Instructor: Greg Scrivener
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Location:
SaskEnergy Training Centre
1301 Quebec Avenue ยท Saskatoon, SK
Class maximum: 16 people
Course Overview
The two days of theory will cover the following:
- Refrigerant
- Basic refrigeration cycle
- Air movement and fans
- Duct sizing and installation
- Psychrometrics
- Economizers and mixing air
- Installations
The lab session (one day) includes hands-on training for residential air conditioning systems. The participants will work on a variety of different air conditioning systems and will learn how to safely use gauge sets, recovery machines, and vacuum pumps. The main topics include:
- Measurements of system parameters including superheat and sub-cooling
- Refrigerant charging and recovery
- Nitrogen purging and evacuation
| Day 1 (1-hour Discussion) | |
| Section 1: Overview of Air Conditioning Systems (1 hour) |
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| Section 2: Basic Refrigeration Cycle and Components (3 hours) |
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| Section 3: Introduction to Psychrometrics (3 hours) |
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| Day 2 (1-hour Discussion) | |
| Section 4: Fans and Air Movement (2.5 hours) |
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| Section 5: Split System Installation (3.5 hours) |
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| Section 6: Basic controls (1 hour) |
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| Day 3 (0.5-hour Discussion) | |
| Lab 1: Residential AC Operation (1.5 hours) |
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| Lab 2: Residential AC Refrigerant Charging and Recovery (3 hours) |
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| Section 3: Nitrogen Purging and Evacuation (two stations) (3 hours) |
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