I wish my boss talked to me the way you talk to him. Too many pricks out in this field. Great video!

as an apprentice myself its very nice to see you take the time and explain and mentor that guy. Hes clearly learning but you show great patience. He will make a damn good tech if he has someone like that teaching him. Good on you.

Your helper is very lucky to have someone like you teaching him.

I have been an HVAC tech for almost 25 years, and I totally agree with every aspect of what you did on that unit in both the troubleshooting and the repairs. I Wouldn't have done anything different I like the double wire ties idea very clever great job awesome video

Another tip. Before lighting the torch take the torch and simulate how your going to move your torch around the braze joint. If there's a tricky point you can decide if there's an easier way to solder it

Dude your a damn unicorn in the sense that you forwent all cockiness and put a perfect balance between getting the job done efficiently while providing efficient training. For about just short of a year now Ive been making the transition from residential HVAC/R to commercial/light industrial and your videos have been of great help in getting a better grasp on how these systems work internally as well as focusing on the problem vs symptoms of the problem. Thanks for the insight and great videos, the guys under your wing should consider themselves VERY lucky.

You reminded me of my supervisor when I was a rookie getting my feet wet as a technician. You were articulate and soft spoken to your apprentice. I've always believed that a great teacher produces a great technician. Keep up the great work.

Ftngot ( For the New Guys out there ) --- if you have no refrigerant in a system , and u have pipes that are so close together that they may vibrate or rub together. You Can Weld a Brace across them to keep them apart using Your torch , 15% and some 1/4" soft copper scrap. Just weld a piece of copper from pipe to pipe to eliminate shaking pipes. or u can Run a Bit of silfoss across close stuff to create a permanent bridge to eliminate rubbing or movement.

The zip tie inside a zip tie to prevent a rub leak is a good idea. I've been a tech for 23+ years and I have never thought of that. You're never to old or experienced to learn from someone else. Thanks for making these videos, I really appreciate it and I Know it's helping a lot of new techs by having the opportunity to see these things done properly. Thanks again for sharing your skill and time with us.

The soldering was hard to watch; but I remember myself being in that position many many years ago. Gotta start somewhere =)

I always put a drop of solder at joint and acts as a thermostat. When starts flowing add stick and regulate heat.

We can't learn from our mistakes, if we aren't given the opportunity to make them. We are looking at a proper teacher and example of how such skilled trades should be learned!

I appreciate your service techniques. Asking yourself the "why?" question is the only way to operate a service company. There is always a cause for why something failed. Teaching new Technicians to work their minds gives them the understanding while teaching them to find the root cause of the problem. If they are just repairing or replacing the obvious, it will result in call backs frustrating the customer and affecting your bottom-line. This is how you differentiate the good technician from the bad and how to develop apprentices. Your direction and patience teaching a new up comer has gained you respect with me. I'm working on starting my own business this year and get excited / motivated while watching these videos. Thank you.

You have to love Carrier package units. They have made me a lot of money over the years. I don't sell them but I do work on them. Lol

KZfaq recommended this video to me randomly. Never showed interest in this before. But after watching the video I have a new appreciation for what you guys do.

I’m an advance DIY person and your explanation of how to work on AC units is impressive compared to other videos. Please keep making more videos.

That kids lucky to have a guy like you actually showing him the correct way to do things let alone having him do it. Great job.

Great job 👍 funny to see R22 still being used there, our phase out ended Dec 2016 (UK). That stuff was liquid gold! £400 per kg here at one point! R422D was our go to drop in.

Watching the soldering had me so nervous I had to pause the video several times to get out of my seat and pace around the house. You got the patience of a saint Chris!

A tip on detecting leaks. Soap solution or commercial leak detectors only go so far. Sometimes just spraying the leak solution after it is applied with water will reveal even the most minute leak. Small leaks sometimes do not force the bubbles in a thick solution but a little dilution with water will create a mountain of small bubbles.

Really good qualified teacher, let the guy do some mistakes so he knows what to do next time. We learn from our mistakes 👍👍👍👍

Hope that young guy appreciates the training he’s getting, a lot of companies will not go the expense ( at least that was my experience when I started )

I have to be honest since I started watching your videos even though I've been in the industry close to 20 years you make me want to do my job even better and I totally appreciate your way of explaining things and not just looking at one thing but the overall picture thank you and keep them coming

I agree. Never under any circumstances flash cool a freshly welded joint, it makes the joint weaker and it may not leak today but I’ve had to go bad behind some install guys that I know were in a hurry and fix their welds because they started leaking within a week after the job was done. To the new guys watching when the copper changes color, it’s time to pull the torch back a little bit, the solder will follow the heat. The torch is the paintbrush, the solder is the paint, drag it into the joint. It wants to be a liquid, and don’t be afraid to add a little extra on the joint. Solder is cheap compared to a callback.

I have found that it is hard to find people to mentor in the electrical field and I am sure it is in all of the construction trades. I applaud your willingness to show us this process. Anyone would be lucky to have you as an instructor.

I’m a freshman in a trade school, and I’m loving it going for the HVAC field, and I’m getting much better at looking at these units and understanding what’s going on. Loving these videos

My uncle was a plumber. He helped my parents with installing new pipework when they bought a house back in the 90s. I used to watch him solder the fittings together and at some point he just handed me (I must have been 6 or 7 back then) the torch and let me do some joints. I ended up doing the entire piping for our garden a few years later. Those first joints look like a dog's breakfast. I chuckle whenever I see one of them when I visit my parents.

I like the way you are teaching the next guy up and doing it right!

The way you teach your apprentice is really cool. I have a brother who works in a trade, and he never has anything good to say about the guy who's showing him the ropes. Please encourage this behavior in other skilled tradesmen; the world needs more teachers like you. Thanks for sharing this video.

Taught a lot of folk in my field and I really appreciate your teaching style. Letting people make mistakes in as controlled environment is a great teaching aid, especially when you're there to keep them safe and so they can learn why it goes wrong and the dangers/implications of making errors/not following best practice. I always found it fun to watch the new crew start down the wrong path, realise something wasn't right and correct for it, or even better stop and ask for help/question their procedure. That was a great judge of character for me. Seeing someone's ability to deal with a mistake and how they handled it gave me great confidence in sending them out on their own. They also feel better about their progress because they got themselves there and weren't just ushered down the path by the instructor. Also really highlights what the holes in their knowledge and training were. I believe it really helps cement the skills too. More often than not, when given the opportunity to keep going most folk know it's not going right and try find something that works. Jumping in too soon and being overbearing just denies them the opportunity to learn. They usually end up trying the "wrong" way as soon as you're not there anyway and figuring it out for themselves, so why not let them do it now. Then if it is something dangerous or likely to lead to a failure/incident later you can explain why and help them for next time! As always, the best part was working with them 6 months down the line and seeing them nailing the procedure with confidence and skill. Totally different industry, but teaching is universal. Appreciate your work ethics and time making this content, cheers.

The company that ran that gas line was Gas-holes - R- us ... Lol ... You did a great teaching job without belittling the guy . That makes him appreciate rather than be angry ... Much appreciated ... Hey to the Missus ...

I am enjoying watching your problem solving methodology. It is refreshing that you are so thorough in your repair and commentary. ❄

Speaking as a career and technical education teacher, one thing that you may find helpful when training anyone new with soldering and brazing is to have them try out on a few practice fittings in several positions before soldering the real thing. A small bag of copper fittings and a short piece of pipe generally helps people who are new to soldering and brazing to pick it up faster. You could even have them sweat on a Schrader valve and pressurize the workpiece to look for leaks. This is one of those things I have my students go through when we cover plumbing. I know that this may cut down on work time but this is a good practice if you have some downtime and usually doesn't take to long to get the hang of. It's great to see you taking the time to train someone new on good practices and tips and tricks while still letting them make a mistake.

Great video .. Definitely enjoy your longer video opened my eyes to potential problems rather then seeing the small picture just like you said . Repair the leak ,replace the drier ,nitrogen test, pulled a vacuum ,recharge and walk away as everyone else would you take your trouble shooting skills to my next level . Also love the fact you have patience for you apprentice many guys in this trade would never give guys the opportunity like you did .. Cleary all the super stars in the trade tend to forget where they came from everyone think they where born with this set of skills . I've been in the trade almost 11 years now and learning something new every day . I am also trying my best to pay it forward and also teaching everyone everything I've learned so far ..Great work God bless

Nice video. I like the explanations in the middle of the video and the recap at the end. I like that you are ensuring that the customer will be happy and will have their unit clean and working for a long time.

Seems like a good thing to do would be to take the dead compressor and some dead driers and the like back to the shop and just practice soldering on them for a while. Not as good as field work where you have to stand on your head and drip hot solder in your face, but it can give you some cheap practice on some of the awkward joints. Better than just soldering two straight tubes in the vise.

I really love this trade.. I remember starting with a master technician such as yourself.. the right teacher really does make the difference!.

As an apprentice finishing my apprenticeship next year. i wish i had more guidance from someone like you. through my time i was handed a tool and told to do a job. then get yelled at because i didn't know what was right. but i managed later to get it right through watching your videos and leaning stuff on my own. taking welding classes etc. but your videos have been a huge help in my trouble shooting ability and i really think that these videos should be a part of what you have to learn before your first day in the field. like we got a 20 week course before being allowed out working. where we weld and learn the basics of HVAC. but i never work on business calls and freezers etc i mostly do my job on ships (including the queens of Denmark's) but that ass crack story is for another time. keep up with the awesome videos.

My old teacher would like you dude. Talk to the guy calmly and clearly without going off on him for tiny things. How I learned myself.

Very good Chris, I think there was couple of times you just wanted to grab the torch and finish it, you showed restraint and gave him explanation. If I can only do that.

I am not an HVAC tec, in fact i'm a karaoke DJ.. worlds apart, but I do enjoy your videos because of your logical way of trouble shooting problems, and well put together content.. nice videos .. keep up the good stuff... all the best..

Randomly got recommended this and I don't even really know what's going on but it was actually a pretty enjoyable and interesting video, hella props for that!

I wish i had learned more about working with you as a student. I pray you have a long life..👍👍

That zip tie trick is genius I will start employing this

Polishing turds pays the bills too, and the new guy got a good lesson, I couldn’t believe my eyes you pulling out the True Blue for that beaut, great work as always Chris

Really nice to see ya take someone under your wing to reach them the trade. That is something this field is lacking......

I’m in commercial, been in the field for about year and 3 months. Was in a apprenticeship program with my current company. I watch your videos for the refrigeration aspect, you have very useful information. I have already learned a lot with refrigeration just by your videos. Thanks! Nice videos!

Nice to have an apprentice with the potential to learn. Just got rid of one. He had earned the name Flatliner due to the fact their was no brain activity. He actually stood a nitrogen tank on the bumper of my van with the regulator on it. A rocket waiting take off. It’s so hard to find good help.

Love the detail on the work and the thoroughness. I've learned a lot from about fixing the problem no the symptoms. Tell your apprentice that he's moving the torch to much before the side he's heating gets hot.

Sweating that drier was not doing my anxiety any favors, but practice will indeed make perfection.

I really like this guy. I am getting into the HVAC field I am about to go to school for HVAC this month around the 28th and I like to study what I'm about to get into and the way you explain things makes me feel less stupid when it comes to me getting into this.

Thank you for this important video about the leak and the replacement of the compressor in the package unit

The problem with using those plastic zip ties on a discharge line where you have high temperature is they will soften , stretch and come loose and the pipe may rub again easier just to separate them so they can`t touch

Nice job and diagnosis and fix. Like the fact you found root cause versus just fixing the leak and recharging. Now you have another compressor to open up to see what was causing the vibration! :-)

Love the patience you have with the rookie. I remember when i was in the same position learning the trade patience was not something the senior tech had which is critical for confidence. Great job.

If you have a teacher who explains everything step by step and in detail (With a WHO, WHAT WHEN, WHERE, and WHY approach) you are lucky. Not many teachers take the time or know how to do that with their students.

Yeah I would really enjoy learning from you. I would learn a lot just spending a day or even better a week running service calls with you. I work only on residential heating and cooling systems. I like your philosophy of finding out "why" something failed, instead of just replacing parts or fixing broken parts. Great video.

3 of my favorite sayings; "For shits & giggles", "It is what it is", "Let the newby make some mistakes".

I was literally staring at the filter dryer line rubbing right on that copper line for like 2 min before you sprayed it lol. I see alot of goodman units where the service line from inside the unit runs on the suction line in the unit and creates a nice chafe

I like a video a lot... marami ako natutunan sa video na ito,,sana mag labas kapa ng ganitong klase ng video ....salamat a lot....

Good job,good practices, good teaching to your worker, I enjoy watching your videos Learn something good today thank you.

I like how you explain and as you say letting your apprentice learn by making mistakes. You are doing a good job keep it up.

to be an apprentice under your watchful eye would be awesome. your videos have helped me understand so much while i begin my journey in the commercial field

That blower bracket is actually the modified bracket from the original. So you are absolutely right about the bracket being garbage.

Enjoy watching the videos brother. You’re a very patient person when it comes to training. Any chance we could get a tutorial video on basic soldering? How to’s and maybe do’s and dont’s.

That's a very good video thanks, I dont recommend using rubber gloves when blazing

I love it! I’m a new apprentice to this industry and I love your videos. Thanks for great content! Keep it up!

I really, really appreciated the part where you let him do the sodiering. I learned from it too. I have been doing electronics and soldering for over 40 years, but plumbing soldering is different. Thanks.

He will get better and better the more he does it. Patience is key Great video 👍

Carrier started using scroll compressors with no crankcase heaters. Unit gets cold at night , liquid refrigerant migrates to bottom of compressor. On first startup in the morning refrigerant under the oil makes oil foam and carries oil from compressor and bottom bearing fails causing your vibration problem. I have seen the shell of the compressor crack right at the weld that holds the motor.

Love watching your videos, you explain everything in detail. As an apprentice it's nice to come home from work and watch your video's. The more I learn, the better I become and the better at my trade I become.

This is the second time I watch this video. Learning a lot. Thank you for your videos.

when you have a dirty filter just use the other side on a serious note i think compressors should be more user serviceable... i hate replacing them

Very nice video Chris! Thanks for taking the time to make these videos. I know it can be a long day repairing those package units.

25 yr HVAC tech myself and its refreshing to watch your style that mirrors exactly my own. You're the real deal!

the 2nd weld he did much better. when you thought there was a hole., i think your a good teacher you have the patience to explain and carry under your wing. love the bent wire so simple. good down to earth instructor. 100

You clearly should have given him your youtube channel beforehand ;) Nah in all seriousness, your patience and getting his understanding up is always best. I find myself helping with KINDNESS is the best practice.

Good instructional video with lots of pointers ⭐⭐⭐. You could have drilled the bottom of that manifold on the evap coil and brazed a 1/4 refer stem into it to get the oil out if you wanted to avoid the flush. Also, 6 months and no new imported R22. 😂😂😂 Time to start switching. If the new compressor is POE, we use R407c, I haven't had one problem with it yet, almost exactly same operationally characteristic as R22.

Hello sir. Wow. Your videos are fantastic. I appreciate you taking your valuable time to teach us techs good practices. I jus retired from Sheriffs Dept, got my license last year. Thank you thank you thank you for your time. Your the best.

You had basic protection for the drier, so I wouldn't worry about it breaking down. One thing about brazing. I found out many years ago, I brazed much better holding the torch in my left hand and brazing stick in my right (I'm right handed). You might have your trainee try that. I was glad to see you try and get the old oil out as much as possible. It's most important if there were severe compressor overheating as that breaks the oil down and you don't want that in there. I think you did as good a job as the customer would allow and that compressor should last a long time. Strange how I've been at this (Residential and commercial) for over 46 years and I still love it! In fact, at 65 years old, I'm still running my business and doing calls and advising techs at other companies.

GOOD JOB MAN ! I TEACH MYSELF, YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK ! KEEP GOING SIR ! SOMEONE NEEDS TO TEACH THEM RIGHT !

Good job brother!! That’s the way to teach someone!! With patience and guidance.

i wish i could go work under your instruction. It’s like the guys i work with don’t want me to learn anything new and then criticize the heck out of every little thing they can think of...? Not to mention, i have to buy all my own consumables so i can use things like new wire nuts and panduits (zip ties), gloves, shoe covers, masks, hard cast brushes, complete oxy/acet. torch kit including the brazing rods and of course all hand tools; i have spent about $3500 at my new job in the last six months. i know i went a little crazy buying an Appion G5 twin and a Tez8 and Fieldpiece SM480V. But i like to be prepared. Anyway i really appreciate your videos. Thanks - you’re the Best. Have a Merry Christmas.

I liked the way you explained,great job,I also liked the idea of let him make mistakes.

I love your videos man. Thank you for making them for us.

that compressor sound like a goodman unit LOUD!!!

Great to see U keep the next generation schooled on brazing and other aspects related to the job.God Bless.

You should use a 3m scouring pad to clean and shine up those old compressor and condenser tubes before soldering!

very informative video! and the patience you showed to your helper was awesome! you are great teacher Chris! I really enjoy your videos!

I love finding leaks. I saw the liquid and discharge line was touching together so before y’all sprayed on there I called it. Love it.

The torch is intimidating when you first start. Especially when your boss is filming you.

I have never been in this job and I watch him and learned a lot from him. He is a good teacher

Excellent teacher and boss. Great work! I learned a few things. I like your zip tie trick

Great work practices, seeing the bigger picture of the system and managing the apprentice. I wish the mechanics who thought me 10+ years ago were as level headed and explained concepts the way you do in the videos. I like the post field wrap up discussions when you are back at the office. As a tec-Training Manager now, I will let my techs know how lucky hey should be because our systems filter dryers have hex fittings on them..... no sweating or cursing needed.

I really like the Video. As a Superintendent for a general contractor I like to know everything i can about the jobs i run. This is gives me some more understanding of how some of the HVAC systems work and what is required to maintain them.

ive learned more from your videos then most of my trade school courses. Not for lack of attention but in terms of quality of courses. great vid thank you

I would have loved to have seen the oil check, change out, charge part.

can't remember if ive said this here before but you solidified my decision to try HVAC work. Been doing it for 3 months and it has been fun.

Good job training that guy and letting him get some good hands on

Been a tech for over 40 years. You did a great job teaching. One thing I would suggest though just as a good practice. On the discharge at the compressor where you thought it might have been a hole. Go ahead and fill it none the less. The reason being is that there would be less solder in that spot in case of vibration again it'e a possible leak point down the road. When in doubt fill it. It's just a good habit to get into and you have everything right there to do it and takes so little time for that but it's worth it in the long run. Great Job