Sometimes our business conversations lead us into things we are doing around the house and/or out in the garden / yard. This thread will serve as a spot to share these things and take a breather from the grind.

[image] ASV_Vites: I’ll just use the quick disconnect, gloves, and a voltage tester to make sure if works before I start turning off who knows what… Use a lock out padlock and just make sure no one is around that doesn’t like you. :grin: My father was an industrial electrician and they had …

Trex. I think that was the product name I could not remember.

[image] Pepper_Thine_Angus: I mean you can do like I did, Pull the quick disconnect next to the unit and have it fall apart in your hands (Common I am told) This is giving me 0 confidence about trying that for coil cleaning myself.

In theory, coil cleaning can be done by just turning off your t-stat

Because I, like my fellow vitamin-themed friend, have an underlabeled breaker box for the home, I tend to just… turn off the main breaker when I do DIY electrical tasks.

[image] VitRhea: turn off the main breaker when I do DIY electrical tasks. Nothing wrong with that!

[image] papy: Interestingly, she looked into trex and similar Definitely, cooler and wetter places might be better suited for trex, like in the northeast. I was disappointed to learn of trex’s limitations for my mom’s house and region, but also grateful that she didn’t make a bigger problem f…

[image] ASV_Vites: My neighbor just had to spend $5000 for a new outdoor unit. Which ■■■■ the bed today….. They were here today, blamed the fact that she had a picture frame over the air intake in the basement and said that froze the unit. Told her to leave it off for 3 hours and try again …

The guys were back here for a couple hours. Turns out that the TXV valve was clogged with some sort of crud on the inside unit. Something he hasn’t seen in 15 years. They are up and running again… Interesting Has me wondering if this was the issue all along, although the new unit worked fine fo…

[image] ASV_Vites: Turns out that the TXV valve was clogged with some sort of crud on the inside unit. Something he hasn’t seen in 15 years. Maybe someone took out the strainer to clean it and forgot to put it back.