Best explanation of real world scenarios and descriptions here. I’ve been in this trade a little over 8 years, the last 5 90% service. The legit pages like yours helped me understand this broad trade not only quicker but much more clear. Up and coming new techs installers, or experienced ones, listen to this Man! One of the Best instructors out there and he’s delivering it all for free. I’d say most of us only work so we can make some dang money, and the more knowledge you have, the more you’ll make. Thank you for the continuous content!’

@acservicetechchannel

Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! I'm glad my videos have been helpful in understanding the wide world of HVAC!!

@falkonklan1622

15 күн бұрын

Truth! Have his cheat sheets in my tool bag and in the cab of the van. Easy reference wherever I am in the field!

You are truly a blessing Craig. Thank you so much for clearing this up. I ran into this problem just this week and it turned out to be low heat load. Thank you again.

As a technician of 27 years, I still love watching these videos and it's weird when I was just talking to one of my co. Workers who's trying to get into air conditioning. We had almost the same numbers on a unit on the roof and I questioned him on what could cause that. And this brings me right to the point. If it's rainy and you're doing fresher intake and with no return. If you've got 60 to 65° outside there and you're not moving too much air across that coil. Because most of the supply registers are closed, you're gonna freeze. And it's amazing that within a few seconds of seeing the numbers on the gauge, I already knew what the problem was. It's like they always teach if you can see what's going on inside the unit in your head. You can add anything you want and take away any part you want. And it still makes no difference to your. Knowledge

Brother, you are a gem. Thank you for providing this invaluable service to techs and wanna be informed home owners.

I've been in this for 40 years. You do a very good job, son

Amazing video, well explained. No one makes better videos than you. Keep up the great work Craig!

It is a real pleasure listening to your concise/thorough explanations for each topic you cover and how you tie each relevant piece together. Keep up the great work and videos

@acservicetechchannel

Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching my videos!!

Congrats on the new camera !

Thanks, Craig! Currently learning how to service condenser units in school and this helps a ton!! Appreciate everything you do!

Something to add for the new guys…. If u run into an EEV system with a single stage outdoor unit (ie tam9 with XR condenser) do not assume it’s low when you start it up and see 80 psi suction, give the valve and sensors some time to do their thing.

Man you have helped me tremendously! Been doing this almost a year and I understand a lot of it coming from mechanical industry. your videos help me absorb the hard concepts like this. Doing furnaces in the winter is cake but ac is a wild animal. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

Just checked my r22 system, sat of 10 deg. No wonder it would freeze. Thanks for all of you help over the years. i'm finally swapping out my old system. Going all the way, inverter aciq, their 2 stage furnace and coil (built in txv). Wish me luck. Your tips over the years helped me get my 608 for sure.

About to get back out in the field after a while stationary. Good refresher!

Love these videos with these scenarios

Best One Yet !!!!!!

I’ve seen wild head pressures and subcool due to sensing bulbs secured on brazed joints or loosely.

Excellent video Craig. You have seriously made me a better tech over the years. I’m subscribed to about 50 different HVAC techs on KZread and maybe one or two actually ever check superheat. Usually they always shoot for 20° of superheat. I always, always check superheat when I have a piston. Thanks for everything you do. John Jennings is another excellent teacher. There’s a few of you out there.

@realSamAndrew

Ай бұрын

Jersey Mike HVAC is rising fast.

@deanmartin1966

Ай бұрын

@@realSamAndrew Yep he's great too

Top notch as always. Ty

Great video as always 👍

@acservicetechchannel

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

A B C ! Air Before Charge ! Always check for proper cfm/ static pressure before adjusting refrigerant!

Another great video.👍

@acservicetechchannel

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

On hard to diagnose systems, I like to Reclaim and charge system to a calculated weigh in charge. That way you have a reliable base line to work from. Don't worry about drift on 410 it's negligible

10:07 My evaporator coil is my air filter. 🤦‍♂️😁

I needed this information, great video as always boss💪🏾🫡

Wow I just had this issue

Man that’s a good camera

Could there be a restriction in the actual service valve. Thanks for the video!

When in doubt weigh it out. Jonny Cochran of HVAC. 🤘⚡️🤘✨✨✨

@jdere31760

Ай бұрын

one would need to know how long the line set is in order to figure out how much to weigh back in. Sometimes it can be estimated correctly and sometimes not so easily.

@NorCal-refrigeration

Ай бұрын

@@jdere31760 it’s not that hard.

TY

@acservicetechchannel

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

For problem four, don't forget check your coils Dirty coils will increase your head pressure

we run our hvac to 60 on the thermostats we have 11 units a warehouse to keep wine chilled

Great video. Thank you for sharing. Have a nice weekend. May I ask, How about Heat Pump in Heat mode in the winter, How to check for ? is it the same or different. I love to watch your video ^_^

@HVACRTECH-83

Ай бұрын

There is no sure way in heat mode. If it must be done in winter you can use a charging jacket, fieldpiece makes a good one but it's always best to charge by weight in the winter,get it running in heat mode then come do the full commissioning in late spring. In my area anyway, just make sure you're oa is over 70

Hi Mr. Craig! What are the recommended size hoses and low loss fittings to use when checking pressures and charging a system?? The thicker the better, right?

@jwar2163

23 күн бұрын

Hoses and gauges along with manifold rated for the pressures of the unit being serviced and or inspected. As a retired Stationary Engineer with a heavy background in HVAC/ACR to include centrifugal chillers, absorption units. I had a lossless hose with just gauge for low side and one for high side to do spot checks. Each setup was always rated to the refrigerant I was working with. If you're new always use a gauge Manifold set design OEM for the refrigerant(s) you will encounter during your normal course of work. As someone who started out when R11 was still in use and retired after R401 had been around for years. I had multiple setups for my usage.

Problem 5 is kinda tough because it's a possibility you still wouldn't realize it's a restriction.

@Gametight601

Ай бұрын

I guess when your liquid line temperature decreases, you'll know the refrigerant is not the problem.

Do you have any books or tutorials on heat pump system? Thanks

@migsvensurfing6310

Ай бұрын

Are you blind ? Look at the last minutes.

@mark.r8900

Ай бұрын

Calm down there big boy!

@mark.r8900

Ай бұрын

Remember not all mini split systems are heat pump. Some are just regular ac. Ok!

Has anyone had used the ebook E-Book - Refrigerant Charging and Service Procedures for Air Conditioning. I'm new to the hvac field and trying to learn as much as possible. Just curious if this would be a good reference material.

@acservicetechchannel

Ай бұрын

Make sure to read the reviews on Amazon for the book. There are literally thousands of reviews there. I saw this note yesterday and was hoping another youtube viewer would answer you here, thanks!!

@0518maddog

Ай бұрын

Yes I saw the reviews on the book on Amazon. Very impressive. I was just interested in the ebook but was not sure if it was as good as the book.

@pnp8849

27 күн бұрын

@@0518maddog Get his regular book and quick card. I threw away his ebook and bought regular book. Ours brain work better with paper book and you can write notes.

Craig, it's a minor suggestion but in the future can you match T1 temps to suction and T2 to liquid line? Makes it easier to view temps when comparing suction to liquid instead of having to reverse them when comparing. Thanks!

@realSamAndrew

Ай бұрын

12:14 Are we watching the same video? I see T1 on the left and T2 on the right of the gauge display and T2 is the higher number. EDIT: I see now that as the video plays, the readings go back and forth. At first, it seems that T2 changes to suction when displayed with the indoor unit on the right, so each temperature appears next to the component. But later, even with inside and outside shown T2 reflected discharge. It's inconsistent. Also, the photos always show the sensors on suction pipe for T2 even though the reading for T2 can sometimes be the high side temp.

@Kevin-mm6xm

Ай бұрын

@@realSamAndrew And that was my point to Craig. It is confusing going back and forth as the numbers change. It's like that on other videos as well. I would suggest that since your gauge set is ALWAYS low pressure left and blue, high pressure right and red, set up your temp display so that suction is on T1 and have it the first number on a real dual thermometer, and high side is on T2 and is the second number on a real dual thermometer. Things would be easily readable. It might be my OCD, but it just seems to make better sense that way! :)

@realSamAndrew

Ай бұрын

@@Kevin-mm6xm I agree. But even without OCD, at least some of the illustrations are flat out wrong, not just annoying. For example the ones that the temperature and the placement on the pipe don't match. That's a factual error that should be corrected.

@Kevin-mm6xm

Ай бұрын

@@realSamAndrew Although the placement is not as critical to the overall information he's conveying, it would be nice to see it accurately portrayed as well. :)

@realSamAndrew

Ай бұрын

@@Kevin-mm6xm what I'm describing IS critical. It's one thing if most students could "figure out" what was supposed to be printed, but if you're trying to study and you see a temp clamp on a blue side large pipe, and it reads 95 degrees, and you assume the teacher is always right, you would torture yourself for not grasping the material when in reality you did nothing wrong. The specific item I'm referring to is an actual "misprint", not simply a formatting choice.

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Can you please create a video on charging a R410A package unit with a fixed metering device ? There’s not a single video out there that I can find out there.

@acservicetechchannel

Ай бұрын

A packaged unit with a piston would be charged the same way as a split system with a piston. Look up "ac service tech superheat".

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Please answer I'm waiting sir please please,🙏 If the boiling point of R22 gas is -40, then how does it convert from vapor to liquid in the condenser?

@rob0516

Ай бұрын

At atmospheric pressure that is the boiling point. Inside a sealed system the refrigerant is under different pressures which changes the boiling point. Hope that helps

@beinghuman7761

Ай бұрын

It's my pleasure 👍❤️

So when you have say 2.5 ton outdoor and 3 ton indoor coil. Is there any point to knowing what the indoor coil size is?

@HVACRTECH-83

Ай бұрын

Yes. That's what determines the airflow you need. Depending on your climate you'll need 350-450 cfm/ton

We’ve been installing many variable speed compressor Heat Pump units to retrofit outdoor unit,while keeping existing indoor systems (mostly Carrier model MURA), and I personally think it’s a great move,given the low power consumption and favorable weather conditions (32F Winter/103F Summer min-max average). We have to replace TXV on many of them… What’s your opinion on the changing conditions on pressure on the TXV’s operation. Do you think they can handle such ranges and be expected to be reliable on long term? So far,so good. Just curious on your take on this subject. And before commenteers start bombarding with “Why not change the hole thing?” The simple answer is: The customer is not willing to make such investment at this time,and we are not in position to question their reasons,much less to tell them what to do for profit!

@HVACRTECH-83

Ай бұрын

I'm curious as to what you mean exactly about the changing pressures on the txvs. You need two txvs on the system both designed for heat pump operation. The outdoor unit comes with one installed, you need to change the indoor one if it wasn't a hp before or a diff refrigerant as well. If system is charged correctly you will have the pressure differential needed at both valves to operate properly no matter what mode it's in. The txvs will do just fine as long as you followed proper installation practices

@pastormartinez4676

Ай бұрын

@@HVACRTECH-83 The Carrier MURA it’s an outdoor heat pump unit that comes with a variable speed compressor and sensor for temperature and pressure. The circuit boards asses and control condensing fan motor and compressor speeds based on the current operating conditions. In other words, it’s like a mini-split outdoor compatible with conventional furnace and coil or existing air handler. The point of these systems (GREE has one as well)is to work with existing line-set without insulation on the liquid line!

This is why having a big air system is pointless. Spell a short cycle. And you're not gonna be removing any humidity from the air every time I go to a house. Somebody's like, yeah, I got a bigger unit. I'm like that's not better, that's worse

@Necro_AAAARon

28 күн бұрын

100%. Salesman told me that and it made sense. I went from a 4ton to a 2 stage 4 ton. Unit runs low and slow, never hear the air moving, never feel it moving across my skin. You are just…comfortable and you dont know how or why. Humidity was always 60+. Now it’s 50-55 in the summer. Soooooo good. Rarely, when it kicks on full blast, you can hear my return vents humming. But thats only when my wife changes the set temp to something crazy so I’ve put a code on the thermostat :-)

So just use field piece sm480v.

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