I had a service call on the cooks drawers temping too high, i found multiple leaks in the system. I take you through the process of leak checking the system.
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It's going to be this systemd for section under counter refrigerator. I've got the covers off system Diaz and David. It's not hard to see the sight. Glasses flashing looks like low on charge, but this engages on it for for a it's about 50 degrees outside right now, 48 somewhere in there.
So we're definitely level on charge. It's kind of hard to see right now, but the sight glass is still flashing. So what I'm gon na do is I'm going to shut off the compressor, equalize the gauges out and then go downstairs and do a leak check more than likely the leak is going to be down in the evaporator coils. So we look at that system D, as in David for section under counter button shut off the breaker D go over here.
This comes off. There go ahead and open up both sides and equalize the pressures out that way. We can have some pressure on the low side, the high side to do a leak, check, downstairs cardboard and a kneeling pad, or knee pads of your best friend that prep table funk smell off your arms got two of them up enough leak. Detector turned on warming: it up keep it out of the box that way it doesn't start in a leaky area.
Just wait for it to kick on. It's in that coil. It's kind of difficult to get back in there and see what the camera, but it's in the view bins on the coil, but very important. Is I'm not going to stop with this one? I've got three more to go.
Guarantee we're gon na have multiple leaks on this thing notice how I sweat the leak detector up top, because the refrigerant is gon na fall. So I checked the penetrations going out of the box to make sure it wasn't coming out of there. It isn't so then swept from the top down. I get a bigger hit at the bottom, but I'm also getting hits at the top, but it's all in those new bins over there.
What that's the new sensor yeah, it's nice! I, like it, spin that so that way, I don't get it all put together and find out who the boy is and learn that from experience back up on the roof leak checked all the evaporator coils done multiple leaks and multiple coils, but I'm still not going To stop there either we're gon na come on to the roof. We're gon na leak check the condenser, the compressor area, the whole rack for that system pull off all these top panels, while the ones pertaining to this box. But I think it's going to be that one right there and then leak check everything corresponding with that in order to do that, I'm have to shut the whole rack down. I'm gon na be cautious here because some of this rack controls their ice machine condensers and I don't want to just shut off the whole thing without going downstairs and shutting off the ice machines, because then they would go up on high head pressure.
So I'm gon na shut off everything, except for the ice machine condensers. That way, I get all my hair. That's that no, my ice machine is built into here somewhere. So no, it's not system.
A these two are condenser fans. These two are ice machines, so I'm going to shut off the condenser fans, leave the ice machines on so now, everything's off in the rack, except for the ice machine, condensers and then I'll just go and take all these panels off. Remember we won a powerup. The leap detector away from the potential leak source that way it doesn't zero out on the leak, make sure you keep it away while you're powering it up check all the wells like you get to over here, our system. That's our headmaster, see the different condenser says system D to see from the top. It almost looks like it's the same. They can see. The split in the frame looks like we're all clear so for those that are not as experienced with this, I'm ready to turn the system back on.
Well, the entire rack back on, but you're gon na. Do it in stages for a couple reasons number one. If there's a problem with any one of the circuits by turning them all on at once, and then you know flipping the main on right there, you wouldn't know if there was a witch which one and you would have to isolate and check them out so say For instance, there was a direct short with something or say, for instance, when you're putting a panel back on you shorted out a wire, it's just gon na waste some time. So if you shut it off at the main turn everything off turn the main on then turn them on one at a time also, so you don't overload anything you can also, especially in the really hot days in the summertime, you can create a spike in their Energy usage, so we're going to turn them on one at a time, give them a couple seconds.
They may not even come on, but just one at a time actually count to three or five or something so everything's back on check all the time. Clocks currently, 9 a.m. so that one's good that one's a little off, let's go over here they were pretty good on our times yeah. It's also good when you tied the rack shut off for a little while it's a good time to be able to come through and check site glasses.
More than likely everything's going to be running then I'll, be here for everything else, but I'm overhearing. If the running this one's running got a clear, Cyclops, okay, so I'm just gon na feel which ones the systemd you can't really see, but it's flashing. That's all I'm working on! This is right here running so again, it's just a because I had an offer. 20 minutes or so, and the restaurants just getting here starting to work.
This is a good time to check the sight glasses if they're running so turn the breakers on, give it three four minutes for everything just to get up and running and then check your sight glasses. They should be clear. Okay, so this is our system. We got to put some refrigerant in here, so we do have some leaks downstairs, we're going to top it off.
For now we're going to submit some quotes. The appropriate people at facilities get them to approve it. So for now we're just going to top it off and make sure we're good to go until them we're heading out to a service call on some cook stores that are not working at this particular restaurant. For a little recap, we were called on the cook stores not working when we arrived unit was at 50 degrees, 55 degrees. The system was sounding like it was starving the evaporator closed. I could hear it, I don't know if you can kind of hear it in the video or not, but it was starving. The evaporator coils leading bay for the TX peas went on the roof, the refrigerant pressures were definitely low, sight, glass was flashing and, yes, it was low. Uncharged, topped off the charge got the proper amount of refrigerant charge in there went down and leak checked.
All the evaporator coils found that we have multiple leaks and multiple evaporator coils also got one of the fan motors, that's kind of making a metallic sound. That's going bad we're gon na submit a quote to replace evaporator coils liquid line, dryer and sight glass evaporator fan motor and go from there. The leaks, weren't pissing gas out. So it's not like it's gon na run out overnight.
Then you need to make a decision within about a week or two, because if they don't, we will be back, go to have to top off the charge, but other than that they're good to go for now. I was very cautious about acid throughout the service. I didn't really have video of this, but, as I'm going through these service calls, I try to keep the management in the loop the entire time. This is a very busy restaurant, so they needed me basically to come in at five in the morning realistically, which I didn't I got in there and you know 7:30.
But so, if that's the case or when that's the case, I try to keep them involved. So they know I just don't disappear onto the roof for an hour. You know I I try to do things methodically so that way it makes sense. So the first thing I did when I got there went downstairs.
Looked at the temperature controllers sounded like it was starving. I already had a hunch, but my gauge is on the unit found. It was low on charge, shut everything down on the condenser shut, the compressor off equalize the system and immediately went down and leek checked evaporator coils. That way, I was done with that part.
So once I leak check the evaporator coils and I found multiple leaks, I put everything back together, make sure all the fan motors were working turned it back on that way, I was out of their way and the rest of the time on the roof, topped off The charge checking the rack all that stuff I didn't have to come back downstairs, for they did in the middle of me. Working on the roof, come up there and asked if they could start loading the box up, and I just put it in their hands. I said: look it's not down to temperature, yet I had at that point. I'd already had it running, but it wasn't down to temperature.
Yet I said it's up to you guys. I do not need to get into that box again, but it's not down to temperature. So I would suggest that you guys wait till it locks it down to temp, but it's you know you guys can do what you want and they waited. So I was able to see the box come down to temperature by the time I talked off the charge and another thing too just because you know the first call I went into. I found a pretty big leak. I didn't stop there, don't just stop at the first leak going through the system. The only thing I didn't check on that system was the line set, that's running through the walls in the Attic, because that's kind of impractical. That would be a last resort, but I checked every coil.
I checked the entire refrigeration. I checked the compressor area. I checked everything: okay, don't just stop at the one week, but other than that found. You know that we diagnose the entire system.
That way. So then, when I give them a quote, I can be confident in saying this is what's wrong with this box, which I will other than that, that's it under the next cop.
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smell's lovely lol i hate those easy job but still hate them lol had one that someone went and put an r134a sealant in it well that what it looked like i had to replace every thing
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I’m just curious, are you gonna with the manufacturer’s specs on the inch by inch or moment by moment movements of your leak detector? You still learning from you Chris.
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In 2018 when this call was done, How old is the equipment ? Is Kairak a West Coast Brand ? I haven't been to a equipment show in years. All right… decades.
Great work! I think it would be awesome to work with you so I could learn a thing or two!
Love watching you work.
You was aware after diagnosis that there was numerous refrigerant leaks on the evaporators, why did you re-gas the system knowing it had refrigerant leaks? Surely that’s a breach of legislations due to the refrigerants producing co2 and harming the ozone. Or did I miss something?
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Just wandering if you could shoot- used some dye to find out where the leak is , just asking. Thank you.
keep that prep table funk smell off your arms…. SO TRUE
Great job again
as a HVAC tech minded, I enjoy watch your videos. keep up the great practical experience!
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Great videos! Finally I don't have to watch Hvac videos, refrigeration is way better and much harder to find info/videos for. I'm just curious how you got to work on this box without people tripping on you and cooking over you, seems awful nice working in a clean, quiet kitchen
There are only a couple of things i do differently— how i kind of look at leaks is i look at how low the system is low on charge from experience. u know total system charge on that one was 9 lbs. if sight glasis half empy . systems about 1/2 empty etc ( or u can gas it up first ) see how much it took, and evaluate how large of a leak i have just found and kind of crunch the number in my head to see if it adds up in reality sake. example u only add a 2 lbs to a system probably gonna be a small leak, example u add 5 lbs to the system , taking into consideration that was a 9 lb system to fill, your going to be looking for a med size leak or multiple small leaks.
Also — Shutting an entire rack down can bite u in the ass ! if u have a packed day in front of you. just a word to the wise if u are a newer tech reading this.
you never know what can happen if u go to re-start an entire rack all at once. a Weak link can pop at that time and now u have another problem to deal with.
i would have just popped a cover of the side and looked for oil stainag and if i saw oil then i would leak check. but, since u allready found leakage down stairs i would have probably passed on the condenser check.
i would though have removed the cover to the combination control and checked its bellows inside, i've been finding alot of those leaking.
Awesome vid.
Good Vid. Excellent job as usual. you know how that evap leak scenario is going to go. that first evap is the main leaker and the others are going to leak in the next 6 months then next 6 months on the next one. that rack system is going to buy u a fishing boat pretty soon. thats a fun one. 2004 rack. Going to be Never ending service calls with the aging rack. could be a great little account. cha ching. condenser fan motors, evap fan motors, leaks, good fun !
good job
Moral of the story…. leaks suck
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Chris will your leak detector meter give you false readings around expanding foam insulation? Nice video thank you Service area Kanata??
Right at the beginning of this video I knew this was a BJs Brewhouse just by looking at that setup, it was confirmed once you showed that rack nomenclature. I’ve worked on so many of those lowboy Kairak coolers. Great videos man! Are you in Orleans ?
I have never come across such a thorough tech. I thought I was thorough until I have seen your videos. Great work, great Video. Thank You.
Hiring someone like you is money well spent!! Thanks for showing these videos!
Thanks for the lesson.
What brand and model is your detector? Are you in Ottawa ?
As a Food & Beverage operator for 30+ years can appreciate your order of operations and communication with on site management regarding loading of the box and timing your service call.
As a late in life career changer back to refrigeration service, appreciate even more the service tips given. Sure, veterans already know to zero out the leak detector away from the unit, check the fans rotation before start up, and not flip breakers on all at once, but for newer guys who haven't done this work everyday for years it is a wealth of solid information.
You are picking up the torch where Jim Pettinato left off and taking it….. "next level" !
Nice work
I like the way you treat your calls as if it is your only one. Taking the time to do it right from the get go. Love watching you work!