HVAC Vlog: One Man Operation
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- Introduction to a new series called "HVAC Vlogs", join me as I run a couple service calls and a unit replacement estimate. My intention with these videos are to show how I go about my day and my workflow processes. Hope you enjoy!!
Great video. Love to see a fellow HVAC working for themselves.
Mini-splits are never fun to work on. Because they are critically charged units, I dont put gauges on them until everything else is checked first. That small amount lost by hooking up gauges, even with low loss fittings can be detrimental to the system.
Adding refrigerant is really not an option unless you recover all refrigerant and add exact amount necessary for that particular unit. I usually try to avoid going to mini-splits on busy days, they can be time consuming
they say critcally charged but some of the ones i put in say no gas is needed unless there is more then 20meters of pipe install. crtically charged my arse
@@kerrodmartorella4949 Gas?
Customer: The unit is not cooling . Service tech: Have you changed/cleaned the filter ? Customer: Filter ??
I have the same issue with batteries in the thermostat
@@asherbennett3043 hook up common at T stat, never have to use batteries again
@@moneyydogg4318 Well duh I'm saying that half the time I go a customer's house and they just have dead batteries.
@@asherbennett3043 Oh okay, I see what you’re saying man!
Great content dude. I’m thinking about getting into the trade and it’s awesome seeing how you go through the day to day stuff. Thanks for the insight!
Been in the business for 30 years from tech to owner stopped using the turbo caps years ago failure rate is higher and lifespan is much lower than regular single and dual caps. Give it some time you’ll learn. Quicker and easier isn’t always better especially if your trying to maintain the reputation of a 65 year old company.
I’m impressed , I’m an electrician in Arizona and I learned y
A lot of great tips Great work ethic’s
Love the videos, just one question. Why put the gauges on first? That's the last thing I do, and only if I'm seeing red flags in my other tests.
gauges are provide data. so if a change is made you can see it. Pressures change. allows you to show efficiency increases
Same; I was trained not to put gauges on a system unless everything else was out of tolerance because of the risk of contamination and refrigerant loss.
Thank you for these please keep it up sir. I am active duty and I work on generators but I’m also in college right now for HVAC and I’m trying to become a HVAC technician. It all helps.
I am active duty and doing the same thing. I wanna retire from army, buy a van and do my own thing.
Great content brother. I’m working on my Florida state hvac contractor license . Hopefully by the end of the year I’ll be taking my exams . A video on what to do once I have my contractor licence would be great. I plan to start out solo like you. Maybe get a helper atleast to start out. Any info you have I would appreciate. Thanks again
1 Man show here also bro keep it up 💪🤠👍
Where your service wrench for that King valve great content
Those are service valves. King valves are only found on the outlet of a receiver.
The muli tap capacitors are pricier, but it saves a return visit when you are super busy or a long distance away.
👏👏👏👏 look how far you have come in just a short amount of time 👏👏👏
I like your setup , great work system
I enjoyed video. I'm excited to get into the trade. I notice your super heat was at 22 are they usually that high. Thanks for sharing
we went on a vacation one time to a cottage that had a mini split. it was not cooling and i ended up checking the filter and sure it was dirty.. people just dont take care of them
Nice. Happy to be here. 👍🏽👍🏽
I love the vlogs keep em coming
Great videos I enjoy watching it and also I'm really thinking to start HVAC trade business
Love your work keep it up
Thanks James, I appreciate it.
Great selling point on the turbo 200 and the 200x is the 5 year warranty
Mini-splits are critically charged and gauging up to them can cause issues just from the amount you remove in your hoses.
yep.
That’s how I had been taught.. I ever question the charge. I will recover what little bit might be in and then weigh in the charge.
Of course a leak search will be done.
There were no indications of low charge
That tv hanging on the wall is a bad idea in the event of a condensate overflow/leakage.
Interesting choice to protect your forehead versus your eyes with the safety glasses. But I did learn who's using crescent wrenches on those service valve stems and how they get rounded...
I like the idea of minimizing truck stock by using capacitors with adjustable capacitance.
They cost like $100 each. You really have to have limited truck space to justify it.
@@realSamAndrew Depending on your market, you can also charge the customer as much for it.
It all depends.
With some of our regular customers, one of my coworkers puts them up with no additional charge, and makes a note to bring the “right size” on the next check up of the unit.
iirc, they come with a 10 year warranty.
So long as you date them, you can reuse them on multiple systems as a “quick fix” until you are able to get the cheap variation in there.
@@PublicEnemy04 that makes sense. Still, I can think of a system that allows for normal inventory to cover it, but it does require some space. If you have little, or you happen to be out of what you need, you use the Turbo. But I like your system. I just don't like the one where they leave the Turbo permanently, even if they charge for it. Just my personal preference.
Nice video I was watching you install the capacitor the turbo capacitor unfortunately recommends it Hass to be standing straight up sometimes in a tight cabinet you can’t but it does void the warranty I couldn’t see it did look like you were putting it in horizontal
Alot of those older units dont have enough space to stand them up. They sometimes even come from factory horizontal.
Well done mate
Lovely start, loving the content dude
I normally do 1 return and supply to each room except kitchen and definitely more Rigid duct and less flex in attic where the mice get in, look forward to see how you do on it
Cool
I doubt for mini split not cool because of dirty filter, not quite common unless the house is very dusty.
Damn, I only use those turbos in a pinch. Those things are like 60 bucks. Definitely quality tkough
At standard mark-up that's about a $320 capacitor then? I use them when I don't have the correct one. Then come back and change it. Maybe once a summer.
Don't worry. You can gouge uh, I mean pass the cost to the consumer.
I'm not greedy I love the turbos as well easy and like you said don't have a pile of caps on your truck. When your a one man show with little to 0 over head it all works out. Awesome work keep up the grind!!!
All I use are turbo 200s. The best.
I was taught that putting gauges on a mini split is a last resort because the charge is so critical with them, is that wrong?
In theory that is correct, but in reality it’s not a big deal. That being said, it is good practice to use “hoseless” gauges when just checking pressures. That goes for any equipment. At the time I didn’t have the new bluetooth probes, now I do. 😎. Great question!!
@Justin credible "Extra charge" That rotary compressor's gonna love you...
Randy Osborn there’s an accumulator
Yoooooo Cole Swindell!!!! The Hvac version!!!
Love your videos bro I do install will be moving to service next fall any advice?
Great video
I'm doing my own thing too the only difference is I havent gone all in yet I work for my local school board doing HVAC and do installs on the weekend and services calls after work I slow down horribly in the winter time living in central Florida and with having insurance form my job and a family that uses my insurance with kids I'm a little scared to go all the way with it
I fully understand that. I did the exact same thing for the first two years before I went full time. I had the same feelings, but once I made the decision to go for it, hustle mode kicked in and opportunities just starting flowing in. Once you get past the fear, you realize there is always plenty of work out there. If full time is something you want, I believe you can do it. Good luck brother! If you ever have any questions you can always email me at zac@qualitycomfort.biz I enjoy talking business.
@@QualityHVACR thanks I appreciate your advice, by the way your videos are really good and I've enjoyed watching it remides me alot of me on doing everything by your self including installs , I recently had one of my customers ask I would be interested in hiring there teenage son when I'm doing a big job , llast week I had a 20 system maintenance with filters I called him up and it worked out real well I think for change out I'm going to strart using him or a helper it really helps somtimes
That’s great! Having good help is super useful. My wife worked with me in the field for about 3 years until we had a child. I really enjoyed her help.
@@QualityHVACR lol same here my wife used to.help with my change out and duct jobs but those days are long gone (before kids) ive got 2 now 8and 5 so there's not much of her in the field any more
I’m in the same boat, I work for a local college and off times run my business. The reason I’m not full time is that people around here are doing extremely cheap work. It’s like they are working for peanuts. I refused to continually be in a bid war for cheap work. Although I’m not full time , I’m fully licensed and insured and recently picked up workers comp. I need some advice and encouragement
Laying the capacitor on its side will shorten the life of it. (According to the sticker that comes with it) (Hopefully if it fails, it will beless then 5 years, while under warranty)
Muito bom zack
I save you my tech too you got balls much respect
You inspire me to go off and do my own thing
Do it what you waiting for !!!!
Where are you based out of man? Love the vlogs keep em coming! 👍
what do u charge for turbo200 or 100 or 300.
i suck at giving prices so i normally end up at cost and 20 bucks i hate feeling bad about changing people
If you’re on you’re own with no over head that’s dope man! I work a family owned business but they’ve been around since 49 with a little over 100 employees now. We charge about 150 if we’re their in a maintenance and they are signed up on a plan. Around 270 if we are out there for a diagnostic and they are not on a plan. Of course diagnostic is included with the price of a cap change out a long with a washing the coils, Checking filters, and checking pressures and temps. But you gotta understand people are not just paying for parts and labor. They are paying for knowing what to do. The training and schooling you’ve through. And hopefully the integrity one has for the work. You gotta eat. lol
You should never feel bad about charging for your work. You are providing a service the customer can not do. Charge appropriately or you will be out of business. You are a business not a charity.
You can do free outside of business hours if you want to give back to the community.
$150-$275 would reasonable
Great video,,,how much do you charge for mini split services ?
Love from India
Good video!
Thank you!
Good shyt. . I just got my epa 😎
Please get closer to the test guages so we can read them in focus, and leave the for a few seconds so we can stop the video and read the dials.
Thanks.
What was the temperature outside that day???? The turbos 200 the best and the minis too
Good job bro
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Personally when I walk up to a unit that has a condenser fan going but no compressor I automatically open up the front has more than likely the capacitors blown or the contacts as blown other than putting gages on which will take out some free on unless you have those tiny little JB ones on the Yellow Jacket I mean Field piece
You felt cool air blowing out,Why would you even put gauges on it without check the cap first? How long have you been in the field ? I’m just curious ?
the only thing about the turbo capactiors is they are really expensive. I work for a property maintenance company and usually what we do if we have to use a turbo is use it as a temp fix for the weekend and come back and replace it with a regular cap when we can pick it up from the local supplier. great video though
Those multi tap Caps are great, no more stocking 15 different sized capacitors
I know right! The days of cheap caps are long gone for me.
Using turbos is fine with their 5 year warranty. but doesn't that increase service call costs? can buy 10 caps for the price of a turbo
Did the supplier pay you to wear their hat?
Hola,un saludo from Spain (Europa)
Enjoyed the video. I like the turbo Run caps, would be nice if our company stocked those. Be safe ✊
What do you charge for the capacitor you used on this vlog...?
Hey man like your videos. I am a one man operation as well. I'd like to know your story.
I’ve had bad turbo caps , in my opinion the best capacitors are the trade pro (green wrap ) they’re not cheap but less than turbos
Turbos all the way.
Yo, was that high side at the end 424psi??? That’s good?
The condenser coils could have been dirty or it could of been hot that day. Both are hard to tell in this video. After he climbed out that attic he looked out of breath and sweating hard.
How much do you charge for a cap replacement?
$120
That’s with a Turbo 200
Damn that cheap bud. If you charge 120.00 part is 60.00 you make 60.00 I hope you’re still getting the service fee. If you employe someone and pay them 22.00 per hr plus cost of fuel and company insurance cost of payroll you’re in the negative on that call. You shout at least be somewhere around 205.00 minimum with a service fee. If not your doing your customer a bad service and the reason I say that is the low price. What happens when you do have employees and then they don’t want to pay more? You should and always charge more for any service you perform. If the customer doesn’t want to pay then they do not value you and your time.
You make a great point. I charge my customers a $85 diagnostic fee, adding the $120 for the cap put them at $205. If I were to hire a technician, the overhead expenses would go up which in turn the cost of services would go up as well. My pricing reflects my current business overhead percentage, maintaining a 15-20% profit margin.
@@QualityHVACR Don't sell yourself short man...you do fucking great work and clearly take pride in it. There is absolutely nothing wrong with charging a bit of a premium for being the right guy and cleaning up others' mess. It still saves the customer money having the job done properly and not being ripped off.
When you recommend going from a split system heat pump to a gas packed, do you make sure they have gas available? Or why did you want to go from heat pump to gas?
Yes making sure they already have gas on-site is a must. The customer is used to gas heat (much warmer feeling), they didn’t like the feel of a heat pump.
Great video! When you’re using your meter and gauges could you explain more on how to use them ? Would be appreciated
I like those capacitors also , they also work good in place of a P O C relay that Goodman units use .Those have a potential relay built in .
Just curious does your spouse work? Reason being I work a full time job and have a part time business. I would like to quit my full time job and just like to do my business. Always curious as to what other people do with the good and bad
We worked together for about 3 years. She is now a full time Mom.
Great videos - it's a great pleasure to watch the logic of your workflow playout. I'm a layman who recently developed an interest in the technical details and the technology and tools, techniques, and practices; it's a blast to see how it's done as you go about your service calls. I'm sending you an email to zac@qualitycomfort.biz. Thanks, Dave
My advice , in since 1974, 1 don't sugarcoat a job ,it is what it is, 2 ,don't under price just to get the job , if you underprice u go out of business , BE HONEST.with your customer and yourself, read ,listen,learn, ,no rule of thumb junk , physics don't change, engineer the job, static, delta t, subcooling, superheat, current draw, code requirements, .imo 80%of tecs skip out on these.and mostly starved air volume due to incorrect duct sizing.bottom line do your job correctly and you'll profit, if you don't you'll go out of business.
Don't u need a service ranch ?
Never, ever put gauges on a mini split. They are critically charged by weight. If you attach gauges to the unit, you are supposed to drop all refrigerant, and recharge by weight ONLY. I used to work for LG and then Daikin. It is preached to everyone. Even Mitz. classes teach that. Just letting you know.
Haha that’s crazy…. If your that worried about losing what’s in your hose just give a quick shot if refrigerant before you disconnect.
Adjustable wrench on service valve stem?!? Please get and use a service valve wrench. You do good work, but the refrigeration gods are easily angered, appeasing them after you've raised their brows in anger is a tough path brother.
What? Customer didn’t know he has to clean the air filter of the mini-split? 😂
How did you get customers ? And is there good money in having your own small HVAC business ... ?
I get all my customers from word of mouth, no advertising. Absolutely there’s good money owning a small hvac business, just depends on how much you want to work.
Quality Comfort HVAC You right about that I’m not fully out there and make good money
Please no music... Please
I would tell them that you need to record what you do for legality proof of workmanship and for you to check for mistakes in your work.
@Quims.Htg&Clg Doesnt work that way. You would have to kindly ask if they would mind being recorded for educational purposes. Most people would agree to it and hopefully stay out of the picture
If a guy tells me that story, I’m gonna be over his shoulder the whole time checking for mistakes.
You one of the best. Please tell me, how can I get more clients or leads because I been a hvac tech for 10 years and woke up one morning and said I wanna work for myself. But, I can get homeowners or businesses to give me a shot with providing services in hvac to them? Open for any suggestions from everyone on here as well.
Super heat on a mini split HUH
How do you get SUBCOOLING on a mini split with only a service port for the low side?
Ok
Enjoy what? You don’t show much !
Most expensive but convenient cpu. You are losing money as a business owner, and being lazy jmo. I've been in the trade since 05 and am a lead tech/installer at a company. However I gotta give you props nice vid👍