Quick Test for HVAC and Electricians Who are Sent to Your Door: Best Quick Tests to Establish Competence?

GammaGlobulin · January 26

Hi Folks,

I need a few tests to separate the wheat from the chaff.

I find that I often waste much time waiting for technicians to come to my door, only to eventually realize that they are NUMBSKULLS.

So, what I REALLY need are a few short, five-minute accurate quizzes to separate the good and intelligent electricians, HVAC guys, and plumbers, from the aholes.

In other words, I just need a few short tests to know which technicians are legit, and which are complete dullards.

Are there any tests of this kind that I can administre before these guys begin fing around, mucking things up?

In fact, I have often thought about devising such a test, or tests, myself. But, are there any readymade tests that you might know of, online, or anywhere?

Why would you want some total idiot fing around with your plumbing, your AC, your circuit breakers, and your wiring, unless you had first established that the guy who comes to your door had some minimum education and intelligence???

I have had some real aholes try to pass themselves off for qualified technicians.

And this is always a huge waste of time.

THEREFORE: What I think is that I must first give these guys a five-minute quiz before they even set foot inside my house.

This is the ONLY WAY to avoid having about 90 percent nitwits pass themselves off as either intelligent or qualified or trained to work on the stuff in my house.

PLEASE SUGGEST some good quick tests I can administer to these guys.

If they pass, then fine.

If they do not pass, then ByeBye Birdie...

Please list some short tests you think might work.

Tks.

Gamma

Note: So much frustration and time might be saved to weed out the chaff before they pass over my threshold to enter my house and begin to muck things up.

Note2: When I say ByeBye Birdie....

Here is really what I want to say to the inept majority that I have seen around here....

Anyway....

NOT JOKING....

In the future....

Any technician that enters my domain must pass a test.

And now, I need to find a few good tests to administer.

Hopefully, in the future, if we all test technicians before they begin doing anything, then we can weed out the guys that should not even be on the job....because....

Do you REALLY think that the companies that send these technicians do an adequate job of qualifying their people before they send them to do a job for us??????????????????????

NO

NO WAY

They just do not.

They do not care

Education is substandard

So...

We need to test ourselves before they touch ANYTHING....

If they are not up to standard...

Then...

Reject

Ask for another...

Then, test again...

And...test again...

Until you finally get some guy who has half a brain....

Might take some time....

==========

When I say a quick test, I mean that there are many tests you might administer to your HVAC technician or electrician.

Here is an idea:

Just show this image to your Thai Tech guy, and ask him what it means....

Then, ask the tech guy about the RIGHT HAND RULE.

If this ahole has never even heard of the Right Hand Rule....

Then just drop-kick him out the door....because...

he is a total fool.

Sorry...but...he must be a dolt.

And this is the 10-second quiz to separate the educated HVAC guys from the dolts.

Sorry...

But, not everyone can be educated in this world, I guess....

Judging from the tech guys that come to me door....

DULLARDS, almost every one.

Edited January 26 by GammaGlobulin

SAFETY FIRST · January 26

18 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Hi Folks,

I need a few tests to separate the wheat from the chaff.

I find that I often waste much time waiting for technicians to come to my door, only to eventually realize that they are NUMBSKULLS.

So, what I REALLY need are a few short, five-minute accurate quizzes to separate the good and intelligent electricians, HVAC guys, and plumbers, from the aholes.

In other words, I just need a few short tests to know which technicians are legit, and which are complete dullards.

Are there any tests of this kind that I can administre before these guys begin fing around, mucking things up?

In fact, I have often thought about devising such a test, or tests, myself. But, are there any readymade tests that you might know of, online, or anywhere?

Why would you want some total idiot fing around with your plumbing, your AC, your circuit breakers, and your wiring, unless you had first established that the guy who comes to your door had some minimum education and intelligence???

I have had some real aholes try to pass themselves off for qualified technicians.

And this is always a huge waste of time.

THEREFORE: What I think is that I must first give these guys a five-minute quiz before they even set foot inside my house.

This is the ONLY WAY to avoid having about 90 percent nitwits pass themselves off as either intelligent or qualified or trained to work on the stuff in my house.

PLEASE SUGGEST some good quick tests I can administer to these guys.

If they pass, then fine.

If they do not pass, then ByeBye Birdie...

Please list some short tests you think might work.

Tks.

Gamma

Note: So much frustration and time might be saved to weed out the chaff before they pass over my threshold to enter my house and begin to muck things up.

Note2: When I say ByeBye Birdie....

Here is really what I want to say to the inept majority that I have seen around here....

Anyway....

NOT JOKING....

In the future....

Any technician that enters my domain must pass a test.

And now, I need to find a few good tests to administer.

Hopefully, in the future, if we all test technicians before they begin doing anything, then we can weed out the guys that should not even be on the job....because....

Do you REALLY think that the companies that send these technicians do an adequate job of qualifying their people before they send them to do a job for us??????????????????????

NO

NO

NO

NO WAY

They just do not.

They do not care

Education is substandard

So...

We need to test ourselves before they touch ANYTHING....

If they are not up to standard...

Then...

Reject

Ask for another...

Then, test again...

And...test again...

Until you finally get some guy who has half a brain....

Might take some time....

You are out of your mind mate.

Bye-bye Birdie 😮

GammaGlobulin · January 26

22 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

You are out of your mind mate.

Bye-bye Birdie 😮

Joking aside now....

Most definitely....

I will devise a short quiz for ANY technician who comes to my house...in the future.

NO MORE of this nonsense of sending unqualified personnel to work on my ACs, Electrical Wiring, or...whatever.

Total incompetency...and very LOW IQ, as well...

Where do these companies find these lowlifes, anyway?

IMHO....the guys that come to my house in Thailand to work on my ACs and wiring ....

must have been....

IMPORTED from Florida.

In South Florida, you get even worse, however....

Edited January 26 by GammaGlobulin

GammaGlobulin · January 26

Have you ever talked to the technicians who come to your door?

Even the most basic knowledge, they often do not know

Why is this?

Is it just because the companies that hire these nitwits just basically settle for any warm body, or whatever they are willing to pay for?

Most companies, seemingly, do not hire the smart guys, maybe because the smart guys cost too much.

All I know is that if you ask these guys a few pertinent questions, then one quickly learns that ....

These tech guys know next to NOTHING.

Therefore, the consumer must have several good short tests to weed out the nitwits, if the companies who send these technicians to us are not willing to do so.

GammaGlobulin · January 26

41 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

You are out of your mind mate.

Bye-bye Birdie 😮

Please do not forget the left-hand rule.

Why do we have BOTH the left and and right hand rule?

Do you know?

This might be a good test for the HVAC technicians that visit our homes.

GammaGlobulin · January 26

1 hour ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

You are out of your mind mate.

Bye-bye Birdie 😮

Not EXACTLY!

As you can see from this image:

Also, let's not forget FLUX!

Nitwits.....

Or, in my view....

FLUX NITWITS....

Edited January 26 by GammaGlobulin

Crossy · January 26

I doubt you will find many Western electricians who know Fleming's rules. Why would they need to?

Realistically, you don't even need Ohm's law when dealing with domestic wiring, it's pretty formulaic.

I'm just glad you didn't post this in the electrical forum!!

Note: - "Flux" is what you use to make a good soldered joint! Magnetism shmagnetism!

GammaGlobulin · January 26

23 minutes ago, Crossy said:

Note: - "Flux" is what you use to make a good soldered joint! Magnetism shmagnetism!

Then, what is the Flux Capacitor used for????

And, yes, I know your meaning of flux. (for use in soldering)

But then, there is also the use of FLUX in Physics' terms, as well, of course.

Edited January 26 by GammaGlobulin

a3tsw · January 26

I have heard tell , that they have competent fully trained technicians in Pago Pago ...

GammaGlobulin · January 26

21 minutes ago, Crossy said:

Realistically, you don't even need Ohm's law when dealing with domestic wiring, it's pretty formulaic.

Correct...but...if they do not even know Ohm's law, in this day and age...then there must be something amiss with them.

Therefore, don't even hire them...because....

Must be mentally challenged, for something...

Obviously.

Only hire SMART Guys, is the best way to go....

All the time.

GammaGlobulin · January 26

4 minutes ago, a3tsw said:

I have heard tell , that they have competent fully trained technicians in Pago Pago ...

The thin ones, mostly, maybe....

SAFETY FIRST · January 27

2 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Then, what is the Flux Capacitor used for????

AN should introduce a knowledge test for some members commenting on their forums

Edited January 27 by SAFETY FIRST

carlyai · January 27

Question 1.

E=MC.

Is this correct?

Crossy · January 27

17 minutes ago, carlyai said:

Question 1.

E=MC.

Is this correct?

I see three errors! (Assuming Mr. Einstein is involved)

Am I correct?

TroubleandGrumpy · January 27

I have decided to block the OP - no one is that crazy - he/it is a troll.

carlyai · January 27

2 hours ago, Crossy said:

I see three errors! (Assuming Mr. Einstein is involved)

Am I correct?

Yes :)

You're (mostly) always correct.

I remember when you stuffed up with: dB= 10 log P1/P2 and db = 20 log E1/E2.

Long time ago. :)

Edited January 27 by carlyai

mfd101 · January 27

I thought 'flux' was a tummy upset.

Muhendis · January 27

1 hour ago, mfd101 said:

I thought 'flux' was a tummy upset.

Nah.

That's acid reflux

Crossy almost got it right. It's really used in brazing.

Scott Tracy · January 27

So many meanings for the word flux. A flux detector or is fitted to aircraft. It drives a compass...

alex8912 · January 27

11 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Joking aside now....

Most definitely....

I will devise a short quiz for ANY technician who comes to my house...in the future.

NO MORE of this nonsense of sending unqualified personnel to work on my ACs, Electrical Wiring, or...whatever.

Total incompetency...and very LOW IQ, as well...

Where do these companies find these lowlifes, anyway?

IMHO....the guys that come to my house in Thailand to work on my ACs and wiring ....

must have been....

IMPORTED from Florida.

In South Florida, you get even worse, however....

Those who have soo many issues with others may need to look in the mirror. I hardly think all of South Florida has this going on. Have you tried the app "gooncatchers" yet?

Edited January 27 by alex8912

digger70 · January 27

When you call any Chang may that be a Builder/Bricklayer, Plumber.or Chang Fy (electrician)

Ask them if they have a diploma If they haven't they are just Wannabes.

GammaGlobulin · January 27

6 hours ago, carlyai said:

Question 1.

E=MC.

Is this correct?

This might actually be quite useful.

GammaGlobulin · January 27

20 minutes ago, digger70 said:

When you call any Chang may that be a Builder/Bricklayer, Plumber.or Chang Fy (electrician)

Ask them if they have a diploma If they haven't they are just Wannabes.

I will use this.

But what kind of diploma?

From where?

Edited January 27 by GammaGlobulin

Dr Jon · January 27

10 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Then, what is the Flux Capacitor used for????

Time travel.

Somjot · January 27

Brilliant idea.

Had a problem with my doorbell. Didn`t ring.

Asked that young moto bike taxi driver, if he knows a licensed electrician.

He said, yes, my brother.

Minutes later his brother was at my door, could be his twin, was even wearing the same shirt and asked me, what he could do for me.

As suggested, I asked him the questions mentioned above about Fleming and Ohm.

He just answered, FARANG DING DONG.

Clearly a real genius, I mean, how could he know about my broken doorbell without me even telling him.

Later he asked me, where I had kept my safe with all my money and I answered, in the bedroom.

He then suggested to install another bell in the bedroom so I would even hear it while asleep.

Not only is he a genius, he is also a very caring person.

He told me to stay in a hotel for two nights, as there is always a danger of explosion when installing bells.

Jackpot!!

Bday Prang · January 27

12 hours ago, Crossy said:

I doubt you will find many Western electricians who know Fleming's rules. Why would they need to?

Realistically, you don't even need Ohm's law when dealing with domestic wiring, it's pretty formulaic.

I'm just glad you didn't post this in the electrical forum!!

Note: - "Flux" is what you use to make a good soldered joint! Magnetism shmagnetism!

Brings to mind the childish sniggers amongst me and my school mates when the physics teacher demonstrated maxwell's right hand grip, something that as 13 year old lads we were already well practised in , but for a different reason altogether. :cheesy: (couldn't find the appropriate emoji)

Bday Prang · January 27

2 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

I will use this.

But what kind of diploma?

From where?

here's a better Idea, simply ask amongst your friends ( if you have any) if they can recommend a decent AC technician. Give him a call and if he performs the given task successfully simply store his phone number in your mobile phone for next time.

Bday Prang · January 27

3 hours ago, digger70 said:

When you call any Chang may that be a Builder/Bricklayer, Plumber.or Chang Fy (electrician)

Ask them if they have a diploma If they haven't they are just Wannabes.

and if they have , they may well feel insulted and just disappear, or they may just inflate your bill out of spite, in matters of air conditioning especially in the hot season we need them more than they need us, Personal recommendation from others you know is the way forward, along with treating the guy well when he arrives, I always give them a chance and have never been disappointed

Bday Prang · January 27

4 hours ago, Muhendis said:

Nah.

That's acid reflux

Crossy almost got it right. It's really used in brazing.

Crossy was as usual absolutely right, it is used in soldering , the fact that it is also used in brazing does not make him wrong

Bday Prang · January 27

14 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Please do not forget the left-hand rule.

Why do we have BOTH the left and and right hand rule?

Do you know?

This might be a good test for the HVAC technicians that visit our homes.

Rubbish , i still remember that from school, but you would be out of your mind to let me anywhere near your air conditioner

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