Downingtown, PA

When I arrived customer informed me that the heat pump had came back on and seems to be running ok. Decided to check over heat pump system but explained to him that this unit does not save codes. Went out to outside unit and checked 410a refrigerant pressures they were 372/61. Head pressure was a little high but not terrible. Compressor is also drawling at over 12 amps. Removed air filter and replaced with 1” 20x20x1 customer supplied. Compressor very loud from inside the home also. Would recommend replacing heat pump system very soon. Heat pump is working at time of service.

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Luis 1-23-26 performed oil heat tune up on spirit oil furnace from 2022. Test heater operation ok. Check air filter 413 ok. Clean heat exchanger and flue pipe inspect chimney base ok. Replace oil filter rf2 nozzle .60x80a and strainer. Check oil flow ok. Performed combustion test and smoke test on heater ok. Draft ok. Check supply and return air temps ok. Cycle heater ok. Heater is working properly at the time of service, I did inform customer About oil tank age, valve at the tank seems like starting to leak. Oil level is very low. Customer does not know the age of oil tank. I emailed estimate for new oil tank. I also provided information about whole house humidifier. Customer also mentioned an issue with room sensor. I tried to replace batteries and it worked for an hour then it won’t connect again. Customer will order new sensor online, C7189R1004 RedLINK®-Enabled Wireless Indoor Air Sensor

Luis 1-23-26 customer just replaced 700m humidifier and it does not work. I check wiring found no power to humidifier, I check all wiring from thermostat to unit and to humidifier, this new humidifier is configured differently than the old one. Quoted to modified wiring and add common to humidifier customer approved repair. Add common and kept same wiring at the thermostat base. After repairs test operation ok. Humidifier is connected to ecobee stag at terminal + and common is connected from air handler. Cobble shows + and - terminal are connected but only + is connected not sure if this will be an issue later on. As now thermostat is bringing humidifier with no issue.

Luis 1-23-26 Customer called in for heat pump not keeping up during cold days. Trane fully communicated heat pump. Check error codes history on the unit I tested heat pump check refrigerant pressures temperatures. Everything is working good with the heat pump 413 air filter. It’s super dirty. This is probably why unit had some high temperatures error in past error history. Hi Dan tested back up heat 15 KW I noticed that the electric heat was only running at 5K after doing investigation found out during the installation. The other 10 KW was never connected to the unit and thermostat was not set up for 15 KW. I provided estimate to corrected this actions. Customer approved repairs. I connected the other 5K bank to the sub panel and fully set thermostat to 15 kw back up heat, I locked out electric heat at 40 degrees. Test system operation ok. Reconnect 5KW to electrical subpanel and reconfigure thermostat for 15 KW back up heat. Customer will replace filter I did inform customer about

I arrived to the customers home to service their Amana 4 yr old 95% gas furnace system. I started with checking the air filter and replaced , the filter size is 16x20x1. I checked all my electrical connections and voltages. I inspected and tested the burners , flame sensor and the igniter. I water tested all tubing and hoses. I inspected the exhaust and fresh air pipe for restrictions and bellies. I inspected the inducer and the blower motor operation. I checked and tested for combustion and took temp rise splits at the return and the supply. Everything is running fine at this time of service. We Did recommend adding one in 2023 wet switch. Finished basement. I did leave another estimate for the customer to review for adding a wet switch to her system.

I arrived for no heat found unit was locked out on four flash codes, which is a high limit trip. Found the filter was very dirty. I replaced the air filter 16x20x1. The condition of the furnace is OK there is rust around the burner port. No rust on the screws at the secondary. Also recommending replacing the burner tubes with stainless steel burner tubes. Customer has LP gas. My gas pressure low and high fire are fine . I ran a smoke test and a combustion test on the furnace and it passed . The temp rise was fine . With the condition of the furnace I would recommend replacing in the near future, it’s close to 10 yrs . I talked with the tenants to be sure they are replacing the air filter monthly. Also found older pro 5000 or 6000 the buttons are waring. I did leave 3 estimates for the customer to review. Replacement of (4) burner tubes and upgrading to stainless steel . Adding a maintenance contract for 189.00 per year . You get 2 visits with 15% discount and priority service.

Luis 1-22-26 performed oil furnace cleaning in thermopride oil furnace around 17 years old. Test thermostat operation customer has Bosch heat pump for main heat and oil furnace as back up, I only performed tune up on oil heater. Clean heat exchanger and flue pipe inspect chimney base. And inspect clean out ports. Replace oil filter, strainer and nozzle. Clean and adjust electrodes. Check oil flow and test heater operation after tune up. Performed combustion test ok. Heater is working properly at the time of service, some of the parts are showing age. I emailed estimate for recommendations.

Fully assessed no heating situation. Found that the homeowners child had pulled the nest thermostat off the wall earlier and a neighbor came over and installed their older Honeywell thermostat. Found thermostat had one wire in the wrong terminal, the “r” wire was in “rc” with the jumper in the thermostat base set to 2 wire. Moved wire up to r terminal and jumper to 1 wire and everything came on. Checked over furnace. Entire system is from 2011 and would consider get a price on replacement. Gas furnace is working at time of service.

I arrived to the customers home for the heat, not keeping up. When I got into the home, it was 57°. Heat up was running at 67 heat pump temperatures found good I had 92° supply and 57° return. When testing electric heat it never initiated. I checked electric heat package at the air handler wiring looks good. High voltage connections are good. I went up to the thermostat and checked the wiring connections. Found the W-2 wire was connected in the wrong terminal, I fixed and moved the wire to the right terminal spot . I retested the electric heat and the auxiliary works . I brought my within 1° and my heat pump ran and moved the temperature up more and the auxiliary came in with the heat pump is back up and running again. I did let the customer know that the heat pump is oversized for the home and the ductwork needs to be i Increased . I collected for 268.62 for today.

Luis 1-21-26 customer called in for no heat, this morning they woke up with blank thermostat. Pump was constantly running. Customer clean pump and started to work. Found heater running upon arrival. I tested condensation pump couple times goes off and on normal. Discharge water goes to outside with 3/4 pvc. Customer stated heater worked normally after cleaning pump. At this time not sure what caused the issue. Could be issue with pump or vinyl tubing. I offered to replace pump. Customer decided not to replace pump. If customer has issues with drain tubing They will need to cut drywall to tried to find vinyl tubing.

Fully assessed no heating situation on 2011 carrier heat pump system. Found No power going to thermostat. Went up in the attic and did not have 220v to breaker in air handler. Found 50 amp breaker tripped in the basement. After resetting breaker everything came on but found one of the elements in strip heater is bad, there was an estimate provided previously. Would recommend getting a price on replacing the system.

Reviewed house and equipment. Turned system on and tested operation. Found fan speed for heating at medium high. Ran unit for 10-15 minutes. Measured supply and return air temperature. 115 supply temperature and 69 return.

W wire at thermostat was landed on W not W2 aux heat. Found that the The electric heat was not wired into accessory relay as required. Followed wiring diagram. Wired W2 (AUX) from thermostat to the correct contact on the relay. The white conductors provided by factory are the “CC” contacts from refrigerant mitigation board. One of these conductors is wired to the factory Gray conductor and the other to the field provided Y1 conductors. Based on wiring diagram. Then after starting unit found condenser fan blades frozen to the outdoor coil. Was mechanically stuck, Poured hot water and freed blade with a long drill bit. Unit is directly under gutters was VERY iced up. Will talk to management about the possibility of a weather guard top for outdoor unit, Cut the J2 jumper at defrost control to allow for higher defrost termination temperature (70°) Temperature rise with heat pump and AUX heat together (62-122=60°) Temper rise with just AUX heat (60-100=40°) Outdoor temperature was li

Arrived for no heat. We were here in December for a maintenance. I turned the system on found flame won’t come all the way across system is LP gas. I pulled the burners and they were very dirty. I cleaned the burners and but back into place and tested system operation. Combustion was good and heat exchanger was fine . I recommended to the customer that the burner tubes are in bad shape and need to be replaced. He agreed and put 50% down for the new burner tubes. Please follow up with the customer when we get the burner tubes to schedule the repair. This is a recall no charge . I did collect for $335.43 for 50% down for the (5) burner tubes . Remaining balance due after the repair is completed.

1/20/26 Barry Replaced weak 45/5 uF capacitor at outdoor unit. Measured amp draw. Tested overall operations of equipment. System operating well at this time. Homeowner paid balanced today,

Fully assessed water leaking situation. Found that the saddle valve started leaking on water heater. Provided estimate to replace saddle valve assembly with shark bite style saddle valve feed. Also provided estimate to join membership plan for discounts. Homeowner asked if we wave the diagnostic fee. Waved fee per management. Drained down some water from water heater, installed valve and checked for leaks , no leaks found. Adjusted shut off valve for correct water flow to humidifier and tested operation. Humidifier is working properly at time of service.

Luis 1-16-26 customer called in for electrical smell with his geothermal unit. Upon arrival talked to customer and he showed me where he thinks the electrical smell is coming from. Found power off to unit. I inspect wires at the area where customer pointed. I did not see any high voltage wiring issue. Customer had a problem with capacitor last summer and capacitor flux got all over the wires. Customer pointed to thermostat wire, i cut about 5 inches and reconnected to control board. I test system operation and I did not experience any electrical smell. Check water temperature supply and return, 37 out 47 in. Supply temp 78 return temps 55. Test back up heat ok. Cycle heat pump ok. Geothermal unit is working properly at the time of service. I offer service plan for the heat pump. Customer said he will think about it in the future. Water pressures were around 10 psi. Water in port might not be reading correctly I would recommend contacting well pump common to fix hose issue and water por

Fully assessed situation. Found 8 feet of 24x8 return metal trunk fell to the ground. Found that the existing trunk duct was originally installed using roofing nails to attach it to the ceiling. We replaced furnace and return drop, possibly worked the nails somewhat loose then. Re bent drives back into correct form. Re hung 8 ft section using 5/16 zip screws to secure to the ceiling. Gas furnace is working properly at time of service. Furnace was installed 10/28/25.

Luis 1-12-26 return visit to troubleshoot unit. Found unit with error code e7. I called tech support for troubleshooting, based on the information, from inverter board, discharge sensor should be replaced not reading correctly. We need to replace sensor warranty, customer also has labor warranty, we will need to recover refrigerant and measure how much we take out, and add factory charge once job is completed. No charge 1/15/26 Barry Recovered 5# 13oz R410A; Factory charge is 7# 9oz (121oz) Pressure tested system and it help 360 psi for 40 minutes. Soap bubble leak check all joints. No leaks found. Also no leak detection dye anywhere. Replaced compressor discharge temperature sensor. Triple evacuated system to standards. Less than 500 microns. Charged system factory charge. 121 oz R410A. Started system. Gets stuck at 31 Hz because transducer has failed. Control thinks it’s 455 psi liquid pressure when it is 308 psi measured and therefore prevents compressor from modulating up. Con

Luis 1-15-26 customer seen some ductwork disconnected from main ductwork, I compare pictures from previous visits. Those runs are always been disconnected from main trunk system. I explained to customer and showed him photos from previous years. He is ok with that. Customer sign up for service plan two AC units and a gas boiler.

Quality Assurance inspection for Minisplit install. DuraStar (Rheem) 1 indoor head wall mount 9,000 BTU capacity. Second floor nursery room. Inspected mechanical: outdoor unit and power monitor/disconnect is level. Penetrations are sealed. Line hide covers are connected. Inspected wiring and connections. Configured power monitor for 257V as the over voltage setpoint and 208 as under voltage setpoint. Opens in .5 seconds in the event of an over or under voltage incident. Measured amp draw. Checked the outdoor unit refrigerant flare connections. Measured temperature rise: 78-120! Excellent. Satisfied setpoint of 78° in 25 min. Did not feel it necessary to put my probes on the unit considering temperature rise was ideal. Install passes QA inspection. Showed her how to remove and clean filters. Sent her estimates for plans for this system and the main system.

Reviewed job and found humidity low in the home. Explained thermostat control and how it can force humidify. Recommend Honeywell S1200 with EIM. Found humidifier valve turned off at water heater. Turned valve back on and tested humidifier operation. Bob would also like to have a price for an inline water filter for humidifier to reduce scale buildup. Discussed options on whole house treatment but Bob was not interested at this time. Add inline water filter to existing quote and resend quote.

Set new unit on new return box in new auxiliary drain pan. Adapted to Supply and installed new return drop. Piped in lineset to new unit. Ran new condensate drain with ez trap safety switch to new condensate pump with new Vinyl running to point of indoor discharge. Made all high and low voltage connections to unit and wired safeties in series to break 24v R call to thermostat. Hung new Honeywell s1200 thermostat. Set new unit on new pad and leveled. Hung new disconnect box with surge protector. Piped in lineset to new unit. Brazed pressure tested evacuated and charged system. Made all high and low voltage connections to unit. Performed all test out procedures cleaned all work areas and reviewed installation with homeowner.

1/14/26 Dan I arrived to the customers home to service their 5 yr old thermo pride oil furnace system. I started with checking the air filter , and replaced the air filter , it’s a 413 Aprilaire supplied by the customer. I checked all my electrical connections and voltages. I replaced my strainer and nozzle , and the oil filter. I inspected and set my electrodes for proper gapping for optimal performance. I inspected the flue pipe for corrosion and pitting. Inspected my heat exchanger and the chimney for clearance. I bled the oil burner and tested system for smoke and combustion. I took temp rise splits at the return and the supply. Everything is running fine at this time of service, newer system. I collected for the customers $399.00 for his service agreement renewal. Paid by cc. No recommendations at this time .