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| bullbag
 |  "Hvac training??"
, posted Tue 9 Aug 19:32  
im currently employed as a electrican/instrument tech in a local plant and am interested in learning the in and outs HVAC to possibly change jobs in the future... or start a business.....is there any online,correspodance, or Cd learning that would help me out to give me a jump when we shut down and/or get moved to China(LOL)?
I know ya can't learn all the tricks of the trade without practical experiance. I already have a good jump in troubleshooting electrical and maintenance on shift. but have little Hvac experiance for the most part.
I dont really have time for tech or trade school due to working rotating shifts at the moment.... thanks for any info or input....
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| MasterTech
| "Re(1):Hvac training??" , posted Tue 9 Aug 22:54
Wow, i would stay an electricain. Moneys ok but you work all summer strave in the winter. Its crappy work unless u go commercial hvac. In the south you might make 40k but figure working 60 to 80 a week during the summer, give up your holidays. Dude straight up if i'd known then what i'd know now i would have done something else. Attics run 140 to 160 degrees in the summer and most new house units are in the attic.
But if u must, community colleges have nite coarses.
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| | bullbag
| "Re(2):Hvac training??" , posted Wed 10 Aug 16:46
heck i work in a glass plant so 160 degrees aint a problem..... nothing wrong with branching out and learning more...i was just wanting to know if there was online or cd training avalible where i didnt have to do community college do too time constraints. Rotating shift leave no time for that. one week 11-7 one week 3-11 one week 7-3 and start over agian.
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| | MasterTech
| "Re(3):Hvac training??" , posted Wed 10 Aug 23:13
LOL you the man if 160 doesnt bug you! They have some pretty expensive cd on trouble shooting, dont think there is any thing on installing.
Here is a couple of sites
http://www.hvactc.com/ref_basics/pricing.htm
http://www.training.carrier.com/corp/details/0,2938,CLI1_DIV44_ETI1808,00.html
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| | bubbad
| "Re(4):Hvac training??" , posted Thu 11 Aug 19:33
Hey Bullbag, I too had a good job for 25 yrs, and it went overseas. I went to trade school for HVAC while I was laid off, and I've been working as a service tech doing residential/light commercial HVAC for a little over a year. My previous job backgroud helped me - I did a lot of electrical, mechanical, and machine controls troubleshooting.
I have to tell you, I've never worked this hard in my life. Like the guys said, 60-80 hour weeks in the summer sweating to death, attics, crawlspaces, being on call and having no life, standing ass deep in snow working on a heat pump.... I think you get the picture. It's not easy starting over at age 46, but I don't want to get laid off again. Funny thing though, I really don't mind doing this. I enjoy learning, and helping people by fixing their equipment. Good luck if you go into it.
bubbad
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