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Posted by Noon-Air on April 18, 2007, 9:00 am
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>> If you apologize to Bubba and Noon-Air.... I will answer your questions.
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>> Otherwise, you can be our next little b*tch.
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> As soon as they apologize for instantly calling me a liar without any
> knowledge of me, I'll consider it. My reaction to them was the same as it
> would be if any asshole walked up on the street and slapped me.
If you hadn't come waltzing in here misrepresenting yourself, you wouldn't
have the credability problems you have now.
> Several other people responded to my question in helpful ways.
>
> To my eyes, Bubba and Noon-Air act like they're afraid someone who wants
> to learn the trade will take away their jobs. That smells so much like
> cowardice because of incompetence, it stinks.
Sorry sport, when your a certified Master, then come talk to me about it.
FWIW, it shouldn't take but a couple of hours(not the 8 months you said) of
study to ace the universal test for your EPA card. All that EPA card means
is that you can pass a written test, and your supposed to be able to
responsibly handle refrigerants, it *DOESN"T* mean that you actually have a
clue of what to *DO* with them. If it takes you 8+ months just to get an EPA
card, I can't imagin how long its going to take you to actually get licensed
for the trade. Here the minimum requirement is 2 years of college or tech
school with a certificate of completion, *and* 4 years OJT under a
Master...... along with a bunch of other stuff, and thats just to get
approved to take the license exam.
> If they lived here, there's not a chance in hell that could happen. We
> have HOT summers, lots of snow-bird imports who can't even mow their own
> lawns, and about half as many HVAC techs on the street as the market will
> bear. The average wait for an "emergency" service call in the summer is
> about two days. There's money to be made by good trouble-shooters who can
> actually FIX stuff, instead of automatically saying "You need a new unit".
> I plan to be one.
You mean like being in south Mississippi???
FWIW, My business is based on service, and repair..... not replacement.
Replacement is is nothing more than an added bonus.
You, on the other hand, might want to take a chill pill before you go
running off at the mouth again.
> For those of you who helped, thanks. Especially, thanks for the clue that
> having the micron gauge near the pump gives a lower-than-true reading.
> That makes a lot of sense, but I never thought of it. I think I will
> hard-pipe a couple of old gauges into the unit. We won't let the charge
> into it until I say I'm done, and Ken says it passes muster. I figure
> we've got about two weeks before it starts getting hot, and my dad starts
> complaining.
> LLoyd
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