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00:25 CONTEXT
02:17 SPONSOR CARD
03:27 SWAMP COOLER REBUILD
08:45 DON'T OVERSIZE THE PUMP
10:57 KITCHEN AC TIME
14:18 DINING AC TIME
15:30 FOUND IT.... NOW WHAT?
19:35 CLOSING WORDS
This brought back so many memories of my dad and I when we lived in west Texas, getting up on the roof every spring and maintaining the whole house swamp cooler - pump, belt, float, and at the time you could only get shaved aspen for the pads so they'd last maybe 3-4 months. Also learned how to cuss like a sailor from Dad when we were up there...
Haha. Built my own unit out of a walmart storage bin and one of those window fans. Parents didn't want to run the ac(whole house) too often and my room was on the second floor. At 104F outside my room didn't get over 88F all summer. Not great but not terrible. For reference the lower floors only got up to 79F on those days and the house was built in the 70s.
The same here❤😅
I felt asleep during your video ( I was completely DEAD after work, I love your content) and then woke back up while it was still playing on my tv.
And thats when I realized... You sound EXACTLY like Camarata 🤣
I have one place that I have been servicing for years and the owner is a real piece of work. Told him he needs to change the pads every year. Says no. Told him the units are not effective in our area during the high heat in the area. When we hit 90F the humidity starts to shoot up with the proximity to the lake. He says it still works. Told him it is just moving hot moist air all day that way. He does not get it. I have tried helping him out on his equipment and just at the point of saying no more. He can deal with his own equipment again and I will keep working my main job and not deal with the stress. Good points on servicing Swamp Coolers.
I have a plastic Tradewinds swamp cooler. It is 23 years old and it works great. It was 118 degrees in Phoenix today, the house is still at 80 degrees..... a bit humid inside, but it still works.
Your hair looks good, I thought you were bald. Btw greetings from Croatia, I watch your every video, I even think of becoming ac technician because of you.
Do it!! Such a fun and fulfilling career move! #HVACRfamily
As if bald is something bad???? Jeeez
It’s not a career…. It’s a lifestyle
@@nadronnocojr where does he say that?
Chris, the amount of technical knowledge and practical field experience you provide in each and every one of your videos is amazing. Thank you for making me a better tech, i know im not alone. Thank you for making the HVAC/R trade as a whole better. I love the content, please keep it coming. Your channel is a literal goldmine of knowledge. Thank you thank you thank you from the bottom of my hvac heart
I feel your pain, 130 degrees on rooftops here in Vegas, package units giving us all types of problems.
I agree, I do residential work and especially a package unit Rheem isn’t fun or fast to work on unless it’s just a capacitor
Here in Australia, swamp coolers are really common. Most of our hotter areas are also dry. When the ambient humidity is in low single digits, they really are a great way of cooling for cheap.
Plus, when humidity is that low you actually *want* to add water for the people inside.
@@JasperJanssen and for plastics and wood. They'll degrade quicker without some moisture.
I still haven't got used to Chris having hair!
I'm amazed thats an open motor with a water application like that. One would think it would have a sealed motor so no water could get into it. Great vid Chris.. stay safe and be well.
They are special water resistant motors
@@HVACRVIDEOS my window ac pumps out 60 to 70 degrees c air when it's but when I know it's going to be a hot one I always go out and clean it with the hose to make sure it's in shape fit to run when it comes to air conditioners or computers I like to keep the as clean as possible
im so happy you looked at that compressor. you can hear the metal grinding in it, and with the 9 yr runtime with little service, its a no brainer.
The wire size was correct the breaker is wrong. Put it on a 45 and it’s done. Remember minimum circuit amps is your wire size, nec table 310.16. Use the 75° column for everything except romex which is 60° column. The max breaker is the breaker very simple. Mike holt has a few good videos on this. The manufacturer adds the compressor and the fan motor together then x 125 percent to get minimum circuit amps and the breaker is up to 250 percent of that. The compressor has internal thermal overloads that handle over current the breaker is for short circuit and ground faults. Great videos keep up the good work and stay cool.
I really know nothing about HVAC, but as a retired computer service technician, the troubleshooting process fascinates me, regardless of the field. Thanks for doing these.
20 of my 50 years in HVACS/M were spent in Redding , CA where swamp coolers were popular with lower income residential and some commercial apps.. We would mitigate calcification using bleed kits teed into the pump discharge with a 1/4 plastic line down thru the stand pipe to a nearby condensate open tee or equivalent..
Hey Redding! I'm in Red Bluff!
Redding HVAC here too
I’ve been an HVAC tech going on 18yrs now and i am not ashamed to say I learn new things and different better ways to do things from your videos all the time. Appreciate you making these videos and your fantastic attention to quality and detail.
Work in central maine and I had never even heard of a “swamp” cooler before I started watching your videos. Great video
Yeah, we have them in AZ too. I just rebuilt my mother-in-law's in Vegas yesterday. New shaft, bearings, belt, pump, motor. It was 120°. Then I came home from work tonight and swapped new pads and a pump in mine. Mine are much bigger than hers, or what's shown in this video. They're 8" thick cellulose blocks that last up to 5yrs, though I never get that kind of mileage.
After watching your videos over and over on the multiple types of HVAC-R equipment we touch and see. The knowledge about each unit and why they all work together for a reason is very informative learning a lot from you guys. I bet that really helps when going downstairs with gaining true confidence in why it all actually needs to be serviced properly. So the customer is able to understand it all to be as important as their RIC storing their burger pattys. Always feel like MUAs are one of the biggest units customers just pretend they don't need or even feel the need to keep running unless it goes down and air balance gets bad enough
According to nec the minimum circuit is giving you where to start with wire size and you put it on a 45 amp breaker not dependant on wire size
As a second year apprentice with minimal experience that lucked out and landed a gig with a union company on the service side of the industry, these videos are invaluable. I’ll be picking up some swag soon. Thank you.
(We call those carrier weather maker units “money makers” 😂)
Wait till you hit York units lol
Dude I’ve been watching your channel for years and I’ve learned so much.. I went from residential to commercial before I was ready and have relied on your videos to help me get better. I think the best thing I’ve learned so far is to stop getting angry/upset weather it be from “customers” and I say that in quotes because I work for a local government.. or because I just can’t seem to figure things out without doing tons of research, regardless I’ve learned so much.
Thank you
Ps I’m from California so it helps because I understand our type of weather
that roof top looks like my local dump! god damn!
Got a new shirt idea (really a meme but f it) for you based on what you said.
"I don't normally put my gauges on units, but when I do, I do a big picture diagnosis."
I'd buy this
I think if every craftsman would be as thorough like You we´d have a better world. But I learned the hard way: You can go just as thorough as the customer lets You- depends how deep their pockets are.
- I found an AC unit on the curb, it was thrown out because the exhaust air duct was broken off. It´s a mobile unit to put in Your room with an air hose thru the window. I installed a delay because the vent motor stopped when the compressor stopped, I didn´t like the build up of heat in the exhaust and the compressor housing. Now when I stop the unit the vent and waterpump keeps running for 15 minutes to cool down the hot exhaust and it gets me some extra cool air.
What I find clever: the condensate is pumped over the hot side to have an extra swamp cooler effect and the hot and humid air is blown outside, no tank to empty and to overflow when forgotton.
I hope with my mod I can get a few more seasons out of it.
I really like Your vids, a lot of wisdom here.
Thanks bud!! I will be going live on RUclips this evening 9/6/21 @ 5:PM (pacific) to discuss my recent uploads and answer questions from the chat, Come over and check it out ruclips.net/video/HZjHAYTULSo/видео.html
I had a central swamp cooler on a house I had in Sacramento back in the early 80's. I would swear to this day that the name came from what the discharge air smell when it hadn't been maintained in years and years. Yes, the old ones were built right, nearly forever equipment. I replaced the belt, pillow blocks, float, pump and pads, cleaned the unit up, spray painted the cabinet and rust coated the water pan. The next 5 years I drained the pan in the fall, then cleaned the tub, replaced pads and oiled the pillow blocks in the spring - nothing more needed and it was off running like a champ. I loved that swamp cooler after that - it would drop the house temp to a very comfortable -10 degrees in an hour after coming home. No aspen shaving pads anymore? Too bad - they make good evaporators. What A/C people didn't get when they encountered a well done swamp cooled house was they had be living in a low humidity semi-arid to arid climate and to open windows in the rooms that needed cooling...
You always size your wire for the minimum ampacity and fuse / breaker for the maximum. So if they bumped up that breaker it should fix it.
It is 6/17 4:56pm central time. Im just now viewing this and I started laughing. Im an auto mechanic and just had to repair our swamp cooler for the shop. Replaced the pump and float. Cleaned the pads and replaced the blower shaft. Took me about 2 hours to get her going again.
You might let people know that Coachella is very dry but it does get humidity during the North American Monsoon from June 15th to September 30th every year. Now, the Socal desert doesn't receive as much rainfall as the New Mexico and Arizona storms culminating from the monsoon patterns but moisture is drawn throughout the area from the Gulf of California, Mexico, and Gulf of Mexico. There's not nearly enough golf courses and stuff to put that kind of moisture into the air, though they will contribute to be sure.
Hey man, thanks for sticking with the videos through all the work and heat, being a small business owner (and lead technician) myself I understand jelly brain.
One hard working dude. Get some rest man and keep up the great work and videos. They help a lot of people out there and are much appreciated.
I really enjoy watching your videos. Very informative and I don't even do HVAC for a living. Stay safe and hydrated out there.
That circuit is undersized, you are only supposed to run about 75% of a rated wire and breaker size, Not 100%. Need room for the inrush current. Thanks for the video.
80% is the limit for continuous service, but 24.5 on a 30A is right on the line. A higher temperature causing a greater load will trip that breaker. Plus, the AC is specified for 30.5 ampacity which would require wire and breaker to support that, which is not a 30A breaker. HVAC is wired differently (section 440) than just about everything else. The overcurrent protection is in the compressor and fan, which are thermally protected. The wire should be sized for the ampacity, and a larger breaker can be used, since the breaker is only short protection, and the thermal protection in the compressor and fan protects the wire from sustained overcurrent. So, it's possible that 10 gauge wire could be used with a 40A breaker, but the wire size is based on conduit fill, length, ampacity, insulation rating on the wire, and ambient temperature. After some voodoo magic, one gets the recommended wire gauge. With 90C insulation, 10 gauge is good up to 40A at normal temperature of 30C (86F). But, with ambient of 114-122F, that is reduced by 0.82, but still within the 30.5 ampacity. One can't have the ambient at 123F with with 10 gauge, as that's only good for 30.4A. All this only as long as the conduit is at least 7/8 inches above the roof, or that adds an extra 60 degrees F (section 310.15(B)(2)(a) ).
Unfortunately, the record high in Palm Springs is 123
Good reply, I used to work for an electric utiltiy company and our general rule was not to exceed 70 to 75% of a rated load. Inrush can be very high on refrigeration and air conditioning equipment, expecitally if short cycling, and excessive heat. Some states are different but more are now going my the national electric codes. No reason to skimp on wire size in his case as the cost for #8 wire vs. #10 and breakers for them can't be that much money. Those conditions in the desert are pretty bad on equipment.
@@watermanone7567 yeah, it gets silly for allowed overcurrent device due to "motor starting", I myself think the code should be redacted and upsize the wiring.
why? over the years I have seen far too much burnt wiring and devices, but at minimum always have a fused disconnect with time delay equipment rated fuses, those will at least open before the wiring cooks too much
@@johnhaller5851 likely it's a combination of being too close to continuous limit and other breakers in the panel causing heat build-up.
but yeah the super high temps are not good and nothing was designed nor de-rated for it, but they better get used to it and learn to adapt, because it's only going to get worse in the near and far future.
@@throttlebottle5906 Agree
I hate that blue synthetic media pad as well! Aspen pads work better but are messy and require screen or basket to filter out particles that will clog the pump and distribution tube. Changing to single inlet cooler using celldeck style media is a great solution to the horrible blue pad! The down side of single inlet coolers is the upfront cost is higher. Like your videos!
Nice work! Tech Tip; I like to use a Claw Hammer to remove the vents on the swamp cooler, then when re-installing use a flat screw driver or scraper As a shoe horn to fit the bottom lip inside, no call backs.
Hi there from South Africa. We do electrical/ borehole pumps/ refrigeration and occasionally mechanical work at our company. I would like to point out that you're recombination on the breaker size is correct, whenever we design a circuit for any appliance we would take the max amperage (total allowed surge current) that the manufacturer reports on the spec sheet and use that as our guide to size a breaker and wiring. Normally we would go for wiring that can sustain a load higher than the breaker would trip at so the wiring won't overheat. On a side note I live in an area where our average summer temperatures are 115 to 125 degrees Fahrenheit or 46 to 52 degrees Celsius
Chris, #10 THHN wire with a 120ºF derate is good for 33 amps if both terminations are rated for 90ºC. So it's possible the wire size is okay per code, although marginal. But if the terminations are rated for lower temps then yes it would have to be upgraded 8 gauge. The breaker size of 30A is okay per the equipment label. If you are getting nuisance trips and the running amps are okay, I'd recommend they have a sparky change the breaker. Circuit breakers do wear out and go bad with time just like contactors.
Looks like Tuesday and Wednesday will be your pick days in the Coachella Valley, it will only be 107 degrees for the high. I guess you are a little tiredI & hot, it was 118 degrees today. If it makes you feel any better it will be 102 tomorrow and humidity pushing over 60% in the St Louis metropolitan area. The only good thing is the Sporlan filter drier company down the road in Washington , Missouri will definitely be knocking out a lot more product. 😎
Thanks, Been watching for a while and your the best hvac person i watch you look at the big picture and are honest about what’s going on, Thanks for doing your job right! Great video as well!
for the temp, 40 amp breaker with 6-7 gauge wire (bigger wire, less chance of that wire cause an electric fire from over-heat). As a former master electrician once told me (happen to be my electrical teacher in high-school), " breakers have a variance as they age, some go lower, some go higher, some stay the same, it's a crap shoot. So always put caution to the wind and go more then minimum but less then maximum. And for gods sake make sure that wire can handle more then the breaker can. that's what the breaker is for, it is to BREAK the electrical circuit in case of overload. "
Good work as always bro I love learning from you I wanna be a tech got epa card one year I did it u make me want to try again!
I know what your saying Chris about equipment not designed for the ambient@ We have run drip tubes and spray nozzles from rainbird sprinkler,we set them up on a penn thermostat and that energizes the solenoid! Works quite well on teally hot days!
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I havent had very good luck with those blue pads. Its probably because i live in the high desert and we get a lot of wind. When i use those, they tend to imitate a bubble wand. It makes a bunch of bubbles similar to a foam pit and the blower sucks it in. I just dont fancy those. Im sure if i didnt live in wind theyd work great. But for me, the Aspen pads are my go to pad. Those things are messy as hell but man do they cool the house. Chris, since youre more or less close to me, theres a Lowes in hesperia that has the aspen pads in most sizes if you need to get some for more rack swampers.
you are spot on with the 10 guage wiring. True its on the charts, but the way to catch it out is measure voltage drop on a heatsoaked day - like 3pm. I'm betting you'll find more than 5% voltage drop, and corresponding amperage increase. I manage 100Amp+ drops in a factory and the single most significant problem solver is upsizing the wiring. It reduces unseen stress on everything, ESPECIALLY connections and BREAKERS.
I see your RUclips play button award... too cool Chris!! Congratulations man!!!
I agree with you, and all the other commenters, that the circuit running that RTU is baaaarely acceptable. You never design a circuit to match the average sustained current needed. Each time the compressor kicks in, the indoor blower turns on, etc., is a current surge. You need the "headroom" on the circuit, both at the breaker AND the cable itself, to exceed the rating by a small percentage, and part of those calculations for wire gauge include the distance from the breaker to the rooftop disconnect.
If you're on the borderline, any time the unit kicks on could trip a breaker that's had hard use like that. If you're lucky, it will manifest only as random tripping; but eventually the breaker will fail, and hopefully it fails the "right" way when it does!
Your hair looks great :) By the way: This unit brought me to your channel years ago. Greetings from Germany. Stay healthy, keep smiling :D
I love this channel !
I re-live my life as a contractor watching you grind bro ! 👍
I just had the same issue, but it was icing back to compressor. Black soot all inside oem dryer. New filter dryer and up and running for now.
Because of calcium, always replace the plastic spiders which feed water to the cooler pads. Cleaning them seldom lasts, and lowers efficiency. Great videos!
My opinion is, when you have fused disconnect switch, fuses should be sized accordingly to unit power consumption, while power line should be rated for at least maximum power consumption or oversized (economically justified of course). Thicker cable provides less voltage drop on it's length and maximum current is rarely archived during normal operation (especially on devices like rooftops, where you're not running cooling and heating in the same time).
Circuit breakers aren't designed to be used often (ideally never), especially under load, they are meant to protect the power line against overcurrent. Frequent tripping damages them and can result in critical failure, where breaker won't trip due to contact welding. Device should be equipped with it's own protection.
10:45 "[the smaller outlet vents] slow down the air so that it can absorb more of the heat" That's not how thermodynamics works. When there is a restriction in a dryer slowing down the coolant, this results in local heat build up, and sure the output will therefore be more hot, but it will be reduced in flow rate, and so, you will be able to feel the supply side of the dryer get more hot... same with any restriction in output air flow here. Sure the output air will be more hot, but there will be correspondingly more heat build up in all the equipment. More airflow can only = more cooling.
It’s a shame everything is built to be cheap and disposal these days. I didn’t know ac could be swamp cooled, it makes sense though
I'm from jersey n Complain about being on the ruff at 80 you guys r nuts!
First off, Please stay hydrated and as cool as possible when working up there. Nothing is worse than having heatstroke, I hear it is NOT FUN. Secondly, I really appreciate the way you work on those systems, the big picture diagnosing, andd you showing every step of the repairs. I'm looking to get into HVAC repair, but I don't know where to start or where to look. I'm also on the other end of the continent (Orlando, Florida) so I obviously cannot work at your company. I'm just looking for advice, thank you for reading.
Also, those circuit breakers being full of sand would help quench an arc that may form inside when they disconnect, they just probably won't turn on again.
Hit up your local union for an apprenticeship! Maybe see if there are trade schools in your area! Some have accelerated learning courses ( no where near the best but it's something right?) U could even walk into your local HVAC company and ask for work! So many companies are having trouble finding laborers it's not funny. And don't be afraid to be a laborer, we all started somewhere and not to mention if you are a good laborer more responsibilities will be thrown at you and you can work your way up! I would even recommend buying the ract book. It's a very detailed book on HVAC. Stay humble friend..
Wow fancy synthetic material for the pads. I'm impressed. Last time i changed pads on one of these they were still real grass lol. But thats been the mid 80's lol
Remember he used to fix that swamp cooler and the icp unit a few years ago
Insightful video thanks for sharing
Mad respect. Love all your videos very informative 👍
You look deep fried my friend! Thanks to you and other hvacr folks these places have been going and have opened back up safely without food being stored above safe temps.
No swamp coolers here in New England… I did have a half dozen sprinklers on air cooled chillers last week until I could get back and unplug those big ass coils
120 degrees? I'm from Maine, I'd be in the hospital.
First time watching this channel, I have no clue what you're talking about but it's enjoyable to watch. I'm sure I'll catch on the technicalities of this profession after some videos :P
My uncle said the same thing about his home state of Oklahoma… that state has more man made lakes than any other, and that massive surface area of water has had a significant impact on the average ambient humidity around the state. Not that it would be a particularly dry place otherwise, certainly not like CA deserts, but still. Pretty interesting how human activity can unintentionally effect the environment.
Speaking of swamp coolers and longevity my house has a Master Cool single inlet cooler made by Adobe Air and it's lasted over 15 years with just 2 pump replacements and new pads. I live in Tucson and it keeps my home pretty cool during the summer. I'm not sure if Adobe Air exists anymore but they were a local Arizona company and their coolers are pretty good.
Arizona and other dry hot desert areas is exactly where swap coolers work and are designed for! too bad so many people don't realize that and try to use them in high humidity areas or try to supplement their air conditioning with them(yeah LOL, it happens all too often), they pump humidity into the air while the AC is struggling to cool and dehumidify.
Do you put water softeners in-line with the swamp coolers? We had humidifiers and evaporative coolers here in Chicago at a few locations and they would always get scaled up. Adding a water softener cut way back on the scale, increased efficiency, and less maintenance.
Based off the condition of the equipment and roof. Luxuries like water softeners are not in the budget.
Especially if the run exceeds 150ft, even at 30a the wire would be too small because of the voltage drop. It probably sees voltage sag especially when experiencing start up in rush current.
I've had to spend more time than I've wanted in the Mohave. One place had an old swamp cooler pad sitting out that was so calcified that it looked like a solid block of calcium. Why it wasn't tossed I can't answer.
Probably too heavy to move. :-)
It's a trophy. In honor of working (or at least being in service) for so long.
Just because no one else has said it, "Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter."
I'll go now.
@@Firepup740 had a short break and was sitting in the breezeway between two buildings. 109F! I love the rugged beauty of the landscape but if I know I would go crazy after a couple of days if I lived there full time.
First : Wil Wheaton look alike?
Second: swamp coolers are different for equipment. If it needs to keep the gear below 90F then it’s doing great. It’s all about dew point. But it’s not for people, people aren’t designed for 90 and people also cool by evaporation so that’s why it’s not comfortable for people at high dew points. However the equipment is going to transfer heat to the water vapor, that’s a different cooling method. So swamp coolers are good solutions, if you have water.
Whether swamp coolers work for people also depends on the ambient temperature and dew point. The humidity in the high desert near the area near this cooler is usually very low in summer, but the temperature is high. Many houses there have swamp coolers rather than air conditioners, and they work fine. In the low desert where the humidity can be high swamp coolers don't work at all well for house cooling.
They work great for people in dry places like where I live in Colorado. The added moisture actually helps it feel cooler.
as someone who lives in an area where summer humidity 70-90% is fairly common in the summer its mind-boggling how swamp coolers can work
Same here in south Alabama it would be impossible for them to work due to regularly having humanity in the 90 percent range.
Your looking a little tan Chris lol I’m the same way, my farmers tan is crazy 😂
Must be nice lmao I be wearing clothes to cover my skin cause I don't tan
Dam i never saw him with long hair and a beard
The only bad thing about these videos is that they have an end 😭 is a shame the swamp coolers don't last very long, here in the UK they are not effective but fans are!
Y'all have very pleasant summers compared to what I get in Texas. I remember walking all over Cambridge on a Sunny day in August and everyone looked at me like I was insane. I think it was like 31 degrees out or something. That's great weather compared to August in Texas when it's 44... in the shade.
I remember growing up... First thing of the hot season was go to home depot, buy all new parts and rebuild the swamp cooler. I could do those in my sleep. I grew up and SWORE I would NEVER EVER EVER own a swamp, succeeded... I would rather have the $600 electric bill then a swamp cooler running through my house!
They are great for garages/sheds though! Not much of a penalty to run them with the doors open either; it's about the only place they really shine these days.
@@DocNo27 Agreed, I should have said, I do have a Swamp cooler, a portable one for my nearly 1000sqft garage. I make big blocks of ice in plastic containers and when I'm out there, i put those in the bottom and it keeps that air in my garage FREEEEEZZZIIINNNGGGGGG. But perfect for garage work. An A/C in my garage would be awesome, but moving cars in and out and such it would be a waste.
@@DocNo27 the garage meta nowadays is a mini split.
@@someusername121 Run your minisplit with the garage door open.
Doesn't work so well. Not a big deal with a swamper.
🤣🤣🤣 as soon as you said that it was a 30amp and 10 gauge wire i said it should be a 45 and a 6 gauge wire. So i found it amazing when you said that at the end🤣😅😅🤣
Jeez I thought our water was hard, but that calcification is something.
its been hot here in texas past few days too, its a pain in the ass to be inside a hot atm in 100 degree weather, also, we used to have a swamp cooler hanging from a window in our house back in the day, i will always prefer a swap cooler to an ac, too bad you cant get good ones anymore
Looking forward to the compressor swap video as that customer will likely want to get another year out of it lol.
wow, that hair got wild! nice vid as always 😃😃😃
I just went to Home Depot they had a sale I think lol these swamp coolers are cheap as heck I HATE WORKING in swamp coolers here in Utah through summer sometimes the lake gives off an odd smell I rather be in Cali lol smelling the bud all around haha good video Chris :)
La Quinta??? That’s a big service area!
Bro shite.... you do awsome work lad! Make your apprentice shine brite like you do!
I want to go into a HVAC career… but I have absolutely no experience so when I watch these videos I have no clue what ur talking about lol (still fun to watch) hope it gets easier to understand 🤞🏼 seems overwhelming
I'm not a tech, but I do enjoy your content and how you explain things.
Not sure how to say/word this , but in Michigan after the covid lock down we have been experiencing filter dryers restrictions an a few plugged. My guess is moisture. While is does not sound logically but most of these roof top units were shut down to save money in power bills.. hot day cold nights condensation does form on these units. Now we know in a vacuum moisture cannot form, however in a pressurized vessel it is theoretically possible to not only form condensation outside,( as I think) in side too. We here have never had this much problems with partial restricted and plugged filter dryers. The only change has been extended shut down in a hot and cold climate.. I am not saying that this is what is causing your issues out there, but it also could be a possibility. Now what units that had to run all thro the lockdown and shut down?? We have not experience any problems with them units. So for me the only conclusion I can come to is the units basically absorbed moisture inside.. I have talked with personnel that's extremely more intelligent than I am, they can neither agree with me or disagree with me.1 Tecumseh teck told me they recommend the filter dryers be changed on units that have set for a couple years before firing up . Due to possible moisture contamination. So this (somewhat) backs up my theory. We all here work on units all the time but 90% of the time the units were running. Non of us have experienced year and a half lockdowns before..On the chillers, believe this or not 25 years ago we had 2 customers that ran swamp coolers up here in Michigan. One was an egg plant the other was a butter plant. While not efficient in today's standards for this area, when they did work? They did a good job! But they are a constant PM maintenance pain in the booty! You Stay cool out their. An thanks for another great vid! Edited fur a spell boo boo or two 🤔
Construction on those look very simple, and swamp coolers are very simple in theory. You are very smart, I am sure you could engineer a custom solution that is much more reliable. If only you had customers able to spend money on that sort of thing lol.
I'm glad I'm not the only one to replace the evaporative cooler float every year. The valve is garbage. Lucky for me they are only $8 here. My cooler uses the 11,000 CFM pump and I replace the pump every 3 years, but my cooler only runs for 5 months of the year. As long as you deal with keeping the pan from rusting, they can last for more than 10 years, but you will replace all the parts inside at least once in that time (on my 3rd motor.) It could be a unique thing about my area, but I found I got better air flow and cooling by only doubling up the pads on the sides next to the squirrel cage openings and a single on the others.
In that kind of heat, with a run long enough to reach the roof, and business income relying on something as simple as an electrical run…. Run #6 wire, replace the flexible conduit on the roof, and put in a 45 amp breaker with a spare in the office. When breakers started drying up last year, I replaced the ones for our walk ins, hood vent, and other critical items. There is also a spare for each of those on site. Not one spare 45 amp because we have 3 45 amp breakers. 3 spare 45 amp breakers. I am a firm believer in being over prepared. Losing thousands of dollars in product and revenue because of a breaker failure is in my opinion inexcusable. Having common, easy parts on hand is a must for small business owners. Breakers, capacitors, belts, filters, fuses, and my ocd even lead me to make files for our equipment with oem and aftermarket part numbers. I never assume any part is good anymore. New or used. Too many companies make junk, in all industries, that have come back to bite me. You make extremely high quality content sir, thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion with us.
Realize that the breakers are also there to protect the wiring, so if you upgrade the breaker you must be sure that the wiring is good for it or you'd have a fire hazard.
Swamp coolers - well, they do the job if the humidity is low, but in high humidity they don't work well. If possible I'd consider a water cooling instead of air cooling, but it's not an easy approach.
We used to increase temperature on cooling tower, but this in Toronto, Canada
In several of your videos you talk about pumping down into the receiver. That's a process that always confused me. I wonder if you have or could do a video on pumping a refrigeration system down, and explain why you would. An a/c system is pretty straightforward, please talk about all aspects, including the solenoid valve and it's role in the pump down. Do it as though I have no knowledge. Really appreciate what you do!
Have you ever used an anode rod in swamp coolers. It helps with keeping the calcium from deteriorating the sump area and pads. Last time I bought them I got them at Home Depot.
Love the channel, when the time comes to replace those swampy’s with Braemar EA150’s, they are a brilliant evaporative cooler, have been dealing with them for years and still can’t fault them.
#FromAustralia.
Great job Chris !
Shingles outbreak on my bum and his voice is the only thing helping to keep my mind off the pain.
Great job and video like always
We have a swamp cooler at my house in New Mexico, in the Four Corners area
I had alot of fun with swamp coolers this summer. 😒🙄😂
I just worked a 16 hour shift, BEAT haha. HVAC life.
Never heard of a swamp cooler before, it's just a mini cooling tower. Don't have them here in nz
good old swamp coolers, very familiar with these because of living in southern Arizona! Have you ever had any experience with the fiberglass structure type? Back in the 80s my grandpa got sick and tired of replacing metal body units that would rest out especially on mobile homes. He used his own house for an experiment to see how long the fiberglass models would last and I barely remember when they were put on but they did get over 20 years before replacement. That southern Arizona where we have sunshine 90% of the year and one thing you forgot to mention is those tubes at the top of the cooler need to be either cleared or replace during annual maintenance.
Great Scott that hair! That’s Absofuckinloutly awesome!