I came across a 24 year old unit that started leaking the moment we went to replace it. Turns out someone had overdriven a screw into the coil but it held pressure it’s whole life
Wow! The AC unit I put in 30 years ago when I built my house is still running great. Just renew start capacitor /motor start contactor every 5 years....
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Looks like Timothy the maintenance technician accidentally caused this leak on his last PM Friday at 5pm as he was cleaning up and putting the unit back together. Greg was getting ready to shower after a long day of service calls when he gets a call from Timothy saying that he f*ed up big time. Good thing Greg was a service technician for 35 year and was retiring very soon. He showed Timothy this very cool trick to fix this minor issue. He was home by 6.
solder has a melting point of like 600 deg f, refrigerant pipes are supposed to be brazed with silphos, which has a melting point of around 13-1400 deg f, much more suitable for high temp+pressure applications
@@pcakes1878you can solder refrigerant lines but not normal plumbing solder. Staysilv solder is a popular choice, I prefer brazing myself but I have seen many systems with solder. In this case though it would need to be brazed because solder does not work for patching holes.
Would say this boy does not have the proper equipment. Seems like a handyman or property management person that most likely hires professionals to do the repairs.
it didnt work because you're using the wrong screws. Gotta get the screws from ferguson, johnstone or RSD approved for Condenser coils only. Don't use on evaps, i've tried. You need the evap screws specifically.
Well, brazing, soldering, of course would work. But, I would think of MarineTex, JB Weld, or piece of inner tube rubber and tiny hose clamp or nylon wire tie.
Umm sure "simply" but lets see how far you get before losing a finger Most Aircon AC refrigerants are propane based so a soldering torch or iron is a big NO NO if it has a leak that hasn't been purged. Not to mention it'd be near impossible to solder due to the pressure coming out of the leak, if you made it this far and don't feel insulted to learn the correct way to fix a pin leak like that Get a hose clamp and slip some thin gasket or rubber liner under the clamp so when you tighten it up it creates a solid seal the pressure from the leak wont be able to escape it, this method works on every pipes leak besides braided pipes, even works for 7inch steel sewage pipes to propane lines
@@tomhalf3018why did you type this garbage out? It's summarized by saying "empty the lines out first". Second, this size hole? The lines are long empty. They probably found this leak by hooking up a compressor to push air through it.
@@LovesGrilling why did you type that garbage out? What if it was farm irragation you cant purge the water out of without loosing thousands of dollars of water you absolute muppet.................. also what do you think purge means........ to empty the lines, you really aren't bright are you. you may not realise it but the rubber and hoseclamp method is used by most heavy equipment mechanics because we aint about to rip out AC lines for sealed cabin tractors. But hey keep thinking the world revolves around you you clearly have something wrong in your head if you can't understand basic concepts Maybe if you sat down and tried to think about what other people say you might be a little more educated, you dont even know how people find leaks "they probably forced compressed air through it to find the leak" this isn't a bike tyre kid ever heard of UV dye............ you haven't ever worked on a car have you? And yet here you are trying to make yourself look like you have been a mechanic for 20+ years when you don't even know how people check for aircon gas leaks. 🤡
@@LovesGrilling never mind what did i expect from a crybaby who just wants attention, once you get a job kid you might learn or do something with your life.
I have been in Many situations . here's my version of what you're in right now Really, a copper tack nail or small screw must be copper , clean surface, sum flux, solder, small pen tourch . I was cool 😎 the summer ☀️ money was tight. I had around sum things it worked for me the system must be empty for it to seal
I could solder the hole in no time for not much money, but I think I'm gonna try to convince this old couple on a fixed income to upgrade their unit and all new duct work... I think I'll turn the one 20x30 into two 20x20s in two separate rooms, may as well replace all the drains and line sets... We'll hook em up with the nest they'll never figure out... That's another call we'll get until those loose wire nuts finally burn through next year...
Doesn’t this expose the condensing unit to the moisture in the air. Which is a contaminant to the AC System? Did he put it in a vacuum after this. O I just read it said emergency would you just do this to prevent refrigerant leaking until the tech comes out?
It may have worked if you used a screw half the diameter. But flex tape and a hose clamp would likely work better. We could ask McGyver! Or Adam Savage!
Even for my ac, fins are broken in this way, the inner coil is visible from outside. Can i just solder the fins or should i replace the entire coil? Please anybody answer.
It would have if you would to put a firecracker in it first, then smeared a whole bunch of goop over that, then filed away on that goop and tried to drill a hole in it again
That is not how you fix a leak that’s how you repair something for a week and then the owner has to pay more money because you never want to do your job correctly
Why dont you just use a tape metal patch that costs literally 5 bucks at lowes to hold it over until you learn how to soft solder a new piece of pipe onto it.
Thats not how you fix a leak. If you do not have an EPA license to fix it, do not touch it. Call a technician to recover any potential refrigerant remaining, have them solder on the hole, test it or get a new coil. Otherwise, you are setting a bad example by letting unqualified personnel touch things they're not supposed to touch.
🤣 as an hvac senior tech, honestly I'd appreciate that over "sorry sir I was just putting the panel back must of drove it too far"
Do you become a senior tech when you get your AARP card?
@@johnritchie1411 lmfao 🤣
🤣 💀 for real
😅
Use smaller screw and solder it
I came across a 24 year old unit that started leaking the moment we went to replace it. Turns out someone had overdriven a screw into the coil but it held pressure it’s whole life
Lol
Wow! The AC unit I put in 30 years ago when I built my house is still running great. Just renew start capacitor /motor start contactor every 5 years....
Bullshit
@@raybin6873 because that's how you save money lol
@@youoweme5forreadingthisnam535 oh wow really?
When the landlord comes to fix it
Flex seal does wonders for me 😂
Flexseal sucks ass. Some cheap silicone that peels after 2 days.
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This is by far the greatest comment on here with so few upvotes.
How do you have the transcript is what I wanna know lol
Here in South Africa we just pull out a glue called Pratley steel works real great
Lol!
Yup maybe he could have used that and it would worked
Should have used teflon tape definetly would have worked XD
I think thats whats on the end
There is hd teflon on the tip
@@sgoatrTWO that's what she said
After 42 years in the hvac business.....silver solder or copper rod. No more leak. Ever !
Copper rod?
Silver solder will leak again. I've cut out countless silver solder joints and replaced them with brazed joints.
@@natefmx try STAYBRITE #8. Never had a leaking joint with it
Silfos 15 or 5 or 6% will never leak. That is brazing. You are talking about 95/5 silver plumbing solder that leaks.
Braze a saddle over it. Done
You're supposed to braze the screw once you tap it in.
U serious?
😂
@@Augdogfrogslogabsolutely
@@Augdogfrogslog Why not?
Looks like Timothy the maintenance technician accidentally caused this leak on his last PM Friday at 5pm as he was cleaning up and putting the unit back together. Greg was getting ready to shower after a long day of service calls when he gets a call from Timothy saying that he f*ed up big time. Good thing Greg was a service technician for 35 year and was retiring very soon. He showed Timothy this very cool trick to fix this minor issue. He was home by 6.
Just solder the damn thing and go onto something else.
Yup, saw it done on a few 18 wheeler condensers and radiators. Its how the rows are attached to the side tanks anyway.
solder has a melting point of like 600 deg f, refrigerant pipes are supposed to be brazed with silphos, which has a melting point of around 13-1400 deg f, much more suitable for high temp+pressure applications
@@pcakes1878you can solder refrigerant lines but not normal plumbing solder. Staysilv solder is a popular choice, I prefer brazing myself but I have seen many systems with solder. In this case though it would need to be brazed because solder does not work for patching holes.
How can you solder when refrigerant is still leaking out at high pressure
@@Tierone1337 empty it out…🙄
With your torch and A stick of 5% or 15% in about 30 seconds he would have that fixed
Bro have you heard of phosgene gas. Unless that’s nitrogen they got in there.
@@Augdogfrogslog yeah, and?
He'd have to suck the refrigerant into the compressor, then braze it
Lol 2” register screw. Just recover the refrigerant and braze that little pin hole. That’s an easy fix
"just" recover the refrigerant
with what a pack of balloons?
Would say this boy does not have the proper equipment. Seems like a handyman or property management person that most likely hires professionals to do the repairs.
@@MrPaxioNo, go buy a $500 recover machine and a $150 recover tank quick before it gets hotter outside from the leakage. Lol
I’m pretty sure you’re messing with the coil because it’s about to be replaced, I appreciate the gag on the less!
FYI: It's "nonetheless"
Truth!
Use gum guarantee it works 😂😂
it didnt work because you're using the wrong screws. Gotta get the screws from ferguson, johnstone or RSD approved for Condenser coils only. Don't use on evaps, i've tried. You need the evap screws specifically.
Might have worked a few wrapped some Teflon around the screw
Pee on it... that always works
You should have soldered
You would be fired if you were my helper RECOVER VACCUME THEN OPEN GAUGES BRAZE NITRO CHECK THEN VACCUME N RECHARGE
Spoken like a real ac contractor. Thank you sir.
Smash the like when you failed? No participation ribbons here bud
You have to use thread sealant on the screw for a repair like that.
It's a parody
Lol yeah I was having fun too
I,ve used JB weld on those leaks and it lasts and lasts.
Jb welded my power steering pump leaks and it never leaked again (08 Mazda 3 )
It also repaired a fuel heater on a dodge diesel that was leaking. It saved lots of money for a new part!!!
Never tried it on a coil but repaired a golf ball size hole in a oil pan which lasted
In India we call this method jugaad😂😂😂
Jb weld quick steel my guy works every time
If it didn’t work then you can’t say, “that’s how you fix a leak” lol
Well, brazing, soldering, of course would work. But, I would think of MarineTex, JB Weld, or piece of inner tube rubber and tiny hose clamp or nylon wire tie.
Maybe patch it with some baking soda and then a few drops of fevi quick or some super glue cyannoacitate.
Duuh! Condenser has 400# pressure
It's now going around the screws, probably should have just soldered it
Relieve the pressure first dummy.
Ese tornillo necesita un radiador nuevo 😆
I hope that your air conditioner. You’re not doing the customers any favors that’s for sure
Why would you make the hole bigger? You could've just brazed it and be done
simply SOLDER IT!
Umm sure "simply" but lets see how far you get before losing a finger
Most Aircon AC refrigerants are propane based so a soldering torch or iron is a big NO NO if it has a leak that hasn't been purged.
Not to mention it'd be near impossible to solder due to the pressure coming out of the leak, if you made it this far and don't feel insulted to learn the correct way to fix a pin leak like that
Get a hose clamp and slip some thin gasket or rubber liner under the clamp so when you tighten it up it creates a solid seal the pressure from the leak wont be able to escape it, this method works on every pipes leak besides braided pipes, even works for 7inch steel sewage pipes to propane lines
Haha love that sense of humor
@@tomhalf3018why did you type this garbage out?
It's summarized by saying "empty the lines out first".
Second, this size hole? The lines are long empty. They probably found this leak by hooking up a compressor to push air through it.
@@LovesGrilling why did you type that garbage out? What if it was farm irragation you cant purge the water out of without loosing thousands of dollars of water you absolute muppet.................. also what do you think purge means........ to empty the lines, you really aren't bright are you.
you may not realise it but the rubber and hoseclamp method is used by most heavy equipment mechanics because we aint about to rip out AC lines for sealed cabin tractors.
But hey keep thinking the world revolves around you you clearly have something wrong in your head if you can't understand basic concepts
Maybe if you sat down and tried to think about what other people say you might be a little more educated, you dont even know how people find leaks "they probably forced compressed air through it to find the leak" this isn't a bike tyre kid ever heard of UV dye............ you haven't ever worked on a car have you? And yet here you are trying to make yourself look like you have been a mechanic for 20+ years when you don't even know how people check for aircon gas leaks. 🤡
@@LovesGrilling never mind what did i expect from a crybaby who just wants attention, once you get a job kid you might learn or do something with your life.
You gotta use Teflon tape on the end of the screw genius
Gotta use the yellow tape for gas!
EPA in the comments like 🤨
I think there over reacting that radiator has at least another five years in it
Bro it was still leaking because if you see bubbles that means it is leaking
There's a video on here where some Pakistan guy fixed a leaky radiator with solder. Kind of like a hot line in a home.
Pfft it was only a few bubbles dude fuckin get real. Ur fine
Thats why ya keep a tire repair kit in your truck!
I have been in Many situations . here's my version of what you're in right now
Really, a copper tack nail or small screw must be copper , clean surface, sum flux, solder, small pen tourch . I was cool 😎 the summer ☀️ money was tight. I had around sum things it worked for me the system must be empty for it to seal
I could solder the hole in no time for not much money, but I think I'm gonna try to convince this old couple on a fixed income to upgrade their unit and all new duct work... I think I'll turn the one 20x30 into two 20x20s in two separate rooms, may as well replace all the drains and line sets... We'll hook em up with the nest they'll never figure out... That's another call we'll get until those loose wire nuts finally burn through next year...
Little bit of solder or JB weld she'll be just fine 🤣
Jb weld is crap. I bot a tube of it (to fix a pin hole leak in the op chamber of a radiator
Looks like some clown made the leak using a long screw to begin with trying to reassemble the unit. Another expensive DIY special!
Doesn’t this expose the condensing unit to the moisture in the air. Which is a contaminant to the AC System? Did he put it in a vacuum after this. O I just read it said emergency would you just do this to prevent refrigerant leaking until the tech comes out?
This would not last long. 🤣🤣🤣 A permaswaged section of tubing would have..
It may have worked if you used a screw half the diameter. But flex tape and a hose clamp would likely work better. We could ask McGyver!
Or Adam Savage!
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Now I’m curious how you would fix it? Would solder work?
Yes that how we fix them
Yes, the copper is really thin but if you slowly melt the silflos and work your way in slowly you can cover the hole.
Even for my ac, fins are broken in this way, the inner coil is visible from outside. Can i just solder the fins or should i replace the entire coil? Please anybody answer.
Silver solder over it. Literally 2 minute fix and you can charge for a used condenser. That’s money making
If you thred it and get a tiny threaded screw and Teflon tape it twice if will actually work. (Temp Fix and not recommended as permanent solution)
That's copper and copper Can be repaired if you choose to.
It's been done many times .
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Dude just solder some lead on it, easy pissy
All jokes aside, heat that pipe up (at 0psi obviously) and lay some 15% silphos, it will hold forever and you can live happily ever after.
IF YOU SEE BUBBLES... IT MEANS IT'S STILL LEAKING OR ESCAPING AIR !!! 😂😂😂 💀💀💀 🖕🖕🖕
The amount of people in here saying jb weld makes me shutter lol I guess they just stopped teaching brazing copper 😅
Torch time bro, scuff it bright first tho, flows better than cooking the dirt, slows the flow, Bright. Remember
Make sure you get 30 inch pounds of vacuum to confirm! ✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️
It would have if you would to put a firecracker in it first, then smeared a whole bunch of goop over that, then filed away on that goop and tried to drill a hole in it again
You are obviously using the wrong kind of screw bro, you need metal self tapper with neoprene washer 😅
Do It right, charge the customer $3k to replace the condenser coil. What is this nonsense....
That is not how you fix a leak that’s how you repair something for a week and then the owner has to pay more money because you never want to do your job correctly
Here is how you’re ACTUALLY supposed to do this: you drive the screw all the way through and then you back it up ever so slightly. Thank me later.
I'd rather push the "unlike" button, but I think this is meant to be humorous.
Crap it didn’t work?? Really Sherlock Holmes. Geez
That is not a coil.It is a condenser.There is a difference.
Amateur....You forgot to use Teflon tape and make sure yu put some on the service port cap when you are done.
Leave the screw in and recover the refrigerant. Just don't recover lower than 0 psig.
Why dont you just use a tape metal patch that costs literally 5 bucks at lowes to hold it over until you learn how to soft solder a new piece of pipe onto it.
Bad screw. Should've used fine coarse pure chinesium registered screw.
JB weld it it’s smarter than you😂
Stop screwing around and solder it 😂
A little silver solder, flux and propane torch.
Bit of rubber hose and a jubilee clip lol does many a temporary repair that stays permanent
Definitely happened to me, had to be the fastest braze and vacuum I’ve ever done in my life!
That's a fat screw for a small hole 😂. Be better with super glue and a piece copper
Does threads are too coarse😊 should I use one of those metal stud framing screws the little 8-in ones 1/8 inch
HVAC GUYS
hey tinners step aside and let the plumbers do their job
You could have maybe hit it with a soldering iron and a small piece of copper.
Or you could just throw some solder on it lol
When you hire a handy man to repair your A/C 😂
Exactly 💯
😂😂😂💀
You need to use a mini cork
Just replace it dude it's that easy
Lets use a threaded screw to plug a whole. Thatll do it
Even if that screw sealed the leak you would have a giant restriction in side the line.
I put a screw in my A/C. Now my house is hot. Why did you tell me this would fix it?
Need lock-tight also!
Thats not how you fix a leak. If you do not have an EPA license to fix it, do not touch it. Call a technician to recover any potential refrigerant remaining, have them solder on the hole, test it or get a new coil.
Otherwise, you are setting a bad example by letting unqualified personnel touch things they're not supposed to touch.
Cut a piece of a fernco, an put a hose clamp on it. If your gonna hack it up do it right 😂
OH CRAP IT DIDNT WORK THATS FUNNY 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
Now hit it with Stay Silv 56 and she'd hold haha. Love that rod.
You gotta tread tape the screw first and then it should work just fine👍🏼
It's still leaking that's about as much use as wiping before a shit.
I piece of rubber (like a strip from an inner tube) and a hose clamp will fix it
a couple wraps of electrical tape and a hose clamp... refill and ship it!
Shouldn’t be too hard to cut the pipe and put a fitting to go over that pipe and then solder it in?
hey Nathan, you mind telling me why is there a screw sticking out in the coil?
Ну да, пропускает. Но достаточное давление вероятно создается. Так что этот вариант - рабочий и вполне приемлемый