HVAC Technician

Program Outline

Instruction Sets
Your program consists of nine Instruction Sets written to 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

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

Applications 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

Commercial Refrigeration Components, Special Commercial Refrigeration Components

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 and Registration
• EPA Air Conditioning Preparatory Manual
• 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 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.

A High School Diploma or GED is required to enroll in this program.