The Truth About HVAC Estimates Revealed

[@Hillbilly_Bob.J]

Bro I just went out on my own as a one man show. And have worked my wag up in the last 21 years since may of 03 from a shop hand in high school at a large hvac company in my area. Have worked my ass off to get here and am loving it and seriously enjoy fixing ppls problems and since I have worked up from the bottom I've got a very complete understanding so I absolutely get this! And love to know there are more ppl out here like me and my big bro that's been at it in his own the last ten years! We truly care to help ppl! And are both very knowledgeable and worked out way up and of duct monkey different ways but are both here now that I caught up

[@LouisS-cs7bh]

I wish all disciplines were like Tad!! If you know your product and you are the best at what you do, the money will come naturally!! Customers can see through all of the BS, smoke and mirrors. Tad has the correct business model.

[@spacemanwithraygun3933]

Respect for admitting you had an error. I learned that lesson early and benefitted from it.

[@Psa354318]

Im so glad i only put in enough time in the old company to get my licence then moved on to starting my own. I just wish i would have learned the trade by someone as knowledgeable on the service and install side as yourself. But threw the magic of the Internet i have plenty of qualified technicians to learn what i need to learn so that i can really feel like I'm making a difference in people's lives

[@TaddyDigest]

Well said brother I'm so glad too. I'm excited for you man you're gonna do great things

[@Jfriesheatingandcooling]

You are the real deal Tad! I was tought to give the customers what they need. It isn't always about making the big bucks, its about treating the customer right.

[@TaddyDigest]

Yes Yes yes I agree

[@martinheatingcoolingmartin4693]

I have completely failed! This is who I should have been by now. 20 years and what have I learned. 10 years of it working for myself. I wonder why I’m so slow. I’m not thorough like this, I see numbers, I see how to sell sell sell, yet hardly any sales ever. . I’ve lost the real deal as is shown here. You’ve sparked something in me! Thank you, this is the video and man I need to watch. I might just learn something!

[@AaronPowellvox]

When you said you pulled that jumper I was like oh no. RH is for red heat, RC is for red cooling. Not common. It’s a weird old school thing to have different thermostats for heat and cool. Great work and great job being so thorough. I’m glad you showed your mistake. That’s straight up.

[@TaddyDigest]

Yeah I learned something on this one. I can't believe that that jumper had something to do with The problem I was having

[@sampsonhiggins2443]

Haha I thought the same thing while watching😂 I was like I never take the jumper out. Then I was like hm hope I haven’t been doing it wrong all this time! That’s funny

[@stanleykania7184]

Thanks Tad, started my business and I needed this.. I got alot to learn. Electricain and self teaching HVAC

[@rightconditions2010]

Without trying to put dirt on your experience, I would like to add that the most accurate way possible to size a system is to do a load calculation following the ACCA manuals ( J,S,D). Thank you for the videos.

[@TaddyDigest]

I agree my brother no shame in doing the right thing. Manuel j helps You to do the best job

[@markcollins457]

I do like your straight forward approach, I've been doing HVAC & R many years if your customer doesn't have a good knowledge of hvac i always take the time to explain at there level about the equipment so they can make an educated decision and they can understand facts. Oversized equipment is a rookie move uneducated customers will pay for oversized equip. An the down the road it will take someone such as yourself to explain that they oversized equip. Is why you cant get the humidity down.

[@TaddyDigest]

It happens a lot glad to know that you have a good knowledge of this happening in the field It happens quite often And yes humidity in tennessee is very high and oversizing is one way to never Bring the humidity down in a home

[@stanleykania7184]

I had to watch it twice, full of great info .

[@SeaBass9x19]

Best hvac tech content on KZbin

[@TaddyDigest]

Wow that is amazing thank you

[@martinheatingcoolingmartin4693]

Ok, I just watched the part that you realized removing the jumper was a bad idea. I feel a little better, cus I already knew why that was there. If it’s dual powered by two separate 24 volts sources. 1 for heat and 1 for cool, lol! I’m glad you showed making a mistake on a video. That’s says a lot about character! I assume you’re in the south, I’m in Maine, I see a lot of boilers and separate AC units using that dual powered feature as the systems are totally separate. You probably don’t see that as much as most of yours are gas/electric package heat pump units. Which of course use the same single 24 volt supply. But you sure thought me a ton on air flow, thank you. I have a lot of air systems up here but I’m not as skilled in it as I am with the oil/hydronic systems I mainly work on. Thanks for teaching me so much!

[@stanleykania7184]

Your the man !! Appreciate you.. I will watch every video you have to learn more..

[@rhpham2]

You telling the truth man. Had this hvac company come over to check out my 5 ton unit and this guy already was up selling me the capacitor even though the compressor was the main issue. I do have nice house, fast cars but common sense told me a capacitor does not cost 450 plus tax. He told me I was a penny pincher. I told him good day and paid his trip fee. He was cursing under his breath on his way out the driveway.😂

[@TaddyDigest]

Thank you for sharing my friend glad that you knew better and you took care of yourself the right way Thank you for sharing this story

[@practicetoparclubhouse]

I appreciate you Tan, I am just getting starting in hvac sales

[@TaddyDigest]

Best of luck!

[@chriswiley9557]

great video! love the fact you explained they opps at the end. but i agree it needed a new wire anyway! the r/rc jumper is far more common to take out where i'm from if you are running a boiler and cooling air handler with independant transformers on the same stat. anyway keep up the good work!!

[@BBYERS27]

Great video!!!! I really enjoy your content. How long have you been in business. I just started my own company. Idea for a video is how you began your business, ideas on how to grow customer base, and how you got the phones to start ringing. I’ve heard people say for years that you can be a wonderful technician but if your not good at the business side you will struggle. I’ve enjoyed every step of this journey so far!!! Thank you sir for all the knowledge that you share. It is appreciated

[@TaddyDigest]

Thank you for watching my friend I will do some more business videos to help you

[@mickeytylerofficial]

This is a great video. I got my ticket 3 years ago and have done service / install. Have been stay at home dad for 6 months and have an interview for an estimator position in 1 hour lol Any advice for someone like me leaving the truck and going to the office?

[@TaddyDigest]

Be authentic

[@breadgarlisauce1932]

love your vids man learned so much from you, thank you for your honesty.

[@TaddyDigest]

You're welcome bro thank you so much for watching I really appreciate you

[@nelsonmontalvo7581]

Nice that you own that one I did not think it was related to tstat cable but sometimes calling someone will make you remember they will look at it with a clear mind set At least that how we do in our company nice vid bro

[@TaddyDigest]

Very true!

[@TonyRodriguez-ok2ix]

we pull a thermostat wire anytime it has a splice or not enough thermostat wire

[@stephenacman3244]

Nice work!!!

[@TaddyDigest]

Thanks bro

[@147NoobTuber]

Great job !

[@TaddyDigest]

Thank you my friend

[@ikecrook1450]

You are 1000% right you have the gift God gave me the same gitt

[@TaddyDigest]

Thank you my brother Thank you for joinin Here is my email if you have not received my guides. I'd love to send them to you. [e-mail]

[@PaulHVAC1]

Well Done Taddy

[@TaddyDigest]

Thank you brother paul

[@spacemanwithraygun3933]

That's how I do it too. I hate sales, I like being a mechanic.

[@elenoramirez]

I love everything you chose to except for the york!

[@JC-sc9rx]

To be honest you are one of my favorite techs to watch. Thinking about joining soon. Just need to work it into the budget. Thanks for video. I guess my question is if you have time is what kind of camera do you use? thinking about getting one to record my progress as an apprentice in the DMV..and maybe some of my nature walks in state parks but thats off topic I think. Alright, take care. Thanks again

[@TaddyDigest]

I really appreciate you watching me. It means a lot to me that you like my videos. I don't have any fancy camera equipment. I just use my cell phone to record my videos. I have a Galaxy S23 Ultra Samsung Android phone. I use the editing software built into the phone, so it's super easy, and it's in the gallery.. I think that would be interesting content for sure you need to do it. I think you will do great things my friend.

[@JC-sc9rx]

@@TaddyDigest Thanks man. We see you already are. I'm trying to play catch up. Haha

[@The12stonesfan]

I would just recommend people get a single stage straight cool or single stage heatpump. If a customer just wants a two stage, I'd recommend strongly a straight cool. I'm not not really that sold on a huge efficiency gain for heatpumps going from single to two stage. Don't even want to mention all the possible issues a two stage heatpump could cause in the future. a singlestage heatpump is already pretty dang efficient at single stage.

[@thefreshride1510]

Hi Tad, I love the way you work with customers. How do I know the size of a mobile home. My customer ask for a new split system. I don’t know how to take care of this. Please and Thank you for your response

[@TaddyDigest]

Hey I just did a video on how to tell the size and how to charge a mobile home air conditioner Check out that video

[@kenc5182]

Tad. I saw you had a hvac manual on one of your videos. Have been able to locate it again. Looked like a good manual. Is it possible to get info on that manual

[@TaddyDigest]

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[@vladekvladinov5753]

So do you wire the heat pump and the heat strip together ?

[@TaddyDigest]

No they're separately wired

[@peterman8058]

Great video!

[@TaddyDigest]

Thanks!

[@beefing313]

Solid 💯.

[@zackbennett8574]

How does the York stand up against the previous unit?

[@TaddyDigest]

a little bit more reliable

[@zackbennett8574]

@@TaddyDigest thanks!!

[@kevinpearce3281]

What’s a package unit ?

[@michaelburton4025]

No today boys taddy Poppins is here !!!!😂 u the man bro.

[@TaddyDigest]

lol 😆 😂 🤣 😹

[@franciscotejeda1461]

Excellemt video n have a good day

[@TaddyDigest]

Thank you! You too!

[@jazzyexplore7449]

if you don’t mind me asking, what is your salary wage average and how many experience do you have in this field?

[@TaddyDigest]

17 years and I make around 120k

[@joshuaseaton4526]

Redlink, or go totally wireless with a wireless adapter.

[@joshuaseaton4526]

Or wireless with just the EIM, my mistake.

[@fermanalo9929]

Good day Sir taddy how are you, sir Idol sir can I ask about the portable ice maker box 3meter x 1.5 meter with 3ton compressor how to setup and what is the size of copper tube suction and discharge pipe. Thank si taddy God bless

[@fermanalo9929]

Using by glicol with water mix in the box, and sir what is the best freon we charging in the system. Thanks Sir Tad God b

[@abdullah_q8171]

2 tons unit ist enough on hot days?

[@TaddyDigest]

More than enough my friend

[@deanburke3041]

400 sq'/ton is enough In Northern California . I don't know what where the humidity is higher.

[@deanburke3041]

I could never understand why pulling the jumper between rh & rc never. switched over the AC. It's 24volts both ways, isn't it. Screwy, i don't get it.

[@deanburke3041]

I use Resource by Carrier to provide a real load calc on the structure. It's obsolete but still provides proof for most climate zones. It also will lay out dimensioned fittings of any type or size. I do that manually anyway, but if I had too many

[@mattstirling8111]

Rh & Rc only comes into play if you need to separate two 24v sources, one for cooling and one fore heating. We run into this mostly with oil furnaces that has fan relays with cooling also

[@brandonneal8477]

How much is it to join?

[@TaddyDigest]

$2

[@frankgall6]

I wish I could size homes by looking at a house. Here I am doing all these manual j, d, s load calculation things I’m a sucky 😂

[@TaddyDigest]

You're doing it the way right way, brother Keep up the good work

[@frankgall6]

It’s a pain in the ass though!! lol we have a lot of rebates right now too where it needs to be done.

[@TonyRodriguez-ok2ix]

dnt remove jumper from thermostat wnt operate.rc

[@fernandofhernandez899]

had a job interview once, this Co. Owner told me, just show up replace the filter tell the homeowner they need a new blower motor if they OKd it spend a couple of hrs there and show em an old motor we always carry in our trucks, you make money and i make money...i told him fu*c you man and walked away...true story

[@TaddyDigest]

I'm proud of you You did the right thing Do what's right Always

[@USA-GreedyMenOfNoIntegrity]

I stay so busy after 22 years with existing customers, I won’t go out for new customers for free anymore. What you’ll see are a lot of people that get your experience and knowledge for free, then get their “buddy”, jackleg, scheister to do the work.

[@TaddyDigest]

Knowledge is power an experience is not cheap And definitely shouldn't be free

[@jrtakesthesky27]

9:27 is that Anti-DIY, my God what have you done to him.

[@TonyRodriguez-ok2ix]

sum people like wifi thermostat

[@TonyRodriguez-ok2ix]

always check ur duct work.