Everyone's have problems with aluminum evap coils. You can add a small piece of silver solder to the coil pan to help prevent the bacteria (zooglia) from forming in drain line
I normally take a piece of scrap copper if I can find it on my truck and stick it straight up out of the exit of the EZ Trap or in the Evap pan. I'll try the silver solder though, haven't heard of people using that
I used nylon rolled tubing (not soft vinyl tubing) on my AC drain line that I installed 1990 and have had no issues. The pipe is translucent enough that you can see the water running down the line and it is so slippery that nothing sticks to it.
I still would have put my vacuum on the drain outside and sucked it out, it still may come back, the drain is sloped well not but water was overflowing the old open switch that was 3" above the floor and it should drained unless it was higher at the 90 before the vertical drop.
@@AB_HVAC but you did not clean any of the crud out of there, it can be 90% blocked and still drain. pouring water in the vent to see it it really drains fast or pouring cleaner to open it up
I'm in Miami we deal with water and humidity issues all day first thing I would have done bro was just hookup the vacc to the outside (our units are generally in hallway closets so it usually use nitro but in your case it's in the attic)with some tape get a good seal on there that will take care of it 99.9% of times there's no other reason for that water to be held back. .also those CO2 cartridges , not that great my buddy uses them and has gotten call backs which I've had to go behind and it's been the same issue just the drain clogged .. good luck👍
Thanks. Our previous tech had used his shop vac already the day before so I figured it was more than just a normal backup. I've got a crap ton of those closet units 😅 but this one the way the drain line having no pitch, just staying level was asking for massive buildup. I should've shown the 1/4" on buildup in the pipe when I cut it out. The biggest issue I find in my area is the units on 15-20yr old homes have a bunch of level drain lines, no pitch. Even when the system is a few years old it's like nobody took the time to adjust the drain line when they installed the new system
I’m not sure how I haven’t seen more comments about return? No way the wood is air tight and preventing attic air from entering conditioned air, not mentioning the sizing? Doubtful it’s getting correct CFM. Edit Just getting to the part of the video where it shows unit size. Absolutely ZERO chance that’s correct. Shotty company to install the equipment like that.
It's actually very common down here especially on new construction. I'm not saying it's fool proof or that it's the best way to go, it is definitely a cheap way to just "make it work". Most of the time when I see them. People Mastic the inside for some reason to seal it up like you would a typical plenum. I know I've seen a lot on social media where people are using metal plenum in the same orientation as the wood but it's not very common in my area
I took one lil "class" already and the pressures don't seem too far from R410a but I just hope our guys are doing best practices (now pretty much required) when they're installing the new equipment
I start HVAC school in feb! I can't wait.👍
Hope you have a great time. Learn a lot!
Sounds like she's happy now. Nice Fix! l like how you tagged her evaporator panel up in the attic with your sticker. Ha ha! Have a great weekend!
Thanks 👍
Good job AB. Another satisfied customer.
Everyone's have problems with aluminum evap coils. You can add a small piece of silver solder to the coil pan to help prevent the bacteria (zooglia) from forming in drain line
I normally take a piece of scrap copper if I can find it on my truck and stick it straight up out of the exit of the EZ Trap or in the Evap pan. I'll try the silver solder though, haven't heard of people using that
It's awesome to see your content bro keep doing your thing man making that big HVAC 💰💰💰💰 I know it's rewarding career
Thank you for tuning in man! It is very rewarding making sure people are comfortable again in their home
That was a great job, I think that’s the best way to get the drain line installed
It's amazing how many newer homes i (probably a lot of us) still see with flat/level drain lines
I used nylon rolled tubing (not soft vinyl tubing) on my AC drain line that I installed 1990 and have had no issues. The pipe is translucent
enough that you can see the water running down the line and it is so slippery that nothing sticks to it.
Nice work AB.
I still would have put my vacuum on the drain outside and sucked it out, it still may come back, the drain is sloped well not but water was overflowing the old open switch that was 3" above the floor and it should drained unless it was higher at the 90 before the vertical drop.
Idk man, that was a steady stream, considering there was nothing draining at all when I got there
The issue they never had a vent after the p in original so it wasn’t flowing 🫠
They make them coils aluminum now to be cheap that’s the main reason for drain lines getting clog more often
I just figured it was because the water was sitting in the line too long causing it to sit and just buildup the bacteria that backed it up
@@AB_HVAC but you did not clean any of the crud out of there, it can be 90% blocked and still drain. pouring water in the vent to see it it really drains fast or pouring cleaner to open it up
That healthy clean looing Rheem unit sounds good too
I definitely am a fan of all their style systems. I don't like their evap coil designs but that's about it.
Nice job. Clean up work area when your done. You left old parts and pieces of pvc and did not look good when showing customer the finished job.
I'm in Miami we deal with water and humidity issues all day first thing I would have done bro was just hookup the vacc to the outside (our units are generally in hallway closets so it usually use nitro but in your case it's in the attic)with some tape get a good seal on there that will take care of it 99.9% of times there's no other reason for that water to be held back. .also those CO2 cartridges , not that great my buddy uses them and has gotten call backs which I've had to go behind and it's been the same issue just the drain clogged .. good luck👍
Thanks. Our previous tech had used his shop vac already the day before so I figured it was more than just a normal backup. I've got a crap ton of those closet units 😅 but this one the way the drain line having no pitch, just staying level was asking for massive buildup. I should've shown the 1/4" on buildup in the pipe when I cut it out.
The biggest issue I find in my area is the units on 15-20yr old homes have a bunch of level drain lines, no pitch. Even when the system is a few years old it's like nobody took the time to adjust the drain line when they installed the new system
9:17 lol bro I do stuff like that on the job daily 😂
Man I'm telling ya 😅
Pull through coil; ie negative airflow to the drains need a breather after the trap.
The breather is me leaving the top off the exit of the trap, it works the same
@ that is what I mean by breather. Not sure if there’s other ways of doing it.
@HallelujahHVAC ooohh, my bad 🙏🏽
Do you glue the pvc sections together?
Yeah u did that after the fact. I'm pretty sure in the video I zoom in on some joints to prove I glued it
@@AB_HVAC Thanks.
I’m not sure how I haven’t seen more comments about return? No way the wood is air tight and preventing attic air from entering conditioned air, not mentioning the sizing? Doubtful it’s getting correct CFM.
Edit
Just getting to the part of the video where it shows unit size. Absolutely ZERO chance that’s correct. Shotty company to install the equipment like that.
It's actually very common down here especially on new construction. I'm not saying it's fool proof or that it's the best way to go, it is definitely a cheap way to just "make it work".
Most of the time when I see them. People Mastic the inside for some reason to seal it up like you would a typical plenum.
I know I've seen a lot on social media where people are using metal plenum in the same orientation as the wood but it's not very common in my area
@ understandable
R-32 is simple and some extra stuff you gotta do
I took one lil "class" already and the pressures don't seem too far from R410a but I just hope our guys are doing best practices (now pretty much required) when they're installing the new equipment
@ you probably took the same class I did that Johnstone provided. Got A2L certified through ESCO
@drewtab18 nah I took a Ruud one. They didn't say anything about needing to get recertification in anything tho
Gotta lift both.. otherwise backup will fail also (or at least will have a chance at failing)
You’re chatting
Welp we haven't used the AC so we're in heat season
It's kind of back and forth down here. It's getting cool at night but by 12/1 it's hot enough to turn the AC on
No it's a pain the new refrigeration
As in the new refrigerant is a pain to work with?