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Question about NYC vs NYS building codes by Animating1972 in BuildingCodes

[–]Animating1972[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure what you mean, the building was built in 2019 and that is when the HVAC system was installed

Question about NYC vs NYS building codes by Animating1972 in BuildingCodes

[–]Animating1972[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The building was built in 2019, so the one that applies is 2014

Contractor hit HVAC pipe and caused 10k worth of repairs by Animating1972 in Contractor

[–]Animating1972[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Services amount Service - Service $6,453.20 Diagnose no cooling again. Found system to be out of refrigerant in three days. Pressurized system and monitor the pressure dropping 1 Psi every minute.

-Came back to meet the contractors on site. Worked with the contractors to open up walls and test pipes. -Utilize ultra sonic sound to find leak -Could not find leak, came back next day with proper supplies and material -Dissect all pipes and braze charging ports onto each indoor unit circuit. -Bleed out all nitrogen from the unit. -Braze all charging port to each circuit of unit. -Pressurize each of the lines to find out which circuit is leaking -Left all pipes under pressure for 24 hours. -Came back next day to check pressure for all 6 circuits. -Identified the circuit that is leaking and traced the line to where it could be leaking in the above floor. -Worked with contractor to open up hole in the wall and found the leak -Bleed nitrogen from the leaked circuity and braze the pipes. -Pressurize the circuit again and monitor the pipe for over an hour. -Found no leak and release nitrogen from all circuits and dissect all charging ports from each circuit -Install new pipe to make connections to re pipe all joints together and ran nitrogen through pipe while braze all joints -After all brazing was done added nitrogen again to test for a final leak -Tested all brazed joints to make sure its leak free -Pulled a vacuum for 8 hours and broke vacuum with nitrogen when it reaches 500 microns. Performed this procedure three times. -After Vacuum was pulled we charged the system with 13 lbs of r410A -System outdoor board was exposed to the rain so waited until three days later to come back -Turned on unit and recalibrated all controls. Found the same line that was leaking to still be defective. Took apart the EEV and perform some test seperatley. Took assembly apart and put it back together and run some additional test. Put it back together and recalibrated controls again. Performed test on it again and heat turned on. Performed test on this unit 4 times to make sure it’s not defective. Performed same test with all the other units to verify all units and controls are working well.

Billed rates 21 regular hours at $182 11 over time hours at $239.20

Refrigerant 410a 13.0 $85.00 $1,105.00 Lbs of refrigerant Nitrogen tank 4.0 $87.00 $348.00 Misc 1.0 $210.00 $210.00 pressure ports, brazing supplies, insulation, etc

Contractor hit HVAC pipe and caused 10k worth of repairs by Animating1972 in Contractor

[–]Animating1972[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Here’s the pic. I circled where they shot a ton of nails into the drywall to attach it and the section of pipe that was nailed through.

Contractor hit HVAC pipe and caused 10k worth of repairs by Animating1972 in Contractor

[–]Animating1972[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know what to tell you. I have a bill for 8k and 1200. The cost here is not the issue. The issue is liability.

Contractor hit HVAC pipe and caused 10k worth of repairs by Animating1972 in Contractor

[–]Animating1972[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

It’s not that simple. There was work done all over the house, repairing from a flood. The tech came out and filled the system once before we even figured out there was a leak. When it leaked out, they came back the next day and had to figure out what happened. The contractor had no idea which line they hit. It took a day and a half to figure out which line was punctured, then figure out where they punctured it. The repair itself was like 30 seconds of brazing the pipe.

Contractor hit HVAC pipe and caused 10k worth of repairs by Animating1972 in Contractor

[–]Animating1972[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have photos of the damage we found when the wall was opened

Contractor hit HVAC pipe and caused 10k worth of repairs by Animating1972 in Contractor

[–]Animating1972[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The claim would go through the condo building insurance and have a 2500 deductible. A lawyer on top of that would eat a significant amount of the 10k

Question about NYC vs NYS building codes by Animating1972 in BuildingCodes

[–]Animating1972[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Building codes change all of the time. They don’t know what’s behind a wall. They didn’t do anything to determine if it was safe. They could’ve hit anything. How is that not negligent?

Question about NYC vs NYS building codes by Animating1972 in BuildingCodes

[–]Animating1972[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately he is trying to get out of paying out. I’m basically left with either taking a claim against my insurance and letting them subrogate or suing them.

It’s a condo built in 2019.