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Hey everyone (Ladies and Gents)
I started as an apprentice in 2004, got my Journeyman in 2009 and received my master license in 2012. I started my own side business about a year ago and now has grown a bit into my LLC. Long hours and low overhead makes for my ideas to a brighter future.
I didn't go to a school. I was working at a security company and got to be good friends with a contractor that come often to work on the plumbing/hvac systems. He told me that the company he works for was hiring, so I applied and the rest is history!
In the state of minnesota, a journeyman has to have 7000 hours in 4 years, things got slow for a year and took my test in 2009. Thank you recession.
I have my plumbing license and would like to get my med gas certificate also. When I took my journeyman test, I felt more under pressure than when I took my masters. In minnesota, the journeyman and masters test are the same, but for a masters test you do a plan drawing of a restaurant. I was always curious on what other states do.
My most recent job was finished up today. A buddy works for a city they had a leak on their water line that fed a chlorine pump, irrigation system and outside spigot. Ended up finding 2 leaks on the section of pipe, one on the 1" and one on the 2". Cut out the section and resoldered it back up and added some new hangers with insulation since it will sweat in the summer months.
I stay busy with jobs mostly residenal but would like to get more into commercial. Thats where I started with I was an apprentice.
I started as an apprentice in 2004, got my Journeyman in 2009 and received my master license in 2012. I started my own side business about a year ago and now has grown a bit into my LLC. Long hours and low overhead makes for my ideas to a brighter future.
I didn't go to a school. I was working at a security company and got to be good friends with a contractor that come often to work on the plumbing/hvac systems. He told me that the company he works for was hiring, so I applied and the rest is history!
In the state of minnesota, a journeyman has to have 7000 hours in 4 years, things got slow for a year and took my test in 2009. Thank you recession.
I have my plumbing license and would like to get my med gas certificate also. When I took my journeyman test, I felt more under pressure than when I took my masters. In minnesota, the journeyman and masters test are the same, but for a masters test you do a plan drawing of a restaurant. I was always curious on what other states do.
My most recent job was finished up today. A buddy works for a city they had a leak on their water line that fed a chlorine pump, irrigation system and outside spigot. Ended up finding 2 leaks on the section of pipe, one on the 1" and one on the 2". Cut out the section and resoldered it back up and added some new hangers with insulation since it will sweat in the summer months.
I stay busy with jobs mostly residenal but would like to get more into commercial. Thats where I started with I was an apprentice.
