A near perfect break down.

[Becker]

All break downs are a PITA, but this one worked out nicely.

I just wrapped up my 1st job, was running ahead even.

Phone rings, it is my tech. Don, I lost water pressure went to van and water is spraying from the console.

1st part of perfection. I was less than 2 miles from him.

2nd part of perfection. The driveway and private road allowed me to park in a way to unhook from his machine and hook to mine getting him rolling on this large vacant again.

A hose leading from one heat exchanger to the other had broke where it had been rubbing over the years.

I texted him the job info 2 my next appointment, He finished there and completed the next job from my van, other vacants can wait.

Getting the hose out was a pita on the performer.

3rd part. Hose shop built me a new hose right after I walked in the door and sent me on my way, while I had the machine opened up I also replaces a couple of radiator hoses.

Cameron finished the day as I was test running the performer. He pulled up transferred gear back to his van and away he was.

So, if a hose had to burst today was the day!

Best part I guess, is not a single client knew the difference.

Ahh...

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Another beauty of having the second van.

We keep spares of the 405 internal hoses. Made them a little longer than stock so they can be interchangeable.

Thought of using QCs like Butler does to make them easier to change....but didn't yet

 

[Nate The Great]

Another beauty of having the second van.

We keep spares of the 405 internal hoses. Made them a little longer than stock so they can be interchangeable.

Thought of using QCs like Butler does to make them easier to change....but didn't yet

You do have to admit, that's a shit load of q/c butlers use....

 

[Desk Jockey]

A hose leading from one heat exchanger to the other had broke where it had been rubbing over the years.

Prochem put a fabric covering over those hoses to prevent that from happening. When you replace the hose make sure it has the covering.

 

[KevinD]

At minimum always carry a extra internal hose equal in length to your longest hose.

 

[Becker]

I don't know about all you others. But this was no easy replacement. Not a task Id care to do in the clients driveway. The crap I had to remove just to get to it was crazy.

May failure was not inspecting the machine properly.


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[Becker]

And besides that. Somethings no matter how confident my tech might be, somethings Id rather he not attempt.


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[Desk Jockey]

Some of those are in such a tough location to reach that they are best removed with a crows foot. Not something everyone has in there van tool box.

 

[Chris A]

so one breakdown and you're selling it? Wuss!

 

[Becker]

HA HA,,, I run a thermalwave in my van, love it. a decent deal on another came up, and I'd love for both my vans to have the same equpiment.

As I reshearch it, I think the 405 might be worth more to me than selling it, so I might just put it in the shop for my 3rd van down the road.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Its worth a lot, it can make you a ton of money and last forever.

However selling it you're subject to what someone will pay. Older machine, no longer being manufactured, with suspect control panel all hurt you.

I have an 805 we don't use enough and I've thought about selling it many times. But then I always come back to what it will cost to replace it. So I've hung on to it.