Blueprint Reading
Boiler Operation and Maintenance, Basic
Boiler Testing Preparatory Training NEW FALL 2010
Centrifugal Chillers
Combustion Basics
Delta DDC Basic Controls
Hands-On Refrigeration Labs
Introduction to Pumps
Programmable Logic Controls
Understanding Airflow
Variable Frequency Drives
Water Treatment for Cooling Towers and Boilers
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| BLUEPRINT READING |
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1 Session, 8 Hours Total. This course will provide an overview of the theories used in putting drawings on paper and review the terminology found on blueprints commonly used in the maintenance of buildings. Class will inlcude lecture, hands-on drills, and skill enhancement exercises.
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| BOILER OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, BASIC |
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1 Session, 8 Hours Total. This seminar will provide a fundamental understanding of Boilers Operation and Maintenance. Instructors will cover interlock and limit controls; discussion of low water, airflow-limits, interlocks, pivot valve train, main valve train, and approved safety controls specifications such as flame detection types. This training will also include safe operating procedures and safety control adjustments. Learn about the Optimizing Chemical Feed Program. Choosing formulas and optimum feed points. Safe handling of formulas will be covered. Hazard concerns will be addressed including reduced handling and improved marking and disposal for boiler chemicals.
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| BOILER TESTING PREPARATORY TRAINING NEW FALL 2010 |
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2 Sessions, 8 Hours Per Session, 16 Hours Total. This seminar will prepare the student for the Los Angeles Stream Boiler Operation License exam. The Los Angeles Steam Engineer Exam is both comprehensive and challenging. This two-day course will cover all aspects of boiler operation, maintenance and safety, providing specific guidance to prepare for the written exam. Included are handouts of the slide presentation, and a 1,500 practice question and answer CD for each participant. This course will be facilitated by an industry professional with over 40 years of experience in boilers. Note: This course does not include the Los Angeles Steam Boiler Operator's Testing Fees.
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| CENTRIFUGAL CHILLERS |
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2 Sessions, 8 Hours Per Session, 16 Hours Total. This is a two-day program designed to provide detailed information about Centrifugal Chillers and their place in the air conditioning community. Workshops break the chillers into sections, with a complete understanding of each component. The instructor will cover chiller operation to include lift, approach, temperature and pressure relationships and heat exchange mediums, cooling demand, controls and adjustments. The program involves a detailed understanding of chiller logs and the identification of problems. The student will gain an understanding of proper PM and inspections required to monitor and maintain system efficiency and safety, such as water treatment, cooling towers, refrigerants and mechanical rooms.
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| COMBUSTION BASICS |
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1 Session, 4 Hours Total. This four hour class explores the basics of combustin. Students will learn what combustion is, its casues, how to control it, and the types of air necessary for combustion to occur. Students will also discover the products of combustion in flues and venting systems, and the different types of heating systems that technicians need to understand. The clss will define and discuss several buzz words like "Nox", and also answer questions about "CO" and "CO2", and how they accumulate in stack and flues.
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1 Session, 8 Hours Total. This training class will take participants through a Delta Control system, starting from the basics of a DDC system and culminating with a hands-on demonstration of a working building. Common peripherals and accessories, including measurement and verification tools will be discussed. All participants will have the opportunity to ask questions, see live demos, explore functional systems and create DDC points, graphics, and programming. This seminar will be facilitated by an industry professional from Environmental System, Inc..
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| HANDS-ON REFRIGERATION LABS |
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This seminar was designed to help students enhance their knowledge of air conditioning and refrigeration systems. The students will learn the operations, systems evacuation, charging, cycling, an specific controls and parameters of HVAC units through hands-on lab projects. This seminar will also cover basic troubleshooting. Attendees must furnish their own safety goggles. Class size is limited to no more than 12 students for quality instruction, so register early.
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| INTRODUCTION TO PUMPS |
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1 Session, 4 Hours Total. This one-day seminar examines the different pumps encountered in the day to day work place of the Technician. Students will learn how to tear down and rebuild a centrifugal pump. They will also learn to use pump curves and formuulas to identify common pump problems.
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| PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLS |
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| 1 Session, 4 Hours Total. Prerequisite: A basic understanding of electricity and computer operations. This eight-hour course is designed to instruct students with minimal knowledge of basic electricity and motor controls how to understand, troubleshoot, and write basic Programmable Logic Controller programs. Students will learn the purposes of PLCs and how they function, as well as how to convert a basic ladder logic circuit to a PLC program. This seminar was previously listed in the Spring 2009 Catalog, (p. 42) as "Understanding PLC's (Programmable Logic Controls).
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| UNDERSTANDING AIRFLOW EXPANDED HOURS |
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2-Weeks, 7 Hours Per Session, 14 Hours Total. Each student will receive a 0-2 inch analog magnehelic gauge with a kit and carrying case. Students will be instructed on external static pressure of an air conditioner, as well as how to measure it properly. Topics of discussion will include the conditions that change static pressure and how to use static pressure to troubleshoot your systems. In addition, basic air balancing techniques will be reviewed. Class size is limited to no more than 12 students for quality instruction, so register early!
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| VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVES |
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1 Session, 8 Hours Total. This seminar will provide a fundamental understanding of variable frequency drives as applied in HVAC applications. Students will learn how VFDs work and their application on fan motors and pump motors in HVAC systems. How VFDs extend the motor life and reduce maintenance costs will also be presented.
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| WATER TREATMENT FOR COOLING TOWERS AND BOILERS |
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1 Session, 7 Hours Total. This seminar will cover boilers, low steam, glycol, water calculations, hydraulics, special treatment, disinfections, chemistry and filteration. Students will participate in an informative questions and answer session.
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