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@everettstevenson2111

Жыл бұрын

Hey Chris, I'm not going to read all those comments and make a reply. nanoo ,nanoo.

Wisest thing I’ve been told as truck technician “if you don’t plan the maintenance for your equipment, your equipment will plan it for you when it fails”

You are an unusual, thinking clearly, boss. Good for you (and your employees!)

Ive had 2 bad experiences with heat exhaustion and 1 really bad case of heat stroke, where i blacked out. It is no joke and people need to take it very seriously.....no longer will i put myself through that again.

When my father worked for the Gas Company in the Street Department, all the trucks had salt tablets and a big Igloo container of ice water on every truck that they filled every day. He worked in the weather like you do. I did too for 35 years as an electrician. You have to stay hydrated. The weather beats you up really bad!!!

@johnhaller5851

Жыл бұрын

My grandfather worked in a factory in the 1920s. I'm not sure if they had ice water, but they certainly had lots of salt tablets. He had a stroke, so I doubt the salt tablets were good for him.

@tbelding

Жыл бұрын

Ice water is actually not good for you if you're really overheating. Better to be lukewarm - your body doesn't like the thermal shock (it can cause colic in horses, for example, if they get ahold of cold water after overheating). As for the salt tablets, I personally don't believe that salt _intake_ is the problem. It's lack of hydration that's the real problem. People just don't pull in enough water for their body to balance out the salt they take in. (They don't sweat enough) When I was a lifeguard, I _craved_ salt. When I stopped being a lifeguard, I stopped having the salt cravings. Every once in a while, it happens for me, but I know when it does - my shirt is encrusted with white crystals from the amount of sweat I'm producing (and then dried), and my body is demanding that I replace it.

Brings me back to third grade with “Holy Majolee” 😊

Love the Triage concept. With some of the manufacturing facilities we work in, it's not uncommon common to show up and have a few or 5 to 10 units down. I use the same Triage, fix what you can quickly, stop the bleeding, and then work your way through the other stuff.

@HVACRVIDEOS

Жыл бұрын

Exactly

Just happened to be at a place a local HVAC crew was working. Due to the lessons of your channel I actually understood what the job was. I hope the coil replacement went well for them. This being vermont it was under a few feet of snow... so they had 3 people. The various kits they were carting through as I had lunch looked familiar, I could picture you up there working. It was a curious experience.

@tbelding

Жыл бұрын

I just can't see him working in snow, unlike HVACR Survival.

Hey Chris look up the “pipe liners cloud”. It’s a life saver. Huge umbrella and tough as hell.

During peak summer here in Georgia it routinely stays well above 100f and >80% humidity. I'm a telecomm guy, so more than half my job is outside climbing poles or digging when it's underground plant. Heat injuries are no joke. I keep a water cooler on my truck, and during peak summer I drink a Biolyte in the morning and after lunch, and drink water all day. Biolyte is a lifesaver, it's not like Gatorade or any "sports drinks", it's such a concentrated electrolyte drink that it's particularly sour and salty, they'll save your ass. It has the same amount of electrolyte as an IV bag of Lactated Ringer, which is what you're given in a hospital for extreme dehydration. One of those and two bottles of water and you're right as rain.

Heat Stroke is no joke. To those who have had it before, you are actually more susceptible to it happening to you again. As for the Gatorade thing. Take it from someone who used to only hydrate with it, mix in plain water throughout the day. Drinking just that will probably give you kidney stones like it did me. In fact I usually do a gallon of water per 24 oz Gatorade now. Your millage may vary.

On the point of hydration. You are absolutely correct on the use of soda being bad. This is in most part due to the vast amounts of sugars in them. You are also correct on the bottled water, but a mineral water is a much better hydration source. This is because if you are drinking pure water you are actually going to dehydrate. This is because the body regulates the salt/mineral concentration in the blood, pure H2O will drop the salt’s concentration, the body eliminates water to bring the salt levels up, the major way to do this is through the toilet but sweat will also assist , the problem with both of these is that you also eliminate some salt. So in short 1 pint of pure water will require a little more that 1 pint to be eliminated. This is not the case if you are eating at the time you drink pure water as the food will contain enough salt for the water. Having spent hundreds of dives drinking several litres of water per day in the tropics for weeks on end, I can assure you that switching from the cheapest pure water to a slightly more expensive mineral water made a very significant difference to the number of toilet visits needed. I do not suggest that any French brand name water is recommended, just a water with the mineral content listed. If that is not available then you can get rehydration salt packets and use them

Great points about heatstroke and hydration! I am one of those (unfortunate?) people whose body does not tolerate heat well and never has done even when I was a kid. To try and mitigate, this in warmer I use a garden sprayer with fresh water in it and spray my clothes with this water for evaporative cooling. The garden sprayer I use one of those portable ones you fill up, pump a handle for pressure and squeeze a trigger for instant cooling mist and is clearly labelled for fresh water only so it doesn't get used for any chemicals. I find it mitigates heat quite well. Maybe this would help you as well? Good health to you!

God, seeing you up on that roof and the way the top part of it reminds me of when my anxiety peeked because I had to work on a roof about 3 stories up on my local mall. And it was so sketch that it seemed like every step I took the roof literally shook. And it was bad enough my anxiety made me sick.

We loose guys every year in Phoenix. The heat is so dangerous! I also send my techs to get IV hydration on the clock paid for by the company when they have days that kick their butt like that.

When drinking a lot of water, you do need a bit of salt intake here and there. Others have commented on it already. Whether you add a little bit of table salt in water, drink a Propel, use a salt tablet or salt lick, or ingest a straight bouillon cube without dissolving it in any water (yes, really), you do need it to replenish electrolytes. I'd keep an emergency salty snack, maybe some salty nuts, and a quick sugar snack (maybe put dried fruit in your nut mix for an easy trail mix). Plenty of water. All for tackling the basic food and drink emergencies: dehydration, low blood sugar, low sodium. It's well known that the first 2 can kill. But the 3rd can actually kill as well. The onset symptoms of low sodium, in my experience, are very similar to low blood sugar. You'll sweat profusely, you start losing control of your muscles, you feel faint like you'll pass out, and all you can think about is cramming all the sugar or salt down your throat ASAP because now it becomes a life or death emergency. If that happens and sugar doesn't get you out of it, you need salt (and vice versa). I learned the sodium thing the hard way as someone who has struggled with disordered eating throughout my life. It's worth having these things on you if you're like me and are sensitive to blood sugar changes despite not having diabetes, or you do have diabetes. Or you forget that you're hungry and later end up experiencing a food emergency. Also, generally, once you do experience either the low sugar or salt state, especially the emergency state, you should go eat a real meal ASAP once things are back to normal. Ideally, you don't play with fire and make sure you eat and drink properly when you need to before it becomes an emergency. I'm a professional idiot. I try not to be, especially working or doing things outside in the heat, but I still run into these situations unintentionally. But hey, I live to tell the tale. Don't be like me. Even if you aren't like me, I recommend keeping the healthy snacks that can give you quick salt and sugar on you in addition to water. You never know when you'll need the pick-me-up. Oh, and the "sugar-free" candies and drinks are no help whatsoever if your blood sugar plummets. You need the sugar. Fruit juice is one of the best things for fast sugar. Fruit juice has more sugar than your average soda (regular, not sugar free). Another really good one is those Werther's caramel candies, hard or soft. Easy to put in your pocket or pack in a purse. Very fast acting. Just make sure you don't grab a sugar-free variant. Dried fruit is not as fast, but still pretty fast and is a great option.

In addicted to your video 😮

Not only stay hydrated, but don't flip-flop hot-cold all day. Living in Florida, I had friends that worked as cable installers or techs. Constantly going from a 120°F attic to the 50°F AC in the van caused many to pass out, get sick, go to the hospital.

10:51 Do those vent doors normally point upwards like that? Seems counter intuitive.

Nice work Chris. Take care of yourself out there.

Awesome video I'm learning so much from you and I thank you I worked for a company that finsh the call and not taking breaks that's the way some company's are

shout out for respecting the need to adjust to the working conditions of you and your staff... sure you could push through and keep working that day, but what's more important is to go home and be able to work the next day. and the next day. and next week. and the weeks/months after that. also 105f is about 40c... where i'm from the entire country shuts down at those temps, it's brutal.

dang,,,,, its that hot already in your area???? we're still dealing with a cold snap,,,,wind,,,,and rain.... 57*,,,,, 64*..... here n there.... stay hydrated..... stay blessed...

@GoCoyote

Жыл бұрын

This was from last summer in August. Just edited and released now.

I’m excited for the cooling season! Good point on that type of stat wire insulation, I live on the coast in WA, and the moisture and salt will break down that jacket. If you look at it wrong it’ll fall apart so no high voltage unless rated for it! Great catch for yourself and others, it’d suck to lit up when your expecting only 24v. I’ve been bit with 240v from my own mistake, but someone else’s would be very upsetting to say the least 😂 Thanks for the videos!

Great job, Chris! Love these real-world type repairs. Amazing what you see out there sometimes.

105? We're still in the 50s most days, a couple of 70 degree days, but then again we don't get many 100 degree days in the Northeast. Glad you're keeping after yourself and your employees in the heat, that's no joke and I'm sure the customers understand if you're down, they're going to be down longer.

I think as men, we are bad for not stopping when we should. We really should do better

Nothing worse than heat stroke..

@_Ekaros

Жыл бұрын

I can think many many many things worse that heat stroke. Doesn't mean you should get one if you can avoid it reasonably.

@vadimr4866

Жыл бұрын

How about an actual stroke?

@nes999

Жыл бұрын

The worst part about it, on e you've experienced it, you succumb to it more easy in the future. No job is worry killing yourself for.

@HappilyHomicidalHooligan

Жыл бұрын

Heat Exhaustion is... That's what comes after the Heat Stroke if you don't go somewhere cool... Heat Stroke is nasty but doesn't usually kill...Heat Exhaustion kills more often than not if you don't get your Ass to Hospital RIGHT FREAKING NOW!!!

@potatolew4495

10 ай бұрын

I can attest that heat stroke was the most unpleasant medical emergency I have experienced in my 47 years on this earth. At least when I broke bones ( every appendage and ribs) and deep cuts, I knew what happened. The heat stroke thing had me very nervous.

To be honest, I would've just reset that dining room AC right away, went to the kitchen AC and got it back up, came back to the dining AC for normal triage operations, and saved the bar AC for last. Its the middle of the day, not too many bar patrons... at least thats the theory... there are some hardcore drinkers out there... but even if its hot in the bar, they will stick around... alcoholics will do anything for alcohol lol

Two summers in a row, working in brutal heat in the high desert, and having a few nasty episodes of heat exhaustion, I’ve finally came up with with some good techniques to help me survive working in the nuclear desert heat waves. Now I work for a new company down the hill, and work mostly in OC, no longer have to work in hellishly hot attics, and where that kind of heat isn’t usually even a thing. Go figure. 🤣

I’m a first year almost second year apprentice. I wish I lived near y’all as you seem like a cool boss. But I’m Canadian so..

Invest in a few gell cooling collars. Keep them on ice. Ankles hands wrists neck and feet radiate alot of heat so wear them on these parts, it can help. They can be used on pets such as dogs. A sun umbrella ⛱️ is always a go, if possible. Often just sit and recuperate.

I have dropped more than once because of the heat. When it gets hot I try to do 1 Gatorade zero for every 4 or 5 bottles of water.

From a subscriber and viewer, be very careful if you want to cool down in a Walk In Cooler, wait a while before doing it to avoid a shock as what Chris said and never go in a Walk In Freezer.

Great Video. Thank you for sharing

Good work on heat management. But I'd suggest going forward with small parasol with clamps on the end of the handle.I got one that I use whenever I'm beating up sprinklers or outdoorsy stuff that requires me to be in the sun.

Thermostat wire is also not rated for the 15 amp circuit it is most likely on. It will melt before it trips a breaker.

Have you ever had to replace boards in those Prodigy controls?

They absolutely had 208VAC potential between the white and green pair, and between the black and red pair. Each conductor to neutral / ground would be 120(ish)VAC. Insulation rating sure does not meet that potential.

@benjurqunov

Жыл бұрын

The relay contact inside the smoke detector probably not rated for 208V either.

I love your videos

The joys of SoCal heat!

@Viperman200221

Жыл бұрын

I moved to Michigan, of all places from SoCal at the end of 2010. I don't mind the snow, it's just the damn COLD I hate!

Not only will a tech working on the system assume that the T-stat wire has 24 Volts, but we all assume that most 24V systems are current limited by the output of the 24V transformer. The supply side of the 24V transformer may be fused at the equipment to protect the transformer supply conductors and the transformer windings, but it is not current limited. Then there is that issue of the transformer supply side overcurrent protection. Even if the T-stat wire is rated for the voltage, I generally wouldn't want to run more than 5 amps through #18 wire, so if the fuses are rated any higher than that, then any overcurrent conditions could easily cause a fire, especially if the insulation was not rated for the voltage. I have seen it happen too many times to ignore things like this. Most things don't end up in the code book because somebody thinks it might happen, they end up there because they happened, and somebody got hurt or property was damaged.

I know the heat doesn’t get used much but rain will still go in those combustion air intakes if they’re left upside down like that

Don't forget that sometimes when you feel hungry you are actually thirsty!

Cutting condser Get oscillating tool with metal blade acurate, cuts like butter and 1/8 the time

This customer doesn't really understand the concept of maintenance. Things wear out. Mechanical equipment is fragile by nature. You can believe that the minute it's cool again and you are off the premises, they are not thinking about the trouble brewing on the roof any more. Until, that is, it's hot in the dining room again.. It's not just the equipment. They don't care about the staff either. You are very wise to keep the identity of the sites you work at out of the picture. I know that there are busybody viewers who will call the company with complaints based on the content, if they find the location. The result is always that you are prohibited from further recording or broadcasting from the property, and potentially the loss of business. Understandably no one wants their business practices turned into a spectacle (except under carefully controlled circumstances). Despite what you always say, you are a smart man Chris and you understand all this. It's Big Picture stuff. As curious as I am about what these locations are, it's critical that they are never disclosed. I really appreciate you for making it to the end of this comment. Be good to each other in these crazy times. You never know if someone is having the worst day of their life. See you next time.

@HVACRVIDEOS

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice words !!!

taped for 240v and you have 208,thanks for sharing.

Don't know about gatoraid but some of the sports drinks actually say something along the line of 'drink 2(or 3) bottles of water for every bottle of this' or such in the fine print somewhere. And at that ratio if you are doing physical work, it's not bad and works as intended. (And avoid the sweetened sugar free stuff, your body will release insulin if it tastes sweet and without the sugar there to process, it can mess things up. If you want sugar free, find something with no sweetener, you can get salt/electrolyte tablets without sugar/sweetner. )

The insulation on t-stat wire can be easily stripped with a sharp fingernail, just like telephony/Ethernet conductors. Not trustworthy for 208 VAC. I'm only guessing on the Prodigy boards, since I've never ever seen one up close, but I assume the backup battery is used specifically to retain settings after initial deployment. With any luck, it's an easily-swappable battery that hasn't begun leaking electrolyte onto the PCB. You might be able to get away with an easy battery swap instead of a board swap. Heat stroke is NO JOKE. I've been there. At one point, the sweating stopped and turned to shivering with goose bumps. After that, the sky turned burgundy in color, and the parking lot our high school band was practicing in turned cobalt blue. We were set to participate in an Orange Bowl parade in Florida in December, and being from Connecticut, the band director and band moms insisted that we wear long pants and long-sleeved shirts during practice to "prevent skin cancer." It's not like we didn't face similar conditions in AUGUST during 12-hour band camp, but whatever. Water, water, water. But as refreshing as ice-cold water is, it can and will shock your system. If you're already overheated, drinking water at glacial temperatures will thermally shock your body at a time when it is already stressed. Room-temp, or slightly-cool, water is preferable at first until your core body temperature begins to return to normal, sip it, don't chug it. Don't ignore food-based methods of re-hydration, such as snacking on carrots or celery, or eating a salad for lunch instead of taking the fast-food option. "Heavy" foods take more energy for the body to burn, burning calories produces heat, so on a cellular level you make yourself "run hotter" to digest those types of foods. As satisfying as a cold beer might be, alcohol is the last thing you should ingest when you're dehydrated. Same thing with coffee and tea, which are natural diuretics. I know this will be kinda gross to some, but a general indicator (although NOT definitive, as other factors alter the color as well) of hydration levels is the color of your urine. If you are peeing a golden amber color, call yourself Kenny Loggins for being in the "Danger Zone."

I live in Arizona and too many people push themselves on hot days and get heat stroke. It is not worth it to push through. It is extremely dangerous

When the prodigy 1 board keeps going to pre install like it’s toast but they will work you just can’t go through the menu s. Had many like that

If you drink a lot of water you absolutely should add some electrolytes. Not doing so might be dangerous or even fatal. A Gatorade or some salty snacks are a good way to balance it out.

17:22 Chris, Nail on the head been there done that!!

I can't get past the T -Stat wire on high voltage ... Good follow up Bud ... Thx ...

sometimes you body gets fatigued ( is heat fatigue a thing?..should be) the second or 3rd hot day you seem to reach exhaustion sooner... work will always be there... you may not be. And by not doing PM they are opening themselves up to more breakdowns that could have been prevented.

Brawndo, it's got electrolytes!

I seen you work in insane heat. Makes me sick just thinking about it. I worked in a bakery with no a/c. From spring til November it hovers around 100 - 140. You sweat standing still. Bosses didn't care. I worked there 27 years. Went home sick many nights. I was kinda used to it. Now, I sweat and feel sick at 70 degrees. Think it messed me up.

Hey Chris, not easy being cheesy. They fock with the best, they die like the rest. Again Jesus had asked, is there no one greatest than here here today? Love you buddy, you be safe out there.

thats nuts.

You ever think of expanding to Las Vegas? I'd love to work for you.

You’re alone, you can’t be alone on the roof that long too much risk. Saw too many deaths or parametric calls in Vegas.

I add salt to my Gatorade. Not joking even a little bit. I also sweat a white circle on the back of my shirt.

is it normal for the combustion air intakes to be facing up?

Just so you know, what keeps being referred to here as heat stroke isn't. It's heat exhaustion. That's when your body's thermal regulation is extremely stressed. Usually you recover after a few hours. Heat _stroke_, on the other hand, is when your body's thermal regulation _breaks down_. Specifically, the number one symptom is that you stop sweating. Heat exhaustion is no fun. Heat stroke is like hypothermia - it's death, extremely quickly.

T1 taps phase A, t2 taps phase C

177.7 F SUPERHEAT 5:01, Why is it so high??

Brawndo Has Got The Electrolytes Not Gatorade

To correct you, soda _will_ hydrate. The downside is that there are other substances in soda - diet or otherwise. The key is to hydrate, not to 'don't drink soda/pop' Drink what you'll drink. There are idiots out there that if they don't have their preferred drink, they won't drink anything. You can do 'will soda hydrate', and you'll find the updated information that just says "Water is better", but doesn't say "Don't drink soda" (other than for other reasons)

Cv is dangerous place in this heat. I have 2 gallons and I drink all of it . This trade can take a toll

Why is there light bulbs on the air condtioners? Maybe to indicate power?

@ethanaerni8938

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the heart!

In order to be able to train technicians, you need better prospective people, and this industry is now competing for the same individuals as coding, networking, nursing, welding, and even aviation. Delta just started it's own flight school to train new pilots because most kids will not spend the money it takes to become a pilot. A kid can stay in his basement and and write apps for the I Phone and make what you and I make right now, and never have to get up early, drive a service van for two hours, never climb a ladder, and never spend six hours on a 105 degree roof. We would have to double the service charge per hour and double the pay per hour to draw in the people that we actually need, and so far, the industry thinks it won't reach critical mass, when it is actually already happening. We had ONE respondent to an add for a tech, and he is about 1/10th the ability we needed for a new man. Seriously. To use a modern phrase, our industry is "not sustainable." I am stopping this job in 10 years if not sooner. I'm 70. When all of the guys like me are gone, and you are ready to stop, this industry will find itself in deep doo-doo.

208 volt through thermostat wire crazy is my answer

I like to keep a damp towel around my neck and will wet my hat. But a long day on a hot roof can still hit u.

Trade you, it's a lot cooler in Canada.

Looks like the evap fan is running backwards to me or is the camera fooling me?

@mrbugenhagen3364

Жыл бұрын

6:40

@gsuberland

Жыл бұрын

Almost certainly the rolling shutter making it look backwards.

@mrbugenhagen3364

Жыл бұрын

@@gsuberland I took a closer look and in 480p and lower it looks like it´s going backwards but in 720p and higher it´s going forwards so you are on to something. 👍

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Pushing that extra 2 hours isn't worth having to take 2 days off from heat exhaustion.

Why did these A/C's have lights on the side of them? Does the customer expect you to work at night in the dark?

@HVACRVIDEOS

Жыл бұрын

Yeah they are just convenience lights

what a mess with these, the list of thing wrong is long haha

That wire is only 50Vdc rated i would think at best

Fun time, can't get equipment, and if it is a Lennox, also can't get parts...

Don't forget to hit the like button

Yea us field tech must learn to take care of ourselves. We work harder than anyone. It’s a sign of a weak person who puts other people’s comfort above your own health.

24v DC is alot different than 208v AC and Im not an HVAC technician...

Chris, when are you going to change your Meme? 🧔🏻 🧔🏻 🧔🏻 🧔🏻 🧔🏻

I am early!

What amateur dingle dongle touches that kinda stuff when they don't really know what the heck they are doin...

Heeeey I'm first today

First❤

At 4:44, note the capacitors have already been stuck with labels telling which cap is for which fan. So, what's the fuss you are making???? You just need to know which fan is which. But that is NOT what you said. You were making a fuss about caps.

@lian5147

Жыл бұрын

He wasn't making a fuss at all. He was explaining people like you. What fan is where oriented on the unit.

@davidmiller9485

Жыл бұрын

@@lian5147 and how to find that information just in case it's not labeled. To many people bitching about nothing.

@troubleshooter1975

Жыл бұрын

I think the point was that while the caps were labeled, the fan positions were not. He was showing that the manual illustrates which fan is which. He said that he just added that hand drawn diagram. Also, when you replace a cap, you should make sure you keep the labeled bands straight (I would mark on the sheet metal next to each cap if necessary). If the cap labels had been on the caps themselves, then that would be messed up when you replace them, if you don't mark in some way...

Been there done that, you can’t kill your self! The customer pays the bills but if your dead or crippled it doesn’t do any good! Can’t take your money with you, you definitely don’t want to take that with you!

@captainkirk7702

Жыл бұрын

Take work to the after life!