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03-06-2013, 09:57 PM
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Where can I find a double barrelled marking gauge????
Hey there ive been looking around for a marking gauge for sheet metal. Seems the things are impossible to find if anyone knows anywhere online i can pick one up preferable a double barrel scratch...
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11-25-2012, 10:34 AM
Thread: Knowledge and ability vs wage
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Some people do have the money and are dinks about...
Some people do have the money and are dinks about it ...but im guessing that guy is just leased to the tits and wants everyone to think he has money especially if they go out of their way to tell you...
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Union Gas
Hey guys, I have an interview with Union Gas coming up , its the first of many I am guessing. I ve been told its a mechanical aptitude test, just wondering if anyone has recently gone through one....
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11-12-2012, 08:54 PM
Thread: Gastite certification
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Its one of those ya show up sit there for 20 min...
Its one of those ya show up sit there for 20 min write a "TEST" lol and u get certified. For free why not man might as well
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10-28-2012, 04:52 PM
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I would clean up the past jobs to a few that are...
I would clean up the past jobs to a few that are relevant to the trade, change your objective to something like To use my skills to become an HVAC tecnician or something along those lines. But most...
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10-28-2012, 04:13 PM
Thread: Majestic dv580rfn failure
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Majestic is long out of business, i would test...
Majestic is long out of business, i would test the thermopile and thermocouple first, even give it a good cleaning then try again.
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10-28-2012, 02:06 PM
Thread: Music at a customers house
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Where i work we bring in a dewalt jobsite radio....
Where i work we bring in a dewalt jobsite radio. Mainly for the use of the power bar on the side. But we always have the radio on at a low level and never anything profane. Depends on situation too...
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10-28-2012, 01:41 PM
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Hey man, ive been working in the trade for a...
Hey man, ive been working in the trade for a little over a year now. Im 23 and did the same thing as you at fanshawe college. I do have my g2 though. Have you been applying to lots of places because...
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07-07-2012, 02:19 PM
Thread: Some people....
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Some people....
Whats up ladies and gents... up here in canada weve been having a solid heat wave also...So we get a call at the shop, a lady looks at her stat sees the cooling button and turns it on ...nothing ok...
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03-24-2012, 11:43 PM
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uh a 5/16 will turn a 5/16 screw and a 1/4 inch...
uh a 5/16 will turn a 5/16 screw and a 1/4 inch will turn a 1/4 inch lol
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03-24-2012, 11:38 PM
Thread: high and low season of hvac business
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Busy at the start of each heating and cooling...
Busy at the start of each heating and cooling season...then rely on installs and upgrades/maintanence to get us through lol. Usually dead from january to about now.
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02-10-2012, 08:24 PM
Thread: Dewalt cordless
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that sucks man ...reporting anything under 5000 ...
that sucks man ...reporting anything under 5000 bucks to the cops is almost useless unless u need the police report to get insurance. They just come over write down what was stolen n basically say...
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01-25-2012, 06:13 PM
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Anyone know website with gas input charts when clocking meters metric if possible
Just wondering if anyone knowas a website that has the charts for clocking a gas meter, i know how to do it theoretically but ive seen other techs with charts that have the time it took for a...
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01-21-2012, 12:15 PM
Thread: something to notice on interviews
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That company does sound like bad news to me. I...
That company does sound like bad news to me. I know of some companys putting gps in their trucks so they can track exactly where it has been. Some bosses are just like that though, before i worked in...
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01-21-2012, 11:50 AM
Thread: Lifting of outdoor unit onto roof?
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Idk why im posting this seems everyone has the...
Idk why im posting this seems everyone has the same idea. I just did 4 units at a factory and we rented a crane. I think it was like 200 bucks cause it was 20 min out of town but , we had the curbs...
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01-12-2012, 08:26 PM
Thread: High Limit Still Tripping
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Duct work could be undersized, filter plugged,...
Duct work could be undersized, filter plugged, not enough return air.
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01-04-2012, 12:39 PM
Thread: NTI boiler HRV connections?
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NTI boiler HRV connections?
Went to a service call today. The customer had some 20 min switches in the bathroom and in the kitchen that were to be wired to the hrv. They were using Vanee switches. The problem is the schematic...
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12-23-2011, 07:52 PM
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Sorry i didnt read the post 100 percent on the...
Sorry i didnt read the post 100 percent on the last install I did there was a 26ga steel box the venting went through before termination outside and we packed some extra space between that and the...
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12-23-2011, 07:22 PM
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Use some fiberglass batt..r20 or so because you...
Use some fiberglass batt..r20 or so because you cannot use the expanding foam for obv fire reasons.Just stuff it in the hole behind the plate that your exhaust pipe runs out.
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12-22-2011, 06:15 PM
Thread: School vs On Job Traning
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I did a 2 year community college program in HVAC...
I did a 2 year community college program in HVAC ....got my gas fitter ticket and some very basic experience. I am now working alongside a sheet metal mechanic doing installs and such. I would really...
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12-18-2011, 03:36 PM
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the company i work for does that magnet and huge...
the company i work for does that magnet and huge service record sticker on the unit. 9 times out of 10 the customer wont have a favorite company or know one off hand so they will call who ever has...
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12-18-2011, 02:27 PM
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Local newspapers that have flyer inserts....
Local newspapers that have flyer inserts. Something that falls out on the customers feet...if its just on the pages of the paper they ll just go right by it but if if falls out at em they will read...
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12-06-2011, 12:44 PM
Thread: HVAC JOB FOR A FELON
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Read that post. Alot of large companies will do...
Read that post. Alot of large companies will do background checks. I would try small companies first as they likely wont check background ,as long as your clean cut with a decent resume you should...
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11-13-2011, 05:36 PM
Thread: Hard to break into the field
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it is what it is alot of guys i went to...
it is what it is alot of guys i went to tradeschool with got jobs for 14 to 16 an hour but this is what i could find in my area and its a good small local company so im just gonna suck it up for now.
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11-13-2011, 05:28 PM
Thread: Hard to break into the field
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that may work ....if you can afford to see if you...
that may work ....if you can afford to see if you can do a ride along for a week or 2 and just bust your balls show up to the shop early...sweep up do odd jobs...and try n help out as much as you can...
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