Allendale, FL

Customer is selling the house. Needs unit up and running for possibly buyers. Had another company out yesterday who cleared the drain line. Upon inspection I Found water in the float switch. Emptied and dried float switch. Checked drain assembly. Checked pressures, temperatures, and amp draws. All within factory specifications. System is working and draining properly. All doors are locked and garage is shut. - Collin

Main reason for call today is due to old deteriorated suction line copper insulation, dripping tons of condensation in attic. Suction line copper insulation is in very bad condition all the way throughout, from the condenser to the air handler. Took a look at air handler and condenser as well, system is 15 years old and if very rough shape. Highly recommend new equipment. Customer agrees and would like to get scheduled for a comfort advisor. Would like pricing for new suction line copper insulation, new equipment, and new duct work. Please call on Sunday 9-15-2024 to get her on the schedule as customer is busy the rest of the day today - Collin

Found tripped breaker. Powered on and checked operation of equipment. System is working properly. After about 3 minutes breaker tripped again. I had max amps set on my meter and the max that I had was 8amps before the breaker tripped another time. Felt breaker and it was extremely hot to touch. Need new 25 amp square d breaker. Condenser is powered off at breaker. System is not working at this time. This is not a recall. Customer paid service call fee. Declined repair. - Collin

Upon arrival found no signal for cooling at the condenser. Upon further inspection found corroded and broken yellow wire for contactor coil. Repaired wiring upon approval. Checked pressures, temperatures, and amp draws. All within factory specifications. System is working and draining properly. - Collin

Insulate Metal Ducts Came here because the ceiling fell down. She had a handyman come out to see about fixing the ceiling, and when he came out, the ceiling fell down because of insulation that was chewed up and away from rodents she had took care of the rodent problem, but the damage had already been done done. She is going to level this house in nine months and she’s building a new house. I used foam tape and red tape and spray it adhesive to patch up the holes. It’s a temporary fix and will be OK until she gets this house tore down and then built a new one unit is operating properly thank you for choosing Total Air.

Went over options for Indoor air quality products with customer. Also talked about membership and benefits. - Collin

Arrived at the home and the homeowner indicated where the units are located. Proceeded to do maintenance. Checked voltages and amps. Cleaned/flushed drain line. Checked refrigerant charge, sight glass was flashing, found it low 1 lb of R410a. Added: jug 320. Additionally, mentioned to the homeowner that there is growth in the air handler cabinet, installed UV light is no longer operational, an Evaporator clean in place, and that the equipment is 8 years old. They are going to remodel home, so will wait on further estimates.

Replaced uvc dual bulb. Replaced all supply girls and whipped down ceiling. Removed blower assembly, cleaned blower assembly and cleaned inside of air handler. Performed evaporator coil clean in place. Also spray foamed hole in wall that was sucking garage air into the house. System is working and draining properly. Highly recommend leaving fan set to auto to prevent high humidity inside the house. - Collin

Leak Comfort advisor Came out here because we are out here on August 2 to replace a run capacitor after we replaced it we found that the system was low on refrigerant. We added 5 pounds of.R 410 A refrigerant when I arrive today customer had turned the system off sometime during the evening because it was blowing hot. The evaporator was not froze up that bad after going back-and-forth with the customer and letting him know the prices and then reviewing all the trouble that he’s had with the system. He’s already replaced the evaporator coil on the system once he’s replaced the drain pan he’s had multiple drain line issues. I let him know the next thing to go on this system is going to be the compressor. This is a seven-year-old system Goodman 3 ton heat pump split system air handlers in a closet. I think there might be a restriction somewhere after discussing all this with them, he decided to go with the Comfort advisor set up for tomorrow, Saturday September 14 I added 4 pounds of r

9-9-2024 Collin Air handler model - AVPTC61D14BA Air handler serial- 1910056482 Horizontal drain pan and pan extension Upon inspection found main drain line flowing freely, no clog. Found rusted and cracked drain pan inside of horizontal air handler. Turned unit off at thermostat and let customer know to leave the air conditioner off to prevent further issues and ceiling damage. Will need to verify warranty and let customer know of the price and time for the work. 9/13/24 ERIC Tested primary drain pan and diagnosed that it is not an issue. No damage to it. It was missing on extension that caused water to be pulled with airflow and flood inside of air handler cabinet. Tested unit for almost 2 hours and made sure that nothing is leaking. Cleaned drain line. Installed missing piece and system is working as it should now.

Leak search 9/13/24: homeowner explained about the leak and where it might be located. Proceeded to conduct a full leak search at the condenser and air handler. Part of the armaflex has been pulled back and with a finger felt oil. Cut insulation back 2’ and began at the suction & liquid welds and at the screw-in fitting for the liquid line. Searched with leak detector and had a hit and then sprayed bubbles onto the area and bubbles began to form. Tightened fitting and re-checked for leaks. Did not see any more bubbles. Checked refrigerant charge and it was low 1 lb. Homeowner approved for the additional 1 lb. Equipment is operating in cooling.

Returned for evaporator coil, clean in place, replace blower capacitor, condenser capacitor, and compressor contactor. Carefully cleaned evaporator coil with coil cleaner and thoroughly rinsed with water. Vacuumed condensate drain line and refilled P-trap. Swapped 5 µF blower motor capacitor with turbo capacitor. Swapped 35+5 µF capacitor with turbo 200. Changed out pitted contactor for 40 amp double pull contactor. Restarted system after repairs to make sure everything was working properly, and the system was cooling.

System was not working due to a clogged drain line. Fully flu and cleaned drain and made sure that system is drain properly. Cleaned condensation pump as well. Inspected whole system. Inspected evaporator and condenser coils. Checked refrigerant charge. Checked capacitor charge. Air filter is clean. Showed and recommended blower and evaporator coil cleaning. Coil can be cleaned in place. System dates to 2021. This is a vertical air handler and it does not have secondary drain installed in a case of water overflow. Customer signed u for a yearly membership program and paid for it in full

Proceeded to do diagnostics and found faulty TXV. Will need to replace valve. Valve is not operating at peak . It is not regulating the flow of refrigerant into the evaporator coil. Washed condenser coils for both systems. Checked amp draw from compressor and compressor fan motor. Both circuits engaged. Goodman Need TXV M/N: AVPT37D14AA S/N: 1705499774 Contact: Karen Loesch 813-714-6443 KLLLRTT@hotmail.com

Had a 45/5 micro run capacitor when I arrived the system wasn’t kicking on at all. I informed the customer that he does need a replacement. The customer asked me what would be causing the capacitor go out so fast or make them go bad I let them know that they just don’t make things like they used to but also your compressor could be over amping or lighting strikes. Voltage spikes. We held off on the surge protectors and we went ahead and put a hard start kit on it along with the turbo200 45/5 µF run capacitor. Also he had pavers here this weekend. His condenser had a lot of built-up dust, I went ahead and took care of that form. The system is operating properly at this time.

Leaking evaporator coil. Will have to be replaced and system fully charged to factory specifications. Customer was advised of a labor and refrigerant charges. Will not add any refrigerant at this time until new coil is replaced 9/12/24 Eric Replaced warranty evaporator coil. Charged system to factory specifications. Made sure that is draining properly. Painted copper lines for a mini split as well. System is running and cooling well

Found system low on refrigerant. Did not find leak present anywhere. Added 3 pounds 410a. Also found list of other issues that customer did not want to move forward with. Checked pressures, temperatures, and amp draws. Flushed drain assembly. System is working to the best of its ability. System is draining properly. - Collin

Arrived at the home and the homeowner explained the issue. Began diagnostics and found that the condensate float switch caused the unit to shut down. Proceeded to clean/flush drain line, and turned pvc blow up to create a “P” trap. Also, vacuumed water from secondary drain line to lower float. Homeowner will need an evaporator clean in place at next maintenance. Homeowner needed to get to work and could not proceed today. Unit is cooling and operating at this time.

Found green algae under condenser due to accumulator producing condensation. This is completely normal. Recommend spraying down and coating with vinegar or a solution that will prevent discoloration. Same issue present around drain line exit due to humidity and having the sun beating down on the area. Also talked with customer about air quality products, and membership program. Customer is very interested and will be calling us after he has the renovation work performed at the house. System is working and draining properly. - Collin

Checked pressures, temperatures, and amp draws. Found weak cap and pitting con. Replaced upon approval. All is now within factory specifications. Flushed condensate pump. System is working and draining properly. Highly recommend surge protection. Also recommended IFLO Pro device and formula to prevent drain line bacteria. - Collin

Found system not running. Tripping breaker. Isolated compressor and diagnosed that is has a dead short to the ground. Due to the age and condition of a system customer is advised to replace th system instead of repairing it. Compressor is old reciprocating model R-22 refrigerant. Capacitor was checked and it works properly.

Customer paid and renewed membership. Upstairs Bedroom -Drains into gutter, only flushed, clean coil, blower wheel minor debris buildup. Delta Temp is Good 23° Purple File Cabinet Room -Cleared and flushed pump, clean coil, blower wheel is clean. Delta Temp is Good 26° Front Pantry Room -Cleared and flushed drain line, clean coil and wheel, delta temp is good 22° Yellow office room -Cleared and flushed drain line, clean coil and wheel, delta temp is good 20° Kitchen -UV light needs to be fixed on next invoice after today's PM. Cleared and flushed drain line, clean coil and wheel, delta temp is good 20° Main Living Room - Customer said in the last week the unit sounds louder than normal. Cleared and flushed drain line, delta temp is good 21°, coil is good, blower wheel has minor debris buildup. Sounds seems to be good. Could be signs of motor starting to fail. The device on the front of the unit could be causing an airflow issue putting more stress on the motor.

Arrived at the home and the homeowner explained that an inspector or an inspection was done and it was noted that the armaflex needed to be replaced. Upon inspection, it was found that the low voltage wires sheathing was exposing and corroding the low voltage wires. Explained what repairs were needed and the homeowner approved to replace the armaflex and low voltage wire. Low voltage splice is in the line set chase cover.

Membership maintenance Checked all wiring. Took indoor blower motor amp draw. Tested flow switch function. Flushed and vacuumed condensate drain line. No microbial growth found on unit interior. Took air temperature split at supply and return Plenum. Checked refrigerant pressures and temperature. Found system low on refrigerant. Took compressor and outdoor fan motor draw. Tested capacitor microfarads. Spoke with homeowner about refrigerant levels who decided to move forward with only adding refrigerant today. Added 2 pounds of R410A to the system. The system is running well at this time.