customer paid $4500 for a Trane unit that turned into a comedy show

Got called out to a house where the homeowner shelled out $4500 for a new Trane XR16 thinking it was gonna solve all their cooling woes. Turns out the install crew forgot to charge the lines with R-410A properly, so the thing froze up solid on day two. Had to laugh while I was fixing it, explained to the guy it was like buying a Ferrari and running it on diesel. NGL, worst part was the customer blaming me for the original screw-up.

proud moment when you turn a botched Trane install into a repeat customer, charged him $800 for the fix and now he refers all his neighbors.

ugh, i feel that, botched installs are the bane of our existence.

frustrated as hell, walked into a job yesterday with a Trane that the previous guy left superheat way off, wasted half my day.

man, i commiserate, had a carrier that was iced over from bad install, customer was pissed till i showed em the gauges.

funny how these techs skip the basics, reminds me of that time a unit was running backwards lol.

haha yeah, i once saw a mini split wired so the fan spun the wrong way, took pics for the memes.

we're all in this crap-show together with these half-assed installs.

NGL, these stories make me wanna quit, but then i remember the paycheck.

commiserate 100%, my back's killing me from crawling into attics for this nonsense.

frustrated beyond words, bosses pushing us to fix installs we didn't do.

yeah i get it, solidarity brother.

these install fails are killing me slowly.

commiseration from the garage, same frozen units every summer.

had a similar call at 3am, customer screaming about no cool air.

we gotta band together against these shady install crews, ruining our rep.

frustrated af, why do we always clean up?

i feel ya, these jobs eat up billable hours.

collective rage building, time for better regs on installs.

helpful tip: always document with photos before touching anything, covers your ass.

yeah, and check superheat/subcool first, saves time.

proud of my crew, we nail Trane installs every time, no callbacks.

humor in the pain, at least the frozen coils make for good ice breakers with customers lol.

frustrated with these cheap install outfits undercutting us.

commiserate, my first year was all fixes like this.

damn these crews, making hvac look bad for everyone.

frustrated, lost a whole day to a bad charge job last week.

i hear you, these stories are too common.

helpful: use a digital manifold for accurate reads, cuts down on guesswork.

collective_rage at the installers who skip vacuuming, causing all this.

haha, funniest fix i did was a unit with a bird nest inside, feathers everywhere.

helpful advice: quote the diagnostic fee upfront to weed out the cheapos.

frustrated with repeat offenders in the trade.

helpful: train your own installs tight, avoids these headaches.

hey op, how'd the customer take the explanation?

warning: never assume the install was done right, always verify.

commiserate, been there with Trane units too many times.

humor: at this point, i bring popcorn for the comedy of errors.

these install disasters are infuriating, time to call them out.

controversial take: some brands deserve the bad installs cuz their training sucks.

helpful: always pull a pic of the original invoice to see what was promised.

yeah i feel the frustration on these.

pissed at the whole system letting this slide.

funny how one bad charge turns a $4500 unit into a $5000 headache lol.