Another great video Mitch. I'm off out on call shortly this afternoon, got 2 Daikin's to service, the heat in the UK is insane at present..both unit's that haven't been serviced & remained dormant for quite some time no doubt, then all of a sudden they want them performing immediately. Have a great weekend mate 👍🏻
Sounds exactly like my Daikin Cora 2.5kw. For some reason the loud noises only come on in the hot nights of Western Australia and it wakes the whole house up when they are sleeping.
@@maracservices yeah In the first service menu you’ll see “demand” under field settings I think, you can set a schedule. It’s really useful. You can use it on any inverter one 2 one system from K series on with the new BRC controller. Can be done on a VRV condenser you have to get a low noise operation card from Daikin for that
Great job Mitch, how long in real-time did it take? I have replaced compressors on Mitsubishi’s not fun. In the States we are required to warranty an installation for parts & LABOR for 1 year. We’re you able to recoup any labor money? I never have any luck with labor charges from manufactures. Thanks for sharing.
In real time it took me 4 hours. Basically I bought a new compressor off Daikin and then replaced it for the customer. Now I send back some paperwork to Daikin and they refund me the amount for the compressor and also pay me 4 hours labour to fix it and the amount for refrigerant etc. So it’s not that bad but the labour rate isn’t what I normally charge out plus it takes ages for them to process the payment. Im not interested in working on Daikin warranty jobs because the pay is rubbish but if it’s my own customer I’ll certainly do it because I don’t want some other hack coming in and making a mess of it. Daikin warrant the parts for 5 years. 👍🏻
@@maracservices for the same reason that you have noted, I never do warranty work for Daikin or any other manufacturer,,I got caught out once doing it and would never do it again.. I warrant my workmanship but if the unit is faulty, then I call Daikin or whoever the manufacturer is and let them repair it,, There’s no money in warranty jobs and I can’t even make a mark up on the parts,,
Are Daikin still the goto brand? I want to have a multi split installed but the outdoor unit will be at the side of the house so needs to be fairly quiet with minimal compressor noise? cheers!
Everyone has got their own opinion on what brand is the best. I think all the better brands are similar so it doesn’t really matter. I’m familiar with Daikin so that’s what I install. In regards to putting the unit at the side of the house. Try and put it outside a bathroom. Definitely don’t put it outside your bedroom. The unit up on brackets is nice and neat and off the ground but can vibrate the wall depending on how your house is Built. So if you have exterior cladding or blueboard or something other then brick, just put the unit on pavers instead to avoid vibration being an issue. I don’t know about other brands, but Daikin have a night time mode which keeps the outdoor unit quiet.
Why you don’t use micron gauge ?and I believe R32is a blend,you probably need to flip that jug upside down when charging the unit . You’re one of best installer though!
I’ll be honest, my testo micron gauge isn’t working properly at the moment. I’ve never been happy with it. I’m currently looking for another brand of micron gauge, I want to get one that isn’t an inline type. I just want the one female connection type. Thanks for the comment.
I keep an installation manual for r32 units in my van so I know what field code settings do what when ever I need to know. When I read it, I noticed it said to recover the refrigerant from the “refrigerant recovery port” and the liquid service valve. It had a diagram of where the refrigerant recovery port was. So to answer your question, I don’t think it really matters but that’s where Daikin tell you to recover from. I think it makes recovering the refrigerant a bit quicker. 👍🏻
I have never experienced a bad compressor in any of my installs in the last 30 years. But I have never installed Dakin so maybe that’s the reason. Good information to know..
@@maracservices for the normal residential ducted split systems. It was mostly ICP, which was later acquired by carrier.. Larger commercial VRF systems, I have sold and installed Panasonic ECOI and LG muti V small units at 16 tons up to 250 tons For small residential units for personal homes FUJITSU, Panasonic in the last eight years I sold LG . FUJITSU, I had a hard time getting parts sometimes and was told had to wait many weeks. This doesn’t go over very well with customers. It makes you look bad so I stopped selling their product. With Panasonic had the same problem plus many damaged goods delivered directly from their warehouse continuously, showing up damaged and then having to wait 6 to 10 weeks for replacements and half of those would show up damaged again so I stopped selling that company’s product The last eight years I have been strictly selling LG large, commercial and residential, and I’ve had very good luck, and always being able to get parts but very rarely ever needed anything to be repaired except after it was many years old are used in industrial commercial applications where it’s used 24 seven, 365 days a year without ever being turned off. In residential do units are usually only on for a few hours or minutes at a time with rest in between on only when customers are home . But using a company’s product in a industrial manufacturing plant were heavy heat loads from equipment is put on the units three shifts in 24 hours nonstop for years at a Time is a true test to a companies quality and reliability . Only since Covid in the world shut down and shipping and raw material supplies product problems around the world is the first time I have ever experienced a problem with getting unit products delivered to me THAT WOULD TAKE A FEW EXTRA WEEKS. . But all manufactures around the world are experiencing a supply delivery chain problem now.
@@coldfinger459sub0 very interesting! I worked on a lot of carrier R22 units when I did my apprenticeship. They were quality units that lasted decades. For the last 15 years, I just worked on inverters mostly and my go to is Daikin and second to that is Panasonic. However I’m not saying Daikin is perfect, far from it. However it’s what I use most of at this stage. That might change as I’m thinking about giving some other brands a try to see what’s out there. Daikin treat you as a number not as a valued customer unfortunately
@@maracservices the best unit is the one you can get parts for and they treat you well. The best unit is the one installed correctly and sized correctly for the job 👍
mate i don’t know if you’ve ever seen one but you might know what brand i’ve got. i’ve got a reverse cycle unit that was purchased when we built our house in 2018. the unit has no labels what so ever that mention size, brand etc, indoor or out. our thermostat is izone by the installer and that doesn’t mention brands or anything either. (it’s the only manual we have) the outdoor unit is different and i’ve never seen it before. it is quite large on our roof with two fans but at the top of the unit (not action air as these have top discharge) mine has the two fans at the top of the unit but it’s a side discharge (flip a daikin on it’s side) do you happen to know what it is?
What you’re describing sounds very interesting. I have no idea what that is haha. Feel free to send me a picture of it, I might know once iv looked at it.
nah mate it’s all good, just so weird, i’ve tried searching and searching. we have 20 vents and having high ceilings so i’d say it’s a pretty big unit. i’ll have to get back up on the roof some day to take a pic, even with our street view it’s covered by our bloody hot water solar panels haha. from the front it literally looks like a large temperzone unit that’s been tipped on its side. anyway, it works alright, it just has to be started in early mornings for cold or hot days
@@maracservices oh s#!t, could you imagine!!! have you ever seen any unit like this before. looks similar to a space pak heat pump unit but the fans are horizontal.
I have a low priced Pioneer outdoor unit that needs a new compressor, would I be better off buying a new outdoor unit from them, precharged ready to go for $529. The Pros in this area won't work on anything they didn't install. It was DIY
Hey Mitch, Haven’t seen you lately (totally understand your probs just busy or fed up editing 😄), anyway just wanted to reach out as one fridgy to another to ask are you ok? Feel free to reach out ✌🏼
Thanks for reaching out bro. I ended up getting covid which took me out for a week then I had my birthday and some other bits and pieces happening and before you know it, it’s been a few weeks. Time flies! I’ll be back with another video real soon. I hope you’re doing well mate! Thanks again legend.
Hey I have an Error HO on a Daikin 3mxm52 with three splits. The machine runs about 50 seconds, after that it stops for about 3 minutes. This goes for 10-12 hours then I get error H0 on ONECTA App. On the outside machine the second and the third light is blinking. Any recommendation or help from anyone 🙏
I’ve had three Daikin Compressors fail in my time installing them. I don’t think they are more or less common then other brands in my opinion but I could be wrong. I wouldn’t say it’s “common” but regardless it would be better if it was super rare but I wouldn’t say it’s super rare either. It happens from time to time.
Yeah mate, Daikin will reimburse me for the parts and pay me some labour to replace the part. It’s a bit of a pain to deal with Daikin for me but the customer doesn’t pay anything which is good 👍🏻
Good job Mitch & thaks for sharing 👍 Swapping deppends on what compressor can be an intrincate & complicated job.
Thanks Juan!
Another great video Mitch. I'm off out on call shortly this afternoon, got 2 Daikin's to service, the heat in the UK is insane at present..both unit's that haven't been serviced & remained dormant for quite some time no doubt, then all of a sudden they want them performing immediately.
Have a great weekend mate 👍🏻
Thanks mate, good luck 🤙🏼
Nice work Mitch 👍🏼, super thorough as always
Thanks bro
Sounds exactly like my Daikin Cora 2.5kw. For some reason the loud noises only come on in the hot nights of Western Australia and it wakes the whole house up when they are sleeping.
American Standard is the same junk bs. Vibrations at certain RPM’s on my inverter 20SEER!
Great video and advice for all, thank you sir.
You can put a demand on it at night time for 70% or 40% FL capacity. Helps eliminate ramping and locks out the full frequency
Really? Do you do that at the wall controller?
@@maracservices yeah In the first service menu you’ll see “demand” under field settings I think, you can set a schedule. It’s really useful. You can use it on any inverter one 2 one system from K series on with the new BRC controller. Can be done on a VRV condenser you have to get a low noise operation card from Daikin for that
@@salmander91 that’s epic. I’ll definitely look into that. Thanks dude
Great video and good music
good jobe sir
Great job Mitch, how long in real-time did it take? I have replaced compressors on Mitsubishi’s not fun. In the States we are required to warranty an installation for parts & LABOR for 1 year. We’re you able to recoup any labor money? I never have any luck with labor charges from manufactures. Thanks for sharing.
In real time it took me 4 hours. Basically I bought a new compressor off Daikin and then replaced it for the customer. Now I send back some paperwork to Daikin and they refund me the amount for the compressor and also pay me 4 hours labour to fix it and the amount for refrigerant etc. So it’s not that bad but the labour rate isn’t what I normally charge out plus it takes ages for them to process the payment.
Im not interested in working on Daikin warranty jobs because the pay is rubbish but if it’s my own customer I’ll certainly do it because I don’t want some other hack coming in and making a mess of it. Daikin warrant the parts for 5 years. 👍🏻
@@maracservices thanks for the feed back. Alway nice to see your work. Stay well.
@@scottk0623 thanks heaps mate
It’s the same bs customer service from greedy corrupt manufacturers in the USA. Reimbursement for compressor replacement sux if anything at all.
@@maracservices for the same reason that you have noted, I never do warranty work for Daikin or any other manufacturer,,I got caught out once doing it and would never do it again..
I warrant my workmanship but if the unit is faulty, then I call Daikin or whoever the manufacturer is and let them repair it,,
There’s no money in warranty jobs and I can’t even make a mark up on the parts,,
Are Daikin still the goto brand? I want to have a multi split installed but the outdoor unit will be at the side of the house so needs to be fairly quiet with minimal compressor noise? cheers!
Everyone has got their own opinion on what brand is the best. I think all the better brands are similar so it doesn’t really matter. I’m familiar with Daikin so that’s what I install. In regards to putting the unit at the side of the house. Try and put it outside a bathroom. Definitely don’t put it outside your bedroom. The unit up on brackets is nice and neat and off the ground but can vibrate the wall depending on how your house is Built. So if you have exterior cladding or blueboard or something other then brick, just put the unit on pavers instead to avoid vibration being an issue.
I don’t know about other brands, but Daikin have a night time mode which keeps the outdoor unit quiet.
Why you don’t use micron gauge ?and I believe R32is a blend,you probably need to flip that jug upside down when charging the unit . You’re one of best installer though!
I’ll be honest, my testo micron gauge isn’t working properly at the moment. I’ve never been happy with it. I’m currently looking for another brand of micron gauge, I want to get one that isn’t an inline type. I just want the one female connection type. Thanks for the comment.
R32 is not blend
@@BERESHIDA2008 well I wasn’t sure if it was a blend or not! But I guess you’re right! You can charge it as liquid or gas just as r-22
R32 is pure. R410a is made from a portion of r32 and something else (can’t remember off the top one of my head)
hey mate, why do you have to put one hose on that particular port directed at the top of the unit, i didnt quite catch what you meant.
I keep an installation manual for r32 units in my van so I know what field code settings do what when ever I need to know. When I read it, I noticed it said to recover the refrigerant from the “refrigerant recovery port” and the liquid service valve. It had a diagram of where the refrigerant recovery port was. So to answer your question, I don’t think it really matters but that’s where Daikin tell you to recover from. I think it makes recovering the refrigerant a bit quicker. 👍🏻
Ok so how do you change the setting inside and what to?
I have never experienced a bad compressor in any of my installs in the last 30 years. But I have never installed Dakin so maybe that’s the reason. Good information to know..
What has been your go to brand over the majority of your career??
@@maracservices for the normal residential ducted split systems. It was mostly ICP, which was later acquired by carrier..
Larger commercial VRF systems, I have sold and installed Panasonic ECOI and LG muti V small units at 16 tons up to 250 tons
For small residential units for personal homes FUJITSU, Panasonic in the last eight years I sold LG .
FUJITSU, I had a hard time getting parts sometimes and was told had to wait many weeks. This doesn’t go over very well with customers. It makes you look bad so I stopped selling their product.
With Panasonic had the same problem plus many damaged goods delivered directly from their warehouse continuously, showing up damaged and then having to wait 6 to 10 weeks for replacements and half of those would show up damaged again so I stopped selling that company’s product
The last eight years I have been strictly selling LG large, commercial and residential, and I’ve had very good luck, and always being able to get parts but very rarely ever needed anything to be repaired except after it was many years old are used in industrial commercial applications where it’s used 24 seven, 365 days a year without ever being turned off.
In residential do units are usually only on for a few hours or minutes at a time with rest in between on only when customers are home .
But using a company’s product in a industrial manufacturing plant were heavy heat loads from equipment is put on the units three shifts in 24 hours nonstop for years at a Time is a true test to a companies quality and reliability .
Only since Covid in the world shut down and shipping and raw material supplies product problems around the world is the first time I have ever experienced a problem with getting unit products delivered to me THAT WOULD TAKE A FEW EXTRA WEEKS. . But all manufactures around the world are experiencing a supply delivery chain problem now.
@@coldfinger459sub0 very interesting! I worked on a lot of carrier R22 units when I did my apprenticeship. They were quality units that lasted decades. For the last 15 years, I just worked on inverters mostly and my go to is Daikin and second to that is Panasonic. However I’m not saying Daikin is perfect, far from it. However it’s what I use most of at this stage. That might change as I’m thinking about giving some other brands a try to see what’s out there. Daikin treat you as a number not as a valued customer unfortunately
@@maracservices the best unit is the one you can get parts for and they treat you well.
The best unit is the one installed correctly and sized correctly for the job 👍
mate i don’t know if you’ve ever seen one but you might know what brand i’ve got.
i’ve got a reverse cycle unit that was purchased when we built our house in 2018. the unit has no labels what so ever that mention size, brand etc, indoor or out. our thermostat is izone by the installer and that doesn’t mention brands or anything either. (it’s the only manual we have) the outdoor unit is different and i’ve never seen it before. it is quite large on our roof with two fans but at the top of the unit (not action air as these have top discharge) mine has the two fans at the top of the unit but it’s a side discharge (flip a daikin on it’s side)
do you happen to know what it is?
What you’re describing sounds very interesting. I have no idea what that is haha. Feel free to send me a picture of it, I might know once iv looked at it.
nah mate it’s all good, just so weird, i’ve tried searching and searching. we have 20 vents and having high ceilings so i’d say it’s a pretty big unit. i’ll have to get back up on the roof some day to take a pic, even with our street view it’s covered by our bloody hot water solar panels haha. from the front it literally looks like a large temperzone unit that’s been tipped on its side. anyway, it works alright, it just has to be started in early mornings for cold or hot days
@@jackm1399 I hope it’s not meant to be standing up 😂
@@maracservices
oh s#!t, could you imagine!!!
have you ever seen any unit like this before.
looks similar to a space pak heat pump unit but the fans are horizontal.
I have a low priced Pioneer outdoor unit that needs a new compressor, would I be better off buying a new outdoor unit from them, precharged ready to go for $529. The Pros in this area won't work on anything they didn't install. It was DIY
Is it possible to utilise some sort of rubber isolation feet to decouple the unit from the bracket?
I guess you could use vibration rubber (waffle pad) under the feet however I’m not sure how effective that would be 🤷🏼♂️. Maybe I’ll give that a go.
Does line set require additional r410a when installing new compressor?
Wondering whats the ohm readings of the old compressor?
0.7 ohms across all three terminals. So totally fine. Just noisy for whatever reason 🤷🏼♂️
@@maracservices might be good for a project of some kind 😬
From Where I can get or download the data sheet for recovery or data sheet in general ?
@@InDMood you need to ring up Daikin and they provide you with any data you need.
Hey Mitch,
Haven’t seen you lately (totally understand your probs just busy or fed up editing 😄), anyway just wanted to reach out as one fridgy to another to ask are you ok? Feel free to reach out ✌🏼
Thanks for reaching out bro. I ended up getting covid which took me out for a week then I had my birthday and some other bits and pieces happening and before you know it, it’s been a few weeks. Time flies! I’ll be back with another video real soon. I hope you’re doing well mate! Thanks again legend.
Never had to change a daikin compressor in 30 years there you go,it was always board problems.
@@bradgoodale3249 are you Aussie mate?
Yeah mate 👍
@@maracservices True blue Mitch.
How much time did u quote this for?
This was a warranty job so Daikin paid me for my time. I didn’t quote it, I just invoiced Daikin for my time.
Hey I have an Error HO on a Daikin 3mxm52 with three splits. The machine runs about 50 seconds, after that it stops for about 3 minutes. This goes for 10-12 hours then I get error H0 on ONECTA App. On the outside machine the second and the third light is blinking. Any recommendation or help from anyone 🙏
Do they fail often ?
I’ve had three Daikin Compressors fail in my time installing them. I don’t think they are more or less common then other brands in my opinion but I could be wrong. I wouldn’t say it’s “common” but regardless it would be better if it was super rare but I wouldn’t say it’s super rare either. It happens from time to time.
What was your micron reading on your evacuation?
250 microns
No warranty from Daikin?
Yeah mate, Daikin will reimburse me for the parts and pay me some labour to replace the part. It’s a bit of a pain to deal with Daikin for me but the customer doesn’t pay anything which is good 👍🏻
@@maracservices had the same thing with a 20kw ducted I installed. indoor fan and pc board I installed and they paid me. Must be short staffed.
Any AC technician and helper job
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