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Posted by Alexander on February 23, 2009, 2:47 am
Jean wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:19:50 -0500, The King
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>> snip
>>>> Still waiting for HVAC tech to come back and start diagnosis....
>> He's a lucky guy! :)
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> I left the installer HVAC guy completely alone. He worked for about 3
> hours - brazed pipe (all holes predrilled and tubing threaded through
> loosely), purged,topped up charge and fired it up. All wiring had been
> done and checked. Furnace was already running on aux heat. He said
> everything was fine so I gave him $540. I've since learned that there
> were a number of items he failed to check out. (Such as turning off
> fan to cause icing and checking defrost cycle).
>
> The new HVAC tech says the thing might have been overcharged or maybe
> "bullet" on indoor coil overtightened or ????
>
> I think I'm gonna watch this time and at least write down some
> measurements for a record. At least I now have a basic understanding
> of what to expect vis-a-vis pressures, temps etc.
>
> I've come to the conclusion that the quality of the HVAC tech is more
> important than brand or model.
Finally! you have learned the facts about HVAC. Now you know why some of
us can be snotty SOB's. We are in demand too many hours a day because
there are a lot of ignorant hacks out there. Also too many that think
they should short every job in order to get more service calls in. There
is a lifetime very dynamic learning curve in this business.
>
> The problem is finding one..... I hope this guy is good.
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