HVAC schools that promise to teach it all in two months

[atiner1]

great videos ive been watching you for years. word to all the new techs out there. find a company who allows you to sell as a tech, the sky is the limit. get with a company with known name, you will ony make what the company allows you to make on hourly rate. learn how to diagnose, talk to people then get into sales, with a well know named company. expect 6 figure income

[eddhelms1984]

5 year program

[DrZarkloff]

@eddhelms1984 Sounds like an apprenticeship program.

[eddhelms1984]

If you want to learn superheat,subcooling,delta t,temp split,approach,soldering,braze­ing,arc,welding, in mercury.491 foot head.433 2.31feet equal 1psi. Join a union and learn.28 year old journeymen...

[erd675]

i recently went back to school for HVACR because i needed to upgrade my skills also employers wont keep you working unless u know your shit bottom line so learn all you can

[DrZarkloff]

@erd675 Thanks for watching. The more you learn; the more you earn.

[RANGER96SSG]

I started learning HVAC back in 89. I remember being able to buy freon at a plumbing store for $35 a jug!

[nickfkd76]

Hello Dr Z, I knew absolutly nothing about HVAC/electricity/brazing before I went to school for it. The HVAC program was 2 year program, crammed into 9 months, which was great considering I needed a job. The teachers did a great job with getting everone prepared for their new career. I kinda wish they went into the troubleshooting a bit more, but on the job experience during the summer months, you learn REAL quick. What are your thoughts on the new Trane air handlers? I HATE THEM lol

[DrZarkloff]

@nickfkd76 There's no perfect HVAC system out there. Each brand has it's own issues. It seems that the engineers think that they're too good to ask us techs what we think. Just wait til you get started in the commercial end of the trade. You only think that you hate Trane air handlers. You can't do shit without a computer with any of the new equipment out there.

[Scrat335]

One thing about HVAC, you have to learn as you go and you NEVER seem to stop learning. Hitting the books helps a lot but its not a substitute for experience on the job.

[Alxscode]

Heck i been doing this since 96' , and i'm still learning.



[matai06kyodai]

Yes, you have to learn on the job. Well that's what helped me anyway. Anyway Dr. Z, the secondary windings on the transformer burned up on my friends furnace. I can't seem to find out what caused it. Usually the problem I've run in ]to is, the 24VAC wires that energize the contactor on the condenser are severed and have shorted because they touch. I don't want to put a new transformer in there, because I know it will burn up. Any suggestions or corrective criticism will be appreciated. Thank you

[DrZarkloff]

@matai06kyodai You could have a bad coil on a contactor or relay that's over amping when it energizes.

[clntravis]

You never stop learning,even after ten years there's still more Im learning.You get a slip of paper to hang on the wall at trade school,but its in the field where the learning really happens.Another good vid doc!Where can I purchase a shirt?Hope you and the fam had a good turkey day.

[somerandomdude82]

Well... I am very smart with air conditioning, but I take information very slowly, just to comprehend it all.

[icanters6030370]

I agree 100 % I,ve been at it for 4 years and still dont think i know it all and would love to have 1 of those dandy t shirts great job keep it comming

[Beantownpierce34]

No joke. My father always told me that a guy that says he knows it all about hvac knows nothing. Been doing it over 30 yrs. I'm a 2nd yr apprentice and been doing hvac 7 mnths now totally green when I started. Man is it overwhelming when you start

[fixinggrace]

Been in this biz 18 years and still don't know everything there is to know about HVAC! Had to learn all of it on the job.



[myworldent26]

Great new SHIRT WHERE DO I GET ONE?

[youngbeechnut78]

Hi Dr. Z. like the shirt and love what your becoming on the tube! I my self am struggling among others in this field. It's hard to compete with low ballers where I live and hard to get a high paying job. Those who have such positions don't give them up that easy. Oh well learning is what I love best and doing things right the first time are the ones that build a strong reputation and relationship with customers. Although 2 months is a joke, if anybody is serious about this trade, keep reading a

[ducklandwikeno]

Dr z I learned on my own with out school

[phuckq]

2 months? Not a chance. Technology is constantly changing the "game", so it will always be an ongoing leaned trade. You could be in the trade 50 years and you still wouldn't know it all there is to know! Nuff said.

[SaintWilliamIII]

I agree you can't learn it all in two months.I did hvac school and couldn't find a job.Then I got accepted into an RN nursing program, where they jam 16 wks of material down your throat in 8 wks and I am telling you that doesn't work in my world.The only thing I figured out is they hurry people through so they can get new students in the doors and start charging them. You really need to be careful when picking a school and teachers within the school. All are not equal.Education takes time.

[78921456]

I went through a five year apprenticeship and am still learning.

[ahyermedia]

LOVED the T-shirt way cool... I sure have learned about HC just from watching you.. and I never thought I would be interested in this... Way awesome Dr. Z...

[savagegolfer]

I did light Heating and Cooling. I met a guy from Germany who does Refrigeration, I have worked with him for the last three years. Just on refrigeration. After that experance Heating and Cooling is so basic.

You might fix a furnace once. You will always be called back to a resturant or buisness for refrigeration. If all you can do is hvac do it. You get a chance for refrigeration do it. He never paid me. Dinner and know how was my pay. Thanks Dieter.

[hiEnuff]

I took a 2 year degree program and it helped out alot. 2 months no way.

[487livespot]

I was totally green didnt know anything about HVAC. i was in school for a whole year to get my diploma. If i remember correctly the first two months of school theres now way to learn it all. dont believe the hype.

[grawey77]

Learning proper brazing and welding techniques takes plenty of time by itself.

[andxx0r]

@grawey77

Judging by some of the copper I've seen while on the job, some guys never learn...

[TheFred1952]

you are 100% right and that goes with any trade I have been painting houses and doing carpentry for 20 years and I'm still learnning

[TheCLPVideos]

Great Techs learn something new every day. The Doctor speaks the truth, do not short cut the learning process.

[jerry1rpr]

What is your email I would love to buy a t

[mechacc2000]

Listen to Dr. Z. Learning is never ending in this trade. Find a good trade school or community college that has an accredited program by such organizations as HVAC Excellence. Don't close your mind. If you attended a CO Seminar don't turn down attending another one conducted by a different instructor. You may learn something new. Join educational organizations such as Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES).

[dutchman12789]

in classes like this u get more of a hands on training book work in the morning n hands on in the afternoon.

[V8Jagnut]

with HVAC its like working on cars. you never know what you will find at the next job and ye learn new things all the time. when ye stop learning ye dead. good vid.

[unicursalhex]

This video has an evil hiss that is disturbing by minute number 4

[unicursalhex]

Its funny when tech school guys call me looking for a job, when I tell them they will not be getting $30 an hour and that they will be running a shovel it starts to set in that what the tech school told them might have been a stretch...

[tren979797]

I recieved my 2 year degree from New England Tech(A good tech school) and I can tell you all I learned was theory. If you put me out in the field and told me to go on a call I'd end up frozen like a dear in headlights! Any suggestions for getting my foot in the door somewhere to learn more? ie Installations etc.? I'd like to get with a company that has some patience and willing to teach me some things...

[andxx0r]

I got a job doing new-construction HVAC installations (aka shitty grunt work) right after I finished my two year program. I was only at it for a month before I managed to get a job with a local shop as a resi service tech. It became clear immediately that you'll never stop learning when it comes to this trade.

Luckily, I got in at a well-established shop, with an understanding boss/owner and some VERY experienced techs to ask when I need help, one of whom actually got me the job anyway.

[SombraLocs]

You can't learn HVAC in a two year course because it mostly covers the theory side, but it doesn't really give you the hands on experience. I go to a tech school and getting my degree in applied science and I still have a whole lot to learn. That's why I want to get my foot in the door of a good HVAC company ASAP!

[a1boywonder]

ps i got a heat exchanger replacement video in time lapsed on my channel if any one wants to see it....

[a1boywonder]

a friend of mine went to one of those 2 month schools and he said some students had never even picked up a screwdriver before they came to class...my friend was very smart and did well in class . he got a job, then got me into it i worked 14 months have got real good too but i was good at trouble shooting things any way but i still dont know every thing and probably never will.......

[hanky97007]

2 months education = a filter changer at best. I just finished a 2 year degree program through a community college. I applied myself and learned a lot. My GPA was a 3.75. I'm having a tough time finding work now. The economy is depressed and employers can afford to be very picky. At some point I suppose I will just give up instead of burning myself out.

I do enjoy watching and learning from you and others on You Tube.

[speedy75602]

I totally agree It would have to be proved to me before I could grasp the idea of learning HVAC in 2 months or less, and even then I would still have my doubts

[More350Power]

I learn something everyday and I have been around and worked with Electricians, Plumbers, Carpenters, and many HVAC/R techs since I was born.

[ibunregistered]

When I am done learning, I am done earning.

[yllekr123]

I have always believed that to be good at whatever, it is about 50% book learning and about 50% experience, That is why I always have had arguments with Engineers. Most of them just have book learning, and it always looks good on paper.

[Tranixx]

@yllekr123 so it is, not all of the "truth of the world" is written in books. i guess thats the reason why Dr.Z is so popular. it´s because he´s telling us his personal knowledge his point of view :)

and how you say: yes, go there and tell these da*n engineers how you see your problem, this will be a benefit for both of you :D