So, you’ve passed all of the HVAC courses and you’ve got the certificates to legally do HVAC work. Welcome aboard! Now, lets get you decked out with the best HVAC tools for new technicians. Despite what the “super-techs” say, you don’t need $10,000 worth of fancy HVAC tools to be…
Finally, an HVAC book written by a technician and not an engineer. Craig, from AC Service Tech (his YouTube channel) has created some fantastic HVAC study material that everyone can understand. This book will answer all your HVAC questions. You’ll no longer need to use Google and scroll through endless…
Tools that help you earn a living without using much energy or brain power is what I like to call “easy money tools”. Lots of guys don’t like their job because they’re working with the wrong tools. Trying to pry a stuck garbage disposal loose with a flat-head screwdriver is…
Imagine you’re in a checkout line when you see an ex co-worker you haven’t seen since you left your old job. He informs you that since you’ve left, the place has gone turdlicious. They don’t have the tools you had while working there so nothing is getting fixed in a…
Okay folks, it’s time to address a falsehood that’s been spreading through the apartment industry faster than a crop duster’s fart at Disney World. I’ve been hearing it since I started in the business 15 years ago. And the legend goes like this: “You need to take the EPA class…
A quick cheat sheet! Something I’ve always wanted while on a work order in the heat of battle. Instead of having to search all over the internet for helpful charts and information, I will consolidate everything here that will give technicians quick access to what they need. You can click…
I’ve been on both sides of this issue. I’ve dealt with shops that had the bare minimum to work with and shops that had more than enough to work with. Needless to say, working in a skeleton shop annoys the piss out of me. Early in my maintenance career I…
The debate that has been going on for decades. And will continue to rage between management and maintenance techs for years to come. Should the company pay for a maintenance tech’s tools? Yes they should! Now, before you feel like putting my head in a vice let me explain. Does…
August. Even though I haven’t worked in student housing for 6 years, just looking at that month on a calendar still spikes my anxiety. The 16 hour work days, Monday through Sunday, for 3 weeks. The 100 U-Hauls jockeying for position. Parents hollering at the office staff claiming that their…
Ah yes. The lowly maintenance man that doesn’t know anything. Usually a shady, filthy looking, lazy, Jerry-rigging hack that fixes very little in between his naps. Am I right? Nope. Actually dead wrong! I’m not sure when this happened, but there seems to be a stigma tied to the maintenance…