Top 5 MUST Have Tools In The HVAC Trade!!

[Music] what's up guys and welcome back to the channel today's video is going to be about covering the top five must-have tools in the hvac industry now there's all types of tools that you need for this type of work but i'm just going to list the top five that i can't do without now before i get started on these tools i want to take a moment to thank all my new patrons with you guys support it really helps continue this channel to be creative to come up with new giveaways and all sorts of things so i really appreciate you guys support now if you're interested in supporting the channel as well i'm going to leave a link down in the description go check it out all right so these tools are in no particular order i'm just going to list them as i go now the first tool is going to be a multi-meter pretty standard but you want to make sure you get a really good meter guys the one i carry is a field piece it's the sc460 now this pretty much does everything i need to do on a day to day basis so again you know checking your microfarads continuity voltage on ac or dc you can do you can also check line to line to make sure your phasing is proper as well you can do temperature if you want to i don't really use it for that but this is a really solid meter it's small compact fits in the bag nicely so this is the one i rock every single day now the main thing you want to think about when you go to purchase a meter is it's going to cover all of the things you need it to do right so it depends on what you do day to day can can differ from someone else and then also your budget what's your budget right you can get some meters are going to be very expensive there's going to be other meters they're going to be more affordable now so it really depends on your budget and how much you want to spend on a new meter one thing i really like about this particular meter is that when you're showing your volts you could also click the select button there and it'll show you your amps as well so that way if you're trying to check amps and volts at the same time you can do that i think that's pretty awesome now one thing you want to keep in mind when you go to choose the meter is you want to get something that's a good quality doesn't have to be the best but i wouldn't recommend getting the very cheapest model because you do want something that's going to be reliable it's something that you trust i mean you're dealing with electrical at the end of the day and you know you want to be safe so i would highly recommend getting something that's at least in the middle path not the cheapest but not the most expensive all right so number two on the list is a tool bag one thing you need to get is a nice quality tool bag now there's tons of tool bags out there you can go with the cheaper versions if you want to get started and to figure out what your style is and what you like and what you don't like but once you do figure out what you like i highly recommend going with the veto pro pack these bags and they're not super expensive depending on which model you get but they are phenomenal they're going to last you year after year after year after year now this is a fairly new bag it's a smaller bag that i use for doing maintenances or quick service calls but i also have another bag it's their lc version that i've had for probably about eight years now and it's still super solid so again the next thing on the list is going to be a good quality bag they have backpacks they have open top bags small bags like this that are fully closed it really depends on your style and what you like but again go with something quality it's going to last you a long time and you're going to be super happy with it all right so the third tool on the list is a set of refrigeration gauges now this is the set that i use it's the field piece 380v it's a digital set of gauges i upgraded the pipe clamps to the wireless style instead of using the ones that plug in just a seamless operation for me i really like these clamps you know you don't have to go out and spend a lot of money on these if you're not ready if you don't have the budget for it guys don't think you need to the main thing is getting good quality tools that help you do your job so i highly recommend if you if you don't have the budget for a set of digital gauges just get you a nice set of analog gauges they'll do just fine now if you do have the budget for it this set here is phenomenal i like the three port system because i don't use a set of manifolds for pulling vacuums so there's no reason for me to have that fourth port that 3 8 hose for the vacuum so this setup right here works awesome you got you know a built-in pt chart for all the different refrigerants you could be obviously checking super heat sub cool right here on one device so just streamlines your process makes you super efficient with your time highly recommend these if you can afford them now i'm going to leave a link down in the description below to truetechtools.com they're the best online store where you can buy any hvac tools and i'm gonna leave a code down there that'll save you eight percent it's gonna be quality hvac so go check it out all right so that leads us into number four on the list and that is your cell phone your smartphone these things are phenomenal in this day and age everything is digital everything is online it's a must-have this is probably the most used tool that i use every day now the apps that you use whether it's a resource you need to pull up if it's a manual or you need to look up some specs on a piece of equipment whatever it is this is going to be super important to have on you at all times now that leads me straight into the sponsor of this video turtlebackcase.com now they sent me out a couple of their holsters for their phones and i gotta say i absolutely love the quality of them uh this one is actually my favorite here it's like a nylon material it's very rugged it's so it's really good for the trades when you're out working in the dust and you know in this environment where you need to protect your phone because these phones guys are not they're not cheap right they're very expensive and they only get more expensive as the years go on so you want to make sure you're protecting your device now what i really like about this case is that it has a separate clip a detachable clip so you can go ahead and put that on your belt and then if you want to remove the case let's say you're laying down to work on a piece of equipment all you have to do is rotate the case and it slides right off and you can set it aside and you're not having to lay on it in an awkward position so highly recommend checking out their cases they also offer some other products as well they make some sleeves for laptops they make some front pocket wallets just you know some other things as well so i highly recommend you guys go check them out they're also going to be giving you guys a code protect is the promo code it's going to save you 11 on your order highly recommend you guys go and checking them out turtlebackcase.com thanks again for sponsoring the video all right so the fifth and final item on this list last but not least it's your mind now i can't stress enough how it's very important for you guys to teach yourself new things every day push yourself constantly right you want to invest into yourself just like we talked about investing in the good tools you want to invest in yourself you know there's all types of free resources out there there's youtube videos like this there's podcasts that you could be listening to there's books that you can be reading whatever it is i mean there's just tons of information out there so all you got to do is just put in the work go searching for it go look for it you know go do a ride along with somebody whatever it is if you worked on a piece of equipment yesterday and you know you didn't quite understand it write down the model number when you get home do a little bit of research figure out learn more about that piece of equipment right that's investing into your mind that's a skill set that's going to last you a lifetime so i highly suggest you guys invest in yourselves now if you guys like this video you got something out of it hit that thumbs up subscribe to the channel if you haven't already until next time we'll see you guys later [Music] you

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Length: 8min 2sec (482 seconds)

Published: Sat Nov 21 2020