On-site Springfield Tech HVAC Professional course

12-week Springfield Tech HVAC Professional course

The Springfield Tech HVAC Professional course is designed to provide students with the basics of air conditioning needed to begin as an apprentice in an HVACR business. The topics covered in this course are geared toward high temperature refrigeration (air-conditioning) systems, such as packaged equipment and split-type, central air-conditioning systems.

This course is intended for those who are looking to obtain basic air-conditioning knowledge as well as those who are exploring the possibility of enrolling in a more intensive (A.A.S., certificate, or B.S.) program or moving onto their Journeyman’s license.

Objectives of the course

After completing this course, students should be able to apply technical knowledge, hands-on skills, and life skills essential for success in the HVAC industry.

Knowledge based objectives

• Discuss safety issues that air conditioning and refrigeration technicians must concern themselves with in order to remain safe on the job
• Discuss the latest advances and trends in green technology
• Explain the concepts of heat transfer, Btu, temperature, heat content, sensible heat, latent heat, pressure, gas laws, and work, and describe how they apply to air-conditioning and refrigeration systems
• Describe the four basic components that make up the vapor-compression refrigeration cycle
• Identify the four major system components and explain their functions in the refrigeration system
• Explain the functions and desired characteristics of system refrigerants
• Discuss the EPA laws governing safe refrigerant handling and transport
• Explain the concepts of recovering, recycling, reclaiming, and retrofitting refrigerants
• Explain the difference between conductors of electricity and insulators
• Describe the characteristics of electricity
• Explain the concepts of voltage, current, and resistance
• Explain Ohm’s law
• Explain the differences between series and parallel circuits
• Describe the tools and equipment used to measure voltage, current, and resistance in electric circuits
• Describe the motors and controls commonly found on air-conditioning systems
• Explain the operation of a heat pump system

Life skills based objectives

• Talking to customers
• Being aware of their screen time during work hours
• The importance of showing up on time
• Up-selling
• Healthy work habits to foster professional growth

Skill based objectives

• Demonstrate piping operations typically performed by the air-conditioning technician
• Properly leak test, evacuate, and charge an air-conditioning system
• Measure voltage, current, and resistance in electric circuits
• Construct series and parallel circuits
• Properly install an air-conditioning/HP system and put it into operation
• Troubleshoot mechanical problems in an air-conditioning system
• Troubleshoot electrical problems in an air-conditioning system
• Troubleshoot electrical and mechanical problems in heat pump systems
• Conduct a residential energy audit
• Become a tech consultant to the customer through proper presentations, dress and accountability