The HVAC Jerks

In this episode The Boys speak to Shawn Marshall, the East Coast Academy Trainer for Navien (tankless water heaters and boilers), about some common venting mistakes seen with today's high efficiency equipment.

So, you're telling me that these Jerks are also scientists?  I do not believe you.

Would you rather have a systemized approach with pre-chosen options to present products or solutions to your customers, or do you like to decide on-the-fly?  Let's talk about it.

How the &^%#@ do baseball cards fall under the topic of HVAC!?!?!?  These Jerks are a joke, in fact, no; don't even download this crap.  Don't encourage them.

The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) is one of our industry's driving forces when it comes to standards, education, and advocacy, so The Boy's gave Deb and Kimya a call to find out what new and exciting things they're up to.  (Download it NOW!!!)

Summertime Jerky Bits!..... ohhhh...., it's summertime Jerky Bits!....

The market for indoor air quality products exploded with the pandemic and it's here to stay.  With something a little different than we've discussed in the past, our buddy Mark is going to tell us about the WellAir offerings.

You know, stupid stuff from a couple of Jerks with access to a sound studio.

You've been doing your job for a while now, and you're good at it.  Have you considered taking a step up?  What will you say if you're asked to become a manager?  Do you accept the challenge, or will it be too much work and responsibility?

You thought you heard all of Kevin's haunted house stories, didn't you?  Well, not so fast, Sparky....  

The Boys speak with Travis Roy to get a feel of what happens on the other end of a service-tech-to-supply-house call.

So, we always say that we need more women on the show and in the industry.  Well, we found another one!

This week The Boys discuss the vast array of help available to the service tech.  Why don't we use these more? 

A whole lotta shakin' Jerky Bits! goin' on!

There is no doubt about it, service techs deal with long hours, difficult working conditions, and customers that are not at their best, to say the least.  We need to take that stress seriously before it affects your physical health, and your relationships.

So, horse buggies?  OK, and ... what does that have to do with HVAC exactly?  Again, that's why they're called Jerks!

It seems like the "experts" can't figure out if the economy is doing well and "full speed ahead", or if inflation is going to cause us to crash and burn into a recession.  Well, it's a good thing that you know these Jerks to help you out in your time of confusion.

Yes! The moment you've all been waiting for, give it up for part 2 of "Fishin' with Kevin"!!!!  (I have got to find a real job...)

Continuing the discussion on the upcoming refrigerant change(s), AGAIN, The Boys reach out to their friends Francis Dietz and Helen Walter-Terrinoni at AHRI to get the facts.

No, I'm pretty sure he said he was going fishing for flies ..., but maybe I misunderstood.  (I doubt it)

Yes, it is time to do the refrigerant shuffle again.  Gotta save the planet, you know.  Well, lets get on with it ...

Hey!  More "Jerky Bits!", can you believe it!!!

This week The Boys interview Mark Manger, senior tech advisor at Bluon.  Mark gives us a little peak at the level of assistance we can get for FREE at Bluon.

Yeah!  Jerky Bits!  I don't know, some kind of stupid monkey thing.

We keep talking about how Bluon's new app is making life so much easier for the HVAC field technician.  Well, here's a little more from Will Rawley at the finale of the Bluon road show at FW Webb in Woburn, MA.