Essential Tools for Service Techs: Building Your Starter Kit

Getting started in the trades? Congratulations! We may be biased, but we think keeping people’s homes comfortable and their lights on is a pretty awesome way to make a living.

At SupplyHouse.com, our mission is to support the important work you do by carrying over 200,000 HVAC, electrical, and plumbing products from the industry’s top brands. Luckily, you don’t need all two hundred thousand of them. That’s why we made a shopping guide to help you get off to the right start.

Before you grab anything, you’re gonna need somewhere to put it. We recommend Milwaukee’s 10” Packout Structured Tote. This utility bag is tear- and impact-resistant and has a carrying capacity of fifty pounds. It also has thirty-five pockets to keep everything organized and a padded shoulder strap that keeps the bag comfy even when it gets heavy. As an added bonus, it’s modular, so as your Milwaukee storage collection grows over time, you’ll be able to clip it right in. It’s a quality bag will see you through thick and thin for years to come.

When you’re just starting out, versatility is key. When it comes to multi-tools, we recommend the Wera Thirty-Nine-Piece Mini Ratchet Bit and Socket Kit; the Klein Tools 8-in-1 HVAC Slide Drive Screwdriver; The Milwaukee Seventeen Key Folding Hex Key; and the Rectorseal Universal Locking Key. These multi-tools are affordable and can help you tackle a wide-variety of jobs without getting hung up on having the wrong size.

Speaking of versatility, these Klein-Kurve Wire Stripper are lightweight, durable and can cut, strip, and loop ten-eighteen A-W-G Solid and twelve-twenty A-W-G stranded wire, making it useful in a lot of situations. Similarly, the Milwaukee M12 cordless 1/4" Hex Right Angle Impact Driver gives you a great balance of power and portability. It packs six hundred-inch pounds of fastening torque but is still small enough to be used in tight spaces.

Other highly portable tools include DiversiTech’s three-ounce swoosh drain gun. It’s extremely lightweight, but it’s designed to blow out condensate drain lines instantly, saving you a ton of time – and space in your bag.

Another major time saver is Appion’s valve core removal tool. Removing and replacing valve cores can be tricky. This tool lets you remove core quickly, without depressurizing the entire system.

Looking to spend less time troubleshooting and more time solving problems? Klein Tools’ Non-Contact Voltage and GFCI Receptacle Test Kit quickly detects the most common wiring problems.

Finally, we recommend the Viper Tool Cleaning Foam Gun and Heavy Duty Coil Cleaner from Refrigeration Technologies. The combination of the foam gun and heavy-duty cleaner is a lot better than having to manually measure, mix, and dilute the cleaning solution yourself.

Now that you’re a pro, make sure to join our TradeMaster program! Membership is completely free and comes with great perks like free shipping, free returns, and discounts on every order.

Find every product in today’s guide – and more –at SupplyHouse.com and make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for more product tips, tutorials, and trade-related content.

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