The HVAC Trade Will Break Your Heart

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[Dustinhvac]

Been around hvac since I was a kid. When I was little I would go in the crawlspace and did trenches for my dad and other guy's to go in. Nowadays I can't do that anymore. Im 37 My body is tired already. Bad back bad knees arthritis is kicking my butt. Last month working with Crescent wrench taking a gas line loose my right hand/wrist pop/crunch now I can't do much work with it. Its not broke but something is not right. First doctor wouldn't do a mri so im going Tuesday to see another doctor hopefully get some answers. Been a ruff couple weeks with the cold spell with service calls and installs with a messed up hand. Sorry for the long post. Merry Christmas

[johnd]

Retired from hvac after over 30 years . Not looking back and dont miss it. And yes I have dug a few holes. Lived in a few 120 degree attics. I have the body to prove it.

[Mrs.SusieDunn]

Health wise I am hanging in there. Unlike my hair which no longer hangs on my head as much as it does on my pillows, couch, shirt and everywhere else I go. Pain is manageable now without painkillers except for nerve pain which is not as bad now as it was. I am in a waiting game at the moment. Taking my chemo and in January or February we will see if the treatment is working when knew scans and tests are ordered. Thanks Zack for thinking of me. Bojangles here is not the same as bojangles there. We don't have the pulled pork which was my favorite lunchtime meal.

[NorCal-refrigeration]

It just ruins your knees and back that about it. And arthritis in hands. 😂😂😂😂

[jorgee]

Yeah alot of those houses around here especially in Columbus County, brunswick county, and New hanover

[garrettrush]

I’ve been watching your stuff for like 5 years now. About when I took over my family business at 18. I’m 23 now and been doing service install and admin and tell me self and my wife there is no way I can do this for another 40 years. I don’t know how my 87 year old grandfather who still scraps all our stuff has done it for over 60 years.

[Dang.sauce..]

I’m twenty rate now but to be honest will be a technician for the next ten years. I will either become inspector or sales. Company owner makes the most but hard to be with family any insite would be good I also have a hvac licence and a collage diploma

[Mrs.SusieDunn]

Thank you Zack. Your right it breaks your heart, chews you up and spits you out. Noone lays on their death bed thinking I wish I had fixed more air conditioners. Just remember to put your health and safety above your job or employers demands. Advocate for yourself and the people you love. Put Politics aside and love each other. Like body count sang in their new hit comfortably numb, "If god can see this shit we would make him sick" or something like that. I still don't believe but it does speak to where we are as a society. Yall should listen to Ice T and his bands remake on a pink Floyd classic.

[tedhicks]

Yep alot of videos on HVAC show the gravy jobs. I'm 63 now but I pick and choose change out now I mainly do service calls. Change outs aren't for wimps had a nasty one yesterday

[HvactechRob-hvsg]

I'm kinda a jack of all trades. I can fix anything. I started out working at a young age, everything from lawn care to working on small engines, vehicles, auto body, appliances, and even welding before I got into installing then to tech. I think I enjoy repair better than anything. I have dug several trenches to get equipment and duct installed. I have swung a sledgehammer all day to knock out block and rock walls to get duct installed. I sure don't miss those days lol

[Sctronic]

1 man show here. Still doing installs, service work it can tough somedays.

[AaronPowellvox]

I have dug a trench under a house a few times. We had like five guys digging and on a bucket brigade.

[LTDan-pkmx]

figure what / where you want to be what you can accept and Go for It! That comment did it for me Thanks and God bless you alot!!

[DJV]

Digging a trench as part of hvac is where you wish to hire a spanish speaker ..hell do it in no time and wouldnt complain..lets be honest hvac is an north american job its not like roofing or anything else

[Qualityservicesbcs]

I think a lot of people are full of crap hahahaha