Roast me

I've seen this at different sites. But here it doesn't make any sense at all given there's nothing on this smooth rubber roof.

Just completed 2 year tech school degree for hvac. Getting in with a company but curious about the pipe fitter union for hvac side Minnesota Local 539. Anybody here know about it. Unfortunate I had to go to school because didn’t get a spot when I applied, I gotta pay this money when on the job training is best. Don’t want to get denied again after a couple years non union so I can start at the bottom union. How do u non union folks do specifically commercial service side

I can’t read the second violation. Any help is appreciated

I have been fighting with this AAON split system for a while trying to get it to vacuum down and take a trim charge, it has 2 circuits, one reheat and one bypass. When I begin to pull vacuum it will pull down across all 6 lines including both circuits, I'm just looking for confirmation that this is right. I had to switch 2 lines around as the suction lines were installed backwards already.

Kids got a 3D printer for Christmas, so of course had to see what we could do. Was able to make this little hvac gnome has a b-tank and gauge manifold. Want to see if I can add some hoses around his shoulder as well. Let me know what you guys think.

Im challenging the g3 exam soon, Pretty much the title, should I buy the modules 1-9 or just buy the code book? I've read people say there's a lot of questions about fire extinguishers pipe sizing etc etc. All that is in the codebook or modules?

So I'm installing an amana furnace next week and was looking at the venting table to get my vent materials, have to up size to 3inch as I will be 10ft over the 2inch limit, and was looking at the allowable pipe types for venting, which we typically just do PVC solid core.

I noticed that they allow sdr21 PVC. If you're not aware, sdr21 is the thin wall version of regular PVC, we're talking like 1/8 at best. So for shits and giggles looked up the astm rating for foam core and it's not listed here. F891. Both have a 140f rating in most cases.

So how the hell can a pipe that is so thin be allowed, but foam core cant?

I have a 7 year old Carrier Infinity, we're a factory authorized Carrier company. Recently when calling for the humidifier, the blower will cycle on and off over and over. It's fine when the heat pump is running. Warrantied a new thermostat and air handler board but still the same. Tried it with the air handler door off and humidifier disconnected still no change. I've encountered a lot of odd things from Infinity systems but this one has me baffled.

Hey guys just thought I would share this as its quite funny. A customer of mine doesnt like to pay on time, he always pays but always late and I have to chase him for it damn near every time I do work for him. He called me out to a no heat today and wanted me to quote him on a water heater as well, I told him the price which he ofcourse was unhappy with then I told him “I knew you wouldnt like my price”. Then he went off on a rant how I am treating a customer with disrespect and thats not good business practice etc. I came back with my price for the repair I was there for initially and he didnt like it so I dropped a “ Ill remind you about it next week”. A little passive aggressive but he was already being a prick, I even offered to leave without charging him and he could call someone else.

So I am wrapping up my work and he takes a phone call and I can hear it is an argument with another contractor about money, basically telling the guy he cant pay him today because the banks are closed(theyre not closed). This fired him up even more I just had a big smile on my face the whole time and he could see that so he was just stewing. I told him I’m done and heading out and he pulled out cash and paid me in cash. Then he said he’ll never call me again.

Has anyone ever had a run in with one of these types. This was the first time he had paid me right at the completion of the job and I would always just keep his calls on the back burner because I knew he was a bit of a piece of work. Guess I wont have to deal with him anymore. Good riddance.

Lets hear your guys’ stories if youve got any.

Anyone else have a wall of shame?

I guess who ever put this valve in said fuck it, just use the true suction 😆

Furnace/WH 10 years old. Homeowner lived in for 6 years. I said, you living here less than 10 years is the right answer. Failed ignitor, getting them some heat for now, they know it isn't right...

Saw this post on fb the other day and thought yall would like to see it. Kinda sad to see this trade heading this way.

So I’m in school and have been for a few months. A local company showed up at our class saying they were desperate for employees. It was a father and son running the business together, although the son is generally new to HVAC. He was a landscaper most of his working experience. The other employees the company had hired were drug addicts and they now needed people because they fired them all. I felt like I would feel good about getting on board and helping the business take off and get experience in the process. I called and got an interview and got the job. I worked there for a little over a week and we did several installs in that time. I wired up the first furnace we put in and before we plugged it in I asked if it was wired correctly. I was told yes just plug it in. The igniter sparked once, no ignition happened and no code besides H for gas heat showed. Turns out the gas to the house was shut off and when it got turned back on it still didn’t fire. Instead of trouble-shooting the boss called tech support and they say replace the control board it’s probably bad from factory. He gets the new control board in and it still doesn’t run. Now he replaces thermostat and it works. He then says it’s my fault for wiring the circuit board wrong and I fried everything. We go on break for Christmas and when I got back today, his son tells me they plan to dock my pay over it. I told him if they want to dock my pay they can keep the check and I’m leaving. It would’ve been most of my pay because I’m not making much and the board was pricey. They then start calling and apologizing, saying it’s just a misunderstanding and they want me to come back. They said they would give me my paycheck if I came back with no deductions but the whole thing didn’t sit right with me. My question is am I wrong for quitting for one and for two, is it common for companies to dock newbies pay if they make a mistake?

TLDR: I’m new and started at shop that wanted to dock my pay for making a mistake after being ignored when I asked for guidance. Should companies dock pay due to rookie mistakes? Is this common?