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Posted by hvacrmedic on June 5, 2007, 7:22 am
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> >> [..]
> >>Making the statement "your conclusions and methods were just plain
> >>incorrect" just does not cut it, Pal. You will have to put your finger
> >>on exactly that which you believe is "incorrect advice". anything else
> >>is just Bluster and Bullshit, of which there is Plenty in this NG.
>
> >We'll take it line by line then.
>
> Sure, keep in mind my words to the OP re "freebies".
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> >How many fans (I note you said "all") do you suppose the unit has?
>
> All.
>
> >How do you suppose the homeowner is going to check for correct speed?
>
> NMP. The OP is a self helper, or professes to be. You would be amazed
> at just what help one can generate for oneself, given the motivation
> and a _little_ direction.
> I say "you would be amazed" as obviously you have never had to help
> yourself. When the day comes you will remember this thread... and
> wish.
>
> >How do you suppose the speed of the fans might relate to a starved
> >evaporator coil?
>
> to place a DD. With an amount down as Good Faith we can then continue
> with lessons on a contract or piecework, your choice.
> I may be retired but I will not work for free.
> IF you are one of those who think the aged should willingly grant
> whippersnappers the benefit of their accumulated knowledge (in detail)
> then think again. You do the yards the same way I had to, Young Fella.
>
> >Your statment was so immaterial to the problem that it doesn't deserve
> >further discussion. Unless the condenser fan motor simply wasn't
> >running, fan speed isn't a concern in this case.
>
> What was that you were saying about "crap"? I think I jes stood in
> some :-D
>
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> >Also immaterial based upon the observed symptoms. A reduction in
> >indoor air volume would tend to cause oversaturation of a coil that
> >has fixed metering, and no major change to superheat in a TXV system,
> >although the outlet of the coil would experience a drop in
> >temperature, and thus presumable a greater tendency to condense
> >moisture. Another strawman, but let's continue to explore your idiocy.
>
> Save the "I yam a tech/medic so I has all this technical BS to unload"
> for the apprentices. Does not wash here and impresses nobody, that
> Truth is very obvious.
> All of my original response was generic advice, as a process. Grant
> the OP and other readers enough Brain Space to adapt what fits to
> their own specific purpose.
>
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> >Same as above.
>
> You have difficulty with the word "generic" I see.
> Hint. Has nothing to do with building clones of your Mom.
>
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> >Why change the blower speed? If it was adjusted correctly at start-up,
> >then changing it will adversely affect performance, and alter what
> >would otherwise be normal readings for the system.
>
> That lesson after you get a DD up.
>
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> >Differential readings don't require calibration of the thermometer
> >readings. Unneccesary corrections are a waste of the homeowners time.
>
> Hardly. The gentleman(?) needs to know there is no great imparity
> between what he feels and what he reads. DeltaT cannot be calculated
> when the readings are not the readings at the point of testing. The
> whole process (self help) relies on persons being astute in that which
> they <see-hear-feel>. Alcohol thermometers are renown for their
> inaccuracy. Calibrated Hg would not be justified as a cost, in this
> case.
>
> Again to the OP. Calibrate whatever you buy.
>
> snip
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> >Have any citations to support that sentiment? ASHRAE, white papers,
> >manufacture's data, etc.?
>
> If you had them, and they were contradictory, you would have published
> them. You will not get me doing your work. Least, not until you get a
> DD up.
>
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> >The only rule of thumb is that most people have two of them. deltaT
> >can vary wildly depending upon indoor and outdoor conditions, and
> >especially upon the design of the system itself.
>
> You have a significant number of haphazard installs behind you,
then.http://electron9.phys.utk.edu/phys136d/modules/m3/secondlaw.htm
>
> snip>If the system has fixed metering, and is a little low on refrigerant,
> >then blocking indoor air flow will serve only to reduce superheat and
> >saturated temp, i.e. actually cause even sweating, which is quite the
> >opposite of your claim. Bristol actaully recommends checking
> >superheat under that condition (blower motor disabled), but given the
> >low saturated temp that this causes, the outlet of the evap will be
> >below freezing, and thus presumably below dewpoint, even with 5-15 deg
> >superheat. I'll let you calculate how high the superheat must be under
> >this condition before the outlet ceases to be below dewpoint. If you
> >don't derive a substantial refrigeration problem, then I think enough
> >has been said.
>
> Save the "I yam a tech/medic so I has all this technical BS to unload"
> for the apprentices. Does not wash here and impresses nobody, that
> Truth is very obvious.
>
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> >To clear it of what?
>
> That lesson after you get a DD up.
>
> >What the hell are you blocking the flow for
> >anyway,
>
> That lesson after you get a DD up.
>
> >when you can just disable the blower motor?
>
> Excuse me ! What happened to your "HVAC is dangerous" argument?
> You wish for the OP to now start disconnecting wiring/drives or
> whatever on your say so. Have you that medic ticket/licence at the
> ready?
>
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> >Always a good idea, for a tech who knows what he's doing, but the
> >average homeowner usually doesn't even know that a dirty condenser is
> >a problem.
>
> IF the OP had not yet worked that out you have now fixed the
> grey area. See you can help, if forced :-D.
>
> >And why should they look for oil stains, are they going to repair the
> >leak themselves? If it's leaking, they'll know something is wrong
> >soon enough. Let the tech do the leak searching.
>
> Again, being a non-selfhelper you would not appreciate the options
> someone with self-help skills has.
>
> SH'r: "Hellooo, Acme Hacks"
> AH: "Yus Sir"
> SH'r: " My <insert Make/model here> has a huge oil stain on the pan
> and around this pipe that has maybe 30 other small pipes coming from
> it, you think gas could get out from there?"
> AH: "Why certainly, Sir"
> SH'r:: "How much to fix something like that?"
> AH: "$1200, Sir"
> SH'r:: "Thank you"
> click...brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
>
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> >Something obvious, same advice.
>
> Do I hear a Polly?
>
> /looking around for crackers
>
> Struth, you are plain out of Luck. Starve :-p
>
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> >The more info the better. I let the customer tell me everthing and
> >anything that they've noticed. Always a good practice. MD's even
> >insist upon it with their patients.
>
> There you go with that MD shite again. When are you and your Hack
> Buddies here going to get it through your thick skulls that split HVAC
> is _not _ Rocket Science. In fact the whole of VC as a working medium
> is far from overly technical in the bigger scope of technical
> engineering disciplines.
> Medicos are a different kettle of fish to the guy who fronts your door
> waving his "gauges" at you. Just for starters it is a very sure bet
> the guy has had no more diagnostic training than what he has managed
> to develop himself, depending on his exposure. Reading this NG I would
> offer it is a fair bet that training amounts to Zilch. Therefore I
> stay with what I originally offered. The OP can decide for themselves,
> if need be.. or circumstance change.
>
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> >The readings you suggested won't mean a thing to the homeowner, in
> >fact they won't mean much to even the experienced tech unless the
> >readings are way out of range.
>
> Somehow I wonder just what it does take to maintain a business in your
> County. A high degree of self important arrogance, perhaps?
>
> snip the sophomoric histrionics
>
> It is noted you are still having trouble with that POS you use.
> There is a brand (as in branding steers) given to Google Gropers. Your
> posting is living testament to the worthiness of such disdain. I do
> put up with the garbage as I know you know no better. It is very
> obvious you have even less a grip on NNTP matters than you do about
> the field you wish to debate (HVAC).
> Prep school is over. Graduate to something that works or take your sad
> and sorry ass away from this thread. Again, I fixed your post - no
> more.
>
> ICE
>
> --
> The Three Laws of Thermodynamics
>
> 1.You can't win.
>
> 2.You can't break even.
>
> 3.You can't quit the game.
So you want to discuss physics now. Let's have a go at it.
Explain the significance of Noether's Theorem, and how it applies to
the above three laws. No copying and pasting please.
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