Super easy especially when you figure out where to pick them up and people start realizing that you're honest. There's no overhead once you figure everything out.
I started flipping appliances before doing repairs. I would buy washers and dryers and would repair them. I have built an online course that teaches you this side of the business.
as a certified appliance service tech here in Alberta, I feel that appliance repair is field that many has overlook on. we deal with electricity, water, gas, refrigeration and welding (seal system jobs). the future potential is huge. there are just so many room for future expansion. many people do not realize the potential of this field. I am now a commercial tech working for the fast food industry and loving it, the money is there, job security and great experience.
Hey, I've been a desk jockey for the past 12 years and desperately want a change. Im nearing 40 and this trade is really appealing to me. I dirtbike and have rebuilt both 2 and 4 strokes, work on my car etc so I'm mechanically inclined. How hard was it to get indentured with a company?
@@moister_oyster I think it is up to the area you are in, I live in Alberta and we have a lot of opportunities for trades men. But my tips for you is to try to go into the company and give your resume to them physically, this way the boss get to see you in person instead of just a resume. If they start a conversation with you, you can show them your pictures of what you did with your bike. I got into the trade because I was working in the warehouse, but I walked up to the manager and asked for an opportunity, they liked me enough to put me through the apprenticeship.
@@waifung3367 I live in Alberta too and there's definitely a lot of trades opportunities . I've applied to a quite a few trades/labour jobs in the past however I never get any interviews. I'm assuming being in the white collar world for 15 years and nearing 40 isn't exactly appealing to aot of trades companies. I like your idea of handing in resumes in person though
@@moister_oyster good to hear from a fellow Albertans. I live in Calgary. As in for age, don't let it get to you, I was almost 29 when they took me in, and the guy who trained me did not join the field until his 50s. I saw a few men joined in at late 50s too, To the boss your eagerness and ethic is more important. The appliance repair field is very short staff here in Calgary and likely the same up north in Edmonton as well. I strongly recommend knocking on the door and talk to the owners with your resume if you are genuinely interested. Be warned though, in the beginning stages of this trade you don't get paid a lot, the six figures doesn't come until you are experienced and the boss like your work, and that usually takes around 3 to 5 years to get to that level.
I appreciate you sharing you bring up some very good points. For me personally it's always been the fear of the unknown that that has held me back that's the one thing that you cannot control and that will always be present no doubt about it.
There is a time for everything. I have always been self taught in all things I do. It comes with hard decision making at times, but it is the best experience we can get! I have learned I'd rather try it and fail at it vs at times thinking and wondering about it for a long time, and becoming stagnate. I appreciate your feedback and cheers to success!
just the video i needed! ive been looking online about this career choice for weeks and glad to say that this video is very inspiring to me i believe i can do this 100% subbed for more!
I’m a contractor that does warranty work for Lowe’s , Whirlpool, Electrolux and a couple others. I’m happy for what I got and I can’t complain about the money but I am TIRED of dealing with these warranty companies. 2 years in and I think about going rogue every day. I love everything I’ve learned but I can’t stand them. Keep your bids up and don’t fall behind or you’ll lose them. Don’t bite off more than you can chew and don’t over book. Quality falls down the drain and the more money you cost them the lest calls they’ll give you.
I totally agree. The customer base that comes along with warranty companies is far different from you cod customer's as well. The main focus is eventually less warranty and more cod. Thanks man for sharing. Stay safe out there in your travels.
@@gj4king1 teach yourself to braze, sign up for service matters and the Electrolux app, marcone parts is your best friend. But most of all, just don’t stress it. Recalls will happen. Take the licks and don’t let them get you down. Don’t be scared to give the tech line a bad review if they’re acting a fool or disrespectful. They actually look at performance on them. And try to find a couple towns away to bid for mileage. Hope this helps.
Yeah. No warranty calls. You're probably better off doing hall-away and chasing garbage trucks than going to warranty people. 😂 Most people don't do warranties long-term and if they do... many times people who stay in that category do volume and cut corners... at least the Samsung people near me reportedly do a (customer said). Samsung wouldn't fix a bad system, so he drilled a hole in the warranties compressor and used that ad a claim... Samsung is sleazy and the warranty Samsung guy (according to the customer) did fraud.
@@tuvoca825 we refuse to do any Samsung or LG. I actually had my record year last year and still decided to go rogue. I’m making less money but way happier and only working about 55 hours a week now which is great. trying to do jobs for the contractors is like working for cheesy insurance companies. They’ll figure out any way to either refuse payment for Parts or refuse to pay all together even Whirlpool was figuring out how to weasel out almost 10% of the calls completely, making me eat it, because I didn’t follow a specific guideline when I diagnosed it or ordered doesn’t fit description of unit, that kind of shit. They had me running anywhere between eight and 15 calls a day trying to figure out when to do part in between those it just got too much.
A good and informative insight into your thoughts and feelings on advising people looking into getting into this interesting trade. I don't know about the US market but I feel that across the pond we are going to have a big problem with being able to find reliable and hard working engineers rather than letterbox engineers or Lego engineers. I'm looking into creating a podcast regarding domestic appliances which includes other youtubers in the same environment. Was just reaching out if you were interested in getting involved and we can get something organised. If not that's no problem at all.
What skills do you need? Ive always been pretty good at jerry rigging, but im pretty bad at accuracy although i a decent at math so if i tried i could apply those skills, but in electronics i didn't understand the 3d circuts, although im alright at soldering
I'm thinking of branching into the appliance repair field. I own a trucking business delivering appliances and a business installing the high-end appliances (Thermador, Wolf, Sub-Zero, etc.). I feel this is the next step in the progression and it's something I've been wanting to do for awhile. Could I possibly email you for advice on a few things?
Hey Robert! Congratulations on your successful delivery business. Your business you have now, you could defiantly prosper in the re sale side of appliances. I started in the re sale side before I went into repairs. I have available my flipping appliance course that teaches you the in's and out's of the resale side of appliances. When you purchase the course, you also get direct access to me for tech support. Here is my link check it out. www.dcelitetech.com/courses/washer-dryer-flipping-course/
Brother, thank you for your honest opinion to it. I’m thinking of quitting my full time job to get in to appliance repair. But I’m looking forward to that video before quitting your full time job and getting to next level in this field.God Bless you and your family stay safe!
If you wanna deal with warranty companies and customers who re reasonable yes this is the career for you. Currently an appliance tech and there's more to.it than people think
I did it. I'm not even joking I did it.. I cut lawns from the time I was 12 years old and 30 years old and I'm 35 now I've been doing appliances for four or five years.. I mean to say it's worked out would be such an understatement. I've learned every single thing about this trade online on RU-vid right here on RU-vid. The only thing I don't fix on a refrigerator is putting gas in the compressor I can fix the relay I can fix anything else. I could learn to do the gas in the compressor but I just don't want to... I also do washes and dryers and there's nothing I can't fix on them either... If you going to get into this business though you have to be honest!! And it pays to be honest because listen there's a lot of guys out here that are not and there's a lot of people out here that are taking advantage of people I see it every day. Don't be that guy!!!
Sorry,if you can find time I need your advice,I’m making 100k as technician for 6 - 8 hrs 5days per week,full benefits. Does it make sense to open own business?
@@tuvoca825 How much refrigerant goes into the system varies, a quick Google search will give you a ballpark, but it'll depend on the system pressure and ambient temperature. You should pressure test with nitrogen to check for leaks, but an air compressor will work. Then you should always pull into a vacuum before charging. You will need automotive adapters.
Your video has inspired me a lot. I recently got my appliance repair Fairfax va services from S&E Appliances repairs. They did an amazing job and dreaming to own my own appliance repair company.
I have a whirlpool fridge a few years old. The water dispenser puts out clear water but the ice has white debris when it melts. F the fridge has 1 water supply line how can the ice be different from the water? Can you help me solve this please? Thank you.
im thinking of getting into this industry but i dont rly have any experience with fixing things aside from taking apart my portable ice maker and putting it back together a few times😭what kind of certificate or degree would i need to get started with learning this kind of stuff?
Did you make the other video? I really need to learn this more because it seems like every company wants experience and I don’t feel I know enuff to go out on warranty calls yet
I just finished my first week of ride alongs for appliance repair.. I have no experience.. Tough so far. If you have any tips for a total noob, please share
dont talk to customers let your lead talk to them how things are explained to customers is very important do everything your lead tells you have a moving blanket to set your tools on allways use floor protection take pics before and after and take a pic of modle and ser allways look up service bulletins if you have access if you are stuck call techline thats what there for get a digital meter and a analog meter learning the meter can be confusing
Olá! sou do Brasil, aqui trabalho com refrigeração e faço reparo se diversas placas, ai também nos estados unidos vocês fazem reparo em placas também? Hello! I'm from Brazil, here I work with refrigeration and I repair several plates, also in the United States do you repair plates too?
Hi Sir Can you please help me I have got hotpoint washing machine and the problem is it take to long to rotate for example if I start a 30 mins program it will be quite for 5 mins and then the drum rotate for 5 second and then stop and again after 3 mins start for 2 seconds and stop and the same if I choose a spin and drain program it is still the same and can you please help me I have checked these issues it is OK Like the heating element The water coming and going out The door closing These things are fine but the problem is too much delay between one and another rotation of the drum Thanks I hope to receive the response soon Thanks for u useful videos
I used to service an area that I had a hard time with service call fee and price. I left and went to where the money was at. I ended up moving an hour away years ago. If a person has an issue or complains about the service fee before you go out. Don't go out there. I try to be up front with all my customers before I show up. The repair is made, I get paid right then, or the part comes off. My service fee was 65.00 at the time and these guys had issues with that. So try to be up front about all issues and cost, that helped me when I started. Don't lower your price for no one. You will run yourself crazy.
Hi! My only concern is, there maybe some differences in the brand of appliances. The marketing side of flipping appliances can work anywhere. What is the majority of brands in your area?
I didn't mean to remove your reply. I was trying to reply back. Yessir it would work for you. Here is my email dcappliancerepair2012@gmail.com we can go from here.
What about commercial appliance repair like laundromats, restaurants, etc? Do you repair sealed systems? If not, what happens when you get a warranty call and you diagnose a sealed system problem?
Sun with a guy who does and he can specialize, and you get a cut. Talk to people at the parts place and if you like their work... keep them and use them to learn. Then go get trained (so you don't get fined if you mess up while learning) and test... it's 25 bucks for an epa card last I heard, but the fine for messing up is 35k. Just sub it out.
Hey question I’m getting into fixing and flipping dryers what do you recommend for buying parts should I buy oem or Amazon cheap parts?? Dryers are around 100$ and a oem fuse are 40$ but a Amazon fuse is like 5$?? I need help?
Hi! Yes you can get different parts online that works fine. I cover everything you need from the parts list, to the tools you need, to how to market them, in my course. You also get direct contact support from my other techs and I. Check it out. ru-vid.com?event=comments&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnBfTjQtNzZkWmlsWDcyWnlCaTFwNlkxUEZSUXxBQ3Jtc0tsdUxuNjU1RVlVYUpobEVjbk9ucFJ5b0ZGOUhDTkFQUTJkdGtmd2tkejVkejdwMmdhRHlLMEZVV1JBWlRCU3lzbzltSkJ0OGVCd3JhdjhUZ0dOT21kQ09mdnBtSGhmQXdZQ2ZjbVVEeEtVWUNobEtWcw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dcelitetech.com%2Fcourses%2Fwasher-dryer-flipping-course%2F&html_redirect=1
@@DCApplianceRepair I didn’t even know it was a thing until I got a job doing it . The guy I worked for made crazy money. I’m a little rusty though haven’t done it in a while except on my own dryer. I wanna know how to fix dryers just in case I do get into that business n something happens while I’m cleaning the inside of the dryer I know how to fix the problem.
David I got 4 months not bad start my own business. I use Thumbtack, Google,and Craigslist but still not enough customers . Can you advise what's more apps I can use ? Thank you men.
I have a question for you do you need a certificate or a license to do refrigerators in customer houses if your trying to start your business wat do you need to lern
You only need a license if you are servicing the sealed system part of the refrigerator. You need a EPA license to buy freon, and to be able to recover it.
Hey James! We have changed up our services. We have included the chat support group in all our courses, so it only available through the flipping appliance course. You get lifetime support in the course. Here is the link. www.dcelitetech.com/courses/washer-dryer-flipping-course/
Good afternoon, I moved from Ukraine to British Columbia, in Ukraine I repaired washing machines, installed air conditioners, repairs, I am looking for a job for myself, my experience is 7 years. Can you help me?
That’s good you have someone that can help you out. I’m however solo and don’t know anyone I could call for assistance. I’m going to have to buy a lift or stand.
@@georgemiller1251 Yessir If I was solo. Definitely worth the money. Harbor Freight has a nice one for around 250.00 Good thing is, the holidays are approaching 3 jobs will cover your cost.
@@DCApplianceRepair I can attest to that as a solo guy. They are heavy. I got the smaller one and it works great. It also helps with stackable washer and dryers, but you will need another 4 inches of material:wood, plastic, old textbooks, to make it high enough.
redundancy engineers - top job to ensure stuff breaks, usually just after the warranty period. its a new thing, very pc in order to stimulate the job growth market - the more things break the higher employment rate in order to fix things and build new ones, i.e. breaking stuff has become politically correct in order to facilitate higher employment rates to keep the economy going. ergo, lazy has become the new work ethic, just don't call it lazy, give it a pc name - like what used to be the 'truth' is now the 'alternative reality' - rings a bell 'alternative gospel' 🤮
