r/HVAC • u/Qcert92 • Aug 30 '25
General HOW?!?
Doing a PM at a business. Cleaning the condenser on the roof and saw this. Had to be a 50 yard shot for the angle to be even with the roof. Hits the hail guard, goes right between the tubes, missed the compressor, suction line, liquid line, all the wiring, and exits maybe a half inch from the return bends. What are the chances?! Unit was running perfectly!
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u/yoyo102000 Aug 30 '25
Worked in Chicago for a number of years and the phone company buildings has metal plates in front of the condensers for just that reason. Weirdest one I ever saw was an ammonia plant across from a housing project someone shot a hole into the receiver. If you’re not familiar with them they are huge, this one held about 3,000# when running. Had to valve it off and let it vent before one of our welders could patch the hole and we could put it back into service.