Technicians Field Practices for Quality Installation

Curriculum

• Course Materials
• 2015 Quality Installation Technician's Guide & Workbook
• Airflow Basics
• 1.0 Introduction for Airflow Basics
• 1.1 Static Pressure Measurement
• 1.2 SP for Duct Diagnostics
• 1.3 SP for Maintenance Diagnostics
• 1.4 Using SP for External Static Pressure
• 1.5 Measurement of Airflow Inside of Ducts
• 1.6 Traversing Duct
• 1.7 Methods for Establishing Airflow Through the Heat Exchanger
• Unit 1 Assessment
• Airflow Balancing
• 2.0 Introduction to Residential Airflow Balancing
• 2.1 Why Balance a House
• 2.2 Using an Airflow Measuring Device (AMD)
• 2.3 Using Area K to Measure Airflow
• 2.4 Proportional Air Balance
• 2.5 Airflow Balancing Report
• 2.6 Using the fan Laws
• 2.7 Balancing for ASHRAE 62.2
• Unit 2 Assessment
• Water Flow Measurement
• 3.0 Introduction to Measuring Water Flow
• 3.1 Water Flow Measurement background
• 3.2 Water Flow Pressure Drop Method
• 3.3 Water Flow Temperature Change Method
• 3.4 Water Flow Measurement Other Methods
• 3.5 Water Flow Through the Heat Exchanger
• 3.6 Pump Laws
• Unit 3 Assessment
• Residential Hydronic Balancing
• 4.0 Introduction to Res. Hydronic Balancing
• 4.1 System Setup
• 4.2 Balancing Pumps
• 4.3 Hydronic System Types
• 4.4 Using the Pump Laws
• 4.5 Hydronic Balancing Reports
• Unit 4 Assessment
• Refrigerant Charge
• 5.0 Refrigerant Charge
• 5.1 Refrigerant Charge Background
• 5.2 Subcooling Refrigerant Charge
• 5.3 Superheat Refrigerant Charge
• 5.4 Other Refrigerant Charging Methods
• Unit 5 Assessment
• Electrical
• 6.0 Electrical Measurement
• 6.1 Electrical Basics
• 6.2 Measuring Voltage
• 6.3 Measuring Amperage
• 6.4 System Control Circuit Evaluation
• 6.5 Safety Control Testing
• Unit 6 Assessment
• Combustion Appliances
• 7.0 Introduction to Combustion Appliances
• 7.1 On Rate for Fuel Fired Equipment
• 7.2 Gas Fired Equipment
• 7.3 Oil Fired Equipment
• 7.4 Venting Requirements
• 7.5 Combustion Equipment Documentation
• Unit 7 Assessment
• Duct Leakage Testing
• 8.0 Introduction to Duct Leakage Testing
• 8.1 Duct Leakage Test Requirements
• 8.2 Duct Pressurization Test
• 8.3 Airflow Comparison Method
• 8.4 SMACNA Manual
• 8.5 Duct Leakage Documentation
• Unit 8 Assessment
• Documentation
• 9.0 Intro to Documentation Required
• 9.1 Air and Water Flow Documentation
• 9.2 Refrigerant Charge Documentation
• 9.3 Electrical and System Controls Documentation
• 9.4 Combustion Equipment Documentation
• 9.5 Duct Leakage Documentation
• 9.6 Balance Reports
• 9.7 Owner Documentation
• Unit 9 Assessment
• Math Review
• 10.0 Math Review Intro
• 10.1 Math Review
• 10.2 Squaring and Square Roots
• 10.3 Cubing and Cube Roots
• 10.4 Interpolation Copy
• 10.5 Using Basic Formulas
• 10.6 Working with Tab Equations
• Final
• Final Assessment