Out standing comment at the end "its not mine, its the customers. And his money". All you can do is tell him. If he doesn't want to fix it right. Then all you can do is get him running. Good job man.
Run into that alot doing retrofit jobs in HVAC controls. Put controls on equipment that's just limping along and notify the customer of issues and potential issues. Alot of times they just ignore it. But hey it's not our decision to make , we just make sure we fullfil our contract obligation.
Problem with that is that when it stops working again in a few months they tell everyone you did a bad job. Might be best to show how you are actually saving money in the long run, give them an actual financial breakdown.
Perfect summary Steve: It’s not your house or your money! You do what is asked of you plain and simple…all you can do is tell them what they need, and then it’s up to them to make a decision right or wrong…
Steve, your an “old school” mechanic with a great work ethic. You treat your customer base fairly and deliver positive results on every job. Your affection for Miss Molly is always the highlight of your videos. It’s amazing how she waits for your return to the work truck.
My friend is a framer, we ripped apart my garage he said "wow none of this is framed right but it was built in 1950 shit has been here longer than anything I built"
Steve screw the ones saying you should have done this or that. It is blantly obvious they are NOT in the service busniess, they are homeowners that watch videos like yours and shoot out comments like they have been in the busniess for 100 years, only thing they prove is their total lack of knowledge they actually possess. You are a straight up honest guy, oh could I tell you stories on what I have experienced over the past 25 years as a hvac/refrigeration tech in the marine industry (a one man show like you). I would have done the same thing you did, at the end of the day we repair to the best of our ability the units we are faced with and would only decommission if a dangerous situation could arise. WE DONT DO THIS AS CHARITY, NOT GOING TO BANKROLL OTHERS, WE DO THIS TO SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES!!
Hey Steve your in business close to 30 yrs probably a multi millionaire , your fully licensed and insured , your hourly rate is VERY competitive, your phone rings off the hook, yet some will still criticize you lol Dont worry most old school real jobber/grunts that live in the real world respect you
Plus, he cares about animals - he’ll help a turtle make it across the road and wait for a gaggle of Canada Geese to cross too. And, Susie, Baby Dog and now Miss Molly. Good ❤️
The keyboard warriors trying to spend everyone else's money. Their own systems are probably shit, but they are all "You know what I would do". YOU Sir, are one hell of a PROFESSIONAL TRADESMAN. You care about your customers and do what ever you can to get your customers cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Keep up the good fight Mr. Lav. Steve Lav is working again Y'all!
My favorite videos to watch, Steve speaking his mind and doing the right thing. Do what the customer asks you to do and get them running. Then maybe explain what should be done, or just let it go. Sometimes people buy a house and they have no idea what they are getting into. Other people just don't care or they are cheap. Thank you Steve for another great video!
Yesterday, I decided to clean my 3 ton TRANE condenser since it was long overdue. I did notice the discharge air temperature was higher than normal and the HP was a bit high. Following a complete coil wash with NuBrite and a visual inspection of the control section I reassembled the cabinet and let it dry for an hour or so. It started up and ran perfectly. Thanks for all of your “tech tips”.
I would like to add that I wish I could be one of your customers haha. You are honest, you troubleshoot so well. You’re funny, tell it like it is and you help where you can and that’s what customers want. I bet most people would love that man. Take care
I love your videos and comments. I used to be in service back in the day for TV house-calls. Dealing with the public was just as fun in the late 70's, 80's...
That's the same guy that has the old boilers that Steve keeps saying need to be replaced and an oil tank that's ready to go. Like Steve says, tighter than two coats of paint.
I am super impressed with the variety of parts in your service truck. I was doing service in the Cape Cod/Plymouth area and we were lucky if we had a fuse with us let alone a capacitor or relay. I imagine you keep it stocked well because you hate chasing parts as much as I did. Part of my job was to "invoice" the customer and after multiple times of chasing parts with a helper in the truck and charging time and travel, I told my boss that I was no longer handing 80 year old customers 800$ invoices for 75$ in parts and 20 minutes of labor when we should have the parts on hand. I was once sent to replace a gas valve on a 5 yo HW tank when all it was was a plugged burner orifice that the OTHER tech did not see, it could have been fixed in 15 minutes. IMO that was OUR fault and we had no business doing service, for those reasons I refused to write up any invoices again...
@@adamedwards2435 Windshield time not free. IMO not having a disciplined parts list and system for constant replenishment sends me to next employer. It is miserable to drive a van in traffic.
A lot of contractors piece together systems. They use what they have in their warehouse. I have a system like that in my house. It has a piston and should have a txv. Once I fixed all the leaks and recovered and replaced the R-22 it actually cools well. I will eventually install a nice 3 ton R-410a system, but I will keep my Bryant 90 Plus furnace. I just rebuilt it and beefed up the control board with better relays. I'm an electronics technician/service technician. I wouldn't suggest doing all this if you can't fix it yourself.
Mismatched evaporator and blower (furnace) and condenser ... customer ain't gettin no where with that, but no one can stop him from trying. Good job Steven!
Hey Steve, love the videos and love your attitude towards your customers. I always see you driving a truck but would love to see a video on your truck (does it have A/C?) and how you have it set up. Do you repair and do maintenance on the truck yourself? Also do you advertise your services? If so, how? GREAT VIDEOS!
howdy steve! Love your videos, Ive learned so much for you. Around the 7 min mark you kept telling the guy the motor was cooking. Perhaps next time tell him voltage was running though the motor and without the fan running the motor over heats. sometimes you have to spell it out for folks who know nothing about how things work/
Hey Steve I agree with your comment it's not your equipment. Sometimes the correct answer in service is just make it run. You couldn't piece meal that system back to correct. Even if you installed the correct coil and air handler you would probably cause the compressor in the condenser to blow. When something is 10 years old like that just dont mess around with anything like the charge or airflow.
One time a guy told me his electric bill (for an apartment) was $450, his air conditioner runs all the time and it's still not cool. I tried to tactfully explain to him that he was just wasting his money by leaving it on. I wasn't concerned about his jerky landlord's air conditioner. He was clueless what I was talking about. Probably left it running...
@@ronk9830 I had an issue at this,older couples house,three companies before I got there alk had different diagnosis! Their electric bill was high,A.C. wasn't cooling the house to setpoint,so it was a fan,dirty coil issue,bad txv,compressor going bad,unit too small,low on refrigerant, so I go look at it and what did I find,the thermostat for the boiler was,set on 80 deg basically running the heat and A.C. at the same time! Nothing wrong with the A.C. at all! Lowest quote to fix it was $1900! I couldn't even charge them.
@@petersmart1999 Absolutely unbelievable. Paying for heating and cooling at the same time, and never noticing. And no one was the wiser until you figured it out.
I'm in Vegas, we have tons of hack jobs. Companies pop up out of nowhere and shut down as soon as summer ends. People argue with me that I should honor someone else's warranty because that company either disappeared or refuse to come out.
@@erickc2055 They already paid $1000., or more. Why should they pay twice? I've had every version of this conversation, it generally ends with me saying we aren't going to agree and leaving. It doesn't take long to get there.
I specialize in the Jimmy Rig hack-job. There's a phonebook full of people to call if you just want something replaced for top dollar, very few people left now that can get something going "good enough" to keep the person going down the road. Not everyone is rich. I see it on the car mechanic side a lot, people with $2k cars for back and forth to work, get a leaky fuel line or a hole in the exhaust and the body shops only want to replace the ENTIRE exhaust or the entire fuel line instead of a patch. Can't even get someone to patch a tire on the clock anymore.
I love this one! SO RIGHT, Steve! "If it were me..." "Well, it's not you!" "This isn't right..." "NO SHIT IT'S NOT RIGHT, F----ing Einstein." That was a great commentary, Steve. 100 percent.
F’in Einstein ha ha ha ha ha! Nice work Steve. It runs, customer is happy and has cooling. On to the next one, don’t look back and ignore all the armchair Einsteins 😆
You would think if your ready to retire you would buy all new equipment so you dont have to buy it when you retire. Guy probably puts his pants on before his underwear too.
Hes probably planing on selling the house before there is another issue. Buyers typical just want to know that the a/c cools the house, not knowing if it will break after an night of use.
Steve, so you are saying you can put in a piston for a 2.5 ton unit upstairs and then the 4.5 ton evap will work more OK or more effectively than now? You rock. I wonder what his best intake and out register temp diff was? Think he is getting 18 degrees to 22 degrees difference with his current setup? I am getting about 18 degrees best at my house in California with a little 2.5 ton. I am trying to learn about A/C systems and you are one good teacher. Thank you.
Once I came across one that I refused to do anything too, an old boiler 40 years old with no relief valve, needed a new calculator and told them I had to install a relief valve... they refused the relief, I refused the job...
It’ll cool. Let her eat. I wish I could talk to customers like that. I get in trouble for cursing in attics on installs/duct work. Or inside drop ceilings. My favorite.
You can tell the difference between guys who do service for a living, and a arm chair “technician”. You can only make your recommendations, present the evidence to back up your quote and leave it up to the customer to decide. Period. It’s not your money till they sign on the dotted line and pay the deposit. Even then your not entitled to full payment, till the job is complete and the customer is satisfied. Just try making a living demanding every customer do everything you think ought to be done. You’ll soon find your starving to death from lack of income. I’ll get off my soapbox now. Good video’s Steve. Keep up the good work brother. There’s not as many of us out here as there used to be.
What’s so crazy is these people that get these hack jobs call you to fix there mess! Then he was complaining how it’s still not cooling. Well what do you expect? A two in half ton condenser hook up to a 4 ton air handler. It ain’t going work like that. So like you said Steve you do the best you can and keep it moving! Great work as always Steve!
Hey Steve..great videos..question for you..I have a trane with a txv and want to check the charge so is it right that I only need the subcooling and not the superheat?..the system runs good 👍..no problems I was just going to do a service on it and thought I would put my gauges on it..thanks for your help 👍.
Adding charge to a TXV system means that you go by the subcooling set by the manufacturer of the condenser. If you look on the panel it will say SC and then a number. Why not just pay a technician to come out just in case you need a charge?
@@fadedmonk1864 Ok.thanks..I saw the spec on the condenser but I see steve also checks the superheat so I wanted to make sure..I always try to do my own maintenance and learn on my own but also know when to call in a professional..thanks again
Whoever did the job must had a reason to downsize to 2.5 ton. Perhaps more dehumidification purpose than cooling... because cooling is not the main focus in your area where it's relatively cool temperature. If so, then probably same a lot on electric bill. Oversized or not and also depends if home air leakage is improved. Price of 4 ton and 2.5 ton is not a whole lot of difference... like a couple hundred dollars difference wholesale. Installation is same no matter what size condenser but customer cost is bigger of course. Guardian is York/JCI product.
I liked qnd subscribed just because you said it's not my money I don't get to make the decisions and you had to do the best you could to make it work how it was. I know that's not easy and it just adds to your character to be that way. Wish I had you working on my moms unit a few years ago when they told her they couldn't get parts for it anynore.
Had a customer just wanted to know what was wrong with the unit (I am retired 24 years ago due to injury) it was the old york MC system, made my list told the customer what was found, he asked what would I do unit was old to start. Told him if it were me I would cut it out and curb it..
I appreciate the video's, it gives me a better understanding of how my house system's work... dont worry I promise not to try to repair my hvac, I will call a licensed professional for that. It would be nice if you included the cost of some of the service calls so the average homeowner doesn't get taken advantage of.
This isn't the 1st broken Rodeo that is out there. There is a ton just waiting to break down and find. If they don't want to spend the money, offer them to find who put it in abd call the inspection office and report them. Let the homeowner do that crap.
My thing in the field is if it was running like that get it to how it was. If theybmade it work i can too. May be more costly in the long run but im there to repair and call it a day.
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"No shit it's not right, f*ckin Einstein", just gotta love Steve
Steve has a way of making himself clear! :D ~Cindy! :)
Yah I had to laugh when he said that and he’s right about commenters saying crap but they aren’t there so they can say anything.
Out standing comment at the end "its not mine, its the customers. And his money". All you can do is tell him. If he doesn't want to fix it right. Then all you can do is get him running.
Good job man.
Run into that alot doing retrofit jobs in HVAC controls. Put controls on equipment that's just limping along and notify the customer of issues and potential issues. Alot of times they just ignore it. But hey it's not our decision to make , we just make sure we fullfil our contract obligation.
Problem with that is that when it stops working again in a few months they tell everyone you did a bad job.
Might be best to show how you are actually saving money in the long run, give them an actual financial breakdown.
Perfect summary Steve: It’s not your house or your money! You do what is asked of you plain and simple…all you can do is tell them what they need, and then it’s up to them to make a decision right or wrong…
Steve, your an “old school” mechanic with a great work ethic. You treat your customer base fairly and deliver positive results on every job.
Your affection for Miss Molly is always the highlight of your videos. It’s amazing how she waits for your return to the work truck.
"Do the best you can..." never truer words spoken.
I love it when you start ranting - but you are 100% right. 😀👍
My friend is a framer, we ripped apart my garage he said "wow none of this is framed right but it was built in 1950 shit has been here longer than anything I built"
You do what you can for the customer. Left commercial and going into residential, and your videos have been a huge help
Steve screw the ones saying you should have done this or that. It is blantly obvious they are NOT in the service busniess, they are homeowners that watch videos like yours and shoot out comments like they have been in the busniess for 100 years, only thing they prove is their total lack of knowledge they actually possess. You are a straight up honest guy, oh could I tell you stories on what I have experienced over the past 25 years as a hvac/refrigeration tech in the marine industry (a one man show like you). I would have done the same thing you did, at the end of the day we repair to the best of our ability the units we are faced with and would only decommission if a dangerous situation could arise. WE DONT DO THIS AS CHARITY, NOT GOING TO BANKROLL OTHERS, WE DO THIS TO SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES!!
Gotta love how Steve explains it. Youre cookin it guy!? Ya understand?!
Hey Steve your in business close to 30 yrs probably a multi millionaire , your fully licensed and insured , your hourly rate is VERY competitive, your phone rings off the hook, yet some will still criticize you lol Dont worry most old school real jobber/grunts that live in the real world respect you
Plus, he cares about animals - he’ll help a turtle make it across the road and wait for a gaggle of Canada Geese to cross too. And, Susie, Baby Dog and now Miss Molly. Good ❤️
I wish all the techs. were like Steve.
Multi millionaire?
@@DK_tk3 idk if he is a multimillionaire, but he's never really had a mortgage. Go check his vlogs out. He's an interesting guy.
Buy your house BEFORE you get married. That way you get to keep it when you get divorced.
The keyboard warriors trying to spend everyone else's money. Their own systems are probably shit, but they are all "You know what I would do". YOU Sir, are one hell of a PROFESSIONAL TRADESMAN. You care about your customers and do what ever you can to get your customers cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Keep up the good fight Mr. Lav. Steve Lav is working again Y'all!
My favorite videos to watch, Steve speaking his mind and doing the right thing. Do what the customer asks you to do and get them running. Then maybe explain what should be done, or just let it go. Sometimes people buy a house and they have no idea what they are getting into. Other people just don't care or they are cheap. Thank you Steve for another great video!
Yesterday, I decided to clean my 3 ton TRANE condenser since it was long overdue.
I did notice the discharge air temperature was higher than normal and the HP was a bit high. Following a complete coil wash with NuBrite and a visual inspection of the control section I reassembled the cabinet and let it dry for an hour or so. It started up and ran perfectly. Thanks for all of your “tech tips”.
I would like to add that I wish I could be one of your customers haha. You are honest, you troubleshoot so well. You’re funny, tell it like it is and you help where you can and that’s what customers want. I bet most people would love that man. Take care
I love your videos and comments.
I used to be in service back in the day for TV house-calls.
Dealing with the public was just as fun in the late 70's, 80's...
Miss Moly chillen at home watching The Price Is Right
Molly likes Drew Carey.
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Does steve leave the tv on for her? Love it..she's a sweet heart
Good Golly Miss Molly
That's the same guy that has the old boilers that Steve keeps saying need to be replaced and an oil tank that's ready to go. Like Steve says, tighter than two coats of paint.
I am super impressed with the variety of parts in your service truck. I was doing service in the Cape Cod/Plymouth area and we were lucky if we had a fuse with us let alone a capacitor or relay. I imagine you keep it stocked well because you hate chasing parts as much as I did. Part of my job was to "invoice" the customer and after multiple times of chasing parts with a helper in the truck and charging time and travel, I told my boss that I was no longer handing 80 year old customers 800$ invoices for 75$ in parts and 20 minutes of labor when we should have the parts on hand. I was once sent to replace a gas valve on a 5 yo HW tank when all it was was a plugged burner orifice that the OTHER tech did not see, it could have been fixed in 15 minutes. IMO that was OUR fault and we had no business doing service, for those reasons I refused to write up any invoices again...
800 dollar repair bill for 20 minutes of work and 70 dollars in parts? I call that highway robbery!
@@adamedwards2435 Windshield time not free. IMO not having a disciplined parts list and system for constant replenishment sends me to next employer. It is miserable to drive a van in traffic.
Your videos always make me chuckle. I’ve learned a lot too about our unit. Thank you for sharing your expertise.
A lot of contractors piece together systems. They use what they have in their warehouse. I have a system like that in my house. It has a piston and should have a txv. Once I fixed all the leaks and recovered and replaced the R-22 it actually cools well. I will eventually install a nice 3 ton R-410a system, but I will keep my Bryant 90 Plus furnace. I just rebuilt it and beefed up the control board with better relays. I'm an electronics technician/service technician. I wouldn't suggest doing all this if you can't fix it yourself.
Sounds like your insurance guy is saving up for a cruise to the Bahamas!! Lol 😆!
What a nice guy. Always thinking of what’s best for his dog, and customers
You're crushing out there Steve, keep on keepin' on! Dave in RI
For your hard core comedy -- I have just subscribed to your act!
Mismatched evaporator and blower (furnace) and condenser ... customer ain't gettin no where with that, but no one can stop him from trying. Good job Steven!
I love how he’s chewing out the customer. Wouldn’t get away with that out West.
Or down south.
Put the dip switches on on a lower speed for fan and change orfice....Right?
Steve is laying down the reality - gotta keep them trolls beat down, proactive Steve! Nice shots!
Great videos Steve, keep them coming. Do red traffic signals not apply in the US? (16:30) :)
Hey Steve, love the videos and love your attitude towards your customers. I always see you driving a truck but would love to see a video on your truck (does it have A/C?) and how you have it set up. Do you repair and do maintenance on the truck yourself? Also do you advertise your services? If so, how? GREAT VIDEOS!
howdy steve! Love your videos, Ive learned so much for you. Around the 7 min mark you kept telling the guy the motor was cooking. Perhaps next time tell him voltage was running though the motor and without the fan running the motor over heats. sometimes you have to spell it out for folks who know nothing about how things work/
Steve you are the man a good honest businessman that looks out for is customers great video god bless
Love the videos Steve, and especially the commentary at the end, spot on. The "no shit Einstein" PRICELESS! LOL
I like how Steve bitches to the customer "it's so hot up here, you can't even breathe" lmfao
You give the customer options, they choose. THE END!
It's up to them.....
Always but lecturing them not so much.....
@@TheCowboysdude Yeah it's a waste of breath.. I mean explain it, but be understanding, some really don't have it sometimes...
steve, what brand is the nut driver you use. I want to guy that one butI cannot figure out what brand you use
Hey Steve I agree with your comment it's not your equipment. Sometimes the correct answer in service is just make it run. You couldn't piece meal that system back to correct. Even if you installed the correct coil and air handler you would probably cause the compressor in the condenser to blow. When something is 10 years old like that just dont mess around with anything like the charge or airflow.
Ima start calling every person I meet guy! I love your videos.
Surprised at how many people leave the unit on when it's not working right. Usually damages major components
One time a guy told me his electric bill (for an apartment) was $450, his air conditioner runs all the time and it's still not cool. I tried to tactfully explain to him that he was just wasting his money by leaving it on. I wasn't concerned about his jerky landlord's air conditioner. He was clueless what I was talking about. Probably left it running...
@@ronk9830 I had an issue at this,older couples house,three companies before I got there alk had different diagnosis! Their electric bill was high,A.C. wasn't cooling the house to setpoint,so it was a fan,dirty coil issue,bad txv,compressor going bad,unit too small,low on refrigerant, so I go look at it and what did I find,the thermostat for the boiler was,set on 80 deg basically running the heat and A.C. at the same time! Nothing wrong with the A.C. at all! Lowest quote to fix it was $1900! I couldn't even charge them.
@@petersmart1999 Absolutely unbelievable. Paying for heating and cooling at the same time, and never noticing. And no one was the wiser until you figured it out.
Thank God there are men out there like you, Steve. That old man could die in this heat. You know how stubborn they are. Rather die than spend money.
Way to go Steve! It’s the real world and you do what the customer wants!
They’re just Super techs that are Monday morning quarterbacking your videos. You put the customer first every time good repair 🤘🤘🇺🇸🇺🇸
I'm in Vegas, we have tons of hack jobs. Companies pop up out of nowhere and shut down as soon as summer ends. People argue with me that I should honor someone else's warranty because that company either disappeared or refuse to come out.
Honor someone else's warranty? That's funny
@@earl60446 Happens almost weekly.
Hell no. I’ll sell them a warranty though but I bet they won’t like my price.
@@erickc2055 They already paid $1000., or more. Why should they pay twice? I've had every version of this conversation, it generally ends with me saying we aren't going to agree and leaving. It doesn't take long to get there.
steven you are the man. Your so right about how everyone has all the answers as a general maintenance man I get it all the time from tenants.
Steve, must be brutal working in 90 plus degree weather, especially on air units in attic. Stay cool when you can !!
I specialize in the Jimmy Rig hack-job. There's a phonebook full of people to call if you just want something replaced for top dollar, very few people left now that can get something going "good enough" to keep the person going down the road. Not everyone is rich. I see it on the car mechanic side a lot, people with $2k cars for back and forth to work, get a leaky fuel line or a hole in the exhaust and the body shops only want to replace the ENTIRE exhaust or the entire fuel line instead of a patch. Can't even get someone to patch a tire on the clock anymore.
The way you talk to these people lmfao , i love you bro
He was content with it for the last 10 years. You got him back to where he was at a price he could handle.
Love the way you blew thru the red light at the construction....zero fux
410A saw it's first use in a residential air conditioning system all the way back in the year 1996.
Carrier,Puron
Bryant had 410A ac units. My grandma had one installed 10-25-99. 22 years later and it's still running perfectly!
I love this one! SO RIGHT, Steve! "If it were me..." "Well, it's not you!" "This isn't right..." "NO SHIT IT'S NOT RIGHT, F----ing Einstein." That was a great commentary, Steve. 100 percent.
F’in Einstein ha ha ha ha ha! Nice work Steve. It runs, customer is happy and has cooling. On to the next one, don’t look back and ignore all the armchair Einsteins 😆
You would think if your ready to retire you would buy all new equipment so you dont have to buy it when you retire. Guy probably puts his pants on before his underwear too.
Hes probably planing on selling the house before there is another issue. Buyers typical just want to know that the a/c cools the house, not knowing if it will break after an night of use.
Steve, so you are saying you can put in a piston for a 2.5 ton unit upstairs and then the 4.5 ton evap will work more OK or more effectively than now? You rock. I wonder what his best intake and out register temp diff was?
Think he is getting 18 degrees to 22 degrees difference with his current setup?
I am getting about 18 degrees best at my house in California with a little 2.5 ton. I am trying to learn about A/C systems and you are one good teacher. Thank you.
Normally do 1/2 ton bigger on A coil. I love you how you talk to your customers haha
That increases the humidity by raising evap. temp. It can help stop freeze ups when the airflow is compromised.
Once I came across one that I refused to do anything too, an old boiler 40 years old with no relief valve, needed a new calculator and told them I had to install a relief valve... they refused the relief, I refused the job...
41yrs in service van summertime had box fan + patio umbrella in van life saver 🙌
The way you talk to customers is awesome
Great comments from Steve, wisdom.
It’ll cool. Let her eat. I wish I could talk to customers like that. I get in trouble for cursing in attics on installs/duct work. Or inside drop ceilings. My favorite.
You can tell the difference between guys who do service for a living, and a arm chair “technician”. You can only make your recommendations, present the evidence to back up your quote and leave it up to the customer to decide. Period. It’s not your money till they sign on the dotted line and pay the deposit. Even then your not entitled to full payment, till the job is complete and the customer is satisfied.
Just try making a living demanding every customer do everything you think ought to be done. You’ll soon find your starving to death from lack of income.
I’ll get off my soapbox now. Good video’s Steve. Keep up the good work brother. There’s not as many of us out here as there used to be.
Do they make a unit when the cap goes out it just shuts down the fan so that way you wont burn the fan up?
What’s so crazy is these people that get these hack jobs call you to fix there mess! Then he was complaining how it’s still not cooling. Well what do you expect? A two in half ton condenser hook up to a 4 ton air handler. It ain’t going work like that. So like you said Steve you do the best you can and keep it moving! Great work as always Steve!
Hey Steve..great videos..question for you..I have a trane with a txv and want to check the charge so is it right that I only need the subcooling and not the superheat?..the system runs good 👍..no problems I was just going to do a service on it and thought I would put my gauges on it..thanks for your help 👍.
Adding charge to a TXV system means that you go by the subcooling set by the manufacturer of the condenser. If you look on the panel it will say SC and then a number. Why not just pay a technician to come out just in case you need a charge?
@@fadedmonk1864 Ok.thanks..I saw the spec on the condenser but I see steve also checks the superheat so I wanted to make sure..I always try to do my own maintenance and learn on my own but also know when to call in a professional..thanks again
I would have tried to keep it running. Some Air Conditioning is better than none.
Great job and video like always ( Steven )
Hey Steve, do they ever re-surface the roads up there? Every one you've been on is gone.
12:55 "I think [Trane] are overrated"
[Ted Cook has entered the chat]
"if it wasn't working it wouldn't be on" I got second hand irritation there.
You are doing it Right !!! Great Job!!!!!!!
Whoever did the job must had a reason to downsize to 2.5 ton. Perhaps more dehumidification purpose than cooling... because cooling is not the main focus in your area where it's relatively cool temperature. If so, then probably same a lot on electric bill. Oversized or not and also depends if home air leakage is improved. Price of 4 ton and 2.5 ton is not a whole lot of difference... like a couple hundred dollars difference wholesale. Installation is same no matter what size condenser but customer cost is bigger of course. Guardian is York/JCI product.
was that a red light ? I would have done exactly as you did Lav , get it back up and running assuming that's what the owner wants
Steve said “flipping red light. I’m going”. Lol
Love your response to the back room comments.. “well no $h!! It aint right!.. but what you gonna do?” Lol
Steve's fine practical philosophy applies to all aspects of life !!
Giving it the ol’ how ya’ doin’ mama! Nice work Steve! 👍👍
Better than what I find … I usually find 5 tons outside on a 3 ton indoor unit.
Actually, in high humidity areas undersizing the evap cool is a good practice, but you don't want to go too far.
Da Bears! Da Bull! Gonna go back wid a couple of dem.
Your absolutely right Steve all you can do is make suggestions at the end of the day it's the customers decision cause it's their house their money.
I liked qnd subscribed just because you said it's not my money I don't get to make the decisions and you had to do the best you could to make it work how it was. I know that's not easy and it just adds to your character to be that way. Wish I had you working on my moms unit a few years ago when they told her they couldn't get parts for it anynore.
He thought it was an oven...he was cookin mama!
Hi Steve, sounds like Fritz is making the rounds again, Joe Capo.
It’s the fuzz 🤣. Too funny
Good advice if the customer doesn't want to spend the money that's on them. Good video as usual steve
Steve, I'd definitely trust you with my house. Reminds me. My monthly filter change is probably due.
Had a customer just wanted to know what was wrong with the unit (I am retired 24 years ago due to injury) it was the old york MC system, made my list told the customer what was found, he asked what would I do unit was old to start. Told him if it were me I would cut it out and curb it..
I hate attic boards not screwed down.. its nuts..
Is that capacitor mounted to blower normal? Looks like someone added that. Weird shit.
that's normal
Steve is an advocate for the work'in man!!!!
O have a resided ranch with an addition. I have 2 furnaces & 2 ac units. Works better that way.
I appreciate the video's, it gives me a better understanding of how my house system's work... dont worry I promise not to try to repair my hvac, I will call a licensed professional for that. It would be nice if you included the cost of some of the service calls so the average homeowner doesn't get taken advantage of.
18:10 I have Hagerty insurance for my older vehicles.
I do...
@@petero2693 Great rates, and they don't have to be over 25, one of mine is a 1998.
Why test a puffed capacitor?
Good job Steve keep up the good work
This isn't the 1st broken Rodeo that is out there. There is a ton just waiting to break down and find. If they don't want to spend the money, offer them to find who put it in abd call the inspection office and report them. Let the homeowner do that crap.
It would be nice if all units used the same size capacitor.
no heat strips is it suppose to be a Heat Pump
I love how these people call you to fix something then they tell you how it should or shouldn’t be
My thing in the field is if it was running like that get it to how it was. If theybmade it work i can too. May be more costly in the long run but im there to repair and call it a day.
My Parent's Train Gas pack jumped the tracks about a year ago. The air conditioner part fine, but the gas furnace part is rusted out.