From Novice to Expert: HVAC Technician Journey
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Let me tell you, channels like yours helps a lot of newer techs get through a bad call. 4 years ago I went through the ringer. Was beyond stressed and depressed. I relied on RUclips to educate me. Now I know more than a lot of senior technicians. You're definitely making a difference. God bless.
Thank you very much my brother
Man! I Totally Agree with this Comment! Yes!
I’ll add from my experience right now sometimes you can work for a good company but you have a lot to co workers who don’t care to show you anything. If you’re not careful they will box you in and leave you at a pm tech type level. It’s a shame how people forget where they came from. We all started from the bottom somebody gave us all a chance
I have been in the trade for a little over 2 years now. I got hired with zero experience in anything like this. I got very little training before they threw me in my own truck doing service. I have learned a LOT from RUclips channels like yours and feel comfortable and confident going to most service calls now. I appreciate the hell out of you Taddy and everything you do for the HVAC trade.
YES!
I been watching a lot of videos myself. Started working for a company just installing dishwashers, refrigerators and gas stoves. That was easy, but we lost the contract. So I got two weeks of training in hvac and sent out on my own. Boss barely answers my calls or any questions I have and most the guys just belittle me instead of train me. It’s been a rough 5months. I haven’t severely damaged anything and have diagnosed several units and repaired them thanks to these videos.
Thank you for reaching out, you show good character, who cares. It is not too many you guys around. 😢
Taddy speaks from the heart! Keep up the great work!
I graduated hvac school in December 2023 and finally found a great company that is starting me out on maintenance jobs and such. Been there two weeks now and riding with a couple guys who have been really awesome training me. This was an awesome video Tad. Thank you for building up us new techs through your videos as well!!!
Glad to know that you are with a good company.
I'll be here to help thank you for watching the video
9:40 can tell how emotional you are explaining your ethics, great boss mentality. Truly a good guy. I wish more companies had your ethics.
I think you mean passionate
@@AskRemy passion is an emotion, Rem.
I'm in the field. I can tell you 85% of the techs don't know what they are doing or don't care to know. 10% that know what they are doing don't care or are hacks, then there's the 5% who are knowledgeable and care. Good luck getting that guy. I feel bad for home owners who pay for poor service or worse.
Here's my story. I will say here I am an above average DIY guy from electrical to plumbing to rebuilding a manual transmission. My GF bought a home in sept. She had a home inspection and the HVAC was working fine. But Murphy's law, the first time she needed heat, it would short cycle on/off. The inducer would kick in but not the blower. I crossed the wires to make it run and it just hummed. Ah! Capacitor. Put a new one on, crossed the wires and fired up. Put it all back together and still short cycled. The igniter/flame sensor was not coming on. Bought a new one (have since learned you can sometimes clean them) and it didn't come on either. As I checked the connection, it popped like a light bulb. So I got a new igniter and it would not come on. Checked and there was no power to it. Removed the circuit board and found a black scorch mark behind it. Apparently the first igniter burned it out. Found the "upgraded" replacement model and installed it. It was flashing false flame sensor. Thinking it was defective ordered another one. Same flashing code. Two bad circuit boards?? I went searching for the original part number and found one but when the box arrived it had the upgrade model number on it so I didn't even open it. GGRRRRRRR!!!!! I'm in over my head so I call in an HVAC company. To make the story short, 3 HVAC companies later, none of which charged me because the couldn't figure it out. One was there 3 hours calling tech support and verifying?? the upgraded circuit board should work. They very nicely offered to replace the entire system for $14k! NO THANK YOU!
Out of frustration I opened the third circuit board and the number printed on the board itself was the original part number I needed! plugged it in and the furnace fired up and is working as it should.
Problem with me is I got a dui when I started hvac school and finding a company was HARD. Well, I finally found a job as a hospital maintenance tech/ hvac tech. The problem again I had was I had 0 maintenance experience and 0 hvac experience. The guy that was supposed to help train quite after 2 or 3 months after being there 16 years. The problem again for me is that if we have a major problem I won’t do it we contract that. I’m more for pms and that stuff. I can figure out some problems now and understand a lot more I just feel like I’m lacking in service up until this dui falls off at the end of the year and I can get a real service company to hopefully hire me. I want the be THE guy whether it’s for refrigeration, boilers, chiller or whatever I’m working with.
I love your passion for refrigeration. I work industrial on ammonia and do some commercial work as well. I remember when I was green and it is very intimidating. So I applaud you for helping out new techs!
Thank you buddy for this information it happened to me about 10 years ago I was working with a reputable company out in Long Island and with experience I was so nervous I wanted the job so bad well I ended up installing an oil fire boiler well don't you know I ran the boiler for about half hour without water I forgot to open the valve for the water feed well you know I lost my job I've been in the business for 40 years turn up to today I can't get a decent job I love what I do so to all new technicians check your job two of three times if you have to God bless all your newcomers
And to add to this video here , unfortunately there's a mindset that you find in the trades I only been in this one and plumbing but that mindset is that you shouldn't have to have somebody hold your hand even to learn which is flat out wrong. Please don't look at it like that folks this man is preaching the right way I wish I had that
Thank you this is exactly what I need as I’m currently in school for hvac
Excellent thank you so much please share the video for me
This was great. I went to school during Covid. They switched from in-person to online. I never got to touch a working unit , but i graduated. The lack of hands-on was terrible
You are very right Mr Tad. Hvac can be dangerous. As a technician just stop and call for help if you get confused.
I'm a tech that never went to school and got thrown to the wolf's, but what helps me alot was being mechanically inclined. I used to be a are certified mechanic 18 to 21 and doing it as a hobby! I have been in it almost 4 years now and love it!
My first apprentice our first job together, I told him to get in the attic, and to pull the line set as I was feeding it through long story short, but I went up in the attic to check on him. He was kneeling/crouch down on the drywall between the studs pulling the lineset .
Luckily he was a light / little guy and by some miracle did not fall through the ceiling .
Always be aware just how green the new guy is . Untrained people don’t know until they know .
Stay safe
lol 😆 😂 🤣 this made me laugh. That's funny. I'm glad he didn't fall. Makes for a good story later.
I rely so much on RUclips as the only Tec/Maintenfe on a property of 88 units. All with older r22 heat pump units i sometimes get very overwhelmed. All I can say is being thrown in the fire is undoubtedly the only way I’m going to learn. It is embarrassing and stressful but it’s okay we have to give ourselves grace.
I had a friend that was an electrical contractor. He has a brother that was a new dad and maybe a not so great A/C tech. I don't know the entire story but I assume he didn't check power after pulling a disco. He got zapped pretty bad and was never the same. I also think he left the field.
My instructor skipped so much in class, we spent most of the time doing checklist/worksheets and you’re videos amongst other channels have helped a lot
Tadd,
Great video…Gives me hope as a new tech. I’m 53 yr old having to start a new career in HVAC due to health issues. and your videos have helped me know where to start and what’s suppose to happen next. One of the best channels on RUclips!! Keep caring about people’s development.
I really appreciate that brother you're the reason I do these videos.
I was in the biz for 35 years and was Senior tech at a large Lennox company and trained hundreds of apprentices. You are correct in that a good company will send the Senior tech to help a Junior tech or help him over the phone. I could diagnose most problems in 15 mins to 30 mins maximum and most of the time could help them over the phone.
Man that hit home. So true!
I been there . I had 10 years had a electrician then 15 in plumbing. I went to school for AC . After my AC went down . I had a hard time doing repairs . Then I found you tube. And looked up troubleshooting on heating and AC . And I learned and your Chanel was one of the videos I would watch . Now the only time I spend a long time on a job is with ductless units . Finding leaks. Thank you for great videos.
excellent, thank you so much for watching 👀 😀
Beautiful video. Such incidents are common in small companies with a few techs. I have been through endless hours on jobs with no one able to help until a day or two later. It has made me a better tech in a way but I would rather avoid those long hours without a clue what I am looking at. 😄 Thank you again.
You just have to tell them like it is! 👍🏻
Like your videos and your demeanor.
I came home to a high dollar HVAC company guy working on my unit that my wife had hired while I was at work without talking to me about it first. He was on the phone with his boss about it. Then he sees me and says that it’s going to cost $15,000 dollars to fix it and I can finance it through my house mortgage. I walked over and juggled the wires and it sparked an came on. I remade the connection and it worked fine after that. I paid the guy $100 for his time (he said he was there for an hour) and told him to never come back.
Giveaway# So true! training gets you in the door, Experience gets you in the warehouse!
Hey man, you’re a good businessman I’ve been in the field for almost 2 years, I’ve learned how businessman love money I got most of my experience from hands on and reading books and watching RUclips. I appreciate your videos working on doing my own business coming up the next year. .
I wish every hvac tech was this cool 😢
that old school hydrofluoric acid coil cleaner eats the bones in your hands if you don't wear gloves and get exposed to it a lot. A lot of old timers figured out they should have been wearing PPE
Im very lucky to be graduating my HVAC course in just under 2 months from bow and have been really worried and hyper critical of myself lately so this video, even if I am trained well by a really skilled and caring teacher it is still greatly comforting to have found this today. Thank you very much Taddy
Just installed a furnace and ac, works fine. No schooling
Good job brother
This was great , I been doing this for 7 years , I just jump into the trade and never been in any type of schooling, I been in several companies and I wish they had the same kind of thinking when it comes to helping their techs succeed, this video made me feel really good cause i made a lot of mistakes that made me borderline want to quick , but it’s really hard to walk away from something you love to do. Been watching your videos for a while and learned a lot. Thank you
Great video
A good tech can figure things out in 7 to 10 minutes for me sometimes even before I get there in my van I play it in my head haha I love those none ro guys they keep me busy
That beard getting pretty majestic taddy
Lead by example!
I love your comment on what to expect from an employer or contractor who really values you. Like yourself, I got into this trade, because I wanted to help protect people and protect our environment. I also care about performing quality work and prolonging the longevity of equipment. I agree with you, when you said: “It shouldn’t be about the money.” Unfortunately, I had to quit my job working for a contractor as a technician, because he was nothing more than a parts seller and only cared about the money. He would actually get mad at me for trying to help the customer. Every thing he did went against what I believed in, so I quit just as of two days ago. Your video confirmed my beliefs and I want to say thank you. I’m going to find another employer who actually believes in the work that they do and cares about people. Thank you Taddy.
I'm so glad you watched a video. I'm so glad that you are doing the right thing.
Keep doing the right thing it's worth it
@@TaddyDigest I will. Thank you.
You're a very good teacher brother Keep up the good work
what a great guy wish I had a boss like you when I was coming up
Shit I wish I had help when i stated they throw me to the wolfs
therefore - get all the money upfront in cash - and if you fail, just run
Taddy, this comment has nothing to do with the video but I was hoping you could help me with something. Do you know if I can connect multiple sensors to to communicate with a Mitsubishi thermostat for a Mitsubishi air handler AHU mini split
I am not sure
Where are you from tad? I live in Ohio and am an apprentice right now through local 189...my company does rtu only work. It's alright but like to know more
I am from tennessee my friend
@TaddyDigest awesome how long have you been in the trade? Do you do boiler and chiller work etc?
Are you hiring???
Not right now my brother why are you close to me
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Very much appreciated video I'm going into my 4th year my first three year hardcore rack work now I'm with a company just doing regular hvac at tower site like bard units but I pretty sure that I don't care much about being a supervisor or manager my mindframe is more on being the type of trainer that gets the super new techs over that first hump that we all have to go through....so once again loved the video.💪🧰🥷