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Maybe. I wasn't able to maintain a wireless connection with the phone two floors up (wood framing) and about 15 feet over laterally...

I was watching some Youtube videos about guys working in the field, interesting to see they way techs are working the job in todays...

Still have one with 1/3 hp 1750 rpm has a handle made fron 1/2" rod stock that my older brother used after trade school in 1971. Used it...

I have one also. Great pump.

I have one made by Thermal.

The Dwyer U-tube manos were premium tools, accurate and nice quality. But most of us guys keep managing to let them tip over and lose...

I also have a bunch of old fashioned meters and gizmos that I've picked up along the way thinking that the day might come when high tech...

Continuing on with some older HVAC tools I have, the following are by no means mandatory. They are just some things that helped me with...

Pretty much everything is. But CPS stands out. I have one of their older manifolds, says made in USA. And it's become my go-to gauge...

A close-up of the low side gauge for your viewing pleasure. When was the last time you saw R-12 and R-22 on the same faceplate? You can...

Maybe so. I don't know all the different manufacturers these days. I picked Yellow Jacket because they're a brand I know and trust.

No calculations needed. The probe adaptor converts the temperature it's reading to mv, so the millivolt scale on your multimeter...

Big 10-4! Watching for symptoms of overheating and heat stroke is a must. You don't want to get dizzy and fall off of a roof, or pass...

You can pick up k-type thermocouples pretty cheap, and k-type to banana adapters to plug straight into a cheap meter, if you end up...

Almost no one used to pull a vacuum, much less use a micron gauge, "back in the day". I had a Thermal analog gauge, it was the only...