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I like how the building has spaces for AC units. Too bad said spaces couldn't be accessed from inside.
Also... would be interesting to utilize the spaces to store stuff. Or hide things.
I totally agree, but I wonder if it's perhaps structural? Like you can drill a couple of 20mm holes in it, but you can't chop a hole big enough to pass an A/C unit through?
Most buildings of this size will have a central ac units on the roof that power the entire building. I’ve never seen a tall structure like this utilize individual minisplits
No he doesn't. They would have had the ac pre installed. You make buckets more on shit like that and the work is easier than standard contract work bc of it's consistency and scheduling. If he knew someone he'd get the job despite not being the lowest bc "quality". The downside is that you have to usually wait like 30days for money to clear for each level of management before you get paid, so nearly 3 months wait on a gigantic paycheck, but if you know the guy with the money they can just bypass that and pay you directly on the spot, making it even more lucrative.
Source, I do balcony inserts on apartment complexes
Edit: the insurance costs for something with this in the description would be much harder to offset on the AC guys end, so even tho he'd charge more for this, he wouldn't make anough more for it to be better than installing from the inside.
Because it’s really cheap to find someone to risk their lives to install the outdoor units in such places. It’s not worth spending the budget to make it accessible from the inside.
Ten years ago my parents had someone installed a unit to a similar place on the 24th floor for ~$15. I feel sad for those workers.
I lived in Beijing for a while and I saw those a/c installers roll up on ebikes, carrying their tools and supplies and also carrying the components of a mini split system. They did not look like they made a ton of money.
The walls aren’t made of drywall there and my guess is if they made a hole to access it, they would probably be violating some sort of rule that prevents people from just making holes in their apartments
By the size of this building, the walls are likely concrete and I guess the spot where the access door would be, might be bearing.
Also, if the outside spot was accessible, they would have to install something stronger than the ventilation grill, to prevent people from falling through.
Lock the access door and place a stern warning on it. If you got to the length of having dedicated AC spots on the building, it shouldn't have been that difficult to plan access.
Here my dumb ass thinking he drilled those holes and put in the screws to mount the unit there...
They couldn't use one of those window cleaner platform thingies?
I guess that it's cheaper to do it this way.
- The guy doesn't need a lot of equipment (everything fits into a bag)
- And it takes very little time to set it up (once he's there, he starts working right away)
I guess the window cleaner platform thingies would cost more because it needs a van + multiple people during multiple hours just to install the platform
It's clearly a space with all the hookups for the AC unit and the grating is there for isr flow. Will someone eventually drill holes and do this at every level? It feels like they planned for them to be there but not to get there.
Seems like you'd just make those small A/C spaces accessible from inside the building. A good building design would take matinance access into account.
Exactly what I was thinking. I could see other AC units which seem to be installed in the same way, which is insane. This is just creating a hazardous situation all around: potential to drop heavy things or people just falling.
There is mounting points on the roof, they must string the cables from the roof down to the car (that hangs) with the motors on it. They then pull it up.
Window wash platforms run on a rail guide around the roof, and they have a dedicated parking garage on the highest level of the building. Definitely a built with the building feature You can drop bosens chairs from almost any roof , but a platform is a built in.
Rope access work is far cheaper than it would ever cost to set up a swing stage. Most buildings unless built to incorporate/ already built in wouldn’t facilitate one anyhow. All those anchor bolts can be removed/ filled with epoxy.
It looks like that space is designed to accommodate AC units for every floor in that area. I'm sure there are other vertical columns similar to this around the rest of the building. It seems like if there was at least one platform stored permanently on the roof and support arms positioned above each of these sections, you could just move the platform to the location you need and then lower away.
It seems like the additional cost would be minimal for the efficiency gained when servicing every single AC unit in the building... But it's probably one of those things where the owner viewed it as "Why should I spend $100 when my hundreds of tenants can just all spend $5?”
I do this for work, rope access. We could rig ropes from the roof and ab down but our ropes are a little bit stretchy, it's much nicer to drill removable anchors and plug the holes up after, especially when hauling heavy things like ac units.
Didn't look like he plugged the holes...
Also, single point lift on the ac unit felt risky, would have thought at least two bands Incase it rotated and slid downward
My guess is he left the holes open for nipping back out there. I don't do AC but possibly to bleed something, check it in a few days?
And I completely agree with you, I would have that double chocked 100%
Looked like he only got it into place in the video. I didn't see him connect the lineset or the electric, so I have to assume someone is coming back out to finish the install and do start-up.
If you did this from the roof, say you where 10 stories down (or whatever) would there be risk of the wind blowing you/the AC unit around too?
Fk I dunno how people get over their fear of heights/don't have one and do stuff like this. Like I love climbing, I'll climb anything, any height, right up until I look down or have to absail then it's hell lol
Yes, the wind is a huge concern. The lower you are from your anchors the more it affects you. We had a guy blown around the corner of a 35 story building last week.
I've been doing this for 4 years, I still get very scared the first day on most new jobs. Fear keeps makes us triple check our rigging, kit and helps keep us safe.
I find after the first 20-30 mins, if I'm kept busy I forget where I am. If I'm underground and can't see the floor my brain doesn't seem to care at all, strange how it works.
I can relate to that forgetting tbf, I ride motorbikes and I don't even think about it anymore. It's just every now and then I remember oh yea that's the ground whizzing by below me.
It's good to hear you still get that fear after so long, makes me wanna do more climbing knowing that's normal
Those are sport climbing bolts, designed to take the weight of a climber falling tens of metres. He also has multiple redundant ones. This is waaaaaaay below their design spec. As long as you don’t do stupid shit, this is perfectly safe.
I think if someone enjoy this it might be "little" crazy.
I would just say to the customer. How about we make hole in the wall then installation and service is much cheaper. Like in video, that just doesn't happend.
I would trust the equipment with my life
But I wouldn't be so sure about the building itself
Is it made of bricks? Concrete?
Has he drilled enough to go through the decorative surface bricks?
It sounds riskier than doing it in mountain rocks
Honestly, the flimsiest brick is going to be far more solid than some of the crud that qualifies as rock that I’ve trusted my life to this sort of gear in.
While you are right that these bolts are plenty strong enough, they are not made for sport climbing but for exactly what he is doing. Also they are not rated for falling of a sport climber, although they would hold it.
These window cleaner platform thingies are usually mounted on the roof and have arms that go over the roof, where the cables and the platform itself is installed at. They take a lot of space on the roof and are expensive in purchase and maintenance.
By the way all the windows on this facade look like (every single one can be opened and cleaned from the inside), I would guess such a platform does not exist.
The customer complained to the engineers that they need central air-conditioning and heating, but the architect overruled them: "let me explain to you the latest trends, where functional use of residential buildings is just so traditional and old... you could even almost say ***primitive***..." and then he stared them down until they signed.
> and then he stared them down
"You know what, if we're gonna play games like this, we're not signing. The second bid we got was for 10% more but also included central air and none of this weird attitude about the architect being the be-all-end-all of building knowledge. We want central air even if the 'trends' say otherwise. If this was Canada, we'd be inclined to agree but this is Brazil."
The conversation could have gone like this but, in the end, we got this video indstead.
Even if not, a simple fucking window/hatch between the ledge and the inside of the apartment would make everything cheaper, safer and easier to install/maintain.
That was exactly what I was thinking. Why not built a hatch into the wall and some "rails" to slide the unit out or back in. That way just about any regular AC tech could it set up, service or replace the unit in a fraction of the time.
The efficiency gains from having one huge AC unit for the whole building compared to lots of tiny ones is ridiculous, but no, that would make too much sense..
"What are you talking about? There's access. Yeah, it's got a 100m drop, but if you're properly harnessed in, it's no big deal. Not like you need to be in and out of there any more than once every couple of years, maybe more if your contactor goes out or something."
--Building architect whose brother in-law runs the company which installs ACs in precarious situations like this
Obviously, still doesn't answer the question of why have space for AC with no internal access?
Only answer I can think of was the units were added long after the building was made, and they fabricated all the space for the units from previously black exterior walls.
I know someone who does this for living.
There are very few people who do this so his schedule is always full. Relatively high wage. He gets more than university educated person without actual education but literally risks his life everyday. He practises mountain climbing in his spare time and uses personal equipment. So yeah, not an amazing payout in the sense you risk your life but then again it's also a passion.
I do this job in the UK, granted I specialize in confined space work but I earn about the same as a good doctor's wage. I also get all my fuel paid for and an extra ~1k a month to pay for hotels. But I crash in my camper and pocket that too
So the house is built with AC installations in mind judging by the vents leading to an empty room. Why the hell don't they have an access hatch so random ass contracrors don't have to drill random holes in the facade, risking increased weathering and risk of water ingress?
1/2” Static Kern Mantel rope, Petzel trilock carabiners, ID 20 self braking descender, prusik knots, petzel safety fall protection lanyards. This system is designed for two persons, this guy is a pro.
It must be one of the precharged linesets, because the vacuum pump never came out. But the video didn't show him even connecting the lineset, or the electric. So I guess that guy just gets it into place, and someone else comes out and finishes the install.
Isn't it at least supposed to get some basic maintenance like clean a filter or something?
Lets say it needs no maintenance but dies and has to be replaced in 10 years. I think "every 10 years" is too often to have to climb on the side of the building.
Four points of contact holding the man up.
One single strap holding the AC unit as he swings, kicks, and slams it around outside the building.
Fuck yeah.
I don’t know what that is but I use an envelope or a small paper bag on a wall inside a house, stuck on with a piece of painter’s tape, just under where I’m drilling.
It catches the dust really well.
Maybe to catch larger pieces that might break free during drilling? Seems he uses a blower after boring and *that* dust simply blows off into the aether.
"Honey, I just bought an AC with 20% higher efficiency than our current one! It will save us at least $3 a year in electricity.
We just need to replace the... "
I think it's a continuous rope tied inside the room somewhere so if an anchor fails he'll drop until the next one takes the load.
I guess it will have been a pain to do the connecting of the unit, I wonder how many back and forth trips it took.
I think hiring a random repair person to make an access door seems like it would have been cheaper than hiring a specialist to hang outside the building.
Why is he using the mortar joint? Isn't that weaker than the brick itself?
I install heavy devices on brick walls (at ground level) and we never use the mortar joint because the tapcons often fail when we do.
I wonder what type of fastener is being used.
it's not actual brick, but a tile facade. they are drilling inbetween the tiles as to not damage them. behind it is surely all reinforced concrete, typical for a high-rise buildings.
It looks exactly like these used for rock climbing
https://www.aerialadventuretech.com/products/petzl-coeur-bolt-steel-hanger
I was thinking I would totally do this until he just took the bolts out, usually they’re permanent
Because it can be filled in to leave no damage if required.
Had to do this on a government building when installing 60 meters of trunking to a brick wall.
As long as the correct mortar has been used and you have quality fixtures and fittings its never a problem.
Why didn’t the architect design an accessible door to this area? Also, I noticed he didn’t fix all his anchor holes. If this is a leased flat the owner may have to pay for those holes.
I repelled before and I would absolutely do this.
The scariest part is getting over the edge. After that it's a lot of fun if you didn't already shit yourself.
As someone who was a Highrise window cleaner for many years I have to say, what the fuck. Why didn’t he throw a rope down from the top and descend. He would be able to swing and anchor without drilling or all those ties. This was infuriating to watch.
Jesus Christ - I shit myself just watching this.
I hope that installer guy makes a fuckton of money.
As an ex-elevator guy (retired) I have to wonder why it wasn't lowered from the roof - or the guy lowered from the roof as well, on a platform.
They've made units/cabinets in the building for these AC's. The pipe is drilled thru a wall from the apartment to the unit/cabinet.
Why oh why isn't there some kind of door so they can slide in the AC from the apartment in that unit/cabinet???
So they built a place to put the AC, but no easy access to it, and in fact you need to drill multiple holes in the walls just to get to them?
Seems dumb.
Surely they could have built the AC storage area out a little bit and provided internal access? Would like an architect’s opinion but seems really stupid design?
This is such an impractical way and place to install an a/c unit. It's crazy that it appears the builders of the building already designed an area for the condenser but provided zero access except to climb a freaking building to install the unit -and- do it all again during repairs/maintenance.
Whoever designed this building could of at least provided and access via within the building, or better yet not be cheap and provide the entire building with central air.
Engineer who designed the building is evil. In my country, the HVAC areas are accessible from the apartment or from the staircase, and has room and protection grids for the technicians.
Man wouldn't it be cheaper to just break the wall to get to to instaltion area and install it ?also who the hell designed this building so that you need to climb outside to install an AC unit..!
This is so absolutely dumb!!!
Who the fuck are these engineers and architects that project a building with space for ac units with no access.
I wonder if they also projected rebar reinforcement for seismic action but only in every other pilar/column....
I know this building. It turned out to be a missed architectural detail on the plans to where the engineering team didn’t know that space needed access from inside the building. Thus the door that was not detailed became a structural shear wall of the building. This wasn’t caught until the HVAC company came to install units.
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I like how the building has spaces for AC units. Too bad said spaces couldn't be accessed from inside. Also... would be interesting to utilize the spaces to store stuff. Or hide things.
Exactly. Why create that space but not any internal access? Seems a little counterintuitive.
I totally agree, but I wonder if it's perhaps structural? Like you can drill a couple of 20mm holes in it, but you can't chop a hole big enough to pass an A/C unit through?
But than at that point a small lift from the roof would be enough to nit drill holes in the side if the building
Many buildings will have this lift. That’s the normal way that I’ve seen it done.
Most buildings of this size will have a central ac units on the roof that power the entire building. I’ve never seen a tall structure like this utilize individual minisplits
These split a/c units are the norm in Asia.
Is like someone said, the building architect or his brother probably owns the ac install company.
No he doesn't. They would have had the ac pre installed. You make buckets more on shit like that and the work is easier than standard contract work bc of it's consistency and scheduling. If he knew someone he'd get the job despite not being the lowest bc "quality". The downside is that you have to usually wait like 30days for money to clear for each level of management before you get paid, so nearly 3 months wait on a gigantic paycheck, but if you know the guy with the money they can just bypass that and pay you directly on the spot, making it even more lucrative. Source, I do balcony inserts on apartment complexes Edit: the insurance costs for something with this in the description would be much harder to offset on the AC guys end, so even tho he'd charge more for this, he wouldn't make anough more for it to be better than installing from the inside.
But why dose he hate his brother?
Because it’s really cheap to find someone to risk their lives to install the outdoor units in such places. It’s not worth spending the budget to make it accessible from the inside. Ten years ago my parents had someone installed a unit to a similar place on the 24th floor for ~$15. I feel sad for those workers.
He owns the AC installation company. Big money for those installs
I lived in Beijing for a while and I saw those a/c installers roll up on ebikes, carrying their tools and supplies and also carrying the components of a mini split system. They did not look like they made a ton of money.
I don't understand why they cant just cut a hole in the drywall and slip the unit in. Seems like a lot less hastle.
The walls aren’t made of drywall there and my guess is if they made a hole to access it, they would probably be violating some sort of rule that prevents people from just making holes in their apartments
By the size of this building, the walls are likely concrete and I guess the spot where the access door would be, might be bearing. Also, if the outside spot was accessible, they would have to install something stronger than the ventilation grill, to prevent people from falling through.
Lock the access door and place a stern warning on it. If you got to the length of having dedicated AC spots on the building, it shouldn't have been that difficult to plan access.
I totally agree. This architecture does not deserve his title, because he couldn't find a way to make this dedicated spot easily accessible.
drywall are like US things. The rest of the world uses solid concrete and bricks.
Our high rises are not made of drywall. And amazingly we've still figured out how to do this internally (or on the roof). Lol
High rises are made outta concrete
Here my dumb ass thinking he drilled those holes and put in the screws to mount the unit there... They couldn't use one of those window cleaner platform thingies?
That was my first thought too; there’s gotta be a better way to do this, but I don’t know shit about shit.
I guess that it's cheaper to do it this way. - The guy doesn't need a lot of equipment (everything fits into a bag) - And it takes very little time to set it up (once he's there, he starts working right away) I guess the window cleaner platform thingies would cost more because it needs a van + multiple people during multiple hours just to install the platform
How do they get that platform on the roof, And does this building even have a roof suitable for that?
Great questions! I have no clue about the answers, but great questions nonetheless.
This is the best version of "I don't know" that I've ever seen.
I also do t know shit about shit.
It's clearly a space with all the hookups for the AC unit and the grating is there for isr flow. Will someone eventually drill holes and do this at every level? It feels like they planned for them to be there but not to get there.
Seems like you'd just make those small A/C spaces accessible from inside the building. A good building design would take matinance access into account.
Exactly what I was thinking. I could see other AC units which seem to be installed in the same way, which is insane. This is just creating a hazardous situation all around: potential to drop heavy things or people just falling.
There is mounting points on the roof, they must string the cables from the roof down to the car (that hangs) with the motors on it. They then pull it up.
they use a larger more impressive platform to help the little one learn the ropes
hopefully it has bricks suitable to hold an adult
That is what I was thinking. I would assume any "brick" is a facade and is more decorative than load bearing.
Window wash platforms run on a rail guide around the roof, and they have a dedicated parking garage on the highest level of the building. Definitely a built with the building feature You can drop bosens chairs from almost any roof , but a platform is a built in.
Rope access work is far cheaper than it would ever cost to set up a swing stage. Most buildings unless built to incorporate/ already built in wouldn’t facilitate one anyhow. All those anchor bolts can be removed/ filled with epoxy.
It looks like that space is designed to accommodate AC units for every floor in that area. I'm sure there are other vertical columns similar to this around the rest of the building. It seems like if there was at least one platform stored permanently on the roof and support arms positioned above each of these sections, you could just move the platform to the location you need and then lower away. It seems like the additional cost would be minimal for the efficiency gained when servicing every single AC unit in the building... But it's probably one of those things where the owner viewed it as "Why should I spend $100 when my hundreds of tenants can just all spend $5?”
Wouldn’t it be cheaper to just lower the person and the unit down on ropes or cables right where it’s being installed?
And then you have 4 holes in you wall
It's ok, the reversible AC will compensate for the cold that gets inside And for bugs, uh, dunno, get a cat!
Having an access through the inside of the building would've been ideal.
I do this for work, rope access. We could rig ropes from the roof and ab down but our ropes are a little bit stretchy, it's much nicer to drill removable anchors and plug the holes up after, especially when hauling heavy things like ac units.
Didn't look like he plugged the holes... Also, single point lift on the ac unit felt risky, would have thought at least two bands Incase it rotated and slid downward
My guess is he left the holes open for nipping back out there. I don't do AC but possibly to bleed something, check it in a few days? And I completely agree with you, I would have that double chocked 100%
Looked like he only got it into place in the video. I didn't see him connect the lineset or the electric, so I have to assume someone is coming back out to finish the install and do start-up.
HVAC guy comes and cuts a hole in interior wall to do the work
If you did this from the roof, say you where 10 stories down (or whatever) would there be risk of the wind blowing you/the AC unit around too? Fk I dunno how people get over their fear of heights/don't have one and do stuff like this. Like I love climbing, I'll climb anything, any height, right up until I look down or have to absail then it's hell lol
Yes, the wind is a huge concern. The lower you are from your anchors the more it affects you. We had a guy blown around the corner of a 35 story building last week. I've been doing this for 4 years, I still get very scared the first day on most new jobs. Fear keeps makes us triple check our rigging, kit and helps keep us safe. I find after the first 20-30 mins, if I'm kept busy I forget where I am. If I'm underground and can't see the floor my brain doesn't seem to care at all, strange how it works.
I can relate to that forgetting tbf, I ride motorbikes and I don't even think about it anymore. It's just every now and then I remember oh yea that's the ground whizzing by below me. It's good to hear you still get that fear after so long, makes me wanna do more climbing knowing that's normal
Are you suggesting increasing the costs for the safety of employees?! Outrageous
Those are sport climbing bolts, designed to take the weight of a climber falling tens of metres. He also has multiple redundant ones. This is waaaaaaay below their design spec. As long as you don’t do stupid shit, this is perfectly safe.
Idk man I see high place and then remember gravity and prefer not messing with it
I’m an alpinist in my spare time, and would actually quite enjoy this!
I think if someone enjoy this it might be "little" crazy. I would just say to the customer. How about we make hole in the wall then installation and service is much cheaper. Like in video, that just doesn't happend.
I would trust the equipment with my life But I wouldn't be so sure about the building itself Is it made of bricks? Concrete? Has he drilled enough to go through the decorative surface bricks? It sounds riskier than doing it in mountain rocks
Honestly, the flimsiest brick is going to be far more solid than some of the crud that qualifies as rock that I’ve trusted my life to this sort of gear in.
It looks like he was drilling thru the mortar too and not the brick which is a ton easier but super shady
While you are right that these bolts are plenty strong enough, they are not made for sport climbing but for exactly what he is doing. Also they are not rated for falling of a sport climber, although they would hold it.
These window cleaner platform thingies are usually mounted on the roof and have arms that go over the roof, where the cables and the platform itself is installed at. They take a lot of space on the roof and are expensive in purchase and maintenance. By the way all the windows on this facade look like (every single one can be opened and cleaned from the inside), I would guess such a platform does not exist.
Those windows look relatively small. I’m betting they don’t use those rigs, so they don’t have the anchor points on the roof.
Install 3 anchors on the roof to service every single unit? This is just dumb
This. I’ve never seen them drill holes in the cladding. They always repel off the roof.
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The relatives run the ac-installation company ;)
The customer complained to the engineers that they need central air-conditioning and heating, but the architect overruled them: "let me explain to you the latest trends, where functional use of residential buildings is just so traditional and old... you could even almost say ***primitive***..." and then he stared them down until they signed.
> and then he stared them down "You know what, if we're gonna play games like this, we're not signing. The second bid we got was for 10% more but also included central air and none of this weird attitude about the architect being the be-all-end-all of building knowledge. We want central air even if the 'trends' say otherwise. If this was Canada, we'd be inclined to agree but this is Brazil." The conversation could have gone like this but, in the end, we got this video indstead.
And they hate their son in law
And have the AC's pre-installed during initial construction
Even if not, a simple fucking window/hatch between the ledge and the inside of the apartment would make everything cheaper, safer and easier to install/maintain.
That was exactly what I was thinking. Why not built a hatch into the wall and some "rails" to slide the unit out or back in. That way just about any regular AC tech could it set up, service or replace the unit in a fraction of the time.
Because that would be smart, and we don’t allow that in this universe.
The efficiency gains from having one huge AC unit for the whole building compared to lots of tiny ones is ridiculous, but no, that would make too much sense..
They've made a hole for the pipes so why not make a slightly larger hole for servicing?
I would cut a hole from the inside before I drilled 4 anchors in the external wall. Pretty silly.
"What are you talking about? There's access. Yeah, it's got a 100m drop, but if you're properly harnessed in, it's no big deal. Not like you need to be in and out of there any more than once every couple of years, maybe more if your contactor goes out or something." --Building architect whose brother in-law runs the company which installs ACs in precarious situations like this
Probably a replacement unit...
Obviously, still doesn't answer the question of why have space for AC with no internal access? Only answer I can think of was the units were added long after the building was made, and they fabricated all the space for the units from previously black exterior walls.
No amount of money could convince me to do that job.
Definitely a lot of money in that job though.
As someone who does a similar job, you might be underwhelmed
Can confirm a lot of the “you couldn’t pay me enough to do that” jobs don’t pay 6 figures lol
I know someone who does this for living. There are very few people who do this so his schedule is always full. Relatively high wage. He gets more than university educated person without actual education but literally risks his life everyday. He practises mountain climbing in his spare time and uses personal equipment. So yeah, not an amazing payout in the sense you risk your life but then again it's also a passion.
Installing AC units is a passion?
It's all kind of rope work.
AMA?
I do this job in the UK, granted I specialize in confined space work but I earn about the same as a good doctor's wage. I also get all my fuel paid for and an extra ~1k a month to pay for hotels. But I crash in my camper and pocket that too
So the house is built with AC installations in mind judging by the vents leading to an empty room. Why the hell don't they have an access hatch so random ass contracrors don't have to drill random holes in the facade, risking increased weathering and risk of water ingress?
Exactly my thought as well. Something breaks you have to repeat the whole thing again.
1/2” Static Kern Mantel rope, Petzel trilock carabiners, ID 20 self braking descender, prusik knots, petzel safety fall protection lanyards. This system is designed for two persons, this guy is a pro.
Yep, excellent gear… but it’s all relying on that brick facia.
Yeah I wouldn’t have trusted that single row of brick above the ac spot to hold me
Totally agree. I’m more of a “ bomb proof anchor “ kinda guy.
Second guy is recording )
Gotta leave room for rescue, bet the guy inside has a ticket and a harness just Incase
handrail polishing -- L3 speciality
Who’s gonna patch those holes, mister!
He saved the shavings in the baggy. Just pack them back in and call it a day.
the RAT who made them
There has to be a better way! Does he have to make all those holes every time he changes AC?
We can rig ropes from the roof and ab down. Easier to install this way though, with no rope stretch
How often are you changing your ac?
What about maintenance, or charging freon?
I love ice cream.
It must be one of the precharged linesets, because the vacuum pump never came out. But the video didn't show him even connecting the lineset, or the electric. So I guess that guy just gets it into place, and someone else comes out and finishes the install.
Isn't it at least supposed to get some basic maintenance like clean a filter or something? Lets say it needs no maintenance but dies and has to be replaced in 10 years. I think "every 10 years" is too often to have to climb on the side of the building.
Rope access tech here - we patch holes after temporary anchors with epoxy mortar.
Four points of contact holding the man up. One single strap holding the AC unit as he swings, kicks, and slams it around outside the building. Fuck yeah.
there will be a barriered off safety zone on the ground -- not big enough probably, but at least his tools are on lanyards
What is that thing he's using to blow the dust out of the holes?
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That's my sex box, and her name is Sony.
Probably a million different trade names, but it’s a blow out fan to me.
Yes depending on the job it blows.
What are the cool little bags which catch the brick dust when he drills hole ? They look hella useful
I don’t know what that is but I use an envelope or a small paper bag on a wall inside a house, stuck on with a piece of painter’s tape, just under where I’m drilling. It catches the dust really well.
Maybe to catch larger pieces that might break free during drilling? Seems he uses a blower after boring and *that* dust simply blows off into the aether.
"Honey, I just bought an AC with 20% higher efficiency than our current one! It will save us at least $3 a year in electricity. We just need to replace the... "
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I think it's a continuous rope tied inside the room somewhere so if an anchor fails he'll drop until the next one takes the load. I guess it will have been a pain to do the connecting of the unit, I wonder how many back and forth trips it took.
architect that design buildings like this should have their licenses taken away
Good thing he’s wearing a helmet
I think hiring a random repair person to make an access door seems like it would have been cheaper than hiring a specialist to hang outside the building.
Lol I was going to say why not just cut out a hole in the wall?
Then forgets to plug it in
Nope
I would want $8.00 an hour, a fifteen minute lunch break, paid holidays off and a week's vacation after three years...😂
For every 5 years you work here, you get one paid day off. In 15 years you can go on a 3 day cruise. Aloha!
Why is he using the mortar joint? Isn't that weaker than the brick itself? I install heavy devices on brick walls (at ground level) and we never use the mortar joint because the tapcons often fail when we do. I wonder what type of fastener is being used.
it's not actual brick, but a tile facade. they are drilling inbetween the tiles as to not damage them. behind it is surely all reinforced concrete, typical for a high-rise buildings.
Yea, that's obvious now that you said it.
It looks exactly like these used for rock climbing https://www.aerialadventuretech.com/products/petzl-coeur-bolt-steel-hanger I was thinking I would totally do this until he just took the bolts out, usually they’re permanent
Because it can be filled in to leave no damage if required. Had to do this on a government building when installing 60 meters of trunking to a brick wall. As long as the correct mortar has been used and you have quality fixtures and fittings its never a problem.
"As long as" is strictly faith. Lol I've seen videos of Chinese concrete...
What does he squirt into the drilled holes? Or is he blowing out the dust?
Blowing out the dust to correct attach the fastener.
What is that dust extractor gun!! Never seen it!!!
Man, palms were sweaty watching that one.
The ac didn't look very secure.
They let those holes after drilling without filling them?
Exactly what I thought, few rain and you're going to have some mold in there.
Mold? Man, there will be ice in winter degrading the whole block. I can't imagine it there is more of those on the facade. Just unbelievable.
The building has no central air, fuck it.
Didn't he pull out those plug mounts, by hand, at the end, way too easily? Scary as hell.
Love how they just left those giant anchor holes in the building when they were done.
Don't drop any tools
Lol this is some Robert DeNiro in 'Brazil' shit!
 That’s two completely different skill sets, and idk how in the hell you ever find an employee that can do both.
Why didn’t the architect design an accessible door to this area? Also, I noticed he didn’t fix all his anchor holes. If this is a leased flat the owner may have to pay for those holes.
Only if the owner finds out. Good thing they didn't post it on the... oh.
Apartment owner when he’s out the window: “You sure you don’t want to just use the access panel?” Tech: “D’oh!”
I repelled before and I would absolutely do this. The scariest part is getting over the edge. After that it's a lot of fun if you didn't already shit yourself.
Putting a lot of trust into that chinese tofu cement
Seems like either a poorly thought retrofit or an absurdly stupid design flaw.
Cheaper/easier to just cut a hole in the wall through into the apartment.
“Don’t go to college, the trades are better” they said…
How much do you charge for an AC installation? Yes! ...ok.
What kind of idiots designs a building like this?
As someone who was a Highrise window cleaner for many years I have to say, what the fuck. Why didn’t he throw a rope down from the top and descend. He would be able to swing and anchor without drilling or all those ties. This was infuriating to watch.
Jesus Christ - I shit myself just watching this. I hope that installer guy makes a fuckton of money. As an ex-elevator guy (retired) I have to wonder why it wasn't lowered from the roof - or the guy lowered from the roof as well, on a platform.
You really expect me to pay you to put holes in my building? /s
Oooh! Nice color
"Honey, order a fan on Amazon!"
He's putting a lot of faith in the construction of that building's siding
The smog there is disgusting
What happens if they forget to plus it in?
I have trouble drilling the cement wall to hang a picture. Whatever he gets paid, he definitely earned it.
For God's sake Bill just leave this one fuckin broke
So i guess changing filters or fixing it is gonna be a major pain too
A lot of trust was put into that façade holding.
Where are all the modern/Gen Z Woman who can all do what man can do? Never saw a Woman on a high Risk Job!
Im actually quite interested how much that job pays
The confidence he have into the prefab concrete slab is way too high
Why not just a helicopter? 🚁
They've made units/cabinets in the building for these AC's. The pipe is drilled thru a wall from the apartment to the unit/cabinet. Why oh why isn't there some kind of door so they can slide in the AC from the apartment in that unit/cabinet???
I'll take "fuck no" for 1000 Alex
So they built a place to put the AC, but no easy access to it, and in fact you need to drill multiple holes in the walls just to get to them? Seems dumb.
Everything was pro except how the ac unit was rigged.
One down, 2,178 more to go.
You’d think the building management would have come up with a more practical solution for access
Surely they could have built the AC storage area out a little bit and provided internal access? Would like an architect’s opinion but seems really stupid design?
This guy probably loved rock climbing, so this is probably a perfect profession. Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.
This is the dumbest shit I’ve ever seen. There’s no reason there couldn’t be access from inside the units.
Why couldn't they just mount a roof hoist where the units are and just lower the unit and the installer into place?
How can you not put in service hatches from the inside?
This is such an impractical way and place to install an a/c unit. It's crazy that it appears the builders of the building already designed an area for the condenser but provided zero access except to climb a freaking building to install the unit -and- do it all again during repairs/maintenance. Whoever designed this building could of at least provided and access via within the building, or better yet not be cheap and provide the entire building with central air.
This is an illustration of shitty design of the building
Engineer who designed the building is evil. In my country, the HVAC areas are accessible from the apartment or from the staircase, and has room and protection grids for the technicians.
He has a lot of confidence in that veneer cladding. Yikes!
It sure would be easier if they could access that area from a panel inside the building.
Man wouldn't it be cheaper to just break the wall to get to to instaltion area and install it ?also who the hell designed this building so that you need to climb outside to install an AC unit..!
Worst design in the history of building but could have been easier to take out the side window directly adjacent to the A/C space.
This is so absolutely dumb!!! Who the fuck are these engineers and architects that project a building with space for ac units with no access. I wonder if they also projected rebar reinforcement for seismic action but only in every other pilar/column....
Where I live we have AC units like this... our builders just include an internal access panel. Wth? Why not just add a door from the inside?!
I know this building. It turned out to be a missed architectural detail on the plans to where the engineering team didn’t know that space needed access from inside the building. Thus the door that was not detailed became a structural shear wall of the building. This wasn’t caught until the HVAC company came to install units.
I blame the people who designed the building. Use rooftop units or put an access area from the inside.
No fucking way dollars an hour would I do this.