In the Family

[bks]

I was told most hvac techs have fathers that are techs. How many people on this site have hvac in there familys, if you do could you post relationship of family member just doing a little survey. Thanks bks

[dash]

None here,and only a few of the techs,I've ever known.

[arc8]

I'm all by myself, the only one.

[midhvac]

Me either, my dad flipped burgers.

Let me guess. Your dad's an hvac man and wants you to be one too?

[spotts]

3rd gen. to own this biz. I hated toilets and drains and stuff. Now we just do HVAC and drive prettier trucks.

[infwsdm]

I'm solo too.

My Dad worked for Ford and now I get to buy their vehicles at a discount Thanks Dad!

[bigbird]

All by myself, my father was an awopaho indian chief....

[Diceman]

grand dad, dad, uncle, brothers and in-laws in the biz, it's in my blood I guess.

[swat]

Total solo act. My dad wasn't round much but he was good at what ever he did and I get that from him so .

[CityHvac]

by myself...Dad was a auto mechanic and discouraged me from following in his foot steps.

[Green Mountain]

Hey this is different. My Dad was not in the business. He worked in restuarants most of his life. Never owned one.

My Uncle Marty, my Mother's brother, was a pipefitter. He was my favorite uncle. He taught me how to solder pipe when I was 10. My grandfather so I am told was a steam fitter in Yonkers NY. I never met the man.

I have 2 sons that have Associates Degrees in HVAC. They both say that they don't want to take over the business. The younger has continued on in college and is going for his Bachelors in Mathematics. He wants to be a teacher. He is now working for the company for the summer. His older brother has been working for the company for 10 years now as an installation foreman.

Spotts could tell us better how they really feel about taking over the business. I think they feel that I will die if I don't work. So they don't want me to die. I kinda had a nice retirement in mind.

[rob10]

Dad, uncles, cousins, brother!! The trade has been good to us!!

[sotexkoolbreeze]

just me. daddy is a farmer. still lives on the same spot of land he was born on.

[ballvalve]

Me myself and I, all three of us are in this HVAC bit together, nobody else in the family. My Dad is a carpenter and is totally afraid of ANYTHING mechanical or electrical. How many of us tore apart our toys when we were kids? Mine got worn out from too many "repairs and minor modifications". The Old Man just shook his head when he saw some of the contraptions I would build. Best part was they would mostly always work.

[itsamine]

My pops.

[albcorb]

I started as a carpenter with my dad. My grandfather was a pipefitter, my uncle was a salesman for Carrier.

[appltech1]

I'm a loner. My dad liked to blow up stuff, for a company and i could have gone either way but i chose this one. I guess he was a loner too.

[polar ice]

Grandfather was a boiler mechanic for Kenwood mills(1st class plant operater). Kenwood Mills was a wool blanket manufacturer in Canada, used lots of steam. My dad got his refrigeration licence in 1963. He never used it thoe, drove truck instead. I took him on a call a few years back......he was amazed by the time we took to ' not let the gas go"

[rabram]

Step-father started me out helping him when I was about 11 years old.Not just hvacr,but carpentry [which I hate],electrical,plumbing and anything to turn a dime.I also know how to operate heavy equipment because of him.I enjoyed it growing up but still rebelled at the authority figure part.We get get along great now unless I ride his ass about him not pulling permits and having the proper licenses.

[NedFlanders]

My step dad(man who raised me) union plumber , bread delivery , inspector , fast food mechanic , bus driver...

Me same thing since high school.....refrigeration....I'm stickin' to one path.