Havertown, PA

Reviewed home to provide estimate for home performance and heat pump system. Need to perform calculations and provide estimate.

Perform tune up on Amana ac, went to indoor unit and tested blower motor, checked and clean drains, and tested temperature split of unit. Filter was changed before I went to the outdoor unit and tested all electrical, mechanical components, including compressor, fan motor, and refrigerant levels. Spoke with customer about an addition and put on the back of the house, she said the construction company told her the system is enough for an additional 400 ft.² which I do not believe is true and she also wanted to extend the boiler piping to run the addition as well to get someone to give her a quote on split for the new addition the boiler piping with the thermostat off the boiler. She stated that the boiler is most likely due for replacement anyway so maybe we can upgrade the size she scheduled to have a meeting with a comfort advisor two weeks from now.

Performed tune up on carrier ac unit, tested j Indoor units blower motor and temperature split. Tested outdoor units electrical components, tested fan motor, compressor, and capacitor. Unit tested out fine and had no issues whatsoever. Looked over customers energy usage and his highest bills were during the coldest parts of the season which is normal.

The 60A double pole Square D breaker in the panel was tripping. Starting last week it would trip. And it tripped 3 times today. The 60A breaker at air handler was not tripping. Jumpered low voltage for electric heat to test, 38A 10KW Good. Wire size is 6 gauge; correctly sized. Breaker tripped approximately 3 minutes into run time of electric heat. I took panel door off and inspected panel. The bottom lug of the suspect breaker was loose. I tightened. Made sure allmHVAC equipment breaker connections were tight. Then forced electric heat and allowed to run 12 minutes. Breaker did not trip. I have ruled out the HVAC equipment being the cause of the breaker tripping. We installed the breaker and the 6 guage wire at install. This was a gas heat to all electric conversion. No charge for today as it was related to install and falls under first (2) year guarantee. Equipment installed October 2023.

Reviewed home with customer to look for home performance projects to improve comfort and efficiency. The energy bill is around 250 peak of winter and home is around 1700 ft2 and natural gas. Donna would like proppsal for rim joist sealing and insulating. Attic is walk up and finished with 1 radiator. Attic is cold in the winter. Not sure what is beyond kneewalls. All walls are plaster and there is no access. Recommend cutting Hatch to see what is back there when we are doing rim joists.

Reviewed building with Noel and inspected steam boiler condensate return tank- requires replacement. Reviewed areas of building looking to supplement with electric heaters and air curtains. Will calculate load spaces and provide estimate for options.

Upon arrival for 6 month inspection on 4 mini splits I met with Tim the pastor and he took me to the location of the units. I asked him how they working and he said they weren’t keeping up on really cold days and it was 58° when I arrived. I found three of the units set to A/C with fans on high. Only one of four was heating. I switched all units to heating mode and turned thermostats up. Checked units coils on wall units and condensers. Checked air filters. Checked temperature splits on all units. Units are performing as they should. Tim is going to see how units maintain now that all are on heating. If it still has issues maintaining he would like a quote to add two more.

Performed precision heat pump tune up. Replaced 20x20x1 air filter. Checked all electrical conections and components. Checked temperature rise. Tested 15 kw back up heater Tested outdoor capacitor 45/5 Checked refrigerant pressures and temperatures at indoor and outdoor units. Test defrost ok cycle hat pump ok.

Perform precision gas heat tuneup on 35-year-old well McLean natural gas boiler. Found it when I arrived and was testing out the boiler. The boiler took a while to light. Gas valve was too delayed. Explained to homeowner that replacing the gas valve and spark control would be around $1000 And would not be worth it on a boiler this old. Recommend to replace gas boiler instead of doing any repairs due to age. How minor is going to keep an eye on it at this time. Check gas pressure performed combustion test. Gas boiler is working at time of service .

Talked customer upon arrival, customer explained that radiators on the third floor are not getting hot. Check operation of the unit found relief valve leaking water, water pressure 0 psi. Explained to customer that for me to troubleshoot boiler, we need to replace relief valve. Provide an estimate to relieve pressure relief valve. Customer approved after insulation of a relief valve test operation added water to the boiler and bleed all radiators check water flow. All radiators are getting hot. Took photos of all the valves that are leaking. Customer is aware of these valves Leaking. Provider and estimate for accommodations.