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Yeah, under normal conditions they typically won't sweat in a conditioned space. I still suggest insulating them for the extremes. If they ever start icing up or right before they start icing up as the temperature of the indoor coil drops, the condensate line can sweat in those instances. I always prefer to insulate any trap unless it is outside on a package unit. Thanks for the comment and for watching. Good looking out. Stay safe out there.

@@JakePorterHVAC Thanks for the information I didn't consider that! You as well!

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It is nice when it is an easy fix.

Some more than others. I think you get to know the systems you work on the most in your particular market. Everyday is a learning experience in the field.

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@@JakePorterHVAC It did it when he was here, and I realized it was happening exactly every 30 minutes but he actually suspects the TXV. The plot thickens!

The wind was not fun. When the sun was out it was a -5 to -10 wind chill. This was up in a holler where there is little sun during the winter months, units on North side of the building, and a creek was 30 feet away or so. Once that sun dropped the wind chill seemed to get worse and all of that cold damp air settles down in that holler. Good times.

Their products have taken a major slide in quality over the years. Used to be my favorite tools. Now their quality control is so bad I feel as if it is on purpose in order to transfer our wealth to them. I hope they have the integrity to start producing quality tools again, but I am not holding my breath.

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Got pretty busy with that cold snap we had last couple of weeks. Warmed up this week. Had a little snow yesterday morning, but it didn't stick because we hit 40. Supposed to hit 60 by Thursday.

It was a little brisk out there.

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I did prime the trap. Mentioned it in the video. I have seen them fire fine though without the trap being primed on a first fire of the season. I always like to prime them though.

@@JakePorterHVAC Yea it's a rare case I only mention it cause I've gotten a call back from it. Didn't notice you did it in the video my apologies!

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Glad it helped you out. I grew up down there in Jacksonville. Came back to TN in 2007. Very crowded down there now. Miss the fishing on the pier and in the Intracoastal waterway. Grew up playing in those swamps.

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Should be a waterproof sensor being that it is exposed to the elements, but it is a great idea as an added layer of protection against poor manufacturing. Thanks for watching & thanks for the comment. Stay safe out there.

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Yeah, I know the cap comes off. The metal part of the probe was too fat. The ones I am using are my fattest set because they are more durable. I have a thinner set in my bag and micro probes in my van. Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment.

Yeah man. She got a little toasty.

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Just make sure you are dealing with a time temperature controlled defrost and not a demand defrost system. Demand defrost uses a outdoor ambient temperature sensor in combination with an outdoor coil temperature sensor. If you have a time temperature controlled defrost system you can put the metal part of the defrost thermostat on some ice and use a meter after a minute or so to confirm it is closing. The close point of the defrost thermostat should be listed on it. For example the one here was a 65-33. Open at 65 and close at 33. Some won't close until 28 so they would need to be even colder. You can turn your system off and pull the defrost thermostat to then test it in the freezer inside your home. Typical fridge/freezers combos run a freezer temperature around 0 degrees, so they are more than cold enough to make a defrost thermostat close within a couple of minutes. Luckily I had snow in the video to use. Frost is normal on a coil, ice is not.

They are good to have on hand.

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Especially now. Replaced them on systems less than a month old before.

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I am aware. HVAC basics video. Not cutting one open and going through its guts. Coil meaning it has a Common and a Hot (W/Aux/W2/E) going into the bottom (24 volts). It is a pan heater. Those wires heat up a snap action bi-metal disc with dissimilar metals in it. As the disc heats, it snaps and pushes on rods that makes contacts up above it.

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Lol. Yeah thankfully my phone has been ringing with these cold snaps. Could be a little busier still and handle them fine depending on the day. Finished early today unless something else comes in. Supposed to warm up in the coming weeks so I might be dead and stinking again. We will see what happens.

No, it was 10kw on a 60 and 5kw on a 30. They split them up. Standard Goodman heat kit using inline breakers as service disconnects. Those inline breakers do not serve as overcurrent protection though. You still have to make sure you have the correct overcurrent protection on the circuits.

True. Just referred a system change out to my buddy and his company because he could get it done in one day and it would have taken me 2 to 2.5 days to do it on my own. Guy can't be without heat that long with this weather. Also, my buddy can offer a 10 year labor warranty and I can only offer 1 year.

@JakePorterHVAC 10 year labor warranty is generous most only offer 1 year labor though. Hopefully your referal has good adaquite ductwork considering the amount of customers you have that don't from your videos. Now other options for back up heat could be electric fired boilers and radiant heat I was looking at the cost of those they are around 3 thousand dollars so those are options to go with those with solar VS oil fired and are probably a lot less expensive to run VS heat strips in extreme cold. I forget the name of the brand. Just jake please no pipe doctor antics. They guy should be banned from you tube he likes harassing people and custumers and mentioning thier names on you tube that a no no.

@@gabrielstern4992 His labor warranty comes from the manufacturer as he sells York or Trane. He includes them with every purchase. York is cheaper than Trane of course. I can sell Trane, but only single stage stuff because I don't meet the requirements to be a Trane comfort specialist, so no 10 year labor warranty. I can get a 10 year parts warranty though. The 1 year labor warranty comes from me as a business owner. I don't sell enough equipment to qualify for being a Trane comfort specialist and until I do, I can't get the 10 year labor warranty on equipment sales. There is a minimum amount of sales needed each year in order to qualify. I never signed up with York as a dealer and I am not a Trane dealer either because like I said I don't meet the requirements. The only brand currently I could offer a 10 year labor warranty on is Ruud. Their labor warranties are offered through AIGCS and you have to be a Ruud dealer. They are expensive for me to purchase. Got turned down on all of them that I quoted, so I stopped offering them and don't even offer Ruud units to customers anymore. The quality has slipped too. Don't do many change outs though since 2019. Only immediate family since then or the occasional customer that insists I do the job. Started quoted a little here and there on jobs that would be easier for me to do as a one man band. Haven't been winning them though once I mention my buddy and the 10 year labor warranty with his stuff. I looked at signing up with JB Warranties for their 10 year labor warranties, but their reimbursement to the contractor for labor warranty claims is too low for me. I felt like the reimbursement rate would hurt me financially if I had to do many of them on equipment I installed, so I never signed up.

@JakePorterHVAC gotcha look into bosch or gree curtis sells gree flexs but don't know if gree is still offering the flex unit or and jake the Mr cool universals are rebadged gree flexs and Jake most guys when the sell systems only do one year labor warrenties and most new tranes are junk as for the Yorks they were good until 2005, when they went from a company about an hour and half from me in York PA to bieng owned by Johnson controls now I understand bosch is buying York or had purchased Johnson controls I know bosch is good for car parts but as for hvac I am not sure although Curtis recently installed a bosch ids. As for the gree flex I like them because they are inexpensive work well in cold climates and still have copper coils for the condenser and evaporator. Stay safe

Heat pumps will use the same speed for both heat and cool like this one does. Whether it is heating or cooling it will use the same speed. The red low speed wire and black high speed wires on this unit sit on Park Terminals M1 & M2 on the board and they are not used. ECM blowers on heat pumps will use a slightly higher blower speed when the heat strips call, but for both heat and cool they will run the same blower speed. You see a lower blower speed for heating on furnaces because you don't need to maintain a certain amount of airflow for a compressor or refrigerant circuit like in a heat pump. Instead furnaces give you a target temp rise on the data plate that needs to be met. You just have to make sure your combustion is correct (ie gas pressure, proper combustion air, and clean burners) and that you have enough air from your blower to fall in between the target temperature rise. I hope this answer helps. Best wishes.

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Yeah she was funky.