Yup I’m only 20 and do commercial food equipment now (hot side) for grocery stores but now they are going to start having us do the refrigeration side as well, I’ve spent thousands on tools I always buy top of the line field piece, and klien everything, now that I’m going to be doing refrigeration what am I going to do? Make a second tool bag just for refrigeration with all new tools this way I have spares, seems less tools are needed on a day to day basis for refrigeration right now I bring a big ass rolling bag into the store for every call but that’s because food equipment requires more tools
@@dank9139 I think if you have the room in the van,the rolling pack out is the way to go.Short of the equipment you can damn near take everything you need in one trip .
I added some of your tools to my list. Something you may want on your bag are 3 and 5 amp poppers. I use em' for checking shorts. So when I don't have a small graveyard of fuses when I'm done.
For general maintenance/troubleshooting: I have a small husky bag with an impact/malco 6inch reversible 1/4+5/16 bit, multimeter, headlamp, a strip of duct tape for furnace door switches, small channel locks, small adjustable wrench, a reversible Phillips/flat head impact bit, some small alligator clip jumpers, side cutters, needle nose pliers, and some zip ties. I keep a pocket Ir thermometer, stubby screwdriver, and utility knife in my pocket. That’s about 5% of my tools, and does 90% of the work. Anything else I can go back to the truck for.
LOL, I just commented something very similar. I call mine a go bag. It does at least 90% of the work and I don't have to go back. If I do have to go back out, It's usually pretty serious...
@@JnitraM078 I’ve changed my go bag since this comment. I currently use a veto tech mc pack with a multi meter, a Milwaukee m12 impact with Klein’s modular 9 in 1 chuck, two knipex pliers wrenches, knipex cobras, small pvc cutters, Klein 11 in 1, 24/120v jumpers, combined wire strippers/needle nose pliers, side cutters, zip ties, extra thermostat and 16 gauge wire, tape, a unibit, flexible impact extended chuck holder, 90 degree impact chuck holder, and a few other small things. It all fits compact in my small veto bag, can be zipped up for dragging around crawlspaces or through attics without losing stuff, and gets me through 90% of my maintenance and service calls without needing to go back to the van.
That’s a great kit, I’ve got pretty much the same setup. Really makes a difference having the right tools when you are trying to get to the next job as fast as possible.
I have a night edition MCT veto bag …if I’m going to do a trouble shooting i make sure I have the full system performance by keeping all my field piece probes including static presures.. my tools bag it has everything he has there and plus trouble shooting tools it makes my life easier and saves so much time by not going back to my truck to get anything.
I don't even carry a tool bag. For trouble shooting, I carry a drill gun, a fluke clamp multimeter, some alligator clip jumpers to jump out the thermostat, a pocket thermometer, a flashlight, and a Leatherman multi tool. That's it. Once I find out what's wrong with the unit, I go to the truck to get my tool bag, which I have a couple, depending on what the job is. Save your back and quit carrying a million tools with you. I got all the same stuff, I just keep it in smaller bags. You don't need to carry every tool you got on every call. At least leave the doubles in your truck. No offense.
That just takes longer. Time is money. If i have just a few doubles of commonly used tools such as 1/4 & 5/16 drivers, needle nose & flat heads it'll make jobs quicker because both me & my helper can be doing something. When i was a helper, the lead tech & i would carry our bags into a call. While one guy works on the condenser, another checks the air handler. Not to mention when the customer has multiple systems.
I also carry a small VETO pouch bag with a multimeter and 11-1 screwdriver and wire strippers for troubleshooting. I completely agree to save your back but the video was intended to show the common tools a tech would use out in the field. If I am doing a commercial job on the roof, I will bring this bag because going up and down on a ladder is waste of time. Thank you for viewing our video.
My coworker does that. He's very good at what he does. Hate working with him though. "can you go back to the truck and get a...." No thanks my guy, I carried half the tools I'll ever need on my back. Digging around his messy truck, I appreciate a well organized backpack. Plus, my shoulders are jacked. I don't mind a lil back pain, I'd rather be johnny-on-the-spot.
I don't think people realize how many tools you can carry in a little veto mb2. all you need is the basics and if you come across something that requires more tools, then you just brainstorm the tools needed for the specific task and bring them all up at once.
I love the bag. I carry a 'go bag' into the house, attic, basement, whatever to troubleshoot. And most problems, upwards of 90%, I can do from that bag with standard hand tools. If not, then I go get the big bag. I'm not going back and forth all the time. Just once or twice, maybe. There are some customers that freak out when you bring in something like that right off the bat. Just carry the basics the first time in, most of the time you'll finx it.... Otherwise, great video. I agree with everything else!
I have the Veto Pro Pac and it's filled to the brim with every hand tool I need both for service and installation, best investment ever. I keep the power tools in a Makita duffle bag. Both quite heavy, but for most things I don't even need to go to the van a second time
Something else to note, this may look different depending on area of the country you’re in and the company you work for. I live in Beaufort SC, and work on almost all heatpumps, and occasionally a gas furnace. Also do 90% service work. Hardly any install. I use the TP4B and it holds everything I need it to
Hello… i appreciate your video a lot it really helps,if you have any advice for someone like me that just started to work on installs would be great! Thank you again 🙏🏼
You need to add a stubby flathead and Phillips head screwdriver to the list a true RMS clamp meter a thin piece of wire and anyone that works on gaspacks knows that when heating season starts spider nest are in the nipple for the pressure switch and you need that wire to clean it out or else it won't start
His bag looks just like mines, the only difference is I never keep tin snips and I don’t own any wires strippers never used them before, I strip everything from t-stat wire to #4 with side cuts.
@@titanheatingairconditionin7739 ever hand tool in my bag is now Milwaukee. I replaced everything, even my multi-meter. My only exceptions are my thermostat screw driver, my service wrench, and my shity ass valve core remover I got from my trade school.
Milwaukee tools are now made in China. The company sold out and started outsourcing its product manufacturing to save money and be more profitable. You're better off sticking to American and German made hand tools like Klein and knipex. Only because they are the best quality and designed hand tools on the planet.
I immediately knew this man knows his stuff when he flexed that veto pro pack. My coworkers shamed me for a solid 6 months until I got one. I have the standard size, he got the fat-boy one.
You forgot many key tools for service sector calls: copper pipe cutter, hammer, pry bar, flashlight, thermometer, pipe wrenches, vacuum pump, reciprocating saw, fuse puller, filter puller, pipe caliper, caulking gun, magnetic dish. You should know that these come in clutch for making that blue collar dollar.
Not sure what kind of HVAC this guy is doing. Looks like mostly service. From what I saw in the video there is a shit ton of stuff this guy has you don't need missing a bunch you do. No impact driver? No hole cutter? Sawzall? Hole hawg???? Pilot bits, long extension I mean he has all the drivers in the world. Idk let me know if he showed something I said he doesn't have. I just know there's no impact bu the end of the video. How do you get by without an impact. I shoot over 8000 screws a month threw 26/30 gauge steel.
Hey Mike, this video was intended for service, hence the title of the video "...HVAC Technician" For installs, you will need more tools, obviously. 2:36 into the video, i mention my impact drill. Watch the video in its entirety.
