Something you won't see today

[pablo94sc]

I was reading the manual for my Carrier 38GS-042 series condenser unit (fan went out last night) and saw this gem. Thought some of you might get a kick out of this.

Compressor Removal (See Table 7 for compressor information and Fig. 5 for component location.)
1. Shut off power to unit. Vent refrigerant to atmosphere or use refrigerant removal methods shown in Carrier Standard Service Techniques Manual, Chapter 1.

 

[zmaxmotorsports]

It was already empty when you got there.

 

[pablo94sc]

It was already empty when you got there.

Don't let the EPA hear you say that!

 

[bonneyman]

Yeah, that is a rarity!

 

[Jinks]

****, ****....I was just followin' the instructions!.............

 

[Richard Cranium]

but how old is the instructions?

 

[zmaxmotorsports]

Don't let the EPA hear you say that!

I come across condensors on a weekly basis running in a vacuam,no Freon to vent here folks.
When People ask me why its not cooling I just point at the gauges and tell them theres your problem.

 

[pablo94sc]

but how old is the instructions?

That revision is 1975. My HO inspector stated the build date of my unit was 71. I thought he mistyped the report as the home was built in 81, but now I'm not so sure. Thing is a tank. Had to replace the run capacitor today since it popped last night. Cleaned it up, replaced the cap and some rotten wires, and she's purring like a kitten again.

 

[rdog422]

I was reading the manual for my Carrier 38GS-042 series condenser unit (fan went out last night) and saw this gem. Thought some of you might get a kick out of this.

in tech school they showed us a manual from 1930 on how to torque a prop nut. It said to have an 180 pound man stand on a 3 foot cheater bar.

 

[pablo94sc]

That is awesome! So I have to ask, does my 200lb *** need to stand on a 2'10" bar so I don't over-torque it?

 

[rdog422]

That is awesome! So I have to ask, does my 200lb *** need to stand on a 2'10" bar so I don't over-torque it?

I like the way you math!!!

 

[Strouty]

in tech school they showed us a manual from 1930 on how to torque a prop nut. It said to have an 180 pound man stand on a 3 foot cheater bar.

For a long time the blue prints for towers we were installing talked about torque specs and it said for a normal sized man to tighten by using an 18" wrench. Or something like that.

 

[pop pop]

I come across condensors on a weekly basis running in a vacuam,no Freon to vent here folks.
When People ask me why its not cooling I just point at the gauges and tell them theres your problem.

Nope, that's not the problem, just a symptom. The problem is the leak and it rarely gets fixed. That is a problem.

 

[pablo94sc]

For a long time the blue prints for towers we were installing talked about torque specs and it said for a normal sized man to tighten by using an 18" wrench. Or something like that.

I wonder if normal size is the scrawny 70yr old guy that used to do my alignments that could bust 150lbft nuts loose with a 12" ratchet, or that guy asking about gym mirrors who is 5'6" and can bench 265.

 

[dlcwent]

For a long time the blue prints for towers we were installing talked about torque specs and it said for a normal sized man to tighten by using an 18" wrench. Or something like that.

That's one of the dumbest things I've ever heard.

I wonder if normal size is the scrawny 70yr old guy that used to do my alignments that could bust 150lbft nuts loose with a 12" ratchet, or that guy asking about gym mirrors who is 5'6" and can bench 265.

Really.

 

[azula]

but how old is the instructions?

LMAO, I was going to post the same thing!