any help appreciated

[peter222999]

Hi , I am currently a computer support specialist, but I want to enter this field
I want to do service , the tech side , probably residential.
Any how I may attend a local small college for a certificate of completion.
So I was wondering if anyone could suggest any book , or web study info
which could help me pre study the very basics. I always do alot of work on my own way ahead of any school , so its a smoother time in there.
Anyhow any feedback would be great.
Thanks Much
Rick M

[m-cooling]

How old are you I wonder. Don't answer that.

This trade is a lifetime commitment for us.
It will take a few years to start to figure out how to fix hvac.

There a thread with some names of books on here.

That would be a good place to look to get those books and start studying.

[gan]

Ask yourself are you willing to work in attics in 120+ deg temps in the summer, crawling through insulation to get to the airhandler the builder put in the worst position. Squeezing through a attic hole that is above a shelf in pantry. I work residential for while and it wasn't my cup of tea. Working as computer tech and hvac tech is a night and day diffrence as far as work enivorments go. As one good friend of mine put it your working on the ac not in the ac.

Dont want to discurage you, just being honest. One piece of advice I can offer is learn the refrigeration cycle know it fowards and backwards .

[beachtech]

starting out by taking classes at your local community college is a great idea

thats where i made my start

then there is all the years of screwing things up just to learn not to do that again lol aaahhhh the rollercoaster of learning. followed by the many insulting conversations your boss will have with you, mostly over the phone cause he doesn't have time to lash at you face to face. then the quest and thirst to learn as much as possible about the trade. and maybe, just maybe, you will get the wild hair to try to do it on your own one day...


good luck with your ventures but beware, this is a very demanding trade to be in, all guts and almost no glory... and if your not very mechanically inclined you may never even pick it up at all, just ask some of my old co-workers

[the dangling wrangler]

Hi , I am currently a computer support specialist, but I want to enter this field
I want to do service , the tech side , probably residential.
Any how I may attend a local small college for a certificate of completion.
So I was wondering if anyone could suggest any book , or web study info
which could help me pre study the very basics. I always do alot of work on my own way ahead of any school , so its a smoother time in there.
Anyhow any feedback would be great.
Thanks Much
Rick M

I want to do just the opposite. This work will make a young man old in no time but, Good Luck.

[The Penguin]

Hi , I am currently a computer support specialist, but I want to enter this field
I want to do service , the tech side , probably residential.
Any how I may attend a local small college for a certificate of completion.
So I was wondering if anyone could suggest any book , or web study info
which could help me pre study the very basics. I always do alot of work on my own way ahead of any school , so its a smoother time in there.
Anyhow any feedback would be great.
Thanks Much
Rick M

Why in the hell


its an adventure everyday - crawl spaces, attics, roofs

I suggest you go find a friends crawl space to crawl around in preferbly one thats dirt then find an attic on a hot day climb up there and stay a while - take pleanty of water and a flashlight - try climbing around from one end to another now if you still want to do it - go find a friend with a big dog that doesn't know you - see how you like a dog biting your butt then try working o a furnace that has a litter box next to it that hasn't been emptied out EVER


now if that isn't enough - get your girl friend to tell you off for an hour and then get some one to call you every 5 mins to see if your done yet

[rookiec]

See if any local companies have an appenticeship programs. Good luck

[viceman]

check out the controls section of this forum. control companys are always looking for computer literate people. it could be a chance to change fields but put your past training to use. some companys will train.

i don't blame you for wanting to get away from the "help desk" hell.

[mulletdan]

I don't know how old you are but look at the Air Force they will train you on commercial industrial stuff from the get go and with your computer background you can apply it to controls as well. There are a lot of computer guys and a lot of A/C guys and some really good guys that learned both.

[viceman]

whats with these one post wonders. they ask a question, we take time to try to help them out, and they don't respond.

[the dangling wrangler]

whats with these one post wonders. they ask a question, we take time to try to help them out, and they don't respond.

Looks like some people can't handle the truth.