What Tools Will I Need?

[Fett]

Hello everyone. I want to say that I am new to this industry and new to this forum. I see that alot of information is available on this site and hope that everyone can help me with this.

I work for a large nationwide company in Arizona and I have been with them for 5 years. They have built a large 500,000sq/ft warehouse. Since I am young and have shown potential they have offered to pay for my schooling to progress within the company. I am almost done with school and my boss is holding off on tranferring me into the Maint. Dept. until we have finished physically moving to the new building. They have no tools for me and I have not bought any tools.

I will be doing everything from HVAC/R, Welding, Conveyor Systems Repair(High Troll), Heavy Machinery Repair(Crown Order Pickers & Forklifts), and general maint. around the building such as Drywall, Flourescent Lights, Roll-Up Doors, Insulation, Concrete Floor Repair ect...

My main focus though is to keep all of the Evap Coolers and A/C units operating at their peak(there is an office structure attached to the warehouse) as we have perishable products. There are 42 Evap Coolers rated at 70,000CFM(so I am told by the company who installed them) 10-20Ton coolers for our "cold room" and 50-5Ton Carrier's serving the office secton. I thought that it was pretty dumb that they use 50 seperate units for the office instead of running a bunch of air handlers off of a chiller system.

but anyways...

Since you have the jist of my situation this is my question. What tools will I need for my job? Perhaps you all can help me compile a list of basic tools that will help me get started. The company will pay for any tools that I will need.

[Brian_UK]

Hi Fett and welcome to the forum; also you arrive with a keen and sharing attitude.:)

The tool list I fear will be quite a long one considering the range of tasks that you will be handling.;)

Basic
Screwdrivers: Flat, Phillips, Pozidrive, terminal, insulated.
Spanners: Open ended, ring, socket, adjustable, pipe, pump.
Hammers: Claw, ball pein, soft face, copper, hide, club, sledge.
Saws: Wood, metal, small, large...
Test: Fail safe electrical tester, multi-meter, amperage, insulation.
Odds: Torch, safety boots, hat, gloves, goggles.

Refrigeration
All of the above plus....
Manifold guages
Temperature measuring
Recovery machine
Vacuum pump
Vacuum gauge

Jump in here anyone........

[taz24]

Hello everyone. I will be doing everything from HVAC/R, Welding, Conveyor Systems Repair(High Troll), Heavy Machinery Repair(Crown Order Pickers & Forklifts), and general maint. around the building such as Drywall, Flourescent Lights, Roll-Up Doors, Insulation, Concrete Floor Repair ect...


but anyways...

Since you have the jist of my situation this is my question. What tools will I need for my job? Perhaps you all can help me compile a list of basic tools that will help me get started. The company will pay for any tools that I will need.


Hi Fett and welcome to the forum; also you arrive with a keen and sharing attitude.:)

The tool list I fear will be quite a long one considering the range of tasks that you will be handling.;)

Basic
Screwdrivers: Flat, Phillips, Pozidrive, terminal, insulated.
Spanners: Open ended, ring, socket, adjustable, pipe, pump.
Hammers: Claw, ball pein, soft face, copper, hide, club, sledge.
Saws: Wood, metal, small, large...
Test: Fail safe electrical tester, multi-meter, amperage, insulation.
Odds: Torch, safety boots, hat, gloves, goggles.

Refrigeration
All of the above plus....
Manifold guages
Temperature measuring
Recovery machine
Vacuum pump
Vacuum gauge

Jump in here anyone........

As usual I agree with Brian ;)

you are going to be doing such a diverse job description that your tool box will need wheels and an engine attached to it :D

Apart from the refrige specialist tools you are going to need other specialist tools that you will find you need as and when so I would ask for a budget for the tools to be kept and then when you find you need something else you can get it.

Off the top of my head I would add a pressure washer for cleaning evaporators and condensers.
Also if you need to repair concrete floors I would suggest a Skill saw so you can cut the concrete.

Cheers taz.

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[Fett]

Very nice! Thank you for a quick response. As I stated earlier, hehe... I am quite new to the industry.:cool:

I will not be going to "home depo" for any tools so I won't be able to walk around a browse, instead I will be going to Granger or Johnstone and places like that. I will be honest and say that I don't know what some of the tools are that have been listed.

For example::confused:

Basic
Screwdrivers: Flat, Phillips, Pozidrive, terminal, insulated.
Spanners: Open ended, ring, socket, adjustable, pipe, pump.
Hammers: Claw, ball pein, soft face, copper, hide, club, sledge.
Saws: Wood, metal, small, large...
Test: Fail safe electrical tester, multi-meter, amperage, insulation.
Odds: Torch, safety boots, hat, gloves, goggles.
What is a Pozidrive/Terminal screwdriver? Also I assume that you say insulated that means all the tools need to be insulated? I have no clue what Spanners are unless they are Ratchets/Sockets and you just call them Spanners in UK? :o

[Brian_UK]

Pozidrive is a slightly different type of Phillips (crosshead).

Terminal, small screwdriver for those pesky little screws inside switches etc.

Insulation not insulated. A test meter to prove/disprove the state of electric wiring, in motors etc.

Insulated tools some tools will need to be insulated, such as screwdriver, if you will be working in or near electrics.

Spanners Yep, sockets, ratchets, open jaw, you know what you need...

[Voyager]

Spanners = Wrenches.

[icecube51]

multimeter, ampere clamp , a quick infra red thermometer,a good clamp thermometer,and lots and lots of courage.

Ice

[Ikasami]

Neon tester, leak detector might be of some importance

[paul_h]

Go look at the tools in a refrigeration wholesalers, eventually you'll need all of them. Which is why us fridgies charge so much for call out and labour :D

[nike123]

Neon tester

Please explain use of this tool and , if you have, provide some link.

[Fett]

Hello guys!! Thanks for the posts and sorry for being away for so long. I have been so busy with this companies move. I have finally settled into my desk in the new building and have some time to gather more information!!