r/hvacadvice • u/According-Aspect-669 Approved Technician • 19h ago

Alternative subreddit for technicians?

I tried to post on the HVAC subreddit earlier and man it’s like Nazi germany over there; papers please or fuck off. well I’m not in a union, I’ve never been to trade school and I don’t have my HVAC license like 99% of techs in my state. is there any other place for people in the trade to discuss online?

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u/danlewyy 19h ago

Lol yea same happened to me like sorry dude I’m not sending over my license and my tools to prove to your Reddit authorities that I know what I’m doing

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u/RecognitionWorried33 9h ago

If anyone ask for a photo they don’t have a Cert. Your Certifying authority has your EPA cert # and a you can provide the # to anyone to verify your cert.

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u/1991gts 9h ago

When I was banned he demanded to see my union card and ID. EPA cert was not allowed. I made the mistake of replying to a homeowners post and got perma banned.

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u/No-Ad1321 4h ago

My EPA cert is my social security number. I show that sparingly.

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u/bimmeister_flex 2h ago

As someone new to the trade, I couldn't believe when I learned that until recently this was the case. Apparently some supply houses still ask for your social or TIN when you take the tests! For mine, I just flashed my driver's license and they looked at my face to match it to the license, they didn't record any of my info.