Residential Construction Academy: HVAC

Residential Construction Academy: HVAC
2nd edition, 2012
By Eugene Silberstein
608 pages. 8.5 x 11, hardcover

HVAC 2nd edition delivers training materials with a hands-on practical approach. Based on NAHB/HBI Skill Standards developed by an advisory board of leading builders and educators, this full color, comprehensive text is intended for aspiring technicians and covers the installation, startup and service of residential air conditioning and heating systems.

This new edition continues to present material as a theory then explains with how-to instructions while at the same time adhering to the NAHB/Home Builders Institute's Skills Standards for HVAC. Instructions contain step by step procedures with illustrations side by side with the description, giving clarity to the instructions. The first section explores matter, energy, heat and the basics of refrigeration with a view towards building a working knowledge of the behavior of heat and how it is transferred. Next, the start up and service section illustrates the steps that must be followed to make certain that airflow through the system is correct and the amount of refrigerant in the system is within the acceptable range. Finally the installation and service of oil, gas, electric and geothermal heating systems is covered as well as boilers, hydronic heating and radiant heating.

CONTENTS
    Refrigeration Fundamentals
        Matter, Energy, and Heat Basics
        The Refrigeration Process
        General Safety Practices
        Refrigerant Management
    Tools
        Hand Tools
        Tubing and Piping Tools
        Specialized HVAC/R Tools
    Installation
        System Location
        Air Distribution Systems
        System Connections
        Leak Testing
        System Evacuation
        System Startup and Charging
    Electricity for HVAC
        Electricity Fundamentals
        Electric Motors
        Electric Controls
        Wiring Diagrams
        Electric Codes
    System Commissioning
        Testing, Adjusting and Balancing
        Indoor Air Quality
        Mechanical Troubleshooting
        Electrical Troubleshooting
    Heating Systems
        Electric Heat
        Gas Heat
        Oil Heat
        Hydronic Heat
        Heat Pumps
    Glossary
    Index

 

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