As an HVAC triple OG, I would like to see the competition have real world surroundings like an attic with a low pitch roof and no walk boards. And the lineset whole is wedged in the soffet so you got to get a face full of insulation to run the lines 😂 Or put poison ivy bush or wasp hive near the ac 😂😂😂
@TheKawasakiBros2 ай бұрын
i agree! they aint put these men through any real test!! try doing all that in a 180 degree texas attic then we'll talk.
@DD_JrАй бұрын
🗣️🗣️🗣️
@natewho4366Ай бұрын
I'm glad I'm in Colorado wit very few attic's 😂😂
@thomasdriskill525412 күн бұрын
jus paid sme1 $100 to fight ivy of the hvac today for the fresh install 😂
@4thlinegooner5822 ай бұрын
Homeowners watching this will be calling HVAC companies "Hey, I seen these guys do it on TV in under an hour, I want one of those".
@Adeadcop702Ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@chrisguillen1495Ай бұрын
Well guess what, there’s 5 out of 10,000 lmao
@KSWKREW14 күн бұрын
Yeah you got it . That’ll be 1,000 an hour .
@meowmeow173310 күн бұрын
And that's why your system fails and you have to call them back.
@AngelHVACR2 ай бұрын
Did not know there was a competition like this , this is sick haha
@jeremyszczepanski2162 ай бұрын
This is great for installers, but I'd love to see a competition specifically geared towards service techs.
@Republican3172 ай бұрын
They would just go sit in their vans while they idle 😂
@kobie4238Ай бұрын
@@Republican317🤣🤣🤣right
@braddpitt4322Ай бұрын
@@Republican317😂
@joebyron9Ай бұрын
who can change a capacitor the fastest !!!!!
@jeremyszczepanski216Ай бұрын
@@joebyron9 Or who can troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair any number of service issues. For the finals, who can fix the installer's mistake the fastest 🤣
@vicgewondjan647Ай бұрын
Lets add some brazing into the mix. It seems like its becoming the lost art.
@goobermcgoobs7589Ай бұрын
Will never go away. Those big bulky tools can’t get into tight real life spots
@user-pz3jj6lj7r3 күн бұрын
@@goobermcgoobs7589 brazing is so simple how can u call it an art lmfao.
@Mayhemtheone117Ай бұрын
This was ok, but they didn't show none of the important stuff. No Leak test, didn't pull a vacuum, didn't do a start up, and not to mention no trouble shooting. Plus, they didn't put the insulation back on the piping. This system would never work properly. Ohh well, maybe they will add more next year.
@JR-mj8khАй бұрын
Thanks , you just saved me 40 min lol
@user-cy5wl5og7hАй бұрын
lol come on man, it’s a competition… it’s fun. Relax man
@Mayhemtheone117Ай бұрын
I understand that but the other competitions they did were more in depth. Kind of made HVAC seem insignificant.
@leonelcardenas-sj9fo4 күн бұрын
Most like a plumbing contest.
@mitchell82042 ай бұрын
Lol this is interesting but also kinda hilarious to me. Got about 3 yrs in hvac myself.
@xavierxavier40422 ай бұрын
I literally lol when the video first started 🤣 and doing hvac for 3 years too, no shi
@antonio1233932 ай бұрын
Same I have 3.5 years
@davidiniguez254227 күн бұрын
How do you guys like it? I’m going to start school for it as well
@dabdawg3377Ай бұрын
I get bugged out when people are watching me work, never mind a arena full of people and cameras. These guys are good!
@recoveryfishing3642 ай бұрын
I used to joke about the helper olympics 20 years ago. I want my cut johnstone.
@turkeyslayer63Ай бұрын
This is an install competition, The Company I worked at the Service guys did the refrigeration piping and Electrical work, Sheetmetal workers did the rest. Back then we had VICA/Today Skills USA I won 1st place in Colorado in 1981 went to nationals and didn't make the top 3 but our competition had Bending , Brazing, Airflow Readings, Electrical and refrigeration troubleshooting, and tested on all our safety and how we came up with our results. But this was cool to see.
@HVACTV9732 ай бұрын
what a concept.. i hope this gets bigger.. the technology and innovation showcased is inspirational to those looking to get into this kind of work.
@The.truth..16 күн бұрын
This one of the coolest YT videos ever
@martinheatingcoolingmartin4693Ай бұрын
How sweet I never knew you could make HVAC work into a competition show!
@courtney2878Ай бұрын
This is soooo fire. I had no idea HVAC was like this 😂😂😂 I’m gonna go to all the conventions and events
@ChrisHVACguyАй бұрын
HVAC is actually way better than this, your watching the lowest least interesting parts here, in my opinion.
@ChrisHVACguyАй бұрын
I feel like one of the qualifications for this compitition should be hvac being your full time job. A full time plumber running pipe faster than hvac guys, who would have thought?
@trahvac94Ай бұрын
This is awesome😂 "WHAT DOES THE LINE DRIER, DO?"
@AErefrigerationАй бұрын
These guys are very fortunate to have this experiance
@BURNDAKUАй бұрын
It would be better with brazing and actually pulling vacuum, charging unit and making sure it starts .. still dope to see this in competition
@zerovalue5106Ай бұрын
Everyone saying they had no idea a competition like this existed, they have a pizza making championship too. They got a competition for everything 😂
@mortal486Ай бұрын
that sounds actually kinda cool tho
@RelyksTheG13Ай бұрын
Doing this in Tampa Florida without a low pitch roof, without a walk way across the studs/rafters, without a insulated attic, without crafting your own duct board plenums, without duct flex drops coming off the plenum/mixing box along with hanging the duct/ boot connection, without low volt tstat wire or float switch’s positioning, Along with best practices like nitrogen pressure testing and triple evacuation/vacuums, bubble testing, air flow adjustments, and start up check, along with high volt wire sizing, breakers, disconnect, and code checks like marking the unit info, and ahri/permit presentation on the unit for the code inspectors. This isn’t what it is like installing an air conditioner in Tampa Florida.
@RelyksTheG13Ай бұрын
And where is my thermostat and is it even wired up for my kind of system? Ac1, ac2, hp1, hp2, el1, el2, ga1, ga2, o/b, acc?
@braideng80692 ай бұрын
“Cut it out and use a compression fitting💀”
@fakehandle666Ай бұрын
couldnt be me
@SirHumano9728 күн бұрын
"This is what a power bender does for you, helps you save time" While the guy waits for the bender to slowly disengage the pipe.... That thing was slow Af.
@ericmilburn984121 күн бұрын
I don’t know any company that would run there Line set to the rafters. They are creating a large inverted trap which could cause oil problems.
@joshuaelliot2915Ай бұрын
This competition should be in Texas.
@josephconsuegra642010 күн бұрын
Living in South Florida I’ve never seen HVAC technicians wear hardhats. 😂
@Ball4life_420Ай бұрын
Need complete install not just lineset 😂 and add in braze if wanted . Pull vacuum and complete start up . Go do the actual installs in house needing replacement. Then can even have commercial competition and service not just replacement.
@erickhines4121Ай бұрын
We need a, Diagnostic's World Championship!!
@kevinmithnick9993Ай бұрын
I don't like Watching sports. But this is kind of thing I surely watch. Competition like this in other stem fields could be a begining of a more developed society
@ericbaker56192 ай бұрын
Yeah but change out a 100hp motor on a root top make up air.
@ChrisHVACguyАй бұрын
Wow, don't believe I've ever seen make up air with a 100hp, on ex fans I have.
@phalenmirabelli1566Ай бұрын
Liquid line drier should not be outside, always should be inside at the evaporator CLOSEST to the metering device…what it’s meant to protect.
@ChrisHVACguyАй бұрын
Remember their pro-pressing this stuff, so no risk of internal oxidation flakes. Plus their bending the rest so it's the same amount of joints before and after the dryer, so it doesn't really matter where on that solid run it is.
@phalenmirabelli1566Ай бұрын
@@ChrisHVACguy I don’t need to remember I watched the video lol. It is not good practice.
@ChrisHVACguyАй бұрын
@@phalenmirabelli1566 when I say remember, I mean it as "keep it in mind". May not be a good practice in a traditional installations with multiple fittings, but in this set up, the protection is the same anywhere you put it on that liquid line.
@anthony5530Күн бұрын
Which metering device are you protecting, inside or outside? 95% of systems here are heat pumps.
@fib4923Ай бұрын
Is this a ploy to push for more HVAC techs?
@georgekolos5255Күн бұрын
How many of us use press fittings for our refrigerant lines!?
@augustdrew6870Ай бұрын
They need to do a service competition with units that each have a problem and who can trouble shoot the quickest and install repair
@rokashi2104Ай бұрын
Cause buisness owner makes all the money and they pay less to their employees thats why people dont want to do trades
@trahvac94Ай бұрын
You get the knowledge to build yourself up, if you want!
Watching these guys work makes me think that I could win this competition. No offense but I could
@marketmash6953Ай бұрын
So it’s not just me? Seems slow for a model layout
@AaronPowellvoxАй бұрын
@@marketmash6953 I know. Watching their hands fumble and their technique is what made me think that.
@ChrisHVACguyАй бұрын
I think it's nerves from the competition getting the best of them, plus tools their not familiar with
@marketmash6953Ай бұрын
Yea I forget they also have certain rules too, which I would struggle with. It would definitely be fun in a room full solid installers to see the differences in approaches and all that
@AaronPowellvoxАй бұрын
@@ChrisHVACguy they’re*
@robertross7028Ай бұрын
look at cbs saving face. certainly was not on CBS television
@kangaroogodАй бұрын
zoomlock, no insulation, good lighting, stable floor, climate controlled environment.. cake walk
@JohnHVACRАй бұрын
I’ve been a Lead installer for almost 20 years, I’m going to win this championship next year. That electronic bender is plain garbage, the Hilmor compact bender is so much quicker.
@Jake-mb1gqАй бұрын
NEVER use compression fittings on soft copper. Only rigid.. and you need to clean the copper before you press it on. I’ve seen too many leaks already.
@AaronPowellvoxАй бұрын
Why are they using a hack saw? I have never used a hack saw for hvac.
@July4.1776Ай бұрын
I had a hack saw in my truck for over 10 years just in case I ever needed it. I recently realized I’ve never used it once. I pulled it off the truck and put in the junk drawer.
@justinvaccaro20311 күн бұрын
In what world do we not insulate the suction line
@kevinmithnick9993Ай бұрын
3:36 no need for pressure test?
@junior93252Ай бұрын
This is okay but field is way different where is the armorflex on the copper t stat wire and they didnt forllow codes lol.
@daniellara1215Ай бұрын
This is awesome 😂
@robdswingingcrypto62284 күн бұрын
So are we not mentioning the fact there’s no insulation on the suction line? Among other issues…
@SJJtechАй бұрын
How about the service tech competition? Who can find the leak and repair it the fastest lol
@dmvhvactechАй бұрын
next challenge is fujitsu control board replacement for time
@vikraal69742 күн бұрын
I thought this was about HVAC tech, this is more of a Pipe Fitting Competition
@AverageDraeАй бұрын
lets do a pressure check next year
@georgekolos5255Күн бұрын
Where is at least the suction line does not require insulation? Up and down on suction line vs let it pitch to condensing unit at lower elevation; my proffesional ass would say improper/ good way to trap oil in evaporator!
@p-mac596911 күн бұрын
Those tubing benders looked like a waste. A manual bender can handle any size needed for hvac, they’re lighter and faster.
@diegitokillz5736Ай бұрын
This is funny it’s like espn for the trades 😂
@kingtreybo5 күн бұрын
I hope they're in tight with a great sheetrock crew, because they're gonna be calling them every month with no pipe insulation. And benders for 3/8"? Get out of my face with that. I'd strongly consider firing a hand over that lol. All these fancy (albeit unnecessary) tools on display, and you can't hook them up with simple pvc cutters? Easy to install a line set in under an hour when heat stroke and stepping through ceilings aren't legitimate concerns. Bring them boys down here to Texas, I'll personally fix 'em up with a proper competition.
@user-iq7uv6uu2nАй бұрын
Looks good but I can still teach them
@sergiobusto347113 күн бұрын
Espinoza is el tiburon!
@sohandsome313213 күн бұрын
Mexican installers would’ve had that lineset bent and installed in 10 min
@alias1779 күн бұрын
should be BRAZING
@marioj.80592 ай бұрын
I keep hearing the word Tech but all I saw was Install work.
@jessec.9295Ай бұрын
Ptrap goes first then then tee
@a4n2g0el18 күн бұрын
Where my Hispanic at?
@brianbrannanHVACTech6 күн бұрын
The trade shortage is a lie lol, the real shortage is journeyman, not apprentices.😂
@user-is6co9qg3pАй бұрын
cap you dont got the best cause my dad isnt there :p
@Hvacdaddy89Ай бұрын
No brazing, that's sad.
@kevinmithnick9993Ай бұрын
I wasn't aware of such a thing like compression fittings as I live in a developing country, not until now. I was waiting for the moment they started to braze to see some skills... I'm feeling like a dinosaur
@JohnHVACRАй бұрын
EXACTLY! With my Hilmor Bender and my B-tank, I’ll become the next champion. I guess I’ll have to practice using that garbage bender and zoomlocks tools.
@macinstallsАй бұрын
😂 you only say that cuz you don’t do that everyday day it’s annoying I can’t wait for my masters buy these tools makes it easier and safer.
@JohnHVACRАй бұрын
I’m SURE we do this EVERYDAY, using the garbage RLS / Zoomlock is a kids tool but it hasn’t been proven, too many steps that can go wrong with years to come. Brazing still is the best, efficient and safe way in HVACR applications. What Masters are you talking about? I got my Universal EPA 20 years ago, it took me 10 minutes of reading, that license is so SIMPLE to get is ridiculous. It took me almost 10 years to get my NATE Heating & Air Conditioning Lead Installer License, I have it now for 9 years now. 🤙🏼
@macinstallsАй бұрын
@@JohnHVACR 10 years for Nate but took you 10 minutes for epa yea that don’t sound right bub
@josephholcombe78Ай бұрын
Lol no one uses benders on the liquid line
@HONORfocusАй бұрын
These guys are so slow its painful. How these guys don't go way over on man hours is above me
@ianphilipbar2822 күн бұрын
What a joke. All they did was run lineset didn’t even insulate the suction line and did a drain. Not to mention pressed everything and some guys work still came out like dog shit.
@achilles1373Ай бұрын
I'm so damaged by modern society. I thought it was one of those... 7:75
@smeltitdealtit632310 күн бұрын
I bet you none of these mfs measure shiiit when doing an installation off camera
@shudayjohnson3056Ай бұрын
I would win this shit easy
@donalddaniels5848Ай бұрын
Couldn't watch 10min all I hear is buy a power bender, stupid expensive crimp fittings. Real world competition is who can do it with spending the least amount money. Quickly without complaining.
@joebyron921 күн бұрын
No way u guys are this bored😂
@TheKawasakiBros2 ай бұрын
everything they use has a battery! they aint doing nothing the hard!! how are they the BEST lmao what a joke
@robertross7028Ай бұрын
Well where is the diversity!? Especially for anyone who says they built the country
@theaquariancontrarian33168 күн бұрын
Is this a friggin joke????! 😂😂😂 this is bad as the trojan games
@youssef.sarhan10 күн бұрын
Americans will turn anything into a sport. Lol
@Vskurr246 күн бұрын
These guys suck
@erelpc2 ай бұрын
A complete and utter waste of resources. This needs to be stopped.
@kevinmithnick9993Ай бұрын
How is this different to any sport, let's say motorsport racing, or any other?
@robertross7028Ай бұрын
I agree. HVAC should be banned. You want to stay cool. Build it yourself
@joehernandez82089 күн бұрын
Espinosa blowing off some Freon out his gauges?? lol No insultubing on suction line? Cool competition though.
@matthewh9585Ай бұрын
fucking embarrassing a plumber beat us literally at our own game. step it up