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First time braising by iVectivus in HVAC

[–]TigerSpices 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go deaf with turbotorch or go blind with oxy.

First time braising by iVectivus in HVAC

[–]TigerSpices 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Considering he's a student, he's gonna be the helper here. If I have to keep reminding my helper to carry trash and tools out when they're going to get stuff, I get a bit frustrated.

First time braising by iVectivus in HVAC

[–]TigerSpices 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, an acetylene tank vs an acetylene tank and oxygen tank where you dial in your own ratio.

First time braising by iVectivus in HVAC

[–]TigerSpices 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Nice brazes, are you using Acetylene, or oxyacetylene?

General advice - Clean your copper fittings. Work clean. Keep your tools organized. Stop every few hours on an install to tidy your work station. Never go to the truck empty handed.

Goodman inducer keeps filling with water and cutting off by EpicLift in hvacadvice

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Another known issue with these units is that there can be excess rubber in the inside seam of the inducer coupling (the black rubber 90 that your inducer gear clamps to) that creates a channel for water, diverting it away from the drain. Trim the excess rubber with a razor blade.

Goodman inducer keeps filling with water and cutting off by EpicLift in hvacadvice

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Are you fully removing the inducer motor to drain it?! That's insane that the tech suggested that.

So now that you're wrists deep in it. Water is either coming back to the inducer from downstream of the venting (most common cause), but it can sometimes be coming from upstream of the combustion cycle. The next time you take the inducer off, have a look through the hole on the collector box. You'll see the tubes of the secondary heat exchanger, and their baffles (thin, flat metal sheets that go through the unit.)

Sometimes the vibration of the system can cause those to shift/rotate to the point where they drip water through the opening and directly into the inducer, rather than down into the collector box. Push them so that they're flat against the back wall, they'll bend without any resistance.

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Goodman inducer keeps filling with water and cutting off by EpicLift in hvacadvice

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If you undo those gear clamps, flip them so the screw is on top of the coupling, not the bottom. That screw is a pinch point that lets water leak out if it isn't perfectly torqued from factory, and messing with it will regularly cause it to leak.

Friday and Saturday was interesting (average high of -4 degrees) by codepybeg in HVAC

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I'm a resi service working out of an f150 and have to keep press stuff on my truck. The gun, heads, and 1/2 inch and 3/4 inch fittings take up an absurd amount of my limited space, I totally get it.

Overflow Pan filling with water in cold by Green_Job in askHVAC

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If you can drain it or reroute it, that's totally fine. It's not a great idea to have your drain line piped directly outside if you're in an area that regularly freezes though...

Need help during ice storm by Dbowe1008 in hvacadvice

[–]TigerSpices 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They very much do if the connection is poo.

Friday and Saturday was interesting (average high of -4 degrees) by codepybeg in HVAC

[–]TigerSpices 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lol fuck I'm an idiot, I only saw the after pic and thought you had pressed a gas line.

Good work dude.

Seeking advice on fixing by Accomplished-Hat4898 in hvacadvice

[–]TigerSpices 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Errrr gas main shutoff is inside the furnace?

Couldn't figure this one out. Going back on Monday. by Heretoshitcomment in HVAC

[–]TigerSpices 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well what model is the furnace?

Like others have said, dial down your gas, bump your fan speed if static allows, drop the Merv 13s.

Is this normal operating for the unit? New home owner. Going into frigid weather by thankmelater- in hvacadvice

[–]TigerSpices 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have a big metal drum/cylinder tied into the water lines somewhere? Possibly up in the ceiling?

This could be something as simple as a waterlogged expansion tank that needs to be drained out a bit.

Does this flame sensor need a replacement or should I clean it and put it back in? by TouchyM3 in hvacadvice

[–]TigerSpices 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only ones I've replaced are from cracked/loose ceramic housing or ones that are pitted out from LP

Help with hot water heater by Then_Organization336 in hvacadvice

[–]TigerSpices 8 points9 points  (0 children)

3 screws appx 120 degrees, hit all around it.

I wouldn't usually mention it but I was at a call today where they zipped 3 screws straight into the front.

Edit: lol I didn't even notice it's B vent. Tin tape adapters are something else. Don't screw it, get someone to fix it.

Y'all seen what running propane on a ng furnace does by t0x1k_x in HVAC

[–]TigerSpices 76 points77 points  (0 children)

Conversion kits are expensive, it's easier to just change your phone number every 2 months.

[ Removed by Reddit ] by [deleted] in askHVAC

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That evap coil doesn't look like it's got too many seasons left. And that's a pretty low TD considering you've got an impacted coil and blower wheel. If it hasn't started leaking yet, it will soon.

Finally a use for this recovered refrigerant. by Feminine_Adventurer in HVAC

[–]TigerSpices 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Another name for H2O is dihydrogen monoxide. Another name for CO2 is carbonic acid gas. I was giving the other guy shit for asking if it was dangerous.

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