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A retired tech in Tulsa told me to quit checking amp draw first and it cut my diag time in half
I used to pull out the meter and check amp draw on every fridge call before touching anything else, probably wasted 15 minutes on each one just staring at numbers that told me nothing. This old guy I worked with for a month in Tulsa watched me do it twice and finally said "son, put the meter down and listen to the compressor first." Started doing that last spring and now I can tell a bad start relay from a bad compressor in about 30 seconds just by the sound it makes when it kicks on. Has anyone else had a senior tech flip their whole process like that, or am I just late to the party on this one?
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henry85523d ago
Had a similar thing happen with a furnace guy years back. I was all proud of myself checking temp rise and static pressure on every call, doing the whole song and dance with the manometer, and he just walks up and puts his hand on the flue pipe for two seconds. Said if it's too hot to hold your hand on for a count of five, you got a airflow problem, and now go find out why. Saved me a ton of time but it also made me feel dumb for about a week. The old timers learned on stuff that didn't have a bunch of fancy meters so they had to use their senses. We got spoiled with tools and forgot the basics. Your Tulsa guy was right, ears and hands will tell you more than a meter ever will on a lot of calls.
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