HVAC techs SHOULD become electricians
Published 2023-08-23
All Comments (21)
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As a commercial refrigeration tech, can confirm thay 75% of the problems we run in to are electrical. Even after getting out of reisdential retrofit, i still gotta know 3 trades for one job
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I did a year as an hvac apprentice and man yea you need to know plumbing for boilers, electrical for literally anything wrong with the furnace or ac and you need to just know HVAC shit it’s insane I understand now why where I live HVAC techs are making way more than the other trades.
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I totally agree with this guy. I did commercial hvac for 10 years. Then out of no where I started installing commercial EV charging stations for Tesla. I was able to take my a/c knowledge and apply it in an entirely different field. A/c techs against the world
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As a commercial/residential/refrigeration tech I've thought about doing just electrical but then I'd be losing out on my many other skills too like plumbing. Carpentry , soft welding etc I wanna be good at them all
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Anyone in residential HVAC gtfo, so much more money in commercial industrial especially if you know controls as well as HVAC
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😂 Let's be fair. As an HVAC technician with his 4 year journeyman license, myself and a couple other residential techs in our company can run circles around our electricians in the electrical department, hands down. Understanding low voltage, high voltage and some Controls especially with all the communicating dc voltage systems out there, it's no contest.
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As an owner operator of a mechanical install and service company, I completely agree with you. I’ve always told my apprentices that to be a great HVAC tech requires you to be a great electrician as well. The only thing I disagree with is the statistic about ~%80 of residential calls are electrical issues. At least in my area a majority of the issues are due to bad lineset installation practices causing contamination of the refrigeration circuit.
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I started as a plumbing apprentice then got my certifications for residential refrigeration/HVAC. I was also used as a electrician a lot of times
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I did just that now I do air conditioning. Heating and electrician 27 years.😊 But my back went bad.😢
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HVAC should be counted as electrical experience.
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I’m a current semi truck mechanic and I’ve been one for years I’m tired of the back breaking work so I’m using my GI Bill to go to school for hvac because I feel like it’s less laborious and I think hvac pays more and also I love electrical work anyone think this is a good idea?
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Had electrical training when I did hvac work with companies. It’s the same just different title. HVAC is plumbing and electrical here in Florida
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If a plumber and an electrician had a baby it would pop out as an HVACer.
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I agree with this fully. I’m a HVAC tech and have my residential electrical license. The test isn’t easy by any means though
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My entire channel recolves almost exclusively around hvac electrical, and I agree at least 80% of issues are electrically related. But, I would say that 80% also includes the many mechanical problems that are diagnosed through clues revealed in electrical circuits and sequences.
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im an electrician and we also do hvac tech
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As a commercial/residential refrigeration tech yeah I get told this all the time
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They used to insulate the outside of sealed ductwork, now they insulate the inside of ductwork with fiberglass insulation
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I’m about to go into trade school for plumbing as I realized most of the HVAC stuffs can only sell to people who have a plumbing license and my ultimate goal is to become a HVAC tech (the trade school close to me does not have HVAC training)
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Today you can't do plumbing either without electrical experience
