Course Description
The student will describe forced air, hot water, steam, gas radiant, electronic, and hydronic heating plants. He or she will become familiar with the control of the above equipment, how it is applied, and how it is serviced. He or she will become familiar with installation and maintenance of this equipment, heat loss, and how heat loss is controlled. Students will demonstrate understanding of combustion and the combustion process by measuring efficiency of various appliances. Basic tools are recommended.
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Test evaporator function
- Evaluate evaporator operation and load
- Test multiple evaporator circuit with either EPR’s, independent TXV’s, etc.
- Evaluate condenser operation
- Evaluate various compressors and compressor performance
- Change and/or adjust a TXV valve
- Evaluate and troubleshoot mechanical operation
General Education Distribution Area
AAS Technical Elective