System has ran like this for 4 years

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A special thank you to the guy who did this...

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Customers you want

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Good luck you poor bastards. Make that money, but don't die lol

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POV, you're a helper and you've been tasked to grab the pipe wrench and dope.

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First time seeing this

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Figured you guys might laugh at our pain. Info in comment.

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*Not my photo* apparently people in Texas are doing this!?!? And it keeps their electric bills low and cools off house better... thoughts on this!?

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Motivation is motivation.

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My OCD is going crazy, why can’t you just set it straight on the pad?

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Whoever the engineer from Trane that designed Vavs 20 years ago, C U Next Tuesday.

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Is this some kinda service trick or a shady practice?

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Called to pipe the condensate drain

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For that kid asking early why your instructor in class hammers the safety. This could have killed me easy.

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Who else went to trade school during COVID and got 0 hands on?

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Builders be like why haven't you put my condenser in yet?

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Furnace is 18 years old. They've live here for 5 and have had other companies for maintenance and a new AC install. They said I'm the first to notice or say anything.

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Sweet geezis

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What tool gives this tight of a bend?

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My condenser? It’s on the roof. Don’t worry, it’s strapped down...

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Recycling 410a

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Tips to get pookie out of clothes

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I’d say it’s bad

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AfterHours Compensation

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Dear Phoenix techs

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Who tha F puts teflon on flares smh

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Instant upgrade to your new install!

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Residential guys Explain......

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Reuploaded without Logo- Thought you guys would enjoy this. Tracking down a refrigerant leak.

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I messed up that place

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All of a sudden the perfect HVAC meme came to me

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My county

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500 microns every time

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Boss told me to wire two 30 amp disconnects together like this for a 60 amp circuit. I have my doubts. Does it work?

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Thinking about taking my supervisor out to lunch.. maybe a number 4 with a 12 ga shot?

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If you say so boss...

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Boss said to mount units on this concrete pad.. but dont think he measured the pad

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Help me justify this purchase

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My Supervisor did not want me there today

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Life of a residential tech

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This is my father's shop. After losing his business years ago, he's one year clean and working harder than ever to rebuild it. I'm a proud 21 yr old son. That's all, thank you

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“What do you mean you won’t clean our cooling tower?”

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When you take the shroomies before work

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Da fuq?

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Favorite time of year is soon approaching.

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Everyone loves to talk crap about residential, but it has its perks

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Brand new compressor ran for 2 seconds. This is what was inside when we changed it.

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Got me good last night boys

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First time seeing that pipe label

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DIE HARD FRIDAY.

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They bent 3/4” black iron. I have no words.

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Customer claims unit breaks down every few months and its always the same repair

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Can you give me a second?

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For anyone who thinks PMs aren't important: This customer has had clean and checks done every year since we installed the unit in 2005. Still looking brand new after 16 years!

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Working on a Lennox unit today got me feeling like

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It's simple. Leave at noon. 🧰

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I see your 69 microns, here’s a whole 69 mechanical room for the air handlers I’m workin on. Nice.

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What you guys think, should I duct sock it?

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What’s the dirtiest evaporator coil you’ve found?

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Code issue?

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Gotta love customer appreciation day at the supplier.

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I hate getting home like this.

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Birthday lunch....

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Went on service call at a location at a mall with water source air handler, discovered duct work was sweating pretty bad lack of air flow I pulled the blower panel off and Holy shit I found the most disgusting blower wheel I've ever seen.

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No 110v on roof

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First time brazing how’d I do 🤣

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Uh oh

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Fixed there furnace then customer asks: “the mini split I just installed isn’t heating (28f ODT), do u know why?” NOPE

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Brazed my first joints in the Feild yesterday

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Rate my install fellas

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Night of the living installer

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Breakfast

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Please don’t do this...

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Might be the capacitor...

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Every company has at lease one guy like this, you know the guy.

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Ahhhhh shit... [Meme]

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A thing of beauty

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Thoughts on these? Why do I never see posts of people using wireless gauges?

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found it

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Pro Tip

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The customer “wanted it checked”

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percs of being an hvac man. No pump, no problem

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Best 60 bucks I ever spent

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Slack? Who needs slack??

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Remember kids: The blue hose goes on the low side, the red on the high side, and the yellow on the medium side.

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Have to say, I dig it

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Job site supervisors had to inspect my tools.

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Seven years in the making. Guess I can't find a leak in the Schrader Valve on a Friday afternoon anymore.

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Looks like the last tech didn't make it....

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Found on a different sub, wouldn't let me cross post

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Nope

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Found a new blanket for the wife! Just in time for our anniversary!

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Going off on my own. New tool day!

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Make sure those set screws are toight.

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Am I doing this right?

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New Construction guys know this pain.

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Got caught in the rain so I did a bag dump to clean/oil everything.

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What a joke, looks like I’m done using this app.

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Today's post is brought to you by the letter S for static pressure

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To the dude that found a refrigerant leak on electrical wire, hats off to ya!

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Hope this ain’t a trap

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SOMETHINGS CANNOT BE UNSEEN

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I'm leaving you with this 35uf frankenpacitor. Be back Monday when the supply houses are open

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Man this ol girl is cool AF. Date on it is 7/88. We are replacing it because it has a leak in the coil.

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I'm just gonna leave this here.

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Future customer when those temps get high.

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Is it common for installers to be murdered while they sleep?

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Keeping my blonde baddies cool this summer 😁

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Sometimes

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I’m more impressed than upset.

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Attic work conditions..Boss says keeps working... what do you do next?

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Figured you guys would appreciate this work environment!

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Do you charge a service fee, trip charge, or offer a maintenance?

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These generic Tranes aren't too bad. For the price there is nothing cheaper.

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Thought you guys would appreciate this Centravac chiller. In the basement of a 1950's abandoned psychiatric hospital.

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It'll be fine

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New homeowner here. Can someone help me figure out why my one room is cold?

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Check out this Dinosaur I came across the other day.

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*NOT* my build, just curious what the silver stuff is everywhere

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I always leave notes for the next tech, so he knows what to expect

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Lonely Mechanical Technician in full PPE on the hospital roof. Now there’s a job I never thought would be a frontline worker.

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COME ON MAN... customer says it's pretty new. He thought the bottom one was his, lol..

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I saw this geothermal hydronic system this week. In a home ~3500 square feet. I thought it was neat, figured I'd share

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New customer... stated unit wasn’t turned on... found disconnect turned off... thought “oh geez. Hate when it’s this simple”... went to test power by pushing on the contactor... needs a new unit...

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5 years experience for $16 an hour lmfao

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Because they’re difficult to explain, I built a Wye-Delta starter demonstration board for my class.

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Today's supervisor

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Emergency service “no power to WIC”

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Came across this gas water heater while installing a furnace this weekend

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Today’s service call starts with F

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Almost that time of year again! What do you guys do to endure the summer attic heat?

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Found one in the wild.

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Hey im here to fix the heater. Uhhh yeah its in the basement just head on down..... i hate inconsiderate people. Its ok i charged them labor to move all the shit.

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One of my guys sent me this

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8 million Btu/H propane temp install for an Amazon warehouse.

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Fancy Pants - 32x10 going into 14x8 and 24x10

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That feeling when you show up to a job with all new systems that you recommended replacement units for six months ago and realizing you got cheated out of a ~$500 spiff. Right after you sat through a meeting/bitch session about making sure to clock out for the five minutes that you fuel your van up.

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You gotta go see this in r/plumbing

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Which one of yall did this

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Can someone tell me if anyone has seen this before

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Found this absolute gem today

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Cajuns will find a way

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I've been having trouble sleeping lately. Might have to consider trying this out tonight

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Coworker found this treasure

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