Introduction to Residential Heating
This is a 2 day course. This class will introduce you to the building blocks of the fundamental functions of gas fired equipment that help to make you an excellent technician.
You will learn about electricity, how it works, and how to follow it in a circuit, and how to follow it in a wiring diagram. We will introduce you to multi-meters, manometers and how to use them. An introduction to relays, and controls and the assorted components in todays furnaces. We will teach you troubleshooting skills and take you through troubleshooting scenarios. We will teach you how to do basic ‘Start-ups’ on equipment and what a basic ‘Service Call’ looks like on an actual functioning furnace.
You will also learn about the different motors the HVAC industry uses from the shaded pole motor to the ECM motor and how to troubleshoot them. We will also learn how and why we use Combustion Analyzers, and much more.