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E*: MODS REMOVED A COMMENT…. Idrr, but it said something about talking to a customer through the smells of cat piss and black mold…. The REALIST SHIT I EVER READ NGL

Alright fellers. Last week I think? I made a post about my company being shut off from all supply houses in the area and the gas card was shut off for a while. A couple of you guys figured out not only the area I work in, but the actual company I work for lmao. Well. As of today we are going on 2.5 weeks of being shut off from every supply house, more guys are leaving/getting fired. Company is more than likely going to shut down in the next few months. My question is to the techs on here that are in the Plymouth/Cape Cod area. Any of you know any shops looking for techs? I know it’s starting to get into slow season, ive been looking around but not having much luck. Really don’t want to go to these bigger PE companies.

I went through last season with a fieldpiece DR58 and had mixed results. Sometimes it would pick up everything, sometimes water would get on the tip, sometimes it wouldn't get anything. I replaced the diode half way through summer and it helped, but still had some mixed results.

I'm looking into an ultrasonic leak detector, but I don't want to have to pressurize with nitrogen every time I need it. If I were to see low pressures and equalize the system by dunking the TXV in warm water, would the equalized system be enough pressure to find a leak without jacking up nitrogen? I only do residential, so leak searching the back side of an evap coil is out of the question. I can remove the delta plate on some coils, but it seems rare.

Please let me know experiences and how difficult they are to use. I like that they don't seem to be as finnicky as a heated diode.

In the Midwest here, got a couple overnights that will reach around 32 F temperature this weekend. It will be my first year being on call during the heating season. Curious what yall would reccomend for van stock for Universal parts whether be white Rodgers, honeywell, robertshaw, etc.

I’m tired of doing duct takeoffs on paper and the bluebeam app is the drizzling shits.

Hey everyone, looking for advice from people in the trade.

My husband (39) got hit by a massive tech layoff in May and hasn’t been able to find a thing since. The tech sector feels like a sinking ship with the constant layoffs and AI, so we want out.

He has 12+ years in technical/product support. He's great with people, troubleshooting, and is very reliable. Because of his background, we are looking heavily into commercial service or controls. He’s almost 40, so we want to avoid super labor-intensive trades like carpentry to protect his body.

Long term, the dream is a family business. I work in marketing for a trades CRM software company, so I can easily run the backend/operations side if it comes to that in 5-10+ years.

The Plan: We are in BC, Canada. He qualifies for a government program that will fund 100% of tuition and extend his employment insurance income to cover a 30-week HVAC Foundation course starting Feb 2027. He’ll graduate with Level 1 done, 425 hours credited, and all his safety tickets.

With a mortgage and plans for kids, we need to know the real risks before jumping off this cliff:

• Job prospects right out of the course: Are commercial shops actually hiring foundation grads who have zero on-the-job hours? Or will he struggle to find work all over again?

• Age factor: Does a corporate tech support background mean anything at 39, or will employers just bin his resume because he's not young?

• The catch: What are the biggest warnings or gatekeeping things he should expect in the first couple of years? Is the job security actually stable long-term? Anything else you wish you knew going into this career?

Appreciate any advice you can give us! And please be nice, this shit's stressful and we're just trying to make the "right" call amidst a lot of uncertainty.