Appliance Repair

PROGRAM OUTLINE

Instruction Sets
Your program consists of six 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.

Electric Appliance Tools and Testers
Your career in appliance repair, safety in your work, tools needed.

Instruction Set 2

Testing Electric Appliances
About electricity, test appliance circuits, tests in combination circuits.

Solenoids, Relays, and Motors
Solenoids, split-phase motors, capacitor-start motors, permanent magnetic DC motors.

Supplement: How Appliances are Changing

Instruction Set 3

Electric Heating Appliances and Fans
Working with line cords and plugs, electric room heaters, combination of heating elements.

Cooking Appliances
Coffee-making appliances, table ovens, miscellaneous cooking appliances.

Motor-Driven Small Appliances
Gear-driven small appliances, appliances with reciprocating motion, wet/dry vacuums, wet carpet cleaners.

Electric Power Tools
Electric drills and power drivers, electric jigsaws, electric sanders, power drills, power drivers, polishers and grinders.

Supplement: Lawn and Garden Equipment

Instruction Set 4

Electric Ranges and Water Heaters
Electric ranges, testing and repairing ranges, electric water heaters.

Electric Washing Machines
Electric washing machine parts and circuits, washing machine troubleshooting.

Electric Clothes Dryers, Dishwashers, Compactors, and Disposals
Electric clothes dryers, repairing trash compactors and garbage disposals.

Learning Aids:
• Digital Multimeter
• Multimeter Operation Manual

Instruction Set 5

Microwave Ovens - Part 1
Microwave fundamentals, principles of operations and construction.

Microwave Ovens - Part 2
Microwave repair, testing, and troubleshooting.

Supplement: Cordless Appliances

Learning Aid: Multi-Tip Screwdriver Bit Set

Instruction Set 6

Electric Refrigeration
Electric refrigerators, main parts, testing and servicing mechanical parts of refrigeration systems, domestic freezers.

Air Conditioners, Dehumidifiers, and Air Cleaners
Operating principles and servicing air conditioners, dehumidifying and humidifying systems, heat pumps.

Your Career in Appliance Repair
Your shop, business equipment, starting your own business.

Supplements:
• Starting a Mobile Business
• Service Parts Locator

Graduation Set
(Sent to you when all program requirements and financial obligations have been met.)

• Pliers Set
• Circuit Tester
• Electrical Repair Kit
• Flashlight
• AC Amp Clamp; Amp Clamp Instruction Manual
• Toolbox

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 email 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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