Typical Leak Search and Repair on Commercial A/C - Part I

[asokasl]

Without wasting all that Buble Detector spray, just use a sponge with some of it.The buble will expand over the sponge. In the older days we just used dish soap and a sponge. Works perfect.

[hvguy]

very cool, whats the average pay for someone like you that does repair only?

[hackfreehvac]

@hvguy

Crappy in Phoenix. 25 to 30 / hr

Vegas, Cali, etc which are one state over pay more.

[hvguy]

@hackfreehvac ohh, not bad, better than jack in the box lol,

[hackfreehvac]

@hvguy

Yeah.

[cherisong]

I see it's a dual compressor system,nice.

[fanlimits]

tek mate leak detector you can fart it will go off

[rolando7120]

good job. i hope u keep uploading your videos

[mattbrandi]

2 reversing valves that need replacing? What fun! I would start crying.

[fyescas777]

Is that a 40 cu ft nitrogen tank? How heavy is it when full?

[hackfreehvac]

Actually, they call it a "55" when I exchange for a refilled one, so I assume it's 55 cu ft? They can be HEAVY! The most heavy thing I carry except for maybe a compressor.

[masshred]

How did you get to the top 3 tubes? Did you pull the top of the unit? That looks like a nightmare to get to

[hackfreehvac]

I usually reach through the front there for the RV's. But when I do a TXV I remove the rear fan blade and jump down inside the unit. :)

[fyescas777]

How does that Inficon compass work for you? Is that the only one you use or do you have a favorite one?

[hackfreehvac]

It's just what I happen to have. But for being a simple and inexpensive unit, it has worked fairly well.

[NellySon021]

by the book dude....love it...wish there was more of you in the field...

[hackfreehvac]

Thanks!

[socialhoney]

How much did you make?

[kodiak410a]

Trane Voyager and Oddessy units have become the highest-priced pieces of garbage in the industry. Had many leaks and compressor failures in the last 7 years. It's NOT hard to stop a trane. Their residential products are much better.

[hackfreehvac]

Oddessy units? I am not sure if I've seen those.

[kodiak410a]

odessey (pardon my previous spelling) and voyager units are pretty much the same. They still have that five-letter word on them. Trane's residential products are much better than the commercial stuff.

[hackfreehvac]

Oh, ok. I never saw one with that name used around here.

[hemiownzu]

Lol, that is weird. Must have had a bad batch come out of the factory. Tranes are dam good units too. Had one today 23 years old h/p unit. They asked me if it was ready to go... I was like lol nah contactor this time (roach got in it) original contactor lol. That f climatuff with the factory start cap and relay man i swear sounds like it's brand new lol. Totally never leaked a ounce of refrigerant its whole life too!@!@!@!@!

[hackfreehvac]

It was a rare find. But the new ones are not even half the quality of the older ones from 20 years ago. At this point, I'm afraid to sell anyone a new one. Too many problems. During the last two years, I think we had problems with 50% of the XL19i's. Probably more than that actually. Almost ALL of them had restarting problems in the hot summer and we had to replace the start cap with one that was 100 MF higher to get the compressor to restart!

[hemiownzu]

wow I never had a rv leak on me. I changed one last week b/c it was getting mid stuck on a carrier heat pump.

[hackfreehvac]

Funny thing. ANOTHER one of thse Voyagers on this same roof just did the same thing! WTF? That's 3 this year alone! They must not make these things liek they used to!

[ControlledExplosions]

Cool ^^ makes me want to consider doing this for a living ^^

[hackfreehvac]

Remember, it IS hard work. You have to carry a few hundred Lbs of gear up a ladder (or by rope) onto roofs like this and then carry it to the unit. Some are more than 100 feet across a large roof to get to the unit you are working on! And of course it's 115 degrees this time of year here. :( Better than residential still!

[coolbluelights]

Well I carry heavy things all day at my job so who knows ^^