This one was a service call on a walk in freezer that had too much ice around the door frame. I ended up replacing the door heater,track,hinges,closure, and gasket.
For editing my videos I use Adobe Premiere Elements https://www.adobe.com/products/premie...
For Optimizing my videos I use Tube Buddy
https://www.tubebuddy.com/HVACRVIDEOS
Please consider subscribing to my channel and turning on the notification bell by clicking this link https://goo.gl/H4Nvob
Social Media
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HVACR-Videos...
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hvacrvideos/
For any inquiries please contact me at hvacrvideos @gmail.com
For editing my videos I use Adobe Premiere Elements https://www.adobe.com/products/premie...
For Optimizing my videos I use Tube Buddy
https://www.tubebuddy.com/HVACRVIDEOS
Please consider subscribing to my channel and turning on the notification bell by clicking this link https://goo.gl/H4Nvob
Social Media
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HVACR-Videos...
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hvacrvideos/
For any inquiries please contact me at hvacrvideos @gmail.com
Replacing a door heater today see door here wires, just hanging out, someone tried to jerry-rig it altogether. We've got a new door, gasket door, heater heater track door. Closure latch strike hinges so we're getting at all. So I got all the hinge covers, removed and we're going to pull the whole door off so that we can easily change the frame heater.
It's all about preparation door off, pull the threshold loose, we're going to clean all this stuff out. Once we get it all cleaned and dried, we'll take everything else off we get all the ice. That's still ice got ta, get that ice out and get it cleaned and dried. I know it seems inconsequential, but you really got ta get all that ice out of there, I'm almost there, but there's just a little bit see this that all the ice is gone a little bit right there.
We got to get all that out and then, when we're all done, we'll put everything back down, we'll silicone it down and we'll silicone this entire threshold on all the way into these corners. You also want to pull all the old silicone out so that way we can put new stuff down. Will silicon all the way out here and create a giant dry barrier for everything this will make the heater last longer? If you don't do all this you'll just be back, this is a wire bristle brush for the sawzall really gets all this just gon na ensure that we get all the water off. Okay, now we're nice and dry and clean we're gon na start, putting everything back on blend it all up.
Now our surface is ready to start putting the heater track in and then we'll lay the heater check our time. So all this silver silicon is not visible. The threshold will sit over that and I'll do clear, silicone around the threshold, that's just all to keep water from getting underneath that sill plate. That's in the track a little bit with some screws and we're gon na lay the heater.
Now we got the heater all the way around now covered in foil tape. We're gon na put the cover track on it. Now heater tries on now we got a Bolton threshold down to the concrete anchors in the ground and then a stainless through screw through it. It's not perfect, but it'll never be perfect.
We're gon na bolt the door back on now we're all done. We hung the door back heaters on doors, closing like it should be. We're gon na put the covers on the hinges and we're all done so on this one. Let's just recap: we had a walk-in freezer door that had a bad door frame heater.
I got the approvals from the customer and I went ahead and ordered all the parts. Now, whenever I replace a door frame heater, I typically replace all the closing hardware that includes the hinges in the door: closure typically replace the door gasket the heater, the heater track, and sometimes I replaced the threshold on the bottom of the door. This one didn't need a new threshold. I was able to use the old one so long as the old threshold is 18 gauge, stainless or thicker.
I can typically reuse it, but if you ever find one - and I do occasionally find one that's made out of 20 gauge stainless - they usually get trashed because they can't handle the weight of people walking on it all the time and they get all bent out of Shape so I made sure that I showed you guys in the video. The biggest part about doing door frame heaters is the preparation and drying everything up on the floor. Typically, frame heaters go bad on the floor and it's usually because of water intrusion into the box or into the the floor underneath the threshold, and then it usually shorts out the heater. So, whenever I do these things, I make sure that I spend a bunch of time drying it out getting all the ice that I can get out of there and then, when I'm all done like I did in the video, I make a giant barrier with silicone. Underneath the threshold to prevent any water from ever intricate in there again, as you guys saw in the video.
What Kind of silicone?
Those spider attachments are the bomb. Use them frequently
Didn't show any wiring
I thought it was a video about the heater, but all I learned about was ice removal, silicone and threshold 🤔
How you know what kind of heating wire you need?? Service area Nepean??
Walk in freezer doesn’t have a model number, how you know what kind of heating wire you need ???
Question..i check the operation of a walk in freezer and its rated for 145watts max and it is producing only 114watts (126vac) where is my other. 31 watts? I can only assume the resistance can only produce 114w( new heater is only producing 114w as well. Thanks for your videos.
Great video
Awesome video with great explanation thanks
So what happens if you have outter walls swelling out a bit? I know we need a new door heat ect. But is there a bigger issue if walls have swollen? Service area Kanata??
dose the heater just prevent the door from freezing shut? or is there some other purpose?
I got same problem today so I watch this again… haha actually I don't want to this job.. loll
Hey Chris. I just watched this video again today. I diagnosed a bad 3-side door heater and door closer today. It had ice all around the door but not the threshold. Anything else that you think I should have looked at?
The hinges looked good. Once I cleaned all of the ice off, the door would close again, but the closer wouldn’t get it completely closed every time which is why I will be replacing that.
Because of this video, I knew exactly what to look for when I received the call. Thanks. Are you in Orleans ?
Very nice job
Did you get that account from TWC?
Gunna have to replace mine this week so gunna watch it a couple more times!! But that came out super clean!!
I'm glad you can get your customers to pay for this level of service.
you are amazing bro
By the way, where does the heater electrically connect to? Is there a junction box somewhere in the box?
Thanks for the videos man, I learn a lot from you. Don't stop posting vids! If you have a Patreon, I'll def pitch in.
You do really good work. I want to thank you for taking time to make these videos. My average ticket price has dramatically increased from repairing the whole system, versus only the problem that was called about.
How many times did you step in that silicone. Lol.
Great tips.
Great video Thank You! Are you in Barrhaven ?
Awsome man
excellent video keep themcoming did one 3 weeks ago had a tough time placing back the heater wire stay in the slot the wood was damp n wet the metal tape wouldnt stick but thanks for sharing and any tips on drying the wood door frame would be appreciated
Great video. Learned the hard way that prepping the area is the most important part. Also if it’s still wet good luck with foil tape. It’ll be falling off faster than you can tape it on.
Very nice job brother 👍 I do the same thing on the thresholds, I usually have my metal shop make them out of 18ga stainless. Getting the ice and water out is the hardest part. Great video and explanation!!!
👍👍
Nice work, they can be a pain some times
Nice job Service area Orleans??
Wish you had posted this yesterday would’ve help me out a lot with foil tape first over the heater👍🏿 Are you in Ottawa ?