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I have the LTE. The regular bluevac was out of my price range but the lte is a great micron gauge I use it 3-4 times a week never any problems.

he was referring to the return. a 5 ton drive has a two sided blower and you will be short on return air only going in one side. If you bring the return in thru the bottom or both sides you will get...

a tape measure, a pocket note pad/ pen and pencil, a pocket knife. These are like american express dont go to work without them

with the exception of ladders there is not one single company tool on my truck and thats how I like it. These are MY tools that I bought to work in my chosen profession. Ive had my boss repair tools...

I put in a multi zone fujitsu today, I like them. They blow cold ( & hot ) air and customers dont have to go into debt for them. The 5/16 service valves are a pain, but not a huge one.

I got into hvac indirectly. I started a plumbing apprenticeship right after high school. After 2 years plumbing was not challenging me too much anymore and I started learning heat service and...

I keep a 1/4", 5/16" & a 3/8" in my pocket all day i think they are 2 3/4" long. i have a 6" set in my tool kit but i dont use them much. I do service most days and find the med length ones the most...

Really? So people pay for pm service evry year to have you come in at year ten and say the capacitor is bad you need a new system? Ive seen guys get fired for the practice you described above. You...

yeah i disconnected control voltage @ the contactor.

I know exactly what you mean. some days i wish they didnt trust me so much

fan belt was gone, nothing left to it. This is at a church and they just kept turning the tstat down thinking that would make it run. I put on a new belt and got the fan running and Im going back...

I personally have a huge problem with flate rate pricing. Its a fancy name for bait and switch. Contractors advertise $99 service calls, but dont tell the customer that is the cost to just show up....

Its like a mouse trap for copper thieves

that MUST have been at 430 on friday. "I got one more call for you"

i have a uei single port. bought it for gas service and got couple of test probes to use it for static readings too

good old rectorseal strikes again

i just have a cheap 2 AA led maglite that stays on my belt. Had it for 2 years and it still works fine no complaints

Payne is exactly the same as carrier/bryant 90% efficient furnace. Ive put in a dozen or so and as long as it is properly installed it can be a very reliable unit.

Used the oxy rig today it made a big difference. Cleaner joints and it went alot quicker, I will be using oxy acetylene from now on. thanks guys!

I am a plumber:grin2:

Good techs can do both, usually do in fact. I like switching around once in a while. Doing a big install can be a nice change of pace and keep you from getting burned out running service calls. If...

thanks for the replies. Im swapping an evaporator and adding a txv to a 2 ton res. system tomorrow and im going to use the oxy setup. I have done a couple repairs where a smaller and hotter flame...

Economizers are a great option if they are maintained. I usually find the screens plugged with dirt and the control boxes home to hornets or bees. Thats how i found out what a good bee killer coil...

I was only speaking in terms of a non union shops health insurance compensation. If i had to do over again i would have gone union, but right now the CT union has 400+ guys on the bench and im...

I work at a non union shop in CT. I make $25 an hour but my package is worth like $35 because the company picks up 80% of my health insurance! This is not the norm around here, most companies wont...