Good idea?
Good idea?
No
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Why?
Profits are slimmer, customers are more difficult, more involved, demanding and cheaper, the work is not as challenging. I would switch to all commercial if I could
I would go back to resi if I were all out of options, but I would be miserable.
How is the work not as challenging?... it seems like it would be WAY more challenging to do commercial, just because the equipment is heavier, and your dealing with more then 1 person... My teacher said in commercial your going to have a skinny girl closer to the furnace thats too cold, and a fat girl at the end of the hall, thats too hot.
It seems like you would have to do way more work too, because in residential if the unit and a bunch of parts break down you can recommend replacing the whole unit.... doesnt seem so with commercial.
Wouldnt working on roof tops, and heaters in high places make it seem way more challenging
Not trying to bust your balls here, but you might want to rethink HVAC as a career choice. If you would rather sell a new unit just because "a bunch of parts break down", than tackle troubleshooting the unit, this may not be right for you. Your last comment of "seem like more work"...wow...:gah:
I meant challenging. I changed it. he said profit margins are lower, it just seems like residential would be higher because if a few componants break down you can recommend replacing the unit and get a percentage of the new unit. And with residential you have more clients, so it seems like you would have more profit.
oooo okay. Imma be honest, im not in commercial right now. I just wanted to compare and contrast commercial vs. residential. Theres a job opening for a commercial apprentice.
One thing i am scared of is heights. In residential i dont have to worry about heights at all where im from.
How could residential be more involved? it seems like commercial would be more involved...
Your post title "commercial technician, thinking of moving to resi" led me to believe that you were already working in the commercial field, and debating a move to resi. My comments therefore were intended to be descriptive of my perception of the resi market, and my preference (I prefer commercial work)
Im scared of heights as well. I just stay away from the edges of roofs, problem solved.
It's harder to convince residential customers to pay that amount for their appliance to be fix, and they usually ask several technicians before having it service. As for commercial places, the owner wants their equipment fix ASAP, they need to do their business man. I would want ALL COMMERCIAL work if possible.
residential repairs are not mandatory...if they don't have money...you no worky. plus they can get more bids. because of this, the profit margins CAN be slimmer, however, they can be higher too because the customers tend not to have any technical knowledge.
commercial repairs are mandatory (generally) because of business requirements. but commercial customers tend to be more knowledgable because they need to be.
residential work tends to be exactly the same 'day in and day out' but then you get to really know the equipment and the problems pretty quickly and you also get to go home at night
commercial work tends to never be exactly the same everyday. this is where it can be challenging, however, since it is always different, it tends to be difficult to stay 'up to speed'.
a great tech in either field is very valuable.
i prefer commercial and industrial work. lots of it. i love the challenge!