Field notes
Short notes from jobs as they are completed: what the equipment was, what was found, and what was done. No customer details, no prices, no stock photography.
Outdoor unit set, line set connected and insulated, and service valves opened on a system built for A2L refrigerant. The cabinet carries the A2L safety label next to the data plate, which is where the refrigerant a system was designed for is listed.
Air handler and condenser delivered and staged before installation day. Indoor and outdoor equipment are selected together so capacity, metering, and refrigerant agree. The air handler carton here is marked R-32.
Manifold gauges connected to read operating pressures rather than guessing at a charge. Refrigerant is not consumed the way fuel is, so a system reading low is a system with a leak to find first.
Attic work with the flue pipe, refrigerant line, and condensate drain all in reach. The white PVC carries water away from the indoor coil, and its slope, trap, and cleanout are what get checked when a system overflows more than once.
An older condenser looked at on its own terms: what failed, why it failed, and what else is wearing. Age alone does not decide it. Cabinet condition, pad settling, and clearance around the unit all feed into the recommendation.
Coil, clearance, electrical connections, and the disconnect all checked while the unit is accessible. Leaves and growth against the cabinet restrict airflow, which shows up later as longer run times rather than an obvious fault.
Every note describes work performed by Glacier Comfort Experts. Photographs are from the job described. Equipment, scope, and findings vary by property, so these are examples of the work rather than a quote or a diagnosis for any other system. For the wider photo archive, see the project gallery.
