I love the carrier units. It's all we have at the apartment complex I maintain. 14 year old units. Maybe changed out only a handful of compressors and indoor coils. Only one reversing valve so far. Out of 264 apartments. They are very serviceable. Built with the tech in mind. Ours are originally R-22s with TXVs retrofitted with M099. I love working on them.
10:22 it’s just as easy to run 5 or 8 wire outside, 1 wire goes bad and you don’t have to pull a whole new wire. Homeowner can get a heat pump later on and wire’s already there.
Lol. When you first fire a system up from time delay , especially carrier , with a slow reacting TXV, you should wait about 20 minutes or so before you add Freon . Sub cool will appear low on start up, but will eventually get close to its rated target after 20 minutes or so. If not then , it could be a little low . you can easily overcharge a system by adding refrigerant right off the bat. Seen this happen many times in the field . That 10 number for sub cool goes to 15 .
I love the wireless gauge lines. I'm wondering if these are available here in Australia. I love how it calculates the superheat and subcooling. Very cool stuff ! I'm still stuck in the dark ages with the old Imperial analogue gauges lol..
Honestly this is a common occurrence in residential, no need to act a certain way towards people that made a simple mistake by touching two wires together causing the fuse to blow when they took the thermostat down. I would just be thankful the Einstien didn't do anything to potentially damage the system. At worst the system doesn't have a fuse and pops the transformer, which also isn't something to get your panties in a bunch about. They hired your services so why complain so much... Steve "KnowItAll" Lemonhead is a trip.
@@teddycarter2618 yeah when i was doing residential i blew a couple HVAC fuses from changing thermosats without turning off the unit. Not a big deal its just a 24Volt fuse.
Hey you really seem knowledgeable and honest. I have a older unit and we pumped R 22 full up. Can you help me. I have been in business for 32 years and the ac still is not blowing cold air. I saw where you put in a thermostat on one sears ac and it worked fine. How do I contact you? I amd in Seekonk , Mass
Hey Steve, How about a tour of your truck. Looks like you have a warehouse with every part you always need. What make and model is it, what engine, transmission etc.
Our house is 25 years old. Still has the original Carrier ac unit in it. All I do to maintain it is clean the coils and change the furnace filter. Good unit is an under statement.
As one of my customers would say when I ask who worked in this before you called me. She would say Handy Dandy Jim talking about her husband. He would tell me I tried to tell her I don't know anything about it and she would give me grief til I tried.
Carrier is a great brand but when they break good luck getting parts. Just like Trane they say it’s hard to stop a train it’s even harder bro start one.
@@nsant unless you’re an authorized dealer it’s almost impossible to get factory parts. Most customers want the parts replaced with original parts and not generic parts. They have an idea in their head that somehow bit won’t work as good
@@nsant oh you’re one those troll people. I never said I was. That makes you more knowledgeable than the rest of us? I’m not an hvac tech I do have a degree in electrical engineering. But that doesn’t make me smarter than anyone. Some of the most knowledgeable guys I have worked with have never been to a school in their life. They learned everything they know the old fashioned way. Hard knocks . Good day to you sir, go troll somewhere else.
I hate those thermostats. I wonder if the wire running outside is the reason for the random blown fuse if the homeowner didn't do it. I sometimes throw some electrical tape on those things to keep moisture out and for extra protection. Thanks for the clip.
Had a job once where the home owner kept going through transformers, the finally called the company I worked for and one of the helpers said that was his uncles customer.. Turns out he gran a ground from the secondary. Only thing is the last time he put a fuse in line. I removed the fuse rewired the transformer and told that helper to tell his uncle not to ground the transformers..
People do weird stuff , A restaurant owner was bleeding the air out of a Buffalo water cooled AC unit most of the day ; It was low on refrigerant ! LOL
That would be good. You can learn so much from the crazy experiences you deal with. I’m watching this as I like to relearn and past few years been babying my older Rudd system which was just replaced in March. Here in SC and throughout the southeast, they install many split systems with coil/AHU/furnace and duct in the attic (don’t know why). And been away from this business for 30 years and these vids saved me a few service calls. (Can’t and won’t mess with R22). Had the system been in garage, I would have replaced myself and paid tech to charge and inspect. My system was put in 1/2 a$$. The guy who did the new install did a great job and said the same as I did. What a $&@* mess whoever installed and designed this. (Still had a fiber duct made plenum) 20 years old. Useless large construction contractors today.
Steve, when adding 410 or 22 or other do you use a scale measuring the tank before n after or rely on PDAs like your tablet ? I ask as being old school, and haven’t worked on these in years, last guy at my house few years ago measured using his PDA and I asked him how he verified. (Shady company). He blew smoke up my butt, I knew I had a leak, older R22 Rudd system. Used a useless “home warranty program” (never again ). Well cutting to chase head to go on biz trip and that cockroach company was at my house that Monday or Tuesday trying to tell me I needed the works for 20K. Wouldn’t talk to wife, only me…. Ticked me off. My brother who owns family biz in NY, was visiting and he told them I needed A,B,C. Bugged wife till they called me and I told them “my brothers word is LAW”. Few days later my tech came by and did a charge/sealant and added R22 and worked great for 5 years till I just replaced this spring. Guess moral of my story is “be careful of the shady larger companies that are working on commission. I had to threaten that one company to stop calling me. AUGH. Thanks for being a customer service kind of guy. Small mom/pop buisinesse can’t be beat
During a power surge after a blackout. I had the same problem. I checked the fuse it looked ok but it wasn't. After a while, I replaced the fuse and forgot there was a 5-minute delay. Drove me nuts. Carrier 3.5 ton
Your little dog looks like one I got from the shelter (do you know the breed?) The one I got (Bailey) is said to be over 12 years old and blind - turns out she's diabetic (she doing great now! - the shelter was going to put her down the day I got her - because of age/being blind) - My AC is still going strong (1996 - Installed) THANKS!
“Flippin Einstein” haha. Dude, you get along with customers how I would LOVE to.. I work for a company, so I have to keep my mouth shut for the most part. But all the “tinkerers” that mess their own system up and get pissed I’m even there... ugh.. maybe someday I’ll have my own company
@@BKWhite07 even if a customer screws something up you dont chastise them by calling them Einstein . If I would hear that he would be out of my house quickly. And you dont charge more because a customer wants yo know what your doing. It's his home you are a visitor. That's what's wrong with this industry. They are not trained well, they are thrown out on jobs to generate cash and some have forgotten the customer is always right even when they are wrong. Time to kill the egos your carrying around.
@@terryhoffman2760 I agree, man. Chick-fil-A calls is "second mile service". Thus how they thrive in the customer service dept today.. loss of field etiquette frfr. I wanted to slap this guy when he spoke on her personal matters. It's sumn that should never be. & To the dude who posted this clip.. you should be grateful they considered you for business. Our clients keep us paid. Not the other way around. Be more upstanding & grateful for your customers.. azz 🗣️🗣️
I did commercial and residential HVAC repairs for almost 20 years!.. got sick and tired of customers that try to "repair" their systems themselves... but call a tech when their wives start complaining and try low balling when you begin to find out what they did to make the problem worse.. extremely frustrating!
As a homeowner and a DIY type, I find your comment very valuable. We need to understand these issues with you techs and to know what tasks we can competently perform and which one to leave totally alone! It is GOOD to be warned to not meddle, tinker, and make things worse! I always consult a repair manual FIRST to determine if a situation demands an expert. As far as electrical goes, the only thing I do is to check carefully for loose connections--that`s IT! I used to do all kinds of repairs and maintenance to my older cars. Now, I don`t mess with it. Thanks for your comment.
That is a fair question. My guess would be that a small amount of freon loss might be normal for a unit of this age. A larger leak probably would justify a leak detector kit using dye, (and also more expense). Some larger leaks might even require the additional expense of a new unit. Steve tries to "keep it simple". While some techs would try to sell the homeowner a new unit right off the bat, when all they really needed was a recharge. Older seals and connections can simply break down over time--just like in an automobile.
I'm dying ... Steve to the rescue .... I just watched a Mass auto repair (south main auto repair llc) of a Subaru with problems with the brake lights, great mechanic, he opened up all the connectors on the harness and found a socket with crushed pins that another mechanic named Jerry had worked on ... quick fix ... he named the Video "Don't be a Jerry" .... lmao
@Ray Trammell I didn't do it the doctor did plus if it is real since I go to old folks houses all the time I don't want it on my conscience that I made them die because they couldn't win their battle against whatever disease/condition they may be suffering from. I live in America you have a choice to do what you want.
@Ray Trammell yes they held me down and did it. Now the feds know where I'm at at all times. I'm in the system now. I've been seeing aliens too. Can't even fart without seeing the government at the door when I get out.
He said all the wires are back to the way they were...then he says he didn't do anything inside the unit...UNREAL. He could have pulled a fuse from his truck at least. Hence "My Ex". She needs a real man who knows HVAC! Steve is wooing her with his ac prowress.
I just had one of these The homeownerI put a new thermostat on the wall put a fuse in the unit. But the kicker is he knew to change the wiring around and still couldn’t get it to work
I have a female customer and the ex husband always shows up when im fixing her system. Freaking guy is a know it all and tries to tell me how to do my job. I just about lost my cool with him the last time and finally gave him shit. Guy was so taken back that someone finally told him how it is, he freaking gave me a $100 tip. Hahaha
That is a great story! I wonder if his $100 tip was not just because you probably deserved a big tip, but to pull rank and patronize you with his big money, and to "snatch victory from the jaws of defeat". As if to say: "You may be smarter than me, but I can afford to do this!" "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing." He had very little. You seemed to be very patient with him, actually, until you had to push back a bit.
They use the white wire as hot on the 220 volt line, so that you don't have to run a special wire, your just supposed to label the white as hot, one black 120 volt, and one white 120 volt, make 220 volts, easy enough if you know what you're doing.
@@speckulator7516 okay really, you think I don't realize that 120+120=240, okay let me rephrase the equation, 110+110=220 volts, your like the other guy giving me crap about 2 amps on his meter, grow up man, you have some porn site to go too.
Steve, I think that ex-Einstein was sniffing around to check-up on the lady, and wants her back! He had to have some excuse to go over and needed to appear to be applying some "manhood". Boy, did THAT backfire! She ain`t going to let him come back at all, for a while now!
Going from experience, a lot of times the ex husband is paying for alimony, repairs, etc. I run into it often with my customers when their divorce is fresh haha
@@gidzey4783 Good point! I shudder to think about it. It is odd that women want and now have equal rights and pay in many cases--yet they want the house too. I blame the lawyers for ruining many a poor soul. Not all divorced men are monsters, even if others were. Einstein here, in this case dodged a big bullet. Woman, if I am correct, said he was only her "boyfriend".
“I Guarantee I don’t need him over here” Steve is great..
When ex husband started rambling about the wiring I knew this was going to be good !
LOL!
Me Too. Steve don't play around with Mr Wanna Be Burna Guys.
Don't ya love when the customer plays with something that they know nothing about ? Good one Steve.
Robert, I think she said ex-"boyfriend", but anyway: he just kept getting in deeper as he tried to do damage control on the phone.
I love when he said "I didn't touch the inside of the unit, all I did inside the unit.." Buddy, you just contradicted yourself.
"He blew the fuse...is that why you got rid of him?" Hahaha!
Lmfao my man
😱🤣
What did she say after that ? I think she said that's y I bought the house
HILARIOUS ahahahahahah good ol Steve
Wayne is not a bad EX! He at least is trying to help his old ex lady out.
Buy him a DVM for christmas
he's singing "don't know what you got till it's gone"
It is noble of him, but he shouldn't fiddle with stuff he knows nothing about.
He’s just trying to get laid
😂😂😂😂😂 this might be the best one yet. "Flippin Einstein"
Steve has no filter 😂
@@CiscoWes NO PC filters. Love it.
Gotta love "helpful" customers like that
You're the man Steve
The best is when Steve starts telling customers about superheat and subcooling
Agree with that. Really TMI...nobody but HVAC trained people understand that.
@@roberts1159 he’s always shouting that shit at customers and it makes me laugh it just confuses customers and a confused customer is never good
“It’s 2 and it should be 10.” The customers think, OMG, it’s 80% low, it’s almost empty!
@@speckulator7516 the old charge them for refrigerant scam.
I love the carrier units. It's all we have at the apartment complex I maintain. 14 year old units. Maybe changed out only a handful of compressors and indoor coils. Only one reversing valve so far. Out of 264 apartments. They are very serviceable. Built with the tech in mind. Ours are originally R-22s with TXVs retrofitted with M099. I love working on them.
Same here love carrier. People always ask me what unit would I recommend and its always carrier. I have one in my house that's 1990! Still working
Daikin 🤔 👎
I love the way you guys on the east coast talk and have that "fogetaboutit" attitude.
She seemed to be really interested in your "work" Steve.... Maybe she wanted to check out your "Super Heat" LOL!!
Inspect his king valve
How juvenile .
Give her the ol' how ya doin' mama!
SHE'S A LEAKER!! MOLLIE !!!!!
@@terryhoffman2760 life's too short
nice lady, glad u got it fixed for her
10:22 it’s just as easy to run 5 or 8 wire outside, 1 wire goes bad and you don’t have to pull a whole new wire. Homeowner can get a heat pump later on and wire’s already there.
haha, "He started playing around whit wires, he probably fried something."
Lol. When you first fire a system up from time delay , especially carrier , with a slow reacting TXV, you should wait about 20 minutes or so before you add Freon . Sub cool will appear low on start up, but will eventually get close to its rated target after 20 minutes or so. If not then , it could be a little low . you can easily overcharge a system by adding refrigerant right off the bat. Seen this happen many times in the field . That 10 number for sub cool goes to 15 .
I think that lady was looking for the ol' gundy too :P
She might just GET it, too!
Gotta love that high tech wiring system.
Weed wacker special.
Hundred dollar fuse. A lessen bought is a lesson taught.
Good stuff
10 year old unit was low on coolant so it needed servicing anyway
I love the wireless gauge lines. I'm wondering if these are available here in Australia. I love how it calculates the superheat and subcooling. Very cool stuff !
I'm still stuck in the dark ages with the old Imperial analogue gauges lol..
Remember Imperial gauges from the 90’s.
Good stuff
When you hear a guy like that you just can’t believe him. You have to go through your own trouble shooting procedures in a systematic way.
it sounds like he didn't like the fact they used a white wire for 'hot' on a 240 volt circuit
@@billybassman21 yes i"m well aware of that but the guy on the phone clearly wasn't
Honestly this is a common occurrence in residential, no need to act a certain way towards people that made a simple mistake by touching two wires together causing the fuse to blow when they took the thermostat down. I would just be thankful the Einstien didn't do anything to potentially damage the system. At worst the system doesn't have a fuse and pops the transformer, which also isn't something to get your panties in a bunch about. They hired your services so why complain so much... Steve "KnowItAll" Lemonhead is a trip.
You should consider offering once a year maintenance before just telling a customer to hose off the unit..
@@teddycarter2618 yeah when i was doing residential i blew a couple HVAC fuses from changing thermosats without turning off the unit. Not a big deal its just a 24Volt fuse.
This guy can be callous but he sure knows his stuff and appears to be an honest guy.
Trash talking clients friends isn't the best idea.
Awesome day weather wise. Love those days. Dry no humidity, some clouds, 60s/70s for temps. Little breeze. We need rain now in Southern New England
I am doing a rain dance for you, now, friend. (If it does rain, it probably was not my dancing).
@@craigharding475 Thanks for the dance. We usually go through these patterns here. Just tougher with summer heat
"IS THAT why you got rid of him?" I know if I say that, I would get yelled at
yeah I would get the Angry Karen if I did that Lol
@@Austin.D 🤣
I would get the silent treatment which is just as bad followed by the “ why do t you ever listen to your wife” 🙄😲. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
Hey you really seem knowledgeable and honest. I have a older unit and we pumped R 22 full up. Can you help me. I have been in business for 32 years and the ac still is not blowing cold air. I saw where you put in a thermostat on one sears ac and it worked fine. How do I contact you? I amd in Seekonk , Mass
Owner: uh no, I didn’t touch it. As a mechanic, I think I’ve heard that before.
What are those extenders you have on your sporlan gauges. I just purchased sporlan Bluetooth gauges . Thank you for the videos.
the world needs more Steve Lavimonieres
Hey Steve, How about a tour of your truck. Looks like you have a warehouse with every part you always need. What make and model is it, what engine, transmission etc.
Don't ask Steve about his engine, you'll just piss him off (he hates it).
@@TheOtherBill why?
@@HiTek3 Don't know exact reason, just that there's been problems.
Good day Steve and “Miss Molly”!
hello
@@stevenlavimoniere I love your videos they are hilarious and educational at the same time 😆 thanks Steve this is gold
That thermostat wiring at the condensing unit was a hot mess! I hope you cleaned that up Steve!
Our house is 25 years old. Still has the original Carrier ac unit in it. All I do to maintain it is clean the coils and change the furnace filter. Good unit is an under statement.
I'm in the uk and watch lots of plumbers videos, I prefer to watch yours, they are more entertaining, and of course you have beautiful molly
I love playing with my AC.... all the time
Weigh the tank. Useful information.
Thank you.
As one of my customers would say when I ask who worked in this before you called me. She would say Handy Dandy Jim talking about her husband. He would tell me I tried to tell her I don't know anything about it and she would give me grief til I tried.
Steve what kind of set up do you have? I have regular guages. Never a tablet style reader. Any info would be great
"Flippin Einsteins" keep you in business!!!! LOL
9:12 . . . Steve wasn't the only one startled !! LOL
Carrier is a great brand but when they break good luck getting parts. Just like Trane they say it’s hard to stop a train it’s even harder bro start one.
What carrier parts are hard to find that you can't use universal parts on?
@@nsant unless you’re an authorized dealer it’s almost impossible to get factory parts. Most customers want the parts replaced with original parts and not generic parts. They have an idea in their head that somehow bit won’t work as good
@@djtechinics97dj37 You're not a tech are you.
We’ve had amazing luck with our trans units so far. Can confirm carrier and their pets department being a nightmare to behold however
@@nsant oh you’re one those troll people. I never said I was. That makes you more knowledgeable than the rest of us? I’m not an hvac tech I do have a degree in electrical engineering. But that doesn’t make me smarter than anyone. Some of the most knowledgeable guys I have worked with have never been to a school in their life. They learned everything they know the old fashioned way. Hard knocks . Good day to you sir, go troll somewhere else.
Clients Ex "well when I finish screwing things up I call the Professionals"...lol
Your going to need an hour of Goat Yoga to calm down after the owners "Helping"
I hate those thermostats. I wonder if the wire running outside is the reason for the random blown fuse if the homeowner didn't do it. I sometimes throw some electrical tape on those things to keep moisture out and for extra protection. Thanks for the clip.
Had a job once where the home owner kept going through transformers, the finally called the company I worked for and one of the helpers said that was his uncles customer.. Turns out he gran a ground from the secondary. Only thing is the last time he put a fuse in line. I removed the fuse rewired the transformer and told that helper to tell his uncle not to ground the transformers..
Hello from England, enjoy every one of your videos 😉
Glad you like them!
People do weird stuff , A restaurant owner was bleeding the air out of a Buffalo water cooled AC unit most of the day ; It was low on refrigerant ! LOL
"The air" lmao
$$$ lesson learned. “Bleeding air”. 😱🤣
That's freaking hilarious!
I had the same reaction to the shot as Steven. I got the Moderna shot & didn't have any reaction other than a sore arm for a few hours.
That carrier furnace looks pretty slick. Might be a polished turd but still, at least they tried to make the board look easier to diagnose.
A lot of brands the date in the serial number first 4 numbers 2910, 29th week in 2010 so its 11 years old.
"I guaranTEE I don't need him"
He's an ex so it seems she didn't need him either 😆
Steve would you ever do classes on HVAC theory. I’d pay for that course and you’d probably be a hilarious teacher.
That would be good. You can learn so much from the crazy experiences you deal with. I’m watching this as I like to relearn and past few years been babying my older Rudd system which was just replaced in March. Here in SC and throughout the southeast, they install many split systems with coil/AHU/furnace and duct in the attic (don’t know why). And been away from this business for 30 years and these vids saved me a few service calls. (Can’t and won’t mess with R22). Had the system been in garage, I would have replaced myself and paid tech to charge and inspect.
My system was put in 1/2 a$$. The guy who did the new install did a great job and said the same as I did. What a $&@* mess whoever installed and designed this. (Still had a fiber duct made plenum) 20 years old. Useless large construction contractors today.
Made the 29th week of 2010. Looks pretty good for 11 years.
Came here to say this after he said "5 or 6 years old". I was like, it's from 2010 look at the serial number.
Yep 👍 I hate going and fixing behind others mess. ✌️
FYI that’s a 2010 carrier first 2 numbers are the week 3rd and 4th are the year. Example serial 2910E**** is the 29th week of 2010
No coil wash/pm?
Steve, when adding 410 or 22 or other do you use a scale measuring the tank before n after or rely on PDAs like your tablet ? I ask as being old school, and haven’t worked on these in years, last guy at my house few years ago measured using his PDA and I asked him how he verified. (Shady company). He blew smoke up my butt, I knew I had a leak, older R22 Rudd system. Used a useless “home warranty program” (never again ). Well cutting to chase head to go on biz trip and that cockroach company was at my house that Monday or Tuesday trying to tell me I needed the works for 20K. Wouldn’t talk to wife, only me…. Ticked me off. My brother who owns family biz in NY, was visiting and he told them I needed A,B,C. Bugged wife till they called me and I told them “my brothers word is LAW”. Few days later my tech came by and did a charge/sealant and added R22 and worked great for 5 years till I just replaced this spring.
Guess moral of my story is “be careful of the shady larger companies that are working on commission. I had to threaten that one company to stop calling me. AUGH.
Thanks for being a customer service kind of guy. Small mom/pop buisinesse can’t be beat
Man I love your videos! what to come work in Salem VA? cant get any techs down here...
Is that one of your chat up lines, you have a little bit of moss
He's not sure if you need him here or not. I don't need him at all. I guarantee I don't need him! He doesn't need you Wayne! Classic!
Small talk for the next 6 months... "You get tha shot? ' 😂
You got to love it when people that are not certified go messing around with things they know nothing about. A real shit show mamma! Lol !
Why didn't they get rid of that?old heating system ? They got sum that can do a heat pump/ gas as back up ?
What's we get for being a patron of your channel? Like special chat etc
During a power surge after a blackout. I had the same problem. I checked the fuse it looked ok but it wasn't. After a while, I replaced the fuse and forgot there was a 5-minute delay. Drove me nuts. Carrier 3.5 ton
The longest 5 mins ever
@@Sesamestreet9080 Yes, it is.
@@Sesamestreet9080 its like an eternity?
@@ronniebuchanan6575 I live my life 5 min delay at a time. For those 5 mins I’m stuck in time
Your little dog looks like one I got from the shelter (do you know the breed?) The one I got (Bailey) is said to be over 12 years old and blind - turns out she's diabetic (she doing great now! - the shelter was going to put her down the day I got her - because of age/being blind) - My AC is still going strong (1996 - Installed) THANKS!
Joe the homeowner strikes again😂! Steve is the best! A lot of crooks out here would have said your system board got fried.
And needs a whole system replacement!
Charge extra for customers that want to help.
Nice job and video like always ( STEVEN )
“Flippin Einstein” haha. Dude, you get along with customers how I would LOVE to.. I work for a company, so I have to keep my mouth shut for the most part. But all the “tinkerers” that mess their own system up and get pissed I’m even there... ugh.. maybe someday I’ll have my own company
Some of the replays show the disrespect some people have for customers.
Right.. tech was kinda harsh toned w them
@@BKWhite07 even if a customer screws something up you dont chastise them by calling them Einstein . If I would hear that he would be out of my house quickly. And you dont charge more because a customer wants yo know what your doing. It's his home you are a visitor. That's what's wrong with this industry. They are not trained well, they are thrown out on jobs to generate cash and some have forgotten the customer is always right even when they are wrong. Time to kill the egos your carrying around.
@@terryhoffman2760 I agree, man. Chick-fil-A calls is "second mile service". Thus how they thrive in the customer service dept today.. loss of field etiquette frfr. I wanted to slap this guy when he spoke on her personal matters. It's sumn that should never be. & To the dude who posted this clip.. you should be grateful they considered you for business. Our clients keep us paid. Not the other way around. Be more upstanding & grateful for your customers.. azz 🗣️🗣️
Don't know why this part made me laugh so hard 1:35 but not as much as this one 6:47 Steve totally ignores her 😆😂
I did commercial and residential HVAC repairs for almost 20 years!.. got sick and tired of customers that try to "repair" their systems themselves... but call a tech when their wives start complaining and try low balling when you begin to find out what they did to make the problem worse.. extremely frustrating!
As a homeowner and a DIY type, I find your comment very valuable. We need to understand these issues with you techs and to know what tasks we can competently perform and which one to leave totally alone!
It is GOOD to be warned to not meddle, tinker, and make things worse! I always consult a repair manual FIRST to determine if a situation demands an expert. As far as electrical goes, the only thing I do is to check carefully for loose connections--that`s IT! I used to do all kinds of repairs and maintenance to my older cars. Now, I don`t mess with it. Thanks for your comment.
He gave it the old how ya doin to the wires lol.
Steve talks like the two divorced individuals.
only once was enough for me
@@stevenlavimoniere what a nightmare sorry to hear you had to go through such a pain/pleasure experience
Was she good?
Good job brother
before adding freon shouldn't you be checking why it lost some freon, like a possible leak
That is a fair question. My guess would be that a small amount of freon loss might be normal for a unit of this age. A larger leak probably would justify a leak detector kit using dye, (and also more expense). Some larger leaks might even require the additional expense of a new unit. Steve tries to "keep it simple". While some techs would try to sell the homeowner a new unit right off the bat, when all they really needed was a recharge. Older seals and connections can simply break down over time--just like in an automobile.
Why have an infinity stat with a preformace condenser
I'm dying ... Steve to the rescue .... I just watched a Mass auto repair (south main auto repair llc) of a Subaru with problems with the brake lights, great mechanic, he opened up all the connectors on the harness and found a socket with crushed pins that another mechanic named Jerry had worked on ... quick fix ... he named the Video "Don't be a Jerry" .... lmao
A lot of his video he deals with other "mechanics" work.
Nice job.
When's the first date?
The second Pfizer shot kicked my ass 12 hours after I got it. Head ache, chills , fever, nausea ,and my vape tasted strange.
Does a magnet stick to your arm in the area of the injection?
That's why I'll pass on the gene therapy "vaccines".
@Ray Trammell I didn't do it the doctor did plus if it is real since I go to old folks houses all the time I don't want it on my conscience that I made them die because they couldn't win their battle against whatever disease/condition they may be suffering from. I live in America you have a choice to do what you want.
@Ray Trammell yes they held me down and did it. Now the feds know where I'm at at all times. I'm in the system now. I've been seeing aliens too. Can't even fart without seeing the government at the door when I get out.
He said all the wires are back to the way they were...then he says he didn't do anything inside the unit...UNREAL. He could have pulled a fuse from his truck at least. Hence "My Ex". She needs a real man who knows HVAC! Steve is wooing her with his ac prowress.
I just had one of these The homeownerI put a new thermostat on the wall put a fuse in the unit. But the kicker is he knew to change the wiring around and still couldn’t get it to work
Should've asked her out on a date too. She didn't look too bad. Nice lady.
I think Steve hurt that guys feelings
Maybe, but if he had fried the entire unit and burnt the house down, playing Dr. Frankenstein, he would have been sleepless in Massachusetts!
@@craigharding475 they call them “ex” for a reason :)
Sometimes the truth hurts. But hey can hurt in the wallet too 😜
I'm betting he shorted the stat wires out doing the sheet rock work, thats why it wouldn't work, then went looking to make more problems!
Guaranteed
She was a helpful old gal. 😉👌
I would trust any repairman that takes his little dog with him to work. Lol cute
Here we go an AC guy acting like what they do is hard.
I have a female customer and the ex husband always shows up when im fixing her system. Freaking guy is a know it all and tries to tell me how to do my job. I just about lost my cool with him the last time and finally gave him shit. Guy was so taken back that someone finally told him how it is, he freaking gave me a $100 tip. Hahaha
That is a great story! I wonder if his $100 tip was not just because you probably deserved a big tip, but to pull rank and patronize you with his big money, and to "snatch victory from the jaws of defeat". As if to say: "You may be smarter than me, but I can afford to do this!" "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing." He had very little. You seemed to be very patient with him, actually, until you had to push back a bit.
They use the white wire as hot on the 220 volt line, so that you don't have to run a special wire, your just supposed to label the white as hot, one black 120 volt, and one white 120 volt, make 220 volts, easy enough if you know what you're doing.
120 + 120 = 240
@@speckulator7516 okay really, you think I don't realize that 120+120=240, okay let me rephrase the equation, 110+110=220 volts, your like the other guy giving me crap about 2 amps on his meter, grow up man, you have some porn site to go too.
How about 115+115=230
It's fine to use the wire as desined,but NEC code says that all visible runs shall be marked the entire visible length!
@@petersmart1999 okay, you guys are just too smart for me to challenge.
Hi Miss Molly and Steve
It didn't affect me at all , give it a few they call it soft kill for a reason
It's amazing how many people are willing to risk their lives to be gov't guinea pigs but yet they're still afraid to go outside without a mask on.
The sheeple don't get that, unfortunately.
So she got the gold mine and he got the shaft, and a lifetime sentence to fix shit.
Ole stevo laying it on the table never giving a frig about hurting the handy hands feelings.. lol
Got the Fiza !
He serviced her. The air conditioner, not so much 😑
Steve, I think that ex-Einstein was sniffing around to check-up on the lady, and wants her back! He had to have some excuse to go over and needed to appear to be applying some "manhood". Boy, did THAT backfire! She ain`t going to let him come back at all, for a while now!
Going from experience, a lot of times the ex husband is paying for alimony, repairs, etc. I run into it often with my customers when their divorce is fresh haha
@@gidzey4783 Good point! I shudder to think about it. It is odd that women want and now have equal rights and pay in many cases--yet they want the house too. I blame the lawyers for ruining many a poor soul. Not all divorced men are monsters, even if others were. Einstein here, in this case dodged a big bullet. Woman, if I am correct, said he was only her "boyfriend".
I get at least three of these a year. Customer puts on a new stat without turning off the unit
Owner futzed with it and it doesn’t work, but he said he didn’t change anything in it 😂
Steve give her a tune up lol check her txv lol love your ch ed bon jovi leak master plumbing in ct