This was a service call on a Kairak Blu prep table not working correctly, the unit was getting too cold because it had a bad temp control and bad temperature sensors. The previous company had butchered the unit so I replaced the necessary parts and brought it back up to factory specs.
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So we're gon na be rebuilding this guy today, because first off the display is broken by snake attack. Has a time lock in it. It's not supposed to say so. Okay, there's my flashlight that I lost the other day cool, so yeah we're gon na be going through this.
We doing all the electrical trying to get it back in the normal operating condition, so I'm trying to make sense of what they were doing here and that time plug-in just like disintegrated. When I tried to pull it off the wall, but it looks like they were. Just disconnecting this solenoid valve with that time clock I don't know why, because this thing has built-in defrost into the controller, so we're yanking all that out putting this back up the factory specs. For now I just got all the sensor wires, disconnected we're gon na install new ones, and then they go into a new spot.
They factory said they relocate them into the glycol reservoir and then I'm just trying to get this wired back that it looks like there's. Some burning going on on this switch, so I can fix that too I'll see if I can't get a switch real, quick. The hardware store nearby get this thing dialed in so we're just gon na get the time clock taken out first and then, once we do that we'll start getting all the parts replaced. Hopefully, get this thing back up and running my backside, where my reservoirs, after my glycol, there's my pump.
You see this thing could use some insulation in here, but what I'm told is that these new sensors are no longer running through the cabinet and they're being located into this reservoir all the way down in through this tea, and they need to be placed down here. In the bottom, in the return air stream of life, also, this is the return, so I've got to get these two sensors down into that flow okay, so this is kind of tricky trying to get bees all the way down into there, because the sensors keep bending. So what I did was first off drill the hole in the cap, because there has to be a hole and we'll seal that with silicone when we're done. But then I taped a zip tie to the sensors to keep it straight.
And then I marked where the sensors need to go to okay. So now I just kind of feed it into this guy and then just very carefully fish it around. Until I find the hole and then once I find the hole, we're gon na press down into that, so just it just takes time and patience, it's kind of a chore. You just got to kind of fish them down there and then push it down in and then I'll silicone that so that way and seal there's still a breather hole on this guy to on the side.
So we don't have to worry about that. Okay and the last thing we got to do, is you got to take that yellow sensor wire, which I already did and splice it, because you can't get to the old sensors? You can't rerun it because they're encapsulated in foam, so this is all for the faculty. You cut and splice that yellow sensor wire try to make it. You know about the same length, don't want to go too much longer because you can add resistance to it, but yeah. So that's good! So now we're going to turn the unit on and check it. All out see what's going on, okay, so we're up and running now after the fan motors are spinning any air cuts at 37. So look at everything's, looking good, I'm gon na watch. It operate for a little while it's like the site class might be slightly having some bubbles on it, but I'm gon na let it run before I have you guys, yeah we're looking pretty good so far, so we're just gon na watch.
It operate I'll bet that old, timer housing take it out of there and the skylit seconds back up and running like this should be. You want to be careful, adding gas when you have a cyclo, so it works like that. It's give it a few minutes. Am I just clear so and if it doesn't, then you could top it off, but I bet you anything I let it run so you got ta, be careful on toggle switches, this one's a 20 amp, it's very rare that you can find the 20 amp and It has its like 12 gauge wire, but you got to make sure you get a toggle switch that high and it has a high enough amperage this one's kind of nice, because you don't got to make the connections can't get this thing wired into this guy.
So I've cleaned up the wiring got the toggle switch replaced as I was getting ready to leave. I saw something else right here in this back corner back here like this there's wire, the jackets missing, and then I pulled the plug off like that. So I'm not gon na be able to get a replacement connector, so I'll just go ahead and splice that yeah. This is probably because this thing had been running with a high head pressure for a long time.
Dirty condenser, I'm gon na find this kind of stuff. A dollar could just been a loose connection, but we'll get this all spliced and taken care of too always want to keep your eyes up and look at the big picture. Okay, so we're back up and running close everything up, corrected, zip-tied everything. I've tried to make those nice and neat as possible.
I think, is good that stupid time clock covers like super good on the wall, so it's not so yeah everything's, looking good on this guy temperatures are great on that toggle switch at the hardware store. It's satisfied when I got back so we're gon na have a nice operating box down now, we've got like three or four more that have been butchered. Take you over and show you another one. This one is another one of their boxes.
Look at it! It's just a mess, everything's disconnected just butchered. I don't even know how they have this thing running right now: pressure control, so it's operating at the moment, so we'll just deal with there when a time comes what a mess, though man, these people that were taking care of the store, get more ridiculous. This was a service call on a Kai rack, blue prep table. The complaint was the box was not getting to the right temperatures, it was actually getting too cold. When I arrived. The original problem that I found was that the unit had a bad digital display. It was broken and it had water damage and then also the temperature sensors that the display reads were basically indicating to the display that it was a lot warmer in the box than it actually was. Okay is there there, for the refrigeration system was running consistently.
Basically, 24/7 and it was freezing all their product inside the box. So as I've worked on a couple other units at this particular location, the box itself was just butchered the previous technician or service company had added a time clock to the box. There was no need for a time clock because the digital display or the temperature controller that is on the unit actually has defrost built into it. So when this unit is working properly, there's no need to add an external defrost clock to the box.
Nevertheless, I brought the box back up to factory specs. I found several burnt wires inside of there repaired that went ahead and I had talked to the factory when I called them to verify the unit wasn't under warranty. I also let the tech support guy know what I ran into and what I was finding and then he kind of agreed with me that we were just gon na start from scratch. So I replaced the digital display.
I replaced the relay module. I replaced all the sensors for the box and I replaced the wiring harness that went from the digital display to the relay module after I did that they had me relocate the sensors to a new location. So two of the sensors went into the glycol reservoir and then one of the sensors I put back into the box and just splice the new sensor into that picture. Other than that you know it was just kind of cookie cutter just put the box back together.
As you guys saw in the video, I'm always looking at the big picture, that's when I found the burnt wires in the back and then also saw that the the power switch had some burn marks on it. So I went ahead and replaced that too. As you see, there's about eight of these boxes at this location and there all kind of equally and just as bad a shape so we'll slowly be making videos about the other ones too kind of ran it by the customer. And they just want to wait until they become a problem, so the other ones are maintaining temperatures.
Now, how I don't know, but as they become a problem, then we'll start basically converting them all back to you know what they're supposed to be all right right now. You should see some other channels that i really suggest you guys check out. They've got some great content and that's it for today, guys we'll see you on the next one: okay.
250v 30amp toggle… auto parts store… use them for blower motors in diesel trucks… Service area Ottawa??
Good thorough technician, way to go. kudos to you. you can see the overall picture way to go dude.
I work on these units all the time and you can place your rail and defrost termination sensors on the copper section of the supply line.
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some people need to leave those Kairak's alone, I always get pissed when I see people add time clocks on the rail/Cabin completely bypassing the controller.. Always have to reverse it.
Love it when we find a tool we lost! Great video , thanks.
Chris you said you had the IConnect didnโt you? Did you try the new app?
Iโm not liking it yet, very buggy, have you or anyone had luck with it?
Iโll give it time to see what happens over some new releases.
OMG I got the same stuff going on with some older series Kairak, I have to run all new probes out the back of the case into the the evap section and the cold rail. Looks suspiciously like a ๐ถโs ….lol
Great work as always Chris! Keep it up.
Started a new User ID, you try the receiver level check with your IR imager yet?
Very good job and very professional thanks for the video,we learn a lot with you
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Thank you Chris. I enjoy your videos and like your technique. I have been in the HVACR industry over 40 years. Keep up the good work.
Great video Chris! never heard of that brand, if you get back out there can you shoot some video of how the piping is laid out and how they distributed the glycol to the rail and the evaporator section for the Box. Service area Orleans??
Damn Chris. Talk about hacks. Great job on this call and good catch on those wires.
Loved this video, loved seeing a bit more of the repairs. Keep up the great videos.
Glycol on a prep table, I didn't know there was such a thing.
Great video thank you.
I work on and truly work on Traulsens, but never see kiarak. Only know they are connected because I call tech service. Name plate and blue, green and yellow thermistors look the same. I have a customer where we remoted the CU to the basement in a very high end home. Hadn't heard from them and to us no news is good news. Well they finally called us back and holy sh*+…paragon clocks and CCI temp controls with OEM cab sensor left in. Poor box didn't know to shit or go blind. Our stickers and service ticket was still on our work. They told the lady that "we only do install work, not service" I showed up, cut out all their work and installed two OEM thermistors and all was right in the world.
Great Video! I see that type of "hackery" all the time. The unit starts acting up and the service tech's solution is to add a controller or bypass something. I can only conclude that the previous Tech didn't understand the equipment or was just lazy. The worst part about it is my OCD kicks in and I will spend half a day straighten it out.
Did that table have a cover on it? My customer uses them 24/7 with no cover. Also, why do they use sensors covered in rubber to measure air temp and line temp? Doesnโt make sense. Iโll have to try putting them in the glycol next time I service one.
That equipment is a mess! Good video.
Awesome video…..the kiarak blue unit has been difficult to service for me..you make it look so easy..thanks Are you in Kanata ?
Thats the ckeanest looking Kairak ive ever seen….๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ Are you in Nepean ?
Cool! I've changed glycol pumps, controllers and sensors on kairak boxes, good job !!
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Nice job brotha!๐๐ผ and you found your flashlight
I recomend HVAC Hacker you tube channel not my channel but the videos are good and detailed!
but why would you ever wear gloves?
Big up!! from Trinidad and tobago in the caribbean
chris i just don't understand that why they design that machine so complicate it was just a prep table
Super…I like the Chanel joining very much thanks mate
Thanks. ๐ Looks great Service area Barrhaven??
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First time Iโve seen that brand. I saw my first Hoshizaki Reach in cooler the other day. Didnโt even know they made coolers