r/HVAC is a subreddit with 245k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses hate, job, hvac, career, and tool, and they frequently recommend/review hand tools, work pants, and tool bag.
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
Advice Requests
: "HVAC tech with 2 years of doing building work and maintenance, may be going back to the field looking for advice?"
4 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Tool to splurge on"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "What is the deal with service managers who couldn’t make it in the field. The company I work for has had 15 techs leave in 3 years because of a toxic manager. I have learned to just ignore him but it’s hard. The speeds this man performed at when he was in the field were apparently super sonic."
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "Commercial blower hoist ideas?"
1 post
#5
Money Talk
: "HVAC owners, what are you actually paying for card processing?"
1 post
#6
Self-Promotion
: "16yo dev here. Built TradeFlow Pro to help small trades. Under 300 chars, so here’s what it does: tiered estimates, offline photo sync, tech portal, and Xero sync. Need 3-5 HVAC techs/plumbers/sparkies for brutal feedback. 100% free beta, no money wanted. DM to test!""
1 post
Popular Topics in r/HVAC
#1
Hate
14 posts
#2
Job
10 posts
#3
Hvac
7 posts
#4
Career
6 posts
#5
Tool
5 posts
#6
Bag
5 posts
#7
Ac
4 posts
#8
Air Conditioner
3 posts
#9
Heater
3 posts
#10
System
3 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
Tool Bag
54 reviews
#1
Veto
4.8★ from 18 reviews
#2
Klein
3.8★ from 6 reviews
#3
Veto MB2
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/HVAC
#1
Field Question, trade people only
: "How does your company handle rainy days?"
19 posts
#2
General
: "Shower thought while waiting for the counter guy to bring my filters up front..."
19 posts
#3
Employment Question
: "Burnt out resi service tech"
13 posts
#4
Meme/Shitpost
: "It exploded in my hands😂"
9 posts
#5
Rant
: "got told to leave an after-hours call because the dogs were tired."
6 posts
#6
Homeowner Question
: "[ Removed by moderator ]"
2 posts
#7
Supervisor Showcase
: "While servicing my mechanic's unit, I stepped out to pick up a new blower motor. While I'm out his calls and says "I'm gonna rip it for you and have it ready for when you come back". This is what I came back to. Don't ask."
1 post
Member Growth in r/HVAC
Yearly
+26k members(11.7%)
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Last updated: October 4, 2026