TURTLE wrote:

This is Turtle.

2 things here.

first it is not possible to correctly trouble shoot a system over the internet.

Second I live in a State Louisiana who has the right to work laws and all you
need is a epa card and a 1962 pinto station wagon and your a HVAC/R professional
which can bid on $50,000.00 job right along side me. I've done this for 40
something years and been dealing with hacks all these years. Now these days they
have to put up a $300K Contractor liability insurance policy to cover if they
don't proform and that is about it. Contractor liability insurance compamys do a
little policing of their own by not selling a policy to any person that does not
have 5 years work experience in the field and atleast 2 years working on their
own as a business owner. Yes you have to get out of state insurance to start or
be let sub out under a regular hvac company like myself. Yes i have started a
bunch of companys and is starting another one right now.

So you are being restricted not only by government but industry does not want
the customer screwed and screwing up the jobs theirself. They know 90% of all
home owners don't have any skill in the hvac or refrigeration field and wants
them to call someone that will not screw it up for the next home owner to buy
his screw up's. About 20% of my business comes from home owners fixing what
should have been done differently years ago. Also another 30% of my business
comes from hacks screwing up jobs and I come finish them. Most home owners will
not sue the hack for a small $200.00 screw up and call me and say " Hey Turtle
come fix this damn thing " .

Your story is not new and we hear it all the time when we are fixing screw up
mostly.

TURTLE

Wow, what a difference. I am in a right to work state, but we
have a Registrar of Contractors and there is a law against
non-contractors doing jobs in excess of $750. Under $750, you can do it
as a "handyman." Yes, I work with a number of folks who do side jobs
and installs that are way in excess of that.

Technically, and I know it has happened, if you are not a
contractor and the customer has you do a job that exceeds that total,
they can refuse to pay and file a complaint with the Registrar of
Contractors, and you are screwed. No, I have not felt compelled to drop
a dime on anyone yet, though I've been tempted.