Have you looked at your options and discovered the best HVAC apps and software on the market?
In HVAC, there’s a lot that can eat into your time. When you’re not hunting down equipment manuals or performing calculations, you’re trying to manage your business and keep your team in sync, for instance. Fortunately, there are now a variety of useful apps that HVAC technicians can use to streamline their work and reclaim their time.
The Best HVAC Apps To Save Time
Below are some of the best HVAC apps we’ve found, both in terms of the trade as well as managing a small businesses:
- measureQuick
- Bluon
- FieldPulse
- Refrigerant Slider
- The Easy Technician
- SEER’s Energy Savings Calculator
- HVAC Thermostats
- HVAC Toolkit
measureQuick
The measureQuick app allows technicians to measure and diagnose system problems. Its framework organizes its diagnostic tools into prebuilt checklists that allow companies to document and refine their processes to make sure diagnostics are correct and consistent between technicians. Data can then be stored so that diagnostic data and information about jobs, equipment, and systems are all in one place and can be easily retrieved. Not only will techs be able to complete jobs faster, but they’ll be able to leverage data to increase sales using measureQuick’s detailed PDF reports that can be branded to your company.
MeasureQuick is free and available on both iOS and Android.
Bluon
The Bluon app contains a database with over 30,000 manuals and documentation for HVAC units including equipment and service manuals, wiring diagrams, and parts lists. It also provides a number of other essential tools and resources including installation guides and videos, calculators, and reference charts.
Features include:
- Installation, operation, and maintenance manuals
- Parts lists and wiring diagrams
- Subcool and superheat calculators
- PT Chart
- Guides and videos for common issues
Bluon is free and available on both iOS and Android.
FieldPulse
FieldPulse allows you to manage your entire HVAC business from one app. Invoice customers from your phone and take payments on the spot. Find the fastest routes to handle all your calls for the day. Send customers templated emails and SMS to let customers know you’re on your way, follow up for more sales, or remind customers to give you a review after you’re done.
FieldPulse is easy to customize and includes custom forms and forms and invoice item repositories to organize information in a way that’s intuitive for your business’ unique needs.
Features include:
- Customized estimates and invoicing
- Invoice, billing, tax, and markup calculators
- Customer database
- Cost-basis tracking / profit analysis
- Electronic payments and signatures
- Time tracking and timesheets
- Task management and assignments
- File and photo attachments
FieldPulse is available on both iOS and Android, with a web browser app for office users starting at only $39 per month.
Refrigerant Slider
Refrigerant Slider is a user-friendly tool that allows technicians to calculate pressure to temperature conversions. This app includes an enormous library of over 80+ different refrigerants including natural refrigerants. It also provides detailed information about each refrigerant including GWP (global warming potential), ODP (ozone depleting potential), class, oil type, chemical blend, and CAS number.
Refrigerant Slider is free and available on both iOS and Android.
The Easy Technician
The Easy Technician is a website devoted to providing simple, free apps to speed up common HVAC and electrical tasks like calculating and reporting. Furthermore, these apps can be used on the web or bookmarked on your phone to use on the field.
Features include:
- Psychrometric calculator
- Psychrometric chart
- Air duct calculator
- Ventilation calculator
- Humidification calculator
- Air quality
- Heating fuel cost calculator
- Refrigerant gas pressures and temperatures chart
The Easy Technician is available free on the web.
SEER’s Energy Savings Calculator
SEER’s energy savings calculator is an incredible sales tool. You can show customers first-hand roughly how much money they’d save by upgrading their equipment to a high-efficiency system.
SEER’s energy savings calculator is available free on the web.
HVAC Thermostats
HVAC Thermostats contains manuals for over 400+ thermostat manuals. Manuals can be downloaded to your mobile device as well as forwarded to customers through email.
HVAC Thermostats is free to try and the full version can be purchased for $8.99 on Android and iOS.
HVAC Toolkit
Carmel Software provides an entire suite of apps for calculations like duct sizing, pipe sizing, and psychrometrics— all housed under one app quick and easy access: HVAC Toolkit.
Features include:
- Equipment Locator
- PT Chart
- Refrigerant Charge
- Duct Sizer
- Quick Load
- Psychrometrics
- Steam Tables
- Liquid Pipe Sizer
- Steam Pipe Sizer
- Gas High Pipe Sizer
- Gas Low Pipe Sizer
The HVAC Toolkit is available on Android and iOS for $23.99 or you can purchase each calculator individually for $4.99 each.
Streamline your business with the best HVAC apps
Now that you have the right tools, you can use them to build bulletproof processes that eliminate all the unnecessary, time consuming tasks that cut into your day-to-day. As a result, you’ll finally be able to take on more work and improve your overall profitability.
