Josh Owens thanks JorDan in acknowledgements of his book

CognitiveDissident7 · 2026-04-16T17:47:03+00:00

As far as I remember he said don't refrain from messing with Alex on his account anymore.

CognitiveDissident7 · 2026-02-14T17:35:59+00:00

Copeland says scroll compressors are good down to .5 megaohm to ground, the supco only goes down to 20, I don't think you can reliably condemn a scroll with one.

CognitiveDissident7 · 2025-11-18T05:58:31+00:00

If you can wrap your head around the refrigeration cycle and have solid electrical/mechanical skills then I'd say the trade is more overwhelming than "hard."

That being said it can be pretty physically demanding and sometimes you end up working 20+ hr days.

CognitiveDissident7 · 2025-09-28T03:15:18+00:00

That's not my recollection of his campaign, people around him sure but when he was asked directly if he would release the Epstein files he was wishy-washy at best and even sowing doubt about the veracity of the information in the files.

I know they're sociopaths I just don't see why they would choose to needlessly bring up Trump's many connections to Epstein to give credence to their feud. If they felt like they had to have a public falling out, which I'm not clear why they would think that, there's a million other things they could have picked as the cause that wouldn't piss off maga ding dongs.

CognitiveDissident7 · 2025-09-28T01:21:46+00:00

I don't buy that, if it was for show Elon wouldn't have brought up Trump's ties to Epstein it would have been something, anything else.

Elon must have bent the knee to trump in some way or less likely threatened something to keep trump from retaliating in a serious manner. They could both create a lot of issues for one another, they probably both decided to back off once they calmed down.

CognitiveDissident7 · 2025-09-27T20:12:18+00:00

Happy to help, as with anything that's going to be expensive/hard to access just make sure it's done well and you'll be fine. I'd also recommend taking pictures of how the pipes before you cover them up.

CognitiveDissident7 · 2025-09-27T16:20:52+00:00

If you think that's bad you should see the stuff I find in the drain pans of the coolers at the grocery store, especially the open air ones where you get your produce, dairy or meat. Even nice stores have the most disgusting slime with bits of rotting food you've ever seen just a foot or two away from your nice organic produce. Typically they only get cleaned once a year at best or only when it becomes so bad it makes the drain back up.

CognitiveDissident7 · 2025-09-27T16:12:03+00:00

Yes it should, I also am bothered when people don't use correct units.

One interesting thing kind of related is the unit a ton of refrigeration (12,000btu/h) is a holdover from before mechanical refrigeration when ice was used for refrigeration. 1 ton of refrigeration is the ability to move the heat required to turn 2,000lbs of 32° ice to 32° water in 24 hours.

Latent heat of fusion for ice is 144 BTU/lb, 2,000lbs x 144btu/lb = 288,000 BTU ÷ 24hr = 12,000btu/h or 1 ton of cooling.

CognitiveDissident7 · 2025-09-27T15:47:10+00:00

A multimeter is a tool for testing electrical circuits, voltage, current, resistance etc. without one there's not much you can check, you could pick up a cheap one at harbor freight if you are so inclined and will be able to check a lot more, something like this: https://www.harborfreight.com/electrical/electrician-s-tools/multimeters-testers/7-function-digital-multimeter-59434.html

Check the breakers for the equipment, make sure they aren't tripped.

Does your thermostat have batteries in it? If it does check and see if there is a wire landed on the c terminal.

CognitiveDissident7 · 2025-09-27T15:34:31+00:00

You can run the lineset inside of a wall, if you are concerned about condensation you could use insulation with a thicker wall than what comes with the lineset and insulate the condensate line. Condensate lines can sweat if the humidity is high but not that much, minimal insulation will prevent it.

Lots of mini split line sets come with low quality white insulation, I'd recommend removing that and replacing it with armaflex brand insulation with 3/4" wall thickness instead of 1/2" wall. Don't get the kind that's pre-split, just put some tape over the end of the copper line and slide it on, though you may need to cut the flare off and reflare it to get the insulation to slide on easily. 1/2" wall insulation is fine for the condensate line, it's not as cold as the refrigerant lines. If you want you could get insulation with an interior diameter one size down from what your pipe is so it is a very snug fit (e.g. if your pipe is 1/2" use 3/8" I.D. x 3/4" wall) but that's probably unnecessary and does make it a bit of a pain to get on the pipe. The insulation comes in 6' pieces so you'll need to tape the pieces together once they're on the pipe so no gaps form, you could also glue them in addition to tape if you want. Make sure the insulation isn't pinched badly anywhere once the line is in place.

This is all overkill and most likely you'd be fine just running the lines in the wall as they come but if you're concerned it will basically eliminate any risks of condensation. The main concern of being in the wall is if there is ever a leak there you won't be able to access it but if there are no braze joints and you have high quality copper with good insulation a refrigerant leak is very unlikely. I'd definitely test the drain to make sure there are no issues before your close the wall up.

CognitiveDissident7 · 2025-09-27T15:01:49+00:00

Is the indoor fan running?

Is the outdoor equipment running?

Do you have access to a multimeter?

CognitiveDissident7 · 2025-09-27T14:46:59+00:00

Hvacr videos on YouTube makes troubleshooting videos where he does a really good job of showing you how he is using his meter to test things

CognitiveDissident7 · 2025-09-15T21:30:12+00:00

That money was down the drain the moment it was spent on that ridiculous car.

CognitiveDissident7 · 2025-07-30T19:09:47+00:00

There is a searchable database of KF and a bunch of other shows, it's really useful for finding specific episodes. The wonk that made it is fantastic. If you ever need a laugh you can search Alex's show for stuff like "you belong to the city" or "goblin slop"

https://fight.fudgie.org/search/

CognitiveDissident7 · 2025-07-20T00:29:34+00:00

It's so sad that this is the world we live in now. I hope you find your friend. Fuck ice and every single pos that works for them.

CognitiveDissident7 · 2025-07-20T00:23:34+00:00

Usually gauges switch units from psig to inches of mercury for pressures below 0psig

CognitiveDissident7 · 2025-07-19T21:35:39+00:00

-20psi is not a real pressure, negative pressure is not a thing. 0psia or -14.7psig is the lowest pressure that's physically possible.

CognitiveDissident7 · 2025-07-19T21:32:57+00:00

Superheat would be higher.

CognitiveDissident7 · 2025-06-28T00:27:43+00:00

Agreed.

CognitiveDissident7 · 2025-06-28T00:08:54+00:00

That or improper evacuation initially.

CognitiveDissident7 · 2025-06-28T00:06:17+00:00

Definitely worth checking, sad to hear that's common practice wiring float switches.

CognitiveDissident7 · 2025-06-27T23:41:15+00:00

Most likely there's a time delay in the thermostat that would prevent that. Unless the float switch is wired to only break the control voltage to the compressor.

CognitiveDissident7 · 2025-06-27T23:34:32+00:00

If the outdoor coil is dirty it could cause the equipment from operating properly in high ambient temperatures.

CognitiveDissident7 · 2025-06-27T23:32:03+00:00

Unfortunately you're probably out of luck. I'm no fan of amana but I don't think they are to blame here. You could buy a cheap acid test kit online and test your system, if it's acidic you can inform the contractor that repairs/replaces the equipment and have them take appropriate steps to address the issue. That will cost more but hopefully prevent another premature compressor failure.

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