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Upcoming Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Classes
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Standard Price $895

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Air Conditioning & Refrigeration

This fact-filled, practical, three-day seminar removes the mystery of everyday maintenance procedures for Air Conditioning & Refrigeration equipment. You will leave with practical and theoretical skills needed to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair the most common types of industrial and commercial air conditioning and refrigeration equipment.

The program is complete and generic, providing up-to-date information for properly and safely maintaining all types of air conditioning and refrigeration equipment regardless of manufacturer. You'll learn what is necessary to know about AC&R systems from a master serviceman’s point of view - the nuts and bolts of ... heat transfer ... temperature vs. pressure ... proper preventive maintenance and repair procedures and much, much more.

Who Should Attend:

This comprehensive seminar is designed to expand and strengthen the skills and knowledge of maintenance professionals who deal with HVAC on a daily basis, as well as to teach the essentials of the trade to those who plan, supervise, and manage HVAC activity including: building maintenance technicians, refrigeration mechanics, electricians, maintenance supervisors, service managers, plant and facility engineers, utility engineers, building owners/managers, and HVAC consultants/contractors.


Instructors:

Joe McAfee is a technical trainer and maintenance consultant with thirty years of progressive experience in plant maintenance and equipment management. Mr. McAfee has expertise in the areas of electro pneumatics, hydraulics, HVAC (including boilers), and fluid power. His career includes shop floor electrical experience, process and manufacturing engineering, department management, and maintenance management.

Agenda
I. Understanding Basic Principles
A. Heat and how it travels
B. Thermodynamic Laws
C. Physical states of matter
D. Common Terminology
E. Temperature and pressure
F. How to read gauges

II. Basic Refrigeration System
A. Theory of operation
B. How Components work
C. How "cold" is created
D. Temperature differences
E. Refrigerant circulation
F. Predicting and controlling temperatures

III. Component Variations
A. Different evaporator styles
B. Low side pressures
C. Compressor styles and purpose
D. Condensers types and locations
E. How to calculate head pressures
F. What causes abnormal pressures
G. Water cooled systems
H. Cooling towers
I. Introduction to chillers
J. Troubleshooting system problems
IV. System Accessories and Purpose
A. How to use service valves
B. System pump down and pump down cycle
C. How to use the gauge manifold
D. Filter-driers, system cleanup
E. Easy maintenance check points
F. Troubleshooting system accessories V. Refrigerants

V. Refrigerants
A. CFC's, HCFC's, HFC's and ozones
B. Identification and safety procedures
C. Leak testing methods
D. System contaminants and removal
E. Types of cylinders
F. How to purge system
G. How to evacuate system
H. How to charge system

VI. Refrigerant Metering Devices
A. Automatic expansion valves
B. Capillary tubes
C. Orifice
D. Thermostatic expansion valves
E. Troubleshooting metering devices

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