💬 OT What are you working on today?!

[sktchy]

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Old junk BDP(carrier) from 1992.
This system is still a basket case even after replacing it, that’s beyond my scope though.

Cape cod style house, at some point some moron moved the furnace to the second floor and jammed it into this closet. Ducting is basically non existent in the house. 100k single stage furnace which is enough for an average built 3000sqft house. This place is about 1000sqft.

Put in an 80k two stage and programmed the stat to keep the second stage from firing unless there’s a 3 degree difference between set point and room temp. Should never have a problem keeping up even in low stage (42k output)

What's your suggestion if a guy probably needs to replace just a heat pump? Furnace inside and compressor work fine but Im burning up a fan motor outside like every year now.

 

[ASlowV6]

sktchy what is it? If it’s a basic heat pump system and not an inverter there are only a couple things that could be causing fan motors to fail so frequently. I’m personally not a fan of dual speed condenser fan motors, and I’m not a fan of fan cycling switches unless they’re necessary.

My first guess would be the blade and motor are mismatched and it’s overamping.

 

[sktchy]

sktchy what is it? If it’s a basic heat pump system and not an inverter there are only a couple things that could be causing fan motors to fail so frequently. I’m personally not a fan of dual speed condenser fan motors, and I’m not a fan of fan cycling switches unless they’re necessary.

My first guess would be the blade and motor are mismatched and it’s overamping.

Well the blades definitely not balanced anymore after changing the motor a few times that's not helping. But the top grate is all cracked from it and I braced it with an old fridge grate. Trying to decide if it's worth just finding a whole different unit at this point even though compressor works fine. But also can't get anybody to come charge it either

 

[ASlowV6]

If it were mine I’d source the oem motor, blade, and capacitor based off the model number. I think the crusty old units are going to outlive the chintzy new units. Is it an R22 unit? Gas price on R22 has gone though the roof since Covid which sucks. My cost on it is like $70 now.

 

[sktchy]

Spent some time chasing a running poor condition along with a couple knock sensor codes on a 5th gen Camaro RS this morning. Got down to chasing the harness and the local quick lube guys squished 3 different wires together so hard in the filter housing it fused the plastics together and I had to cut it all out, I kinda like when those guys do their thing.

 

[DEEZUZ]

So close.

 

[DEEZUZ]

 

[bikrboy128]

Not centered? Did the apprentice drill that

 

[DEEZUZ]

Not centered? Did the apprentice drill that

In a v8 in chassis against frame and cross members, arms fully extended. I am not mad.

 

[sktchy]

Burned most of the day doin mobile diag on an Infiniti for a p0300. Traced it down to the ipdm only putting 8.6v to the coil drivers. I should probably get alldata one of these days instead of hunting Google for circuit numbers on the boards.

 

[rocco]

Walnut blasted some intake valves on a Traverse

 

[sktchy]

Gotta love when the intake ports don't ever see anything but oil vapor

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

Walnut blasted on car? Whaaa?

 

[importcrew]

On Monday and today worked in Highland Park (Green Bay Road) to demo some stuff at a lawyers office as they renovate the unit and split the unit into 2 separate units. I'm tired just from going up and down an elevator so many times throughout the day.

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

Walnut blasted on car? Whaaa?

Shop vac that shit

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

Imma have to research, this is new to me

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

Imma have to research, this is new to me

It’s how they’re all done now. We have a few specific attachments for certain cars, but even others you’re fine as long as you get most out.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

When did this become common?
Criminy I've been outta the game a while

 

[DEEZUZ]

Dry ice as well

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

When did this become common?
Criminy I've been outta the game a while

I first was around them doing it this way since like 2008ish.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

Oh i know about the chipped dry ice pellets, this is the first I seen walnut

 

[sktchy]

Shop vac that shit

This. My poor m18 wet dry has sucked up so much nasty shit.

That being said a guy can use the good high voc brake clean a bottle brush and compressed air and do a pretty damn good job at getting that carbon out of there too.

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

Our harbor freight cheapy setup works great.

 

[DEEZUZ]

Boss's Kia lost all lights Sooo probably multifunction switch.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

Our harbor freight cheapy setup works great.

DEETAILS please