Heating and Air Conditioning Technician

North Carolina (SAA)

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Work Process Schedule

Work Process Content

On the Job Training

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Skills

GENERAL

Familiarity with policies & procedures
Understand and uses basic hand & power tools
Familiar with and observes safety procedures
Wears personal protective equipment
Attend required safety meetings & technical training classes
Maintains clean job site and truck
Obtains EPA Refrigerant Certification

RESIDENTIAL

Installation of vent systems for furnaces, water heaters, bath vents, kitchen hoods, and downdraft appliances
Install drain lines, thermostats, refrigerant piping, gas piping, wardflex, vent systems, and TXV's
Set-up, and install all types of residential equipment
Basic understanding of the different types of equipment, basic operation & start-up
Controls wiring, zone controls
Knowledge of residential code requirements
Advanced installation & start-up procedures of multi-stage equipment, filter systems, UV lights, programmable, wireless and WiFi thermostats

COMMERCIAL

Installation of commercial duct systems, duct fitting, VAV
Installation of commercial hvac systems: RTU, split systems, mini splits, unit heaters, zone dampers

SERVICE

Maintenance procedures, filter changes, coil cleaning, electrical component inspection
Replace electrical components: thermostats, relays, contactors, control boards, zone boards, capacitors, fan motors, inducer motors, transformers, fuses, solenoids, circuit breakers, etc.
Replace cooling system components: compressors, evaporator & condenser coils, reversing valves, driers, accumulators, metering devices, pressure switches, and service valves
Replace heating system components: gas valves, inducer motors, heat exchangers

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Training Provider(s):

New Hire Orientation and Onboarding

Company-Specific Internal Quality Processes and Procedures

Safety and Anti-Harassment Training

Introduction to HVAC

Introduction to System & Major Components

Introduction to Basic Electricity & Safety

Introduction to Thermodynamics

Basic Refrigeration Cycle

Scheduled Maintenance

Systematic Problem Solving

Basic Installation & Repairing Methods

Energy Efficient Installations

Selling & Customer Service

Refrigeration Cycle Review

Compressors

Refrigerants & Lubrication

Condensers

Metering Devices

Refrigeration Accessories

Evaporators

Evacuation & Charging Procedures

Heating

Electrical & Safety

Electrical Troubleshooting

Introduction to Motors

Cooling Equipment

Mechanical Troubleshooting

Advanced Installation Techniques

Control Systems

Physcrometrics

Basic Sizing

Servicing & Troubleshooting Systems & Safety

TAB (Testing, Adjusting, & Balancing)

Energy Efficient Mechanical Systems

Fluid Handling Systems

Applied Electrical Problem Solving

Applied Refrigeration System Problem Solving

Troubleshooting with the Psychrometric Chart

Cooling Towers & Evaporative Condensers

Commercial AC & Refrigeration Systems

Water Treatment

Indoor Air Quality

The One Way Heat Pump: A Review of the Comfort Conditioning Refrigeration Cycle

The Outdoor Coil: Absorbing Heat

The Indoor Coil: Rejecting Heat

The Heat Pump Thermostat

Heat Pump Components

Motors

Compressors

Specific Defrost

Electrical Schematics

ASHP Installation

Scheduled Maintenance & Safety

Troubleshooting ASHP's

Geothermal Heat Pumps

Ground-Source Heat Pumps

Water-Source Heat Pumps

Pumping Configuration & Flow Centers

Geothermal Sequence of Operation & System Checks

Geothermal Installation

Geothermal Scheduled Maintenance

Troubleshooting GSHP's

Energy & Efficiency Calculations

Anti-Harassment Training

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