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[Anonymous No.1743971]

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[Anonymous No.1744102]

>>1743971
What am I looking at?

[Anonymous No.1744134]

(The stairs are metal)

[Anonymous No.1744151]

>>1744102
Probably the sinking roof.

[Anonymous No.1744152]

Don't have an image atm, but here's one.

>Retards at the shop order switchgears for a major renovation
>They order the rear-install version almost six months too early
>Of course, the GC changes the plans
>We had to send some scrawny apprentice a month into his apprenticeship on top of the fucking thing to climb down inside it and spend six hours installing it
>Looks like dogshit and isn't properly secured because we can't access the rear anchor holes even doing that
>GC doesn't care, won't pay us the labor hours to do it properly

[Anonymous No.1744177]

>>1744008
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[Anonymous No.1744193]

>>1744102
the units are to close and the are gonna blow into each other

[Anonymous No.1744194]

>>1744134
what is that is it a power supply?

[Anonymous No.1744198]

>>1744194
It is a power supply, probably around 200W.

[Anonymous No.1744248]

>>1744193
It will be fine, faggot.
>t. hvacr fag

[Anonymous No.1744263]

>>1744177
This meme killed me!

[Anonymous No.1744954]

>>1744248
actually it wasn't and they had to be moved but they were in a small area also

[Anonymous No.1744960]

>>1744954

[Anonymous No.1745076]

>>1744193
Who the fuck cares about that when they are going to make that roof leak like a sieve if they don't already? lol

[Anonymous No.1745115]

>>1745076
can i get a explanation on the roof problems?

[Anonymous No.1745118]

[Anonymous No.1745204]

>>1744152
you absolutely suck at this. kys

[Anonymous No.1745207]

Finally, I have something to contribute

[Anonymous No.1745208]

[Anonymous No.1745244]

>>1744193
>the units are to close and the are gonna blow into each other
>makes shitty arrows to show airflow because the hot air coming off the condenser will bend sideways instead of going up since well, HEAT RISES

you shouldnt have dropped out of school. shutup dumbass

[Anonymous No.1745369]

>>1744134
Honestly I see no problem. If stairs are grounded then besides looking a bit ugly why the fuck not?

[Anonymous No.1745372]

>>1745115
probably because it looks like a patched up nightmare, and or is pretty woobly, they are gonna get puddles

[Anonymous No.1745375]

>>1745118
>>1745208
t. first time visiting production floor

[Anonymous No.1745411]

>>1743971
the real problem is they dont face the samw way. when both coolers are busted, its gonna be annoying going round and round

[Anonymous No.1745585]

>>1745118

[Anonymous No.1745657]

We have a 5 ton York on our house, and I'm pretty sure it is broken. The problem is every time someone goes up there, they something different.

5 years ago: Hire AC guy to inspect before we buy house, he says "the oil in the compressor is going acidic.. This is because you have a 5 ton unit, and your ducts are set up for 4 ton".

3 years ago: Water is pooling under rooftop unit, hire guy to put in pvs pipe to reroute. Ask him about AC - he says it's working great.

2 years ago: Get AC guy for "maintenance" ( I didnt realize you are supposed to get it checked yearly ). He says I need 2 lbs of freon, a run cap, and a hard start kit.

2 years ago: Get second opinion. They say my freon is fine, don't need cap or hard start kit. But that the fact that my lights dim a bit on start up means my compressor is going. so hard start kit might be good idea.

1 year ago: I have them do maintenance and put in hard start kit.

1 week ago: Heater goes out. Same AC guy from last two years comes. Says we need 4 lbs freon. 1 day later heat pump is broken again. Assuming all freon is gone.


It seems everytime someone goes up, they come back with completely different info. How can one guy say I need 2 lbs, the next guy says I don't? How come the AC inspector talks about it being driven too hard because its a 5 ton on a 4 ton duct system - but when I mention this to every single other AC person, they say they don't know what he was talking about.

If I need a new system , fine - but I feel like everyone is just full of shit, and not sure who to trust. Any suggestions on how to deal with this crap?

Do I need to learn how to fucking check my own Freon levels?

[Anonymous No.1745673]

>>1744134

is that a condensation drain line next to that power supply? on the metal stairs?

[Anonymous No.1745674]

>>1744152
>Retards at the shop order switchgears for a major renovation

What are those switchgears rated at in volts? Amps?

[Anonymous No.1745676]

>>1745585
h...how do you find a short in that rat's nest?

[Anonymous No.1745680]

>>1745657
>How can one guy say I need 2 lbs, the next guy says I don't?
some guys run actual tests to see what your freon level is and if it's right. Other guys put their hand on the lineset and say "yup it's beer can cold, ur good". One means basically nothing, the other is correct.
>How come the AC inspector talks about it being driven too hard because its a 5 ton on a 4 ton duct system - but when I mention this to every single other AC person, they say they don't know what he was talking about.
if home inspectors knew anything technical to a high degree, they wouldn't be a home inspector. Much like the difference between a legit carpenter and the guy who sells lumber at a hardware store. If the fuck wit at the store really knew his shit, he wouldn't be at that store, he'd be a carpenter actually building shit and getting paid 2x-4x what the store pays.

Easiest way to know who is right and who is a hack, follow them on the inspection. Ask questions. Have them show you how they found out what they found out. If they can't explain it to you, either they don't know what they are doing or are trying to scam you can't think of a lie that sells what they want to sell while not sounding like bullshit. Also google to double check what they say.
AC's leaking freon is common. Lots of outfits just want to get shit done. Most do a really quick line pressure test, some don't even use micron readers, others may do everything right, but when it comes to release the charge post vacuum, they don't see if the vacuum holds. They just get it down low and release.

[Anonymous No.1745682]

>>1745657
80% of residential HVAC service guys are crooks, incompetent, or both. Most homeowners are not familiar enough with electrical or refrigeration to call them on their shit so they get away with murder. Your best bet is probably to find a company that does residential and light commercial as their guys are typically better paid and trained than small shops.

>t. Commercial/Industrial service tech

[Anonymous No.1745728]

>>1745585
That ain't shit

[Anonymous No.1745742]

>>1744134
Looks like something out of a backend basspro display.

Like if they were monitoring fish in a tank under that

[Anonymous No.1745743]

>>1745682
Fucking truth!
Fortunately my weed supplier is also an excellent commercial HVAC tech (making fat bank) and while I can do any automobile/truck work I get with him as required. He guided my heat pump troubleshooting, I confirmed the grounded compressor, and when I replace the heat pump I'll remove the old one and hand him a clear, clean area to do the install.

[Anonymous No.1745933]

>>1745657
post the model tag of your unit. Do you have a Volt meter with an amp probe a set of guages you could barrow from someone and a temp probe you could strap to the line?

[Anonymous No.1746461]

>>1745208
That server room isn't that bad. I seen worse.

[Anonymous No.1746485]

>>1745244
I'm not an HVAC guy, but won't the intake create a low pressure zone? And couldn't the pressure delta overcome the thermal buoyancy?

[Anonymous No.1746490]

>>1745657
It's a rooftop unit, so package unit on the roof? If it were me, I'd pump system to 400psi with nitrogen, use leak detector. Fix as necessary, fill to factory specifications. Leave it alone. Clean it in the spring and keep filters changed. Check amp draws and mfd readings. Package unit very seldom have refrigerant leaks, you lose refrigerant when connecting gauges. I have 6 ft hoses, so 3.6oz per hose. It adds up

[Anonymous No.1746537]

>>1746485
Get a load of this retatd

[Anonymous No.1746578]

>>1744134
adjusted to proper orientation

[Anonymous No.1746590]

>>1746490
Thanks I'll look into what I need to do that. i'm in phx, so I don't really need it working for a few months.

>>1745682
Ok. I'll look into that. Should I call commercial places, and ask if they do residential?

>if home inspectors knew anything technical to a high degree
I should have clarified this part - my real estate agent brought in a separate HVAC guy to look at it. He said he doesn't trust home inspectors. But in general is that state true - that having a 5 ton unit on a 4 ton ductwork is going to run down the unit faster? What does that mean "the oil is acidic"... are these legitimate concerns in general?

>Have them show you how they found out what they found out.

I will start doing this with the hvac stuff. I do it with everything else ( water heater, electrical, etc ) .

>>1745933
I have a good multimeter, although I haven't used the amp probe before ( Fluke 87 ). Not sure about the gauges - what specifically would I want to borrow? ( nitrogen regulator gauges? )

York B1HH060A06B


<--- This is from the tech in 2017. When I called another place for a second opinion, they said we didn't need freon. So assuming I pressurize system, spray soap nd water, and find a leak in the compressor - I've been told putting in a new compressor is just as expensive as getting a whole new unit. IS that accurate? Seems like a new compressor is $1500 + labor. A whole new unit is like $4500 + labor.

[Anonymous No.1746618]

>>1745657
I have literally never had anything done to my AC condenser in the 18+ years I've had it - yearly checkups are a SCAM!

Just hose the dirt out of the fins every season and you're golden.

[Anonymous No.1746681]

>>1744193
uuhh , it appears that one of them is a compressor housing AND the other one is the radiator , this is common in remote or roof top refrigeration applications, it also appears that are the same sled , so it would be a single unit.

but with some of the shit that is posted on here , who really knows what is going on.

[Anonymous No.1746714]

>>1746681
>but with some of the shit that is posted on here , who really knows what is going on.

That was the only part of your post that was even close to correct

[Anonymous No.1746719]

>>1745375
t. shitty paid job with no interest in it.
If you really like your job or are getting well paid, you wouldn't make this kind of mess

[Anonymous No.1746821]

>>1745657
>but I feel like everyone is just full of shit, and not sure who to trust
Trust no-one, Anon.

[Anonymous No.1746934]

>>1746590
>Should I call commercial places, and ask if they do residential?
Most commercial places don't do resi because you HAVE to guage your customers to make any real return on the service costs. Honestly, the only way to get reliable resi serve is to have a buddy that knows shit to look at it. Most anyone else will rip your wallet in half.

>that having a 5 ton unit on a 4 ton ductwork is going to run down the unit faster
Negligible amounts.

>What does that mean "the oil is acidic"...
Refrigerant is parts oil and refrigerant. It gets acidic when contaminated. It can take out a compressor, burning it out and shit.

>are these legitimate concerns in general?
Yes but unlikely. They were enough to make you call them in again.

>what specifically would I want to borrow
A manifold gauge set, with low-loss hoses. You want LOW-LOSS on the red side hose or you're gonna get bit.

Are you trying to find the leak yourself? You can't pressure it with more R22 (no parts house will it sell it unlicensed) and you don't have a recovery machine to get the refrigerant out. Is your system flat? What EXACTLY is your AC's problem?

>>1746618
Congratulations, cleaning the fins is like the easiest and first step to keeping your system alive. Thats literally all a homeowner has to do to keep it running.

[Anonymous No.1747027]

>>1746681
Uhm... dummy. The rooftop condenser is one unit. The compressor and the coils are on the same unit. This is clearly 2 seperate condensers. Also there is no fucking radiator. More proof you are a retatd

[Anonymous No.1747028]

>>1746934
Thanks, good info. I'll ask around with some of the construction guys I know.

>Refrigerant is parts oil and refrigerant. It gets acidic when contaminated. It can take out a compressor, burning it out and shit.
ok, he made it seem like it was a result of the duct mismatch, like it was a symptom of the compressor working too hard.

>Are you trying to find the leak yourself? You can't pressure it with more R22 (no parts house will it sell it unlicensed) and you don't have a recovery machine to get the refrigerant out. Is your system flat? What EXACTLY is your AC's problem?

The Heat Pump on the roof is not heating. I know that it is "less effective" when we have low temps outside - but it was 40 outside, and the house was stuck at 69 degrees, which is what it stays at when we turn it off. It did not appear to be heating any air.

The tech said we were down 4 lbs freon. After adding the freon, the air heated up nicely for about 12 hours, then stopped completely. I incorrectly assumed it only HAD 4 lbs in the first place, and that it now had completely vented. So I thought I could use nitrogen or something to pressure it up and look for leaks. However, now I understand it can hold like 15 lbs of freon.

So the AC guy is coming back to morrow to see what the problem is. He suggested that the compressor might have finally gone. So short term my only goal is to be up there on the roof when he is working, and try to understand the problem.

Longer term, I would like to be able to check pressure, or any other "Basics" so I can keep tabs on how it is working. My assumption is that I will need to purchase a new unit, which 1)(uses new gas, at double the pressure, so I'll have to get our duct work redone 2) Will "cut my electric bill in half" or something. Which, if true, would make a difference in the summer - where $400 electric bills are the norm.

[Anonymous No.1747097]

>>1744008
I once found smashed eggs under my hood in my old car. They looked dry so I guessed it wasn't birds nesting. Shrugged it off.
Two weeks later i turned my car on in the morning and heard what sounded like a screech and it made some noise. Pop the hood and most of the engine is covered in blood and giblets. Turns out a weasel was squatting in my car occasionally (it was winter) and the little cunt got scared and jumped straight into the radiator fan belt assembly and the fan itself and was smoothied pretty bad. Luckily Ford made good shit at the time so the damage was minimal (had to replace the belt and clean the weaselcolada of everything). Later put up some mesh under the engine so the wilderness can't crawl in again.

[Anonymous No.1747098]

>>1745676
It glows red or/and is smoking.
How else do you find a short? :^)

[Anonymous No.1747172]

>>1747028
> He suggested that the compressor might have finally gone
If he is going to check the compressor, he will be checking the ohms of each pin to each other, and then ground.
If its single phase, the two lowest numbers should equal the bigger number. A little deviation is alright. 0, ∞, or a wack number means you're fucked.
When he checks to ground, you want ∞. Any resistance means you're fucked.
Work backwards from that, check the caps, the contactor, the control board...

Things you can do yourself:
UNIT OFF
1. Wash the condenser fins. They will get dirty and dusty and increase efficiency.
2. Check the blower motor belt. Open the blower motor compartment and put your hand on the belt. It should be tight with little slack. Check for rips or tears on it.
3. Look at the electronics. See if anything looks black, burnt, oozing, out of place. Check the CAPACITORS for un-popped lids.
4. Your evapoator has a condensation drain. Blow it out with a hose (don't shoot INTO the unit).
5. Replace the air filters. Depending on how dirty they are, change them ever 3/4/6 months. Don't buy them at Home Depot, its a ripoff.

UNIT ON
1. Make sure the motors are both on and spinning in the right direction. Heat (in cooling mode) should be exiting the top of the unit.
2. Stick a temp probe where both the air COMES UP to the unit and where it goes back down into the ductwork. The temp difference should be ~20 degrees.
3. If you have an amp clamp for your multimeter, use it on each of the 3 legs going to your compressor. They should be about the same and the tag on the compressor will say their runtime amps.
4. Somewhere in the compressor compartment will be two valves to hook up a manifold gauge. On the MANIFOLD GAUGE, the blue-side hose goes to the LOW SIDE. That will be the fatter tube. That is vapor and won't hurt you. The red-side goes to the high side, which is the smaller copper line. This is high-pressure liquid that will be cold as fuck. USE LOW-LOSS HOSES.

[Anonymous No.1747180]

>>1747172
>check the ohms of each pin to each other, and then ground.
>When check to ground, you want ∞
>the two lowest numbers should equal the bigger number

If the ground checks are ∞, then what adds up to ∞?

[Anonymous No.1747194]

>>1747180
That’s two different things. You only want infinity when you check the pin to ground. When you go from pin to pin, the resistance should be a number.

[Anonymous No.1747211]

>>1747028
You have a refrigerant leak. The only thing I would recommend to a system over 10 years old, is to add a sealant and hope that works. But if it only worked for a few days after adding 4lbs, chances are it’s not going to work. Just stop wasting your time and money and just get quotes to replace the damned thing. And remember; in the HVAC industry, you get what you pay for. Stop having Mexicans & white trash in unmarked white vans show up and charge you $75 to knock on the compressor and have no idea what the fuck they are doing. Pony up or wear the saddle, ya know?

And Don’t bother learning the HVAC trade unless you’re planning on becoming a tech. And if you start shadowing your service tech asking stupid questions, you’re gonna pay for it one way or another.

[Anonymous No.1747273]

>>1747211
>And if you start shadowing your service tech asking stupid questions, you’re gonna pay for it one way or another.

It's the DIY channel, that is 100% what I'm doing from now on.

>Stop having Mexicans & white trash
I use yelp reviews. Pretty much all the HVAC guys are Mexicans ( which is fine ) or white trash ( which is fine ). My brother is a criminal defense lawyer, and we have a unique last name. The last time I got a major construction quote. 2 of the 5 people asked me about my name.. because my brother had represented them. That's kind of fucked up. I called my bro and he was like "oh that guy, yeah I helped his uncle out. Don't piss him off ok? he gets violant fast"

Tell me where I can get the HVAC people who have their PHDs ok? Because around here, it's pretty blue collar.

[Anonymous No.1747292]

>>1747211
>replace a whole system for a leak
People like are why resi is a shitshow. You find the leak and fix it. Could be as simple as finding a loose fitting or a bad scrader. If the leak was in the coil, yeah I would replace THE COIL. Nothing less than a fucking catastrophe or a serious upgrade would warrant changing out everything.

The only thing you’re right about is not being on your tech’s ass. I hate that shit.

[Anonymous No.1747305]

>>1747292
Just got up on the roof, didn't crowd him, asked him some questions, etc. He said he was glad to have me up there, because he'd rather I understand what was going on. I tipped him $20 afterwards.

He said:
-We have a leak - ( glancing at the gauge it looked like 80-90 psi )
-Fixing any leak in the system would be a minimum $1000, simply for replacing the freon, and would go up from there.
-Replacing coil would be $1500+
-None of these would preclude an additional existing leak.
-Compressor is old, and could go even if we fix the leak
-When are you available to talk about getting a replacement unit? With the new blah blah blah you'll save blah blah blah

[Anonymous No.1747310]

>>1747172
>5. Replace the air filters. Depending on how dirty they are, change them ever 3/4/6 months. Don't buy them at Home Depot, its a ripoff.

Ours are inside via the intake vent. I change them monthly during the summer, and bi monthly during the winter - I use a merv 11 that I order online.

>>1747172
Thanks for these tips - going to read up on the UNIT ON ones to make sure I understand exactly what I'm doing. My unit seems pretty busted, so it's a good time to check it I think. Sounds like all the freon is gonna leak out anyway. Can I sell the remaining freon on CL or someshit, and get a few bucks back?

>>1747305
>>1747292
>>1747211
Tech said they don't make money on service, and that the installs are where they make money. So it seems like if I go with another company, or work some private deal ( like purchase it and get someone else to drag it up to the roof ) I am sort of screwing them over. Sucks that me finding a deal negatively impacts the people who will be working on it ( if they agree to continue ). I'm never sure how to handle this. Part of me is like "fuck it, I'm not paying a massive mark up on this shit" to "gotta keep hard work americans working!"

Kind of curious what ya'lls take on that is.

[Anonymous No.1747439]

>>1746681
>one is the radiator
>who really knows what is going on
i one who and thats you dumb ass

[Anonymous No.1747441]

>>1746681
anon why would you post such a ridiculously dumb post, youre on fucking /diy/ for fuck sakes. if you dont know what youre looking at, you could at least google image it.

[Anonymous No.1747473]

>>1747305
>>1747310
1000$ USD is ridiculous for ~10lbs of 22. They are trying to sell you a new system.
But honestly, with the 22 phaseout, its going to be inevitable you get a changeout. Drop ins for 22 all have 22 in them, and new HFCs don't work well with the oil from HCFCs. So you're going to have to get new shit some day. Companies will take advantage of this, I'm surprised that wasn't something he mentioned.

>going to read up on the UNIT ON ones to make sure I understand exactly what I'm doing
Be SMART. If it looks dangerous, feels dangerous, DON'T DO IT. When the unit is running, don't actually touch the smaller copper lines or the compressor, they will burn you. When I say "unit off" I mean OFF. Turn the breaker off. Don't fuck around.

>Can I sell the remaining freon on CL or someshit
You would need a recovery machine to extract it and a DOT tank to store it in. But selling HCHFs is blah blah EPA 608 blah blah fines, no one is going to buy your dirty 22.

>and that the installs are where they make money
Correct. Resi is 100% a racket to sell you thousands of dollars in new systems. Why replace a cap when you can get away with a new motor, relay, start kit and compressor? Homeowners don't know shit and resi companies are all scum. If you can find an honest guy, take his fucking number.

[Anonymous No.1747672]

>>1747473
It's not a racket if they break even on service, and make that up on installs. That's just a risk. The racket is if they are pushing stuff you don't need.

>1000$ USD is ridiculous for ~10lbs of 22

It would be great if we could keep this going for a few more years. So what would you suggest - is there a cheaper way to get the leak plugged? should I just call around and get quotes? How much should I expect to pay for a

1) leak test
2) fix leak
3) replace coil
4) replace compressor
5) 9 lbs r22

Not getting them al done, just curious.

my hobby is buy/sell auction shit. If I come across a good quality used compressor, is it realistic to pay someone to install it?

>You would need a recovery machine to extract it
I wouldn't do any of that, I'd just say I have this unit and see if anyone wants to buy / recover from it. It's that or let the install crew take it and make money off it, right?

>Be SMART.
Yeah, I'll be honest I'm a bit of a cut twice, measure once guy, so I'm not going to fuck around with this more than to get an idea of how things are working, and power will be off the whole fucking time.

I mean, I have about 2 months, and I'll probably have to get a new unit. So what is the best way to do that?

[Anonymous No.1747696]

>>1745674
Don't recall. Been awhile, but they were servicing three interconnected five-story buildings so probably way up there.

[Anonymous No.1747715]

>>1747292
It’s NEVER as simple as a loose schraeder. Most leaks are in the Evap coil somewhere, and good luck not mangling a piece of shit 2 ton ALUMINUM A-coil on some 15 year old nigger-tier brand made by Mexicans with recycled chink scrap just to buy 4 months before the next leak pops up.
When you brazenly walk back into the customer’s living room to tell them there’s another leak, and they’re gonna have to spend another $1800.00 to fix it, they’re gonna say “why the fuck didn’t we just replace it?!” and tell you to fuck off.
>>1747672
If your equipment is over 15 years old, leaking refrigerant (R22, no less), looks like shit, replace it with 410a equipment. Get 3 quotes and go with whoever you feel comfortable with. I have no clue what it’s going to cost, because it depends on your area. Up in the NE, 22 goes for around 100.00 a lb. labor is 150.00 - 200.00 an hour. If you even try to find that leak, you’ll be out 500.00 - 700.00 before they tell you there are multiple leaks and you need a new system.

Like I said earlier, there are sealants you can add, but they probably won’t work on a large leak. But you can always try if you want to keep spending a few hundred a clip on freon. Or you can cut your losses and bite the bullet and get it done.

[Anonymous No.1747822]

>>1747672
Fuck it OP. R22 is out. You should consider getting a R410 system before you get jewed too hard.

I would never install a “used” compressor. That’s signing my name to the warranty instead of tucumseh. I’d never take that risk.

>>1747715
How much effort do you think a leak search takes? Pump some nitrogen and spray the bubbles. You’ll hear the fucking leak. And why sell them 22? Get some 422B.

[Anonymous No.1748232]

Abandoned workshop behind where I work, filled with ancient tools and equipment.

[Anonymous No.1748236]

>>1748232

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>>1748238
Fuck me I hate mobile posting.

[Anonymous No.1748243]

>>1748240

[Anonymous No.1748259]

>>1746590
Things you can do yourself on many AC/ Gas heaters.
replace start and run capacitors
clean the cooling fins
replace the heat exchanger (I've replaced 2)
replace the limit switches and flame roll out switches.
replace fan motors.
Replace heat exchanger induction fan and ducting.

parts are available on line but shop around the heat exchanger in my brothers AC unit got cracks in it and I replaced it. Cost $164 shipped, but some places wanted as much as $560 for it. took me 2.5 hours to install it all by myself.

There are tons of videos on youtube that show how to diagnose AC and Heater problems.

Get the model number off the unit take lots of pictures of everything. Google the model number and pdf for installation and service manuals. The only thing I don't have equipment to work on is the compressor and charging the system. I can even test capacitors up to 450 volts which most techs don't have the ability to do because real capacitor testers that test at a capacitors rated voltage aren't common anymore.

[Anonymous No.1748636]

>>1745375
>>>1745208
>t. first time visiting production floor
You have no idea what a server room or a network closet is or looks like.

[Anonymous No.1748640]

>>1748232
>>1748236
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>>1748240
>>1748243
>Abandoned workshop
Looks more like an area where someone is storing shit/junk and forgot about it.

[Anonymous No.1748651]

>>1743971
I should take photos of my work place.
>Safety devices by passed on some machines
>Stand up fans pointing at PLC cabinets with doors open to keep them cool
>Emergency safety shower station right beside forklift battery chargers
>Cables and hoses hanging from the ceiling and off of other stuff not connected to anything
>Parts on machines just nigger rigged
>Power strip connected to outlets that are connected to a plug that is plugged into another outlet or into another power strip and so on
>Network infrastructure is a mess
>Old outside building lights are inside because the building was added on so they left the outside lights on the walls and pretty much cut holes to make a doorway from the old to new building
>Shit is mostly zipped tied, taped, etc because they keep moving machines around to make room for new equipment
>IT leaving shit once they replace stuff (USB cables, power cables, power strips, network cables, VGA cables, etc. Fuck there is a HDMI to VGA converter has been sitting in the same place on a work bench for over 5 months not being used. I think they don't keep inventory on a lot of this stuff.
>Screws being used that are too small to hold inserts in on machine tooling and to hold panels on the machines
>Spare machine parts and electronics sitting in boxes out on the factory floor that are getting wet or more shit stacked on top it

This is just the start. I can go on and on.

[Anonymous No.1748671]

>>1748636
I'm not sure if you're implying its better or worse.

[Anonymous No.1748784]

>>1748671
it could be a lot worse.

[Anonymous No.1748797]

>>1745208
It is OK.
>>1748784
Nice

[Anonymous No.1748799]

Why do people just paint over wood instead of fucking stain and coat I mean please fucking stop the paint fucks up how it opens and closes and it'll look ugly like it always does it's a nice grain fucking stop it'll look and feel disgusting STOP
ok there ends my schizo post

[Anonymous No.1748829]

>>1748799
I understand

[Anonymous No.1748831]

>>1748799
>>1748829
I like when I see houses for sell and the cabinets and trim is all painted and not just painted but THICC panted. Plus some of them paint the hinges, fuckin outlets, and floors.

[Anonymous No.1748838]

>>1748831
I bought this house that used to belong to my family and the previous occupants painted over all the nice dark wood that used to be there without even priming it or taping or anything. Then they moved out 3 weeks later. I'm working on peeling it off but I'll probably have to take the door down to sand and stain it outside lying horizontal at some point. Not to mention the trim.

[Anonymous No.1748843]

>>1748838
That door looks wonderful I would only change the knob to something that fits the dark color

[Anonymous No.1748848]

>>1748843
Most knobs in the house are brass colored. Not sure why that one isn't. It's the original too.

[Anonymous No.1748850]

I feel like this one is practically required in these threads even if it's probably repost 587.

[Anonymous No.1748962]

>>1748850
this one also

[Anonymous No.1748968]

>>1748838
I was sad when someone bought my grandma's house after her kids couldn't come to terms on what to do with it besides selling it. Her house was my get away during my childhood. The person thought bought it just updated it to resale it for more money. Each room was redone differently. Living room was done in dark colors and dark wallpaper. The dining room was white and blue colors. Kitchen was modern looking and can't remember the other rooms. Image is the only one I can find. Who ever updated it, they did a shitty job and it looks like shit.

[Anonymous No.1748982]

>>1748968
What in the actual fuck kinda drugs do you have to be on for that to look good?
>The person thought bought it just updated it to resale it for more money.
I have never understood this, is this a US thing?
Here first thing almost anyone does after buying a house is redoing all the interior the way they want it anyway, so i don't understand the concept of how they would make money on it.

[Anonymous No.1749004]

>>1748968
>welcome to wallpaper emporium what can i get you?
>I'll take the ugliest wallpaper that you have Thanks

[Anonymous No.1749005]

>>1748982
>updated it to resale it for more money.
I don't get it either. I feel like realtors/appraisers care about it and that makes buyers/sellers believe that it matters. "Updates" for their own sake can ruin a building very easily. Pic related: grey is in, right? Fuck the classic half-timbered style.

[Anonymous No.1749363]

>>1749005
I feel like its a trend thing. A trend that is ugly as fuck. Like fuckin shiplap, burn wood, shelves made from lead paint doors, etc. Wish I could fine the rest of the pics for after they "redid" my grandmas house. When I seen it posted for the first time it was on Facebook and I died a little bit on the inside. My current apartment is kinda like that, a trend style. Light grey walls, fake wooden looking floors, light color trim, etc. I think it's not too bad, but meh, greys fuck with me.

In a near by town there was a house for sale that someone did almost all the rooms in barn wood from wall to ceiling. There is an apartment building in my town that is nasty and depressing on the inside. They "updated it" but it was only paint to that only made the rooms more brighter. They are cheap units for scummy ass people, pedos, and druggies pretty much.

Now I just found this image (pic related) and What The Fuck was the person thinking when installing this light.

[Anonymous No.1749371]

>>1745208
Thats fine.

[Anonymous No.1749645]

>>1748784
*swaps several plugs at random*

[Anonymous No.1749826]

>>1749645
generally all ports are listed, and you will get a phone call about something being down which will tell you what port

[Anonymous No.1749844]

>>1749826
This. It's not even scary to pull one out of that mess. You find it, confirm it's the right one, cut one end off and pull it out by the other.

If it doesn't pull out, cuss the fucking idiot that didnt follow best practices and wrapped it around something because hes a fucking idiot

[Anonymous No.1749899]

>>1747822
I assume all the new systems are r410. It sounds like getting a new unit is pretty much what we have to do.

I was looking at the numbers - we currently have a 14 SEER - justing to 16SEER doesn't seem worth the cost. It takes like 10 years to break even. Is there something I'm missing?

>>1747715
>When you brazenly walk back into the customer’s living room to tell them there’s another leak, and they’re gonna have to spend another $1800.00 to fix it, they’re gonna say “why the fuck didn’t we just replace it?!” and tell you to fuck off.

HAha, yeah, basically this.

[Anonymous No.1749920]

>>1749826
Look at that disaster and tell me they have any labeling anywhere.
>uh it's port 7 on switch asdf947...
>fuck

[Anonymous No.1749964]

>>1748243
>>1748240
>>1748238
>>1748236
>>1748232
Most of it looks in decent shape from the pics. I'd snag that bandsaw, press, and surface grinder.

[Anonymous No.1749976]

>>1748799
I know, Anon. I know.

[Anonymous No.1750022]

>>1749920
There absolutely is. Each rack has 8 switches on it. Each switch cost $500-$1500 each when new. Theres that much again times three in man hours for the cabling. So each rack there costs $50,000. Believe me, someone took the time to put a label o. The ground, and wrote down the serial number and position of every slot.

It goes like this 'aisle 4, rack 12, bay 5, port 1.11' it might be abbreviated to 4.12.5.1.11 but the guys that work there are autistic enough to know what that means.

So yes. Someone will call them up and say 4.12.5.1.11 has no route, they'll walk over and spend 10-15 minutes troubleshooting/verifying and run a new jumper in 15 more minutes.

Then they'll go back to surfing the net or playing triple town or whatever their poison is.

[Anonymous No.1750544]

>>1748831
shit dude, the owners of rentals here literally get the largest supply of off white and barely gray paint and just shit it on everything after someone moves out, no matter what. i shit you not my house has 4 coats on everything.
outlets, windows, trim and most upsettingly.

have these super solid steel cabinets in the kitchen and they have been painted over minimum 5 times.

[Anonymous No.1750549]

>>1749005
is ... is this real?
this seems like a bad rendered 3d-model

[Anonymous No.1750554]

>>1747097
Had the same but with kittens. Sucked, I like cats.

[Anonymous No.1750556]

>>1750549
it's real, I drive by it every day. They just took the after pic on an overcast day.

[Anonymous No.1750566]

>>1746485
Yes it can

t. mech engineer

[Anonymous No.1750599]

>>1748784
Plot twist, there's an id written on every single plug and it's perfectly documented by the operator stored on his personal laptop.
Why's that you may ask?

U N F I R E A B L E

Next big layoff wave his file comes up, all the higherups just get that 1000 yard stare for a minute before moving on.

[Anonymous No.1750612]

>>1745244
why doesn't anyone ever understand that heat doesn't rise that fast

you ever notice how the air coming out of your car's AC doesn't immediately go into space the moment it leaves the duct?

[Anonymous No.1750634]

>>1745118
this isnt a gore thread. jesus christ.

[Anonymous No.1750681]

>>1749899
Yes, new AC systems will use R410. This is an "upgrade" over R22. But, 410 works at double the pressure of 22 and doesn't mesh with the mineral oil that 22 uses.
It isn't as simple as just taking your 22 away and slapping in a new charge. You need a new compressor for the new refrigerant, you need new evap and condenser coils for the new pressure/temp changes, you need a new TXV for 410. Its a drastic step going to 410.
But its that, or sticking with 22. Finding leaks. Charging ungodly amounts for an endangered refrigerant.

[Anonymous No.1751733]

>>1748838
People get to treat stuff like shit when they own it.
You shouldnt have bought it, if it bugs you so much.

[Anonymous No.1751812]

>>1750681
Or just fill propane once in a while. Fuel grade, of course, because you don't want to explode.

[Anonymous No.1751814]

>>1751812
Based, know a guy with an old diesel suburbran with propane ac.

[Anonymous No.1751824]

>>1751733
they didn't own it. They were renting. Lost their deposit, but not really a fair trade.

[Anonymous No.1751841]

>>1744177
Is this a joe dirt reference?

[Anonymous No.1751946]

>>1748962
I hate people

[Anonymous No.1752024]

[Anonymous No.1752070]

>>1752024
The real wtf is niggers still unable to post upright photos to 4chan.

[Anonymous No.1752082]

>>1752024

[Anonymous No.1752147]

[Anonymous No.1752166]

>>1752147
Who has to sleep in the hammock?

[Anonymous No.1752198]

>>1748962
>wrapped the wrong way around the screw
every time

[Anonymous No.1752200]

>>1752147
>>1752166
You'd have to be fucking spiderman to even get to the hammock

[Anonymous No.1752202]

>all these HVACR lads ITT
what do you guys think about ammonia/R717 systems?

[Anonymous No.1752203]

>>1752202
Ammonia smells fucking horribe, good thing it got replaced with freons and shit in household

[Anonymous No.1752208]

>>1752203
Ammonia in any real concentration is deadly. When ammonia systems leak they don't just smell bad. They kill the fuck out of you.

[Anonymous No.1752240]

>>1752202
literal meme refrigerant. kills people? oh man who cares. kills the ozone? fuck, ban that shit.
take me back to r12.

[Anonymous No.1752245]

>>1752208
Well, I didn't die when I decided to disassemble absorption ammonia compressor-less fridge.
>>1752240
Chinks still make R11 and R12, because those were real refrigerant. Non-flammable, last forever. You can get it as "R12 drop-in".

[Anonymous No.1752246]

Ammonia is literally the best refrigerant that exists. There's a damn good reason it's used for rejecting waste heat on the ISS.

All the bad rap it gets for being deadly comes from industrial-size units that fail.

[Anonymous No.1752260]

>>1748799
Just purchased a 1940 home and just keep getting angrier as we strip through 6 different layers of paint in every room.
Doorknobs painted over, windows painted shut, hinges, floor to ceiling its all fucking PAINT.

[Anonymous No.1752266]

>>1752260
>theres no house, just paint

[Anonymous No.1752284]

>>1750599
>possum van
Briggs back many memories, thank you anon

[Anonymous No.1752288]

>>1752202
Ammonia kicks ass for industrial. Cheap as fuck.

[Anonymous No.1752312]

>>1745682

in the US?

in my country, you cant install hvac without being licensed. have to send in a report with every install aswell with your registration number. government agency cold calls hvac installers from the newspaper ads etc and shuts them down without proper licensing.

[Anonymous No.1752313]

i ripped an old hvac system out of my mums house.

snipped the gas line and went and had a coffee while it emptied. hahaha

[Anonymous No.1752334]

>>1752312
You can be licensed and still be an incompetent overcharging fuck.

[Anonymous No.1752345]

>>1749645

Guy from a different company did that to one of our racks at a shitty POP (multi party, no cages or lockable cabinets, just a row of racks) once. Didn't like the way the cables were organized and unplugged them to make organize them "neatly". Red beeping in hour NOC started immediately and we took 2h to get there (no onsite staff or phone to call). By then the damage was well and truly done...

[Anonymous No.1752348]

>>1752345
>Hosting at the ghetto colo
http://ghetto-colo.com/

[Anonymous No.1752378]

>>1752260
Don't change structure of your house. It is held by paint. You will anger paint gods, and they will bulldozer your house

[Anonymous No.1752380]

>>1752312
Propane.

[Anonymous No.1752381]

>>1752260
Hope you’re wearing respirators. That shit is guaranteed lead paint. Fuck me, it would’ve been much safer to leave it in place and paint over it.

Also check the attic for asbestos-containing insulation.

[Anonymous No.1752406]

>>1751733
>People get to treat stuff like shit when they own it.
Quite the opposite.

[Anonymous No.1752423]

>>1752313
Thanks for the $10k anon

[Anonymous No.1753501]

[Anonymous No.1753515]

my fresh OC

[Anonymous No.1753551]

>>1745208

[Anonymous No.1753553]

>>1752082
That's ok if the homeowner is a midget.

[Anonymous No.1753580]

>>1750599
>all the higherups just get that 1000 yard stare for a minute before moving on.
higherups dont even set foot in server rooms let alone understand cable management

[Anonymous No.1753596]

>>1753501
>keeps the cabin warm and cozy
even gives off some dim soothing light 10/10

[Anonymous No.1753645]

>>1753501
Chimneyfire.jpg

[Anonymous No.1753662]

>>1744177
what do those words mean?

[Anonymous No.1753666]

>>1753662
literally nothing,its gibberish, but its a reference to a movie called joe dirt, pic relate

[Anonymous No.1753703]

>>1753666
...okay thanks

[Anonymous No.1753958]

personal fav of mine.

[Anonymous No.1753959]

[Anonymous No.1753960]

[Anonymous No.1753961]

one last one.

[Anonymous No.1753996]

>>1753961
makes you want to poke at it

[Anonymous No.1754014]

>>1753959
While endorsing your enthusiasm for finding a solution to the situation with readily available items...
I have a slight problem with your approach.

[Anonymous No.1754043]

>>1752284
the entire series is on Youtube by the way

[Anonymous No.1754044]

>>1753501
>Finnish Lava Lamp

[Anonymous No.1754057]

>>1753580
Then he's jobn't for exactly one morning.
If the company survives the morning that is and goes home that day with a juicy raise.

Pic unrelated

[Anonymous No.1754069]

>>1745657
>2 years ago: Get second opinion. They say my freon is fine, don't need cap or hard start kit. But that the fact that my lights dim a bit on start up means my compressor is going. so hard start kit might be good idea.

This is normal as far as I know. My house had an HVAC system from the 90's that got completely replaced (every bit of it including the ducts, air handler, etc) with a newer high efficiency system this summer. Both dim the lights slightly when they kick on and I can hear a buzzing sound from my fuze box if I'm near it in the garage.

[Anonymous No.1754096]

>>1744134
That's why exposed structural metal needs to be grounded on principle.

[Anonymous No.1754162]

>>1754069
What is a startup capacitor?

[Anonymous No.1754177]

>>1754162
Most residential AC I've seen don't have a start capacitor they have a run capacitor. The start capacitor will just give the motor an instant boost at startup to get the motor started spinning then its removed from the winding by a start relay. Bad bearings or an old worn compressor that doesnt have a start cap that is having trouble starting some techs will add a start kit to limp it along a few more years but usually it means its on its way out.

[Anonymous No.1754188]

[Anonymous No.1754363]

>>1747097
>>1750554
One day out of luck I decided to pop the hood of my car before going to work and a cat jumped off the engine cover.

[Anonymous No.1754449]

>>1752147
This is how I build my house in minecraft. Third world areas without Jewish regulation must be fucking hilarious.

[Anonymous No.1754468]

>>1752147
Bonus points if it is built in seismic area.

[Anonymous No.1754490]

>>1754188
At least they didn’t bury those refrigerant lines in the slab

[Anonymous No.1754516]

>>1749005
Why is the house angry?

[Anonymous No.1754520]

>>1745118

[Anonymous No.1754536]

[Anonymous No.1754544]

>>1746537
>retatd
Get a load of this retard

[Anonymous No.1754546]

Explosion aboard SV Seeker; Doug is in a coma. Press F to pay respects.

[Anonymous No.1754560]

>>1753501
lol, I remember this guy, did he ever sort out the over-fire issue?

[Anonymous No.1754576]

>>1754546
Holy shit.
Not fuckin Doug man.

I knew they needed gas monitor and constant ventilation with all the shit they were doing in there. F.

[Anonymous No.1754615]

>>1750544
It's not grey paint, it's white paint with a shot of black
It's some autist handyman from /diy/ being hired to do the work because all he charges is the cost of some chicken tendies and the cost of a few old Russian radio parts

[Anonymous No.1754866]

>>1754520
how the hell do you even crawl over there

[Anonymous No.1755060]

>>1754546
>>1754576
I didn't even know that faggot but I looked that video up and I was sad and worried for that stranger and his friends and so was every single person commenting and expressing support in there. BUT I did check the channel out and saw the "UPDATE" video
SPOILER ALERT: Hurr durr YoU HaVe beEn PRanKEd!

Fuck that guy

[Anonymous No.1755122]

>>1755060
Indeed

[Anonymous No.1755129]

>>1755060
Sad.

[Anonymous No.1755262]

>>1750612
As a tall guy who's head is always within an inch of the roof of a car. I can tell you, yes it absolutely does. Every singe time, eyes and up: 95 F, everywhere else, 50 F.

[Anonymous No.1755413]

when you can't drive a forklift

(it was going to be destroyed anyway)

[Anonymous No.1755432]

>>1755413

[Anonymous No.1755444]

>>1748232
Man I would salvage as much of that stuff as I could!

[Anonymous No.1755451]

>>1755413
That looks like a lot more work than waiting for a forklift or putting it on a skid.

[Anonymous No.1755455]

A hydraulic fitting broke on the forklift at my work, it turns out a long time ago someone brazed a steel and brass fitting together for whatever reason. Amazingly it didn't break at the joint.

[Anonymous No.1755467]

>>1752200
Or there is a trap door in the floor. Open it up, step down into one of those support beams, climb down into hammock.

[Anonymous No.1755471]

>>1753960
how depressing

[Anonymous No.1755484]

>>1745244
>HEAT RISES

Incorrect.
Hot AIR rises.

HEAT travels from hot to cold.

t. Thermodynamics

[Anonymous No.1755485]

>>1746578
Still unclear what I'm looking at here.

[Anonymous No.1755503]

>>1755485
It's just a powersupply ziptied to a staircase.

[Anonymous No.1756109]

>>1755455
At least it looks like they tried.

[Anonymous No.1756111]

I really hope this is fake.

[Anonymous No.1756156]

>>1754520

I would gut a house if I saw electrical like that, regardless of the state of renovation. Even if the bitch had Italian marble floors with gold leaf walls, fuck messy electrical.

[Anonymous No.1756161]

>>1744102
box housing electronic components outside, but the boxes are for internal use only

[Anonymous No.1756167]

>>1756109
But did they suckseed?

[Anonymous No.1756392]

>>1756111
That is a very expensive mistake to make. I guess it really does cost you to be stupid.

[Anonymous No.1756643]

>>1745585

I got one too.

[MrCrummy No.1756644]

>>1756643
Ludwig?

[Anonymous No.1756775]

>>1755413
>old EMC dae's

nothing of value was lost

[Anonymous No.1756867]

[Anonymous No.1756868]

>>1756867

[Anonymous No.1756872]

>>1756868

[Anonymous No.1756874]

>>1756872

[Anonymous No.1756875]

>>1756874

[Anonymous No.1756877]

>>1756875
Fuck you Acer.

[Anonymous No.1756883]

>>1756868
>>1756872
>>1756874
>>1756875
>>1756877
nice fix anon

[Anonymous No.1756887]

>>1756883
Idk if silicone sealant will hold this tho.
If it doesn't, I'll buy polyurethane construction adhesive, because this junk doesn't deserve me gluing studs with screws

[Anonymous No.1756889]

>>1756887
Well, it is already holding, unlike screws. Lol

[Anonymous No.1756931]

>>1756887
he will never be able to pull that apart again without destroying the case

[Anonymous No.1756935]

>>1756931
First of all, I didn't degrease or clean dust.
Second, I have a string casted inside, so I can rip shit apart

[Anonymous No.1756953]

>>1756887
What kind of silicone did you use? Some of it gives of acidic fumes that will ruin electronics.

[Anonymous No.1756957]

>>1756953
>What kind of silicone did you use?
Cheapest black one. It says "Windows" on it, so it is appropriate for this laptop, since it ran "Windows".
Sikasil-E, idk how it is called in other places, but it is German made, so it must be good.
>acidic
Yes. But I don't think it would be the issue, since I didn't cover sensitive parts of mobo with it (only ground planes), and I have done same shit in the past without any real corrosion problems.
Ideally, yes, neutral is better.

[Anonymous No.1757001]

>>1756957
Well, it was easy to take apart.
Forgot to connect HDD, duh

[Anonymous No.1757015]

>>1745208
Fuck not even bad. I have seen layers seven deep in rooms full of racks. I have had racks sitting under leaking water pipes with an umbrella on top. One at a dentist with a drain for all of their water pick bullshit spewing all over the room. Racks in catacombs.

[Anonymous No.1757019]

>>1751824
This is what you get for not vetting them beforehand
you gotta root out the undesirables when renting out your places

[Anonymous No.1757050]

>>1757015
>seven layers deep

You are like a little baby.

[Anonymous No.1757147]

>>1754057
>N-No onii-chan! Don't pee on me!

[Anonymous No.1757157]

>>1755060
>SPOILER ALERT: Hurr durr YoU HaVe beEn PRanKEd!
Shit really? Why all the prank videos all of a sudden? Clive did one too. Fuck pranks, they're just a waste of everyone's time, regardless of form.

[Anonymous No.1757173]

>>1757147
I hate this board so god damn much...

[Anonymous No.1757183]

>>1757157
clickbaiters have their own meme ecosystem (focused on crowd manipulation and moneygrabbing) and right now their dankest meme is "kill a character from an old franchise"

[Anonymous No.1757303]

>>1756883
Well, this is a legit repair.
>stronger than screws
>a little bit give here and there, so it doesn't crack
>can be disassembled, since silicone is not sticking particularly well to copper plated case or ABS.

So, hot glue and silicone are now my go-to tool for laptop repairs.

[Anonymous No.1757522]

>>1748232
>>1748238
Some old dude died and what you see there is his functional workshop minus a few hand tools (and weathered)

[Anonymous No.1758661]

>>1753551
How? Wish I could find the pic, but I have one of a gut that cut thorugh every line at a gas station with a walk-behind concrete saw. Product lines, power lines, data lines, everything.

[Anonymous No.1758670]

>>1757173
>this board

[Anonymous No.1758678]

>>1758661
Probably similar. That looks like a false floor. Someone cut through a floor tile without thinking to check what is underneath

[Anonymous No.1758686]

>>1758661
Had a similar a work quite a few years ago. They were cutting concrete in a room next to an MCC room and nobody knew the conduit was there and barely under the concrete. Cut through alot of big wire and caused alot of downtime.

[Anonymous No.1758687]

>>1753551
And if those are 100 mbit it's not even that hard to fix. You could probably get better than 50% correct reconnects by just tagging them, and that's enough slack to put a connector on and a union

[Anonymous No.1758700]

>>1758687
Derp, or even 1 gig is still not even hard.

[Anonymous No.1758740]

>>1756109
Lord

[Anonymous No.1758746]

>>1758687
>You could probably get better than 50% correct reconnects by just tagging them
What do you mean by tagging them? Tugging them?

[Anonymous No.1758749]

>>1758746
Look at how they lay in the bundle write 1 on one side, 1 on the other. Move that out of the way, write #2 etc. Most of those cables have obvious matches in the bundle.

[Anonymous No.1758754]

>>1748799
>Guy makes a beautiful mahogany door
>Paints it white
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM2lzP8JQhU

[Anonymous No.1759058]

Rate this maintenance worker's plumbing job

[Anonymous No.1759080]

>>1751841
No, he's quoting Othello.

[Anonymous No.1759083]

>>1753553
It's a ball washing station.

[Anonymous No.1759084]

>>1752166
Jesus I didnt even notice it

[Anonymous No.1759098]

>>1759058
did that blow apart lol i've seen some realy old shit that soft solder thats had no problems but you got to flow it in and it needs to be number #8 or stay silv and not 50/50

[Anonymous No.1759102]

[Anonymous No.1759155]

>>1759098
Yup
Unit wasn't cooling
Checked it out and found this
Saved me time on the recovery

[Anonymous No.1759378]

>>1759102
>mfw I've had filters come new out of the box like that
Buy OEM parts, kids, and look that shit over before you put it in.

[Anonymous No.1759484]

>>1756867
>>1756868
>>1756872
>>1756874
>>1756875
>>1756877
You should take better care of your shit. Don't blame the company (unless it's cheap Chinese knock off shit) because I seen how some of you fuckers live here in /diy/ and /g/.

[Anonymous No.1759491]

>>1748651
Adding more
In my work area IT replaced the computer near one of the machines. As always, it's a fuckin LattePanda (Intel Atom with 2GB RAM and Win10 Pro) to be more cheap they 3D print their own cases which are retarded because they don't fit and stay in place without using zip ties. They just zip tied it to the standing computer workstation and left all the cables a fuckin mess again. So I fixed it. I mounted the powerstrip to the stand (it was on the floor and the boomer that runs the machine near it floods the coolant tank most of the time) and cable managed the fuck out of everything on it. Also remounted the computer so its not flapping around.

The safety woman also been bitching about a lot of shit lately. During one of my breaks and fuckin around I notice someone was hiding spray paint cans in a fuckin machine. Not in a shelf on the machine or built into the machine, but in the fuckin machine itself.

Waiting for the day this place burns down.

[Anonymous No.1759638]

Just let it burn down and get your cough looked at and get a nice pay check

[Anonymous No.1759643]

[Anonymous No.1759704]

>>1756877
Fuck you twice Acer.
This time, hinge/screen frame broke. A fucking piece of metal.
So, I used again some Sikasil-E and drywall screws to fasten shit...

Actually, plywood is perfect material for laptops, because thinner plywood (I didn't have on hand) would have worked too.

[Anonymous No.1759713]

>>1759704
Soon

[Anonymous No.1759734]

>>1759713
Kek.
But yeah, that is my style

[Anonymous No.1759756]

>>1759713
looks like it may have worked for the guy and its his screen

[Anonymous No.1759923]

>>1746578
Those meanwells are nice. The pipe above makes me uncomfortable.

[Anonymous No.1759936]

>>1754536
Whoever can remove the vice grips becomes the King of England

[Anonymous No.1760008]

>>1759713
If it works, it ain't stupid!

[Anonymous No.1760058]

here's some oc for you boys

[Anonymous No.1760136]

>>1760058
what is this?

[Anonymous No.1760139]

>>1760136
Some OC for us boys.

[Anonymous No.1760166]

>>1759936
Whoever tries to remove the vice grips will vice grip the vice grips and live the rest of their life by the live antenna.

[Anonymous No.1760193]

>>1759098
Sure!...Working HVAC in the late 70's, Boss "We can save time and money, Use Stay Silve from now on with propane tourch. Late 1980's in Walgreens ceiling back room. I bump into the liquid Freon line of 5 ton condenser. Fuckin oil and R-22 Freon spraying every where. Boss "You fucked it you fix it on your own time" I don't care what they tell you, trades are hard work. Who had the bright idea to use tin shit on high pressure lines?

[Anonymous No.1760197]

>>1753515
Shit Tig welded repair on a old cracked heat exchanger. I like it better when they use the white goo shit smeared all over it.

[Anonymous No.1760201]

>>1756109
Sil-phos on brass over a 3 month repair. Next time use the fuckin flux first.

[Anonymous No.1760204]

>>1760136
Was a HEPA filter in a hospital or clean room. Now it is a ca-ca filter.

[Anonymous No.1760225]

>>1760201
I think thats copper to steel. I've never been able to get sil-phos to stick to steel it looks like it flowed and stuck and like it will hold but it breaks apart. I've welded brass to copper many times and it holds just fine with sil phos. and when i say sil phos i mean 15%

[Anonymous No.1760229]

[Anonymous No.1760259]

>>1759713
That's not rekt. That's innovation.

[Anonymous No.1760338]

>>1760197
>he thinks I used a TIG welder
thanks I guess.
Yes, this is my job, not something I encountered in the field...
Just need her to last through the winter.

[Anonymous No.1760571]

>>1744198
nigga that's a phone jack.

[Anonymous No.1760714]

>>1749363
For commercial buildings I think a big factor is that its because it's easy to clean and fix a flat, muted-color facade than to have something that requires care. There's some old diner near me and the person I was with complained that it seemed a bit dirty. No shit it's going to be dirty when it's a small family-run and low-staff place built in the 60s and the whole thing is decorated nicely. There's heavy old chairs, wavy moulding on all the booths and trim, mirrored tiles, carpet, a bar counter for the register and two bar counters for seating. And the outside is similarly elaborate. All that shit requires someone to scrub it down. Nice place, good food and service.

For interiors and residences, as well as the "trendy" reason for commercial buildings, I'm pretty sure it's part of the minimalist trend popularized by rich bauhaus-and-ikea-worshipping NYC/Silicon Valley/Euro trash.

[Anonymous No.1760830]

>>1760571
i don't see it

[Anonymous No.1760832]

>>1748962
I must have missed this one. I quite think this is worse, actually. I hope the person who did this died.

[Anonymous No.1760834]

>>1748968
I'm sorry but did it have a drop ceiling? That's worse than anything the idiot who bought it did.

[Anonymous No.1760838]

Fucking painters.

[Anonymous No.1760840]

>>1760838

[Anonymous No.1760856]

>>1745208
lol thats baby shit shit kiddo

[Anonymous No.1760883]

>>1760229
Is that coolant in the oil pan?

[Anonymous No.1760887]

>>1760838
>>1760840
painters do mudding?

[Anonymous No.1760899]

>>1760193
>>1759098
Can I use 50/50 on R410A and R600a for a dodgy thirdworld repair?
While melting phosphorous brazing rod is possible with butane torch, it takes forever, and because of that pipe gets black inside (I have no nitrogen).

[Anonymous No.1760963]

>>1760899
no i wouldnt 410 runs some high pressures up to 400 lbs on the high side 200 on the low. 600 you might slide on the low side for a while but i wouldn't use it on the high side I dont think it takes vibration very good

[Anonymous No.1760989]

>>1760963
>no i wouldnt 410 runs some high pressures up to 400 lbs on the high side 200 on the low
What mean time for it to fail would you expect?

[Anonymous No.1761005]

>>1760883
ye, cursed image

[Anonymous No.1761035]

>>1760989
don't know never tried it might blow right off might last years who knows If your gonna use soft solder get 95/5 i think its just a little more expensive and Copeland used to recommend you could use it on suction and liquid lines but I would recommend you never use it on a discharge line

[Anonymous No.1761219]

>>1761035
Isn't 95/5 more brittle than 50/50?
They might recommend lead-free just because whatever lead-free regulation.
>but I would recommend you never use it on a discharge line
This is exactly what I was planning to do.

[Anonymous No.1761230]

>>1761219
So, use hard solder instead?

[Anonymous No.1761254]

>>1756875
That is not gore, just your average HP, Acer,Dell laptop Quality.

[Anonymous No.1761361]

>>1761254
Any modern laptop for that matter.
Even ThinkPads with their "rollcage" have plastic shit that breaks.
Only Applel makes good cases (maybe also some JDM and Toughbooks), but they are making absolute shit motherboards.

If that piece of shit breaks again, I will buy a router and make my own case out of 18 mm thick plywood.

[Anonymous No.1761363]

>>1761361
Hm... Or OSB?

[Anonymous No.1761364]

>>1761219
Use 15% sil fos on a discharge line it runs to hot and will be almost half way to the melting point of any soft solder running normal

[Anonymous No.1761368]

>>1761230
I don't have nitrogen, nor I don't know anyone I can steal it from.
So anything with melting point above 400C isn't suitable.
>>1761364
100C isn't much for 50/50 I think.
>Use 15% sil fos
This melts at 710C, so pipe will get black inside.

Do they make 3/8 shark bites? I have an idea.

[Anonymous No.1761371]

>>1761368
>shark bites
I can't imagine they're terribly good at these high pressures, but that's from the POV of someone not in the plumbing or HVAC bis.

[Anonymous No.1761377]

>>1761368
>Do they make 3/8 shark bites? I have an idea
if the discharge line is 3/8 it probably doesnt hold much gas anyway just use 50/50 and see what happens a shark bite is probably gonna leak on a discharge line from all the vibration

[Anonymous No.1761521]

>>1761377
>doesnt hold much gas anyway j
Yes, just 600 grams
I know the solution. Tin outside of pipe too, maybe add soldering wick, so connection is thicker and stronger than rest of pipe.
On factory they won't do this, since it is expensive and slow, but I don't give a fuck, since I have stolen solder anyway

[Anonymous No.1761592]

>>1761521
let us know how it turns out just because no one tried it because they say not to do it doesn't mean it wont work I've seen some old shit that was done the wrong way but had been working fine for years.

[Anonymous No.1761597]

>>1756109

[Anonymous No.1761796]

>>1760338
Did you stop drill the ends of the cracks before welding? If not keep an eye on it.

[Anonymous No.1761857]

>>1759704
stop buying acer, retard

[Anonymous No.1761929]

Kazakhstan

[Anonymous No.1761932]

Moar

[Anonymous No.1761933]

Soviet era

[Anonymous No.1761968]

>>1761857
I don't think other laptop would be any different, if you consider that all of them are designed by same fucking company, Compal.

[Anonymous No.1761989]

>>1761929
>>1761932
>>1761933
Honestly doesn't look that bad. Was expecting an older processor. Sure the plant is falling apart around it but if it works don't fix it.

[Anonymous No.1762002]

>>1760571
It's a power supply, I have that exact same model. 3 AC wires come in on the lower side, the upper 6 are the outputs. There's a 110-220V switch on the lower side, right by the ziptie.

[Anonymous No.1762003]

>>1761933
lmao looks exactly like the shit you see in my job NOW. I really should take a few dozen pics

[Anonymous No.1762049]

>>1761929
Only one wire crossing out of the trough the wrong way?

Labels on most things?

A beauty and a joy. Almost nothing wrong here

[Anonymous No.1762073]

>>1761597
Fragmentation bomb.

[Anonymous No.1762137]

>>1761929
That's cable porn, not rekt.

[Anonymous No.1762840]

>>1756867
>>1756868
>>1756872
>>1756874
>>1756875
>>1756877
this is a blue board. take your til/e/s somewhere else.

[Anonymous No.1762875]

>>1762840
They're not even fappable with all that misalignment and poor color matching.

[Anonymous No.1762886]

>>1762875
They are wavy, they are not flat, if you look closely. It is by design.
As cor color matching, they were bargin, and I ripped melamine on that table thing, so whatever.

[Anonymous No.1762893]

>>1762886
I'm not talking about the tile surface. I'm talking about the tile spacing in the grout. Shit's wonky.

[Anonymous No.1762927]

>>1762893
If you mean table surface, it is by design, because it is hard to fuck up mesh-mounted mosaics on flat surface with thin layer of glue.
If you mean side, yes it is "meh". I wanted to use aluminium angle, but I had some mosaics left from kitchen renovation, so I used them. Because there is no mesh, and I didn't have any spacers on hand, they are wavy and not even flat to surface. Also they have sharp edge and I nearly cut my veins.

I'm not that good when it comes to any sort of finish (paint, drywall, wallpaper, tile).
Tiles on floor are not in surface, because I didn't had any leveling system, and I suck at leveling shit.
Drywall patches and joints have "speedbumps" because sanding them over is pain in the ass.
Paint has drips..
Because I got no tools, and my hands are growing from asshole so I really need fancy tools in order to do perfect job.

This is why I got confused by >>1762840 .

[Anonymous No.1763067]

>>1748968
>drop ceiling
>ugly assed wall paper
ah, reminds me of the house I lived in when I went to university in Flint, it just needs the toxo mice and dead animals in the crawl space and it'd be perfect

[Anonymous No.1763164]

>>1753501
my ´´big iron´´ soldering iron does the same thing, cool

[Anonymous No.1763166]

[Anonymous No.1763482]

>>1761796
No, I couldn't really find a definitive end to the cracks. So instead I put lateral welds at the end of each weld as well as welding well past where I perceived the end to be.

Was the coldest night of the year that night so I didn't give too many fucks about it. Only needs to last through this winter, I have CO detectors all over the house as well.

[Anonymous No.1763777]

>>1761933
why does some insulation start looking like bloody meat with age?

[Anonymous No.1765206]