Blueprint Reading
Boiler Operation and Maintenance, Basic
Centrifugal Chillers
Combustion Basics
Understanding Airflow
Wiring and Schematics
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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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| 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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| 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 15 students for quality instruction, so register early!
F10SR734A, Wednesday, 11/03/10, 8:00am-3:30pm,
Date revised from printed catalog.
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| WIRING AND SCHEMATICS |
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1 Session, 8 Hours Total. This one-day program covers the basics of schematics and wiring diagrams and builds the techniques to deal with any diagram. Separate blankets from ladders, create the listing of the most common symbols on HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning), diagrams that support HVAC operations. Review the ANSI (American National Standards Institute) wiring system and how it applies to today's systems. Examine and compare some sample diagrams once you have established the universal step-by-step technique. Finally, look at troubleshooting techniques used on diagrams in HVAC.
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