Always remember to check your strainers before trying to adjust a txv and or before replacing it.
HVAC chatter around the TUBE…
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Tech: tires to adjust valve.
Valve: does nothing because the strainer is plugged.
Tech: Must be a bad valve. Replaces valve.
New valve: Works
Tech: Yup, definitely a bad valve.
Yesssss Service area Orleans??
Learned that the hard way after soldering in a new Danfoss TE2, where the replaceable strainer is hidden inside the replaceable orifice. After changing the entire thing it still wasnt working and i only saw the plugged strainer when trying to swap the orifice.
Felt real bad, even tho it was on a commercial contract where we dont bill by the hour.
Do you use contact cleaner to blow out txv screens Chris?
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New ones definitely best but brake cleaner works great if you got a can. Love these videos!
The Danfoss valves have a combo strainer and cartridge. The crush washer for the Danfoss valve cannot be reused indefinitely. Keep extra seals for the Danfoss valves on your truck
Yessss . Always try to keep 2 in my backpack
But here is the bonus tech tip. Keep that old one.. clean it with K O Blast.. good as old as long as its not ripped. That one doesn't look that bad.. ive seen completely full ones. Stay safe and be well. Are you in Barrhaven ?
If the strainer getting plugged up – it is time to investigate why windings insulation is falling apart, and time to plan replacing the compressor. Although I know one that kept plugging up the strainer for 3 years, finally ended up spitting the compressor plug contact out