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.
How do you get the bottom tube out of the handle? Mine is stuck. I tried pushing, pulling, and twisting and it won't come out. All I can get out is the top one with the yellow and red line.
I'm new to DIY and tools and found this bag online, thinking of buying it. Thanks for making this video and sharing your upgrades--your setup looks very nice! Kind regards H
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.
Great video and fine troubleshooting, I have 4 AAON package units that the compressor are Copeland scroll digital that it won’t start. I’m new at this job, any helpful tips will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your comment. With little information is hard to help but assuming that you have primary power I would go by checking the sequence of operations on the control side (low voltage) if you know how to read the the diagram that will help you a lot, AAON diagrams are more simple than other ones. Verify if you have control voltage.
Good to hear that brother we are all learning in this industry. I’ll be in San Anton for family mini vacation this weekend God willing, time to visit that river walk.
Nice setup! I’m switching over from the MB2 to this one this week myself. I’m definitely looking forward to getting mine all setup! Thanks for sharing your swap over!
Thanks for the overview on this bag. I'm looking for a bag to carry a loadout that can handle most jobs. This looks like it'll fit my needs perfectly. You nailed it with not overloading your tool bag. I'm fine with a set of tools in the bag that can handle most jobs, but not all. No need to stuff every tool from the shop in the bag.
Does this fan on roof have freeze stats. Automated Logic should have a program that when preheat temperature gets near freezing to shut the fan off. Freeze stats should be hard wired.
That’s a good point, now that monitor is back online I went in to the computer to see if there is some freezestat/freeze protection switch but I don’t see any or anything in the program that will shut it down when the temperature drops close to freezing point. In other buildings I have some of my air handler have a freeze protection switch that will shut your blower down and you have to go and manually reset it. In this one I only see a static pressure switch. I do see a preheat setpoint of 53 but if the boilers were off it never preheated the air supply in the AHU.
I was thinking the same thing but I am in Connecticut so in New England every unit has freezestats and if a roof top AHU with a wet coil would have glycol. Not sure what they do in Houston.
Great video, thanks for the load out. You've heard it already and I don't mean to be rude, but ditch the music. You're easy to listen to and you have good things to say; don't distract from that by using annoying techno music.
I bought this bag during HVAC school. I’m looking forward to using it once I find a job in the HVAC industry. There is a lot more tools you can put in that bag than what I thought.
I have one. Love it. I am a computer tech. It holds about 20 lbs. right now. You have a great idea with the PVC pipe. I am going to try it on the middle pockets. Thanks.
Update I did find that husky 15-in-1 screwdriver/nut driver the unfortunate thing is that it has been discontinued so if you manage to get a hold of one it's almost going to be a collector's item I did grab two of them and there was a website that I found but don't order it from any place online it's a Chinese website and you're never going to get it
