You sound like you really know your stuff and based on your videos looks like you work on really cool stuff. I work and live in Idaho. I got into the trade 3 yrs ago. I started in commercial maintenance of smaller package units for about 1.5 yrs and the other yr and a half I did residential. I never had any training, the most I ever rode with someone was for about 1 month. Ive been studying and learning so much for the past 3 yrs on my own. I really missed commercial because I felt like theres more technical knowledge required in commercial. I didnt like the sales aspect of residential where every resi company is turning into sales techs. The good thing about resi is the physical work is much easier and the pay is really good. I always admire techs that really know their stuff and I hate sales techs. All that being said, I have a few questions for you if you dont mind. How long did you work with someone when you were an apprentice? Do you like the work you do? What do you think about residential work and their sales tactics? Do they push you guys for sales? On average, how much does a tech like yourself make a year? I apologize for long post but I always admire techs that have a passion for their trade and I think its important to share info and knowledge accross other techs in the country. Thank you.
I was an apprentice for 6 months, but I always stay next to good techs and keep on learning from them. In this trade you always keep learning, you will never know it all. I been in this trade for 10 years. I love HVAC, I know it gets hot in summer but I still love it, I work for a school district so I never had to deal with sales. I never wanted to do residential because the hot attics, I rather be on a roof than inside a hot attic. Sometimes I have to do it here but not too often. What I like about here is that I get my hands on everything, from Industrial equipment like cooling towers, chillers to small mini splits, also from really old equipment like unit ventilators with pneumatic valves to the newest equipment like VRFs. I'm now a supervisor here so I haven't been out on the field that much anymore and when I'm out there, I'm assisting someone so I haven't been able to record any new content anymore.
In this type of units since they aren’t that big I don’t use a microns gauge other than my analog manifold gauges, I go by time and I make sure it holds the 30 microns on the manifolds for a good time, sometimes over night if I’m not in a hurry. On chillers I use an electronic micron gauge and I go 500 microns. Hope this answers your question.
I knew that was our skyline as soon as the video started 🤘🏽🤘🏽
You are a gem sir…🫡
You sound like you really know your stuff and based on your videos looks like you work on really cool stuff. I work and live in Idaho. I got into the trade 3 yrs ago. I started in commercial maintenance of smaller package units for about 1.5 yrs and the other yr and a half I did residential. I never had any training, the most I ever rode with someone was for about 1 month. Ive been studying and learning so much for the past 3 yrs on my own.
I really missed commercial because I felt like theres more technical knowledge required in commercial. I didnt like the sales aspect of residential where every resi company is turning into sales techs. The good thing about resi is the physical work is much easier and the pay is really good.
I always admire techs that really know their stuff and I hate sales techs. All that being said, I have a few questions for you if you dont mind.
How long did you work with someone when you were an apprentice?
Do you like the work you do?
What do you think about residential work and their sales tactics?
Do they push you guys for sales?
On average, how much does a tech like yourself make a year?
I apologize for long post but I always admire techs that have a passion for their trade and I think its important to share info and knowledge accross other techs in the country.
Thank you.
I was an apprentice for 6 months, but I always stay next to good techs and keep on learning from them. In this trade you always keep learning, you will never know it all. I been in this trade for 10 years.
I love HVAC, I know it gets hot in summer but I still love it, I work for a school district so I never had to deal with sales. I never wanted to do residential because the hot attics, I rather be on a roof than inside a hot attic. Sometimes I have to do it here but not too often.
What I like about here is that I get my hands on everything, from Industrial equipment like cooling towers, chillers to small mini splits, also from really old equipment like unit ventilators with pneumatic valves to the newest equipment like VRFs.
I'm now a supervisor here so I haven't been out on the field that much anymore and when I'm out there, I'm assisting someone so I haven't been able to record any new content anymore.
this was really good man. I appreciate you taking the time to do this
please do sequence of operation, thanks
I work in downtown Houston also
cool man
Let me ask u question, when u change compressor from this type of unit. What’s ur microns on vacuum
In this type of units since they aren’t that big I don’t use a microns gauge other than my analog manifold gauges, I go by time and I make sure it holds the 30 microns on the manifolds for a good time, sometimes over night if I’m not in a hurry. On chillers I use an electronic micron gauge and I go 500 microns. Hope this answers your question.
man, that thing is junk. time to replace.
i think he said at the start they dont want to pay for a new compressor, so they not gonna pay for a new unit lol.