What did we do today?

[Magoo]

Hey Dude,
I really hate that schrader thing, always seems to hit/spray the groin /nut area. The flare nut flies miles away, the gauge hose never connects straight away. Then end up walking around with oil everywhere like you have piss'd yourself, friggen hate that. ( but suniso is very good for the SKIN so to speak, last time I looked. )

[THE DUDE]

5 psi makes a mess, 60 psi?.. bet you were covered from head to toe in oil and had to drive home in your undies

Hmmm, Having some trouble with a walk in freezer room. Compressor change went fine. Customer now says there was sparks coming out of evaporator Before i started this job.... Today's inspection revealed nothing out of the ordinary, so now waiting for that problem to show itself And No!! Compressor was definitely cactus.....maybe the shop owner was under the influence of a specific mushroom.

Too Funny...there seems to be lots of store Managers at my jobs that have " A specific mushroom problem"

[THE DUDE]

Hey Dude,
I really hate that schrader thing, always seems to hit/spray the groin /nut area. The flare nut flies miles away, the gauge hose never connects straight away. Then end up walking around with oil everywhere like you have piss'd yourself, friggen hate that. ( but suniso is very good for the SKIN so to speak, last time I looked. )

You hit the nail on the head!....Thats exactly what happend. I guess I did have a certin Shine to me that day

[SeanB]

Today I am Mister delivery...... Transport strike means I got promoted to delivery boy, just a few little parcels, nothing much............... Fill van to roof, sitting in seat with parcel on lap and still another load to do before knock off O clock. One little load was 111 boxes! Still got half to go fetch and drop, will take van home tonight, even if it is a pain to park, will be less time on my clock, and of course no bleeding overtime........... Sheesh, at least the heater is working in the van, though only in summer, and the fan is knackered and needs to be changed. Van aircon is open window and get hijacked, or close and cook.

[THE DUDE]

Replaced A Helical Oil Seperator with a Temprite today. I was dreading repiping but it went in smooth. Now im paranoid because it went in so nicely on a Monday......Somethings gotta give

[SeanB]

One of the pipes at the back will crack in 3 months..............

[mikeref]

One of the "Good paying" pubs i work for had a costly renovation 3 years ago in the public bar. Contractor has had never ending trouble including two buggered 3 phase compressors. Glad it wasn't my drama however, today was a different story as that company has apparently gone to the wall and now i find myself diagnosing their THIRD compressor failure.

The writing was on the wall, don't install another compressor because there is obviously an underlying problem... Take some time to do the maths....Find they had mismatched the condensing unit to the cooling capacity of the evaporators.

It pays to do a background check!

[SeanB]

How badly were they out?

Still doing the Mister Delivery, now 2 weeks on. Drove yesterday through one of the strike zones, nothing to see, though they have been and beat up the one courier, and one Owner driver lost 2 rigs to the "unfortunate criminal elements not associated with the striking union members" who stone them and burn them.

Now that summer is finally showing up I am starting to get complaints about aircons...... One leaking pipe to fix tomorrow, leaking water drain.

[chillerman2006]

Got home early for only the 2nd time this year !

Bounced on the sofa & squashed me left gonad !!!

[SeanB]

Next time use the jocks....... and take the jar and place it on the shelf your wife specified will hold them after the words.......

[mikeref]

All day at the pub. Underneath it to be specific. The owner wants a quick resolve to yesterdays compressor failure. "Stick another compressor in." he says...My thoughts: Not with that system's history.
2 minutes later, in comes the staff manager and he isn't interested in putting this weekends alcohol on ice.

Shows me a kit that was removed from service when the renovation took place 3 years ago.
3 Phase, Hmmm..R404a yeah, but only 70 ish per cent of current condensing unit rating.

So, as a temporary solution, ( BY REQUEST/DEMAND).. hook it up. Condensing unit is moved close by,...sitting in the dirt., and i used the buggered units HP/LP by tossing the LP line onto the old burn-out suction line drier after the valve was removed, then extend the HP line to fit on the temporary liquid line.

This setup is working fine but customers ain't going to have cold p*ss tonight.

[SeanB]

Tell em it is British beer nigh, and it will be served warm..................... Have your running shoes on though, and a clear path to the rear exit, along with a couple of crates to pull over and block the exit behind you.

[chillerman2006]

laid at home on the gonad crushing sofa feeling sorry for myself

as I have man flu !!!

[mikeref]

Paper work, and more paper work. Definitely going to need glasses soon as the writing is going out of focus

Later on... residential reverse cycle swimming pool heater not working?? (28 degrees C outside.. !!) : i'll be there in 30 minutes.

Sean B. Sorry.. i haven't answered your question.
The condensing unit installed at this pub,was around 30% over sized.
That company must have calculated the maximum load, but didn't consider the 2 other smaller "Glass chiller" sections to cycle on/ off on solenoid.

The result was: Compressor short cycling on reduced load when temperature is obtained in just one of 3 areas. (No short cycle delay timer,Install Monkey) p
Short cycling = oil loss from compressor, and shortened life of compressor when cycling too many times/ Hour.

[SeanB]

Just do what half the pubs here do and leave a door open always...............

[THE DUDE]

ON CALL. Sitting home waiting for the phone to ring. I already drank about 1 gallon of Coffee..ho hum ho hum.

[SeanB]

It will ring when you are busy paying the penalty for drinking all that coffee, and are in a small room with a bad echo............ Don't drop the phone in the you know what

[THE DUDE]

It will ring when you are busy paying the penalty for drinking all that coffee, and are in a small room with a bad echo............ Don't drop the phone in the you know what

Too Funny...I went Grocery shopping this morning and then...." Since your here, the Alarm keeps going off. Can you take a quick look at it" Oh well the 1 1/2 HR of O.T. paid for my Grocerys

[SeanB]

Har!

Watching Red Bull Stratos, the pressure outside at 38.850km is nearly lower than what my vacuum pump can deliver................

[THE DUDE]

Har!

Watching Red Bull Stratos, the pressure outside at 38.850km is nearly lower than what my vacuum pump can deliver................

That is some crazy S#*t. Im a Terra Firma kind of guy. Red Bull may give a person Wings...But my Ass is staying on the ground.

[SeanB]

2 and a half hours up, less than 5 minutes down................

[The Viking]

Today (well technically yesterday now but who cares) The Viking handed the van and the tools back...

14 1/2 years with the same logo on my T-shirt has come to an end, on Monday the next adventure starts.



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[Grizzly]

Today (well technically yesterday now but who cares) The Viking handed the van and the tools back...

14 1/2 years with the same logo on my T-shirt has come to an end, on Monday the next adventure starts.



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Did you jump, or were you pushed?
Good luck whatever the answer!
Grizzly

[monkey spanners]

Good luck with the new job! 14 years with the same van and t shirt no wonder you are leaving

[Gideon Beddows]

T reg van and a t-shirt that stinks? Dont blame you!

[The Viking]

Relaxed today, first day as unemployed


@Grizzly, neither really I took a sideways step.
Starting on Monday I will be the Project Manager for a small company that import and sell dry coolers and cooling towers.


So if anybody needs a dry cooler or 2...



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[frank]

Will you be drawing the Dole for the 2 days you are unemployed??

Good luck with the new venture

[chemi-cool]

Relaxed today, first day as unemployed

good luck with the new job Viking.

[The Viking]

Thanks guys.


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[jjthefridge]

Got new job on 1st October first week out on my own, doing controls and leak detection, something completely different, no standby, Monday to Friday, all going good so far, would i go back to supermarket fridge???????????
no blocked drains, iced up cases, hum????????


j.j.

[The Viking]

2nd day of unemployment, I can feel the apathy setting in. I got my cozy on and a Stella in my hand, perhaps I should start smoking as well?


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J.J. So changes are good then?

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[al]

Thought you were self employed Viking?

al

[The Viking]

Nah,
Sorry Al but I'm addicted to a paycheque at the end of each month

[jjthefridge]

2nd day of unemployment, I can feel the apathy setting in. I got my cozy on and a Stella in my hand, perhaps I should start smoking as well?


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J.J. So changes are good then?

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hi,
so far so good, bit strange to get used to i had 2 months out of work, its crap,have you signed on yet? must do as you get nice tax rebate. where about 's are you in country???

j.j.

[Teuria]

Hi

Today i started inspection / service to SMC 116.

My thumbs are sore in advance because all of those piston rings

[eggs]

Drove 200 miles to give a client handover demonstration, only to be told "Ohh good, I know how to work these, I already have Toshiba in my other shops" agrrrrhhhhh

She's having Hitachi in the next one.......or Chigo.

Eggs

[THE DUDE]

Bosses were gone today...I Cleaned out the Parts room. Thew out so much garbage...well, Garbage is the term that I use to describe parts that we will never use. Some of the stuff I found was just plain funny....Anyone in need of a 135 Ton R-22 TXV, let me know I have 5 of them

[install monkey]

drove 490mile round trip to deliver a 6 ton container to excel in London, to find out we should have been there for 8am!,escorted the 33 ton wagon , had to get display stands dismantled, got into position for siting on the 8x3 floorspace, and as its on the 1st floor,waited over an hour to see if 38 ton on 4 outriggers with the weight displaced to the majority over 2 outriggers complete with foot pads of 18 inch sq is less than 18knewton????- finally go the go ahead,and all ok, although the outer outrigger did lift 2 inch so there must have been some deflection in the concrete floor slab!, left at 5pm home for 9 30 as 18mile queue on the m1

[THE DUDE]

drove 490mile round trip to deliver a 6 ton container to excel in London, to find out we should have been there for 8am!,escorted the 33 ton wagon , had to get display stands dismantled, got into position for siting on the 8x3 floorspace, and as its on the 1st floor,waited over an hour to see if 38 ton on 4 outriggers with the weight displaced to the majority over 2 outriggers complete with foot pads of 18 inch sq is less than 18knewton????- finally go the go ahead,and all ok, although the outer outrigger did lift 2 inch so there must have been some deflection in the concrete floor slab!, left at 5pm home for 9 30 as 18mile queue on the m1

I believe Deflection is a bad thing in that type of situation

[SeanB]

Deflection is not a bad thing, but when you hear creaking that suddenly stops NOW is a good time to be far away, or at least not on the floors below.

[stufus]

I did fook all today and got paid for it, so today was a good day, At least I didn't have to baby sit a posh shipping container like the monkey.
I did however condemn a load of Kaysun splits only 11 months old and every one leaking on flares.
Cheers
Stu

[r.bartlett]

Craned a couple of VRF Toshiba condensers onto the roof ready for next nearDSC05224.jpgDSC05225.jpgDSC05227.jpg

[monkey spanners]

Craned a couple of VRF Toshiba condensers onto the roof ready for next nearDSC05224.jpgDSC05225.jpgDSC05227.jpg

Nice job RB!

Spent the day trying to get second hand milk tank running only to find parts have been robbed off it, apart from it being full of water...

[mikeref]

Last minute jobs. Back packers kitchen fridge. Condenser fan motor (that runs in reverse for 30 seconds when compressor cuts out) went leg up. Nope. No spare in my ute and couriers shut down for Xmas.
Stick in conventional motor and bypass reverse module. Sorted.
( Had to have been people from 4 or 5 non english speaking countries in the kitchen during that time... Could only talk to the fridge)

[SeanB]

At least the fridge replied by blowing it's fan at you.

[mikeref]

Customer complains his newly installed window shaker doesn't cool.
Switch it on and it seems fine for the first few minutes then compressor cuts out. (you'll never guess the answer.)
Before sliding it out i went outside to see if he had placed a "Box" cover over it,(as i've seen done before) but to my surprise, the air vents on both sides were blocked off!!
No air flow through condenser. Why did you block them off? To keep the bugs out.

[r.bartlett]

Customer complains his newly installed window shaker doesn't cool.
Switch it on and it seems fine for the first few minutes then compressor cuts out. (you'll never guess the answer.)
Before sliding it out i went outside to see if he had placed a "Box" cover over it,(as i've seen done before) but to my surprise, the air vents on both sides were blocked off!!
No air flow through condenser. Why did you block them off? To keep the bugs out.

send him a note confirming this may affect the warranty going forward -just in case.

[monkey spanners]

Ordered a grands worth of driers and oil for an imported milk cooler with moisture issues!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH6-b...cissrQ&index=2

[SeanB]

You will need more driers........... have fun.

[flyinkiwi]

Today?

25°C at lunchtime, BBQ going, outdoor A/C running...