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    • 15 February 2025 03:00 PM Until 04:00 PM
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      Returning guest presenter Aaron Wilson is back for another exciting discussion. This time, we'll be talking about...
      The Science of CYA: How to Keep the Customer Safe, Document Your Work, and Not Get Sued
      We take on a lot of liability as appliance repair techs, and that can get us into sticky situations whether we've done anything wrong or not. Aaron will be teaching us all about how to navigate this side of the trade.
      We'll start by going over a tragic, real-world case study where a sloppy installation had lethal results, analyzing exactly how the installer's negligence caused this. From there, our scope will expand to what kind of safety precautions we should implement in our own work, both for the customer's sake and for our own.
      But even if you do everything perfectly, there's still the famous "technician witch hunt." Well, we'll also talk about how to deal with that by thoroughly documenting your work and putting yourself beyond legal reproach.
      A little about our guest, Aaron Wilson:
      Aaron has been in the appliance repair trade for about 15 years, starting out by doing installations before moving on to bigger and better things. He worked for C&W Services as a Sub-Zero authorized servicer for a time and thereafter joined Mr. Appliance of Highland Park in the Dallas area, where he worked for years as the lead technician and field service manager. These days, he's making sure that all the appliances of everyone's favorite fried chicken place are in tip-top shape as the Quality and Performance Consultant for the southwest branch of Chick-fil-A. In addition, he has taught many classes on refrigeration repair and advanced diagnostics, during which time he also developed training material for the soft skills side of things, which he is delighted to share with you. On top of all that he's a certified graduate of the Master Samurai Tech Academy, so he knows his stuff!
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      Who: This workshop is available to everybody, including you! You don't have to be a member of Appliantology to join the fun.
      When: Saturday, February 15 @10:00 AM Eastern Time.
      Where: Online via Zoom
      How:
      Click here to register. If you're interested, register now. Arrive a couple minutes early to make sure your connection is working. Set a reminder for yourself for this workshop so you don’t miss it. 

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Posted

I just DIY fixed a leaky freezer and found the condensation line frozen, etc...

If these stupid little nipples are always clogging up and causing issues, why don't we just take them off and not use them?

The only purpose I can think of is that the grommet somehow diffuses heat near the compressor so it doesn't travel up the condensate line?

Posted (edited)

@summit3030 The duct bill grommet is suppose to keep warm moisture laden air from migrating up to evaporator and causing extra frost build up on evaporator.

If this was a Whirlpool built bottom freezer model, they have designed a P-Trap drain tube kit to replace the failure prone grommet.  (NOTE: if this is what you have, post your model number and I or someone else will give you the part number for the P-Trap drain tube kit to fix this problem correctly).

Before this update kit came out a trick that was used was to clean the old grommet good, (they get sticky from the heat), and nip a little "V" cut out of the middle of the duck bill on the grommet so that even if it sticks together again water can still drain out the little "V" cut.

 

Edited by Budget Appliance Repair
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Posted

Thanks for the response. It's a Summit so the P-trap doesn't seem to be an option.

Mine never even got clogged. I think it came from the manufacturer sitting in the drain pain and it was simply never installed. So this makes sense as to why the freezer started leaking water. But I will give it a tiny little V just to keep it from getting clogged.

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