worknfool
06-29-2011, 05:36 AM
A variety of circumstances conspired to get me interested in HVAC. Being a custom home builder in my previous life I had pretty much given up finding a knowledgeable and responsible contractor to handle our new work to spec, so I started by learning how to bend metal and do some relatively simple design myself. I imposed on an old friend who was retiring from the biz to lend a hand and help finish installing the hardware. Worked out O.K., more work for me, but I never had the time to devote to becoming a legitimate tech.
Now retired myself and busier than ever. A friend in the liquidation biz gets a lot of window units and small consumer frig gear and has no one to service or trouble shoot, so that seemed like a good excuse to learn some more and hopefully make a few shekels. Coincidentally I was shopping for a vacuum pump to use for de-gassing poured silicon/urethane molds as well as resin infused fiberglass projects, so I found myself in need of some quality vacuum and monitoring tooling. Lastly my partners and I own a handful of properties that never seem to run out of maintenance issues (one's a Master Electrician and the other a Master Plumber), so I thought it was time for me to learn something more to contribute than just design and pounding nails. Look forward to learning more and eventually earning some credentials.
Now retired myself and busier than ever. A friend in the liquidation biz gets a lot of window units and small consumer frig gear and has no one to service or trouble shoot, so that seemed like a good excuse to learn some more and hopefully make a few shekels. Coincidentally I was shopping for a vacuum pump to use for de-gassing poured silicon/urethane molds as well as resin infused fiberglass projects, so I found myself in need of some quality vacuum and monitoring tooling. Lastly my partners and I own a handful of properties that never seem to run out of maintenance issues (one's a Master Electrician and the other a Master Plumber), so I thought it was time for me to learn something more to contribute than just design and pounding nails. Look forward to learning more and eventually earning some credentials.