Before I decided to train as an HVAC tech, I had no idea how to replace or clean a furnace filter.
My siblings were shocked when I decided to join the heating industry because I had never shown any interest, even in our boiler.
I was only good at saying how unreliable it was when it broke down, and I was tasked with calling the heating dealership for heating repair. The money I earned from the job was to help my parents offset my university fees. Initially, it was just something I did as a means of survival, but I realized that I enjoyed what I was doing with time. When the school became so demanding, I only worked on Saturdays and holidays. By the time I was done with college, I had worked on so many furnace/heater installations and did numerous heater maintenance. Most homeowners I came across had no idea what consisted of an HVAC service plan, and I took my time to explain the various steps and why they were important. The customers were delighted with this, which led to more business for the company I was working for. By the time I was graduating, I had worked on so many heaters, done a lot of heater maintenance, made very many connections in that line of work, and replaced my parents’ analog regulator with a wireless thermostat. I was lucky to get a job as a heat and AC products engineer in a heating company through the connections I made. Through that job, I was able to buy my own house, which had an electric heating system, specifically heated floors.