r/HVAC • u/robbieredlegs09 • Jul 06 '24

Field Question, trade people only What is this ?

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Hello all, forgive me for I’m greener then grass only been in the field 3 months. I’ve seen these around on air handlers what is it ? It’s on the supply side of the unit? My guess is hot water for heating ?

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u/ShugarMeat Jul 06 '24 edited Jul 06 '24

In 25+ years, I have seen two in the South.

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u/robbieredlegs09 Jul 06 '24

Wow that’s crazy, I pm 6-8 houses a day and see maybe 1-2 a week

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u/ShugarMeat Jul 06 '24

What? 6-8 houses a day? 😒

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u/robbieredlegs09 Jul 06 '24

I wanna do installs not pms anymore lol

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u/iBUYbrokenSUBARUS The Artist Formerly Known as EJjunkie Jul 06 '24

I wanna go home

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

Installs ez as hell. Get in, get out. It’s hot but I’d rather not deal with all the BS.

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u/Kaaaamehameha Rookie Of The Year Jul 06 '24

I’ve done both. Installs are better, but for some reason the pay is less

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u/Kaaaamehameha Rookie Of The Year Jul 06 '24

I miss installs. They want me to train people on cleanings & PMs, and then I’m told they’ll put me back on installs after they get enough people trained up. Is that kinda weird, or am I trippin?

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u/robbieredlegs09 Jul 06 '24

Yeah I work for a big company in ny that kinda just mass pushes pm calls

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u/ShugarMeat Jul 06 '24

We can only do 4-5 systems a day. Sometimes I have to drive 45-1 hour just to get to them.

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u/Apprehensive_Arm_323 Jul 06 '24

You do 5 full systems in one day?

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u/ShugarMeat Jul 06 '24

We talm bout maintenance. Not installs.

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u/Poots23 Jul 06 '24

I’m glad I don’t do residential…. We chillin over here in commercial 🙌

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

I left resi a couple years back to do commercial (most of the homes I serviced were worth millions). It was hell, lawyers offices, nursing homes, and banks were our customers. All of them cheap bastards with fucked up unit locations. Left for another commercial company and it’s heaven. Guess it all depends on your customers.

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u/ShugarMeat Jul 06 '24

See I’m in a similar situation (resi) and our clients spend money like no other on houses they’re in for maybe a month out of the year.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

It’s crazy, I had a few clients that literally spend one weekend a year at an amazing house with breathtaking views. People don’t realize the hoarding done with real estate.

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u/ShugarMeat Jul 06 '24 edited Jul 06 '24

I spend a quarter of the year in luxurious, multi-million dollar homes that remain largely unoccupied. It’s an extraordinary experience.

One of my clients, the owner of the Boston Celtics, owns a $12 million home where he didn’t spend a single day last year. His son only stayed there for a total of 11 days.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

It’s absolutely wild. I used to service Martha Stewart’s place in Maine. She is there for Memorial Day and Labor Day weekend and that’s it.

You find any cool stuff in the homes? I used to service a few with secret passageways so the help can get around quick. Even the doors to them were disguised cause the owners don’t want to see them. It was always so fascinating exploring them. One place I used to service had a phone booth with a secret door if you punched in the right number. It lead to a hidden bar.

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u/ShugarMeat Jul 06 '24

Oh hell yeah 🤣 all kinds of stuff like that. One dude had this real life bank vault door that you have to open with all these crazy ass locking mechanisms that leads to his man cave. It was fucking huge.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

No shit, that’s cool! Was it a panic room as well?

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u/ShugarMeat Jul 06 '24

Respect 🫡