglesFly19111
    @FlyEaglesFly19111 Жыл бұрын

    Well factory charge is 15ft on that York. Then there is a chart to add after that. Off top of my head its .6 oz per ft after. I would add extra charge befprw opening valves. Dip switches should have been set before turning on power. Rwmember long flex lines past 5' add static and drop cfm/pascal. When in doubt pipe it out. Flex should ONLY be use to minimize vibration.

  • @scoobtoober2975
    @scoobtoober29754 күн бұрын

    Over time k-type connecters where it plugs into your meter. Those flat blade types. They usually don't have a good strain relief and you can take it apart. Cut back to fresh wire and re-attached to the two screw heads. I see those ones are not-re-buildable. Get generic k-type ends that are field wire capable.

  • @bensb166
    @bensb16611 ай бұрын

    Am I understanding this correctly? No matter the size of the room, the supply vents should blow the same amount of CFM? If so, what should that be?

  • @dporrasxtremeLS3
    @dporrasxtremeLS3 Жыл бұрын

    Tad did you do the duct work? Nice job! Super great video, lots to cover! Details, Details!

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    Жыл бұрын

    yes sir thank you 😊

  • @Rick-tb4so
    @Rick-tb4so10 ай бұрын

    Is there such a thing as the return elbow to the furnace as too big ? Mine is 10" x 25" coming down to the elbow.

  • @DJ-Art-Morris
    @DJ-Art-MorrisКүн бұрын

    You mentioned about having a digital hydrometer and a dehumidifier i have both and not certain if my house has foam insulation or bit because there is spray in insulation in the attic. But what i can say is that the air coming out of my registers are roughly 70% humidity when the ac is running. I have a track home in se Texas built 2018. Any idea wth is going on? My free standing dehumidifier with built in pump just cannot keep up.

  • @rickmichaels1166
    @rickmichaels11667 ай бұрын

    I have a Amana AHVE36CP1400AA Inverted air handler that’s very loud. Can fan speed be lowered on it like in your video?

  • @grandpre9442
    @grandpre9442 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Taddy, are you going to do another PulseX video after the likely launch this weekend? Liked your Sacrifice videos. Would be good to hear another video.

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    Жыл бұрын

    I may have to give it a shot I hope that it really launches

  • @grandpre9442

    @grandpre9442

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TaddyDigest Great to hear! Yes, Same. We have remained Patient, and all our lives have carried on. But its all about to get exciting now and the wait would have been worth it. I'm certain of it. All the best.

  • @LuisCampos-nu8sk
    @LuisCampos-nu8sk10 ай бұрын

    How do I find someone in my area who will perform a a detailed test like this?

  • @robertpalmatier2699
    @robertpalmatier269910 ай бұрын

    Daddy is the man!

  • @michaelburton4025
    @michaelburton4025Ай бұрын

    Tad i would like to know if you have different size registers in the should they all still blow the same or should different sizes blow different speeds ? Just curious

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    Ай бұрын

    They should all blow the same feet per minute

  • @Bluemortal001
    @Bluemortal00111 ай бұрын

    AND that is how u get another subscriber :)

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    11 ай бұрын

    Sweet

  • @coolramone
    @coolramone11 ай бұрын

    Show more on how to do a temp split Tad. Plz.

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    11 ай бұрын

    Will do my brother

  • @cesargallardo6621
    @cesargallardo6621 Жыл бұрын

    Hello, I have a bi-level home and cooler in the lower half (finished) I have a return vent on the other side of the wall just before my filter, question since my upper level is way warmer, should I close that lower return vent located near the filter ?

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    Жыл бұрын

    I would have to know what tonnage your equipment is How much return does your equipment need based off of the tonnage Then I could determine whether or not you could close off that return But until then i'm afraid it may affect your equipment in a negative way

  • @landonp6630
    @landonp6630 Жыл бұрын

    What happened to the super heat when you turned down fan speed? What happen to coil temp? What happen to delta?

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    Жыл бұрын

    I thought that was all in the video I will do a video that next time

  • @MrAwsomeshot
    @MrAwsomeshot10 ай бұрын

    the return in our home is the interior of a framed out sheetrock wall its like a 2.5x2.5 chute up into the attic and the top of the shoot is a duct box. There is the backside of drywall, studs, and the concrete slab exposed in this space. Is this correct?

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    10 ай бұрын

    That sounds interesting I would have to see pictures to be able to tell you if it's right. Do you wanna click the join button and get my email? I will send it to you and then you can send me pictures.

  • @coldfinger459sub0
    @coldfinger459sub0 Жыл бұрын

    Ever since I got my TrueFlow grid for measuring CFM total, my Testo and Fieldpiece airflow, measuring tools, feel neglected in a bandit. The batteries are going to go dead inside them before they ever get used again.. I

  • @hamzahmohammad9918
    @hamzahmohammad9918 Жыл бұрын

    Can you show us how to take a static pressure reading and explain to us what it means

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    Жыл бұрын

    yes of course I will get that on video soon

  • @dporrasxtremeLS3

    @dporrasxtremeLS3

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TaddyDigest Will be watching!

  • @davidlouiso9650
    @davidlouiso965011 ай бұрын

    So would you change the fan speed for winter months? I may have to get one of those units as our ranch is not balanced very well. We installed a damper to push more air to the furthest end from the system.

  • @danwake4431

    @danwake4431

    11 ай бұрын

    im not a tech, but i know enough to be dangerous. your thermostat will use different speeds for heat and cooling, faster fan speed for cooling due to heavier cool air. the cooling speeds may not be optimal, and still need to be tweaked.

  • @guylavoie1342

    @guylavoie1342

    7 ай бұрын

    On this system, you can see that the controller board has separate fan speed jumpers for heating and cooling. Generally, you'll want to have a higher airflow for cooling. If you determine that two speeds are needed for cooling and heating and your system doesn't have separate heat/cool speed settings, then yes you might want to adjust the blower speed with the season change.

  • @michaelburton4025
    @michaelburton4025 Жыл бұрын

    I have a question if you adjust blower speed on a variable speed motor will the blower motor still do the variable speed option?

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes.

  • @Rodzilla408
    @Rodzilla408 Жыл бұрын

    Nice install. And good video 👍👍

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you my brother I am glad you're here

  • @newtonb1426
    @newtonb142611 ай бұрын

    I have a new unit but some of the rooms upstairs are not cold?

  • @jascam1
    @jascam1 Жыл бұрын

    Drop the fan speed will provide more dehumidification plus decrease my supply 5 degrees, I could use your service in SW Florida. Six visits from my two year newly installed 16 SEER Goodman HP and they still can't get it right.

  • @TJ-22

    @TJ-22

    11 ай бұрын

    What is your average indoor relative humidity? what’s your average run cycle time?

  • @charvey_
    @charvey_6 күн бұрын

    Anyone notice that not one of them floor joist have a hangar on it attaching to the beam? Is a nice HVAC system though!!

  • @connorbutler4085
    @connorbutler408510 ай бұрын

    Is 700 the best target airflow for pretty much all systems or just this house in particular? Also, I know that if a system doesn't have enough airflow then it can freeze up, so does lowering the fan speed not cause future problems?

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    10 ай бұрын

    In between 400 -700 feet per minute As long as you monitor the Pressures and adjust the charge properly. You will never have a problem.

  • @srercrcr
    @srercrcr Жыл бұрын

    Adding a dehumidifier is just wringing out more moisture right?

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    Жыл бұрын

    yes

  • @WattTheTech
    @WattTheTech11 күн бұрын

    I’m not a technician just a home owner. Had new system installed (Canada). 1.5 ton AC with 2 tone A coil. They didn’t set my fan speed but I do know how to adjust the taps myself. Currently it’s on 796 cfm should I knock this down to 596. The old system that died was a 2 ton. They said I was over sized. 1300 sqft house. I did try it briefly but I only saw at the register about a 1 degree drop. So at the lower speed I get 53.7 Is 200 cfm really worth the reduction. I’m seeing the upper floors warmer a tad dripping down the cfm

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    10 күн бұрын

    I would keep it where it's at

  • @blakewilson3062
    @blakewilson306211 ай бұрын

    I have had this issue for a couple of years since I bought the home. All my rooms in the back of a single story family house that’s not even 1500 sqft don’t get as much airflow as the living room and kitchen. The middle room of the three in the back hardly gets any airflow out of the vent. How can I get that fixed, my child is in that room and I live in Texas so it’s hot in his room in the summer and cold in the winter ?

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    11 ай бұрын

    Really need more info I can't really help you with this problem through the comments I can give you advice though Check the duck size Check the air flow feet per minute Check the size of the unit and the amount of vent you have Watch my members only video on duck sizing and air flow and duck design Join kzread.info/dron/uMyjTVlkM4xZ5z_eSyoB1w.htmljoin

  • @nd3498
    @nd3498 Жыл бұрын

    It's nice when the basement is open and you can access everything but when you have a finished basement and very little access to the ductwork there's little that can be done in way of balancing ductwork and adjusting blower speed. If I went into someone's home and told then, Hey if you let me tear apart your basement ceiling I can optimize and balance your system by changing your ductwork/fan speed for a more efficient system. They would point me to the door and tell me to leave. You also have to consider the customer's budget. It's not cheap to redo all the ductwork in a house and 90% of people will tell you NO. It's a great install and it looks nice. I am concerned when I hear that the units superheat is only at 5 degrees. If your superheat is to low or nonexistent you run the risk of liquid refrigerant coming back to the compressor and causing damage or it washes the oil out of the compressor which would also cause it to burn up and fail. I normally try to set my superheat at 10-15 degrees. I still liked your attention to detail and I hope to learn a couple things from you in the future. Thanks for the content.

  • @michaelburton4025
    @michaelburton4025 Жыл бұрын

    I wish I had someone to come to Chester County and check my like that I can trust.

  • @kylerjackson8262

    @kylerjackson8262

    Жыл бұрын

    Chester south Carolina?

  • @johnsandlinjr

    @johnsandlinjr

    Жыл бұрын

    PA?

  • @cashstith4935

    @cashstith4935

    Жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @CanDuNietteR
    @CanDuNietteR10 ай бұрын

    I love my fast hard blowing ac.. my house stays freezing cold..

  • @Almtyhalfbreed
    @Almtyhalfbreed Жыл бұрын

    So the thermometer/hygrometer determines if there's too much air or too little cfms?

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    Жыл бұрын

    No a thermometer tells temperature and a Hygrometer tells humidity.

  • @MinnesotaHvAc
    @MinnesotaHvAc Жыл бұрын

    I prefer to take static pressure and set air flow to 350-400 CFH per ton of cooling. With your second probe it will compute TEET.

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    Жыл бұрын

    very good practice I like that 👍

  • @D2O2

    @D2O2

    Жыл бұрын

    Without design conditions(manual j) , how are you achieving proper SHR from the equipment?

  • @KBradAdams
    @KBradAdams11 ай бұрын

    Great video... would this cause a brand new trane to drip small amounts of water onto the air filter?

  • @KBradAdams

    @KBradAdams

    11 ай бұрын

    Any ideas?

  • @8307c4

    @8307c4

    11 ай бұрын

    @@KBradAdams Generally that means a clogged condensation run-off pipe.

  • @KBradAdams

    @KBradAdams

    11 ай бұрын

    @@8307c4 that was cleaned out already? It’s more of a drip type thing but on the filter! I read it could be coming from the coils bypassing the top drip pan?

  • @Badrattlesnake
    @Badrattlesnake10 ай бұрын

    1,2 degrees cooler but little air coming out of the vents this may runs longer to cool the house

  • @davids970
    @davids97011 ай бұрын

    Was gonna say looks good if it’s 75 degrees but you beat me to it

  • @leyntonsiwuang6529
    @leyntonsiwuang652928 күн бұрын

    260 Psi high temperature pressure gauge (red). 20 cell per division.

  • @sticktron2857
    @sticktron285711 ай бұрын

    In Louisiana it hot heat wave

  • @davidarnold1446
    @davidarnold1446 Жыл бұрын

    You need to add joist hangers where joist meet header beam.

  • @tonyd4346

    @tonyd4346

    11 ай бұрын

    Last I checked, this isn’t a carpentry video.

  • @BillyBob007

    @BillyBob007

    11 ай бұрын

    Good catch.

  • @MrBjorn6
    @MrBjorn610 ай бұрын

    I just had my 5 ton American standard 2002 serviced by my cousin. I called an air conditioning company who informed me that I have R 22. Which is so expensive at $275 a pound, i might be better of changing my units (i have 2.5 magic aire in the basement). So I went online and bought 30 pounds of R22 for $924 for just in case. My cousin found the leak slow leak in the attic. Added 10 pounds of R22. Fixed the motor in the basement unit. Spent 7 hours doing the job and charged me $500. My units are running like brand new. Because I gutted my house before I bought it and had both units put in. 20 years and counting very little problems so why change them. Now if I'd got the same job done by the original company I'd would of spent $2700 just on Freon R22. I doubt he'd do such a fantastic job as my cousin. Because he took his time to figure out what was wrong with my unit which was iceing up outside and not cooling the house once it got above 85 outside

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    10 ай бұрын

    very cool bro glad to here that you did not get ripped off

  • @MrBjorn6

    @MrBjorn6

    10 ай бұрын

    @@TaddyDigest thanks you. I love your channel especially after this summer.. I'm glad the first guy scared me with the price of R22. Because even my cousin was shocked 😦 by me buying it for 924 for 30 pounds online. He said his company normally charges customers 150 to 200 a pound 🤔. Well I have 20 pounds left. With my slow leak found in the attic that should last me for awhile 🤔

  • @airjer18
    @airjer1811 ай бұрын

    That's one way to do it, just not the right or most accurate way. You should have measured static pressure and compared to blower performance chart and started by adjusting the blower speed based on static pressure. Also all your ducts shouldn't have the same amount of airflow or velocity either. Depends on the manual J load calculation and the design of the home, and register location...

  • @ayoutubewatcher7009
    @ayoutubewatcher700927 күн бұрын

    lol, 3-5* superheat, What happens when the filter gets dirty?

  • @stevenowens4511
    @stevenowens45119 ай бұрын

    Maybe I just missed it, but I don't think you explained why this improves things or how it works. I get that the lower blower pressure is quieter, and you said that it also improves the dehumidifying effect, both of which are nice but is there some significant improvement of cooling effect that results from lowering the blower pressure? You showed that the air coming out is cooler, but of course it's both the volume of air as well as the temperature difference that determine the total amount of cooling effect. Is there some sort of optimum tradeoff between CFM and temperature? As for how it works, my guess is that because the air is moving through the plenum more slowly, it has more time to get cooled by the evaporator coil. And, of course, the colder the air is, the more humidity drops out. Is that the whole explanation or is there more to it than that?

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    9 ай бұрын

    You hit the nail on the head with the last sentence Good deal You understand Not only did I increase the capacity of the equipment and correct the c f m across the return grill. But I provide better comfort and remove more humidity

  • @yourmedicareguylarrybelt7792
    @yourmedicareguylarrybelt7792 Жыл бұрын

    I moved into a condo where the air is not balanced in the upper level. It’s about 10° higher on a hot day. I’ve determined the problem is the air return. It just does not pull hard enough to return air from the upper level, but does fine at the main level, there’s about 40 feet of run for the returns in the upper level. Is there a solution to this?

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely there is a solution

  • @yourmedicareguylarrybelt7792

    @yourmedicareguylarrybelt7792

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TaddyDigest What do you suggest? No one has been able to offer one.

  • @allen17sbmvp

    @allen17sbmvp

    Жыл бұрын

    Cheap filter

  • @racegrubb2152

    @racegrubb2152

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@yourmedicareguylarrybelt7792does the upper level have a thermostat or is the thermostat on the lower level? Would probably do better if it was zoned as well. It's prob a combination of the long return, also if thermostat is downstairs it's gonna satisfy by that temp and may still need more run time to cool the upstairs down. Zoning it would help. What size are your returns?

  • @cpkay33
    @cpkay33 Жыл бұрын

    wish my upstairs room blew 1000 ft/min. its bakin even with the downstairs dampers and thermostat at 70

  • @WorldCommander
    @WorldCommander8 ай бұрын

    Most HVAC people I've seen, install, turn on and you never see them again. Never knew these details before. Want to install a system in California?!

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    8 ай бұрын

    Yeah people don't really commission anymore it's sad. I'm pretty far away from california l o l

  • @naoumhalamoutis1960
    @naoumhalamoutis1960 Жыл бұрын

    try insulating the supply. No radius on the supply plenum elbow??? No turning vains???

  • @gadgethunter5732
    @gadgethunter57323 ай бұрын

    Does system use a TXV or fixed restriction?

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    3 ай бұрын

    txv

  • @sprintcardriver8
    @sprintcardriver89 күн бұрын

    How does slowing the fan speed down make the air coming out colder?

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    9 күн бұрын

    Lowers the temperature of the refrigerant At the indoor coil

  • @sprintcardriver8

    @sprintcardriver8

    8 күн бұрын

    @@TaddyDigest thanks man

  • @Tiger_Gaming9095
    @Tiger_Gaming909511 ай бұрын

    My Honeywell pro series & My temperature is not reading room temperature going high temperature by itself & it takes forever my unit or or coil my coil is 20 years old already one of the rooms not blowing enough cold air only things only night time around 10 pm clock it does go down nighttime only Andy daytime my temperature goes up high temperature what to do I think it needs a tune-up check up I hope it's not that was it something else wrong with it AC I like your videos I'm learning how to do it @TaddyDigest

  • @rodgreene2687
    @rodgreene268710 ай бұрын

    Need to install a tee after the trap

  • @michaelcohen4513
    @michaelcohen451310 ай бұрын

    What is super heat? How does a lower fan speed make the temperature cooler?

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    10 ай бұрын

    Super Heat Can signify how much refrigerant is in the evaporator Because if you lower the fan speed the air flows slower across a cold coil therefore lowering the temperature.

  • @michaelcohen4513

    @michaelcohen4513

    10 ай бұрын

    @@TaddyDigest thanks. My Heil air handler does not have a circuit board on the fan housing, or perhaps it is somewhere inaccessible

  • @ayoutubewatcher7009
    @ayoutubewatcher700927 күн бұрын

    You just got yourself a call back because the customer can’t feel the air coming out of the vent.

  • @timneal609
    @timneal609 Жыл бұрын

    What’s the benefit for this other than human comfort?

  • @coolramone

    @coolramone

    11 ай бұрын

    Energy cost

  • @galigalindo6839
    @galigalindo6839 Жыл бұрын

    Hello I need help i have a goodman condenser Low side has 120 psgi and 27 super heat but on high side has 180 pressure head. Is not cooling the apartment . What should i do. Thanks

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    Жыл бұрын

    Sounds like his low refrigerant check the refrigerant levels

  • @galigalindo6839

    @galigalindo6839

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TaddyDigest I forgot to mention that is an R 22 unit

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    Жыл бұрын

    oh ok check cap and could be compressor problems check volts to motors

  • @MPDLR
    @MPDLR3 ай бұрын

    Great learning here, thanks. OK FOLKS - PLEASE HELP. 2 years ago had 100% new Furnace/HVAC installed. And, other than my leaky crappy windows - yeah, the house warms and cools. *But* all of a sudden - my basement is really really cold. As in, I need a winter hat and 2 sweaters to watch TV down there. Fully finished basement. I actually feel a cold breeze sometimes - but for the life of me can't see where it comes from. It happens when NO heat or A/C is operating- my suspicion is the breeze happens right before heat kicks on. I've literally slept next to vents in basement. At best a tiny trickle of air - sometimes but there's no way that freezes a 1000 square foot basement. Exhaust fan in bathroom I out my hand on all the time - no cold air there. I've hung toilet paper everywhere - once in awhile I see the paper wiggle. And I'm totally still and no heat/AC is kicked on. But again dont know where the heck the air comes from. Any ideas??? Could it be leaky ducts - shooting cold air thru the ceiling tiles into basement? Appreciate any thoughts, thanks.

  • @ikecrook1450
    @ikecrook14506 ай бұрын

    Proud to be American

  • @jbouchard667
    @jbouchard667 Жыл бұрын

    Why wouldnt you take you return temp from the actual return? And not from thermostat. Also 5 degrees of superheat seems low . Mb just the fieldpiece?

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    Жыл бұрын

    It was the same temperature as the thermostat. I did check it but I didn't show you that Why would five degrees seem low to you

  • @jbouchard667

    @jbouchard667

    Жыл бұрын

    @Taddy Digest I thought a txv maintains 8-12 degrees. 4 or 5 I would start thinking low airflow/not picking up enough heat

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    Жыл бұрын

    very good 👍

  • @07JR
    @07JR Жыл бұрын

    Is there tornados by you Ted?

  • @CCCC-tq8yo

    @CCCC-tq8yo

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @1tufgt
    @1tufgt Жыл бұрын

    What if your don’t have a adjustable fan?

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    Жыл бұрын

    If it's just single speed fan then you only have one fan speed

  • @gg80108
    @gg8010811 ай бұрын

    Been nice if you would mention what the goal was!

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    11 ай бұрын

    Just tell me good job And appreciate what I did..

  • @gg80108

    @gg80108

    11 ай бұрын

    @@TaddyDigest The temp in the room stayed the same. So what did the tinkering accomplish?

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    11 ай бұрын

    Are you serious? Watch the video again

  • @gg80108

    @gg80108

    11 ай бұрын

    @@TaddyDigest did I miss the goal? This number goes up this number goes down, this = that, still 71 in room.

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    11 ай бұрын

    I am gaining a better temperature from my supply air vents by lowering the airflow In between 18 - 22 degrees is ideal

  • @theguru0
    @theguru010 ай бұрын

    The 30% decrease in air flow with the 2 degree change doesn't seem like a "win" to me. If it would be 100 out like it is here that system would never keep up. Why do you feel this is better?

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    10 ай бұрын

    colder air is always a win my friend plus the Feet per minute was way to much according to TVA standards for comfort and efficiency

  • @onemischiefmaker7032
    @onemischiefmaker7032 Жыл бұрын

    What is the External Static Pressure?

  • @TaddyDigest

    @TaddyDigest

    Жыл бұрын

    .05

  • @coolramone

    @coolramone

    11 ай бұрын

    0.5