In this video we show the UEI HUB 6 kt in action with all of its features, the UEI hub app, refrigerant probes, line temperature clamps and air temperature and humidity probes.
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So this is the uei hub six kit and you'll see: we've got the hub to kit, which is the two error probes. So these two together make up the hub to kit and then the hub for kit is the refrigerant probes. Two of those and the two line - temperature clamps that then connect in to the refrigerant probes. So a couple things to to mention here is that they do have seals here to protect from rain when they're not connected when you're not connecting the temperature probes, that you articulate so from 90 degrees to 180 degrees with the hub to KITT.
I want to mention that they can turn on automatically when you open them at all and they lock at the 90 degree and then the a hundred and eighty degree positions which is really nice. So if you're walking around a room - but this actually fits really nice in the hand and then it also locks at the 90 degree position if you want to insert it into into a duct - and it's got two nice strong magnets right here - you get two of Those in the hub to kit you can see it's they, but they both turned on, and I want to show you how easy the app is to use so both of our air probes right on now. You can see the you can see the blinking, and so when I hit airside at the top right now, I have a. I have no delta T because they're both reading the exact same temperature.
So if you see down here at the bottom, then here at the bottom they're showing the exact same temperature, which is actually a good sign, because it means that they're pretty well calibrated to each other. So now I'm not sure which is which, if I want to figure out, which is which I just covered one and watch the supply watch the temperature go up alright. So now I know that this one I'm covering is assigned to the supply. This one returned the nice thing about these quarter-inch probes.
Is they go in really nicely in the dark board? But let's say that I had um. I said I had assigned the tool to the wrong side. You just click down here at the bottom to the tool box and then I can just hit the X buttons and that will throw them back into the nearby tools category and so now let's say I got it wrong. The first time around now you just drag and drop.
So this is the return, drop, drag and drop on the supply. So now all we have to do to go back is just go back to home. Now we're back on air side. If we want to see some expanded data, I'm gon na see some expanded data you just hit plus, and I like how it lines up the returned in the supply.
So you can see you can see them right next to each other, and when you look at changes in enthalpy and changes in dew point, you can tell that it's removing moisture as if it wasn't removing moisture a dew point. Wouldn't change and you can also see that it's removing heat, because our enthalpy is changing by 8 BTUs per pound of air relative humidity and the return is higher than a little lower. Relative humidity in the return is lower than the relative meeting the supply. And that's what you would expect: that's that's normal! Now, one of the nicest things about the hub foreign hub, 6 kits the refrigerant probes. Is these pass-through ports for charging and recovery? They just make it a lot easier. You don't have to have a separate port that you attach, and that's a nice very nice feature that they built into this into these devices all right so back to the UVI app all right so got my phone right here displaying and we need to connect. I think I might have forgotten to get a blocking refrigerant caps, so this together makes up what we call the the hub for kit. So if you just these four items, is the hub for kit go ahead and turn both of them on make sure they both sync up now.
Let's think I need to change the battery on these. The airside probes are good, but both of refrigerant side, probes, you can see the battery levels are low, so need to go ahead and change the battery and show you something that I really like about these line. Temperature clamps, and that is that the sensors is that the mister sensor, so it's a high quality temperature sensor, but it's in thermal isolation that just means that it's you can see it doesn't extend to either edge. So it's not going to be affected by air temperature on the outside and then also it's in suspension, which means that you can push down on it and it actually pushes in and out so that may make sure that it's going to have nice solid contact to Whatever wine it's connected to, I also like the tapered end here, so it's easier to get into tight spots.
It's a really nice clamp. It's got nice tension to. It feels like a no appropriate amount of tension. Yeah works really works really.
Well. If you want to use the they come with these little stickers, so you can put the stickers on to dictate. You know the different clamps to you know liquid or suction, but it's so easy to switch them within the app. I might haven't even done that alright, so there's my section, it's gon na drag and drop that I'm gon na connect the liquid, alright there's the liquid pressure all right.
So now we're gon na go back to home. We need to connect our clamps now everything's lining up so far, so it's depending on which one you clamp the wedge. It automatically assigns now. One thing is you got to make sure those are pushed in tight? It's one thing: I've seen guys make a mistake with really sits on the line nicely.
Now you can see on our refrigerant side, we've got our super heat sub cool switch over to the the air side, we're currently through a block wall, a pretty good distance away. Probably how far, how far away you think you are Robbie, yeah, 20 meters, Wow Larry European idea. I think we're private 75 feet away at through a block wall and so we're maintaining it disconnected a couple times. But it's it's saying it ain't connected pretty well! So, based on what we're seeing here, it's looking like our because our target delta T is 19 an hour running 26.2 delta T, but we've got a in Florida. We went three and a fifty CFM per ton Plus. That system is probably in dehumidifier mode, so it would be expected that we would run a little higher delta T and our sub cool 14. The two were rated at here: rated sub cooling, it's 13 degrees on this unit, and we are at fourteen point six. So charges sit in well give it back to you it's a very nice simple to use application.
This is the hub for here the hub two's inside and when you put them all together in one case, that is the uei hub six kit, good stuff, nice range, so I'm Brian or with the HVAC school podcast and HVAC our school calm. Thanks for watching.
I was interested in purchasing the HUB6. Your video convinced me that I wanted the kit. Purchased in April and have used it the entire AC season. Have only had problems with the pressure probe (more than once) but UEI support sent me new ones swiftly. The app is simple with no crash or reboot issues. The psychrometer probes are still nearly spot on with each other (0 to .1 degree difference on both DB and WB… you can't beat that!!!). Wireless range is adequate. I've had no issues yet with connectivity at either residential or commercial locations. I keep the compact Ritchie 45 degree ball valves (93842) in my kit for those units that you can't connect any wireless probe to. Not sorry I purchased the kit!! Maybe MeasureQuick can add this to their arsenal some day???
Does anybody know how to calibrate probes?. I get a constant 1115.3psig on one of my probe when it's not connected to anything.
I hate to be a nay sayer but I am going to be one anyways. UEI's product support is just simply crap. I have had zero luck getting hold of the manufacturer. Service area Nepean??
The plastic looks cheap like it would break easily?
You state the delta is higher due to the lower air flow. Can the air flow be changed in the app?
Can you assign probe A as supply and it will always be supply when it powers up and connects to the app? Probe B then could be return with the same connection set up?
If so, just mark the probes. "S" for supply and "R"R for return or a color or something. Then no guessing or reconfiguration needed.
Thanks for all you do for this trade great video Brian Are you in Barrhaven ?
Nice review! I worry about them being all plastic though. Also they kinda look like Twinkies and bananas.
Ive been waiting patiently for this kit when will it be available?
Looks like your running 312.25 cfm's per ton (8.54 enthalpy change). Just a side note, on a standard 400 c.f.m's per ton you would have 6.67 as your change in enthalpy.
awesome kit looks great. Could you guys go over Delta T if you haven't already.