That woman is lucky to have someone as smart as you to help her out. The installer did a real shit job and the poor woman who bought the house is left holding the bag. Great job Steve and thanks !
Steve sweating bullets, literally. Once he heard the words insurance claim, plywood is coming out and circular saws, sawdust flying 😂 Ain’t gonna mess with Steve’s insurance and his spotless record thats for sure momma 🤣 Great work and persistence 👍 💪
Hi Steve! Great work! Not easy to fix other installers work especially in roof spaces in the heat of the day. You have pulled them out of the S@@t again. David 🇬🇧
we used to have that at work a lot of drips on drop ceiling trying to figure out if it was chilled water pipes dripping or the crooked pans under units or insulation wicking water out of pan always fun working up in drop ceilings.
Great job Steve. You are someone who won’t leave her hanging. You care about making sure she won’t have anymore leaks. You put your name on it there will be no problems!
Steve the people in your area are so lucky to have a technician like you that is so honest you kind of remind me of myself Steve either do it right the first time or don't do it at all you and Molly take care
"We got a leenah".....😂😂😂 Hack install is right.....Jeesh...... 3/4 inch outa level, parts loose, not glued, inoperable or missing floatswitch, not to mention the disconnected condensation pipe inside the wall.....Great work Steve finding and fixing all the problems...
Great example of Steve's excellent work skills and CYA! I'm surprized the home inspector didn't red tag that vent pipe octopuss disaster. The previous owner should pay you to rip out all that and redo it the correct way out from escrow funds.
Hey brother it's been a min RUclips must have moved your videos out of my algorithm because I literally had to search for you today. Anyways just glad to see you still handling business my boi💪🇺🇸🦅👍😎
You could have left it when you levelled the unit but went the extra mile and found the crack in the pan despite the temps in the attic!! Greate for he customer but also covering your a**e. As you say once you're involved you are the one in the firing line for future issues. They should be so grateful you were even willing to get involved. Great job!!
That’s why if you’re going to buy a house, never make the seller fix or replace something. Just have them take the money off and have the repair done yourself so you can make sure it’s done correctly.
only problem is to move into house it has to have certificate of occupancy, so stuff has to be fixed to what inspector wants to pass it. that is in our stupid area anyway everyplace has different rules.
does the drain line have no trap because it is in cold attic? or does the end of it submerged in the condensate pump and act as a trap to keep air from going through the drain line?
Should that condensate line have a p trap on it above the pan? For when it does back up water would drip down the p trap and onto the pan rather than water flowing outside the condensate line eventually dripping off from the lowest point?
I would have hung the unit from the unistrut to begin with. That funky homemade platform was junk. Water is an HVAC mechanics worse enemy. You definitely want to CYA when it come to that. I had a lady try to sue me once when her second floor system flooded her house. The PVC came down in the wall to the basement and then ran out the side. She had hung clothes from the pipe in the basement, putting several traps in the line. That was enough to release me from liability as I had down nothing wrong on my part.
Hey Steve, I have a unit that's pushing like in this video, but if I don't have a trap there, it gets vapor lock or something and won't drain right. The air at the register gets colder by 8 degrees when it drains right, getting me to a 15 degree delta. What could be going on?
Do you mean simply putting it in the attic, or the manner of installation in the attic? When you don't have a furnace in the basement where the A-coil can be installed and the furnace will function as the air circulator, you put what is called an air handler, and the best place to put such a machine, is up above in the attic space. Houses that heat by hot water radiators will not have a furnace that blows air around, so that is why you go with the air handler, because the air handler is the part that moves and circulates the air. The warm return air has to be sucked from the house up to the air handler, where it will be forced through the coil. The coil will pull heat and humidity out of that air, and then push the air out again, through ducting, back to the areas of the house that it services. Since heat in a house would rise and cool would sink, no sense putting the air handler in the basement, as much of the "cool" would be lost trying to push the conditioned air so much further through additional ducting to where the conditioned air is wanted. I guess if you had some unused room, you could sacrifice it and put the air handler there instead, which would make accessing and servicing it a lot more pleasant, but generally, people like their space for living, not for housing utility machinery, so the attic usually ends up being the optimal place for such equipment. The trade-off is that while the equipment is in an area where it will be out-of-the-way for the occupants of the house, it will be in a somewhat difficult place to gain access for the installer, maintainer, and eventually the guy who has to remove it and replace it with the next one. In this case, there is hardly anywhere to step or stand or kneel. That problem can be partially solved by nailing some low-grade, cheap lumber in place to use as support to avoid falling through the ceiling. Trouble? Absolutely, if you don't know what you're doing, and don't keep your wits about you. As for the manner of installation, yeah, the last guy who put it in there took the lazy route, definitely a shit show waiting to rear its ugly head.
Lots of investigative work for such a tiny DUMB leak. Too many installers make those primary and secondary drain lines overly complicated. I don't fully understand any advatages of using a drip pan uness its in case of an evaporator case failure of some kind. Those pans get full of debris, dirt, insulation piece and so forth and when the time comes they need to do their job, the secondary drain gets clogged from that junk. Then, the float switch is supposed to save you. From my viewpoint, it seems better to run both primary and secondary condensate plumbing to the outside. If the evap case springs a leak, this wont help the matter I guess. I would agree about this installation...an idiot installed it and the same idiot damaged the drip pan allowing the furnace to rest on it during installation. Th eidiot should have put down a few sheets of plywood around the unit too so it had access to be serviced etc. I'd be concerned about that heater vent idea too. So, the installer put in two new systems which means he likely got a large paycheck yet short changed the home in many ways...I'd want to look that person up and get his license and some money out of him. I especially liked the nylon tie down rigging with the two sheet metal screws on the primary drain line from the case to the wall. That nylon will crack after some short time allowing the pipe to hang from the fitting. More grade school quality.
Doing the hard right thing for the customer! Filming it as well in a hot attic, God love you man.
Hard right? Sounds like a political statement there, lol
@@stanpatterson5033 No politics, just recognizing a job well done.
That woman is lucky to have someone as smart as you to help her out. The installer did a real shit job and the poor woman who bought the house is left holding the bag. Great job Steve and thanks !
This is why you're the best mechanic dude.... I swear someone else would have tried to sell new system.
Man Steve I don’t know how you do it getting in those hot attacks and then fixing someone else’s shit job Steve is a real work man mama next level
A tough situation but you handled it like a true caring professional. Great work as always Steve!
Old Steve's makin it right mama!😊
Steve sweating bullets, literally. Once he heard the words insurance claim, plywood is coming out and circular saws, sawdust flying 😂
Ain’t gonna mess with Steve’s insurance and his spotless record thats for sure momma 🤣
Great work and persistence 👍 💪
Nothing but quality on that install Steve! Great work helping that lady out.
Good thing you came back to check it. That crack wasn't easy to find.
You got me walking around saying “fucking flip show”. Now everyone asks where I got that one from haha
Great attention to detail and excellent workmanship!!
Hi Steve!
Great work! Not easy to fix other installers work especially in roof spaces in the heat of the day.
You have pulled them out of the
S@@t again.
David 🇬🇧
we used to have that at work a lot of drips on drop ceiling trying to figure out if it was chilled water pipes dripping or the crooked pans under units or insulation wicking water out of pan always fun working up in drop ceilings.
Great job Steve. You are someone who won’t leave her hanging. You care about making sure she won’t have anymore leaks.
You put your name on it there will be no problems!
Your a good egg Steve most guys would have run like hell from that one.
Well done!
Nice work, Steve. Good catch on finding that crack. And like you say once you touch it, you own it, but you made it right.
Steve the people in your area are so lucky to have a technician like you that is so honest you kind of remind me of myself Steve either do it right the first time or don't do it at all you and Molly take care
Great job, Steve.
WOW .... Original installer was a HACK !!! I HATE "HACKS" .... Steve you REALLY earned your pay rectifying that disaster ......
Hack job with a tail light warranty
Thanks Steve
Your a good man. You know your stuff.
You're a true stand up guy who cares! Good job Steve!
My god you re-build the bloody house!!
Great job Steve! Again, thx for answering questions in history.
Great job Steven.
"We got a leenah".....😂😂😂
Hack install is right.....Jeesh......
3/4 inch outa level, parts loose, not glued, inoperable or missing floatswitch, not to mention the disconnected condensation pipe inside the wall.....Great work Steve finding and fixing all the problems...
Great example of Steve's excellent work skills and CYA! I'm surprized the home inspector didn't red tag that vent pipe octopuss disaster. The previous owner should pay you to rip out all that and redo it the correct way out from escrow funds.
Glad you doublechecked. Good job!
Great job Steve! We need more working man cooking series!
You're AMerica's Plumma (New England accent). Representing. You Got another Leaker on this one! Sit back and watch now.
You fix it, you own it. ❤❤❤
Nice job on this one, Steve. Good thing you checked EVERYTHING!! Hack job from hell is right.
Hey brother it's been a min RUclips must have moved your videos out of my algorithm because I literally had to search for you today. Anyways just glad to see you still handling business my boi💪🇺🇸🦅👍😎
That was a great job. It was almost luck that you went and discovered the crack.
Great repair work!
Nice fix Steve.
Steven, I’m involved in this thing now, I have to get it right 👍
Just make the water go uphill Steve, damn. Lol
Nice Job steve.
GLAD TO SEE YOUR OM THE LEVEL
Wish you did house calls around Atlanta
That’s why you’re a legend
nice job!
The old gray plastic covered duct was outlawed in TX a few years back
That shit literally dissolves.
You did the right thing!
Just look at the shoddy workmanship on the leak pudding..😂
I see a mold problem coming!
I'm sure they got a great deal on the system!
Howdy Steve and Miss Molly
You could have left it when you levelled the unit but went the extra mile and found the crack in the pan despite the temps in the attic!! Greate for he customer but also covering your a**e. As you say once you're involved you are the one in the firing line for future issues. They should be so grateful you were even willing to get involved. Great job!!
Self leveling caulking from rv store, this caulking is used on rooftop on RV
Good job Steve, She was doing the funky chicken, Mama!!!.......Glad you fixed the problem.........
You need one of those Milwaukee tool battery fans just for this type of job 🥵🥶 maybe a couple of pieces of plywood to stand on would help 🤔 😊
❤❤God bless you Steve and may be should have a student to follow your path 😊
Lots of shoddy work out there that people paid big $$ for. That is a good job and good enough for that neighborhood
Like you said, they trust you so they call you back!
That was a second year apprentice weekend job. Just enough knowledge to get him in trouble.
Too much work & $$$$!😊 we just use portable units on the 2nd floor cheap when they break recycle buy new ones😅
Your the man bro
Somebody loved to use mastic 😂
mastic hides all
Steve’s going to have nightmares about this job for a while
That’s why if you’re going to buy a house, never make the seller fix or replace something. Just have them take the money off and have the repair done yourself so you can make sure it’s done correctly.
only problem is to move into house it has to have certificate of occupancy, so stuff has to be fixed to what inspector wants to pass it. that is in our stupid area anyway everyplace has different rules.
does the drain line have no trap because it is in cold attic? or does the end of it submerged in the condensate pump and act as a trap to keep air from going through the drain line?
Good job Steve! That's a real crap install.
20gal condensate per 24hrs that sound right? Good job steve.
Sorry looking install. Amazing what people get away with.
Seen a tiny drop around the 21:17 mark. Just when you say I don’t see any leaks.
Should that condensate line have a p trap on it above the pan? For when it does back up water would drip down the p trap and onto the pan rather than water flowing outside the condensate line eventually dripping off from the lowest point?
I would have hung the unit from the unistrut to begin with. That funky homemade platform was junk. Water is an HVAC mechanics worse enemy. You definitely want to CYA when it come to that. I had a lady try to sue me once when her second floor system flooded her house. The PVC came down in the wall to the basement and then ran out the side. She had hung clothes from the pipe in the basement, putting several traps in the line. That was enough to release me from liability as I had down nothing wrong on my part.
Good job fixing Mikey pipes job his guys would put that a/c like that
So much for permits and inspections
Nothing like fixing other people’s incompetent bullsh*t.
Nice job and bail out of a poor installation job ! Now it looks somewhat professional !
As You say and I agree,A Real Shit Show!!!
Hello Steve
I wonder if there are other water pipes leaking in that house? That is a lot of water damage.
Hey Steve, I have a unit that's pushing like in this video, but if I don't have a trap there, it gets vapor lock or something and won't drain right. The air at the register gets colder by 8 degrees when it drains right, getting me to a 15 degree delta. What could be going on?
Hello Steve!
Putting HVAC equipment like this in an attic just seems like asking for trouble.
Do you mean simply putting it in the attic, or the manner of installation in the attic?
When you don't have a furnace in the basement where the A-coil can be installed and the furnace will function as the air circulator, you put what is called an air handler, and the best place to put such a machine, is up above in the attic space. Houses that heat by hot water radiators will not have a furnace that blows air around, so that is why you go with the air handler, because the air handler is the part that moves and circulates the air. The warm return air has to be sucked from the house up to the air handler, where it will be forced through the coil. The coil will pull heat and humidity out of that air, and then push the air out again, through ducting, back to the areas of the house that it services. Since heat in a house would rise and cool would sink, no sense putting the air handler in the basement, as much of the "cool" would be lost trying to push the conditioned air so much further through additional ducting to where the conditioned air is wanted. I guess if you had some unused room, you could sacrifice it and put the air handler there instead, which would make accessing and servicing it a lot more pleasant, but generally, people like their space for living, not for housing utility machinery, so the attic usually ends up being the optimal place for such equipment. The trade-off is that while the equipment is in an area where it will be out-of-the-way for the occupants of the house, it will be in a somewhat difficult place to gain access for the installer, maintainer, and eventually the guy who has to remove it and replace it with the next one. In this case, there is hardly anywhere to step or stand or kneel. That problem can be partially solved by nailing some low-grade, cheap lumber in place to use as support to avoid falling through the ceiling. Trouble? Absolutely, if you don't know what you're doing, and don't keep your wits about you.
As for the manner of installation, yeah, the last guy who put it in there took the lazy route, definitely a shit show waiting to rear its ugly head.
Any ceiling that any appliances to be installed needs full plywood installed first. Should be a law.
Would help seeing if there's a leak. Also would save the ceiling from a small leak.
50 degree temp differential and R5 insulated duct work. Too many like that in attics.
That odd pipe is 1/2" pvc I believe. Should have been 3/4" all the way.
Ain't no Taj Majal. How many defects from the original installer?
You never save when you go with a low bid hacker.
Probably a 600k plus house too.
👍👍
Where was your dog at? I hope she’s OK
Be careful working in hot attic at your age.
No P trap? Isnt that a problem?
No, it's going into a pump now directly into a open sewer
I do custom ductwork in my jobs. That's one of the most terrible jobs I've ever seen.
Why in hell would they make a shitty plastic drain pan for that. I guess the metal ones that lasted 20 years weren't good enough?
Plastic is always better than metal. And it's more environmentally friendly
😂😂😂
It looks like the installer didn't own a level.
Whoever installed that needs to refund the money and fire themselves
There's an old saying about non married pretty girls, "there's a reason why they are single"
Never buy a house with all this shit in the attic.
It looks like 1/2 inch PVC pipe
More good old cheap plastic, to save a few pennies.
Oh suprise!
Home inspector should have seen how uneven the set up was.
Lots of investigative work for such a tiny DUMB leak. Too many installers make those primary and secondary drain lines overly complicated. I don't fully understand any advatages of using a drip pan uness its in case of an evaporator case failure of some kind. Those pans get full of debris, dirt, insulation piece and so forth and when the time comes they need to do their job, the secondary drain gets clogged from that junk. Then, the float switch is supposed to save you. From my viewpoint, it seems better to run both primary and secondary condensate plumbing to the outside. If the evap case springs a leak, this wont help the matter I guess.
I would agree about this installation...an idiot installed it and the same idiot damaged the drip pan allowing the furnace to rest on it during installation. Th eidiot should have put down a few sheets of plywood around the unit too so it had access to be serviced etc. I'd be concerned about that heater vent idea too. So, the installer put in two new systems which means he likely got a large paycheck yet short changed the home in many ways...I'd want to look that person up and get his license and some money out of him. I especially liked the nylon tie down rigging with the two sheet metal screws on the primary drain line from the case to the wall. That nylon will crack after some short time allowing the pipe to hang from the fitting. More grade school quality.