Tools & equipment

Posted by Bob on October 23, 2006, 10:44 am

I would like to know what tools and equipment professionals use in the
course of the HVAC business. I am finishing my HVAC classes and I'm
looking to buy. What do you like and what you don't like would be
helpful in my decision making process.

Thanks

Posted by Noon-Air on October 23, 2006, 11:39 am

> I would like to know what tools and equipment professionals use in the
> course of the HVAC business. I am finishing my HVAC classes and I'm
> looking to buy. What do you like and what you don't like would be
> helpful in my decision making process.
> Thanks

I hope you got a fat wallet....

Business courses
continuing education for all the new equipment that is hitting the streets
insurances (business, liability, workmans comp, commercial vehicle)
bonds
licenses (state, county(s), city(s))
service truck or van
at least 2 gage manifolds with hoses (one for R-22, and other HCFCs, the
other for R-410a)
Oil-less recovery machine
a recovery tank for each refrigerant that you deal with
vacuum pump
micron gage
oxy-acet brazing outfit
15% silphos
45% silver
tubing cutters
tubing bender kit
swedging kit
digital thermometers
clamp-on digital thermometer
VOM
amp clamp
Capacitor tester
megger
a can of each refrigerant that you might need
Schrader replacement tool
avation snips
duck bill sheet metal pliers
PVC cutter
drill/driver
drill bits and hole saws
basic hand tools
All of the administrative and paperwork stuff

There is probably a bunch of stuff I have forgotten... but this will get you
started

Posted by Stormin Mormon on October 23, 2006, 12:55 pm

Some brain storming, and adding to Noon's very good list.

Business courses
continuing education for all the new equipment that is hitting the
streets
insurances (business, liability, workmans comp, commercial vehicle)
bonds
licenses (state, county(s), city(s))
service truck or van
at least 2 gage manifolds with hoses (one for R-22, and other HCFCs,
the
other for R-410a) [if you can get ones with a sight glass, please do.
Totally useful thing to have, gages with a sight glass.]
Oil-less recovery machine
a recovery tank for each refrigerant that you deal with
vacuum pump
micron gage
clue [for when the folks on this list tell you "get a clue"]
oxy-acet brazing outfit
15% silphos
45% silver
tubing cutters
tubing bender kit
swedging kit
Box of fittings for ataching copper to copper
Sharpie pens for labelling things
Tape measures
knee pads for working on cement floors
ladders, both stepstools, step ladders, and extension ladders
digital thermometers
clamp-on digital thermometer
Infared thermometer, with laser aimer
VOM
amp clamp
Capacitor tester [included with some VOM]
megger [VOM which reads high scales]
a can of each refrigerant that you might need
Schrader replacement tool
avation snips [red, yellow, green; get one of each]
duck bill sheet metal pliers [sometimes called bulldogs]
PVC cutter
drill/driver [get a good one, and socket tips, and drillbits, and
screw driver tips]
Flashlights,t o include Mag, Minimag, Photon, and headlamp,
Plug in work lights
Ratchet wrench set,
Combination box / open wrench set
drill bits and hole saws
basic hand tools
Sawzall
All of the administrative and paperwork stuff
Pipe wrenches, and thread sealant

Posted by daytona on October 23, 2006, 3:51 pm

> Business courses
> continuing education for all the new equipment that is hitting the
> streets
> insurances (business, liability, workmans comp, commercial vehicle)
> bonds
> licenses (state, county(s), city(s))
> service truck or van
> at least 2 gage manifolds with hoses (one for R-22, and other HCFCs,
> the
> other for R-410a) [if you can get ones with a sight glass, please do.
> Totally useful thing to have, gages with a sight glass.]
> Oil-less recovery machine
> a recovery tank for each refrigerant that you deal with
> vacuum pump
> micron gage
> clue [for when the folks on this list tell you "get a clue"]
> oxy-acet brazing outfit
> 15% silphos
> 45% silver
> tubing cutters
> tubing bender kit
> swedging kit
> Box of fittings for ataching copper to copper
> Sharpie pens for labelling things
> Tape measures
> knee pads for working on cement floors
> ladders, both stepstools, step ladders, and extension ladders
> digital thermometers
> clamp-on digital thermometer
> Infared thermometer, with laser aimer
> VOM
> amp clamp
> Capacitor tester [included with some VOM]
> megger [VOM which reads high scales]
> a can of each refrigerant that you might need
> Schrader replacement tool
> avation snips [red, yellow, green; get one of each]
> duck bill sheet metal pliers [sometimes called bulldogs]
> PVC cutter
> drill/driver [get a good one, and socket tips, and drillbits, and
> screw driver tips]
> Flashlights,t o include Mag, Minimag, Photon, and headlamp,
> Plug in work lights
> Ratchet wrench set,
> Combination box / open wrench set
> drill bits and hole saws
> basic hand tools
> Sawzall
> All of the administrative and paperwork stuff
> Pipe wrenches, and thread sealant

And a partridge in a pair tree

Posted by Stormin Mormon on October 24, 2006, 7:58 am

Maybe that's why I can't fix anything for birds or beans?

--

Christopher A. Young
You can't shout down a troll.
You have to starve them.
.

> Sawzall
> All of the administrative and paperwork stuff
> Pipe wrenches, and thread sealant

And a partridge in a pair tree

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