oldschoolcraft
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I love learning trade skills, even though I don’t want a career switch, it’s a fun hobby of mine to learn stuff. I did a google search for HVAC repair school because I fixed my apartment HVAC unit last week and learned the basics of how they work in the process and it seems fun and useful. Also having a backup job should I be laid off seems worthwhile.
I found an online HVAC repair program that was interesting for a few reasons:
I wonder if snap on has different limits per program, maybe auto tech is $13k of discounted tools but maybe hvac has a much lower limit because how many tools do hvac techs really need?
I also wonder how much I can learn online without hands on experience. And I wonder how useful the training is if I want to be an amateur HVAC tech to troubleshoot me and my friends/family HVAC residential units, or if ill learn just enough to be dangerous and cause thousands of dollars of damage that a pro has to fix.
I did diagnose and clear a clogged drip pan drain pipe starting with zero knowledge of how HVAC worked and solved it from researching. I’m hooked and want to learn more especially some basic things like this, which might have cost hundreds of dollars with a week or longer waiting period for a pro during the summer to fix. Which I resolved in 10 minutes once I learned what the issue was and how to address it.
I could probably watch YouTube videos for free and not spend $1,000 but between the fact it’s an actual program, where I have teachers I can email for answers, I can get an EPA cert and a a snap on discount, and maybe be able to get an entry level job during a recession if I lose my IT job, it’s enticing.
Can any HVAC pros chime in? Feel free to tell me it’s a terrible idea, I have lots of those every day
I found an online HVAC repair program that was interesting for a few reasons:
- Its online at my own pace so I can learn as a hobby
- It’s under $1,000 so it’s cheap
- It says it qualifies you to get some EPA cert required to be an HVAC tech and I like certs
- It claims snap on student discount eligible
I wonder if snap on has different limits per program, maybe auto tech is $13k of discounted tools but maybe hvac has a much lower limit because how many tools do hvac techs really need?
I also wonder how much I can learn online without hands on experience. And I wonder how useful the training is if I want to be an amateur HVAC tech to troubleshoot me and my friends/family HVAC residential units, or if ill learn just enough to be dangerous and cause thousands of dollars of damage that a pro has to fix.
I did diagnose and clear a clogged drip pan drain pipe starting with zero knowledge of how HVAC worked and solved it from researching. I’m hooked and want to learn more especially some basic things like this, which might have cost hundreds of dollars with a week or longer waiting period for a pro during the summer to fix. Which I resolved in 10 minutes once I learned what the issue was and how to address it.
I could probably watch YouTube videos for free and not spend $1,000 but between the fact it’s an actual program, where I have teachers I can email for answers, I can get an EPA cert and a a snap on discount, and maybe be able to get an entry level job during a recession if I lose my IT job, it’s enticing.
Can any HVAC pros chime in? Feel free to tell me it’s a terrible idea, I have lots of those every day