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Re: Re: No, every job.

Originally posted by baub


I do like mounting the stat behind the TV! It helps take some of the load off the heat anticipator. They last longer that way.

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Great Idea with the caulking. The reason I put thermostats behind the TV or Computer is so my wires are camoflaged by all the other ugly wires there already! Or you can just put it behind the fridge.

Re: No, every job.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by spotts
I even keep all my themostats pre-wired to a 100' roll. I just run in the house, drill a hole in the floor behind the TV, poke the other end of the wire through, duktape that bastard to the wall and head downstairs, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!



Spotts- I certainly hope you are kidding about leaving the thermostat wire exposed like that! Remember, we are known by our work.

Try this tip for a professional look... gob a ball of 99 cent caulk near an inside corner. Then run a thick line of caulk down the corner to the floor where you drilled your 1/2" hole.

Push the stat into the caulk real good, mushing it around, so it sticks. Then all thats left is to run the wire down the corner into the floor hole, pushing the wire into the caulk as you go. If you have the time, a second bead of caulk over the top makes it look just like wiremold!

I do like mounting the stat behind the TV! It helps take some of the load off the heat anticipator. They last longer that way.

No, every job.

I pull a vacuum on the lineset and coil at night, then install them in the morning. 1 step already done.

I even keep all my themostats pre-wired to a 100' roll. I just run in the house, drill a hole in the floor behind the TV, poke the other end of the wire through, duktape that bastard to the wall and head downstairs, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

Furnaces all have a 25' cord with a plug in already installed, a 5' SS gas flex, already installed, some of that good quality flexi aluminum dryervent on the chimney, already installed (the plastic and spring kind dont last too long.....), and a 16x25 filter already taped where the bottom door was. I just pull the old furnace and return and toss um! Stick this sucker in, plug in the power, gas thermostat, chimney, and build a new supply plenum with the box from the new furnace, making sure to put the Brand in front. Can do one in about 2 days if im sober!

Originally posted by condenseddave

Originally posted by R12rules
Pull vacuums at night? While your asleep?

Surely your joking.........right?

No, I do this also, whenever possible.

Copper tubing and a couple of pumps left on 8-10 hours will dehydrate a system, and not drive me insane looking at the micron gauge until the morning.

Of course, you can't really do this on commercial service calls, but new startups it's the best way.

Now your talking about systems with enough copper to run from Boston to New York, right?
You not speaking of doing this on systems like the majority here service.

Your doing this on systems with hundreds of horse power and low temp. Not on systems with fifteen horse power, or less and high temp.


Makes sense.

When I put in my system for my house about a year ago, I put two pumps on the system overnight...The color of that site glass indicator was a darker purple than the darkest on the paper scale...

Originally posted by R12rules
Pull vacuums at night? While your asleep?

Surely your joking.........right?

No, I do this also, whenever possible.

Copper tubing and a couple of pumps left on 8-10 hours will dehydrate a system, and not drive me insane looking at the micron gauge until the morning.

Of course, you can't really do this on commercial service calls, but new startups it's the best way.

Everybody but Spotts and Baub

Are putting me right to sleep.

Wow, you guys sure are dull.

No fun in your lives at all????

Pull vacuums at night? While your asleep?

Surely your joking.........right?

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Drink beer only at night and stop before morning. Save most drug use for the weekends. Carry 2 packs of smokes at work so you don't have to stop to buy more.


looking for the stash? check under the couch.
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[Edited by rob10 on 07-08-2004 at 08:25 PM]

It also helps if you don't call in sick. Then you end up drinking your own beer.

Originally posted by spotts
Oh yea, if you run out of drop light bulbs, steal new ones from unoccupied rooms in the home. [/B]

But always take the time to put your dead bulb into the HO's fixture. It's the right thing to do.

And never drink right from the juice bottle in the fridge. Take the time to find a nice glass. You'll enjoy it more.

Originally posted by i_got_ideas
get all the refrigerant lines done and connected and start the vac pump pumping as you do all the wiring.

I pull all my vacuums at night, in my sleep, the day before an install, to save time.

Don't waste 2 hrs looking for the HO's Penthouse Mags or raiding the fridge, work at least 25 minutes straight before you get in the truck and drive around some more.

Drink beer only at night and stop before morning. Save most drug use for the weekends. Carry 2 packs of smokes at work so you don't have to stop to buy more.

You can go to the next job, before the 89° home your working on is cooled to a comfy 69°.

Oh yea, if you run out of drop light bulbs, steal new ones from unoccupied rooms in the home.

I try to be an efficeincy expert I give a flat rate so anytime I can figure out away to knock a few minutes off the work time I do it whether it be buying a more efficient tool or like sarge i actually have certain tool/material setups one geared towards install and the other to service. And I have the paperwork prepared in my own home. On blower motor changeouts where i dont have the motor aand need to go to the supply house I bring the whole thing with me and pull it at the supply house and reassemble it there so when I get back I only have to slap it in and hookup the wires... the less customer contact the better I have suffered from my foot in my mouth disease too many times.

[Edited by thehumid1 on 07-08-2004 at 03:32 PM]

For new installations we have a check list that includes all of the tools and parts we need, permits, financing info, rebate forms and warranty application. I try to do all of the financing and warranty paperwork once the equipment is picked up so I don't have as much to do at the end of the day.

Keep your truck well stocked with all the parts and materials you regularly need for the type of work you do.

Nothing can screw up a simple job more than having to drop everthing and run to the supply house for something you should have had all along.

Start at the beginning on every new job. If it's an a/c call check the furnace first and work your way outside.
Don't talk too much till you are done, even then keep it short and simple. Try not to think about the next job, concentrate on the one you are on first. Don't be afraid to ask for money, if they offer it, take it.
If all else fail, drop back and punt.

Keep an open mind, and always look at the big picture. If you can’t figure it out get help. There is a big difference between making it run, and making it right.

Keep the van or truck clean

Nothing helps organization better.

1)gas in the truck at the end of the day(2)get direct deposit(3)at the deli -order your food then shop for drinks or call in ahead-(4)any job you go on write down as much info as possible -mod# ser# motor size controls etc.. for next time--(5) When you need parts from the supply house call and check stock(6)if the supply house is busy and a long line go in the parking lot and call in (7)never put your tools away until you are done(8)organize your truck(9) take pictures