HVAC Technician
PROGRAM OUTLINE
Instruction Sets
Your program consists of nine Instruction Sets
which will take you step-by-step through the techniques
and skills you'll use in your new career.
Here's how it works
Your first Instruction Set will be sent immediately
after your enrollment has been accepted. Other
Instruction Sets will follow as you complete
your exams, so that you will always have training
materials to work with. Here is an overview of
what you'll learn and the order in which you'll
receive your lessons.
Instruction Set 1
- Learning Strategies
- The advantages of learning at home,
types of study materials, types of examinations,
accessing and using the features of our
website, determining what kind of learner
you are, establishing a study schedule,
using study tips, preparing for and taking
examinations.
- Introduction to Comfort Control
Instruction Set 2
- Formulas
- Nature of Electricity
- Alternating Current
Instruction Set 3
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
Concepts
- Safety Tools and Equipment
- Fasteners, Tubing, and Piping
- Textbook: Refrigeration
and Air Conditioning Technology
- Study Guide: Fundamentals
of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
- Learning Aid: Troubleshooting
Guide for Compressors
Instruction Set 4
- System Evacuation, Refrigerants,
and System Charging
- Calibrating Instruments, Basic Electricity,
and Magnetism
- Study Guide: Refrigeration
and Air Conditioning Servicing
Instruction Set 5
- Automatic, Electronic, and Programmable
Controls
- Types and Designs of Electric Motors
- Study Guide: Automatic Controls
and Electric Motors
Instruction Set 6
- Commercial Refrigeration Components,
Special Commercial Refrigeration Components
- Application and Troubleshooting
- Study Guide: Commercial
Refrigeration
Instruction Set 7
- Basic Heating Systems
- Additional Heating Systems and Air
Quality
- Study Guide: Heating Systems
and Air Quality
Instruction Set 8
- Comfort, Air Conditioning, and Air
Distribution Controls, Operating Conditions,
and Troubleshooting
- All-Weather Systems
- Study Guide: Air Conditioning
(Cooling) and All-Weather Systems
- Supplement: Automotive Air
Conditioning
Instruction Set 9
- Domestic Appliances
- Chilled Water Cooling Systems
- Lithium Bromide Absorption Systems
- Study Guide: Domestic Appliances
and Chilled-Water Air Conditioning Systems
Graduation Set
(Sent to
you when all program requirements and financial
obligations have been met.)
- EPA Certification Test Voucher
- EPA Air Conditioning Preparatory Manual and
Registration
- Multimeter and multimeter Operation Manual
- Residential Oil Burners Reference Text
- Troubleshooting HVAC-R Equipment Reference
Text
Online Library and Librarian
Students in Penn Foster Career School have access to an online library for use during their studies. Students can use this library to do the required research in the courses they complete or can use it for general reference and links to valuable resources. The library contains helpful research assistance, articles, databases, books, and Web links. A librarian is available to answer questions on general research-related topics via e-mail and assist students in research activities during their studies with Penn Foster Career School.
We reserve the right to change
program content and materials when it becomes
necessary.
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