Advanced HVAC Training for Inspectors
The goal of this training video is to teach home inspector how to perform visual inspections of HVAC systems in homes. This course is ICC approved and is part of the four-point inspection certification.
Live Onsite Courses
39 InterNACHI credit hours
MD (5 CE'S)
Goal:
The goal of this training course is to teach home inspectors how to perform visual inspections of HVAC systems in homes from theory to practical hands-on training. Inspectors will be able to examined dismantled equipment to better understand how they work, and engage in roundtable discussion with HVAC professionals with decades of experience.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- inspect heating and cooling systems;
- evaluate the basic performance of HVAC systems;
- describe how HVAC systems and related components function and perform; and
- identify and report major defects common to HVAC systems.
Topics will include:
- furnaces: gas, oil, electric, solid fuel, air distribution systems, filtration devices,
- boilers: classification, water, steam, fuel type, material of construction, dry base, wet base, water tube, fire tube, type of draft, condensing,
- piping systems: gas piping systems, rigid pipe (steel), black iron,
- heat pump systems: reverse cycle air-conditioning system, efficiency, defrost cycle, back-up electric heat,
- chimneys and venting systems: masonry chimneys, fabricated steel stack, factory vent pipe, type B gas vent, category I, type BW gas vent, type L, plastic for condensing furnaces, category IV, direct vent systems, vent installations, type B vent, category I appliances,
- humidification devices: in duct, pan, spray nozzle, spinning disc, wetted drum, disc, brush,
- central air cooling systems: refrigeration cycle, major components, compressor, condenser and fan, metering device, evaporator, sequence of operation, thermostat, pressure equalization, compressor condenser, blower, condensate pump
- evaporative coolers: down-flow, ground-mounted horizontal, windows, portable, controls, components, filters, pads, reservoir, two-stage, pre-cooler, efficient motors, water pump, blower
- defects: rust and corrosion, ignition failure, pilot failures, thermocouples, flame sensors,
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