HVAC
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.
1. Introduction, Safety & Path to Licensure
beginnerAn introduction to the HVAC/R trade: what technicians do, how heating, cooling, and ventilation systems work, the equipment and instruments, the hazards and how to control them, refrigerants and EPA Section 608, reading mechanical plans and the codes, and the licenses, certifications, and career path.
2. HVAC Field Practice: Loads, Ducts, Piping, Controls & Balancing
intermediateThe second HVAC course: sizing equipment to a real load with Manual J and S, designing and building ductwork to Manual D and SMACNA, refrigerant piping, evacuation and charging, hydronic fundamentals, controls and sequences of operation, and testing, balancing, commissioning, and coordinating above the ceiling with the other trades.