Where Do I Start

[New2TheGame]

First off, as you see by the name I'm New2TheGame. I stumbbled across this site trying to get some info on a Pete's Plug and found all the info I needed. This site is awesome, to have a place where I can come outside of work and still get knowledge of the trade is a blessing. I honestly thank everyone involved and I hope to soak up all you guys' skills and experience to make myself progress in my career. So please if I happen to ask a silly question remeber please I'm still learning and I'm just seeking Knowledge. Now to the question. Seeing how I just finished school and it was mostly book work and starting off with a company I understand that my first two years is where I will do most of my learning where is a good start spot for me to learn everything possible in the HVAC field especially here in Baltimore?(as far as should I do residental, commercial, refrigerant etc...)

 

[ginsoakedboy]

I don't know any good response to your specific query, but I have some general (unsolicited) advice to give you based on my experiences:

1. Work on anything that comes your way initially and treat each project with respect (as in don't look down upon residential, commercial and/or refrgerant domains).

2. Ask questions and try to answer them yourself. Question all assumptions, previous work, standard practises, what you learned in school etc. and try to find the justification or reasons for each of those.

3. Ask others (engineers, technicians, customers even (not always)) if you cannot answer the questions you have posed to yourself.

4. Do not rush to finish off a project to get "another feather in the cap" and take time to learn from each and every task.

All the best.

 

[berkshire]

New2TheGame

Do everything that htlyst said.
In addition try to get out of the office and into the field with the journeymen.
Soak up as much information as you can, then go back and digest it. Seeing the underlying practice behind the theory helps greatly when you are learning.
B.E.

 

[New2TheGame]

Thank you guys for your insight I appreciate it truly