Installation Best Practices: Brazing & Leak Checking

Join Bryan Orr from HVAC School as he delivers an in-depth presentation on Installation Best Practices, focusing on Brazing and Leak Checking techniques. This video is Part 1 of a special series recorded at Polar Bear Air Conditioning.

In this episode, Bryan covers:

The importance of proper brazing techniques
Understanding the science behind brazing
Tips for achieving stronger joints
Common mistakes to avoid
The significance of flowing nitrogen while brazing
Choosing the right brazing rod for different applications
Techniques for working with various metals, including aluminum

Whether you're a seasoned HVAC professional or just starting in the field, this video offers valuable insights to enhance your installation skills and troubleshooting abilities. Stay tuned for more parts in this comprehensive series on HVAC best practices!

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[kkproductions]

Fixing to teach a class to our techs on leak testing. Great timing! I’ll share your video with our guys

[walterbrown]

Great content... extremely helpful animation. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[DavideousIII]

As a new tech, I appreciate the best practice vs. real practice acknowledgment

[TitaniumZX]

Lots of good information. Thank you for the video.

[RyanG]

The exact video i needed to see as i go install an ac after i drink my coffee. Cheers from Canada

[jonathanbasiliere]

your a ray of sunshine my hvac brother much love and respect thank you ive been able to elevate from poverty to middle class because of your videos and teachings

[julianuk]

Not sure if you realized, but there's a dog that's patiently been sitting at the window, learning about brazing, and it was so intrigued, it did not move !

[emiliocruz]

Is this part 1? I was waiting for more. lol I love your channel got me righting my wrongs lol kudos to you brother.

[josephwilliams]

I bought the Pipe Wiper and it's worth its weight in gold. The extra time it takes to use it is saved but cutting down vacuum time.

[GeminiSeven]

Over thirty years ago I went through the HVAC course at UTI and my instructor told us to watch for the flame tail to turn green to signify that the copper was the proper temperature to start brazing. Have you heard of this? I have used that for brazing water piping but never brazed on an A/C system. Thanks so much for the great videos Bryan.

[timsky]

I'm superstitious, never pack the oxy acetylene back in the truck until you've done the leak check.

[JosephJoe-hi]

It was a bit on the long side but had a lot of good information in it.

[carlosstokes]

I was wondering I’m fairly new to the hvac trade and was wondering what’s a good place to go or a good source to learn about chillers and boilers if possible.

[CRaZeCAP]

If western enterprise the company that makes those vn500 regulators if they came out with a bluetooth regulator that you could control with your phone it would save me many trips back and forth from the attic. Quit often the nitrogen is left running longer than necessary and I end up going through nitrogen bottles quicker than I otherwise would. Also I like to put the regulator on test while I deburr the tubing so the shavings get blown out. Having the ability to turn the nitro on and off without having to run back and forth or have somebody manning the regulator would be amazing in my opinion.

[julianuk]

A question for the pro's. For ductless minisplit, would it not be better to cut, and braze the lines (using nitrogen) rather than use the flare nut, as that always seems to be the point of failure / leak.

[ericviele]

If a system was installed without using nitrogen, what would be the best way to resolve it?

Would it require draining the system, removing the brazed areas, replacing the filter dryer and refilling the system?

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[NatePetersonrt]

@HVAC School new refrigerators made within the last 5 years don't last long.

[IamMrPants]

Great stuff.... except the "jokes"😂

[tylerweatherbee]

I hate the I don't have time excuse. Make it.