r/HVAC is a subreddit with 237k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses hvac, hate, worst, looking for, and annoying, and they frequently recommend/review hand tools, work pants, and leak detector.
A subreddit for Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning Technicians. If you are not a member of the trade, please post in r/hvacadvice.
Popular Themes in r/HVAC
#1
Pain & Anger
: "I hate “Emergency” restaurant calls."
8 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Does bee spray work?"
3 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "How do you diagnose a bad reversing valve?"
3 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "My company is offering me a raise but not sure what to take"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/HVAC
#1
Hvac
: "20 things you expereince if you've been in the Hvac trade long enough."
81 posts
#2
Hate
50 posts
#3
Worst
25 posts
#4
Looking For
23 posts
#5
Annoying
14 posts
#6
Workplace
: "Found this gem on LinkedIn today"
14 posts
#7
Career
: "Commercial/Data Center Career moves"
11 posts
#8
Apprenticeship
: "7 months into Apprenticeship, feeling confused."
11 posts
#9
Tools
: "New Tools, new town, same work, better vibes."
10 posts
#10
Removed_by_moderator
9 posts
Products Discussed in r/HVAC
Hand Tools
135 reviews
#1
Klein
3.9★ from 26 reviews
#2
Knipex
4.8★ from 16 reviews
#3
Milwaukee
3.4★ from 12 reviews
Work Pants
107 reviews
#1
Carhartt
4.5★ from 15 reviews
#2
Duluth
4.8★ from 11 reviews
#3
Wrangler
4.2★ from 11 reviews
Leak Detector
94 reviews
#1
Bacharach
4.6★ from 24 reviews
#2
Inficon
4.4★ from 18 reviews
#3
Fieldpiece
4.5★ from 13 reviews
Flair Used in r/HVAC
#1
Meme/Shitpost
: "Seriously don't!"
66 posts
#2
General
: "To all the “geniuses” that were piling on to the guy dealing with an older R22 split system equipped with flat stem ball style valves without schrader cores."
65 posts
#3
Field Question, trade people only
: "Does bee spray work?"
37 posts
#4
Rant
: "gotta love when a home flipper decides to put a 120k btu furnace in a 1200 square foot home"
23 posts
#5
Supervisor Showcase
: "We hired a new guy and I’m pumped!"
5 posts
#6
Employment Question
: "New Union apprentice, Tool help needed"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/HVAC
Yearly
+24k members(11.2%)
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Last updated: June 6, 2026