Rotten coil thread

[Swampfox]

Business is about to pick up, Ill post all the rotten units we replace this year, here is the first

get ready to see a lot of ICP stuff, junk!

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/3506/0315071722gy6.jpg

[workhorse]

There's nothing wrong with that unit. It's got another five years in it.

[Chilled Man]

There's nothing wrong with that unit. It's got another five years in it.
you must be a fat maintence guy :loltard:

[Swampfox]

Another 5 years? it didnt even make it through the first 5 years, lol

[Doc]

I still cannot get over how those things breakdown like that in your climate swamp.

I always thought dog pee was bad. :D

[Abby Normal]

we could be the post whores on this topic swamp

[Swampfox]

Next victim, another ICP (Heil)

http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/512/0328071345lg1.jpg

[Doc]

How old was that one swamp?

[Swampfox]

'00, its third row though, not quite as harsh as oceanfront

[hvac don]

What I always find funny is how Goodman's hold up better on the coast than the so called "coastal units" like Carrier makes.

[Swampfox]

yeah its impressive how well they do, its all in how thick the fin material is I think.

getting rid of the dissimilar metals altogether is the best bet though, I install American Standard whenever possible, or their Ameristar economy line, as long as it has the spine-fin.

[Swampfox]

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/1536/0403071648jg4.jpg




http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/1708/0403071326zp2.jpg

Failed the finger test :joy:

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/5529/0403071327kl1.jpg

[Abby Normal]

Just had some past customers in the office. Americans who built a place in 2000 here. Always had to refer to the job by their holding company name, I guess this is their retirement tax haven, and they funnelled cash away from the IRS to build the place.

They ended up using Ruud UAKA series condensing units. Happier than hell with the performance, the humidity levels. The units survived the hurricane, so the coil guard is a good thing in that aspect.

The husband religiously washes the coil, so minimal corrosion.

The casings are rotting out especially in one unit more exposed to the wind.

Makes a case for washing the coils. Wonder how much it costs to pay some one to wash a coil every two weeks as opposed to replacing a condenser every few years?

[Swampfox]

There was a guy here doing that, had "corrosion control team" on the side of the truck, but he sold ICP equipment, I chuckled at the irony

[Swampfox]

Lost the sale on the one I fingered, went by there today and saw a new Heil sitting there.

[Swampfox]

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/5968/0410071441hy6.jpg


http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/5868/0410071442qr0.jpg


Another POS ICP

[southern girl]

Got one for ya swamp



This man bought this house and said the previous owners had a dog pen in the back yard.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e38/greenmandm/HPIM1737.jpg

and you thought the ocean was bad.

Here is the inside coil

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e38/greenmandm/HPIM1740.jpg

and the drian as a chew toy

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e38/greenmandm/HPIM1755.jpg

Hopefully going tomarrow to replace the outside unit and clean the inside coil and fix whatever else I run into.

[Swampfox]

Hang on, wasnt called for this one but noticed it when I was working on one near it, wont be long :D

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/4918/dsc01473jh0.jpg

[Swampfox]

This is the one I was working on, failed the four finger test lol

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/2135/dsc01474my5.jpg

[Abby Normal]

You're sick, next thing you know it's fists

[Swampfox]

Been slacking on this thread

Today's take, 2 5 tons, multi million dollar house, best of everything, 2 BMW's in the driveway

5 systems, all a disaster :(

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/255/dsc00087ht5.jpg

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/4528/dsc00089oj1.jpg

[Doc]

Lol....A heat pump modeled after Don King.

[southern girl]

Holy shit swamp. Do these people not see these units or do they wait till they start sweating before they call you.

[Andy G]

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[Andy G]

Agreed on the Holy Shit sentiment. Maybe they think it's like a couch out back, and use it for a goal when playing ball. And piss on it when they lose.

[Swampfox]

Wasnt that obvious until we started moving it around, but with this guys money, you would think he would have taken care of these before now.

[Abby Normal]

I am washing off my coils at least once a week.

Trane was cash up front, had 30 days to pay for my Luxaires :)

I can become a twilli now.

[Doc]

I can become a twilli now.


Lol




















Luxaire

[Swampfox]

What is the deal with Coleman and that guy, I must have missed something :dunno:

[Doc]

What is the deal with Coleman and that guy, I must have missed something :dunno:


I think he is poking fun at Robin & Goodman.

He is fun to mess with. :thumb:

[Swampfox]

Dang I just broke rule #3, give me an infraction :D

[Doc]

Dang I just broke rule #3, give me an infraction :D


Oh man I did too, whoops.

[Andy G]

An auto mechanic might enjoy a Harley or a Jaguar because they get to fix it a lot (it goes south a lot).

A HVAC person might like a Coleman if they have a lot of fun working on their system on weekends :lachen:

I'm sure to get on some Harley people's bad side with that, but oh well I like Yamasakizukis :lol:

[Andy G]

Some of those Jap bikes try to be Harleys. I call them Hardly Davidsons.

[NZ All Blacks Fan]

lifes too short to brand bash or brand snob

I just don't have time I will drive what I want buy what Iwant shop at costco or wall mart or home cheapo or waht ever

I don't give a shiat about small loczl biz or local products cause they don't give a shiat about me or my money for the most part.

Local stuff - my mercruy dealer said ti would be 1 week for parts on order - pay in advance 4 weeks later I get my part.
domestic cars/trucks

theres two in my driveway 3 if you count the boat.

domestic cars suck in part because when you buy them new you loose 25% or more the day you drive them off the lot then there's all the expensive bs repairs

why local coffee houses have to charge more than arse butts I'll never know - as far as I'm concerned - I dodn
t care anymore

screw the loyalty - its a global market we have lost many jobs to mexico china and the USA - currently we export logs to the US = exported jobs.

no offense but I'm sure the US would scream and close the border if it was the other way around.

thus my loyalty is lost - I don't care anymore I will take care of myself and my family and do whats best for my pocket book

rant off

[Andy G]

The US exports logs to Japan too. Equals lost jobs here too.

Canadians are responsible for the frozen cow dung on Idaho roads that made a big traffic hazard. In Winter, the cow pies were ice. And if the people in Idaho are telling the truth, it was all the fault of Canadian truckers:lol:

[aircooled]

Dang that is one rotten looking coil, what did that sea water? Glad we don't deal with that much here unless it's down by Galveston or Port Aransas.. I have only seen that once it was due to sea spray from Gulf.

Doogy rot , I see alot here ,when they use the condenser for water hydroent...

[NZ All Blacks Fan]

The US exports logs to Japan too. Equals lost jobs here too.

Canadians are responsible for the frozen cow dung on Idaho roads that made a big traffic hazard. In Winter, the cow pies were ice. And if the people in Idaho are telling the truth, it was all the fault of Canadian truckers:lol:
you sure it wasn't just potatoes ;)

[Abby Normal]

my office AC gets overwhelmed with 4 of us. Going to add a second stage, looks inexpensive and corrosion resistant. Export model not for sale in US

http://www.nordyne-intl.com/pdf/PlasticCondensingUnit_MPX.pdf (http://www.hvacproforums.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nordyne-intl.com%2Fpdf%2FPlasticCondensingUnit_MPX.pdf)

[Swampfox]

Anyone tired of these yet? :dunno:

http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/2918/picture005rv1.jpg

[Andy G]

Not me, I love 'em