Lessons learned, need meter for electric work and gauges for AC units

[madhatter1]

So on my other thread it was revealed that I actually did have a heat exchanger coil problem going on that needed to be addressed. But then more issues with the salon unit tripping out even though we had raw water flow and the HX coils cleaned. Was it tripping on high pressure?? No. Got a set of gauges and pressures from a Honeywell tech friend who also coached me. Pressures were rock solid when the unit tripped out. So likely a capacitor.

Lesson is you CANNOT chase electrical problems without a meter and you CANNOT chase AC problems without gauges. If you do t have the connections I do you need a guy with a meter or gauges. Or chase your tail. We did pull off our 4th of July shenanigans so that’s good. Except the dummy guest who won’t fess up to what the dumped in the guest head that clogged the vacu-flush. Halfway through that cluster f**k.

 

[madhatter1]

I have a Klein with amp probe that I can trust for my needs and the last several years with some abuse. For AC’s I’m getting my own gauges, service wrench, spare capacitors, and I have a full bottle of R-22 a buddy in the business gave me. Going to be prepared as possible when we go to Bahamas next year.

 

[Boatsb]

Fluke has a lifetime warranty if you keep the original receipt. Screw them. They just don't honor it. I have 3 fluke meters I can't get repaired. They're cracked and won't stay together.

For the price I went with kleins. I use them every day and ever seem to have issues except dead batteries which is no big deal

 

[bigbill]

always keep a spare pump on board too. ask me how i know

 

[madhatter1]

Spare motor, spare wet end. Learning my lessons.