Might be a good idea to mount the Air cooled condenser starter capacitor upside down so that moisture doesn't accumulate in the bath tub top configuration when pointing up if connected wiring is long enough to allow you to reorient pointng down. Noticed the top of the capacitors were very rusty and tested good. Salty air environments rust everything. It's in a sealed compartment but doesn't keep out condensation and bug debris. Just a suggestion when doing maintenance. I really enjoy your channel. NJ Jersey Russ

Great job Mikey pipes

I appreciate this video a lot Mikey! Your making me a better tech, my company is pretty thorough, but man you do a damn good maintenance 🤟🏾👏🏾

So much information in this video really makes it easier to understand the usual difficult part of checking pressures 🙏❤️‍🔥

@PipeDoctor

2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@numchux2

2 ай бұрын

there's always more to it, remember your ABC's! (airflow before charge)

Mr. D You Are A True Professional 👍

@PipeDoctor

2 ай бұрын

So nice of you

Good job I love watching your videos Some important information I have been working for about 15 years for a company that is married to Lennox and we have many problems with the evaporators coils due to the tremendous leaks they cause. I know that all evaporators usually leak liquid but the ones manufactured by Lennox are still of poor quality. I have not repaired the ones they sell made of aluminum, so when they are low on refrigerant, pay attention to the evaporator coils Lennox gives a 10-year warranty on the evaporator and is not responsible for labor or Freon.

Good job Mike...... You caught the sloppy work on the disconnect feeder.......

@PipeDoctor

2 ай бұрын

Yup 👍

Thanks for recommending that meter I bought one in great. I love it even though I don’t you do Service work anymore but it’s great when I have to diagnose something after Install.

@PipeDoctor

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

excellent vid, thanks mikey!

@PipeDoctor

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Great information, Mike, and very clear explanations. Question: Since you had to add a small amount of refrigerant and you suspected a small leak somewhere in the system, would you proactively add some Easy Seal to try and solve the leak? Thanks!

This was very in detail and great for learning. The right tools for the right job makes all the difference in the whole world. What year were those? Luv the STIKA but where’s the FILTA?

Looks dam thorough to me. Man, those fins were crumbling like a vanilla wafer.😮 so the subcooling happening in the evaporator is the temputure in degrees lower than the saturation point of the refrigerant ? And that basically accounts for the heat load in the house?

This is the best step by step video i have seen on how to perform maintenance to a condenser unit. I hope you are able to do the same thing for the air handler straight cool system, it will be very beneficial. Mikey, does a 10 year warranty covers coil damage due to gulf salt exposure? You mentioned making observations if your audience could see anything you could do better? I liked your safety approach with how to disconnect power with your left hand behind your back, but by the same token you are wearing a metal bracelet (is not plastic) on your right wrist. This is an osha violation for any person doing some sort of electrical work. Other than that, you are very professional outspoken individual for the trade.

@numchux2

2 ай бұрын

it is probably not manufacturer warranty, but maybe under home warranty

Hi Mike, for the faded label do you know about the highlighting the faded area with a maker/pencil or flashing a flashlight over the label tricks so that you can read it? Good video!

@PipeDoctor

2 ай бұрын

Not that I know of, good tip

Do you ever spray anything like corrosion block on the connections in your maintenance?

With those thermostats and returns so close together they might as well have twinned the systems together as one big system.

Which HVAC system do you prefer. Carrier Infinity or Bosch 2.0? Seems that Infinity has a larger remote air-cooled condenser.

El mejor

@PipeDoctor

2 ай бұрын

Me patron

Question - Why don't you use a protective coating to prevent corrosion on those terminals? We do it with car batteries

How do these coils get mangled? They are so well protected. What affects them, and how can you protect them even better?

Great job. To minimize the amps pull at start up, will it help if you put a starting capacitor to minimize amps pull

@PipeDoctor

2 ай бұрын

Yes it does

@bernardaflores1720

2 ай бұрын

@@PipeDoctor Thanks for the reply

@robertsmith2956

2 ай бұрын

you would think they would put them on as part of any solar install.

I like testing the caps under load

14:34 that would be ok, "if it was an outdoor sub panel" with four or more breaker spaces, holding two "two pole breakers" one per unit(as the disconnect). the wire appears to be 8-3 or 6-3 with ground. I'm guessing it was right with an outdoor sub panel at one point, then the hacks came along. 😉

17:56 you said my testo wireless temperature probes to read my suction discharge pressures 🤣😂

It is a Lennox so you know its low. Looked like both units were low. Did you charge both?

Mikey, do you use nylok on the service port caps when you put them back on

@PipeDoctor

2 ай бұрын

No

Because it’s Closer to the ocean. That had me laughing. 😂

@gtpforever

2 ай бұрын

Why?

@bagtube

2 ай бұрын

@@gtpforever Not sure must have been the gummies. LOL! I think my mind went that one unit was closer to the ocean and it was falling apart faster.

Had to clean a coil like that I’m outdoor unit because you’re afraid you’ll take some of the aluminum bins away when you clean it but what do you have as an option? Nothing you got to

@PipeDoctor

2 ай бұрын

👍

@robertsmith2956

2 ай бұрын

Wonder if they gold plate the fins if it would help.

Am I wrong in believing that a single pole contactor only breaks 1 line going to the unit, leaving the other line always providing 120 volts ?

@sebastianl2916

2 ай бұрын

no thats correct

@PipeDoctor

2 ай бұрын

That’s correct.

#1 Make the trades great again Mikey Pipes. #LoveBosch Smash that Like Button and Subscribe.

@PipeDoctor

2 ай бұрын

👋

Here in Seattle, we always put vinyl on the exposed line sets that comes out of line hide but I see no vinyl ever on your stuff in Florida or New York. You should think about getting some vinyl.

@PipeDoctor

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip

I bet someone checked the charge at some point after it was installed with the coils plugged up, and it probably showed correct subcool at the time

Why can’t the factory mount the info sticker on the inside of the contactor cover plate with other decals

@markcotter2355

2 ай бұрын

There are stickers inside to read the model numbers

Trane or Carrier?

I've always added R-410A to a system with the bottle upside down. This is because it's a blended refrigerant and it ensures the two are mixed properly. Am I wrong?

@throttlebottle5906

2 ай бұрын

that's the right way to do ALL blended refrigerants, inverted bottle drawn off as liquid. of course you have to throttle it down so it flashes to gas as it enters the system, don't want to feed the compressor liquid! you can do the initial charge with system "off" as straight liquid, generally into the high side only, unless there's a receiver tank, as you still do not want to flood the compressor, possibly pushing oil out or leaving it full of liquid. single component refrigerants can be charged gas or liquid, since there's nothing to keep blended.

@throttlebottle5906

2 ай бұрын

whoops, to be clear, he did "flip the tank over and reset the scale weight" just before adding charge. forgot to say that.

Every year it surprises me how bad the ocean eats those condensors!

@PipeDoctor

2 ай бұрын

Crazy. Salt. Air. Death. 💀

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Anybody know what those large gray units with the heavy duty round switch -- above the horiz elec duct on the wall are ?

@PipeDoctor

2 ай бұрын

Time stamp please?

@steveg5576

2 ай бұрын

@@PipeDoctor 24:20....solar equip ?

Someone missed the rally in the Bronx

#2 hay Scott v

@PipeDoctor

2 ай бұрын

👋

@scottvolage1752

2 ай бұрын

Scott's Rule.

Hey Mike what happened to that guy you had workin for you Tove?

@PipeDoctor

2 ай бұрын

He moved on

@HonchHeado

2 ай бұрын

@@PipeDoctor Weird he was ok thanks mike

@HonchHeado

2 ай бұрын

@@PipeDoctor Did he move on in a good way? Reason I ask is cos of all the shit heads we get lol

Has anyone ever worked on a concord? They are supposedly made by Lennox. I had a forced air heating and air concord system for 18 years in my last house. Went through 2 or 3 control boards, capacitors, was not reliable. It never leaked though and it was a R12 unit. The people that bought the house installed a carrier 😂

Lennox crap worst system ever, been a nightmare for 15 years. Leaks and coils get dirty so quickly. Bosch or Split system next time.

@PipeDoctor

2 ай бұрын

Yup 👍

@banderson5144

2 ай бұрын

When you're that close to the ocean, does rinsing the coil once a week help at all or will it still corrode regardless

@jhimeon

2 ай бұрын

Last company I worked for w a s Lennox dealer and I would do multiple coils a week

@jhimeon

2 ай бұрын

Mo s t 1 or 2 years old

Got a complaint at the end of an annual ac service. Guy said he only paid 45 dollars for the last one and my price was way too high. Mind boggling to see handymen wiping off the outside of a condenser and calling it an “ac clean and check” it’s just sad.

@numchux2

2 ай бұрын

so dude makes 200 dollars a day at best waxing condensers...chump change

Wouldn't it be great if manufacturers designed there equipment so it would easier to work on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lennox is the absolute worst residential unit's period. I absolutely hate them I would actually prefer Goodman over Lennox.

@numchux2

2 ай бұрын

I used to work for a Lennox premier dealer, and yes Lennox is just goodman with a business suit and a haircut at best

Shut-Off Breaker is Absolutely Ridiculous. How do Hacks stay in Business ? It’s quite Obvious the Hack that Installed this Danger Condition doesn’t Live here. 🤪👎

You put 2 pounds? Dude leak.

First of all Why is everyone speeding.?!... slow down.!.. and youre deiving too close

@martyober4833

2 ай бұрын

It’s a NY thing