You’re a good community-oriented person. We wish every technician had your philosophy. I don’t think you know how many struggling families you help. Your videos helped me and my wife install our AC and save thousands. We couldn’t afford the $9k installation costs. The whole family was sleeping in one room with a portable AC from Lowe’s . Now our new AC is working perfectly and children sleep in their own beds…thank you and god bless.👍😀

Not an HVAC guy, just a DIYer. Saved my wife and I hundreds of dollars over the course of our 41 years of marriage. At age 67, I feel myself slowing down some and losing interest in repairs I physically can’t do any more (neurological issue). Anyway, I sent the links to your AC Compressor capacitor replacement videos to my daughter who lives in Mississippi. My son-in-law is in his third year of medical residency there and is the recently appointed head resident. With four children and student loans, money is very tight. Your videos allowed them to repair their Air Conditioning by themselves. Saved them some $600. With temps in the upper 90s and 90-95% humidity right now, lack of AC is life-threatening-especially for my six month old grandson.

Great video and quality craftsmanship DIY HVAC Guy! You had great tips throughout and were honest when you made a mistake. One word to describe all of that. Integrity. Thank you for being man of his word. Asked the community for input on what content people wants to see a few weeks back and made a video. Wow. That’s rare. Keep up the great work!

To everyone who thinks this guy is knowledgeable. He has his particular methods which are customizable depending on the service technician. As a seasoned HVAC professional with over 20 plus years, I would not recommend staybrite 8 on a 410a system due to its low melting point not strength. However should you choose to use it, mistake on line set at unit was not removing Schrader cores as nylon seals could melt and cause a leak also better to wrap valves just for same reason. Granted he is skilled but not everyone has the same skill soldering. Also he never mentioned doing an R-11 clean out flush on line sets to remove oil since R22 and R410a use different oil types that are incapable. A vacuum will not remove these oils. On the transition, you do not need to use metal duct, a faster and cheaper method is to use fiberglass duct board and silver foil tape. Works better and provides less noise and better insulation. Also he never added a heat block when soldering inside line set or mentioned one for rubber gaskets on coil plate. Also never mentioned that standard systems don’t use a TXV and use a fixed orifice. When placing the coil on top of the unit, you do not need to caulk it, use the same foil tape to tape around the seam of the coil and unit, it’s a better air seal and less messy then silicone caulk. Everything this tech tells you, take with a grain of salt, as he lacks experience, he has the basics down, but is still learning.

Let the heated joint pull the Staybrite soldier in and avoid applying the flame directly to the soldier. If you are attaching a 3/4" line-set, measure 3/4" of soldier, bend at that point and apply until you are down to the bend. That is all that you need. This avoids potential ball-bearings from too much soldier forming and returning to the compressor to self destruct.

You gave me a fabulous idea. I have a 4 ton Trane slab coil that has a small leak and it is no longer manufactured so replacing it with a similar Goodman unit would require some fabrication of the transition. I cringed at the thought of using an acetelene torch on the thin copper tubimg used on the evap coil, the Stay Bright is a low temperature solder and it may be just the solution I'm looking for to repair it without causing further damage by a torch. Thanks for the video !!

I really like that the Rheem unit is easily serviceable… I hate when manufacturers makes routine preventative maintenance stupidly difficult! Just like with cars, I’ll gladly pay a bit more for a vehicle that I can actually work on! (My aunt owns a Mercedes and literally can’t do anything but inflate the tires and refuel it with Premium only… anything else is both extremely difficult and likely voids your warranty!🤦🏻‍♂️)

19:55 I did two AC installs and skipped this step. I only did the vacuum test to verify no leaks. It worked great. Both systems are working great.

Great video! Appreciate you sharing this with everyone! A couple things I noticed... The incoming power to the contactor looked like it was completely missing in the middle of the black wire. At 9:55 in the video. Is that an optical illusion? Removal of the micro vacuum meter. How do you deal with the little jet of refrigerant that comes out. And then adding back the guages when it's pressurized.

Great video. I was taught that if it was less than 12 inches you didn’t need a cross break.

@23:15 that app is awesome. I bet half the HVAC techs dont take temp changes into account when pressure testing the lines. Thanks for making all your great videos!

Thanks for sharing your experience with us. Thanks again.

The bushes are going to trigger the high pressure switch one day, customer declined landscaping , he is going to pay for the hvac guy lol. Good job man!

Had me screaming at you when you started that transition build. Thanks for reminding folks and add those inches for those bends folks!

Nice to see you guys having fun!!

Dave. Nicely done with your best camera man. Learning a lot from your videos. God Bless!

How many brands you recommend with this type of design or easier the better I was pretty handy working in construction doing concrete framing,Sheetrock, tape and bedding and painting new construction and also remodeling, some plumbing and electrical but after I suffered a stroke everything just went down well at least I’m alive 😢but I might go to retired with my wife to South America and I want to take a unit like this for our place but I will need to my wife to be able to Conect it literally she is my legs and hands and she has learned a lot of stuff I’m prod of her but at the same time is sad 😞 because I use to be pretty active working and now I’m just here doing physical therapy 😢I apologize for bothering with my story but I wanted to ask you that and I know it’s easy but in my case I need the easiest not the cheapest, we aren’t rich either you know what I’m trying to say , Gracias for sharing this video I will keep checking for the next one,You have a great day sir!!!Saludos!!!👋😄👋

Interesting, high pressure went up less than 8 psi, and subcooling temp went up 9 degrees. Wonder is something was wrong with TXV initially or temp readings were wrong. I have similar unit and temp probes take time sometimes to get correct data. This is one big fear with SMAN - get wrong reading and easy to overcharge. I attach second clamp thermometer just in case. Great video

Nice work thanks for sharing it! Have you installed any heat pumps? Also, give that camera man a raise!😉

Would love to see replacement of central air on top of an oil forced air furnace.

Always great get the help opportunity to hand on to learn trade 😊 Thank you 🙏 😊

I have a question, I use to braise years ego now I see people solder the joints what’s the difference also I don’t see you using nitrogen when soldering please explain I’m just asking because it’s been a while.

I usually out my dryer then sight glass outside. So I as fill it I can also see if the glass is flashing. If its not flashing its golden. What does the tag say about SH differential. Great job.

GREAT VIDEO!!! Thanks for taking us out in your job🔥💯🔥. Just OUTSTANDING!!! Thanks for teaching us the trade.

Your own state mechanical code says you are not allowed to use solder on refrigeration lines and they must be brazed.😂But, I'm sure your customer won't care...since you didn't pull a permit either.

That T1-T3 is just in case you installing 3 phase. T2 would be directly hardwired to compressor and stay hot. I think most HVAC relay with dc coil are label like that. I was gonna ask if Staybrite works on higher pressure 410a.

Im glad you laughed at 5:06 and i wasnt the only one 😂

I’m sorry I apologize I was writing a comment in a wrong video I was watching the mini split video and I was trying to write a comment and a question… you probably were …. What this dude is talking about???👀are you sure you took your pills 💊 Lmao 🤣 😂😂😂😂Keep up the great work!!!😊

Great 35min video ❤thank you sharing your knowledge Whating for next video 😊

Awesome video Dave. Thank you!

so much knowledge.. thank you!

Did the customer not want a new lineset? I change mine out when do my diy installs. I think its cheaper in than having to go back later and repair a leak and recharge with todays prices of refrigerants.

Awesome video, learned alot, thanks

I notice that capacitor is a single round. Is this because the fan motor is an ECM motor so the capacitor is only for the compressor?

Have you ever used star Brite solder instead of braising

Is there enough side clearance for airflow on condenser. Get customer to cut down the ugly bushes.

Good job well done sir 😊

How this product works with aluminum pipes?

What type of bit is used on the wrench m, when you open the valves on the condensor to release the refrigerant into the system?

Do you have an opinion on geothermal units on a new construction project? Just wondering I don’t know a lot about them but I was told they are extremely efficient and they are very good at radiant heat slabs.

What exactly is the reason you can't just use 95/5 the reason I ask I'm wanting to take an old window unit compressor and make a recovery unit for cars I was wondering if 95/5 would be good enough for that because that stuff you use is like 90 buck to only use once.

So I assume that with this solder method that you don’t need to flow nitrogen?

Greetings from Algeria my friend

Another great video Dave! Been thinking about upgrading my old A/C system. Currently I have a 4 tons R22 system on a 2 story home with 2500sq.feet and wanted to upgrade to 4.5 or 5 tons, but on the liquid size 3/8 and on the the suction size is 3/4 about 30-40 ft. of run max. Most of the new system that runs R410a the suction size is 7/8, so my question is will that effect the flow of the refrigerant? Any advice will greatly appreciated .

I thought you had to braze line sets? Or can you solder them?

5:06 haha😅

Doesn't some of the flux get inside the system when the solder wicks in?

thank you sir!

Nice work. My only question is the old system from 1995 is probably r22. New system r410 What did you do to flush/clean the line set?

Where do I find the true blue hose? Thank you very much

Need some advice. Trying to use staybrite 8 near the suction line and the joint started to spit. I was trying to fix what I thought was a gap after I initially soldered the joint. Should I reheat and remove the joint or just heat it back up and add some more staybrite 8 and be done? Thank you

At 24:50 you mention "15 feet" of pre-charged freon". Are you talking about line distance from the condenser to the evaporator? If so, does that mean you typically have to add more freon if the run is longer?

Thank you for video! What is type refrigerant in new air conditioner? R407? R410?

How do decide to go with Stay bright 8 versus sil fos 15 silver solder? As you use the sil fos 15 in some of your other install videos. Thanks.

That original pipe with 100 fittings... ahahahaha

Your video are excellent. What gauge wires do you use from the furnace to the condensor. Also what is your opinion about Ruud system compare to tempstar. I'm look to change out my ruud system

Dave do you like the 3 port fieldpiece gauges or the 4 port with black hose vacuum one like to buy one not sure what’s the better one to use? Thanks

Are they running Nitrogen when they soder or does using the Stay-Brite negate that need?

As an HVAC guy, you have any inside scoop on Trane and their backorders of compressors? My mom's been without a/c for 2 months now. I'm going through your videos just in case I need to have a family member install it lol

How would you rate ruud compared to goodman. Here in the southeast probably close to 75% of the units installed are goodman.

what would using stay bright do as far as the manufacturer warranty when the manufacture calls for brazing?

hey. can i use stay bright 1/8th solder instead, doing the same thing as this?

Such great videos! Thank you!!

I'm a diyer, but always thought braising was done instead of solder for a/c. What about that?

Can we use Oatey solder for Aircon piping?!

If use too much solder it’ll fall into the system.

Are You In Florida ???

Shouldn't use soldering. It's not plumbing.

quit being cheap, if you get some of that acid in the system, and you will, then it becomes a acid burn out later, job security i guess.

this trade is so easy don't EVER hire this guy! so easy, it blows my mind he ever charges people for his "work" performed....