This classroom and lab course covers: advanced electricity and troubleshooting as they relate to air conditioning; improving air conditioning repair techniques; learning about new systems.  Some of the systems discussed: Bard, Carrier, Bryant, Janitrol, Lennox, and G.E.  Prerequisite: Cooling Troubleshooting.

Topics include advanced electricity and troubleshooting as they relate to air conditioning, improving air conditioning repair techniques, and learning about new systems.  Some of the systems discussed: Bard, Carrier, Bryant, Janitrol, Lennox, and G.E.  Prerequisites: Electricity for HVAC; Essentials of Cooling; Schematics for HVAC.

Topics covered in this classroom and lab course are: basic refrigeration cycles, proper use of test instruments and tools, and preventive maintenance.  Learn the functions and proper operations of the various system components, compressors, flow control, condensing coils, evaporator coils, etc.  Soldering, brazing, and piping are taught as they apply to cooling systems.

Introductory course on the use of electricity functions in heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration equipment.  Learn about electrical circuits, control circuits, electrical meters, simple schematics, safety, and electrical motors.

This course is an in-depth study of wiring diagrams for electrical devices and guide for schematics.  Students will learn how each electrical device will function in an electrical circuit.

Covers basic design and application.  Topics include: basic electricity, low voltage controls, control and operating circuits in gas, oil and electric furnaces, proper usage of test instruments such as manometers, pressure gauges, efficiency test equipment, draft gauges.

Students acquire a better understanding of advanced heating electrical circuits and how to troubleshoot them.  Electrical control problems are explained.  Students demonstrate techniques by solving problems on equipment in the lab.  Prerequisites: Electricity for HVAC; Schematics for HVAC; and Essentials of Heating.

Classroom and lab covers the basics of heat pumps.  Topics include design, electricity, application, and troubleshooting procedures.  In the design section, students learn about heat pump components, accumulators, reversing valves, defrost systems, and how each functions.  In the electricity section, students learn the proper uses of heat pumps for maximum/minimum performance as well as some of the most common problems.  Some of the systems discussed: Bard, Carrier, Rudd, Trane, Bryant, Lennox, and Janitrol.  Prerequisites: Cooling Troubleshooting; Heat Troubleshooting.

Learn advanced electricity and troubleshooting as they relate to heating systems, practice in reading complex wiring diagrams, and spark ignition systems.  New high efficiency equipment and controls are explained.  Duct design and air flow problems are discussed.  Prerequisites: Electricity for HVAC; Schematics for HVAC; and Essentials of Heating.

In this introductory class, students learn how to use hand and power tools, and lay out and fabricate many types of fittings.

Students design and make duct work for heating and air conditioning systems.  Systems design instruction covers heat loss and gain and load calculations using the Manual J.  Prerequisite: Sheet Metal I.

Provides information necessary to work with refrigerants.  The exam, which covers the core curriculum common to all industry sectors, is closed-book and proctored.  Topics include environmental impacts of CFC’s and HCFC’s, laws and regulations, alternative refrigerants and oils, safety and transportation regulations.  Meets the U.S. EPA requirements for certifying persons who handle CFC and HCFC refrigerant.  Test results will be available the same day.

Designed for those who need to retest on the basic requirements or advanced levels.  Test results will be available the same day.

Students will install, start up and evaluate a typical residential heating and cooling system.  Instruction covers the necessary sheet metal, wiring, piping, and electrical connections.  Installation codes and problems related to high efficiency equipment will be discussed.