I worked for a small father’s HVAC business.

I had been dating Cam for almost a year before I met her parents.

I met Cam shortly after I went to HVAC school.

Cam helped me with my learning as well as questioned me on everything I was learning. I never asked Cam how she knew so much about HVAC, because she was learning the same manuals right along with me. Now that I look back on that time, I realize Cam was often telling me what something meant when I was scratching my head. When I finished HVAC classes, my mentor invited me to take on an apprenticeship in his HVAC business. I couldn’t wait to see Cam as well as tell her about my new job. I ended up calling Cam while walking out of the school as well as to my car. I don’t know who was more excited; me or Cam. I had been working for the HVAC for about three months, when Cam invited me to meet her parents. I knew she had made up her mind about becoming my permanent partner. She put her ring on, as well as Cam and I headed over to her parents’ house. I almost walked back out when the owner of the HVAC company I worked for walked outside. He greeted me as well as smiled. I looked at Cam, wondering why she hadn’t told me I was working for her father. Cam shrugged as if to tell me it was easier this way. I hastily realized why she was so smart when it comes to HVAC as well as how she knew all the terms without looking them up. Cam was brought up in a family of HVAC professionals, as well as heard all about it her whole life.

a/c worker

My HVAC company was going to fail.

Even before my little HVAC company respectfully opened, it was already failing.

  • I couldn’t find a couple of decent HVAC experts who could work for me.

I didn’t have enough income to buy everything that was needed to work on broken air conditioning units this year, or broken boilers in the winter. I was aggravated as well as ready to deliver up within a few weeks of receiving my small company loan. The banker called as well as asked why I hadn’t put up a new website, or done any work to begin building a client database. I should have known I needed to start building a client database before I did anything else, but I wasn’t entirely prepared. I had many small things happening in the process that had me aggravated as well as ready to deliver up. My partner Max was helping, but she knew nothing about HVAC. Max knew the company side of starting a business, however not the actual HVAC business. Without asking, Max built a website to tell people about our upcoming HVAC business. Max had an announcement about our opening, as well as how people could sign up for a free HVAC service. Everything Max and I discussed incorporating into the HVAC business, she had in our website. It was the nicest website I had ever looked at, as well as it was very informative. Within a week of having the website live, Max and I had ten people signing up for a free service, as well as five others wanting more information. Max saved our failing HVAC business. Five years later, Max and I had the top HVAC company in our area, as well as I owe it all to my partner Max. It was her company knowledge that made our HVAC company a success.

air purifier

I wasn’t an experienced HVAC professional.

Just a handful of the HVAC pros in my company were absolutely intense about their industry.

I was too serious about my work as an HVAC professional, but I wasn’t a dire HVAC pro. I know you’re wondering what I mean, but I can’t be dire all the time. Every repair gig is either a game or a challenge, which I readily accept. If I can’t have a little fun with the job, I don’t want to do it. My dad once told me that if you can’t have fun, then find a new job, as well as I believed him. My first job had me aggravated as well as overwhelmed most of the time, so after talking to my partner Sam, she told me to quit. Sam and I were okay for about a year, if I wanted to change careers. I looked online to see what classes they were offering down at the local career center, as well as it didn’t take long to find what I was looking for. I told Sam I was going to be an HVAC professional. I have loved being an HVAC pro since that time, however people tell me what is wrong with their water boiler as well as air conditioning, as well as I smile as well as tell them not to worry. The whole time I am working, I am singing. I wasn’t a dire HVAC professional, but I was intense about what I did. My customers are consistently happy with the job I have done, as well as I have loved myself while I am working. I couldn’t guess of a better career to have, than being an HVAC pro who enjoys their job. I’m stoked I made the career change when I did.

 

heating business

Why aren’t A/C units disposable?

I knew I could use window air conditioning units for every room in my household as well as it would be a lot less expensive than buying a new central air conditioning unit.

I was saving currency on the small air conditioning equipment, as well as on our energy costs.

When I quit using the central air conditioning unit, my energy costs went down by over 15%. That is almost a $500 a year savings, as well as the air conditioning units were cheaper. I vowed I would never go back to central air. I was told that window air conditioning units were recyclable or disposable, until it came time to recycle one. I couldn’t find a single recycling or disposal center that would take the window air conditioning units when they broke. They either wanted them broken down to pieces, or just put them in their trash pile to go to the landfill. I was defeating the entire purpose of energy conservation as well as eco savings, if I was going to pitch the air conditioning units into the landfill. I asked if they knew of any recycling centers that would accept window mounted air conditioning units. He reminded me he said they would take them, however they needed to go to the landfill. He didn’t know of any local recycling centers that didn’t send them off to the landfill. I called the HVAC business, as well as they said they could take them, but I would need to pay over $20 a piece for them to take them away. It was worth at least $20 a piece if it kept the A/C device out of the landfill. I delivered the first of ten to the local HVAC business, knowing the metal would all be recycled.

 

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